Planning a Party in Five Days? No Problem with WeChat...

You're tasked with planning a party. What used to take weeks can now be compressed into a few days. With WeChat's new and engaging features, you can relax and plan without the stress. Now how cool is that?

Let WeChat be your party planning buddy and help you breeze through the nitty-gritty of get-togethers in as little as five days...

Planning a get-together is easy and simple with WeChat, and here's how:

Day 1: Assemble your team. Every party needs a core group of planners, right? With WeChat's Friend Radar feature which automatically scans other users within the vicinity, you have the option to add them to your contact list with just one tap on their images. Then, use WeChat's Group Messaging to gather the gang simply by opening "Chats", tapping the wand button, and selecting the contacts you want to add to the group. With the core group, you can brainstorm on the theme, location and date of your party via WeChat's Text and Voice Messaging, and Photo, Audio, and Video Sharing. You can then assign each member of the group to handle a specific task. 

Day 2: Cross your checklists. Once the tasks are set, you can then maximize Day 2 by breaking up to complete the party to-dos. All members can easily update one another through Group Messaging, and even add suppliers to the chat as the process goes along. And just in case, rallying everyone for emergency meet-ups is made trouble-free by Wechat's Location-Sharing feature. WeChat will identify their real-time location and generate a map which they can post in the group chat for the team's reference.

Day 3: Spread the word. After mobilizing and making things happen on Day 2, Day 3 should be allotted for letting people know about the gathering. You can post Photo or Video Invites via Moments, and even generate maps for the convenience of your guests. You can also monitor head count as guests can immediately confirm as soon as they receive their invites.

Day 4: Tidy up the edges. By this time, the planning stage should be about 75% done. With the set-up, supplies, and guests in place, the core group can now proceed with last-minute touch-ups before the actual celebration. This includes going over the checklists one more time, which can be done via Group Chat.

Day 5: D-Day. Get your guests excited for the get-together by blasting teasers through photo mood boards and remind of them of the theme through music videos. One awesome party, in just five days. With WeChat, the possibilities are endless...

WeChat is an innovative social mobile communications application designed for smartphone users. WeChat is free for download from app stores running on Android, Blackberry, iOS, Symbian, and Windows phone operating systems. WeChat is the most downloaded mobile social app in many markets with more than 100 million registered accounts in international markets. For more details and application download, please visit www.wechat.com.

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