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Utilize WeChat‘s Location-based Marketing Features

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, Marketing in China

Utilize WeChat‘s Location-based Marketing Features

WeChat can detect user location, enabling brands to target potential customers nearby. This function also comes along with the features like “Shake”, “Look Around” and “Drift Bottle”. This feature covers more than 300 cities and 2,500 counties nationwide.


Leveraging your WeChat followers’ location information can be beneficial for online and offline businesses. These features are where the “Tinder-esque” features come into play. WeChat is often used by singles who use the app to look for people nearby. Be careful when you turn this function on!
DiDiDaChe is a taxi hailing plus personal transport app, similar to Uber. It uses WeChat to access the user location while the user can track the driver’s distance from the pickup address. WeChat mini-programs also use geographical data that users can find when they are nearby.

Use WeChat HTML5 Campaigns to Shock, Awe and Engage

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

Use WeChat HTML5 Campaigns to Shock, Awe and Engage

HTML5 (H5) Campaigns are a great way to encourage customer engagement. WeChat Official Accounts are capable of hosting pages built with HTML5 to create unique and creative campaigns. Brands can launch H5 campaigns with a variety of creative features, such as voting, games, quizzes, and more!

To motivate your audience and encourage participation, it’s good to provide attractive incentives, such as discounts and gifts to go along with the campaign.

Leverage KOLs to Succeed with WeChat For Business

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, Marketing Automation

Leverage KOLs to Succeed with WeChat For Business

WeChat KOLs (key opinion leaders) are popular accounts that already have a large number of subscribers. These can be individuals or media organizations that have operate a WeChat Official Account. Brands can search KOLs on WeChat or through marketing agencies. The cooperation model usually requires you to prepare or confirm the content with KOLs who then publish it on their WeChat Official Accounts to promote your brand.
In recent years KOLs have become one of the primary drivers for success on WeChat for business.

In terms of WeChat promotion strategies, this is likely the most commonly used. However, as Chinese consumers have been bombarded with KOL marketing for the last few years it will likely begin to drop in effectiveness.

Use WeChat Advertising to Drive Measurable Results

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

Use WeChat Advertising to Drive Measurable Results

WeChat advertising is an effective way to boost followers in the early stages. This form of advertising is only available to companies with a WeChat Official Account. You should create a good amount of content to ensure that you keep your followers after having them arrive on your account prior to launching an advertising campaign.
WeChat provides three advertising options for verified accounts: Moments Ads, Account Ads, and KOL Ads.
WeChat Moments Ads: These advertisements are shown in the users’ WeChat Moments, which is similar to the Facebook Newsfeed. The minimum budget for activating Moment Ads is $50,000 RMB (approximately $7,500 USD). This can be somewhat flexible depending on the company applying to purchase advertisements. This money can then be spent to purchase ads with a variety of targeting options. The price of the ads varies depending on the cities and target audience group.

WeChat Banner Ads: This is a flexible and cost-effective approach. You can target a specific target audience and these type of ads offer both CPC and CPM pricing models. Again the minimum price to activate the advertiser account and purchase these ads is RMB 50,000 (approximately USD $7,500) The advertisement is shown at the bottom of the articles of WeChat official accounts with high subscription and view rates. As these types of ads have a CPC model, they can be a stable way to grow your WeChat presence.

Promote your WeChat Official Account & Content On Other Social Platforms

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

Promote your WeChat Official Account & Content On Other Social Platforms

You have to identify which channels of internet communication your target audience uses. Where are your prospective customers most active? What platforms do they spend the most time on? These platforms don’t necessarily even need to be Chinese! Try Linkedin, Facebook, etc. to help boost your WeChat Official Account‘s reach.
One of the keys to properly using a WeChat official account for business is knowing how to leverage other resources to grow your account, as using only the resources available on the platform is often not enough (unless you want to spend your way to the top). Regardless of your company size this should always be a part of your WeChat promotion strategies.

Start a Loyalty Program On Your WeChat Official Account

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

Start a Loyalty Program On Your WeChat Official Account

Nowadays, loyalty programs are an essential part of a comprehensive approach to forming a long-term relationship with customers. They allow you to recognize the loyalty and consistency of both individual and corporate customers. An emphasis on customers who have been purchasing your products and/or services for one or more seasons is vital to an effective loyalty program. Implementing loyalty programs can be key in successfully using WeChat for business.

