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    <description>Are you an Amazon FBA, TikTok Shop, Walmart, or Ecommerce Seller, or someone interested in becoming one? The Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10 is an unscripted, unrehearsed, BS-free, organic conversation between host Bradley Sutton, and real life sellers and thought leaders in the ecommerce world, where they share the top strategies that will help sellers of all levels succeed. In addition, every week there is an episode of the ”Weekly Buzz” which gives a rundown of the latest news in the Ecommerce world.

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► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>An 8-figure seller in China reveals what US sellers get wrong about Chinese competition, black-hat tactics, global expansion, and the data-driven moves behind his Amazon growth.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>What is really happening behind the scenes with top Chinese Amazon sellers? In this episode, Bradley travels to Shenzhen, China, to sit down with Bennett, an eight-figure seller who shares a rare inside look at how serious Amazon sellers in China are building and scaling brands. Helping guide the conversation is Freeman Cui from Helium 10’s Shenzhen office, who serves as Bennett’s translator throughout the interview. From launching his first cleaning product in 2017 to growing one brand to $15 million in annual sales, Bennett breaks down the mindset, systems, and strategies behind his success.

One of the most eye-opening parts of the conversation is Bennett’s take on black hat tactics. He confirms that those tactics still exist but says Amazon is making it harder for bad actors to survive in the long term. His belief is that the future belongs to compliant sellers who focus on quality products, strong branding, and long-term stability. That alone makes this episode a must-listen for sellers who assume all Chinese competitors play the same game.

Bennett also opens up about how his team uses data to make smarter decisions across product research, market expansion, keyword strategy, and advertising. He shares how Helium 10 tools like Market Tracker 360, Search Query Analyzer, Cerebro, and Helium 10 Ads help his team spot trends, avoid bad opportunities, optimize PPC, and launch products with more precision. He also walks through how they research trends from Amazon, Etsy, customer feedback, and even physical retail stores.

This episode is packed with practical insights on global expansion, AI-driven advertising, and product launches, but it also gives listeners something more valuable: perspective. Bennett explains why Brazil could be one of the biggest untapped Amazon opportunities, why patience is one of his company’s unfair advantages, and why his team is aiming to grow from $15 million to $50 million in the coming years. If you want to understand how elite Chinese sellers actually think, this episode pulls back the curtain.</p>
<p>In episode 742 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Bennett, and Freeman discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - Meeting Bennett In Shenzhen, China</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">02:17 - Building A $15 Million Cleaning Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:52 - How He Uses Market Tracker 360 To Find Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:12 - A Product Win And A Market Shift That Saved Money</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:50 - The Truth About Black Hat Tactics In China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:48 - How Search Query Analyzer Changed His PPC Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:07 - Three Unique Strategies Behind His 8-Figure Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - Why Brazil Is His Top Expansion Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:02 - How He Uses AI Advertising And Where It Still Falls Short</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:53 - His New Product Launch Strategy And $50 Million Goal</li>
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<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>What is really happening behind the scenes with top Chinese Amazon sellers? In this episode, Bradley travels to Shenzhen, China, to sit down with Bennett, an eight-figure seller who shares a rare inside look at how serious Amazon sellers in China are building and scaling brands. Helping guide the conversation is Freeman Cui from Helium 10’s Shenzhen office, who serves as Bennett’s translator throughout the interview. From launching his first cleaning product in 2017 to growing one brand to $15 million in annual sales, Bennett breaks down the mindset, systems, and strategies behind his success.<br>
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One of the most eye-opening parts of the conversation is Bennett’s take on black hat tactics. He confirms that those tactics still exist but says Amazon is making it harder for bad actors to survive in the long term. His belief is that the future belongs to compliant sellers who focus on quality products, strong branding, and long-term stability. That alone makes this episode a must-listen for sellers who assume all Chinese competitors play the same game.<br>
<br>
Bennett also opens up about how his team uses data to make smarter decisions across product research, market expansion, keyword strategy, and advertising. He shares how Helium 10 tools like Market Tracker 360, Search Query Analyzer, Cerebro, and Helium 10 Ads help his team spot trends, avoid bad opportunities, optimize PPC, and launch products with more precision. He also walks through how they research trends from Amazon, Etsy, customer feedback, and even physical retail stores.<br>
<br>
This episode is packed with practical insights on global expansion, AI-driven advertising, and product launches, but it also gives listeners something more valuable: perspective. Bennett explains why Brazil could be one of the biggest untapped Amazon opportunities, why patience is one of his company’s unfair advantages, and why his team is aiming to grow from $15 million to $50 million in the coming years. If you want to understand how elite Chinese sellers actually think, this episode pulls back the curtain.</p>
<p>In episode 742 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Bennett, and Freeman discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Why Chinese Sellers Envy US And European Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - Meeting Bennett In Shenzhen, China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:04 - Bennett’s Background And First Amazon Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:17 - Building A $15 Million Cleaning Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:52 - How He Uses Market Tracker 360 To Find Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:12 - A Product Win And A Market Shift That Saved Money</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:50 - The Truth About Black Hat Tactics In China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:48 - How Search Query Analyzer Changed His PPC Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:07 - Three Unique Strategies Behind His 8-Figure Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - Why Brazil Is His Top Expansion Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:02 - How He Uses AI Advertising And Where It Still Falls Short</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:53 - His New Product Launch Strategy And $50 Million Goal</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/741-building-amazon-brands-and-buying-more-of-them/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:25:38 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>A law student launched painter’s tape on Amazon, built a mid-7-figure business, bought another brand, and found a surprise TikTok Shop shortcut he almost paid extra for.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode, Bradley Sutton sits down in Long Island City with Shaff Qureshi, a New York-born entrepreneur who built a mid-seven-figure Amazon business after launching with something as simple as painter’s tape. What started as a side hustle during law school quickly became a serious business, even though his immigrant parents initially hoped he would follow a more traditional career path. Shaff shares how he discovered Amazon through a friend connected to a retail business, saw the opportunity early, and jumped in while still in school.

The conversation follows his progression from that first painter’s tape launch in 2019 to building multiple brands, including his planner and journal brand, Insight. He explains why he stayed focused on growing in the U.S. instead of expanding internationally too soon, and how that discipline helped him keep scaling year after year. Shaff also talks about recently acquiring part of a larger educational poster brand, revealing that his long-term vision is not just to sell products, but to build a portfolio of household brands.

A major highlight of the episode is Shaff’s detailed breakdown of how he launches and grows products. He discusses using auto campaigns aggressively at launch, driving outside traffic from Google, Meta, and email, and relying on keyword rankings as the core success metric for his team. He also explains how Helium 10 tools like Search Query Analyzer, Keyword Tracker, and Helium 10 Ads help his business track market size, measure ranking retention, and identify which ad types are actually driving efficient results.

Shaff also shares lessons from both painful losses and unexpected wins. He talks about taking on a large loan for a product expansion that underperformed, and how that failure forced him to improve his systems and decision-making. On the other hand, one supplier mistake accidentally created a product variation customers loved, which became a breakout success. The episode also touches on his TikTok Shop expansion plans, including how Helium 10 Diamond saved him from adding more software subscriptions by already including influencer outreach tools he was about to pay extra for.</p>
<p>In episode 741 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shaff discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:05 - Shaff’s New York And Pakistan Background</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:30 - Law School, Family Influence, And Starting A Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:05 - Why His Parents Doubted Amazon At First</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:17 - How He First Discovered The Amazon Opportunity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:45 - Launching Painter’s Tape In 2019</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:28 - Building Insight And Growing Multiple Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:06 - Revenue Breakdown, TikTok Shop, And U.S. Marketplace Focus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:32 - Buying Another Brand And Building A Portfolio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - How He Uses Helium 10 For Growth And KPIs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:19 - His Product Launch Strategy And Off-Amazon Traffic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:18 - Biggest Losses, Surprise Wins, And TikTok Shop Software Savings</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A law student launched painter’s tape on Amazon, built a mid-7-figure business, bought another brand, and found a surprise TikTok Shop shortcut he almost paid extra for.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode, Bradley Sutton sits down in Long Island City with Shaff Qureshi, a New York-born entrepreneur who built a mid-seven-figure Amazon business after launching with something as simple as painter’s tape. What started as a side hustle during law school quickly became a serious business, even though his immigrant parents initially hoped he would follow a more traditional career path. Shaff shares how he discovered Amazon through a friend connected to a retail business, saw the opportunity early, and jumped in while still in school.<br>
<br>
The conversation follows his progression from that first painter’s tape launch in 2019 to building multiple brands, including his planner and journal brand, Insight. He explains why he stayed focused on growing in the U.S. instead of expanding internationally too soon, and how that discipline helped him keep scaling year after year. Shaff also talks about recently acquiring part of a larger educational poster brand, revealing that his long-term vision is not just to sell products, but to build a portfolio of household brands.<br>
<br>
A major highlight of the episode is Shaff’s detailed breakdown of how he launches and grows products. He discusses using auto campaigns aggressively at launch, driving outside traffic from Google, Meta, and email, and relying on keyword rankings as the core success metric for his team. He also explains how Helium 10 tools like Search Query Analyzer, Keyword Tracker, and Helium 10 Ads help his business track market size, measure ranking retention, and identify which ad types are actually driving efficient results.<br>
<br>
Shaff also shares lessons from both painful losses and unexpected wins. He talks about taking on a large loan for a product expansion that underperformed, and how that failure forced him to improve his systems and decision-making. On the other hand, one supplier mistake accidentally created a product variation customers loved, which became a breakout success. The episode also touches on his TikTok Shop expansion plans, including how Helium 10 Diamond saved him from adding more software subscriptions by already including influencer outreach tools he was about to pay extra for.</p>
<p>In episode 741 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shaff discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:05 - Shaff’s New York And Pakistan Background</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:30 - Law School, Family Influence, And Starting A Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:05 - Why His Parents Doubted Amazon At First</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:17 - How He First Discovered The Amazon Opportunity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:45 - Launching Painter’s Tape In 2019</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:28 - Building Insight And Growing Multiple Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:06 - Revenue Breakdown, TikTok Shop, And U.S. Marketplace Focus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:32 - Buying Another Brand And Building A Portfolio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - How He Uses Helium 10 For Growth And KPIs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:19 - His Product Launch Strategy And Off-Amazon Traffic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:18 - Biggest Losses, Surprise Wins, And TikTok Shop Software Savings</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/740-from-face-masks-to-7-figure-fashion-brand-success/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:10:54 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Her first big Amazon win should have ended when the pandemic did. Instead, it sparked a bold pivot, lean launches, AI image hacks, and a $1M fashion brand scaling fast now.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Shan Shan Fu joins Bradley in New York to share how she went from working in tech to building an e-commerce brand from scratch. She started selling stylish face masks on Amazon and Etsy during the pandemic, quickly gaining traction as demand surged. That early success gave her the confidence to pursue entrepreneurship full-time and showed her what was possible when she combined market timing with fast execution.

When the face mask boom faded, Shanshan had to reinvent the business. She pivoted into women’s clothing accessories, especially tights and stockings, and used a volume-based launch strategy to find winning products. Instead of betting everything on one item, she launched multiple products at once, knowing only a percentage would succeed. That approach helped her grow Millennials in Motion into a high six-figure brand that is now on track for seven figures.

Throughout the episode, Shan Shan explains how Helium 10 became central to her growth. She used Helium 10 tools like Cerebro, Keyword Tracker, Search Query Analyzer, Profits, and Ads to research products, track rankings, monitor profitability, and automate PPC decisions across more than 100 SKUs. She also shares how she manages a highly seasonal catalog, controls cash flow, and makes launch decisions with lean budgets.

Another major theme is speed through AI. Shan Shan talks about using AI tools like Nano Banana to improve listing images and boost click-through rates, while also using ChatGPT to help create optimized listings at scale. Her story is a strong example of how sellers can adapt when markets change, use data to reduce risk, and build a real brand by staying flexible and moving quickly!</p>
<p>In episode 740 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shan Shan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:38 - Why She Started Selling During The Pandemic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:01 - Launching Face Masks On Amazon And Etsy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:06 - Pivoting Into Women’s Tights And Accessories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:35 - Discovering Helium 10 And Researching New Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:11 - Why She Kept Her Day Job At First</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - The Biggest Challenges In The Pivot To A New Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:16 - Revenue Growth And Marketplace Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:04 - Managing A Seasonal Brand On Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:12 - Finding Winning Products And Variations With Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:42 - Launching 33 Products In One Month With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:41 - The Goal To Hit $1 Million And Beyond</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Her first big Amazon win should have ended when the pandemic did. Instead, it sparked a bold pivot, lean launches, AI image hacks, and a $1M fashion brand scaling fast now.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Shan Shan Fu joins Bradley in New York to share how she went from working in tech to building an e-commerce brand from scratch. She started selling stylish face masks on Amazon and Etsy during the pandemic, quickly gaining traction as demand surged. That early success gave her the confidence to pursue entrepreneurship full-time and showed her what was possible when she combined market timing with fast execution.<br>
<br>
When the face mask boom faded, Shanshan had to reinvent the business. She pivoted into women’s clothing accessories, especially tights and stockings, and used a volume-based launch strategy to find winning products. Instead of betting everything on one item, she launched multiple products at once, knowing only a percentage would succeed. That approach helped her grow Millennials in Motion into a high six-figure brand that is now on track for seven figures.<br>
<br>
Throughout the episode, Shan Shan explains how Helium 10 became central to her growth. She used Helium 10 tools like Cerebro, Keyword Tracker, Search Query Analyzer, Profits, and Ads to research products, track rankings, monitor profitability, and automate PPC decisions across more than 100 SKUs. She also shares how she manages a highly seasonal catalog, controls cash flow, and makes launch decisions with lean budgets.<br>
<br>
Another major theme is speed through AI. Shan Shan talks about using AI tools like Nano Banana to improve listing images and boost click-through rates, while also using ChatGPT to help create optimized listings at scale. Her story is a strong example of how sellers can adapt when markets change, use data to reduce risk, and build a real brand by staying flexible and moving quickly!</p>
<p>In episode 740 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shan Shan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:38 - Why She Started Selling During The Pandemic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:01 - Launching Face Masks On Amazon And Etsy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:06 - Pivoting Into Women’s Tights And Accessories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:35 - Discovering Helium 10 And Researching New Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:11 - Why She Kept Her Day Job At First</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - The Biggest Challenges In The Pivot To A New Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:16 - Revenue Growth And Marketplace Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:04 - Managing A Seasonal Brand On Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:12 - Finding Winning Products And Variations With Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:42 - Launching 33 Products In One Month With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:41 - The Goal To Hit $1 Million And Beyond</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/739-two-dubai-ecommerce-seller-success-stories/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:22:38 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>From Project X to seven figures, and from clean snacking to Amazon UAE growth, two e-commerce sellers from Dubai share lessons on product research, branding, and scaling.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley Sutton sits down in Dubai with two entrepreneurs building businesses in very different ways. Abdallah Hesham shares how he went from two failed Amazon products and thousands of dollars in losses to building a seven-figure brand inspired by Project X strategies. He explains how shifting away from basic low-review product hunting and toward deeper niche research, smarter validation, and stronger differentiation completely changed his results.

Abdallah also breaks down the tactical side of his success, including how better listing images transformed a struggling product, why he believes sellers should chase winning categories instead of just winning products, and how he uses Helium 10 tools like Magnet, Cerebro, Index Checker, Keyword Tracker, and Listing Optimizer. He also shares a smart relaunch strategy for products coming back in stock, using pricing, coupons, exact-match campaigns, and lightning deals to rebuild momentum and recover rankings.

Later, Bradley talks with Rashi Dewan, founder of Nothing Silly, a Dubai-based clean snack bar brand made with natural ingredients and no refined sugar, palm oil, or preservatives. Rashi shares how a personal passion for healthier eating turned into a business opportunity after she struggled to find truly clean snack bars on store shelves. From slow first-month sales on Shopify to steady growth on Amazon UAE and a new retail placement, her story highlights the power of conviction, branding, and persistence. Together, both guests show that whether you are building an Amazon brand or launching a food product from scratch, long-term success comes from spotting real demand, staying resilient through setbacks, and actually putting smart strategies into action.

This episode is a reminder that success rarely starts with instant wins. Sometimes it begins with failed launches, slow first sales, tough lessons, and the willingness to keep refining. Whether you connect more with Abdallah Hesham’s Amazon comeback or Rashi Dewan’s passion-driven product journey, the takeaway is the same: real growth happens when you stop chasing shortcuts, trust the process, and execute with purpose.</p>
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<p>In episode 739 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Abdallah, and Rashi discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:24 - How Project X Helped Spark A 7-Figure Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:43 - Why The First Two Product Launches Failed</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:06 - Finding The First Winning Product After Early Losses</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - How Better Images Turned A Weak Launch Around</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - Why Sellers Should Chase Winning Categories, Not Just Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:36 - Favorite Helium 10 Tools For Research And Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:16 - PPC And Relaunch Strategy After Going Out Of Stock</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:39 - Big Goals: Pilot License, New Brand, And Family Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:49 - How A Passion For Clean Eating Became A Snack Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:43 - Launching On Amazon UAE And Building Steady Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:17 - Final Lessons On Persistence, Product Research, And Taking Action</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Project X to seven figures, and from clean snacking to Amazon UAE growth, two e-commerce sellers from Dubai share lessons on product research, branding, and scaling.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley Sutton sits down in Dubai with two entrepreneurs building businesses in very different ways. Abdallah Hesham shares how he went from two failed Amazon products and thousands of dollars in losses to building a seven-figure brand inspired by Project X strategies. He explains how shifting away from basic low-review product hunting and toward deeper niche research, smarter validation, and stronger differentiation completely changed his results.<br>
<br>
Abdallah also breaks down the tactical side of his success, including how better listing images transformed a struggling product, why he believes sellers should chase winning categories instead of just winning products, and how he uses Helium 10 tools like Magnet, Cerebro, Index Checker, Keyword Tracker, and Listing Optimizer. He also shares a smart relaunch strategy for products coming back in stock, using pricing, coupons, exact-match campaigns, and lightning deals to rebuild momentum and recover rankings.<br>
<br>
Later, Bradley talks with Rashi Dewan, founder of Nothing Silly, a Dubai-based clean snack bar brand made with natural ingredients and no refined sugar, palm oil, or preservatives. Rashi shares how a personal passion for healthier eating turned into a business opportunity after she struggled to find truly clean snack bars on store shelves. From slow first-month sales on Shopify to steady growth on Amazon UAE and a new retail placement, her story highlights the power of conviction, branding, and persistence. Together, both guests show that whether you are building an Amazon brand or launching a food product from scratch, long-term success comes from spotting real demand, staying resilient through setbacks, and actually putting smart strategies into action.<br>
<br>
This episode is a reminder that success rarely starts with instant wins. Sometimes it begins with failed launches, slow first sales, tough lessons, and the willingness to keep refining. Whether you connect more with Abdallah Hesham’s Amazon comeback or Rashi Dewan’s passion-driven product journey, the takeaway is the same: real growth happens when you stop chasing shortcuts, trust the process, and execute with purpose.</p>
<p>(Time Stamps) - </p>
<p>In episode 739 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Abdallah, and Rashi discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:24 - How Project X Helped Spark A 7-Figure Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:43 - Why The First Two Product Launches Failed</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:06 - Finding The First Winning Product After Early Losses</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - How Better Images Turned A Weak Launch Around</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - Why Sellers Should Chase Winning Categories, Not Just Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:36 - Favorite Helium 10 Tools For Research And Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:16 - PPC And Relaunch Strategy After Going Out Of Stock</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:39 - Big Goals: Pilot License, New Brand, And Family Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:49 - How A Passion For Clean Eating Became A Snack Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:43 - Launching On Amazon UAE And Building Steady Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:17 - Final Lessons On Persistence, Product Research, And Taking Action</li>
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        <title>#738 - From Textile Factory To $1.5M on Amazon</title>
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        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/738-from-textile-factory-to-15m-on-amazon/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/738-from-textile-factory-to-15m-on-amazon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:09:58 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Sustainability became his unfair advantage on Amazon. A veteran textile designer reveals the data-first moves, fee-saving AWD shifts, and the tester story behind the explosive growth.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a>
</p>
<p>Isa is a Germany-born textile manufacturer who has spent decades in Turkey building his production capacities. After the post-pandemic market shift disrupted his B2B world, he made a bold move into selling direct on Amazon. His edge was clear from day one: sustainable materials, verifiable certifications, and total control over quality.

Instead of launching what his factory could make, Isa used Helium 10 data to decide what his factory should make. With tools like Black Box, Cerebro, and Magnet, he identified a long-term gap in premium, sustainable blankets. That research led him into a surprising niche as well: certified organic blankets. The result was fast traction, including multiple products ranking strongly in Germany and climbing in the US.

Isa shares that 2025 gross sales hit about $1.5M across Europe and the US, with plans to push toward $3M in 2026 and a longer-term goal of $5M. At the same time, he wants to keep the brand positioned as premium and controlled growth, based on production capacity and design standards. He is also expanding beyond Amazon into marketplaces like Otto in Germany, as well as Walmart, Wayfair, and eBay in the US.

The episode does not dodge the challenges. Storage and fulfillment fees became an expensive lesson in 2025. Isa explains how switching to AWD in the US, keeping a backup 3PL option, and moving into Pan-EU with additional VAT registrations reshaped his 2026 strategy. He also credits packaging and presentation as key differentiators, treating the unboxing like a premium experience and building listings that balance compliance with strong visuals.</p>
<p>In episode 738 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Isa discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:23 – Isa Dal’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:39 – PhD Textile Manufacturer Spots A Gap In Sustainable Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:55 – Amazon Selling Timeline</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:19 – The Brands Behind His Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:35 – Growing Beyond Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:03 – Fulfillment Plan: FBA &amp; AWD Infrastructure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:29 – Going All In On Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 – “Completely Data Driven” Product Selection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:13 – Biggest 2025 Challenge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:09 – Focusing on the Unboxing Experience &amp; Main Image Insights</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sustainability became his unfair advantage on Amazon. A veteran textile designer reveals the data-first moves, fee-saving AWD shifts, and the tester story behind the explosive growth.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a><br>
</p>
<p>Isa is a Germany-born textile manufacturer who has spent decades in Turkey building his production capacities. After the post-pandemic market shift disrupted his B2B world, he made a bold move into selling direct on Amazon. His edge was clear from day one: sustainable materials, verifiable certifications, and total control over quality.<br>
<br>
Instead of launching what his factory could make, Isa used Helium 10 data to decide what his factory should make. With tools like Black Box, Cerebro, and Magnet, he identified a long-term gap in premium, sustainable blankets. That research led him into a surprising niche as well: certified organic blankets. The result was fast traction, including multiple products ranking strongly in Germany and climbing in the US.<br>
<br>
Isa shares that 2025 gross sales hit about $1.5M across Europe and the US, with plans to push toward $3M in 2026 and a longer-term goal of $5M. At the same time, he wants to keep the brand positioned as premium and controlled growth, based on production capacity and design standards. He is also expanding beyond Amazon into marketplaces like Otto in Germany, as well as Walmart, Wayfair, and eBay in the US.<br>
<br>
The episode does not dodge the challenges. Storage and fulfillment fees became an expensive lesson in 2025. Isa explains how switching to AWD in the US, keeping a backup 3PL option, and moving into Pan-EU with additional VAT registrations reshaped his 2026 strategy. He also credits packaging and presentation as key differentiators, treating the unboxing like a premium experience and building listings that balance compliance with strong visuals.</p>
<p>In episode 738 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Isa discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:23 – Isa Dal’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:39 – PhD Textile Manufacturer Spots A Gap In Sustainable Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:55 – Amazon Selling Timeline</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:19 – The Brands Behind His Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:35 – Growing Beyond Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:03 – Fulfillment Plan: FBA &amp; AWD Infrastructure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:29 – Going All In On Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 – “Completely Data Driven” Product Selection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:13 – Biggest 2025 Challenge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:09 – Focusing on the Unboxing Experience &amp; Main Image Insights</li>
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        <title>#737 - Dubai’s Ecommerce Playbook: From Chocolate To Water Bottles</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/737-dubai-s-ecommerce-playbook-from-chocolate-to-water-bottles/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Two Dubai sellers reveal how they built seven-figure brands via duty-free, Amazon UAE, and quick commerce. Plus lessons for cold-chain fulfillment, PPC scaling, and expansion lessons.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>Recording live from Worldef Dubai, Bradley Sutton sits down with two UAE-based ecommerce operators who built seven-figure businesses in very different ways. One through iconic local products and duty-free dominance, the other through acquiring and scaling an Amazon-first brand across markets.

First up is Rami Rabia of Al Nassma Chocolates, a Dubai chocolate pioneer known for camel milk chocolate and giftable products. Rami breaks down the region’s offline-heavy reality (with duty-free as a major growth engine), why COVID forced rapid channel diversification, and how Amazon UAE’s cold-chain logistics solved the biggest hurdle in selling chocolate online: heat and product sensitivity. He also shares how he uses Helium 10 to track seasonal search behavior tied to Dubai’s nonstop calendar of holidays and gifting moments, plus his interest in TikTok Shop once it launches locally.

Then Aslam Yousuf, founder of S2C, explains how he acquired an Amazon UAE brand (instead of starting from scratch), scaled it beyond $1M, and used “quick commerce” via Noon to accelerate growth. He dives into the systems behind scaling in competitive categories—brand positioning, packaging upgrades, content overhauls, marketplace expansion (India and KSA), and a hard-earned logistics lesson from choosing the wrong shipping partner. The episode wraps with his view on Helium 10’s impact and what it takes to build a regional winner that’s ready for bigger markets.</p>
<p>In episode 737 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Rami, and Aslam discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Seven-Figure Brands… on Amazon UAE (Live From Dubai)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:55 – Meet Rami Rabia of Al Nassma Chocolates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:17 – Camel Milk Chocolate Origin &amp; Product Line Breakdown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:10 – Online vs Offline Sales &amp; Dubai Duty-Free Dominance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:11 – COVID Forced Channel Diversification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:41 – How Amazon UAE Solves Chocolate Fulfillment (Cold Chain)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 – Helium 10 for Seasonal Keyword Demand in Dubai</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 – TikTok Virality &amp; TikTok Shop Plans</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:38 – Meet Aslam Yousuf, Founder of S2C</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:42 – Acquisition to Brand Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:21 – Noon Explained: 15-Minute “Quick Commerce”</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:19 – Biggest Mistake: Wrong Shipping Partner &amp; Customs Nightmare</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two Dubai sellers reveal how they built seven-figure brands via duty-free, Amazon UAE, and quick commerce. Plus lessons for cold-chain fulfillment, PPC scaling, and expansion lessons.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>Recording live from Worldef Dubai, Bradley Sutton sits down with two UAE-based ecommerce operators who built seven-figure businesses in very different ways. One through iconic local products and duty-free dominance, the other through acquiring and scaling an Amazon-first brand across markets.<br>
<br>
First up is Rami Rabia of Al Nassma Chocolates, a Dubai chocolate pioneer known for camel milk chocolate and giftable products. Rami breaks down the region’s offline-heavy reality (with duty-free as a major growth engine), why COVID forced rapid channel diversification, and how Amazon UAE’s cold-chain logistics solved the biggest hurdle in selling chocolate online: heat and product sensitivity. He also shares how he uses Helium 10 to track seasonal search behavior tied to Dubai’s nonstop calendar of holidays and gifting moments, plus his interest in TikTok Shop once it launches locally.<br>
<br>
Then Aslam Yousuf, founder of S2C, explains how he acquired an Amazon UAE brand (instead of starting from scratch), scaled it beyond $1M, and used “quick commerce” via Noon to accelerate growth. He dives into the systems behind scaling in competitive categories—brand positioning, packaging upgrades, content overhauls, marketplace expansion (India and KSA), and a hard-earned logistics lesson from choosing the wrong shipping partner. The episode wraps with his view on Helium 10’s impact and what it takes to build a regional winner that’s ready for bigger markets.</p>
<p>In episode 737 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Rami, and Aslam discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Seven-Figure Brands… on Amazon UAE (Live From Dubai)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:55 – Meet Rami Rabia of Al Nassma Chocolates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:17 – Camel Milk Chocolate Origin &amp; Product Line Breakdown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:10 – Online vs Offline Sales &amp; Dubai Duty-Free Dominance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:11 – COVID Forced Channel Diversification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:41 – How Amazon UAE Solves Chocolate Fulfillment (Cold Chain)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 – Helium 10 for Seasonal Keyword Demand in Dubai</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 – TikTok Virality &amp; TikTok Shop Plans</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:38 – Meet Aslam Yousuf, Founder of S2C</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:42 – Acquisition to Brand Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:21 – Noon Explained: 15-Minute “Quick Commerce”</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:19 – Biggest Mistake: Wrong Shipping Partner &amp; Customs Nightmare</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Corporate job by day, Kaffe Products by night. How Robert built an Amazon brand into Walmart shelves before he ever went all-in. Get all his strategies in this episode!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert Gomez from Kaffe Products is the definition of “build it while you’re still employed.” He started selling online back in 2012 (including an early mistake that got him banned), then worked his way back into Amazon the right way and launched Kaffe Products in mid-2019. The wild part is he scaled the brand while holding down a full-time corporate career, finishing as a senior finance manager at Microsoft. He didn’t go all-in until early 2023, and by then, Kaffe already had nearly 15 employees and real momentum.

In this episode, Robert breaks down why he chose the coffee niche and how he positioned Kaffe differently. Instead of competing with endless coffee bean brands, he focused on the accessory ecosystem: grinders, frothers, tools, storage, mugs, and the full coffee-making process. His very first product, a sleek coffee grinder, became a long-term winner with massive review volume online and eventually turned into his first product placed in Walmart stores nationwide. Along the way, he shares how keyword research changed his thinking, including discovering meaningful Spanish search volume on Amazon.com, and why tools like Helium 10 helped his team move faster, defend against competitors, and save serious time.

The biggest lesson is that omnichannel isn’t optional anymore; it’s leverage. Robert was thinking beyond Amazon from day one, even landing a major retail-style purchase before the product officially launched online. He explains how being “everywhere” (Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, wholesale, and more) helps customers find you where they already shop and makes retail buyers take you seriously. He also gets real about expensive mistakes (like a $30K influencer spend that didn’t move the needle), then flips to unexpected wins like niche channels that generated hundreds of thousands in profit-heavy Q4 sales. If you want a playbook for going from Amazon to omnichannel to big-box shelves, this one is packed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 736 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Robert discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Building A Multi-Million Amazon Brand While Working Full-Time</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:44 - Meet Robert: Selling Since 2012 &amp; Launching Kaffe Products In 2019</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:40 - Microsoft Career &amp; Why He Didn’t Quit Until Early 2023</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:58 - Why Coffee: From Planners To Home &amp; Kitchen Opportunity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:56 - The Real Angle of His Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:08 - First Product To Now In Every Walmart Store</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:02 - How Helium 10 Fueled His Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:10 - Keyword Surprise: Spanish Searches On Amazon.com</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:36 - Omnichannel From Day One</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:13 - Kaffe’s TikTok Shop Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:38 - Biggest Mistakes He’s Made</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:35 - Surprise Wins of Kaffe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:45 - What’s Next for Kaffe</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Corporate job by day, Kaffe Products by night. How Robert built an Amazon brand into Walmart shelves before he ever went all-in. Get all his strategies in this episode!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a><br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert Gomez from Kaffe Products is the definition of “build it while you’re still employed.” He started selling online back in 2012 (including an early mistake that got him banned), then worked his way back into Amazon the right way and launched Kaffe Products in mid-2019. The wild part is he scaled the brand while holding down a full-time corporate career, finishing as a senior finance manager at Microsoft. He didn’t go all-in until early 2023, and by then, Kaffe already had nearly 15 employees and real momentum.<br>
<br>
In this episode, Robert breaks down why he chose the coffee niche and how he positioned Kaffe differently. Instead of competing with endless coffee bean brands, he focused on the accessory ecosystem: grinders, frothers, tools, storage, mugs, and the full coffee-making process. His very first product, a sleek coffee grinder, became a long-term winner with massive review volume online and eventually turned into his first product placed in Walmart stores nationwide. Along the way, he shares how keyword research changed his thinking, including discovering meaningful Spanish search volume on Amazon.com, and why tools like Helium 10 helped his team move faster, defend against competitors, and save serious time.<br>
<br>
The biggest lesson is that omnichannel isn’t optional anymore; it’s leverage. Robert was thinking beyond Amazon from day one, even landing a major retail-style purchase before the product officially launched online. He explains how being “everywhere” (Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, wholesale, and more) helps customers find you where they already shop and makes retail buyers take you seriously. He also gets real about expensive mistakes (like a $30K influencer spend that didn’t move the needle), then flips to unexpected wins like niche channels that generated hundreds of thousands in profit-heavy Q4 sales. If you want a playbook for going from Amazon to omnichannel to big-box shelves, this one is packed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 736 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Robert discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Building A Multi-Million Amazon Brand While Working Full-Time</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:44 - Meet Robert: Selling Since 2012 &amp; Launching Kaffe Products In 2019</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:40 - Microsoft Career &amp; Why He Didn’t Quit Until Early 2023</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:58 - Why Coffee: From Planners To Home &amp; Kitchen Opportunity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:56 - The Real Angle of His Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:08 - First Product To Now In Every Walmart Store</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:02 - How Helium 10 Fueled His Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:10 - Keyword Surprise: Spanish Searches On Amazon.com</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:36 - Omnichannel From Day One</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:13 - Kaffe’s TikTok Shop Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:38 - Biggest Mistakes He’s Made</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:35 - Surprise Wins of Kaffe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:45 - What’s Next for Kaffe</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/735-the-9-figure-neurogum-story/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:30:31 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Discover how NeuroGum’s founder turned a college nootropics experiment into a 9-figure brand, dominating Amazon and TikTok Shop and outselling 5-Hour Energy drink at CVS.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP20 To Save 20%)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>NeuroGum’s journey from a college dorm room experiment to a 9-figure brand is one of the most compelling success stories in modern eCommerce. Founded by neuroscience student Kent Yoshimura at UC San Diego, NeuroGum was born out of a personal need for clean energy and sustained focus without the crash of traditional energy drinks. By combining natural caffeine with L-theanine in a convenient gum format, the brand introduced a new category: functional energy gum designed for mental clarity, productivity, and performance.</p>
<p>After launching on Indiegogo in 2015 and gaining traction through early biohacking communities, NeuroGum rapidly expanded onto Amazon, where data-driven keyword strategies and smart positioning helped accelerate growth. The brand later gained national attention through Shark Tank and organic mentions from Joe Rogan, further solidifying its authority in the nootropics and energy supplement space. Today, NeuroGum not only dominates Amazon in its category but also outsells 5-Hour Energy at CVS, proving that innovative product development combined with strong eCommerce execution can disrupt even the most established markets.</p>
<p>NeuroGum’s rise highlights key lessons for entrepreneurs: solve a real problem, leverage community validation, use marketplace data to guide expansion, and build a brand that prioritizes both performance and authenticity. What started as a dorm room biohacking experiment has evolved into a nationally recognized energy brand redefining how consumers think about focus, productivity, and functional supplementation.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kent talk about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – NeuroGum Introduction &amp; Brand Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:26 – Discovering Nootropics &amp; Product Idea</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 – Indiegogo Launch &amp; Early Viral Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:36 – Scaling NeuroGum on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:39 – Shark Tank Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:09 – CVS Retail Breakthrough &amp; Polar Vortex Crisis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:11 – Post-Shark Tank Lawsuit Battle</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:56 – Joe Rogan’s Organic Endorsements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:47 – TikTok Shop Growth Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:30 – Celebrity Investors &amp; Partnerships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:02 – Using Helium 10 for Amazon Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:28 – Entrepreneur Mindset &amp; Motivation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:34 – The Future Vision for NeuroGum</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product and keyword research to listing optimization, advertising, and revenue recovery automation. Make running a successful Amazon and TikTok Shop business easier with better data and insights. Use code SSP20 to save 20% off! <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='http://ampmpodcast.com'>AM/PM Podcast</a>: Get weekly educational trainings on different aspects of E-Commerce, such as AI, TikTok Shop, and more, as well as keep up to date with everything that happens in Ecom with our Weekly Buzz news series. Don’t forget to subscribe on our <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AMPMPodcast'>YouTube Channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discover how NeuroGum’s founder turned a college nootropics experiment into a 9-figure brand, dominating Amazon and TikTok Shop and outselling 5-Hour Energy drink at CVS.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP20 To Save 20%)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>NeuroGum’s journey from a college dorm room experiment to a 9-figure brand is one of the most compelling success stories in modern eCommerce. Founded by neuroscience student Kent Yoshimura at UC San Diego, NeuroGum was born out of a personal need for clean energy and sustained focus without the crash of traditional energy drinks. By combining natural caffeine with L-theanine in a convenient gum format, the brand introduced a new category: functional energy gum designed for mental clarity, productivity, and performance.</p>
<p>After launching on Indiegogo in 2015 and gaining traction through early biohacking communities, NeuroGum rapidly expanded onto Amazon, where data-driven keyword strategies and smart positioning helped accelerate growth. The brand later gained national attention through Shark Tank and organic mentions from Joe Rogan, further solidifying its authority in the nootropics and energy supplement space. Today, NeuroGum not only dominates Amazon in its category but also outsells 5-Hour Energy at CVS, proving that innovative product development combined with strong eCommerce execution can disrupt even the most established markets.</p>
<p>NeuroGum’s rise highlights key lessons for entrepreneurs: solve a real problem, leverage community validation, use marketplace data to guide expansion, and build a brand that prioritizes both performance and authenticity. What started as a dorm room biohacking experiment has evolved into a nationally recognized energy brand redefining how consumers think about focus, productivity, and functional supplementation.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kent talk about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – NeuroGum Introduction &amp; Brand Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:26 – Discovering Nootropics &amp; Product Idea</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 – Indiegogo Launch &amp; Early Viral Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:36 – Scaling NeuroGum on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:39 – Shark Tank Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:09 – CVS Retail Breakthrough &amp; Polar Vortex Crisis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:11 – Post-Shark Tank Lawsuit Battle</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:56 – Joe Rogan’s Organic Endorsements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:47 – TikTok Shop Growth Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:30 – Celebrity Investors &amp; Partnerships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:02 – Using Helium 10 for Amazon Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:28 – Entrepreneur Mindset &amp; Motivation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:34 – The Future Vision for NeuroGum</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product and keyword research to listing optimization, advertising, and revenue recovery automation. Make running a successful Amazon and TikTok Shop business easier with better data and insights. Use code SSP20 to save 20% off! <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='http://ampmpodcast.com'>AM/PM Podcast</a>: Get weekly educational trainings on different aspects of E-Commerce, such as AI, TikTok Shop, and more, as well as keep up to date with everything that happens in Ecom with our Weekly Buzz news series. Don’t forget to subscribe on our <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@AMPMPodcast'>YouTube Channel</a>.</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/734-7-figure-amazon-seller-with-a-full-time-job/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:02:40 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>7-figures on Amazon…while working full-time and spending 5 hours/week? Our guest breaks down his TikTok-to-Amazon product strategy, Helium 10 moves, and Q4 playbook.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: https://h10.me/h10</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>How do you build a 7-figure Amazon brand without quitting your day job or hiring a team? In this episode, Bradley sits down with Jason Ross from Puproar, a longtime listener turned first-time guest, who hit seven figures while working full-time and spending roughly five hours a week on the business.

