Latest update: 04/06/2012 

- China - economy - Internet


Dan Serfaty, CEO of Viadeo

A French Internet Champion. That's the name Viadeo has earned for itself. The world's second largest professional social network connects job-seekers and headhunters in over 220 countries. It's the main player not just in France but in China, succeeding where Twitter and Facebook have failed.

Ken Segall, author of 'Insanely simple: the obsession that drives Apple's success'
07/09/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Ken Segall, author of 'Insanely simple: the obsession that drives Apple's success'

He's the man behind Apple's "Think different" advertising campaign in the late 1990s. Ken Segall, a former Apple ad agency creative director, tells France 24's Markus Karlsson what the secret of Apple's success is.
Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego
01/09/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, CEO of Lego

It all started out in the 1930s in a carpenter’s workshop in Denmark. Today, it is a global brand with 10,000 employees based around the world. You have probably played with their famous coloured plastic bricks at some point in your life. France 24 speaks to the man who heads up one of the world's oldest and most successful toy companies - Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, the CEO of Lego.
Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Russia
25/08/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Russia

Russia recently joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO). But will it stick to the rules? France 24's Markus Karlsson asks Yaroslav Lissovolik. He's the Chief Economist of Deutsche Bank in Russia.
Ed Keller, co-author of 'The  Face-to-Face Book'
17/08/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Ed Keller, co-author of 'The Face-to-Face Book'

Companies around the globe are trying to big up their brands on sites like Facebook and Twitter. The research firm E-marketer says the social media advertising will be worth $10 billion next year. But Ed Keller, Chief Executive of the consulting firm Keller Fay Group, says advertisers should not put all of their eggs into one social media basket. He's also co-author of "The Face-to-Face Book", in which he argues that social media is not the king of the advertising hill.
Jason Njoku, founder and CEO of iROKO Partners
11/08/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Jason Njoku, founder and CEO of iROKO Partners

Entrepreneur Jason Njoku's vision is simple - "Bringing Nigerian entertainment to a global audience, via the Internet" - and it's worked. iROKO Partners, the company he founded in 2010, is now the world's number one distributor of Nollywood films. It was Nigeria's fastest-growing internet company last year and Njoku has been earmarked by Forbes as one of the top ten young African millionaires to watch.

React to the article
Comment this article typing your message in the above text zone. Please note that this is limited to 1500 characters or less.
(0) Reactions
Read more
Close