Hellmut Schütte has proposed a modified hierarchy to explain the needs and wants of Asian consumers. Although the two lower-level needs are the same as in the traditional hierarchy, the three highest levels emphasize social needs. Affiliation needs in Asia are satisfied when an individual has been accepted by a group. Conformity with group norms becomes a key force driving consumer behavior. For example, when a cool new cell phone hits the market, every teenager who wants to fit in buys one. Knowing this, managers at Japanese companies develop local products specifically designed to appeal to teens. The next level is admiration, a higher-level need that can be satisfied through acts that command respect within a group. At the top of the Asian hierarchy is status, the esteem of society as a whole. In part, attainment of high status is character driven. However, the quest for status also leads to luxury badging. Support for Schütte’s contention that status is the highest-ranking need in the Asian hierarchy can be seen in the geographic breakdown of the $200-plus billion global luxury goods market. Fully 20 percent of industry sales are generated in Japan alone, with another 22 percent of sales occurring in the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. Nearly half of all sales revenues of Italy’s Gucci Group are generated in Asia.