In the increasingly competitive business environment in China, it has become crucial to not only please but also retain customers. Consequently, rewards programs have morphed from a nice little extra to something that is absolutely necessary.
According to Collinson Group, 72% of mainland Chinese consumers regard themselves as engaged members of loyalty programs. 72% in comparison to a global negative trend of consumer overall engagement in traditional loyalty programs! The above shows the importance of membership & loyalty strategies in the Chinese market.
Given the above, membership and loyalty programs should become one of your most important WeChat promotion strategies. If you reward your existing loyal customers for their desired behavior, you solidify their loyalty to your brand. You also keep them coming back and motivate them to recommend you to their relatives, friends, and online social circles.
These membership & loyalty programs might be supplemented by:
-Gifting VIP cards to certain customers;
-Sending exclusive promotions and the latest news to all of your followers;
-Granting your customers special coupons, including E-coupons;
-Providing your customers with the right to buy a product or a service at an everyday or -seasonal discount, which will lead to an increase in your revenue;
-From time to time, rewarding your clients with all-inclusive offers and packages.

It is not necessary to have all of your customers enrolled in your loyalty programs. At times, a small cadre of clients generates more than half or more of companies’ sales.

Use the power of WeChat Micro-Sites/WeChat Mini-Programs

Use the power of WeChat Micro-Sites/WeChat Mini-Programs

By | IParllay Marketing Blog

Use the power of WeChat Micro-Sites/WeChat Mini-Programs

We haven’t finished yet! There are hundreds of tools out there for you to use that allow to create small websites for WeChat. This will provide your prospective customers with more information about your company and your products or services. This essentially allows users to visit your website without leaving WeChat. All you need to do is have photos, a WeChat Official Account, and some compelling Chinese copy to get started!
A mini-site lends credibility to a company and allows users to access more detailed information than what’s available on your WeChat Official Account. You can even use a mini-site to host your content. This is a popular option as it allows you to create navigation systems providing users with better user experience on your WeChat Official Account.

Use the power of WeChat Micro-Sites/WeChat Mini-Programs

WeChat is more than a social networking app. WeChat is an ideal platform to fill the gap between online and offline marketing and is a great way to connect with customers and build greater brand awareness. Don’t miss out this huge opportunity if you want to enter the Chinese market!

The core competence of WeChat CRM system

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

The core competence of WeChat CRM system

CRM is the abbreviation of customer relationship management, which means customer relationship management. WeChat CRM is the WeChat customer relationship management. WeChat CRM system is naturally a system to implement WeChat customer management functions. WeChat customers can be friends in personal WeChat app. This part of CRM is more about community management and community marketing. The other WeChat customers are users of the WeChat official accounts platform. The ecosystem includes subscription account, service account and mini-app, as well as enterprise account, but enterprise account is more similar to mobile office apps that are independent of the WeChat official account. Most enterprise WeChat customer management needs are based on subscription account, service account, and mini-app. What core capabilities are required for a WeChat CRM system that meets the needs of the enterprise?
1. Customer management capability
This ability is a basic requirement for the WeChat CRM system. Customer management is mainly reflected in customer segmentation management, source identification, tag locking and rating function, etc. These functions are closely related to the daily marketing business of the company. An excellent WeChat CRM system must have deep customer management capabilities.
2. Data analysis capabilities
WeChat CRM system brings together all kinds of information and data of users, and these intangible assets are important assets of enterprises. Fully mining the value of data can greatly promote the growth of business. The data analysis capabilities of WeChat CRM system should not only be reflected in the single channel data acquisition and aggregation capabilities, but also in cross-channel, cross-platform data tracking and analysis capabilities.
3. Marketing automation
Automation is always the best choice for efficiency. Due to the huge amount of users, WeChat has become the main position of Internet marketing. The excellent marketing automation capability of WeChat CRM system can help enterprises greatly improve marketing efficiency, increase sales conversion rate and achieve business growth.

4. Integration capability
In addition to WeChat CRM, companies often have other CRM systems for customer management and sales management. To facilitate data cross-inquiry and centralized management, WeChat CRM systems need the ability to integrate with the company’s own CRM system.

