Crazy World of Ecommerce Videos for your Viewing Pleasure

All my bags are packed
I’m ready to go
But the dawn is breakin’
Its early morn
The taxis waitin’
He’s blowin’ his horn
Already I’m so lonesome
I could …

OK enough with the John Denver lyrics but suffice to say I am here in London, (UK not Ontario for you fellow Canadians) after a whirlwind trade show trip to NYC for Book Expo America and San Jose for Internet Retailer show.

Amidst the travel chaos, I managed to record several compelling interviews with PR Web, Blogads, Website Magazine, Sitebrand and the hilarious Ted Demopoulous and a few more. I’m editing as fast as i can … whew.

Anyhow, I’m now podcasting from eTail UK at a schmancy hotel and chuckling heavily at our new “Crazy Messed World of E-commerce” videos freshly baked and posted at the (appropriately named) Crazy, Messed Up World of Ecommerce page.

Here’s the gist of the video project:

What if offline shopping were as cruel and difficult as buying online? What does that world look like?

That’s the question that prompted our series of videos, ‘The Crazy, Messed Up World of Ecommerce”. Each video brings the story of a common online complaint–browser crashes, silly search results, irritating cross-selling–into the real world.

The videos were conceptualized by Jason (who was a hit at the eTail Search Day yesterday before chunnelling off to Paris with Mrs. Billingsley) and feature resident mad-cap actor (and Sales Director) Mark Williams. Three of the short films produced by Malta-based marketing geeks Capulet Communications are online for your perusal and there is even a contest for online retail bloggers.

You will laugh, you might commiserate and you could win something cool. It’s a beauty.