Selling DTC in China via Cross-Border E-Commerce 2022

'Livestreaming as a distribution channel' monetisation strategies  This is what an e-commerce livestream looks like on Taobao:  The livestream host is showing off the new skirt while reading comments from viewers about how the clothes will fit on different frames. Clicking on the basket sign takes me to a check-out while the stream is sti... See more

In livestreaming e-commerce, however, AI hosts are still new players, according to experts from e-commerce platform Alibaba.

Use of the online video platform continued to surge in recent months as brands and merchants impacted by Covid-19, including mall operator Intime and furniture retailer Easyhome, increasingly turned to livestreaming to resume operations.

(1/14)After observing $250M+ in ad spend on @facebook, I’ve noticed that DTC brands that scale very quickly have a few things in common: - High margins & high AOV - Business model is focused on retention - Cross-border activation is simple - Product is a consumable & impulse buy