Influencer Marketing Case Study

GENTLER STREAK CAMPAIGN

Gentler Streak is a fitness and wellness app built around personalized training and long-term habit building. To support app growth in China, Gentler Streak worked with SDG to launch influencer-led campaigns on Xiaohongshu, leveraging fitness and lifestyle content creators to showcase how the app fits naturally into daily routines and to encourage downloads and active use.

The Challenge

Gentler Streak wanted to strengthen brand awareness in China and drive more app downloads, but competition in the fitness-tracking category on Xiaohongshu is extremely high. Local audiences often rely on KOCs for credible recommendations, so the brand needed creators who could deliver authentic content and communicate the app’s benefits.

The main challenge was identifying the right profiles, ensuring consistent messaging, and generating enough social proof to stand out in a visually driven platform.

Our Solutions

To support Gentler Streak’s marketing goals, we activated a targeted influencer program. Our team sourced fitness, tech, and lifestyle KOCs whose content aligned with the app’s balanced-training philosophy. We guided the full process from briefing to content delivery, ensuring every creator showcased the app’s streak-building, progress-tracking, and motivational features.

KOC Collaborations on Xiaohongshu

  • Sourced and enrolled relevant fitness and lifestyle KOCs on Xiaohongshu to support the campaign.
  • Managed the campaign end to end, including planning, editorial guidelines, and content direction to ensure consistent messaging.
  • Oversaw content creation, posting schedules, and real-time management to ensure creators effectively showcased Gentler Streak’s features.

The Results

The campaign generated strong visibility and positive audience interactions across Xiaohongshu. With 22 participating KOCs, Gentler Streak received steady content output showcasing real workout routines and app features. The posts accumulated high traction, reinforcing the brand’s credibility among fitness-oriented users in China.

22

KOCs Enrolled

1M+

Total views

10,000+

Total engagements

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GAME MARKETING IN CHINA FOR FOREIGN IPS & PUBLISHERS

China’s gaming audience discovers titles through short videos, livestreams, search, and fan communities before committing to play. Built around these behaviors, we help foreign publishers activate campaigns on channels like Douyin, Bilibili, WeChat, and Weibo to drive installs, sustained engagement, and long-term player activity.

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