Please a hundred times Gazza can you advertise for us in the UK

[dingledell2BAITS]

Hi Gazza. Hopefully all at Ebid are pleased at eBays idea's of free Postage and the knock on effects which may evolve. I also have read that many are changing sites, and eBid appears to be the selected site.
I would assume from 22nd October a migration of new members to eBid will be taking place. At this time, speaking for myself is there any chance of eBid advertising directly in the UK Media in October, this would be such a great help in Telling the UK Public that Ebid excists, we would all profit from this excerise and it would be such a boost for all of us in the UK. Please a hundred times!!!!!!!!!
Colin dingledell2books

[CrazyJay]

There are other major changes taking place over there as well at the moment. All of which seem to be designed with the sole purpose of driving people away.

Now would be a very good time to take advantage - As there ARE still people using Ebay who seem totally unaware that there are alternatives!

[JanetB]

And not forgetting other countries here that eBid represent, not just only UK - USA is big, imagine the potential.

x

[deltadelta48]

Advertising is a good idea but the cost is extremely high, millions of dollars with no guanteed results (most of the time we remember the commercial but forget who the company is - not great for company, is it?).

Don't know if ebid is in a position to take on that kind of $$$$$$ cost without any hope of attracting the right kind of people.

In meantime, now is the time for all of us to contact our past customers, millions of them and ask them to make the switch. I believe the date of bigger changes is Sept 22 on feebay?

[lejoueurdepipeau]

Hey - and what about France??????

[Huddylion]

Not going to happen,simple as that.

[lejoueurdepipeau]

What ?? For France - or elsewhere/anywhere???

[Huddylion]

What ?? For France - or elsewhere/anywhere???

Anywhere not the sort of major advertising people want

[astral276]

The cost of an effective advertising campaign would be prohibitively expensive. Mass advertising costs a small fortune nowadays. The only people who can really afford it are well established companies already generating mass income. Startup and small companies simply do not have the wherewithal. That's why you see people signing over large parts of their business to entrepreneurs (as on Dragon's Den) or shelter under an umbrella company like JML who market the product.

eBay grew virally and not by advertising. They had the good fortune to be first in the market which was worth a fantastic amount of advertising at no cost. No 'me to' company following has that advantage.

Many small companies look at sponsorship. This, if you get in early, can cost relative peanuts. If you are fortunate to pick the right person to sponsor and they go on to make it big it can bring big rewards for little outlay.

I can't see that G&M have the money for mass advertising. I doubt they sit at home nights counting their wads of spare cash. Even if they did have it I don't feel that mass advertising across several countries would see a worthwhile return on the investment. It's their business and their business plan. They should know what is their best way forward and it is not the user's place to try and tell them. If the user does not like the direction and pace of the site's progress then they have to option to seek out somewhere they do like.

[sidthelamp]

i dont agree the cost of advertising would be prohibitively expensive. it would be expensive granted, i would like to see advertising of ebid go up a gear or two, but until there are more sellers selling more diverse goods then it would be a pointless exersise, and no doubt do more damage than good.

going up a gear or two to my mind would be getting ebids already partner in advertising to advertise themselves a little more ie, google products my customers are all newbies they found me through google products, i know this because i asked them, if i ask folk around me have you heard of google they say yes, i then ask them have you heard of google products, nine out of ten say no! google products is a great search tool that shows buyers a large range of products they are looking for, ie available whitch is the key i think for ebid, there would be no point bringing folk to the site if what there looking for is unavailable.