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wechat for brands
The problem to be solved.
About this presentation
This is our third update to this presentation since we originally
published it in 2013. wechat has matured quickly and is the clear-
cut leader of china’s social media scene. Its lead over weibo is
beyond recall.
during chinese new year 2015 (in Feb), wechat hit 547 million
monthly active users (mau) and now has 400 million people signed
up for its mobile payments function.
for brands, it has become a reliable platform for customer
engagement, posting regular updates, stories, videos. wechat has
tested advertising through its “moments” feature but results have
not been enthusiastic.
therefore, the link between content and ecommerce is becoming
the focus for brands in the months ahead.
what is wechat
600
is china’s
mobile social network
wechat
million users
WeChat Internal Report
Jan, 2014
Taken over as
china’s primary
social network
556m
users
weibo
Apr 2014
600m
users
Wechat
Jan 2014
198m
monthly active
users
549m
monthly active
users
Mar 2015 Mar 2015
500m
User Breakdown
400m
547m
600m Total number of global
users, including 100m
outside of China.
Monthly Active Users
(MAU) claimed by
WeChat.
Number of users
registered for the
mobile payments
system (Claimed by
WeChat).
Millions
100
200
300
400
2011 2012 2013 2014
?Last update from WeChat
on registered users was
January 2014
CNNIC February 2015: China mobile internet users
total 557million. Are they really all on WeChat???
500
Growth Trajectory
Total users inside of China
2015
accessible on
all mobile OS:
ios
android
symbian
blackberry
windows
Linked to all of
Tencent’s social
media - qzone -
600m+ active
users:
qq (im)
Tencent Weibo
email
available in over
200 countries in
over 20
languages
Access to WeChat
China x Global
wechat is more than just a social app.
It’s a complete ecosystem.
messaging - content - commerce
Discover
QR Code: Offline-to-online
Look around: New friends in area
Shake: contact exchange (intro)
Drift Bottle: ‘discover’ a message
Games: Mobile social games
Ecommerce
Shopping, group-purchase, gifts,
movie tickets, bill-split, taxi
reservations...
Chat/IM (Voice/Text)
One-to-one
One-to-many
Payment
Lucky Money
Transfer
Sharing
Pictures/Video
Locations
Business details
WeChat Key Functions
Messaging - Content - Commerce
China Online Ecosystem
display
(Sina, Sohu)
online video
(Youku/Tudou)
social
(Weibo)
search
(Baidu)
ecommerce
(Taobao)
brand.cn
Fragmented, complex user journeys
Weibo - users have moved on
Ecommerce - most sales flow through Taobao
Display - limited RTB, poor quality data
Baidu - effectiveness in decline
Challenges Online
WeChat Ecosystem
display
(Instream Ads)
online video
(Tencent/Weishi)
social
(Moments)
search
(Sogou/WeChat)
ecommerce
(Tenpay/WePay)
Interaction Modules
Ecommerce
Customer Service
Loyalty Management
Reservations
O2O
Shorter, simpler paths
Self-contained ecosystem
A cleaner environment (fewer ads)
Social first - quality content
Ecommerce linked
subscription
account
Brand - Content
service
account
Brand - Interaction
brand. mobi
WeChat Advantages
it’s a very tight link between
content and commerce.
We first established an account on WeChat in June 2013 and have had really good
traction so far. Our WeChat fanbase grew very rapidly and it drives really good traffic to
our ecommerce site as well. It’s actually one of the first times that we’ve seen
a social site driving a large number of ecommerce sales.
Julien Chiavassa, Digital Head APAC for Clarins
who uses it
<Daily
7%
> 30
25%
10-30
30%
5-10
21%
< 5
17%
64 : 36male
400m
mobile payment
users
600m
registered
users
female
Daily Active Users
number of times used per day
Who Uses WeChat
And How Often They Use It
Where Weibo is more focused on a
top-down stream of messaging,
WeChat is more focused on sharing
between closer (private) connections
As a friend focused social network,
WeChat offers less “reach” for
marketers at the moment. However, if
brands can build a following on
WeChat, the quality of “members” is
likely to be better.
The tight link between content,
service and ecommerce makes
WeChat a very strong CRM system
for brands.
“Moments” Personal photo album
& timeline shared openly to all connections.
Private “Groups” built
around social/interests.
sharing: 1-to-1, One-to-many
Friend Focused
Tighter connections than Weibo
Like all other social media in China,
celebrities have been among the
early adopters with WeChat. It’s
widely acknowledged that Weibo’s
early success was very much a
result of celebrity contributions.
Unlike Weibo however, the rapid
growth of WeChat has not been
“top down” - its been more of a
groundswell.
At the same time, there are some incredibly interesting efforts being built around
celebrities. Chen Kun, a famous Chinese actor, rolled out a premium service last
year.
By subscribing to Chen’s account fans get access to photos, songs, e-books
and even “good night” voice messages from him. The RMB18/month
subscription account reportedly collected RMB7 million on the day it went live.
