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The China Tech Tsunami: How DeepSeek, BYD, TikTok and Others Are Replacing US Tech Leadership (Tech Strategy – Podcast 237)

According to digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson, the “China tech tsunami” is transforming the global tech industry, with companies like DeepSeek, BYD, and TikTok leading the charge. To stay competitive, businesses must reassess their digital transformation strategy and adapt to the changing landscape. As Towson discusses in his Tech Strategy Podcast, understanding this seismic shift is crucial for companies to develop an effective digital strategy and remain relevant in the face of this tech revolution.

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Why TikTok Is More Powerful than Netflix. 5 Lessons from Consumer Video. (Tech Strategy – Podcast 224)

In this Tech Strategy podcast, digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson shares 5 lessons from TikTok’s strategy that can inform your own digital transformation strategy related to consumer behavior on video. By understanding how TikTok’s unique approach to content discovery and user experience has led to its massive popularity, businesses can gain valuable insights for their own digital strategy.

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How ByteDance Should Respond to OpenAI’s Sora – and Text-to-Video GenAI (2 of 2) ( Tech Strategy)

Sora is a text-to-video AI platform that can generate high-quality short videos from any text input. This poses a serious challenge to ByteDance, the leader in short video content creation and distribution. In this article, digital strategy consultant Jeff Towson explains why Sora is a disruptive innovation and how ByteDance can respond to it by leveraging its core competencies.

How ByteDance Should Respond to OpenAI’s Sora – and Text-to-Video GenAI (1 of 2) ( Tech Strategy – Daily Article)

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, faces a new challenger in the short video market: Sora, a text-to-video AI platform that can generate realistic videos from any text input. Sora’s technology poses a threat to ByteDance’s core competency of content creation and distribution. In this article, Jeff Towson analyzes the tech strategy behind Sora and ByteDance, and suggests how ByteDance can respond to this disruption.

ByteDance Is Going for Fast, Decentralized Innovation at Global Scale (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)

ByteDance is known for its innovative approach to technology and its ability to quickly adapt to changing market conditions.
In this Tech Strategy Daily article, we explore how ByteDance is going for fast, decentralized innovation at a global scale.
By leveraging its strengths in AI and machine learning, ByteDance is able to stay ahead of the competition and continue to grow its user base.

Why TikTok and Shein Won Internationally. And Why WeChat and Kuaishou Didn’t. (Tech Strategy – Podcast 161)

In Tech Strategy Podcast 161, Prof Jeff discusses the international success of TikTok and Shein, contrasting it with the less global impact of WeChat and Kuaishou. He identifies three key factors: having a 10x product and user experience, offering a service that’s standardizable across borders, and the ability to build on or develop competitive advantages rapidly​.

TikTok, WeChat and the Need for an American Vision for Shaping Digital Information Flows.

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A few years ago, I went to the WeChat Open Talk meeting in Guangzhou and founder Allen Zhang (see photo) gave a talk that really stuck with me. He talked about about the powerful role of information flows in society and life. And how the digitization of these information flows has created a situation where […]