Xiaomi X Marie Claire collaboration: Xiaomi’s plan to attract more female users
On June 11th, Xiaomi’s campaign targeting women was first released on Weibo by Marie Claire 嘉人’s official account, and gained 25,000+ reposts and 50,000+ likes. In this campaign, Xiaomi and Marie Claire invited actresses, Wu Jinyan and Zhang Huiwen, and seven industry elites to answer questions under the themes “告别过往，生生不息 An Endless Life with a […]
Zhihu pairs with stand-up comedian to tell Gaokao test takers it’s ok to “lie flat”
Zhihu, the Chinese Q&A platform (the equivalent of Quora), invited 李雪琴 Li Xueqin, a standup comedian known for being a dropout from the prestigious Peking University, to cheer for those participating in the Gaokao exam this year and to answer the question, “Does Gaokao determine your future?” June 6th, 2021 was the first day of […]
Huawei’s social experiment showering strangers with compliments
In its most recent campaign, Huawei is challenging China’s reserved culture by encouraging strangers at bus stops to exchange compliments through their Vision TVs. On 21st May 2021, Huawei released a commercial for its smart TV Vision V Series, 赞美始发站 Station of Compliments. But the commercial was no standard campaign; it was Huawei’s social experiment. […]
Jissbon releases the first Chinese condom ad from the female perspective
On the eve of 520, Jissbon, a condom and sexual health products company, launched a Chinese condom ad #用你的极肤爱我 (Love Me with Your SKYN) on various channels through its official accounts. This campaign is the sharpest ad tackling condoms recently. Most importantly, it is told from the female perspective. Jissbon is a Chinese subsidiary of […]
Luckin Coffee partners with famously unenthusiastic foreign pop idol, Lelush from Russia
On May 10th, Luckin Coffee, a tech-forward domestic coffee chain, officially announced a new collaboration with one of the most talked about idols in China, Lelush (利路修). Luckin released a video entitled “Luckin YYDS” via their social media, where Lelush was seen with his Japanese competitors Hanyuda Amu (はにうだあむ) and Liu Yu (リュウユ) for Produce […]
How TsingTao Brewery is sponsoring the 2022 Winter Olympics with a goal to boost China’s image internationally
TsingTao Brewery Co. Ltd. 青岛啤酒 was founded in 1903 by Bavarian settlers in Qingdao, Shandong province. In 2020, the company generated approximately 27.8 billion yuan in revenue, a slight decrease from around 28 billion yuan in the previous year. (To learn more about the beer market in China.) Emerging trend Guochao has not bypassed the TsingTao brand In […]
NEIWAI X MANNER: Two Shanghai brands set the summer mood together
On April 18, two Shanghai brands NEIWAI (内外), the lingerie brand, together with MANNER, a coffee shop chain, announced the joint collaboration “NEIWAI x MANNER Special Tunning Series.” First, they launched a new series of matcha drinks. This series includes three products: Ice Matcha Latte (冰抹茶拿铁), Hot Matcha Latte (热抹茶拿铁) and Wizard of Oz (绿野仙踪) […]
Perrier x Murakami’s flowery designed sparkling water takes the world by storm
For the first time in history, Takashi Murakami has partnered with a French brand from the F&B industry – “Perrier” (巴黎水). Perrier is a carbonated soft drink with zero sugar and vitamin C (explore our articles about the soft drinks market in China and China’s beverage industry.) At the end of 2020, the Perrier brand […]
CLOT x Nike Air Force 1 K.O.D collection has been re-released after 15 years
The collaboration between Clot X Nike has more than ten years of history and, to this day, products of their collaboration remain relevant to the international fashion market. CLOT is a renowned Hong Kong streetwear brand founded in 2003 by Edison Chen and Kevin Poon. In turn, Nike needs no introduction. This year, the two brands re-released the K.O.D […]
“The Summer Palace x Big White Rabbit” is a vivid example of a company using nostalgia marketing
A vivid example of a company using nostalgia marketing (read more about nostalgia marketing) is the collaboration between the Shanghai milk candy brand White Rabbit (大白兔) and Summer Palace (欧和园).These local and popular brands collaborated for the first time and launched a product with a series of candy gift boxes called “The Summer Palace x Big White Rabbit”, “Ji Tu […]
Eleme and Hanyi Fonts’ punny co-branded delivery bag
In December 2020, Ele.me and Hanyi fonts launched a clever and punny collaboration on delivery bags. Ele.me (饿了么) is one of the largest online food delivery platforms in China, and a successful example of the O2O model. Hanyi Fonts (汉仪字库), founded in 1993 in Beijing. Hanyi Fonts specializes in e-font design and development, as well as […]
Market Tidbits transcript #6: Nostalgia marketing in China
Allison Malmsten, media manager at daxue consulting, is talking with Grace Yu, project manager at daxue consulting, about nostalgia marketing in China. Our full findings are available for you to download! What is nostalgia marketing? Grace Yu: Nostalgia marketing is appealing to the emotions people felt between the ages of 12 and 22. During this […]