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1,2) Your point was "large" in terms of distinct regions, I think implying that the US has a harder time to have our products accepted as opposed to a more homo
by mohene1 15y ago
1,2) Your point was "large" in terms of distinct regions, I think implying that the US has a harder time to have our products accepted as opposed to a more homogeneous society. I think diversity and culture is a separate issue.
I dont have experience marketing products in Germany, but like I said almost every country has unique
3) The bicycle companies you listed, most USA brands have shipped production overseas do to labor prices. Off the top of my head, I can think of Trek and Cannondale as the only true mass produced bicycle manufacturers left in the United States. I am not saying there is something not good about the US. I am saying that the lack in quality demanded has left us wish cheaper products that can't demand the prices that will employ engineers. In turn, young engineers are leaving to the finance sector. Here's an excerpt from the BBC documentary.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4081937.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4081937.stm
4. "Bakery" in the US means cakes, brownies, and cookies not artisan breads which requires fairly skilled workers to make. Only in Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, San Fran, Boston, St. Louis, and New York can you really find artisan bakeries in the US.
But this point was made to establish the uniqueness and quality demanded by the consumer. German Bread as Cultural Heritage:
http://www.goethe.de/ges/mol/typ/en8187653.htm http://www.goethe.de/ges/mol/typ/en8187653.htm
5) You are right baklava is not unique to Iran, but the Iranian spices used were unique to this Baklava. The point is that the consumer demanded/expected a level of quality which is unique to their culture.
- tkahn6 15y ago> I am saying that the lack in quality demanded has left us wish cheaper products that can't demand the prices that will employ engineers. If you actually click through those links on the page, you'll find that many are local hand-made bicycle manufacturers. I don't see how mass production is related to 'quality demand' or why out sourced products are necessarily inferior in quality. Certainly Apple products are not inferior in quality. In fact the argument you are making about out sourcing is a completely different argument. > Only in Connecticut, Western Massachusetts, San Fran, Boston, St. Louis, and New York can you really find artisan bakeries in the US. Incorrect. http://www.bbga.org/find_members http://www.bbga.org/find_members > The point is that the consumer demanded/expected a level of quality which is unique to their culture. You were able to glean this insight into Iranian culture because your friend brought you back baklava hand-made with indigenous spices.
- bosie 15y ago> Cannondale In 2009 there were reports Cannondale is going to move production to Asia (http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cannondale-closing-us-production-facilities-21101 http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cannondale-closing-us-...). Did they decide against it? Wikipedia says the production sites are in Vietnam and Taiwan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannondale_Bicycle_Corporation#Bicycle_Frames http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannondale_Bicycle_Corporation#... - second paragraph)