How NetEase Tiancheng seeded functional pet food with mid-tier creators on Xiaohongshu
NetEase Tiancheng built a Xiaohongshu seeding campaign around pet health pain points, functional cat and dog food, and a predominantly mid-tier creator matrix. Ingredient science carried the product story, with Double 11 stocking-up cues added late in the run.
Turn everyday pet problems into ingredient-led feeding advice
From 7 August to 20 October 2024, NetEase Tiancheng ran 79 posts from 77 creators under “网易天成专业再升级” (NetEase Tiancheng: Professionalism Upgraded Again), with video accounting for 32%. Pet drama shorts opened with shedding, tear stains, weight gain or vomiting, while reviews and feeding diaries moved into ingredient explanations. Products were matched to specific needs: 网易天成兔肉猫粮 (NetEase Tiancheng Rabbit Cat Food) for coat care, 网易天成鸭肉梨狗粮 (NetEase Tiancheng Duck and Pear Dog Food) for heat-clearing, and 网易天成烘焙猫粮 (NetEase Tiancheng Baked Cat Food) for sensitive stomachs. Claims such as 87% fresh meat and four coat-care ingredients supplied concrete detail.
The audience was young, value-conscious female pet owners in first- and second-tier cities who follow ingredient labels and pet health. Self-built factory credentials, certification cues, feeding comparisons and buying guides supported the “大厂出品+专业配方+高性价比” (major-manufacturer quality + professional formulas + high value for money) theme. Later posts added Double 11 stocking-up cues and livestream diversion, but stayed focused on product education rather than discounts or an urgent sales CTA.
- Objective
- Product Seeding
- Occasion
- Double 11 · Mid-Autumn · New Launch
- Funnel
- Consideration
- Messaging
- Pain-point Hook · Ingredient and Tech · Before and After · Value for Money
- Scenes
- Daily Life at Home
- Formats
- Science Explainer · Buying Guide
- Trends
- Ingredient Savvy · Domestic Brand Rise · Self-reward Spending
- Trust
- Certifications
- Discount
- No Discount, Pure Brand Push
What set it apart
| Choice | Share of campaigns |
|---|---|
| Distinctive | |
| Livestream Diversion | 1.7%1 in 59 |
| Internet Meme | 3%1 in 34 |
| Before and After | 4.6%1 in 22 |
| Certifications | 12%1 in 8 |
| Science Explainer | 18%1 in 6 |
| Typical | |
| Ingredient and Tech | 68%7 in 10 |
| Pain-point Hook | 67%7 in 10 |
Share of the 237 Xiaohongshu Pets campaigns in the unrandom archive that made the same choice. Counted Nov 5, 2026.
A female-leaning, mid-tier pet creator matrix with selective cross-category reach
1.14K–653K
77 creators with a public follower count
Mid-tier Matrix Only
Mid Dominant
Female Dominant
The first step to copy
- 1
Start with the pet problem, not the product
Open with shedding, tear stains, vomiting or picky eating in a relatable pet story. Then introduce the product line designed for that problem, so the ingredient explanation arrives as a solution rather than a sales pitch.
- 2+
More steps in the full teardown
product-to-problem matching, ingredient proof, creator casting and the Double 11 handoff
The full teardown adds
- Reads and engagement for all 79 posts, ranked against similar creators
- Estimated spend and cost per read
- The breakout post, and why it led
- What 2,488 comments asked for most
- The rest of the playbook
- Casting risks and smart moves
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|---|---|---|
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| How Instinct turned kitten-care education into a Xiaohongshu creator challengeXiaohongshu · Pets | Aug 17, 2024 | 23 |
| How Toptrees built a 甄嬛传 (Empresses in the Palace) cat-food campaign on XiaohongshuXiaohongshu · Pets | Aug 15, 2024 | 80 |
| How Blue Buffalo seeded a cat-food launch on XiaohongshuXiaohongshu · Pets | Aug 8, 2024 | 90 |
A public campaign observed on Xiaohongshu. unrandom did not run it and is not affiliated with 网易天成. Analysis by unrandom from public posts, updated Nov 5, 2026. Your brand? Request a correction