“The only constant is change” – this adage is especially true in advertising and marketing, something that industry experts have witnessed over the years as trends come and go. In order to stay abreast of the competition, a thorough understanding of what’s hot and what’s not is imperative.
While 2020 was a difficult time for everyone, it also opened up an entire new world of possibilities...
In a survey conducted by HSBC back in November 2020 which covered over 1,000 companies worldwide, with Asian markets in Malaysia and Singapore included, businesses expressed their optimism with the China mainland market. 75% of these companies expect exports into China to burgeon in the next couple of years due to the local consumer’s increasing demand for imported goods.
This sentiment...
The pandemic has turned the world upside down, in more ways than we could have ever imagined. This includes huge changes in the tourism industry. As we move slowly towards opening up our borders to welcome the usual influx of tourists from all over the world, the focus for most tourism operators is on the China market.
Back in 2019, Chinese tourists recorded a total of almost 170 million...
2020 was a terrible year for most of the world as the spread of COVID-19 caused businesses to grind to a halt, crippling economies worldwide. In the midst of this crisis, China emerged as the only economy that saw an increase in traded goods across e-commerce platforms.
According to statistics released by the General Administration of Customs (GAC), a total of 1.69 trillion yuan, or...
We’ll share about: –1. The current internet trends in China, and the changes of netizen’s (parenting & Investors) behaviours after affected by the Covid-19.2. What are Chinese parents’ expectations & parenting styles? How to look for property investors in China today?3. The latest updates on Weibo & WeChat. China social media is booming on this Covid-19 period. As such,...
We’ll share about: –
1. The current internet trends in China, and the changes of netizen’s (consumers) behaviours after affected by the Covid-19.
2. China’s outbound tourism: Where do Chinese tourists go? What is their most desired destination and type of travel?
3. The latest updates on Weibo, WeChat, Douyin and Dianping. China’s social media development is booming on this...
In lieu of the recent Movement Control Order announcement from the Malaysia Government, companies encourage employees to work remotely as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.
To make the recently growing demand for remote office, Tencent Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Tencent, recently launched its cloud conferencing tool – Completely Free for IOS and Android phone and...
The number of outbound travelers from China has been steadily increasing year-on-year and it is no surprise that more and more tourist destinations around the world are now catering to meet their demands. While it is still early for us to monitor the statistics for 2019, it is notable that a whopping 150 million Chinese travelers made outbound visits in 2018, which was a nearly 15% increase...
This Chinese equivalent of Yelp has grown tremendously in the past 5 years and has now evolved into an app that offers the best of many commonly used apps that we are familiar with.
Dianping is now a combination of TripAdvisor, Yelp and Groupon offering listings of restaurants, bars, retailers, cinemas and other businesses with the option to provide reviews on them, as well as to purchase...