Brands are Embracing Anime Culture in China

Caroline Xu China Digital News, Red/Xiaohongshu Marketing

Anime culture, once considered niche, is now entering mainstream consumer markets in China. By embracing these trends, some brands activated to collaborate with anime games and IPs with millions of impressions. Meanwhile, the growing popularity of anime merchandise has revitalized traditional shopping malls. Female-oriented games are the new collaboration trend “Otome game”, also known as the female-oriented game, is a …

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Chinese New Year Marketing: Luxury and Cosmetic Brands Are Redefining Strategies for the Modern Chinese Consumer

Tingyi Chen China Digital News, China Market Analysis, Douyin, Red/Xiaohongshu Marketing

Chinese New Year Marketing Ranking – Luxury Handbags and Shoes Industry Chinese New Year marketing engagements include both brand and organic content. Luxury Sector Chinese New Year Marketing Summary Insights  Offline artistic installations The recent Chinese New Year marketing campaigns by luxury brands have showcased a significant uptick in the deployment of offline artistic installations, a testament to the brands’ …

3 Douyin Livestreaming Trends in 2024

Caroline Xu Douyin, New WeChat features

Summary Insights  Fashion Marketing Campaign on Douyin may drive 60% of potential transactions out of the platform  Douyin launched “Omnichannel Measurement” to monitor the contribution of Douyin marketing to all channel e-commerce conversions and offline business. The Omnichannel Measurement solution from Ocean Engine( Douyin Ads platform) employs two sophisticated algorithm models: MTA (Multiple Touchpoint Attribution) and MMM (Marketing Mix Model). …

10 Fashion Trends in China: Where is the opportunity?

Shilin Song China Digital News

In the past year, all aspects of society have changed greatly: new cultures, aesthetic styles, and living standards are emerging. Nowadays, Chinese consumers pay more attention to the meaning and self-realization through each purchase. Gen-Zs yearn to express a unique attitude through what they wear. Douyin (the Chinese Tiktok) eCommerce analyzed platform data and published the Top 10 lifestyle trends …

China Livestream eCommerce: Taobao and Douyin Insights

Shilin Song China Digital News

Livestream eCommerce has become the “new norm” in China. According to a report published by Taobao Livestream and iResearch, more than 464 million users are used to buying products through Live Streams, which accounts for 44.9% of Chinese Netizens. In this article, we will look at: Overview of Livestream eCommerce in 2021 Taobao Livestream overview, top performing categories, audience insights, …

Pet Economy grows faster than “Human Economy”: a new opportunity in the post-covid China

Shilin Song China Digital News

The Pet Economy is one of the uprising industries in China despite the COVID impact and restrictions. During the 618 Mid-Year Sale in 2022, Tmall Pet Industry GMV (Gross Merchandising Value) grew by 19% compared to last year, reaching 2.7 billion CNY (~ 400 million USD). During the first 4 hours of the JD 618 event, the Pet industry GMV …

RED (Xiaohongshu) Trends 2022: emerging trends in Fitness, Fashion & Beauty

Shilin Song China Digital News

Since the pandemic in 2020, Chinese consumers have been adapting to the ever-changing external environment and adjusting their preferences, lifestyles, and purchasing decisions. Today we will share updated insights from Red Content Trends Report, to help brands better understand their audience in post-covid China and discover new opportunities underlying the challenges. In this article, we will explain: Red (Xiaohongshu) updated …

China’s 618 Mid-Year Sale Results: Live streaming eCommerce Revenue Grows by 124%

Shilin Song China Digital News, Tmall

June 20th marked the official conclusion of China’s 618 Mid-Year Sale in 2022. How was the result? According to Syntun 星图数据, during this year’s 618, the total online revenue reached 695.9 billion CNY (~103.9 billion USD), a 20.3% increase from last year. The traditional eCommerce channel is slowing down, while the growth of live streaming eCommerce has exceeded expectations: Traditional …