Hot Pot Blog — Hot Pot China (7)

Jonathan Smith 25 February 2020

The biggest mistake global brands make when building campaigns for China

When global brands plan and execute campaigns in the China market, there are two classic...

Jonathan Smith 12 February 2020

Hot Pot’s CEO and Founder, Jonathan Smith, recently spoke at the event Building Brand...

Retail View post - The role of offline in China’s digital-first market

Jonathan Smith 21 January 2020

Chinese brands are growing in influence and global brands must take discerning Chinese...

Jonathan Smith 7 January 2020

While I have always been excited and energised by the day to day of running a business,...

Strategy News View post - Reflections on 2019 from Hot Pot CEO Jonathan Smith

Jonathan Smith 8 November 2019

This coming Monday is November 11th. For China this means only one thing – retail. 11.11...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - 11.11 Singles Day predictions from hot Pot China

Jonathan Smith 6 November 2019

NARS Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary in Shanghai On 10th September 2019, the Shiseido...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - NARS orgasm collection: Shanghai O2O case study

Jonathan Smith 18 October 2019

Little Red Book, one of China’s foremost UGC (user-generated content) platforms,...

Strategy Beauty Retail View post - What’s next for Little Red Book?

Jonathan Smith 12 August 2019

What’s New in China Online-to-Offline (O2O)? Last month, the “Tmall Ideal Life Club”...

Jonathan Smith 5 February 2019

First published in Essential Retail here The Lunar New Year, taking place this year on 5...