business in korea Archive

Naver started off as Samsung’s inhouse venture project in 1999 and has since grown to become South Korea’s version of Google with approximately 40 million active users. Naver was initially intended to be one of the quickest search engines available in order to maintain the top stop as the most used search portal in South …

Want to enter the Korean B2B market or scale your B2B campaigns in Korea? Our agency has experience forging partnerships between your company and the biggest Korean companies. Our B2B clients include international software / SaaS, hardware, ecommerce, biotech, B2G (business to government) organizations.  Contents of this blog post:  Before you start Getting trust Getting …

Context is everything. To really understand Korean business culture, you also need to understand parts of Korean history, economy and typical Korean social concepts.  Below are the key points summarized: This blog posts consists of the following parts: Statistics Source: https://worldmetrics.org/work-in-south-korea-statistics/ History: Miracle of the Han River After the devastating Japanese occupation and Korean War, …

Every year South Korea becomes more and more modern, but it is important to recognize as a foreigner possibly coming to work in Korea for the first time that modern does not equal Western. Koreans will not expect you to be a full expert on their culture, but they will appreciate a show of interest …

How are business negotiations done in Korea? And how are they different from China, Japan or the USA? How to conduct yourself during meetings to maximize value? We read 5 (scientific and practical) studies about business negotiations in Korea. Below you can first find the 9 key points and below that a more elaborate summary …

If you are new to the Korean market, you probably are very interested in how to set up the right marketing strategy for your company. You may be interested in Korean customers’ behaviors, marketing platforms, and Korean advertising style. In this blog post, we will help you to get a sense of the Korean market …

What is the most influential scientific research about Korean consumer behavior? How do Koreans differ from American or Chinese consumers? What are the latest trends? We read the most cited and recent papers about these subjects  and rephrased all of the scientific jargon to make it easy to understand.  Below are the studies summarized to …

Want to reach South Korean consumers digitally? In Korea, digital is the majority (54%) of advertising in Korea. In 2021, Korean digital advertising had the most revenue with 7.5 trillion won (5.9 billion USD). The total advertising revenue in Korea (Asia’s fourth-largest economy) was 13.99 trillion won (about $11.7 billion), up 20.4 percent from 2020. …

Have you ever considered becoming an English teacher in South Korea? Every year many people from across the world come to South Korea to teach English to school aged students. However, there is a wide range of teaching opportunities available to native English speakers that, although not as publicized, can be an ideal option for …

In recent years South Korea has become known on the internet for citizen’s fashion styles.Despite this, knowing how to adapt to dressing appropriately for the Korean climate andtypically conservative culture in the workplace can be challenging to those unfamiliar. InKorea there is often an emphasis on looking smart, well turned out and neat rather thanwearing …