Fads, Trends and Classics – What Do These Fashion Terms Mean?

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Fashion can be a fickle world. Some come and go quickly. Some stay for a short visit and some become our new best friends.

When you understand how fashion works, you can learn to make wiser fashion choices.

Fads are fashions that come and go quickly, usually in a season or a year. They are styles that appeal to a small group of women. Mostly aimed at the young, they repeat in long cycles. Young women see them as something new to experiment with while older women say been there, done that and usually ignore them the second or third time round. Military styles are an example of a fashion Fad.

Trends are fashions that stay for a short visit, on average three years but may stay a few years longer like visitors who decide to extend their stay in your home. The first year will be the more extroverted and dramatic version of the fashion. It will be toned down slightly in the next few years. Its stay depends on retail sales.

An example of this is the current Colour Blocking Trend which is in its second year. Short front and long back skirts are another. This Trend is in its dying stages as it goes very conservative with only a tiny variation between the front and back hem to entice older women to buy into the trend.

Classics are favourite styles that have been around for many, many years. They have become classics because their styles suit most women. These include the princess line from the armhole, the pencil skirt, draped and cowl necklines and the front-buttoned business suit. They can become boring and create an impression of a dowdy woman stuck in a time warp. To get the most value from them today, they either need to be a base over which modern tops or jackets are added or they need to be made in interesting fabrics or made with slight variations in the style.

Modern Classics start out as Trends. Sales of them soar as women of all ages, shapes and sizes embrace them. Designers for the retail market are on a winner. Crossover tops, princess lines from the middle of the shoulders and draped jackets are examples. They became Modern Classics because they can be re-invented in slightly different and flattering variations year after year. Modern classic styles are not static. They keep evolving.

Fads are usually for Extroverts. Trends start being for Extroverts and then get toned down for Introverts. Modern Classics make both Extroverts and Introverts feel and look great. Classics need modern additions to stop them from being dowdy.

Accessories like shoes and handbags also have Fads, Trends and Modern Classic variations.

10 Tips To Safe Online Shopping

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The internet has changed our buying habits. Many people have found the convenience of online shopping to be a great experience. You can easily click and see the product. You have a fun time shopping, browsing, reading and getting informed about products. And you don’t have to take time out from your busy schedule to fight traffic, crowds and lines to buy the perfect gift for your recipient.

No wonder Internet business generated $301 billion in revenue last year, by a University of Texas estimate.

If you compare shopping online to offline you would think as far as security goes, it would favor offline shopping, right? Not really.

In the years past, shoppers were more reluctant to do their shopping online – now things have changed greatly. And that confidence in consumers directly reflects the enormous growth of online sales.

I have a friend who took his wife out for a romantic evening to a local restaurant. The last place you would expect credit card fraud to happen. By the time he noticed they had charged him double the amount for their dinner, it was too late to go back to the restaurant. He rang me and we concluded that it must be a mistake. It was later that we found out that the restaurant owner’s reputation was a bit shaky. Apparently he frequently overcharged customers in the hope they wouldn’t notice.

I don’t know. It’s a funny world we live in.

Does this mean the internet is safe? Relatively yes, but don’t forget, the Internet is an open field and there are some bad elements out there.

We have been shopping online for years. We never had a problem with credit card fraud on the Internet. But then again, we always take precautions. From this point forward, you will see 10 checkpoints online merchants have to pass to secure our business…

Will your credit card details be safe?

Reputable companies online know that one of the things preventing customers from placing orders with them is customers not been sure whether their credit card details will be safe. Responsible companies have taken this concern onboard and have set up their systems to provide the customer with maximum security.

How would you know if you are entering your payment details on a secure page?

You should see a picture of a lock on the bottom right hand side of your screen. This lock will appear on the page that you fill in when ordering and ensures that your name, address and credit card information is being sent to the online store through encrypted code. This encrypted code means that a hacker will not be able to steal your credit card information.

Does the online store value your privacy and confidentiality?

Prior to the internet days, when I used to order something from a mail order company, mysteriously I would be sent advertising from companies that I hadn’t done business with. Back then I didn’t know that companies sold your personal information for advertising purposes to other companies.

Receiving junk mail was annoying but because of the cost involved, it didn’t happen constantly. Imagine now if you do business online with a company that doesn’t respect your privacy and sells your email address.

Next time you open your email software, you are bombarded with emails ranging from a dozen to hundreds. Now that’s not annoying – it’s intolerable.

