Jenny Chan 陳詠欣
Dec 20, 2013

Marketing in China's lower-tiers: A visit to Heilongjiang

HARBIN & QIQIHAR - For our last China-related story of 2013, let us transport you to Heilongjiang (黑龙江), aptly known for its ice festivals and cold winter months. Lower-tier cities in this province are one of the mainland's many battlegrounds for local brands determined to protect their home turf against multinational brands whose market-shares are stagnating in upper-tier cities.

Street sign in Chinese/English/Russian in Harbin

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