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Youku, the “other” Youtube? Not so sure…
Youku is one of the biggest websites for video in the world. Millions of people, chinese for the most, connect daily and find high level content. Youku is not a pale copy of Youtube. It is more about professional online TV. As we know, Video content rules the internet. And when we look to the digital landscape, Youtube is the market leader. Some competitors like Vimeo or Dailymotion try hard to compete but the “broadcast yourself” strategy is really unbeatable. Nevertheless, in some areas in the globe, Youtube is not a mainstream, especially in China as there are strong restrictions to this website. So Chinese developed their own video streaming channel. It was launched in 2006 by Victor Koo (previous CEO of Sohu.com). Today Youku is the leader for online video in China with more than 40% of market share. Almost 300 million monthly users in 2011. In average, each…
India and luxury, new market.
India, as many “In-development” countries represents a huge potential for luxury brands. Check this video from ETNow TV about the importance of luxury Brands in India, especially among Men. Here we can see interesting luxury people like Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry in how she managed to highlight Burberry among Indian people and especially Men. Also, he can listen to Joshua Schulman, CEO of Jimmy Choo explaining the indian men taste: ” a blend of english elegance with italian style… all with a James Bond touch…” After China, should luxury brands invest in India? LA Info sourced on Youtube at ETNOW official channel.
China Luxury – the key figures by Luxury Activist
Hello, please find here below a video by Luxury Activist about the Cosmetic business in China. The figures are just amazing. Cheers, LA You can also check this video on youtube here.