Industry PR

ARLINGTON, Va., July 2 - buySAFE, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with MerchantAdvantage, a leading tool-based data-feed management solution for ecommerce and mobile commerce. MerchantAdvantage was selected as buySAFE's first product syndication partner for the Bonded Shopping Network (BSN). MerchantAdvantage is the only industry solution that doesn't charge setup costs, fees for transactions, or a revenue share when optimizing, feeding, and analyzing client product catalog feeds to over 150 shopping destination sites, comparison shopping engines, mobile shopping engines, affiliate sites, and marketing channels.  These channels include marketplaces -- Amazon.com and Shop.com -- and now BSN shopping sites such as TheFind (www.thefind.com) and www.buysafeshopping.com.

ADESA, Inc. today announced that it plans to acquire Live Global Bid, Inc. (“LGB”), a leading provider of Internet-based auction software and services, on June 30, 2008. The LGB technology allows auction houses to broadcast their auctions through simultaneous audio and video feeds to all participating Internet users from any location.

Tarzana, CA June 19, 2008 - DSI Insurance, a leading provider of private shipping insurance, has added PayPal as a payment method for their online, instant coverage program. The addition of PayPal allows the millions of PayPal users' access to purchasing discounted shipping insurance in real-time via the DSI website (www.dsiinsurance.com).

Smart Syndication reverse auction media model from the Brothers Einstein succeeds where $50,000,000 dollar eBay media auction model fails.

New York, NY June 17, 2008 -- Loser by a knockout, the fatally flawed eBay media auction concedes to the Brothers Einstein and Smart Syndication. The recent demise of eBay's media auction model surprised few industry experts, least of all the Brothers Einstein, owners and operators of Smart Syndication, the nation's only local agency-driven syndication network. "eBay had it exactly backwards," says digital media pioneer Jeff Einstein. "The only true asset in the buy/sell media mating dance is an advertiser's dollar shares, not the media inventory. The eBay model failed because it started with the wrong asset, then drove the value down instead of up."

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & ARLINGTON, Va.-TheFind, Inc. (www.TheFind.com), the web’s leading shopping search engine for the discovery of lifestyle goods, has partnered with buySAFE, Inc., the leading bonding company for e-commerce transactions, to power buySAFE’s consumer shopping website www.buysafeshopping.com, and participate in the buySAFE Bonded Shopping Network. The buySAFE Bonded Shopping Network (“BSN”) is a cost-per-sale advertising network that brings together consumers in search of 100% risk-free shopping with reliable merchants. Every purchase made through BSN can be backed by a bond, ensuring the only risk-free Internet shopping experience. buySAFE will channel buyers to Bonded Merchant websites via its consumer destination, www.buysafeshopping.com, which will be powered by TheFind.com’s leading search engine technology.

Four Of The World's Leading Sales And Marketing Keynote Speakers Will Share How To Sell Things On eBay At The eBay Live Chicago 2008 Conference June 19-21, 2008.

Boca Raton, FL June 12, 2008 -- Four of the world's top sales and marketing keynote speakers will highlight the eBay Live Chicago 2008 conference June 19 - 21, 2008 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois. Attendees will learn Internet marketing ideas such as how to sell things on eBay and internet marketing and sales strategies and tactics from leadership keynote speakers and authors Jay Berkowitz, Seth Godin, Jeffrey Gitomer, and Andy Sernovitz.

NEW YORK, JUNE 5 - A growing number of U.S. and European court cases regarding the sale of counterfeit luxury products has brought attention to the very real problem consumers face when purchasing online. Portero.com, one of the only online auction marketplaces that authenticates branded luxury products, estimates that as much as $15 billion, or ten percent of the branded luxury goods sold globally, are counterfeit. The verdict handed down by a French court ruled that eBay sold counterfeit items and is therefore liable for damages to French luxury group Hermes. This is the first verdict in a series of lawsuits brought against eBay by such iconic brands as Christian Dior Couture, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.

Top Executive Robert Keane to Discuss the Benefits of Viral Marketing and How It Propelled Company's Success. VistaPrint Limited (NASDAQ: VPRT), the small business marketing company, today announced that President and CEO Robert Keane will present at the 2008 eBay Developers Conference in Chicago on June 16-18 at McCormick Place West.  Keane's presentation, titled "Growing Virally - Your Company's Brand Spreads like the Plague," will take place on Monday, June 16 from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Conference attendees will gain valuable insight into the benefits of viral marketing, and by using VistaPrint as a case study, will witness how a successful campaign can propel a company's growth.

E-commerce and ebay strategies and approaches are changing as fast as the related technology is being developed. Lawson is known for being capable of not only embracing innovations and change, but also for being able to understand which new products, methods, and ideas are worth embracing and which should be passed on. Stone Mountain, GA (PRWEB) June 2, 2008 -- Founder and CEO of the online urban clothing store 3rd Power Outlet (http://www.3rdPowerOutlet.com), John Lawson has been growing and changing his business with the continuously shifting world of e-commerce since he began selling a few used IT books online for extra money in 2001.

Ray Johnson has taken the ebook business that has taken him from homeless and down and out to a successful and well respected internet marketer and transformed it into a new eBay approved system. He demonstrates how to overcome the eBay ban on downloadable products by using Digital Media Products. He has launched a new website to share his method with others.

Coventry, Nuneaton May 22, 2008 -- It wasn't long ago that Ray Johnson was not only down on his luck but was actually homeless. During that time, Ray decided to turn his life around. Ray recounted "I just looked at my life and decided that enough was enough. I became driven to become a success. I discovered, through trial and error, how to become a success online. I want to share what I have learned and want to help anyone else who yearns for success."

Small to Large Operations Use uShip to Grow Their Businesses and Get the Job Done
AUSTIN, Texas, May 1 - Austin-based company uShip announced today that they have registered their 100,000th Transportation Service Provider (TSP) member. According to CEO Matt Chasen, this is a momentous benchmark not only for uShip, but for the trucking and shipping industries as well. Founded in 2003, uShip is the first and largest online marketplace for shipping services. "The industry's response to uShip has been overwhelming and exceeded our expectations in every way," Chasen said. "We now have 100,000 TSPs, making us by far the largest online community for transportation services. This achievement is further proof that we have  succeeded in changing the way goods are being shipped."

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The third Saturday of April marks a special day in the lives of Auctioneers throughout the United States, National Auctioneers Day. National Auctioneers Day will be recognized and celebrated by professional Auctioneers on Saturday, April 19, 2008. The last bastion of the competitive free enterprise system, auctions and the age-old profession of auctioneering continues to thrive and grow in today’s economy. In 2007, the live auction industry sold over $270.7 billion in goods and services at auction, an increase of 5.3% from 2006. Consumers enjoy auctions because they are fast, efficient and most importantly, fun. Auctioneers celebrate this annual event each year by volunteering their professional auctioneering services to charitable organizations and worthy local causes in their community.