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

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CheckOut4Fashion Whitepaper

CheckOut4Fashion: A guide to selling fashion around the world online

Download our whitepaper for an in-depth look at how fashion brands can take advantage of the digitalisation and internationalisation of consumer culture.

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SEO in South Korea on Naver

SEO on Naver: The beginner’s guide

For digital marketers looking at expanding into the South Korean market, knowing how to optimise their site for Naver, the country’s largest search engine, is a must.

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Cross-border e-commerce: The ins and outs

Cross-border e-commerce is enabling retailers to reach new customers across national boundaries. Discover the details you must consider before you join them.

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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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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 retailers?

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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