experience-based consumption; buying experiences; consumption of services
A marketing term contrasting with モノ消費 (consumption of goods). Refers to spending on experiences, events, or services rather than physical products.
See also: モノ消費
Young people these days tend to value experience-based consumption over material consumption.
Travel and concerts are typical examples of experience-based consumption.
Standard katakana-kanji spelling used in marketing and economics contexts.
Hiragana-kanji variant; less common but still seen.
Kanji spelling using 事; rare and may be considered non-standard.
Compound of コト (koto, 'thing' in the abstract sense, often written in katakana for emphasis) and 消費 (shōhi, 'consumption'). Coined as a marketing term to contrast with モノ消費 (mono shōhi, 'consumption of goods').