Could Virtual KOLs be a welcomed alternative to traditional Influencer marketing?
In the past 2 months, quite a few Chinese celebrities have been disgraced. Picking the wrong influencers not only sabotages your time and budget but could also trigger a PR crisis for your brand. Can AI virtual KOLs replace real celebrities in the future?
WeChat Advertising Update for the Beauty & Skincare Industry: Regulation of Medical Beauty Ads in China
On September 14, 2021, China’s People’s Daily newspaper criticized the aggressive advertisements of cosmetic surgery, procedures, and treatments on public transit and social/mass media as overwhelmingly pervasive. Xinhua reported the plastic surgery market in China is expected to boom to $46.54 billion by 2022. However, will Beijing let this happen in the foreseeable future?
Short Video Platform Kuaishou Releases Guidelines for Livestream Retailers
With social distancing measures as a foreseeable, ongoing measure to containing the pandemic's spread, retailers are continuing to flock to online live stream platforms in China as a growing revenue source…