Feb 16, 2015 | China, Mobile
Xiaomi has announced that it will open an online store for US customers, but the popular Chinese smartphone maker said it won’t be selling its mobile devices. Instead, the site will sell lesser-known products such as headphones. Xiaomi cited logistical issues like...
Feb 9, 2015 | China, France, Germany, Mobile, UK, USA
Following its record-breaking profits, Apple has managed to overtake sales of Android devices in the key market of the U.S. for the first time in three years. Apple’s market share lead was just 0.1%, according to data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel. Apple’s...
Feb 6, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
Alibaba is testing delivering online orders via drones for its Taobao service with a one-off, three day campaign in China. Alibaba is limiting the trial to just 450 packets of ginger tea, which will be delivered to specific parts of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou....
Jan 29, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
Yahoo plans to spin off the company’s $40 billion stake in Alibaba will likely buy her at least another year to turn Yahoo’s core business around. In creating the separate company made up of its stake in Alibaba, Yahoo will avoid a large tax bill. Yahoo...
Jan 28, 2015 | China, Mobile, Online advertising
WeChat is testing ads with BMW and Coke among the first brands appearing on users phones, as China’s most popular social networking app explores ways to monetise its huge user base. A large number of WeChat users have received the first ads in the app’s...
Jan 21, 2015 | China, Marketing through gaming, Mobile
To raise awareness of the launch of Air France’s new Business cabins in Asia, Fred & Farid Shanghai created the first mobile game that allowed travellers to compete for an instant upgrade, just before boarding. The agency started by transforming the boarding...
Jan 19, 2015 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing, Online advertising
Alibaba has bought AdChina, an integrated advertising platform in China for an undisclosed sum, as the newly listed ecommerce giant looks to boost its ad operations The investment will help Alibaba boost its online and mobile advertising efforts through Alimama, the...
Jan 6, 2015 | China, Mobile
Xiaomi saw its revenue more than double during last year, as the handset maker, often dubbed ‘the Chinese Apple’ becomes one of the biggest tech firms in the world. The financial results come just a week after it was named the world’s most valuable tech...
Jan 2, 2015 | China, Regulation
Access to Google’s email service Gmail is slowly getting back to normal after a reported block on the email service, according to reports. Over the Christmas period, Google’s own data indicates such traffic took a nosedive on Friday and has only slightly...
Dec 15, 2014 | China, USA
China accounts for two of the six companies with the highest online media revenues and four of the 10 fastest-growing, according to the latest Digital Media Index from global research and advisory firm Strategy Analytics which analyses revenue trends across 44 public...
Dec 8, 2014 | China, Facebook marketing, India, Latin America, Mobile, Online advertising, Online video, Social media, UK, USA
The global advertising market will grow up to 6% a year over the next three years, driven by mobile, social media and the transition to programmatic buying of digital display, according to a new report. The study, from ZenithOptimedia’s new Advertising Expenditure...
Nov 21, 2014 | China, Mobile
The Nokia N1 has gone on sale in China, dubbed the “first Nokia-branded Android tablet,” bypassing the restrictions imposed by its deal with Microsoft. Under the terms of the acquisition by Microsoft, the Finish firm can no longer use the Nokia brand on...
Nov 12, 2014 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
China’s online retail giant Alibaba says it has pulled in almost $8bn (£5bn) in sales from its annual ‘Singles’ Day’ shopping event. The day, nicknamed China’s anti–Valentine’s Day has overtaken the US’ s Black Friday as the world’s most...
Nov 12, 2014 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
This week saw the annual Singles Day take place in China, and retailers are eagerly anticipating the sales that are about to come through their websites. This infographic from Dyn looks at how brands can make the most of a day that celebrates the bachelor (or...
Nov 10, 2014 | China, Social media, Twitter marketing
Twitter plans to open offices in Hong Kong next year, as the social looks to rival the likes of Weibo in the hugely lucrative Chinese market. The social media platform has been blocked in China since 2009, mainly due to censorship reasons but also to protect domestic...
Nov 10, 2014 | China, Content marketing, Marketing through gaming, Online video
Rovio has struck a partnership with the Digital Entertainment Business Division of Alibaba Group and introduce Angry Birds Stella to fans through Chinese Idols, broadcasted by Shanghai Media Group. Angry Birds Stella will be seen throughout the season Finals of...
Oct 29, 2014 | China, France, Germany, India, Mobile, UK, USA
Brands with slow or poorly made mobile websites are increasingly losing potential customers, as mobile savvy users switch to rival sites to meet their high expectations, according to new research. The study, from Netbiscuits and Hightail Young, also found that people...
Oct 13, 2014 | China, Mobile
Apple increased the value of its brand by 21 percent to $118.9 billion, while Google raised its brand value by 15 percent to $107.43 billion. Coca-Cola, IBM and Microsoft round out the top five. The brand values of Apple and Google mark the first ever in the Best...
Oct 2, 2014 | China, Mobile, Regulation, Social media
Pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong are using FireChat to keep in touch and bypass an internet and network lockdown in the country. Watch this unedited video showing a protester using Firechat here: The app relies on ‘mesh networking’ to let users send messages to...
Sep 23, 2014 | China, E-commerce and E-retailing
Chinese online retailer Alibaba has smashed records with the largest public offering in US history – and is now as valuable as Facebook after just one day on Wall Street. Watch this video from Bloomberg discussing the deal: The e-commerce powerhouse, which sells...
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