How 华兴证券多多金 (China Renaissance Securities’ Duoduojin) used a Shanghai Citywalk to build awareness on Xiaohongshu
From 15–28 January 2024, the securities brand paired a North Bund walking route with 15 mostly image-and-text posts. Its 搭子 idea framed an ETF manager-led investing service as a companion for young urban life.
Extend 搭子 companion culture from Citywalk to investing
The campaign took the social language of 搭子—finding a partner for an activity—from Citywalk into investing. Under the slogan "City walk有搭子,理财也要有搭子" (City walks need a companion, and so does money management), an offline check-in route around Shanghai’s North Bund in Hongkou linked city walking with saving and money-management content on Xiaohongshu. Posts covered personal money plans, saving diaries and the offline experience, while introducing ETF主理人带投 (ETF manager-led investing) and 主理人实盘带投季 (Manager-Led Live-Portfolio Investing Season). The route used attention around the television drama 繁花 (Blossoms Shanghai) and included the securities museum as a cultural stop.
The audience was young women focused on personal growth and financial independence, including university students and early-career white-collar workers who enjoy Citywalk and saving check-ins. There was no discount, gift or explicit conversion call to action; the activity centred on the walk and financial education. The product trust cue was 主理人自有资金跟投: the manager committed personal capital alongside investors, aligning their interests.
- Objective
- Brand Awareness
- Occasion
- No Specific Peg
- Funnel
- Awareness
- Messaging
- Personal Growth
- Scenes
- Sports and Outdoor
- Activation
- Meme Play
- Trends
- Self-reward Spending · Relaxed Vibe
- Discount
- No Discount, Pure Brand Push
What set it apart
| Choice | Share of campaigns |
|---|---|
| Distinctive | |
| Meme Play | 2.5%1 in 39 |
| Sports and Outdoor | 5.9%1 in 17 |
| Film and Variety | 9.3%1 in 11 |
| Trending Event | 19%1 in 5 |
Share of the 118 Xiaohongshu Finance campaigns in the unrandom archive that made the same choice. Counted Nov 5, 2026.
Fifteen KOCs and amateur creators, with a female lifestyle lean
2.4K–89K
14 creators with a public follower count
KOC Mass Seeding
Koc Heavy
Female Dominant
The first step to copy
- 1
Bridge a social habit with a financial task
Start with a routine the audience already enjoys, then give the brand the same social role. Here, 搭子 (activity companion) connected Citywalk companionship with investing and produced "City walk有搭子,理财也要有搭子" (City walks need a companion, and so does money management).
- 2+
More steps in the full teardown
all-KOC casting, diary formats, the television-drama route and the co-investment trust cue
The full teardown adds
- Reads and engagement for all 15 posts, ranked against similar creators
- Estimated spend and cost per read
- The breakout post, and why it led
- What 242 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 华兴证券多多金. Analysis by unrandom from public posts, updated Nov 5, 2026. Your brand? Request a correction