Open House Discussion with Rathin Lahiri, Head of Marketing, 3rd Nov 5 PM

[rohit@ebay.com]

Dear Users,

We are pleased to announce the next session of our Open House Program where users get an opportunity to chat with the eBay India Team.

Join Rathin Lahiri, Head of Marketing for an online discussion on marketing initiatives of eBay India.

Rathin will discuss:
--Efforts to get new buyers for our sellers
--Other Marketing Initiatives and results
--How can our buyers and sellers help eBay's marketing efforts
--Your ideas and suggestions if any

Rathin will be available on this thread on Friday, the 3rd of November, 2006, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM IST, for an interactive discussion with our community members.

You can submit your questions before or during the event by making a post on this thread. Click Here for help on using the discussion boards.

See you on the 3rd at 5:00 PM!

Thanks and Regards,
Rohit,
Community Development Team

[rathin@ebay.com]

Hi Deepak ( systeminflow ) & emailswarup,

This is the most asked question to me - ) , and doing tv or other advertising is a matter of timing . Currently we are focused on getting users thro internet marketing only . But during Diwali we did take a few press ads in Bombay , Delhi & Bnagalore + took scrollers in CNN- IBN and it is a matter of time before we do mass advertising.
warm regards

Rathin

[garment.store]

Hello sir
Loke you have a semenar in big city for seller. Why don't you have a semenar for buyer in big and small city.Infact i think in small city it will work better because they do not get these product. And for buyers because they feel scared buying online and sending payment. one main proble with new buyers are courier charges.
Thanks rakesh

[garment.store]

have add in smaller city news paper
Rakesh

[garment.store]

Sir do you think sometime you can upgrade us how e bays is doing marketing . and what's new on e bay ? So we can relate to e bay in a different dimension.
Rakesh

[rathin@ebay.com]

Dear cosycom ,

I have forwarded your request to Amarjeet and his team is considering doing a revamp of the India export bazar page and I am sure he will consider your suggestion

we are also planning more marketing activities in 2007 to drive more international buyers and we hope you will see the benefits of this .
warm regards

Rathin

[rathin@ebay.com]

Dear assemblerz ,

We do have a large number of Indian affilates in our program , All you need is an Indian bank account with a bank which has a SWIFT code and while the payments are made in dollars , you will receive them in rupees .
warm regards

Rathin

[rathin@ebay.com]

Dear mysalesoffer,

I will forward your suggestion to the concerned team for them to consider it . Thank you for writing in .
warm regards

Rathin

[rathin@ebay.com]

Dear halwawala_in1 ,

At eBay India , we are constantly reviewing each of our policies after considering its impact on a variety of factors like sales , impact on buyers , sellers , community at large , other international sites , etc . Therefore we might seem a bit slow as there are multiple stakeholders and different points of view . However we are most interested in having a healthy business and a vibrant community and the beauty of ebay is that constantly improving and evolving

Our domestic and international buyer numbers for 2006 have been increasing quarter on quarter , but I agree we need to do a lot more to get even higher growth . Some of the initiatives for 2007 should help us do better going forward.

We are always open to ideas from anyone ! Wishing you a very prosperous 2007 .
warm regards

Rathin

[rathin@ebay.com]

Dear kritant ,

we will do whatever gets us more buyers and is good for the community . i think it is a matter of time before we do mass advertising .
warm regards

Rathin

[sapana@ebay.com]

Hi garment.store,

Thanks for your question. Rathin will be soon answering them.

Regards,
Sapana