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The China Trip Diary: Day 6

Day 6: Goodbye Office. The morning of day 6 was easily our most relaxed at the hotel.  We knew that today would entail just doing a few bits and bobs at the office, catching up with some of the work from the UK.  As usual I was the first up
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The China Trip Diary: Day 5

Day 5: Alibaba and the 40 Starbucks. On Thursday, Kane and I woke up with a sense of excitement.  I haven’t said much about this in the diary yet, as I didn’t want to ruin it’s surprise.  But we were informed on our night of arrival that Alibaba had heard

The China Trip Diary: Day 4

Day 4: Game Day. After just a few hours of sleep, I woke up and my mind instantly focused on the task ahead of us today.  This was the reason we’d flown half way around the world.  To train the domestic sales team who would eventually be selling the social
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The China Trip Diary: Day 3

Day 3: Meeting the Binjiangers. As my eyes slowly explore the possibility of opening, I become aware of the sound of car horns beeping.  My eyes compromise with a half open state as the morning light pours through our window, and I can just about make out the main road

Giraffe is off to China!

Around a month ago, the phone rang and it was the managing director (Lisa) of a company from China who we’d been speaking with about our social media management services.  Happy with the proposal, we began to discuss the different elements of the package that she had selected and how