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 […]

Singles’​ Day 2018: China’s Increasingly Emotional Consumers Shake the World

It’s Singles’ Day 2018 and I’m behind the scenes with Alibaba in Shanghai. It’s awesome. The numbers are coming in and the GMW is now at 120B RMB (as of 10am Nov 11). I’m rushing about to events today. But here are my take-aways so far: Take-Away 1: Chinese consumers are getting more emotional. Their […]

读李开复新书《AI·未来》后在中国人工智能领域的10大收获(第1部分,共两部分)

李开复博士出版了一本新书,名为《AI·未来》。此书对中国和美国的人工智能作了广泛的对比,受到了媒体的热捧。我很有幸在北京中国美国商会现场聆听了他本人的新书分享会。