This presentation is from Affiliate Summit West 2018 (January 7 - January 9, 2018 in Las Vegas).
Session description: Discuss China as an ecommerce opportunity. Will go over the various affiliate opportunities to access the market and ways to build demand, avoid pitfalls and scale business.
2. My Background
Jeff Unze - BorderX Lab President, Strategic Partnerships
• Sina.com, head of sales and marketing
• Founded Lucky Pacific, Cross-Border Consultancy
• Ipinyou and Weibo
3. • Virtually no ecommerce
• 500k Online in China
• Emerging Consumer Market
• No brand affinity
China 20 years ago
4. • China eCommerce 2X the US
• By 2020, 3X the US
• Top Luxury Market
• Travel Tourism
China Today
5. • In 2015, 128M Chinese consumers made purchases from abroad.
• In 2020, 292M Chinese consumers will shop overseas[2]..
In 2020, 1 in 5 eCommerce dollars is from cross-border transactions
Cross Border Opportunity
11. Cross Border Pain Points
• Fake Products From 3rd Parties
• Slow loading, non-mobile friendly English sites
• Lack of international payment and logistics
• Turned away by poor customer service
13. • What is my potential?
• Where are the affiliates?
• How do I protect my brand?
3 Key Questions
14. • What is my potential?
• Where are the affiliates?
• How do I protect my brand?
3 Key Questions
15. Brand Potential
• Analysis from China Agency
• Check traffic
• Reach out to platforms
• Reach out to publishers
Current China TrafficSocial Media Mentions
China Platform Sales Cross Border Sales
Programmatic Data Current Category DataBackend ReadinessAgencies and Data
Services
17. • Chinese or English
• Provide high-sales
• No localization needed
• Generate Few New Customers
• Cater to resellers
Cash Back Sites
18. Deal Sites
• Chinese or English
• Bargain Happy Customers
• No localization needed
• Generate Few New Customers
• Cater to resellers
19. • Content Marketing creates demand
• Most costly channel
• Fixed placements often required
• Generates New Customers
• Creates great buzz
KOLs - Influencers
20. • Provide Chinese interface
• Hosted Cart, not link out
• Better user experience
• Use in-language content
• Require integration effort
• Generate New Customers
• Cater to end users
China Ecommerce Platforms