The value of digitally influenced spending in emerging markets will approach $4 trillion by 2022, amounting to about 50% of all retail spending in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. But the dynamics will vary widely between markets, requiring B2C companies to “de-average” their offerings in order to succeed.
Markets are at different points in digital evolution: Digitally Aware, Digitally Advancing and Digitally evolved
Digitally Aware: Digital influence< 10%, E-comm< 3%
Digitally Advanced: Digital influence 11-35%, E-comm 3-5%
Digitally Evolved: Digital influence >35%, E-comm >10%
Uptake for digital influence increases rapidly as countries move from digitally aware to digitally advancing while for e-commerce uptake increases rapidly between digitally advancing to evolved
Brazil, India and Indonesia next candidates for seeing rapid growth in e-commerce and already have a fledging start-up eco-system
Winning using digital requires clients to focus on 5 key elements
Examples:
Xiaomi: Xiaomi uses its online community to gather new requirements for next releases and get feedback on the prototype. Fast-tracks development of its products (Co-create products)
Three Squirrels: Three squirrel became china's No. 1 online snack brand by leveraging e-commerce platforms as a sales channel and digital marketing before starting offline stores. Built to over $500m before going to any offline distribution (Scaling-up efficiently)
NYX Thailand: NYX Thailand leverages instant messaging and social media to engage users and sell their products (Activate social)
Lenskart: Lenskart layered its online eyewear platform with multiple solutions to make buyers comfortable with online purchases. 3D Virtual Trials, at home sampling of products, offline stores linked to online ecosystem, free check-up at home (Simplified Transaction)
Magazine Luiza: Magazine Luiza launched online platform and customer support to transition from offline to integrated offline-online shopping experience. launched Magazinevocê” (“You shop”) programme, where people create their own virtual store, to sell Magazine Luiza products to friends through social media for a small commission. (Ubiquitous Availability)
Hema: HeMa Supermarket is offine store opened by Alibaba in China that offers seamless omni-channel shopping experience across physical and online stores. Customers use mobile phone app to shop in HeMa and find more information about different goods. HeMa tailors recommendations online and in the store using customer data from previous purchases. (Personalized Experience)
Johnson & Johnson: Launched Babycenter, provides parenting information, instructional videos, useful tools, and expert advice for expecting parents (Personalized engagement)
Nike in China: Nike built extensive digital touchpoints with app for running/ training, engaging with celebrities/influencers on social media and encouraging sharing of users generated content (related to Nike) on social media (Customer advocacy)