Jason shares the real origin story: he didn’t start with a perfect product; his first launch (pickleball paddles) fizzled fast. But while that was happening, a dog toy idea started gaining traction, so he cut the loser and went all-in on pets. His unfair advantage is his product strategy: watch what’s trending for humans, then build the pet version and design every product with virality in mind so it performs naturally on TikTok and with affiliates.

You’ll also hear how Jason runs an ultra-lean operation: using Helium 10 tools like Profits to track margins daily, leveraging Search Query Analyzer to find high-converting terms (and attributing six figures in extra revenue to that data), protecting the brand with Amazon Transparency, and navigating seasonal challenges like Q4 inventory and Amazon capacity limits. If you want a blueprint for scaling without building a huge team, this one delivers.</p>
<p>In episode 734 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jason discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:21 – 7-Figure Amazon Business In 5 Hours Per Week (No Employees)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:30 – How He Discovered E-Commerce (And Why He Delayed Starting)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:01 – First Launch In 2023 And Why Pickleball Paddles Failed</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:10 – The Pivot: Dog Toy Idea Takes Off, And He Commits To A Pet Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:11 – 2025 Results: Seven Figures With Over 90% On Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:04 – Puproar Strategy: Human Trends Turned Into Pet Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:32 – TikTok Virality: Hero Product And Millions Of Views</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:01 – Still Working A Full-Time Job While Using An Ad Agency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 – Favorite Helium 10 Tool: Profits And Margin Targets</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:57 – Using Search Query Analyzer And Attributing Six Figures To Keyword Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 – TikTok Shop Playbook: Affiliates And GMV Max Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:54 – Counterfeits And Amazon Transparency ($0.05 Per Unit)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:54 – Seasonal Inventory And Bidding For Amazon Capacity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:03 – 2026 Goal: Flat Revenue, Higher Profit (Efficiency Focus)</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>7-figures on Amazon…while working full-time and spending 5 hours/week? Our guest breaks down his TikTok-to-Amazon product strategy, Helium 10 moves, and Q4 playbook.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: https://h10.me/h10</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>How do you build a 7-figure Amazon brand without quitting your day job or hiring a team? In this episode, Bradley sits down with Jason Ross from Puproar, a longtime listener turned first-time guest, who hit seven figures while working full-time and spending roughly five hours a week on the business.<br>
<br>
Jason shares the real origin story: he didn’t start with a perfect product; his first launch (pickleball paddles) fizzled fast. But while that was happening, a dog toy idea started gaining traction, so he cut the loser and went all-in on pets. His unfair advantage is his product strategy: watch what’s trending for humans, then build the pet version and design every product with virality in mind so it performs naturally on TikTok and with affiliates.<br>
<br>
You’ll also hear how Jason runs an ultra-lean operation: using Helium 10 tools like Profits to track margins daily, leveraging Search Query Analyzer to find high-converting terms (and attributing six figures in extra revenue to that data), protecting the brand with Amazon Transparency, and navigating seasonal challenges like Q4 inventory and Amazon capacity limits. If you want a blueprint for scaling without building a huge team, this one delivers.</p>
<p>In episode 734 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jason discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:21 – 7-Figure Amazon Business In 5 Hours Per Week (No Employees)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:30 – How He Discovered E-Commerce (And Why He Delayed Starting)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:01 – First Launch In 2023 And Why Pickleball Paddles Failed</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:10 – The Pivot: Dog Toy Idea Takes Off, And He Commits To A Pet Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:11 – 2025 Results: Seven Figures With Over 90% On Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:04 – Puproar Strategy: Human Trends Turned Into Pet Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:32 – TikTok Virality: Hero Product And Millions Of Views</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:01 – Still Working A Full-Time Job While Using An Ad Agency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 – Favorite Helium 10 Tool: Profits And Margin Targets</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:57 – Using Search Query Analyzer And Attributing Six Figures To Keyword Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 – TikTok Shop Playbook: Affiliates And GMV Max Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:54 – Counterfeits And Amazon Transparency ($0.05 Per Unit)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:54 – Seasonal Inventory And Bidding For Amazon Capacity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:03 – 2026 Goal: Flat Revenue, Higher Profit (Efficiency Focus)</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/733-go-to-market-strategy-for-amazon-brands/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:59:48 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn Elizabeth’s data-driven go-to-market framework for Amazon launches: how to define your true market, use customer insights, leverage AMC overlap reports, and plan ads with confidence.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Elizabeth Rivas returns with a behind-the-scenes look at how brands that sell millions (and even tens of millions) actually approach Amazon growth. Instead of relying on gut feel or “big keyword volume,” she explains how modern go-to-market has shifted to a question-driven approach, starting with what you need to know and using data to answer it clearly enough that even senior leadership can buy in.

A huge part of her edge is what she calls “storytelling data”: turning overwhelming reports into decisions. What to launch, how to position it, and what messaging will actually resonate. She also breaks down how customer reviews (and real customer language) can uncover product development wins, copywriting angles, and creative direction, so your listing speaks the way shoppers speak.

From there, Elizabeth walks through a practical launch workflow: validate demand with keywords, then use tools like <a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/analytics/market-tracker-360/'>Helium 10’s Market Tracker 360</a> tool to narrow a massive category into your real market—your price tier, your feature set, and your true peer ASINs. Finally, she dives into how AMC (Amazon Marketing Cloud) overlap reports and advertising intel can sharpen everything from targeting and creative to retargeting strategy and launch structure—plus what smaller-budget sellers can do right now to apply the same principles and win.</p>
<p>In episode 733 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Elizabeth discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:02 - Elizabeth’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:00 - How She Entered Amazon (2017)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:40 - Her Superpower: Storytelling Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:02 - Better GTM Than Gut &amp; Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - Review Insights For Copy &amp; Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:00 - 5-Step Go-To-Market Framework for Amazon Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - Define Your True Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:47 - AMC Overlap Reports Explained</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:00 - Launch Ads: Week-One Structure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:49 - Low Budget: Test &amp; Document</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn Elizabeth’s data-driven go-to-market framework for Amazon launches: how to define your true market, use customer insights, leverage AMC overlap reports, and plan ads with confidence.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Elizabeth Rivas returns with a behind-the-scenes look at how brands that sell millions (and even tens of millions) actually approach Amazon growth. Instead of relying on gut feel or “big keyword volume,” she explains how modern go-to-market has shifted to a question-driven approach, starting with what you need to know and using data to answer it clearly enough that even senior leadership can buy in.<br>
<br>
A huge part of her edge is what she calls “storytelling data”: turning overwhelming reports into decisions. What to launch, how to position it, and what messaging will actually resonate. She also breaks down how customer reviews (and real customer language) can uncover product development wins, copywriting angles, and creative direction, so your listing speaks the way shoppers speak.<br>
<br>
From there, Elizabeth walks through a practical launch workflow: validate demand with keywords, then use tools like <a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/analytics/market-tracker-360/'>Helium 10’s Market Tracker 360</a> tool to narrow a massive category into your real market—your price tier, your feature set, and your true peer ASINs. Finally, she dives into how AMC (Amazon Marketing Cloud) overlap reports and advertising intel can sharpen everything from targeting and creative to retargeting strategy and launch structure—plus what smaller-budget sellers can do right now to apply the same principles and win.</p>
<p>In episode 733 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Elizabeth discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:02 - Elizabeth’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:00 - How She Entered Amazon (2017)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:40 - Her Superpower: Storytelling Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:02 - Better GTM Than Gut &amp; Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - Review Insights For Copy &amp; Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:00 - 5-Step Go-To-Market Framework for Amazon Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - Define Your True Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:47 - AMC Overlap Reports Explained</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:00 - Launch Ads: Week-One Structure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:49 - Low Budget: Test &amp; Document</li>
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        <title>#732 - 15 Years #1 on Amazon UK</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/732-15-years-1-on-amazon-uk/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:48:40 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon UK niche leader for nearly 16 years shares how a single mom built a multi-7-figure brand, survived copycats, ditched unprofitable markets, and grew with influencers + smart keyword research.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>What does it take to dominate a niche for over a decade without building a giant team or becoming a “warehouse CEO”? Bradley Sutton heads to the UK to visit Cara Sayer at her home in Surrey and unpack the real story behind SnoozeShade: a product used by members of the Royal family and a brand that has stayed on top of its Amazon category for nearly 16 years. Cara’s journey is a classic “scratch your own itch” case study. She needed a better way to protect her baby in a pram from sun, wind, and cold, so she created a stroller “blackout blind” solution that simply didn’t exist at the time.

Cara shares her path from working in PR and marketing (including being on the team that helped launch Amazon in the UK back in the early days) to building a physical product business the hard way—trade shows, prototypes, and getting orders before modern Amazon tools even existed. As competition grew, she explains how the brand evolved through distributors, Amazon Vendor Central, and a messy reseller situation (including 37 resellers on her best-selling product) before she took control and moved into Seller Central. Then comes the lesson every seller needs to hear: revenue isn’t the goal—profit is. When the US market turned into “shark-infested waters” full of unsafe knockoffs and price attacks, Cara made the tough call to exit, protect margins, and refocus on what actually made the business stronger.</p>
<p>This episode is packed with long-game strategy: why being obsessively good at product quality and customer service beats shortcuts, why market focus matters more than “go global fast,” and how Cara uses influencer relationships to build real brand awareness. She also shares how Helium 10 helps her organize keyword research, spot competitor moves, and avoid international keyword mistakes (because US/UK/AU English is not the same). If you want a blueprint for building a durable brand that survives copycats, this one’s gold.</p>
<p>In episode 732 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Cara discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - We’re In The UK: Welcome To Cara’s Place</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:31 - The Real Reason She Started: A Product Didn’t Exist</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:55 - What SnoozeShade Is &amp; Why It Took Off</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:13 - #1 In Category For Nearly 16 Years</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:22 - Copycats Killed Profit: “Turnover Is Vanity, Profit Is Sanity”</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:14 - Her Best Year: Nearly £3M (Now Around £2M)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:48 - Lean Team Setup: Freelancers + VA In The Philippines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:00 - Competitor Tracking + Why Competition Calmed Down</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:09 - Royal Family Customers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:42 - TikTok &amp; AI: Awareness Over Amazon-Only Thinking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:16 - International Keyword Differences (UK vs US vs AU)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:25 - Influencers: Relationship-First</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:04 - Helium 10: Time Savings and Smarter Keyword Testing</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon UK niche leader for nearly 16 years shares how a single mom built a multi-7-figure brand, survived copycats, ditched unprofitable markets, and grew with influencers + smart keyword research.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>What does it take to dominate a niche for over a decade without building a giant team or becoming a “warehouse CEO”? Bradley Sutton heads to the UK to visit Cara Sayer at her home in Surrey and unpack the real story behind SnoozeShade: a product used by members of the Royal family and a brand that has stayed on top of its Amazon category for nearly 16 years. Cara’s journey is a classic “scratch your own itch” case study. She needed a better way to protect her baby in a pram from sun, wind, and cold, so she created a stroller “blackout blind” solution that simply didn’t exist at the time.<br>
<br>
Cara shares her path from working in PR and marketing (including being on the team that helped launch Amazon in the UK back in the early days) to building a physical product business the hard way—trade shows, prototypes, and getting orders before modern Amazon tools even existed. As competition grew, she explains how the brand evolved through distributors, Amazon Vendor Central, and a messy reseller situation (including 37 resellers on her best-selling product) before she took control and moved into Seller Central. Then comes the lesson every seller needs to hear: revenue isn’t the goal—profit is. When the US market turned into “shark-infested waters” full of unsafe knockoffs and price attacks, Cara made the tough call to exit, protect margins, and refocus on what actually made the business stronger.</p>
<p>This episode is packed with long-game strategy: why being obsessively good at product quality and customer service beats shortcuts, why market focus matters more than “go global fast,” and how Cara uses influencer relationships to build real brand awareness. She also shares how Helium 10 helps her organize keyword research, spot competitor moves, and avoid international keyword mistakes (because US/UK/AU English is not the same). If you want a blueprint for building a durable brand that survives copycats, this one’s gold.</p>
<p>In episode 732 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Cara discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - We’re In The UK: Welcome To Cara’s Place</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:31 - The Real Reason She Started: A Product Didn’t Exist</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:55 - What SnoozeShade Is &amp; Why It Took Off</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:13 - #1 In Category For Nearly 16 Years</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:22 - Copycats Killed Profit: “Turnover Is Vanity, Profit Is Sanity”</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:14 - Her Best Year: Nearly £3M (Now Around £2M)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:48 - Lean Team Setup: Freelancers + VA In The Philippines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:00 - Competitor Tracking + Why Competition Calmed Down</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:09 - Royal Family Customers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:42 - TikTok &amp; AI: Awareness Over Amazon-Only Thinking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:16 - International Keyword Differences (UK vs US vs AU)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:25 - Influencers: Relationship-First</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:04 - Helium 10: Time Savings and Smarter Keyword Testing</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/731-i-built-a-7-figure-tiktok-shop-product/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:56:02 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>He quit Amazon, then launched One TikTok Shop SKU to 7-figures. Our guest breaks down content systems, creator outreach, FBT, cash flow, and scaling his product into the US.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Jonny Bradley didn’t “quit Amazon” and disappear. He rebuilt from scratch on TikTok Shop and took one SKU to a seven-figure run rate. After years of selling on Amazon (and using Helium 10 for keyword research, review insights, and day-to-day optimization), he intentionally sunset his Amazon brands following a life-changing personal season, then leaned into a new mission: health and longevity. The twist? He didn’t launch the traditional way with Amazon-first or Shopify-first. He went straight into TikTok Shop, where distribution is driven by content, not listings.

The core lesson for sellers: on TikTok, you’re not a product company, you’re a content company that monetizes through a product. Jonny explains how they started with founder-led content to create social proof (because creators won’t care about you at zero), then “pattern-broke” with a hook that flipped what everyone else was doing in the niche: instead of “I took NMN for 30 days and feel amazing,” he led with “I’ve been taking NMN for 18 months and I’m sick…” (sick of the shady industry). That approach drove views, comments, and a reply-to-comments content loop that turned into shoppable videos, while a handful of high-performing affiliates helped accelerate momentum.

Scaling brought real-world seller headaches: inventory, cash flow, and fulfillment. They moved from a 3PL to FBT (Fulfilled by TikTok) as soon as possible and managed growth with tight reorders and aggressive cash flow cycles. Jonny also shares an underrated edge: treating creators like partners, not disposable traffic with WhatsApp groups, direct support, and small gestures that build loyalty in a space where creators can promote your competitor tomorrow. Now he’s applying the same playbook to a US launch from zero, proving this isn’t “TikTok luck”, it’s a repeatable system Amazon sellers can learn from.</p>
<p>In episode 731 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jonny discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Quit Amazon, Build 7-Figure TikTok SKU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:24 - Jonny Bradley’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:12 - Job Lessons and Brand Mindset</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:22 - Early Amazon Wins and Differentiation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 - Using Helium 10 For Amazon Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Why He Sunset Amazon </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:12 - Pivot To Longevity and Choosing NMN</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:17 - TikTok Launch: 1 SKU To 7-Figure Run Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:24 - TikTok Isn’t Set-And-Forget</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:00 - “We’re A Content Company” Reality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:12 - Creator System: Samples and 50–70 Videos/Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:09 - US Expansion Plan: Social Proof, Ads, and Affiliate</li>
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<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Jonny Bradley didn’t “quit Amazon” and disappear. He rebuilt from scratch on TikTok Shop and took one SKU to a seven-figure run rate. After years of selling on Amazon (and using Helium 10 for keyword research, review insights, and day-to-day optimization), he intentionally sunset his Amazon brands following a life-changing personal season, then leaned into a new mission: health and longevity. The twist? He didn’t launch the traditional way with Amazon-first or Shopify-first. He went straight into TikTok Shop, where distribution is driven by content, not listings.<br>
<br>
The core lesson for sellers: on TikTok, you’re not a product company, you’re a content company that monetizes through a product. Jonny explains how they started with founder-led content to create social proof (because creators won’t care about you at zero), then “pattern-broke” with a hook that flipped what everyone else was doing in the niche: instead of “I took NMN for 30 days and feel amazing,” he led with “I’ve been taking NMN for 18 months and I’m sick…” (sick of the shady industry). That approach drove views, comments, and a reply-to-comments content loop that turned into shoppable videos, while a handful of high-performing affiliates helped accelerate momentum.<br>
<br>
Scaling brought real-world seller headaches: inventory, cash flow, and fulfillment. They moved from a 3PL to FBT (Fulfilled by TikTok) as soon as possible and managed growth with tight reorders and aggressive cash flow cycles. Jonny also shares an underrated edge: treating creators like partners, not disposable traffic with WhatsApp groups, direct support, and small gestures that build loyalty in a space where creators can promote your competitor tomorrow. Now he’s applying the same playbook to a US launch from zero, proving this isn’t “TikTok luck”, it’s a repeatable system Amazon sellers can learn from.</p>
<p>In episode 731 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jonny discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Quit Amazon, Build 7-Figure TikTok SKU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:24 - Jonny Bradley’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:12 - Job Lessons and Brand Mindset</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:22 - Early Amazon Wins and Differentiation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 - Using Helium 10 For Amazon Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Why He Sunset Amazon </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:12 - Pivot To Longevity and Choosing NMN</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:17 - TikTok Launch: 1 SKU To 7-Figure Run Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:24 - TikTok Isn’t Set-And-Forget</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:00 - “We’re A Content Company” Reality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:12 - Creator System: Samples and 50–70 Videos/Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:09 - US Expansion Plan: Social Proof, Ads, and Affiliate</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/730-how-to-get-your-amazon-product-recommended-by-ai/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:59:26 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Discover how to leverage AI recommendations for your Amazon product using GEO-targeted tactics, including PRs, Reddit mentions, website files, and listing/image optimization. Plus, PPC-only launch wins.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>AI is quickly becoming the new “front page” for product discovery on Google, in ChatGPT/Gemini-style engines, and even inside Amazon with Rufus. In this episode, Bradley sits down with Leo Sgovio, a longtime seller who’s sold tens of millions online, to break down what it actually takes to get your product recommended by AI (not just ranked on Amazon).</p>
<p>Leo shares a practical GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) approach: build your brand around a domain you can own, publish AI-readable assets (like spec PDFs, schema, and other crawlable files), and then earn mentions where AI systems pull real-world signals, especially Reddit, press releases, and other trusted sources. The big takeaway: in many categories, showing up in AI answers can prompt shoppers to search for your brand directly on Amazon, creating demand that doesn’t require paid ads.</p>
<p>We also dive into what sellers should do within Amazon to stay ahead of the AI curve. Such as using competitor questions to guide listing copy, treating Rufus as new “search real estate,” and optimizing A+ and image assets (including metadata and keyword placement). Additionally, Leo discusses launching products in competitive niches using PPC-only (no giveaways) and why Amazon fundamentals remain important despite the impact of AI on the discovery process.</p>
<p>In episode 730 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Leo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leo Sgovio’s Seller Story: Tens Of Millions Sold Online</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - From Italy To Engineering And Early Hustles</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:12 - First Online Sales: China Sourcing Before Alibaba</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:34 - First Amazon Brand (2015): Skincare In Canada</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:50 - SEO Throwback: The “Write To Santa” Website</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:09 - The $7M Year And The Brand Crash To Zero</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:41 - Pivot To Games + Winning In Competitive Niches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:22 - GEO Strategy: Website Files That AI Can Crawl</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:48 - Mentions That Matter: Reddit, Wikipedia, PRs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:13 - Tools Leo Uses: Black Box, Cerebro, QPD Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:24 - PPC-Only Launch: 3,000 Units With No Giveaways</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:48 - Optimizing For Rufus + Next-Gen Amazon AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:06 - Image SEO: A+ Keywords, Metadata, And Ranking</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discover how to leverage AI recommendations for your Amazon product using GEO-targeted tactics, including PRs, Reddit mentions, website files, and listing/image optimization. Plus, PPC-only launch wins.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>AI is quickly becoming the new “front page” for product discovery on Google, in ChatGPT/Gemini-style engines, and even inside Amazon with Rufus. In this episode, Bradley sits down with Leo Sgovio, a longtime seller who’s sold tens of millions online, to break down what it actually takes to get your product recommended by AI (not just ranked on Amazon).</p>
<p>Leo shares a practical GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) approach: build your brand around a domain you can own, publish AI-readable assets (like spec PDFs, schema, and other crawlable files), and then earn mentions where AI systems pull real-world signals, especially Reddit, press releases, and other trusted sources. The big takeaway: in many categories, showing up in AI answers can prompt shoppers to search for your brand directly on Amazon, creating demand that doesn’t require paid ads.</p>
<p>We also dive into what sellers should do within Amazon to stay ahead of the AI curve. Such as using competitor questions to guide listing copy, treating Rufus as new “search real estate,” and optimizing A+ and image assets (including metadata and keyword placement). Additionally, Leo discusses launching products in competitive niches using PPC-only (no giveaways) and why Amazon fundamentals remain important despite the impact of AI on the discovery process.</p>
<p>In episode 730 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Leo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leo Sgovio’s Seller Story: Tens Of Millions Sold Online</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - From Italy To Engineering And Early Hustles</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:12 - First Online Sales: China Sourcing Before Alibaba</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:34 - First Amazon Brand (2015): Skincare In Canada</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:50 - SEO Throwback: The “Write To Santa” Website</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:09 - The $7M Year And The Brand Crash To Zero</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:41 - Pivot To Games + Winning In Competitive Niches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:22 - GEO Strategy: Website Files That AI Can Crawl</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:48 - Mentions That Matter: Reddit, Wikipedia, PRs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:13 - Tools Leo Uses: Black Box, Cerebro, QPD Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:24 - PPC-Only Launch: 3,000 Units With No Giveaways</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:48 - Optimizing For Rufus + Next-Gen Amazon AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:06 - Image SEO: A+ Keywords, Metadata, And Ranking</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/729-the-3m-amazon-seller-who-still-sells-his-first-product/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:11:01 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meet this Amazon seller still selling his first product. He shares how Freedom Ticket and Helium 10 tools sparked instant success, which then scaled in two years through B2B sales, AMC, and lean operations.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Andrew Engle transitioned from mechanical/manufacturing engineering to becoming an Amazon seller after identifying where the real money was: selling products on Amazon, not services. In 2019, he launched his first product, found using Helium 10 (Black Box) and guided by Freedom Ticket, and it took off quickly. Within about two years, the “side hustle” out-earned his job, and he went all-in.

Today, he and his wife run a lean operation doing roughly $3.2M/year, with about 90% coming from Amazon North America (including remote fulfillment into Canada), plus a growing Shopify slice. A significant driver of their next-level growth has been leveraging Amazon Business, which has expanded B2B sales to around 30% through business pricing rules, dedicated business campaigns, and, in particular, separating out Sponsored Brands for business use to maintain a strong TACoS and ROAS.

Andrew also shares the behind-the-scenes realities: how taking on debt during a hot streak got stressful when a major competitor arrived, and how they’ve worked back out of it. He breaks down what they’ve changed to protect profitability amid tariffs and fee pressure (including shipping strategy and AWD), as well as how Amazon Marketing Cloud audiences are helping them run smarter top-of-funnel Sponsored Display and reach campaigns without wasting spend.</p>
<p>In episode 729 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Seller Story: Freedom Ticket To $3M on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 – Andrew’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:56 – $3.2M Revenue And 15% Net Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:23 – Platform Breakdown: Amazon, Shopify, Canada</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:18 – First Product Found With Helium 10 Black Box</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:40 – Amazon Business Scaled To 30% B2B</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:02 – Business Pricing And Ad Structure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:05 – Sponsored Brands (Business) Breakthrough</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:16 – AMC Audiences And Sponsored Display Reach</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:24 – Debt Mistake And Profitability Lessons</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meet this Amazon seller still selling his first product. He shares how Freedom Ticket and Helium 10 tools sparked instant success, which then scaled in two years through B2B sales, AMC, and lean operations.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Andrew Engle transitioned from mechanical/manufacturing engineering to becoming an Amazon seller after identifying where the real money was: selling products on Amazon, not services. In 2019, he launched his first product, found using Helium 10 (Black Box) and guided by Freedom Ticket, and it took off quickly. Within about two years, the “side hustle” out-earned his job, and he went all-in.<br>
<br>
Today, he and his wife run a lean operation doing roughly $3.2M/year, with about 90% coming from Amazon North America (including remote fulfillment into Canada), plus a growing Shopify slice. A significant driver of their next-level growth has been leveraging Amazon Business, which has expanded B2B sales to around 30% through business pricing rules, dedicated business campaigns, and, in particular, separating out Sponsored Brands for business use to maintain a strong TACoS and ROAS.<br>
<br>
Andrew also shares the behind-the-scenes realities: how taking on debt during a hot streak got stressful when a major competitor arrived, and how they’ve worked back out of it. He breaks down what they’ve changed to protect profitability amid tariffs and fee pressure (including shipping strategy and AWD), as well as how Amazon Marketing Cloud audiences are helping them run smarter top-of-funnel Sponsored Display and reach campaigns without wasting spend.</p>
<p>In episode 729 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Seller Story: Freedom Ticket To $3M on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 – Andrew’s Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:56 – $3.2M Revenue And 15% Net Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:23 – Platform Breakdown: Amazon, Shopify, Canada</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:18 – First Product Found With Helium 10 Black Box</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:40 – Amazon Business Scaled To 30% B2B</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:02 – Business Pricing And Ad Structure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:05 – Sponsored Brands (Business) Breakthrough</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:16 – AMC Audiences And Sponsored Display Reach</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:24 – Debt Mistake And Profitability Lessons</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/728-scaling-to-9-figures-on-amazon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:10:31 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>An 8-figure Amazon seller shares the boring blueprint to reach 9 figures. Amazon Business (B2B), Remote Fulfillment, and AWD, plus hybrid warehouse systems, pricing, and PPC that just work!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>In this episode, Bradley sits down with Brian Jines, an eight-figure Amazon seller on a clear path to nine figures. Brian breaks down the “boring” reality behind big growth: consistent execution, understanding your numbers, and building systems that scale without relying on hacks. His story starts as a side hustle, but quickly becomes a real operation built on repeatable processes.

A big focus is on underused Amazon levers most sellers don’t talk about enough: Amazon Business (B2B), Remote Fulfillment, and AWD. Brian explains how Amazon Business isn’t just for giant companies, and how simple moves, such as enabling business pricing (even small discounts) and offering case-pack options, can unlock larger orders, better margins, and fewer returns. He also shares how his team now uses PPC adjustments to lean further into B2B performance.

Finally, Brian gets tactical on fulfillment and scaling operations. Why AWD requires patience, why timelines matter as much as cost, and how a hybrid model (AWD + your own warehouse) can reduce workload while keeping control. The takeaway is clear: the sellers who win in the long term aren’t chasing quick wins, they’re building unsexy systems that compound.</p>
<p>In episode 728 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Brian discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Introduction and Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:40 – Why switching to FBA mattered</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:30 – Parent-child Listings and Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:00 – Omnichannel Growth Beyond Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:10 – Canada Remote Fulfillment “bulk NARF”</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:40 – Amazon Business (B2B) Explained Simply</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:20 – Why B2B is 30% Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:00 – Amazon PPC Tweaks to boost B2B</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:30 – When AWD is Worth It</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:40 – Hybrid Warehouse + AWD Workflow</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:20 – The Boring Blueprint That Wins</li>
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<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>In this episode, Bradley sits down with Brian Jines, an eight-figure Amazon seller on a clear path to nine figures. Brian breaks down the “boring” reality behind big growth: consistent execution, understanding your numbers, and building systems that scale without relying on hacks. His story starts as a side hustle, but quickly becomes a real operation built on repeatable processes.<br>
<br>
A big focus is on underused Amazon levers most sellers don’t talk about enough: Amazon Business (B2B), Remote Fulfillment, and AWD. Brian explains how Amazon Business isn’t just for giant companies, and how simple moves, such as enabling business pricing (even small discounts) and offering case-pack options, can unlock larger orders, better margins, and fewer returns. He also shares how his team now uses PPC adjustments to lean further into B2B performance.<br>
<br>
Finally, Brian gets tactical on fulfillment and scaling operations. Why AWD requires patience, why timelines matter as much as cost, and how a hybrid model (AWD + your own warehouse) can reduce workload while keeping control. The takeaway is clear: the sellers who win in the long term aren’t chasing quick wins, they’re building unsexy systems that compound.</p>
<p>In episode 728 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Brian discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Introduction and Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:40 – Why switching to FBA mattered</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:30 – Parent-child Listings and Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:00 – Omnichannel Growth Beyond Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:10 – Canada Remote Fulfillment “bulk NARF”</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:40 – Amazon Business (B2B) Explained Simply</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:20 – Why B2B is 30% Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:00 – Amazon PPC Tweaks to boost B2B</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:30 – When AWD is Worth It</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:40 – Hybrid Warehouse + AWD Workflow</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:20 – The Boring Blueprint That Wins</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/727-she-went-from-0-to-3-million-on-amazon-tiktok-shop/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:42:49 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>From Project X newbie to a $3M Amazon seller, our guest shares product research, Helium 10 tactics, TikTok Shop commissions, and how she defends her profits from copycats.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley sits down with Kseniia, a Project X success story who went from knowing nothing about Amazon to building a multi-platform brand doing millions in revenue. Born in Russia, she later moved to the US and now lives in Panama. She shares how discovering Project X on YouTube provided her with a clear, step-by-step roadmap to launch her first successful product and ultimately build a real business. Today, her brand sells hosting and event accessories across Amazon, TikTok Shop, Shopify, Walmart, and more.

Kseniia opens up about early missteps, including a “bad” reusable paper towel product and a nightmare 3PL situation that forced her to remove her main seller from FBA. She breaks down how she used the original Project X process: Black Box research, competitive analysis, and design differentiation to find her first true winner, and then leveled up by validating every new idea with Helium 10 Audience. She also explains how tools like Keyword Tracker and Cerebro help her repeatedly mine new keywords and refine listings. A unique champagne tower product she launched in 2025 alone has already generated over half a million dollars in revenue.

From there, the conversation shifts to multi-channel strategy and defending margins in a world of fast Chinese copycats. Kseniia shares how she combats low-price clones with better images, real lifestyle photo shoots, constant product improvements, and external traffic from Meta ads and TikTok content that send warmed-up shoppers straight to Amazon and Shopify. She details her TikTok Shop approach, starting with high affiliate commissions, utilizing GMV Max ads, and allowing creators to drive momentum. And explains why she’s intentionally shifting more volume to her own site for long-term resilience. She closes with encouragement for newer sellers: it’s absolutely not too late to start on Amazon in 2026, as long as you’re willing to differentiate, build a real brand, and eventually expand beyond a single marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 727 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kseniia discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Intro</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:45 – Russia to Panama: Kseniia’s backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:03 – eBay Flips and First Failed Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:32 – Using Project X Steps to Find the Winner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:31 – Hosting and Event Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 – 3PL Disaster and Wrong FBA Inventory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:36 – Favorite Helium 10 Tools and Workflows</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:50 – Beating Chinese Copycats with Better Branding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:20 – TikTok Shop playbook: Commissions and Creators</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:50 – Driving External Traffic with Meta ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 – Shifting Sales to Shopify for Resilience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:51 – Why It’s Still Not Too Late</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Project X newbie to a $3M Amazon seller, our guest shares product research, Helium 10 tactics, TikTok Shop commissions, and how she defends her profits from copycats.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley sits down with Kseniia, a Project X success story who went from knowing nothing about Amazon to building a multi-platform brand doing millions in revenue. Born in Russia, she later moved to the US and now lives in Panama. She shares how discovering Project X on YouTube provided her with a clear, step-by-step roadmap to launch her first successful product and ultimately build a real business. Today, her brand sells hosting and event accessories across Amazon, TikTok Shop, Shopify, Walmart, and more.<br>
<br>
Kseniia opens up about early missteps, including a “bad” reusable paper towel product and a nightmare 3PL situation that forced her to remove her main seller from FBA. She breaks down how she used the original Project X process: Black Box research, competitive analysis, and design differentiation to find her first true winner, and then leveled up by validating every new idea with Helium 10 Audience. She also explains how tools like Keyword Tracker and Cerebro help her repeatedly mine new keywords and refine listings. A unique champagne tower product she launched in 2025 alone has already generated over half a million dollars in revenue.<br>
<br>
From there, the conversation shifts to multi-channel strategy and defending margins in a world of fast Chinese copycats. Kseniia shares how she combats low-price clones with better images, real lifestyle photo shoots, constant product improvements, and external traffic from Meta ads and TikTok content that send warmed-up shoppers straight to Amazon and Shopify. She details her TikTok Shop approach, starting with high affiliate commissions, utilizing GMV Max ads, and allowing creators to drive momentum. And explains why she’s intentionally shifting more volume to her own site for long-term resilience. She closes with encouragement for newer sellers: it’s absolutely not too late to start on Amazon in 2026, as long as you’re willing to differentiate, build a real brand, and eventually expand beyond a single marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 727 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kseniia discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Intro</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:45 – Russia to Panama: Kseniia’s backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:03 – eBay Flips and First Failed Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:32 – Using Project X Steps to Find the Winner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:31 – Hosting and Event Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 – 3PL Disaster and Wrong FBA Inventory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:36 – Favorite Helium 10 Tools and Workflows</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:50 – Beating Chinese Copycats with Better Branding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:20 – TikTok Shop playbook: Commissions and Creators</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:50 – Driving External Traffic with Meta ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 – Shifting Sales to Shopify for Resilience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:51 – Why It’s Still Not Too Late</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/726-chinese-mafia-problems-to-500-amazon-launches-my-amazon-seller-story/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:27:09 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Bradley Sutton shares his wild journey from sumo wrestler and Zumba instructor to Amazon launch expert, revealing the Amazon seller grind mindset, resilience, hustle, heart, and hard-won lessons.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Bradley Sutton has never taken a traditional path into e-commerce. In this episode, he shares how a childhood split between California, Japan, and the Philippines, early public speaking in multiple languages, and an obsession with being “different” led him from Korean car parts to nationally ranked sumo wrestling and international Zumba tours. Along the way, a “Crazy Sock TV” YouTube persona racked up tens of millions of views and proved that you can turn fun, strange ideas into real opportunity.

Bradley then dives into the Amazon chapter of his story, scaling a phone case business to 1,000-2,000 orders per day, running his own warehouse, and facing a surreal crisis when a business partner was kidnapped by the Chinese mafia over unpaid factory debt. That experience forced him to rethink partnerships, visibility, and risk. With almost no money, he flew to an Amazon conference, slept in a rental car, and decided to go all-in on understanding launches, keywords, and ranking. He launched hundreds of products for brands and eventually joined Helium 10.</p>
<p>From there, Bradley breaks down what he calls the “Maldives mindset”: getting obsessed with the game, using your unique advantages, and turning weaknesses into strengths. He shares case studies, such as Demon Slayer-inspired party products and wooden egg trays, that win in “saturated” niches by being unique, as well as how he utilizes Helium 10 data to revive demand for out-of-stock winners. He also opens up about a heart attack that left him clinically dead for 15 minutes and the regrets that come with kids growing up fast, reminding entrepreneurs that health and family matter more than any sales chart.</p>
<p>In episode 726 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Sumo, Zumba, Amazon grind teaser</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:20 – Childhood travel, Japan, and public speaking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:50 – Korean car parts million-dollar hustle</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:50 – Zumba weight loss and Crazy Sock TV</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:40 – Phone case boom and FBM chaos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:55 – Partner kidnapped by Chinese mafia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:30 – Discovering Amazon product launches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:50 – How Helium 10 discovered Bradley</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:50 – “Maldives mindset” and loving the game</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:40 – Demon Slayer–inspired products and niches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:30 – Regret, family time, and perspective</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">43:20 – How to be featured on the podcast</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bradley Sutton shares his wild journey from sumo wrestler and Zumba instructor to Amazon launch expert, revealing the Amazon seller grind mindset, resilience, hustle, heart, and hard-won lessons.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Bradley Sutton has never taken a traditional path into e-commerce. In this episode, he shares how a childhood split between California, Japan, and the Philippines, early public speaking in multiple languages, and an obsession with being “different” led him from Korean car parts to nationally ranked sumo wrestling and international Zumba tours. Along the way, a “Crazy Sock TV” YouTube persona racked up tens of millions of views and proved that you can turn fun, strange ideas into real opportunity.<br>
<br>
Bradley then dives into the Amazon chapter of his story, scaling a phone case business to 1,000-2,000 orders per day, running his own warehouse, and facing a surreal crisis when a business partner was kidnapped by the Chinese mafia over unpaid factory debt. That experience forced him to rethink partnerships, visibility, and risk. With almost no money, he flew to an Amazon conference, slept in a rental car, and decided to go all-in on understanding launches, keywords, and ranking. He launched hundreds of products for brands and eventually joined Helium 10.</p>
<p>From there, Bradley breaks down what he calls the “Maldives mindset”: getting obsessed with the game, using your unique advantages, and turning weaknesses into strengths. He shares case studies, such as Demon Slayer-inspired party products and wooden egg trays, that win in “saturated” niches by being unique, as well as how he utilizes Helium 10 data to revive demand for out-of-stock winners. He also opens up about a heart attack that left him clinically dead for 15 minutes and the regrets that come with kids growing up fast, reminding entrepreneurs that health and family matter more than any sales chart.</p>
<p>In episode 726 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Sumo, Zumba, Amazon grind teaser</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:20 – Childhood travel, Japan, and public speaking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:50 – Korean car parts million-dollar hustle</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:50 – Zumba weight loss and Crazy Sock TV</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:40 – Phone case boom and FBM chaos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:55 – Partner kidnapped by Chinese mafia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:30 – Discovering Amazon product launches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:50 – How Helium 10 discovered Bradley</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:50 – “Maldives mindset” and loving the game</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:40 – Demon Slayer–inspired products and niches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:30 – Regret, family time, and perspective</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">43:20 – How to be featured on the podcast</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon truckload hijacked, TikTok Shop creator tactics, new AI tools &amp; strategies, Amazon PPC recovery, and a full revamp of the AM/PM &amp; Serious Sellers Podcasts.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode, Bradley Sutton kicks off a brand-new era for both the AM/PM Podcast and the Serious Sellers Podcast with co-hosts Carrie Miller and Shivali Patel. This simulcast episode sets the tone for what’s coming next: more Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and AI-driven strategies designed to help you make money in the AM and the PM. Bradley also shares the new format for both shows, including Weekly Buzz moving to AM/PM Podcast, expert-led trainings, and a renewed focus on real seller stories on Serious Sellers Podcast every Monday.

