China Digital Tech Podcast
China Digital Tech Podcast
Paul Lin
China’s consumer market is arguably the most competitive on the planet. With the proximity of a rising affluent middle class, massive market scale, manufacturing base, and abundant engineering talent, it is hard to match China’s speed for prototyping new products and new business models to match changing consumer trends. As the rest of the world from the US, Europe, to emerging markets such as India, Indonesia, and Brazil now looks to Chinese tech companies for inspiration, foreign brands operating here need to bring their “A” game to adapt to this China speed and compete. The China Digital Tech Podcast is here to help tell the story of these great companies, the trends we are seeing locally in the market, and the lessons brands can learn from experts living and working here on the ground.
Building the Community of the Future
We have a conversation with Jill Tang on building a community of fans and advocates that can help corporations on their purpose and sustainability goals. She gives insights on her journey of building Ladies Who Tech, one of the leading social enterprises in China focused on the STEM industry. You can find the podcast by searching "Ganbei" on any major podcast platform.
Sep 25, 2023
41 min
Simplifying a Brand's Social Media Management - With Alex Li
We talk with Alex Li, CEO of KAWO – an enterprise SaaS social media management platform backed by Sequoia China – about how a company originally focusing on foreign brands in China can broaden to help domestic brands. Alex discusses the challenges of raising funding in the current environment, and the never-ending quest to hire and retain talented people that fit the company’s DNA.
Nov 30, 2022
48 min
How Big Brands are Adapting to Data Rules in China - With Michel Tjoeng
You've heard a lot about the new data rules in China. But what are big foreign brands actually doing to comply? With so much at stake for their brand image and so many new and unclear rules to comply with, Michel shares with us the approaches his clients are taking on the ground.
May 25, 2022
33 min
Ep. 4 Building a Global Mobility Brand from China
If you live in China, you’ve surely seen NIU electric scooters everywhere, But fewer people know the fantastic success of their international expansion, a shining example for other Chinese-based companies looking to expand abroad. Joe Constanty, Director of International at NIU walks us through how NIU did it, what some of their biggest challenges have been, and how they plan to be part of the global revolution in EV-powered urban mobility solutions.
Dec 14, 2021
28 min
Ep. 3 Design in China
We talk with Momo Estrella, Head of Digital Design at IKEA China. Momo was previously Senior Design Lead at IDEO in Shanghai.
Oct 15, 2021
36 min
Ep. 2 KOL Marketing China
We talk with the often-quoted authority on KOL marketing in China, Elijah Whaley, about how brands work with KOLs (or influencers) here.
Oct 15, 2021
33 min
Ep. 3 An Introduction to Digital Marketing in China
Art Dicker in a previous Ganbei episode, talks with Paul Lin on how brands approach digital marketing in China.
Oct 15, 2021
46 min