The Hottest Buzzwords Dominating Chinese Social Networks By Colin Yang The Hoffman Agency, Shanghai Friendship 101 states that meaningful relationships develop between people who share things in common. Or – to borrow the maxim – birds of a feather flock together. Now, this doesn’t mean that if you’re an Indiana Jones fan you can only…
A Guide to Doing Business in China By Terence Nip The Hoffman Agency, Hong Kong The “American dream” assures people that they can have a happy and successful life if they work hard enough. This gets me thinking: what is China’s answer to the American dream? Mr. Xi Jinping, the new General Secretary of the…
China’s Online Shopping Fiesta By Jason Wang The Hoffman Agency, Shanghai For people interested in China’s online shopping industry, “Singles Day” (or Guanggun Jie, literally: “bare sticks holiday”) is a must-know. Conceived by Chinese college students as a version of Valentine’s Day for people without romantic partners, “Singles Day” is similar to Cyber Monday in…
Predictions on the Economy and the Role of PR in Business By Jenny Chan The Hoffman Agency, Hong Kong As the Hong Kong team sets off on a new year, we’d like to take a backward glance at what’s been going on in our market over the past 12 months and where we think the…
A Beijing PR Gal Reflects on Her Placement in Shanghai By Deborah Wang The Hoffman Agency, Beijing As a Beijing-office girl having experienced an eight-month placement at The Hoffman Agency in Shanghai, is there anyone more qualified to tell the story of a two-city life? Was I excited about my new journey? Nervous about being…
A Personal Rant Goes Global By Bridget Kow The Hoffman Agency Singapore Last month, we took a look at some of the most cringe-worthy social media fails from around the world and learned an important lesson: the Internet never forgets. Every bad word, emotional outburst, whisper of gossip and comment is permanently documented and searchable…
