Blog - Page 24 of 37

February 9, 2011

Published by Motoko Hunt at February 9, 2011

Converting the visitors with localized site

When people don't convert as much as you'd like them to on your localized website, there are 5 things to consider before you give up on that market. Check them to find out where the bottle neck and make some improvements without spending a fortune.

November 22, 2010

Published by Motoko Hunt at November 22, 2010

Yahoo is showing more results from Google

Yahoo Japan's search results is now identical to Google's in many cases if you use Chrome browser. In other words, depending on which browser you use, you get different search results in Yahoo Japan right now.

September 21, 2010

Published by Motoko Hunt at September 21, 2010

Google AdWords Update for Japan

Google's new AdWords ad setting allows advertisers in Japan to create more relevant ads for the keywords. See the new ad standard.

August 16, 2010

Published by Motoko Hunt at August 16, 2010

Realizing Your Target Market Isn’t In Your Market

When you see everyone around you on Twitter and Facebook, you think, “Wow! Twitter and Facebook are taking over the world!” But almost every time I talk to people who are not in this industry, […]

August 11, 2010

Published by Motoko Hunt at August 11, 2010

International Internet Data and Stats

I wrote an article “Social Media Marketing – The Japanese Way” for ClickZ earlier this month. The article received more than 300 re-tweets in 3 days (currently has 350+), and it got me thinking how […]

July 27, 2010

Published by Motoko Hunt at July 27, 2010

Yahoo Japan to be powered by Google and what this means to marketers

Yahoo Japan and Google Japan jointly announced that Yahoo Japan's organic search results will soon be powered by Google. However, it looks more of the hybrid version rather than the pure Google search.