There Is No Private Label in China. Daniel Zipser, McKinsey & Co China (Video)

Daniel Zipser is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co and is based in Shanghai. He leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices in Greater China. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about Chinese consumers. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. Think of it like a podcast. By […]

3 Reasons New Retail in China Is Bigger and Cooler Than You Think (Video)

Some thoughts on why new retail in China is bigger and cooler than people think. Plus fun stuff around Italy. But first…consider joining my executive education course Jeff’s Asia Tech Class for deeper insights into China’s tech leaders from on the ground in Asia. There is a 30-day free trial. For those in China, you […]

2 Charts Show How Carlsberg Beer Failed – And Then Won Big in China

Carlsberg beer in China is one of those business stories that everyone should know. Take a look at the below picture. It is of Carlsberg China circa 2002. This was after +15 years of business in the PRC. They had some imports but were still a tiny China operation overall. And they were facing increasingly […]

Stop Calling Me An Introvert. I Prefer “Power Thinker”.

I’m really getting sick of the term “introvert”. It sounds like someone with a problem. Like someone who is anti-social. In contrast, “extrovert” sounds outgoing and engaging. Like the CEO or student body president. Yes, I admit some of us are pretty quiet in classrooms, at dinner parties and during corporate functions. Yes, we do […]

Do Chinese Consumers Change So Quickly Because of Product Cycles? Daniel Zipser, McKinsey & Co China (Video)

Daniel Zipser is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co and is based in Shanghai. He leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices in Greater China. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about Chinese consumers. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. Think of it like a podcast. By […]

Consumer China Always Has Opportunities for Late Entrants – Daniel Zipser, McKinsey & Co China (Video)

Daniel Zipser is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co and is based in Shanghai. He leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices in Greater China. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about Chinese consumers. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. Think of it like a podcast. By […]

Does China Marketshare Correlate with Baidu Searches? – Daniel Zipser, McKinsey & Co China (Video)

Daniel Zipser is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co and is based in Shanghai. He leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices in Greater China. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about Chinese consumers. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. Think of it like a podcast. By […]

How to Position for Rapidly Changing Chinese Consumers – Daniel Zipser, McKinsey & Co China (Video)

Daniel Zipser is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co and is based in Shanghai. He leads the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices in Greater China. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about Chinese consumers. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. Think of it like a podcast. By […]