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Campari_Man drinking cognac
Lu Zhao 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...
Strategy Insights View post - Case Study: Campari Group | How to Build a Cognac Strategy Across Asia

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china playbook to be hero x
Lu Zhao 27 January 2026
This article is adapted from China Playbook, our subscription-based strategy hub for...
Insights Social Media China Playbook View post - China Playbook Unlocked: Can ‘To Be Hero X’ Propel China’s Soft Power?
Campari_Man drinking cognac
Lu Zhao 16 January 2026
Building a successful Cognac strategy across Asia requires a multi-phased insight and...
Strategy Insights View post - Case Study: Campari Group | How to Build a Cognac Strategy Across Asia
Lu Zhao 20 August 2025
This article is adapted from China Playbook, our subscription-based strategy hub for...
Travel Social Media China Playbook View post - China Playbook Unlocked: Is Speed’s China Trip a Blueprint for Digital-Age Localisation?
Lu Zhao 20 June 2025
Planning your China ecommerce calendar? You’ll want to keep this guide close. In a market that...
Marketing Ecommerce View post - Your Ultimate China Ecommerce Calendar: Key Shopping Festivals
Lu Zhao 28 March 2025
Understanding your target audience is the foundation of any successful brand strategy—but in...
Strategy Sports & Outdoor Social Media Athleisure View post - Know Your Chinese Audience: How to Develop Target Consumer Profiles
Lu Zhao 28 February 2025
Successfully localising your visuals is essential when establishing your brand in...
Strategy View post - Understanding the Critical Task of Localising Visuals for China
Lu Zhao 18 February 2025
In 2024, net sales of athleisure wear across China’s three major ecommerce platforms—Tmall,...
Fitness & Wellbeing Fashion Sports & Outdoor Athleisure View post - 3 Key Takeaways of the Athleisure Boom in China in 2024
Lu Zhao 10 January 2025
According to Hot Pot China’s Ecommerce Data Tracker, sweatpants (25%) represented the largest...
Fitness & Wellbeing Fashion Athleisure View post - From Comfort to Style: How Sweatpants Dominate China’s Athleisure Trends
Douyin China e-commerce
Lu Zhao 20 December 2024
Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, has become an unignorable force in ecommerce, challenging...
Social Media Ecommerce View post - How Douyin Is Reshaping China's Ecommerce Scene and Premium Marketing