Russia is undergoing radical transformation these days, growing ever-wealthier and increasingly opening up for international trade and collaboration, most noticeably demonstrated by last year’s accession into the WTO after 18 years of negotiation. While a multitude of factors are contributing to the rapidity with which Russia is transforming, at the
Keeping track of trends in an ever evolving digital age and gathering reliable data to inform business decisions can be a time-consuming and often times expensive undertaking. As this even holds true for companies that operate in a single-market, you can probably imagine the complexity that piles up when catering
Keeping abreast of recent trends and developments can seem a monumental task thanks to the unprecedented circulation of information on the web these days. Therefore perhaps, it should not come as a surprise that searchers and content “distributors” alike have welcomed content curation sites with open arms. In an attempt
Are you already catering to an international audience? Or maybe you’re contemplating international expansion as a means to grow your business? Whichever is the case, there’s a multitude of factors that come into play when you’re operating globally. Here are some tips and general guidelines that will help you conquer
Whether you’re running campaigns on the Yandex Advertising Network or participating as a publisher, yesterday’s announcement that Yandex will be offering integration of images into its contextual ads could prove beneficial for everyone involved. From an advertiser’s perspective, the option of adding images into contextual ads could improve click-through-rates and
It generated substantial buzz in the search marketing industry when eBay last week published research that overall deems SEM ineffective. Especially large scale companies that already enjoy a high degree of brand awareness will find little to no value in the advertising channel, the company argues. Several PPC pundits have since
When Yandex expanded into Turkey in 2011, the company proclaimed that it was aiming for 20% of the Turkish search market. Russia’s leading search player might still be a far cry from achieving that objective, but it is gradually making inroads into a heavily Google-dominated market through clever, locally relevant
Over and over research shows that the top 3 listings on search engine result pages receive significantly more clicks than listings down the ladder. Shocker, I know. But while top rankings on search engines are absolutely vital for online brand visibility, traffic and ultimately business, SERP prominence serves another purpose
With well over a billion Catholics scattered across the world, few organisations, if any, cater to an audience as international as the Catholic Church. Much like corporations are struggling with recession in most developed countries and have to look towards emerging markets for growth opportunities, the Vatican is facing a
In an article published last week here on the site, Graeme Sewell of Webcertain alluded that 2013 could signal the beginning of the end of the PC and the end of the beginning of the tablet. The reasoning behind his statement was that global PC shipments saw a year-on-year decline