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Storyblok Expands to APAC to Transform Digital Storytelling Across the Region

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Digital storytelling requires flexible technology: New data shows only 13% of APAC companies are happy with their monolithic CMSs, and 46% are considering moving to a headless CMS

LINZ, Austria, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Storyblok, the content management system (CMS) category leader for 2022 that empowers both developers and content teams to create better content experiences across all digital channels, today announced its expansion to APAC (Asia-Pacific).

Brands across APAC such as Pizza Hut Australia, FC Sydney, Liberty Finance Australia, Vicinity Centres, Treasury Wine Estates, Crimson Education, Octopus Deploy, and Akasa Air already use Storyblok as the content engine for their digital experiences.

In recognition of the massive growth potential throughout APAC, Storyblok hired Marcus Paterson as its APAC Sales Manager. Marcus has held leadership roles at National Australia Bank, Fuji Xerox, and Leidos Australia. He’s now based in Thailand to support customers across the region and is actively growing a sales team and related support roles.

“After working throughout APAC for over 20 years, I’ve come to understand the unique challenges that companies face in this part of the world,” said Marcus Paterson, APAC Sales Manager at Storyblok. “Agile and secure content management continues to be something that all sorts of businesses struggle with. With Storyblok, your marketing and content teams have a future-proof CMS that enhances content experiences at any scale.”

To understand more about content management in APAC, Storyblok surveyed 301 professionals who use a CMS in Australia and Singapore.

The survey revealed the following key insights:

  • Only 13% of APAC companies are happy with their monolithic CMSs
  • 46% are considering moving to a headless CMS
  • The CMS features that are most important: Security, Website speed, #3 Easy to use for content creators
  • 61% are worried about the security of their CMS
  • 67% use 2 or more CMSs
  • 68% deliver content in more than one language
  • 12% are using their CMS to deliver content in virtual reality, and 9% in augmented reality

“Based on our great success so far in APAC, we knew now was the right time to invest more heavily in the region,” said Sascha Ploebst, VP of Sales at Storyblok. “The data shows us that local companies are ready to move to headless CMS solutions to improve their digital storytelling.”

“Our expansion into APAC is an important milestone in the global growth of Storyblok,” said Dominik Angerer, Co-Founder and CEO of Storyblok. “Audiences all over the world demand better content experiences that traditional CMS platforms were never built for. Storyblok already offers a cloud-native CMS to manage all content in one place with data centers in the US, Europe, and a dedicated instance in China. I’m also proud to announce that we are planning to offer a locally hosted option in Australia soon for organizations that need this.”

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About Storyblok
Storyblok, the content management system (CMS) category leader for 2022, empowers both developers and content teams to create better content experiences across any digital channel.

Storyblok enhances audience experiences with best-in-breed performance, security, optimized omnichannel storytelling, and robust personalization. Enable content teams to create and manage content intuitively and independently with drag and drop visual editing, custom collaboration workflows, and a world-class digital asset manager. Empower developers to build anything, integrate with everything, and publish everywhere with Storyblok’s headless CMS architecture.

Leading brands such as Adidas, T-Mobile, Renault, and Marc O’Polo use Storyblok to shape their digital storytelling.

See why Storyblok was named the CMS for 2022 by G2 at www.storyblok.com and follow Storyblok on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Brandon Watts
brandon.watts@storyblok.com

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Axiata’s Merdeka Brand Film Produced by ADA Emerges Winners — 2022 Experts’ Choice Awards

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The Merdeka Brand Film, The Turning Point was voted as of one of the Top 10 winners by MARKETING Magazine readers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Axiata Group Berhad’s (Axiata’s) Merdeka Brand Film — The Turning Point was voted as one of the Top 10 winners of the Experts’ Choice Awards Merdeka TVC Edition 2022 by MARKETING Magazine readers.

The inspirational short film was produced by ADA in conjunction with Malaysia’s Independence Day on 31 August and Malaysia Day on 16 September.

