Shopee celebrates its Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale with non-stop deals, sales and promotions galore

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Beauty products for men, electronics for women; you can buy everything on Shopee!

As the year-end shopping festival draws to a close, Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, celebrates its fourth birthday with the launch of the Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale. For this grand finale, Shopee is going all out to bring users unbeatable promotions, upsized Flash Deals, new in-app games,
and more.

The Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale: two weeks of non-stop deals From 29 November to 12 December, users can enjoy two weeks of super promotions and entertainment, as well as free shipping and 10% cashback with no minimum spend. Key highlights include:

● Unbeatable prices on some of our most in-demand products such as the Etude House Eyebrow Pencil and HP Sprocket Studio Photo Printer.
○ Interestingly, Shopee’s data showed that male shoppers are increasingly searching for beauty and personal care products such as eyebrow pencils, while women are searching for electronics such as photo printers!

● The return of the popular themed days such as the 12.12 Tech Day on 1 December and 12.12 Health & Beauty Day on 8 December.
● On 12 December, shoppers can enjoy storewide discounts of up to 90% off leading brands, upsized Flash Deals, and more.

Celebrate Shopee’s Birthday with a host of party games

Shopee will be bringing back iconic games such as Shopee Catch and Shopee Shake, along with new in-app games, to offer users an even more engaging and social shopping experience.
● Users can play Shopee Catch and Shopee Shake twice daily, and stand a chance to win up to 400,000 Shopee Coins and attractive prizes worth more than $1,000.
● Users can play Shopee Throw up to five times daily and win up to 110,000 Shopee Coins and vouchers.
● Flip & Match is a new memory game where users match cards within 90 seconds to win Shopee Coins.

Leading brands crash the party with irresistible deals

Leading brands on Shopee Mall will join the Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale to offer users tons of deals, including:
● Over 100 brand boxes with popular items from top brands, including Logitech, L’Oréal, SK Jewellery, and more, at up to 80% off.
● 2-Hour Brands Flash Sale on 12 December with upsized storewide discounts of up to 90% off brands like JBL, Razer, Philips, and Fossil

Key partners bring users more reasons to shop and give back this 12.12

Shopee has also teamed up with key partners to provide users with exclusive privileges and allow users to donate to causes they support during the Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale.
● Join the giving movement with #ShopeeGivesBack : Users can donate Shopee Coins to the Children’s Wishing Well, Food from the Heart, and Habitat for Humanity. With every Shopee Coin donated, Shopee will match the amount donated to the respective charity. Shopee is also collaborating with sellers to make food donations to
Food from the Heart.
● Win attractive prizes with Standard Chartered: From 29 November to 3 December, users can play a Standard Chartered adaptation of Shopee Slice to win attractive prizes such as a 2D1N staycation, Bose SoundLink Revolve Plus Bluetooth Speaker, and more.
● More discounts with exclusive bank partners :
○ On 29 November and 2 December, Shopee users can enjoy up to $20 off with a minimum spend of $120 when they check out on Shopee with a DBS/POSB Credit Card, OCBC Credit or Debit Card, Standard Chartered Credit Card, or a UOB Credit/Debit Card

○ On 12 December, Shopee users can enjoy $12 off with a minimum spend of $80 when they check out on Shopee with a DBS/POSB Credit Card, Standard Chartered Credit Card, UOB Credit/Debit Card, or Dash Visa Virtual Account

Tiger Wang, Head of Marketing, Shopee Singapore, said,

Shopee has achieved incredible success over the past year, cementing its position as the leading e-commerce platform in the region. We have done this by providing our users with a highly-localised, mobile-first, and social shopping experience. We would like to thank our shoppers, sellers, brands, and partners for their unwavering support, and share our success with them. As 2019 comes to a close, we invite all our users to end the year on a high note, and join us in celebrating yet another key milestone in our Shopee journey.

Find out more about the Shopee 12.12 Birthday Sale here: https://shopee.sg/12-12.

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4 Things You Need To Know This Cyber Monday

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The shopping holiday is not over yet — Cyber Monday Sales starts at 12 midnight on 2 December! Here’s a list of stack-hacks and attractive deals that will help you snatch the best deals this coming Monday!

1. BFCM LUCKY DRAW (SHOPBACK APP ONLY)

Been eyeing the latest Airpods Pro? Be sure to check out ShopBack BFCM Lucky Draw on 2nd Dec, exclusively on their app! Simply follow the instructions stated below and you might win a Nintendo Switch Lite, Apple Airpods Pro, Playstation 4, Dyson Airwrap, Apple Watch Series 5 or $500 Bonus Cashback!

