Online Influence

Before I get into the facts about Weibo (a Chinese Twitter-style microblog), here are some basic stats about the Internet in China: China has over 513 million internet users; Broadband penetration rate is over 97%; China has over 920 million mobile users; Over 65% of China’s 513 million internet users access the internet via their mobile phones; and Almost 40% of mobile internet users use their mobile phones to access Weibo sites. Put into context, this means that if you are looking for your content to be found by Chinese…

The below infographic provides seven easy steps for effectively optimizing your press release, and was created by our very own Jamie Heckler. The reason I chose this as our first-ever #Infographic of the Week is because it highlights how issuing a press release doesn’t need to be a gamble. Carefully created content and accurate targeting is good SEO that will help ensure your message is heard by the people that it was intended for. Read the associated post, in all its glory, at our global Beyond PR blog.  

Online search in China is a US$3 billion industry that enjoyed a 70% growth in 2011 and while there are seven major players within the industry, only one is worth talking about. Baidu dominates the China market with well over 80% of the market and it is the first port-of-call for over 90% of all online searches in China. If you want your marketing and communications strategies to be effective in China, and if you have serious aspirations of reaching and engaging with a Chinese audience, it’s time to forget…

Following yesterday’s big announcement that Youku and Tudou are to merge, it seems an ideal time to discuss a growing segment of China’s media landscape – online video sites. With the merger seen as the first step in a larger move towards consolidation, the online video sites are set for some interesting times ahead, but their position will only be strengthened by the growing number of internet users, increased online advertising spend and the continued blocking of western video sites like YouTube. 513 Million Internet Users; Market Scale of Online…