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I believe that for a brand, “Global” is not a destination — it’s a translation of trust.

My career has been about navigating the space between two worlds. For over a decade, I’ve worked at the intersection of Chinese innovation and Western consumer markets — first at Twitter (now X), where I led Greater China gaming operations, and now at Quora, where I lead the Greater China business across market development and sales.

The Problem I Keep Seeing

Most Chinese brands I work with have exceptional products. But they face a Trust Gap when entering North America. They can drive clicks and installs through performance marketing, but when a potential customer pauses to ask “Is this brand reliable?” or “How does this compare to what I already know?” — many brands go silent.

That silence is where market share is lost.

I’ve spent my career helping brands find their voice in that silence — through the right channels, the right narrative, and the right data. Whether it’s building a presence where high-intent research happens, crafting a story that resonates with Western consumers, or identifying where your customers’ doubts live before they even search — my work is about turning skepticism into conviction.

What I Bring

I understand the “speed-first” culture of the Chinese market and the “trust-first” expectations of North American consumers. I’ve helped brands across tech, gaming, e-commerce, consumer electronics, software, and apps navigate this gap — not just with ads, but with strategy that builds lasting credibility.

Selected Work

Three pieces that capture how I think about the Trust Gap and what to do about it:

• Single-Brand Extension Is a Fair-Weather Dividend. Multi-Brand Isolation Is a Stormy-Weather Harbor. — A risk-math teardown of how Anker’s multi-brand structure shielded its core product line through Eufy’s 14-month privacy crisis. Includes a decision rule for which categories should become sub-brands.
• The Trust War: Chinese Brands Are Fighting the Wrong Opponent (in Chinese, EN summary inline) — The framework that anchors most of what I write: the real barrier to Chinese brands in the West isn’t rational bias, it’s cultural evolution.
• Why Every Fairy Tale Stepmother Is Evil — and What It Tells Us About Brand Narrative in the AI Era — On narrative sovereignty: by the time Chinese brands arrive, someone else has already written the fairy tale. Reclaiming narrative position is harder than improving the product.

Let’s Build Something Meaningful

If you’re a founder or marketing leader looking to build a brand that earns trust in North America, I’d welcome a conversation. No sales pitch — just a candid exchange about where your brand is headed and what it takes to get there.

Get in touch:

• Email: heyadamnote@gmail.com
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