Posts Tagged ‘Branding’
Enter6: Something to Rave About?
If you’ve been shopping in Seoul, then you understand why some people might think that all the shopping centers were developed or owned by the same people. Until now the majority of new shopping centers in Seoul have looked the same as each other, take HiHarriet in Myoungdong, iPark Mall in Yongsan, and [...]
Filed under: Branding, Fashion, Food, Lifestyle, Shopping, Travel, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Tags: Branding, CGV, Development, Dongdaemun, Emart, Enter6, Fashion, iPark, Korea, Korean Fashion, Lifestyle, Myoungdong, Real Estate, Retail, seoul, Shopping, Shopping Center, Tourism, Transportation, Travel, Yongsan
America is not the only nation finding its citizens to make sacrifices in their day-to-day lives as the global economic woes influence the cost of daily living expenses. Families in the most expensive cities in Asia: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seoul are also being forced to change long standing shopping habits.
As the price of goods continue [...]
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Tags: Asian Consumers, Asian Housewives, Branding, Consumer Behavior, Consumer Trends, Cost of Living, HomeEver, Hong Kong, Housewives, Korea, Korean Consumer, Korean Economy, Korean Housewives, Lifestyle, Marketing, seoul, Tokyo
In Skytrax’s annual airline awards, Asiana Airlines, rival to Korean flagship carrier, jumped to 5th place this year from 12th last year. Asiana was also the number 4 Asian carrier on the list as Singapore Airlines claimed the top spot again, while Cathay Pacific took second, and Thai Airways took fourth. Asiana’s jump seven places was [...]
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Tags: A330, Air Travel, Airline Awards, Airlines, Asiana, Brand Experience, Branding, Cathay Pacific, Communication, Consumer Perception, Gimpo International Airport, Incheon International Airport, Inflight Entertainment, Korean Air, Marketing, seoul, Singapore Airlines, Skytrax, Thai Airways, Tokyo, Tourism, Travel
At a recent conference titled “The Era of Practicality and Creativity: A New Course for Korean Industries”, Roland Villinger, the head of McKinsey & Company in Korea stressed the point that Korean companies must be more open and must have more international talent in order to compete with China and India, must less the traditional [...]
Filed under: Branding, Business, Creativity, Electronics, LG Electronics, Lifestyle, Marketing, Social/Political Issue, Workplace | 1 Comment
Tags: Advertising, Branding, Business, Creativity, Diversity, Global Talent, LG Electronics, Lifestyle, Marketing, McKinsey & Company, Workplace
Korean Air Direct to Israel
Korean Air has won approval to launch 3 weekly flights to Israel cutting the current 20-hour flight time to the country to just under 12 hours. The new flight approval also includes provisions for one cargo flight which should add additional revenue for the world’s largest cargo airline.
In addition, Korean Air and Asiana were [...]
Filed under: Airlines, Asiana, Branding, Government, Korean Air, Lifestyle, Travel | 1 Comment
Tags: Airlines, Asia, Asiana, Branding, Cargo, Israel, Korean Air, Lifestyle, Middle East, Travel
Seoul’s Youngdeungpo neighborhood will be revitalized by the new Times Square Mixed-Use (hybrid) Shopping Center. Times Square is planned to be 330,000㎡ making it more than twice the size of Seoul’s COEX underground shopping center. The site will be composed of an inner and outer mall as well as two high-rise office buildings.
So [...]
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Tags: Branding, CGV, Development, Emart, Hybrid Shopping Mall, Lifestyle, Marriott, Mixed-use, Real Estate, Roppongi Hills, Sega, Shinsegae, Shopping, Times Square, Youngdeungpo
Yeongnam Air, one of Korea’s newest low-cost airline startups, is set to take to the skies July 25, just over a week after JinAir, Korean Air’s low-cost unit, began air service. Yeongnam Air will operate with one Fokker 100 jet plane and will fly between Gimpo International Airport in Seoul and Jeju International Airport [...]
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Tags: Airlines, Branding, Busan, Fokker 100, Jeju Air, Jeju Island, JinAir, Lifestyle, Low-cost Airline, seoul, Travel, Yeongnam Air
From this week Korean Air will offer a service called “Korean Air Premium Care Service” aimed at passengers flying first class between Incheon and the United States. The Premium Care Service will make checking bags and ticketing easier as well as a provide an escort that assists them throughout the terminal. Once passing [...]
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Tags: Airlines, Airport, Beijing, Branding, First-class, Incheon, Korean Air, Lifestyle, Lounge, seoul, Travel, Travel Security
Zara, which was launched in Korea with Lotte as the local investment partner, is outperforming Gap and Banana Republic on monthly sales revenues in Korea. Zara which opened only in April of 2008 is already reporting revenues in excess of 3.5 million dollars per month from its two stores in Myeongdong and in COEX [...]
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Tags: Banana Republic, Branding, Fashion, H&M, Lifestyle, Lotte, Myoungdong, Retail, seoul, Shinsegae, Shopping, Zara
JinAir’s Inaugural Flight
JinAir successfully completed its first flight this past Thursday taking off from Gimpo International Airport at 10am. JinAir President Kim Jae-kun participated in an inaugration celebration held in the morning and was there to greet the first passengers of the airline. JinAir continued to promote the young and fresh image of the airline by [...]
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Tags: Airlines, Asiana, B737-800, Branding, Cabin Crew Uniforms, Design, Fashion, Inaugural Flight, Jeju Island, JinAir, Korean Air, Lifestyle, Low-cost Airline, seoul, Travel
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