Our first Hong Kong Symposium – please RSVP
Friday, February 22nd 2019
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Continuing our attempts to bring the Symposium format to more people around the world, we will be coming to Hong Kong at the end of next month - on March 26th.
We plan to discuss the role of China in modern consumption and luxury, which should be really interesting.
Please put the date in the diary, and RSVP when you can. We will have slightly less space than usual and don't want to have to turn anyone away. The address is [email protected]
I look forward to seeing everyone
Thanks
Simon
Morning Simon,
Regarding comments a few weeks ago re commercial relationships with artisans/ producers – do you always disclose these as it would be very important for your readers?
You mentioned Salva having to pay €400 for “travel expenses” but I also heard 100Hands had financed your trip to India.
Having spoken with other people in the industry about this subject to which you seem better than most – some would feel that you should be paying for your own expenses – even if it’s understand you’re rather disinclined to do this.
A good example – “Lunch with FT” each FT Weekend – the rule is that the FT has to pay then lunch…
Hi Graham,
Thanks for the query – yes, in fact there is now a dedicated page on this, called ‘Is this an ad’ linked to in posts and in the footer.
Yes, it’s common for brands or makers to pay expenses when a journalist travels to see them. That happens with the FT as much as with fashion magazines, and was the case with Salva and 100 Hands.
I understand the reasoning behind paying your own expenses, but I know for most readers this matters less than brands paying for specific coverage in fashion magazines and not being shown as such (which has always happened) and as now happens with influencers on social media too. It’s the approach the regulators take too – the element of control in coverage is key.
Paying all expenses would also mean many things weren’t affordable to do – a Symposium for readers in Hong Kong being a good example. I don’t make any money out of this, so it’s only possible if a sponsor covers the expenses.
Thanks again
Hi Simon, any chance this Symposium event will be recorded like the others? Always a great deal of interesting and thought-provoking discussion at these.
Thank you Derek. Yes, we will plan for it to be recorded
HI Simon,
I sent an email to the day you made the post, but I have not heard back from them. Is this normal?
Thank you.
Hi Ignacio,
They said they would email confirm with everyone every week. If you haven’t heard back yet, then yes it’s worth checking with them