Celebrities and KOLs are playing an increasingly important role
for brands. KOLs are now pivotal in helping branded accounts
build follower numbers.
Celebrities & KOLs
Key players in Content x Audiences
getting set up
service
accounts
Service Accounts offer brands the
opportunity to add many more
features and functions, including
customer response, sales/payments,
bookings...etc. Service Accounts are
more flexible but are limited in terms
of content sharing to four “push
messages” per month.
Subscription
accounts
Subscription Accounts are
designed for brands to share
updates with audiences, with a
limit of one “push message” per
day. Its purpose is to mirror the
social awareness building activities
that take place in Weibo. Very few
additional functions can be added.
Choosing an Account
Two main account types
Audiences scan QR from
Offline (Shop) or from Online
(Brand Site, Weibo...).
Searching for the
Brand/Account
name.
Via an LBS search
for Loyalty (Branded)
Account.
By referral/recommendation
by friends, influencers and
KOLs.
1 2 3 4
Attracting Followers
How Brands Build-up Accounts
WeChat is quickly following a similar path as Weibo
before it, in the use of KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders)
to support the growth of branded accounts -
helping brands to increase follower count.
There are two main ways to identify KOLs and
evaluate them for endorsements and seeding of
branded content:
1. Identify public accounts in different categories
run by agencies.
2. Identify KOLs with large followings on Sina
Weibo and/or Tencent Weibo. This provides a
reasonable insight into the likely follower
numbers in WeChat for accounts which are not
public.
Typically, the second way is more effective, as
personal accounts have more loyal and connected
followers, who are more likely to share content to
their “Moments.”
Using KOL/Influencers
To Build Brand Accounts
how brands use it
(Case Studies)
Brand accounts
As with most other social media (Facebook,
Weibo…), most efforts by brands have gone
into creating branded spaces to share content
and provide information.
Brands distribute stories, memes, infographics
and audio ...do Q&A with authorities and
celebrities.
01
Challenge: Cadillac has had a consistent effort to create awareness
about its American heritage, by sharing a multitude of stories about the
classic “Route 66.” The effort has focused on story telling about the
people, places and history of the route.
Summary: For its latest effort, Cadillac created a series of mini-
documentaries featuring “Route 66” with a focus on the Cadillac “SRX.”
Online, there was there was series of five 24 minute episodes covering the
journey along “Route 66.” On WeChat, a special HTML5 page was setup
featuring each stage of the journey, with director’s notes and special
information about the locations.
Brand: Cadillac
Auto: Branded Stories about Heritage of the Company
SRX “Route 66” Travel Journal - Day by day account of the trip across the historic
motorway.
Challenge: In 2014, Burberry held one of the largest events ever by a
luxury brand in Shanghai, with a massive music performance representing
its routes as a brand from London. While thousands of VIPs attended the
event, Burberry wanted to give access to a larger group of people online,
through WeChat.
Summary: Burberry setup a special interactive HTML5 page, to allow
people following online the opportunity to view the entire performance on
their mobile phones. It featured a full 360 degree (augmented reality) view
of the show. With the approach, they dramatically amplified the attendance
of the event.
Brand: Burberry
Luxury Fashion: Exclusive Access Thru WeChat
Panning the phone, audiences can see a
full 360 image of the performance - with
all four acts featured.
Including links to
special features -
v i d e o c l o s e u p s ,
stories and details
Challenge: The Glico “Happy Box” campaign is an ongoing effort to build
following with audiences through WeChat - and includes digital interactions
and O2O links.
Summary: Glico built a special HTML5 site for users to create cartoon
avatars and add funny voice messages. The customized messages/
avatars could then be sent to friends in the form of a package (box), to be
digitally unwrapped.
The campaign ran for 2 weeks during June (including special messages for
“Father’s Day”). To encourage participation, Glico gave away 100 gift packs
and invitations to offline events as prizes. It created a lot of social buzz as a
fun way to get a laugh and make somebody “happy.”
Brand: Glico
Snack Foods: Fun & Games for Peer-to-peer Sharing
1. DIY your avatar 2. Record message &
choose template
3. Share to friends 4. Special edition for
Fathers’ Day
micro-contents
Success with branded accounts rests heavily
on creating great content on a regular basis -
short stories, videos, infographics and
pictures.
The environment (User Interface) inside of
WeChat for brands is really clean and simple.
As a result successful content receives strong
attention from audiences.
02
Brand: Zanadu
Travel: Edgy stories about great places x people
WeChat ID: ZanaduCN
With multiple daily updates to content (stories, graphics and pictures),
Zanadu creates a lot of opportunities for big wins. This story in 2014 about
travel style for men, collected 4.35 million impressions.
