October 2015
WeChat Ownership
• World’s 4th Largest internet company after Google, Alibaba and Facebook
• Owns other services including: QQ Instant Messenger and TenPay, Music
Distribution and Multiplayer games.
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WeChat Ownership
• Largest Internet Holding Company in Africa
• Owns 34% stake in Tencent
• Owns other services including: DSTV, Multichoice, SuperSports, OLX,
Media24, SimilarWeb and PayU
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What is WeChat?3
• Developed WeChat in 2011
Social
Communication
Platform
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• Over 10 Million
services/businesses built on the
WeChat Official Account
ecosystem Globally
• Over 600 Million Monthly Active
Users Globally
The Mobile Phone Today5
Messaging at the Heart of Mobile6
Mobile in Nigeria
140m
Mobile Subscriptions
76mInternet Subscriptions
20%
Smartphone Penetration
Source: NCC 2014 Report, Telco Data
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WeChat in Nigeria
One in every 10 Smartphone
users in Nigeria is on WeChat
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What’s in WeChat
• Instant Messaging
• Voice Messaging
• Voice Calls
• Video Calls
• Location Sharing (Real time)
• People Nearby
• Shake
• Available on PC, Mac & Web via web.wechat.com
• Stickers
• Official Accounts
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WeChat Stickers10
Apps within an App Model
With Official Accounts, WeChat enables organizations,
businesses and brands to create a native mobile app within
WeChat
1. This reduces cost to develop a native mobile experience
1. This reduces time to market
1. Easy access to a healthy base of Smartphone users
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What can you do with an Official Account
• One-on-One Brand Engagement
• Run Competitions
• Run Reward Programs
• Run Polls to get user data
• Use location based services
• Send push notification to ALL users (100% Reach)
• Deliver Rich Media Content (video, pictures, audio, live
streams)
• Customer Service
• Service Transactions
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DEMO
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Idemudia Dima-Okojie: WeChat Chat v3

Idemudia Dima-Okojie: WeChat Chat v3

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    WeChat Ownership • World’s4th Largest internet company after Google, Alibaba and Facebook • Owns other services including: QQ Instant Messenger and TenPay, Music Distribution and Multiplayer games. 1
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    WeChat Ownership • LargestInternet Holding Company in Africa • Owns 34% stake in Tencent • Owns other services including: DSTV, Multichoice, SuperSports, OLX, Media24, SimilarWeb and PayU 2
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    • Developed WeChatin 2011 Social Communication Platform 4 • Over 10 Million services/businesses built on the WeChat Official Account ecosystem Globally • Over 600 Million Monthly Active Users Globally
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    Messaging at theHeart of Mobile6
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    Mobile in Nigeria 140m MobileSubscriptions 76mInternet Subscriptions 20% Smartphone Penetration Source: NCC 2014 Report, Telco Data 7
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    WeChat in Nigeria Onein every 10 Smartphone users in Nigeria is on WeChat 8
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    What’s in WeChat •Instant Messaging • Voice Messaging • Voice Calls • Video Calls • Location Sharing (Real time) • People Nearby • Shake • Available on PC, Mac & Web via web.wechat.com • Stickers • Official Accounts 9
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    Apps within anApp Model With Official Accounts, WeChat enables organizations, businesses and brands to create a native mobile app within WeChat 1. This reduces cost to develop a native mobile experience 1. This reduces time to market 1. Easy access to a healthy base of Smartphone users 11
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    What can youdo with an Official Account • One-on-One Brand Engagement • Run Competitions • Run Reward Programs • Run Polls to get user data • Use location based services • Send push notification to ALL users (100% Reach) • Deliver Rich Media Content (video, pictures, audio, live streams) • Customer Service • Service Transactions 12
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Editor's Notes

  • #3 What is the benefit to the user? Elevator pitch. Their opinion matters. It is a safe place. Honest reflection of opinions in a statically form. Troll free zone.
  • #4 What is the benefit to the user? Elevator pitch. Their opinion matters. It is a safe place. Honest reflection of opinions in a statically form. Troll free zone.
  • #5 Groups which share characteristics.
  • #6 What is the benefit to the user? Elevator pitch. Their opinion matters. It is a safe place. Honest reflection of opinions in a statically form. Troll free zone.
  • #7 A specific problem for a specific user segment. Why do they need the service/solution.
  • #8 A specific problem for a specific user segment. Why do they need the service/solution.
  • #9 A specific problem for a specific user segment. Why do they need the service/solution.
  • #10 A specific problem for a specific user segment. Why do they need the service/solution.