Any business that wants to succeed in China needs to understand how to work within the ecosystems created by Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent – collectively known as BAT. Baidu, Alibaba,...
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As Alibaba announced its fourth-quarter revenues May 4, analysts couldn’t resist comparing the company to Amazon, with descriptions such as “the Amazon of China.” The comparisons from a financial standpoint...
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Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent can either help or hurt Western businesses that aspire to succeed in China. As I noted in a recent blog post, these three companies, collectively known...
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Western businesses operating in China are vulnerable to the BAT blind spot – or a failure to understand the impact of Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent, collectively known as BAT. No...
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WeChat, QR codes, and touch displays: they’re all an essential part of the consumer's omnichannel experience in China, the world’s largest retail market. Recently while on a business trip to...
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