Brand: Red Works
Advertising: Funny infographics to poke fun at business
Advertising agency, Red Works, has taken the opportunity to make fun of
its own industry by creating a series of funny infographics, each mocking a
different aspect of “agency life.” The series of infographics resulted in rush
of new followers who empathize with the commentary.
WeChat ID: Redworks2013
“Meetings”
A perfect way to kill
time ...a time to
daydream while avoiding
real work.
“Pain in the neck”
Common ailment of ad
people ...and common
qualification for success
in the biz.
“Advertising Dog”
People in the industry are
dogs, to be controlled by
humans, without their
own lives.
Brand: Star Wars
Entertainment: Real-time response with interactive graphics
Star Wars has developed a routine of responding to events in real-time,
featuring iconic characters from the movies with interactive GIFs & images.
The effort includes polling audiences and using replies to form
infographics, like those done at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s
Star Wars Marathon.
WeChat ID: StarWarsCN
customer service
After content, the second most applied
strategy on WeChat is in providing customer
service and support.
At the moment, most of this service/support is
automated (providing balances, bookings) but
there clearly is an opportunity for brands to
distinguish themselves with more hands-on,
customized support.
03
1 2 3
customer service
Branded Loyalty Cards
WeChat ID: qqicard
Loyalty Cards: have become a low priority for
WeChat. The focal point for brands on
WeChat is through the master “Brand
Account” and not thru supplemental accounts
like this for Loyalty.
Challenge: Educating consumers about Tesla’s functions and design in
an easy to understand way?
Summary: Using a series of immersive HTML5 pages in WeChat, Tesla
gave “would be buyers” the opportunity to get a feel for what using the car
would be like, helping to answer key questions about how things work
(charging time, energy consumption...), together with very detailed journeys
through the car.
The experiences created through the applications aim to simulate
experiences and make answers more fun, more high-tech.
Brand: Tesla
Auto: Immersive, Virtual Experiences as Answers
View from inside Charge Time Calculator Charger map Energy-Saving
Comparison
Challenge: To provide attentive and detailed customer service through its
WeChat interface - at right time, place - throughout a journey.
Summary: The interface includes functions for (a)booking flights,
(b)check-ins, luggage service and hotel support, (c)related membership
issues. They have found ways to support at all stages of the trip - pre,
during and post. Users can even use the voice messaging function to get
feedback.
China Southern has become one of the best service accounts in WeChat.
Within 10 months after launch, it has attracted over 1 million followers.
Brand: China Southern Airlines
Travel: Air ticketing and service at all stages of trip
Check-in Children Service Binding with your
WeChat
Audio message
Challenge: Available to pet owners in Shanghai, Nuan Wo, has started a
service to help busy people in taking care of their favorite pets.
Summary: Nuan Wo uses WeChat as its key platform to provide
“concierge services” for pets. They have created a special directory of pet
trainers, groomers, etc, where interested “pet owners” can view a profile
and contact them directly. The company is the first in the category to
provide this service and has already attracted the interest of 10,000+
users/followers.
Brand: Nuan Wo
Pets Services: A concierge for dogs ;)
Offline activities are often held as get-togethers for pets, pet owners for training and
playing.
offline-to-online
As a mobile, social network, WeChat enables
strong connections between online-to-offline
(and reverse), at scale.
Location based (LBS) in WeChat offers the
potential to; (1)Drive and track retail footfall,
(2)Encourage attendance at events/locations,
(3)Collect offline audiences to online (for online
CRM).
04
Challenge: In order to improve the access to
location-based search and drive more online to
offline search, WeChat has made Dianping more
accessible.
Summary: Tencent-invested “Dianping” (China’s
top LBS rating/review application) has been
integrated into the main SEARCH function on
WeChat, allowing customers to do location-
specific searches for restaurants, entertainment
and other venues nearby.
Some brands even optimize consumption
experience by giving users some incentives
(coupons, discount…)
Online to offline
Dianping further integrated in WeChat
Challenge: To celebrate women on Mother’s Day, Olay teamed up with
“Didi Da Che” (call taxi app), to offer free skincare assessments at any Olay
retail counters in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Qualifying customers
got a free ride to Olay’s counter by “Didi Da Che.”
Summary: By reserving through the co-branded application on WeChat,
women in Beijng, Shanghai & Guangzhou were given a coupon for
RMB100 free taxi ride by “Didi Call Taxi” to the nearest Olay location for a
free skin test. It’s part of a larger effort by Olay to help celebrate beauty.
Brand: Olay
Beauty: Olay & Didi “Beauty Car”
A “Didi Call Taxi” with campaign ad on car On-boarding thru QR code
Challenge: In order to counteract the movement of customers from offline
to online, luxury shopping mall, La Perle in Guangzhou, has developed a
smart WeChat linked app.
Summary: Every month, La Perle features products from its tenants,
helping to bring online audiences back to malls for offline purchase.
