TameBay Video Morsels 01/11/09

eBay launch their 2009 series of holiday adverts under the theme “Come to think of it, eBay”.

Not quite as snappy as the spoof advert that was made for eBay’s “Find IT on eBay” campaign from 2005 – I know which will stick in my mind the longest.

BT Tradespace have some tips on how to beat the postal strikes, introduced by our chum Dan Wilson.

For the full tips visit the BT Tradespace site.

Google have launched a weekly series of videos showcasing the top holiday tactics from retailers.

You can follow the rest of the series on the Google Retail Blog.

ChannelAdvisor talk about the importance of rich media at Internet Retailing 2009 and how to grab online customer’s attention.

Gumtree launch a series of “How to Gummie” videos

You can view the rest of the help guides at The Gummies Guide

vzaar affilate scheme

If you’d rather make money from video than shoot them, vzaar have launched an affiliate scheme which is free to join and pays out when people you refer open an account.

Disclosure: ChannelAdvisor and vzaar advertise with TameBay

5 Responses on "TameBay Video Morsels 01/11/09"

1. 1
   board_surfer says:

   November 1, 2009 at 4:20 pm

   The ebay one is just bad on so many levels, I dont know where to start.

   Poor Dan got stuck in some kind of echo chamber…
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   vzaar Jamie says:

   November 2, 2009 at 10:38 am

   Not overly convinced by the eBay tag for the new campaign. It feels like they are admitting “hey we appreciate you may have forgotten about us, but…”

   Overall the impression is of a giant of the web pleading to be revisited again. Shame, but then perhaps relevant to the US audience it is clearly aimed at.

   Based on a country’s eBay maturity then TV spots will always differ, which brings me to the singluarly most inspiring ad (in my opinion) that was run in Germany around 4-5 years ago. It speaks to the fun, thrill, addiction of bidding and then winning something on eBay. A thrill that I still maintain very few other sites can inspire in a web user.

   You can view the ad here:
   http://vzaar.com/videos/97000
   • 2.1
     Chris Dawson says:

     November 2, 2009 at 10:41 am

     Now that was a quality ad
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   northumbrian says:

   November 2, 2009 at 11:03 am

   Rubber chicken?
   • 3.1
     Richard says:

     November 2, 2009 at 11:37 am

     Noooooooooooooooooo Not the rubber chicken LOL.