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Tencent: WeChat Is More Than A Product, It’s ‘An Ecosystem’

What do advertisers outside of China need to know about Tencent? For one, it’s got much more going on than just WeChat – the Tencent app with the most name recognition outside of China. Second, WeChat is more than just a social platform: It’s embedded into the fabric of Chinese life. “Global brands have heard about... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // December 7th, 2018 //
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WeChat Is A Walled Garden – Does That Matter?

Tencent doesn’t like it when WeChat is called a walled garden, even though it has all the markings. “This is a form of walled garden in the same way you have Facebook or Google,” said Jon Mansell, VP of marketplace innovation at Magna Global, during a panel hosted by Tencent at Advertising Week on Monday.... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // September 26th, 2017 //
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Tencent Enters US Market With Ad Solutions And Access To Vast Amounts Of User Data

Chinese tourists spent $35 billion dollars in the US in 2016. WeChat parent company Tencent rolled out a suite of advertising tools on Thursday to help US brands reach that spendthrift audience both in China and abroad. The scale of Tencent’s audience is staggering. WeChat alone has 963 million monthly active users, nearly three times... Continue reading »
by Allison Schiff // September 21st, 2017 //
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AI Had A Modest Showing At Cannes, But Here Are Some Notable Developments

Despite the tech company takeover of Cannes, the ad industry’s current infatuation – artificial intelligence – confined its appearances to panels and presentations. But a few AI aspirations (“deployments” is too strong a word in many cases) are worth calling out. Tencent The Chinese maker of the popular WeChat application has a machine learning agenda... Continue reading »
by Ryan Joe // June 22nd, 2017 //
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Kik Gets $50 Million Investment From Tencent As The Messaging App Arms Race Continues

Kik’s attempt to become “the WeChat of the West” has been bolstered by a $50 million infusion from WeChat’s Chinese developer, Tencent. Kik will use the funds to focus on the US teen market, a decision company President Josh Jacobs said came from observing Chinese-based WeChat’s accomplishments courting native smartphone users. He sees parallels with... Continue reading »
by James Hercher // August 19th, 2015 //
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BRIC Report, Part 4: In China, Publishers Rule The Roost

This report concludes our series on programmatic buying in the BRIC countries. Read the earlier pieces on Brazil, Russia and India.  Tencent. Baidu. TaoBao. These websites are some of the most popular portals in China and, combined, made more than 42.8 billion yuan in advertising revenue in 2012 (approximately $7 billion), according to data from iResearch. This is not... Continue reading »
by Kimberly Maul // October 23rd, 2013 //
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