In January, I reported on TradeMediaBlog that Global Sources was offering for the very first time a low cost entry package for their export marketing services which was a concern for Alibaba.com.
It now seems that these new packages are starting to gain traction.
South China Morning Post reported today that Global Sources’ new pricing plan is [...]

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For those of you deeply involved in Search Engine Marketing (SEM), you are aware of the costly issues dealing with Click Fraud.
For newbies, Click Fraud is when someone or something (a ’spider’) ‘clicks’ on a paid ad listing without any interest in the ad or intent on buying from the advertiser.
What’s the big deal? [...]

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As stated in my April 21st post on TradeMediaBlog, the world was watching for Yahoo!’s results on April 24th and they just weren’t that great.
Mass media reported solid revenue and profit growth but if you looked a bit closer you soon realized that most of this lift was provided by a one-time gain from the [...]

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All eyes on Yahoo! this week as they release their most important earnings data in the company’s history April 22nd. Google, Microsoft and Alibaba Group will be watching closely to see if they can deliver the numbers they reaffirmed with analysts. We will also be looking for signs of traction from tweaks to its advertising [...]

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My April 1st posting, Google Slowing?, detailed interpretations of recent Comscore data that showed that the almighty Google may actually be losing strength.
However, Google just released their Q1-08 earnings and hit the ball out of the park! Check out these numbers:
- Q1-08 earnings of US$1.31 billion or $4.12 per share versus US$1 billion or $3.18 [...]

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The Canton Fair, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive trade shows, opened its 103rd session April 14th in Guangzhou, China.
This year’s event (and almost every year) is said to be the ‘biggest and best’ with ever increasing numbers of exhibitors and expected attendees.
However, SCMP.com and our good friend, Paul Woodward, have reported that [...]

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Tencent (0700.HK), China’s leading provider of Internet and mobile / telecommunications value-added services, is now the official and exclusive Internet sponsor of the 2010 World Expo.
Why is this significant?
- The World Expo has a 150 year history.
- The next World Expo will be held in Shanghai May 1-Oct 31, 2010 and is expecting over 70 [...]

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Perhaps one of the biggest untapped resources owned by trade marketplaces is their potential to monitor and even predict trade trends. While most sites do not support online transactions, trends in inquiries through their platforms and shifts in the listed products can tell us a lot.
On a macro basis, the data could be ‘mined’ [...]

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Pacific Epoch, a boutique research house focused on China technology, media, and telecom investment news, announced that Tejari.com is expanding in China.
Tejari.com is a B2B online trade marketplace, much like Alibaba.com and GlobalSources.com, but with a slant towards the Middle East, where it is based. Tejari boasts 150,000 members from the Middle East and [...]

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Further to my April 3rd post, Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire signed into law the toughest toy law in the United States.
The law will dramatically cut the amount of lead, cadmium and phthalates, a commonly used plasticizing chemical, allowed in children’s toys, cosmetics, jewelry, teething items and car seats made or sold in the state.
The [...]

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