4 local e-commerce websites that are beating Amazon in 2024
When you think of e-commerce, your mind probably goes straight to the global online shopping behemoth Amazon. Amazon is so strong that its dominance can seem absolute – but there are in fact many markets where it is not the most popular destination for online shoppers. In this blog post, we will explore four e-commerce […]
Strong opportunity for mobile marketers in Asia-Pacific
The Mobile Marketing Association announced the results of its Annual Global Mobile Attitude and Usage Study conducted in 2008. The markets surveyed in the Asia Pacific segment of the study include: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. It shows the strong market opportunity for mobile marketers in APAC region. The study’s […]
SEMPO expands the reach to APAC region
Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) announced its launch of SEMPO APAC Committee. SEMPO APAC plans and organizes SEMPO activities in the Asia-Pacific region to educate the market, grow membership and awareness of the Online & Search Marketing Industry, as well as to provide support to working groups under SEMPO APAC. Currently the committee has […]
SEMPO Chairman and Board of Directors to tour Asia
SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization) Asia Tour and Seminars aim to foster awareness, educate, and promote the search industry in Asia by connecting professionals in the regions and Western markets, and creating a better understanding of search and its role in marketing. The event consists of seminars, press conferences, and networking receptions at each […]
Google opens up hard liquor ads
Google recently opened ads to beer and now hard liquor ads will be allowed in January. The liquor advertisers can only buy ads on Google that are directed to the liquor manufacturers site. According to a Google rep in Asia when asked about liquor ads in Asia; ‘Google is only relaxing the policy in countries […]
Yahoo grows mobile search in Asia
Yahoo recently added oneSearch capability, a search service designed for mobile users, to nine mobile operators in Asia. Those mobile operators include, DiGi Telecommunications (Malaysia), Starhub (Singapore), Aircel Limited (India), BPL Mobile (India), Bharat Sanchar Nigam (India), PT Hutchison CP Telecom (Indonesia) PT Indosat (Indonesia), PT Excelcomindo Pratama (Indonesia) and PCCW Mobile (Hong Kong). Altogether […]
Google webmaster tools starts to think international
At least two major new features are arriving in Google’s webmaster tools console according to information from the SES San Jose conference and the official Google webmaster tools blog. The latter has announced support for the Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA) and a series of further enhancements are expected. IDNA enables webmasters to use […]
.asia domain name to be launched
Foxnews reports that an organisation known as “DotAsia Organization Ltd” has had its application to run domain names in asian languages under the top level domain ‘.asia’ approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. The domains will cover China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and other asian countries.
Online advertising to exceed 10% of budgets in 8 markets by 2008
Media research firm Zenithoptimedia reports that 8 countries will dedicate more than 10% of their budgets to online marketing by 2008. Two countries will already cross that barrier this year – the UK adn Sweden – interestingly not the US. The 8 countries are:- Australia Israel Japan Norway South Korea Taiwan UK In 2008 it […]
Taiwan's President takes Google and Yahoo to task
Chen Shui Bian, Taiwan President, lashed out at Google and Yahoo accusing them of ignoring free speech for the sake of profits. President Chen make his remarks during the 17th annual commemorative ceremony for human rights activist Cheng Nan Jung. Cheng had published a weekly magazine in Taiwan that protested government intervention of freedom of […]