Seems we are all incredibly tethered to our inbox these days. I know I'm in it all day and I know that the constant flow of email (both important and not) hurts productivity greatly. So, when I started to figure out the time difference between SF and Beijing I was pretty intrigued by the idea that I'd be working on pretty much the exact opposite schedule of those I do business with day in and day out.
I had a feeling this would be good for me and if today was any indication of how good, I may never go back (just kidding mom)! This morning I came in to a giant stack of emails but since they were all there, I was able to plow through them in an orderly fashion and fairly quickly since there weren't people IMing me or tons of new emails flowing in. I've sent all of my replies which will be awaiting folks when they hit the office on Tuesday morning. I do, of course, have others on the CC line who can help clients should they need real time assistance but I think we all know that most requests don't really need an immediate response. That said, I'm a big believer that those who can get back to clients quickly and fully stand to win.
We did our first round of trainings today and they went quite well. We had about 70 folks attend from Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Even though YouTube doesn't exist in mainland China we spent time reviewing YouTube opportunities and positioning for the "export" business. Export business is when they initiate buys from China with the ads appeared outside of China. It's a big part of their business here and represents a big growth area as Chinese companies look to market their products globally.
One more day of training on Thursday before a day off on Friday. Hoping to take some of our Chinese supporters out for some drinks on Thurs night.
Lastly, a Google colleague just forwarded me this NY Times article of interest ->
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