From the 8th to 18th every month, select products are featured on the La
Perle’s WeChat account. During the monthly campaign, users find the
products they want ...pre-order ...and then have 24 hours to go to the mall
for pickup - enjoying discounts of up-to 50%. A flash sales element creates
urgency to participate.
Brand: La Perle
Retail/Shopping: Moving customers from Online to Offline
1. Follow official account and sign-in
2. Make reservation (order) of product
3. Pay in store within 24 hours after order
payments (sales)
WeChat has embedded a robust payments
function into its platform, allowing brands to
drive ecommerce from “accounts”, allowing
consumers to pay for a multitude of products
and services.
As of Feb 2015, WeChat has 400 million users
who have signed up for its mobile payments
system.
05
Offline Payments
Scan & Pay thru “Loyalty Card.”Pacific Coffee
Pre-Order
Xiaomi
Brand Shop
Dangdang
3rd Party “Malls”
QQ Tuangou
Group Sales
payments (sales)
Types of Payment
WeChat Shopping Mall
Linked to www.yixun.com
8663
Link Payments to:
Chinese Bank Cards (Debit)
Chinese Credit Cards
Tenpay/WePay
Int. Credit Cards (Visa, MC...)
Access to Tencent sales channels conveniently located
next to “Bank Cards”
Payment
Quick Pay, Transfer
Red Pocket “Hong Bao”
Giving/exchanging money Group Buy
LBS in various categories
Go Dutch
Split the cheque
Order Taxi
Cooperated with Didi Call Taxi
payments (sales)
Mobile Wallet - Sales Channels
Challenge: Xiaomi has a famous “online only” sales model using flash
sales events for both marketing and sales purposes.
Summary: Xiaomi has made its online flash sales into big marketing
events and fun experiences for consumers. Using WeChat for the sales
events, Xiaomi creates a game of; (A)Waiting for alerts about the “Snap-up”,
(B)Getting reservations for time-sales slots, (C)Playing games for further
discounts ...keeping audiences engaged at every step with fun content.
Brand: Xiaomi
Electronics: “Snap-up” flash sales campaigns
Play games to
w i n f u r t h e r
discounts
Products are available for
one day only at select
times (12:00 - 14:00 -
16:00...) with a quota at
each time
1.
2.
Challenge: Encourage more users to use WeChat payment
Summary: On May 20th, WeChat payment held a campaign named
“Transfer is message”, calling on users to transfer money to those who you
love instead just using words ...to share a sentiment.
On that day, RMB400m lucky money was transferred. The most popular
transfer sums were “RMB5.20” & “RMB13.14” ...expressing the sentiments
of “I love you” and “All my life, together with you.”
Brand: WeChat
Media: Driving new registrations to mobile payments system
Proposed scenarios by WeChat ...to encourage users to share/send lucky money.
“push” advertising
Early in 2015 WeChat launched is “push”
advertising offering to brands with a select few,
high-profile companies, including BMW, Coca
Cola and .....
The ads were sent to targeted audience
segments through its “moments” function,
directly into audiences’ social stream (much
like paid ads on Facebook).
06
Promoted:
All ads will be shown as promoted to
WeChat users. Users can chose to
hide those ads as “Uninterested”if
they don’t like them.
Engagement
Comments & Likes of all your WeChat
friends will be shown here.
Ad Details:
Detailed info will be shown here,
usually it’s a H5 page.
Pictures
Supports at most 9 pictures. Click to
zoom
“push” advertising
Ads into “Moments” Stream
Moments Ads: are pushed
directly into users’ social
stream. For the launch, 50
brands were selected for the
trial. Ads in “moments” are
charged on a CPM basis,
with detailed audience
targeting options.
Text + Image Image Text link “Follow” Card “Download” Card
“push” advertising
Display Ads inside Public Posts
Display ads: are also offered, and at lower costs than the
“moments” ads. The display ad units are presented at the bottom
of popular, verified posts/accounts - with 7,000 participating
accounts on offer. They are charged to advertisers on a CPM/CPC
basis, and estimated, average click thru rates are 2%.
opportunities for brands
1. Content
Content remains the most important opportunity for brands. Creating a steady dialogue with customers (and
would-be customers), brands can keep customers informed about new products, offers and rewards. More
importantly, by creating quality content FOR audiences, brands can create a sense of “insider knowledge”
and true loyalty. Accounts built on strong content are the fuel for all activities instigated from WeChat.
2. Research, Focus-Groups
Brands and agencies are using “Chat” and “Walkie Talkie” features to conduct focus groups and surveys
with target customers...in real-time as audiences go thru regular routines. It’s a lot more powerful to ask
someone a question at the right time and place. WeChat puts questions into context for brands.
3. O2O & LBS
WeChat is a great tool to link online & offline together and manage CRM. There are really interesting
opportunities to do “popup” retail, flash sales and product trials ...alerting followers nearby to attend on a
moment’s notice. And with payments inside WeChat, retail doesn’t need to be linked to a traditional retail
location.
