Xiaomi last week unveiled its annual smartphone flagship devices: Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10. The Mi 10 series is among the firsts to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and boasts a 108MP 8K-enabled camera and an immersive audio experience with a dual stereo speaker system.
Rising consumption power of China’s small town youth, part 1
The average monthly disposable income of new small-town youths is 3,730 yuan, compared with 5,401 yuan of young people in China’s first and second-tier cities (“top tier cities”) according to a research report by Tencent. You can download CIW eBook: Small Town Youth, New Growth Engine in China Although there is a gap in income […]
How Taobao’s social affiliate platform Taoxiaopu works
Alibaba Taobao announced the official launch of Taoxiaopu in the last week of 2019 after half a year’s testing. It is now open to everyone for free. Through Taoxiaopu, anyone can sell products without inventories and make money from commissions with a few clicks. Taobao already has an affiliate program called Taobaoke; why does Alibaba […]
How an online influencer Li Ziqi boosted a stock price by 326%
A public-listed women’s shoe company saw 14 daily 10%-growth during the period from December 12 of 2019 to the middle of January 2020. This was because of one online influencer, which also shows the impact of online influencer and live streaming in China. If you are not familiar with mainland China’s stock exchange, it requires […]
Pinduoduo testing short videos with product searches
During the Chinese New Year holiday, Pinduoduo quietly launched a short video function called “Duoduo Video” in its app.
Story of Li Ziqi: Top YouTube influencer from China with 8.7M subscribers
The 29-year-old Li Ziqi was seated, wearing a pink cheongsam (a.k.a. qipao) and a white outfit, in the cover of the latest China Newsweek’s Dec. 30 2019 issue. Besides her are Gree Electric Chairman Dong Mingzhu, Executive Vice President of Renmin University of China Wang Liming, President of Mengniu Group Lu Minfang, Actor Yang and […]
Looking into Taobao Light Store with Starbucks
If you open mobile Taobao and search “Starbucks”, you may see a new page completely different from before. In the past, when users search an established brand, the corresponding result would be the flagship store. The link to the flagship store will be displayed on the top of the page, with other various relevant goods […]
Acquire, convert, and retain customers through WeChat Ads + WeChat Work
WeChat Advertising provides advertisers with a customer acquisition solution integrating WeChat Advertising with WeChat Work.
8 Strategic segments of China’s online consumers
The e-commerce channel, growing at an annual rate of 35%, is now the primary growth engine for China’s FMCG market, according to a report of consulting firm Bain. It has achieved high levels of penetration and become a core sales channel in subcategories.
The gap behind China’s e-commerce factories
This is the third part of a three-part series on e-commerce companies’ exploration and collaboration with the manufacturing industry. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. You can download the full eBook here. Compared with manufacturing, China’s internet companies know more about how to interact with consumers. E-commerce factories is an attempt to promote manufacturing […]
Chinese New Year tourism trends 2020
Other than returning to the hometown to reunite with the family, more and more Chinese people now choose the reverse route of Chinese New Year transportation or spending the Chinese New Year by touring. The overall popularity of Chinese New Year tourism has increased greatly; and, the proportion of the post-90s generation who chose to […]
Top 10 WeChat Moments ads in 2019, voted by 1+ million users
Tencent conducted a poll for the favorite advertisements on WeChat Moments, involving over one million WeChat users; the top 10 ads received more than 2.218 million votes. You can review these engaging Moment ads from Mercedes Benz, VanCleef & Arpels, Estee Lauder, Shuijingfang, Yili, Buick, Dyson, McDonald’s, Coca Cola, L’Oréal. 1. Mercedes Benz 4-seat Sports […]
WeChat testing paywall on official accounts
WeChat is testing a paywall feature for Official Account. Qualified WeChat subscription official accounts can activate this feature and hide the full or partial content.
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.