ARE YOU THE LUCKY ONE?

LUCKY DRAW SCHEDULE

HOW TO WIN:

  1. Go to the BFCM Lucky Draw page on the ShopBack app:
  2. Click on the “CLICK TO WIN” button to redeem a prize
  3. Winners will be chosen at random and your prize* will be revealed immediately in the next screen

*Terms and Conditions apply.

2. 12 AM HOURLY EPIC DEALS

It’s easy to miss out on some Cyber Monday deals, but you wouldn’t want to miss this. ShopBack kicks off Cyber Monday to a great start with fashion deals from Zalora and Nike. At 12 midnight on 2 Dec, enjoy up to 38% OFF + Up to 20% Epic Cashback with Zalora.

Shopping for shoes? Be sure to apply our stack hack for Nike!

For Nike, enjoy 40% off your order plus FREE standard shipping when you buy 2 or more items listed on the promotion page. Exclusive for DBS / POSB Cardmembers**, you get additional 20% cashback, capped at $30, on top of the Epic Hourly 19% Upsized Cashback from 12 – 2 am on 2 Dec.

**DBS/POSB Cards is the Official Card Partner for ShopBack ShopFest 2019 where you get to enjoy up to 20% additional cashback at the following participating merchants like Adidas, ASOS, Cold Storage, Deliveroo, FairPrice On, Farfetch, Guardian, Mr Porter, Net-A-Porter, Nike on top of the already crazy deals. Moreover, there is a 4% additional cashback on travel merchants like Singapore Airlines, Qatar, Emirates, Etihad and Traveloka and Airbnb when you pay with your DBS/POSB card. Check out the ShopBack DBS/POSB Exclusive page for more information. 

Save a copy of ShopBack’s Cyber Monday Hourly Epic Cashback cheatsheet so that you never have to miss another epic deal!

3. DYSON DAILY FLASH DEALS

ShopFest is not complete without their iconic Flash Deals. Own your very own Dyson Cyclone V10 (U.P. $799) and enjoy 20% Upsized Cashback (was 1%) when you purchase on 2nd Dec only.

4. AGODA 12% DOUBLE CASHBACK – 24 HOUR ONLY!

Ready for your next adventure? Plan your next trip with Agoda! Whether it’s a trip down River Nile or hiking up Peru mountains, enjoy a 12% Double Cashback on 2 Dec 1 am – 3 Dec 1 am when you book your accommodations with Agoda. All destinations covered except Japan.

Set your alarms, it’s time for Cyber Monday!

How ShopBack Works

ShopBack is a platform that allows users to earn up to 30% cashback every time they make an online purchase from 500+ stores like Lazada, Qoo10, Shopee, Foodpanda, Agoda & more. ShopBack is free to join and is available on desktop, app store, play store and on the browser extension. Learn more here.

 

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Surefire Ways To Sell Your Items On Instagram

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Whether Snapchat agrees or not, Instagram reigns supreme when it comes to engaging its audience. These days, many Singaporeans refer to Instagram as their catalogue of all things travel or lifestyle-related.

Consider the following tips to help you figure out how to sell your items on Instagram with or without its pesky algorithm.

POST THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES CONTENT WITH STORIES

Over 200 million people use Instagram stories on a daily basis. More than one-third of this number view stories for business purposes. Instagram stories last for 24 hours, and they do not show the comments or likes publicly. This means that you can post as many stories as you want to feature a spotlight product or a flash sale.

Image Credits: pixabay.com

Use text, drawing tools, stickers, and GIFs to bring your brand’s creativity to life.

SELL YOUR ITEMS THRU HASHTAGS

As an Instagram user, you are probably aware of the importance of hashtags. Hashtags are important to brands as these tags direct the specific consumers. Branded hashtags represent the majority of big brands such as #BMW or #Prada.

The most used hashtags come from these well-known brands. You may either use their power to your advantage by using related hashtags or use hashtags exclusive to your brand.

USE INSTAGRAM ADS TO REACH YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE

Instagram provides a variety of targeting options through its Instagram Ads feature. You can choose specific targets that will suit your business’ needs. With promotion, you can choose how much you will spend, where your ads will be seen, and how long you want to run them.

Simply set up your business profile account and click the “promote” button. Instagram ads are critical to the marketing strategies of any business.

