China’s luxury market in 2024: VICs, omnichannel & CRM strategies.
Despite economic challenges prompting increased savings among over half of Chinese consumers in 2023, China’s luxury market experienced a rebound, fueled by financially resilient core luxury consumers. In this landscape, Very Important Customers (VICs) have emerged as pivotal drivers of consumption, inducing luxury brands to pivot their focus from entry-level consumers.

In tandem with this shift, brands are embracing digital innovations to cater to digitally-savvy Chinese consumers, facilitating instant communication across online and offline platforms. The convergence of digital and physical realms is evident as omni-channel strategies redefine retail practices. CRM systems provide crucial tools for creating highly personalized customer experiences, enabling luxury brands to tailor marketing, communication, and offerings to meet the unique preferences of their clientele, fostering lasting loyalty.

The insights provided in this report, crafted in collaboration with Daxue Consulting, shed light on the evolving landscape of China's luxury market and offer valuable guidance for luxury brands aiming to navigate this dynamic environment effectively.

SOME KEY FINDINGS FROM OUR REPORT :

  • • China’s luxury market has embraced a new normal, with a significant emphasis on domestic sales, particularly boosted by the appeal of duty-free options in Hainan and a wider product offering.
  • • VICs are pivotal in China's luxury market, with brands prioritizing tailored strategies to engage and satisfy them, including exclusive access, personalized gifts, and invitation-only events.
  • • Luxury CRM systems play a pivotal role in facilitating these strategies, enabling brands to cultivate personalized digital relationships with their VICs.
  • • The power of luxury CRM lies in its ability to offer a “one-stop shop” luxury experience, where brands can provide post-purchase services like cleaning, tailoring, maintenance, product exchanges, and adjustments both online and offline, ensuring customers receive the same quality of service wherever they engage with the brand.
  • • WeChat serves as the main social CRM platform in China, enabling luxury brands to gather data from multiple channels and employ personalized strategies to enhance customer loyalty and satisfaction while ensuring a cohesive and personalized experience throughout the consumer lifecycle.
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CASE
STUDY

Omnichannel
Digital Strategy

Objectives

The project aimed to enhance Lectra's digital footprint by boosting the quality and quantity of leads through digital channels, increasing inbound traffic, effectively targeting marketing audiences, establishing Lectra as an industry leader, and streamlining the presentation of its solutions.

Context &
Challenges

Lectra launched an independent website for China to tailor the user experience, optimize for local SEO, and integrate with Chinese social media, addressing the unique challenges of the Chinese digital ecosystem.

The main challenges were aligning with Lectra's new digital brand identity, creating positive user journeys for various lifecycle stages, enhancing digital lead generation, and managing website and WeChat content from a single back office.

Methodology

VO2 Asia Pacific empowered Lectra by assisting them through a discovery and production phase, enabling control over their China site. This led to increased website visits, generated leads across channels, and optimized their global digital strategy. Vo2 still collaborates with LECTRA for the run of their platform in China.

Deliverables

  • Business and UX workshops.
  • Definition of target audience and user flows.
  • CRM recommendations for global and China operations.
  • Implementation of a flexible CMS (Drupal)
  • Pixel perfect HTML / CSS integration
  • Daily maintenance and monthly analytics reporting.
  • Team training sessions.

6-month

development

10

years partnership

40%

user increase

6-month

development

10

years partnership

40%

user increase

CONTACT
OUR TEAM

Talent

Tech-savvy, business-minded, or UX design-inspired? Join our team to unleash your potential. Contact us!

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Client

Office 301, building 6
50 Yuyao Road, Shanghai, China

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