by Petr Klement | May 18, 2018
If one were to nominate a poster child for international marketing failures, one would be hard-pressed to identify a candidate more ideal than Walmart. In so many cases over the past several decades, Walmart consistently made the wrong choices when making an entrance into a new market. Walmart’s journeys abroad, whether to China, Germany, Brazil or elsewhere, seem to be met with stumbles at every step — though in many cases, the company has learned and adapted over time.
by Polona Golob | Jan 18, 2018
Adidas, Jägermeister and Volkswagen are only a few belonging to Germany’s long list of internationally famous brands. What does it take to enter Europe’s most successful economy? What is the average German customer like? We plunged into data research and spoke with business professionals who know the German market to answer these and many other questions – all in our SEO guide for Germany.
by Polona Golob | Feb 19, 2017
2017 is in full swing and so is ecommerce business. Based on research from emarketer.com forecasting ecommerce sales by country up till 2019, we’ve prepared an overview of the top 15 ecommerce markets in 2017. This way you can still properly re-valuate your annual marketing strategy and focus on the best ecommerce platforms. In 2016 global ecommerce website sales reached more than $22 trillion. This is a 6% yearly increase with sales estimating to reach $27 trillion in 2020.
by Artur Kornienko | Aug 25, 2016
In this part of the blog, we have talked a lot about importance of studying foreign culture and local customer´s mindset before expanding your business. Puma, Walmart, eBay, Groupon and many others have learned this lesson the hard way.
by Artur Kornienko | Feb 16, 2016
The map shows national preferences when it comes to choosing particular brand of car. Surely, French people will opt for the French cars and Germans will drive their own. But what about the rest of the Europe? The 1st place is held by Volkswagen which is #1 choice in 10 countries. Then goes SKODA with 6 countries. 3rd place share Dacia, Renault and Fiat; each of them holds the major share in 4 respective markets. But what one can learn from this situation?