2014 in Review: Top 5 Digital in Asia Articles

‘Tis the season for a review, and we’re not ones to miss an excuse here at DIA.

We’ll be looking back at top Digital in Asia content over the year, reviewing 2014 – an exciting year for digital and programmatic in Asia – and looking forward to 2015.

To get started, here’s our overview of the top 5 Digital in Asia articles for 2014. Continue reading “2014 in Review: Top 5 Digital in Asia Articles”

Market Overview: The Rise of Asia’s Mobile Messaging Apps

The emergence of mobile messaging apps has been one of the big tech – in fact any news category – stories of recent years. Both globally and in Asia.

Disrupting everyone from Telcos wedded to SMS revenue, to established social networks such as Facebook, to the Chinese government, apps have been a big hit with consumers. Continue reading “Market Overview: The Rise of Asia’s Mobile Messaging Apps”

Digital Marketing and Consumer Trends Summary 2014

It’s that time of year again, as the industry gets out the crystal ball, and places bets for the next 12 months in Digital. Then of course waits to be proved wrong, as it doesn’t turn into the fabled “Year of Mobile”… yet again! (Disclaimer: It will probably actually be the “Year of Mobile” this year.)

With this in mind, below is the annual digital trends roundup for 2014.  Asia is covered in depth across the content, but many trends are global, and we have reflected that in the choice of material.

We will be returning to this topic in future months. For now, enjoy. Continue reading “Digital Marketing and Consumer Trends Summary 2014”

Consumer Electronics Path to Purchase in Asia Pacific

Two in every three Asian shoppers has already researched and made a decision regarding which brand of consumer electronics product they will buy before they approach point-of-sale, online or offline, according to Text100’s Digital Index: APAC Consumer Electronics Study.

The research looks at how different information sources vary in importance at each stage of the customer journey for the consumer electronics sector. Continue reading “Consumer Electronics Path to Purchase in Asia Pacific”

Focus on… Vietnam’s Digital Landscape

Please check out our latest digital trends and consumer landscape overview for Vietnam updated for 2018.

In the third of our series covering individual Asian market Digital landscapes, we take a look at Vietnam.

With a population in excess of 90 million and internet penetration of 35.6%, Vietnam represents a huge opportunity for brands. 52% of Vietnamese consumers watch online video on a daily basis, meaning the transition of consumer attention from TV to alternative screens is happening at a rapid pace. Mobile penetration is around 145%, although with only 15.5 million 3G subscribers, and 69% of the population located in rural areas, the key consumer challenge still remains engagement on feature phones.

Below are five of the latest takeaway resources covering the key digital facts and figures for Vietnam. Continue reading “Focus on… Vietnam’s Digital Landscape”