Many companies entering the Chinese market want to do SEO on Baidu, promote their brand on WeChat and Weibo, and prospect on Chinese online media. This is the first step to get established in the market. However, it is necessary to define your goals. For example, if you want to generate leads, increase traffic to your site, create a community etc. your digital strategy and will flow from your goals. Depending on your goals, in China, you will find 5 ways to market digitally.

SEA is a paid marketing tool that boosts your ranking in the search engines. This tool shows your business on the search engines as an advertisement. (Similar to Google ads.) The advantage of SEA (or SEM) is the speed of its implementation. This tool allows you to choose the keywords you will be found for. SEM also gives better visibility on the web since it includes banner ads.