Etsy launched a global ad campaign on Wednesday featuring videos of vignettes that highlight products found on Etsy. Now the company is inviting sellers to submit their own videos for a chance to be featured in the marketing campaign. The Read more
Bonanza is adding a new feature that is similar to eBay’s Global Shipping Program as the company looks to attract a greater number of global shoppers. Bonanza’s forthcoming Global Shipping Service (GSS) will be powered by Pitney Bowes through its Read more
Amazon Business, the company’s B2B marketplace, will be launching its new credentials search capability this month, and it will be showcasing products from qualifying merchants on Amazon Business as part of the campaign. That will enable federal government agencies to Read more
eBay Canada will hold a “Buy Canadian” event on September 19th to stimulate sales among Canadian shoppers. eBay sent a notice to sellers, advising them to prepare – this after some sellers had slowed their selling activities as far back Read more
eBay sent a survey to sellers this week asking them how it could improve. It took a novel approach by asking what was the single most important thing it could improve to make sellers more likely to recommend eBay. It Read more
Facebook is allowing businesses to sell products and services directly to customers in its chat platform called Messenger, commonly used on mobile devices. Customers can check out with a few easy clicks, without ever leaving the Messenger app, Facebook explained. Read more
eBay is expanding protection for customers based in France, Italy, and Spain. On Monday, it revealed it had launched eBay Customer Guarantee (eCG) in those markets, which it refers to as FRITES. eBay Customer Guarantee is equivalent to eBay Money Read more
eBay continues to promote its own consignment-selling service, called eBay Valet. In a new marketing pitch, eBay capitalizes on the fact that many people want to trade in their old smartphone for the latest iPhone 7 from Apple. eBay launched Read more
eBay wants to help sellers in Mexico sell outside the country, and it launched a new platform for them called Crece Con eBay. The platform focuses on three main objectives: To provide useful information to its users about the process Read more
With the help of EcommerceBytes Blog readers, we conducted an experiment to test claims we’ve heard over the years involving eBay search bringing back inconsistent results. We asked users to go to eBay.com and enter five specific search terms and Read more
