Learning points from Mobile VAS Asia 2012
I was back in Singapore last month to attend MOBILE VALUE ADDED SERVICES (VAS) ASIA 2012 organized by IBC Asia. It was pretty interesting listening to various presentations by operators, VAS providers, mobile Internet companies etc. Most of the attendees were operators actually, from around the region such as Malaysia, Indonesia, and India. Speaking to some of the local operators, it seems like the very high basic data quota of 12G that Singapore consumers are given are not that big a problem for the revenue streams. Of course it is reducing drastically the revenue from voice and SMS services...
Read MoreSino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Visit
Last weekend, YEAN embarked on our first self-funded industrial visit – to the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. Arriving in Tianjin via the high-speed train! To give a short introduction, the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City is a collaboration between the governments of China and Singapore to develop a thriving city that is socially harmonious, environmentally-friendly and resource-efficient. The first of its kind, the Tianjin Ec0-City will then be a model for sustainable development for other cities in China. Looking at the eco city, we realised that many aspects were very much...
Read MoreMeet Up with Mr Teo Ser Luck in Beijing
YEAN had the opportunity to meet up with Mr Teo Ser Luck last week in Beijing, at a discussion event organized by Ideas for Singapore. ‘Ideas for Singapore’ is a series of informal group sharing sessions by the Singaporean community based in Beijing, connecting industry leaders who are Singaporeans/affiliated to Singapore and are currently based in China, and provides a platform for the sharing of ideas. Our guest for this month is Mr Teo Ser Luck, Minister of State for Ministry of Trade & Industry and Chairman of Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE). Being Chairman of...
Read MoreChina hot sectors of 2012: Cleantech, TMT, Healthcare
YEAN serves as one of the supporting organizations for China Entrepreneurs’ line of events this year and I attended a China Entrepreneurs event recently, together with Raymond and Tian Chang. The session was a panel discussion about the Hot Sectors of 2012, and the speakers highlighted some of these key sectors of 2012. 1. Healthcare: According to Ms Irene Tanner, Partner/Managing Director at China eCapital, she sees an increased interest in mobile healthcare, but there must be someone to pay and support this. This is still done regionally and the industry is fragmented, making it...
Read MoreWeibo – THE platform for social media campaigns in China
This is a guest post which originally appeared on mobiSights. Hailing from a Singaporean digital marketing background, Western social media influences were the name of the game as far as my generation is concerned. Knowing this, social media marketing campaigns revolved very much around Facebook, Twitter and FourSquare – until I was placed in China, where all such channels were banned. Being a social media nut with the constant need to connect even while on-the-go, I was introduced by colleagues and friends to China’s own social media – Weibo (Similar to Twitter, but better)...
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