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Cal O'Connell

Germany Threatens Social Media Sites Over Illegal Content

Global Marketing News – 17th March 2017 Germany has warned social media sites that they will face steep fines if they do not deal with fake news and illegal content, Alphabet has committed to educating 1 million people in Africa, and Belgian ecommerce grew by 10% in 2016. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full

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Cal O'Connell

China’s Strict Online Censorship Laws Come Under Fire

Global Marketing News – 14th March 2017 A Chinese official has criticised the country’s stern censorship laws, Facebook is looking to further push visual content, and the European Commission has identified the most digitally advanced countries in the EU. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with

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Cal O'Connell

Twitter Introduces Guaranteed Video Ads

Global Marketing News – 13th March 2017 Twitter has started offering guaranteed video ads to some advertisers, the number of internet users in India is set to hit 450 million by June 2017, and Pinterest has acquired the human-powered search engine Jelly. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range

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Cal O'Connell

Amazon And Alibaba Battle It Out In India

Global Marketing News – 9th March 2017 Indian ecommerce has become a battleground for Alibaba and Amazon, the Philippines is due to see an increase in digital advertising levels this year, and Coca-Cola has received praise for a new ad campaign. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of

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Cal O'Connell

South Korea’s Most Popular Ecommerce Site Revealed

Global Marketing News – 6th March 2017 South Korea’s most popular ecommerce site has been revealed to be 11Street, Apple Pay is struggling to find success in China, and YouTube has announced its own streaming app. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with digital marketing professionals.

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Cal O'Connell

Brexit To Complicate UK Ecommerce

Global Marketing News – 1st March 2017 UK international retail is expected to become more complex post-Brexit, WhatsApp has overtaken Facebook as the leading social network in the Netherlands, and the Indian payments service Paytm has launched its own ecommerce marketplace. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range

Cal O'Connell

Google Discontinues Its Site Search Tool

Global Marketing News – 24th February 2017 Google has announced that it is to discontinue its Site Search tool, Indus OS is the second most popular operating system in India, and Baidu’s video platform iQiyi has received heavy investment. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews

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Cal O'Connell

Yandex Reveals Impressive Growth In 2016

Global Marketing News – 21st February 2017 Yandex saw impressive growth in 2016, SoundCloud is to introduce programmatic audio ads, and mcommerce sales are set to double in the Asia Pacific region before 2020. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with digital marketing professionals.

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Cal O'Connell

Digital Ad Spend Set To Soar In South East Asia

Global Marketing News – 16th February 2017 Digital ad spend is expected to soar in South East Asia, YouTube has released a low-data app, and m-commerce in the US saw huge increases at the end of 2016. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with digital

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Cal O'Connell

Marketers Fail To Embrace VR Marketing

Global Marketing News – 13th February 2017 Virtual reality is failing to find popularity amongst marketers, Pakistan saw huge internet growth in 2016, and Facebook Lite now has more than 200 million worldwide users. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with digital marketing professionals.