eBay collaborated with Google to enable voice-activated shopping on the Google Assistant, which is Google’s version of Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa, and now offers the ability to switch from the Google voice platform to a smartphone. eBay said it Read more
eBay Chief Financial Officer Scott Schenkel was in Washington, DC, recently where he met with legislators and White House staff to advocate for sound tax policy for small businesses and entrepreneurs, according to the company, which noted that tax reform Read more
eBay partnered with micro-lender Kiva and launched a dedicated landing page called Kiva Marketplace on eBay. eBay will provide Kiva borrowers with seller assistance from eBay specialists and is waiving the first three months of seller fees for Kiva borrowers. Read more
eBay is highlighting inventory and deals from some of its small business sellers in a curated shopping experience to celebrate Small Business Saturday, which takes place on November 25th this year (it always falls on the Saturday after Thanksgiving). If Read more
eBay offered advice to sellers on how to attract holiday shoppers particularly around Black Friday: offer deals. The tips focused around low pricing and included the following tactics: bundle items together; offer one-day-only specials; don’t limit deals to Black Friday; Read more
Amazon and other retailers make it easy to purchase their branded gift cards. Now eBay wants businesses to think of its marketplace when they wish to give gift cards to customers or employees through loyalty or incentive programs. Blackhawk Network Read more
eBay is ramping up its holiday marketing with a “Don’t Wait for Black Friday” campaign offering curated deals that offer a price-matching guarantee. It’s also bringing its Airstream trailer to five US cities to generate publicity for its marketplace as Read more
Online sellers are busy with Christmas only 6 weeks away. Typically marketplaces put a moratorium on changes and tests during the holiday shopping season, but not this year. Whether announced or unannounced, changes are impacting sellers on eBay, Etsy, and Read more
Amazon and eBay have made similar changes to their advertising programs for third-parties. EcommerceBytes checked in with Merkle to learn more about the approaches of the two marketplaces. Andy Taylor, Merkle’s Associate Director of Research, also discussed his firm’s recently Read more
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