CEO Alan Zhao: 2FIRSTS Releases Global Compliance Services

Industry Insight
Aug.29.2022
Alan in his presentation noted that compliance is the core competence and strategic ability of  e-cigarette enterprises under this ever evolving environment. The connotation of compliance of e-cigarette enterprises can be explored under four aspects: long-term research, information & data analysis, marketing image, and competitive strategy. The compliance services by 2FIRSTS are supported from regulations research, data analysis, and marketing.

At the “Sixth E-Cigarette Industry Standard & Compliance Conference (ECISCC) & The E-Cigarette Export Trade Development Conference (ECETDC)” on June 15, 2022, the co-founder and CEO, Alan Zhao of Shenzhen 2FIRSTS Technology Co., Ltd. announced a new global compliance services and news platform specialized in the e-cigarette industry. 

 

Alan in his presentation noted that compliance is the core competence and strategic ability of  e-cigarette enterprises under this ever evolving environment. The connotation of compliance of e-cigarette enterprises can be explored under four aspects: long-term research, information & data analysis, marketing image, and competitive strategy. The compliance services by 2FIRSTS are supported from regulations research, data analysis, and marketing. 

 

In terms of regulation research, 2FIRSTS has its unique foresight and influence. The policy suggestions proposed by 2FIRSTS in the draft have been included in the Measures for the Administration of Electronic Cigarettes《MAEC》. 2FIRSTS has also signed the Cooperation Framework Agreement with Peoples' Friendship University of Russia. They jointly established the laboratory for production, quality and safety monitoring of food and non-food products. 2FIRSTS can provide enterprises with services such as compliance restructuring, investment advisory, M&A consulting, international marketing strategies, and special reports to regulators and governments.

 

Authoritative and insightful data has been made available by 2FIIRSTS. 2FIRSTS jointly produced the 2021 Blue Cover E-Cigarette Industry Report with ECCC; released the Advent of Fusion Tobacco Consumption with CNTC; published the 2021 Blue Cover E-Cigarette Retail Report with IECIE. 2FIRSTS can provide enterprises with annual industry reports, quarterly reports, special data research and other data. 

 

2FIRSTS is capable of media marketing solutions with coverage in both domestic and foreign countries. 2FIRSTS provides enterprises with both domestic and foreign annual publications, tailored marketing solutions, overseas social media operations, and marketing within the domestic regulations. 

 

After the establishment and improvement of about half a year, the official international news and services website of 2FIRSTS.COM has been launched. 

 

At this stage, the official website of 2FIRSTS.COM has six e-cigarette specific functions. They include Editorial, Market, Regulation, Product, Licensed Manufacturer Database, Major Events Monitoring, and in the future, international market & regulation guide. In the homepage you can find daily updates on a global scale, bringing up-to-date and cutting-edge information from domestic and international planes. You can expect to see big projects and headline news. The Editorial displays the original articles of 2FIRSTS’s teams bringing latest and most in-depth information and interpretation of the e-cigarette industry. Editorials also include pieces from tobacco experts, economists, lawyers, doctors and other expert. The Market offers most relevant market moving data and major enterprise news in the vape industry. The Regulation summarizes the most comprehensive regulatory policies of China as well as the latest updates of the governments from major markets. The Product shows the latest information released by major innovators of the vape industry, keeping up with the latest from core upgrades to discovery of new materials. The Licensed Manufacturer Database is a searchable database of all the licensed manufactures in China. It is a great tool to verify the compliant standards of potential partners in China. Major Events Monitor is a simple calendar that keeps track of the major e-cigarette events and expos, so that you will not miss out. Lastly, the International Market & Regulation Guide is a congregation of market and regulatory information categorized by each country, to help understand a country’s vaping landscape at a glance. 

 

2FIRSTS.COM can be relied upon as a e-cigarette news sources for the professionals on the industry. A vast amount of industry research and insightful data are made available by 2FIRSTS as well. Feel free to contact 2FIRSTS for expert opinions on matters of regulation compliance, market information, or manufacturing partner and quality consultation.

Edited by: Wang Siyu 

CEO Alan Zhao: 2FIRSTS Releases Global Compliance Services

The co-founder and CEO, Zhao Tong of Shenzhen 2FIRSTS Technology Co., Ltd. 

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