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Uncovering the Recipes of Branding Success in the World’s Largest Consumer Market

verfasst von: Jiazhuo George Wang, Shuo Qin, Allison Wang

Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

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This book focuses on how to succeed in China, the globe’s largest consumer market, through the branding market strategy. What are the undisclosed recipes that brands can follow to capture the attention and emotion of consumers in China? What’s the magical key to open the locked doors? The answer to these questions would be intriguing for many readers outside China, including but not limited to executives of global brands, owners of medium-and-small-sized businesses aiming for the global market, branding/marketing professionals, financial investors and analysts, business professors and researchers in universities and colleges, graduate and undergraduate students, and readers with an interest on these topics in the general public.

In comparison with many case studies that focus on only a single or few cases, or else lean toward being a macro-discussions of China’s consumer market without in-depth analysis of representative cases, this book provides both. Many branding strategies, programs, and activities presented in this book are of the innovative type, which could be very fresh and interesting to readers. Many of the in-depth analyses and specific insights presented in this book are provided by well-recognized business analysts/writers, which may not be available in other publications. Overall, this book provides readers with the opportunity to receive some valuable new knowledge about how to succeed in the globe’s largest consumer market, providing foodstuff for both thought and enjoyment.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Xiaomi: An Internet-Driven Miracle
Abstract
Founded in 2010 in Beijing by now multi-billionaire Lei Jun when he was 40 years old, Xiaomi is a Chinese designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and related software, home alliances, and household hardware. It is the second-largest smartphone maker in the world, behind Samsung. Within a decade, Xiaomi has grown from a start-up to the youngest company on the Fortune Global 500.
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Chapter 2. Nongfu Spring: Down to the Soul of a Brand
Abstract
Established in 1996, Nongfu Spring is a Chinese bottled water and beverage company, headquartered in Hangzhou, China. It developed and launched a range of beverages with remarkable branding and marketing activities. Through growth and acquisition, it has become China’s largest bottled water producer and a top three provider in the bottled tea and juice market.
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Chapter 3. Haier: A Brand that Started with a Smashed Fridge
Abstract
Haier Group Corporation is a Chinese multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company, headquartered in Qingdao, China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells products including refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, dryers, microwave ovens, mobile phones, computers, and televisions. Haier has seven global brands–Haier, Casarte, Leader, GE Appliances, Fisher & Paykel, Aqua, and Candy, and is a legend of the manufacturing industry in China.
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Chapter 4. Anta Sports: Rising with the Recreation of Global Brands
Abstract
Founded in 1994, Anta Sports Products Limited is a Chinese sports equipment multinational corporation headquartered in Jinjiang, China. It is the world’s largest purely sports equipment company by revenue and the third-largest manufacturer of overall sporting goods, behind Nike and Adidas. Anta designs, develops, manufactures, and markets products including sportswear, footwear, apparel, and accessories under its own brand name, and owns more than 25 other sporting apparel and equipment brands.
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Chapter 5. BYD, A Disrupter of the Emerging Market
Abstract
BYD Co. Ltd., founded by Chuanfu Wang in February 1995, is a publicly listed Chinese conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with two major subsidiaries, BYD Auto and BYD Electronic. BYD is the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer and a major producer of automobiles including battery electric and hybrid cars, buses, and trucks, battery-powered bicycles, forklifts, solar panels, and rechargeable batteries including mobile phone batteries, electric vehicle batteries, and buck storage.
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Chapter 6. WeChat: A Way of Life in the Information Age
Abstract
With the same name in Chinese, Weixin is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed and operated by Tencent, and WeChat is the instant messaging and social media service provided by the app to users outside of China, operating in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands by the subsidiaries of Tencent. First released in 2011, it became the world’s largest standalone mobile app in 2018 with 1 billion monthly active users, and has been described as China’s “app for everything” and a super app because of its wide range of functions.
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Chapter 7. DingTalk: The Digital Way of Working in China
Abstract
Founded in 2014, DingTalk is an enterprise communication and collaboration platform developed by Alibaba Group. By 2018, it was one of the world’s largest professional communication and management mobile apps with over 100 million users. DingTalk provides iOS and Android apps and serves both Mac and PC clients.
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Chapter 8. The Ocean Engine: A Front Runner in Digital Marketing
Abstract
Douyin is a short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance, and TikTok is its brand in the international market. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 3 seconds to 10 minutes. In October 2020, it surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide. Ocean Engine is Douyin’s comprehensive digital marketing platform.
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Chapter 9. A Lifestyle in the Third Place: Starbucks’ China Journey
Abstract
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Starbucks is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves and the world’s largest coffeehouse chain. As of November 2022, the company has 35711 stores in 80 countries, 15873 of which are located within the US. Out of the US, the company operates over 8900 stores, and the reminder is licensed.
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Chapter 10. Creating the Beauty that Moves the World: L’Oréal in China
Abstract
L’Oréal is a French personal care company headquartered in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, with a registered office in Paris. It is the world’s largest cosmetics company and has developed various innovative products in the fields of hair color, skincare, sun protection, make-up, perfume, and hair care, among others.
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Chapter 11. Closing Observations
Abstract
Some closing observations.
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Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
Yes Logo
verfasst von
Jiazhuo George Wang
Shuo Qin
Allison Wang
Copyright-Jahr
2023
Verlag
Springer Nature Singapore
Electronic ISBN
978-981-9966-08-0
Print ISBN
978-981-9966-07-3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6608-0