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Growth Hacking the East: How Carlyn Beat the Traffic Slump on Tmall

Entering the hyper-competitive China e-commerce market is notoriously difficult for overseas brands, especially as traffic dividends wane and price wars escalate. However, Korean bag brand Carlyn recently achieved the impossible during the Double 11 shopping festival on Tmall: they reduced their ad budget by 20% while increasing their GMV by 16%. This article dissects Carlyn's highly efficient growth curve. We explore the three critical "localization misalignments" every global brand must overcome and how leveraging predictive data models, platform incubation programs, and a nuanced understanding of Chinese social media can secure sustainable growth without bleeding capital.

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Tmall International's Global Business Recruitment – Plans to Introduce Thousands of New Brands

Overseas new brands are once again entering the Chinese market, with over 3,000 new brands officially landing on Tmall International in just the first half of the year. This signifies international brands' optimism for the Chinese market and their accelerated entry, bringing more high-quality products to consumers. Today, we will introduce the business recruitment policies of Tmall International, the preferred platform for overseas brands to enter China.

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