When involved in projects relating to the translation of a website I often face challenges when it comes to getting hold of the existing content on their website in order to calculate costing. In an ideal world there would be … Read More
With an internet penetration of 82.5% and a staggering wireless broadband penetration of 99.3%, South Korea is one of the most mature online markets in the world. The country is very active in terms of e-commerce, with the average South … Read More
Since China has replaced Japan as the second largest economy, and the continued appreciation of Chinese Yuan (CNY), the Chinese market is getting more attention than ever. For international businesses to reach Chinese customers, the optimisation of their Chinese websites … Read More
In this content-focused online world we’re living in, international teams far and wide are struggling with the challenges of creating content to reflect the language, culture, interests and needs of their customers and prospects around the globe. From the planning … Read More
When reading German SEO blogs and forums, few questions are as frequently recurring as the issue of umlauts and how to deal with them when optimising webpages. Umlauts are special characters in the German language that are not part of … Read More
The topic which, without fail, raises the most questions at all International Search Summit events is geo-targeting. Ensuring that every visitor to your site sees content that is relevant and appropriate for them, in its context and language, is at … Read More
Over 27 million Russians live outside of Russia, as well as an extra few million Russian-speakers. Although many will adopt the language of their new home, this massive community still widely use their mother-tongue – including communication in virtual space. … Read More
So, we’re inundated with a plethora of mind boggling global mobile statistics. In fact, to add one to the list, the global smartphone market exceeded 1 billion shipments in a year for the first time in 2013. That’s a 38.4% … Read More
Naver is one of largest search engines in the world, covering 73% of searches in major international economy, South Korea. Similar to Google that owns the famous PPC platform – Google Ads, Naver has also developed its own PPC platform … Read More
The now cliché expression “lost in translation” is often thrown about when referring to misunderstandings between people communicating across language barriers, but in reality it’s incredibly important to be wary of your message being miscommunicated when it comes to the … Read More
It goes without saying that international digital marketers face a plethora of challenges to overcome when entering new markets. Running effective advertising campaigns is one of them. Each internet audience as well as the online media landscape will have their … Read More
Content marketing has become key to successful marketing as the internet is increasingly present in our everyday lives. It is a powerful tool whether it’s for sales, brand awareness, social presence or increasing the significance of your website in the … Read More
The answer is simply, yes. Weibo is a micro-blogging site, known as the Chinese version of Twitter, and it is one of the fastest growing social networks in China. In fact, since launching in August 2009, the network has become … Read More
Unless you’ve been hiding behind a supersize rock for the past year, you will no doubt have heard the phrase “entity search”. But what the freak is entity search, and how do you make it work for your international SEO … Read More
As Russia becomes more and more lucrative, digital marketers are becoming increasingly excited about the country. If you want to expand your business into the area, then you’d better acquaint yourself with Yandex. Yandex is Russia’s leading search engine, with … Read More
