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Category Archives: China
How Americans and Chinese are alike – and then they’re not
I recently heard some Chinese colleagues of mine on a trip to the U.S. mention how geographically big are the United States. For instance trips between U.S. cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles require long car rides (when not … Continue reading
Marketing Chinese brands in the U.S. – it’s a learning process
It’s not as if the Chinese companies I’ve met with lack any understanding of good marketing principles. Nearly every company and everyone I’ve met in those companies have highly educated people that are focused on growing the sales of the … Continue reading
I’m not quite ready to move to China to live – yet
Even after a fifteen plus hour flight from Hong Kong back to Newark, I’m strangely not tired although I’ve not been to bed in more than 30 hours (and that’s after a 4 hour night’s sleep). My mind is buzzing … Continue reading
Business in China for Americans means hurry up and wait
Having moved around quite a bit during this trip – Tokyo to Hong Kong and then to Shenzhen, China I’ve been able to experience the stark contrasts of doing business in China with that of doing business in Japan or … Continue reading
Posted in Best business practices, Business in China, China
Tagged Business in China, Hong Kong, Lychee, Meetings in China, Shenzhen, tea in China
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Mobile data service in Asia – Verizon and 4G phones are a bad match
4G mobile phones are still being labeled as ‘next generation’ but I am already looking forward to the following generation since my Motorola Droid Razr with Verizon service is not only bad – it’s mostly non-existent. Verizon is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Best business practices, Business in China, China, Communication, Customer Experiences, Innovation, Living in the World Today, Mobile Communication, Technology
Tagged 4G mobile networks in Asia, Droid, Google maps in Asia, Google maps in Tokyo, HTC, iPhone in Asia, mobile communication in Asia, Mobile phones in China, Motorizon, Motorola, Motorola RAZR Droid, using mobile phones in Asia, Verizon, Wi-fi in Asia, Wi-fi in Hong Kong, Wi-fi in Tokyo
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The U.S. pushing China on trade practices won’t work
It’s an election year here in the United States. 2012 will also mark changes in the Chinese government as well. The backdrop to all of this is a seemingly constant stream of rhetoric from the U.S. that China has unfair … Continue reading
China’s pushing to get ahead
It goes without saying that with more than 1/5th of the world’s population China will be at the top of many lists. As the world’s #2 economy it is just a matter of time (some say by 2025) before China … Continue reading
Posted in Business in China, China, Living in the World Today, Travel
Tagged China travel, Crowds in China, Life in China
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Advertising in China – it’s noisy and in your face
<img src=”https://markkolier.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lebron-china-print-ad.jpg” alt=”” title=”Lebron China print ad” width=”250″ height=”192″ class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-1992″ Chinese advertisements on television, radio, newspapers and magazines make Ron Popeil’s television (“Set-it and Forget-it”) advertisements for direct response products runaway Clio winners. This is of course my … Continue reading
Chinese people want to know – is it really that bad in the U.S.?
As an American traveling through China for two weeks visiting five different cities plus Hong Kong the one overriding question I am asked is – ‘How are things in the U.S? It looks really bad.’ Think about being asked that … Continue reading
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