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Coca-Cola is the Originator of Scene Marketing
Coca-Cola's success is attributed to its scene-based marketing, as exemplified by the OBPPC theory and the 'popcorn and Coke' phenomenon in cinemas. The article argues that scene marketing, which focuses on occasion-based solutions, is more effective than simple user orientation.
刘春雄WeChat Little Blue Packet Goes Viral: Fubao Wine's Spring Festival Marketing Breakthrough Experience Sharing
As WeChat's 'gift sending' feature went viral before the Spring Festival, the 'Little Blue Packet' became the first hit of 2025, creating a new paradigm for social gifting. For the wine industry, which is inherently social, this presents a significant opportunity. Fubao San Gen Ren Shen Jiu (Fubao Three Ginseng Wine) has set an example by being the first wine brand to leverage this feature, offering a complete process for sending gifts and ensuring timely delivery.
New DistributionThe More the Market Involution, the More Brands Need to Unite Social Forces
On April 29, 1956, Chairman Mao emphasized 'uniting all forces that can be united' during a meeting with representatives of communist parties from several Latin American countries. This principle applies equally to the FMCG industry: in an era of involution, strengthening channel competitiveness requires uniting all possible forces, yet many brands overlook this or only adopt 'metaphysical' strategies without concrete tactical guidance.
高级研究员 海游Where is China's Soy Milk Market Headed?
The prevalence of lactose intolerance among Chinese consumers has given rise to plant-based protein beverages, which have quickly gained market favor. Despite a proliferation of products, the market remains fragmented, and soy milk, despite its potential, faces challenges in innovation and consumer perception.
杨玉琳Has Moutai Failed to Win Over Young Consumers?
At the shareholders' meeting of Kweichow Moutai eight months ago, Zhang Deqin, attending as chairman for the first time, stated that if certain innovations in the market were not suitable for Moutai, the company would stop pursuing them. At that time, there were no reports of the sauce-flavored latte being discontinued or Moutai ice cream stores closing. These products, along with i-Moutai, were key tools in the youth-oriented strategy under Ding Xiongjun's leadership. However, with a change in leadership, Moutai's youth strategy appears to be shifting.
杨伟Annual Review | Wahaha Returns to 70 Billion, Yonghui Overhaul, Snack Chains Hit 10,000 Stores, and More: Top 10 FMCG Industry Events of 2024
2024 was an extraordinary year for the retail industry. Baijiu lost its luster, Wahaha founder Zong Qinghou passed away and his daughter Zong Fuli took over, leading the company back to its peak. Traditional supermarkets faced closures, while new models like snack chains and instant retail surged. This article reviews the top 10 events that shaped the FMCG industry in 2024 and their implications for the future.
刘少德China's Condiment Industry's New Chapter of Going Global: Starting with 'Soy Sauce Maotai' H-Share Listing?
At the end of 2024, several A-share listed companies initiated Hong Kong listings, sparking an 'A+H' trend. Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company (Haitian Flavoring) was among the most active, disclosing plans to issue H-shares in December 2024 and submitting an application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange a month later. Under new leadership, Haitian is undergoing top-down changes, aiming to compete with global giants while maintaining its domestic leadership. Its Hong Kong listing prospectus clearly outlines a 'localized operation' strategy for overseas expansion, raising questions about whether it can break the traditional reliance on overseas Chinese communities.
让消费更纯粹的How Many Refined White-Collar Workers Secretly Shop at HotMaxx?
A Xiaohongshu user questioned HotMaxx's new fruit offering, sparking curiosity about the discount retailer's expanding categories. With a focus on 'surprise' and value, HotMaxx has grown to nearly 5 billion GMV in four years, attracting mainly young white-collar workers and mothers. The company uses a buyer-plus-algorithm model to manage inventory and pricing, but faces questions on sustaining its competitive edge.
