Creative Effectiveness

Data, Insights, Outlook 2026 is a quarterly thematic series edition from Marketing + Media Alliance Indonesia that captures the signals shaping marketing & advertising across the year. Each edition draws from Member Insights contributed by MMA Indonesia members and turns those perspectives into a curated view of the forces influencing business, brands, consumers and growth - as highlights.

Vietnamʼs facial skincare industry is entering an important transition phase, as growth is no longer driven by intensive treatments or complex routines, but increasingly revolves around the need to maintain healthy, stable, and long-term skin conditions.

This shift is happening simultaneously across both the market and social media discussions, clearly reflected in how consumers approach, select, and use skincare products.

This report explores the evolving landscape of Matcha conversations on Vietnamese social media in 2025, where trends, user behaviors, and brand activity reveal both momentum and limitations. With nearly 3.8 million social mentions across multiple platforms within 2 years, matcha has become a daily topic driven largely by users and  online communities rather than brand-led initiatives.

The Knitwear category has firmly established its dominance in Vietnam's cold-weather social media landscape, particularly driven by Northern demographics. However, the market is currently defined by a significant strategic  ension: consumer demand for quality and durability remains high, while many brands are reliant on deep discounts to drive seasonal volume. This report is structured to decipher this conflict by analyzing dual purchase drivers  functional warmth and emotional gifting) and core consumer material anxiety (such as pilling and shape retention).