by Editorial Team | Apr 23, 2014 | Branding in China, Business in China, China Internet, China Marketing Channels, Chinese Social Media, Social Media Marketing in China
Despite some signs that Sina Weibo is losing some of its appeal and possibly the top spot in China’s social media landscape, it still remains an extremely important platform for effective brand marketing. At its height, in the mid-2013, Sina Weibo claimed 600 million...
by Editorial Team | Apr 2, 2014 | Business in China, China Internet, China Marketing Channels, Chinese Social Media, Social Media Marketing in China
Sina Weibo is becoming one of the most important marketing channels in China. Approximately, half of Chinese internet users are on Weibo and this audience is also quite active and willing to connect and engage with brands. Large number of Chinese companies have...
by Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2014 | Business in China, China Business News, China Ecommerce, Chinese Social Media, Market Research in China, Mobile Marketing in China
It seems that few now doubt the fact that WeChat is emerging victorious in its battle with Weibo over China’s social media users. As a relative newcomer in Chinese social media landscape, WeChat has completely changed the rules of the game. Moreover, Tancent,...
by Editorial Team | Jan 8, 2014 | China Business News, China Internet, Chinese Social Media, Social Media Marketing in China
The most popular social media platforms in China today were not the first ones. In fact, before 2009, microblogging didn’t gain a lot of traction in China at all, even though BBS (Bulletin Board Services ) was much more popular in China than in the West...
by Editorial Team | Dec 25, 2013 | Business in China, China Internet, Chinese Social Media, Social Media Marketing in China
Chinese social media growth shows no signs of slowing down. It has been embraced by the Chinese of almost all walks of life despite the new government requirement to have a verified identity associated with a microblogging account. In fact, the March 16th 2013...