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China’s golden week 2020 reveals new economic trends
13Oct

China’s golden week 2020 reveals new economic trends

According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, during China’s golden week, which this year was a combined National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, the retail and restaurant industry reached 1.6 trillion RMB in sales. Compared to the last year’s golden week, the average daily sales grew 4.9%, despite the global impact of COVID-19. Contact us to […]

How Pinduoduo helps brands reach China’s low-tier city consumers
30Sep

How Pinduoduo helps brands reach China’s low-tier city consumers

Pinduoduo (PDD) was founded in 2015. After only 4 years, it became fourth largest internet company and the largest social e-commerce platform in China. Zheng Huang (Colin Huang), the founder of Pinduoduo, described it as a mixture of Costco and Disneyland, a combination of value-for-money and entertainment, in his 2018 letter to shareholders. Pinduoduo is […]

WeChat mini-programs 2020: What your brand should know about this daily-life essential
23Sep

WeChat mini-programs 2020: What your brand should know about this daily-life essential

WeChat mini-programs (MPs) are “sub-applications” within the WeChat ecosystem. They enable to provide advanced features to users such as e-commerce, task management, and coupons. More and more people use WeChat MPs in their everyday life. Whether it is to pay bills, play games, order a taxi or book a doctor’s appointment, there’s a mini-program for […]

Nudge marketing in China is omnipresent yet rarely discussed
19Aug

Nudge marketing in China is omnipresent yet rarely discussed

To nudge is to “touch or push (something) gently or gradually” or “coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something.” This small action seems insignificant among the large and obvious marketing initiatives, like co-branding, KOL marketing, and live-streaming, which are commonly employed in the competitive Chinese market. However, nudge marketing in China plays a vital […]

Marie Dalgar: a Chinese cosmetic brand gaining international momentum
14Aug

Marie Dalgar: a Chinese cosmetic brand gaining international momentum

Masa Cui (崔晓红),  an engineer for a lighting factory in Foshan, Guangdong Province, grew tired of her boring working environment. So, she brought color to her work life by founding her makeup brand Marie Dalgar, which is now rising quickly to be one of the top domestic Chinese cosmetics brands. History of Marie Dalgar In […]

Prepare for the burst of C2M (consumer to manufacturer) in China: Pinduoduo, JD.com, Biyao
04Aug

Prepare for the burst of C2M (consumer to manufacturer) in China: Pinduoduo, JD.com, Biyao

What is the consumer-to-manufacturer  (C2M) model? The founder of the Chinese e-commerce site Biyao, Bi Sheng was first to propose the C2M model in China. The C2M model is when consumers connect directly to manufacturers to purchase a product. In the C2M model, consumers place orders directly through the platform, and the factory receives consumers’ personalized […]

China Paradigm transcript #101: Managing cross-border e-commerce operations in China: Successes and failures
28Jul

China Paradigm transcript #101: Managing cross-border e-commerce operations in China: Successes and failures

Find here China Paradigm episode 101. We interviewed Dr. Renata Thiébaut, one of the few experts in cross-border e-commerce in China as well as the head of business intelligence of an agency providing e-commerce operations in China. Read on to learn more about how the Alibaba Tmall partner agency helps foreign brands tackle the Chinese […]

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