Google recently announced the release of its disavow tool yesterday, causing a social buzz in the search community in Australia. The Twitter sphere was going crazy once Matt Cutts released the news on the launch of the new tool by … Read More
Mobile web growth is highest in Asia, Asia will lead the global e-commerce market, China has the world’s most internet users: The headlines focusing on the growth and potential for online businesses in Asia are never ending. More and more Western organisations are choosing … Read More
Despite great efforts from Google, Yandex has stood firm as the undisputed market leader in Russia, holding 60% of search share in Europe’s largest internet market. Yandex’s success is largely attributed to its superior understanding and manipulation of the complex … Read More
Last week on the SMX conference in Paris we had a keynote discussion and I may have been a little quick when I stated that “Search Marketing in France has a 100% growth potential”. I was not contradicted, however, but … Read More
The Middle East is an area of interest and intrigue to many organisations. It is often seen as a region of promise and opportunity, however cultural differences, linguistic challenges and legal complexities can prove a stumbling block and a barrier … Read More
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 … Read More
International SEO will be a key topic at the upcoming International Search Summit on 24th November, where delegates will be guided through the challenges of marketing to a global audience by international marketing specialists who have been there, done it … Read More
Polish users are some of the most engaged and active in Europe, but it is a market that many are still yet to enter. This infographic, developed by Bluerank, gives some insight into the size and state of the search market … Read More
South Korea has long been one of the most advanced web markets, with high internet penetration and fast connectivity. It is also one of the few markets where Google has failed to make an impact, with local search engine Naver … Read More
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 … Read More
Baidu has announced that its Q2 net profit has almost doubled compared to the same period last year and is predicting a further increase in Q3. Baidu is benefiting from the increasing number of advertisers investing heavily in the world’s … Read More
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 … Read More
The International Search Summit Munich on 4 April covered a wide range of search topics – from in-house international PPC, to video optimisation, from display advertising to international SEO fundamentals, from search in Russia to international link building. There were … Read More
It hasn’t been a good year for Google in China, and the search engine has suffered another blow this week when China’s most popular portal Sina stopped using Google’s search box on its website. Sina, which is China’s third most … Read More
The early bird rates for the International Search Summit @ SMX West will expire on Saturday February 5th – so register now to join us in San Jose. The Summit will follow SMX West on March 11th, with a full … Read More
