Consumer Know How Blog
26 January 2010
Marketing Doesn't stop at the shop door
Alex Marks - Head of International Business Marketing, eBay Advertising It has to be said there are advantages to being a man, even in these days of enlightened thinking. I don’t mean our innate ability to find travel directions an interesting and perfectly acceptable discussion topic. Or even the fact that we are able to store and retrieve at will, important facts about dinosaurs. No, one of our main advantages in this modern world lies in our ability to shop at record speed. And time as we know, is precious. But are we really ruthless hunters of goods and services? Do we take...
06 January 2010
Top 5 E-commerce Trends for 2010 - Guest comment
Flixmedia, the online retail specialists, are predicting 5 key innovations will transform the business of ecommerce in 2010. Scott Lester, Chief Executive of Flixmedia.tv, believes the new decade marks a turning point for an industry that needs to innovate to grow: "We've got to a point in online retail now where most consumers are comfortable with the experience of buying online - sales have grown 11% year on year. But the ecommerce experience they're offered is very far from perfect, and sales are being lost every day because of this. Some parts of the online shopping journey haven't...
Featured Article
23 November 2009
Latest Online Business Index Report
Welcome to the Online Business Index – a quarterly report into the attitudes and performance of hundreds of online businesses operating on eBay in the UK. Every three months, we are taking an in-depth look at how online businesses are faring during the recession. Over the last 3 months it looks as if E-tail has been giving retail a helping hand with thousands of small high street businesses ensuring a brighter outlook for 2010 by establishing a presence online. The findings of eBay’s third Online Business Index demolish claims that online retail is responsible for the decline of...
Stats & reports
23 November 2009
Latest Online Business Index Report
Welcome to the Online Business Index – a quarterly report into the attitudes and performance of hundreds of online businesses operating on eBay in the UK. Every three months, we are taking an in-depth look at how online businesses are faring during the recession. Over the last 3 months it looks as if E-tail has been giving retail a helping hand with thousands of small high street businesses ensuring a brighter outlook for 2010 by establishing a presence online. The findings of eBay’s third Online Business Index demolish claims that online retail is responsible for the decline of...
22 October 2009
The eBaynomics report 2009
The 2009 eBaynomics shopping report has identified the growing trend of 'Profit Shopping' in the UK, spearheaded by consumers who sell unwanted items to supplement their incomes. Norwich is the UK city with the most profitable casual sellers on eBay.co.uk, with residents of the East Anglian city making £17.2 million through selling on the site in the past year. The UK's leading ecommerce site analysed millions of transactions across thousands of categories involving casual home sellers and buyers over the past year. The 2009 report reveals interesting insights into how and what we've...