tv commercials

[Tallshrew]

(General observation to nobody in particular) Crikey - stop telling the poster how expensive TV advertising is. They are saying they'd like to see ebid advertise on TV and I agree - ebid can do the maths.

[Oldandintheway]

Crikey - stop telling the poster how expensive TV advertising is. They are saying they'd like to see ebid advertise on TV and I agree - ebid can do the maths.

Yes exactly (& I can do the maths too) that's why you're not gonna see any TV advertising any time soon, so don't hold your breath!

[scottswholesale]

here is my thinking i would not expect ebid to put all the money up because of there low cost they give us to sell here but what if every seller here that could afford one or two dollars donated to a ebid advertising fund set up in paypal as a gift so there is no deductions from the donation ebid gets 100 percent of it . maybe one of the admins could start a poll just a yes or no would you donate and see . there is nothing to lose and a lot to gain possibly

[astral276]

eBay manages to run major mainstream advertising campaigns and big sponsorship deals to get and keep their name in the public eye. How do they manage it and eBid can't? Oh yes, by bleeding their sellers dry in fees to pay for it.

[burgyeb]

is there something on the site that shows how many active seller accounts there is

I do not think so. Would love to see eBid do TV ads but it is cost prohibitive at the time. Recommended in the past small listing fees for non-life time members, and life-time members who opt in. These fees could be ear marked for advertising.

[sherlock07]

I do not think so. Would love to see eBid do TV ads but it is cost prohibitive at the time. Recommended in the past small listing fees for non-life time members, and life-time members who opt in. These fees could be ear marked for advertising.

I agree with this, but I wonder how much it costs to sponsor a program. you get a mention at the start and end of the programe, and at each side of each commercial break.

It would only need to be ebids logo with a short voice over.

[astral276]

I agree with this, but I wonder how much it costs to sponsor a program.

I would expect that would be more expensive than a normal advert. Commercial TV stations publish their fees for normal adverts but invite you to contact them regarding sponsorship. Likely a case of 'If you have to ask "How much?", then you can't afford it'.

[Tallshrew]

Yes exactly (& I can do the maths too) that's why you're not gonna see any TV advertising any time soon, so don't hold your breath!

No, you most certainly can't do the maths, none of us can - only ebid are privy to all the figures and their business strategy so only they can do it. I don't know ebid's business strategy but I will say this - the purpose of advertising is stimulate business and ultimately make more money - no very successful company exists without it - marketing is an earner not a loser if done properly and realistically - advertising means more buyers, more sellers and more website hits which means more income from seller fees and more income from all those adverts that are plastered all over the site (which I suspect are quite a large part of ebid's income at present). "Oh but it's so expensive ..." sigh.

[bluebedouin]

No, you most certainly can't do the maths, none of us can - only ebid are privy to all the figures and their business strategy so only they can do it. .....

Of course we can "do the maths".All that involves is simply working out how much it's going to cost,not whether a company can afford it!The costs of tv advertising are widely available so anyone can work out how much it's going to cost.eBid are only privy to their own figures.

[astral276]

Whatever the cost of advertising to any business, that business must be on a secure enough financial footing that they can afford to throw that money away for no return.