McDavid Stoddard's guest appearances

McDavid Stoddard

The China Influencer Marketing Podcast

Mike Michelini

Elliott Zaagman

Michael Norris

Zak Dychtwald

Vera Wang

Elijah Whaley

Lauren Hallanan

Olivia Plotnick

Doris Ke

Matthew Brennan

David Nottingham

Kim Leitzes

Fabian Bern

Tom Shanahan

Joel Backaler

OwlTail

Yi Li

Our guests today are McDavid Stoddard, Director of Merchant Partnerships and Yi Li, Marketing Director from the cross-border e-commerce platform Beyond别样.   Beyond hasn’t been discussed much in Western media, but they are definitely worth paying attention to! They have 1M MAU are working with some big names such as Alexander Wang, Lord &amp; Taylor, Everlane, Harrods and many other brands.   In the first half of the episode we discuss their unique business model and the pain points it solves for Chinese consumers. Then in the second half of the interview we learn about their marketing and content creation. Part of Beyond’s unique selling proposition is that they have an in-house content creation team that publishes daily original content on the app, sharing new products, styling tips, and educating consumers about the brands they work with. According to Beyond, the average user spends 25 minutes each day browsing their content. In addition to creating their own content, the team also helps brands partner with Chinese influencers on a variety of platforms including Weibo, WeChat, and Bilibili.   Yi relays her experiences with influencer marketing and at the very end of the podcast she shares some really interesting thoughts regarding the growing trend of celebrities making influencer-like content and whether it’s better to work with celebrities or influencers.     Guests: McDavid Stoddard, Director, Merchant Partnerships   Yi Li, Marketing Director   Border X Lab website     Host: Lauren Hallanan Website: www.laurenhallanan.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-hallanan/ Medium: www.themeetgroup.com/blog  WeChat ID: h1212118514   Mentioned in the Episode: The Cross-border App Modernizing ‘Daigou’ for Chinese Shoppers   Four Cross-Border E-Commerce Platforms Luxury Brands Should Consider     Thanks to our sponsors PARKLU: www.parklu.com and The Meet Group www.themeetgroup.com/blog    For additional information and show notes head over to www.chinainfluencermarketing.com     If you like this podcast and know someone who might find it interesting, please share!

Our guests today are McDavid Stoddard, Director of Merchant Partnerships and Yi Li, Marketing Director from the cross-border e-commerce platform Beyond别样.   Beyond hasn’t been discussed much in Western media, but they are definitely worth paying attention to! They have 1M MAU are working with some big names such as Alexander Wang, Lord &amp; Taylor, Everlane, Harrods and many other brands.   In the first half of the episode we discuss their unique business model and the pain points it solves for Chinese consumers. Then in the second half of the interview we learn about their marketing and content creation. Part of Beyond’s unique selling proposition is that they have an in-house content creation team that publishes daily original content on the app, sharing new products, styling tips, and educating consumers about the brands they work with. According to Beyond, the average user spends 25 minutes each day browsing their content. In addition to creating their own content, the team also helps brands partner with Chinese influencers on a variety of platforms including Weibo, WeChat, and Bilibili.   Yi relays her experiences with influencer marketing and at the very end of the podcast she shares some really interesting thoughts regarding the growing trend of celebrities making influencer-like content and whether it’s better to work with celebrities or influencers.     Guests: McDavid Stoddard, Director, Merchant Partnerships   Yi Li, Marketing Director   Border X Lab website     Host: Lauren Hallanan Website: <a href="http://www.laurenhallanan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.laurenhallanan.com</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-hallanan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-hallanan/</a> Medium: <a href="http://www.themeetgroup.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.themeetgroup.com/blog</a>  WeChat ID: h1212118514   Mentioned in the Episode: The Cross-border App Modernizing ‘Daigou’ for Chinese Shoppers   Four Cross-Border E-Commerce Platforms Luxury Brands Should Consider     Thanks to our sponsors PARKLU: <a href="http://www.parklu.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.parklu.com</a> and The Meet Group <a href="http://www.themeetgroup.com/blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.themeetgroup.com/blog</a>    For additional information and show notes head over to <a href="http://www.chinainfluencermarketing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinainfluencermarketing.com</a>     If you like this podcast and know someone who might find it interesting, please share!

CIM032: The Daigou-Style Cross-Border E-commerce Platform That Does Your Influencer Marketing For You, w/ McDavid Stoddard and Yi Li of Beyond 别样