The Future of Mobile Commerce

Future of Mobile Commerce

April 27, 2010

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eBay Classifieds Group

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Classifieds - An Ancient Form of Commerce

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Redefining a Segment

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Mobile: The fastest growing area at eBay

“ We expect our mobile apps to generate $1.5 billion in gross merchandise volume [sales] in 2010”

– John Donahoe, eBay CEO April 2010

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Kijiji App: Simplicity and mobility

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Gumtree Applications cover 6 markets

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Feature-rich eBay Classifieds Application in USA

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Bilbasen – Bringing motors classifieds to your mobile

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Mobile commerce: Tipping point being reached?

Worldwide Shipment of Smart Phones (M)

15% 18% 20%Market share

“Smartphone market expected to reach 45% of handset shipments by

2015.”

– Gartner

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e-Commerce history repeating itself? Barriers declining

Lack of habit Never had the chance

Worries with paiement

37%

29% 28%

25%

21%

18%17%

Complicated

13%

Prefer real contact

15%

12%

2008 2010

Reasons for not using mobile commerce

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Mobile advertising - Growing fast

Global Advertising Spend ($Bn)

186 173 181 190 200

179147 141 139 138

5155 63 72 84

23 4 6 9

7264 65 67 70

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

TV Print Online Mobile Others

489443 453

473500

2%2%

-6%-6%

+13%+13%

+44%+44%

-1%-1%

0.5%0.5%Total

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Innovation Is a Must

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eBay Classifieds – innovator in mCommerce

Take photo of item and list for sale in under 60 seconds!Take photo of item and list for sale in under 60 seconds!

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Marktplaats – Coming soon to your iPhone !

See where the closest selling items are through Augmented Reality !See where the closest selling items are through Augmented Reality !

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Augmented Reality: The Future of Location-Specific Services

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Snaptell: innovation example in buy-side mCommerce

Take a picture of a book or DVD Take a picture of a book or DVD & compare prices across online stores& compare prices across online stores

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eBay on the iPad: Redefining “leisure computing”

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Primitive forms of m-commerce also changing people’s life

•Mobile-led classifieds, Bangladesh

•Leader in mobile & PC•SMS, WAP driven

“How much is grain selling for today?”

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Mobility is the future – whatever the means

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Thank You!