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The Subscription Economy: Mastering the New Subscription Model

June 18, 2015 By Bennett Voyles

The success of businesses in the new subscription economy needs more sophistication, nuance and responsiveness.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Know China, Retail Tagged With: Big Data, Consumer Behavior, Customer Relationship Management, E-Commerce, Retail, Slider, Subscription Economy

Can ShenQi Help Lenovo Conquer the Chinese Smartphone Market?

May 6, 2015 By Major Tian

By keeping start-up ShenQi at arm’s length, parent company Lenovo is hoping to get ahead of nimble rivals in the Chinese smartphone industry. An interview with CEO Chen Xudong.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: 3D Printing, E-Commerce, Internet of Things, Lenovo, Slider, Smart Home, Smartphone, Start-ups, Xiaomi

How Proya Built a Cosmetics Brand By Betting on China’s Lower-Tier Cities

November 5, 2014 By Li Hui

In a little over 10 years, Proya has become a leading domestic cosmetics brand in China by focusing on the underserved population in the hinterland, and now it wants to go global.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Marketing, Strategy, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Chinese Consumers, Chinese Market, Competition, Cosmetics, E-Commerce, Globalization, Japan, L'Oreal, Positioning, Proya, Slider

China Roundup: Rules on Foreign Investment in China’s Healthcare Sector Eased and Alibaba’s SingPost stake

May 30, 2014 By Neelima Mahajan

  The week that was: Government eases regulation on foreign investment in China’s healthcare sector; Alibaba picks up a 10.35% stake in Singapore Post; and the government’s pricing and corruption crackdown squeezes profits of pharmaceutical companies in China. Mending China’s Healthcare System China’s healthcare system is in urgent need of an overhaul (for a detailed […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Finance, Joint Ventures, Know China, Logistics, Policy and Law, Winning in China Tagged With: Alibaba, China's Healthcare System, Corruption, E-Commerce, Foreign Investment, Government Control, Logistics, Pharmaceuticals, Slider, Tmall

How Amazon and eBay influence the purchase decision making process

March 17, 2014 By Zhang Kaifu

As we buy online, little do we realize how online buying platforms such as e-commerce websites influence our purchase decision making process. Each time you buy something online, you don’t realize that your choice is not yours alone. Throughout the buying process your decision is influenced—both at a conscious and subconscious level—by an online procurement […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Videos Tagged With: Amazon, E-Commerce, eBay, Online Privacy, Online Shopping, Search Environment, Shopping, Slider

All Hail Alibaba

September 24, 2013 By Matthew Fulco

Alibaba is eyeing expansion into new sectors and overseas, but will old tactics serve on new terrain? If Jack Ma has his way, the sun will never set on Alibaba’s empire. The billionaire entrepreneur’s internet giant rules China’s e-commerce roost, with 500 million registered users and RMB 1 trillion in total 2012 sales from Tmall, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Strategy Tagged With: Alibaba, Alipay, E-Commerce, Jack Ma, Jingdong, Slider, Taobao

Digital Marketing and China’s Expanding Internet: Is E-Commerce Giant Taobao China’s eBay?

June 7, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In January 2013, China’s internet user base reached 564 million users. China’s smartphone users have also surpassed the 300 million mark, signaling a tectonic shift towards mobile internet usage. Despite strict censorship controls on internet content in China, social media has caught on with unprecedented momentum. Established Twitter-like platforms such as Sina Weibo and Tencent […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, China, Digital Economy, Digital Marketing Series, eCommerce, Innovation, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Advertising, Alibaba, E-Commerce, eBay, Mobile Advertising, Search Advertising, Sina Weibo, Slider, Taobao, Tencent, Tmall, Weibo

Digital Marketing and China’s Expanding Internet: Location-Based Services and the Mobile Internet

June 6, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

In January 2013, China’s internet user base reached 564 million users. China’s smartphone users have also surpassed the 300 million mark, signaling a tectonic shift towards mobile internet usage. Despite strict censorship controls on internet content in China, social media has caught on with unprecedented momentum. Established Twitter-like platforms such as Sina Weibo and Tencent […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Digital Marketing Series, eCommerce, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Marketing, Supply Chain, Technology, Videos Tagged With: Alibaba, Apps, Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, eBay, Internet, Mobile Advertising, Mobile App, Mobile Internet, Sina Weibo, Slider, Taobao, WeChat, Weibo, Weixin

China’s E-Commerce Companies Go Global

June 3, 2013 By Iris Mir

Can China’s e-commerce companies like Jingdong Mall and VANCL replicate their success in international markets? Just a few weeks before stepping down, Jack Ma, the founder and former CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, addressed the students of Stanford University. While talking of his humble start in China’s e-commerce industry and his rise to the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, China, Connections, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Know China, Logistics, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology Tagged With: 360 Buy, 360buy, 360buy.com, Alibaba, Amazon, Asos, E-Commerce, eBay, eCommerce, Jingdong, Jingdong Mall, Slider, Vancl, Zara

What will Showrooming do to Brick and Mortar Retail in China?

May 15, 2013 By Bennett Voyles

Will the rise of e-commerce and “showrooming” kill traditional retail? Brick and mortar retail once felt fairly brick-like. In mature markets, some of the department stores were more than 100 years old, and sometimes even looked a bit like castles. Later, malls and big box stores popped up, and created a whole new landscape, that […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Consumers, Demographics, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Globalization, Innovation, Know China, Retail, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, Best Buy, E-Commerce, Gome, Philip Kotler, Showrooming, Slider, Suning

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