Sustainable Growth on Lazada: Building Long-Term Brand Equity

April 4, 2024

Lazada is a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia that, alongside Shopee, is shaping the region's digital marketplace with a robust infrastructure supporting both buyers and sellers. An increasing number of Korean brands are beginning to sell overseas through Lazada. While some brands find success, others unfortunately struggle. In this article, we will explore everything from the marketing activities of successful brands on Lazada to how they leverage off-platform traffic.

What Do Successful Brands on Lazada Do?

While every brand has a slightly different formula for success, their common strategies can be summarized into the following four points.

  • Optimizing the Brand Store: Successful brands continuously analyze visitor behavior to improve the layout and content of their Lazada brand store, providing a seamless shopping experience. This makes it easier for customers to find and purchase products, which not only increases conversion and retention rates but also contributes to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.
  • Running Engaging Promotional Events: Engaging promotional events go beyond simple price cuts; they turn every sale into an event that sparks consumer interest. This strategy not only boosts sales during promotional periods but also builds anticipation for future discounts and keeps the brand top of mind, playing a vital role in securing loyal customers and building brand loyalty.
  • Leveraging PPC Data: Successful brands analyze high-performing keywords from their PPC ad sales within the Lazada platform to identify those that drive the most valuable traffic and conversions. This allows brands to allocate their advertising budgets efficiently and establish effective marketing strategies, contributing to increased sales volume and profitability.
  • Off-Platform Advertising: Finally, successful brands increase their sales on Lazada by driving traffic from various channels outside the platform. This helps expand the brand's customer base, increase brand awareness, and ultimately boost product rankings to drive organic sales.

How to Leverage Off-Platform Ad Traffic

Among the common strategies of successful brands, off-platform advertising (off-platform marketing) is an essential element for growth and success. Since this is a particularly useful strategy for newly launched brands, let's explore how to execute off-platform marketing effectively.

Building a Full-Funnel System
A comprehensive marketing strategy covers every stage of the customer journey, from brand awareness to loyalty. By building a full-funnel system, brands can do more than just capture consumer interest; they can nurture it through targeted ads, engaging content, and personalized offers. This approach maximizes the effectiveness of off-platform traffic, driving both immediate sales and long-term brand loyalty.

Strategic Retargeting Ad Campaigns
Retargeting is a powerful tool for turning interest into action. By reminding potential customers of the products they viewed or added to their cart, you increase the likelihood of conversion. Combining retargeting campaigns with special discounts or time-limited promotions can further boost your conversion rates. Furthermore, retargeting ads help brands secure loyal customers.

Continuous Influencer Seeding
By collaborating with influencers, brands can reach their established audiences and gain immediate credibility and exposure based on the trust influencers have built with their followers. A successful influencer campaign involves influencers introducing products to their followers in an engaging and relevant way, which drives them to visit the brand's Lazada store. The viral potential of such collaborations can lead to exponential growth in brand awareness and customer acquisition.

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Consistent Marketing Investment
To build a brand on Lazada, you need a consistent and diverse marketing strategy that keeps your brand visible to the public year round. Rather than relying on one time marketing efforts, such as running CPAS ads only during promotional periods, it is far more effective to maintain continuous advertising and increase your budget during peak promotional times. By engaging with customers across various channels consistently, your brand can maintain a steady flow of traffic to your Lazada store, ensuring that sales remain strong throughout the year rather than only during promotional events.

Conquer the Southeast Asian market with Disrupt!

Success on Lazada depends not only on product quality but also on a deep understanding of the platform and the seller's marketing efforts. From running engaging promotional events to executing retargeting ad campaigns, every marketing activity plays a crucial role in succeeding on Lazada. Partnering with Disrupt, a marketing agency specializing in Southeast Asia, will make your journey to success on Lazada easier and more attainable. As a dedicated Lazada marketing agency, Disrupt possesses both the expertise and hands-on operational experience to drive results. Start your journey toward long-term success on Lazada with Disrupt today!

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Writer

Jeff Jin

Account Executive