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Taiwan Employment Gold Card: Why Taiwan is a great choice for digital professionals

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023

"We have always been actively assisting international talents in obtaining the Taiwan Gold Card to work or start businesses in Taiwan," said Betty Hu, the Deputy Director General of Administration for Digital Industries, Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda).

Key Points: 
  • "We have always been actively assisting international talents in obtaining the Taiwan Gold Card to work or start businesses in Taiwan," said Betty Hu, the Deputy Director General of Administration for Digital Industries, Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda).
  • "In Taiwan, professionals in digital industries can immerse themselves in an established high-tech industry to accelerate their career development; and they can also stimulate local tech companies and communities , encouraging them to build connections with global professionals regularly."
  • To recruit international digital talents and accelerate the progress of domestic, industrial, and social digital transformation, the moda then formulated and promulgated the Gold Card in Digital field on May 2023.
  • Holders of the Taiwan Employment Gold Card can enter and exit Taiwan at will and work remotely from any city around the world, offering greater flexibility.

Taiwan Employment Gold Card: Why Taiwan is a great choice for digital professionals

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

"We have always been actively assisting international talents in obtaining the Taiwan Gold Card to work or start businesses in Taiwan," said Betty Hu, the Deputy Director General of Administration for Digital Industries, Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda).

Key Points: 
  • "We have always been actively assisting international talents in obtaining the Taiwan Gold Card to work or start businesses in Taiwan," said Betty Hu, the Deputy Director General of Administration for Digital Industries, Taiwan Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda).
  • In 2022, Taiwan established the Ministry of Digital Affairs and invited world-renowned tech expert Audrey Tang as Minister to directly participate in government decision-making.
  • To recruit international digital talents and accelerate the progress of domestic, industrial, and social digital transformation, the moda then formulated and promulgated the Gold Card in Digital field on May 2023.
  • Holders of the Taiwan Employment Gold Card can enter and exit Taiwan at will and work remotely from any city around the world, offering greater flexibility.

Appier accelerates growth in third quarter with all-time highs in revenue and operating profit

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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Building on a remarkable Q2 performance, the company reports a surge in key financial indicators, exceeding projections for both revenue growth and profits.

Key Points: 
  • Building on a remarkable Q2 performance, the company reports a surge in key financial indicators, exceeding projections for both revenue growth and profits.
  • Appier continued to outpace its full-year guidance, with quarterly revenue soaring to an all-time high of JPY 7.1 billion with a 39% YoY growth.
  • The company's revenue and operating profit grew strongly at the same time, reporting gross margins of 52.6% and achieving a historically high operating margin of 4.4%.
  • In Northeast Asia (63%), Appier sustained robust growth across industries with approximately 40% YoY revenue expansion.

Appier surpasses projections to report further accelerated revenue growth for the second quarter

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

This quarter, Appier accomplished its best-performing Q2 in terms of QoQ growth versus Q1.

Key Points: 
  • This quarter, Appier accomplished its best-performing Q2 in terms of QoQ growth versus Q1.
  • Appier reported an accelerated revenue YoY growth of 42% to reach a historical high of JPY 6.2 billion.
  • This figure was paralleled by a YoY gross profit growth of 45%, reaching a historical high of JPY 3.2 billion.
  • "Our first-half revenue performance has surpassed our projections, laying a strong foundation for our growth trajectory in the coming quarters.

Appier exceeds first quarter projection, reports robust earnings growth

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

TAIPEI, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 

Key Points: 
  • Appier's growth in the first quarter exceeded full-year guidance amidst a traditionally low season[1], while its business momentum increased since the beginning of the year.
  • Appier achieved steady growth in its financial performance with a 32% year-on-year (YoY) increase in revenue, reaching JPY 5.6 billion.
  • Appier achieved a 24% YoY growth in its overall customer base, with the majority of new customers coming from the Digital Content and Ecommerce sectors.
  • This position allows us to keep pace well with the rapidly evolving business trends and sustain long-term robust growth," said Dr. Chih-Han Yu, CEO and Co-Founder of Appier.

