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News and insights from across the world of international digital marketing.

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International E-commerce Calendar 2019

International E-commerce Calendar 2019

Download the digital and PDF versions of Oban's 2019 edition of their unique international e-commerce calendar.

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Black Friday Sales

Is Black Friday the global opportunity it appears to be?

November 22, 2018 International Insights

Black Friday has grown from a one-day event in the US to encompass a whole weekend of discounts and promotions in many countries. But how important is this particular sale around the world?

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Scandinavia

Fast e-commerce growth in Scandinavia boosts market desirability

Retailers shouldn’t ignore the opportunity Scandinavia offers for e-commerce with online sales in the Nordics increasing by 11% to £8.8 billion in the first six months of 2018.

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Africa Mobile

Mobile: the heart of your Africa strategy

Africa has been slower to adopt digital than other continents, but poses an enticing future opportunity for e-commerce businesses, particularly when it comes to mobile.

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Cart abandonment

Solving the international complications of shopping cart abandonment

Cart abandonment can have a dramatic effect on e-commerce results and currently leads to an estimated loss of over $260 billion of lost sales.

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What can you learn from brands you’ve never heard of?

What can you learn from brands you’ve never heard of?

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‘Hot Sales’ drive e-commerce confidence and delivers for brands in Latin America

May has seen two significant ‘Hot Sales’, both in Latin America and both e‑commerce events.

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Buying for mum: global Mother’s Day on this date spending statistics

What does recent data show us about gift purchasing for Mother's Day?

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A golden opportunity for Japanese retailers

Shopping in Japan is a national obsession and Golden Week is in many ways its apogee.

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Egypt bolsters e-commerce credentials

Egypt's technological credentials will soon make it an excellent choice for e‑commerce

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Celebrating mum: When and how we recognise mothers around the world

Global spending on Mother's Day is predicted to increase by over £5bn in 2018

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Waving Germany and England Flag

The English are coming: Why English brands may be more likely to succeed in Germany than British ones

Have we wrongly assumed that ‘Britishness’ is a concept that will be universally understood and applied?

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Do British luxury brands need to worry about French and Italian competitors?

Scanning the top 100 ‘best global brands’ for UK luxury leaders, only Burberry is visible at #86.

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Canada: 60% purchase online domestically and cross-border. Land of opportunity for UK brands and etailers?

Canada: 60% purchase online domestically and cross-border.

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Japan: 70% of population now shopping online. How can UK businesses capitalise?

A leader in technology and innovation, e-commerce has been thriving in Japan for the past decade.

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India: B2C e-commerce experiencing steady growth. A market to consider for 2021?

What can non-native businesses expect from the Indian e-commerce landscape?

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Eszett Fussball or fußball? How foreign alphabets effect sports retail

In our latest blog, we take a look at how foreign alphabets effect sports retail in German search

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3 lessons we can learn from Chinese social commerce

When it comes to ecommerce via social media there’s a lot we can learn from China.

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Google trends reveals Turkey is a top global audience for Game of Thrones

We take a look at how global audiences are searching for the series & which families are most popular in each country

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Google dominates, but expats will ‘go local’ with search – if it delivers

We find out how expats & people who live and work between countries search online

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What are the countries where ‘country code Top Level Domains’ (ccTLDs) are really needed?

Domain strategy is an important part of your international digital marketing strategy and there are pros and cons of each approach

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