Group 1 - The "Brand Story Conference 2025" in Changsha aims to enhance consumer confidence by promoting a quality-centric brand growth mechanism among enterprises [1] - Changsha integrates brand building into its "Quality Strong City" strategy, with five award-winning companies in the global engineering machinery top 50 and a total industrial output exceeding 220 billion in 2023 [2] - The city has cultivated 1,017 brands across various sectors, supported by quality diagnostic services that have resolved over 5,200 quality issues for enterprises [2] Group 2 - The cultural and tourism sectors in Changsha are also focused on quality, with 11 national cultural brands and 71 provincial brands contributing to the steady growth of the tourism industry [3] - The emphasis on quality in brand storytelling is significantly boosting consumer confidence and revitalizing the consumption market in Changsha [3]

Group 1 - The event on May 10 marked the ninth "China Brand Day," organized by the Foshan Market Supervision Administration, aimed at enhancing the quality and brand leadership of Foshan's manufacturing industry [1] - Four brand lists were released, including the "Bay Area Certification" brand list, "Top 50 Craftsmanship Quality Brand Enterprises in Foshan," "Top 10 Intellectual Property Innovation Brand Enterprises in Foshan," and "Top 10 Brand Figures in Foshan," with 99 enterprises and 10 outstanding entrepreneurs recognized [1] - Foshan has cultivated 684 "Leading Enterprises Standards," ranking first in the country for five consecutive years, promoting quality upgrades and brand efficiency through standard enhancements [1] Group 2 - In 2024, Foshan evaluated 98 enterprises across various sectors, establishing 138 Foshan standards and approving 434 Foshan standard products, indicating a growing standard brand matrix [2] - The mayor of Foshan emphasized the need to strengthen the "Have a Home, Have Foshan Manufacturing" brand, aligning with the goal of creating a "New Foshan" [2] - Foshan aims to enhance product quality through advanced quality management tools and the implementation of a Chief Quality Officer system, encouraging the transformation of new technologies into advanced standards [2] Group 3 - The Deputy Director of the Guangdong Market Supervision Administration expressed hopes for collaboration among government, industry associations, and enterprises to empower quality and brand development [3] - Foshan is encouraged to continue implementing the quality strong country strategy and support enterprises in innovation to enhance product variety and quality [3] - The focus is on creating a favorable environment for brand development, promoting high-quality growth, and achieving modernization in China [3]

Group 1 - The "Quality Strong City" strategy is essential for helping companies create competitive advantages, with Shenzhen leading in standards, quality, brand, and service since 2010 [2] - The theme of the conference is "Quality Strong City Roots and Value Innovation Promotes Development," aimed at assisting companies in facing complex challenges and enhancing competitiveness through high-quality value innovation [1] - The conference included the awarding of the "Quality Strong City Gold Medal" to eight entrepreneurs and the designation of 13 companies, including ZTE, as "Leading Enterprises in Quality Strong City Construction" [1] Group 2 - Shenzhen's Quality Strong City Promotion Association will focus on building standards, quality, and brand, as well as training chief quality officers and developing information management systems, ESG governance, and integrated domestic and foreign trade [2] - The president of the Shenzhen Quality Strong City Promotion Association emphasized the importance of aligning with trends in artificial intelligence, green production, and ecological collaborative development to create new advantages [1]

Group 1: Core Achievements - The market supervision department of Handan City has resolved 421 quality issues and introduced 42 foreign quality experts, showcasing significant progress in high-quality development since 2024 [1][2] - Handan City has approved four enterprises as provincial-level "leader" in enterprise standards, ranking first in the province, and 12 enterprises have been included in the public list of intelligent factories, also ranking first in the province [1] Group 2: "Assist Enterprises to Enhance Intelligence" Project - The city conducted surveys on 2,924 key enterprises, focusing on various categories including industrial enterprises and specialized small and medium-sized enterprises, leading to the development of tailored support plans for 37 enterprises [2] - Notable advancements include Hebei Guzhong Food Co., Ltd. developing two patents for sesame processing equipment with the help of a Japanese expert, and Hebei Jinli New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. improving product width by 17% and reducing thickness to 2 micrometers [2] Group 3: "Assist Enterprises to Connect Intelligence" Project - The city has integrated quality elements such as standards and certifications, addressing quality bottlenecks in 22 industrial chains, with 541 enterprises and 52 research institutions participating in quality management [3] - Key projects in the quality improvement initiative have been recognized as provincial key projects, and 13 leading enterprises have been identified for quality enhancement [3] Group 4: "Assist Enterprises to Finance" Project - The market supervision bureau collaborated with other departments to create an innovation credit evaluation system, resulting in the development of the "Jizhi Loan" financial product, which has facilitated loans totaling 97 million yuan for five enterprises [4] - Over the past year, 143 cases of intellectual property pledge financing have been completed, amounting to 2.52 billion yuan, through various initiatives including partnerships with multiple financial institutions [4]