WeChat is the main traffic source for Taobao, Bilibili marketing, and WeChat changes algorithm

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Quest Mobile Female Consumption Trend Report Quest Mobile released the Female Consumption Trend Report.  WeChat is the top traffic source for Taobao (excluding direct traffic) among female consumers: 18.8% of Taobao female consumer traffic initiates from WeChat. In contrast, Weibo only contributes to 1.7% of the Traffic despite the deep integration with Taobao.  Douyin is the 2nd largest traffic source …

2019 Social media report

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Tencent continues to lose market share in mobile time usage to Toutiao Back in the good old 2016, the Tencent ecosystem used to represent over 50% of the time Chinese users spent on mobile devices (source: Mary Meeker’s report). Now Tencent only takes up 42.9% of user’s time. This lost market share goes to Toutiao, the parent company of Douyin, …

What is WeChat Video Channels & Interviews with KOLs

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WeChat recently launched a short video feed called Channels… what do we think about it, and most importantly, what do Chinese Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) think about the new feature? WeChat Video Channels WeChat short video platform looks very similar to the Facebook timeline. Surprisingly, this means its UX is also very different from other short-video platforms such as Douyin …

Why is Kuaishou Better than Douyin for E-commerce Conversion & Social Engagement

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Kuaishou and Douyin are the two largest short-video platforms in China. However, due to the difference in their audience demographics, the 2 platforms have evolved quite differently:  Kuaishou has 3-5 times higher e-commerce conversion rates compared to Douyin Kuaishou is more likely to evolve as a closed e-commerce ecosystem while Douyin signed a strategic partnership with Taobao Kuaishou’s is more …

China Retail Businesses Forced to Go Online Amid Coronavirus Epidemic

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The transition from offline to online is usually gradual. But the coronavirus epidemic has pushed lots of retail businesses to the edge of bankruptcy, and many of them have to choose between going online or die. A retail business shifting sales to its WeChat Mini-Program  BESTSELLER Fashion Group China is one of the biggest fashion retailers in China, with more …

Amazing SaaS companies on WeChat

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WeChat provides a unique environment for many SaaS systems to thrive. (WalktheChat is one of them). During the last WeChat Open Class conference in Guangzhou, two SaaS companies really stood out… Qingcheng Tech  Around 2 years ago, I noticed most gyms I know around Beijing started to use the same system to handle member signup on WeChat. The system is …

WeChat decided to take the lead in e-commerce and search optimization

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WeChat released some impressive result during the WeChat Open Class last week: WeChat Mini Program’s daily active users reached 300 million 800 billion RMB of transactions happened via WeChat Mini program in 2019 WeChat launched Mini Program notice subscription template to replace template messages WeChat is planning to improve the user experience for accessing “short content”  WeChat will support the …

How to sell fruits via Douyin?

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Fruits are one of the hardest products to promote online. They are perishable, a commodity good, and have no consumer loyalty. Yet due to their affordable price, fruits are one of the best products for impulse purchases on social media. Some fruits became extremely popular on social media. How did these fruits become online superstars? Product selection  These popular fruits …

2020 China Digital Marketing Trend

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Live-streaming, private traffic, and KOC defined the year 2019 for social media marketing. What’s the trend for 2020? Highlight of 2019 Live-streaming Taobao live-streaming made a big buzz this year. Taobao live-streaming Daily Active Users increased by 130% to 41.33 million during the Single’s Day. Top KOLs like Li Jiaqi and Viya made headlines of their record-breaking 1 billion RMB …

How to manage your WeChat group – WeChat group automation tools

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More companies are putting WeChat group marketing as the key focus of their social media campaigns. It’s a great way to engage with your customers, build community and ultimately best channel for up-sale. Daily Dairy, a 4-year-old cosmetics startup that’s valued at $1 billion USD, is one of the best examples of how to be successful using WeChat group marketing. …