Yandex opens Swiss office to support international growth
Yandex has this week announced it is opening a sales office in Lucerne, Switzerland, which will be headed up by Bernard Lukey, the former CEO of Russian online store OZON.ru and aims to better serve Yandex’s rapidly growing European client base. The move signals the importance of international sales to Yandex’s growth, not only in […]
Online user patterns of Russian iPad owners
Tablets are rapidly gaining popularity around the globe, but does user behaviour differ significantly from that of PCs and smartphones? Last week, Russian search giant, Yandex, released a short report on the user patterns of Russian iPad users. Findings showed that the number of Russian iPad users has grown exponentially over the last year, with […]
Which Online Market Is The Fastest Growing In Europe?
Yesterday, comScore released an Overview of European Internet Usage for December 2011. The release, highlighting internet usage in 49 European markets and providing individual reporting on 18 of those markets, shows that the Russian internet audience continues to be Europe’s largest with more than 53.3 million unique visitors during the month. Back in September 2011, Russia […]
Yandex: Russia To Be A Major Online Market – So Get In There Now!
2011 has been a big year for Russian search engine Yandex. In May it launched an IPO which saw it achieve over $1bn in investment and it has seen its share of the 2nd largest search market in Europe grow to 65% – more, in fact, if you consider its recent partnership with rival search […]
Google hit again in Russia as Yandex and Rambler announce partnership
Russian search engine Yandex is not resting on its laurels following its successful IPO last month but continuing to consolidate its leading position in the Russian market through a collaboration with fellow Russian engine Rambler. From 23 June, Rambler will be using Yandex to power its search results, as well as joining the Yandex.Direct ad […]
Three Busy Days At RIF+KIB 2011, Major Internet Event in Russia
RIF+KIB 2011, the biggest Internet event in Russia I just came back from Moscow after spending three days at the RIF+KIB 2011, the biggest Internet conference in Russia. I decided to attend this event to use this opportunity to promote SEMPO in Russia, and learn for myself about SEO/SEM business practices in this rapidly growing […]