Twitter

Building brand trust and developer engagement for Twitter Ads API from zero in the Chinese market

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problem

Twitter needed to launch its Ads API in China—a large, developer-rich market that presented complex political and cultural challenges. The company had zero existing visual system or localized presence for the API, no brand equity in the market, and needed to build trust, credibility, and engagement from scratch while managing a complex internal and external stakeholder matrix across borders.

solution

I developed a strategic "Discover, Build, Fly" messaging architecture that conveyed both technical depth and visionary positioning while resonating with Chinese B2B audiences who value clarity, prestige, and functionality. This modular system guided attendees through a cohesive journey from API introduction to integration demonstration to growth partnership, creating a reusable framework that extended beyond the launch event.

As creative lead, I orchestrated Twitter's strategic entry into the Chinese developer market through a comprehensive brand activation spanning dozens of assets across multiple touchpoints. Working across Twitter's brand, product, and marketing teams while managing Chinese vendors remotely, I developed and executed everything from presentation decks and iconography to email headers, signage, event branding, activations, swag, and landing pages. The challenge required creating a complete visual ecosystem from scratch—transforming a product launch into a trust-building exercise where every element, from speaker slide color-coding to venue wayfinding, reinforced Twitter's authority and competence in the market.

Strategic Message Architecture: Created the "Discover, Build, Fly" framework that aligned content strategy with creative execution, making the event intuitive and memorable while providing a scalable system for future use.

Cross-Border Collaboration: Established briefing systems and visual feedback loops that enabled asynchronous collaboration across time zones, managing local production partners while maintaining brand consistency.

Immersive Brand Activation: Designed cohesive storytelling across all touchpoints—from email invites to speaker slides to venue signage—creating spatial experiences that projected Twitter's authority and guided different participant types through a strategic journey.

The launch successfully achieved high attendance and partner engagement, generated 13 one-on-one meetings, and built brand equity from zero in a new market while creating a messaging system that scaled beyond the event.

year

2020

timeframe

30+

tools

Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator, Keynote

category

Branding and Identity

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