• March 02, 2010: CIC's founder Sam Flemming was interviewed by Xinmin.cn for IWOM perspectives toward Shanghai 2010 Expo
• February 4, 2010: CIC collaborates with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide to release "ExpoSay", a monthly report on Chinese-language IWOM – or Social Media buzz - related to World Expo 2010 Shanghai (click here to read the press release)
• January 22, 2010: CIC's founder Sam Flemming was interviewed for American Public Radio's Marketplace show for the story "China's Next Export? Group Shopping"
• January 21, 2010: CIC's IWOM Master was upgraded, now allowing users to test the beta versions of IWOMdiscover^TM and IWOMexplorer^TM
• January 14, 2010: CIC's founder Sam Flemming was quoted in AdAge article: "Why Google Wasn't Winning in China Anyway"
• December 10, 2009: CIC's founder Sam Flemming was quoted in SFGate article: "Microblogs in Asia eye games, virtual goods for revenue"
• December, 2009: CIC's founder Sam Flemming was interviewed by energize, a leading Dutch marketing blog
• December 2, 2009: CIC collaborates with The Conversation Group, a UK based social media consultancy, to publish a study comparing the similarities and difference between the Western and Chinese smart phone market
• November 10, 2009: CIC's founder Sam Flemming was quoted in PC World article: "No Rush to Adopt Domain Names Written in Chinese in China"
• October 21, 2009: CIC's China IWOM Blog ranked No.9 on AdAgeChina’s "25 blogs Chinese Advertisers Should Read"
• October 21, 2009: CIC founder Sam Flemming was quoted by Ade Age China in the post "Marketers Turn to Tencent, not TV, to Reach Chinese Teens"
• September 24, 2009: CIC quoted in the TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION magazine's article: "Chinese online fancy the UK, but food's a worry"
• September 1, 2009: Former CIC COO, Daisy Zhang, is officially nominated as the new CEO of CIC today. Daisy will lead CIC research and consulting team and technology business unit to explore further development on IWOM research on consumer behaviors, online culture and trend, via refined analytical system, tools and research models, which will bring new opportunities to brands on strategic marketing innovations that IWOM brings. Mr Sam Flemming, CIC’s former CEO, will move to the position of Chairman and Founder of CIC, who is continuing bring strategic thinking and pioneering insight to the whole industry. For more information on Daisy and CIC management team, please click here.
• August 4, 2009: CIC and CEO Sam Flemming were quoted by China Daily about the IWOM development in China.
• Jun 25, 2009: Roland Berger's launched "think: act, STUDY – Chinese Consumer Report 2009", in which CIC contributed a chapter utilized our proprietary automobile IWOM data set to provide a basic outline of the IWOM landscape around automobiles. You can download the white paper directly here.
• May 27, 2009: CIC CEO Sam Flemming interviewed strategic planning expert Magdalena Wszelaki from Agenda for iTV-Asia's Interacive China series.
• April 22, 2009: CIC CEO Sam Flemming wrote a Viewpoint column Ad Age China about the Chinese online group purchase phenomena.
• April 20, 2009: CIC CEO Sam Flemming wasquoted by the magazine of Wharton Business School on CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility).
• April 2, 2009: CIC CEO Sam Flemming was interviewed by Marketplace radio program regarding the IPO of the Chinese online game company Changyou.
• March 19, 2009: CIC CEO Sam Flemming wrote a Viewpoint column Ad Age China about Consumer Day.
• February 17, 2009: CIC CEO Sam Flemming's latest column post "IWOM takeaways from client-side marketers in China" was published in iMedia Connection.
• December 2, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming's latest column post "The DNA Internet word-of-mouth platforms" was published in iMedia Connection.
• November 25, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming interviewed Internet strategist Tangos Chan at AdTech Shanghai for iV-Asia's Interacive China series.
• November 9, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming was interviewed by Ropbert Scoble for Scobleizer TV.
• Octover 27, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming's article "Marketing 2.0-Brands in China Must Heed Internet Word of Mouth" was published in BusinessForum China
• August 13, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming was interviewed by Digital Media: "All About...Astroturfing"
• July 15, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming's latest column post " 6 reasons brands in China should listen to IWOM" was published in iMedia Connection.
• July 11, 2008: CIC CEO Sam Flemming was interviewed by CNN:"Netting China's online buzz"
• May 27, 2008: CIC CEOSam Flemming'scolumn post "Conecting the connected agency in China" was published in iMedia Connection.
