{"id":38115,"date":"2022-07-30T14:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=38115"},"modified":"2022-08-18T08:22:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:22:19","slug":"what-is-xiaomis-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-xiaomis-secret","title":{"rendered":"What is Xiaomi&#8217;s Secret?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7223345e182\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7223345e182\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7223345e182\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-xiaomis-secret\/#What_is_Xiaomis_Secret\" title=\"What is Xiaomi&#8217;s Secret?\">What is Xiaomi&#8217;s Secret?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-xiaomis-secret\/#Influencers_promoting_alibaba_xiaomi_jun_tiktok_chinese\" title=\"Influencers promoting alibaba xiaomi jun tiktok chinese\">Influencers promoting alibaba xiaomi jun tiktok chinese<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-xiaomis-secret\/#Lei_Juns_e-commerce_livestream\" title=\"Lei Jun&#8217;s e-commerce livestream\">Lei Jun&#8217;s e-commerce livestream<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-xiaomis-secret\/#BBK_Electronics_founders\" title=\"BBK Electronics founders\">BBK Electronics founders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-xiaomis-secret\/#Xiaomis_refund_policy\" title=\"Xiaomi&#8217;s refund policy\">Xiaomi&#8217;s refund policy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Xiaomis_Secret\"><\/span>What is Xiaomi&#8217;s Secret?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: auto; height: auto; max-width: 41% max-height:214px; margin: 0px 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/BupI52e.jpg\" alt=\"how alibaba xiaomi jun tiktok chinese\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the latest annual speech of Xiaomi, CEO Lei Jun summarized the company&#8217;s journey through a three-hour presentation. Xiaomi grew from nothing to become one of China&#8217;s largest e-commerce companies in just a few years. But, what exactly is Xiaomi&#8217;s secret? What makes it different from other online retailers? How can consumers be certain that Xiaomi will never go bankrupt?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Influencers_promoting_alibaba_xiaomi_jun_tiktok_chinese\"><\/span>Influencers promoting alibaba xiaomi jun tiktok chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. recently announced that it plans to recruit 100,000 &#8220;promoters&#8221; to advertise merchants on social media. The e-commerce giant is targeting content creators, talented influencers, and experienced marketers. To recruit these influencers, AliExpress has built a system called &#8220;Connect&#8221; to match the best content creators with merchants. Influencers will receive training and analytics tools.<\/p>\n<p>The downfall of Huang and Zhu has benefited several people, especially Austin Li. He absorbed their attention and traffic, and now enjoys a multimillion-dollar payday from AliExpress. Now, the Chinese firm is working with these influencers to help them build their own online business. This is only possible because of the efforts of the Chinese government.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lei_Juns_e-commerce_livestream\"><\/span>Lei Jun&#8217;s e-commerce livestream<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has just completed a two-hour e-commerce livestream. The livestream attracted a whopping 50 million viewers and resulted in a revenue of 210 million RMB. The livestream took place on Douyin, China&#8217;s version of TikTok. Xiaomi promoted its new flagship smartphone, the Mi 10 Ultra, which can shoot 8K videos and costs a hefty five hundred and twenty-two dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the restrictions, live streaming has quickly become a vital shopping channel in China. Consumers can browse new products, view reviews, and even purchase them without ever leaving the broadcast. In the West, however, live streaming for e-commerce has not caught on as it has in China. However, the recent COVID-19 quarantines have resulted in a slight uptick in the adoption of the technology.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BBK_Electronics_founders\"><\/span>BBK Electronics founders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Duan Yongping, a co-founder of BBK Electronics, is from China but has been living in California for over 20 years. The Chinese company has been credited as the Godfather of the Chinese smartphone industry. Duan Yongping has been described as a quiet and shy man. He studied electronic engineering in Chang&#8217;an and graduated in the late 1970s, when China was undergoing a profound transition. Deng Xiaoping came to power in 1976 and embraced a capitalist mentality.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s CEO is a Chinese man, and his English-speaking partners speak the language fluently. BBK has three major verticals &#8211; smartphones, mobile phones, and consumer electronics. Interestingly, each of these verticals has separate division heads and has a different CEO. In this way, the founders of BBK Electronics can communicate in Chinese and ensure that they are speaking the language of their customers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Xiaomis_refund_policy\"><\/span>Xiaomi&#8217;s refund policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite recent problems with its Chinese refund policy, Xiaomi is still a hot stock among investors. It has nearly doubled in value over the last year, and analysts expect it to overtake Apple Inc. as the world&#8217;s third-largest smartphone maker by 2020. However, a recent development may put Xiaomi&#8217;s future prospects into question. The U.S. government recently added the company to its list of companies that support the Chinese military. Consequently, U.S. investors are not allowed to purchase Xiaomi stock for 60 days and have a full year to sell any holdings they may have. Xiaomi&#8217;s Hong Kong-listed shares fell 14% and closed 10% lower.<\/p>\n<p>The company has defended its policy as being fair and transparent. Alibaba has a &#8220;no-nonsense&#8221; refund policy, which means that it does not require the seller to cover the cost of return shipping and handling. While it is true that the company is a global player, the Chinese government has the final say in the matter. 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