{"id":4746,"date":"2014-09-22T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalbrandinsider.com\/?p=4746"},"modified":"2019-12-12T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T17:10:20","slug":"chinese-conglomerate-first-to-move-to-dot-brand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cscdbs.com\/blog\/chinese-conglomerate-first-to-move-to-dot-brand\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese conglomerate first to move to \u201cdot brand\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By <a title=\"Vincent D\u2019Angelo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/blog-authors\/vincent-dangelo\/\">Vincent D\u2019Angelo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CITIC is the first brand owner to transition a main website from a .com (citic.com) to a .brand (limited.citic). It\u2019s a bold step that has been met with mixed reviews to date.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GlobeChess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4749 size-full\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cscdigitalbrand.services\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/GlobeChess.jpg\" alt=\"GlobeChess\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>The choice of the .brand domain (limited.citic) is longer than citic.com and it\u2019s possible that shorter, more memorable options such as (ltd.citic or l.citic) may have been better received by industry experts.&nbsp; That said, the .citic platform will provide CITIC the opportunity to further establish their presence beyond China and reinforce their brand, services and products in a meaningful and recognizable way on the Internet.&nbsp;Additionally, the move does not appear to have impacted the company\u2019s SEO rankings.<\/p>\n<p>We expect transitions to .brand domains to increase. 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