In the film, the protagonist, Intan, a member of the indigenous community successfully built a business that helped her community thrive and prosper. A chance encounter marked the turning point for Intan’s remarkable journey, when she was gifted a book on how to start a business — a seemingly insignificant moment that changed her life and her community in ways she could never have imagined.

The short film reflects Axiata’s proposition to advance and transform lives of communities across Malaysia, leaving no one behind.

Similarly, this Merdeka, Axiata wished to spotlight the marginalised communities including senior citizens, urban poor, single moms and the disabled groups that are often excluded from the narrative of equal access and deprived of opportunities.

For the marginalised in Malaysia, Axiata aspires to be the turning point to a better life and a brighter future.

“ADA is very proud that we were able to bring this beautiful story to everyone. As a company, we will be very glad and grateful if we get a chance to use our creativity and digital capabilities to bring smiles to more “Intans” in our community,” said Anurag Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, ADA.

To date, the short film has gained over 4.4 million views across all social channels.

It’s a tradition for MARKETING Magazine to organise the annual Experts’ Choice Awards as a chance for their readers to vote for the brand, agency and production house they support. The award sees participation of major players from industries such as Telecommunications, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Banking, Insurance, Automotive and more.

About ADA

ADA is a data and artificial intelligence company that designs and executes integrated digital, analytics, and marketing solutions.

Operating across 10 markets in South and Southeast Asia, ADA partners with leading brands to drive their digital and data maturity, and achieve their business goals. We are anchored on the following main services:

  • Providing business insights, data enrichment, and advanced analytics
  • Understanding the consumer mindset and designing data-driven creative marketing strategies
  • Executing end-to-end digital marketing solutions for growth hacking, funnel optimisation, and goal optimisation

ADA complements its unique digital expertise with deep proprietary data of 375 million consumers.

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Straive appoints Josh Blair as its Chairman

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MUMBAI, India, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Straive (erstwhile SPi Global), a leader in delivering technology-driven solutions for Content, EdTech, and Data to leading global organizations, has appointed Josh Blair as its Non-Executive Chairman.

Josh is the CEO and Co-Founder of EdTech innovator Impro.AI. Additionally, Josh is the Vice Chair at TELUS International, the Governance Chair at Neighbourly Pharmacies, and a partner at Esplanade Ventures. Prior to 2020, Josh enjoyed 25 years working at TELUS Corporation, most recently as Group President overseeing TELUS International, TELUS Health, TELUS Agriculture, TELUS Business Solutions, and TELUS Ventures.

“We are thrilled to have Josh Blair join our Board as the Non-Executive Chair. Josh has had a tremendous impact while leading various digital transformation programs, and we look forward to drawing on his experience and acumen as we continue to transform Straive,” said Ratan Datta, President and CEO of Straive.

“We have enjoyed working with Josh over several years at TELUS International, and his leadership has been a catalyst to the success of his companies. We look forward to his Chairmanship at Straive as the company continues its growth journey and achieves new heights,” said Jimmy Mahtani, Managing Director of Baring Private Equity Asia.

“As Chairman of Straive, I am excited about the opportunity of working with Baring Private Equity Asia, the board, and the management team to continue to transform Straive, with its investments in high caliber talent and digital technologies focused on delivering the highest quality of services to its clients,” said Josh Blair.

About Straive (erstwhile SPi Global)

Straive is a market-leading content technology enterprise that provides data services, subject matter expertise (SME), and technology solutions to multiple domains, such as research content, e-Learning/EdTech, and data/information providers. With a client base scoping 30 countries worldwide, Straive’s multi-geographical resource pool is strategically located in seven countries: Singapore (headquarters), India, Philippines, USA, Nicaragua, Vietnam, and UK.

