In October 2014, China overall advertising market had an increase of 2.5% from the same period of prior year; and, ads spend on traditional media had a decrease of 4.4% YoY according to data of CTR.
Archives for December 2014
Top 10 China Consumer Electronics Brands by Online Ad Spend in Oct 2014
In Oct 2014, total online advertising spend of consumer electronic brands exceeded RMB93.06 million (US$15.19 million) in China.
China Top 10 Banking Service Brands by Online Ad Spend in Oct 2014
In October 2014, total online display advertising spend of banking service brands exceeded RMB58.29 million (US$9.15 million) in China.
Xiaomi to Sell Automobile?
Lei Jun wrote a blog post a year ago about meeting Elon Musk, the CEO of Telsa motors and he said he’s really interested in Tesla’s cars. This week, a currently circulating story on China internet reported Xiaomi is about to mass manufacture smart cars.
Alipay’s Off-line Strategy Worked on Double 12 Shopping Day
Instead of duplicating Double 11 shopping festival on a different date, this year’s Double 12 focused on off-line retail sales led by Alipay.
China’s Manufacturing Sector Continued to Maintain Expansion in Nov 2014
In November 2014, China’s manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.3%, 0.5 percentage points lower over last month according to National Bureau of Statistics China.
82% Sina Weibo Users Shop Online
82% Sina Weibo users do online shopping in Q3 2014, which made Weibo rank top among social apps in the world according to data of Global Web Index.
Over 42.3 Bln Transactions on Alipay in 10 Years
Alipay released its 10-year bill statement as well as the latest payment statistics in different provinces in China as of 31 Oct 2014. The data shows in the past 10 years, Chinese consumers’ expenditure generated 42.3 billion transactions on Alipay. The volume of mobile payment on Alipay accounted for over 50%.
China Mobile App Distribution Channels Market Share in Q3 2014
In Q3 2014, the number of China app distribution exceeded 28.6 billion with an increase of 12.3% from prior quarter. Baidu league remained to be the top distribution team with market share of 41.8%. Tencent’s mobile app distribution kept rapid development in Q3 2014 and it increased by 1.4% from Q2 according to data of EnfoDesk.
China Mobile Banking Users Increased by 50% YoY in 2014
China e-banking service is developing rapidly, especially mobile banking service. In 2014, mobile banking users increased by 50% from the same period of prior year. However, online banking still dominates the e-banking service in terms of safety. 72% e-banking users consider online banking the safest according to China Financial Certification Authority (CFCA).
Starting a Digital Business in China – Tips for Entrepreneurs and Creatives
My first enterprise in China back in 2009 was a social community website for fashion-oriented, affluent Chinese. Together with three partners, one of which was a Chinese, we had developed the concept and launched a first version of the website.
Youku App Daily UV Exceeded over 40 Mln in October 2014
In October 2014, Youku mobile app’s daily UV exceeded 40 million in a single week and then it successfully broke through 40 million in October 2014. The total UV in a week reached 80 million which made new records in online video market in October 2014 in China according to data of iResearch.
China Internet Penetration Rate to Exceed 90% in 2018
China is the biggest internet market in the world by penetration rate, estimated by eMarketer. In 2018, China internet’s penetration will exceed 90%.
China Mobile Shopping Market to Exceed 3 Trillion in 2017
As of June 2014, China internet users exceeded 632 million, of which 527 million were mobile phone internet users with an increase of 26.99 million from 2013 according to data of CNNIC.
China Top 10 Android App Stores & Mobile Games
In Q3 2014, top 3 China Android app stores were 360 mobile assistant, Myapp(Tencent) and Baidu mobile assistant.