Daigou is an overseas personal shopper that brings anything from vitamins to luxuries goods to Mainland China. Chinese consumers love them because they can buy products at lower prices that might not even be available in China. But most brands detest daigou as they undercut their traditional sales and spread...
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The Chinese online consumer preferences have been changing in the last few years. The ongoing tech empowerment of the middle class and lower middle class is reflected in the rapid success of Pinduoduo and in the rapidly increase sales of instant noodles, paper towels, and low-end consumer products. After years...
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...
One of the most common statements we hear from international companies is that ‘China is so different!’ Yes, the Chinese market is unique and challenging, but also filled with many opportunities. Don’t dream about being successful here by copying the strategies back home. To win the heart of Chinese consumers,...
Most brands and marketing agencies like to talk about the Millennials. But it is actually the older generation that make up almost a third of China’s massive population. That's why more and more Tech companies as well as brands are looking at ways to engage them. Examples are Alibaba's easier...
The government in China is digitizing their services more and more. Earlier this year the government in Jiangxi province issued ID chips for smartphone users. Attach to the SIM card it can store sensitive identifying information for safer verification over the internet. China’s tech companies have caught onto this trend...
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, the Chinese market gets flooded with mooncakes, a kind of baked pastry that symbolizes family reunions and which is traditionally consumed as part of the celebrations. Ahead of the festival, which falls on Monday, a number of Chinese F&B companies branched out their offerings to include the...
There’s an ongoing debate about masculinity and femininity across the world, and China is taking part as well. Many young Chinese women have become fans of "young fresh meat" – feminine-looking men. A Xinhua opinion piece criticized the popularity of overly feminine men – but many Chinese internet users disagreed....
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.