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UMS partners with NZCTA to deliver China Business awards

Auckland, New Zealand – 17/05/2021 – United Media Solution (UMS) is proud to announce it will be supporting this year’s NZCTA HSBC China Business Awards through sponsoring the United Media Solution Award for Digital Excellence in Business between China and New Zealand. Having connected and grown hundreds of international businesses […]

Festive Cheer at UMS Ningbo

Holiday season is a busy yet wonderful time of the year for us. It’s more important now than ever that we come together and celebrate our successes over the past few months. A lightened up Christmas tree, hung up banners and Santa stockings, we are spreading the festive cheer at […]

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What is WeChat? China’s Super App for Messaging, Payments, and Mini Programs

WeChat (Weixin) is widely regarded as China’s quintessential “super app,” and for most Chinese users this is literally true: it is not a tool they open occasionally, but a default digital environment that seamlessly combines communication, payments, content consumption, and a wide range of services in one place. For brands, WeChat has become a critical hub to build trust, maintain relationships, and move users smoothly from awareness and engagement to concrete actions such as inquiries, purchases, and payments—all without ever leaving the app.

What is RedNote? China’s Lifestyle Community Where Search, Trust, and Shopping Collide

RedNote (Xiaohongshu/RED), launched in 2013, is China’s influential trust-driven lifestyle community merging content, search, community and ecommerce. A core pre-purchase research tool for under-35, high-purchasing-power consumers (male adoption rising), it centers on peer validation, native advertising and in-app shopping, hosting 173k+ international brands with 80% ad/20% ecommerce revenue, ideal for trust-reliant brands.

What is Douyin? China’s Short-Video Platform for Discovery, Influence, and Social Commerce

What is Douyin, China’s leading short-form video platform for discovery, influence, and social commerce? Learn how brands use Douyin’s algorithm, creators, ads, and livestreaming to drive awareness and sales in China.

What is Bilibili? (China’s Answer to Youtube)

This article is part of a series from our latest whitepaper, our China Social Media Platforms Guide. You can download the guide here: https://www.umssocial.com/china-social-media-platform-report/2024?s=blog INTRODUCTION: Bilibili is a Chinese online video-sharing platform that launched in 2009. It has become one of the most popular platforms in China, with over 340 […]

Bridging Digital Frontiers in International Education: Blog post from UMS Founder, Jessica Miao

I attended the Asia Pacific Association of International Education Conference (APAIE) in Perth this week, and I wanted to share some important reflections and insights. The discussions at the conference provided a comprehensive view of enhancing the student experience through digital means. One of the key tools we have developed […]

Weighing up the Options; Chinese International Students and Career Paths

We’ve just recently released our Q4 update for our ongoing higher education research at United Media Solution. This article wraps up key points from section 3 of the whitepaper report to provide international education marketers with insights into changing study motivations for their 2024 strategy.   The pandemic has significantly impacted […]

International Education Update: Key takeaways from 2023

We’ve just released our Q4 update for our ongoing higher education research at United Media Solution. This article wraps up key points from the whitepaper report to provide international education marketers with insights for their 2024 strategy.   Key Highlights: Changing Dynamics: Post-pandemic, the motivations for Chinese students seeking overseas […]

Destination Dynamics: Exploring the Preferences in Study Locations for Chinese International Students

Hero Image Credit: Guy Thompson. From COVID-19 to changing economic pressures, choosing an overseas location to complete studies can be complicated. With updated survey data from New Oriental for the 2022-2023 year, we can see several important changes in the overall market for Chinese international students. The opening of borders […]

Beyond the Horizon: Unveiling Chinese Tourist’s Top Travel Trends in 2023

As 2023 is ending, we recognise this year as the first rebound-year after the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding trends and how consumers acted throughout this year is a telling sign for the future, showing us where priorities lie in a time of market recovery.  As global travel rebounds in the post-pandemic […]

Back on Track: Mid-Autumn Consumer Spending Picks Up Speed

Visitors to Shanghai crowd onto the Bund for views of light and laser shows across the skyscrapers in Pudong. Photo credit: Guy Thompson This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival fell right before the Chinese National Holiday, making this 8-day vacation one of the longest of the year. As COVID-19 restrictions have […]