UMS launches new URL umssocial.com
UMS has launched a new URL for its website in recognition of the company’s growing global presence. The UMS website will now be accessible at umssocial.com as well as via the existing ums.co.nz address. The move aims to address the company’s expansion globally as it increasingly works with […]
REPORT: How Jinri Toutiao grew to become one of China’s biggest news apps
Jinri Toutiao, one of China’s most popular news apps’, has released its 2016 performance report revealing it has more than 700 million users daily active users. The app ranked higher than Tencent News in Q1 2017 for weekly active users (WAU) and is predominantly used by China’s lucrative audience of men […]
Don’t forget about Weibo
With all the hype around WeChat these days, it’s easy to forget about Weibo, however do so at your peril, as there’s still plenty of life in the micro-messaging app. WeChat has captured the nation’s attention and screen time, with the average user spending more than one hour […]
How to target ethnic communities in Australia and New Zealand
UMS General Manager New Zealand, Jordi Du share his thoughts on how companies can engage with different communities. As companies increasingly seek better and more targeted ways to connect with people, marketing to ethnic communities is emerging as a strong trend in Australia and New Zealand. Australia and […]
How brands can jump onboard China’s live streaming phenomenon
Live streaming has exploded in recent years with Chinese brands and consumers embracing the new format to share stories, live events and promote products and experiences. China’s live streaming audiences continue to grow with the average user’s watching more than 200 minutes of live streaming content each month. Unsurprisingly in […]
Report: The most popular Tourism and Travel brands on WeChat
A post about New Zealand’s new five-year visa for Chinese travellers was the most viewed WeChat post in the Tourism category in the first quarter of 2017. The post, which received 42,275 views, was posted on the Tourism New Zealand WeChat profile (ID: Pure100newzealand) to share information about the […]
The top Chinese social media apps for SME companies
Is it time for brands to stop trying to compete with all the noise on WeChat and Weibo and create strategic partnerships with smaller apps and social media platforms? The 846 million active users on WeChat are hard to ignore, but the costs required to stand out are making the […]
UMS delivers social media expertise at NZ-China business forum
Businesses should ensure they have robust long-term investment strategies for Chinese social media channels if they wish to be successful, according to UMS General Manager Jessica Miao. Miao was speaking on a panel at the South Island Lantern Business Forum in Christchurch, New Zealand, addressing the role social media […]
Behind the Great Firewall: Understanding China’s social media landscape
Every conversation about social media in China starts the same way. No Facebook. No YouTube. No Twitter. For many, China’s social media landscape is unfamiliar and disorientating, but what it lacks in familiarity it more than makes up for in size, scale, and opportunity. In the absence of the Facebook […]