 

WeChat CRM – People-oriented marketing concept

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

WeChat CRM - People-oriented marketing concept

The core of marketing is that companies gain insight into consumer needs and create consumer value. The central point of marketing is the consumer, the starting point is the consumer’s demand, and the purpose of marketing is to create consumer value. Everything in marketing is inseparable from consumers, which is in line with the people-oriented philosophy. Only people-oriented, consumer-centric marketing activities will gain long-term value.

WeChat marketing is an online marketing method that has emerged along with the popularity of WeChat. WeChat marketing is divided into community marketing and WeChat official accounts marketing. Community marketing is suitable for companies that need to manage their customers in groups, not universal marketing. WeChat official accounts marketing has become a WeChat marketing method suitable for most companies due to its content communication and customer management.
People-oriented is the user-centric in the official account. In a big way, users involve new users and old users. Differentiating new users and old users is the first step in people-oriented.
For new users, what we have to do is to attract and prevent leaving. If the user receives the same welcome message and content after following the WeChat official account, such an account will not be impressed. However, if the user receives a customized content that is highly relevant to his/her information after ollowing the WeChat official account, such an account has created an unforgettable first impression. If the account later sends high-quality content that can be of interest to the user, most of the users will not leave. How to create an unforgettable first impression? Through WeChat CRM software, according to the interest of users or customers, tags, interaction, gender, location, life cycle, transaction data, etc., realize personalized interaction in different marketing activities, and create a unique 1:1 communication experience.
For the old user, what we have to do is maintaining, and also prevent leaving. The maintenance of old users is definitely not a regular push article, with interactive maintenance can greatly improve the user’s stickiness and loyalty. Interaction involves personal communication. In other words, we send content or activities to old users that are consistent with her/his needs. Such content will not be offensive and will not be harassed. Of course, personalized custom content also does not allow the user to have the illusion of being snooped, which requires timely delivery of the correct content at the right time. With WeChat CRM software, companies can create appropriate personalized content for users based on user tags, lifecycles, behavioral trajectories, etc., and strengthen relationship maintenance.
The people-oriented marketing concept requires us to have a deep and clear understanding of the official account users, which requires the use of professional and powerful software tools to create customer profile and effectively manage customers. Regularly pushing content without targeting is only a huge waste of time and resources.

Three things you must know about WeChat CRM system

By | IParllay Marketing Blog, WeChat Marketing

Three things you must know about WeChat CRM system

As the “biggest CRM portal on the mobile Internet”, WeChat can not only help enterprises and consumers communicate, but also coordinate within the enterprise. This is due to the WeChat social features and the media attributes and customer management capabilities of the WeChat official account.

1. Definition
WeChat CRM system refers to: WeChat customer relationship management system
WeChat Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) is based on the management of WeChat customer data, using IT science and technology to automate and intelligentize marketing, sales, service and other activities, and to establish, analyze, calculate and use customer data. The system helps companies better implement WeChat customer-centric management. Therefore, WeChat customer relationship management is not only a software technology, but also a management concept, which can well cater to the current people-oriented needs.

2. Technical principle
WeChat CRM must first be clearly stated from the business structure. The essence of WeChat CRM is the CRM system that is extended in the WeChat ecosystem by utilizing the characteristics and interfaces of WeChat. The CRM system can be roughly divided into five modules: customer, sales, marketing, service and membership, as well as some subsidiary modules: products, knowledge bases, activities, transactions, statistical reports, and so on. After determining the business structure of WeChat CRM, we can further design specific data models, functional modules and interface docking. To put it simply, the logic structure of WeChat crm is understood, and the open interface of WeChat official accounts platform can be used to design customer management, sales management, marketing management, service management and membership management system.

3. Value
It is not difficult to see from the definition and technical principle that the most important value of WeChat CRM is the customer management and sales management of enterprise. The basis of customer management is the collection and analysis of data, which can be effectively managed based on the basic information obtained and the behavior information tracking. The core of sales management is to improve efficiency and increase conversion rate. Improving efficiency requires the implementation of marketing automation. At present, workflow is the most commonly used tool for marketing automation. It also benefits from effective management of customers and promotion of order and repurchase. 
Therefore, WeChat CRM that meets the needs of enterprises must have two core capabilities, one is the ability to collect and analyze customer data, and then the marketing automation capability.