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The tier is being tested in some international markets, per The Verge, and is expected to roll out in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand soon. YouTube鈥檚 current subscription plan, Premium, costs $13.99 per month and includes ad-free access to music videos.

Australia-based Bendigo Bank and UAE-based Wio Bank, have already signed up to issue the credentials to their customers. Mastercard also scored partnerships with payment providers like i2c, Marqeta, and Galileo Financial Technologies. What鈥檚 at stake: Mastercard wants to win favor with digitally native Gen Zers.

鈥淪everance鈥� is topping viewership charts globally, highlighting the significance of creating content that resonates in international markets, such as the US, UK, Brazil, and Australia. The broader strategy: The focus on Apple TV+ is part of a larger services pivot by its parent company.

Temu and Shein鈥檚 low-price business model has gained traction in Japan and Australia, our Asia-Pacific Ecommerce report notes.

The survey was conducted in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UK, and the US, with approximately 1,000 respondents per country.

And Australia has banned social media for consumers under age 16. Predictions. The regulatory threat will persist. Federal bills like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) are among the few that will likely continue to have bipartisan support under the new US administration. Nextdoor could benefit.

Social media users in select countries (US, UK, Australia, France, and Saudi Arabia) trust brands over influencers when it comes to finance, apparel, and skincare, per an October study from Snap Inc. and IPG Magna. Finance is where this trend is most pronounced.

Sony has hiked the cost of its PlayStation 5 console in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10% to 15%, citing 鈥渉igh inflation and fluctuating exchange rates.鈥�. How are trade tensions affecting advertising budgets and spend among EU firms?

To keep up this momentum, Clover launched in three new markets鈥擝razil, Mexico, and Australia鈥攊n 2024 and expanded its merchant network. In Q4 alone, CloverSport partnered with new venues like TD Garden and the Milwaukee Brewers鈥� American Family Field. And Clover Restaurant partnered with a hotel operator on 2,000 hotel-based restaurants.

Roughly two-thirds (66%) of marketers in Australia, the UK, and the US use influencer marketing to drive brand awareness, per Q1 2025 data from Sprout Social. But over half also work with creators and influencers to generate audience engagement (59%), build credibility and trust (55%), and drive revenue growth (55%). That creates two core measurement issues for marketers:. There is no silver bullet.

Macroeconomic headwinds and tight competition might鈥檝e complicated Affirm鈥檚 growth efforts in Australia.

Methodology: Data is from the November 2024 Bazaarvoice report titled "Shopper Experience Index Vol 18." 8,000+ shoppers worldwide in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, the UK, and the US were surveyed online by Savanta during September 2024.

The hikes range from 29% to 45% in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand and face strong customer reprisal. The change is particularly relevant in Australia, where Microsoft 365 Personal yearly subscriptions jumped to AUD159 from AUD109 (to $105 from $72). The company said price changes would not affect business or enterprise customers.

TikTok user numbers in Asia-Pacific are growing fastest in Australia. This year, Australia will lead TikTok user growth in both the Asia-Pacific region and globally. Increasingly, TikTok has become an avenue for small businesses in the country to promote themselves, as well as for consumers to discover products and follow the latest trends.

Amplified Intelligence is an Australia-based provider touting proprietary attention data from over 100,000 human subjects from 15 countries. Its self-serve platform, attentionPROVE, lets marketers generate and apply their own tags to get live attention insights at the format, campaign, and channel levels.

Moreover, all the major economies鈥攊ncluding Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea鈥攈ave either implemented a national strategy on AI or are in the midst of formulating one. For example, China has proposed strict AI regulations focusing on ethics, national security, and content control鈥攊ncluding the draft regulations that mandate AI-generated content to be labeled.

But Shein also does not prohibit Chinese cotton for products sold in markets that lack such stringent regulations, although manufacturers are required to source cotton only from approved regions such as Australia, Brazil, India, and the US. Existential challenges: Besides the threat to its IPO, Shein鈥檚 business model also faces multiple challenges.

Romania led the region in smart TV ownership and ranked No. 7 globally, tied with Australia. Some 63.3% of respondents owned a smart TV, significantly higher than the regional average of 49.3%. Live TV viewership in Romania was 93.3%, significantly higher than the regional average of 82.7%.

For context, prescription Cialis was first approved in 2003 and is marketed by Eli Lilly鈥攊n 2014, Lilly signed a licensing agreement with Sanofi that permits the latter to pursue regulatory approval of an OTC version in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. What鈥檚 driving the about-face?

In countries with a high internet penetration (including in Australia, North America, and much of Europe), online samples will have an age, gender, and education profile that closely resembles that of the general/total population.

But many want more sophisticated AI applications that go beyond improving efficiencies: Time savings in campaign management remains the top benefit of AI in influencer marketing, cited by 23.6% of marketers in Australia, the EU, and the US in a December 2024 Influencer Marketing Hub survey. That鈥檚 followed closely by content creation (23.2%), including things like brainstorming and graphic editing.

Social users around the world engage with and make purchase decisions from creator content in similar ways. Localizing creator strategies is key, but marketers can apply the same best practices across many geographies.