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GAMURS CLOSES $17.8M AUD SERIES A FUNDING ROUND LED BY U.S. INVESTORS ELYSIAN PARK VENTURES AND CERRO CAPITAL

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Leading Gaming, Esports, and Entertainment Media Network Will Accelerate Strategic Acquisition Opportunities and Expand Into Adjacent Markets

SYDNEY, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GAMURS, the leading gaming, esports, and entertainment media network, today announced it has closed a $17.8M AUD ($12M USD) Series A funding round. U.S. based investors Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group, and Cerro Capital co-led the round, with participation from Powerhouse Capital, Aura Ventures, and Artesian.

GAMURS will leverage the financing to accelerate its rapid growth strategy and expansion into adjacent markets. Founded by Riad Chikani in 2014, GAMURS has quickly developed into one of the industry’s largest media networks, with 55 million active monthly users across its portfolio of 16 major digital publications covering esports, gaming, and entertainment. 

“We are incredibly proud to have the backing of Elysian Park Ventures, Cerro Capital, and all of our incredible investors,” said Riad Chikhani, Founder and CEO of GAMURS. “The round not only presents a fresh injection of growth capital, but offers the opportunity to collaborate with strategically aligned investors who will actively add value in our journey to redefine gaming and entertainment media.”

The company’s organic growth profile has been amplified by acquiring small, underdeveloped digital media platforms and providing them with the tools, resources and global platform they need to scale with purpose. With the company already being profitable, the funds from this raise will predominantly be used towards further acquisition opportunities, as it continues to see these investments as core to its business model. As of July 2022, GAMURS’ revenue is tracking at 158% up on the previous year, and its EBITDA has more than doubled. 

“At Cerro Capital, we view GAMURS as the driving force to consolidate an incredibly fragmented esports and gaming media ecosystem. Through a number of M&A transactions to date, we’ve seen that they’re incredibly adept at identifying targets, running a smooth integration process, and driving near immediate growth in audience and revenue, in a profitable manner,” said Ashish Patel, Cerro Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner. “We’ve been consistently impressed by CEO Riad Chikhani’s discipline and leadership in operating the organisation profitably – a rare feat in today’s digital media environment – all while still being under-monetised from an advertising perspective.”

According to Grand View Research, the global esports market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 21.9% through 2030, with factors influencing market growth including an increase in live streaming of games, rising audience reach, and infrastructure for league tournaments, among others. Since its inception, GAMURS has been at the forefront of identifying authentic and authoritative voices in the space, including its flagship brand, Dot Esports, and Gamepur. The market presents a unique opportunity for GAMURS to continue growing in terms of organic reach, and it plans to expand on its monetisation strategy to amplify its yield and earnings across its portfolio of brands.

In addition to its extensive media portfolio, GAMURS supports brands looking to reach its sizable esports and gaming audience which is predominantly 18-34 year-olds (64%). GAMURS’ service offerings include strategic sponsorships, digital media buying, bespoke content creation and campaign solutions, product partnerships, and more. GAMURS has created innovative campaigns with leading global brands such as McDonald’s, Red Bull, Nintendo, Intel, and more.

“Our mission at Elysian Park Ventures is to invest in companies that are going to have a profound impact on the sports world,” said Nikhil Bahel, Elysian Park Ventures Managing Partner. “GAMURS has quickly snuck up on the emerging esports market with a sustainable business model, and a remarkably focused and passionate founder in Riad. We’re excited to support the company as it continues to scale and present more opportunities for both consumers and advertisers.”

“We’re thrilled to continue to follow-on our investment into GAMURS for the third time, a testament to the company’s rapid growth and success. Our conviction has never been stronger as the team continues to deliver impressive results and maintains a healthy profitability margin,” said Eric Chan, Aura Ventures Managing Partner.

About GAMURS

GAMURS Group’s far-reaching gaming and entertainment network reaches 55 million monthly users across its group of mastheads. Its media portfolio includes Dot Esports, the world’s premier destination for competitive gaming news, Gamepur, a fastly growing voice in gaming journalism, Pro Game Guides, featuring in-depth guides for all gaming genres and devices, TouchTapPlay, a top destination for mobile gaming news and guides, We Got This Covered, a wide-reaching entertainment news site, and The Mary Sue, the geek girls’ guide to the entertainment universe, and others.

