Day 37 – Home

February 19, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

My Blackberry Storm 2 from Verizon Wireless has been progressively crapping out on this trip.  It is not a good device, and the longer I have it, the less impressed I am.  In addition to the outrageous charges to receive calls – I practically had to hang up on a few clients to get them [...]

Days 27-30 – Plenty of hard work and plenty of visitors

February 15, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

I’ve already returned to the States a few days ago, but the last couple weeks in China were so hectic, I am filing these posts late.  Days 31-37 to come shortly.
Articles, articles, articles…

Chinese diplomat:  Ties with US deteriorated recently – no, really?
More from Reuters
This is just wrong – Chinese girl, 9, becomes one of world’s [...]

Days 6-13 – Shanghai Hooters, Mao’s Revenge, and rotten cell phone companies

January 18, 2010 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Day 6 – Woke to steady rain after a fitful sleep.  The Chinese believe in sleeping on hard beds, as it is supposed to be good for you.  And when I say hard, I mean sheet of plywood hard.  And how having your hips so sore you can barely get out of the bed in [...]

Stupid ads solving non-existent problems and other bad sales pitches

November 4, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

I’ve been cogitating recently on some of the marketing campaigns out there that seem almost designed to not sell the product or otherwise turn off customers.  What the **** were they thinking?
The creepy plastic faced Burger King ad campaign has won awards in the ad industry, but resulted in a declining market share for the client.  I [...]

October is Global Sources Trade Show Month!

October 15, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

With the China National Day holiday behind us, the trade show season starts and Mike Bellamy will be in Hong Kong hosting Global Sources‘ China Sourcing Fair’s Buyer Education Conference as well as holding separate seminars on issues of Vendor Coordination and Intellectual Property Protection.  You can find information on Mike’s seminars here and here.
PassageMaker [...]

80% of success is just showing up

October 8, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

A famous quote from Woody Allen, and 100% true.
When Mike Bellamy started PassageMaker, he was working out of his living room.  He had no work force, no infrastructure, just his own willingness to work and work and work until the job was done.  He showed up, plain and simple.
PassageMaker made plenty of mistakes in those [...]

No, it’s a want to issue

October 3, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

Cogitating on the 60th anniversary of the PRC, one cannot fail to consider the current state of the USA, and as a microcosm, our domestic automotive industry.
Yesterday, it was announced the deal with Penske to buy Saturn fell through, and so dies another GM marque.  In this case, I have a personal interest, as I [...]

Why I love the circus

September 20, 2009 by whit · Leave a Comment 

One of my favorite things to do is take my family to the circus.  I like them all, but my favorite is Cole Brothers under the big top, the way a circus should be.
I love circuses because you can’t fake it.  Everything is live, and it all depends on the elegant combination of individual skill [...]