16May17

A Brief Introduction to WeChat Pay

WeChat Pay is an in-app payment feature that allows all WeChat users to pay for transactions quickly on their mobile phones. It’s fully optimized for online and offline businesses and aims to offer more opportunities soon. WeChat Pay is now available in Mainland China, Hong Kong, the U.S., South A...

09May17

Luxury Brands Finally Begin to Master WeChat Commerce

Although the global personal luxury market is stuck in a holding pattern for the foreseeable future, China is likely to continue to make up for weaker demand elsewhere. China’s Domestic Luxury Market Expands Data published by global management consulting company Bain & Company in 2016 shows t...

04May17

A New Feature for Mini Programs: Store Mini Program

On April 26th, WeChat launched a new Mini Program feature called the “Store Mini Program” which shows users basic information about an offline store, similar to a virtual business card. How does the “Store Mini Program” feature work? Firstly, despite its name, it’s not currently a mini pr...

28Apr17

From Mini Apps to KOLs: 6 Effective Luxury Marketing Campaigns on WeChat

Since our last WeChat campaign roundup, luxury brands have been maintaining a strong presence on China’s headliner social media platform. Big brands, including Longchamp, Chanel, and Montblanc, have been coming up with creative initiatives that utilize the diverse features enabled by the app to...

27Apr17

What’s New: Recent WeChat Updates

This April, WeChat successfully added several new functions and features to their mini programs and official accounts. What are they? What effect are they having? Let’s have a look. Tencent officially launched WeChat Mini Programs in January 2017. They’re apps that can be accessed and used withi...