4. Selling thru WeChat
Payments systems have been set-up inside of WeChat and that makes it a (potentially) very powerful
channel for sales - linking social, CRM and ecommerce together into one tight ecosystem. A friend’s
purchase recommendation is only a couple clicks away from transaction point.
Chris Baker, Managing Director
Email: chris@totemmedia.net
Twitter/WeChat: Talktototem

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WeChat Analysis for Brands 2015

  • 1. Headline point Sub-title of slide here slide title may 2014 wechat for brands
  • 2. The problem to be solved. About this presentation This is our third update to this presentation since we originally published it in 2013. wechat has matured quickly and is the clear- cut leader of china’s social media scene. Its lead over weibo is beyond recall. during chinese new year 2015 (in Feb), wechat hit 547 million monthly active users (mau) and now has 400 million people signed up for its mobile payments function. for brands, it has become a reliable platform for customer engagement, posting regular updates, stories, videos. wechat has tested advertising through its “moments” feature but results have not been enthusiastic. therefore, the link between content and ecommerce is becoming the focus for brands in the months ahead.
  • 4. 600 is china’s mobile social network wechat million users WeChat Internal Report Jan, 2014
  • 5. Taken over as china’s primary social network 556m users weibo Apr 2014 600m users Wechat Jan 2014 198m monthly active users 549m monthly active users Mar 2015 Mar 2015
  • 6. 500m User Breakdown 400m 547m 600m Total number of global users, including 100m outside of China. Monthly Active Users (MAU) claimed by WeChat. Number of users registered for the mobile payments system (Claimed by WeChat).
  • 7. Millions 100 200 300 400 2011 2012 2013 2014 ?Last update from WeChat on registered users was January 2014 CNNIC February 2015: China mobile internet users total 557million. Are they really all on WeChat??? 500 Growth Trajectory Total users inside of China 2015
  • 8. accessible on all mobile OS: ios android symbian blackberry windows Linked to all of Tencent’s social media - qzone - 600m+ active users: qq (im) Tencent Weibo email available in over 200 countries in over 20 languages Access to WeChat China x Global
  • 9. wechat is more than just a social app. It’s a complete ecosystem.
  • 10. messaging - content - commerce
  • 11. Discover QR Code: Offline-to-online Look around: New friends in area Shake: contact exchange (intro) Drift Bottle: ‘discover’ a message Games: Mobile social games Ecommerce Shopping, group-purchase, gifts, movie tickets, bill-split, taxi reservations... Chat/IM (Voice/Text) One-to-one One-to-many Payment Lucky Money Transfer Sharing Pictures/Video Locations Business details WeChat Key Functions Messaging - Content - Commerce
  • 12. China Online Ecosystem display (Sina, Sohu) online video (Youku/Tudou) social (Weibo) search (Baidu) ecommerce (Taobao) brand.cn Fragmented, complex user journeys Weibo - users have moved on Ecommerce - most sales flow through Taobao Display - limited RTB, poor quality data Baidu - effectiveness in decline Challenges Online
  • 13. WeChat Ecosystem display (Instream Ads) online video (Tencent/Weishi) social (Moments) search (Sogou/WeChat) ecommerce (Tenpay/WePay) Interaction Modules Ecommerce Customer Service Loyalty Management Reservations O2O Shorter, simpler paths Self-contained ecosystem A cleaner environment (fewer ads) Social first - quality content Ecommerce linked subscription account Brand - Content service account Brand - Interaction brand. mobi WeChat Advantages
  • 14. it’s a very tight link between content and commerce.