About Elysian Park Ventures

Elysian Park Ventures is a private investment firm created by the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs operating at the intersection of sports, technology, and entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, New York, and London, Elysian Park invests across stages from seed to growth, and also provides entrepreneurs with strategic, operational, and management resources through the Global Sports Venture Studio, Trailblazer Venture Studio, and Robin, among others. Learn more at elysianpark.ventures.

About Cerro Capital

Cerro Capital, a global sports investment firm, has launched a growth equity fund investing in the Future of Sports. Founded in 2021, by a team of principal investors and operators with decades of global experience, deep seated industry relationships, and access to premium deal flow, the fund aims to be the leading growth capital investor for Sports IP & Technology – a specialised yet significantly large and influential global industry reaching massive adjacent markets.

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GITEX GLOBAL 2022 gathers world’s leaders to challenge and collaborate in the Web 3.0 economy

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DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Dubai will transform into the ultimate digital epicentre of the world next month, as the UAE hosts GITEX GLOBAL, the world’s largest tech show, converging the most advanced companies and best minds to deep dive into the making of the Web 3.0 economy.

From 10-14 October 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), GITEX GLOBAL presents the most empowering curation ever, with seven multi-tech themes experimenting in the metaverse, a decentralised future of the internet, and a sustainable global digital economy.

The event’s record size and continued expansion mirrors the ambitions of the UAE and region’s digital transformation, as government initiatives such as the National Program for Coders, the Dubai Metaverse Strategy, and Next GenFDI propels the UAE to the forefront of the global digital economy.  

This is amplified by new GITEX GLOBAL 2022 launches of X-VERSE, sponsored by TMRW Foundation in collaboration with Decentraland, one of the world’s most immersive metaverse journeys featuring 28 experiential brands; and Global DevSlam, the Middle East’s largest ever coder and developer meetup.

H.E. Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications, said: “GITEX this year is bigger than ever. It spans two million sq. ft. with over 5,000 exhibitors from more than 90 countries, which makes this truly the biggest tech show in the world. This year, my office has partnered with GITEX to ensure that we’re not just showcasing technology, but actually inventing and developing technology.”

Trixie LohMirmand, EVP of Events Management at DWTC, GITEX GLOBAL’s organiser, added: “GITEX serves a profound purpose of enabling and accelerating the digital economies of UAE and many of its alliance partners through connecting earnest stakeholders with outstanding minds from the world, and materialising these connections into actionable partnerships.”

GITEX GLOBAL 2022 welcomes an unprecedented 52% new exhibitors choosing the show and the UAE as the first choice in their market access strategies. North Star will host the biggest Unicorn meetup of the year in Dubai, with 35 Unicorns from 15 countries looking to expand in one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.

Furthermore, XPENG, a leading tech company and EV manufacturer, has chosen GITEX GLOBAL to host the world’s first public flight of its pioneering eVTOL flying car X2 with the support of official partner, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.

H.E. Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications, addressing the crowd
H.E. Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications, addressing the crowd
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Recapping 50 years of China-Japan relations: What the future holds

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BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A news report from China.org.cn on the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China–Japan diplomatic ties:

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the normalization of China–Japan diplomatic ties, which serves as a significant opportunity for the two countries to review the past and take a look into the future. In September 1972, China and Japan first signed a joint communique; several years later, the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship was signed after approval by legislative authorities. Different from how China established diplomatic relationships with other countries like the U.S., the Soviet Union and South Korea, this “two-step mode”, a pivotal political decision, embodied the strategic insights and political courage of the statesmen of the elder generation of the two countries. It also reflects the oriental wisdom with which the two countries seek common ground while reserving differences in pursuit of harmony and peace. The normalization of China–Japan diplomatic ties ushered in half a century of peace, friendship and cooperation for the two countries, bringing huge benefits to both countries and their peoples, while contributing enormously to the peace, stability and development of Asia and the world.

