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in China. Xiaodan Dong April 3 rd , 2008. Search Engine Market Share in China. Baidu. Retrieved from: http://www.5120w.com/yunying/news4/20080211/2572.html. Company Overview. World’s largest search engine Organizes the world’s information Makes information universally accessible
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in China Xiaodan Dong April 3rd, 2008
Search Engine Market Share in China Baidu Retrieved from: http://www.5120w.com/yunying/news4/20080211/2572.html
Company Overview • World’s largest search engine • Organizes the world’s information • Makes information universally accessible • Easy-to-use free service • Focus on the user • 50% market share in the US
No office or server in China Focused on elite white-collars Inability to fully understand Chinese people China’s censorship laws Struggled to compete with local companies Google’s Problems in China
Signed a license to become a Chinese internet service Introduced a dual-search engine strategy-Self-censored search engine: google.cn-Unfiltered but partially blocked: google.com Used disclaimers for blocked sites Google’s Response
Stronger technical support to information in Chinese More focus on normal people More localization Advertising campaigns & promotion Recommended Solutions
Google’s localization Political and cultural environment Technical support Marketing strategy Conclusion
Course Packet: Readings and Cases MKT 8720 International MarketingWinter 2008Shaoming Zou Reference