  • 15. We first established an account on WeChat in June 2013 and have had really good traction so far. Our WeChat fanbase grew very rapidly and it drives really good traffic to our ecommerce site as well. It’s actually one of the first times that we’ve seen a social site driving a large number of ecommerce sales. Julien Chiavassa, Digital Head APAC for Clarins
  • 17. <Daily 7% > 30 25% 10-30 30% 5-10 21% < 5 17% 64 : 36male 400m mobile payment users 600m registered users female Daily Active Users number of times used per day Who Uses WeChat And How Often They Use It
  • 18. Where Weibo is more focused on a top-down stream of messaging, WeChat is more focused on sharing between closer (private) connections As a friend focused social network, WeChat offers less “reach” for marketers at the moment. However, if brands can build a following on WeChat, the quality of “members” is likely to be better. The tight link between content, service and ecommerce makes WeChat a very strong CRM system for brands. “Moments” Personal photo album & timeline shared openly to all connections. Private “Groups” built around social/interests. sharing: 1-to-1, One-to-many Friend Focused Tighter connections than Weibo
  • 19. Like all other social media in China, celebrities have been among the early adopters with WeChat. It’s widely acknowledged that Weibo’s early success was very much a result of celebrity contributions. Unlike Weibo however, the rapid growth of WeChat has not been “top down” - its been more of a groundswell. At the same time, there are some incredibly interesting efforts being built around celebrities. Chen Kun, a famous Chinese actor, rolled out a premium service last year. By subscribing to Chen’s account fans get access to photos, songs, e-books and even “good night” voice messages from him. The RMB18/month subscription account reportedly collected RMB7 million on the day it went live. Celebrities and KOLs are playing an increasingly important role for brands. KOLs are now pivotal in helping branded accounts build follower numbers. Celebrities & KOLs Key players in Content x Audiences
  • 21. service accounts Service Accounts offer brands the opportunity to add many more features and functions, including customer response, sales/payments, bookings...etc. Service Accounts are more flexible but are limited in terms of content sharing to four “push messages” per month. Subscription accounts Subscription Accounts are designed for brands to share updates with audiences, with a limit of one “push message” per day. Its purpose is to mirror the social awareness building activities that take place in Weibo. Very few additional functions can be added. Choosing an Account Two main account types
  • 22. Audiences scan QR from Offline (Shop) or from Online (Brand Site, Weibo...). Searching for the Brand/Account name. Via an LBS search for Loyalty (Branded) Account. By referral/recommendation by friends, influencers and KOLs. 1 2 3 4 Attracting Followers How Brands Build-up Accounts
  • 23. WeChat is quickly following a similar path as Weibo before it, in the use of KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) to support the growth of branded accounts - helping brands to increase follower count. There are two main ways to identify KOLs and evaluate them for endorsements and seeding of branded content: 1. Identify public accounts in different categories run by agencies. 2. Identify KOLs with large followings on Sina Weibo and/or Tencent Weibo. This provides a reasonable insight into the likely follower numbers in WeChat for accounts which are not public. Typically, the second way is more effective, as personal accounts have more loyal and connected followers, who are more likely to share content to their “Moments.” Using KOL/Influencers To Build Brand Accounts
  • 24. how brands use it (Case Studies)
  • 25. Brand accounts As with most other social media (Facebook, Weibo…), most efforts by brands have gone into creating branded spaces to share content and provide information. Brands distribute stories, memes, infographics and audio ...do Q&A with authorities and celebrities. 01
  • 26. Challenge: Cadillac has had a consistent effort to create awareness about its American heritage, by sharing a multitude of stories about the classic “Route 66.” The effort has focused on story telling about the people, places and history of the route. Summary: For its latest effort, Cadillac created a series of mini- documentaries featuring “Route 66” with a focus on the Cadillac “SRX.” Online, there was there was series of five 24 minute episodes covering the journey along “Route 66.” On WeChat, a special HTML5 page was setup featuring each stage of the journey, with director’s notes and special information about the locations. Brand: Cadillac Auto: Branded Stories about Heritage of the Company SRX “Route 66” Travel Journal - Day by day account of the trip across the historic motorway.
  • 27. Challenge: In 2014, Burberry held one of the largest events ever by a luxury brand in Shanghai, with a massive music performance representing its routes as a brand from London. While thousands of VIPs attended the event, Burberry wanted to give access to a larger group of people online, through WeChat. Summary: Burberry setup a special interactive HTML5 page, to allow people following online the opportunity to view the entire performance on their mobile phones. It featured a full 360 degree (augmented reality) view of the show. With the approach, they dramatically amplified the attendance of the event. Brand: Burberry Luxury Fashion: Exclusive Access Thru WeChat Panning the phone, audiences can see a full 360 image of the performance - with all four acts featured. Including links to special features - v i d e o c l o s e u p s , stories and details
  • 28. Challenge: The Glico “Happy Box” campaign is an ongoing effort to build following with audiences through WeChat - and includes digital interactions and O2O links. Summary: Glico built a special HTML5 site for users to create cartoon avatars and add funny voice messages. The customized messages/ avatars could then be sent to friends in the form of a package (box), to be digitally unwrapped. The campaign ran for 2 weeks during June (including special messages for “Father’s Day”). To encourage participation, Glico gave away 100 gift packs and invitations to offline events as prizes. It created a lot of social buzz as a fun way to get a laugh and make somebody “happy.” Brand: Glico Snack Foods: Fun & Games for Peer-to-peer Sharing 1. DIY your avatar 2. Record message & choose template 3. Share to friends 4. Special edition for Fathers’ Day
  • 29. micro-contents Success with branded accounts rests heavily on creating great content on a regular basis - short stories, videos, infographics and pictures. The environment (User Interface) inside of WeChat for brands is really clean and simple. As a result successful content receives strong attention from audiences. 02
  • 30. Brand: Zanadu Travel: Edgy stories about great places x people WeChat ID: ZanaduCN With multiple daily updates to content (stories, graphics and pictures), Zanadu creates a lot of opportunities for big wins. This story in 2014 about travel style for men, collected 4.35 million impressions.
