(keitai-l) Re: e shaberi mail?

From: Arnold P. Siboro <asiboro_at_maltech.jp>
Date: 02/14/07
Message-Id: <20070214195021.D177.ASIBORO@maltech.jp>
Relax guys, we all know what company to ask in this case: a Tokyo-based
technology company lead by a European with Japanese staffs to give him
Japanese opinions;)

Pada Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:03:15 +0900
si Nick May <nick@kyushu.com> bilang:

> 
> 
> On 14 Feb 2007, at 14:47, Gerhard Fasol wrote:
> 
> > With all respect, Eric, to the members of this list -
> 
> Oh dear - you are preparing to insult us, aren't you...
> 
> > their
> > opinon is only very marginally relevant, because what counts
> > is are the actual actions of Japanese consumers.
> 
> 
> Well - yes - and the request was for our opinions of the actual  
> actions of Japanese consumers.
> 
> >
> > One of the most common mistakes foreign companies which fail
> > in Japan make is to base management decisions on the perceptions
> > and prejudices of foreigners, instead of doing actual Japanese
> > market research (which is a lot more effort than making guesses)
> 
> You wouldn't happen to know of a firm that does that in Japan, would  
> you Gehard....?
> 
> >
> > If this is a hobby question, then its ok, but if you need the answer
> > to your question for serious business development, then I suggest
> > not to rely on the opinions of foreigners.
> 
> I don't recollect him suggesting he was going to "rely" on the  
> opinions given....
> 
>  > Rapha$BuM(B wrote
> > He was basically recusing himself:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recusal
> 
> Oh no he wasn't!
> 
> He was basically excluding everyone APART from himself and his company.
> 
> Nick


Arnold P. Siboro (asiboro@maltech.jp)

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." 
                                          --  Albert Einstein
Received on Wed Feb 14 12:52:51 2007