Victor Shih, the highest newcomer In the third monthly overview of the top-10 most-sought speaker for the China Speakers Bureau we see that the top is remarkable stable, compared to our listing in October. The other half has been replaced by other speakers, with newcomer Victor Shih – we enlistedRead More →
Mark Schaub, this month’s fastest mover Surprising changes in this month “most-sought speaker”, compared to the scores in September. Some of our leading speakers have suddenly dropped off the list and we see a range of relative new-comers in our top-10.One of the reasons for that change could be thatRead More →
Howard French, highest newcomer At the China Speakers Bureau we publish each month a top-10 of the most-sought speakers. In August we did the first one, but since we were online for only a short time, the results were a bit dodgy. This month we see huge shifts.Number one, ShaunRead More →
A winner?via Wikipedia Yes, there is nowadays too much in China anyway, says retail investigator Access Asia Director Paul French. No, says market researcher Shaun Rein of CMR, it is all a matter of having a smart strategy.Beijing has faced a flood of high-end shopping malls with countless high-end retailers,Read More →
via Wikipedia One of our key targets at the China Speakers Bureau is getting the debate on China rolling. One reason to ask speakers for our service is because we feel they are important participants in some of the key debates on China. Is the real estate falling apart? IsRead More →
We are preparing to adopt a few more new media tools at the China Speakers Bureau. As a first move we have set up a YouTube channel with clips of our speakers doing their excellent job. The channel – not surprisingly called ‘China Speakers Bureau’ – can be found here.Read More →
cross-cultural dilemma’sWikipedia Today I was asked by a potential client to give a few possibilities from our stable of speakers who are able to discuss with US-based senior executives cross-cultural dilemma’s for working in China. That was a tough pick, since we have a decent group of speakers who couldRead More →
Getty Images via Daylife The Beijing Olympics were of course a great way for our speakers to get some attention from the media for their specific viewpoints on the Olympics. From a short note I just sent to our speakers: We had a few big hits, as Shaun Rein alreadyRead More →
Getty Images via Daylife The Beijing Olympics have ended and with mixed feelings (some happy, some sad) China is returning to business again. The world’s media will be turning to Barack Obama, who will have his finest moment very soon in Denver and the Paralympics will not be noted byRead More →
Shaun Rein The China Speakers Bureau is only for a bit more than a month online, so getting a top-10 of most-sought-speakers is a bit of a tricky thing. Not all of our speakers have been online for the whole month and still quite a few are still waiting toRead More →
Johnny L. Chan Alright, this could have happened everyday. Here in the radio program Marketplace, three of our prominent speakers at The China Speakers Bureau explain US companies what problems they might face when entering the China market.They disagree profoundly with each other. Shaun Rein of research company CMR explainsRead More →
Image via Wikipedia One of our best visited section on this website is the ‘category’ section, where we try to define what sections our speakers belong to. We get some pressure from our speakers, who can think of half a dozen other categories where they would fit in. But weRead More →