As media becomes more and more decentralized, marketing trends in China have followed suit. Review sections are now ubiquitous across e-commerce platforms and today, nine out of ten consumers in China look to customer reviews before buying a product. Reviews from average customers now hold more weight than ever before.
HI-COM is proud to have participated in a conference on ‘Change and Transformation in the post-Covid-19 Era’ conference, held on September 25th by the Mind Challenging Hub in Guangzhou. The conference was devoted to seizing post-Covid-19 opportunities, and was aimed at business owners worldwide.
Many educational organizations are leaving their homelands and bringing the value of education, tradition, and innovation in learning to emerging markets in need of these services. China, with its ever-growing middle class, newly approved 3 child policy and cultural expectations of educational excellence, is the perfect market for many schools that offer education to children […]
What do you have to know about attending trade shows and exhibitions in China post-pandemic? What are the preparations you need to take care of during 2021 and 2022? How can you make sure your company is ready to face the world’s most digitally advanced Chinese customers and partners? Let’s take a look together!
As the Chinese internet has matured, netizens have already grown wary of click ads. KOL marketing represents a type of digital advertisement users can resonate with, as it is brought to them by someone they enjoy following. Today in China, KOL marketing has become a highly effective tool in any brand’s digital marketing arsenal, regardless […]
Chinese E-commerce platforms keep booming in China. It probably comes as no surprise that e-commerce has been hugely affected by the global pandemic. Many experts agree that consumer behaviour has changed significantly in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of Covid-19. However, in 2021 it is clear that e-consumers have adapted to the […]
In China, cross-border e-commerce holds a specific distinction. Through cross-border e-commerce platforms, international companies are able to sell their products to Chinese customers at reduced duty fees, without needing a Chinese business license.
It can often be intimidating for international marketing professionals to learn that the digital tools they’ve grown to understand and use in Western contexts are either not used in China, or have analogues that require extra time to learn. Some are familiar, and relatively easy to get to grips with – Twitter to Weibo, Amazon […]
In 2021, Xiaohonshu has become a focal point for digital marketing campaigns of lifestyle brands in China. With approximately 100 million monthly active users, of which just under half are 18-24 and over 70% being born after the 90s, this booming Chinese platform is a crucial for reaching the next generation of China’s consumers.
Dazhong Dianping has been called the Chinese version of Yelp. However, its services go well beyond its counterpart, incorporating elements of Groupon, social media, delivery apps, and more. Starting out as a movie and restaurant review platform in 2003, by 2015, Dianping merged with Meituan, one of China’s largest food delivery networks, integrating the functions […]
