How Anker used 猫和老鼠 (Tom and Jerry) to seed tech accessories on Xiaohongshu
Anker paired a nostalgic animation IP with useful charging and phone accessories, then used a female-led, mid-tier creator matrix to place them in DIY, unboxing and everyday gifting content. The 2024 campaign had no discounts and stayed focused on product seeding.
Pair childhood nostalgia with useful, giftable tech accessories
From 25 April to 16 June 2024, Anker promoted a limited-edition range spanning 安克猫和老鼠支架壳 (Anker Tom and Jerry stand case), 安克猫和老鼠磁吸充电宝 (Anker Tom and Jerry magnetic power bank), 安克猫和老鼠能量棒 (Anker Tom and Jerry Energy Bar) and Anker Pencil Pro 电容笔 (stylus). The idea was to open with 童年回忆 (childhood memories), then connect the IP’s cute, comforting design with practical details such as 360-degree stand rotation and magnetic charging. Across 68 creators and 68 posts, a video-led mix of DIY, unboxings, collection lists, daily vlogs, what’s-in-my-bag posts and voting or testing content framed the products as 可爱又实用 (cute and practical), with everyday use taking precedence over hardcore specification reviews.
The audience was urban professional women and Gen Z students, particularly young women interested in IP merchandise, small everyday rituals and a balance of appearance and utility. Some posts used 520 to add couple gifting and romance, while collection posts recommended product combinations. The offer contained no discounts, spend-and-save mechanics or urgency devices, and there was no explicit conversion CTA; design, functions and gifting remained the focus.
- Objective
- Product Seeding
- Occasion
- 520 · New Launch
- Funnel
- Consideration
- Messaging
- Nostalgia · Design and Aesthetics · Combo Recommendation · Love and Romance
- Scenes
- Couple Scenario · Gifting Scenario
- Formats
- Collection List · DIY Handcraft · Unboxing / Haul
- Activation
- Votes and Quizzes
- Trends
- Merch and IP Collab · Emotional Value · Self-reward Spending
- Discount
- No Discount, Pure Brand Push
What set it apart
| Choice | Share of campaigns |
|---|---|
| Distinctive | |
| DIY Handcraft | 6.2%1 in 16 |
| Combo Recommendation | 6.3%1 in 16 |
| Nostalgia | 8.5%1 in 12 |
| Votes and Quizzes | 9%1 in 11 |
| Unboxing / Haul | 14%1 in 7 |
| Love and Romance | 15%1 in 7 |
| Collection List | 15%1 in 7 |
| IP Collaboration | 15%1 in 7 |
| Typical | |
| Design and Aesthetics | 67%7 in 10 |
Share of the 813 Xiaohongshu Tech campaigns in the unrandom archive that made the same choice. Counted Nov 5, 2026.
A 68-creator mid-tier matrix, female-led and weighted towards lifestyle
3.46K–231K
68 creators with a public follower count
Mid-tier Matrix Only
Koc Heavy
Female Dominant
The first step to copy
- 1
Start with a nostalgic IP the audience already recognises
Choose a widely recognised childhood IP and link its emotional associations to specific functions. Here, 童年回忆 (childhood nostalgia) provided the opening hook, while stand rotation and magnetic charging grounded the cute designs in everyday use.
- 2+
More steps in the full teardown
Female lifestyle casting, everyday formats, functional storytelling and 520 gifting
The full teardown adds
- Reads and engagement for all 68 posts, ranked against similar creators
- Estimated spend and cost per read
- The breakout post, and why it led
- What 1,991 comments asked for most
- The rest of the playbook
- Casting risks and smart moves
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A public campaign observed on Xiaohongshu. unrandom did not run it and is not affiliated with Anker安克. Analysis by unrandom from public posts, updated Nov 5, 2026. Your brand? Request a correction