Pintrest is popular because the world has ADD
March 24th, 2012 // 10:28 am @ Chuck // 2 Comments
I finally jumped on the Pintrest bandwagon this morning, and to my surprise I ACTUALLY like it! Despite the fact I’m not the site’s primary targted audience group. So I thought to myself… why? I’m an average heterosexual men, why the hell would I like this girly crap? (BTW, did you click on this post [...]
Category : Blog &Digital Marketing &Featured &Professional
The chaotic universe of Chinese SNS’s
December 26th, 2011 // 11:44 am @ Chuck // 3 Comments
The online social media landscape in China is drastically different than that of the U.S. The main difference is centered around user segmentation. In the U.S., Facebook and Twitter are hands down the dominant SNS across the board. But in China, the SNS market is highly fragmented. This is due to the fact that Chinese [...]
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A close look at the Sina Weibo phenomenon
October 15th, 2011 // 11:52 am @ Chuck // 2 Comments
When one talks about the Chinese internet landscape, it’s hard not to think Weibo. In the past couple years, Sina Weibo became the biggest internet phenomenon in China. Weibo came originally as a Twitter clone launched in August 2009. But today it has grown to more than 200 million registered users. And just recently, Weibo [...]
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A narrated story of me… and you
June 20th, 2011 // 1:40 am @ Chuck // 8 Comments
Once upon a time… there was a BIG and scary dog, He grew up rough by himself and didn’t take shit from anyone. But inside… he’s feels like a lonely puppy. Until one day, he saw the cutest little girl and really wanted to be her friend. But she was afraid of him, afraid that he mite [...]
Digital marketing experiments on the dating show (非诚勿扰) ??!!
April 19th, 2011 // 3:51 am @ Chuck // 4 Comments
So… it’s been nearly 3 weeks after going on the show 非诚勿扰, and the whole thing have definitely been a learning experience for me. But this post will focus on my lessons learned in the digital marketing arena. Now in the advertising industry, it’s said that “Any publicity is good publicity!” And I’m also a [...]
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我上非诚勿扰啦！！！I’m on China’s biggest dating show!!!
March 27th, 2011 // 11:18 pm @ Chuck // 11 Comments
哈哈哈哈。。。太好玩了！(Fast forward to 20:00) For all my friends in the U.S., I went on the biggest dating show in China. Check out me getting rejected in front of NATIONAL TELEVISION!!!
Category : Personal
Promoting your business: Push VS. Pull Marketing
March 7th, 2011 // 5:58 pm @ Chuck // No Comments
I’m sure EVERY new business owner, freelancer, and independent consultant have pondered this question: “How in the HELL do I market my services to client?” When I first became independent, this WAS the question that was on my mind everyday! No marketing -> No business -> No $$$ !!! BUT blind marketing wastes both your [...]
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3 ways to handle scope creep
February 12th, 2011 // 5:39 pm @ Chuck // No Comments
It happens on EVERY project… Clients love it, PM lose sleep over it. It’s… SCOPE CREEP. If left unmanaged, it becomes one of the most frequent reasons why IT projects fail. So how do we effectively control scope? Let me share with you some of the approaches I personally use. 1. The “Pre-emptive” Approach Just like inoculation shots, [...]
Category : Blog &Business Intelligence &Consulting &Featured &Professional &Project Management
8 android apps that’ll make your life easier in China
January 29th, 2011 // 12:55 am @ Chuck // 5 Comments
So… after getting my AWESOME HTC Desire on Taobao for cheap (Yes, it’s 水货, so what? bite me!), I browsed around the marketplace and found some apps that’ll make everyone’s life easier in China. 1. Hisurfing 海卓冲浪 Don’t know the APN settings for China Mobile’s GPRS? This app will set it up for you automatically! [...]
Category : Blog &Open Source &Professional
7 signs YOUR consultant is full of shit!
January 16th, 2011 // 12:26 am @ Chuck // No Comments
Why is it that us consultants seem to always have a bad rep? Well, coming from a former corporate consultant… let me tell ya it’s because MOST of us are full of shit! So having both seen AND worked with BS’ers myself… let me show you how to identify these type of consultants. 1. They [...]
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