Game On! How Yandex Uses Sports Rivalry To Succeed In Turkey
When Yandex expanded into Turkey in 2011, the company proclaimed that it was aiming for 20% of the Turkish search market. Russia’s leading search player might still be a far cry from achieving that objective, but it is gradually making inroads into a heavily Google-dominated market through clever, locally relevant marketing tactics that should serve […]
Retailers should head to Asia for e-commerce growth
E-commerce brands need to be focusing on Asia for growth, according to eMarketer figures which predict that the region will generate more online sales than any other by 2013. North America has consistently been the leader in B2C e-commerce sales, followed by Western Europe however both these regions will be surpassed by Asia-Pacific, where increased […]
International Search Mistakes: All Markets Are Not The Same
International SEO, Geo-targeting, Global Search Trends, International PPC and Multilingual Video Optimisation are just some of the sessions on offer at the International Search Summit London on November 24th. Targeted at international marketers, the Summit focuses on the topics, issues and challenges involved in creating and managing search and social media campaigns in multiple markets […]
Microsoft Advertising: Tips For Succeeding In Global Social Media
Microsoft Advertising is a brand that takes customer engagement seriously and values building relationships with its audience. However, as a global brand this engagement needs to be tailored to each market and each audience – no mean feat! Jenny Leahy, who leads the Web Marketing and Evangelism team at Microsoft Advertising, will be speaking at […]
The Netherlands Leading Global LinkedIn and Twitter Reach
Social Media has now reached 96% penetration in The Netherlands, with global sites Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn all growing rapidly in the country. It is still one of the few markets where a local social network is the most popular and Dutch site Hyves is still hanging on to its lead over Facebook. However Facebook […]
Overcoming language barriers: A truly global social network
Overcoming language barriers is one of the greatest challenges for any business targeting an international audience, particularly in the social space where multiple conversations are happening on multiple platforms in multiple languages all the time. Here we talk to Jani Penttinen, founder of multilingual community Xiha about how he has developed a platform to facilitate […]