by Editorial Team | Mar 25, 2015 | China Internet, China Marketing Channels, China Online Advertisement, Chinese Social Media, Digital Marketing in China, Social Media Marketing in China
Renren, which was launched in 2005, is often called China’s first generation social media platform. Back in the days, it was dubbed China’s Facebook for almost identical functionality and design. Even its color scheme was the exact copy of Facebook. It...
by Editorial Team | Mar 18, 2015 | Branding in China, Business in China, China Ecommerce, China Localization Strategies, China Marketing Channels, Chinese Social Media, Digital Marketing in China, Social Media Marketing in China
In my previous post, I’ve discussed methods of using KOL (Key Opinion Leaders) for China marketing by big brands. Obviously, companies with multimillion marketing budgets have a wide variety of options when in comes to KOLs, especially those involving securing...
by Editorial Team | Mar 11, 2015 | Branding in China, Business in China, China Internet, China Marketing Channels, Chinese Social Media, Digital Marketing in China, Social Media Marketing in China
Engaging KOLs, which stands for Key Opinion Leaders, for product promotion in China is, almost always, one of the critical components in marketing strategy by big brands. The fact is that Chinese tend to trust information delivered via social media and, especially, by...
by Editorial Team | Feb 18, 2015 | Branding in China, China Internet, China Marketing Channels, Chinese Social Media, Social Media Marketing in China
Sina Weibo is a primary Chinese social media platform that is second only to mobile based WeChat in terms of number of subscribers and monthly active users. Although, having lost some of the luster to WeChat, Weibo remains one of the most important channels in social...
by Editorial Team | Jan 28, 2015 | Branding in China, China Marketing Channels, China mobile marketing, Chinese Social Media, Mobile Marketing in China, Social Media Marketing in China
Continuing from my previous discussion on the issues to be taken into account for marketing on WeChat vs. Weibo, here is the second part of the list. Clearly, both services offer lucrative opportunities for marketing but, in order to choose the most suitable platform,...
