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Why China’s apps (mostly) lack a global impact – Kaiser Kuo
Donald Trump’s plan to ban Tiktok from the US is straight-up Sinophobia, says former Baidu communications director Kaiser Kuo to Slate. Most successful apps in China will not make a decent following among consumers in the rest of the world, he argues, just because they are too much adjusted to China’s internet rules and customs, he adds.Read More →
Burberry’s digital strategy well ahead of other luxury brands – Shaun Rein
Having a strong digital strategy has put Burberry ahead of luxury competitors even before the coronavirus crisis hit the purchasing behavior of China’s consumers, says business analyst Shaun Rein to the BBC.Read More →
China-US conflicts strengthen Xi Jinping’s hand – Harry Broadman
A range of incidents between China and the US is making headlines, as US President Donald Trump is trying to win the next presidential elections in the US. But Trump is strengthening China’s President Xi Jinping’s hand, warns political analyst Harry Broadman in a debate on Bloomberg.Read More →
How Tiktok paves the way for third gen social media – Arnold Ma
Third-generation social media are getting ready to emerge, and marketing specialist Arnold Ma explains how Tiktok – Douyin in China – is leading the way away from platforms to content-driven communication, he tells at the UK Advertising Exports Group (UKAEG) at Shanghai International Advertising Festival (SHIAF) July 2020. Will WeChat survive in the new digital revolution? How 5G will change the world.Read More →
How to deal with the economic apocalypse – William Bao Bean
The crisis caused by COVID-19 is going to change many familiar habits by consumers and companies, says Shanghai-based VC and SOSV General Partner William Bao Bean to E27. Who will be the winners, despite the expected economic downturn?Read More →
How Xi Jinping moved away from Deng Xiaoping’s reforms – Arthur Kroeber
One of the key legacies of president Xi Jinping is moving away from some of the key reforms initiated by his predecessor Deng Xiaoping, for example, where it comes to the importance of private companies for China’s economy, says leading economist Arthur Kroeber in Global Village Space.Read More →
How live-streaming became big in China – Ashley Dudarenok
Marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok explains on the BBC how live streaming became a leading marketing tool in China. “It is both entertaining and educational,” she tells.Read More →
The global fight between food delivery giants – William Bao Bean
Already before COVID-19, American and Chinese internet giants fought for dominance in the booming market for food and grocery delivery, and the coronavirus crisis had cause another boom in the market, says William Bao Bean, managing director of global venture capital firm SOSV in Shanghai in Marketplace. Having dominance in their home market helps the Chinese players.Read More →
How to define your China consumer market – Ashley Dudarenok
When you want to explore the China consumer market, it is not enough to define age group or geography, but you need to dive into the complicated submarkets inside those groups, explains marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok at her vlog.Read More →
Fintech will go through the roof when the recession is over – William Bao Bean
Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean looks at the world after the COVID-19 recession will be gone. Fintech will go through the roof, like all things digital, home delivery, and health care applications he tells at this debate on India and China how the world will learn from China coronavirus crisis.Read More →
A TV show for middle-aged makes feminist waves – Zhang Lijia
A Hunan reality TV show Sisters who make waves triggers off a heated debate in China on whether the TV show adds to the feminist debate or not. Author Zhang Lijia collects the arguments pro and con, and in the end concluded that the commercial show is making quite some feminist waves, she writes in the South China Morning Post.Read More →
Less red tape and more certainty for cosmetics manufacturers – Mark Schaub
China has adopted new regulations for cosmetics manufacturers allowing more access to the China market, although the changes are not only positive, writes China-lawyer Mark Schaub at the China Law Insight.Read More →