Asia Marketing

Identify Toxic Clients Before They Poison Your Business

Identify Toxic Clients Before They Poison Your Business By James W. Chan, PhD Some clients are just more trouble than they are worth. Service providers are taught that the customer is always right, but it's important to our sanity, and our bottom lines, to recognize that some prospects are wrong for us. Even poisonous. Here are some of the tell-tale signs of a potentially toxic client. Lack of Respect in Their Voice I don't blame strangers for sending me emails during the weekend.

James Chan's Cantonese Recital of the Tang Poem Chang Hen Ge by Bai Juyi

I am a native speaker of the Cantonese dialect, although I also speak Mandarin Chinese everyday to conduct business for my clients. In the following, I'd like to recite the the T'ang Dynasty poem Chang Hen Ge ( Song of Endless Yearning for Lost Love ) by Bai Juyi in Cantonese. The poem is about the tragic love affair between a Chinese emperor (T'ang Minghuang) and his favorite concubine (Yang Guifei) in eighth-century China. The poem was composed in the year 806 by Bai Juyi (772-824).

18 Practical Tips On Doing Business in China

American businesspeople interested in doing business in China will benefit from knowing the Chinese mindset and practicing the following practical cross-border skills. To first-time travelers in China, these skills will make your trips more enjoyable and less stressful. They also apply when you receive Chinese visitors at your company or at home. Chinese Business Practices 1. Respect their business cards . The Chinese consider exchanging business cards the same way we consider a handshake.