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Taking advantage of China's Gāo Kǎo, Starbucks has won a marketing victory
Every year the Gaokao is a huge topic in Chinese society.Brands conceptualise related campaigns to show their support.
China Trading Desk
Jul 17, 20202 min read


6.18 Report - China's mid-year sales cross 1 Trillion RMB
This year has been a recording breaking year for 618 sales, even during these challenging times
China Trading Desk
Jun 22, 20201 min read


Crackdown on e-commerce click farming
China State Taxation Administration carried out unannounced inspections of online stores on multiple e-commerce platforms like Taobao, Tmall
China Trading Desk
Jun 22, 20201 min read


The Rise Of Private Traffic
We talk about the rise of "private traffic", which has become more popular during the pandemic & how to effectively use it.
China Trading Desk
Jun 21, 20203 min read


App of the month - Bilibili
Bilibili is a video sharing site themed around animation, comic, and games, where users can submit, view and add overlaid commentary
China Trading Desk
Jun 21, 20201 min read


June Newsletter
We look at several issues about fraud & censorship – Miaozhen insights report about invalid traffic; Weibo censorship; self-censoring of ads
China Trading Desk
Jun 21, 20200 min read


Huya & Douyu - self censored ads
CCTV News publicly criticised Live streaming giants Huya and Douyu for promoting online games to students through "free online courses".
China Trading Desk
Jun 19, 20201 min read


China Internet Supervision - Weibo Censorship
Weibo announced on June 10, that it was shutting down its “hot search” and “hot topic” lists under orders from the nation’s regulators.
China Trading Desk
Jun 19, 20202 min read


Insights Report - Miaozhen Invalid Traffic Report
31.9% of all online advertising traffic in China was invalid in 2019, costing the China brand marketing industry an estimated 28 billion RMB
China Trading Desk
Jun 18, 20202 min read
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