7 out of 10 Britons use their Smartphone to access the Internet. Android and iPhone ownership is on par this quarter and the top three activities on a smartphone remain reading e-mails, visiting social networks and browsing the internet.
Thailand continues to be the dominant hub within South East Asia, with the best automotive supply and logistics chain as well as impressive production figures for domestic and export markets. Whilst the industry has suffered significantly in recent years, the underlying trend suggests that the industry is close to being back on a growth path. As with other markets, Thailand is moving towards eco cars and SUVs, but the country’s industry is still dominated by one ton pick-up trucks.
We are predicting that passenger vehicle sales in Indonesia will surpass 1 million units by 2020, facilitating the country's dream of overtaking Thailand to become that No. 1 automotive hub in ASEAN.
Big Data has become a feature of many workplace discussions about strategies and business plans. But it also brings with it risks and responsibilities – as witnessed by growing consumer concerns about data protections and information security.
Content is king, or is it context? One thing for sure is the framework for successful branded content is resonance for people with the Content, Platform and Brand.
This year again, we have partnered with Cirrus on a research initiative about Leadership Connections. The research explores the C-suite leaders’ agenda for 2016 and the role of HR in helping to achieve their key priorities.
March 2016 marks the end of the 5th year since the start of the Syrian conflict. Influenced by the Arab Spring sweeping across a number of countries in the region, protestors in many parts of Syria took to the streets demanding political reform.With the Syrian conflict now entering its sixth year, the United Nations have declared that over 4.6 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries, with two-thirds of those settling in Lebanon and Jordan.
As a result of unstable markets around the world, and continuing decline of China and the Eurozone, the global national economic average (36%) is down 4 points to its lowest assessment score since September 2013. All of the regions experienced decline this month except for the Middle East/Africa (46%), where there was no change in the average.
ASEAN is host to two of the world's most important emerging markets for Automotive - Thailand and Indonesia. In our latest automotive publication our Automotive team provide you with an outlook on the Indonesian automotive industry in 2020, including the opportunities and challenges that automotive OEMs and parts manufacturers will need to address.
