Global Marketing News – 17th July 2015 China and India look to rural ecommerce Ecommerce companies in China and India are turning their attentions to rural markets. Rural communities are becoming increasingly more connected, with affordable low-end smartphones meaning that … Read More
Global Marketing News – 16th July 2015 VKontakte app banned from Google Play app store VKontakte’s app has been removed from the Google Play app store. VKontakte is Russia’s most popular social network, with 85 million users, out of a … Read More
Some things just never go out of vogue. Like Chanel, a good Bordeaux, or a warm croissant fresh out of the oven on a Sunday morning. Nor does, it would seem, the business appeal of the country from where these goodies … Read More
Global Marketing News – 15th July 2015 Businesses should look East for B2C ecommerce growth A study by SaleCycle has revealed ecommerce trends across the globe. Most B2C ecommerce sales took place in the Asia Pacific region than any other … Read More
Global Marketing News – 14th July 2015 UK online spending has grown 221% in last 5 years Visa Europe has released figures showing that online spending in the UK has grown by a staggering 221% in the last 5 years. … Read More
Global Marketing News – 13th July 2015 Will Google’s right to be forgotten reach the USA? The privacy group Consumer Watchdog is to file a complaint against Google to the US Federal Trade Commission. The complaint will argue that rules … Read More
Global Marketing News – 10th July 2015 Sony and Yahoo Japan team up to enter Japanese real estate market Sony and Yahoo Japan have teamed up to enter the real estate market in Japan. Sony will invest 1 billion Yen … Read More
Global Marketing News – 9th July 2015 Naver to launch English-language live streaming service The South Korean search engine Naver has announced that it will soon be launching its first English-language service. Naver V will be a live streaming service … Read More
Global Marketing News – 8th July 2015 PayPal to enter international money transfer market The online payments company PayPal has announced that it is going to buy Xoom for 890 million US dollars. Xoom is a leading international online money … Read More
Global Marketing News – 7th July 2015 Russia relaxes its “right to be forgotten” law Russia has announced that it will be relaxing its online “right to be forgotten” law, as China tightens its own cyber-laws. Russian lawmakers had originally … Read More
Global Marketing News – 6th July 2015 Google accused of delivering “degraded” search results A Yelp-sponsored study has accused Google of delivering low quality search results by prioritising its own services over more relevant, high quality alternatives. The study, which … Read More
Global Marketing News – 3rd July 2015 Alibaba launches 11 country-specific pavilions Alibaba’s T-Mall Global platform has just launched 11 new country-specific “pavilions”, sections of its site devoted to selling foreign products to Chinese consumers. The new pavilions are for … Read More
Global Marketing News – 2nd July 2015 Top Korean search engines announce new mobile algorithms Two of South Korea’s top search engines have announced major algorithm updates to help deliver a more personalised search experience to mobile users. Naver has … Read More
Global Marketing News – 1st July 2015 Study reveals best times to tweet around the world Research by Buffer has revealed the best times to tweet in order to get the maximum number of clicks, engagements, retweets and favourites. The … Read More
Recently, myself and my colleague Umay Jones had the fabulous opportunity to spend a few days inside the Yandex headquarters in Moscow. We were very surprised by the weather! Moscow can get very cold during the winter (dropping as low … Read More