  • 31. Brand: Red Works Advertising: Funny infographics to poke fun at business Advertising agency, Red Works, has taken the opportunity to make fun of its own industry by creating a series of funny infographics, each mocking a different aspect of “agency life.” The series of infographics resulted in rush of new followers who empathize with the commentary. WeChat ID: Redworks2013 “Meetings” A perfect way to kill time ...a time to daydream while avoiding real work. “Pain in the neck” Common ailment of ad people ...and common qualification for success in the biz. “Advertising Dog” People in the industry are dogs, to be controlled by humans, without their own lives.
  • 32. Brand: Star Wars Entertainment: Real-time response with interactive graphics Star Wars has developed a routine of responding to events in real-time, featuring iconic characters from the movies with interactive GIFs & images. The effort includes polling audiences and using replies to form infographics, like those done at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s Star Wars Marathon. WeChat ID: StarWarsCN
  • 33. customer service After content, the second most applied strategy on WeChat is in providing customer service and support. At the moment, most of this service/support is automated (providing balances, bookings) but there clearly is an opportunity for brands to distinguish themselves with more hands-on, customized support. 03
  • 34. 1 2 3 customer service Branded Loyalty Cards WeChat ID: qqicard Loyalty Cards: have become a low priority for WeChat. The focal point for brands on WeChat is through the master “Brand Account” and not thru supplemental accounts like this for Loyalty.
  • 35. Challenge: Educating consumers about Tesla’s functions and design in an easy to understand way? Summary: Using a series of immersive HTML5 pages in WeChat, Tesla gave “would be buyers” the opportunity to get a feel for what using the car would be like, helping to answer key questions about how things work (charging time, energy consumption...), together with very detailed journeys through the car. The experiences created through the applications aim to simulate experiences and make answers more fun, more high-tech. Brand: Tesla Auto: Immersive, Virtual Experiences as Answers View from inside Charge Time Calculator Charger map Energy-Saving Comparison
  • 36. Challenge: To provide attentive and detailed customer service through its WeChat interface - at right time, place - throughout a journey. Summary: The interface includes functions for (a)booking flights, (b)check-ins, luggage service and hotel support, (c)related membership issues. They have found ways to support at all stages of the trip - pre, during and post. Users can even use the voice messaging function to get feedback. China Southern has become one of the best service accounts in WeChat. Within 10 months after launch, it has attracted over 1 million followers. Brand: China Southern Airlines Travel: Air ticketing and service at all stages of trip Check-in Children Service Binding with your WeChat Audio message
  • 37. Challenge: Available to pet owners in Shanghai, Nuan Wo, has started a service to help busy people in taking care of their favorite pets. Summary: Nuan Wo uses WeChat as its key platform to provide “concierge services” for pets. They have created a special directory of pet trainers, groomers, etc, where interested “pet owners” can view a profile and contact them directly. The company is the first in the category to provide this service and has already attracted the interest of 10,000+ users/followers. Brand: Nuan Wo Pets Services: A concierge for dogs ;) Offline activities are often held as get-togethers for pets, pet owners for training and playing.
  • 38. offline-to-online As a mobile, social network, WeChat enables strong connections between online-to-offline (and reverse), at scale. Location based (LBS) in WeChat offers the potential to; (1)Drive and track retail footfall, (2)Encourage attendance at events/locations, (3)Collect offline audiences to online (for online CRM). 04
  • 39. Challenge: In order to improve the access to location-based search and drive more online to offline search, WeChat has made Dianping more accessible. Summary: Tencent-invested “Dianping” (China’s top LBS rating/review application) has been integrated into the main SEARCH function on WeChat, allowing customers to do location- specific searches for restaurants, entertainment and other venues nearby. Some brands even optimize consumption experience by giving users some incentives (coupons, discount…) Online to offline Dianping further integrated in WeChat
  • 40. Challenge: To celebrate women on Mother’s Day, Olay teamed up with “Didi Da Che” (call taxi app), to offer free skincare assessments at any Olay retail counters in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Qualifying customers got a free ride to Olay’s counter by “Didi Da Che.” Summary: By reserving through the co-branded application on WeChat, women in Beijng, Shanghai & Guangzhou were given a coupon for RMB100 free taxi ride by “Didi Call Taxi” to the nearest Olay location for a free skin test. It’s part of a larger effort by Olay to help celebrate beauty. Brand: Olay Beauty: Olay & Didi “Beauty Car” A “Didi Call Taxi” with campaign ad on car On-boarding thru QR code
