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Celebrity or KOL? Why the Line Is Blurring in China’s Influencer Marketing

🎭 In China right now, the biggest celebrities are trying hard to look like normal people, and the best normal people are becoming celebrities. That flip is one of the clearest marketing shifts I have seen this year, and it changes a real decision every foreign brand has to make: do you book a famous […]

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Do Chinese KOLs Work on a Commission Basis?

“Do Chinese KOLs work only on a commission basis? With big brands, yes. With small brands, no.” Philip Chen, GMA’s CEO, posted that line on LinkedIn and it got more replies than either of us expected. It’s the question every brand asks before their first livestream deal, and the honest answer sits between the two […]

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Does KOL Marketing Actually Work in China?

Short answer: yes, KOL marketing works in China. Just not the way it was sold to you. It still moves product. It also burns more foreign budget than any other line on a China plan I get asked to review. The difference between the two outcomes is not luck. It is what you buy, who […]

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B2B Lead Generation in China

Thijs runs a small Dutch company that builds industrial filtration systems for chemical plants. Two years ago he hired an agency to “do social media in China.” Six months and one WeChat account later, he had 40 inquiries and a lot of enthusiasm. He also had almost nothing to sell to. Two of those 40 […]