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13 Oct 2011 | 7 Comments
Tired Of Drinking Tsing Tao In China? Try Cheers In, A New Premium Beer Delivery Shop in Shanghai
Cheers In beer delivery was formed by a group of French entrepreneurs who have a passion for beer. They call themselves beer hunters, as they source an extensive choice of imported and premium beers from around the world that can ...
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14 Sep 2011 | 5 Comments
Why The Chinese Don’t Go Dutch
The Chinese have an expression for going Dutch: it’s called AA制 (AA standing for Algebraic Algorithm and 制 means system). But it is not a phrase often used, because the Chinese will rarely go Dutch. In Chinese culture, going Dutch contradicts the ...
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14 Aug 2011 | 10 Comments
The Price of Apple Computers in China Compared to The United States
I got a question via email the other day about whether or not the price of an iPod would be cheaper in China. The answer, which is the same one to all other Apple products, is no. Read the full ...
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8 Aug 2011 | 0 Comments
Photo Post: Fenway Park & The Status of Baseball In China
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5 Aug 2011 | 6 Comments
The Unearthing of China’s Copy-Cat Culture
It’s almost like the Tiger Woods scandal, once the fight between Tiger and his wife broke out, all the other details followed suit. The same thing is happening in China. Expat blogger, Bird Abroad, made public to the world a ... -
1 Aug 2011 | 0 Comments
An American Entrepreneur In China; An Interview with JLmade Cofounder, Jacob Yount
Jacob Yount, along with his wife and business partner, Leeds, are the founders of JLmade, a Suzhou-based company that helps manufacture promotional items for major Western brands. China’s economic prowess has largely stemmed from being the manufacturing center of the ...
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19 Jun 2011 | 23 Comments
Teaching In China: How Much Money Will You Make?
So if you are thinking about, or are coming to teach in China, you are probably curious as to how much money you will make. The compensation for teaching in China can be divided into three parts: basic monthly salary, ... -
18 May 2011 | 13 Comments
How American Companies Choose Their Chinese Names
Everyone knows (or at least everyone should know) that when you do business in another country aside from your own, you don’t go in with the same game plan. You adapt to the new market. One of the most obvious ...
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19 Apr 2011 | 7 Comments
Finding a Job in China: Foreign Job Fair Not the Best Choice
Every year in China, there is the “sole job fair for foreigners,” authorized by China’s department of foreign affairs. There are three, one in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, all held in 5 star hotels. I was interested in finding business-related ...
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13 Mar 2011 | 4 Comments
Playboy as a Clothes Company in China
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13 Oct 2011 | 7 Comments
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Category Archives: Marketing/Finance
Tired Of Drinking Tsing Tao In China? Try Cheers In, A New Premium Beer Delivery Shop in Shanghai
Cheers In offers 300 types of beers from 30 different countries.
Posted in Food & Drink, Marketing/Finance
7 Comments
Why The Chinese Don’t Go Dutch
The Chinese have an expression for going Dutch: it’s called AA制 (AA standing for Algebraic Algorithm and 制 means system). But it is not a phrase often used, because the Chinese will rarely go Dutch. In Chinese culture, going Dutch contradicts the idea that friends shouldn’t be exchanging money for goods or services.
Posted in Culture, Marketing/Finance
5 Comments
The Price of Apple Computers in China Compared to The United States
I got a question via email the other day about whether or not the price of an iPod would be cheaper in China. The answer, which is the same one to all other Apple products, is no.
Posted in Marketing/Finance
10 Comments
Photo Post: Fenway Park & The Status of Baseball In China
A shot of Fenway Park during a night game in Boston. One of the things I was most looking forward to coming home from China was going to a baseball game. It's really an American sport and pastime. In fact, it is so "Western" that China decided to ban it during their Cultural Revolution because they considered it a symbol of the "cruel" West. But, baseball does have precedent in China (some leagues formed towards the end of the 19th century, and the game is currently played in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan). There is in fact a small baseball league in China now that supports 7 teams including the Beijing Tigers and the Sichuan Dragons. An estimated 4 million people play baseball in China, a paltry figure next to the 300 million who play basketball. But, Major League Baseball wants to turn things around. It supports a development league in Wuxi, China where young Chinese with promise split their time between baseball and highly regarded academics. Will China ever fill up baseball stadiums like Fenway Park? Maybe not, but it could send a few players to the Major Leagues one day.
Posted in Culture, Marketing/Finance, Photo Posts
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The Unearthing of China’s Copy-Cat Culture
It’s almost like the Tiger Woods scandal, once the fight between Tiger and his wife broke out, all the other details followed suit. The same thing is happening in China. Expat blogger, Bird Abroad, made public to the world a couple weeks ago, the copy-cat Apple store in Kunming. But this intellectual property infringement isn’t an isolated case. There are many other stores around China purporting themselves to be official Apple stores, and stores that represent themselves as resellers despite having no ties to Apple. But it doesn’t stop with Apple. Ikea, a Swedish furniture maker, who has been rather successful in China, is another target of Chinese-style replication of Western brands and products. There are countless brands like The North Face, Bose, and Microsoft who have had their designs and products duplicated and sold on the Chinese market. It is estimated that about 80% of software and DVDs in China are pirated.
Posted in Marketing/Finance, Western Brands In China
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An American Entrepreneur In China; An Interview with JLmade Cofounder, Jacob Yount
Jacob Yount, along with his wife and business partner, Leeds, are the founders of JLmade, a Suzhou-based company that helps manufacture promotional items for major Western brands. China’s economic prowess has largely stemmed from being the manufacturing center of the world, and JLmade has helped bridge the gap between Chinese factories and Western companies. While I am vacationing State-side, and Jacob is busy at work in his Suzhou office, we had a video conference about his experience in China, his life as an entrepreneur, and his plans for the future.
Jacob and his wife Leeds, founders of JLmade.
Posted in Finding A Job, Marketing/Finance
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Teaching In China: How Much Money Will You Make?
So if you are thinking about, or are coming to teach in China, you are probably curious as to how much money you will make.
The compensation for teaching in China can be divided into three parts: basic monthly salary, housing, and airfare reimbursement.
How American Companies Choose Their Chinese Names
Before entering the Chinese market, American brands usually need to change their names. Though, you can see here, Tide still displays their English name prominently on their packaging.
Posted in Marketing/Finance, Western Brands In China
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Finding a Job in China: Foreign Job Fair Not the Best Choice
Photo credit: Argonne National Labratory
Every year in China, there is the “sole job fair for foreigners,” authorized by China’s department of foreign affairs. There are three, one in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, all held in 5 star hotels. I was interested in finding business-related work so I was hoping the job fair would have opportunities in this realm. And I was really hoping to see at least a couple of international companies there. Unfortunately the fair was filled with English teaching opportunities, and a few ‘out in left field’ technical positions.
Playboy as a Clothes Company in China
Playboy is a popular clothes brand in China, as it is in other parts of Asia as well. Interesting enough, Chinese buy Playboy clothing for its cute bunny logo, and not its sex appeal. In fact, most customers have no idea about the Playboy magazines because they are banned in China. But, Playboy is expanding its business in China by selling merchandise through licensing agreements that allow other companies to use its logo on clothes, or other items such as lighters and stationary. Playboy is hoping that the year of the rabbit (2011 Spring Festival in Asia) will bring increased sales to a company plagued by decreased readership. (In the photo above, a Playboy apparel shop is open for business in Xi'an, China. I thought the logo behind the tree was rather symbolic of a vague understanding as to what Playboy really means in the West).