From there, things get wild. Carrie tells the story of a truckload of her Amazon inventory being hijacked on the freeway like a scene straight out of Fast &amp; Furious, complete with a fake carrier, turned-off tracking, ransom demands, and a loss that ballooned to around $70K after tariffs. She breaks down what she learned about freight, tariffs, switching manufacturing from China to Turkey, and why sellers need to be more hands-on with carriers and agencies alike. Shivali then shares her own hard lesson: a high-margin product that kept failing customers, forcing her to pull the listing and rebuild the brand off-Amazon using a digital-first strategy that pairs a makeup mastery course with a physical product bonus and a new funnel powered by Google Ads.</p>
<p>To round out the episode, Shivali walks through exactly how she became a TikTok creator in just 12 days, qualified for the Creator Pilot Program, and started monetizing with TikTok Shop using existing camera-roll content, smart reposting, and product tagging. She also reveals some under-the-radar AI tools like Higgsfield and Arcads that can help sellers generate before-and-after content, influencer-style videos, and scalable creatives without always needing the physical product on hand. Carrie closes with one more key reminder for Amazon sellers: start paying attention to Rufus and optimize your listings around the real questions shoppers are asking, because AI-driven search is already changing how people discover products on Amazon.</p>
<p>In episode 725 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Carrie, and Shivali discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Bradley kicks off the new era of the AM/PM &amp; Serious Sellers Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:03 – Fast &amp; Furious moment: an Amazon shipment gets hijacked</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:20 – How the thieves impersonated the carrier and held the load for ransom</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:14 – $70K in losses and what sellers MUST know about subcontracted carriers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:48 – Turning a product failure into a digital-product-first business model</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:50 – Carrie moves manufacturing from China to Turkey - costs vs. tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:55 – Major announcement: Weekly Buzz moves to the AM/PM Podcast</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:10 – How Shivali became a TikTok Creator in 12 days &amp; </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:45 – Carrie’s Amazon PPC agency disaster &amp; how she rebuilt with Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:05 – AI tools sellers haven’t heard of</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:45 – Optimizing Amazon listings for Rufus AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:55 – The future format of both podcasts moving forward</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon truckload hijacked, TikTok Shop creator tactics, new AI tools &amp; strategies, Amazon PPC recovery, and a full revamp of the AM/PM &amp; Serious Sellers Podcasts.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this episode, Bradley Sutton kicks off a brand-new era for both the AM/PM Podcast and the Serious Sellers Podcast with co-hosts Carrie Miller and Shivali Patel. This simulcast episode sets the tone for what’s coming next: more Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and AI-driven strategies designed to help you make money in the AM and the PM. Bradley also shares the new format for both shows, including Weekly Buzz moving to AM/PM Podcast, expert-led trainings, and a renewed focus on real seller stories on Serious Sellers Podcast every Monday.<br>
<br>
From there, things get wild. Carrie tells the story of a truckload of her Amazon inventory being hijacked on the freeway like a scene straight out of Fast &amp; Furious, complete with a fake carrier, turned-off tracking, ransom demands, and a loss that ballooned to around $70K after tariffs. She breaks down what she learned about freight, tariffs, switching manufacturing from China to Turkey, and why sellers need to be more hands-on with carriers and agencies alike. Shivali then shares her own hard lesson: a high-margin product that kept failing customers, forcing her to pull the listing and rebuild the brand off-Amazon using a digital-first strategy that pairs a makeup mastery course with a physical product bonus and a new funnel powered by Google Ads.</p>
<p>To round out the episode, Shivali walks through exactly how she became a TikTok creator in just 12 days, qualified for the Creator Pilot Program, and started monetizing with TikTok Shop using existing camera-roll content, smart reposting, and product tagging. She also reveals some under-the-radar AI tools like Higgsfield and Arcads that can help sellers generate before-and-after content, influencer-style videos, and scalable creatives without always needing the physical product on hand. Carrie closes with one more key reminder for Amazon sellers: start paying attention to Rufus and optimize your listings around the real questions shoppers are asking, because AI-driven search is already changing how people discover products on Amazon.</p>
<p>In episode 725 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Carrie, and Shivali discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 – Bradley kicks off the new era of the AM/PM &amp; Serious Sellers Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:03 – Fast &amp; Furious moment: an Amazon shipment gets hijacked</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:20 – How the thieves impersonated the carrier and held the load for ransom</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:14 – $70K in losses and what sellers MUST know about subcontracted carriers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:48 – Turning a product failure into a digital-product-first business model</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:50 – Carrie moves manufacturing from China to Turkey - costs vs. tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:55 – Major announcement: Weekly Buzz moves to the AM/PM Podcast</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:10 – How Shivali became a TikTok Creator in 12 days &amp; </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:45 – Carrie’s Amazon PPC agency disaster &amp; how she rebuilt with Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:05 – AI tools sellers haven’t heard of</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:45 – Optimizing Amazon listings for Rufus AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:55 – The future format of both podcasts moving forward</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#724 - New Creative AI Tools For Amazon PPC</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, discover Amazon’s newest AI creative tools for PPC, including Creative Agent and Sponsored Products Video, and learn how sellers can generate high-quality ads faster than ever.
</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a>

</p>
<p>In this episode, recorded live at Amazon Unboxed in Nashville, Bradley sits down with Jenny Liu, one of the Amazon Ads’ product managers behind the latest wave of AI-powered creative tools. Jenny’s team builds the systems that are transforming how Amazon sellers create videos, images, and ad assets across Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, and Sponsored Display. If you’ve heard about Amazon Advertising’s new Creative Agent and wondered how it actually works, this episode gives you the insider perspective.

Jenny walks us through the evolution of Amazon’s creative ecosystem: from early one-click image generators to today’s full conversational, agentic workflows that let sellers input nothing more than an ASIN, a simple goal, and a rough idea. The agent then learns your intent, pulls from your product detail page, and automatically generates polished videos, lifestyle imagery, and ad-ready creative concepts. Whether you’re not “graphically inclined” or you’re a creative pro trying to scale variations and testing, these tools are designed to unlock high-quality output for all skill levels.</p>
<p>Bradley and Jenny also dive into real-world applications, how custom creatives now influence performance, what makes shoppers stop scrolling, and why strong visuals matter even in Sponsored Products. Jenny explains why Amazon’s creative philosophy is shifting toward storytelling, brand authenticity, and giving sellers more flexibility to express what makes their product unique. As she puts it, AI is not here to replace the marketer; it’s here to take away the manual work so sellers can focus on what message they want their brand to communicate.</p>
<p>To wrap up the episode, Bradley is joined briefly by longtime SSP guest Destaney Wishon, who shares her two biggest takeaways from Unboxed: the scale-changing impact of Creative Agent and the rollout of Sponsored Products Video placements.

</p>
<p>In episode 724 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jenny discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:40 – Meet Jenny Liu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:20 – The Evolution of Amazon Ad Creatives</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:00 – Why Creative Matters More Than Ever in PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:10 – Introducing Creative Agent: Amazon’s New AI Creative Partner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:10 – What Inputs Creative Agent Uses (and Why You Don’t Need Prompting Skills)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:00 – Real Use Case: Creative Ideas for Bradley's Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:00 – Jenny’s Core Message: These Tools Are Free, Simple, and Ready to Use</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:30 – Destaney’s Take: Her Top 2 Favorite Announcements From Unboxed</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p>
</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, discover Amazon’s newest AI creative tools for PPC, including Creative Agent and Sponsored Products Video, and learn how sellers can generate high-quality ads faster than ever.<br>
</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a><br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In this episode, recorded live at Amazon Unboxed in Nashville, Bradley sits down with Jenny Liu, one of the Amazon Ads’ product managers behind the latest wave of AI-powered creative tools. Jenny’s team builds the systems that are transforming how Amazon sellers create videos, images, and ad assets across Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, and Sponsored Display. If you’ve heard about Amazon Advertising’s new Creative Agent and wondered how it actually works, this episode gives you the insider perspective.<br>
<br>
Jenny walks us through the evolution of Amazon’s creative ecosystem: from early one-click image generators to today’s full conversational, agentic workflows that let sellers input nothing more than an ASIN, a simple goal, and a rough idea. The agent then learns your intent, pulls from your product detail page, and automatically generates polished videos, lifestyle imagery, and ad-ready creative concepts. Whether you’re not “graphically inclined” or you’re a creative pro trying to scale variations and testing, these tools are designed to unlock high-quality output for all skill levels.</p>
<p>Bradley and Jenny also dive into real-world applications, how custom creatives now influence performance, what makes shoppers stop scrolling, and why strong visuals matter even in Sponsored Products. Jenny explains why Amazon’s creative philosophy is shifting toward storytelling, brand authenticity, and giving sellers more flexibility to express what makes their product unique. As she puts it, AI is not here to replace the marketer; it’s here to take away the manual work so sellers can focus on what message they want their brand to communicate.</p>
<p>To wrap up the episode, Bradley is joined briefly by longtime SSP guest Destaney Wishon, who shares her two biggest takeaways from Unboxed: the scale-changing impact of Creative Agent and the rollout of Sponsored Products Video placements.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 724 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jenny discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:40 – Meet Jenny Liu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:20 – The Evolution of Amazon Ad Creatives</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:00 – Why Creative Matters More Than Ever in PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:10 – Introducing Creative Agent: Amazon’s New AI Creative Partner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:10 – What Inputs Creative Agent Uses (and Why You Don’t Need Prompting Skills)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:00 – Real Use Case: Creative Ideas for Bradley's Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:00 – Jenny’s Core Message: These Tools Are Free, Simple, and Ready to Use</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:30 – Destaney’s Take: Her Top 2 Favorite Announcements From Unboxed</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><br>
</p>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 12/4/25: BFCM Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok 2025 Results, Amazon Lowers Seller Fees, and more security on Amazon</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 12/4/25: BFCM Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok 2025 Results, Amazon Lowers Seller Fees, and more security on Amazon</itunes:title>
        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-12425-bfcm-amazon-walmart-and-tiktok-2025-results-amazon-lowers-seller-fees-and-more-security-on-amazon/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-12425-bfcm-amazon-walmart-and-tiktok-2025-results-amazon-lowers-seller-fees-and-more-security-on-amazon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:53:58 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Black Friday &amp; Cyber Monday results for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok, plus the rise of livestream selling, and Amazon’s biggest seller fee cuts ever!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Owns Black Friday
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-owns-black-friday-160933179.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-owns-black-friday-160933179.html

</a>TikTok Shop had our Biggest BFCM Weekend Ever
<a href='https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-shop-had-our-biggest-bfcm-weekend-ever?lang=en'>https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-shop-had-our-biggest-bfcm-weekend-ever?lang=en

</a>Walmart Reports Strong Black Friday And Cyber Monday Performance
<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-reports-strong-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-performance'>https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-reports-strong-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-performance

</a>Passkey verification for Seller Central sign-in is coming on December 2
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTExQV1VSOTY0TDZFNTlW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTExQV1VSOTY0TDZFNTlW</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:55 - Amazon BFCM Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:13 - TikTok Shop BFCM Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:15 - Walmart BFCM</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:48 - Smart Complete (Strategy of the Week)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:18 - New Lower Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:35 - More Amazon Security</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Black Friday &amp; Cyber Monday results for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok, plus the rise of livestream selling, and Amazon’s biggest seller fee cuts ever!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon Owns Black Friday<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-owns-black-friday-160933179.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-owns-black-friday-160933179.html<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop had our Biggest BFCM Weekend Ever<br>
<a href='https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-shop-had-our-biggest-bfcm-weekend-ever?lang=en'>https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-shop-had-our-biggest-bfcm-weekend-ever?lang=en<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Reports Strong Black Friday And Cyber Monday Performance<br>
<a href='https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-reports-strong-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-performance'>https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/walmart-reports-strong-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-performance<br>
<br>
</a>Passkey verification for Seller Central sign-in is coming on December 2<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTExQV1VSOTY0TDZFNTlW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTExQV1VSOTY0TDZFNTlW</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:55 - Amazon BFCM Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:13 - TikTok Shop BFCM Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:15 - Walmart BFCM</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:48 - Smart Complete (Strategy of the Week)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:18 - New Lower Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:35 - More Amazon Security</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/723-the-game-plan-for-when-amazon-sales-are-stuck/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:55:41 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Stuck or slowing down on Amazon? Three expert mentors share the 2026 ad, creative, and analytics tactics that helped a brand experience explosive sales growth, causing it to run out of stock.
</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if you could transform your plateaued Amazon business into a thriving powerhouse by 2026? Join us as we unravel the secrets with our expert mentors Kamaljit Singh from AMZ Onestep, Vincenzo Toscano from Ecomcy, and Jason McLellan from Prime Team Agency. Together, we explore transformative strategies to skyrocket sales, featuring the real-world Helium 10 Scale Stories case study of the InMotion Hemp brand, which experienced such explosive growth that their Amazon shelves were left bare. Kamal, Vincenzo, and Jason reveal their insights on optimizing click-through and conversion rates, refining PPC strategies, and venturing into international markets to breathe new life into stalled projects.

Our conversation takes a deep dive into David's journey with his InMotion brand, uncovering how strategic enhancements to product listings and advertising approaches can lead to increased sales and better brand performance. We discuss the power of updating visuals with modern lifestyle and infographic images, optimizing A+ content, and crafting compelling brand stories. By isolating successful keywords and refining advertising tactics, David's brand overcame challenges, including hemp product restrictions, to lay a stronger foundation for Amazon success.

Listen in as we further dissect Amazon's advertising ecosystem, highlighting innovative approaches to brand optimization. From experimenting with main images and leveraging AI for video ads to harnessing the untapped potential of Sponsored Display and Sponsored Brand Video ads, we cover it all. Our Scale Stories mentors emphasize the significance of understanding your audience and addressing customer pain points to improve customer acquisition and retention. Discover how even small incremental improvements can lead to substantial increases in revenue, and learn practical steps to refine your packaging and maximize Amazon advertising spend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 723 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Jason, Kamaljut, and Vincenzo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Strategies for Amazon Business Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:41 - Boosting Sales and Profitability on E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:28 - Amazon Brand Scaling Agency Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:51 - Boosting Amazon Sales With Strategic Changes</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:37 - Amazon Advertising Strategy Evaluation and Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:16 - Amazon Brand Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - Room for Improvement in Brand Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:46 - Optimizing Amazon Listing for More Sales </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:27 - Amazon PPC Strategy Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:23 - Amazon Customer Acquisition Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:16 - Optimizing Product Packaging for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:00 - Understanding Customer Sentiment in Product Design</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:58 - Product Optimization Explorer for Success</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stuck or slowing down on Amazon? Three expert mentors share the 2026 ad, creative, and analytics tactics that helped a brand experience explosive sales growth, causing it to run out of stock.<br>
</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if you could transform your plateaued Amazon business into a thriving powerhouse by 2026? Join us as we unravel the secrets with our expert mentors Kamaljit Singh from AMZ Onestep, Vincenzo Toscano from Ecomcy, and Jason McLellan from Prime Team Agency. Together, we explore transformative strategies to skyrocket sales, featuring the real-world Helium 10 Scale Stories case study of the InMotion Hemp brand, which experienced such explosive growth that their Amazon shelves were left bare. Kamal, Vincenzo, and Jason reveal their insights on optimizing click-through and conversion rates, refining PPC strategies, and venturing into international markets to breathe new life into stalled projects.<br>
<br>
Our conversation takes a deep dive into David's journey with his InMotion brand, uncovering how strategic enhancements to product listings and advertising approaches can lead to increased sales and better brand performance. We discuss the power of updating visuals with modern lifestyle and infographic images, optimizing A+ content, and crafting compelling brand stories. By isolating successful keywords and refining advertising tactics, David's brand overcame challenges, including hemp product restrictions, to lay a stronger foundation for Amazon success.<br>
<br>
Listen in as we further dissect Amazon's advertising ecosystem, highlighting innovative approaches to brand optimization. From experimenting with main images and leveraging AI for video ads to harnessing the untapped potential of Sponsored Display and Sponsored Brand Video ads, we cover it all. Our Scale Stories mentors emphasize the significance of understanding your audience and addressing customer pain points to improve customer acquisition and retention. Discover how even small incremental improvements can lead to substantial increases in revenue, and learn practical steps to refine your packaging and maximize Amazon advertising spend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 723 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Jason, Kamaljut, and Vincenzo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Strategies for Amazon Business Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:41 - Boosting Sales and Profitability on E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:28 - Amazon Brand Scaling Agency Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:51 - Boosting Amazon Sales With Strategic Changes</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:37 - Amazon Advertising Strategy Evaluation and Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:16 - Amazon Brand Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - Room for Improvement in Brand Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:46 - Optimizing Amazon Listing for More Sales </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:27 - Amazon PPC Strategy Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:23 - Amazon Customer Acquisition Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:16 - Optimizing Product Packaging for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:00 - Understanding Customer Sentiment in Product Design</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:58 - Product Optimization Explorer for Success</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#722 - New Amazon Ads Features &amp; Launch Tactics</title>
        <itunes:title>#722 - New Amazon Ads Features &amp; Launch Tactics</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/722-new-amazon-ads-features-launch-tactics/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn Mansour’s latest Amazon strategies, from Search Query Performance to new sponsored product video features, AMC tips, pricing tactics, and launch strategies to scale your brand.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a>
</p>
<p>What if you could crack the code to scaling a million-dollar business in a fiercely competitive market? Join us as we chat with Mansour Norouzi, Director of Advertising at Incrementum Digital and a passionate supplement seller from Canada, who has already surpassed $1 million in revenue and is aiming for $2 million. Mansour shares the secrets behind his success in the e-commerce world, particularly on Amazon, revealing his strategic approaches to launching and promoting products. From the importance of enhancing search query performance to the exciting new features like sponsored product videos, Mansour's insights are a goldmine for anyone looking to boost their business in the consumer packaged goods industry.

Our conversation unfolds with a deep dive into the Canadian e-commerce market, where Mansour navigates the complexities of launching a supplement brand. He sheds light on the potential expansion opportunities awaiting sellers with the anticipated growth of TikTok Shop in Canada. By focusing on scaling his Amazon presence, Mansour explains why he's holding off on other channels for now. We explore effective pricing strategies, the power of the Amazon Vine program for gathering reviews, and the aggressive use of PPC advertising to make a mark in competitive niches. Mansour's experience in leveraging Amazon's tools for product ranking provides listeners with actionable insights.</p>
<p>We also explore the transformative advancements in Amazon's data analytics tools, which have become more accessible inside platforms like Helium 10. These insights allow sellers to make informed decisions, with tools offering unprecedented views into conversion rates and keyword performance. The episode also highlights the strategic use of Amazon Sponsored Product Videos, noting how advancements in technology have made impactful video content creation more accessible. Mansour's journey and expertise offer invaluable lessons, making this episode a must-listen for both seasoned sellers and those just starting their e-commerce journey.</p>
<p>In episode 722 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Mansour discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Helium 10 Black Friday Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:44 - Strategies for Competitive Amazon Launches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:12 - Entering Competitive Supplement Market Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:13 - Maximizing Amazon Sponsored Product Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:38 - Exciting Unboxed Announcements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:07 - Amazon Data Insights and Profitability Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:01 - Amazon Data in Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:07 - Amazon Pricing and Deal Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:56 - Comparison of Black Friday Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:01 - Focus on Basic Business Principles</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn Mansour’s latest Amazon strategies, from Search Query Performance to new sponsored product video features, AMC tips, pricing tactics, and launch strategies to scale your brand.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a><br>
</p>
<p>What if you could crack the code to scaling a million-dollar business in a fiercely competitive market? Join us as we chat with Mansour Norouzi, Director of Advertising at Incrementum Digital and a passionate supplement seller from Canada, who has already surpassed $1 million in revenue and is aiming for $2 million. Mansour shares the secrets behind his success in the e-commerce world, particularly on Amazon, revealing his strategic approaches to launching and promoting products. From the importance of enhancing search query performance to the exciting new features like sponsored product videos, Mansour's insights are a goldmine for anyone looking to boost their business in the consumer packaged goods industry.<br>
<br>
Our conversation unfolds with a deep dive into the Canadian e-commerce market, where Mansour navigates the complexities of launching a supplement brand. He sheds light on the potential expansion opportunities awaiting sellers with the anticipated growth of TikTok Shop in Canada. By focusing on scaling his Amazon presence, Mansour explains why he's holding off on other channels for now. We explore effective pricing strategies, the power of the Amazon Vine program for gathering reviews, and the aggressive use of PPC advertising to make a mark in competitive niches. Mansour's experience in leveraging Amazon's tools for product ranking provides listeners with actionable insights.</p>
<p>We also explore the transformative advancements in Amazon's data analytics tools, which have become more accessible inside platforms like Helium 10. These insights allow sellers to make informed decisions, with tools offering unprecedented views into conversion rates and keyword performance. The episode also highlights the strategic use of Amazon Sponsored Product Videos, noting how advancements in technology have made impactful video content creation more accessible. Mansour's journey and expertise offer invaluable lessons, making this episode a must-listen for both seasoned sellers and those just starting their e-commerce journey.</p>
<p>In episode 722 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Mansour discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Helium 10 Black Friday Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:44 - Strategies for Competitive Amazon Launches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:12 - Entering Competitive Supplement Market Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:13 - Maximizing Amazon Sponsored Product Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:38 - Exciting Unboxed Announcements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:07 - Amazon Data Insights and Profitability Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:01 - Amazon Data in Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:07 - Amazon Pricing and Deal Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:56 - Comparison of Black Friday Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:01 - Focus on Basic Business Principles</li>
</ul>
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        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 11/27/25: Amazon Black Friday Deal Glitch?! New Image Feature</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-112725-amazon-black-friday-deal-glitch-new-image-feature/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:20:36 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon may have closed your Black Friday offer. Copy full media sets to sibling variations, and find out which fulfillment center is shut down. More buzzing news on this episode of the Helium 10 Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon sellers are facing a hidden glitch suppressing approved Black Friday and Cyber Week deals without warnings or alerts. Learn how to quickly check your listings to avoid losing traffic, badges, and Q4 revenue.

Copy media sets to sibling products with new Amazon Image Manager feature
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVFU1M1RYMlk3SEtTSDRW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVFU1M1RYMlk3SEtTSDRW

</a>Helium 10 New Feature Alert! Our Keyword Tracker now allows you to sort and tag at both the product and keyword levels for cleaner, more efficient research. Carrie demonstrates how this new feature enables sellers to organize catalogs, filter more efficiently, and stay focused during peak season.

New features for Fulfillment by Merchant sellers
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSkVZTlRDTVBRTUJXRjZG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSkVZTlRDTVBRTUJXRjZG

</a>View updated Customer Service Insights in Feedback Manager
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNVFNUlJSMkI2SEpaV1dK'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNVFNUlJSMkI2SEpaV1dK

</a>Amazon has temporarily closed its LIT1 fulfillment center in Arkansas due to structural design errors, which may impact FBA inventory stored in the central US. Sellers should verify whether their stock is impacted, monitor refunds, and use tools like inventory heat maps to ensure their listings remain active during the shutdown.

Helium 10 is offering its biggest sale of the year! 35% off Platinum or Diamond plans for up to 12 months during Black Friday through Cyber Monday. Sellers who upgrade to Diamond and mention the broadcast even get access to Bradley’s personal sourcing agent, making now the perfect time to level up their tools. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/blackfriday'>http://h10.me/blackfriday</a> for more information

</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:44 - Amazon Black Friday Glitch?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 - Image Manager Upgrade</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:46 - Organize Keyword Tracker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:25 - FBM Seller Controls</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Share of Voice </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Customer Service Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - FBA Center Closure</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon may have closed your Black Friday offer. Copy full media sets to sibling variations, and find out which fulfillment center is shut down. More buzzing news on this episode of the Helium 10 Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon sellers are facing a hidden glitch suppressing approved Black Friday and Cyber Week deals without warnings or alerts. Learn how to quickly check your listings to avoid losing traffic, badges, and Q4 revenue.<br>
<br>
Copy media sets to sibling products with new Amazon Image Manager feature<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVFU1M1RYMlk3SEtTSDRW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVFU1M1RYMlk3SEtTSDRW<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 New Feature Alert! Our Keyword Tracker now allows you to sort and tag at both the product and keyword levels for cleaner, more efficient research. Carrie demonstrates how this new feature enables sellers to organize catalogs, filter more efficiently, and stay focused during peak season.<br>
<br>
New features for Fulfillment by Merchant sellers<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSkVZTlRDTVBRTUJXRjZG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSkVZTlRDTVBRTUJXRjZG<br>
<br>
</a>View updated Customer Service Insights in Feedback Manager<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNVFNUlJSMkI2SEpaV1dK'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNVFNUlJSMkI2SEpaV1dK<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon has temporarily closed its LIT1 fulfillment center in Arkansas due to structural design errors, which may impact FBA inventory stored in the central US. Sellers should verify whether their stock is impacted, monitor refunds, and use tools like inventory heat maps to ensure their listings remain active during the shutdown.<br>
<br>
Helium 10 is offering its biggest sale of the year! 35% off Platinum or Diamond plans for up to 12 months during Black Friday through Cyber Monday. Sellers who upgrade to Diamond and mention the broadcast even get access to Bradley’s personal sourcing agent, making now the perfect time to level up their tools. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/blackfriday'>http://h10.me/blackfriday</a> for more information<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:44 - Amazon Black Friday Glitch?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 - Image Manager Upgrade</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:46 - Organize Keyword Tracker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:25 - FBM Seller Controls</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Share of Voice </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Customer Service Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - FBA Center Closure</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/721-how-to-3x-an-amazon-hemp-brand/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:53:19 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Retired exec turned Amazon seller! Hear how our guest scaled his hemp brand, boosted sales with listing upgrades, and turned mentorship into massive growth after his Scale Stories by Helium 10 episode.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>David Mead, a seasoned professional with nearly five decades of experience in the electric utility sector, shares his extraordinary leap into the world of e-commerce. After experiencing the benefits of a hemp-based pain relief product, he embarked on an unexpected entrepreneurial path, purchasing a hemp seed oil company, which has since flourished under his leadership.</p>
<p>Listeners will learn how David, working in conjunction with his Scale Stories mentors, made strategic decisions that propelled his brand, InMotion Products, to remarkable success. By upgrading product images and refining the brand narrative, his company not only witnessed a surge in sales but also faced the enviable challenge of stock shortages. David's story underscores the significance of mentorship and collaboration, highlighting how external expertise in areas like Amazon advertising catalyzed growth and prevented him from feeling isolated in the e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>Through candid conversations, the episode sheds light on the crucial role of innovation and adaptability in brand management. David's humility in seeking external insights and his emphasis on data-driven strategies offer invaluable lessons for any business owner aiming to rejuvenate stagnant sales. Whether you're an established seller or just starting out, the strategies discussed, backed by tools like Helium 10, reveal how minor adjustments can lead to significant business growth. Join us for a compelling discussion that promises not only to inspire but also to equip listeners with actionable insights for e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In episode 721 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and David discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:50 - Motivation for E-Commerce After Retirement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:01 - Exploring Paths to E-Commerce Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:31 - Sales Breakdown and Online Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:01 - Business Growth Through Product Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Learning E-Commerce Selling on YouTube</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 - Brand Growth Through Collaboration and Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:49 - Significant Sales Increase Through Listing Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:36 - Expanding Market Reach for a CBD Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:58 - David Discusses Brand Growth</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Retired exec turned Amazon seller! Hear how our guest scaled his hemp brand, boosted sales with listing upgrades, and turned mentorship into massive growth after his Scale Stories by Helium 10 episode.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>David Mead, a seasoned professional with nearly five decades of experience in the electric utility sector, shares his extraordinary leap into the world of e-commerce. After experiencing the benefits of a hemp-based pain relief product, he embarked on an unexpected entrepreneurial path, purchasing a hemp seed oil company, which has since flourished under his leadership.</p>
<p>Listeners will learn how David, working in conjunction with his Scale Stories mentors, made strategic decisions that propelled his brand, InMotion Products, to remarkable success. By upgrading product images and refining the brand narrative, his company not only witnessed a surge in sales but also faced the enviable challenge of stock shortages. David's story underscores the significance of mentorship and collaboration, highlighting how external expertise in areas like Amazon advertising catalyzed growth and prevented him from feeling isolated in the e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>Through candid conversations, the episode sheds light on the crucial role of innovation and adaptability in brand management. David's humility in seeking external insights and his emphasis on data-driven strategies offer invaluable lessons for any business owner aiming to rejuvenate stagnant sales. Whether you're an established seller or just starting out, the strategies discussed, backed by tools like Helium 10, reveal how minor adjustments can lead to significant business growth. Join us for a compelling discussion that promises not only to inspire but also to equip listeners with actionable insights for e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In episode 721 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and David discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:50 - Motivation for E-Commerce After Retirement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:01 - Exploring Paths to E-Commerce Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:31 - Sales Breakdown and Online Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:01 - Business Growth Through Product Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Learning E-Commerce Selling on YouTube</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 - Brand Growth Through Collaboration and Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:49 - Significant Sales Increase Through Listing Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:36 - Expanding Market Reach for a CBD Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:58 - David Discusses Brand Growth</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/720-kevin-kings-latest-ai-email-marketing-strategies/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Kevin King reveals how he made $700K from a new venture, the AI press release strategy boosting ChatGPT rankings, and the exact methods that helped one seller triple their sales.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>E-commerce OG Kevin King returns to the Serious Sellers Podcast, bringing his wealth of experience and innovative strategies to the forefront. Discover how Kevin's unique approach helped him achieve a staggering $700,000 in sales this year, and hear about a fellow seller who managed to triple their sales using similar tactics. Adding a personal touch, Kevin shares his passion for college football and his unwavering support for the Texas A&amp;M Aggies, showcasing the dedication and intensity that drives both his business and personal pursuits.

Excitement builds as we preview the upcoming Ecom Mastery AI event in Nashville next April, where AI and e-commerce strategies will intersect in groundbreaking ways. Reflecting on past events in Austin, Iceland, and Hawaii, we spotlight impactful presentations and behind-the-scenes moments, including a standout talk by Anthony Cofrancesco on image creation with Midjourney. AI-driven press releases are put under the microscope, with insights into how these innovations are rapidly boosting rankings and sales for Amazon and TikTok sellers.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at an exclusive event that places entrepreneurs in the "hot seat" for personalized advice from a panel of experts. This intensive e-commerce growth summit is more than just formal sessions; it's an opportunity for networking and engaging workshops, all held in a luxurious setting. As we wrap up, we reflect on his journey with the AM/PM Podcast and hint at new ventures, including a potential project with Bradley that merges newsletters and podcasts. With a ton of strategies, personal stories, and future prospects, this episode is one you won't want to miss!</p>
<p>In episode 720 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kevin discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Kevin King's Entrepreneur Passion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:37 - Billion Dollar Seller Summit Legacy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:27 - EcomMastery AI Event and Business Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:49 - Cutting Edge Content and Memories at BDSS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - Maximizing AI Impact for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:54 - Navigating Information Overload in Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:06 - Intensive E-Commerce Growth Summit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:54 - Scaling Stories and Expert Assistance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:44 - Advanced Email Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:48 - AM/PM Podcast Legacy and New Ventures</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:13 - Email Marketing Mini Case Study with Bradley?</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Kevin King reveals how he made $700K from a new venture, the AI press release strategy boosting ChatGPT rankings, and the exact methods that helped one seller triple their sales.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>E-commerce OG Kevin King returns to the Serious Sellers Podcast, bringing his wealth of experience and innovative strategies to the forefront. Discover how Kevin's unique approach helped him achieve a staggering $700,000 in sales this year, and hear about a fellow seller who managed to triple their sales using similar tactics. Adding a personal touch, Kevin shares his passion for college football and his unwavering support for the Texas A&amp;M Aggies, showcasing the dedication and intensity that drives both his business and personal pursuits.<br>
<br>
Excitement builds as we preview the upcoming Ecom Mastery AI event in Nashville next April, where AI and e-commerce strategies will intersect in groundbreaking ways. Reflecting on past events in Austin, Iceland, and Hawaii, we spotlight impactful presentations and behind-the-scenes moments, including a standout talk by Anthony Cofrancesco on image creation with Midjourney. AI-driven press releases are put under the microscope, with insights into how these innovations are rapidly boosting rankings and sales for Amazon and TikTok sellers.<br>
<br>
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at an exclusive event that places entrepreneurs in the "hot seat" for personalized advice from a panel of experts. This intensive e-commerce growth summit is more than just formal sessions; it's an opportunity for networking and engaging workshops, all held in a luxurious setting. As we wrap up, we reflect on his journey with the AM/PM Podcast and hint at new ventures, including a potential project with Bradley that merges newsletters and podcasts. With a ton of strategies, personal stories, and future prospects, this episode is one you won't want to miss!</p>
<p>In episode 720 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kevin discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Kevin King's Entrepreneur Passion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:37 - Billion Dollar Seller Summit Legacy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:27 - EcomMastery AI Event and Business Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:49 - Cutting Edge Content and Memories at BDSS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:28 - Maximizing AI Impact for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:54 - Navigating Information Overload in Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:06 - Intensive E-Commerce Growth Summit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:54 - Scaling Stories and Expert Assistance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:44 - Advanced Email Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:48 - AM/PM Podcast Legacy and New Ventures</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:13 - Email Marketing Mini Case Study with Bradley?</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 11/20/25: Black Friday Live | Rufus Gets Upgrade | New TikTok Shop Tools</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 11/20/25: Black Friday Live | Rufus Gets Upgrade | New TikTok Shop Tools</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-112025-black-friday-live-rufus-gets-upgrade-new-tiktok-shop-tools/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:46:48 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon’s Black Friday deals are live! Rufus just got smarter, and TikTok Shop hits a record-breaking quarter. All this and more on this episode of the Weekly Buzz!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon’s next-gen AI assistant for shopping is now even smarter, more capable, and more helpful
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-ai-assistant-personalized-shopping-features'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-ai-assistant-personalized-shopping-features

</a>TikTok Is Making a Major Holiday Shopping Push
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-making-a-major-push-on-holiday-shopping/805710/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-making-a-major-push-on-holiday-shopping/805710/

</a>Seller Challenge launches for Account Health Assurance
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHV005OU5XUEtXSFM4U0U3'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHV005OU5XUEtXSFM4U0U3

