FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Monday, December 28th, 2009
eBay indicated in a press release earlier today that the number of items bought via eBay mobile apps were triple last year’s holiday volume and that eBay buyers and sellers are generating more than half a billion dollars of transactions via mobile in 2009.
Nearly 6 million people have eBay on their iPhone and eBay receives three-quarters of a million unique visits a day via mobile apps. (More …)
FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Monday, December 21st, 2009
People never cease to amaze me. At a time that sees everyone tightening their budgets and thinner in the wallet, eBay buyers and sellers raised a record $50 million for U.S. and U.K. non-profit organizations in 2009 – a 17% jump since last year. Users have contributed an amazing $162 million to their favorite causes through eBay Giving Works since 2003.
Every little bit helps
While funds raised by nonprofits are at an all-time low, this year’s eBay Giving Works figures were released during a year of significant growth for online fundraising. Online giving is growing at 44% per year, seven times faster than offline giving growth. Online giving has enabled charities to leverage the power of the individual through smaller, more modest donations. (More …)
FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Monday, December 14th, 2009
Back again by popular demand, one of our Social Media gurus and eBay guest bloggers Julie Haddon from the eBay Holiday Marketing team, is here to give us a sneak preview about what’s in store for the eBay Mobile Boutique visitors as she and the team gear up for San Francisco tomorrow:
Our first-ever eBay Mobile Boutique will be painting the town all things Holiday tomorrow, and spreading good tidings to our San Francisco community. The eBay Mobile Boutique will preview just some of the best products available on eBay and highlight today’s hottest gifting trends from “Eco-Excellence” to “Savvy Splurging.” There will also be interactive shopping kiosks showcasing live listings from local eBay sellers. And on-site merchandise displays will feature popular holiday gift items this season such as Zhu Zhu Pets, Beatles Rock Band, iPod Touch, Xbox 360, Elmo Tickle Hands, Twilight dolls and more. (More …)
FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
We’ve been lucky to have a guest visitor join us this week directly from the North Pole. Okay, not really the North Pole, but it’s Julie Haddon who not only was one of the leads for eBay’s Holiday Campaign, but is also one of our Social Media gurus, who will talk about the latest craze that is the Zhu Zhu Pets.
Take it away, Julie!
As you’ve probably heard about or seen, the popular Zhu Zhu Pets have taken over the world. Okay, well not the world but at least these endearing and fine-furred friends have become the hit toy this holiday season, attracting more than one million searches on eBay over Thanksgiving weekend alone. It’s been a breakout hamster hit reminiscent of toy crazes of yesteryear, such as Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids. A shortage of the Zhu Zhu Pets led to an increase in listings on eBay which grew at 10% per day.
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FEATURED POSTRichard Brewer-Hay / Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
eBay released more figures today regarding transactions made on the online marketplace over the Black Friday / Cyber Monday shopping period. The number of transactions on Cyber Monday increased by approximately 35% over Black Friday with each day yielding more than 1 million transactions.
Communities that made the most purchases on eBay (More …)
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