China’s digital transformation involves rapidly adopting advanced technologies like AI, 5G, IoT, and big data to modernize its economy and society. This includes integrating these technologies into traditional industries to create efficient and innovative business models. The transformation focuses on building digital infrastructure, enhancing services, and fostering tech-driven innovation across sectors like finance, healthcare, and […]

Chinese consumer behavior refers to the purchasing habits, preferences, and decision-making processes of consumers in China. This behavior is shaped by rapid technological advancements, cultural traditions, shifting economic conditions, and the continuously evolving digital landscape. Businesses that understand Chinese consumer behavior can refine their products, marketing strategies, and services to align with the specific needs […]

Companies everywhere are looking to China for digital transformation lessons. It is now common knowledge that companies need digital transformation in order to cut costs and run efficiently in the modern age. It involves streamlining processes and the adoption of new technologies. But why China specifically? By this year, China’s digital transformation sector is expected […]

The age old question “why hire a keynote speaker?”. Well, they distill complex ideas into engaging narratives, setting the stage for events with their ability to connect and inspire. A keynote speaker is important in establishing the event’s theme and guiding audience engagement, leaving a lasting impression that resonates long after the event concludes. Again, […]

China, often associated with technological advancements and manufacturing achievements, is also a fertile ground for creative minds in fashion. Despite being relatively young, China’s fashion ecosystem has demonstrated remarkable resilience.  “China’s undergoing a transformation—post-COVID reopening, the natural slowdown of economic maturity, demographic changes, and more. These shifts are mirrored in fashion, with unique, homegrown designers […]

In the fast-changing digital world, China leads the way in combining gaming and social media. The importance of being adaptable to digital innovation, especially given the context of Chinese consumers has been foreseen from experts in the industry. It’s not just in China, the global gamification market is set to grow over USD 34 million […]

The retail industry is constantly evolving, and China has emerged as a global leader in shaping the future of retail. With its massive consumer market, technological advancements, and innovative approaches, China’s retail landscape offers valuable insights and lessons for the rest of the world. China’s retail market will experience a compound annual growth rate exceeding […]

The rise of new consumer brands is one of the most notable phenomena in the Chinese business landscape in recent years. These new brands have rapidly developed by targeting high-demand markets that established brands have overlooked and gaining a foothold in the market.  For example, the cosmetics brand Perfect Diary (完美日记) went public on the […]

With more than 727 million online viewers (68.1% of Chinese internet users), live streaming is the most widely used video format in China among Chinese netizens. According to Forbes, livestream shopping is a $500 billion USD market in 2022, surpassing Western social media and e-commerce sites like Facebook, Amazon, or Twitter.  There is a ton […]

China has become the world’s second-largest FMCG market and the largest ecommerce in the last decades, thanks to its rapid expansion. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, 27.3% of customers only shop on traditional e-commerce platforms in the last 6 months (before 2022.6); at the same time, the number of consumers shopping on […]

Live Commerce in China is going as strong as ever in 2022. In 2022, live commerce serves as an important leverage to empower retreating retail sales in the post-pandemic period, generating a 146% revenue increase of live commerce to RMB 181.4 billion. In contrast, the Livestream market is only worth USD 17 billion in market […]

Weibo Story (微博故事) is a social media platform introduced on April 19th, 2017 that has exploded in popularity recently. Weibo has a  monthly active users of 582 million in March 2022, a net addition of approximately 51 million users on a year-over-year basis. Mobile MAUs represented 95% of MAUs, and the average daily active users […]