Indonesian WeChat Download Numbers Up 3000% Since TV Ad Premiere

The one-upmanship among Asian messaging apps just isn’t letting up. On Sunday Tencent announced via a press release that WeChat has managed to top the Indonesian App Store and Google Play following a massive TV advertising campaign and its partnership with Indonesian media company MNC Media group. Tencent claims that it has recorded 30 times more downloads since the ad was aired the first time in Indonesia.

Continue reading Indonesian WeChat Download Numbers Up 3000% Since TV Ad Premiere

MNC Group Plans to Create a Search Engine Next Year

MNC Group plans to dive further into the digital world by developing a search engine. The potential Google competitor will see efforts towards its creation to begin in 2013.

Continue reading MNC Group Plans to Create a Search Engine Next Year

MNC Group Rencanakan Kembangkan Mesin Pencari Tahun Depan

MNC Group berencana untuk masuk ke dunia digital dengan mengembangkan sebuah mesin pencari. Calon pesaing layanan pesaing milik Google ini akan mulai dikembangkan mulai tahun 2013 mendatang. Continue reading MNC Group Rencanakan Kembangkan Mesin Pencari Tahun Depan

Rakuten Belanja Online Akhirnya Diluncurkan Secara Resmi

Perusahaan online commerce terbesar Jepang Rakuten secara resmi meluncurkan Rakuten Belanja Online di Indonesia dengan Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) Group sebagai mitra lokal mereka. Rakuten Belanja Online (RBO) adalah pergerakan terbaru dari perusahaan asal Jepang ini untuk mendominasi online marketplace global.

RBO sebenarnya sudah aktif sejak Maret tahun ini, tetapi rencana peluncuran resmi harus ditunda karena gempa bumi di Jepang yang terjadi tidak lama setelah itu

Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO Rakuten mengatakan bahwa, “RBO diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap pertumbuhan e-commerce di Indonesia, dengan memberdayakan pedagang dan konsumen melalui kekuatan internet.”

Continue reading Rakuten Belanja Online Akhirnya Diluncurkan Secara Resmi

Rakuten Belanja Online Finally Launched

Japan’s largest online commerce company Rakuten has officially launched Rakuten Belanja Online in Indonesia with Media Nusantara Citra (MNC) Group as its local partner. Rakuten Belanja Online or RBO is the company’s latest move to dominate the global online marketplace.

RBO’s marketplace had been active since March of this year but plans of the launch had to be postponed following the earthquake in Japan later that month.

Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said, “RBO is expected to contribute to the growth of Indonesia’s e-commerce by empowering merchants and consumers through the power of the internet”.

The joint venture agreement with MNC Group as its partner ultimately came down to the size and reach of the group as a media powerhouse. According to MNC Group CEO Hary Tanoesoedibjo, the aim of the cooperation is to turn RBO into the country’s number one online mall by combining Rakuten’s expertise and experience with his group’s significant presence in the media industry which spans across television, radio, and print. Continue reading Rakuten Belanja Online Finally Launched