So moral of the story here, make sure your email address won’t be sold. Ensure the online store has a privacy statement which would state they will maintain your personal details in the strictest privacy and confidentiality.

Does the online store have contact details?

You may think, of course an online store would display their contact details on their website. You would be surprised. I was. No email address, nothing. This is a sure red flag.

Reputable companies will have contact details.

Do they have a refund policy?

Offline stores have a refund policy and you go into the store, physically select the product and are then allowed to return it for whatever reason. If a refund policy is important in offline stores, it’s twice as important for online stores.

The internet in convenience surpasses the offline world when it comes to shopping – but one thing it can’t match is that offline you can physically touch the product. Therefore a refund policy of 30 days is great, more is better. No refund policy and I would stay away.

Do they send you some sort of confirmation when you place your order?

When you place your order what you need is something to tell you they have receive it, a receipt if you like.

A reputable company will either issue you one via email or display a new page of their website where they thank you and tell you the order went through okay and your product is on its way.

When do they deliver?

What times do they deliver during the day? Do they deliver on the weekends? Can you choose a time to have your gift delivered? Will it be delivered personally to the recipient intended or will the courier leave it outside their door?

How will your gift arrive?

If its flowers, will it come with a vase or in a nice box or wrapped? Will your bouquet contain flower care instructions? How about flower food to make your flowers last longer?

If you’ve ordered another gift product, will they wrap it? In what kind of material will they deliver it? Do they tell you these things on their website?

How long have they been in business?

This may not mean too much. There are companies that start off and surpass all others. But perhaps for your peace of mind, you may want to use an online store that has been in business for some years. To check the history of the company is easy.

You can go to networksolutions.com and click on “whois” on the top bar. You will be taken to a page where you can enter the web address of the online store you want to check and you will receive the relevant information.

Is the online store’s site easy to use?

Is navigating easy? Is looking for products easy? Do their graphics download in a reasonable time? A sure sign of an amateur sight is if they have their website cluttered with information.

Have they gotten any bad reviews?

A reputable company isn’t necessary one that hasn’t any bad reviews to its name. It’s virtually impossible to please everyone.

There have been companies I have bought from and absolutely loved. So it surprises me sometimes when I stumble on a bad review about their products or even bad comments about them.

So when is a bad comment about a company worth considering? I take note of reviews where the writer complains of:

  • not receiving the product
  • not receiving a refund
  • not having their emails answered

If you want to see what kind of reviews a company may have, click on alexa.com. When you get to the website, type in the address of the store you want to check out. This will also show you how long the company has been in business.

Online shopping is fun. Take a little care and make it an experience! Happy shopping!

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Cheat Codes for PlayStation 2

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All pedestrians, cars, Portland, Staunton Island, and Shoreside Vale unlocked in Multiplayer mode

While playing the game, press Up(3), Triangle(2), Circle, L1, R1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Fourteen pedestrians, Portland, two gangs unlocked in Multiplayer mode

While playing the game, press Up(3), Square(2), Triangle, R1, L1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Twenty eight pedestrians, Portland, Staunton Island, four gangs unlocked in Multiplayer mode

While playing the game, press Up(3), Circle(2), X, L1, R1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Forty three pedestrians, two locations, seven gangs unlocked in Multiplayer mode

While playing the game, press Up(3), X(2), Square, R1, L1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear.

Weapons (tier 1)

While playing the game, press Up, Square(2), Down, Left, Square(2), Right. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear. The brass knuckles, knife, Molotov cocktails, 9mm handgun, shotgun, Tec-9, AK-47, flamethrower, and sniper rifle will be unlocked. To get infinite ammunition for this or the other weapons tiers, repeatedly enable the code until no ammunition number appears beneath the gun pictures. Note: Enabling this code will cause your street creds to substantially drop in points. You can check your creds in the stats menu at the pause screen.

Weapons (tier 2)

While playing the game, press Up, Circle(2), Down, Left, Circle(2), Right. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear. The katana sword, grenades, revolver, sawn-off shotgun, Uzi, M16, rocket launcher, and laser scoped sniper rifle will be unlocked. To get infinite ammunition for this or the other weapons tiers, repeatedly enable the code until no ammunition number appears beneath the gun pictures. Note: Enabling this code will cause your street creds to substantially drop in points. You can check your creds in the stats menu at the pause screen.

