How to Make Excel Dashboard for Marketplace Sales Comparison Using Interactive Charts

Описание: How to Create Excel Sales Dashboard for Marketplace or online store.
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This video demonstrates how to create an interactive Excel dashboard for marketplace sales comparison using advanced chart techniques.

Time Codes

0:00 Introduction
1:05 Creating Interactive Product Cards in Excel
36:01 How to Make an Interactive Calendar for the Dashboard
51:28 Spaghetti Line Chart for Comparative Analysis of Multiple Metrics
1:12:08 Customized Progress Pie Chart for Three Metrics
1:22:23 Customized 3D Bar Chart in Excel
1:41:16 Visualization of Sales Activity Sensitivity by Day of the Week
1:46:42 Dashboard Presentation for Comparative Sales Analysis in Excel

The focus is on solving the common problem of spaghetti charts and transforming overloaded visuals into clear, analytical comparison tools suitable for dashboards and management reporting.

What problem this Excel visualization solves

🔹 Overloaded line charts with too many data series
🔹 Poor readability when comparing multiple products
🔹 Difficulty highlighting key indicators against background data
🔹 Lack of visual focus in marketplace sales analysis

🔹 The solution moves selected data series to the foreground while keeping all other indicators visible as contextual background.

Core visualization concept

✔ Comparative analysis of two products against total marketplace supply
✔ Spaghetti chart redesigned with controlled visual hierarchy
✔ Background series styled in neutral gray
✔ Two selected products dynamically highlighted via interaction

✔ This approach enables fast visual comparison without hiding contextual data.

Interactive features implemented in Excel

✅ Drop-down lists for selecting two products
✅ Dynamic data extraction using lookup formulas
✅ Automatic highlighting of selected data series
✅ Interactive comparison without VBA or external tools

✅ All interactions are built using standard Excel functionality and formulas.

Advanced chart formatting techniques

➡️ Uniform background styling for all data series
➡️ Reduced line thickness for non-selected indicators
➡️ Removal of non-essential chart elements
➡️ Clean, dashboard-ready visual appearance

➡️ The result is a readable comparison chart suitable for executive dashboards.

Comparative analysis with dynamic data labels

☑️ Automatic calculation of period-over-period change
☑️ Percentage dynamics displayed directly on the chart
☑️ Labels linked to worksheet cells for full control
☑️ Clear visualization of growth and decline trends

☑️ This technique allows instant interpretation of sales dynamics without additional tables.

Practical application for marketplace analytics

🔹 Marketplace product comparison
🔹 Dropshipping sales analysis
🔹 SKU performance benchmarking
🔹 Dashboard-level KPI visualization

🔹 The same logic can be reused for dashboards analyzing revenue, volume, margins, or conversion metrics.

Why this method is effective

✔ Maintains full data context
✔ Highlights only what matters for analysis
✔ Scales well for dashboards with many indicators
✔ Suitable for marketplace and dropshipping models

This Excel technique is ideal for analysts and managers who need clear comparative insights without oversimplifying marketplace data.

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