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China Youth Marketing: WeChat to TikTok
Alicia Liu, founder and MD of Singing Grass Communications has been invited by global youth marketing expert, Podcaster and CEO of Rocket James Erskine to share her insights on Rocket Fuel Podcast, a series of conversations at the intersection of Commerce, Culture and Creativity with a focus on youth and marketing.
TREADING NEW TERRITORY: BRIDGING THE CULTURE GAP BETWEEN CHINA & THE WESTERN WORLD
Founder and Managing Director of Singing Grass Communications, Alicia Liu, reveals what key trends are driving change in the Chinese market, and the reason why brands find China such a tricky territory to crack.
London to New York, Dickens to Beckham: Liu tells us how her grandfather’s literary influence lead her to leave Beijing and pursue her passion to bridge the gap between China and the Western world.
UK-China Collaboration - the Inside Stories
Singing Grass Founder Alicia Liu co-hosted a China-UK Collaboration – the Inside Stories for the Animation Business Conference 2021. The one-hour video session covered 3 case studies of UK-China major co-productions, how a good story travels between the east and west, and hear expert opinions.
Social video sharing revolutionising book sales in China
The post-pandemic recovery is pushing China's tech-savvy population - 885 million digital consumers - even further online, not only for shopping, but also for entertainment, reading and learning, according to a New Media for Publishing research report. Singing Grass MD Alicia Liu sharing her insights on the phenomenal growth in social video sharing in China.
Reverse Mentorship: What tomorrow’s publishing stars can teach us today
Are experience and seniority the only sources of wisdom? What can we learn from each other in a rapidly changing world?
Alicia Liu, founder of Singing Grass, spoke in a joint Masterclass by International Publishers Association - PublisHER and the Frankfurt Book Fair (Frankfurter Buchmesse) about how publishing businesses can benefit from letting younger professionals take the lead where they are strongest.
Hachette Children’s Group and CITIC Publishing Group announce new strategic partnership Science Pop!
UK Hachette Children’s Group has joined forces with leading Chinese publisher CITIC Publishing Group to create Science Pop!, an exciting new range of popular science information books for children aged 5-12 years.
HCG’s educational imprints Franklin Watts and Wayland will create, in consultation with CITIC, a range of 150 titles covering a wide range of science-based topics, from Coding to Genetics. The collection will be introduced to the Chinese market under the brand name of Science Pop! and will be published over 5 years between 2021 – 2025, starting with 60 titles in 2021/2022 in a unique, ground-breaking deal.
Phoenix Publishing & Media named top of China publisher rankings
Phoenix Publishing & Media named top Chinese publisher in influential research report. Phoenix Publishing & Media Inc, with its turnover in 2020 RMB 12.135 billion and the total profit of RMB 1.613 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.27%, is ranked No.1, followed by China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd.
China’s millennials and Gen Z are now looking beyond luxury brands in favour of lasting, meaningful experiences | South China Morning Post
According to the latest HSBC Jade research, two-thirds of high-net-worth Chinese consumers say personal growth is more important than wealth. Alicia Liu, director of Singing Grass Communications, shares her insights on the digital savvy millennial and Gen Z consumer trends in China with South Morning China Post and Jing Daily.
How Social Media Marketing Affects Your Business Growth In Foreign Countries | HSBC Business
Alicia Liu, founder and managing director of Singing Grass Communications, speaks to HSBC Business on how British companies seeking maximum value from China can tailor their marketing strategy for Chinese audiences. Her two takeaways, focus on the heritage and prestige, and form a bond of trust first. Being able to show who you are and tell a story is vital.