Journal of Marketing Science ›› 2023, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (4): 144-154.

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The Yin Yang Concept of Branding:  A Dao De Jing Perspective

Zhou Nan   

  1. Zhou Nan ,Retired Professor, Department of Marketing, City University of Hong Kong
  • Online:2023-10-10 Published:2024-02-26

Abstract: Chinese marketing academic community is working diligently in developing marketing and branding theories with Chinese characteristics. In this paper, I first explained how my research thinking changed from the American “ Black and White" thinking to the Chinese "Yin and Yang” thinking, next presented a Yin Yang branding concept, which I proposed with inspiration by Dao De Jing, a classic of Chinese philosophy, probably as a foundation concept of the Chinese branding thought, finally I shareed my thought on how we could provide the world with unique theories applicable to the world in the future.

Key words: culture,  , Dao De Jing,  , Yin Yang branding concept,  , Chinese global citizen