Hi! I'm Hien – one of the Managing Directors at SmartShanghai.
Welcome to our "About" page.
In addition to the main website, SmartShanghai.com has a lot of other side projects and tertiary deals on the go, as part of out rabid thirst for money, power, fame, and glory.
Have a look below at the other facets of our nefarious operations and scroll right to the bottom to see who's getting rich off this cash cow.
SmartShanghai provides daily updated listings of events, a full scale dining & nightlife directory, editorials, newsletters, housing classified, dating online, taxiprintouts and interactive map for easy navigation in Shanghai. Our weekly newsletter Shanghai_nightlife focus on the latest insider news, reviews and gossip.
Unlike a magazine, we update constantly on a day-to-day with the click of a button - the last word on everything in Shanghai and the first with the latest informatiom - and so are the first (and often the only) media to catch the blossoming of that last-minute event (or that last-minute cancellation). We're the answer to the question that passes everyone's lips all too often "What's ON today?" We're always available - anywhere there's a net connection - well, there we are.
And at the risk of tooting our own horn, we're completely self-made. We're self-evolving and often 'off with the fairies' pondering new ideas so that we can continue to be the best we can be. As is sadly often the case though, the follow though requires a bit more sweat and arse-in-chair time. Just try and remember that everything you see on the site is created and managed by us.
Louder.cn is SmartShanghai's chinese language sister website. Launched in 2007, Louder's content is all about music, nightlife, art and fashion, with event listings for Shanghai and selected party pictures from SmartShanghai's photographers, DJ profiles, music downloads from local DJs, Art listings and more. . Louder reachers a daily audience of 2.000 - 3.000 Chinese in the age of 25-35 with a high interest in Music, Nightlife and Art.
Visit Louder.cn »
SmartTicket is our ticket purchase and delivery service for Shanghai’s cultural and concert events. SmartTicket provides a hassle-free option for getting tickets to events with an easy-to use English language user interface, free delivery and English language phone support. SmartTicket sets its ticket prices and conditions of sale in line with the wishes of the event promoter, and all our tickets have the same prices as other local competitors.
Visit SmartTicket here »
SmartConcierge is a new service aimed at hotels. SmartShanghai maintaince the biggest database of venues, activities and events in Shanghai, and for a monthly licensing fee, hotel concierges have access to this database and therefore provide their customers with accurate and up to date information on any type of activity within the city in the form of a daily guest update as well as the itinerary-planning interface.
Q5 is SmartShanghai's premium membership. Q5 member get access to exclusive features and content, and receive a personal Q5-card. This gives entrance to selected invitation-only parties, special treatment in selected restaurants and bars. The Q5 Wineclub is a monthly wineclub with special wine package deals for Q5 members, in cooperation with monthly changing wine distribution partners.
More on Q5 here »
Q5 Wineclub here »
Alexander Weng Founder/Managing Director, Hien Huynh Managing Director, Helen Gao Accountant, Morgan Short Chief Editor, Liu Shifu Courier, Juli De No Graphic Design, Melanie Mc Ganney Arts & Stage editor, Ada Jin Account Manager, Ryan E Tzang Account Manager Cici Zhang Intern, Myles Recny Intern
Thanks to our previos interns:
Lisa Radke, James Scaman, Georgia Graham, Neelam Nigah, Julia Hellwege, Harold Shiel, Henni Rudolph, Sooyeon Kwon, Ben Effah, Amy Brewer, Cathrien Maas, Kacey Culliney, Clare Roberts, Rick Thomas, Jodie Zhang, Laura Coughlin, Holly Graham.
Supporters:
42 Below, a Future Perfect, A00, Alsop Architects, Amanda Qian, Arch, Ashlea Mayne, Ashley Huffman, Carsten Warga, Caroline Rowe, Cedric M, China Loop, Chris Anderson, Christiane Slansky, Christian Stipp (Avantgarde Shanghai), Ciga Zhou, Daniel Steckenberg, De la Coast, Drew Taylor, Dugald King, Erik Popper, Club Fabrique, Frank Steffen, Gil, Graham Robinson, Guy Sheppard, Helene Franchineau, Hinote Records, Jan Meier, Jazz du Funk, Jerome Hainz, Jerome/Belfrey.com.cn, Jessica Marsh, JZ Club, Karen Ho, Knut Brunier, Kolly Hsu, Konstantin Lederer (*), Liquid Impact, Mi Shu, Mathias Doeft, Mark Elliott, Maya Poulton, Mei Ling Tsui, Nice Shot Productions, Patrick Lui, Patrick McGowan, Punk Pilgrim, Qiqi, Room with a View, Ryan Trix, Rob Rekrutiak, Rodney Evans, Sebastian Maling, Sebastian Scholz, Sebastian Seyfarth, Sexy Paul, Shirtflag, Simon Kwan, Smirnoff, Solid Vodka, Simon Scholl, Tamara Kuhn, Tomislav Vilusic (*), Volker Staffendt, Wyndham Estate. And special thanks to all our current and previos advertisement clients.