How Peppa Pig went from banned to viral right before the year of a pig | Daxue Consulting
Peppa Pig is a popular cartoon series from the UK, which has been screening in China since late 2015. Recently, a 5-minute video titled “What is Peppa” (啥是佩奇，Sha Shi Peiqi?, Peiqi is the Chinese translation for Peppa) caused a huge response among Chinese netizens. This video has received an enormous number of views and the […]
The Red Packets advent in anticipation of the upcoming 2019 Spring Festival | Daxue Consulting
“Not only Hongbao (红包, which means “red packets” are the red envelopes with money inside) should be present in the money transactions scenario, it’s also supposed to facilitate emotion expression and interesting interaction,” stated by Zhang Xiaolong, credited as “Father of WeChat”.,senior executive vice president and president of WeChat Group during the 2019 Wechat Open […]
How can foreign automakers be a part of China’s future driven by electric vehicles | Daxue Consulting
Electric vehicles (EVs), including vehicles mainly powered by electric motors, are gaining increasing attention from governments and the automaker industry globally. China has become the biggest EV market within only a short period of time and is forecasted to continue rapid growth because of the support from the Chinese government and changing car purchase preference […]
What international brands should know about WeChat’s latest update | Daxue Consulting
On December 21, 2018, WeChat released an update, which brought a lot of changes and new features. For those who are not familiar with it, WeChat is the most popular multifunctional messaging, social media and mobile payment app in China with over 1 billion monthly active users. It is one of the most powerful tools […]
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 […]
Shortage of English teachers in China: Opportunities for foreign organizations and teachers | Daxue Consulting
China’s English education rising rapidly English teachers in China are very much in demand as language schools struggle to keep up with the growing English education consumption. Just over the period of a year, from 2016 to 2017, there was a 298% growth from 123.6 billion RMB to 489.7 billion RMB in the English Education […]
Is pricing strategy a key to the success of your product in the Chinese market?
Daxue Consulting CEO, Matthieu David gives insight on the methodologies used to decide a pricing strategy in China. As an example, methodologies include a comprehensive price audit of the product categories, both through store checks and online marketplace and e-commerce scrapping. Benchmarking metrics of key market players, along with brands from different sectors but offering […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #15: How to successfully run a coffee shop chain in China
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David, CEO of Daxue Consulting, catches up with Carol Liu, who managed up to 5 coffee shops in China she co-created with her husband. Liu’s Coffee chain “Big Sur” is serving 500 coffee cups a day and emphasizes high quality, using top-notch coffee machines and bean-grinding machinery from […]
[Podcast] China paradigm #13: How to grow a web agency in China from 0 to 3 million USD
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David, CEO of Daxue Consulting, interviews Aurélien Rigart, Co-founder of IT Consultis a Shanghai-based digital Agency. Rigart shares with us practical-based tips for starting a web agency in China. IT Consultis has done 450 projects with clients ranging from startups to large companies like Budweiser and Decathlon and […]
[Podcast] China paradigm episode 10 – How an app makes China’s healthcare more consumer-centric
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Sebastien Gaudin, the CEO, and co-founder of The CareVoice. The CareVoice is a health insurance tech company which uses a SAAS (software as a service) business model to make hospitals and clinics more customer-centric. Learn how Gaudin aligns the interests across many communities like health, tech, […]
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 […]
[Podcast] China paradigm episode #9: How to successfully run a restaurant in China
In this episode of China paradigm, Matthieu David interviews Florent Bonnefoy, founder of Bonnefoy + Partners, about his 10 years of experience in the food-related business in greater China. He explains us how to perfectly run a restaurant in China. Bonnefoy + Partners works with food entrepreneurs across China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and […]