Laogao E-commerce Newsletter on November 18

Laogao E-commerce Daily E-commerce Morning News on November 18 1. Lin Dan’s image of a cheating scandal collapsed, and the two expected sponsors stopped it; 2. Using a mobile phone for more than 68 minutes is prone to depression? 3. Delete these 122 APPs quickly! Steal information! Steal money! 4. Kwai Xue completed some of the B round financing, and Zhang Ziyi led the investment and served as director; 5. A Canadian man exploded in his Samsung S7 phone: his wrist was burned by a third-degree burn.

1. Lin Dan’s image collapses in cheating scandal, and the two expected sponsors stop

On November 18, Lin Dan flooded the screen on social media on the 17th, from being exposed to cheating to being a public apology. In addition to the collapse of idol image for many years, Lin Dan will also face huge losses in commercial endorsement. According to media reports, two expected sponsors have stopped Lin Dan's project, and other brands are still waiting and watching.

Comment: The image of a spokesperson is crucial to the brand image, which is also the reason why some brand owners need to sign image breach of contract with the spokesperson.

2. If you use your phone for more than 68 minutes, you are prone to depression?

On November 18, Northwestern University recently found through a depression test that people with depression play smartphones for more than 68 minutes a day, while people without depression have 17 minutes. However, domestic friends who do micro-business, socialize, browse Weibo, and play on WeChat Moments said they were caught in the attack.

Comment: This test obviously lacks some data samples.

3. Delete these 122 APPs quickly! Steal information! Steal money!

According to November 18, since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Guangdong Provincial Public Security Bureau have exposed 122 APPs in succession, which have prominent problems such as stealing user information, destroying data, using paid services without authorization, and malicious pushing advertisements! The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reminds users to uninstall as soon as possible.

Comment: Is there a situation where the sentence of a violation APP is too light? The cost of violation is too low, so it is still banned repeatedly.

4. Kwai Xue completed some round B financing, Zhang Ziyi led the investment and served as director

On November 17, today, Kwai Xue (formerly "Ask a Teach") announced that it had completed part of the B round of financing, and the amount of financing has not been announced. This round of financing was led by international superstar Zhang Ziyi, followed by a listed company fund, Meihua Venture Capital, Wu Shichun and others. In addition to direct investment, Zhang Ziyi will serve as the director of Cute Xue starting today. Kwai Xue was founded in 2015. It was formerly a tutor O2O company, "asking him for teaching". It was officially transformed into an after-school companionship education chain brand in 2016.

Comment: Celebrities participate in business and are conducive to expanding their influence, but they have specialties in their profession. Can celebrities play business?

5. Canadian man exploded with Samsung S7 phone: third-degree burn on his wrist

According to foreign media reports, a Canadian man named Amarjit Mann said that on November 13, he suddenly felt that his pocket with the Samsung Galaxy S7 was hot while driving home, so he took out his phone. The moment he took out the phone, the phone exploded in his hand. Mann said the explosion caused a second-degree burn on his hand and a third-degree burn on his wrist.

Comment: During the explosion, Samsung did not seem to fully demonstrate the demeanor and responsibility of its large international companies.

6. Apple officially announces iPhone 6 Plus screen repair plan

On November 18, Apple announced a free screen repair operation on its official website today. Previously, many users have reported this problem. According to some foreign disassembly websites, the root cause of this problem is that some chips related to the screen are easily damaged or displaced during use, which leads to the failure of the touch screen of the device.

Comment: Compared to Samsung, Apple moves faster.

7. It is said that Best Logistics plans to go to the United States next year to IPO, and preparations will be launched in January early

On November 17, citing people familiar with the matter, Best Logistics plans to go to the United States for its initial public offering (IPO) next year. Best Logistics has received investment from Alibaba Group and Foxconn. One of the people familiar with the matter said that Best Logistics will start IPO preparations in the early stage at the end of January next year. Best Logistics is valued at more than $3 billion after raising $760 million from more than a dozen new investors earlier this year, the people said. It is not yet clear how large the IPO financing scale of Best Logistics is. Best Logistics has not responded to a request for comment.

Comment: Due to the rapid development of the e-commerce industry, China's logistics industry has attracted billions of dollars in investment. With the funds in place, can the industry accelerate its healthy development?

8. Ma Huateng: Innovation is not about completing KPIs but about solving “user pain points”

On November 17, Tencent Chairman and CEO Ma Huateng (Weibo) said in answering media questions at the 3rd World Internet Conference that innovating for the sake of innovation, work is likely to be deformed. We are more concerned about instilling the awareness of serving users into the hearts of every product design and every operation employee, rather than completing the tasks assigned by the leader.

Comment: The big leader is talking about going to KPI, but the fact is that KPI still exists highly.

9. Double 11 express delivery to take the most expensive business seat for high-speed rail

According to November 18, the high-speed rail network, which is in the off-season of passenger transport, is eyeing the huge market cake of Double 11. From November 11 to 20, the railway department launched the "E-commerce Golden Week" to cooperate with e-commerce and express delivery companies to provide high-speed rail express and railway trunk transportation logistics services. From the photos on site, sharp-eyed netizens discovered that the unified package of express parcels actually neatly "occupied" the first-class high-speed rail seats and even business seats.

Comment: Awesome Word Express.

10. Zhang Xuhao: Not afraid of rival mergers, focusing on improving product efficiency

On November 17, Ele.me entered its eighth year and Zhang Xuhao paid more and more attention to logistics allocation. During the Third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, NetEase Technology conducted an exclusive interview with Zhang Xuhao. He said that he had just listened to the forum of "Internet + Logistics". In Zhang Xuhao's eyes, the key in the takeaway industry is logistics scheduling, which can greatly reduce the average order cost of logistics and form core competitiveness.

Comment: After land grabbing, the industry needs to continue to optimize and improve and prepare for sustainable development.

11. Yihi Car Rental’s net profit in Q3 was US$3.3 million, an increase of 269.5% year-on-year

According to November 17, YiHi Car Rental recently announced the company's third quarter financial report for the 2016 fiscal year ended September 30. The report shows that Yihi Car Rental's net revenue in the third quarter was RMB 582.1 million (approximately US$87.3 million), an increase of 47.8% compared with RMB 393.8 million in the same period last year. Net profit was RMB 22.3 million (approximately US$3.3 million), an increase of 269.5% from RMB 6 million in the same period last year.

12. The first private bank in Beijing is coming, and 11 companies including UFIDA Network jointly initiated it

On November 17, a total of 11 listed companies including UFIDA Network issued an announcement stating that they would jointly initiate the establishment of Beijing Zhongguancun Bank. As the first private bank in Beijing, Beijing Zhongguancun Bank has a registered capital of 4 billion yuan and its intended registered address is Haidian District, Beijing. In terms of the promoters, UFIDA Network and Bishuiyuan are the main promoters. UFIDA Network will invest 1.192 billion yuan, accounting for 29.80% of the equity of Beijing Zhongguancun Bank after its establishment, and Bishuiyuan will invest 1.08 billion yuan, accounting for 27% of the total share capital. Zhongguancun Bank, which was once built with high profile, was once regarded as a strong competitor to the first batch of private banks.

Comment: What does the arrival of private banks mean?

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