Tailandia
Mainly known for tourism (it was the most visited country in 2013 in Southeast Asian), Thailand is also the biggest rice exporter in the world and it has one of the highest literacy rates in the region.
Perhaps because its small and medium enterprises tradition. Perhaps because the middle class is growing. Perhaps because the return of those who left to study or work abroad. Perhaps because Bangkok is the city with the largest number of accounts in Facebook. Or perhaps because all of these together, the digital transformation in Thailand has accelerated in the last two years
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Tailandia
Area: 513,120 km2
GDP per capita (PPA): $5,938 (Abr 2016)
Inflation: 1.9% (2013 est.)
Unemployment: 0.7% (2013 est.)
HDI: 0,726 - 93º position (2014)
Doing Business Ranking 2015: 26 / 189
Social Media Active users: 38 millions (2016)
Top Social Media Platforms: Facebook (32%), Google+ (22%), Instagram (19%) & Twitter (14%) - (We Are Social report 2016)
Top Messaging Apps: Line (29%), Facebook Messenger (28%) & Whatsapp (11%) - (We Are Social report 2016)
What I learnt about Digital Marketing after living one year in Thailand
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Techsauce Summit: the tech conference you don’t want to miss in Bangkok
As we told in our review of the Thai Startup Ecosystem, Amarit is the guy you have to know if you want to get into the scene. When we found out he was involved in Techsauce we could not resist the temptation of asking him some questions about the event and how can it...
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Understanding the Startup Ecosystem in Thailand
If I had to define in a few words the startup ecosystem in Thailand, I would say that it is growing, winning support both national and internationally and getting the attention of investors. Thailand is a country with a strong SMEs tradition, where the middle class is...
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Top Tech and Startup Summits in Asia
Attending events always help the networking and are the perfect excuse to connect with people in your industry. Regarding the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the different types of events held are important because: Events are a good showcase for new startups, so they can...
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