刀法行研Baijiu Falls from Its Pedestal: Post-95s Entrepreneur Faces Setbacks in Liquor Distribution
In 2024, Lin Fan, a post-95s individual, left a stable government job to become a distributor for a baijiu brand, only to find that even famous-brand development products were hard to sell, moving just over 200 cases in six months. As the industry undergoes a deep adjustment, even seasoned veterans are losing confidence, with the market becoming a 'walled city' where those inside want out and those outside want in.
幸雯雯Why 9.9 Yuan Is a Universal Hit in Retail
In 2024, German discount supermarket pioneer ALDI went viral with its 9.9-yuan low-price series, while Miniso, which invested in Yonghui, and Pinduoduo, once surpassing Alibaba in market value, have also leveraged this price point. The number 9.9, an ordinary decimal, holds extraordinary appeal in retail due to psychological pricing strategies like the left-digit effect and odd-even pricing, making it a powerful tool for attracting customers and driving sales.
零售荆言In a Stock Market with Product Homogenization and Channel Fragmentation, What Should Marketing Focus On?
As 2025 begins, reviewing the growth rate of total retail sales of consumer goods from January to November 2024, retail sales excluding automobiles reached 397,960 billion yuan, up 3.7%. Overall, the FMCG market saw fluctuating declines in consumption growth in 2024, reflecting economic pressure and uncertainty, which may continue into 2025. In such uncertain times, clear direction is crucial. This article explores three dimensions: seizing market share in a stock market, focusing on service amid product homogenization, and integrating fragmented channels.
Cici「招财进宝」引爆新春，加多宝成功打出春节营销新高度！
With less than a month to the 2025 Spring Festival, for FMCG distributors, the Chinese New Year is the most critical sales period, especially for those dealing in confectionery, beverages, and gift boxes, where sales during this period can account for 30% to 50% of the annual sales target. Seizing the CNY opportunity directly affects the business rhythm for the whole year. The author recently talked with some regional top distributors, who said that choosing the right products and following the right brand is crucial for CNY success, as it saves a lot of effort in terminal marketing. JDB has been doing well in this regard.
张雨薇Distributor Cross-Category Operation: 6 Warehouses, Deep Terminal Coverage, 10+ Finance Staff, Thorough Category Mastery, Annual Sales of 150 Million
In the face of a challenging market, distributor Li Fen of Xuzhou Runzhong Yigou Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. has achieved annual sales of 150 million yuan by focusing on categories, directly controlling terminals, and leveraging data-driven management. Her strategies include standardizing terminal operations, optimizing logistics through outsourcing, and developing customized products to capture growth in new channels.
何雯Six Walnut: From Super Hit Song to Festive Best-Seller, How to Win the Spring Festival Campaign?
As the 2025 Spring Festival approaches, brands are launching aggressive marketing campaigns to tap into festive consumer spending. Six Walnut has quickly captured market attention with innovative tactics, from a viral 'Spring Festival hit song' to festive gift boxes, precisely addressing consumers' dual needs for 'face' and 'substance' in gifting scenarios while boosting channel sales. These high-energy brand moves are building strong sales momentum for the upcoming peak season, ensuring the brand leads in demand surge and helps channel partners achieve sales breakthroughs.
冯瑶Competition among FMCG manufacturers is fundamentally a contest of frontline marketing team capabilities
The competitiveness of an enterprise is often a competition of talent: good strategy plus high-capability talent leads to rapid growth; good strategy plus low-capability talent leads to compromise and failure; bad strategy plus high-capability talent can correct course; bad strategy plus low-capability talent results in a struggle for survival. For FMCG, building a high-capability marketing talent team is not just the responsibility of HR, but a matter for every marketing unit to consider deeply. So what does a high-capability marketing talent team include?
海游Japanese Drink Lurking in China for 22 Years Begins to Worry
Yakult, a Japanese probiotic drink often mistaken for a domestic Chinese brand, is facing declining sales and factory closures in China. Despite its historical success, the company struggles with changing consumer perceptions and increased competition in the lactic acid bacteria beverage market.
李东阳Investing 1 Billion to Build Its Own Factory: Is This 'Beverage Dark Horse' Ready to Accelerate?
