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The inside story of how a Japanese company parlayed a cartoon kitty into a ferocious multibillion dollar global enterprise The only business book to offer an in-depth exploration of the Hello Kitty phenomenon, Hello Kitty tells the amazing story of how the Japanese company Sanrio bucked the odds and transformed a bulbous, all-but-featureless cartoon critter into multibillion dollar global business powerhouse. Readers learn how and why the Hello Kitty brand clicked with children and adults, across cultures, and how it continues to successfully compete, internationally, with Disney and Warner Brothers. This book is packed with valuable lessons about the awesome power of branding, marketing, and licensing to capture the hearts and minds of consumers. Ken Belson (Tokyo, Japan) is a writer for the New York Times in Tokyo and covers stories about Japanese business, economics, and government policy. Belson’ s work has also appeared in BusinessWeek, Fortune, Bloomberg News, the International Herald Tribune, Barron's, Institutional Investor, among others. Brian Bremner (Tokyo, Japan) currently serves as Asia Economics Editor for BusinessWeek magazine based in Tokyo and writes a weekly column called "Eye on Japan" for BusinessWeek online.

The public sector's need for new revenues, sparked by political change and economic pressures at home and abroad, has reversed the century-old trend toward government growth in favor of private sector management and ownership. Political upheaval in Eastern Europe, crippling debt in Latin America, and a volatile North American economy have created a climate in which privatization has emerged as a dramatic new business opportunity. While providing governments with a chance to cut losses and quickly generate much-needed cash, privatization offers new investment opportunities with strong upside potential for businesses. From news-making purchases involving Russian railroads and Brazilian agro-industries, to more modest investments, such as Romanian shoe factories and Texas grade schools, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have consistently, proven to be among the most sought-after buys of the past decade. Based on years of privatization consulting by the professionals at Ernst & Young in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the U.S., and Canada, this new book provides practical guidance for involvement in and purchasing of state-owned enterprises. Combining principle with real-life case studies, this hands-on guide takes you step-by-step through the entire process - from research and planning to negotiating, purchasing, and managing.

CNBC Asia - CNBC Asia is a business news channel in Asia. A subsidary of NBC Universal, it is the Asian service of Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC).

The Wall Street Journal Asia - The Wall Street Journal Asia is a version of The Wall Street Journal that provides news and analysis of global business developments for an Asian audience. The Wall Street Journal Asia has been changed from its original name The Asian Wall Street Journal since 17 October 2005.

Asia Times Online - Asia Times Online is an Internet-only news and commentary publication that reports and examines geopolitical, political, economic and business issues, looking at these from an Asian perspective. 'ATol' is the official abbreviation of Asia Times Online and is commonly used on the website.

Asia Market Watch - Asia Market Watch is a business news programme aired on CNBC Asia from 9am to 12 noon, Hong Kong/Singapore time. The programme, presented by Amanda Drury, takes its name from the previous CNBC US programme Market Watch with Maria Bartiromo.

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