{"id":91272,"date":"2025-10-30T11:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/?p=91272"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T14:26:49","slug":"head-shoulders-commercials-in-china-andin-italy-understanding-cultural-differencesto-develop-effective-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/en\/case-studies\/head-shoulders-commercials-in-china-andin-italy-understanding-cultural-differencesto-develop-effective-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Head &amp; Shoulders\u2019 Commercials in China and in Italy: Understanding Cultural Differences To Develop Effective Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Head-Shoulders-commercials-in-China-and-in-Italy.png\" alt=\"Head &amp; Shoulders\u2019 Commercials in China and in Italy: Understanding Cultural Differences To Develop Effective Communication\" class=\"wp-image-94060\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Head-Shoulders-commercials-in-China-and-in-Italy.png 1000w, https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Head-Shoulders-commercials-in-China-and-in-Italy-810x810.png 810w, https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Head-Shoulders-commercials-in-China-and-in-Italy-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/businessschool.luiss.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Head-Shoulders-commercials-in-China-and-in-Italy-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><br><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Maria Giovanna Devetag, Giovanni Zazzerini, Vincenza Caputo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p style=\"display:none;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p style=\"display:none;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marco is the H&amp;S global brand manager. In his office in Milan, he is reviewing annual figures, and looking at communication costs, he starts wondering about a worldwide cost-cutting strategy. In his mind, the option of developing a global one-fit-all campaign instead of several local ads seems the best solution. He decides to share his thoughts with his colleagues before making the final decision.<br>Chiara, the Italian-Chinese newly employed H&amp;S marketing analyst, who has a background of sinological studies and entered H&amp;S after coming back from a work experience in China, participates to the meeting, taking place in the late afternoon.<br>Marco: \u201cour brand has a global reach, our brand identity is well defined and customers appreciate our products. We\u2019ve invested a fortune to communicate our uniqueness, but now I have been asked to pay attention to communication costs and I am inclined to opt for a single campaign fitting all the markets we operate in. In my view a single global campaign would be equally effective as compared to different campaigns for local markets and it would save us some costs. 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