Market Insights

AI and Marketing: the Two Sides of the Story | November 2024

AI and Marketing: the Two Sides of the Story | November 2024

Apple has always been a master of creative advertising. However, its ads on Apple Intelligence released from the beginning of the month seems stumbled again, after the failure of iPad Pro ad earlier this year.

Brand Marketing in 2025: The Tipping Point of Some Slowly Evolving Situations

We explore the slowly evolving situations to find the direction and answers for brand marketing in 2025. Welcome to 2025!...

The Three Pillars that Formed the Marketing Landscape in 2024

The global advertising market in 2024 is particularly ‘hyped’ – according to a report by the marketing analysis agency WARC,...

Brand Campaign for Year of the Snake Chinese New Year

Marketing for the Year of the Snake: How Global Sports Brands Are Tailoring Their Chinese New Year Campaigns?

As China ushers in the Year of the Snake, international sportswear brands are leveling up their marketing game with campaigns that go beyond simple "Chinese red" apparel.

AI Product Ads

Ads on Apple Intelligence stumbles again – why can’t Apple “think differently” this time?

Ads on AI product has failed again. To promote Apple Intelligence, Apple has been rolling out a series of creative...

Can AI Search Engine Overtake Google in Search Marketing?

In both eastern and western worlds, Baidu and Google have almost occupied the iron throne respectively for over two decades due to their search engines. However, with the rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), the search engine arena has been reignited with competition.

Marketing Your Brand in Style | October 2024

As Milan Kundera’s Life is Elsewhere says, real life is elsewhere…life is an endless search for meaning.

Punk wellness Chinese herbs ice cream

Ice cream with Traditional Chinese herbs: Punk wellness in a whole new level

Apparently, gelato shops in China have been inspired by the popular Punk wellness trend. A gelato shop called Zhongyaotang (忠曜堂) launched a series of 'herbal medicinal ice cream.'

Desire Driving in Product Marketing: Influencing purchase decision is not enough

In product marketing campaigns, scenarios should always precede product features, and customer's developed desire of the product will eventually influence their purchase decision.

Marketing a lifestyle vs. marketing a product, what should a brand do?

In future, all brands will be lifestyle brands, and all marketing will be lifestyle brands marketing.