On December 26, the 'Guozi Shule' (Fruit Ripened) Hunan production base was officially completed and put into operation in Zhuzhou Economic Development Zone. In the summer of 2024, this brand emerged as a dark horse in the sugar-free tea market. With its unique market strategy and rapid new product launch pace, the brand has repeatedly made a name for itself in the industry. This significant move to establish its own factory marks a milestone for a beverage company founded just five years ago.
New DistributionSports Marketing Case Wins Two Awards, Junlebao Brand Value Continues to Rise
At the end of the year, major advertising awards are announced. Junlebao's sports marketing case, 'Official Partner of China's Top Ten National Teams,' won two honors: the Top Innovative Marketing Impact-Sports Marketing award at the 2024 Busan International Advertising Festival and the '2024 Integrated Marketing Gold Case' at the 31st China International Advertising Festival. With creative strategy and explosive effects, Junlebao won two authoritative awards.
New DistributionScience-Driven, Efficacy First: BOP Leads a New Era in Oral Care
In the wave of oral care industry development, BOP has leveraged keen market insight and bold innovation to enter the efficacy toothpaste track and quickly break the traditional pattern. BOP's Stain-Removing Color-Correction Toothpaste topped multiple Douyin charts as a new product sensation. BOP has partnered with oral microbiome experts and Shandong University to establish a joint oral flora laboratory, driving the overall upgrade and transformation of the oral care industry with a professional stance, leading the industry into a new development stage. Science empowers, building a solid technical foundation. Science is the core driving force of brand development.
马思伯New Marketing Is Scene Marketing
From new marketing to scene marketing, this article argues that new marketing is essentially scene marketing, providing a new analytical framework and paradigm that goes beyond traditional user-oriented marketing.
刘春雄Junlebao: Is Being Cheap a Mistake?
In 1995, Wei Lihua founded the dairy brand Junlebao in Shijiazhuang with just one yogurt machine, two tricycles, and three rooms. Facing intense competition and initial sales failures, he gradually opened up the market by giving away free cups with purchases. Over the years, Junlebao leveraged partnerships with Sanlu and Mengniu to grow sales, but now, as it aims for a 500 billion yuan revenue target and an IPO by 2025, it struggles with low profit margins, high debt, and consumer complaints.
付艳翠Can Xinyang Maojian Tolerate金星 Beer?
After a period of silence,金星 Beer has become a hit with its Xinyang Maojian Chinese-style craft beer, but it may be short-lived. The Xinyang Tea Association unilaterally terminated the brand authorization, potentially shelving the strategic product of this Henan beer giant. Last week,金星 Beer expressed strong dissatisfaction and considered shutting down its Xinyang subsidiary. The dispute quickly went viral, bringing金星 Beer back into the public eye. Tea beer is an attempt at tea-alcohol integration in Henan this year. Wenxin Tea, a leading tea company in Xinyang, was the first to participate, with金星 Beer as its contract manufacturer.
杨伟Hunan People Are About to 'Monopolize' China's Snack Industry
In just a few years, snack stores have sprung up across China. Brands like Snacks Busy, Zhao Yiming, and Good Want are expanding against the odds despite pressure on brick-and-mortar retail. Behind this boom, Hunan people are busy: five of the top ten bulk snack brands in China were founded by Hunan natives, and Hunan contributes one-third of the nation's leisure food output and three-fifths of its cooked leisure food.
华商韬略WeChat Refreshes Social E-commerce Playbook Again: Opportunities for Brands!
In the next two-plus months, Christmas, New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Valentine's Day, and other important and dense holidays will arrive one after another. These holidays share a common feature: they are peak periods for gift-giving among close relationships and high-interaction social ties. At this critical moment, WeChat has launched a new feature—the "Gift" function in WeChat Stores. On December 19, WeChat Stores officially began grayscale testing of the "Gift" feature. As long as products meet the rules, the "Gift" function will be automatically enabled, and the product detail page will publicly display the "Support Gift" entry.
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