HOST INSTAGRAM-ONLY PROMOTIONS

With Instagram, you may host an Instagram-only promotion for your followers. They can click the link in your bio to join. To amp up your promotion, you may consider establishing partnerships with Instagram Influencers within the area such as Melissa Koh.

Image Credits: pixabay.com

Instagram influencers continue to be popular given that sponsorships have nearly replaced digital ads these days. The personal recommendations that they add boost the brand’s image. The personal touch makes it easier for consumers to imagine themselves while using your products.

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Say goodbye to plastic cups. KFC S’pore to serve all drinks in paper cups from 1 Nov 2019

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Eradicating plastic cups and reducing paper packaging waste with reusable trays

KFC Singapore has announced in a press release that they will be replacing all plastic cups and all drinks will be served in paper cups starting from 1 November 2019.

This is part of their effort in environmental sustainability.

As a brand that cares, KFC Singapore is dedicated to packaging innovation as part of our ongoing initiative to reduce single-use plastics and most importantly, waste. We are proud to have kick-started a nation-wide movement against single-use plastic straws in 2018. Next, on our continuous drive towards environmental sustainability, KFC Singapore is replacing plastic cups with paper cups in 2019,” said Lynette Lee, General Manager, Kentucky Fried Chicken Management Pte Ltd.

Since 2016, KFC has taken other notably approaches to sustainable practices including reduction of paper packaging waste by KFC’s chicken-on-bone meals on reusable trays. In 2017, they have stopped using all non-recyclable foam packaging and in the following year they decided to removed single-use plastic straws and lids for dine-in service.

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‘eBikes’ Google search spikes as food delivery riders search for alternatives

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LTA has announced that from Nov 5, 2019, e-scooters have been banned from footpaths. You can only use them on park connectors and bicycle lanes.

The ban has hit food delivery riders hard especially when they use PMD to earn a living. Under the new rule, e-scooters are not allowed on footpaths. The ban will be progressively extended to other motorised PMDs by the first quarter of 2020. Bicycles, PMAs and non-motorised PMDs, such as manual kick-scooters, can be used on footpaths. From Jan 1, 2020, those caught riding an e-scooter on footpaths will be liable for a fine up to S$2,000 and/or jail up to three months.

This has affected over 7,000 PMD riders who use e-scooters to do food deliveries.

Search for alternatives

According to Google Trend, search queries for ‘eBikes‘, ‘Power-Assisted Bicycle‘ and ‘PAB’ have surged over the past few days from Nov 4, the same day after LTA announced the ban.

Power-Assisted Bicycle (PAB) are not allowed on footpaths but can be used on public roads. This has resulted in many trying to search for an alternative to PMD to carry on their job to earn a living.

Technical Requirements for PAB

According to LTA, you must be at least 16 years old to use a PAB.

For your safety and the safety of other road users, your PAB must meet the following technical requirements:

  • The construction of a PAB must be similar to that of a conventional bicycle
  • The PAB can only be powered by an electric source
  • The PAB must comply with European Standard, EN15194, for electric power-assisted cycles
  • The maximum continuous power output of the PAB must not exceed 250 watts
  • The motor power of the PAB can only cut in when the rider starts to pedal
  • The motor power of the PAB must be progressively reduced and finally cut off as the bicycle reaches 25km/h, or sooner, if the cyclist stops pedalling
  • The maximum weight of the PAB must not exceed 20kg

LTA-approved eBikes

There is no list of approved eBikes on LTA website but here are a few that were tested and approved:

Minimotors Venom 2/2+

$799 on Qoo10

Tsinova Smart eBike

$1,688 on Qoo10

Register your eBike with LTA (from onemotering.com.sg)

You can buy an unregistered PAB and bring it for type-approval, sealing and registration yourself. If the unregistered PAB already has an LTA orange seal, you will only need to register it. Alternatively, you can buy a registered PAB from a retailer, who will simply transfer the registration to your name.

To register or ride a PAB, you must be at least 16 years old. You must also wear protective gear when riding a PAB. If you fail to follow the guidelines when using your PAB, you may face penalties.

If you have purchased an unregistered PAB, you must get it type-approved and sealed and registered at an LTA-Authorised Inspection Centre before you can use it.

If you have purchased an unregistered PAB which already has an LTA orange seal, register your PAB online.

Once registered, affix a registration number plate on your PAB.

You may also transfer your PAB to another rider who meets the requirements.

If you are no longer using your PAB, you can also deregister it.

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