Global Marketing News – 7th June 2016 Putin’s chef launches attack against search engines Vladimir Putin’s personal chef, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has filed lawsuits against the internet companies Google, Yandex and Mail.ru. He alleges that the companies have refused to remove … Read More
Global Marketing News – 6th June 2016 China tightens mobile phone real-name policy The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced a clamp down on real-name registration for mobile phones in the country. By July 2017, everyone in … Read More
Global Marketing News – 3rd June 2016 PayPal stops processing payments in Turkey PayPal has announced the suspension of all business in Turkey, following the online payment company’s failure to acquire a newly formulated payments license in the country. After … Read More
Global Marketing News – 2nd June 2016 US Privacy Shield agreement rejected by the EU An agreement designed to protect EU citizens’ data in the US, dubbed the Privacy Shield, has been rejected on the grounds that it needs “significant … Read More
Global Marketing News – 1st June 2016 Most popular social media sites in Japan revealed Line is the most popular social media platform in Japan, a recently released study has revealed. The results showed that just under 40% of internet … Read More
Global Marketing News – 31st May 2016 EU unveils plans for a single digital market Companies like Google, Netflix and Royal Mail will be effected by new EU laws, designed to bring its ‘single market’, into the digital world. The … Read More
Global Marketing News – 27th May 2016 Baidu Tieba to close down due to piracy fears Baidu is due to close its literature forum website, Baidu Tieba, due to ongoing concerns of online piracy. The move has come as a reaction to … Read More
Global Marketing News – 26th May 2016 Google AdWords announces mobile-focused overhaul Google has outlined new plans for its AdWords product, to further prioritise mobile. Described as a ‘ground-up overhaul’, the announcements were made at Google’s Performance Summit where Sridhar Ramaswamy, … Read More
Global Marketing News – 25th May 2016 Chinese censors write millions of “fake” social media comments a year Harvard University has conducted research into a leaked document from 2014, suggesting that the Chinese government pays supporters to help it write … Read More
Global Marketing News – 24th May 2016 Naver affiliate files lawsuit against Kakao An affiliate of Naver, NHN Entertainment, has filed a law suit against Kakao for violating its patented mobile technology. The suit, which was filed with Seoul Central … Read More
Global Marketing News – 23rd May 2016 Sogou partners with Microsoft to launch English-language search engine Microsoft has joined forces with Chinese search engine Sogou, to launch a new English language search portal. The move comes not long after Microsoft … Read More
Global Marketing News – 20th May 2016 Chinese ecommerce sites fail to attract foreign buyers The Chinese ecommerce market is failing to attract customers from across the world, as a new survey suggests that low percentages of people in other … Read More
Global Marketing News – 19th May 2016 Three quarters of online shopping carts get abandoned Digital shopping cart abandonment is at a level of 74.3% worldwide. Data from Sale Cycle shows that the Asia-Pacific region had the highest rate of … Read More
Global Marketing News – 18th May 2016 Google set to face massive fine for breaking EU antitrust laws It is strongly believed that Google will face a massive 3 billion Euro fine from the European Commission for breaking antitrust laws. … Read More
Global Marketing News – 17th May 2016 Study reveals differing click-through rates in the US and Europe Research company AdRoll has presented a comparison between click-through rates, or CTRs, of European countries and the United States. The original study was … Read More
