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WeChat Nears 1 Billion Users

Global Marketing News – 21st August 2017 WeChat is nearing one billion active users, Google is testing a ‘Lite’ version of its search app, and research has found that 20% of marketing emails never reach their intended target. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with

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Baidu Partners Up With JD.com

Global Marketing News – 16th August 2017 Baidu has signed a new deal with JD.com to improve online shopping, mobile online-use in 16 to 24-year olds is becoming more popular than other devices combined, and Google has added more languages to its Indian voice search feature. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or

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Pinterest Launches Autoplay Promoted Video Ads

Global Marketing News – 11th August 2017 Pinterest has launched autoplay video ads worldwide, 27% of internet users in the Middle East and Africa are mobile-only, and Marriott is seeing success on Snapchat. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with digital marketing professionals.

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UK Proposes New Right To Be Forgotten Law

Global Marketing News – 8th August 2017 The UK government has proposed a new law that could give Britons the “right to be forgotten”, the ecommerce giant Tencent is taking its red packets service to India, and the role of social media in video marketing is changing. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full

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Flipkart Acquires eBay India

Global Marketing News – 3rd August 2017 Flipkart has acquired eBay India, Walmart is approaching foreign sellers in an attempt to take on Amazon, and Naver has introduced search technology designed to remove obscene images. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with digital marketing professionals.

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Baidu Joins Forces With PayPal

Global Marketing News – 31st July 2017 Baidu has joined forces with PayPal, Google has started trialling auto-play videos on its search results page, and it has been predicted that KakaoTalk will have 31 million users by the end of the year. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide

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Chinese Tech Giants Join Forces

Global Marketing News – 26th July 2017 Four Chinese tech giants have joined forces to invest in a telecoms company, a study has investigated the impact of right-hand side ads being removed from Google, and ecommerce in Germany is on the rise. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide

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Google Ends Google Now; Introduces News Feed

Global Marketing News – 21st July 2017 Google has announced the end of Google Now, Yandex is set to roll out a new open source library, and research has revealed that the number of emails opened on mobile has doubled in five years. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a

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Australia To Force Access To Encrypted Messages

Global Marketing News – 18th July 2017 Australia has announced plans to force global internet companies to allow access to encrypted messages, Facebook Messenger Lite has launched in India, and Uber and Yandex have combined their ride-sharing businesses. Visit Webcertain.tv to watch the full bulletin or to watch a wide range of interviews with

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China Cracks Down Further On VPNs

Global Marketing News – 13th July 2017 The Chinese government has taken further steps to stop the use of VPNs, Microsoft is planning to increase high-speed internet levels in the US, and Stripe has signed a deal with Alipay and WeChat which will help global businesses accept payments from Chinese