International luxury brands meet Chinese Lunar New Year 2019 | Daxue Consulting
How foreign brands can leverage Chinese elements to approach the consumers For the rest of the world, it might already be a brand-new year, but not for Chinese people. The Chinese Lunar New Year is on the 5th of February in 2019. It is the most important traditional Chinese festival, which is also known as […]
Why we predict the children’s oral care market in China will boom | Daxue Consulting
Children’s oral care is a niche market in China but has a pearly white future. Due to China’s second child policy, an increasing number of infants are born every year, leading to higher demand for infant care products. In addition, because of the progressed living standard and education level of the general Chinese population, parents […]
Unpacking the world’s largest Auto market: Is new energy vehicles the future of China’s car industry?
Since 2009, China has been home to the world’s largest automotive market. What’s new in China is also the leading automotive manufacturer worldwide. In 2016, China’s annual vehicle production accounted for nearly 30 percent of all vehicles produced worldwide, exceeding that of the European Union or that of the United States and Japan combined. Starting in the […]
Is the beer market in China getting craftier? | Daxue Consulting
Beer imports in the last 5 years have risen with the Chinese market showing growth in both volume and value. In 2016 alone, 0.81 million kiloliters of imported beer were sold illustrating the progression from 2012 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42.2%. Moreover, the imported beer market in China has reached 666.15 […]
International brands should enter the Chinese perfume market before it is too late | Daxue Consulting
Chinese perfume market shows fast growth, the market size reached RMB 15.2 billion (USD 2.2 thousand million) in 2017. Yet the Chinese perfume market is far from mature and therefore holds great potential. The history of perfume in China Many people believe that perfume is a new thing in China, however, this is far from […]
How China is becoming the largest and most diversified market for vitamin and dietary supplements (VDS) | Daxue Consulting
China’s increasingly wealthy and health-conscious population is showing large interest in the vitamin and dietary supplement market (VDS). With a rapidly growing middle class, more people are able to afford additional health products such as vitamins, fish oil, protein powder, etc. Such growing demand is showing high potential for the market in a number of […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #14: How to run a creative brand consulting company in China
Mattieu David, founder of China Paradigm, interviews Qin Guo, managing partner of the branding agency BSUR. Guo took a different entrepreneurial path, rather than starting her own company, she brought an international company to China. In this China podcast, Guo tells her story of establishing the Shanghai office of the branding company BSUR. She organized […]
How the Chinese brand “Three squirrels” uses Meng Culture to become No. 1
China went “nuts” again over the Chinese nut brand “Three Squirrels”. During the passing double 11 shopping festival (双十一) in China, a shopping festival launched by Alibaba as a Chinese version of Black Friday, Three Squirrels, again, achieved huge success: It only took them 9 minutes and 26 seconds to reach a GMV (gross merchandise […]
How to name a brand in China
Matthieu David, president and founder of Daxue Consulting, shares insight on the importance of a professional approach to company/brand name in China. The process of naming is a tricky one, even if it seems easy and obvious, it is always better to consult with experts in this field, who know the market and all pitfalls. Among other […]
How the forgotten Chinese brand has become a hot topic in China with the help of KOLs | Daxue Consulting
Chinese skincare brand Pechoin (百雀羚bai que ling) has become a hot topic on Chinese social media with one so-called “long-pic-ad” (长图广告chang tu guang gao) and successfully turned its brand image around among Chinese young consumers. Not very long time ago, Pechoin was still considered outdated and not-cool. How does that happen and what is so […]
How China’s digital landscape shapes the thriving luxury footwear market
The luxury footwear market in China reaps the benefits of the overall luxury industry’s success As an important category in luxury, the footwear market in China is closely associated with the performance of the overall China luxury market. Despite some slowdown in previous years, the luxury market in China still appears to be very prominent […]
The Chinese Fashion Accessories Market Is Facing Unprecedented Growth
The fashion accessories market in China is showing a high-speed growth. For example, China has been the second largest jewelry market in the world in 2017 (around 671 billion RMB market size). As estimated, the sales revenue of fashion bags and accessories in China will be doubled from 2016 to 2019. Not only the market […]