by Editorial Team | Jul 17, 2013 | B2B Marketing in China, Business in China, China Business News, China Marketing Channels
Large number of Western companies who are engaged in selling capital equipment to Chinese businesses don’t realize the fact that the purchase cycle is usually quite different from what we are used to in the West. A typical purchase cycle by a typical American or...
by Editorial Team | Jul 3, 2013 | B2B Marketing in China, Business in China, China Business News, China Marketing Channels
Every MBA student or anyone familiar with marketing basics has at least heard about the concept of 4Ps of marketing which are: Product; Price; Promotion; Place; Western companies typically run their marketing based on those four principles as an integrated effort....
by Editorial Team | May 15, 2013 | B2B Marketing in China, Business in China, China Business News
The differences and similarities between B2B (business to business) and B2C (business to consumers) marketing have been thoroughly and extensively discussed in the past. However, in the last few years, this topic became even more hotly debated in light of new social...
by Editorial Team | May 8, 2013 | B2B Marketing in China, Business in China, China Business News, Selling in China
One of the biggest challenges every Western companies faces in China is finding and retaining qualified local sales force. Highly efficient salespeople are in constant demand in the Middle Kingdom and are hard to come by. Here I examine the four types of a typical...