Weapons (tier 3)

While playing the game, press Up, X(2), Down, Left, X(2), Right. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear. The chainsaw, grenades, revolver, SMG, combat shotgun, mini-gun, and sniper rifle will be unlocked. To get infinite ammunition for this or the other weapons tiers, repeatedly enable the code until no ammunition number appears beneath the gun pictures. Note: Enabling this code will cause your street creds to substantially drop in points. You can check your creds in the stats menu at the pause screen.

Full health

While playing the game, press L1, R1, X, L1, R1, Square, L1, R1. If you entered the code correctly, a message will appear. Note: You must enter this code multiple times to increase your total money. If this code is enabled when your car is smoking or damaged it will get repaired.

3 Easy Tips to Climb SoundClick Charts

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It is widely known that producers have been able to make 1000’s of dollars selling beats online via SoundClick. Recording artists have been able to build tremendous buzz on the website, too. However, there are still many people who may not know exactly how to get to the #1 spot on SoundClick charts. The following information will provide you with some helpful tips to get to the top of SoundClick.

Create an Account

The first step is to log onto SoundClick’s website. You will want to register an account with SoundClick. Set up your username and password. You will want to create a name for your artist/band/music production company.

The next step is critical in increasing your SoundClick pages’ traffic. SoundClick has special preference for its paying customers. Consequently, SoundClick members that create VIP accounts get special benefits, namely an extra boost in the charts. This is important because the higher you move up into SoundClick’s charts the more opportunities you have to get free traffic to your webpage. The more traffic you get to your page, the more opportunities you will have to get beat sales and/or sales of your music. It costs about $10 USD to purchase a VIP membership on SoundClick.

Upload Beats, Instrumentals, and Music

Now you want to begin uploading your music so people can download your mp3s online. Upload as many instrumentals, beats, and songs as you like. SoundClick does not have a limit on how much music you can load onto their servers. You can either allow people to download beats/songs for free or you can just have a streaming links available.

Promote, Advertise

This is the last but most important factor in climbing SoundClick Charts. You want to constantly be promoting your beats, instrumentals, songs, or music. You will want to focus on driving unique listeners and viewers to your page.

A great way to easily do this is to allow people to download your music for free. If you are a producer, you should put in your title that your instrumental is a “Free Download” or “Free D/L”. If you are an artist make sure you promote your songs in the same manner. The reason for doing this is to entice more unique viewers to your page.

You also will want to get active in music forums. You will want to begin posting links to music on your SoundClick page for people to review. DO NOT SPAM. This is the worst thing you can do! Look for threads within music forums where you can post links to your material. MAKE SURE YOU SAY IN YOUR POST TITLE “FEEDBACK RETURNED” OR “DROP LINKS”. This will encourage people to check out your music because you’re offering to check out theirs. It will also provide you with the unique views you need to move up the charts. Make sure you provide GOOD FEEDBACK!

The aforementioned items are just a few methods to begin promotions and advertising. You can pay for advertising and use social networks among other things to drive traffic to your page. The key to climbing the charts is establishing a consistent advertising pattern. The more traffic you are driving to your page the more unique viewers you will get. As you continue to drive traffic to your page you will continue to climb the charts. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t make it to #1 over night. Climbing the charts is a process. Stay consistent and persistent until you reach your goals.

How to Become a Fashion Blogger

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Nowadays, more and more girls and women of all ages are going online for their fashion and beauty tips. This is of little surprise really, as online makeup tutorials and fashion guides offer the perfect blend of convenience and relevancy, with the huge choice of fashion and beauty bloggers meaning that any girl can find the right style guru for them.

Due to this new online age of fashion and beauty, more and more people are also deciding to become bloggers themselves and share their beauty and fashion tips and tricks with others. If you are considering doing this yourself, here is a quick guide on how to become a successful fashion blogger.

Firstly, get to know you own style and what you want to share with your audience. You may, for example, love budget high street fashion, and want to share with your audience how to get the best pieces for very little money. You could therefore make your blog or YouTube channel about this.

On the other hand, you may prefer more upmarket products and therefore want to center your tips and advice around finding these. You could, for example, find the best key designer pieces to buy for a reasonable price, helping your fans find the perfect pieces and investment of their money.

The next thing to bear in mind when building your online following is just how you are going to communicate with your audience. Some people are naturally very chatty, and prefer to make videos showing off their fashion hauls or doing makeup tutorials. Other people prefer to write or take photographs, and are therefore better suited to a blog or Instagram.

