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?

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Mid-Autumn Festival Social Media Campaigns in the China Market

Celebrating harvest and family reunion during the autumn full moon, Mid-Autumn Festival is the second largest festival in most of Asian countries. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival might be a little special due to the pandemic; however, that did not stop all the international brands from leveraging the celebration to launch their social campaign on WEIBO, WeChat or RED for brand awareness in the China market. Here let us take a look at the intriguing campaigns celebrating the Moon Festival in 2020.

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Celebrating L.O.V.E.: Douyin, WeChat and Weibo '520' Chinese Valentine's Day Campaigns

The numeric pronunciation of '520' in Mandarin Chinese sounds like 'I Love You', and that is how the localized version of Valentine's Day in China was born.

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New China Advertising Laws || Prohibited Terms

In 2015, the Chinese Government has updated their advertising regulation to protect the interests, health and safety of Chinese consumers, limiting the kinds of claims brands can make…

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CASE STUDY || How Lexus Leveraged Popular Weibo Platforms to Market Their Hybrid Vehicles

Read our case study on how we leveraged the power of a large Weibo social media platform to promote Regency Lexus' fleet of hybrid vehicles.

True to Regency Lexus' goal of helping customers make an informed decision, we put together a livestream broadcast to educate potential customers on hybrid cars. The livestream took place over one-hour…

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