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5 Chinese companies you didn’t know were using private traffic

5 Chinese brands using private traffic

The phenomenal success of Perfect Diary through leveraging private traffic highlighted this concept as key in marketing to the Chinese market. This is especially in the context of how e-commerce in China is predicted to comprise 57% of total retail sales in 2022, thus highlighting the importance of online customer engagement. What is private traffic […]

China’s consumer generated video economy: Outsourcing marketing to your own users

China's consumer generated video CGV economy

China’s consumer generated video (CGV) economy refers to economic activities- such as brand sales- fuelled by videos created by Chinese consumers. These videos can be in recorded form, or livestreams. According to McKinsey research, 11% of Chinese consumers’ time on social media is spent watching, sharing, and creating short videos.  In 2018, the Chinese short […]

Chinese Digital Marketing Ecosystem in 2021

China's digital marketing ecosystem in 2021

This article on Chinese digital marketing ecosystem in 2021 was published in the 2021 spring edition of the German Chamber Ticker, download the Ticker Magazine here! The events of 2020 did not change the trajectory of Chinese e-commerce, but rather accelerated the country’s consumption to a digital future that was, sooner or later, inevitable. As we […]

Influencer marketing in the West: What Chinese brands should know

influencer marketing in the west

This article sharing strategies for influencer marketing in the west is a part of our 7 Continents initiative where we use market research and consulting to help Chinese brands western market strategies. Learn more about our services for Chinese brands on our 7 Continents page. According to the State of Influencer Marketing 2021 report from […]

Guide to Chinese e-commerce platforms: which platform is the best for your brands

guide to e-commerce platforms in China

Over the past three decades, the Chinese economy has experienced unprecedentedly rapid growth. Social progress, technological innovations, and increasing disposable personal incomes have shaped new shopping habits. A variety of e-commerce modes, like live-streaming e-commerce, social e-commerce, and cross-border e-commerce, have emerged in the market. Large Chinese e-commerce platforms, like Alibaba’s Taobao and JD.com, have […]

Ingredient-based skin care market in China reaching Chinese “Skintellectuals”

ingredient-based premium skincare marketing in China

A new term on the Chinese internet is 成分党, pronounced “cheng fen dang”, which points to the tribe of skincare consumers in China known as “Skintellectuals”. This consumer tribe are ingredients-oriented and thoroughly research skincare products before purchasing. The ingredient-based skincare market in China precisely targets this knowledgeable consumer group. Like makeup, skincare, selfies, topics […]

The 10 most epic China marketing campaigns of 2020

most epic China marketing campaigns of 2020

2020 was an all-around difficult year. But during the turmoil of a global pandemic and a global economic crisis, there were brands who still insisted in spreading the messages of hope and empowerment. There were also brands that uplifted us with their creativity and adaptability, and provided new products that resonated with Chinese culture on […]

Keys to nostalgia marketing in China: Qualitative research on what makes Chinese millennials and gen Z nostalgic

Research on nostalgia in China

Nostalgia marketing aims to capture customers’ attention by appealing to cherished memories. Nostalgia marketing is done through returning to concepts from an earlier phase in target consumers’ lives like family, holidays, and school, through triggers like music, tastes and images, or through pairing with popular brands, products and icons from childhood and early adulthood. From […]