How an Obscure Japanese Marketing Strategy Created a Global Standard for Fitness

How many steps do you walk each day?

Suzie Glassman
Better Marketing
Published in
6 min readDec 17, 2020

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Close-up of a fitness watch on a person’s wrist.
Photo by Kamil S on Unsplash

Almost everyone I know tracks their steps with a smartwatch or fitness tracker. Heck, even a watch I bought for my 11-year-old has the ability to measure his steps, set goals, and reward him for hitting them. When I work with a new client who wants to lose weight…

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