Marketing
March 5, 2021
Luxury brands rely on WeChat to reach billions of users in China. Image credit: Fashionbi/WeChat
By Sarah Ramirez
Mobile application WeChat is still the bellwether for luxury brands looking to improve their omnichannel marketing to better reach affluent consumers in China.
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