Short video apps, such as China’s Douyin, have become an important marketing tool targeting the short attention spans of Gen-Z consumers. Douyin seems to be one of the most conducive for comments and engagement among the Chinese social media platforms. Beijing-based key opinion leader (KOL) Antoine Bunel suggest that brands should...
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The main platforms used by B2B KOLs around the world are different. While in the west influencers usually use LinkedIn, email lists and podcasts, in China that is very different. Popular platforms used in China for B2B KOLs are Zhihu, Ximalaya FM and Zhishi Xingqiu. Each platform has its own...
Brands want to see results when they embark on working with KOLs, which is why it can be disheartening when expensive marketing efforts result in low sales generation. However, it is important to remember that the value of a KOL is one that is measured not simply by their reach,...
Dyson's curling iron set suddenly garnered explosive interest on China's social media platform WeChat over the weekend. The storytelling and the user interaction following WeChat the post publication helped the article go viral. But the results were not just positive. Many WeChat users publicly shared their views on the product...
Chinese outbound travelers used to look for destinations that were "WeChat-worthy", but this have been changing according to a Parklu report. Weibo is now dominating the most travel conversations followed by Little Red Book and Douyin, with WeChat ranked at the bottom. The main reason why influencers are switching to...
Little Red Book, the explosively popular social e-commerce platform, is seeing new growth opportunities in the male luxury market after launching a section exclusively featuring male styles. In this article, Jing Daily lists some different types of male influencers and how luxury brands can communicate through them.
In China, the millennial and Gen-Z generations are driving consumption. And celebrities and KOLs have a big impact on that purchasing behavior. According to a survey Chinese Social Media users are more receptive to brand recommendations by celebrities than any other country (63%-78%). It is important to note that celebrities...
Influencer Marketing Strategies do not only work well for campaigns in China targeting consumers to spend locally, they also work for industries like tourism to attract consumers to other countries and destinations.
According to a report by influencer marketing agency ParkLu many brands aren't always using the right platforms, picking the right people, or sending the most effective message to showcase their offerings through Influencers. This article summarizes three tips for brands running KOL campaigns in China.
When it comes to KOL campaigns in China weibo might still take the biggest share across the majority of brands studied, but a series of female celebrities, including mega KOL Fan Bingbing have recently joined Xiaohongshu, one of the niche platforms in China. With many different channels and even more...