George Godula

Current

Founder at Web2Asia
Managing Director Asia at MH | direkt Asia

Past

Co-Founder & Organizer (still active but part-time) at Lunch 2.0 Shanghai
Co-Founder & Co-Organizer (still active but part-time) at OpenWebAsia conference
Co-Founder & Co-Organizer at China 2.0 Blogger Tour

Business Development Manager at Omicron electronics

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Education

Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck
Göteborgs universitet
Fudan University

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

George Godula’s Summary

I am an Internet Entrepreneur and Marketing professional. Co-founder of Web2Asia based in Shanghai/China as well as the Managing Director of MH | direkt Asia - the Asian subsidiary of an international Digital Direct Marketing Agency.

George Godula’s Specialties:

SEO, Search Engine Optimization, SEM, Search Engine Marketing, Cost Per Action, CPA, direct response, East Asia, China, Japan, Korea, VC, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Angel Investments, Web 2.0, Web20, Internet, online, Marketing, direct marketing, PR, social media, blogging, blog, conferences, events, tours, online Marketing, e-Commerce, ecommerce, online gaming, online games, Information Technology, Media, Telecoms, Chinese, Korean and Japanese culture, branding, deal flow, outsourcing

George Godula’s Experience

Founder

Web2Asia

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

Web2Asia (http://www.web2asia.com) is a market entry consultant for Western Internet, Web 2.0, online gaming & eCommerce companies in China, Japan and Korea. The company thereby aims to act not merely as a consultant for entry strategies or a software development outsourcing company but as a complete partner to successfully launch and scale Internet or mobile applications business for its customers. We additionally incubate local start ups through our business acceleration program.
Managing Director Asia

MH | direkt Asia

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

2005 — Present (4 years )

MH | direkt (http://www.mhdirekt.com) is a leading international direct marketing agency with headquarters in Austria and subsidiaries in Slovakia, India, China and the USA. The company offers tailor made marketing and fulfillment outsourcing solutions for event organizers, B2B companies as well as e-commerce and mail-order enterprises.
Co-Founder & Organizer (still active but part-time)

Lunch 2.0 Shanghai

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )

Lunch 2.0 Shanghai is a reccuring meeting of China-based (or -focused) Web 2.0 entrepreneurs to get to know each other and discuss the local Internet & Mobile marketplace.
Co-Founder & Co-Organizer (still active but part-time)

OpenWebAsia conference

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )

The Open Web Asia '08, will be the first truly pan-Asian web event. It is organized by the Open Web Asia Workgroup http://www.openweb.asia of which many Asian entrepreneurs, thinkers and bloggers are members. It was spurred by a desire to create a high quality, informative and practical conference focused on the Internet and mobile industry in Asia.
Co-Founder & Co-Organizer

China 2.0 Blogger Tour

(Internet industry)

November 2008 — December 2008 (2 months)

The China 2.0 Blogger tour was the first to bring international tech journalists & bloggers such as Robert Scoble, Shel Israel, Mike Butcher from Techcrunch, Ernst-Jan Pfauth from The Next Web, Melissa Sconyers from Mashable and many to to China.
Business Development Manager

Omicron electronics

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

2003 — 2005 (2 years )

George Godula’s Education

Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck

1998 — 2003

Activities and Societies:

Guest speaker on the topic of Virtual Customer Integration and Marketing at the Institute of Strategic Management and Marketing
Göteborgs universitet

2000 — 2001
Fudan University

Activities and Societies:

Guest speaker on Marketing best practices and intercultural Marketing in China

Additional Information

George Godula’s Websites:

George Godula’s Interests:

Web 2.0, Marketing, Business Development, China, Japan, Korea, Asia, Independent Music, Business, New Media, Social Media, Social Networking, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Shanghai, VC, Angel Investment, Startups, Market entry, Internationalization, Localization, Incubation, Acceleration

George Godula’s Groups:

OpenWeb.Asia Workgroup, AAMA, IGDA

On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
Online marketing
Web 2.0
China Business
Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
BUSINESS IN CHINA
Email Marketing Roundtable
China Networking Group
Connected Shanghai
----- The Startups & Societal Ventures Network ----- Innovating more effectively
Fashion Marketing & Digital Media Group (FMG): A Meeting Place for Fashion & Marketing Professionals
Angel Investor Group
Business in Japan
The Next Web Conference & Blog
Startup Specialists
VENTURE CAPITAL ASIA
Asia NetWork
Online Marketing Network
TechCrunch
Media Professionals Worldwide
School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University
China Professionals
Social Media Advertisers (socialAdv.com)
Chinese-Speaking & China-Experienced Business Executives
China Asset Manager
Video Game Investment Information Network
China Internet Professionals
Social Media, Social TV, Monitoring, Mobile Social Networks, Marketing, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, PR
Circle Pleasure Shanghai Business Network
Web2Asia - Market Entry & Acceleration in East Asia
China SEO & SEM
OrSiSo Group
The China Business Network
Geeks On A Plane
International Search Summit
China Online Marketing
China Social Media Group [www.zerosocialmedia.com]
TEDxBeijing
MaGiC=Made GREEN in China
The Global Innovation Leaders