IT & market solutions · Manchester
Digital capability for businesses that don't have a tech team.
We build customised platforms for small and medium businesses and for innovative projects inside larger firms — then support the launch, the maintenance, and the next step into new markets between the UK and China.
Our goal is to help SMEs and organisations that lack digital resources. In a period of rapid change, the effort, experience and heritage you've built should be kept — and developed further, not left behind.
What we do
Three practices that work together — technology, commerce and strategy.
Digital Technology Development
技术开发
- Full-stack development应用全栈开发
- Cloud services云服务技术支持
- Technology & data migration技术/数据迁移
- Technology integration技术整合
- Data mining数据挖掘
- Data modelling数据建模
E-Commerce
电商
- Retail零售
- Warehouse management仓储管理
- Human resources人力资源
- Life services生活服务
- Transportation — global shipping reconciliation运输（全球运输对账）
Business Consultancy
商业咨询
- Data insights数据洞察
- Strategic marketing planning战略市场策划
- Digital solution consultancy数字化解决方案咨询
- Channel marketing & integration多渠道拓展与整合
With you past launch day
- 01
Build
Customised platforms designed around how your business actually works.
- 02
Launch
Support getting the platform live and in front of your customers.
- 03
Maintain
Ongoing maintenance so the platform keeps running as you grow.
- 04
Expand
Market-entry solutions between the UK and China when you're ready to go further.
UK ⇄ China
Our team works in English and Mandarin. That means we can help UK businesses look at Chinese customers and channels, and help Chinese businesses enter the UK — with the platform and the market plan built by the same people.
Insights
Marketplace or your own site? Three e-commerce models
A framework we use when advising consumer brands on the UK market. Before choosing channels, be clear which kind of site you're looking at — and which one you're trying to be.
Marketplace
A platform where many merchants open their own stores — Amazon, eBay, Tmall, Taobao. You compete inside someone else's rules, traffic and fees.
Brand-owned site
An independent site selling one brand's own products. You own the customer relationship and data, but you have to bring the traffic yourself.
Curated retailer
An independent site that buys in or partners with other brands — Pets at Home, Look Fantastic. Brands can't open a store there; they get in through buying or partnership.
Brand-owned sites and curated retailers are both independent sites — but a brand gets into each in a completely different way.
Work with us
We're a small, friendly team in Manchester with flexible working hours. We value diversity and make new people feel welcome. Bilingual English–Mandarin is a plus for every role.
Marketing Internship
- Copywriting and translation, from academic to creative
- Market and competitive-landscape research
- Campaign planning and multi-channel promotional materials
- Liaison with field teams and creative agencies
Social Media Internship
- Prepare social assets — captions, tracked URLs, imagery, light video editing
- Schedule and post content; monitor and flag audience interaction
- Gather results and contribute to reports
- Track platform trends and best practice
Web Development Internship
- Work across web services, e-commerce and digital products
- Collaborate with the product team and tech architect on technical and UI/UX design
- Maintain the codebase and implement technical tests
- Experience with Python, R or another OO/functional language
About CloudPole
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Manchester, UK
- Team
- 2–10 people
- Industry
- IT services & consulting
Co-founder: Yang Xu