  • 41. Challenge: In order to counteract the movement of customers from offline to online, luxury shopping mall, La Perle in Guangzhou, has developed a smart WeChat linked app. Summary: Every month, La Perle features products from its tenants, helping to bring online audiences back to malls for offline purchase. From the 8th to 18th every month, select products are featured on the La Perle’s WeChat account. During the monthly campaign, users find the products they want ...pre-order ...and then have 24 hours to go to the mall for pickup - enjoying discounts of up-to 50%. A flash sales element creates urgency to participate. Brand: La Perle Retail/Shopping: Moving customers from Online to Offline 1. Follow official account and sign-in 2. Make reservation (order) of product 3. Pay in store within 24 hours after order
  • 42. payments (sales) WeChat has embedded a robust payments function into its platform, allowing brands to drive ecommerce from “accounts”, allowing consumers to pay for a multitude of products and services. As of Feb 2015, WeChat has 400 million users who have signed up for its mobile payments system. 05
  • 43. Offline Payments Scan & Pay thru “Loyalty Card.”Pacific Coffee Pre-Order Xiaomi Brand Shop Dangdang 3rd Party “Malls” QQ Tuangou Group Sales payments (sales) Types of Payment
  • 44. WeChat Shopping Mall Linked to www.yixun.com 8663 Link Payments to: Chinese Bank Cards (Debit) Chinese Credit Cards Tenpay/WePay Int. Credit Cards (Visa, MC...) Access to Tencent sales channels conveniently located next to “Bank Cards” Payment Quick Pay, Transfer Red Pocket “Hong Bao” Giving/exchanging money Group Buy LBS in various categories Go Dutch Split the cheque Order Taxi Cooperated with Didi Call Taxi payments (sales) Mobile Wallet - Sales Channels
  • 45. Challenge: Xiaomi has a famous “online only” sales model using flash sales events for both marketing and sales purposes. Summary: Xiaomi has made its online flash sales into big marketing events and fun experiences for consumers. Using WeChat for the sales events, Xiaomi creates a game of; (A)Waiting for alerts about the “Snap-up”, (B)Getting reservations for time-sales slots, (C)Playing games for further discounts ...keeping audiences engaged at every step with fun content. Brand: Xiaomi Electronics: “Snap-up” flash sales campaigns Play games to w i n f u r t h e r discounts Products are available for one day only at select times (12:00 - 14:00 - 16:00...) with a quota at each time 1. 2.
  • 46. Challenge: Encourage more users to use WeChat payment Summary: On May 20th, WeChat payment held a campaign named “Transfer is message”, calling on users to transfer money to those who you love instead just using words ...to share a sentiment. On that day, RMB400m lucky money was transferred. The most popular transfer sums were “RMB5.20” & “RMB13.14” ...expressing the sentiments of “I love you” and “All my life, together with you.” Brand: WeChat Media: Driving new registrations to mobile payments system Proposed scenarios by WeChat ...to encourage users to share/send lucky money.
  • 47. “push” advertising Early in 2015 WeChat launched is “push” advertising offering to brands with a select few, high-profile companies, including BMW, Coca Cola and ..... The ads were sent to targeted audience segments through its “moments” function, directly into audiences’ social stream (much like paid ads on Facebook). 06
  • 48. Promoted: All ads will be shown as promoted to WeChat users. Users can chose to hide those ads as “Uninterested”if they don’t like them. Engagement Comments & Likes of all your WeChat friends will be shown here. Ad Details: Detailed info will be shown here, usually it’s a H5 page. Pictures Supports at most 9 pictures. Click to zoom “push” advertising Ads into “Moments” Stream Moments Ads: are pushed directly into users’ social stream. For the launch, 50 brands were selected for the trial. Ads in “moments” are charged on a CPM basis, with detailed audience targeting options.
  • 49. Text + Image Image Text link “Follow” Card “Download” Card “push” advertising Display Ads inside Public Posts Display ads: are also offered, and at lower costs than the “moments” ads. The display ad units are presented at the bottom of popular, verified posts/accounts - with 7,000 participating accounts on offer. They are charged to advertisers on a CPM/CPC basis, and estimated, average click thru rates are 2%.
  • 50. opportunities for brands 1. Content Content remains the most important opportunity for brands. Creating a steady dialogue with customers (and would-be customers), brands can keep customers informed about new products, offers and rewards. More importantly, by creating quality content FOR audiences, brands can create a sense of “insider knowledge” and true loyalty. Accounts built on strong content are the fuel for all activities instigated from WeChat. 2. Research, Focus-Groups Brands and agencies are using “Chat” and “Walkie Talkie” features to conduct focus groups and surveys with target customers...in real-time as audiences go thru regular routines. It’s a lot more powerful to ask someone a question at the right time and place. WeChat puts questions into context for brands. 3. O2O & LBS WeChat is a great tool to link online & offline together and manage CRM. There are really interesting opportunities to do “popup” retail, flash sales and product trials ...alerting followers nearby to attend on a moment’s notice. And with payments inside WeChat, retail doesn’t need to be linked to a traditional retail location. 4. Selling thru WeChat Payments systems have been set-up inside of WeChat and that makes it a (potentially) very powerful channel for sales - linking social, CRM and ecommerce together into one tight ecosystem. A friend’s purchase recommendation is only a couple clicks away from transaction point.
  • 51. Chris Baker, Managing Director Email: chris@totemmedia.net Twitter/WeChat: Talktototem