James Yang du

About James Yang du

James is a passionate and creative multilingual business leader with close to two decades of experience in leadership roles in business development, content marketing, and business intelligence. He specializes in defining value-adding products and services that achieve clear market differentiation and sustainable, socially responsible growth for his companies and his clients. In the past ten years, his extensive experience in building, managing and developing cross-border multi-functional teams in Asia includes building a business intelligence consultancy from scratch, transforming a renowned business publication platform into an award-winning, revenue & profit positive market research business, as well as managing all marketing activities across active emerging Asian markets for parent business group as well as alliance partners. His specific work in helping clients develop actionable business intelligence have created more than $25 million USD in annual revenue for parent firm and helped international investors drive more than $2 billion USD of FDI into China, India, and Southeast Asia.Inside his organizations, James’ work in building proprietary knowledge-sharing infrastructure greatly improved client service efficiency as well as service capacity across multiple investment destinations and added long term shareholder value for his companies.With an BFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an MBA from the University of Oxford, Pembroke College, he’s an avid traveler and photographer who believes that the most insightful lessons in life are learned on the ground with a fresh and open perspective.

Experience

1. Co-founder

   Bz In Tl

   Jul 2017 — Present · SG

   Co-founded boutique business advisory providing market research, business intelligence, market-entry, and creative content marketing services. BZ•IN•TL’s strategic solutions help organize clients’ business strategy planning and facilitate actionable business intelligence gathering by improving the transparency of the investment regulatory environment, mitigating market and operational risks, and capturing emerging market opportunities.• Project lead on market research, client advisory, and creative marketing management services for key Asian markets.• Conducted investment field studies in select Central Asia, Latin America and African markets.• Served on the Board of Strategic Advisors for a Hainan-based fin-tech startup that facilitated more than 300 million RMB in P2P consumer lending through proprietary online network.• Strengthened sales & marketing infrastructure, brand and product portfolio, and the utilization of business intelligence to enhance decision-making for client companies.• Sourcing projects through accredited local legal and financial due diligence service partners in emerging Asian markets

Education

• Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

  MBA, Strategy & Finance

  2008 — 2009

• University of Michigan

  BFA, Graphic Design, Printmaking

  1997 — 2002

Skills

• Marketing
• Marketing Roi
• Product Management
• Strategy
• Product Strategy
• Romi
• Cross-Channel Marketing
• Start-Ups
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Email Marketing
• Advertising
• Business Strategy
• Product Launch
• Project Management
• Brand Development
• Leadership
• Social Promotion
• Strategic Partnerships
• Business Planning
• Cross Media Marketing
• Product Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Online Advertising
• Market Research
• International Marketing
• Digital Media
• Management Consulting
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Management
• Sem
• International Business
• Podcasting
• Digital Branding
• Marketing Strategy
• Digital Strategy
• Online Marketing