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What little girl doesn't want a pony for Christmas, eBay and Toys R Us makes that dream come true in this fun Christmas TV ad for one little girl.
An overly ambitious Dad goes out on a limb to give his daughter the ultimate holiday surprise. Unfortunately, things don't quite go according to plan until, that is, Mom swoops in to save the day with a little help from her eBay Mobile app to buy her a gift from the Toys R Us store on eBay.

Credits:
Agency: Venables Bell & Partners
Executive Creative Directors: Paul Venables and Will McGinness
Creative Director: Lee Einhorn
Art Director: Matt Miller
Copywriter: Matt Keats
Director of Integrated Production: Craig Allen
Agency Senior Producer: Emily Moore
Production Company: Arts & Sciences
Director: Matt Aselton
Executive Producer: Marc Marrie
Managing Director: Mal Ward
Line Producer: Jeffrey Shupe
Director of Photography: Toby Irwin
Editorial Company: Arcade Edit
Managing Partner/Executive Producer: Damian Stevens
Producer: Denice Hutton
Editor: Geoff Hounsell
Assistant Editor: Sean Lagrange
Sound Design: 740 Sound Design & Mix
Executive Producer: Scott Ganary
Sound Designer: Andrew Tracy
Music: Mophonics
Executive Producer: Michael Frick
Composer: Nico Mansy
Mix: PLAY, John Bolen
via: GlossyInc.

Say goodbye to long lines and crowded stores—now shoppers can literally go window shopping and actually purchase the latest, hottest items with the wave of a smartphone!

Grand Opening of eBay Inspiration Shop in the Big Apple!
eBay and designer Jonathan Adler unveiled the "eBay Inspiration Shop" New York City — a 24/7 "shoppable" storefront with interactive windows showcasing a collection of new, must-have merchandise for the fall season—from denim to digital cameras, engines to eReaders and wristwatches to new wheels.

Inspiration Shop Leverages eBay Mobile Technology
The "always-open" store windows enable shoppers to browse and buy the very moment inspiration strikes, leveraging eBay's mobile technology to shop anytime, anywhere, anyhow. The eBay mobile app allows consumers to scan custom Quick Response (QR) codes and shop similar items from more than 200 million listings on the eBay marketplace.

Top trendsetters, including actors, designers, bloggers, stylists, editors, photographers, models and musicians, were tapped to help curate the items featured in the Adler-designed windows by sharing their shopping wish lists for fall. Contributors include: Molly Sims, Lake Bell, Betsey Johnson, Charlotte Ronson, Coco Rocha, Justin Bell, Liz Lange, Simon Doonan, among others.

A new national study on shopping reveals that nearly half of shoppers want to make an immediate purchase when they find an item they love, and also browse store windows for inspiration.

After 17 years ebay finally straightens out their logo. Ebay announced that coming this fall we can expect to see their new logo go live.

Ebay President, Devin Wenig tells us all about it...

"Our refreshed logo is rooted in our proud history and reflects a dynamic future. It’s eBay today: a global online marketplace that offers a cleaner, more contemporary and consistent experience, with innovation that makes buying and selling easier and more enjoyable. We retained core elements of our logo, including our iconic color palette. Our vibrant eBay colors and touching letters represent our connected and diverse eBay community – more than 100 million active users and 25 million sellers globally and growing.

The eBay logo is known the world over, so changing it was not a decision made lightly. The time felt right. We’re incredibly proud of how eBay started and quickly grew into the world’s largest online marketplace. Auction-style listings, used goods, vintage items and quirky, one-of-a-kind finds are still a big part of what makes buying and selling on eBay special. We hope that’s always true. But we’ve evolved a lot in the past few years, and eBay is much more than auction-style listings today."

Read the full statement HERE. Below for all you infographic lovers are some interesting stats on just how ebay is doing.