It is worth bearing in mind that fashion and beauty are very visual fields, and therefore Instagram and YouTube are two of the best social networks to start sharing your content on and building an audience. Indeed, these platforms are where a great deal of famous fashion and beauty bloggers started off.

The next piece of advice is to make sure that you take care to chat with your audience as much as possible and build a strong relationship with them. This is one reason why all kinds of YouTubers are so successful, and that is because they are making a real connection with their audience every time they speak directly to them on a YouTube channel.

Otherwise, be sure to chat with your audience in the comments section of your blog and on other social media platforms. Take the time to listen to their requests and also to answer any questions they may have. This will help you build up a sold relationship with your followers and encourage more people to follow you.

A word of warning, however: it can be easy to spread yourself too thin when trying to become a successful fashion blogger. Due to the fact there are so many social networks out there, it is easy to lose focus on the type of audience you are catering to. Instead, focus on building your audience on just two social platforms before you try to build an audience elsewhere.

Our last piece of advice for those who are wondering how to become a successful fashion and beauty blogger is that it is important not too expect too much to quickly, and remember that persistence is key. Apart from a lucky few, many bloggers take years before they get famous, so you must be consistent in your efforts in order to see results long term.

These are just a few tips on how to become and successful fashion blogger. The first step is to determine what you want to share and who you want to share it with, and then you must put in the effort to build up your audience and be consistent with the quality of your content over the long term.

An In-Depth Analysis Of The Wholesale Marketplace in China

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The wholesale market of China has evolved a lot over the past two decades. As this country has become a global manufacturing hub, it needed an in-house market that can properly satisfy the need of the buyers from all over the world. Starting from the electronic goods to furniture, sports equipment to apparels, numerous companies all over China are producing these items each and every day.

Chinese wholesale suppliers buy these items straight from the manufacturers in a bulk, and sell them to the local Chinese shops and to the international buyers. A wholesaler is capable of getting a better price from the manufacturer because it purchases large quantities of goods compared to an individual retailer.

The current status of the Chinese wholesale marketplace- Despite getting tough competition from its neighboring country India in terms of manufacturing and business, the Chinese wholesale marketplace has still managed to keep its superiority. Government has taken extra measures to revitalize the wholesale industry and introduces new laws to make sourcing goods from here even more comfortable. Everywhere you go in China, you can locate wholesale shopping destination, glowing new department stores, brilliantly illuminated shopping malls, high-end boutique stores, and buyers. The wholesale markets in China have heavily updated themselves and instead of specializing in a single product, they have accommodated almost all types of goods and items so that they can properly fulfill the requirements of every buyer.

Here is a list of the top wholesale markets in China:

  • Zhejiang Yiwu China Commodity City
  • Guangzhou
  • Zhejiang China Light & Textile Industrial City
  • Wu Ai Commodity Market, Shenyang, Liaoning Province
  • Xiliu Clothing Market, Haicheng, Liaoning Province
  • Linyi Wholesale City, Linyi, Shandong Province
  • Hanzhengjie Commodity Market, Wu Han, Hubei Province
  • He Hua Chi, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
  • Nansantiao Commodity Market, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province
  • Naochuan Clothing Market, Shangdong Province
  • China Oriental Silk Market, Wusi, Jiangsu Province

The digitization of Chinese wholesale shopping industries-

China is one of the most technologically developed countries in the world. Along with their physical presence, all the stores over there have their presence on the digital platform. A person from any corner of the world can make a purchase from these stores. Chinese entrepreneurs have taken the entire business online. Alibaba, DHgate, Alipay are some of the instances of digitization of Chinese manufacturing and the wholesale market.

Chinese companies have fully figured out the importance of having a virtual store to process an order so that they can easily bypass the intervention of middlemen and be far more accessible to their potential customers on the national as well as global platform. Those websites carry copious amounts of furniture, home décor products, electronic goods, heavy machines, pharmaceutical products, networking gear and almost every imaginable items. The products sourced from here are far more affordable and cheaper than the same items purchased in the U.S. and Europe.

Conclusion-

As a potential buyer you don’t need to physically come to China for making the purchase. You see the products online, order the samples for a closer look from a Chinese wholesale supplier and hire a sourcing agent to give you the delivery. You can do the entire business from the comfort of your home. Build a strong business relationship with China and ride the growth.

