27 February, 2012
09 February, 2012
Amazon.cn ---- Justification for Choosing the Order of Priorities to Invest
The vision of "Amazon.cn" is to expand and its market in China, and globalize this as an important section to Amazon's global operation system. Mr. Jeff Bezos, CEO and Chairman of the board of Amazon, stressed in 2008 that, China market is one of the 3 core sections of Amazon's global strategy.
As to the 4 options:
- Lock in suppliers through an portal that offers rewards for latest releases (books & digital products).
- Advertising on Chinese mainstream engine searches (for example, Baidu).
- Direct subscription of individual customers (through Kindle①).
- Attracting on-"Amazon.cn"-sellers (Market Place Service)
We put lock in suppliers through an portal that offers rewards for latest releases first.
The most critical parts of Amazon.cn are books and digital products. In order to provide the best customer experience, here Amazon.cn could ensure the F and H, 2 of the four core elements. So that's why this is most important and should be carried on.
We put Advertising on Chinese mainstream engine searches as the second important.
This is the page view of Taobao, Jingdong and Amazon.cn during the past 12 months (from Google Trends)
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Attracting on"Amazon.cn"sellers is considered as the third important investment.
Amazon Market Place service adversiting in UK, and they do the same service in China |
This is regarded as an additional business project for enhancement. Amazon is attracting individual and business sellers putting their goods on Amazon's sites. This project makes Amazon's goods more full-contained, but this is not indispensable of its business.
The last important option is Direct subscription of individual customers.
Book selling is one of the best adeptnesses of Amazon, and it is the biggest book seller in the world. Amazon Kindle provides the convenience of purchasing and subscribing books, news papers, magazines and even blogs. However, as considered by Mr. Wang, before introducing this business in China, there are still lots of copyright issues to be resolved, and this takes time. So this option should be delayed for a period.
Book selling is one of the best adeptnesses of Amazon, and it is the biggest book seller in the world. Amazon Kindle provides the convenience of purchasing and subscribing books, news papers, magazines and even blogs. However, as considered by Mr. Wang, before introducing this business in China, there are still lots of copyright issues to be resolved, and this takes time. So this option should be delayed for a period.
Kindle①: As shown in the picture, it is an E-book reader, designed and selled by Amazon. |
02 February, 2012
Online Marketplace Map of Amazon in China and China Technology Environment Analysis
Online Marketplace Map
Technology Environment Analysis
1.
In China The population and proportion of Internet users is considerable.
In China The population and proportion of Internet users is considerable.
From the chart below, we know that till 2011 September, there are about 0.4 billion population of Internet users. The monthly link relative ratio is steady.
2.
As education keeps up with the times, students start learning computer when they are very young. So in the near future, online shopping will become the primary shopping method.
As education keeps up with the times, students start learning computer when they are very young. So in the near future, online shopping will become the primary shopping method.
From the chart, we see that the China online market is a rapidly enlarging market. It is to say a big cake.
3.
The better and better IT systems helped the logistics industry to be mature. The online goods could be delivered from depository in Shanghai to your house in Chengdu, in just 2-3 days.
The better and better IT systems helped the logistics industry to be mature. The online goods could be delivered from depository in Shanghai to your house in Chengdu, in just 2-3 days.
4.
Online security technology is also maturing. In China, there are some 3rd party online transaction protector companies, like Alipay and Tenpay. Those companies are to transfer money from buyer to seller, after making sure goods are well delivered, and this service is always for free. Banks also offering new security services for protecting online transaction, like USBkey and E-Token.
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