May 20, 2008
David Ketchum is CEO of Upstream Asia, an Asia-focussed public relations company with offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Taipei, as well as a branded affiliate in Tokyo. Ketchum has worked for 23 years in branding, marketing and communications, including posts with Hill and Knowlton, Burson-Marsteller and Calvin Klein. He is chairman
May 18, 2008
UPDATE: Change of speaker. I have organized a luncheon gathering on the future of media in Asia timed to coincide with The Society of Publishers in Asia 2008 Awards for Editorial Excellence dinner in Hong Kong. Reserve soon if you want to attend this luncheon, as space is extremely limited. In addition to those in
May 5, 2008
Tom Doctoroff, CEO of J. Walter Thompson for Greater China, accepted my invitation to respond to the critique of his book by Shanghai-based writer and businessman Paul French. In a nutshell, French said (blog posting here or video here)hat Doctoroff falsely claims a pioneering role in opening China in his book Billions: Selling to the
May 5, 2008
Shanghai-based writer/businessman Paul French rants (and froths a little) in this video about why China marketing guru Tom Doctoroff is wrong about China. Doctoroff is CEO Greater China of J. Walter Thompson, a blogger and author of the bestselling book Billions: Selling to the New Chinese Consumer. UPDATE: Doctoroff accepted my invitation to reply and
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
