Personal Announcement: Joining Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Mon, 12/07/10 – 0:00 | View Comments

I left my position Digital Strategist & Manager of Social Media in Razorfish at the beginning of this month and is now joining Waggener Edstrom Worldwide as Digital Strategies Lead, China.

Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is a global, integrated communications agency. It is the NO.2 independent PR agency in the world. It offers seven global practices: Consumer Marketing, Corporate Communications, Analyst Relations, Healthcare, Public Affairs, Technology and WE Social Innovation, along with its digital strategies group, WE Studio D.

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IN2marcom Is Blocked In China
Tue, 6/07/10 – 1:43 | View Comments

IN2marcom Is Blocked In China

Since late June 2010,  IN2marcom.com has been blocked by China’s Great Firewall.

I tried to transfer my hosting from one server to another, however,  it still didn’t work. It seems GFW not only blocks the IP but also the domain.

I have no idea why government censors my little weblog. It’s all about professional marketing communication in China’s digital and social media spaces, no political content and statement. The only thing might be associated is that I had reported the “Green Dam – Youth Escort” censorship software (click here and here) and quoted by BBC and ChinaSMACK.

As a solution, I’ve launched a mirror site IN2marcom.jasonzhanjia.com for readers in China. Meanwhile, a new Feedsky feed has burned for subscribing. For global readers, IN2marcom.com and its FeedBurner feed are still working well.

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How Does A Luxury Brand Impress Chinese On Internet
Wed, 19/05/10 – 19:12 | View Comments
How Does A Luxury Brand Impress Chinese On Internet

On last Saturday night, Christian Dior unveiled Nouvelle Vague-inspired 2011 cruise collection in a massive tent along Shanghai’s celebrated Bund. The show coincided with the reopening of Dior’s revamped boutique in luxury shopping mall Plaza66 and the inauguration of a retrospective exhibition.

In addition to those “Parisian chic”, how to make a big impact on Internet, where new generation of Chinese ladies spend more time on?

China Digital Brand Index 2.0
Thu, 29/04/10 – 16:27 | View Comments
China Digital Brand Index 2.0

On April 28th, Edelman APAC, in partnership with social media intelligence firm, Brandtology, today unveiled the latest edition (DBI 10.2) of their quarterly Digital Brand Index cross eight Asia-Pacific markets (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan). With data from January to March 2010, the DBI tracked netizen behaviors and technology brand activities during the lunar holiday season……

National Day of Mourning, A Black-and-white Internet
Thu, 22/04/10 – 23:13 | View Comments
National Day of Mourning, A Black-and-white Internet

April 21 was declared a National Day of Mourning for the victims of the 4.14 Earthquake in Yushu, Qinghai Province. Public entertainment activities have been suspended, flags fly at half-staff, and newspapers have gone gray. The front pages of major online websites have switched to mostly black-and-white as well……

EYES ON ME: Quarterly Review of Chinese Viral Video (2010 Q1)
Sun, 18/04/10 – 20:20 | View Comments
EYES ON ME: Quarterly Review of Chinese Viral Video (2010 Q1)

EYES ON ME is a post series on IN2marcom. Previously it was a monthly highlight of popular Chinese viral videos. From 2010, it is changed to a quarterly review to feature those most creative and popular viral ads.

In 2010Q1, Dell and Mazda presented the mostly popular viral videos for the Ophone and Mazda 2 respectively. McDonald’s and Nike produced a lot of viral ads throughout the first quarter, the former’s are very funny while the latter’s are in pretty high shooting quality……

Foursquare Day in China
Tue, 13/04/10 – 20:45 | View Comments
Foursquare Day in China

4/16 is a day called Foursquare Day. It is a day designed to demonstrate the power of social media and specifically promote the use of the geo-location social service all over the world. Here in China, three cities will have their own swarm party / challenge.

Let’s join this global celebration of Foursquare Day on Friday. Unlock the Swarm Badge (50+ check-ins) or even Super Swarm Badge (250+ check-ins over a 3-hour period) for your city……

The KFC Coupon Crisis
Sat, 10/04/10 – 23:46 | View Comments
The KFC Coupon Crisis

On April 6, KFC launched a digital campaign called Super Tuesday on Taobao. The rule of the campaign, dubbed a “one-second act,” was set for 10:00 am, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm on the day and involved 100 e-coupons for each “act.”

Unexpectedly, all the three types of e-coupons had been available to download from several online communities since late morning. Consumers brought coupons to local KFC restaurants but KFC rejected them with the excuse “they are feaked”……

Earth Hour 2010, Let’s Get Involved!
Sat, 27/03/10 – 0:01 | View Comments
Earth Hour 2010, Let’s Get Involved!

On March 28, 2009 hundreds of millions of people from 88 countries used their light switch to cast their Vote for Earth. This year Earth Hour will continue to be a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community.

It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to make a stand against climate change, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Scandinavia to Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness at 8.30pm on Saturday March 27, 2010……

Visiting Google.cn Are Now Being Redirected To Google.com.hk
Tue, 23/03/10 – 6:58 | View Comments
Visiting Google.cn Are Now Being Redirected To Google.com.hk

Two months after announcing to leave China due to Chinese government’s censorship policy and amount of highly sophisticated hack attacks from mainland to Gmail accounts, Google said earlier today that it stopped censoring its Chinese search services and redirected Chinese users to Google.com.hk ……