Ashley’s BLOG
Ashley Dudarenok regularly writes about the latest news on the China market, Chinese consumers, tech giants, social media marketing and more while also sharing her insights and discussing the latest trends in China.
LATEST CHINA MARKETING
AND CONSUMERS INSIGHTS
China’s malls are learning a hard lesson. Foot traffic does not return because a building adds another coffee chain or
Chinese video AI has become one of China’s clearest tests for artificial intelligence commercialization. The category is being judged by
DeepSeek released R1 in January 2025 with training costs a fraction of OpenAI’s o1. The team had fewer chips, lower-grade
Buyers searching for keynote speakers for hire usually need a speaker who can do more than energize a room. For
Keynote speaker fees in 2026 reflect more than stage time. For technology events, buyers pay for accuracy, preparation, audience fit,
Vivo mobile offers a useful lesson for leaders studying consumer technology in China. In smartphones, every brand competes for attention
Linsy Furniture shows how an online-first brand can scale a traditionally offline category in China. Furniture usually depends on showrooms,
I’ve watched this assumption persist for years. China copies, scales what works, and struggles to innovate. The data no longer
In our China Economic Mega Report 2025, one of the clearest shifts in Chinese consumer technology is cars changing from
China’s smartphone market produced a different number-one vendor in each of 2025’s first three quarters. That kind of volatility is
Midea is often searched as an appliance maker. Its China story is much bigger. Midea shows how household utility becomes
Guochao is often described as a cultural trend. That framing is incomplete. It is a structural shift in how demand