LiveFeed – Your little black book of Live Shopping 🙋♀️
EAST MEETS WEST 🗞️
Live Shopping isn’t new: for years, it’s been an e-Commerce mainstay in Eastern countries, mainly China. Here’s what’s hot off the presses there, and as decoded by Livescale’s own experts, what it means for you.
The Headline
Meet Viya, the woman who made $6b in sales last year, surpassing Carrefour’s annual sales in China
The Details
Viya, the queen of Live Shopping in China, once brought over $10 million in sales to a virtually unheard-of fashion store.
But before that, she was a struggling business owner, having hit rock with her own fashion business as recently as 2014. Instead of giving up on e-Commerce, Viya became an early adopter of Live Shopping.
By sharing products that she liked, consumers began to trust her, and she made an early promise to only recommend items that she uses, appreciates and would purchase herself.
In 4 years, Viya grew to make $6b in sales last year, which is the same amount as Carrefour’s annual sales in China.
The Takeaway
✏️Best performing Live Shopping hosts are more of a KOS (Key Opinion Seller) rather than a KOL
✏️ In Live Shopping the power of creating purchase intent is more important than popularity
✏️ Hard-core loyal Live Shopping buyers follow KOS, not the brands that hire them
✏️ KOSs are born for sales, and all followers are ready-to-pay viewers
✏️ Viewers want authentic, transparent Key Opinion Sellers, not purely sponsored opinion leaders. (Spoiler alert: They know the difference, too!) .
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