Global Marketing News – 7th September 2015 India sees 50 million new web users in 6 months The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has revealed that India’s online population has just reached 350 million, an increase of 50 million from just 6 months ago. 60% of Indians go

Global Marketing News – 2nd September 2015 WeChat emerges as key mobile ecommerce platform The Chinese electronics giant Haier has said it wants to reach 1 million vendors on WeChat in the next 12 months. WeChat is the most popular social messaging app in China, with a staggering 500 million

Global Marketing News – 28th August 2015 International expansion key to revenue growth Research by AFEX has revealed that around half of its clients intend to engage in increased levels of global trade this year, up from 38% who said they wanted to boost levels of global trade last year.

Global marketing news – 25 August 2015 Google ordered to remove links about removing links The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered Google to remove links to articles about the “right to be forgotten” from its search results. The order specifically refers to a person who committed a “minor”

Global Marketing News – 20th August 2015 Search engine triumphs over Uber in taxi market The Russian search giant Yandex has seen its taxi app revenues triple in the last year. Yandex Taxi allows users to book taxis online or through an app, with the location of the taxi then

Global Marketing News – 17th August 2015 Google gets reprieve in EU anti-trust case The EU has extended the deadline for Google to respond to anti-trust charges. Google stands accused of deploying tactics to boost the ranking of its own services, whilst pushing rival services offered by competitors further down

Global Marketing News – 12th August 2015 Social media is driving Australian growth overseas Australian businesses are embracing social media as a way to connect with overseas customers. Research by DHL has revealed that 75% of Australian exporters use social media as an international marketing tool. Facebook is by far

Global Marketing News – 7th August 2015 Global retailer innovates with multi-platform campaign The video and ecommerce retailer QVC has launched in France with an integrated mix of ecommerce, mobile, TV and social platforms. QVC is an international distributor of beauty, jewellery, fashion and home products, and live TV programmes.

Global marketing news – 4 August 2015 New Italian law could change global internet rights Italy has published the final draft of its bill of rights for internet users. The Declaration of Internet Rights states that complete net neutrality is necessary “for the effectiveness of an individual’s fundamental rights”. This

Global marketing news – 30 July 2015 Souq.com eyes 100% growth in 2015 The Middle Eastern ecommerce giant Souq.com has predicted that it will see 100% growth this year. Souq had an annual turnover of 500 million UAE Dirhams last year, and hopes that sales will double to 1 billion