An article by Rob Pringle MGI were recently asked to present at the China/Australia wine Summit on “Tourism, Trends and success factors in attracting Chinese tourists” China has the world’s highest number of smartphones and mobile internet users who spend in excess of three hours on their devices every day. Social media platforms such as WeChat, Sina Weibo, live stream …
Memoirs of a Geisha star Zhang Ziyi set to deliver multimillion-dollar tourism boost to Australia
· Ziyi Zhang, one of China’s most successful actors and recognised personalities will be starring in Mango TV’s Viva La Romance. · Viva La Romance is watched by over 130 million people weekly and each season attracts a total audience of more than 2 billion viewers. · The leading Chinese show (most popular show in Q3, 2018) begins filming Season 2 in Australia between the 19th -29th January 2019. …
Chinese IT-Girl Bridging the Fashion Worlds
PRESS RELEASE: MGI ENTERTAINMENT Shanghai ‘IT-Girl’, Jamie Qianqian Wu, one of China’s most up-and-coming fashion influencers arrived in Australia. Ms. Wu will be collaborating with Australian fashion brands; Toni Maticevski, Romancewasborn and Zimmermann and attending G.H. Mumm’s Birdcage event during her stay. Originally from Shanghai, Qianqian has a diverse background and global perspective working in television production, fashion …
6 Products China wants to buy from Australia
An article by Rob Pringle As far as reputations go, Australian products in China have a stronghold on reception with Chinese consumers, widely regarded as premium quality, value for money and trustworthiness. MGI has previously written on the trend of Chinese shoppers preferring Australian made products to local or other international options. This is particularly true of FMCG items, where safety …
How KOLs can help with Tourism and incite travel
An Insight from Rob Pringle It’s becoming increasingly clear that KOLs, particularly in China, hold a great deal of influence among their followings. Able to sway the decision making habits of huge audiences, they’ve become an essential avenue for brands to promote their products and services to a highly engaged and targeted audience. KOLs can help brands connect with China’s massive …
How Australian brands are winning in China
An insight by Michael MacRitchie Australian companies have been building a strong relationship and reputation with Chinese consumers for many years now. Given the rising availability of Australian products and the increasing ease with which they can be purchased online in China, such companies have been leveraging their popularity and growing demand to establish a foothold in what is becoming …
The Ashes
An insight by Andrew Howie Over recent months, there has been a shift in the power rankings of International Test Cricket. For many years, Australia was far superior to all they came up against. They still hold the World Record for most test wins in a row. For 16 matches, they were unbeaten. From the time that the test rankings …
The Ultimate Endorsement – Oprah
An insight by Andrew Howie She began her humble career reading the local news on radio at the age of 19. She was so talented that she was shifted to day time television. Her talents took a lowly rated Chicago day time show to the number one spot which prompted her to launch her own Production Company and show on …
Men in Black
An insight by Andrew Howie With just over a year to go until the 2011 RWC in New Zealand, the home nation is executing a familiar script. Over the past fortnight they have given the reigning world champions a hiding in the Tri Nations tournament. They have done so with conviction and with great sense of purpose. They appear so …
Glorifying Crime
An insight by Andrew Howie The growth of the modern day crime based drama has been steady over the last ten years. The origin of the genre is hard to pin point, but the Godfather series and success of such shows as The Sporano’s can definitely share in credit for the boom. The ability for big screen ideas to be …