NEW SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE WITH AN UPCLOSE & PERSONAL TWIST

Jump On WeChat for an Unparalleled Experience with International Celebrities and Famous Brands

Kuala Lumpur, 13 December 2012 – Chatting with your favorite celebrity – whether personally or through the group chat feature – is just one click away with Asia’s leading free mobile social networking application, WeChat!

Celebrities on WeChat
The Internationally renowned celebrities from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia such as Jay Chou, Show Luo, Rainie Yang, Joey Yung, Angelababy, Hong Kong’s Big Four, Daphne Iking, Hannah Tan and Amber Chia are joining the WeChat craze to stay connected with their fans at anytime and anywhere, up close and personal!

With a suite of flexible communication tools such as instant text & voice messaging, phone & contact information sharing, video calling and social networking plugins, WeChat users are able to just add the celebrities to their friend list through the basic “Add by ID” feature and they will be on their way to a star struck experience in no time:-

MALAYSIAN CELEBRITIES & WECHAT ID

AMBER CHIA, WeChat ID: amberchia
DAPHNE IKING, WeChat ID: daphneiking
HANNAH TAN, WeChat ID: hannahonline
AGNES LIM, WeChat ID: agneslim0805
DANNY ONE, WeChat ID: imdannyone
YUMI WONG, WeChat ID: yumiwong89


TAIWANESE CELEBRITIES & WECHAT ID

JAY CHOU, WeChat ID: jaychou
SHOW LUO (Xiao Zhu), WeChat ID: showlo_no1
RAINIE YANG, WeChat ID: rainieyang060477

HONG KONG CELEBRITIES & WECHAT ID

JOEY YUNG, WeChat ID: joey-yung
ANGELA BABY, WeChat ID: angelababy
THE BIG FOUR, WeChat ID: TheBig4

Brands on WeChat

WeChat has also become one of the hottest places for brand owners to maximize their digital marketing outreach. Local brands such as Domino’s Pizza, HTC Malaysia, Station One Café and Avast have penetrated into the expansive global social media market with the help of WeChat. Magazines such as the Traveller, Ladies World, and Apple too are on WeChat. Other international brands on WeChat include Starbucks, Nike China, McDonald’s, Burger King and NBA.

With the customized QR code scan feature, WeChat users are able to simply scan codes and instantly follow their favourite brands to receive exclusive and fast live updates, offers, and promotions. WeChat is also the bridging tool between brands and their key targeted consumer groups as it allows visibility for the brand and the enhancement of one-on-one customer relationships via exclusive content reserved for followers.

To experience social media with a superstar twist and to get up-close and personal with your favourite brands, download WeChat now! WeChat, the free social networking application on the mobile platform developed by China’s largest internet service provider – Tencent, is supported by 17 languages including English, Chinese, Indonesian, Portuguese, Thai, Vietnamese, and Russian. The social networking mobile application is now available on iPhone, Android Phone, Windows Phone and Symbian platforms.