Asian Search Engine Market Shares (2009/2010)

Here is an update on search engine market shares in Asia. Most numbers are based on 2009 figures. Didn’t find anything about 2010 yet. If someone got input for 2010 or other sources as well, post a comment please, I will update the table. This time I tried to find several resources per country to […]

Baidu SEO and Baidu PPC (Baidu Paid Search)

I wrote a post about Baidu advertising a while ago and also posted about experiences with Chinese SEO which resulted in an interesting discussion about Baidu SEO. Also, several contact requests raised questions of how to do SEO in Baidu. So, I suppose it’s time for another Baidu SEO post, repeat a few things, answer […]

E-Commerce in China: Alibaba, Ctrip, Taobao and others

Alibaba Group has merged two of its fastest-growing divisions, digital advertising exchange service Alimama and consumer-based auction platform Taobao.com.
In a statement, group chairman Jack Ma said consolidating the platforms’ operations will better attract sellers and provide consumers with more options, further advancing the Alibaba name brand.
The move comes after Alibaba posted stellar second-quarter earnings, which […]

Online youth in China

According to new figures from the China Internet Network Information Center, there are 107m internet users in China aged below 25, roughly half of the online population. These users are ahead of the curve when it comes to social media and new technology take-up. About 33% of young web users said […]

Chinese demographics

The Manager Magazin has some great figures about Chinese demographics. I summarized and translated them and added some own thoughts and conclusions. Although they are originally not directly connected to the Internet and online marketing, numbers like the following are always a good source to draw some interesting conclusions about online marketing (which you will […]

China Consulting

If you want to enter the Chinese market, there are a lot of things to consider and stumbling blocks to get out of the way. To get some consulting help can be a worthful investment for a smooth start into the Chinese market. Get an overview of China consulting.
China consulting services for:

setup a company or […]

China Marketing

Marketing in China is a very sensitive topic. Many Western multi-nationals have burnt their fingers because they didn’t consider the rules of marketing in China. The result: huge marketing budgets were spent, the brand made itself ridiculous or got a lot of negative critics from Chinese consumers. After all the whole marketing campaign was a […]

Chinese search engines: Comparing Baidu and Google

As in many other countries as well there are a lot of search engines in China but only a few have a relevant market share. These are especially Google and Baidu, and Yahoo to a minor part. Unlike to most other countries in the world, Google is not the market leader in China, in fact […]

3digitalminds: China SEO agency and Internet marketing agency for online marketing and SEO consulting in China

Online Marketing in China is definitely different to that in Western countries. Chinese online users have different habits and experiences in how to use the Internet. To run a successful online business in China requires a online marketing agency as a partner that is used to the desires of Chinese online users and has profound […]

200 most successful websites

The 2007 Web Trend Map is available. First time including a Chinese line with the most important websites in China (Baidu, Sina, Yahoo, QQ, PCHome, Taobao, Tom, 163, etc.). Fascinating, a great work and a must for every Internet marketing expert. That’s what iA says:
The 200 most successful websites on the web, ordered by category, proximity, success, popularity and perspective. […]