Since negotiations commenced between China and Japan, the latter has made solemn pledges to China that “there is only one China in the world” and “Taiwan is an inseparable part of China.” This position is captured in the four political documents and a series of important consensus between China and Japan. The Taiwan question is essential to the political foundation and fundamental trust between China and Japan. Proper handling of this question was the precondition and foundation for the normalization of the two countries’ diplomatic ties, and for a positive outlook on China–Japan relations.

China and Japan are neighbors in east Asia, and it’s not rare for neighbors to have frictions. But the key lies in how they cope with it. Countries should honor their commitments in foreign policy; the political consensus of “being cooperative partners and not threats to each other” should also be upheld.

In Confucius’ Analects, there reads a line, “At fifty, I knew the decrees of heaven.” Now that China–Japan diplomatic ties have reached their 50th anniversary, the two countries should be the masters of their own future: Draw lessons from historical experience where “cooperation benefits both and collision harms both”, stick to the original aspiration of diplomatic normalization, level up dialogue and other channels of communications, deepen cooperation in various fields, and jointly create another fifty years of peaceful coexistence and mutual benefit for the two countries.

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iQIYI Unveils Industry’s First In-vehicle 5D Content Viewing Experience with XPeng

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BEIJING, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — iQIYI, an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, announced that launched on Sep. 21, the new XPeng Motor SUV G9 series would feature iQIYI’s latest 5D in-vehicle cinema, marking a first in China’s in-vehicle entertainment development. Unlike traditional in-vehicle entertainment experience, the new 5D cinema iQIYI developed in partnership with XPeng integrates various physical features of the vehicle cockpit in the delivery of content, hence providing viewers a full-sensory, 5D immersive viewing experience.

iQIYI Provides In-Vehicle Entertainment Solution for the new XPeng Motor SUV G9 series
iQIYI Provides In-Vehicle Entertainment Solution for the new XPeng Motor SUV G9 series

iQIYI has leveraged its deep technological expertise in video intelligence recognition to develop the new features that support the intelligent interaction between content playback and the cockpit. Using artificial intelligence in combination with manual verification as the primary tool, iQIYI’s new cinema processes scenes in a variety of content with sensory elements, marking each scene with the lighting, seat vibration, and specific scent that best correspond to the plot. With the markings, the cockpit hardware then delivers various physical effects during the actual content playback, enabling the users to enjoy an immersive viewing experience.

iQIYI also released the first batch of films customized to leverage the latest technological advances the new cinema presents. The slate includes global sensation Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong as well as domestic hits Big Fish & Begonia and Pegasus. Since the scenes of the films include a diverse range of settings, they are primed to introduce users to the full capacity of the new cinema as users can now physically feel in the comfort of their cars the heat of the desert, the coolness of the ocean, and the jolting intensity of battles.

The latest 5D in-vehicle cinema is part of iQIYI’s effort to develop the technological expertise that drives the continued development of China’s in-vehicle entertainment industry. As part of the process, iQIYI’s Internet of Vehicles (IOV) team also made patent applications for two technical solutions it devised. With continued technical breakthroughs, iQIYI is well-positioned to keep advancing industry-leading innovations that can shape the future of smart cockpit. 

HUANG Shuangxi, General Manager of Smart Home and IoV Business of iQIYI, said: “The cockpit is a well-suited and intimate environment for delivering to viewers a 5D cinematic experience that fully showcases the various sensory elements already embedded in different content. As upgrading the in-vehicle entertainment experience becomes a focus, our latest collaboration with XPeng presents this industry-leading innovation solutions that mark an important step forward.”