• April 17, 2008: CIC quoted in MediaMagazine article: "Using the Power of Influence" (PDF)
• April 01, 2008: Sam Flemming's latest column post "Is new media's future already heappening in China? " was published in iMedia Connection.
• March, 2008: Sam Flemming's new post "IWOM, the Source of Topic Marketing" (PDF) was published on Admen magazine.
• March 6, 2008: Sam Flemming was interviewed by Pacific Epoch: PE Interview With CIC's Sam Flemming (PDF).
• March, 2008: VMarketing China selects CIC's Sam Flemming as one of the top 100 marketers (PDF)for 2nd year in a row.
• February 28, 2008: CIC quoted in Wall Street Journal article: At Chinese Web Portals, Controversy Sells (PDF)
• January 29, 2008: Sam Flemming's latest column post "Internet word-of-mouth trends in 2008" was published in iMedia Connection.
• October 17, 2007: Sam Flemming was interviewed by National Public Radio Marketplace: NBA scores a slam dunk in China
• October 9, 2007: Sam Flemming was interviewed by Bloomberg TV: Company Blogging
• July 1, 2007: CIC quoted in Market Watch article: Apple not a factor in China handheld market
• June 28, 2007: Sam Flemming was interviewed by Asia Times Online:New virtual worlds to conquer in China
• June 26, 2007: CIC quoted in IDG News Service's article: Chinese Blast Symantec's Compensation Offer
• June 11, 2007: Sam Flemming was interviewed by the Economic Observer:Flemming: Adventure in East (PDF)
• June 2007: CIC quoted in China Economic Review article: Joining in: Online engagement
• June 2007: CIC quoted in China Economic Review article: Buzz: Shape the talk
• June 12, 2007: CIC quoted in Business Week article:China: Online Marketing Comes of Age
• May 2007: CIC quoted in EuroBiz Magazine article:Damage Control 2.0
• April 20, 2007: CIC quoted in Business Watch Magazine article: Public Relations have been Changed by Blogs
• April 20, 2007: CIC quoted in MEDIA:Tools that Track Buzz (PDF)
• April 2007: CIC quoted in Shanghai Business Review's article "On-screen Marketing: Digital or TV? (PDF)”
• 2007: Sam Flemming was interviewed by Lyn Jeffery, Research Director of Institute for the Future:10 Year Forecast: Perspectives 2007 (PDF)
• March 2007: Marketing China selects CIC's Sam Flemming asone of the top 100 marketers in China
• March 21, 2007: CIC comments for the Automotive News China Newsletter:In China, Internet chat rooms are a gold mine
• February 19, 2007: CIC quoted in CBS MarketWatch on "Old SKool" BBS domination for mobile phone
• February 2, 2007: CIC comments on Myspace in Wall Street Journal (PDF)
• January 2007: CIC comments on new media strategy in Asia Media Journal (PDF)
• January 19, 2007: CIC quoted in Wall Street Journal on Starbucks case (PDF)
• January 16, 2007: BusinessWeek: Asia's Funniest Home Videos - From Intel
• January 9, 2007: BusinessWeek China: User-Generated Content Takes Off
• October 6, 2006: Media VOX Pop: MySpace in China (PDF)
• October 2006: American Insight All Blogged Down (PDF)
• September 21, 2006: AdAgeChina Chinese Net stars tapped by brands (PDF)
• September 7, 2006: Media Can Dell recover from its mainland stumble? (PDF)
• August 3, 2006: BusinessWeek Mad As Hell In China's Blogosphere
• July 1, 2006: China International Business Spreading the message by word of mouth
• June 9, 2006: The Standard Tracking the hot stuff
• June 8, 2006: AdAgeChina Shanghai firm
• May 12, 2006: Computer World HK BBS monitoring takes China consumer pulse
• May 11, 2006: ChinaTechNew Monitoring Chinese Blogs
• May 6, 2006: Sina Xu Jinglei Tops Technorati 100
• March 9, 2006: Youth Daily profiles CIC data (Chinese)
• March 6, 2006: Shanghai Daily Bloggers Lure Blog Watchers
• January 2006: Shanghai Business Review Word of Mouth Marketing in China
• August 3, 2005: Autoweek GM positioning Chevrolet as hip, volume brand for Chinese market