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Treat Digitalization as a Business Model!
In 2021, the ranking of China's energy drink industry changed. According to Dongpeng Beverage's financial report, its sales reached nearly 7 billion yuan, with the super single product 'Dongpeng Tequila' contributing 6.592 billion yuan, accounting for 94.66%. By tonnage, Dongpeng surpassed Red Bull for the first time to become the No.1 energy drink brand in China. How did this brand, once called 'copycat Red Bull', achieve such a comeback?
任文青AndyUnlocking the BbCc Link: New Product Hits the Market in 3 Months—Why Shahe Tequ's Digitalization Deserves FMCG Industry Attention?
This year, New Distribution has extensively covered bC integration and channel digitalization cases, mostly from leading brands. However, their methods may not suit smaller brands due to differences in scale and resources. In a recent in-depth exchange with Cao Jinqiang, Marketing Director of baijiu brand Shahe Tequ, we explored their innovative "3 x 3" model. Without any advertising spend, they leveraged 10 core terminal stores, 100 big C customers, and 1,000 precise users to achieve rapid market activation: 50 boxes per store monthly, 800 boxes per county, and market ignition within three months. This practice offers valuable insights for the entire FMCG industry.
任文青AndyFrom Smartphone Influencer to 125 Million Yuan Annual Sales of Ocean Snacks: Founder of 'Mr. Beaver' Shares Deep Insights and Reflections
Lu Ning, founder of the ocean snack brand 'Mr. Beaver', reflects on his entrepreneurial journey, from selling smartphones in college to building a company with 125 million yuan in annual sales. He shares lessons from two major crises, his strategic focus on cod snacks, and his approach to expanding into offline retail channels.
任文青AndyIn-depth | Snow Beer Ignites Guizhou Market, QR Code Marketing Achieves 76% Scan Rate: We Summarized 9 Lessons
In March 2022, the New Distribution team visited Guizhou and had in-depth exchanges with the China Resources Snow Breweries Guizhou Marketing Center team. Thanks to the precise impact of digital marketing,勇闯天涯superX achieved a 175% year-on-year sales growth from January to February 2022, and a 146% growth in 2021 compared to 2020, gradually forming the momentum of a core big product. How did the Snow Guizhou team do it? What are their plans and thoughts for future digital marketing? With these questions, the New Distribution team visited Guizhou again...
任文青AndyAfter 7 Years of Entrepreneurship, How Did He Go from Only 1,000 Yuan in His Account to Selling Hundreds of Millions of Black Sesame Pills Annually, Creating a New Category?
Chen Hengjie, founder of Chen Kangkang, left his job as general manager of a book company in 2014 to start his own business. Despite facing near bankruptcy with only 1,000 yuan left, he built a brand that now sells over 100 million yuan worth of black sesame pills annually, creating a new product category. He shares his journey, challenges, and philosophy: 'Make good products, treat users as people, and see people as people.'
任文青AndySwire Coca-Cola: How to Directly Connect 2 Million+ Outlets and 'Precisely Reach' 700 Million Consumers?
Distributing to retail outlets through distributors is the common model in the FMCG industry, but there are exceptions. Coca-Cola, for example, partners with bottlers for deep distribution to outlets. In China, Swire Coca-Cola is one such partner. As Coca-Cola's 5th largest bottling partner globally, Swire Coca-Cola China has over 10,000 salespeople maintaining 2 million+ offline outlets and serving over 700 million consumers. When you casually buy a bottle of Coca-Cola or its other beverages at a small store, have you ever wondered how it reaches your hands?
任文青AndyChannel Digitalization: Distributors Have Their Own Calculations
This article explores distributors' real experiences and concerns during brand owners' push for channel digitalization, highlighting issues like vested interests, role anxiety, short-term efficiency, and process habits. It argues that successful digitalization requires treating distributors as partners, understanding their specific concerns, and creating benchmark distributors, while distributors themselves must proactively embrace change.
任文青AndybC Integration: A Trap or an Opportunity for Distributors?
Recently, New Distribution has extensively reported on bC integration cases. Distributors still play an indispensable role in goods delivery and regional market operations, but from the historical development of FMCG channels, their role is weakening as brands get closer to the end market. With bC integration now brand-led, connecting directly to retail stores via mini-programs, the question arises: besides passive cooperation, do distributors have other options? Is it a trap or an opportunity? Where should they turn?
任文青AndyCovering 1.5 Million Small Stores, 100+ Leading Brands, with Monthly Marketing Spend Flowing Through Over 100 Million—How Did He Do It?
Recently, New Distribution reported on industry cases of bC integration, where brands build their own systems to connect with retail stores and reach consumers. This raises the question: if every brand builds its own system, would small store owners be overwhelmed logging into dozens or even hundreds of systems daily? In a recent exchange with Zheng Yunfan, founder of Huihe Technology, he shared insights on their digital marketing platform connecting brands and traditional stores, covering 1.5 million small stores with over 100 leading brands and monthly transaction flows exceeding 100 million yuan.
任文青Andy2022 Stock Battle: How Should City Managers, the Frontline Commanders, Conquer Territory?
Since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, the FMCG channel landscape has changed dramatically. While many discuss new channels like social e-commerce, O2O, and community group buying, few address how city managers should adapt. This article features an interview with Xu Xiang, author of a new book on omnichannel management for regional/city managers, who shares insights on navigating the 2022 stock market battle by mastering fundamentals and embracing continuous learning.
任文青AndyDongpeng Special Drink: How to Leverage Digitalization to Engage 120 Million Consumers?
This case study examines Dongpeng Special Drink's digital strategy. Based on data, its WeChat mini-program consumer interaction platform has peak traffic of over 3.5 million, cumulative participants over 120 million, and over 4 billion scans. The article distills four key insights: private domain is essentially about relationships, terminals are driven by incentives, distributors need empowerment, and digitalization grows organically.
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