eBay classifieds group

eBay Classifieds Group continues to have an aggressive growth strategy - first to grow its current sites, and second to recognize vertical and horizontal classifieds sites around the globe that may make sense to include in its portfolio. eBay intends to hold a piece of the estimated $10-15 billion dollar online classifieds industry moving forward and being the leading online marketplaces company, it just makes sense. We will continue to look at new technologies, successful classifieds sites and new geographies to help further our portfolio where it makes sense for our business.

The culture is vibrant, with a full kaleidoscope of people and identities. The shared identities of our seven brands include a “Play to Win” mentality which is seen in both the competitive nature of what we do and the way we celebrate success. The business is a growing, evolving and expanding business that thrives on creativity and success.

In markets where the local classifieds brand is lagging and the eBay brand is strong, we have rebranded to eBay Classifieds and have experienced tremendous growth and success as a result. This is not a global strategy and will only be implemented where we feel the business will be improved. Many of our sites have stronger brand recognition in their local countries than eBay, so their brands will remain.

eBay Classifieds Group is highly complementary to eBay. Because classifieds are inherently local, they are typically used for large bulky items or items that you wouldn’t want to send via the mail. Furthermore, classifieds includes categories that you would not find on eBay.com, including services, pets, housing and jobs.

In addition, posting an ad on our classifieds sites takes less time than it would take to throw your item away, whereas there is more of a commitment with eBay.com. We are capturing users who are otherwise hesitant to use eBay because of the level of commitment required.

Our sites help people find whatever they’re looking for in their local communities — whether it’s a job, an apartment, a sofa, a car, a concert ticket, financial services or new friends. Every connection made or item found makes a difference by creating a world where people share more and waste less. With the green revolution taking over the world, what better way to be green that to buy goods in your local neighborhood that are new for you? eBay Classifieds Group agrees, which is one of the reasons we are in the business. Our sites around the globe connect people via mostly free ads for consumers. We monetize our business by charging for ads from businesses and by charging for ads in countries where it makes sense. In addition, we include advertising on our sites and offer feature fees for users to make their ads richer and/or more prominent.

People who want to connect and trade visit our sites because they’re fun, easy to use and built on trust.

eBay is a U.S. corporation but the eBay Classifieds Group business is primarily situated in Europe.

eBay Inc. encompasses many businesses within it and allow each the freedom and resources needed to succeed in business. eBay means smart business and eBay Classifieds Group is allowed to enjoy the freedom it needs to fight with the best in the classifieds market.

eBay is truly a feast of opportunity when it comes to career opportunities. Since we have three businesses in eBay Classifieds Group, PayPal and eBay to choose from it starts there. There are also more brands to choose from within eBay, like Stubhub and Shopping.com. Add to this multiple locations globally and you can start to get a feel for the choice. We have multiple functions in each business which means there are career opportunities from General Manager to Customer Service engineer.In the future, we will look at expanding into the areas of fashion, motors, social networking and mobile applications so there will be even more career options.

eBay Classifieds Group prides itself as being one of the fastest growing business units within eBay Inc, and owes much of this success to functioning much like a start-up company. The freedom that eBay Inc. allows the Classifieds Group has resulted in fast growth, nimble operations and creative innovation. At the same time, with the largest online marketplace backing the business, eBay Classifieds Group benefits from technology sharing and support services from eBay Inc.

eBay Classifieds Group is a part of eBay Inc., the largest online marketplace in the world, where practically anyone can buy and sell practically anything. eBay Inc. consists of ecommerce sites such as eBay.com, Stubhub, Shopping.com, Prostores, Half.com as well as eight classifieds sites (alaMaula, BilBasen, dba.dk, eBay Classifieds (eBay Anuncios, eBay Annunci, eBay Kleinanzeigen), Gumtree, Kijiji, Marktplaats.nl and mobile.de). eBay Inc. also consists of online payment solutions including PayPal and Bill Me Later.

Each brand predominantly operates on a local level, with eBay Inc. in the background, providing innovation sharing, growth opportunities, operations support and other support services.

eBay Classifieds is a combination of independent businesses with a General Manager and a full set of functions. Engineering, strategy, finance, sales and all decision making happens in the local market and that agility and flexibility helps the business succeed.

eBay Classifieds Group is an innovative leader in online classifieds, with eight sites that span the globe. Eight unique brands — alaMaula, BilBasen, dba.dk, eBay Classifieds (eBay Anuncios, eBay Annunci, eBay Kleinanzeigen), Gumtree, Kijiji, Marktplaats.nl and mobile.de — offer online classifieds in more than 1,000 cities and over 20 countries around the world.

eBay Classifieds Group is the world leader in online classifieds with nearly 65 million unique visitors per month. We have the #1 or #2 classifieds site in most of the markets we compete in and our sites have almost 6 billion page views per month.

In 2004, eBay recognized there was room in the online marketplaces market for a more simple and fast platform, offering local abundance of goods, as well as services. This local offering, online classifieds, offers buyers great deals, local abundance of goods and ease of use. For sellers, it provides a large local audience, ease of use and low or no fees. This platform is highly complementary to eBay’s auction and fixed-price format because of the local offering. eBay started the classifieds business with its acquisition of Marktplaats in the Netherlands and continued with five more acquisitions over the next four years along with starting its own classifieds brands, Kijiji and eBay Classifieds. Through this acquisitive and organic growth strategy, eBay Classifieds Group has grown in six years to be the global leader in online classifieds, with world-class horizontal and vertical classifieds sites.