Blablacar Case Study

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CASE STUDY : BLABLACAR-Collaborative consumption's success story Abstract It is possible to replicate some of Amazon and other leaders ‘success even if your business is not comparable to theirs. Gaw noted that by focusing on building brand online, many companies are boosting their profile and Blablacar is the best case to illustrate that point of view. In the e-business realm, however, trust is essential if a company wants to retain customers, draw new clients and keep its good reputation. With the rising fuel costs and traffic congestion on European roads, the pattern of transportation and travel means has changed. a)Description Born in 2004 under the name Covoiturage.fr, the French start-up is positioned today Europe's leading car sharing, with a total of 6 million users, and annual growth in membership of more than 100% . The co founders are Frederic Mazzella (CEO), Nicolas Brusson (COO) and Francis Nappez (CTO) 9 of the start-up of more than 110 employees. At the beginning the company was only an online platform where drivers and people looking for a ride post and share their car journeys. It is located so far in 12 European countries: France (2004), Spain (2009), England (2011), Italy (2012), Portugal (2012), BeNelux (2012), Poland (2012), Germany (2013), Ukraine (2014) and Russia (2014). Every month, nearly 350,000 people travel on the roads of France through its service, the equivalent of nearly 1,000 TGV. b) Concept The French start-up with European and international landscape visibility or extent Covoiturage.fr the undisputed leader struggling to be profitable The website focuses in France nearly 90% carpooling offers. A car sharing service linking drivers and passengers wishing to share the cost of the same journey. A system of individual owners (CtoC), whereby companies can also adopt (published Legal claims 200 partner companies in
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