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Latest Data from Alibaba’s Taobao & Insights for Marketers

Taobao.com, part of the Alibaba Group, is the largest online C2C/B2C e-commerce platform in China. Taobao recently released its 2011 annual consumer data report that summarizes its user behavior and their transaction activities. In 2011 the number of daily unique … Continue reading

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Connecting Chinese Businesses with Global Consumers | Interview with Alan Tien, GM of PayPal China

China’s e-commerce market represents a $38.5 billion dollar opportunity. In particular, the B2C market is experiencing tremendous growth. Online shops that may have began as a single person operation on Taobao.com, are incorporating into formal online businesses – while at … Continue reading

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Which Chinese cities spend the most online? Here are the top 10

Alibaba Group’s Taobao.com just released a report outlining the varying levels of e-commerce spend in China’s cities. I translated one of the graphs into English above, but for my Chinese reading audience, you can find the full version here. ————————————————— … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Foreign Internet Companies in China

I read a fantastic article last week on the Advertising Age website entitled, “The Internet Does Not Rise Above Nations and Cultures.” The article, by @wolfgroupasia of the Silicon Hutong blog, takes a closer look at why foreign Internet companies … Continue reading

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Beyond Google: How can foreign companies operate successfully in China’s Internet space?

When Google announced that they may exit the China market, it sent shock waves across both traditional media and new media. I’d like to highlight a few of the thoughtful posts that helped shape my perspective on this issue: Clearing … Continue reading

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