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Pinduoduo and Taobao’s manufacturing strategies
This is the second part of a three-part series on e-commerce companies’ exploration and collaboration with the manufacturing industry. Read part 1 here. You can download the full eBook here. E-commerce giants are speeding up their deployment of factories. C2M, or customer to the manufacturer, is the direct connection between the customer and the manufacturing […]
Over 30 institutions made over US$1.5M on Tencent Class in 2019
Over 72 thousand organizations offer 178 thousand courses on Tencent Class in 2019. And, revenues of the top 100 organizations grew by 62%, according to Chen Shujun, VP of Tencent Education.
TikTok DAU exceeded 400 million in Jan 2020
TikTok, known as Douyin in China, announced a new record for its daily active users (DAUs). Its DAU has exceeded 400 million in January 2020, an increase of 60% YoY. Its contents go beyond entertainment; 14.89 million education videos were created in 2019. The top creators are located in Shanghai, Beijing, and the three northeastern […]
Insights of e-commerce and manufacturing collaboration in China
This is the first part of a three-part series on e-commerce companies’ exploration and collaboration with the manufacturing industry. You can download the full eBook here. E-commerce factory is the collaboration of the manufacturing industry and the internet. Under the circumstances of retail sector being depressed while the traffic of e-commerce reaching the peak, the […]
China approved 24 more cross-border e-commerce pilot cities and relaxed forex in FTZs
China has announced another 24 cities as pilot zones for cross-border e-commerce to boost exports in December 2019 according to a statement released by the State Council.
Case study: selling luxury product through Taobao live broadcast
Feiyu Live Broadcast Competition in categories such as clothing, jewelry, and makeup is stiff in Taobao’s live streaming ecosystem and there are still opportunities in other categories such as luxury products. A Taobao Live MCN (Multi-Channel Network) Feiyu specializing in second-hand luxury products provides an excellent case for study. Since its debut on Taobao back […]
5 Chinese consumer trends in 2020
In spite of the fact that it’s possible the development rate for Chinese shopper spending will be somewhat lower in 2019 than in 2018, the Chinese keep on expanding their spending by a significant edge and are anxious to pay for things with a solid offer. McKinsey’s most recent China Consumer Report released this month […]
How is WeChat Work 3.0 valuable to businesses
Tencent launched a critical update to WeChat Work (version 3.0), an enterprise version of WeChat. The updated WeChat Work helps businesses connect deeply with consumers and retain customer resources. New features include productivity tools and WeChat Moments integration. WeChat Work 1.0 only supported simple functions including Business Contacts, paid phone calls, attendance, announcement, etc while […]
Tencent Live adds Product Window to WeChat live broadcasting
Tencent Live launched a new feature Product Window that merchants can use to display added products to the live broadcasting sessions. Merchants can also associate live broadcasting with products from Weidian or JD.
Top Chinese mobile apps in 2010s dominated by video apps
ByteDance-owned TikTok and UC Browser (Alibaba) top App Annie‘s most downloaded app list in 2010s, ranking the 7th and 8th respectively.
2019: China Internet Year in Review & top CIW articles
In 2019, mobile continues to lead China internet. The top mobile apps in China by total MAUs are still led by WeChat, Alipay, QQ, Taobao, iQiyi, and Tencent Video while TikTok continues fast growth and ranks the 7th. Tencent has the highest internet user penetration of 97.3% in China in September 2019, followed by Alibaba, […]
How Xiaohongshu successfully pivoted its growth and product strategies
Xiaohongshu’s original product form in mid-2013 was “US Shopping Guide”, which was in PDF format. Xiaohongshu entered the market from the angle of overseas shopping and successfully captured a group of urban young women who are pursuing an exquisite lifestyle. Alternatively, you can read the eBook: Xiaohongshu Growth & Product Strategies All the good products […]
Short video penetration over 70% in Q3 2019; 38% made a purchase
Short video penetration exceeded 70% in Q3 2019 with 810 million active users in Sep. The growth is still strong with about 25% YoY increase in MAU. ByteDance dominates China’s short video segment with three mobile apps – TikTok (Douyin), Xigua, and Huoshan with a total penetration of 72.1% in Sep 2019. Kuaishou and Baidu […]
Kuaishou live broadcast DAU exceeded 100 million in 2019
Kuaishou, also known as Kwai, announced last week its daily active live broadcasting users exceeded 100 million. 56% of Kuaishou anchors are post-90s.