</a>Helium 10’s Scale Stories follows real entrepreneurs overcoming roadblocks and scaling their Amazon and TikTok Shop businesses with expert help. Watch Scale Stories episodes now on YouTube!
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-e6UGh_I8&amp;list=PLZhJ7LRjHHEU4iGcpDAXZ1kHVlGUrELTV'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-e6UGh_I8&amp;list=PLZhJ7LRjHHEU4iGcpDAXZ1kHVlGUrELTV</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - Black Friday Week Live!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:34 - New TikTok Shop Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:58 - Rufus Gets Upgraded</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:20 - Ebay Listing Check</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:38 - TikTok Holiday Push</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:13 - AI Assistant</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:51 - Seller Challenge</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon’s Black Friday deals are live! Rufus just got smarter, and TikTok Shop hits a record-breaking quarter. All this and more on this episode of the Weekly Buzz!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon’s next-gen AI assistant for shopping is now even smarter, more capable, and more helpful<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-ai-assistant-personalized-shopping-features'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-ai-assistant-personalized-shopping-features<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Is Making a Major Holiday Shopping Push<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-making-a-major-push-on-holiday-shopping/805710/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-making-a-major-push-on-holiday-shopping/805710/<br>
<br>
</a>Seller Challenge launches for Account Health Assurance<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHV005OU5XUEtXSFM4U0U3'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHV005OU5XUEtXSFM4U0U3<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10’s Scale Stories follows real entrepreneurs overcoming roadblocks and scaling their Amazon and TikTok Shop businesses with expert help. Watch Scale Stories episodes now on YouTube!<br>
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-e6UGh_I8&amp;list=PLZhJ7LRjHHEU4iGcpDAXZ1kHVlGUrELTV'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ-e6UGh_I8&amp;list=PLZhJ7LRjHHEU4iGcpDAXZ1kHVlGUrELTV</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - Black Friday Week Live!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:34 - New TikTok Shop Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:58 - Rufus Gets Upgraded</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:20 - Ebay Listing Check</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:38 - TikTok Holiday Push</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:13 - AI Assistant</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:51 - Seller Challenge</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we welcome our Scale Stories TikTok Shop mentors to share how 30-second vids hit 10M views, the 3-bucket scaling framework, pricing/bundles, and live-selling tactics that turn views into sales fast!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this Serious Sellers Podcast episode, host Bradley Sutton dives deep into the world of TikTok Shop with three top experts and mentors of our TikTok Shop Scale Stories episode — Ryan Maya, Michelle Barnum-Smith, and “Hurricane” Liz Herrera. Together, they break down exactly how sellers can build and scale profitable TikTok Shop businesses, even if they’re starting from zero. From short, 30-second videos that have driven 10 million views and six-figure sales, to proven frameworks for content, affiliates, and advertising, this episode is packed with actionable insights for e-commerce entrepreneurs ready to tap into TikTok’s explosive growth.</p>
<p>Listeners will learn the three-bucket strategy for scaling on TikTok Shop, which involves consistent content creation, building an affiliate network, and running smart GMV Max ads. The guests reveal how to pick “TikTok-able” products that are visual, problem-solving, and impulse-friendly, priced between $30 and $50, to drive fast conversions. They also discuss why free shipping and clear discounts are essential, how to use faceless videos if you’re camera-shy, and the right posting cadence to feed the TikTok algorithm for consistent reach.</p>
<p>The episode wraps with a deep dive into live selling, creator recruitment, and real-world ad spend optimization. Whether you’re an established Amazon seller or launching your first product, this conversation will show you how to turn short-form videos into real revenue streams and leverage TikTok’s tools to expand your brand. For a full visual breakdown of these strategies, make sure to catch the Scale Stories case study on YouTube, where our TikTok Shop mentors guide a new seller from zero to hero on TikTok Shop.</p>
<p>In episode 719 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Liz, Michelle, and Ryan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Shop Expert Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:56 - Strategies for TikTok Shop Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:53 - Creating Engaging TikTok Shop Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:05 - TikTok Live Selling Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:55 - TikTok Shop Pricing and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:21 - Optimizing TikTok Shop Posting Frequency</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we welcome our Scale Stories TikTok Shop mentors to share how 30-second vids hit 10M views, the 3-bucket scaling framework, pricing/bundles, and live-selling tactics that turn views into sales fast!</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>In this Serious Sellers Podcast episode, host Bradley Sutton dives deep into the world of TikTok Shop with three top experts and mentors of our TikTok Shop Scale Stories episode — Ryan Maya, Michelle Barnum-Smith, and “Hurricane” Liz Herrera. Together, they break down exactly how sellers can build and scale profitable TikTok Shop businesses, even if they’re starting from zero. From short, 30-second videos that have driven 10 million views and six-figure sales, to proven frameworks for content, affiliates, and advertising, this episode is packed with actionable insights for e-commerce entrepreneurs ready to tap into TikTok’s explosive growth.</p>
<p>Listeners will learn the three-bucket strategy for scaling on TikTok Shop, which involves consistent content creation, building an affiliate network, and running smart GMV Max ads. The guests reveal how to pick “TikTok-able” products that are visual, problem-solving, and impulse-friendly, priced between $30 and $50, to drive fast conversions. They also discuss why free shipping and clear discounts are essential, how to use faceless videos if you’re camera-shy, and the right posting cadence to feed the TikTok algorithm for consistent reach.</p>
<p>The episode wraps with a deep dive into live selling, creator recruitment, and real-world ad spend optimization. Whether you’re an established Amazon seller or launching your first product, this conversation will show you how to turn short-form videos into real revenue streams and leverage TikTok’s tools to expand your brand. For a full visual breakdown of these strategies, make sure to catch the Scale Stories case study on YouTube, where our TikTok Shop mentors guide a new seller from zero to hero on TikTok Shop.</p>
<p>In episode 719 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Liz, Michelle, and Ryan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Shop Expert Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:56 - Strategies for TikTok Shop Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:53 - Creating Engaging TikTok Shop Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:05 - TikTok Live Selling Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:55 - TikTok Shop Pricing and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:21 - Optimizing TikTok Shop Posting Frequency</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about how AI is transforming Amazon selling, from product research and listings to ads, Rufus optimization, and TikTok Shop growth.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Could AI be the game-changer for Amazon sellers striving for efficiency and scalability on a budget? Join us as Shivali Patel from Helium 10 and e-commerce expert Leo Sgovio unpack the transformative role of AI in revolutionizing e-commerce. We'll explore how AI tools are streamlining essential processes like product research, SEO, and ad creation, eliminating the need for large teams and hefty budgets. From AI-generated graphics to Helium 10's innovative Listing Builder tool, discover how sellers are now empowered to generate content and optimize their listings effortlessly, making it possible to launch products even with modest budgets.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali and Leo also shed light on the evolving strategies for optimizing Amazon listings with AI tools such as Rufus. We'll discuss the importance of maintaining a safety stock and leveraging Amazon's FBA for seamless inventory management and fulfillment. Learn how the integration of Amazon with TikTok Shop can significantly expand market reach and maximize sales potential. Finally, understand the power of competitive analysis tools to enhance visibility and sales performance across multiple channels, and how real-time optimization and bidding strategies are being revolutionized by cutting-edge AI solutions.</p>
<p>In episode 718 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Leo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI's Impact on E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:15 - Keyword Research and Content Creation Efficiency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:48 - Discovering Market Trends With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:00 - Optimizing Listings With AI Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:44 - AI Applications for Amazon Ads </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:26 - AI Advertising and Rules-Based Automation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:19 - Maximizing Sales With AI Strategies</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about how AI is transforming Amazon selling, from product research and listings to ads, Rufus optimization, and TikTok Shop growth.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Could AI be the game-changer for Amazon sellers striving for efficiency and scalability on a budget? Join us as Shivali Patel from Helium 10 and e-commerce expert Leo Sgovio unpack the transformative role of AI in revolutionizing e-commerce. We'll explore how AI tools are streamlining essential processes like product research, SEO, and ad creation, eliminating the need for large teams and hefty budgets. From AI-generated graphics to Helium 10's innovative Listing Builder tool, discover how sellers are now empowered to generate content and optimize their listings effortlessly, making it possible to launch products even with modest budgets.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali and Leo also shed light on the evolving strategies for optimizing Amazon listings with AI tools such as Rufus. We'll discuss the importance of maintaining a safety stock and leveraging Amazon's FBA for seamless inventory management and fulfillment. Learn how the integration of Amazon with TikTok Shop can significantly expand market reach and maximize sales potential. Finally, understand the power of competitive analysis tools to enhance visibility and sales performance across multiple channels, and how real-time optimization and bidding strategies are being revolutionized by cutting-edge AI solutions.</p>
<p>In episode 718 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Leo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI's Impact on E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:15 - Keyword Research and Content Creation Efficiency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:48 - Discovering Market Trends With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:00 - Optimizing Listings With AI Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:44 - AI Applications for Amazon Ads </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:26 - AI Advertising and Rules-Based Automation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:19 - Maximizing Sales With AI Strategies</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-111325-amazon-unboxed-2025-announcements/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:40:50 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On today’s Weekly Buzz episode, we cover the biggest Amazon Unboxed announcements, an important TikTok shipping policy update that impacts all sellers, and new EPR requirements for selling in the EU.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Show your products in action with Amazon Sponsored Products video
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-sponsored-products-video/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-sponsored-products-video/

</a>Boost advertising efficiency with Ads Agent
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-introducing-ads-agent/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-introducing-ads-agent/

</a>Streamline campaign analysis with the new unified reporting experience from Amazon Ads
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-campaign-analysis-with-unified-reporting/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-campaign-analysis-with-unified-reporting/

</a>Bradley Sutton and advertising expert Destaney Wishon discussed the biggest takeaways from Amazon Unboxed 2025, highlighting the new Creative Studio Agentic Partner as a powerful tool that helps sellers easily create ad assets using their ASIN data. They also spotlighted Sponsored Products Video, which introduces interactive video placements in search results to expand ad inventory and improve engagement.

Amazon just dropped major updates at unBoxed — a suite of new AI tools designed to simplify campaign management, speed creative production, and deepen insights. Here are the highlights: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/helium10_unboxed-activity-7394117119078068224-kOof'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/helium10_unboxed-activity-7394117119078068224-kOof

</a>TikTok announced that starting January 2026, all USPS shipping labels must be purchased directly through TikTok Shipping, as outside USPS labels will no longer be accepted. This change signals TikTok’s push for sellers to adopt its own fulfillment system, though it may create challenges for those using third-party logistics or integrated tools like Shopify or ShipStation.

Manage returns more easily with new dashboard
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1k4SlA2NVFZNFlKTkFX'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1k4SlA2NVFZNFlKTkFX

</a>For this week’s Strategy of the Week, let’s discuss the Helium 10 Insights Dashboard, which automatically monitors your listings and competitors 24/7, alerting you to important changes such as budget limits, ranking drops, or listing issues. It saves sellers time and money by providing real-time insights that help them respond more quickly to opportunities and threats in their Amazon business.

The final update of the week covers Amazon’s announcement on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements for sellers in the European Union. Amazon is expanding its EPR Pay on Behalf service to simplify compliance across countries like France, Spain, Italy, and the UK. Automatically managing eco fees and reporting for eligible sellers to ensure they can keep selling without disruption.</p>
<p>And that wraps up this week’s Helium 10 Weekly Buzz! Stay tuned for next week’s episode to catch all the latest Amazon and e-commerce updates. See you then!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Unboxed Announcements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:02 - Unboxed Reactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:53 - TikTok Shipping</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:10 - Manage AMZ Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:32 - Insights Dashboard Tip</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:12 - Amazon EU EPR</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today’s Weekly Buzz episode, we cover the biggest Amazon Unboxed announcements, an important TikTok shipping policy update that impacts all sellers, and new EPR requirements for selling in the EU.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Show your products in action with Amazon Sponsored Products video<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-sponsored-products-video/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-sponsored-products-video/<br>
<br>
</a>Boost advertising efficiency with Ads Agent<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-introducing-ads-agent/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-introducing-ads-agent/<br>
<br>
</a>Streamline campaign analysis with the new unified reporting experience from Amazon Ads<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-campaign-analysis-with-unified-reporting/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-2025-campaign-analysis-with-unified-reporting/<br>
<br>
</a>Bradley Sutton and advertising expert Destaney Wishon discussed the biggest takeaways from Amazon Unboxed 2025, highlighting the new Creative Studio Agentic Partner as a powerful tool that helps sellers easily create ad assets using their ASIN data. They also spotlighted Sponsored Products Video, which introduces interactive video placements in search results to expand ad inventory and improve engagement.<br>
<br>
Amazon just dropped major updates at unBoxed — a suite of new AI tools designed to simplify campaign management, speed creative production, and deepen insights. Here are the highlights: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/helium10_unboxed-activity-7394117119078068224-kOof'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/helium10_unboxed-activity-7394117119078068224-kOof<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok announced that starting January 2026, all USPS shipping labels must be purchased directly through TikTok Shipping, as outside USPS labels will no longer be accepted. This change signals TikTok’s push for sellers to adopt its own fulfillment system, though it may create challenges for those using third-party logistics or integrated tools like Shopify or ShipStation.<br>
<br>
Manage returns more easily with new dashboard<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1k4SlA2NVFZNFlKTkFX'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1k4SlA2NVFZNFlKTkFX<br>
<br>
</a>For this week’s Strategy of the Week, let’s discuss the Helium 10 Insights Dashboard, which automatically monitors your listings and competitors 24/7, alerting you to important changes such as budget limits, ranking drops, or listing issues. It saves sellers time and money by providing real-time insights that help them respond more quickly to opportunities and threats in their Amazon business.<br>
<br>
The final update of the week covers Amazon’s announcement on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements for sellers in the European Union. Amazon is expanding its EPR Pay on Behalf service to simplify compliance across countries like France, Spain, Italy, and the UK. Automatically managing eco fees and reporting for eligible sellers to ensure they can keep selling without disruption.</p>
<p>And that wraps up this week’s Helium 10 Weekly Buzz! Stay tuned for next week’s episode to catch all the latest Amazon and e-commerce updates. See you then!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Unboxed Announcements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:02 - Unboxed Reactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:53 - TikTok Shipping</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:10 - Manage AMZ Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:32 - Insights Dashboard Tip</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:12 - Amazon EU EPR</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, a top influencer joins us to reveal what’s new in social media, how creators can pivot in 2025, and her experience launching products on Amazon and TikTok Shop.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Gracey Ryback, a standout influencer in the Amazon and TikTok spheres, graces our podcast to share her compelling transformation from a social media influencer to a savvy e-commerce entrepreneur. With her recent and upcoming Amazon and TikTok Shop launches, Gracey sheds light on her changing focus in the volatile world of social media. Her journey reveals not only her own evolution but also insights into the growing acceptance of TikTok live, a trend even high-profile creators like David Dobrik are embracing.

The conversation heats up as we dissect the January 1st, 2025 algorithm shift that has reshaped the social media landscape. Organic growth has become a Herculean task, pushing creators to explore paid strategies to stay relevant. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts are mimicking TikTok’s discovery model, leveling the playing field for those without a large following. New creators eager to capitalize on this shift are encouraged to repurpose content across platforms and carefully choose products that resonate on both TikTok Shop and Amazon.

In our exploration of e-commerce growth strategies, we tackle the nuts and bolts of affiliate marketing and influencer outreach. From the importance of deep linking to innovative, camera-shy-friendly content creation methods, Gracey shares actionable insights. She also recounts her entrepreneurial journey, offering listeners a window into the trials of product development and the balancing act between data and intuition. As we look to the future, Gracey ruminates on AI's potential in influencer marketing and the importance of income diversification, leaving listeners with inspiration and practical tips for thriving in this ever-evolving landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 717 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Gracey discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Gracey Ryback on Social Media &amp; E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:27 - Changes in Influencer/Affiliate Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - Evolution of Social Media Algorithms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Effective Strategies for E-Commerce Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:36 - Amazon Seller Journey</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:18 - Navigating Challenges in Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:07 - Future Career Goals and Income Streams</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:18 - Future of Influencer Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:21 - Income Diversification Goals and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:05 - Video Creation Tips for Content Creators</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:35 - Creating High-Converting Faceless Video Content</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, a top influencer joins us to reveal what’s new in social media, how creators can pivot in 2025, and her experience launching products on Amazon and TikTok Shop.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Gracey Ryback, a standout influencer in the Amazon and TikTok spheres, graces our podcast to share her compelling transformation from a social media influencer to a savvy e-commerce entrepreneur. With her recent and upcoming Amazon and TikTok Shop launches, Gracey sheds light on her changing focus in the volatile world of social media. Her journey reveals not only her own evolution but also insights into the growing acceptance of TikTok live, a trend even high-profile creators like David Dobrik are embracing.<br>
<br>
The conversation heats up as we dissect the January 1st, 2025 algorithm shift that has reshaped the social media landscape. Organic growth has become a Herculean task, pushing creators to explore paid strategies to stay relevant. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts are mimicking TikTok’s discovery model, leveling the playing field for those without a large following. New creators eager to capitalize on this shift are encouraged to repurpose content across platforms and carefully choose products that resonate on both TikTok Shop and Amazon.<br>
<br>
In our exploration of e-commerce growth strategies, we tackle the nuts and bolts of affiliate marketing and influencer outreach. From the importance of deep linking to innovative, camera-shy-friendly content creation methods, Gracey shares actionable insights. She also recounts her entrepreneurial journey, offering listeners a window into the trials of product development and the balancing act between data and intuition. As we look to the future, Gracey ruminates on AI's potential in influencer marketing and the importance of income diversification, leaving listeners with inspiration and practical tips for thriving in this ever-evolving landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 717 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Gracey discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Gracey Ryback on Social Media &amp; E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:27 - Changes in Influencer/Affiliate Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - Evolution of Social Media Algorithms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Effective Strategies for E-Commerce Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:36 - Amazon Seller Journey</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:18 - Navigating Challenges in Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:07 - Future Career Goals and Income Streams</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:18 - Future of Influencer Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:21 - Income Diversification Goals and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:05 - Video Creation Tips for Content Creators</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:35 - Creating High-Converting Faceless Video Content</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, AI expert Andrew Bell joins us to show step-by-step how to turn a single Amazon product photo into a polished, scroll-stopping video using AI tools like Sora 2, Amazon Ads’ AI video generator, and Gemini.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>How can still product photos evolve into mesmerizing cinematic experiences, such as Amazon product videos? AI expert Andrew Bell joins us for a captivating discussion on the transformative power of AI in e-commerce. Andrew shares his insights on how AI can elevate brand content by seamlessly turning static lifestyle images into dynamic videos without losing the essence of traditional production values. We explore the storytelling artistry and strategic complexities involved in using AI tools to create engaging motion content, offering e-commerce sellers innovative ways to captivate their audience and enhance product presentation.</p>
<p>We also navigate the intricacies of generating product videos with AI, focusing on items like blankets, and the challenges of rapidly producing multiple versions. Our conversation dives into refining Generative Business Templates (GBTs) to evoke themes of elegance and sophistication. From blending AI-generated visuals with real assets to utilizing cutting-edge tools like Sora 2, Google Gemini, and Runway, listeners will gain practical tips on maximizing creative possibilities even when resources are constrained. Join us for this informative journey into the future of AI-driven video content creation, packed with insights and strategies for aspiring digital storytellers.

Want to see the AI magic in action? 🎥 Head over to our YouTube channel to watch this episode and see Andrew Bell create videos from still photos, live on screen: https://youtu.be/ea5pqM1QmxY

Want to try Andrew Bell’s AI video GPTs and tools yourself? 🚀 Access his custom GPTs for video creation using the link in the show notes and start turning your product photos into cinematic videos today: <a href='https://andrewbell.craft.me/hip1qvfS5vkZ9Y'>https://andrewbell.craft.me/hip1qvfS5vkZ9Y</a></p>
<p>In episode 716 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Creating Cinematic Videos From Still Photos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:51 - AI Enhancing Brand Motion Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:33 - Product Photography for Water Bottles</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Exploring AI-Generated Video Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:53 - Creating Visual Content for Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:36 - Optimizing Video Generation for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:32 - Creating Videos on Google Gemini</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:53 - Video Generation Model Options Considered</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, AI expert Andrew Bell joins us to show step-by-step how to turn a single Amazon product photo into a polished, scroll-stopping video using AI tools like Sora 2, Amazon Ads’ AI video generator, and Gemini.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>How can still product photos evolve into mesmerizing cinematic experiences, such as Amazon product videos? AI expert Andrew Bell joins us for a captivating discussion on the transformative power of AI in e-commerce. Andrew shares his insights on how AI can elevate brand content by seamlessly turning static lifestyle images into dynamic videos without losing the essence of traditional production values. We explore the storytelling artistry and strategic complexities involved in using AI tools to create engaging motion content, offering e-commerce sellers innovative ways to captivate their audience and enhance product presentation.</p>
<p>We also navigate the intricacies of generating product videos with AI, focusing on items like blankets, and the challenges of rapidly producing multiple versions. Our conversation dives into refining Generative Business Templates (GBTs) to evoke themes of elegance and sophistication. From blending AI-generated visuals with real assets to utilizing cutting-edge tools like Sora 2, Google Gemini, and Runway, listeners will gain practical tips on maximizing creative possibilities even when resources are constrained. Join us for this informative journey into the future of AI-driven video content creation, packed with insights and strategies for aspiring digital storytellers.<br>
<br>
Want to see the AI magic in action? 🎥 Head over to our YouTube channel to watch this episode and see Andrew Bell create videos from still photos, live on screen: https://youtu.be/ea5pqM1QmxY<br>
<br>
Want to try Andrew Bell’s AI video GPTs and tools yourself? 🚀 Access his custom GPTs for video creation using the link in the show notes and start turning your product photos into cinematic videos today: <a href='https://andrewbell.craft.me/hip1qvfS5vkZ9Y'>https://andrewbell.craft.me/hip1qvfS5vkZ9Y</a></p>
<p>In episode 716 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Creating Cinematic Videos From Still Photos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:51 - AI Enhancing Brand Motion Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:33 - Product Photography for Water Bottles</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Exploring AI-Generated Video Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:53 - Creating Visual Content for Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:36 - Optimizing Video Generation for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:32 - Creating Videos on Google Gemini</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:53 - Video Generation Model Options Considered</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-11725-amazon-rufus-has-250-million-users-new-kdp-translation/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:48:16 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon’s Rufus drives $10 billion in extra sales, while Amazon sues Perplexity to block AI browsers from scraping Amazon.com. These stories and more on this week’s episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon.com announces third quarter results
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q3-2025-report'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q3-2025-report

</a>Amazon Rufus on track for $ 10 billion in sales
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/11/amazon-rufus-on-track-for-10-billion-in-sales/'>https://channelx.world/2025/11/amazon-rufus-on-track-for-10-billion-in-sales/

</a>Amazon Sues Perplexity As AI Browser War Escalates
<a href='https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-sends-perplexity-a-cease-and-desist-over-its-ai-agents-shopping'>https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-sends-perplexity-a-cease-and-desist-over-its-ai-agents-shopping

</a>Amazon introduces Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service for authors to reach global readers
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-kindle-translate-books-authors'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-kindle-translate-books-authors

</a>New Brand Store page views metric for Sponsored Brands
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/new-brand-store-page-views-metric/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/new-brand-store-page-views-metric/

</a>From sellers to solution providers: fueling business expansion
<a href='https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/from-sellers-to-solution-providers-fueling-business-expansion'>https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/from-sellers-to-solution-providers-fueling-business-expansion

</a>Register for Amazon Ads unBoxed, our flagship advertising conference
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVZGWTRNR0hIVDhXU1ZY'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVZGWTRNR0hIVDhXU1ZY

</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Amazon Rufus Generates $10B In Sales?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:43 - Perplexity Sued by Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:41 - TikTok Product Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:25 - KDP Translation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:44 - Customer Polls</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:42 - Sponsored Brand Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:54 - TikTok Hot Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:38 - Amazon 25 Year Anniversary</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:30 - New P&amp;L Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:14 - Amazon Unboxed</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon’s Rufus drives $10 billion in extra sales, while Amazon sues Perplexity to block AI browsers from scraping Amazon.com. These stories and more on this week’s episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon.com announces third quarter results<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q3-2025-report'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q3-2025-report<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Rufus on track for $ 10 billion in sales<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/11/amazon-rufus-on-track-for-10-billion-in-sales/'>https://channelx.world/2025/11/amazon-rufus-on-track-for-10-billion-in-sales/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Sues Perplexity As AI Browser War Escalates<br>
<a href='https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-sends-perplexity-a-cease-and-desist-over-its-ai-agents-shopping'>https://www.pcmag.com/news/amazon-sends-perplexity-a-cease-and-desist-over-its-ai-agents-shopping<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon introduces Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service for authors to reach global readers<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-kindle-translate-books-authors'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/books-and-authors/amazon-kindle-translate-books-authors<br>
<br>
</a>New Brand Store page views metric for Sponsored Brands<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/new-brand-store-page-views-metric/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/new-brand-store-page-views-metric/<br>
<br>
</a>From sellers to solution providers: fueling business expansion<br>
<a href='https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/from-sellers-to-solution-providers-fueling-business-expansion'>https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/from-sellers-to-solution-providers-fueling-business-expansion<br>
<br>
</a>Register for Amazon Ads unBoxed, our flagship advertising conference<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVZGWTRNR0hIVDhXU1ZY'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVZGWTRNR0hIVDhXU1ZY<br>
<br>
</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Amazon Rufus Generates $10B In Sales?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:43 - Perplexity Sued by Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:41 - TikTok Product Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:25 - KDP Translation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:44 - Customer Polls</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:42 - Sponsored Brand Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:54 - TikTok Hot Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:38 - Amazon 25 Year Anniversary</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:30 - New P&amp;L Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:14 - Amazon Unboxed</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn from top Amazon mentors as they reveal the exact steps they're taking in a live case study from Scale Stories to help a brand double its sales in 2025 and how you can do the same.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Unlock the secrets to doubling your e-commerce sales with insights straight from industry expert mentors. In our latest episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, Bradley Sutton is joined by Leo Sgovio and Melissa Burdick, two experts who have navigated the complex waters of e-commerce and are here to share their wealth of knowledge. We dive into the Scale Stories episode 2 case study with Essential Candy, addressing common challenges such as competition, tariffs, and inflation, while providing actionable strategies to overcome them. With Leo's expertise in SEO and Amazon and Melissa's impressive journey from Amazon ads to Pacvue, this episode is packed with practical advice suited for brands looking to thrive in the digital marketplace.

Discover the game-changing role AI plays in revolutionizing advertising on platforms like Amazon. Imagine having an army of assistants to refine your marketing strategy. AI makes this a reality. From manual bids to automated intelligence, we explore how technology has advanced and opened new doors for advertisers. We reflect on the evolution of Amazon advertising and share personal anecdotes about pioneering advertising efforts, such as Unilever's Amazon homepage video ad. This transformation has not only leveled the playing field but also advanced ad optimization and market analysis to new heights.

We also dive into optimizing your e-commerce basics for growth and improving your brand's Amazon presence. Leo and Melissa evaluate a brand's strategies and provide insights on leveraging tools like Amazon's Product Opportunity Explorer to gain a competitive advantage. Enhancing product listings, utilizing customer insights, and considering new platforms like TikTok Shop are among the strategies discussed. Whether you're looking to refine your advertising, streamline business processes, or explore new marketing channels, this episode offers a comprehensive guide to scaling your e-commerce business. Listen in and equip yourself with the strategies you need to propel your brand to new heights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 715 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Leo, and Melissa discuss:</p>
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<li>00:00 - Scale Stories AMA With Expert Mentors</li>
 
<li>05:17 - AI Impact on E-Commerce Growth</li>
 
<li>17:41 - Starting Small Business Success Journey</li>
 
<li>21:26 - Improving E-Commerce Basics for Growth</li>
 
<li>27:47 - Focus on Basics Before Advanced Strategies</li>
 
<li>33:24 - Evolving Accessibility and Targeting in E-Commerce</li>
 
<li>35:44 - Amazon's Rapidly Changing Marketplace</li>
 
<li>37:00 - Improving Sales Through Customer Insights</li>
 
<li>42:20 - Strategies to Boost E-Commerce Sales</li>
 
<li>46:21 - Discussion on Creative Sample Packs</li>
 
<li>48:17 - Utilizing Helium 10 for Sales Growth</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn from top Amazon mentors as they reveal the exact steps they're taking in a live case study from Scale Stories to help a brand double its sales in 2025 and how you can do the same.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Unlock the secrets to doubling your e-commerce sales with insights straight from industry expert mentors. In our latest episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, Bradley Sutton is joined by Leo Sgovio and Melissa Burdick, two experts who have navigated the complex waters of e-commerce and are here to share their wealth of knowledge. We dive into the Scale Stories episode 2 case study with Essential Candy, addressing common challenges such as competition, tariffs, and inflation, while providing actionable strategies to overcome them. With Leo's expertise in SEO and Amazon and Melissa's impressive journey from Amazon ads to Pacvue, this episode is packed with practical advice suited for brands looking to thrive in the digital marketplace.<br>
<br>
Discover the game-changing role AI plays in revolutionizing advertising on platforms like Amazon. Imagine having an army of assistants to refine your marketing strategy. AI makes this a reality. From manual bids to automated intelligence, we explore how technology has advanced and opened new doors for advertisers. We reflect on the evolution of Amazon advertising and share personal anecdotes about pioneering advertising efforts, such as Unilever's Amazon homepage video ad. This transformation has not only leveled the playing field but also advanced ad optimization and market analysis to new heights.<br>
<br>
We also dive into optimizing your e-commerce basics for growth and improving your brand's Amazon presence. Leo and Melissa evaluate a brand's strategies and provide insights on leveraging tools like Amazon's Product Opportunity Explorer to gain a competitive advantage. Enhancing product listings, utilizing customer insights, and considering new platforms like TikTok Shop are among the strategies discussed. Whether you're looking to refine your advertising, streamline business processes, or explore new marketing channels, this episode offers a comprehensive guide to scaling your e-commerce business. Listen in and equip yourself with the strategies you need to propel your brand to new heights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 715 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Leo, and Melissa discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>00:00 - Scale Stories AMA With Expert Mentors</li>
 
<li>05:17 - AI Impact on E-Commerce Growth</li>
 
<li>17:41 - Starting Small Business Success Journey</li>
 
<li>21:26 - Improving E-Commerce Basics for Growth</li>
 
<li>27:47 - Focus on Basics Before Advanced Strategies</li>
 
<li>33:24 - Evolving Accessibility and Targeting in E-Commerce</li>
 
<li>35:44 - Amazon's Rapidly Changing Marketplace</li>
 
<li>37:00 - Improving Sales Through Customer Insights</li>
 
<li>42:20 - Strategies to Boost E-Commerce Sales</li>
 
<li>46:21 - Discussion on Creative Sample Packs</li>
 
<li>48:17 - Utilizing Helium 10 for Sales Growth</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#714 - Top 10 Completely Unique Amazon Strategies – Part 4</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/714-top-10-completely-unique-amazon-strategies-%e2%80%93-part-4/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, unlock 10 powerful strategies to boost your Amazon sales. Discover hidden keywords, spot listing hijackers instantly, and master Helium 10 features no other software offers.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Could unlocking the full potential of e-commerce tools like Helium 10 revolutionize your business strategy? In an episode packed with game-changing insights, we explore how Helium 10's arsenal of features can elevate your presence on major platforms like Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Walmart. Learn about the power of advanced keyword research strategies, including eight unique data points from Helium 10’s Listing Builder tool, which could help you outrank competitors. Whether you’re a seasoned seller or new to the platform, these strategies promise to provide a significant edge.

Journey with us as we navigate the dynamic world of TikTok Shop and Amazon marketing through Helium 10's Influencer Finder and Managed Refund Service. Discover how to connect with the right influencers by leveraging specific criteria, such as follower demographics and niche interests, to effectively promote your products in creative ways. We also uncover how sellers can reclaim lost revenue from fulfillment errors with Helium 10’s Managed Refund Service, streamlining processes and returning potentially significant sums to your business.

Finally, we get into the art of product discovery and demand analysis with Helium 10's Chrome extension, uncovering market potential and advertising opportunities on Amazon. From analyzing the rise of trending products on TikTok to mastering complex Amazon PPC strategies, our episode covers a plethora of resources available through Helium 10, including their renowned Amazon PPC course, Ads Academy. Join us to transform your e-commerce strategies with advanced tools and insights, helping you maximize your earnings and outpace the competition.</p>
<p>In episode 714 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>00:00 - Seller Strategy Masterclass With Helium 10</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>02:46 - Listing Builder 8-in-1 Keyword Research Tool</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>07:42 - Influencer Finder &amp; Influencer Messenger Tool</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>11:27 - Managed Refund Service</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>14:08 - Search Query Performance Analyzer</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>17:13 - Demand Analyzer</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>20:23 - Tracking Advertising on Product Pages Using Xray</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>22:02 - Ads Academy</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>23:53 - TikTok Shop Product Finder Tool</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>27:18 - Catch Amazon Hijackers Fast with Helium 10</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>29:20 - How to Translate Amazon Keywords Instantly in Helium 10</p>
</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, unlock 10 powerful strategies to boost your Amazon sales. Discover hidden keywords, spot listing hijackers instantly, and master Helium 10 features no other software offers.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Could unlocking the full potential of e-commerce tools like Helium 10 revolutionize your business strategy? In an episode packed with game-changing insights, we explore how Helium 10's arsenal of features can elevate your presence on major platforms like Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Walmart. Learn about the power of advanced keyword research strategies, including eight unique data points from Helium 10’s Listing Builder tool, which could help you outrank competitors. Whether you’re a seasoned seller or new to the platform, these strategies promise to provide a significant edge.<br>
<br>
Journey with us as we navigate the dynamic world of TikTok Shop and Amazon marketing through Helium 10's Influencer Finder and Managed Refund Service. Discover how to connect with the right influencers by leveraging specific criteria, such as follower demographics and niche interests, to effectively promote your products in creative ways. We also uncover how sellers can reclaim lost revenue from fulfillment errors with Helium 10’s Managed Refund Service, streamlining processes and returning potentially significant sums to your business.<br>
<br>
Finally, we get into the art of product discovery and demand analysis with Helium 10's Chrome extension, uncovering market potential and advertising opportunities on Amazon. From analyzing the rise of trending products on TikTok to mastering complex Amazon PPC strategies, our episode covers a plethora of resources available through Helium 10, including their renowned Amazon PPC course, Ads Academy. Join us to transform your e-commerce strategies with advanced tools and insights, helping you maximize your earnings and outpace the competition.</p>
<p>In episode 714 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>00:00 - Seller Strategy Masterclass With Helium 10</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>02:46 - Listing Builder 8-in-1 Keyword Research Tool</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>07:42 - Influencer Finder &amp; Influencer Messenger Tool</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>11:27 - Managed Refund Service</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>14:08 - Search Query Performance Analyzer</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>17:13 - Demand Analyzer</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>20:23 - Tracking Advertising on Product Pages Using Xray</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>22:02 - Ads Academy</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>23:53 - TikTok Shop Product Finder Tool</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>27:18 - Catch Amazon Hijackers Fast with Helium 10</p>
</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">
<p>29:20 - How to Translate Amazon Keywords Instantly in Helium 10</p>
</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-103025-amazon-vs-walmart-black-friday-2025-q4-updates-you-shouldn-t-ignore/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:44:33 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Black Friday 2025 is right around the corner. There are new Q4 features to help you and customers drive record sales this holiday season, and next-gen delivery is here.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

When is Black Friday 2025? Here’s everything you need to know
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2025'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2025

</a>Amazon Reigns: The Most-Visited E-Commerce Sites of 2025
<a href='https://www.visualcapitalist.com/amazon-reigns-the-most-visited-e-commerce-sites-of-2025/'>https://www.visualcapitalist.com/amazon-reigns-the-most-visited-e-commerce-sites-of-2025/

</a>Walmart Announces 2025 Black Friday Deals Events Wrapped in the Magic of WhoKnewVille
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-announces-2025-black-friday-182700386.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-announces-2025-black-friday-182700386.html

</a>Amazon links up with USPS for doorstep returns
<a href='https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-us-postal-service-doorstep-returns/803544/'>https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-us-postal-service-doorstep-returns/803544/

</a>Amazon’s delivery glasses: The newest innovation designed to enhance the delivery experience
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/smart-glasses-amazon-delivery-drivers'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/smart-glasses-amazon-delivery-drivers

</a>Amazon’s new AI-powered shopping feature ‘Help Me Decide’ makes it easy to quickly pick the right product
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-things-to-buy-help-me-decide-gen-ai'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-things-to-buy-help-me-decide-gen-ai

</a>Get fast mobile alerts for account issues with the Amazon Seller app
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ05RTkJRQkUzUlRFWkE3'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ05RTkJRQkUzUlRFWkE3</a></p>
<p>New Amazon AI tool helps you optimize existing product listings
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVVhKRDIyVjlSMjhHS1pV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVVhKRDIyVjlSMjhHS1pV

</a>Customize and analyze key data in one tool
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkVEOEEyVjc3R1BENkJB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkVEOEEyVjc3R1BENkJB

</a>Amazon says India's e-commerce exports top $20 billion, despite US tariffs
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-says-indias-e-commerce-exports-top-20-billion-despite-us-tariffs-2025-10-27/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-says-indias-e-commerce-exports-top-20-billion-despite-us-tariffs-2025-10-27/

</a>Follow the Serious Sellers Podcast on TikTok <a href='http://h10.me/ssptiktok'>http://h10.me/ssptiktok</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Black Friday Countdown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:49 - Walmart Deals Events</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:03 - Smarter Delivery is Here</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - AI Purchase Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:00 - Barcode Creator (Strategy of the Week)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:46 - Seller App Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:00 - Enhance Your Listing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:19 - Quick Seller Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:33 - Custom Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:04 - India Exports Top $20B</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Black Friday 2025 is right around the corner. There are new Q4 features to help you and customers drive record sales this holiday season, and next-gen delivery is here.</p>
<p>💰Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
When is Black Friday 2025? Here’s everything you need to know<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2025'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2025<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Reigns: The Most-Visited E-Commerce Sites of 2025<br>
<a href='https://www.visualcapitalist.com/amazon-reigns-the-most-visited-e-commerce-sites-of-2025/'>https://www.visualcapitalist.com/amazon-reigns-the-most-visited-e-commerce-sites-of-2025/<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Announces 2025 Black Friday Deals Events Wrapped in the Magic of WhoKnewVille<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-announces-2025-black-friday-182700386.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-announces-2025-black-friday-182700386.html<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon links up with USPS for doorstep returns<br>
<a href='https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-us-postal-service-doorstep-returns/803544/'>https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-us-postal-service-doorstep-returns/803544/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s delivery glasses: The newest innovation designed to enhance the delivery experience<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/smart-glasses-amazon-delivery-drivers'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/smart-glasses-amazon-delivery-drivers<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s new AI-powered shopping feature ‘Help Me Decide’ makes it easy to quickly pick the right product<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-things-to-buy-help-me-decide-gen-ai'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-things-to-buy-help-me-decide-gen-ai<br>
<br>
</a>Get fast mobile alerts for account issues with the Amazon Seller app<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ05RTkJRQkUzUlRFWkE3'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ05RTkJRQkUzUlRFWkE3</a></p>
<p>New Amazon AI tool helps you optimize existing product listings<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVVhKRDIyVjlSMjhHS1pV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVVhKRDIyVjlSMjhHS1pV<br>
<br>
</a>Customize and analyze key data in one tool<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkVEOEEyVjc3R1BENkJB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkVEOEEyVjc3R1BENkJB<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon says India's e-commerce exports top $20 billion, despite US tariffs<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-says-indias-e-commerce-exports-top-20-billion-despite-us-tariffs-2025-10-27/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-says-indias-e-commerce-exports-top-20-billion-despite-us-tariffs-2025-10-27/<br>
<br>
</a>Follow the Serious Sellers Podcast on TikTok <a href='http://h10.me/ssptiktok'>http://h10.me/ssptiktok</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Black Friday Countdown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:49 - Walmart Deals Events</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:03 - Smarter Delivery is Here</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - AI Purchase Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:00 - Barcode Creator (Strategy of the Week)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:46 - Seller App Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:00 - Enhance Your Listing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:19 - Quick Seller Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:33 - Custom Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:04 - India Exports Top $20B</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/713-doubling-amazon-sales-a-live-case-study/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:26:09 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about how one brand is doubling its Amazon sales while generating $10K weekends from just a $400 investment, and adding 500-1,000 new customers to their list every weekend.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>What happens when you mix culinary creativity with entrepreneurial spirit? Meet Dean and Tracy Ernst, the masterminds behind Essential Candy, who turned a heartfelt gesture into a thriving e-commerce success story. Tracy's culinary background and a personal mission to aid a friend battling cancer gave birth to Essential Candy's unique botanical lozenges. Through strategic e-commerce maneuvers, they've doubled their sales and significantly expanded their customer base with a mere $400 investment over a weekend. Their innovative thinking doesn't just stop there. With the help of the Scale Stories by Helium 10 mentors, will they crack the code to thriving on Amazon? Let’s follow their journey in this e-commerce venture.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Craft shows and farmers' markets might seem like an unexpected venue for a booming online business, but Dean and Tracy have found gold where others haven't looked. By setting up booths at these local events, they engage directly with customers, test new products, and foster relationships that drive recurring revenue, often surpassing their online sales. Listen as they reveal the logistics behind this strategy, including the use of technology to capture customer data through SMS, which leads to an ever-growing marketing database and long-term sales growth.</p>
<p>As we dive further into Essential Candy's journey, you'll learn about their eye-opening experiences with Amazon FBA optimization and the potential of local retail opportunities, including sharing tales of pitching their products to Walmart. Their story is not just one of immediate success but of ongoing growth, with plans to multiply their achievements by 2025. This episode is packed with actionable insights and inspiration for anyone looking to elevate their e-commerce game. Don’t miss out on the chance to learn from a brand that’s reshaping the industry landscape, one lozenge at a time. </p>
<p>In episode 713 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Dean, and Tracy discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Scaling E-Commerce Business From Scratch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:50 - Transitioning and Succeeding in E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Benefits of Selling at Craft Shows</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:17 - The Perfect Circle of Customer Transactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:21 - Exploring Local Markets and Retail Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:54 - Selling Products in Walmart Retail Stores</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:57 - Meeting Buyers With Unexpected Recognition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:38 - Amazon FBA Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:34 - Exploring TikTok for Revenue Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:13 - Future Growth and Collaboration</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about how one brand is doubling its Amazon sales while generating $10K weekends from just a $400 investment, and adding 500-1,000 new customers to their list every weekend.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>What happens when you mix culinary creativity with entrepreneurial spirit? Meet Dean and Tracy Ernst, the masterminds behind Essential Candy, who turned a heartfelt gesture into a thriving e-commerce success story. Tracy's culinary background and a personal mission to aid a friend battling cancer gave birth to Essential Candy's unique botanical lozenges. Through strategic e-commerce maneuvers, they've doubled their sales and significantly expanded their customer base with a mere $400 investment over a weekend. Their innovative thinking doesn't just stop there. With the help of the Scale Stories by Helium 10 mentors, will they crack the code to thriving on Amazon? Let’s follow their journey in this e-commerce venture.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Craft shows and farmers' markets might seem like an unexpected venue for a booming online business, but Dean and Tracy have found gold where others haven't looked. By setting up booths at these local events, they engage directly with customers, test new products, and foster relationships that drive recurring revenue, often surpassing their online sales. Listen as they reveal the logistics behind this strategy, including the use of technology to capture customer data through SMS, which leads to an ever-growing marketing database and long-term sales growth.</p>
<p>As we dive further into Essential Candy's journey, you'll learn about their eye-opening experiences with Amazon FBA optimization and the potential of local retail opportunities, including sharing tales of pitching their products to Walmart. Their story is not just one of immediate success but of ongoing growth, with plans to multiply their achievements by 2025. This episode is packed with actionable insights and inspiration for anyone looking to elevate their e-commerce game. Don’t miss out on the chance to learn from a brand that’s reshaping the industry landscape, one lozenge at a time. </p>
<p>In episode 713 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Dean, and Tracy discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Scaling E-Commerce Business From Scratch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:50 - Transitioning and Succeeding in E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Benefits of Selling at Craft Shows</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:17 - The Perfect Circle of Customer Transactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:21 - Exploring Local Markets and Retail Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:54 - Selling Products in Walmart Retail Stores</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:57 - Meeting Buyers With Unexpected Recognition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:38 - Amazon FBA Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:34 - Exploring TikTok for Revenue Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:13 - Future Growth and Collaboration</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/713-amazon-marketing-cloud-made-easy/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s learn how to master Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and discover how to connect, set up, and manage AMC ads to improve targeting, boost conversions, and scale your Amazon sales.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets of Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) with insights from PPC expert Destaney Wishon, and transform your advertising strategies to outpace the competition. Discover how to harness the power of AMC to not only make it to page one of keyword search results, but to also thrive there. Destaney shares her expertise on curating audience segments beyond traditional keyword targeting, providing you with a competitive edge in a market where costs and competition are constantly rising. By leveraging AMC's audience features, you can focus on engaging customers who have shown interest in your products, turning casual browsers into committed buyers.

