Doing business with China: WeChat Marketing 101
If you are doing business with China, you might already know that Western social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and so on are banned in China. So how can you harness the power of social media to increase brand awareness and engagement there?
Doing business with China: gifting etiquette
Building personal relationships is an intrinsic part of doing business in China and exchanging gifts can help that greatly. But what do you take, and who should receive your gifts?
Doing business with China: making the most of your visit
Business trips to China can be both exhausting and enjoyable, typically involving a range of meetings and a busy schedule. So, it's important to remain energetic and productive when travelling.
How to hire and manage people in China
Attracting and retaining talent continues to be one of the main challenges facing foreign companies operating in China. At a free event later this month, Chinese business experts will discuss how to find the talent you want and build a multi-cultural team across the UK and China.
The four biggest challenges Western businesses face in China
What are the biggest obstacles for Western companies pursuing business opportunities in China? Ting Zhang, CEO of Crayfish.io – the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China – discovered four important challenges for SMEs when she visited the country earlier this month.
Doing business with China: communicating effectively
Unless you can speak fluent Chinese and have a decent understanding of the culture, communicating with your business connections in China can sometimes be frustrating. Find the right way and it could help you to breeze through the process, advises Ting Zhang, founder and CEO of Crayfish.io, the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China.
Understanding the Chinese culture: #1 Traditions versus modern China
If you intend to interact with Chinese people for business purposes, it is advisable to learn some basics about the Chinese culture, which is very different from the West. In a series of posts over the coming weeks, Crayfish.io – the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China – aims to close the knowledge gap.
Helen Tse MBE champions Crayfish.io
Making important connections is at the heart of Crayfish.io – the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China – and some of these lead to unexpected outcomes. One of the bilingual speakers attracted to Crayfish is a hugely accomplished and influential person – Helen Tse MBE. A Cambridge-educated corporate lawyer, she is also a chef and acclaimed…
Where are the opportunities for business in China?
Ting Zhang, the founder and CEO of Cambridge-based Crayfish.io – the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China – provides insight into the sectors and industries which offer the most potential for UK and international companies in the Chinese market.
Crayfish makes a splash at China Business Conference
Cambridge-based Crayfish.io – the unique online platform dedicated to helping Western companies do business in China – made some valuable connections at last week's China Business Conference in London, organised by the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC).
Crayfish.io helps business to find bilingual talent and better connect with China
UK and international businesses keen to connect with China can now benefit from an innovative recruitment service.
Webinar focuses on 'converting opportunities and sales in China'
The Chinese market can be very lucrative if you have the right product with the right pricing and you enter at the right time. But even then, the sales may not happen naturally – you will need to commit resources to develop the pipeline and convert inquiries to sales. You also need to know that your distributor or partner is working with you.
Crayfish.io forms a new strategic partnership
Crayfish.io, a Cambridge-based platform offering Chinese business expertise and multi-lingual support, is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with Global Wisdom Group (Glodom), a leading provider of language technology solutions in China.
Let China work for you while you celebrate Christmas
Christmas is not a public holiday in China. So while Christmas trees light up shopping malls here, for most Chinese people it is work as usual. And if your business needs something done ready for the new year, now is the perfect time.
Events offer insight into doing business with China
Ting Zhang, Founder and CEO of Cambridge-based Crayfish.io, has been connecting with some of industry's brightest minds at recent events and webinars. Her journey in the past few weeks highlights a few of the latest Chinese business trends.
Doing business with China: using an interpreter
You plan to make a business trip to China. Should you hire an interpreter from the UK or hire one in China? It depends on your budget, says Crayfish.io – the unique online marketplace that helps you find exactly the kind of freelance help you need to do business with China.
How to get started on Chinese social media
As you may know, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts are banned in China, along with all Google services including YouTube.
How Crayfish can help you tap into the Chinese education technology market
The Chinese market for international education technology is wide open, but it remains challenging for foreign companies, according to leading experts.
Unique Crayfish service makes the headlines
Innovative Cambridge online startup Crayfish International - which offers a unique service to help businesses operate in China - is making waves.
Unique Cambridge online start-up helps UK businesses trade in Chinese
With the ever-changing international trade environment, trading with China is more important than ever. There is a real need for a single source of help for doing business with China that not only provides useful information, knowledge and insight, but also offers an efficient mechanism to get Chinese projects done affordably and to a good standard. Crayfish International, a new Cambridge-based…