My 6 Take-Aways from CES 2019

So I’m waiting for a flight out of Las Vegas. Along with the +170,000 other people who attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year. It’s crazy. The CEO of Delta Airlines said they added an additional +30 daily flights to Las Vegas for the event. Crazy. I was here for five days and attended […]

The 4 Superpowers Of China’s Digital Giants (Pt 2 of 3)

In Part 1 (here), I laid out how Alibaba has evolved in China. It was for a retail marketplace, but you can see a similar pattern in many of China’s digital giants. The next phase in this evolution is “new retail”, and it is changing this pattern in a big way (coming in Part 3). […]

Jeffrey Towson – Behind The Scenes at Alibaba Singles’ Day 2018 (part 1) – Video

I was part of the “global influencers” group that was behind the scenes at Alibaba Singles’ Day 2018. It was pretty great. And I got to learn a ton about some of their latest initiatives. I vlogged the day. Here is part 1 (of 2). Part 2 is here. Video on Youtube here. And on […]

滴滴和网约车行业在巴西有何不同之处:我的99总部参观之行(第2部分,共3部分)

最近我参观了滴滴-99公司位于圣保罗的总部。在第1部分里,我讨论了司机需求和服务在巴西和中国有何不同之处。以下是两者之间存在的一些其他差异。

New Retail Is a Competitive Fortress – and 4 Other Take-Aways from Alibaba Singles’ Day 2018

I had an awesome 2 days behind the scenes with Alibaba at Singles’ Day 2018. I got to attend the gala, visit companies and talk with management – all in the midst of the world’s biggest spending frenzy. Plus I got to meet some other “global influencers”, most of whom I had been reading for […]

How to Write a #1 Business Book. Step 4: Build A Content Team (Video)

Hey. I’ve written 3 best-selling business books, two of which hit #1 (One Hour China, One Hour Consumer China). I’m starting to write a new book and am documenting / vlogging the process. Hopefully this will be of help to anyone working on a book – or thinking of doing so. Please follow along and […]