Take Your Game to the Next-Level!

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If you’ve been at your sport for a while, you have probably hit a plateau. It happens to us all, especially when we are close to hitting the best that we can be at it. You’ve been playing in the high 80’s to low 90’s golf. Your bench press is just over 400 pounds. You’ve consistently been in the finals in tennis. You’ve been racking up great scores in bow and rifle practice. But, you want more. You want better. Right?

Let me share with a story that is well-documented of the U.S. Rifle Team at the Olympics in the ’70’s where Milton Erickson, a well-known hypnotist, was asked to help the team defeat the Russians. Here’s how the story is related after Erickson agrees to help:

“I explained to him, “I’ve shot a rifle twice, when I was a teenager. I know the muzzle end and the stock end-that’s all I know about a rifle. Now, these riflemen know all they need to know about a gun. I’m a medical man. I know what I need to know about a body. I’ll train your team. They already have the rifle knowledge and I have the medical knowledge.”

The commandant was so infuriated that a civilian was going to train the rifle team that he added two men who had been trying for two years to make the rifle team. I don’t know what the qualifications were for the rifle team, but it was a score in the sixties. Those two men had been devoting all their spare time to training and scored in the low forties. In other words, they couldn’t make the team.”

“One of the first things I told the man, after I found that in the contest you shoot forty rounds in succession, was, “I know the first bulls-eye is easy. The question is ‘Can you do it twice?… Can you do it eleven times, after ten successive bulls-eyes?… You’ve done it nineteen times. Will you make it the twentieth time?… The tension is growing-with each successful shot! ” ‘You’ve made it twenty-nine times. Can you make it thirty times?… You’ve made it thirty-five times. Thirty-six? Thirty-seven? Thirty-eight? (breathlessly) Thirty-nine? Can I possibly make it forty times?'”

By the use of hypnosis, the men on the rifle team, including the two that were added that were such poor shots, placed in the competition and the U.S. won over the Russians… for the first time!

What level would you like to take your game to? Would you like to accelerate your sporting skills? Hypnosis could be the answer for you. It was for the U.S. Olympic Rifle Team!

The Top 5 Best Mannheim Steamroller Songs Of All Time, And Why

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Mannheim Steamroller is best known for their multi-platinum selling Christmas and Holiday albums, which proved to the music industry that holiday music wasn’t the "last gasp" genre for dying artists.

However, prior to the 1984 release of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, the group had already made a name for themselves amongst audiophiles with their Fresh Aire album series. This top/best of list draws from all 8 of the Fresh Aire albums.

Here are my top 5 countdown of Mannheim Steamroller Songs from their Fresh Aire (FA) album series:

5. Chakra #4 (Fresh Aire 7)

The best song from the album that won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best New Age album. The song is both haunting and relaxing, and since Chakra #4 is the Heart Chakra, this song evokes emotions that come from the heart. Favorite moment — 4:12. The whole song is good, but this is my favorite bit.

4. Going To Another Place (FA II)

This song just reminds me of the excitement that surrounds departing on a long-anticipated journey. Recapitulating a theme that Mannheim Steamroller introduced in the Fantasia section earlier in the album, it is a perfect blend of the Mannheim Steamroller's signature medieval rock-n-roll, and a fitting conclusion to the musical journey that the album provides. Favorite moment — 2:00. Great transition into the final verse and outro.

3. Mere Image (FA III)

There are so many favorites of mine that come from this album, however Mere Image is the one that makes the all-time 3rd best. It was originally written for the Omaha Ballet, and is a musical journey from youth to old age. Favorite moment — 0:31. The harpsichord entrance here is grand and seems to herald the vigor of youth.

2. Lumen/Escape From The Atmosphere (FA V)

This whole album is based on a dream Johann Kepler had of travelling to the moon. The opening track, Lumen, features the renowned Cambridge Singers, and Escape From The Atmosphere is really nothing like any previous Mannheim Steamroller song up until this point. It evokes images of leaving the earth's gravitational pull, floating weightless in space, and entering moon orbit.

Favorite moment — 5:33. This part of the breakdown is really nice, especially the use of what sounds like a Koto as the instrument that carries the melody through this section.

1. Come Home To The Sea (FA VI)

This is really the best Mannheim Steamroller song ever. Originally written for Fresh Aire VI, it was also included on Yellowstone: The Music of Nature, and Saving The Wildlife.

