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Why China’s consumption will go strong in 2009 – Paul French
tPaul FrenchFive reasons why China’s retail consumption will do well in 2009, published in Paul French‘ Access Asia newsletter, and here republished by Danwei. It goes against the trend of doom and gloom that comes along with the economic crisis in the US – and to a lesser degree inRead More →
Spending still on track – Shaun Rein
Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrSpending by urban consumers is still on track, says Shaun Rein, director of the China Market Research Group, based on his own research in the International Herald Tribune. Seventy out of one hundred urban consumers had no plan to change their spending habits despite all theRead More →
The “Change in China” project
Marc van der Chijs At the China Speakers Bureau we have last week started a book project, called “Change in China”. It was based on a discussion we had on what combines all those different and often conflicting messages our speakers send into the world about China.What brings together manyRead More →
A celebrity in China – Rupert Hoogewerf
Rupert Hoogewerfby Getty Images via DaylifeBecoming a celebrity inside and outside China is an achievement few can put on their record, but Rupert Hoogewerf or Hurun can do so. The best-selling author of the China Rich List has become so much of a household name, many Chinese even do notRead More →
Home Depot and B&Q will have a hard time – Shaun Rein
Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrBoth Home Depot and B&Q will face hardship on the Chinese market in 2009, predicted Shaun Rein, managing director of the China Market Research Group in Shanghai, at Bloomberg. “People think prices are going to drop,” Rein said. “They are not going to buy home decoration.Read More →
Hitting an international market – Zhang Lijia
Zhang Lijiaby Fons1 via FlickrAfter Jung Chang hit the world with he epic story “Wild Swans“, many female authors have been trying to copy her success without making much of an impact. Zhang Lijia, author of “Socialism is Great” is on the way to become the Jung Chang of theRead More →
Expanding our network to other speakers’ bureaus
Zhang Lijiaby Fons1 via FlickrThe plan is already a bit older, but thanks to more diligent colleagues in the Nordic countries, it is back on track. The China Speakers Bureau is organized in a slightly different way, compared to most speakers’ agency. The typical agency would focus for both potentialRead More →
Local governments push the stability card – Victor Shih
Victor Shih Local governments and companies are trying to blackmail the central government in compensating them for paying arrear wages for their unruly citizens, writes financial expert Victor Shih on his weblog, pushing “stability” as their main card. However, since wage arrear is a “stability” issue, local governments are likelyRead More →
Chinese firms use crisis for a global jump – Shaun Rein
Shaun Reinby Fons1 via FlickrChinese companies are preparing to buy assets abroad to make use of the global financial crisis, writes Shaun Rein in Business Week. Qingdao-based Haier was the first to move, but many others are following, his research suggests many are following: In the last few months myRead More →
Consumer behavior “impossible to predict” – Paul French
Paul Frenchby Fons1 via FlickrMarket watchers cannot gauge at this stage what China’s consumers are going to do, says Paul French, China analyst of the Access Asia research firm in the China Daily. “The problem is that we have never been in this situation before. We really are off theRead More →
China’s internet users are having more fun
Sam Flemming by Fons1 via FlickrCatching up with some interesting pieces of information left over from last week. The Wall Street Journal quoted research suggesting that compared to other countries, China’s internet users have more fun. “Web 2.0 is far more advanced in Asia, and in China, than in theRead More →
Healthy growth for online marketing – William Bao Bean
William Bao Beanby Fons1 via FlickrOnline media and media strategies will see an healthy growth in 2009, predicts (amongst others) William Bao Bean in this clip of CCTV on the AdTech conference in Shanghai last week.He and other marketing experts see in the online media for the first time aRead More →