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Demystifying the stories around doing business with the Chinese.
Love Wellness Company (LWC) is a British SME in the wellness sector, aspiring to reach large global markets like China.The company understands that China is a unique market and Chinese people have their own cultural preferences in terms of value, attitudes and perspectives, as well as their own favoured approach to choosing brands and products. Every touchpoint needs to be accurately translated – from presentations and contracts to websites and marketing content.
Recognising that it was vitally important to get the content right at the outset, LWC’s team was looking for external expertise that was not limited to simply translating all their marketing documents and subtitling all their promotional videos. They sought to truly ‘localise’ their products for China to introduce them to prospective consumers.
In assessing LWC’s requirements, Crayfish experts quickly identified several challenges. These included the need for:
A full-service partner to help with their localisation:
Crayfish collaborated with the brand team to consider consumer insights and localise LWC’s content, optimising cost-savings and efficiency. Together with LWC, we examined the company’s market entry strategy and approach to delivery, leveraging our comprehensive network of talent to assemble a full project team of Crayfish associates in China – people tuned in to both Anglo and Chinese cultures.
SMEs like LWC can find it very difficult to search for and evaluate relevant design capability. Fortunately, Crayfish located a creative director through its own network, whose experience included design initiatives for well-established brands such as Oreo and Dove. She consolidated all the information and took inspiration not only from market research and other design references, but also from local consumer interviews. The creative director noticed that consumers in the ‘mother and baby care’ category really like the ‘imported ’brands that claim their product ranges are made of natural, organic materials. She then identified a clear design direction for LWC, using illustrations of floral and herbal leaves to convey a classic British style, typically perceived as the essence of ‘Britishness’ in Chinese people’s eyes.
Under the new design guidelines, LWC’s British design agency was able to deliver a more vibrant ‘British’ themed design, tailored to Chinese consumers’ taste.
At the Best of British show, LWC received a lot of praise for the design and the accurate translation of their marketing materials. Compared to a more traditional approach, LWC spent a fraction of the cost, and achieved a great deal. Aided by Crayfish’s network of talent on a strategic level and its great project management service, LWC now has fully localised content, with a clear direction for entering China.
“To some SMEs, developing business in China is an entrepreneur’s dream. But Crayfish.io made it very possible by demystifying the stories around doing business with the Chinese and creating strategies for cultural understanding and entry into one of the largest markets in the world. Their one-to-one customised service gave us the best the team had to offer. We can’t recommend them enough and are confident to expand in China because we know we have Crayfish.io as our partners.’’