Explore advanced strategies within AMC as we discuss the balance between improved conversion rates and scalability, pivotal for targeting AMC audiences. Learn about the impact of Amazon's shift to contextual and behavioral search results on your conversion strategies. We dive into how to create tailored audience pools and the importance of engaging customers before they're ready to purchase. With Destaney's guidance, you'll navigate the nuanced role of analytics in justifying campaign efforts and understanding customer behavior, all while exploring opportunities beyond sponsored products, like utilizing sponsored brands and DSP to amplify customer education and conversion rates. Tune in to craft strategies that are not only effective but also insightful, as we explore new-to-brand metrics, cross-platform impacts, and more.</p>
<p>In episode 713 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:10 - Maximizing Conversion Rates for Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:54 - Optimizing AMC Audience Selection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:56 - Advanced Amazon Marketing Cloud Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:48 - Non-Linear Path to Amazon Purchase Journey</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:48 - Optimizing Marketing Strategies With Data </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:11 - AMC Audience Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:46 - Utilizing AMC for Enhanced PPC Results</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s learn how to master Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and discover how to connect, set up, and manage AMC ads to improve targeting, boost conversions, and scale your Amazon sales.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets of Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) with insights from PPC expert Destaney Wishon, and transform your advertising strategies to outpace the competition. Discover how to harness the power of AMC to not only make it to page one of keyword search results, but to also thrive there. Destaney shares her expertise on curating audience segments beyond traditional keyword targeting, providing you with a competitive edge in a market where costs and competition are constantly rising. By leveraging AMC's audience features, you can focus on engaging customers who have shown interest in your products, turning casual browsers into committed buyers.<br>
<br>
Explore advanced strategies within AMC as we discuss the balance between improved conversion rates and scalability, pivotal for targeting AMC audiences. Learn about the impact of Amazon's shift to contextual and behavioral search results on your conversion strategies. We dive into how to create tailored audience pools and the importance of engaging customers before they're ready to purchase. With Destaney's guidance, you'll navigate the nuanced role of analytics in justifying campaign efforts and understanding customer behavior, all while exploring opportunities beyond sponsored products, like utilizing sponsored brands and DSP to amplify customer education and conversion rates. Tune in to craft strategies that are not only effective but also insightful, as we explore new-to-brand metrics, cross-platform impacts, and more.</p>
<p>In episode 713 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:10 - Maximizing Conversion Rates for Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:54 - Optimizing AMC Audience Selection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:56 - Advanced Amazon Marketing Cloud Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:48 - Non-Linear Path to Amazon Purchase Journey</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:48 - Optimizing Marketing Strategies With Data </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:11 - AMC Audience Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:46 - Utilizing AMC for Enhanced PPC Results</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 10/23/25: ChatGPT New Browser Can Shop Amazon? | Reserve Branded Searches</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 10/23/25: ChatGPT New Browser Can Shop Amazon? | Reserve Branded Searches</itunes:title>
        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-102325-chatgpt-new-browser-can-shop-amazon-reserve-branded-searches/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-102325-chatgpt-new-browser-can-shop-amazon-reserve-branded-searches/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:42:50 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>ChatGPT launches a new browser that can browse Amazon, an AWS outage may have affected sales, and sellers can soon reserve branded searches for Sponsored Brand Ads. These and more buzzing news on this episode!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Atlas browser, sending Alphabet shares lower
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/openai-browser-alphabet-stock.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/openai-browser-alphabet-stock.html

</a>E-commerce sites see low sales from ChatGPT traffic, study finds
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/technology/e-commerce-sites-see-low-sales-from-chatgpt-traffic-study-finds-but-that-could-change/'>https://www.modernretail.co/technology/e-commerce-sites-see-low-sales-from-chatgpt-traffic-study-finds-but-that-could-change/

</a>Amazon customers report delivery delays after major AWS outage
<a href='https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-customers-report-delivery-delays-after-major-aws-outage/'>https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-customers-report-delivery-delays-after-major-aws-outage/

</a>Drive top-of-search visibility and engagement by reserving branded share of voice through Sponsored Brands
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#drive-top-of-search-visibility-and-engagement-by-reserving-branded-share-of-voice-through-sponsored-brands'>https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#drive-top-of-search-visibility-and-engagement-by-reserving-branded-share-of-voice-through-sponsored-brands

</a>Analyze your Multi-Channel Fulfillment performance with new dashboard
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVjdCM0JFOE5DTTNGVkdR'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVjdCM0JFOE5DTTNGVkdR

</a>Lastly, join Bradley Sutton at the Seller Summit 2025 Taiwan Cross-Border E-Commerce Summit on Oct 29, 2025 in Taiwan. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/taiwan'>http://h10.me/taiwan</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - New ChatGPT Browser</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - AWS Outage</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:01 - TikTok Product Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:14 - Sponsored Brand Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:02 - FBT Product History Tip</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:23 - New MCF Dashboard</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:31 - Taiwan Event</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ChatGPT launches a new browser that can browse Amazon, an AWS outage may have affected sales, and sellers can soon reserve branded searches for Sponsored Brand Ads. These and more buzzing news on this episode!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Atlas browser, sending Alphabet shares lower<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/openai-browser-alphabet-stock.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/21/openai-browser-alphabet-stock.html<br>
<br>
</a>E-commerce sites see low sales from ChatGPT traffic, study finds<br>
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/technology/e-commerce-sites-see-low-sales-from-chatgpt-traffic-study-finds-but-that-could-change/'>https://www.modernretail.co/technology/e-commerce-sites-see-low-sales-from-chatgpt-traffic-study-finds-but-that-could-change/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon customers report delivery delays after major AWS outage<br>
<a href='https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-customers-report-delivery-delays-after-major-aws-outage/'>https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-customers-report-delivery-delays-after-major-aws-outage/<br>
<br>
</a>Drive top-of-search visibility and engagement by reserving branded share of voice through Sponsored Brands<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#drive-top-of-search-visibility-and-engagement-by-reserving-branded-share-of-voice-through-sponsored-brands'>https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#drive-top-of-search-visibility-and-engagement-by-reserving-branded-share-of-voice-through-sponsored-brands<br>
<br>
</a>Analyze your Multi-Channel Fulfillment performance with new dashboard<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVjdCM0JFOE5DTTNGVkdR'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVjdCM0JFOE5DTTNGVkdR<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, join Bradley Sutton at the Seller Summit 2025 Taiwan Cross-Border E-Commerce Summit on Oct 29, 2025 in Taiwan. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/taiwan'>http://h10.me/taiwan</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - New ChatGPT Browser</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - AWS Outage</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:01 - TikTok Product Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:14 - Sponsored Brand Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:02 - FBT Product History Tip</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:23 - New MCF Dashboard</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:31 - Taiwan Event</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Three expert sellers who’ve sold tens of millions on Amazon reveal what it takes to launch a successful business from scratch in 2025. Strategies, tools, and real seller insights.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Scale Stories Mentors and Amazon selling veterans Leo Sgovio, Melisa Vong, and Clarence Cheang take center stage, sharing how they collectively amassed tens of millions in sales and offering a roadmap for aspiring Amazon and TikTok Shop sellers aiming for success in 2025. Melisa is navigating the launch of new brands with groundbreaking marketing strategies, while Leo's expertise in SEO and influencer marketing sheds light on connecting with audiences like never before. Clarence, with his knack for product research and algorithm mastery, underscores the evolving landscape of Amazon selling and the endless opportunities for those ready to innovate. Together, they paint a picture of a marketplace ripe for those who can harness its potential.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The conversation takes a deep dive into the transformation of Amazon's product launch strategies from the days of Project X in 2019 to now. The discussion emphasizes the significance of reliable data and the efficiency brought by AI advancements in research and A/B testing. With the ever-changing dynamics of e-commerce, the trio stresses the need to extend reach beyond Amazon, exploring platforms like TikTok and Google Ads to gain a competitive edge. They share insights on avoiding pitfalls like patent issues, underscoring the critical role of data-driven decision-making in successful product launches.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shifting gears to brand storytelling, the episode unpacks the art of building engaging narratives that captivate customers and drive sales, even with limited budgets. The guests dive into the nuances of selling subjective products, such as perfumes, and the challenges of standing out in competitive spaces like supplements. They highlight strategies for differentiation, rapid market entry, and sales channel diversification, exploring platforms like TikTok Shop and emerging technologies like OpenAI's Instant Checkout. As the episode winds down, listeners are invited to connect with the guests across social media platforms, offering a chance to learn directly from their experiences and stories, adding an inspiring touch to the episode's conclusion.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 711 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Clarence, Leo, and Melisa discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
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<li>00:00 - Launching a Successful Amazon Business in 2025</li>
 
<li>01:32 - Amazon Industry Experts on Scaling Stories</li>
 
<li>04:56 - Launching on Amazon in 2025</li>
 
<li>08:10 - Starting on Amazon</li>
 
<li>14:15 - Evolving Strategies for Amazon Success</li>
 
<li>16:09 - Evolution of Amazon FBA With AI</li>
 
<li>23:08 - Analyzing Competitors for Private Label Launch</li>
 
<li>28:14 - Building Brand Stories for Success</li>
 
<li>31:24 - Struggles With Perfume Sales</li>
 
<li>33:40 - Diversifying Strategies for E-Commerce Growth</li>
 
<li>36:00 - Marketing Strategies for New Products</li>
 
<li>39:34 - Optimizing E-Commerce With AI Recommendation</li>
 
<li>44:05 - Maximizing Visibility With Shop App</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three expert sellers who’ve sold tens of millions on Amazon reveal what it takes to launch a successful business from scratch in 2025. Strategies, tools, and real seller insights.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p></p>
<p>Scale Stories Mentors and Amazon selling veterans Leo Sgovio, Melisa Vong, and Clarence Cheang take center stage, sharing how they collectively amassed tens of millions in sales and offering a roadmap for aspiring Amazon and TikTok Shop sellers aiming for success in 2025. Melisa is navigating the launch of new brands with groundbreaking marketing strategies, while Leo's expertise in SEO and influencer marketing sheds light on connecting with audiences like never before. Clarence, with his knack for product research and algorithm mastery, underscores the evolving landscape of Amazon selling and the endless opportunities for those ready to innovate. Together, they paint a picture of a marketplace ripe for those who can harness its potential.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The conversation takes a deep dive into the transformation of Amazon's product launch strategies from the days of Project X in 2019 to now. The discussion emphasizes the significance of reliable data and the efficiency brought by AI advancements in research and A/B testing. With the ever-changing dynamics of e-commerce, the trio stresses the need to extend reach beyond Amazon, exploring platforms like TikTok and Google Ads to gain a competitive edge. They share insights on avoiding pitfalls like patent issues, underscoring the critical role of data-driven decision-making in successful product launches.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shifting gears to brand storytelling, the episode unpacks the art of building engaging narratives that captivate customers and drive sales, even with limited budgets. The guests dive into the nuances of selling subjective products, such as perfumes, and the challenges of standing out in competitive spaces like supplements. They highlight strategies for differentiation, rapid market entry, and sales channel diversification, exploring platforms like TikTok Shop and emerging technologies like OpenAI's Instant Checkout. As the episode winds down, listeners are invited to connect with the guests across social media platforms, offering a chance to learn directly from their experiences and stories, adding an inspiring touch to the episode's conclusion.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 711 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Clarence, Leo, and Melisa discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>00:00 - Launching a Successful Amazon Business in 2025</li>
 
<li>01:32 - Amazon Industry Experts on Scaling Stories</li>
 
<li>04:56 - Launching on Amazon in 2025</li>
 
<li>08:10 - Starting on Amazon</li>
 
<li>14:15 - Evolving Strategies for Amazon Success</li>
 
<li>16:09 - Evolution of Amazon FBA With AI</li>
 
<li>23:08 - Analyzing Competitors for Private Label Launch</li>
 
<li>28:14 - Building Brand Stories for Success</li>
 
<li>31:24 - Struggles With Perfume Sales</li>
 
<li>33:40 - Diversifying Strategies for E-Commerce Growth</li>
 
<li>36:00 - Marketing Strategies for New Products</li>
 
<li>39:34 - Optimizing E-Commerce With AI Recommendation</li>
 
<li>44:05 - Maximizing Visibility With Shop App</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn how AI personas and Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) help sellers turn data into deeper customer insights, build emotional connections, and boost conversions on Amazon.
💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a>
</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1</a>
► Instagram: <a href='https://instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast'>https://instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</a></p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: <a href='https://h10.me/extension'>https://h10.me/extension</a></p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: <a href='https://h10.me/signup'>https://h10.me/signup</a>  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a>

</p>
<p>What if you could turn Amazon’s endless data into real customer understanding and use AI to speak directly to what shoppers feel?</p>
<p>In this special episode recorded live at Amazon Accelerate in Seattle, host Bradley Sutton sits down with two Amazonians who reveal how sellers can combine AI-driven customer insights and AMC’s advanced advertising analytics to supercharge growth.</p>
<p>
First up, Isaac Quiros, Senior Customer Success Manager at Amazon, breaks down how sellers can escape what he calls the “operational trap”, getting so caught up in logistics that they lose sight of their customers. He demonstrates how to transform Seller Central data into human stories using tools like Market Basket Analysis and Demographics Dashboards, revealing why customers make purchases, not just what they buy. Isaac shares how AI can analyze reviews, surface emotional triggers, and even help sellers build “AI personas” that mirror their real buyers. Then use those insights to craft A+ content that truly connects.

Then we’re joined by Alan Lewis, Director of Product for Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC), who pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest announcements from Accelerate: AMC is now available to every Sponsored Ads advertiser, no SQL required. Alan explains how this powerful tool enables you to track the entire shopper journey, discover which campaigns drive conversions, and build high-performing custom audiences, such as retargeting shoppers who have already added your products to their cart.

Together, these conversations reveal the future of selling on Amazon: where data meets emotion, and where tools like AI and AMC work hand in hand to help you understand, reach, and retain your ideal customers. Whether you’re refining your A+ content, building your first audience segment, or simply learning to “talk to your data,” this episode delivers actionable insights to help you grow smarter and faster in the evolving world of selling on Amazon.

</p>
<p>In episode 710 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Isaac, and Alan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Harnessing AI for Customer Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:38 - Customer-Centric Sales Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:14 - Customer Personas Through Market Basket Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:07 - Getting Started With AI in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:44 - Utilizing Data for Customer Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:22 - Understanding Amazon Marketing Cloud for Advertisers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:09 - Audience Targeting for Sponsored Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:49 - Empowering Sellers With Unique Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:16 - Utilizing Audience Insights for Amazon Advertising Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:15 - Successful Coffin Shelf Case Study</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:55 - Enhancing Advertising With Helium 10</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn how AI personas and Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) help sellers turn data into deeper customer insights, build emotional connections, and boost conversions on Amazon.<br>
💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a><br>
</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1</a><br>
► Instagram: <a href='https://instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast'>https://instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</a></p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: <a href='https://h10.me/extension'>https://h10.me/extension</a></p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: <a href='https://h10.me/signup'>https://h10.me/signup</a>  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a><br>
<br>
</p>
<p>What if you could turn Amazon’s endless data into real customer understanding and use AI to speak directly to what shoppers feel?</p>
<p>In this special episode recorded live at Amazon Accelerate in Seattle, host Bradley Sutton sits down with two Amazonians who reveal how sellers can combine AI-driven customer insights and AMC’s advanced advertising analytics to supercharge growth.</p>
<p><br>
First up, Isaac Quiros, Senior Customer Success Manager at Amazon, breaks down how sellers can escape what he calls the “operational trap”, getting so caught up in logistics that they lose sight of their customers. He demonstrates how to transform Seller Central data into human stories using tools like Market Basket Analysis and Demographics Dashboards, revealing why customers make purchases, not just what they buy. Isaac shares how AI can analyze reviews, surface emotional triggers, and even help sellers build “AI personas” that mirror their real buyers. Then use those insights to craft A+ content that truly connects.<br>
<br>
Then we’re joined by Alan Lewis, Director of Product for Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC), who pulls back the curtain on one of the biggest announcements from Accelerate: AMC is now available to every Sponsored Ads advertiser, no SQL required. Alan explains how this powerful tool enables you to track the entire shopper journey, discover which campaigns drive conversions, and build high-performing custom audiences, such as retargeting shoppers who have already added your products to their cart.<br>
<br>
Together, these conversations reveal the future of selling on Amazon: where data meets emotion, and where tools like AI and AMC work hand in hand to help you understand, reach, and retain your ideal customers. Whether you’re refining your A+ content, building your first audience segment, or simply learning to “talk to your data,” this episode delivers actionable insights to help you grow smarter and faster in the evolving world of selling on Amazon.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 710 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Isaac, and Alan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Harnessing AI for Customer Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:38 - Customer-Centric Sales Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:14 - Customer Personas Through Market Basket Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:07 - Getting Started With AI in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:44 - Utilizing Data for Customer Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:22 - Understanding Amazon Marketing Cloud for Advertisers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:09 - Audience Targeting for Sponsored Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:49 - Empowering Sellers With Unique Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:16 - Utilizing Audience Insights for Amazon Advertising Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:15 - Successful Coffin Shelf Case Study</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:55 - Enhancing Advertising With Helium 10</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon announces 2026 FBA fee increases, Walmart partners with ChatGPT for AI-powered shopping, and Amazon rolls out a new inbound shipment list view. All this and more buzzing news this week!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Sr. Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

2026 US Referral and FBA fee changes summary
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201411300'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201411300

</a>2026 US FBA fulfillment fee changes
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GABBX6GZPA8MSZGW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GABBX6GZPA8MSZGW

</a>Walmart is incorporating ChatGPT into online shopping. Here's how.
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/14/walmart-chatgpt-openai-shopping/86688757007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/14/walmart-chatgpt-openai-shopping/86688757007/

</a>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Amazon Raises Seller Fees!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - How to Sell Elsewhere</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Pay with OpenAI at Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - A New FBA Feature to Appreciate</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon announces 2026 FBA fee increases, Walmart partners with ChatGPT for AI-powered shopping, and Amazon rolls out a new inbound shipment list view. All this and more buzzing news this week!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Sr. Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
2026 US Referral and FBA fee changes summary<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201411300'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201411300<br>
<br>
</a>2026 US FBA fulfillment fee changes<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GABBX6GZPA8MSZGW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GABBX6GZPA8MSZGW<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart is incorporating ChatGPT into online shopping. Here's how.<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/14/walmart-chatgpt-openai-shopping/86688757007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/14/walmart-chatgpt-openai-shopping/86688757007/<br>
<br>
</a>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Amazon Raises Seller Fees!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - How to Sell Elsewhere</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Pay with OpenAI at Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - A New FBA Feature to Appreciate</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/709-starting-an-amazon-business-from-scratch-in-2025/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:09:21 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s meet our first contestant on Scale Stories, Natalie, and learn about her story and about what is in store for her brand-new Amazon and TikTok Shop product launch.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Meet Natalie Dorsey, our inspiring contestant from the new Helium 10 series Scale Stories. With a background that spans a move from Columbus, Ohio, to the tranquil Hocking Hills and a passion for fashion design, Natalie is on a mission to take the e-commerce world by storm. She's courageously ventured into entrepreneurship with various businesses and is now preparing to launch her Amazon FBA venture. Her story is one of determination and a relentless drive to break free from the traditional 9-to-5 grind, as she seeks to dictate her own professional and personal path.

Join us as we pull back the curtain on product research and launch strategies with a live "Ask Me Anything" session featuring three seasoned mentors. Discover how these experts guide aspiring sellers like Natalie in making data-driven decisions, whether it's considering unique items like cauldrons or tea sets. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/ssama1'>http://h10.me/ssama1</a>. Budgeting is addressed with thoughtful insights into starting investments of $5,000, later expanding to $10,000. The discussion navigates the balance between passion and market demand, stressing the importance of validating multiple product ideas to ensure success.</p>
<p>Networking and personal goals round out our discussion, exploring the power of connections within the sales and Amazon communities. We celebrate the importance of building lasting relationships and outline the transparent process of documenting the highs and lows of starting an Amazon business. With personal aspirations such as achieving financial freedom and supporting family planning at the forefront, listeners will gain an in-depth understanding of setting significant income targets. As we follow Natalie's ongoing journey, we eagerly anticipate sharing her progress and future victories.</p>
<p>In episode 709 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Natalie discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Entrepreneurial Journey With Natalie</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:24 - Inspiration to Accept Challenge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:43 - Overcoming Challenges in Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - Product Research and Data-Driven Decisions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:29 - E-Commerce Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:50 - E-Commerce Goals and Networking Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:37 - Amazon Business Journey With Natalie </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:58 - Future Updates on Natalie's Products</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s meet our first contestant on Scale Stories, Natalie, and learn about her story and about what is in store for her brand-new Amazon and TikTok Shop product launch.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>Meet Natalie Dorsey, our inspiring contestant from the new Helium 10 series Scale Stories. With a background that spans a move from Columbus, Ohio, to the tranquil Hocking Hills and a passion for fashion design, Natalie is on a mission to take the e-commerce world by storm. She's courageously ventured into entrepreneurship with various businesses and is now preparing to launch her Amazon FBA venture. Her story is one of determination and a relentless drive to break free from the traditional 9-to-5 grind, as she seeks to dictate her own professional and personal path.<br>
<br>
Join us as we pull back the curtain on product research and launch strategies with a live "Ask Me Anything" session featuring three seasoned mentors. Discover how these experts guide aspiring sellers like Natalie in making data-driven decisions, whether it's considering unique items like cauldrons or tea sets. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/ssama1'>http://h10.me/ssama1</a>. Budgeting is addressed with thoughtful insights into starting investments of $5,000, later expanding to $10,000. The discussion navigates the balance between passion and market demand, stressing the importance of validating multiple product ideas to ensure success.</p>
<p>Networking and personal goals round out our discussion, exploring the power of connections within the sales and Amazon communities. We celebrate the importance of building lasting relationships and outline the transparent process of documenting the highs and lows of starting an Amazon business. With personal aspirations such as achieving financial freedom and supporting family planning at the forefront, listeners will gain an in-depth understanding of setting significant income targets. As we follow Natalie's ongoing journey, we eagerly anticipate sharing her progress and future victories.</p>
<p>In episode 709 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Natalie discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Entrepreneurial Journey With Natalie</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:24 - Inspiration to Accept Challenge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:43 - Overcoming Challenges in Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - Product Research and Data-Driven Decisions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:29 - E-Commerce Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:50 - E-Commerce Goals and Networking Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:37 - Amazon Business Journey With Natalie </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:58 - Future Updates on Natalie's Products</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let's talk about Amazon’s latest launch tools. Vine pre-launch reviews, Product Opportunity Explorer insights, and shoppable A+ Content. To validate faster and scale your first or next Amazon product.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if you could revolutionize your Amazon product launches with insider knowledge straight from the builders? In this episode, Bradley brings together Jeff Nickerson, Director of Product from Amazon’s Brand Experience &amp; Excellence team, and Zhen Li, Sr. Product Manager from Amazon’s Product Opportunity Explorer team to show how to simplify, de-risk, and boldly accelerate your Amazon launches. They unpack the newest tools, including Amazon Vine pre-launch access and AI reviewer matching, as well as Product Performance Spotlight. Explaining how early demand testing, benchmarks, and focused research turn signals into growth. Amazon is investing in better data, faster feedback loops, and tailored guidance so brands can spot high-potential products sooner and make smarter calls.

Speed and strategy work best together. Regional launches place inventory near customers for day-one delivery, while the New Selection Program eases testing with fee relief and simpler exits. On the review side, Vine now enables pre-launch distribution to Vine Voices, paired with AI that matches products to reviewers who know your niche, creating social proof on release day. Alongside performance alerts and comparable funnels in Product Performance Spotlight, these updates help you decide whether to scale, iterate, or sunset.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We blend research and execution with the latest from the Product Opportunity Explorer. Zhen details two years of niche metrics and the new Identify Market Demand experience, which surfaces underserved customer intents and translates them into development guidance and positioning cues. Add shoppable A+ Content to cross-sell and strengthen brand storytelling. Throughout, Jeff and Zhen highlight Amazon’s mission to give sellers the confidence to launch, learn fast, and grow. We close by looking ahead to more personalized AI insights and pre-validation tools and invite them back next year to share what’s next.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 708 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Jeff, and Zhen discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Launch Strategies and Support</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:35 - Amazon's Features for Seller Launching Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:20 - Regional Inventory Testing for Faster Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:01 - Exciting Enhancements to the Amazon Vine Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:15 - Strategies for Product Launch Failure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:02 - Upcoming Amazon Seller Central Innovations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:35 - Amazon's Support for Product Launching</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:33 - Discovering Product Opportunities With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:49 - Identifying Market Demand for Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:56 - Enhancing Business Success on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:19 - Amazon Data Insights and Opportunities</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let's talk about Amazon’s latest launch tools. Vine pre-launch reviews, Product Opportunity Explorer insights, and shoppable A+ Content. To validate faster and scale your first or next Amazon product.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if you could revolutionize your Amazon product launches with insider knowledge straight from the builders? In this episode, Bradley brings together Jeff Nickerson, Director of Product from Amazon’s Brand Experience &amp; Excellence team, and Zhen Li, Sr. Product Manager from Amazon’s Product Opportunity Explorer team to show how to simplify, de-risk, and boldly accelerate your Amazon launches. They unpack the newest tools, including Amazon Vine pre-launch access and AI reviewer matching, as well as Product Performance Spotlight. Explaining how early demand testing, benchmarks, and focused research turn signals into growth. Amazon is investing in better data, faster feedback loops, and tailored guidance so brands can spot high-potential products sooner and make smarter calls.<br>
<br>
Speed and strategy work best together. Regional launches place inventory near customers for day-one delivery, while the New Selection Program eases testing with fee relief and simpler exits. On the review side, Vine now enables pre-launch distribution to Vine Voices, paired with AI that matches products to reviewers who know your niche, creating social proof on release day. Alongside performance alerts and comparable funnels in Product Performance Spotlight, these updates help you decide whether to scale, iterate, or sunset.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We blend research and execution with the latest from the Product Opportunity Explorer. Zhen details two years of niche metrics and the new Identify Market Demand experience, which surfaces underserved customer intents and translates them into development guidance and positioning cues. Add shoppable A+ Content to cross-sell and strengthen brand storytelling. Throughout, Jeff and Zhen highlight Amazon’s mission to give sellers the confidence to launch, learn fast, and grow. We close by looking ahead to more personalized AI insights and pre-validation tools and invite them back next year to share what’s next.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 708 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Jeff, and Zhen discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Launch Strategies and Support</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:35 - Amazon's Features for Seller Launching Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:20 - Regional Inventory Testing for Faster Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:01 - Exciting Enhancements to the Amazon Vine Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:15 - Strategies for Product Launch Failure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:02 - Upcoming Amazon Seller Central Innovations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:35 - Amazon's Support for Product Launching</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:33 - Discovering Product Opportunities With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:49 - Identifying Market Demand for Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:56 - Enhancing Business Success on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:19 - Amazon Data Insights and Opportunities</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Get preliminary Prime Big Deal Day results, a new TikTok shipping integration, and a button that could boost Amazon order values. All this and more buzzing news on this week’s episode!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcast On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

AMAZON PRIME BIG DEAL DAYS EARLY READ RESULTS ARE IN; CONSUMERS FOCUSING ON HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS, NUMERATOR REPORTS
<a href='https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/09/3164227/0/en/AMAZON-PRIME-BIG-DEAL-DAYS-EARLY-READ-RESULTS-ARE-IN-CONSUMERS-FOCUSING-ON-HOUSEHOLD-ESSENTIALS-NUMERATOR-REPORTS.html'>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/09/3164227/0/en/AMAZON-PRIME-BIG-DEAL-DAYS-EARLY-READ-RESULTS-ARE-IN-CONSUMERS-FOCUSING-ON-HOUSEHOLD-ESSENTIALS-NUMERATOR-REPORTS.html

</a>Helium 10 has launched a new series called <a href='http://h10.me/ss'>Scale Stories</a>, which follows the journey of new and current Amazon sellers as they start and grow their businesses with guidance from mentors. The series aims to inspire and educate viewers on how launching products on Amazon and other E-commerce is still very possible and rewarding today. <a href='http://h10.me/ss'>http://h10.me/ss

</a>PS - You can join the live AMA for Scale Stories Episode 1 to ask the mentors your questions and get firsthand advice! <a href='http://h10.me/ssama1'>http://h10.me/ssama1

</a>Amazon October Prime Day Underwhelms Shoppers, Signaling Caution For Holidays
<a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/10/09/amazon-october-prime-day-underwhelms-shoppers-signaling-caution-for-holiday-2025/'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/10/09/amazon-october-prime-day-underwhelms-shoppers-signaling-caution-for-holiday-2025/

</a>Amazon Prime launches ‘Add to Delivery’ feature in app. How it works.
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/07/amazon-add-to-delivery-prime/86567603007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/07/amazon-add-to-delivery-prime/86567603007/

</a>Bradley Sutton shares this week’s training tip on Customer Intelligence, a powerful Helium 10 feature that helps sellers track key metrics, such as customer lifetime value, acquisition cost, and purchase frequency. This data-driven tool helps advanced sellers make smarter advertising and profitability decisions based on real customer insights.

Shippo Launches TikTok Shop Integration to Help Merchants Save Time, Minimize Costs, and Ship Reliably This Peak Season
<a href='https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Shippo+Launches+TikTok+Shop+Integration+to+Help+Merchants+Save+Time%2C+Minimize+Costs%2C+and+Ship+Reliably+This+Peak+Season/25438548.html'>https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Shippo+Launches+TikTok+Shop+Integration+to+Help+Merchants+Save+Time%2C+Minimize+Costs%2C+and+Ship+Reliably+This+Peak+Season/25438548.html

</a>TikTok Announces New Automation Updates for Advertisers: Smarter Ads, More Control, and Measurable Impact
<a href='https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-announces-new-automation-updates-for-advertisers?lang=en'>https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-announces-new-automation-updates-for-advertisers?lang=en</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Prime Big Deal Days Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:50 - Scale Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:07 - AMZ Add to delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:27 - Customer Intelligence Tip</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:27 - Shippo/TikTok Integration</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:22 - TikTok Ads Updates</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get preliminary Prime Big Deal Day results, a new TikTok shipping integration, and a button that could boost Amazon order values. All this and more buzzing news on this week’s episode!</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcast On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
AMAZON PRIME BIG DEAL DAYS EARLY READ RESULTS ARE IN; CONSUMERS FOCUSING ON HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS, NUMERATOR REPORTS<br>
<a href='https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/09/3164227/0/en/AMAZON-PRIME-BIG-DEAL-DAYS-EARLY-READ-RESULTS-ARE-IN-CONSUMERS-FOCUSING-ON-HOUSEHOLD-ESSENTIALS-NUMERATOR-REPORTS.html'>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/10/09/3164227/0/en/AMAZON-PRIME-BIG-DEAL-DAYS-EARLY-READ-RESULTS-ARE-IN-CONSUMERS-FOCUSING-ON-HOUSEHOLD-ESSENTIALS-NUMERATOR-REPORTS.html<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 has launched a new series called <a href='http://h10.me/ss'>Scale Stories</a>, which follows the journey of new and current Amazon sellers as they start and grow their businesses with guidance from mentors. The series aims to inspire and educate viewers on how launching products on Amazon and other E-commerce is still very possible and rewarding today. <a href='http://h10.me/ss'>http://h10.me/ss<br>
<br>
</a>PS - You can join the live AMA for Scale Stories Episode 1 to ask the mentors your questions and get firsthand advice! <a href='http://h10.me/ssama1'>http://h10.me/ssama1<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon October Prime Day Underwhelms Shoppers, Signaling Caution For Holidays<br>
<a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/10/09/amazon-october-prime-day-underwhelms-shoppers-signaling-caution-for-holiday-2025/'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/10/09/amazon-october-prime-day-underwhelms-shoppers-signaling-caution-for-holiday-2025/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Prime launches ‘Add to Delivery’ feature in app. How it works.<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/07/amazon-add-to-delivery-prime/86567603007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/10/07/amazon-add-to-delivery-prime/86567603007/<br>
<br>
</a>Bradley Sutton shares this week’s training tip on Customer Intelligence, a powerful Helium 10 feature that helps sellers track key metrics, such as customer lifetime value, acquisition cost, and purchase frequency. This data-driven tool helps advanced sellers make smarter advertising and profitability decisions based on real customer insights.<br>
<br>
Shippo Launches TikTok Shop Integration to Help Merchants Save Time, Minimize Costs, and Ship Reliably This Peak Season<br>
<a href='https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Shippo+Launches+TikTok+Shop+Integration+to+Help+Merchants+Save+Time%2C+Minimize+Costs%2C+and+Ship+Reliably+This+Peak+Season/25438548.html'>https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/Shippo+Launches+TikTok+Shop+Integration+to+Help+Merchants+Save+Time%2C+Minimize+Costs%2C+and+Ship+Reliably+This+Peak+Season/25438548.html<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Announces New Automation Updates for Advertisers: Smarter Ads, More Control, and Measurable Impact<br>
<a href='https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-announces-new-automation-updates-for-advertisers?lang=en'>https://newsroom.tiktok.com/tiktok-announces-new-automation-updates-for-advertisers?lang=en</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Prime Big Deal Days Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:50 - Scale Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:07 - AMZ Add to delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:27 - Customer Intelligence Tip</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:27 - Shippo/TikTok Integration</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:22 - TikTok Ads Updates</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>He’s back! Tomer Rabinovich reveals his latest e-commerce strategies, including mastering PPC, TikTok launches, optimization, and creative packaging, as well as a few magic tricks for achieving viral success.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>E-commerce aficionado Tomer Raabinovich returns to the podcast, sharing his groundbreaking journey in launching Messless, a brand crafted to supercharge the productivity of digital entrepreneurs. With the audacious goal of hitting eight figures, Tomer breaks the mold by offering a candid look into his brand's development, a rarity in a world where most Amazon sellers guard their secrets. Tomer's story is not just about launching a brand; it's about revolutionizing the way we think about transparency and innovation in the e-commerce landscape.

Get ready to uncover the secrets behind a successful product launch on TikTok. Tomer walks us through his strategic use of this vibrant platform to captivate audiences with minimal competition on Amazon. By focusing on creative campaigns, magician-inspired packaging, and a unique 30-day productivity challenge, he demonstrates the power of blending creativity with tactical marketing. Tomer’s approach includes cold outreach to creators, leveraging TikTok's potential for virality, and utilizing meta ads for upselling, offering a masterclass in modern digital marketing techniques.

