Comments on: Carrefour Learned Little About China http://www.micahfk.com/blog/2008/04/25/carrefour-learned-little-about-china/ Independent and intellectual thoughts ranging from China, SEO, and other international topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Demerzel http://www.micahfk.com/blog/2008/04/25/carrefour-learned-little-about-china/#comment-2745 Demerzel Sat, 03 May 2008 18:20:09 +0000 http://www.micahfk.com/blog/?p=257#comment-2745 Yes, but wouldn't the sale be this weekend rather than last weekend? And definitely the boycott (like many) usually represents a small portion of people's views. Then there is the whole rice issue where people must eat first, then worry about <a href="http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/archive/2008/05/01/politics-is-one-thing-but-the-people-have-to-eat.aspx" rel="nofollow">foreign problems</a>. Yes, but wouldn’t the sale be this weekend rather than last weekend?

And definitely the boycott (like many) usually represents a small portion of people’s views.

Then there is the whole rice issue where people must eat first, then worry about foreign problems.

]]> By: nick http://www.micahfk.com/blog/2008/04/25/carrefour-learned-little-about-china/#comment-2726 nick Fri, 02 May 2008 11:32:49 +0000 http://www.micahfk.com/blog/?p=257#comment-2726 Shoudn't may day sales be pretty ordinary? Nonetheless you're right, though,in the end it's all academic, because this is unlikely to sink the evil supermarket, because, let's face it.. despie its overweming support the boycott does not represent a great proportion of Chinese peoples views. Shoudn’t may day sales be pretty ordinary? Nonetheless you’re right, though,in the end it’s all academic, because this is unlikely to sink the evil supermarket, because, let’s face it.. despie its overweming support the boycott does not represent a great proportion of Chinese peoples views.

]]> By: Demerzel http://www.micahfk.com/blog/2008/04/25/carrefour-learned-little-about-china/#comment-2719 Demerzel Fri, 02 May 2008 03:50:15 +0000 http://www.micahfk.com/blog/?p=257#comment-2719 Perhaps that sale offer was planned beforehand, essentially the PR department put the cart before the horse. You deal with the PR problem first, then offer the sale to woo people back. Perhaps that sale offer was planned beforehand, essentially the PR department put the cart before the horse.

You deal with the PR problem first, then offer the sale to woo people back.

]]> By: Nick http://www.micahfk.com/blog/2008/04/25/carrefour-learned-little-about-china/#comment-2717 Nick Thu, 01 May 2008 05:11:21 +0000 http://www.micahfk.com/blog/?p=257#comment-2717 Perhaps the ongoing trend of localisation in the Chinese operations of multinational companies has had a bearing on the resulting confusion and inaction that resulted from this crisis. Especially given the extreme nationalistic sentiment involved. I'm guessing that the information coming out of the shell shocked regions with no expatriate staff was hazy to say the least and the Chinese bbs timebombs are still uncharted territory for foriegn PR departments. To offer a sale was a grave mistake but perhaps a decision that was made before the torch relay. Perhaps the ongoing trend of localisation in the Chinese operations of multinational companies has had a bearing on the resulting confusion and inaction that resulted from this crisis. Especially given the extreme nationalistic sentiment involved. I’m guessing that the information coming out of the shell shocked regions with no expatriate staff was hazy to say the least and the Chinese bbs timebombs are still uncharted territory for foriegn PR departments.

To offer a sale was a grave mistake but perhaps a decision that was made before the torch relay.

]]> By: Meg http://www.micahfk.com/blog/2008/04/25/carrefour-learned-little-about-china/#comment-2665 Meg Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:22:52 +0000 http://www.micahfk.com/blog/?p=257#comment-2665 Haha! That's hilarious! I hadn't seen that! Haha! That’s hilarious! I hadn’t seen that!

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