Appier records its first profitable year and forecasts profitable growth for 2023

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Monday, February 13, 2023

TAIPEI, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 

Key Points: 
  • This year marks growth acceleration for Appier for four years in a row, as annual gross profit more than tripled in the last four years to accelerate to 60% YoY.
  • Northeast Asia (63%) continued to reach high growth despite a large revenue base, while revenues in Greater China (20%) were mainly driven by vertical growth.
  • Appier's 2023 guidance comes with forecasted annual revenue growth of 31% (34% on FX neutral basis) to reach 25.5 billion yen.
  • The exponential growth of Generative AI and its potential has widened the space for MarTech applications.

Appier launches AIRIS, the next-gen AI-powered CDP leveraging first-party data to activate MarTech applications

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

TAIPEI, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shortening the time spent from data to insight and insight to action, and visualizing results from marketing campaigns remain as critical issues for most enterprises considering Customer Data Platforms (CDP). Considering this, Appier (TSE: 4180) today announces the launch of AIRIS, the next-generation AI-powered CDP to support brands and marketers to achieve the fastest time-to-insight with smarter decision-making and execution by leveraging its advanced AI and Machine Learning technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Appier completing the integration just two months after the Woopra acquisition is a strong demonstration of its position as a leading AI SaaS company.
  • "We understand that obtaining insights from data in the shortest time possible is a major pain point for enterprises and marketers.
  • Growing concerns about data privacy from customers and regulations regarding data privacy have set up a higher compliance standard for enterprises.
  • Ensuring user data security while fulfilling the needs of data processing for enterprises of all sizes is of the utmost importance for Appier.

Appier reports another profitable quarter with record high revenue growth and gross margin

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Monday, November 14, 2022

TAIPEI, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --

Key Points: 
  • Appier reported a historically high growth rate of 59% year-on-year (YoY) and a record-breaking revenue of 5.1 billion yen this quarter, marking its strongest performance in the last four years.
  • Gross profit outpaced revenue growth to 69% YoY growth,with a historically high gross margin of 52.9%.
  • Operating margin also turned positive, representing the second time that Appier has reported a profitable quarter.
  • This was due to a significantly improved gross margin and revenue growth acceleration.

Appier finalizes acquisition of Woopra to create the next-gen, AI-powered Customer Data Platform

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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

TOYKO, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appier (TSE: 4180), a leading artificial intelligence (AI) software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Woopra, a U.S.-based customer journey analytics SaaS company that provides deep data and insights for enterprises to engage with their customers. This acquisition will further strengthen Appier's leading position in processing first-party data to build a next-generation Customer Data Platform (CDP) with advanced AI technology and user-centric visualization analytics. By adding Woopra to Appier's suite of AI-powered solutions, businesses can integrate and synchronize customer data via one-click integrations, analyze every touch point throughout the customers' journeys in real-time and apply the full strength of Appier's AI-based decision and execution capabilities. 

Key Points: 
  • This acquisition will further strengthen Appier's leading position in processing first-party data to build a next-generation Customer Data Platform (CDP) with advanced AI technology and user-centric visualization analytics.
  • Woopra, headquartered in California, U.S., has a broad customer base in the U.S. and Europe across B2C and B2B industry verticals, and provides a powerful and proven SaaS platform for customer journey analytics, product analytics, marketing automation and data management.
  • Woopra's global customer base will also offer significant opportunities for Appier to further expand and solidify its global footprint, especially in enhancing the business growth of its enterprise product lines.
  • "We started Woopra ten years ago with a mission to reinvent how everyone can leverage customer data to make informed decisions.

Outlook on the Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Global Market to 2027 - Development of Marketing Analytics Presents Opportunities

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

The Global Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Market is estimated to be USD 9.8 Bn in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 23.14 Bn by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 18.75%.

Key Points: 
  • The Global Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Market is estimated to be USD 9.8 Bn in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 23.14 Bn by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 18.75%.
  • Market dynamics are forces that impact the prices and behaviors of the Global Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Market stakeholders.
  • The report presents a detailed Ansoff matrix analysis for the Global Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Market.
  • The report offers a comprehensive evaluation of the Global Artificial Intelligence in Marketing Market.