Finally, we explore advanced strategies that are reshaping the e-commerce industry. From the cutting-edge use of AI in product development to the critical management of PPC campaigns, Tomer emphasizes the importance of maintaining control over core operations. With tools like Helium 10 and an in-house PPC strategy, he paints a picture of how brands can build competitive edges and drive growth. Action over perfection is the mantra here, Tomer’s experiences remind us of the value in taking risks, learning from missteps, and consistently pushing forward to turn aspirations into reality.</p>
<p>In episode 707 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Tomer discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Brand Launch Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:49 - Product Launch Strategies and TikTok Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:24 - Productivity Challenge and Amazon Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:04 - Utilizing Challenges for Shopify Traction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:53 - Advanced E-Commerce Product Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:35 - Amazon PPC Advertising Strategies for Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 - Amazon Sellers' Profit Growth Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:25 - Evolving Strategies for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:10 - Overcoming Fear of Failure</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He’s back! Tomer Rabinovich reveals his latest e-commerce strategies, including mastering PPC, TikTok launches, optimization, and creative packaging, as well as a few magic tricks for achieving viral success.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>E-commerce aficionado Tomer Raabinovich returns to the podcast, sharing his groundbreaking journey in launching Messless, a brand crafted to supercharge the productivity of digital entrepreneurs. With the audacious goal of hitting eight figures, Tomer breaks the mold by offering a candid look into his brand's development, a rarity in a world where most Amazon sellers guard their secrets. Tomer's story is not just about launching a brand; it's about revolutionizing the way we think about transparency and innovation in the e-commerce landscape.<br>
<br>
Get ready to uncover the secrets behind a successful product launch on TikTok. Tomer walks us through his strategic use of this vibrant platform to captivate audiences with minimal competition on Amazon. By focusing on creative campaigns, magician-inspired packaging, and a unique 30-day productivity challenge, he demonstrates the power of blending creativity with tactical marketing. Tomer’s approach includes cold outreach to creators, leveraging TikTok's potential for virality, and utilizing meta ads for upselling, offering a masterclass in modern digital marketing techniques.<br>
<br>
Finally, we explore advanced strategies that are reshaping the e-commerce industry. From the cutting-edge use of AI in product development to the critical management of PPC campaigns, Tomer emphasizes the importance of maintaining control over core operations. With tools like Helium 10 and an in-house PPC strategy, he paints a picture of how brands can build competitive edges and drive growth. Action over perfection is the mantra here, Tomer’s experiences remind us of the value in taking risks, learning from missteps, and consistently pushing forward to turn aspirations into reality.</p>
<p>In episode 707 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Tomer discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Brand Launch Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:49 - Product Launch Strategies and TikTok Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:24 - Productivity Challenge and Amazon Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:04 - Utilizing Challenges for Shopify Traction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:53 - Advanced E-Commerce Product Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:35 - Amazon PPC Advertising Strategies for Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 - Amazon Sellers' Profit Growth Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:25 - Evolving Strategies for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:10 - Overcoming Fear of Failure</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/706-project-x-is-back-%e2%80%94-meet-scale-stories/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>🚀 Project X is back with a new name, Scale Stories! Join us as Helium 10 GM Zoe shares insights, lessons, and big plans behind this next-level season for Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>Join us as we bring you an exciting new chapter with the return of Project X, now reimagined as Scale Stories. We welcome back Zoe Lu, the General Manager of Helium 10, who shares her inspiring journey from VP of Product to leading Pacvue's SMB side. Zoe opens up about her journey and the power of leveraging social media, particularly through employee-generated content, to connect with ambitious women and inspire entrepreneurship. Emphasizing the importance of content creation in fostering business growth and personal connections in today's digital world.

In another segment, we highlight the incredible success and growth of Helium 10 in the e-commerce space, driven by its strong customer and community connections and a forward-thinking approach to innovation. Helium 10’s new series, Scale Stories, captures the emotional and human aspects of the entrepreneurial journey, featuring real entrepreneurs at various stages. Unlike Project X, this series offers expert guidance to navigate challenges and achieve growth, ensuring a broader connection with our audience by bringing diverse narratives to the forefront.</p>
<p>Tune in to discover the unique stories and challenges faced by contestants in our upcoming series, introduced through a casting call. In the first episode, we follow Natalie, who has overcome significant personal hurdles and now advocates for mental health through her budding business. With guidance from mentors like Melissa, Leo Segovio, and Clarence, the series aims to demonstrate that success in e-commerce is accessible to everyone, regardless of background or experience. Don't miss the live premiere of the first episode on YouTube, set for October 7th at 9 am Central time, prepare for more insights and inspiration with episode two on October 21st, and more episodes to come. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/ss'>http://h10.me/ss</a> to watch the premiere of this exciting series!</p>
<p>In episode 706 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Zoe discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Project X, Scale Stories, and Entrepreneurship Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:02 - Boosting Engagement With @Leadwithzoe's Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:04 - Helium 10's Success Through Community and Adaptation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:57 - E-Commerce Strategy Beyond Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:10 - Scale Stories Episode 1 Trailer</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:05 - Casting Calls and A New Helium 10 Series</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:55 - Business Scaling With Mentors and a Couple</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:58 - E-Commerce Success Strategies and Feedback</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:08 - Launching Products and Strategies With Mentors</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>🚀 Project X is back with a new name, Scale Stories! Join us as Helium 10 GM Zoe shares insights, lessons, and big plans behind this next-level season for Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>Join us as we bring you an exciting new chapter with the return of Project X, now reimagined as Scale Stories. We welcome back Zoe Lu, the General Manager of Helium 10, who shares her inspiring journey from VP of Product to leading Pacvue's SMB side. Zoe opens up about her journey and the power of leveraging social media, particularly through employee-generated content, to connect with ambitious women and inspire entrepreneurship. Emphasizing the importance of content creation in fostering business growth and personal connections in today's digital world.<br>
<br>
In another segment, we highlight the incredible success and growth of Helium 10 in the e-commerce space, driven by its strong customer and community connections and a forward-thinking approach to innovation. Helium 10’s new series, Scale Stories, captures the emotional and human aspects of the entrepreneurial journey, featuring real entrepreneurs at various stages. Unlike Project X, this series offers expert guidance to navigate challenges and achieve growth, ensuring a broader connection with our audience by bringing diverse narratives to the forefront.</p>
<p>Tune in to discover the unique stories and challenges faced by contestants in our upcoming series, introduced through a casting call. In the first episode, we follow Natalie, who has overcome significant personal hurdles and now advocates for mental health through her budding business. With guidance from mentors like Melissa, Leo Segovio, and Clarence, the series aims to demonstrate that success in e-commerce is accessible to everyone, regardless of background or experience. Don't miss the live premiere of the first episode on YouTube, set for October 7th at 9 am Central time, prepare for more insights and inspiration with episode two on October 21st, and more episodes to come. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/ss'>http://h10.me/ss</a> to watch the premiere of this exciting series!</p>
<p>In episode 706 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Zoe discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Project X, Scale Stories, and Entrepreneurship Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:02 - Boosting Engagement With @Leadwithzoe's Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:04 - Helium 10's Success Through Community and Adaptation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:57 - E-Commerce Strategy Beyond Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:10 - Scale Stories Episode 1 Trailer</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:05 - Casting Calls and A New Helium 10 Series</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:55 - Business Scaling With Mentors and a Couple</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:58 - E-Commerce Success Strategies and Feedback</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:08 - Launching Products and Strategies With Mentors</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Has ChatGPT changed e-commerce forever? New Amazon ad tax updates, the return of a new Project X series, and more top stories on this week’s Weekly Buzz.
💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a>
</p>
<p>Listen to the Serious Sellers Podcast on your favorite platform:
► New YT Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>► Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1453455876'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1453455876</a></p>
<p>► Spotify: <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq</a>

</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

OpenAI rolls out ‘instant’ purchases directly from ChatGPT, in a radical shift to e-commerce and a direct challenge to Google
<a href='https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/openai-rolls-out-purchases-direct-from-chatgpt-in-a-radical-shift-to-e-commerce-and-direct-challenge-to-google/'>https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/openai-rolls-out-purchases-direct-from-chatgpt-in-a-radical-shift-to-e-commerce-and-direct-challenge-to-google/

</a>‘Expect compliance chaos’: Sweeping new sales tax law on digital ads in Washington takes effect
<a href='https://www.geekwire.com/2025/sweeping-new-sales-tax-law-on-digital-ads-in-washington-takes-effect-amid-compliance-confusion/'>https://www.geekwire.com/2025/sweeping-new-sales-tax-law-on-digital-ads-in-washington-takes-effect-amid-compliance-confusion/</a></p>
<p>MercadoLibre Sinks as Rival Amazon Boosts Presence in Brazil
<a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/mercadolibre-slumps-as-rival-amazon-boosts-presence-in-brazil'>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/mercadolibre-slumps-as-rival-amazon-boosts-presence-in-brazil

</a>Helium 10’s Chrome extension now lets brand-registered sellers instantly see the top three most-clicked products on any Amazon search results page, along with their share of sales. This quick insight helps sellers identify competitors, assess their own performance, and adjust bids without requiring a comprehensive review of brand analytics.

Amazon unveils the next generation of AI-powered Echo devices, purpose-built for Alexa+
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-echo-devices-alexa-plus'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-echo-devices-alexa-plus

</a>Helium 10 is launching a brand-new case study series called Scale Stories, created with a professional film crew and featuring real contestants at different stages of their Amazon and TikTok Shop journeys. Premiering on YouTube with a live watch party, this series builds on the legacy of Project X, promising next-level insights and inspiration for sellers.

</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Chat GPT Instant Purchases</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:02 - New Advertising Tax?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - TikTok Creator Search </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:50 - Amazon Brazil Push</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:59 - Brand Analytics Hack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:40 - Alexa+</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:28 - New Project X</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Has ChatGPT changed e-commerce forever? New Amazon ad tax updates, the return of a new Project X series, and more top stories on this week’s Weekly Buzz.<br>
💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a><br>
</p>
<p>Listen to the Serious Sellers Podcast on your favorite platform:<br>
► New YT Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>► Apple Podcasts: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1453455876'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1453455876</a></p>
<p>► Spotify: <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq</a><br>
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
OpenAI rolls out ‘instant’ purchases directly from ChatGPT, in a radical shift to e-commerce and a direct challenge to Google<br>
<a href='https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/openai-rolls-out-purchases-direct-from-chatgpt-in-a-radical-shift-to-e-commerce-and-direct-challenge-to-google/'>https://fortune.com/2025/09/29/openai-rolls-out-purchases-direct-from-chatgpt-in-a-radical-shift-to-e-commerce-and-direct-challenge-to-google/<br>
<br>
</a>‘Expect compliance chaos’: Sweeping new sales tax law on digital ads in Washington takes effect<br>
<a href='https://www.geekwire.com/2025/sweeping-new-sales-tax-law-on-digital-ads-in-washington-takes-effect-amid-compliance-confusion/'>https://www.geekwire.com/2025/sweeping-new-sales-tax-law-on-digital-ads-in-washington-takes-effect-amid-compliance-confusion/</a></p>
<p>MercadoLibre Sinks as Rival Amazon Boosts Presence in Brazil<br>
<a href='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/mercadolibre-slumps-as-rival-amazon-boosts-presence-in-brazil'>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-01/mercadolibre-slumps-as-rival-amazon-boosts-presence-in-brazil<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10’s Chrome extension now lets brand-registered sellers instantly see the top three most-clicked products on any Amazon search results page, along with their share of sales. This quick insight helps sellers identify competitors, assess their own performance, and adjust bids without requiring a comprehensive review of brand analytics.<br>
<br>
Amazon unveils the next generation of AI-powered Echo devices, purpose-built for Alexa+<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-echo-devices-alexa-plus'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-echo-devices-alexa-plus<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 is launching a brand-new case study series called Scale Stories, created with a professional film crew and featuring real contestants at different stages of their Amazon and TikTok Shop journeys. Premiering on YouTube with a live watch party, this series builds on the legacy of Project X, promising next-level insights and inspiration for sellers.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Chat GPT Instant Purchases</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:02 - New Advertising Tax?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - TikTok Creator Search </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:50 - Amazon Brazil Push</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:59 - Brand Analytics Hack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:40 - Alexa+</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:28 - New Project X</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>AI search traffic is booming. Discover how to rank in AI engines, leverage core data sources, and keep your products visible where today’s shoppers are searching.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Digital marketing veteran Joanna Lambadjieva shares her expertise on the transformative power of AI in e-commerce. Known for her impactful work in the E-commerce space, Joanna takes us on a journey through the rapidly evolving world of AI, revealing how platforms like ChatGPT are not just reshaping how products are discovered but also massively boosting referral traffic for big players such as Amazon and Walmart. Her insights unravel the core data sources behind these large learning models, providing businesses with the knowledge to ensure their products appear right where customers are most likely to look.

As the e-commerce landscape shifts, a holistic approach to AI's role in platform strategies, especially on Amazon, becomes essential. With AI-driven search traffic surging and the complexities of the buyer's journey more pronounced, Joanna emphasizes the importance of adapting to AI's ranking preferences. We unpack the necessity of establishing a strong presence on user-generated sites like Reddit and Wikipedia, underscoring their influence on AI recommendations. Joanna's methodical strategies highlight the shift from hack-based tactics to more sustainable, customer-focused marketing efforts that align with AI's evolving capabilities.</p>
<p>In a world where authentic engagement and media presence hold the key to visibility, we explore practical strategies that businesses can adopt. From leveraging HARO for media coverage to using AI tools for automating journalist communication, we discuss building meaningful relationships in this AI-driven world. Joanna also emphasizes the importance of optimizing product information to align with AI's needs, ensuring content is both accessible and credible. This episode promises a ton of strategies to not just navigate, but thrive in, the dynamic AI-infused e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 705 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Joanna discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI's Impact on E-Commerce Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:17 - Global Ecommerce Expert Shares Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:00 - Future Impact of AI on E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:37 - AI Traffic Trends and High Intent</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 - AI Search Engines Favor Reputable Sources</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:48 - Using SEMrush for Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:34 - AI and Paid Options for PR</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:45 - Effective PR Strategies for Building Relationships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:24 - Simplifying Marketing Tools and Costs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:40 - Optimizing E-Commerce With AI Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:32 - Analyzing Customer Reviews in Cloud</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:46 - Table Creation for Product Analysis</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AI search traffic is booming. Discover how to rank in AI engines, leverage core data sources, and keep your products visible where today’s shoppers are searching.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a><br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Digital marketing veteran Joanna Lambadjieva shares her expertise on the transformative power of AI in e-commerce. Known for her impactful work in the E-commerce space, Joanna takes us on a journey through the rapidly evolving world of AI, revealing how platforms like ChatGPT are not just reshaping how products are discovered but also massively boosting referral traffic for big players such as Amazon and Walmart. Her insights unravel the core data sources behind these large learning models, providing businesses with the knowledge to ensure their products appear right where customers are most likely to look.<br>
<br>
As the e-commerce landscape shifts, a holistic approach to AI's role in platform strategies, especially on Amazon, becomes essential. With AI-driven search traffic surging and the complexities of the buyer's journey more pronounced, Joanna emphasizes the importance of adapting to AI's ranking preferences. We unpack the necessity of establishing a strong presence on user-generated sites like Reddit and Wikipedia, underscoring their influence on AI recommendations. Joanna's methodical strategies highlight the shift from hack-based tactics to more sustainable, customer-focused marketing efforts that align with AI's evolving capabilities.</p>
<p>In a world where authentic engagement and media presence hold the key to visibility, we explore practical strategies that businesses can adopt. From leveraging HARO for media coverage to using AI tools for automating journalist communication, we discuss building meaningful relationships in this AI-driven world. Joanna also emphasizes the importance of optimizing product information to align with AI's needs, ensuring content is both accessible and credible. This episode promises a ton of strategies to not just navigate, but thrive in, the dynamic AI-infused e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 705 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Joanna discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI's Impact on E-Commerce Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:17 - Global Ecommerce Expert Shares Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:00 - Future Impact of AI on E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:37 - AI Traffic Trends and High Intent</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 - AI Search Engines Favor Reputable Sources</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:48 - Using SEMrush for Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:34 - AI and Paid Options for PR</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:45 - Effective PR Strategies for Building Relationships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:24 - Simplifying Marketing Tools and Costs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:40 - Optimizing E-Commerce With AI Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:32 - Analyzing Customer Reviews in Cloud</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:46 - Table Creation for Product Analysis</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Boost Amazon CTR &amp; conversions with price testing, smarter content, and 17 image types. Get split-testing workflows, experiment tips, and quick wins for E-commerce sellers.
</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anthony Cofrancesco returns with a ton of insights on revolutionizing your e-commerce game. Renowned for his expertise in split testing, Anthony unpacks how this once niche strategy has become a cornerstone of modern marketing for Amazon sellers. He advocates for creating "high-volume variations" of creative assets to push boundaries and outperform competitors. Anthony also sheds light on the role AI plays in making these strategies more accessible and affordable, while addressing the challenges faced by larger sellers who are hesitant to change their successful tactics.

Get ready to elevate your e-commerce visuals with Anthony’s advanced image optimization strategies. His detailed four-phase approach offers a roadmap for categorizing, generating, validating, and executing image assets to boost click-through and conversion rates. Anthony dives into the power of AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, alongside competitive testing platforms such as Helium 10, to systematically refine and implement winning strategies. He underscores the importance of analyzing competitor images to discover untapped opportunities, illustrating how AI can streamline these efforts to achieve significant improvements.

Stepping beyond Amazon, Anthony explores the potential of expanding into new marketplaces like Walmart, Target, and Home Depot. Through compelling case studies, including the impressive rise of Pink Miracle's revenue, Anthony illustrates the transformative power of upgrading product images and leveraging direct-to-consumer strategies. His personal travel experiences and reflections on the evolving e-commerce landscape provide a unique perspective, encouraging listeners to act before automation reshapes the industry. Anthony’s tales of global adventures, from skiing in Niseko to revisiting favorite European spots, add a personal touch and inspire listeners to embrace the dynamic world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In episode 704 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Anthony discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Optimizing Conversion Rates With Split Testing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:59 - Utilizing High-Volume Variations for Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:02 - Optimizing Listings With Manage Your Experiments </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:10 - Optimizing Image Strategy With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:09 - Image Optimization Strategies in Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:06 - Effective Hypothesis Testing in Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:51 - Expanding Beyond Amazon for E-commerce Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:27 - Simplified Multichannel Selling With Technology</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:20 - Strategies for Growth and Social Media</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:44 - Global Travel and E-Commerce Insights</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Boost Amazon CTR &amp; conversions with price testing, smarter content, and 17 image types. Get split-testing workflows, experiment tips, and quick wins for E-commerce sellers.<br>
</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anthony Cofrancesco returns with a ton of insights on revolutionizing your e-commerce game. Renowned for his expertise in split testing, Anthony unpacks how this once niche strategy has become a cornerstone of modern marketing for Amazon sellers. He advocates for creating "high-volume variations" of creative assets to push boundaries and outperform competitors. Anthony also sheds light on the role AI plays in making these strategies more accessible and affordable, while addressing the challenges faced by larger sellers who are hesitant to change their successful tactics.<br>
<br>
Get ready to elevate your e-commerce visuals with Anthony’s advanced image optimization strategies. His detailed four-phase approach offers a roadmap for categorizing, generating, validating, and executing image assets to boost click-through and conversion rates. Anthony dives into the power of AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney, alongside competitive testing platforms such as Helium 10, to systematically refine and implement winning strategies. He underscores the importance of analyzing competitor images to discover untapped opportunities, illustrating how AI can streamline these efforts to achieve significant improvements.<br>
<br>
Stepping beyond Amazon, Anthony explores the potential of expanding into new marketplaces like Walmart, Target, and Home Depot. Through compelling case studies, including the impressive rise of Pink Miracle's revenue, Anthony illustrates the transformative power of upgrading product images and leveraging direct-to-consumer strategies. His personal travel experiences and reflections on the evolving e-commerce landscape provide a unique perspective, encouraging listeners to act before automation reshapes the industry. Anthony’s tales of global adventures, from skiing in Niseko to revisiting favorite European spots, add a personal touch and inspire listeners to embrace the dynamic world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In episode 704 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Anthony discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Optimizing Conversion Rates With Split Testing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:59 - Utilizing High-Volume Variations for Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:02 - Optimizing Listings With Manage Your Experiments </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:10 - Optimizing Image Strategy With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:09 - Image Optimization Strategies in Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:06 - Effective Hypothesis Testing in Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:51 - Expanding Beyond Amazon for E-commerce Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:27 - Simplified Multichannel Selling With Technology</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:20 - Strategies for Growth and Social Media</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:44 - Global Travel and E-Commerce Insights</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 9/25/25: Prime Big Deal Days | Bradley’s Launch Strategy | New Amazon PPC Series</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-92525-prime-big-deal-days-bradley-s-launch-strategy-new-amazon-ppc-series/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:48:19 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This week on the Weekly Buzz: Prime Big Deal Days dates, Bradley’s latest product launch strategy, and Helium 10’s new PPC series to help you manage and grow your Amazon business.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Prime Big Deal Days is back October 7-8: Here are 5 shopping tips to save big during the event
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deals-day-when-october-7-8'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deals-day-when-october-7-8

</a>Walmart Deals is officially back this October — here’s everything you need to know
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/walmart-oct-deals-announcement-2025-rcna233259'>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/walmart-oct-deals-announcement-2025-rcna233259

</a>Amazon invites Walmart product sellers to use its warehouses for orders
<a href='https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/amazon-walmart-order-shopify-shein'>https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/amazon-walmart-order-shopify-shein

</a>Outsourced to Optimized: It’s Time to Run Your Own Ads 
Tired of outsourcing your ad spend and not seeing results? This video series will empower you to confidently run your own ads using Helium 10 Ads.
<a href='https://pages.helium10.com/outsourced-to-optimized-webinar-2025'>https://pages.helium10.com/outsourced-to-optimized-webinar-2025

</a>New FBA fulfillment fee discount on Amazon Business bulk orders
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE43QU5XQ1BHR1JaSk1C'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE43QU5XQ1BHR1JaSk1C

</a>Watch Amazon Accelerate 2025 sessions on demand
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTgyWVpQRUFKNVg2MlZB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTgyWVpQRUFKNVg2MlZB

</a>And for those ready to turbocharge their product launches, Bradley's updated Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy in episode 700 might just be the edge you need. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/700'>http://h10.me/700</a>. Tune in to stay ahead in the e-commerce arena with these compelling updates and strategies.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:57 - Prime Big Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:50 - Walmart Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:27 - Amazon Fulfills Walmart Orders</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:41 - Outsourced to Optimized</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:15 - FBA Business Bulk Discount</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:17 - Strategy of the Week with Bradley</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:39 - Accelerate Replays</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:16 - Launch Strategy Update</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week on the Weekly Buzz: Prime Big Deal Days dates, Bradley’s latest product launch strategy, and Helium 10’s new PPC series to help you manage and grow your Amazon business.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Prime Big Deal Days is back October 7-8: Here are 5 shopping tips to save big during the event<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deals-day-when-october-7-8'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-big-deals-day-when-october-7-8<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Deals is officially back this October — here’s everything you need to know<br>
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/walmart-oct-deals-announcement-2025-rcna233259'>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/walmart-oct-deals-announcement-2025-rcna233259<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon invites Walmart product sellers to use its warehouses for orders<br>
<a href='https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/amazon-walmart-order-shopify-shein'>https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/amazon-walmart-order-shopify-shein<br>
<br>
</a>Outsourced to Optimized: It’s Time to Run Your Own Ads <br>
Tired of outsourcing your ad spend and not seeing results? This video series will empower you to confidently run your own ads using Helium 10 Ads.<br>
<a href='https://pages.helium10.com/outsourced-to-optimized-webinar-2025'>https://pages.helium10.com/outsourced-to-optimized-webinar-2025<br>
<br>
</a>New FBA fulfillment fee discount on Amazon Business bulk orders<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE43QU5XQ1BHR1JaSk1C'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE43QU5XQ1BHR1JaSk1C<br>
<br>
</a>Watch Amazon Accelerate 2025 sessions on demand<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTgyWVpQRUFKNVg2MlZB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTgyWVpQRUFKNVg2MlZB<br>
<br>
</a>And for those ready to turbocharge their product launches, Bradley's updated Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy in episode 700 might just be the edge you need. Go to <a href='http://h10.me/700'>http://h10.me/700</a>. Tune in to stay ahead in the e-commerce arena with these compelling updates and strategies.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:57 - Prime Big Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:50 - Walmart Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:27 - Amazon Fulfills Walmart Orders</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:41 - Outsourced to Optimized</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:15 - FBA Business Bulk Discount</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:17 - Strategy of the Week with Bradley</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:39 - Accelerate Replays</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:16 - Launch Strategy Update</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#703 - Amazon Global Logistics &amp; EU Expansion</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/703-amazon-global-logistics-eu-expansion/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:54:05 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Live from Amazon Accelerate, discover how Amazon Global Logistics and Global Selling help sellers streamline imports, expand into EU markets, and scale worldwide with confidence.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1
</a>
► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>From the vibrant stage of Amazon Accelerate in Seattle, we’re bringing you a special double feature. In this episode, Bradley sits down with Alex Berry, Director at Amazon Global Logistics, and Mike Stiles, Head of US-EU Global Selling at Amazon. Together, they pull back the curtain on two major pillars of scaling your Amazon business: moving products smarter with AGL and selling beyond US borders with Amazon’s global marketplaces.</p>
<p>Alex shares his intriguing journey from journalism and finance at the University of Missouri to leading Amazon Global Logistics (AGL), the program helping sellers import goods seamlessly from China (and soon Vietnam, India, and beyond) straight into Amazon’s network. He explains AGL’s role in simplifying freight forwarding, shipment rerouting, and customs, while unveiling innovations like the upcoming “time-to-prime” promise and Amazon Managed Placement, tools designed to give sellers speed, reliability, and visibility across their supply chain.</p>
<p>Then, the conversation shifts with Mike Stiles, who has spent more than a decade helping US-based sellers expand globally. He breaks down the Sell Globally workflow, the Marketplace Guidance tool, and strategies to tap into Europe’s 10 Amazon marketplaces (and 30+ consumer countries) through programs like Pan-EU FBA and remote fulfillment. Mike also shares how Amazon is listening to seller feedback, simplifying VAT and compliance hurdles, and equipping brands with resources to confidently scale into international markets.</p>
<p>Whether you’re looking to optimize freight forwarding into the US or unlock new revenue streams in the EU and beyond, this episode is packed with practical insights, upcoming innovations, and step-by-step guidance to future-proof your Amazon business.

Where can Sellers learn more about selling globally and the EU? Where can I share feedback?</p>
<ol>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(Evergreen) Sharing a few links here to get you started:
<ol>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-usa-vs-europe'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-usa-vs-europe</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sell.amazon.com/global-selling/europe'>https://sell.amazon.com/global-selling/europe</a></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>In episode 703 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Alex, and Mike discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Global Logistics and AWD</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:10 - Benefits of Using AGL as Forwarder </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - AGL Program Expansion and Future Vision</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:42 - Improving Logistics Through Dynamic Routing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:39 - International Shipping Destination Expansion Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:06 - AGL Program Enhancements and Innovations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:57 - Origin Splits for Cost Efficiency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:40 - Global Expansion and Seller Feedback</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:35 - Global Logistics for International Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:03 - EU Marketplace Expansion and Global Selling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:39 - Expanding Sales Into the EU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:00 - Amazon's PanEU Program Overview </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">44:28 - Bradley's Cross-Border Expansion Commitment</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Live from Amazon Accelerate, discover how Amazon Global Logistics and Global Selling help sellers streamline imports, expand into EU markets, and scale worldwide with confidence.</p>
<p>💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: <a href='https://h10.me/h10'>https://h10.me/h10</a></p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
</a><br>
► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: <a href='https://h10.me/ft'>https://h10.me/ft</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>From the vibrant stage of Amazon Accelerate in Seattle, we’re bringing you a special double feature. In this episode, Bradley sits down with Alex Berry, Director at Amazon Global Logistics, and Mike Stiles, Head of US-EU Global Selling at Amazon. Together, they pull back the curtain on two major pillars of scaling your Amazon business: moving products smarter with AGL and selling beyond US borders with Amazon’s global marketplaces.</p>
<p>Alex shares his intriguing journey from journalism and finance at the University of Missouri to leading Amazon Global Logistics (AGL), the program helping sellers import goods seamlessly from China (and soon Vietnam, India, and beyond) straight into Amazon’s network. He explains AGL’s role in simplifying freight forwarding, shipment rerouting, and customs, while unveiling innovations like the upcoming “time-to-prime” promise and Amazon Managed Placement, tools designed to give sellers speed, reliability, and visibility across their supply chain.</p>
<p>Then, the conversation shifts with Mike Stiles, who has spent more than a decade helping US-based sellers expand globally. He breaks down the Sell Globally workflow, the Marketplace Guidance tool, and strategies to tap into Europe’s 10 Amazon marketplaces (and 30+ consumer countries) through programs like Pan-EU FBA and remote fulfillment. Mike also shares how Amazon is listening to seller feedback, simplifying VAT and compliance hurdles, and equipping brands with resources to confidently scale into international markets.</p>
<p>Whether you’re looking to optimize freight forwarding into the US or unlock new revenue streams in the EU and beyond, this episode is packed with practical insights, upcoming innovations, and step-by-step guidance to future-proof your Amazon business.<br>
<br>
Where can Sellers learn more about selling globally and the EU? Where can I share feedback?</p>
<ol>
<li style="font-weight:400;">(Evergreen) Sharing a few links here to get you started:
<ol>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-usa-vs-europe'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-usa-vs-europe</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sell.amazon.com/global-selling/europe'>https://sell.amazon.com/global-selling/europe</a></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>In episode 703 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Alex, and Mike discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Global Logistics and AWD</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:10 - Benefits of Using AGL as Forwarder </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - AGL Program Expansion and Future Vision</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:42 - Improving Logistics Through Dynamic Routing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:39 - International Shipping Destination Expansion Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:06 - AGL Program Enhancements and Innovations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:57 - Origin Splits for Cost Efficiency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:40 - Global Expansion and Seller Feedback</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:35 - Global Logistics for International Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:03 - EU Marketplace Expansion and Global Selling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:39 - Expanding Sales Into the EU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:00 - Amazon's PanEU Program Overview </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">44:28 - Bradley's Cross-Border Expansion Commitment</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#702 - How To Use Amazon Flat Files</title>
        <itunes:title>#702 - How To Use Amazon Flat Files</itunes:title>
        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/702-how-to-use-amazon-flat-files/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/702-how-to-use-amazon-flat-files/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Struggling with Amazon flat files? Learn how to download, edit &amp; master them step by step as Sasha Zubitov shares tips, fixes, and answers to common seller questions.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1

</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>What if mastering the nuances of Amazon flat files could transform your e-commerce success? Alexander “Sasha” Zubitov, an expert in consulting and managing Amazon businesses, takes us on an insightful journey through the intricacies of these powerful tools. He reveals how recent Amazon updates have increased the importance of flat files, making them essential for bulk edits, SEO enhancement, and variation management. Sasha's experience with defending against hijackers and resolving compliance issues makes his insights invaluable for both newcomers and seasoned sellers eager to optimize their Amazon listings.</p>
<p>Sasha sheds light on the often-overlooked impact of "product type" on flat file attributes, a crucial detail that can unlock new editing possibilities. By understanding how product type influences product display, sellers can effectively manage variations, even as Amazon phases out certain options. Sasha guides listeners through the process of creating new SKUs or variations, ensuring they maintain control over their listings amidst these changes. The detailed exploration of listing violations further equips sellers with strategies to address and overcome compliance challenges.</p>
<p>The conversation doesn't stop there. We dive into effective listing management, from handling violations to deletion strategies. Sasha discusses how to strategically use deletion and re-uploading as troubleshooting methods, emphasizing the need for patience to allow changes to propagate. He also shares advanced recovery strategies, offering a roadmap to quick listing reinstatement. With Sasha's guidance, you're not just surviving the complex world of Amazon Seller Central, you're mastering it.</p>
<p>In episode 702 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Sasha discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Utilizing Amazon Flat Files Effectively</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:50 - Optimizing Amazon Category Listing Reports</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:23 - Amazon Flat File Attributes and Variations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:27 - Amazon Listing Optimization Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:02 - Amazon Deprecation Announcement Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:55 - Effective Listing Deletion Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:01 - Effective Amazon Listing Recovery Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:38 - Listing Recovery Process With Agencies</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Struggling with Amazon flat files? Learn how to download, edit &amp; master them step by step as Sasha Zubitov shares tips, fixes, and answers to common seller questions.</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast?sub_confirmation=1<br>
<br>
</a>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>What if mastering the nuances of Amazon flat files could transform your e-commerce success? Alexander “Sasha” Zubitov, an expert in consulting and managing Amazon businesses, takes us on an insightful journey through the intricacies of these powerful tools. He reveals how recent Amazon updates have increased the importance of flat files, making them essential for bulk edits, SEO enhancement, and variation management. Sasha's experience with defending against hijackers and resolving compliance issues makes his insights invaluable for both newcomers and seasoned sellers eager to optimize their Amazon listings.</p>
<p>Sasha sheds light on the often-overlooked impact of "product type" on flat file attributes, a crucial detail that can unlock new editing possibilities. By understanding how product type influences product display, sellers can effectively manage variations, even as Amazon phases out certain options. Sasha guides listeners through the process of creating new SKUs or variations, ensuring they maintain control over their listings amidst these changes. The detailed exploration of listing violations further equips sellers with strategies to address and overcome compliance challenges.</p>
<p>The conversation doesn't stop there. We dive into effective listing management, from handling violations to deletion strategies. Sasha discusses how to strategically use deletion and re-uploading as troubleshooting methods, emphasizing the need for patience to allow changes to propagate. He also shares advanced recovery strategies, offering a roadmap to quick listing reinstatement. With Sasha's guidance, you're not just surviving the complex world of Amazon Seller Central, you're mastering it.</p>
<p>In episode 702 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Sasha discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Utilizing Amazon Flat Files Effectively</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:50 - Optimizing Amazon Category Listing Reports</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:23 - Amazon Flat File Attributes and Variations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:27 - Amazon Listing Optimization Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:02 - Amazon Deprecation Announcement Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:55 - Effective Listing Deletion Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:01 - Effective Amazon Listing Recovery Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:38 - Listing Recovery Process With Agencies</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 9/19/25: Amazon Accelerate 2025 Recap</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-91925-amazon-accelerate-2025-recap/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:30:24 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we are live at Amazon Accelerate 2025, recapping all of the hottest new releases that are going to affect Amazon sellers and entrepreneurs worldwide.

► New YouTube Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast</a>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon and E-commerce space for serious sellers of any level.

Join us for a thrilling recap of Amazon Accelerate 2025, where we uncover the latest releases and initiatives that are reshaping the seller landscape. With Andrea Marquez, Senior Producer and Host of the This Is Small Business Podcast by Amazon, as our special guest, we reflect on how the event has grown to offer sellers an increasingly valuable experience. Andrea shares insights on the importance of attending Amazon Accelerate, not just for learning about new product releases, but also for the unparalleled networking opportunities and direct support through the Amazon Seller Café. Sellers can resolve complex issues face-to-face with Amazon experts, turning potential problems into quick fixes. The event is a community-building hub, enhanced by social activities like the popular block party.</p>
<p>We explore Amazon's efforts to improve the customer experience, emphasizing the new measures that ensure customers receive the exact product they ordered from brand owners. The discussion covers enhanced return policies that allow for partial refunds and the option to send missing pieces rather than entire replacements, offering sellers increased flexibility and cost savings. These changes, coupled with the strategic use of AI as highlighted in the event, aim to enhance both customer satisfaction and seller profitability. The conversation underscores how these developments enable sellers and entrepreneurs to better incorporate returns into their business models.</p>
<p>Celebrate 25 years of independent sellers on Amazon with us as we highlight key milestones and future aspirations. The introduction of an AI creative studio is democratizing access to high-quality creative assets, empowering entrepreneurs to compete with larger companies by reducing the barrier to entry. This innovation allows sellers to focus on product quality and customer satisfaction while reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape. Listen in as we discuss regional product launch testing, A+ content enhancements, and the transformative potential of the Amazon Marketing Cloud for targeted marketing. Discover the inspiring stories of innovative entrepreneurs like Brendan from Lalo and the honor of presenting the Sellers Force for Good awards, recognizing entrepreneurs making a positive impact through their ventures.