Over the years, iQIYI has formed partnerships with over 30 top industry players. In this year alone, iQIYI is delivering its quality in-vehicle entertainment service and experience in over 80 car models coming to the market. Working closely with BMW, SAIC Audi, Ford, SAIC Volkswagen, FAW Volkswagen, BYD, GreatWall Motor, NIO, Lixiang, XPeng, Tesla, and many others, iQIYI continues to leverage the latest technological discovery as well as the company’s robust content ecology to provide customization in user scenario, hardware, and content.

CONTACT: iQIYI Press, press@qiyi.com 

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Amazon Leads as Top Channel for Product Research, According to New Data from ChannelAdvisor

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Survey Shows that 75% of Australian Consumers Regularly Shop On Multiple Online Marketplaces

A survey of over 5,000 global consumers provides brands and retailers with actionable insights into when, where and how they shop online, ahead of the festive season

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE: ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions, today released the results of its 2022 E-Commerce Consumer Survey, which gauged the shopping behaviours of over 5,000 respondents in Australia, U.S. and Europe. The global survey found consumers in Australia trust a brand’s website and marketplaces for product research, with social media found to be the least trusted platform.

The results of the survey offer brands and retailers actionable insights into the current perspectives of online shoppers and found 50% of consumers in Australia trust a brand’s website or marketplaces (44%) for product research, compared to just 6% who trust social media.

Despite this lack of trust in social media, 29% of respondents said they discovered products through sites like Instagram and TikTok.

Survey participants shared their preferences for online marketplaces and retailer sites they visit to research and purchase products while weighing factors such as product selection and delivery methods.  The survey results also revealed how inflation and rising costs are affecting consumer purchasing decisions and their priorities when conducting online research before or during an in-store shopping experience.

“To stay competitive and agile in this changing environment, brands and retailers must first understand how, where and why consumers are shopping,” said Mike Shapaker, chief marketing officer at ChannelAdvisor. “These survey results provide valuable insights that will help empower sellers to gain strategies to help capture consumer attention as the festive season approaches.”

Key findings that emerged from this year’s survey data include:

  • The majority of Australian consumers are shopping on more than one marketplace
  • Retail Media ads are influencing consumer purchase decisions
  • The 2022 festive season will continue to involve heavy online research and purchasing activity

Australian trends indicate shopping journeys involve more activity across retail sites and marketplaces

  • 85% of global consumers use multiple digital touchpoints during their buying journey
  • 75% of consumers tend to use multiple marketplaces on a regular basis for browsing, shopping or buying
    • 20% of consumers regularly use three marketplaces on a regular basis for browsing, shopping or buying, and 16% use 4 or more
  • 50% of consumers have purchased an item from a foreign retail site or marketplace in the past 12 months
    • These purchases are more frequent among younger consumers (63% of 18- to 25-year-olds) than older consumers (32% of consumers aged 65+)
  • 54% of Australian consumers have used click and collect in the past 12 months

Marketplaces are the most common channels to discover new products

  • 88% of Australian consumers browse items on marketplaces or retail sites without the direct intention to purchase something
  • 43% of Australian consumers “discovered” products they’ve purchased in the past 12 months by browsing marketplaces

Retail media advertising is becoming essential to increase product awareness

  • 39% of Australian consumers have clicked on a sponsored or promoted ad that they saw on a marketplace or retail site in the past 12 months
    • This activity is higher among younger shoppers (55% of consumers aged 18-25 and 48% of consumers aged 26-35)
  • 28% of consumers have purchased an item on Amazon after seeing an ad for that product on Amazon

Google remains the top channel for product research in Australia

  • In the past 12 months, consumers have researched products on these sites*
    • Facebook: 41%
    • Instagram: 28%
    • Google: 85%
    • Amazon: 56%
    • eBay: 71%

Pricing is a major factor for Australian consumers before making a purchase:

  • 86% of consumers usually compare prices before making a purchase
  • 98% of consumers consider price a somewhat or very important factor in product selection
  • 65% of consumers indicated their reason for researching products online before or during shopping in-store “often” involves checking prices

The 2022 Australian festive season will continue to involve heavy online research and purchasing activity:

  • 84% of consumers plan to spend the same amount of time or more shopping for festive gifts online compared to last year
  • 26% of 18- to 25-year-old consumers plan to conduct festive shopping research on social media sites

Click here to view the entire report of survey results.

