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
As the Founder of State of Digital and recent winner of the European Search Personality of the Year Award, there is no doubt that Bas van den Beld is well immersed in the European, and Global, Digital World. At the … 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
Global marketing news – 5 May 2015 Sohu.com is catching up with Baidu in China Sohu.com could be a threat to Baidu, having reported better than expected financial results with a revenue increase of 25%. The Chinese internet company, based … Read More
Global Marketing News – 1st May Egypt’s e-commerce activity is set to double The co-founder of an online shopping platform called Souq.com has said that Egypt has some of the fastest growing figures for online shopping. A recent Mastercard study … Read More
Global Marketing News – 30th April Apple increases iphone sales in China, Apple has seen increased iPhone sales in China, dispelling the myth that China is a challenging market for the company. It announced global sales of 61.2 million iPhones … Read More
Global Marketing News – 29th April Yahoo faces a tough search for Japan exit Yahoo is hoping to sell a $9 billion stake in its Japanese affiliate, Yahoo Japan. A Yahoo chief executive says that the company has hired advisors … Read More
Global Marketing News – 28th April Facebook Suffers Slowdown in Global Growth Shares in Facebook fell by 2% last week as it reported its slowest quarterly revenue gain in two years. Meanwhile, research and development spending increased as more money … Read More
Global Marketing News – 27th April The EU Plans to Create a Single Digital Market in Europe The European Commission is set to announce that it wants to create a single digital market across the EU. Currently, all 28 member … Read More
