Global marketing news – 28 May 2015 Indonesia has highest online fraud levels globally A report by Forter has revealed which countries have the highest levels of e-commerce payment fraud. Indonesia came top of the list, where over a third … Read More
Global marketing news – 27 May 2015 Russia to block Google, Facebook and Twitter Russian authorities have threatened to fine and block Google, Facebook and Twitter for allegedly breaking the Russian “blogging law”. The law in question says that bloggers … Read More
Global Marketing News – 26th May 2015 Taiwan orders Taobao to leave the country Taobao, the arm of Alibaba that deals with consumer-to-consumer ecommerce, has been ordered to end all business in Taiwan and leave the country within the next … Read More
Global marketing news – 22 May 2015 Facebook accused of tracking users without consent Facebook has come under fire by the Belgian Privacy Protection Commission for tracking users without their consent. The Commission said that Facebook’s practices amounted to them … Read More
Global Marketing News – 21st May 2015 Baidu pursuing mobile strategy in Indonesia Baidu is pushing a strong mobile strategy in its attempt to break into the Indonesian market. Although Baidu does not have an Indonesian homepage, it opened an … Read More
Global Marketing News – 20th May 2015 Russia’s biggest social network VK has beaten television in battle for audience share A report by Russian media research team, TNS, shows that VK had 13.2 million users in March this year. This … Read More
Global Marketing News – 19th May 2015 Indian ecommerce could attract $25 billion in investment A report by consulting firm, India Opportunity Advisors shows that with enough foreign investment, the e-commerce sector in India could reach $60 billion in sales … Read More
Global marketing news – 18 May 2015 Daum and Naver go head-to-head in South Korea Two of South Korea’s biggest online companies are busy buying up local startups in a bid to get ahead in the emerging mobile market. As … Read More
Global Marketing News – 14th May Alibaba Sees Sales Increase By 40% Alibaba has reported a 40% growth in sales for the last quarter. Chinese consumers have purchased 600 billion Yuan worth of products through the Chinese e-commerce site in … Read More
Global Marketing News – 13th May India’s Prime Minister has joined Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo Narendra Modi recently joined the growing list of famous people who are signing up to site, in an attempt to connect with a Chinese … Read More
Global Marketing News – 12th May France backs a bid to force Google to disclose its search algorithm workings The French parliament has voted for a new bill that would require search engines to display up to 3 rivals on … Read More
Global Marketing News – 11th May McDonalds is to Change its international Structure The company’s new chief executive, Steve Easterbrook, plans to reorganise the fast-food chain in an attempt to turn it into what he refers to as a ‘modern, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 8th May Google rolls out new ads as mobile searches top PCs in 10 countries Google has developed a range of ads intended to be more mobile-friendly, following its announcement that that searches on mobile devices … Read More
Global Marketing News – 7th May Microsoft Among Companies Filing EU Google Complaint An EU decision to investigate Google stems from official complaints by more than 19 companies, including the multinational tech company, Microsoft. The antitrust investigation is looking at … Read More
Global Marketing News – 6th May Twitter is to Enlarge Its User Growth Figures by Including SMS-only Users The social networking giant is reflecting new audience trends by including a new group when calculating its number of active users. ‘SMS … Read More