Survey Methodology

ChannelAdvisor commissioned leading research firm Dynata to survey 5,000 consumers in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Australia about their online shopping and research habits in 2022. Respondents, who ranged in ages from 18 to 65, were screened and sampled in partnership with Dynata. There were 1,000 respondents in the Australian segment.

To learn more about industry insights from this recent consumer survey, including holiday and category-specific results, view ChannelAdvisor’s on-demand webinar.

For more details about ChannelAdvisor, visit ChannelAdvisor’s blog, follow ChannelAdvisor on Twitter @ChannelAdvisor, like ChannelAdvisor on Facebook and connect with ChannelAdvisor on LinkedIn.

About ChannelAdvisor

ChannelAdvisor (NYSE: ECOM) is a leading multichannel commerce platform whose mission is to connect and optimise the world’s commerce. For over two decades, ChannelAdvisor has helped brands and retailers worldwide improve their online performance by expanding sales channels, connecting with consumers across the entire buying cycle, optimising their operations for peak performance, and providing actionable analytics to improve competitiveness. Thousands of customers depend on ChannelAdvisor to securely power their e-commerce operations on channels such as Amazon, eBay, Google, Facebook, Walmart, and hundreds more. For more information, visit www.channeladvisor.com.au/.

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helen.desouza@channeladvisor.com  
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Vivanti to hold hybrid data warehousing webinar

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Data consultancy Vivanti hosts webinar, outlining how hybrid data models help data warehouses deliver a balance between responsiveness and robustness

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Vivanti — the enterprise technology consultancy delivering impactful cloud experiences and data-driven innovations with a client-first ethical framework — is holding a thought leadership webinar next week. The webinar outlines how a hybrid data modeling approach enables data warehousing projects to meet desired business objectives.

Titled You Don’t need more data: You Need better data modeling, the webinar takes place 2pm New York EDT, Wednesday 28th September.

To register for the webinar, go here: https://bit.ly/3xD4yD0

Vivanti Principal Consultant and webinar host, James Hunt, said that the session would explain how organizations can apply blended data architectures to solve modern data challenges.

“Research from Data Science Central suggests that over 80 percent of today’s data warehousing projects fail to achieve desired business goals,” said Hunt. “With more data and data sources than ever before, it’s not a dearth of data that’s the problem. It’s poor data modeling.

“We’re encouraging data professionals, and organizations looking to build or improve their data warehouses, to join us as we outline how hybrid data models can blend the best parts of what Inmon and Kimball have to offer.

“For too long now, we’ve held ourselves hostage to single data warehousing approaches, restricting our capacity to answer pressing questions with sufficient speed and depth. Join us as we pinpoint when, why and how hybrid data models can help unleash our ability to analyze and act on data – with the flexibility and pace that modern business demands.”

The first part of the webinar will identify and explore the core data inputs, analytical outputs and business demands that will shape an organization’s required approach.

The second leg of the webinar will build on the criteria established and examined in the first half. Vivanti’s data consultants then offer advice for successfully executing hybrid data warehousing solutions.

“Leave the sins of brittle ETL pipelines, inflexible reporting, and problematic data governance where they belong – in the data warehousing doldrums,” said Hunt. “See how to deliver modern Cloud Data Platforms that move at the speed of business.”

For more information about the webinar, and to register, go here: https://bit.ly/3xD4yD0

About Vivanti

Vivanti is a modern data-focused cloud consulting company with a consultant-led, customer-first approach. Vivanti consultants are organizationally empowered, and professionally obligated, to advocate for clients’ best interests at each step of every engagement — just as doctors or lawyers are entrusted to do.

