>> for example Nike shoes are made in China and sold at insane markups...simply because of advertising/propaganda/branding This is part of it. It couldn't also

>> for example Nike shoes are made in China and sold at insane markups...simply because of advertising/propaganda/branding This is part of it. It couldn't also be because that Nike shoes (Blue Ribbon before them) made a superior product that matched the needs of the market for years on end, could it? Are all sales and mega corporations only due to advertising and propaganda? Or could quality maybe have some part of it?