This week The Moscow Times has conducted a series of interviews on the state of e-marketing in Russia. Essential reading for anyone working in or considering expanding into RuNet. These should remain open to public viewing, follow the links below:

Changes in Consumer Preference on the InternetBy Inessa Ishunkina, Project director TNS Russia
RuNet of TodayBy Vladimir [...]

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According to Interfax, Googles proposed deal to puchase the contexual ad provider, Begun.ru, for $140m was shot down by the Russian Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) on Thursday.
The reason cited has been a lack of clear information on the “individuals who can exert influence on the activity of the Google group, as well as a list of [...]

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The Casino Affiliate Convention (CAC) is one of the largest industry events on internet wagering marketing and advertising, and also covers both internet and traditional marketing. They have invited me back to their next conference in Moscow this week to speak on the topic of Social Media in Russia.
I really enjoyed the Amsterdam Conference in [...]

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I’ve just about caught up from the C-IB 2008 ‘Internet and Business’ Conference last week. This is now the largest conference in Russia with 3500 people registering this year (up by 1500 on 2007). Take note SES and SMX, this scene is developing quickly and people are hungry for conferences. Admittedly the popularity of CIB [...]

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On the 11-12th of November 2008 will be the 7th Annual Conference by Ashmanov and Partners; “Search Engine Optimization and promotion of sites on the Internet”. Catchy title eh?
Last year 1100 people attended, including representatives from all the search engines in Russia (Yandex, Rambler, Mail.ru, Google). There is also an expo hall, where 26 businesses [...]

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Ashmanov & Co. are hosting the conference “Search optimisation and site promotion in the internet” on the 16th-17th November 2006 in Moscow. Yandex, Mail.ru and Google will be attending the event.
Places at the conference cost 15000r (£300/$550). Information on the schedule is only available in Russian, as it the sign-up form. I would [...]

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