Milton Kotler

Milton Kotler is a marketing strategist with thirty years of professional experience. He is President of Kotler Marketing Group, headquartered in Washington DC, with an office in Shenzhen, China. KMG conducts projects in marketing strategy, place marketing, branding, partnering, distribution, price modeling, promotion, Internet marketing and marketing training. Mr. Kotler has led strategic projects for SAS Airlines, IBM, Ford Motors, Michelin, SBC, JP Morgan, Novartis, Pfizer, IBM, and other Fortune 1000 companies.

KMG Chinese clients include TCL, Skyworth, China Resources Beer, Beston, Jo Win Agricultural Company, Tsinghua Yuanxing Pharmaceuticals, Ping An Insurance, Jinchuan Beer, Hai He Riverfront Redevelopment Commission (Tianjin), Qinghuai Riverfront Development Commission (Nanjing), Xi’an Aviation Park, Xi’an Flight Test Institute, Luan Xian (Hebei) Agricultural Company and other Chinese companies and jurisdictions.

Milton Kotler has been active in China for five years, assisting Chinese and Multinational companies to improve their marketing strategies and capabilities in the Chinese domestic market. He has assisted U.S. and European developers, investors and manufacturers to acquire assets and conduct business in China; as well as find cross-border M&As and strategic partnership opportunities for Chinese companies in the U.S. and Europe.

He has delivered public seminars in over 25 Chinese cities and is author of A Clear-Sighted View of Chinese Business Strategies. Mr. Kotler is a frequent contributor to Chinese business newspapers and magazines. He has conducted seminars in the Executive Education Program of Tsinghua University.

Mr. Kotler is a violinist and Chairman Emeritus of the Washington Symphony Orchestra. He is active in the promotion of Sino-U.S. cultural exchange. He is a member of the American Marketing Association and a graduate of the University of Chicago. He resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Greta Kotler.