</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley and Andrea cover:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Accelerate 2025 Recap of New Releases </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:35 - Impact of Seller Cafe at Accelerate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:06 - Amazon Labeling Changes Impact Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:28 - Improved Customer Experience and Returns Flexibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Celebrating 25 Years and AI Advancements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - AI's Impact on Entrepreneurship and Creativity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:23 - Product Launch Testing and A+ Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:09 - Enhancing Customer Experience and Targeted Marketing</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we are live at Amazon Accelerate 2025, recapping all of the hottest new releases that are going to affect Amazon sellers and entrepreneurs worldwide.<br>
<br>
► New YouTube Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast</a><br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon and E-commerce space for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Join us for a thrilling recap of Amazon Accelerate 2025, where we uncover the latest releases and initiatives that are reshaping the seller landscape. With Andrea Marquez, Senior Producer and Host of the This Is Small Business Podcast by Amazon, as our special guest, we reflect on how the event has grown to offer sellers an increasingly valuable experience. Andrea shares insights on the importance of attending Amazon Accelerate, not just for learning about new product releases, but also for the unparalleled networking opportunities and direct support through the Amazon Seller Café. Sellers can resolve complex issues face-to-face with Amazon experts, turning potential problems into quick fixes. The event is a community-building hub, enhanced by social activities like the popular block party.</p>
<p>We explore Amazon's efforts to improve the customer experience, emphasizing the new measures that ensure customers receive the exact product they ordered from brand owners. The discussion covers enhanced return policies that allow for partial refunds and the option to send missing pieces rather than entire replacements, offering sellers increased flexibility and cost savings. These changes, coupled with the strategic use of AI as highlighted in the event, aim to enhance both customer satisfaction and seller profitability. The conversation underscores how these developments enable sellers and entrepreneurs to better incorporate returns into their business models.</p>
<p>Celebrate 25 years of independent sellers on Amazon with us as we highlight key milestones and future aspirations. The introduction of an AI creative studio is democratizing access to high-quality creative assets, empowering entrepreneurs to compete with larger companies by reducing the barrier to entry. This innovation allows sellers to focus on product quality and customer satisfaction while reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape. Listen in as we discuss regional product launch testing, A+ content enhancements, and the transformative potential of the Amazon Marketing Cloud for targeted marketing. Discover the inspiring stories of innovative entrepreneurs like Brendan from Lalo and the honor of presenting the Sellers Force for Good awards, recognizing entrepreneurs making a positive impact through their ventures.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley and Andrea cover:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Accelerate 2025 Recap of New Releases </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:35 - Impact of Seller Cafe at Accelerate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:06 - Amazon Labeling Changes Impact Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:28 - Improved Customer Experience and Returns Flexibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Celebrating 25 Years and AI Advancements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - AI's Impact on Entrepreneurship and Creativity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:23 - Product Launch Testing and A+ Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:09 - Enhancing Customer Experience and Targeted Marketing</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>AI or rules, what really wins in Amazon PPC? Uncover the truth about Amazon ads automation, smarter bidding, and scaling Amazon strategies sellers need to know today.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Curious about how AI and Rules can revolutionize your Amazon advertising strategy? Imagine harnessing the power of emerging AI tools to supercharge your PPC campaigns and keep your brand ahead of the competition. Join us as Destaney Wishon shares her expertise on striking the perfect balance between AI, automation, and rule-based approaches to unlock the full potential of your Amazon advertising efforts.</p>
<p>Our conversation takes an insightful turn as we explore the complexities of managing advertising campaigns for brands with intricate SKU lines and varied objectives. Destaney unpacks the nuances of using AI and rules-based systems, revealing how to leverage these tools without losing sight of your brand's unique insights and goals. We get into the importance of contextual understanding when evaluating key metrics like ACoS, ensuring that your strategies align with your specific product types and campaign goals. Plus, uncover the trade-offs between automation and manual control, and learn how agencies can enhance operational efficiency while maintaining that all-important personal touch.</p>
<p>But that's not all. We offer a comprehensive guide to optimizing your advertising strategies with Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and audience targeting techniques. You'll learn how to use Helium 10 Ads to set up AMC instances and discover practical tips for building profitable audience segments. From increasing your Return on Advertising Spend (ROAS) to avoiding campaign cannibalization, we equip you with the tools and insights necessary to thrive in a competitive Amazon marketplace. To top it off, we invite you to subscribe to the Serious Sellers Podcast’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>new YouTube channel</a> for a chance to win a one-on-one session with either Carrie, Bradley, or Shivali, offering personal insights and a unique opportunity to enhance your advertising game.</p>
<p>In episode 701 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:59 - AI vs Automation in Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:47 - Optimizing AI for Different Goals </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:30 - Advanced Strategies for Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 - Interpreting ACoS for Amazon PPC Success </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:53 - AI vs. Keyword Harvesting in Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:38 - Importance of Video in Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:37 - Strategies for Amazon Ad Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:23 - Optimizing PPC Campaigns for Improved ROAS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:24 - Engagement Incentives for Video Viewers</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AI or rules, what really wins in Amazon PPC? Uncover the truth about Amazon ads automation, smarter bidding, and scaling Amazon strategies sellers need to know today.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Curious about how AI and Rules can revolutionize your Amazon advertising strategy? Imagine harnessing the power of emerging AI tools to supercharge your PPC campaigns and keep your brand ahead of the competition. Join us as Destaney Wishon shares her expertise on striking the perfect balance between AI, automation, and rule-based approaches to unlock the full potential of your Amazon advertising efforts.</p>
<p>Our conversation takes an insightful turn as we explore the complexities of managing advertising campaigns for brands with intricate SKU lines and varied objectives. Destaney unpacks the nuances of using AI and rules-based systems, revealing how to leverage these tools without losing sight of your brand's unique insights and goals. We get into the importance of contextual understanding when evaluating key metrics like ACoS, ensuring that your strategies align with your specific product types and campaign goals. Plus, uncover the trade-offs between automation and manual control, and learn how agencies can enhance operational efficiency while maintaining that all-important personal touch.</p>
<p>But that's not all. We offer a comprehensive guide to optimizing your advertising strategies with Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and audience targeting techniques. You'll learn how to use Helium 10 Ads to set up AMC instances and discover practical tips for building profitable audience segments. From increasing your Return on Advertising Spend (ROAS) to avoiding campaign cannibalization, we equip you with the tools and insights necessary to thrive in a competitive Amazon marketplace. To top it off, we invite you to subscribe to the Serious Sellers Podcast’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>new YouTube channel</a> for a chance to win a one-on-one session with either Carrie, Bradley, or Shivali, offering personal insights and a unique opportunity to enhance your advertising game.</p>
<p>In episode 701 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:59 - AI vs Automation in Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:47 - Optimizing AI for Different Goals </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:30 - Advanced Strategies for Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 - Interpreting ACoS for Amazon PPC Success </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:53 - AI vs. Keyword Harvesting in Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:38 - Importance of Video in Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:37 - Strategies for Amazon Ad Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:23 - Optimizing PPC Campaigns for Improved ROAS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:24 - Engagement Incentives for Video Viewers</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/700-the-maldives-honeymoon-amazon-launch-strategy-version-80/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>It's episode 700! You know what that means: It's time for another edition of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon launch strategy, where we talk about everything that's working for launching products on Amazon for 2025 and 2026.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Can you imagine launching a product on Amazon and seeing it soar to page one with minimal sales effort? Join Bradley Sutton from the beautiful Milaidhoo Resort in the Maldives as he uncovers the secrets of the Newest version of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy for 2025 and 2026. Bradley dives deep into the nuances of keyword research amidst evolving AI search behaviors and how sellers can leverage this to optimize product listings. Discover why the honeymoon period offers a unique competitive edge and how to maximize visibility during this crucial timeframe.</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets to keeping your product on Amazon's first page with the right strategies and tools. We unravel the mystery of title density and how to utilize Helium 10's Listing Analyzer for evaluating your SEO power against competitors. By choosing strategic keywords and understanding your "right to win," you can maintain sustained visibility beyond the initial launch boost. Explore how analyzing competitor strength prepares you to stay competitive in your niche and maintain top rankings.</p>
<p>Optimize your Amazon launch with a toolkit that includes Helium 10 tools, TikTok launches, and influencer marketing. Learn about the power of test listings and other strategies in enhancing product relevancy signals and maximizing exposure. We explore managing reviews with future launch dates and handling SEO challenges while launching on TikTok. With insights into tracking keywords and monitoring changes, we guide you through efficiently managing your advertising budget and ensuring a successful product launch on Amazon. Dive into this resource-rich episode and take your Amazon selling game to the next level.</p>
<p>In episode 700 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - A New Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy Episode</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:15 - Step 0.5: What the Amazon “Honeymoon Period” Really Means</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:20 - Step 1: Check Title Density</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:30 - Step 2: Analyze Competitor Strength with Listing Analyzer by Helium 10 </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:40 - Step 3: Audit SEO Strength with Listing Builder by Helium 10  </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:40 - Step 4: Explore Bundling via Frequently Bought Together &amp; Black Box</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:10 - Step 5: Pick the Right Variation using Xray's Child-level Sales Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:10 - Step 6: Review Mining, Rufus Questions, &amp; POE </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:30 - Step 7: Optimize Images &amp; Split-Test with Helium 10 Audience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:20 - Step 9: Build a Fully-Optimized Test Listing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:00 - Step 10: Set Real Listing’s Launch Date in the Future</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:00 - Step 11: Enroll in Vine Pre-Launch Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 - Step 12: Create Single-Keyword Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:10 - Step 13: Add Broad/Auto/Exact Low-Bid Harvesters with Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:20 - Step 14: Track Rankings &amp; Ads with Keyword Tracker with Boost Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:50 - Step 15: Turn On Alerts by Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:20 - Step 16: Day-1 List-Price Purchases + CPR Pacing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:20 - Bonus: Check Inventory Heat Maps</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:50 - Bonus: Parallel TikTok Shop Launch (MCF tie-in + Influencer Finder)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:06 - Case Study: Trademark-Constrained Launch &amp; Rufus vs. SEO (Demon Slayer product example)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:26 - Outro &amp; Offers (Helium 10 Discount Codes and TikTok Tools)</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's episode 700! You know what that means: It's time for another edition of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon launch strategy, where we talk about everything that's working for launching products on Amazon for 2025 and 2026.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Can you imagine launching a product on Amazon and seeing it soar to page one with minimal sales effort? Join Bradley Sutton from the beautiful Milaidhoo Resort in the Maldives as he uncovers the secrets of the Newest version of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy for 2025 and 2026. Bradley dives deep into the nuances of keyword research amidst evolving AI search behaviors and how sellers can leverage this to optimize product listings. Discover why the honeymoon period offers a unique competitive edge and how to maximize visibility during this crucial timeframe.</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets to keeping your product on Amazon's first page with the right strategies and tools. We unravel the mystery of title density and how to utilize Helium 10's Listing Analyzer for evaluating your SEO power against competitors. By choosing strategic keywords and understanding your "right to win," you can maintain sustained visibility beyond the initial launch boost. Explore how analyzing competitor strength prepares you to stay competitive in your niche and maintain top rankings.</p>
<p>Optimize your Amazon launch with a toolkit that includes Helium 10 tools, TikTok launches, and influencer marketing. Learn about the power of test listings and other strategies in enhancing product relevancy signals and maximizing exposure. We explore managing reviews with future launch dates and handling SEO challenges while launching on TikTok. With insights into tracking keywords and monitoring changes, we guide you through efficiently managing your advertising budget and ensuring a successful product launch on Amazon. Dive into this resource-rich episode and take your Amazon selling game to the next level.</p>
<p>In episode 700 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - A New Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy Episode</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:15 - Step 0.5: What the Amazon “Honeymoon Period” Really Means</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:20 - Step 1: Check Title Density</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:30 - Step 2: Analyze Competitor Strength with Listing Analyzer by Helium 10 </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:40 - Step 3: Audit SEO Strength with Listing Builder by Helium 10  </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:40 - Step 4: Explore Bundling via Frequently Bought Together &amp; Black Box</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:10 - Step 5: Pick the Right Variation using Xray's Child-level Sales Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:10 - Step 6: Review Mining, Rufus Questions, &amp; POE </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:30 - Step 7: Optimize Images &amp; Split-Test with Helium 10 Audience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:20 - Step 9: Build a Fully-Optimized Test Listing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:00 - Step 10: Set Real Listing’s Launch Date in the Future</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:00 - Step 11: Enroll in Vine Pre-Launch Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 - Step 12: Create Single-Keyword Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:10 - Step 13: Add Broad/Auto/Exact Low-Bid Harvesters with Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:20 - Step 14: Track Rankings &amp; Ads with Keyword Tracker with Boost Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:50 - Step 15: Turn On Alerts by Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:20 - Step 16: Day-1 List-Price Purchases + CPR Pacing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:20 - Bonus: Check Inventory Heat Maps</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:50 - Bonus: Parallel TikTok Shop Launch (MCF tie-in + Influencer Finder)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:06 - Case Study: Trademark-Constrained Launch &amp; Rufus vs. SEO (Demon Slayer product example)</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:26 - Outro &amp; Offers (Helium 10 Discount Codes and TikTok Tools)</li>
</ul>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's episode 700! You know what that means: It's time for another edition of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon launch strategy, where we talk about everything that's working for launching products on Amazon for 2025 and 2026.
► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast
► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension
► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)
► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft
► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
Can you imagine launching a product on Amazon and seeing it soar to page one with minimal sales effort? Join Bradley Sutton from the beautiful Milaidhoo Resort in the Maldives as he uncovers the secrets of the Newest version of the Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Launch Strategy for 2025 and 2026. Bradley dives deep into the nuances of keyword research amidst evolving AI search behaviors and how sellers can leverage this to optimize product listings. Discover why the honeymoon period offers a unique competitive edge and how to maximize visibility during this crucial timeframe.
Unlock the secrets to keeping your product on Amazon's first page with the right strategies and tools. We unravel the mystery of title density and how to utilize Helium 10's Listing Analyzer for evaluating your SEO power against competitors. By choosing strategic keywords and understanding your "right to win," you can maintain sustained visibility beyond the initial launch boost. Explore how analyzing competitor strength prepares you to stay competitive in your niche and maintain top rankings.
Optimize your Amazon launch with a toolkit that includes Helium 10 tools, TikTok launches, and influencer marketing. Learn about the power of test listings and other strategies in enhancing product relevancy signals and maximizing exposure. We explore managing reviews with future launch dates and handling SEO challenges while launching on TikTok. With insights into tracking keywords and monitoring changes, we guide you through efficiently managing your advertising budget and ensuring a successful product launch on Amazon. Dive into this resource-rich episode and take your Amazon selling game to the next level.
In episode 700 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:

00:00 - A New Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy Episode
03:15 - Step 0.5: What the Amazon “Honeymoon Period” Really Means
10:20 - Step 1: Check Title Density
11:30 - Step 2: Analyze Competitor Strength with Listing Analyzer by Helium 10 
12:40 - Step 3: Audit SEO Strength with Listing Builder by Helium 10  
13:40 - Step 4: Explore Bundling via Frequently Bought Together &amp; Black Box
15:10 - Step 5: Pick the Right Variation using Xray's Child-level Sales Data
16:10 - Step 6: Review Mining, Rufus Questions, &amp; POE 
18:30 - Step 7: Optimize Images &amp; Split-Test with Helium 10 Audience
20:20 - Step 9: Build a Fully-Optimized Test Listing
31:00 - Step 10: Set Real Listing’s Launch Date in the Future
32:00 - Step 11: Enroll in Vine Pre-Launch Reviews
33:00 - Step 12: Create Single-Keyword Campaigns
34:10 - Step 13: Add Broad/Auto/Exact Low-Bid Harvesters with Helium 10 Ads
35:20 - Step 14: Track Rankings &amp; Ads with Keyword Tracker with Boost Feature
35:50 - Step 15: Turn On Alerts by Helium 10
36:20 - Step 16: Day-1 List-Price Purchases + CPR Pacing
37:20 - Bonus: Check Inventory Heat Maps
37:50 - Bonus: Parallel TikTok Shop Launch (MCF tie-in + Influencer Finder)
38:06 - Case Study: Trademark-Constrained Launch &amp; Rufus vs. SEO (Demon Slayer product example)
42:26 - Outro &amp; Offers (Helium 10 Discount Codes and TikTok Tools)
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 9/11/25: Amazon AWD Full? | DSP For Netflix | Virtual Multipacks</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 9/11/25: Amazon AWD Full? | DSP For Netflix | Virtual Multipacks</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-91125-amazon-awd-full-dsp-for-netflix-virtual-multipacks/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:30:33 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon AWD is out of space. A really cool new keyword research tool from Helium 10 might be the coolest thing in the last few years. Plus, Amazon is experimenting with virtual multipacks.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Multiple sellers are reporting issues with sending inventory to Amazon Warehousing &amp; Distribution (AWD), with messages saying there’s no capacity available. Some were told by seller support to wait seven days, raising concerns across Facebook groups.

Helium 10’s new Listing Builder feature consolidates keyword research by pulling data from eight unique sources, including brand analytics, search query performance, and historical rankings, directly into one workflow. This streamlines the process of optimizing or creating listings, saving sellers time while giving them access to exclusive insights competitors can’t get elsewhere, outside Helium 10.

Netflix turns to Amazon to make its ads easier to buy
<a href='https://digiday.com/marketing/netflix-turns-to-amazon-to-make-its-ads-easier-to-buy/'>https://digiday.com/marketing/netflix-turns-to-amazon-to-make-its-ads-easier-to-buy/

</a>Sellers can now easily fulfill TikTok Shop orders using their existing Amazon FBA inventory through Helium 10’s MCF integration. By mapping TikTok SKUs to Amazon SKUs, orders are automatically shipped by Amazon, with options for safety stock and fulfillment speed, all without manual tracking or order creation.

Amazon Virtual Packs
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GK2U2WZY6GSSTJZY'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GK2U2WZY6GSSTJZY

</a>Helium 10 Elite Q3 Workshop at Amazon Accelerate
<a href='http://h10.me/q3workshop'>http://h10.me/q3workshop</a> - Use Code: Elite100 for free tickets

Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting out, this episode offers valuable insights and strategies to maximize your success in the ever-evolving world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:48 - AWD Out of space?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:35 - 8 In 1 Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:52 - Netflix x Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:15 - MCF For TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:08 - Virtual Multipacks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:11 - Amazon Accelerate</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon AWD is out of space. A really cool new keyword research tool from Helium 10 might be the coolest thing in the last few years. Plus, Amazon is experimenting with virtual multipacks.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Multiple sellers are reporting issues with sending inventory to Amazon Warehousing &amp; Distribution (AWD), with messages saying there’s no capacity available. Some were told by seller support to wait seven days, raising concerns across Facebook groups.<br>
<br>
Helium 10’s new Listing Builder feature consolidates keyword research by pulling data from eight unique sources, including brand analytics, search query performance, and historical rankings, directly into one workflow. This streamlines the process of optimizing or creating listings, saving sellers time while giving them access to exclusive insights competitors can’t get elsewhere, outside Helium 10.<br>
<br>
Netflix turns to Amazon to make its ads easier to buy<br>
<a href='https://digiday.com/marketing/netflix-turns-to-amazon-to-make-its-ads-easier-to-buy/'>https://digiday.com/marketing/netflix-turns-to-amazon-to-make-its-ads-easier-to-buy/<br>
<br>
</a>Sellers can now easily fulfill TikTok Shop orders using their existing Amazon FBA inventory through Helium 10’s MCF integration. By mapping TikTok SKUs to Amazon SKUs, orders are automatically shipped by Amazon, with options for safety stock and fulfillment speed, all without manual tracking or order creation.<br>
<br>
Amazon Virtual Packs<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GK2U2WZY6GSSTJZY'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GK2U2WZY6GSSTJZY<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Elite Q3 Workshop at Amazon Accelerate<br>
<a href='http://h10.me/q3workshop'>http://h10.me/q3workshop</a> - Use Code: Elite100 for free tickets<br>
<br>
Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting out, this episode offers valuable insights and strategies to maximize your success in the ever-evolving world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:48 - AWD Out of space?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:35 - 8 In 1 Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:52 - Netflix x Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:15 - MCF For TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:08 - Virtual Multipacks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:11 - Amazon Accelerate</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#699 - Amazon Keyword Research Masterclass</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/699-amazon-keyword-research-masterclass/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:04:45 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>It's time for another Bali Blast Strategy episode. Where Bradley Sutton gives you the most comprehensive Amazon keyword research strategies for your listings in 2025 and beyond.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>What if a single tweak to your Amazon listing could skyrocket your sales in 2025? In this episode, we uncover powerful Amazon keyword research strategies that are transforming the way sellers approach e-commerce on Amazon. Broadcasting from Jakarta, Indonesia, I take you on a journey that bridges past and future, drawing inspiration from the famous Bali Blast Strategy episodes. Discover how the dawn of AI and Amazon's own Rufus are reshaping the landscape, demanding we rethink our tried-and-true methods for optimal product visibility.</p>
<p>Join me as we unravel the intricacies of Amazon's evolving search ecosystem. Despite the buzz around AI, traditional keyword research remains a cornerstone for success. We dissect examples like the "noodle camera" to illustrate the power of keywords in product indexing and visibility. Moreover, we’ll examine the impact of Amazon’s Rufus, revealing why sticking to foundational keyword strategies is still crucial amidst technological advancements.</p>
<p>As we journey through advanced tactics, you'll learn how to leverage the Helium 10 tools to not only identify top-performing keywords but also capitalize on seasonal trends and competitor strategies. From using Etsy's related searches to uncovering niche opportunities with Amazon's Product Opportunity Explorer, this episode shares a ton of insights. Whether you're launching a new product or refining an existing Amazon listing, these cutting-edge tactics will position you ahead of the curve in Amazon’s competitive marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 699 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - A New Bali Blast Episode</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:57 - New Approaches to Amazon Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:39 - The Importance of Amazon Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Amazon Product Page Usage Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Impact of Rufus on Amazon Search</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:27 - Maximizing Keyword Research for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:10 - Brand Analytics Keywords in Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:42 - Advanced Amazon Keyword Research Techniques</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:25 - Comprehensive Amazon Keyword Research Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:31 - Leveraging Keywords for Complementary Sales</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's time for another Bali Blast Strategy episode. Where Bradley Sutton gives you the most comprehensive Amazon keyword research strategies for your listings in 2025 and beyond.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>What if a single tweak to your Amazon listing could skyrocket your sales in 2025? In this episode, we uncover powerful Amazon keyword research strategies that are transforming the way sellers approach e-commerce on Amazon. Broadcasting from Jakarta, Indonesia, I take you on a journey that bridges past and future, drawing inspiration from the famous Bali Blast Strategy episodes. Discover how the dawn of AI and Amazon's own Rufus are reshaping the landscape, demanding we rethink our tried-and-true methods for optimal product visibility.</p>
<p>Join me as we unravel the intricacies of Amazon's evolving search ecosystem. Despite the buzz around AI, traditional keyword research remains a cornerstone for success. We dissect examples like the "noodle camera" to illustrate the power of keywords in product indexing and visibility. Moreover, we’ll examine the impact of Amazon’s Rufus, revealing why sticking to foundational keyword strategies is still crucial amidst technological advancements.</p>
<p>As we journey through advanced tactics, you'll learn how to leverage the Helium 10 tools to not only identify top-performing keywords but also capitalize on seasonal trends and competitor strategies. From using Etsy's related searches to uncovering niche opportunities with Amazon's Product Opportunity Explorer, this episode shares a ton of insights. Whether you're launching a new product or refining an existing Amazon listing, these cutting-edge tactics will position you ahead of the curve in Amazon’s competitive marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 699 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - A New Bali Blast Episode</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:57 - New Approaches to Amazon Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:39 - The Importance of Amazon Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Amazon Product Page Usage Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Impact of Rufus on Amazon Search</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:27 - Maximizing Keyword Research for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:10 - Brand Analytics Keywords in Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:42 - Advanced Amazon Keyword Research Techniques</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:25 - Comprehensive Amazon Keyword Research Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:31 - Leveraging Keywords for Complementary Sales</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Those awkward videos might be the key to 7-figure sales. Learn how one entrepreneur used raw TikTok content to grow two brands past 8-figures a year with simple, viral video strategies.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: h10.me/sspyt</p>
<p>Join us on this TikTok Thursday episode as we explore the transformative impact of TikTok Shop on business growth and brand visibility. Today’s host will be Shivali Patel, Senior brand evangelist at Helium 10, and our guest Ryan Maya, an accomplished entrepreneur with two successful brands, Beyond Braid and Professor Pickleball. With over 400,000 followers, Ryan shares how TikTok Shop has become a game-changer, contributing to a remarkable 100% increase in revenue year over year. Discover how creating viral content on TikTok can lead to a “halo effect”, boosting sales across other platforms like Amazon and the brand's website.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss effective content creation strategies that drive engagement and sales on TikTok Shop. From crafting clear calls to action to utilizing the power of raw, unedited content, I share insights on how simplicity can captivate audiences. Ryan and I also explore the iterative process of refining video-making skills, highlighting the importance of persistence and experimentation. Whether you're creating your own content or collaborating with influencers, engaging with the platform can unlock significant potential for your brand.</p>
<p>Finally, explore the strategic aspects of optimizing your TikTok Shop presence. We touch on authentic content creation, leveraging affiliates, and the integration of Helium 10’s suite of tools for TikTok Shop sellers. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of collaborating with influencers and the power of live shopping. Ryan's experience with pickleball products on TikTok Shop offers a glimpse into the potential for success, underscoring the importance of creative content and compelling offers. Tune in to discover how TikTok Shop can revolutionize your E-commerce sales strategy and propel your Amazon brand to new heights.</p>
<p>In episode 698 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Ryan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveraging TikTok Shop for Sales Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:55 - Creating Effective TikTok Shop Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:30 - Maximize TikTok Shop Sales With Authentic Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:21 - Content Creation and Strategy Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:50 - Influencer, TikTok, and Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:48 - TikTok Shop Sales Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:39 - Video Performance Sustainability and Success</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those awkward videos might be the key to 7-figure sales. Learn how one entrepreneur used raw TikTok content to grow two brands past 8-figures a year with simple, viral video strategies.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: h10.me/sspyt</p>
<p>Join us on this TikTok Thursday episode as we explore the transformative impact of TikTok Shop on business growth and brand visibility. Today’s host will be Shivali Patel, Senior brand evangelist at Helium 10, and our guest Ryan Maya, an accomplished entrepreneur with two successful brands, Beyond Braid and Professor Pickleball. With over 400,000 followers, Ryan shares how TikTok Shop has become a game-changer, contributing to a remarkable 100% increase in revenue year over year. Discover how creating viral content on TikTok can lead to a “halo effect”, boosting sales across other platforms like Amazon and the brand's website.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss effective content creation strategies that drive engagement and sales on TikTok Shop. From crafting clear calls to action to utilizing the power of raw, unedited content, I share insights on how simplicity can captivate audiences. Ryan and I also explore the iterative process of refining video-making skills, highlighting the importance of persistence and experimentation. Whether you're creating your own content or collaborating with influencers, engaging with the platform can unlock significant potential for your brand.</p>
<p>Finally, explore the strategic aspects of optimizing your TikTok Shop presence. We touch on authentic content creation, leveraging affiliates, and the integration of Helium 10’s suite of tools for TikTok Shop sellers. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of collaborating with influencers and the power of live shopping. Ryan's experience with pickleball products on TikTok Shop offers a glimpse into the potential for success, underscoring the importance of creative content and compelling offers. Tune in to discover how TikTok Shop can revolutionize your E-commerce sales strategy and propel your Amazon brand to new heights.</p>
<p>In episode 698 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Ryan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveraging TikTok Shop for Sales Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:55 - Creating Effective TikTok Shop Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:30 - Maximize TikTok Shop Sales With Authentic Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:21 - Content Creation and Strategy Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:50 - Influencer, TikTok, and Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:48 - TikTok Shop Sales Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:39 - Video Performance Sustainability and Success</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 9/4/25: Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days Deadline | Walmart AI Agents | Tariff Aftershocks</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-9425-amazon-s-prime-big-deal-days-deadline-walmart-ai-agents-tariff-aftershocks/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:24:30 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon opens submissions for Prime Big Deals Day, Walmart doubles down on AI with new super agents, and the US ends the de minimis exemption, reshaping global trade. This and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Create deals now for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS01KNVc1UkdNSkQ0WVI4'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS01KNVc1UkdNSkQ0WVI4

</a>Walmart’s latest AI innovations represent a shift for big retail
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/30/walmart-stores-ai-innovation-retail-shopping-shift.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/30/walmart-stores-ai-innovation-retail-shopping-shift.html

</a>Helium 10 Academy YouTube Channel - <a href='http://h10.me/ytacademy'>http://h10.me/ytacademy

</a>Introducing Amazon Lens Live: Instant scanning, real-time product matches, and insights from Amazon's AI Shopping Assistant
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-image-amazon-lens-live-shopping-rufus'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-image-amazon-lens-live-shopping-rufus

</a>Amazon launches first-ever Second Chance Deal Days, offering customers high-quality returned and refurbished items at great prices
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-launches-first-ever-second-chance-deal-days-offering-customers-high-quality-returned-and-refurbished-items-at-great-prices'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-launches-first-ever-second-chance-deal-days-offering-customers-high-quality-returned-and-refurbished-items-at-great-prices

</a>Retail panic: What the end of the 'de minimis' exemption means for brands across the globe
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/retail-panic-end-de-minimis-exemption-means-brands-globe-rcna227990'>https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/retail-panic-end-de-minimis-exemption-means-brands-globe-rcna227990

</a>New Serious Sellers Podcast YouTube Channel - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast

</a>Amazon cracks down on Prime free shipping sharing
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/amazon-eliminates-prime-share-shipping.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/amazon-eliminates-prime-share-shipping.html

</a>Final call: Don’t miss Amazon Accelerate 2025
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/final-call'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/final-call

</a>Join the Elite Workshop a day before Amazon Accelerate 2025
<a href='http://h10.me/q3workshop'>http://h10.me/q3workshop</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Prime Big Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:53 - Walmart AI Agent</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:10 - All New Academy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:52 - Amazon Lens Live</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:29 - Second Chance Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:09 - Competitor Sales without SQP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:09 - De Minimis Ends</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:32 - SSP New Channel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:00 - Prime Sharing Restriction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:55 - Amazon Accelerate 2025</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon opens submissions for Prime Big Deals Day, Walmart doubles down on AI with new super agents, and the US ends the de minimis exemption, reshaping global trade. This and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Create deals now for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS01KNVc1UkdNSkQ0WVI4'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS01KNVc1UkdNSkQ0WVI4<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart’s latest AI innovations represent a shift for big retail<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/30/walmart-stores-ai-innovation-retail-shopping-shift.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/30/walmart-stores-ai-innovation-retail-shopping-shift.html<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Academy YouTube Channel - <a href='http://h10.me/ytacademy'>http://h10.me/ytacademy<br>
<br>
</a>Introducing Amazon Lens Live: Instant scanning, real-time product matches, and insights from Amazon's AI Shopping Assistant<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-image-amazon-lens-live-shopping-rufus'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-image-amazon-lens-live-shopping-rufus<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon launches first-ever Second Chance Deal Days, offering customers high-quality returned and refurbished items at great prices<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-launches-first-ever-second-chance-deal-days-offering-customers-high-quality-returned-and-refurbished-items-at-great-prices'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-launches-first-ever-second-chance-deal-days-offering-customers-high-quality-returned-and-refurbished-items-at-great-prices<br>
<br>
</a>Retail panic: What the end of the 'de minimis' exemption means for brands across the globe<br>
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/retail-panic-end-de-minimis-exemption-means-brands-globe-rcna227990'>https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/retail-panic-end-de-minimis-exemption-means-brands-globe-rcna227990<br>
<br>
</a>New Serious Sellers Podcast YouTube Channel - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon cracks down on Prime free shipping sharing<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/amazon-eliminates-prime-share-shipping.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/02/amazon-eliminates-prime-share-shipping.html<br>
<br>
</a>Final call: Don’t miss Amazon Accelerate 2025<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/final-call'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/final-call<br>
<br>
</a>Join the Elite Workshop a day before Amazon Accelerate 2025<br>
<a href='http://h10.me/q3workshop'>http://h10.me/q3workshop</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Prime Big Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:53 - Walmart AI Agent</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:10 - All New Academy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:52 - Amazon Lens Live</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:29 - Second Chance Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:09 - Competitor Sales without SQP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:09 - De Minimis Ends</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:32 - SSP New Channel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:00 - Prime Sharing Restriction</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:55 - Amazon Accelerate 2025</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#697 - He Has Doubled His Amazon Sales Every Year!</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/697-he-has-doubled-his-amazon-sales-every-year/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:46:50 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Shut down for trademark infringement, this seller pivoted from print-on-demand to Amazon FBA, doubling revenue four years straight and now projecting $3M this year.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>E-commerce seller Ranno Tasane from Estonia joins the Serious Sellers Podcast to share his fascinating journey from print-on-demand to skyrocketing private label Amazon sales. Imagine doubling your revenue every year for four consecutive years and reaching a projected $3 million! Despite Estonia's modest population, Ranno is part of a vibrant e-commerce community that thrives on innovation and tenacity. This episode also includes a chuckle-worthy tale from the host about a prolonged identity mix-up between Ranno and another Estonian seller, Neeme.</p>
<p>Ranno's story is packed with entrepreneurial wisdom as he recounts the challenges of managing multiple brands and the strategic pivots that led to his current success. During the pandemic, Ranno made bold decisions that involved phasing out brands and selling others, propelling him to concentrate on a flourishing fruit powder business. Listen as he details an unexpected move to Kenya and the intricacies of building a sustainable business model between Estonia and Poland, all while keeping a sharp eye on inventory management.</p>
<p>The episode also uncovers Ranno's aggressive marketing techniques and niche strategies that make his Amazon ventures stand out. From the Subscribe and Save program to sourcing rare ingredients like the wild blueberry, Ranno's focus on market dominance is unwavering. With a customer-first approach, Ranno emphasizes the importance of turning potential negative experiences into positive ones, maintaining a robust brand reputation. As the conversation wraps up, the Bradley shares his admiration for Estonia, considering it one of their top 10 favorite countries, and looks forward to seeing if Ranno's impressive growth trend will continue.</p>
<p>In episode 697 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Ranno discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:41 - Estonian Seller Community Growth </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:24 - Ranno's Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:46 - Copyright Infringement and Revenue Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:46 - Struggles of Launching Multiple Brands in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:28 - Brand Phasing and Selling Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:40 - Steps to Scale a Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:06 - Optimizing Subscribe and Save Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:39 - Aggressive Marketing Strategies for Unique Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:59 - Customer-Centric Amazon Success Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:06 - The Jungle Powders Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:32 - Future Growth and International Success</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shut down for trademark infringement, this seller pivoted from print-on-demand to Amazon FBA, doubling revenue four years straight and now projecting $3M this year.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>E-commerce seller Ranno Tasane from Estonia joins the Serious Sellers Podcast to share his fascinating journey from print-on-demand to skyrocketing private label Amazon sales. Imagine doubling your revenue every year for four consecutive years and reaching a projected $3 million! Despite Estonia's modest population, Ranno is part of a vibrant e-commerce community that thrives on innovation and tenacity. This episode also includes a chuckle-worthy tale from the host about a prolonged identity mix-up between Ranno and another Estonian seller, Neeme.</p>
<p>Ranno's story is packed with entrepreneurial wisdom as he recounts the challenges of managing multiple brands and the strategic pivots that led to his current success. During the pandemic, Ranno made bold decisions that involved phasing out brands and selling others, propelling him to concentrate on a flourishing fruit powder business. Listen as he details an unexpected move to Kenya and the intricacies of building a sustainable business model between Estonia and Poland, all while keeping a sharp eye on inventory management.</p>
<p>The episode also uncovers Ranno's aggressive marketing techniques and niche strategies that make his Amazon ventures stand out. From the Subscribe and Save program to sourcing rare ingredients like the wild blueberry, Ranno's focus on market dominance is unwavering. With a customer-first approach, Ranno emphasizes the importance of turning potential negative experiences into positive ones, maintaining a robust brand reputation. As the conversation wraps up, the Bradley shares his admiration for Estonia, considering it one of their top 10 favorite countries, and looks forward to seeing if Ranno's impressive growth trend will continue.</p>
<p>In episode 697 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Ranno discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:41 - Estonian Seller Community Growth </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:24 - Ranno's Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:46 - Copyright Infringement and Revenue Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:46 - Struggles of Launching Multiple Brands in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:28 - Brand Phasing and Selling Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:40 - Steps to Scale a Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:06 - Optimizing Subscribe and Save Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:39 - Aggressive Marketing Strategies for Unique Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:59 - Customer-Centric Amazon Success Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:06 - The Jungle Powders Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:32 - Future Growth and International Success</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of TACoS Tuesday, we’ll examine the latest Amazon Ads updates, from smarter targeting and AI tools to new keyword harvesting and bid strategies, which are reshaping how sellers run campaigns today.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Vince Montero, former senior product marketing manager at Helium 10 and now CEO and Founder of Evinced Digital, joins us to uncover the transformative updates in Amazon advertising that are revolutionizing campaign management for sellers. Vince breaks down the latest innovations, including the game-changing keyword harvesting update in Helium 10 Ads, which clears the path for more efficient and focused advertising by eliminating redundant keyword suggestions. With Vince's expert insights, you’ll learn how to leverage the new automation toggle to streamline your campaign efforts and maximize the potential of Amazon Marketing Cloud for smarter audience targeting, as well as benefit from new-to-brand bid adjustments.</p>
<p>Explore the future of Amazon advertising with advanced AI-powered creative tools that are setting new standards for campaign strategies. From the AI video generator that crafts engaging, dynamic content in no time to the AI audience query generator that refines targeting precision, these tools are reshaping the way sellers approach advertising. Alongside these creative advancements, we discuss Amazon's strategic pivot to long-term metrics and forecasted ROAS, offering a fresh perspective on the enduring impact of ads beyond immediate sales. This episode promises a ton of actionable strategies and forward-thinking insights, essential for anyone eager to outpace the competition in the evolving Amazon PPC landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 696 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Vince discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Updates for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:14 - Automating Keyword Harvesting for Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - Amazon Ads Brand Bid Adjustments</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 - Amazon Ads Audience Capabilities Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:41 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Audience Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:55 - Testing Bid Adjustments for Successful Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:01 - Introduction to Audience Management Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:25 - Advanced Creative Tools and Long-Term Metrics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:59 - Amazon Video Ads with AI</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of TACoS Tuesday, we’ll examine the latest Amazon Ads updates, from smarter targeting and AI tools to new keyword harvesting and bid strategies, which are reshaping how sellers run campaigns today.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Vince Montero, former senior product marketing manager at Helium 10 and now CEO and Founder of Evinced Digital, joins us to uncover the transformative updates in Amazon advertising that are revolutionizing campaign management for sellers. Vince breaks down the latest innovations, including the game-changing keyword harvesting update in Helium 10 Ads, which clears the path for more efficient and focused advertising by eliminating redundant keyword suggestions. With Vince's expert insights, you’ll learn how to leverage the new automation toggle to streamline your campaign efforts and maximize the potential of Amazon Marketing Cloud for smarter audience targeting, as well as benefit from new-to-brand bid adjustments.</p>
<p>Explore the future of Amazon advertising with advanced AI-powered creative tools that are setting new standards for campaign strategies. From the AI video generator that crafts engaging, dynamic content in no time to the AI audience query generator that refines targeting precision, these tools are reshaping the way sellers approach advertising. Alongside these creative advancements, we discuss Amazon's strategic pivot to long-term metrics and forecasted ROAS, offering a fresh perspective on the enduring impact of ads beyond immediate sales. This episode promises a ton of actionable strategies and forward-thinking insights, essential for anyone eager to outpace the competition in the evolving Amazon PPC landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 696 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Vince discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Updates for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:14 - Automating Keyword Harvesting for Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - Amazon Ads Brand Bid Adjustments</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 - Amazon Ads Audience Capabilities Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:41 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Audience Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:55 - Testing Bid Adjustments for Successful Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:01 - Introduction to Audience Management Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:25 - Advanced Creative Tools and Long-Term Metrics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:59 - Amazon Video Ads with AI</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 8/28/25: Amazon Kills Variations? | Walmart Ties Marketplace to Stores | New YouTube Channel Giveaway!</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 8/28/25: Amazon Kills Variations? | Walmart Ties Marketplace to Stores | New YouTube Channel Giveaway!</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Updates to variation listing Armageddon, Walmart is now tying its online offerings to its retail stores, and our brand new YouTube channel has just launched! These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Update to irrelevant or redundant variation theme removal
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUEszWTIyTko1MktORVVQ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUEszWTIyTko1MktORVVQ

</a>New YouTube Channel for the Serious Sellers Podcast and Weekly Buzz by Helium 10
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast

</a>Amazon resumes Google Shopping ads – but not in the U.S.
<a href='https://searchengineland.com/amazon-resumes-google-shopping-ads-international-domains-461238'>https://searchengineland.com/amazon-resumes-google-shopping-ads-international-domains-461238

</a>Walmart ties marketplace to stores, debuts AI seller tools
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-ties-marketplace-stores-debuts-122600640.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-ties-marketplace-stores-debuts-122600640.html

</a>Walmart Rolls Out Faster Deliveries for 3rd-Party Sellers
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-rolls-out-faster-deliveries-for-3rd-party-sellers/'>https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-rolls-out-faster-deliveries-for-3rd-party-sellers/

</a>Send meltable inventory to FBA starting September 22, 2025
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTROUlI3OFIzRFZLSkta'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTROUlI3OFIzRFZLSkta

</a>Enrollment changes for FBA Liquidations and Donations programs
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ0dHSzlXWFhVNlo2Q0g2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ0dHSzlXWFhVNlo2Q0g2

</a>Protect your account from deactivation with Account Health Assurance
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFpFSlU0SkFXOEJBRlJQ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFpFSlU0SkFXOEJBRlJQ

</a>Optimized targeting for Sponsored Display Conversion campaigns
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-automatic-targeting-for-conversions/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-automatic-targeting-for-conversions/

</a>Don't miss out on these crucial updates and insights for sellers looking to thrive in the e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - Variation Armageddon Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:29 - New YouTube Channel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:23 - Amazon Google Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:02 - Black Box Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:00 - AI Walmart Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:52 - Walmart Next Day Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:50 - Meltable Inventory Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:42 - FBA Liquidations Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:57 - Custom Ads Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:05 - Protect You Account</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:47 - Optimized Targeting</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Updates to variation listing Armageddon, Walmart is now tying its online offerings to its retail stores, and our brand new YouTube channel has just launched! These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Update to irrelevant or redundant variation theme removal<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUEszWTIyTko1MktORVVQ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUEszWTIyTko1MktORVVQ<br>
<br>
</a>New YouTube Channel for the Serious Sellers Podcast and Weekly Buzz by Helium 10<br>
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast'>https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10SeriousSellersPodcast<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon resumes Google Shopping ads – but not in the U.S.<br>
<a href='https://searchengineland.com/amazon-resumes-google-shopping-ads-international-domains-461238'>https://searchengineland.com/amazon-resumes-google-shopping-ads-international-domains-461238<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart ties marketplace to stores, debuts AI seller tools<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-ties-marketplace-stores-debuts-122600640.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/walmart-ties-marketplace-stores-debuts-122600640.html<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Rolls Out Faster Deliveries for 3rd-Party Sellers<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-rolls-out-faster-deliveries-for-3rd-party-sellers/'>https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-rolls-out-faster-deliveries-for-3rd-party-sellers/<br>
<br>
</a>Send meltable inventory to FBA starting September 22, 2025<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTROUlI3OFIzRFZLSkta'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVTROUlI3OFIzRFZLSkta<br>
<br>
</a>Enrollment changes for FBA Liquidations and Donations programs<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ0dHSzlXWFhVNlo2Q0g2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ0dHSzlXWFhVNlo2Q0g2<br>
<br>
</a>Protect your account from deactivation with Account Health Assurance<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFpFSlU0SkFXOEJBRlJQ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFpFSlU0SkFXOEJBRlJQ<br>
<br>
</a>Optimized targeting for Sponsored Display Conversion campaigns<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-automatic-targeting-for-conversions/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-automatic-targeting-for-conversions/<br>
<br>
</a>Don't miss out on these crucial updates and insights for sellers looking to thrive in the e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - Variation Armageddon Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:29 - New YouTube Channel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:23 - Amazon Google Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:02 - Black Box Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:00 - AI Walmart Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:52 - Walmart Next Day Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:50 - Meltable Inventory Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:42 - FBA Liquidations Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:57 - Custom Ads Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:05 - Protect You Account</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:47 - Optimized Targeting</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#695 - What Amazon Brands Need To Know About Patents</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/695-what-amazon-brands-need-to-know-about-patents/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:13:11 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, discover how Amazon sellers can use patents not only to protect their products but also to uncover hidden opportunities for new product ideas and long-term success.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>Ever wondered how to protect your products and discover new opportunities simultaneously? Join us as we chat with patent expert Rich Goldstein, who makes his fourth appearance on the Serious Sellers Podcast. Fresh off our adventure at the Billion Dollar Seller Summit in Hawaii, Rich and I dive into the dual nature of patents, not just as shields for your products but as keys to unlocking new market possibilities. Plus, Bradley shares how Rich has been his travel guru, transforming his journeys through airline loyalty strategies that have made my trips not only frequent but comfortable.</p>
<p>Our discussion takes a turn towards the modern challenges of intellectual property management with Amazon's increasing reliance on AI to handle infringement complaints. We uncover the inefficiencies and pitfalls of AI-driven decisions and the hurdles sellers face in this tech-centric landscape. Listen as we provide practical guidance on navigating these complex waters and ensure your innovations don't unintentionally step on existing patents, using tools like Google Patents as a starting point.

