Dongguan was (and maybe still is - I donât know) one of the prostitution capitals of the world. I guess the fact that there were lots of Taiwanese male âexpatsâ in Dongguan without their wives in tow made for a good market for such services.
na, they cleaned it up a long time ago. Biggest difference was Shenzhen government decided it wanted to be a high tech services economy and kicked out the factories.
Fountain pens are a niche, but surprisingly a growing market again.
There are a few examples. I came across a rain-gear company a few years ago that was trying it as well. Some companies are slowly dipping their toes in the water.
there are dozens of examples.
Acer, Asustek, Gigabyte, Microstar, HTC all started out as OEM and then went into own-brand.
Even Hon Hai (called Foxconn overseas) is dabbling a bit into own-brand (LED TVs, I believe).
Same with Giant, which OEMâd for Schwinn in like the 1980s or so before going out on its own (though it pretty much had to, as Schwinn dropped them).
Not unchartered territory. Itâs a well-worn path.
Usually the only way up the business chain-ladder is to try and develop your own brand.
Yes, Iâm well aware of all those brands and theyâve been around for a long time. But SlowRain is implying that there are new brands that many of us havenât yet heard of, just starting to emerge. At least thatâs what I thought SlowRain meant. Maybe I misunderstood.
Yes, I figured it was a strange statement, too, because he said the OEMs going into own-brand means they are in unchartered territory. Well, of course they are. Theyâve never done such a thing. So, it was weird reading that.
Itâs daunting for OEMs to strike out on their own into the international marketplace, especially if they are family-owned or family-operated. There doesnât seem to be that international drive here. Perhaps it has just been in a lull for a while. It may be picking up, which would be nice.
Iâm not sure I want Taiwan to go the route of South Korea, though.
Yes, Atunas is well known in Taiwan but virtually non-existent outside of Taiwan. I think the same also applies to Jump Sportshoes. Thatâs the problem with many of these Taiwan brands. Just canât compete globally.
Taiwan has some strong brands in China like 85ćșŠc. In fact a lot of the tea places have done a good job branding throughout China, Asia, the world recently.