Considering the state of electronic synthesis at the time, the dolphin (or whale) sounds at the beginning are really rather good. But that's not what makes it such a great track. A fantastic orchestration, brilliant piano and harpsichord juxtaposition throughout, and an overall build-up of energy and emotion throughout the song catapult this one to the top. Favorite moments — 2:34 and 2:48. I am a sucker for huge build-ups, and this song has plenty, but the build-ups at these two points in the song are absolutely incredible.

Fashion Inspirations From Coachella 2018

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Every year, the Coachella concert is such a huge thing in the fashion circle. And now, the heat of Coachella 2018 is surrounding the USA. Hot weather and the hot outfits of the attending celebrities make our hearts burning even before the music show opening! As always, we are expecting to see the looks of the Coachella fashion trendsetter as much as the wonderful music we can enjoy by Beyonce. The fashion ideas we get from the Coachella 2018 actually kind of serve as an enlightenment to the most trending styles of the coming summer. But just some of the too bold outfits from the concert attendees are not so practical in our daily life. So this post is aimed at giving you the most appropriate recommendations that we can try easily.

1. Wearing a bra out is not a new thing already, but pairing a see-through lace bra with a cool long semi skirt (lace or irregular cutting is preferred). At the Coachella present, the great photos have shown us how eye-catching and stylish this collocation is. This idea really makes your street-style remarkable in the 2018 summer.

2. Fresh ruffled skirt set is a recommending fit in the hot summer by so many fashionistas in recent years. Go for some quite colorful and special flower printing makes you look much more fashionable. When you wear a pair of cool sunglasses, it seems that this look is born for shining days.

3. Tassel style is classic, retro and likely to be immortal in the summer fashion circle. But too much will bring a reversed reaction, so one of the celebrity showed up in Coachella 2018 only applies it in the end part of your skirt, which is a smart decoration visually. And the tassel creates a sweet flavor to the whole outfit.

4. One of the fashionable ladies in the Coachella 2018 encourages us to make a compliment about the cooperation of white shirt and black denim shorts again by her attending look. She is wearing something special but concise at the same time. She is adopting a folding design for the shorts and an irregular cutting for the top shirt. Moreover, she pairs the outfit with the cowboy boots, that is the exact concert look!

5. A comfortable wide-leg straight ninth pants and a ruffled top create a fresh and elegant style. This look is going to make you stay chic in the whole summer. But just remember to pick up breathable light fabric for the pants, otherwise, you will not enjoy the high temperature so much.

Green Consumerism – The Way to Effectively Differentiate Your Products in Asia-Pacific Market

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In today’s complex world, differentiating products on the basis of function or quality is becoming a more and more difficult job for marketers. A relevant and compelling way to differentiate in today’s world is with an environmentally friendly stand, this helps us better position the brand and the products globally but particularly in the Asia-Pacific market.

In developed countries, price and quality remain the most important factors for consumers when choosing between products from different brands. However, for emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, “environmentally friendly” is becoming a more and more influential factor and green consumerism has become a growing trend there.

It is generally accepted that consumers in developed countries have larger understanding of the environmental issues than those in developing countries. However, surprisingly, consumers from emerging markets in Asia-Pacific actually place more importance on environmental protection. Revealed in the market research report “Profiting From Consumer Mega-Trends in Asia Pacific: Connectivity” from Marketsensus, over 90% of consumers in China consider protecting the environment important or very important while only 70% of those in Japan do so.

These green consumers in developing countries exhibit the most willingness to support green consumerism compared to other Asia-Pacific countries. Chinese and Indian consumers are proactive about seeking out green products, whereas Australian, Japanese and Korean consumers are the least proactive. Most importantly, consumers from emerging markets in the region are more willing to pay more for green products. Nearly 95% of Thai consumers and over 80% of Malaysian and Korean consumers are willing to pay more, yet less than 60% of consumers from other Asia-Pacific markets such as Hong Kong and Australia exhibit willingness to pay more.

Green consumerism is becoming an integral part of Asia-Pacific consumer’s purchasing behavior. How do we as marketers make us of this trend to better market our products? The market research “Profiting from Consumer Mega-Trends in Asia Pacific: Connectivity” revealed insightful trends of consumers in Asia-Pacific.

Gain deeper insight from the report: http://www.marketsensus.com/profiting-from-consumer-megatrends-asia-pacific-connectivity-p-71858.html