How Instinct turned kitten-care education into a Xiaohongshu creator challenge
Instinct built 百利百科养猫新手营 (Baili Encyclopedia Kitten-Care Camp for Beginners) around 《百利百科》 (Baili Encyclopedia), a kitten-care handbook, linking creator lessons, journal-style assignments and an offline exhibition. Twenty-three mid-tier creators supported an activation that led to gifts, samples and search.
Make kitten-care knowledge the campaign, not the product pitch
Timed to the back-to-school period and 亚宠展 (Pet Fair Asia), the campaign turned kitten care into 《百利百科》 (Baili Encyclopedia), a systematic handbook drawing on the brand’s 60 years of pet research. Mid-tier pet creators acted as class representatives, sharing practical care advice through journal-style assignments. Video-led life vlogs framed feeding and growth through before-and-after contrasts, healing companionship and relaxed home routines, allowing 百利幼猫粮 (Instinct kitten food) and its grain-free, high-protein, no-attractant formulation to sit inside the education.
It spoke to urban young women who had just brought home a kitten or were preparing to adopt. Joining 百利百科养猫新手营 (Baili Encyclopedia Kitten-Care Camp for Beginners) or checking in at the 亚宠展 (Pet Fair Asia) booth offered free copies of 《百利百科》 (Baili Encyclopedia), 百利礼盒 (Instinct gift boxes) and kitten-food samples. An oversized installation, stamp-based check-ins and the “百利百科” (Baili Encyclopedia) search command connected offline participation to storefront or product-showcase search, with no discount or countdown mechanic.
- Objective
- Category Education
- Occasion
- Back to School · New Launch
- Funnel
- Conversion
- Messaging
- Before and After · Personal Growth · Healing and Relaxation · Design and Aesthetics
- Scenes
- Daily Life at Home
- Formats
- Vlog Narrative
- Activation
- Installation / Exhibit · Multi-tag Matrix
- Trends
- Emotional Value · Relaxed Vibe · Self-reward Spending
- Discount
- No Discount, Pure Brand Push
What set it apart
| Choice | Share of campaigns |
|---|---|
| Distinctive | |
| Personal Growth | 1.7%1 in 59 |
| Installation / Exhibit | 2.5%1 in 40 |
| Before and After | 4.6%1 in 22 |
| Vlog Narrative | 5.5%1 in 18 |
| Search-command Funnel | 9.3%1 in 11 |
| Healing and Relaxation | 14%1 in 7 |
| Design and Aesthetics | 17%1 in 6 |
| Multi-tag Matrix | 17%1 in 6 |
Share of the 237 Xiaohongshu Pets campaigns in the unrandom archive that made the same choice. Counted Nov 5, 2026.
Twenty-three mid-tier creators across pet and lifestyle verticals
10.3K–1.41M
23 creators with a public follower count
Mid-tier Matrix Only
Mid Dominant
Female Dominant
The first step to copy
- 1
Build a brand-owned handbook before briefing creators
Turn the product’s ingredient and care knowledge into one structured reference, then give every creator the same assignment format. The handbook supplies the educational value; creator journals show how it fits daily kitten care, while samples and search provide the next step.
- 2+
More steps in the full teardown
mid-tier casting, journal formats, exhibition activation and search-led sampling
The full teardown adds
- Reads and engagement for all 23 posts, ranked against similar creators
- Estimated spend and cost per read
- The breakout post, and why it led
- What 620 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 Instinct天然百利. Analysis by unrandom from public posts, updated Nov 5, 2026. Your brand? Request a correction