2. About…
Mr. Jack Ma, CEO and his 18 colleagues bought the
domain name from a Canadian and established
Alibaba.com on March 10, 1999
Alibaba set out the mode of operation on the basis of
B2B services targeted basically small and medium
sized companies
In May 2003, Taobao was founded as a consumer e-
commerce platform
In may 2003, launched Alimama, China’s largest
online advertising exchange platform, and Alipay,
China’s leading online payment service
Merged with yahoo.com.cn in 2005
3. Cont…
Started With 18 Colleagues in his own apartment
with a fund of $60,000
Now:
17,000 Employees in more than 50 Cities
50 Million Users
240 Countries
Holds 50% of China’s online E-Commerce
market
6. Reasons for Alibaba.com’s Rapid
Development
Efficient platform with a huge amount of
information
Simple and friendly Interface
E-community with self- services and
interaction
Trading with integrity and credit
B2B service mode of operation suitable for
China’s conditions
Practical and personalized services
Active promotion at home and abroad
Team work, teaching and learning
Perseverance, focus and creativeness
8. Challenges
A large number of competitors
Offline shopping
Timely delivery of good
Customer satisfaction
9. To make it easy to do business
anywhere.
*Multiple Languages: English, Korean, Simplified and Traditional
Chinese
Risk Management
Advertising and Promotional Outlets and Services
Financing Plans
Ali-Advance: Pay for Performance keyword
bidding system
*AliExpress: a wholesale outlet
Ali-Institute: customer training and
e-commerce certification
*Highest Traffic Site for B2B Marketplaces
*Alisoft: business management software