Today reports have started to appear across the Chinese intranet indicating that in the next few days Tencent credit ratings will be available to check directly through QQ & WeChat. If correct that means we could soon be able to get a little glimpse into all the juicy financial data that Tencent has on WeChat users and their creditworthiness. This …
CHina CHat Conference 2017 Info Pack
Last year’s smash hit confrence CHina CHat is back for another installment. We’ll be announcing a whole variety of top speakers, sponsors and a few surprises between now and September 21st. Tickets are now on sale! Below is the full info pack. >CHINA TICKET SALES SITE (RMB)< >INTERNATIONAL TICKET SALES SITE (USD)< To get a PDF version of this information pack send us an …
WeChat Vs. LINE Battle Of the Merchandise Stores
A few days ago WeChat announced that they are partnering with GAP to launch a range of WeChat branded clothing (see picture below). WeChat’s first major foray into releasing official branded merchandise. But it seems that this is could just be the beginning of WeChat’s plans to move into more merchandising and theres some big clues that point to WeChat opening their own branded ‘WeStores’ soon. …
Fashion Blogger Sells 100 Cars On WeChat In 5 Minutes
Would you buy a car on WeChat? Well, 100 people just did exactly that a few days ago (July 22nd). Read on to find out all the details of one of the most interesting WeChat ecommerce case studies to date: How were the cars sold? What sales techniques did they use? Why would anyone want to buy a car on WeChat anyway? Above: …
WeChat Lifestyle Presentation
A few days ago WeChat team gave a short presentation at the RISE Conference in Hong Kong. Embedded in the rehash of old information (mostly from December’s WeChat Data Report) were a few genuine gems of new info. Picture credit: Jon Russell Highlights include: WeChat DAILY active users are now 877 million (June 2017) Official confirmation that there are over 20 million official …
5 Case Studies Of Going Viral On WeChat
Going viral on WeChat is really difficult. WeChat is designed to be a closed personal environment. If your friends don’t directly share something on the moments news feed or in a group then it’s going to be pretty difficult to find. Below I bring you 5 classic case studies of stuff that somehow managed to go viral together with some analysis on why. 1. Comic Book Hero …
12 Super Creative QR Code Designs
I’m seeing an increasing number of businesses in China hiring talented designers to help jazz up their WeChat QR codes. Just take a look at the work of art below. Read on to see 12 really impressive QR code designs and learn how WeChat actually recognizes QR codes. Go on. Scan it 😉 Wait, how does WeChat actually recognize something as a …
Apple in China Report 2017: A Deep Dive Into Apple’s China Troubles
Below present the slides from a 110 page report about Apple’s current situation in the China market. Parts of this report were delivered for the first time in a keynote presentation delivered by Matthew Brennan at the DHL APAC Regional Conference in Shanghai. There is wild speculation across the Chinese internet that Apple and WeChat are now in some form of conflict, …
Mobike White Paper Report Released
Mobike’s bike sharing English version research white paper report is now released. Highlights include: Men take more bike trips than women Mobikes now in more than 50 cities across China. 70%+ of users in their 20’s to 40’s. Bike sharing has more than doubled the usages of bicycles in China Those surveyed reported a 55% decrease in the number of …
WeChat Banned In Russia! Analysis & Implications
Yesterday WeChat got blocked in Russia! An official statement from the Russian internet watchdog body Roskomnadzor confirmed that WeChat has been placed on a list of web sites blocked within the country. Read on to find out: Why has Russia done this? Is this politically motivated? & What are the implications? Why has Russia done this? Russia wants WeChat to move their servers …
WeChat Is Building An Augmented Reality App Store
2 days ago an official video from WeChat team entitled “微信小程序：WeChat Mini Program” was uploaded to Tencent video platform with no announcement or fanfare. However the ending of the video hints at something absolutely huge: WeChat will release a truly game changing new augmented reality feature for mini programs. WeChat Pokemon Go for apps! Video Length: 2:31 WeChat mini programs + Augmented …
2017 WeChat User Report Is Out!
This year’s annual WeChat report from Tencent research division Penguin Intelligence was released just hours ago. Below are the key findings. To receive a PDF version of this report send an email to info@chinachannel.co Highlights include: The average number of WeChat contacts has increased significantly over the past year. Large increases in the amounts of money running through WeChat pay from last …