Innovation and China seem to have been at odds for a long time, at least in the past centuries. But the country known for its copy-cats has made huge strides forward, and innovation has become a key feature in the country´s development. Not surprising, also speakers at the China SpeakersRead More →
China’s position in the world is changing fast, and in e-commerce that change is paramount. Alibaba’s new retail, Tencent’s expanding WeChat and financial services: no day passes by without major developments in this industry. As Artificial Intelligence kicks in, logistics, self-driving cars, and international initiatives become more important at e-commerce.Read More →
Selling your products to Chinese consumers has not become easier over the years, even now a larger part of them has more to spend. Fierce competition, limited access to the internet, strict government regulations and very different consumer tastes are just a few of the barriers for foreign companies toRead More →
Making sense out of China has always been challenging, although the questions companies and people have to ask themselves change permanently. From a rather unregulated booming economy, now dealing we a tsunami of new rules, anti-corruption and a – relatively – slowing economy changes the strategic questions you have toRead More →
The Chinese government tries to shift its economy from investment-driven towards consumption, with considerable success. And the outside world is equally seeing the consumption power of the Chinese, as they travel more than ever, and spend per head more than tourists from any other country.
But tapping into that huge spending power is not always easy, and is driven by the often hard-to-predict habits of Chinese consumers, policies by the government and the powerful social media. Experts at the China Speakers Bureau are happy to give your efforts direction.Read More →
Our speakers regularly publish books. Here you find an overview of the most recent publications on China. In some cases, we might be able to help to negotiate a discount on the official price, if you retain a speaker, or need a larger number of books. Interested? Get in touch.Read More →
Shaun Rein by Fons1 via Flickr A pot smoking Michael Phelps illustrates now celebrities change from brand ambassadors into liabilities, especially in China where audiences tend to be less forgiving compared to the US, writes Shaun Rein in Forbes. But brands like Omega and Visa that support Phelps are findingRead More →