What are the top performing WeChat accounts?

Thomas GrazianiNew WeChat features

What are the top performing WeChat accounts? How many views do they get? What are the top performing WeChat accounts in each category? Here are the answers. 1. Top 5 (number of views) In October 2015, the top 5 accounts were People’s Daily (WeChat ID: rmrbwx), CCTV news (WeChat ID: cctvnewscenter), CCTV Finance (WeChat ID: cctvyscj), Traffic Road Conditions (WeChat ID: …

WeChat content market is getting more competitive

Thomas GrazianiWeChat news

WeChat content produced by public accounts is the bread-and-butter of social content in China. In mid-2015, the number of views of WeChat subscription accounts started to decline. Some popular accounts saw a decline of more than 50% in readership. What is the extent of the issue, and what’s causing it? Performance of top-500 WeChat articles The study is focusing on …

5 great WeChat CRM systems, and 3 of them are free!

Tingyi ChenWeChat guides & tips

As big as Tencent is, the WeChat backend system is far from perfect: Only stores customer messages for 3 days No CRM function  Not easy to send targeted message to groups based on location/gender/age or other user characteristics Very limited data analytics for WeChat shop’s performance  Cannot track WeChat website’s performance Cannot schedule a specific time to push messages And many other …

Is Tencent leading the way or lagging behind Facebook?

Thomas GrazianiWeChat news

Tencent has been restlessly compared with its Western equivalent, Facebook. Some analysts would praise Tencent for its innovative approach to mobile, O2O and revenue model. Others would treat it as a mere copycat. So, who is leading the way? Who is catching up? Let’s look into it. Two very different companies There are obvious differences between Tencent and Facebook. None …

WeChat crossborder: a revolution for Chinese tourists and shoppers

Thomas GrazianiNew WeChat features

WeChat Crossborder Payment (WePay) is not particularly new, but to a lot of businesses outside China it can still seem like magic. The concept is simple: customers pay with their regular WeChat account in RMB, and the money directly arrives in your oversea account in the local currency. As of today (October 11th) , it supports 8 foreign currencies: USD, …

How Baidu, Alibaba & Tencent are shaping the start-up world

Thomas GrazianiWeChat news

Tencent, Alibaba and Baidu are very different companies with one common denominator: diversification. The 3 China tech-leaders are launching forays in many industries, and often end-up in fierce competitions. In which sectors are BAT (Baidu Alibaba Tencent) investing, how, and how much? Financial services and micro-loans Tencent teamed up with China Rapid Finance China Rapid Finance, allegedly the largest online …

Are QQ Official Accounts the new WeChat?

Thomas GrazianiWeChat news

Is QQ the new QQ? QQ as a whole is decreasing in popularity, with 832 million users as of Q1 2015, a decrease of 2% over last year. Number of QQ users using smartphones reached 603 million, a 23% YOY increase. Yet, QQ has made tremendous buzz over the last few weeks with the launch of its QQ official account. …

The incoming calls – 5 outstanding WeChat viral campaigns

Tingyi ChenWeChat guides & tips, WeChat news

Dare to pick up the call from a stranger? HTML5 viral campaigns pretending to be an incoming call are the most eye catching viral campaigns of this year. Here is 5 amazing “incoming call campaigns” you can draw inspiration from for your own branding. Case 1: The unexpected entrance of Wu Yifan Viral score: ★★★★★ Product: Game Target: Young audience who …

WeChat accounts with super-powers: Original Content accounts

Thomas GrazianiNew WeChat features

What are original content accounts? Original Content accounts are WeChat public accounts for which the content is verified by Tencent as being unique and not infringing on other accounts copyright. Once a message is approved as Original Content, you can see a special tag appearing on top of the message: The original content tag was previously restricted to articles, but …

WeChat official accounts valuation booms over 100 million RMB

Tingyi ChenWeChat news

App Today valued at 100 million RMB. Restaurant Boss valued at 100 million RMB. Yitiao raised B round of investment, valued at 600 millionRMB. Car Professor valued at 600 millionRMB… These sky rocketing figures are not the valuation of companies or APP’s, but the valuation of WeChat official accounts. As user stickiness and the amount of content consumed on WeChat keeps growing, investors see growth …