Marketing
April 3, 2020
Number of global users and growth trend- TikTok versus Douyin. Image courtesy of Fashionbi
By Dianna Dilworth
Luxury brands are turning to emerging social networks TikTok and its Chinese version of Douyin as a new way to reach younger affluent consumers at a time when many are locked down at home and looking for entertaining content on their phones.
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