Disavow tool to change search landscape and many Australian SEO companies
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 Google. In Australia, on average about 10% of websites in the nation had search marketing […]
Adobe: Standardize SEO Practices Globally, Adapt Locally
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 to target users in the region, and as a result are having to develop and […]
Yandex faces Google role reversal in Turkey
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 Russian language, as well as the fact it was ahead of Google in launching a […]
Huge growth potential for search marketing in France
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 I thought it would be useful to dig a little deeper to look at the […]
Search marketing growth in the Middle East: Google travel queries outpace the UK
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 to entry. The Arab Spring in 2010-11 was not only a major world event but […]
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 […]
Want International SEO Success? Then Understand Your Audience
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 – and survived! Annabel Hodges, aka @searchpanda, will be speaking on the international SEO panel, […]
Infographic: A Look At The Search Landscape in Poland
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 in Poland. View a larger version of the inforgraphic
Korean Search Engine Naver Will Expand Internationally
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 holding over 72% market share. Jae Choi, CEO at NHN USA, a branch of NHN, […]
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 […]