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The Secret Ingredient in Successful Innovation

October 13, 2014 By Juliet Zhu

How should would-be entrepreneurs scout for innovation opportunities? The key lies in finding industries with ‘friction’ and ‘information assymetry’.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, ExpertSpeak, Innovation, Marketing, Opinion Tagged With: Airbnb, Dianping.com, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Kodak, Nokia, Slider, Social Innovation, Tencent

Samsung in China: A Tenuous Hold

July 28, 2014 By Matthew Fulco

Samsung in China is not where it used to be. Can the South Korean electronics giant fend off domestic brands and Apple to stay at the top of China’s smartphone market?  Until recently, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has enjoyed the title of undisputed champion in China’s smartphone market since 2012, jamming retail channels […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Digital Economy, Know China, Marketing, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Android, Apple, Chinese Consumers, Chinese Market, Galaxy, iPhone, Lenovo, Nokia, Samsung, Slider, Smartphone, Xiaomi

Smartphones For All!

May 6, 2013 By Don Weinland

Domestic smartphone brands are gaining popularity in China’s less-developed markets, forcing foreign brands to question their approach It was a bitterly cold December morning in China’s capital, with only a few pedestrians meandering along the icy sidewalk, lacking any great sense of purpose or urgency. The Apple Store they passed wore a forlorn look, which […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, China, Chinese Economy, Consumers, Technology Tagged With: Android, Apple, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Coolpad, Galaxy, Huawei, iPhone, Lenovo, Nokia, Samsung, Slider, Smartphone, ZTE

Download the March 2013 issue of CKGSB Magazine: Tapping homegrown innovation

March 25, 2013 By CKGSB Knowledge

You are invited to download the March issue of CKGSB Magazine. You’ll enjoy articles and interviews like: COVER STORY: Innovation: Incubators tap homegrown innovation in China. With close similarities to incubators in Silicon Valley and an arsenal of China-specific tactics for start-up success, Chinese incubators are moving beyond the traditional role of incubators. They are creating […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Best Practice, China, Chinese Economy, Connections, Consumers, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Employment, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Finance, Globalization, Infographics, Innovation, Know China, Private Equity, Talent Tagged With: #Sir Tom Hunter, Apple, Art of War, Baidu, Best Buy, E-Commerce, E-Commerce in China, Environment, Globalization, Haier, Huawei, Incubators, Innovation, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Jennifer Li, KFC, Lenovo, Nokia, Pizza Hut, Private Enterprise, Robert Aumann, Slider, Smartphone, Sun Tzu, Yum! Brands

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