
Japan advertising landscape key facts and trends updated Apr 2019
Japan's ad market reveals a surprising lag: mobile spending trails China and South Korea by wide margins, while digital growth races ahead at 10%+ annually.
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Japan's ad market reveals a surprising lag: mobile spending trails China and South Korea by wide margins, while digital growth races ahead at 10%+ annually.

I tracked Vietnam's digital transformation over 11 years—from 18M to 56M internet users—and discovered why this high-growth market still lags behind in digital ad spend.

China's ad spend per person is just 1/10th of the US, but it's growing twice as fast—65% of it already digital and dominated by three tech giants.

South Korea's 82% mobile penetration leads the world, yet local platforms like Kakao Talk and Naver TV dominate over global giants—here's what makes this market unique.
Baidu dominates China with 80%+ ad spend, but Yahoo! JP leads iOS searches in Japan—here's the data-backed breakdown of APAC search markets you need for your SEM strategy.

Master these 14 mobile SEM ad copy tactics to dominate above-the-fold mobile search results where paid ads now occupy entire screens before organic listings.
Google dominates Australia and India with 95%+ market share, but in China, Japan, and South Korea, local search engines like Baidu, Yahoo! JP, and Naver rule with 90%+.
Master global paid search campaigns in the mobile era—from campaign briefs to statistical testing to actionable optimization strategies that move beyond basic Adwords training.
Japanese consumers spend nearly 4 hours daily on digital devices vs 2 hours on TV, yet they're still more receptive to TV ads—here's what this means for your marketing strategy.
I've compiled 8 data-driven facts about China's digital marketing landscape—from ad spend to search dominance—that reveal why it's unlike any other market.
Learn how Apple's self-serve iAd platform lets you target millions of users across 25 countries with precise demographics, device, and interest-based campaigns.
I discovered Facebook running mobile ads for their Business solution that lead to a completely broken, non-mobile-optimized landing page—even they get it wrong sometimes.