Vivanti’s mission is to deliver impactful cloud experiences and data-driven innovations that promote a new level of customer-centric operating standards across the US technology consulting industry. Based in New York City, with offices in Manhattan and Washington DC, Vivanti offers advisory, consulting and managed services across all major cloud platforms. Specializing in the latest cloud data technologies, designed to facilitate digital business transformation and future ways of working, Vivanti’s practice areas include data, artificial intelligence, DataOps and digital customer engagement.

For more information, visit www.vivanti.com

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Lachlan James, Vivanti Chief Marketing Officer, on +61 (0)431 835 658 or lachlan.james@vivanti.com

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NAVER Z joins Tech Coalition to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children Online

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SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER Z, an affiliate of NAVER Corp. (KRX:035420), announced today that the company joined the Tech Coalition to prioritize the safety of children and teenagers in ZEPETO, Asia’s largest metaverse platform. Tech Coalition is an alliance of global technology companies that are working to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse on the internet and across digital platforms, and over 20 global IT companies including Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta have joined forces.

As a member of the Tech Coalition, NAVER Z joins 27 companies that are working to develop new technologies, fund new research, increase reporting, and take collective action to ensure a more coordinated and collaborative approach to keeping children safe online.

For young users of ZEPETO, the NAVER Z updated the Community Guidelines, which highlight that minor safety violations are reviewed with the highest priority and severity, and published Guardian’s Guide to equip parents, guardians, and caretakers with informative resources to help keep young users safe. NAVER Z’s global Trust and Safety team is also working around the clock to develop tools and resources that prevent, detect, and remove accounts that engage in child sexual exploitation and abuse.

In addition to partnerships with Tech Coalition, NAVER Z is cooperating with leading global online safety experts and organizations, including ConnectSafely, Trust and Safety Professional Association, and BBB National Programs.

NAVER Z is committed to promoting the Voluntary Principles to Counter Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse– a high-level framework developed by the Five Country Ministerial (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and US) in consultation with leading experts intended to drive collective action to prevent these harms against children.

“We’re thrilled to join the Tech Coalition and our peers working to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse online through collaboration,” says Daewook Kim, Chief Executive Officer of NAVER Z. “ZEPETO is a platform that empowers users to connect and create without the boundaries of the physical world. Our key responsibility is ensuring ZEPETO is a safe place where our community, especially our younger users, can play and create without fear of harm. As a member of the Coalition, we will contribute to the industry-wide initiatives to develop technology, policy, research, and tools to keep children safe online.”

“From our first conversation with NAVER Z, their strong commitment to protecting the children that use their platform has been clear,” says Sean Litton, Executive Director of the Tech Coalition. “We look forward to working with them and aligning their expertise as part of our coordinated effort to create a digital world where children are free to play, learn, and explore without fear of harm.”

About NAVER Z

NAVER Z launched the metaverse platform ZEPETO in August 2018, attracting users in more than 200 countries around the world. Creators and builders utilize ZEPETO Studio to connect with 340 million users globally, growing by 40% y-o-y. More than 95% of the users are millennials and Gen Z from outside of Korea, showing the virtual platform’s promise for future growth. ZEPETO is collaborating with fashion and beauty companies, including BVLGARI, Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Nike, global entertainment agencies and pop stars, such as TinyTAN, Selena Gomez, BLACKPINK and NMIXX as well as companies, such as Starbucks, Samsung, and Hyundai Motor Company. Launched in 2020, ZEPETO Studio allows ZEPETO users to monetize their creations. More than 175 million items have been sold, building a new creator economy.

About the Tech Coalition

The Tech Coalition facilitates the global tech industry’s fight against the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. An alliance of technology companies of varying sizes and sectors, Tech Coalition members work together to drive critical advances in technology and adoption of best practices for keeping children safe online. The Coalition convenes and aligns the global tech industry, pooling their knowledge and expertise, to help all the members better prevent, detect, report, and remove online child sexual abuse content. The coalition represents a powerful core of expertise that is moving the tech industry towards a safer digital world.