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Lu Zhao
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16 January 2026
Building a successful Cognac strategy across Asia requires a multi-phased insight and strategy project: moving from deep-dive analysis of individual markets to developing granular customer personas, identifying key...
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Lu Zhao
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27 January 2026
This article is adapted from China Playbook, our subscription-based strategy hub for...
Lu Zhao
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16 January 2026
Building a successful Cognac strategy across Asia requires a multi-phased insight and...
Lu Zhao
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20 August 2025
This article is adapted from China Playbook, our subscription-based strategy hub for...
Lu Zhao
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20 June 2025
Planning your China ecommerce calendar? You’ll want to keep this guide close. In a market that...
Lu Zhao
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28 March 2025
Understanding your target audience is the foundation of any successful brand strategy—but in...
Lu Zhao
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28 February 2025
Successfully localising your visuals is essential when establishing your brand in...
Lu Zhao
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18 February 2025
In 2024, net sales of athleisure wear across China’s three major ecommerce platforms—Tmall,...
Lu Zhao
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10 January 2025
According to Hot Pot China’s Ecommerce Data Tracker, sweatpants (25%) represented the largest...
Lu Zhao
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20 December 2024
Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, has become an unignorable force in ecommerce, challenging...