Targeting the New Chinese Woman? Marketing Implications for Multinational Corporations

Abstract

Modern Chinese women are joining the workforce in larger numbers than ever before. With more disposable income and better exposure to western media, Chinese women have become the prime targets of the global marketers of consumer products such as cosmetics. However, the secret of success in this market lies in the deep understanding of modern Chinese women consumers and how their consumption behavior is being shaped by the changing cultural and lifestyle patterns. Although a few researchers have studied the behavior of Chinese consumers as whole, nobody has systematically studied the characteristics of the Chinese women consumers.