Marketing activities can be represented by a sequence of certain steps in the market that the manufacturer must take on the way to the consumer. The implementation of these steps has undergone radical changes due to the advent of the Internet and e-commerce. The e-commerce market in the world and in Ukraine in particular is actively developing and growing. The business began to move online and today online shopping has become very common. With the development of e-commerce, the retail market has undergone significant changes, there is an active growth of online commerce. If earlier the main players were online stores, today the leadership is taken by electronic trading platforms – marketplaces. In the context of the rapid development of e-commerce, the active growth of online commerce and the emergence of numerous trading platforms, the effectiveness of marketing activities directly depends on the diversity and quality of information services provided by marketplaces. The article studies the market of electronic trading platforms in Ukraine and conducts their comparative analysis in four areas. General, technical, communicative and marketing analysis allowed to identify the main information services of marketplaces provided in the field of marketing activities, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Google PageSpeed Insights, PR-CY, SimilarWeb and Google Trends were widely used during the analysis. They allowed to achieve greater clarity in the presentation of the results. An integrated indicator is also proposed, which allows to evaluate marketplaces according to a set of criteria taking into account their importance. The practical value of the results obtained in the work is to determine the best and worst trading platforms that can be used during marketing activities. Prospects for further research in this area are seen in the development of approaches to assessing the effectiveness of electronic trading platforms in marketing activities.

Marketing activities can be represented by a sequence of certain steps in the market that the manufacturer must take on the way to the consumer. The implementation of these steps has undergone radical changes due to the advent of the Internet and e-commerce. The e-commerce market in the world and in Ukraine in particular is actively developing and growing. The business began to move online and today online shopping has become very common. With the development of e-commerce, the retail market has undergone significant changes, there is an active growth of online commerce. If earlier the main players were online stores, today the leadership is taken by electronic trading platforms – marketplaces. In the context of the rapid development of e-commerce, the active growth of online commerce and the emergence of numerous trading platforms, the effectiveness of marketing activities directly depends on the diversity and quality of information services provided by marketplaces. The article studies the market of electronic trading platforms in Ukraine and conducts their comparative analysis in four areas. General, technical, communicative and marketing analysis allowed to identify the main information services of marketplaces provided in the field of marketing activities, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. Google PageSpeed Insights, PR-CY, SimilarWeb and Google Trends were widely used during the analysis. They allowed to achieve greater clarity in the presentation of the results. An integrated indicator is also proposed, which allows to evaluate marketplaces according to a set of criteria taking into account their importance. The practical value of the results obtained in the work is to determine the best and worst trading platforms that can be used during marketing activities. Prospects for further research in this area are seen in the development of approaches to assessing the effectiveness of electronic trading platforms in marketing activities.

Since February 2022, Ukraine has been in a state of constant threat due to a military invasion. In this regard, the activities of enterprises, in particular marketing, require the development of new approaches for survival and development. Social media marketing and advertising can be a particularly powerful tool in these circumstances. The consumer's awareness of the company's news and product range updates, live communication with the client, prompt resolution of controversial and conflicting situations and, in general, constant presence in the information field - this is far from a complete list of advantages that are open to businesses when using social networks. In turn, well-planned targeted advertising allows you to expand the target market almost limitlessly, attracting the most potential age, social and gender groups. Under conditions of external military aggression social media marketing (SMM) turns from a simple competitive advantage into a mechanism for saving both the business itself and the well-being of thousands of migrant families. Advertising, the techniques and practices used to bring products, services, opinions, or causes to public notice for the purpose of persuading the public to respond in a certain way toward what is advertised. The article discusses ways to use SMM and advertising tools, as well as features and tips for the wartime period. The mechanisms of promotion in various social networks, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and others are considered. Regardless of which platforms is used or how it is used, the most important thing to remember is that social media is not a platform to pitch the business. It’s a community to express the personality, demonstrate the values, share useful information, and build up those around the brand. With people naturally following the page and promoting the content, there will be no need for pitching. And with this approach, it is possible to achieve not just the business goals but all of the other intangibles that translate to gratification and fulfillment.

Since February 2022, Ukraine has been in a state of constant threat due to a military invasion. In this regard, the activities of enterprises, in particular marketing, require the development of new approaches for survival and development. Social media marketing and advertising can be a particularly powerful tool in these circumstances. The consumer's awareness of the company's news and product range updates, live communication with the client, prompt resolution of controversial and conflicting situations and, in general, constant presence in the information field - this is far from a complete list of advantages that are open to businesses when using social networks. In turn, well-planned targeted advertising allows you to expand the target market almost limitlessly, attracting the most potential age, social and gender groups. Under conditions of external military aggression social media marketing (SMM) turns from a simple competitive advantage into a mechanism for saving both the business itself and the well-being of thousands of migrant families. Advertising, the techniques and practices used to bring products, services, opinions, or causes to public notice for the purpose of persuading the public to respond in a certain way toward what is advertised. The article discusses ways to use SMM and advertising tools, as well as features and tips for the wartime period. The mechanisms of promotion in various social networks, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and others are considered. Regardless of which platforms is used or how it is used, the most important thing to remember is that social media is not a platform to pitch the business. It’s a community to express the personality, demonstrate the values, share useful information, and build up those around the brand. With people naturally following the page and promoting the content, there will be no need for pitching. And with this approach, it is possible to achieve not just the business goals but all of the other intangibles that translate to gratification and fulfillment.

The article is aimed at studying the market of on-line ad platforms in Ukraine, as well as the opportunities that it provides to small businesses in the sphere of product promotion and sales. When analyzing and generalizing the scientific works of scholars, it was found that they do not consider the on-line ad platforms as an instrument that can give a new impetus in the commercial activities of small businesses and private entrepreneurs. Given the protracted economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use and research of these platforms appears to be all the more topical issue. The common characteristics of the on-line ad sites as categories are allocated, the related marketplaces are examined. The presented in Ukraine electronic bulletin boards, their features, differences, strengths and weaknesses are researched. Mechanisms for using these platforms in commercial activities of enterprises are proposed. A comparison of on-line ads with the creation of an own website and on-line store is made; advantages and disadvantages of both options are provided. Separately, the creation of an on-line store at the proposed marketplace as a compromise option is allocated. The benefits of paid ads are considered. The possibilities that can be provided through ads for an additional fee are explored. The possible hazards and types of fraud in trading through electronic bulletin boards, as well as ways to avoid them, are specified. Prospects for further research in this direction are to improve the awareness of users about fraud opportunities, as well as development of new mechanisms for identifying users and making payments capable of complicating or, in the ideal case, preventing criminal actions.