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Mission Report • Marketplace (eBay)

eBay Growth: Structured Data, Item Specifics & Conversion Lift

We mapped and extended category-relevant Item Specifics, cleaned descriptions with policy‑safe templates, and improved discovery and conversion.

90 days UK Delivery Confidential Multi-brand Retailer
Indexed impressions (category terms)

+47%

Conversion rate

+21%

Template compliance issues

-100%

The Challenge

Listings under-utilised Item Specifics and inconsistent description HTML. Discoverability and buyer confidence were suffering across key categories.

Diagnostic Symptoms

  • Item Specifics missing/incorrect for top categories
  • Legacy description HTML not compliant with policy in some SKUs
  • Inconsistent returns/shipping info reduced buyer trust

Structural Root Causes

  • Category presets not mapped to feed
  • Tokenised HTML drifted from policy requirements
  • QA gaps across required vs recommended specifics

Project Evidence

Category term impressions
+47%
Template compliance issues
-100%

“The specifics mapping unlocked visibility. Templates were clean, fast, and on-brand. Discovery sessions allowed us to create and adjust all key components.”

ESM

E-commerce Sales Manager

Retailer

Execution

Our Approach

Map specifics per category

Presets for Food, Apparel, Electronics with required/optional fields.

Template v2 (inline CSS)

Policy‑safe, marketplace‑friendly HTML with tokens.

QA & rollout

Validate feeds against presets; spot‑check live listings.

Before

Sparse Item Specifics, low impression share, duplicate content, and inconsistent shipping policies.

After

Category-complete Item Specifics, higher search visibility, healthier CTR, and stronger conversion.

Key Outcomes

Validated
Better search coverage on category terms
Higher CTR and add-to-basket from richer specifics
Cleaner templates → fewer compliance flags and disputes
Telemetry

Revenue Trajectory (GBP)

Actual monthly revenue after specifics rollout and content refresh.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions on eBay Item Specifics, category mapping, and visibility.

Yes. Each category has required and recommended fields. We maintain presets per category and validate feeds against them.
Yes. We support both linked and inline CSS; many marketplaces prefer inline for safety.

Recommended Technical Playbooks

Teams using this playbook usually pair marketplace operations support with ERP, WMS, and API integration engineering to keep catalogue and order data aligned.

Performance Optimisation

Resolve frontend bottlenecks

Order Grid Stability

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