10 WeChat Travel industry case studies

Thomas GrazianiNew WeChat features

As the new-generation of Asian travellers are much more tech-savvy and knowledgeable, travel agencies and hotels have to find new ways to provide a full brand experience to their consumers. WeChat offers the global tourism industry a real opportunity to establish connections with them without necessarily having a physical presence in the country. Let’s see 10 strategies than can be …

10 WeChat Food & Beverage industry case studies

Thomas GrazianiWeChat guides & tips

WeChat can be used in very different ways depending on your industry. Here are 10 examples to inspire WeChat Food & Beverage business. 1. Delivery service: Order on KFC’s WeChat Official Account (肯德基宅急送官方网站) and get food delivered at your place 10 WeChat Food & Beverage industry case studiesKFC has a WeChat official account dedicated to delivery. The bilingual WeChat website …

How to generate great WeChat content, fast and for free

Thomas GrazianiNew WeChat features

Of all the challenges of running a WeChat account, one is particularly difficult to overcome: creating great WeChat content. It is a costly and time consuming process, especially for young or small companies. But a new rule from Tencent just changed everything. Read on… Why is WeChat content so hard? There are two reasons why WeChat content is hard. First …

Are WePay and Alipay going to kill banks?

Laure LiNew WeChat features

According to Accenture, competition from PayPal, Alipay, WePay and the likes could reduce traditional bank revenues by one third by 2020. This phenomenon represents a major challenge to the banking sector, as one quarter of banks’ revenues are generated from processing payments. Let’s look deeper into it. 1) The Banking System: How banks make money? Let’s first have an overview of …

What can Western marketing managers learn from WeChat?

Laure LiNew WeChat features

Western companies such as Facebook, Twitter and SnapChat have recently been striving to find new ways to monetize their user base. With nearly 13 billions in revenues, 90% of which come from “value added services”, Tencent is a great role-model for these Western tech giants. So what can be learned from WeChat? 1) How are American messaging apps walking in …

2.1 million WeChat “false rumors” deleted daily

Tingyi ChenWeChat news

Rumors spreads fast on social medias, and WeChat Moments, a relationship-based social media, is the perfect platform to spread rumors.  This creates potential threat to Chinese authorities. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a state backed institution, revealed a study about “false rumors” on Chinese social medias.   WeChat rumors – CASS Report The report states that 7% of false rumors start …

How to manage your WeChat Public account from your phone- WeChat CMS

Tingyi ChenNew WeChat features

Yesterday, WeChat releases a mobile version of their Official Account content management system (WeChat CMS). Now you can simply manage your WeChat official account from your phone. What can you do with this mobile WeChat CMS? You can use this version of CMS to the the three following things: 1. Check message and reply to users Although this made it so …

5 social trends used by companies to promote their WeChat

Tingyi ChenNew WeChat features

If anything, the main change about WeChat lately has been its accelerating pace: more companies are using it, more people are sharing, and each user is involved in a rising quantity of groups. In such a context, trends fade away quickly, and companies much be quick in order to leverage them. Here are 5 social trends that companies managed to leverage …

Mary Meeker’s Internet report 2015: WeChat highlights

Thomas GrazianiWeChat news

Mary Meeker’s annual report shares about the state of the web, but what does it say about WeChat? Messaging Apps have the highest level of engagement, WeChat is #3 WeChat also #3 platform in MAU behind WhatsApp and Facebook messenger Asian platforms leading the way in terms of number of function integration, WeChat is a key player Western platforms lagging …