Wrapping up, we strategically dissect the considerations for obtaining patents, with a keen eye on cost-effectiveness and market impact. From the nuances of small vs. large-scale product launches to the significance of securing patents across different jurisdictions, Rich shares wisdom from his book, "The ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent." We sprinkle in some light-hearted banter about our travel adventures, promising to bring Rich back for more insights into the ever-evolving patent world.

</p>
<p>In episode 695 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Rich discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Travel Hacking and Patent Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:54 - Travel Hacking Success From Rich's Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:31 - Impact of AI on IP Infringement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:01 - Patent Search and Infringement Concerns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:27 - Timing and Considerations for Patent Applications</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:13 - IP Strategies and Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:37 - Foreign Patent Filing for US Applicants</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:28 - Benefits of Enforcing Patents</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:36 - Patent Book Recommendations</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, discover how Amazon sellers can use patents not only to protect their products but also to uncover hidden opportunities for new product ideas and long-term success.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>Ever wondered how to protect your products and discover new opportunities simultaneously? Join us as we chat with patent expert Rich Goldstein, who makes his fourth appearance on the Serious Sellers Podcast. Fresh off our adventure at the Billion Dollar Seller Summit in Hawaii, Rich and I dive into the dual nature of patents, not just as shields for your products but as keys to unlocking new market possibilities. Plus, Bradley shares how Rich has been his travel guru, transforming his journeys through airline loyalty strategies that have made my trips not only frequent but comfortable.</p>
<p>Our discussion takes a turn towards the modern challenges of intellectual property management with Amazon's increasing reliance on AI to handle infringement complaints. We uncover the inefficiencies and pitfalls of AI-driven decisions and the hurdles sellers face in this tech-centric landscape. Listen as we provide practical guidance on navigating these complex waters and ensure your innovations don't unintentionally step on existing patents, using tools like Google Patents as a starting point.<br>
<br>
Wrapping up, we strategically dissect the considerations for obtaining patents, with a keen eye on cost-effectiveness and market impact. From the nuances of small vs. large-scale product launches to the significance of securing patents across different jurisdictions, Rich shares wisdom from his book, "The ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent." We sprinkle in some light-hearted banter about our travel adventures, promising to bring Rich back for more insights into the ever-evolving patent world.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 695 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Rich discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Travel Hacking and Patent Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:54 - Travel Hacking Success From Rich's Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:31 - Impact of AI on IP Infringement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:01 - Patent Search and Infringement Concerns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:27 - Timing and Considerations for Patent Applications</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:13 - IP Strategies and Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:37 - Foreign Patent Filing for US Applicants</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:28 - Benefits of Enforcing Patents</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:36 - Patent Book Recommendations</li>
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<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
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<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Discover how to snap a photo of your product and instantly generate professional Amazon listing images and A+ content with AI. The future of e-commerce is here!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an exciting exploration of the future of AI image generation as we introduce you to a revolutionary era where ChatGPT-5 transforms how Amazon sellers create professional-quality images for their product listings. In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, we’re joined by AI expert Andrew Bell to discuss the latest advancements in AI technology. Learn how ChatGPT-5 combines the best features of previous versions to enhance image generation and listing creation, providing tools that could potentially replace traditional photography. Whether you’re new to selling on Amazon or a seasoned veteran, discover how these innovations can optimize your listings with AI-generated visuals, avoiding costly photo shoots and improving your product presentation.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the intricacies of maximizing image generation quality and prompts. Uncover the secrets behind ensuring your AI-generated images meet the highest standards by specifying "maximum quality" in prompts. We’ll discuss strategies for using uploaded images as reference points and emphasize focusing on environment, mood, and composition. Andrew shares insights on a custom GPT model designed to generate precise prompts from product images, using examples like a water bottle to demonstrate its versatility. Additionally, learn about the use of Sora for generating multiple images simultaneously, enhancing productivity and creativity in your design process.</p>
<p>Finally, we dive into the practical applications of custom GPT tools within ChatGPT for e-commerce optimization. Discover how to navigate the ChatGPT interface to access features like Sora for creating lifestyle images, and how the $20 monthly ChatGPT plan can generate multiple product images quickly and efficiently. We’ll guide you through the process of using Helium 10 Audience tool’s feature to test and identify the most effective product images for increasing click-through and conversion rates. This episode is packed with insights that promise to enhance your understanding of AI tools, offering cost-effective strategies to boost your e-commerce success.

👉 Access Andrew Bell’s custom GPT models for Amazon listing image and Premium A+ Content image generation here: <a href='https://h10.me/andrewbell-imagegpt'>https://h10.me/andrewbell-imagegpt</a></p>
<p>In episode 694 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Future of AI Amazon Listing Image Generation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Improving Instruction Following With GPT-5</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:28 - Maximizing Image Generation Quality and Prompts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Making Changes for Office Use</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:58 - Generating Image Decks for Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:27 - Discussion on Premium A+ Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:25 - Enhancing Image Generation With Prompts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:19 - Enhancing AI Prompt Generation for Graphics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:02 - AI Image Generation for Amazon Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:44 - Andrew's Custom GPT for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:01 - Amazon Main Image Requirements for AI-Generated Images</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discover how to snap a photo of your product and instantly generate professional Amazon listing images and A+ content with AI. The future of e-commerce is here!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an exciting exploration of the future of AI image generation as we introduce you to a revolutionary era where ChatGPT-5 transforms how Amazon sellers create professional-quality images for their product listings. In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, we’re joined by AI expert Andrew Bell to discuss the latest advancements in AI technology. Learn how ChatGPT-5 combines the best features of previous versions to enhance image generation and listing creation, providing tools that could potentially replace traditional photography. Whether you’re new to selling on Amazon or a seasoned veteran, discover how these innovations can optimize your listings with AI-generated visuals, avoiding costly photo shoots and improving your product presentation.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the intricacies of maximizing image generation quality and prompts. Uncover the secrets behind ensuring your AI-generated images meet the highest standards by specifying "maximum quality" in prompts. We’ll discuss strategies for using uploaded images as reference points and emphasize focusing on environment, mood, and composition. Andrew shares insights on a custom GPT model designed to generate precise prompts from product images, using examples like a water bottle to demonstrate its versatility. Additionally, learn about the use of Sora for generating multiple images simultaneously, enhancing productivity and creativity in your design process.</p>
<p>Finally, we dive into the practical applications of custom GPT tools within ChatGPT for e-commerce optimization. Discover how to navigate the ChatGPT interface to access features like Sora for creating lifestyle images, and how the $20 monthly ChatGPT plan can generate multiple product images quickly and efficiently. We’ll guide you through the process of using Helium 10 Audience tool’s feature to test and identify the most effective product images for increasing click-through and conversion rates. This episode is packed with insights that promise to enhance your understanding of AI tools, offering cost-effective strategies to boost your e-commerce success.<br>
<br>
👉 Access Andrew Bell’s custom GPT models for Amazon listing image and Premium A+ Content image generation here: <a href='https://h10.me/andrewbell-imagegpt'>https://h10.me/andrewbell-imagegpt</a></p>
<p>In episode 694 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Future of AI Amazon Listing Image Generation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Improving Instruction Following With GPT-5</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:28 - Maximizing Image Generation Quality and Prompts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Making Changes for Office Use</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:58 - Generating Image Decks for Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:27 - Discussion on Premium A+ Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:25 - Enhancing Image Generation With Prompts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:19 - Enhancing AI Prompt Generation for Graphics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:02 - AI Image Generation for Amazon Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:44 - Andrew's Custom GPT for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:01 - Amazon Main Image Requirements for AI-Generated Images</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon will soon break up your variation listings. Sponsored products are now showing up on Alexa. Soon, all TikTok Shop sellers will have to use a native AI-based PPC tool.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Removal of irrelevant variation themes will start September 2
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVozVFk2UlpLQ0xSUk05'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVozVFk2UlpLQ0xSUk05

</a>Alexa+ tests product discovery through conversational AI
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/alexa-test-product-discovery-through-conversational-ai/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/alexa-test-product-discovery-through-conversational-ai/

</a>TikTok's new AI mandate is getting backlash from big advertisers
<a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-gmv-max-september-shop-ads-big-brand-pushback-2025-8'>https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-gmv-max-september-shop-ads-big-brand-pushback-2025-8

</a>Amazon Deal Types
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG

</a>Protect your account health by preventing trademark violations
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVUZVVFlUWFhENE5VQlJB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVUZVVFlUWFhENE5VQlJB

</a>Boost Labor Day sales with Outlet deals
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNDVYMks1RlU4NE4zRzNU'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNDVYMks1RlU4NE4zRzNU

</a>Update to percentage-off promotions without claim codes
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTEdEQzc0UzRKOTVZQlZR'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTEdEQzc0UzRKOTVZQlZR

</a>As we prepare for episode 700 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley is excited to share our new global launch strategies and keyword research adventures. From an upcoming Maldives trip to a Bali blast episode, we offer insights into optimizing listings and securing top search results for key product launches. With practical tips and strategies, this episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to thrive in the evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<p> </p>
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<li>01:04 - Huge Variation Update</li>
 
<li>05:46 - Alexa + Showing Ads</li>
 
<li>09:21 - EU Inventory Heat Maps</li>
 
<li>11:07 - TikTok AI Ads Change</li>
 
<li>12:29 - Amazon Deal Types</li>
 
<li>16:19 - Amazon Influencers</li>
 
<li>20:39 - Trademark Rules Reminder</li>
 
<li>21:43 - Labor Day Outlet Deals</li>
 
<li>23:00 - % Off Promos</li>
 
<li>23:41 - 2 PPC Workshops Next Week!</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon will soon break up your variation listings. Sponsored products are now showing up on Alexa. Soon, all TikTok Shop sellers will have to use a native AI-based PPC tool.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p></p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Removal of irrelevant variation themes will start September 2<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVozVFk2UlpLQ0xSUk05'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVozVFk2UlpLQ0xSUk05<br>
<br>
</a>Alexa+ tests product discovery through conversational AI<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/alexa-test-product-discovery-through-conversational-ai/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/alexa-test-product-discovery-through-conversational-ai/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok's new AI mandate is getting backlash from big advertisers<br>
<a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-gmv-max-september-shop-ads-big-brand-pushback-2025-8'>https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-gmv-max-september-shop-ads-big-brand-pushback-2025-8<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Deal Types<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG<br>
<br>
</a>Protect your account health by preventing trademark violations<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVUZVVFlUWFhENE5VQlJB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVUZVVFlUWFhENE5VQlJB<br>
<br>
</a>Boost Labor Day sales with Outlet deals<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNDVYMks1RlU4NE4zRzNU'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNDVYMks1RlU4NE4zRzNU<br>
<br>
</a>Update to percentage-off promotions without claim codes<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTEdEQzc0UzRKOTVZQlZR'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTEdEQzc0UzRKOTVZQlZR<br>
<br>
</a>As we prepare for episode 700 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley is excited to share our new global launch strategies and keyword research adventures. From an upcoming Maldives trip to a Bali blast episode, we offer insights into optimizing listings and securing top search results for key product launches. With practical tips and strategies, this episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to thrive in the evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>01:04 - Huge Variation Update</li>
 
<li>05:46 - Alexa + Showing Ads</li>
 
<li>09:21 - EU Inventory Heat Maps</li>
 
<li>11:07 - TikTok AI Ads Change</li>
 
<li>12:29 - Amazon Deal Types</li>
 
<li>16:19 - Amazon Influencers</li>
 
<li>20:39 - Trademark Rules Reminder</li>
 
<li>21:43 - Labor Day Outlet Deals</li>
 
<li>23:00 - % Off Promos</li>
 
<li>23:41 - 2 PPC Workshops Next Week!</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
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        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/693-ezra-firestone-talks-shopify-sumo-amazon-more/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/693-ezra-firestone-talks-shopify-sumo-amazon-more/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:30:33 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Dive into a unique chat on sumo wrestling, Shopify, Amazon, AI, and scaling e-commerce. Legendary seller insights and heavyweight strategies every serious seller needs.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>Join us for an engaging episode as we sit down with E-commerce legend Ezra Firestone, where our shared passion for sumo wrestling takes center stage. We explore the fascinating journey of sumo wrestlers like Koto Shoho and Anishiki, highlighting the surprising rise of Ukrainian athletes in this traditionally Japanese sport. Ezra shares his personal connection to Ukraine, influenced by his business ties and extensive work with Ukrainian professionals. Listen in as we reminisce about the Hawaiian sumo champions who inspired Ezra during his childhood in Hawaii, where Japanese culture played a significant role in shaping his interests and career path.</p>
<p>This conversation then transitions into the dynamic world of e-commerce, focusing on the importance of resilience and adaptation. Ezra and Bradley discuss the parallels between maintaining physical well-being and thriving in a competitive business environment. Drawing from personal experiences, we discuss the journey from being sedentary to embracing a healthier lifestyle and how this transformation mirrors our strategic decisions in e-commerce. The shift from Shopify expertise to embracing Amazon's dominance showcases the necessity of staying agile in an ever-evolving market landscape.

Finally, we explore the transformative role of AI in e-commerce and the strategies for maximizing growth. AI-powered tools like Zipify are revolutionizing Shopify store performance, but not without raising concerns about the impact on traditional job roles. Our discussion touches on the strategic expansion from Amazon to Shopify, emphasizing the importance of adapting to technological advancements while considering their broader implications. We also dive into effective marketing strategies, highlighting the power of email and SMS in engaging audiences and the importance of balancing business success with personal fulfillment. Join us for a thoughtful conversation that bridges the worlds of sumo and e-commerce, offering insights and inspiration for sellers at any stage.


</p>
<p>In episode 693 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Ezra discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:03 - Sumo Fans Discuss Wrestlers From Ukraine and Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:30 - Rediscovering Judo in Upstate New York</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:57 - Resilience and Adaptation in eCommerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:00 - Amazon as an Extension of Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:40 - E-Commerce Strategy and Amazon Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:50 - AI-Powered Shopify Store Optimization Strategy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:24 - Marketing Strategies for E-Commerce Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - E-Commerce Marketing Strategies and Goals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:03 - Rock Star Mentality and Enjoying Life</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dive into a unique chat on sumo wrestling, Shopify, Amazon, AI, and scaling e-commerce. Legendary seller insights and heavyweight strategies every serious seller needs.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
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<p>Join us for an engaging episode as we sit down with E-commerce legend Ezra Firestone, where our shared passion for sumo wrestling takes center stage. We explore the fascinating journey of sumo wrestlers like Koto Shoho and Anishiki, highlighting the surprising rise of Ukrainian athletes in this traditionally Japanese sport. Ezra shares his personal connection to Ukraine, influenced by his business ties and extensive work with Ukrainian professionals. Listen in as we reminisce about the Hawaiian sumo champions who inspired Ezra during his childhood in Hawaii, where Japanese culture played a significant role in shaping his interests and career path.</p>
<p>This conversation then transitions into the dynamic world of e-commerce, focusing on the importance of resilience and adaptation. Ezra and Bradley discuss the parallels between maintaining physical well-being and thriving in a competitive business environment. Drawing from personal experiences, we discuss the journey from being sedentary to embracing a healthier lifestyle and how this transformation mirrors our strategic decisions in e-commerce. The shift from Shopify expertise to embracing Amazon's dominance showcases the necessity of staying agile in an ever-evolving market landscape.<br>
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Finally, we explore the transformative role of AI in e-commerce and the strategies for maximizing growth. AI-powered tools like Zipify are revolutionizing Shopify store performance, but not without raising concerns about the impact on traditional job roles. Our discussion touches on the strategic expansion from Amazon to Shopify, emphasizing the importance of adapting to technological advancements while considering their broader implications. We also dive into effective marketing strategies, highlighting the power of email and SMS in engaging audiences and the importance of balancing business success with personal fulfillment. Join us for a thoughtful conversation that bridges the worlds of sumo and e-commerce, offering insights and inspiration for sellers at any stage.<br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 693 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Ezra discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">02:03 - Sumo Fans Discuss Wrestlers From Ukraine and Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:30 - Rediscovering Judo in Upstate New York</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:57 - Resilience and Adaptation in eCommerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:00 - Amazon as an Extension of Brand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:40 - E-Commerce Strategy and Amazon Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:50 - AI-Powered Shopify Store Optimization Strategy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:24 - Marketing Strategies for E-Commerce Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - E-Commerce Marketing Strategies and Goals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:03 - Rock Star Mentality and Enjoying Life</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about all things KDP. How can you utilize it for your own Amazon brand, help boost your sales, and create your own books for another source of income.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Unlock these secret strategies for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and transform your Amazon entrepreneurial journey with insights from our conversation with Shivali Patel. You'll discover how KDP can become a powerful tool for brand expansion, offering sustained royalties with much less hassle than traditional publishing. Shivali shares her incredible path from a teenage entrepreneur to a successful KDP author and Amazon FBA seller, emphasizing the importance of creative control and the freedom from traditional publishers that KDP provides.</p>
<p>Throughout the episode, we tackle the nuances of maximizing success on the KDP platform. From the necessity of thorough research in the Kindle Store to the savvy use of tools like Helium 10, we provide a roadmap for aspiring authors. Learn from industry veterans like Dominic, who has mastered the art of selling over 1.5 million paperbacks, and uncover strategies for identifying trends, optimizing keywords, and breaking into lucrative niches. Whether it's conducting manual research or harnessing AI tools for book creation, this episode is packed with practical techniques to elevate your publishing game.</p>
<p>The conversation takes a strategic turn as we explore keyword optimization and competitor research to enhance book visibility. With the assistance of Helium 10 tools like Cerebro and Magnet, we dive into methods for refining search results and selecting high-impact keywords. Explore how AI can streamline the writing process, from organizing content to crafting compelling descriptions. By integrating creativity with data-driven insights, this episode serves as your guide to capitalizing on KDP's potential and achieving lasting success in the publishing world.</p>
<p>In episode 692 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Shivali discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Utilizing KDP for Online Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:58 - Leveraging Amazon KDP for Passive Income Potential</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:22 - Analyzing Kindle Store for KDP Books</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:20 - Researching Book Niches for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:09 - Inconsistent Revenue Data on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:46 - Strategic Approach to Amazon Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:35 - Competitor Research With Helium 10's Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:04 - Keyword Research For KDP With Magnet and Cerebro</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:09 - Custom GPTs for Brand Promotion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:13 - Benefits of Enrolling in KDP Select</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">44:02 - Utilizing KDP As An Amazon Seller</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about all things KDP. How can you utilize it for your own Amazon brand, help boost your sales, and create your own books for another source of income.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Unlock these secret strategies for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and transform your Amazon entrepreneurial journey with insights from our conversation with Shivali Patel. You'll discover how KDP can become a powerful tool for brand expansion, offering sustained royalties with much less hassle than traditional publishing. Shivali shares her incredible path from a teenage entrepreneur to a successful KDP author and Amazon FBA seller, emphasizing the importance of creative control and the freedom from traditional publishers that KDP provides.</p>
<p>Throughout the episode, we tackle the nuances of maximizing success on the KDP platform. From the necessity of thorough research in the Kindle Store to the savvy use of tools like Helium 10, we provide a roadmap for aspiring authors. Learn from industry veterans like Dominic, who has mastered the art of selling over 1.5 million paperbacks, and uncover strategies for identifying trends, optimizing keywords, and breaking into lucrative niches. Whether it's conducting manual research or harnessing AI tools for book creation, this episode is packed with practical techniques to elevate your publishing game.</p>
<p>The conversation takes a strategic turn as we explore keyword optimization and competitor research to enhance book visibility. With the assistance of Helium 10 tools like Cerebro and Magnet, we dive into methods for refining search results and selecting high-impact keywords. Explore how AI can streamline the writing process, from organizing content to crafting compelling descriptions. By integrating creativity with data-driven insights, this episode serves as your guide to capitalizing on KDP's potential and achieving lasting success in the publishing world.</p>
<p>In episode 692 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Shivali discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Utilizing KDP for Online Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:58 - Leveraging Amazon KDP for Passive Income Potential</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:22 - Analyzing Kindle Store for KDP Books</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:20 - Researching Book Niches for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:09 - Inconsistent Revenue Data on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:46 - Strategic Approach to Amazon Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:35 - Competitor Research With Helium 10's Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:04 - Keyword Research For KDP With Magnet and Cerebro</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:09 - Custom GPTs for Brand Promotion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:13 - Benefits of Enrolling in KDP Select</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">44:02 - Utilizing KDP As An Amazon Seller</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 8/15/25: Accelerate Discount | Ads for TikTok | Upcoming Q4 Inventory Deadlines</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 8/15/25: Accelerate Discount | Ads for TikTok | Upcoming Q4 Inventory Deadlines</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-81525-accelerate-discount-ads-for-tiktok-upcoming-q4-inventory-deadlines/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:08:26 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon Accelerate’s full agenda is live with a limited-time discount. Amazon is taking on Walmart and Instacart with a massive same-day grocery expansion, and Q4 inventory deadlines are here!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Plan your Amazon Accelerate 2025 experience!
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/plan-for-accelerate'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/plan-for-accelerate

</a>Amazon Accelerate Agenda Builder now available to customize your experience
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTVNGUzVGVDRURlVFTlVH'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTVNGUzVGVDRURlVFTlVH

</a>Helium 10 Elite Q3 Workshop at Amazon Accelerate - <a href='https://h10.me/q3workshop'>https://h10.me/q3workshop

</a>Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in over 1,000 cities and towns with plans to double that reach by year's end
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/grocery-delivery-amazon-same-day-store'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/grocery-delivery-amazon-same-day-store

</a>Helium 10 Ads now supports TikTok advertising, allowing users to create, manage, and analyze TikTok ad and live campaigns alongside their Amazon and Walmart ads in one dashboard. Currently available for Elite members, this version lets you connect your TikTok accounts, view performance metrics, and manage campaigns, with more features planned for future rollouts.

Strategy of the Week: Helium 10’s Keyword Tracker lets you instantly view historical keyword ranking data from past years, even if you just started tracking today. This feature works for both your products and competitors, making it easy to see rankings from key events like past Prime Days or Q4 without losing any historical insights.

Get ready for the holiday shopping season - Q4 Inventory Deadlines
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG

</a>You can now enroll heavy and bulky items in Amazon Vine
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRUY5UThOTUE4R0RNTTg5'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRUY5UThOTUE4R0RNTTg5

</a>Monthly AI Webinar by Helium 10 - Amazon Image Generation with Chat GPT-5 Register here: <a href='http://h10.me/aimaugust'>http://h10.me/aimaugust

</a>Helium 10 Ads now includes a powerful update to keyword harvesting that prevents duplicate keywords or ASIN targets from being suggested across campaigns with the same match type. This automation saves sellers significant time by ensuring new targets are only added where they don’t already exist, eliminating the need for manual cross-checking.

Whether you're looking to optimize your current strategies or explore new avenues, this episode has the buzzing insights to help you thrive in the evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Amazon Accelerate Discount</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:03 - TikTok Ads Boost</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:01 - Prime Grocery Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:12 - Spy Competitor Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:54 - Q4 Inventory Deadlines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:24 - Ads Keyword Harvesting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:02 - More Vine Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:22 - Monthly AI Webinar</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon Accelerate’s full agenda is live with a limited-time discount. Amazon is taking on Walmart and Instacart with a massive same-day grocery expansion, and Q4 inventory deadlines are here!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Plan your Amazon Accelerate 2025 experience!<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/plan-for-accelerate'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/plan-for-accelerate<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Accelerate Agenda Builder now available to customize your experience<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTVNGUzVGVDRURlVFTlVH'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTVNGUzVGVDRURlVFTlVH<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Elite Q3 Workshop at Amazon Accelerate - <a href='https://h10.me/q3workshop'>https://h10.me/q3workshop<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in over 1,000 cities and towns with plans to double that reach by year's end<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/grocery-delivery-amazon-same-day-store'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/grocery-delivery-amazon-same-day-store<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Ads now supports TikTok advertising, allowing users to create, manage, and analyze TikTok ad and live campaigns alongside their Amazon and Walmart ads in one dashboard. Currently available for Elite members, this version lets you connect your TikTok accounts, view performance metrics, and manage campaigns, with more features planned for future rollouts.<br>
<br>
Strategy of the Week: Helium 10’s Keyword Tracker lets you instantly view historical keyword ranking data from past years, even if you just started tracking today. This feature works for both your products and competitors, making it easy to see rankings from key events like past Prime Days or Q4 without losing any historical insights.<br>
<br>
Get ready for the holiday shopping season - Q4 Inventory Deadlines<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQlFYRTJDR1RLTVlBS1lG<br>
<br>
</a>You can now enroll heavy and bulky items in Amazon Vine<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRUY5UThOTUE4R0RNTTg5'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRUY5UThOTUE4R0RNTTg5<br>
<br>
</a>Monthly AI Webinar by Helium 10 - Amazon Image Generation with Chat GPT-5 Register here: <a href='http://h10.me/aimaugust'>http://h10.me/aimaugust<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Ads now includes a powerful update to keyword harvesting that prevents duplicate keywords or ASIN targets from being suggested across campaigns with the same match type. This automation saves sellers significant time by ensuring new targets are only added where they don’t already exist, eliminating the need for manual cross-checking.<br>
<br>
Whether you're looking to optimize your current strategies or explore new avenues, this episode has the buzzing insights to help you thrive in the evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Amazon Accelerate Discount</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:03 - TikTok Ads Boost</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:01 - Prime Grocery Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:12 - Spy Competitor Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:54 - Q4 Inventory Deadlines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:24 - Ads Keyword Harvesting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:02 - More Vine Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:22 - Monthly AI Webinar</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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        <title>#691 - $20K More Sales with One Image Change</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/691-20k-more-sales-with-one-image-change/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:50:40 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>What service can help sellers potentially increase sales by projected $20,000, like it did for one of my products? It uses Helium 10 Audience, which is powered by PickFu.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p></p>
<p>What if a simple change in your product imagery could skyrocket your sales? Join us for an insightful episode with Justin Chen, the visionary founder of PickFu, as we unpack the power of split testing in e-commerce. Gain first-hand insights from Helium 10 Audience and discover how data-driven strategies can revolutionize your approach to Amazon product presentation. Learn how to harness the power of consumer insights to refine your packaging designs and creative elements, ensuring your product stands out in a saturated market. Through engaging anecdotes and compelling case studies, we reveal how small, informed changes can lead to substantial business advantages.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We explore the intricate world of visual testing and its crucial role in optimizing product listings. From selecting dog models in pet-related items to the subtle art of tweaking packaging text, we emphasize the importance of ongoing feedback and iteration. Discover how comparing your offerings against competitors can yield valuable insights and drive enhancements in click-through and conversion rates. Whether you're a seasoned seller or a newcomer, our discussion underscores the necessity of continuous adaptation and strategic decision-making to thrive in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.

Looking ahead, we will talk about the exciting future developments of PickFu and its strategic collaboration with Helium 10. Explore how PickFu is breaking new ground by expanding into global markets, offering native language feedback, and tailored testing solutions. With a commitment to high-quality data and innovative testing methodologies, PickFu is setting the stage for the next wave of e-commerce optimization. As we anticipate the new features and international capabilities, we encourage you to connect with PickFu and join us at upcoming Helium 10 gatherings for more enriching conversations and shared growth opportunities.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 691 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Justin discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
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<li>00:00 - Increasing Sales With Split Testing</li>
 
<li>02:42 - Evolving Trends in Amazon Selling</li>
 
<li>10:52 - Optimizing Product Listings Through Visual Testing</li>
 
<li>11:29 - Dog Models Impact on Sales</li>
 
<li>13:30 - Optimizing Product Images for Competition</li>
 
<li>16:28 - Improving Listings Through Image Testing</li>
 
<li>20:47 - Evolving Amazon Seller Product Validation</li>
 
<li>21:45 - Expanding Features for Global Sellers</li>
 
<li>28:57 - Testing and Optimization Strategies for Listings</li>
 
<li>37:33 - Future Plans for PickFu and Helium 10</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What service can help sellers potentially increase sales by projected $20,000, like it did for one of my products? It uses Helium 10 Audience, which is powered by PickFu.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p></p>
<p>What if a simple change in your product imagery could skyrocket your sales? Join us for an insightful episode with Justin Chen, the visionary founder of PickFu, as we unpack the power of split testing in e-commerce. Gain first-hand insights from Helium 10 Audience and discover how data-driven strategies can revolutionize your approach to Amazon product presentation. Learn how to harness the power of consumer insights to refine your packaging designs and creative elements, ensuring your product stands out in a saturated market. Through engaging anecdotes and compelling case studies, we reveal how small, informed changes can lead to substantial business advantages.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We explore the intricate world of visual testing and its crucial role in optimizing product listings. From selecting dog models in pet-related items to the subtle art of tweaking packaging text, we emphasize the importance of ongoing feedback and iteration. Discover how comparing your offerings against competitors can yield valuable insights and drive enhancements in click-through and conversion rates. Whether you're a seasoned seller or a newcomer, our discussion underscores the necessity of continuous adaptation and strategic decision-making to thrive in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.<br>
<br>
Looking ahead, we will talk about the exciting future developments of PickFu and its strategic collaboration with Helium 10. Explore how PickFu is breaking new ground by expanding into global markets, offering native language feedback, and tailored testing solutions. With a commitment to high-quality data and innovative testing methodologies, PickFu is setting the stage for the next wave of e-commerce optimization. As we anticipate the new features and international capabilities, we encourage you to connect with PickFu and join us at upcoming Helium 10 gatherings for more enriching conversations and shared growth opportunities.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 691 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Justin discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
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<li>00:00 - Increasing Sales With Split Testing</li>
 
<li>02:42 - Evolving Trends in Amazon Selling</li>
 
<li>10:52 - Optimizing Product Listings Through Visual Testing</li>
 
<li>11:29 - Dog Models Impact on Sales</li>
 
<li>13:30 - Optimizing Product Images for Competition</li>
 
<li>16:28 - Improving Listings Through Image Testing</li>
 
<li>20:47 - Evolving Amazon Seller Product Validation</li>
 
<li>21:45 - Expanding Features for Global Sellers</li>
 
<li>28:57 - Testing and Optimization Strategies for Listings</li>
 
<li>37:33 - Future Plans for PickFu and Helium 10</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we talk to one of our all-time favorite guests, and she'll discuss everything from her current e-commerce launches to brand strategy to making money with real estate franchises and even oil wells.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p></p>
<p>Ever wondered how strategic partnerships and innovative ideas can turn humble beginnings into e-commerce superstardom? Join us as we catch up with our favorite guest, Janelle Page, who opens up about her incredible journey. From launching a supplement line with Dr. Sten Ekberg to designing stylish safety eyewear with influencers like John Malecki and NataLee from Designed to the Nines, Janelle's story is a testament to the power of creativity and collaboration. She also shares her latest real estate adventure, renovating a historic Victorian home in Utah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Discover the magic of transforming hobbies into thriving businesses as we discuss the rise of niche audiences. By channeling passion and utilizing innovative content strategies, we explore how her pickleball newsletter amassed 1,100 subscribers in just eight weeks, unlocking unexpected opportunities like creating content on a luxury yacht in Croatia. Janelle shows us the importance of marketing prowess in scaling a pickleball facility, "The Kitchen," and establishing a strong e-commerce presence, proving that with the right mindset, even pastimes can become entrepreneurial goldmines.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Branding and storytelling take center stage as we delve into the art of launching successful products. Learn about creating the three-in-one charger, Alpha Charge, and the Mess Less brand, both tailored for entrepreneurs. Janelle illustrates the importance of knowing your audience and utilizing platforms like Kickstarter and TikTok for impactful product launches. Drawing inspiration from successful branding strategies, the conversation highlights how personal branding, strategic investments, and networking at business events can lay the groundwork for long-term success. Tune in for an episode brimming with insights and inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 690 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Janelle discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>00:00 - E-Commerce Success Strategies With Janelle Page</li>
 
<li>05:30 - Testing Product Market Fit Before Investment</li>
 
<li>06:26 - Building Niche Audience in Pickleball</li>
 
<li>09:40 - Becoming Co-Owner of Pickleball Facility</li>
 
<li>15:25 - Entrepreneurial Brand Strategy and Product Launch</li>
 
<li>18:07 - TikTok Launch Strategy for Product Launch</li>
 
<li>20:21 - Investing in Branding and Diversification</li>
 
<li>30:01 - Investment Opportunities and Strategies</li>
 
<li>31:59 - Building Strong Brands Through Storytelling</li>
 
<li>38:12 - Amazon Seller Networking at Business Events</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we talk to one of our all-time favorite guests, and she'll discuss everything from her current e-commerce launches to brand strategy to making money with real estate franchises and even oil wells.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p></p>
<p>Ever wondered how strategic partnerships and innovative ideas can turn humble beginnings into e-commerce superstardom? Join us as we catch up with our favorite guest, Janelle Page, who opens up about her incredible journey. From launching a supplement line with Dr. Sten Ekberg to designing stylish safety eyewear with influencers like John Malecki and NataLee from Designed to the Nines, Janelle's story is a testament to the power of creativity and collaboration. She also shares her latest real estate adventure, renovating a historic Victorian home in Utah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Discover the magic of transforming hobbies into thriving businesses as we discuss the rise of niche audiences. By channeling passion and utilizing innovative content strategies, we explore how her pickleball newsletter amassed 1,100 subscribers in just eight weeks, unlocking unexpected opportunities like creating content on a luxury yacht in Croatia. Janelle shows us the importance of marketing prowess in scaling a pickleball facility, "The Kitchen," and establishing a strong e-commerce presence, proving that with the right mindset, even pastimes can become entrepreneurial goldmines.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Branding and storytelling take center stage as we delve into the art of launching successful products. Learn about creating the three-in-one charger, Alpha Charge, and the Mess Less brand, both tailored for entrepreneurs. Janelle illustrates the importance of knowing your audience and utilizing platforms like Kickstarter and TikTok for impactful product launches. Drawing inspiration from successful branding strategies, the conversation highlights how personal branding, strategic investments, and networking at business events can lay the groundwork for long-term success. Tune in for an episode brimming with insights and inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 690 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Janelle discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>00:00 - E-Commerce Success Strategies With Janelle Page</li>
 
<li>05:30 - Testing Product Market Fit Before Investment</li>
 
<li>06:26 - Building Niche Audience in Pickleball</li>
 
<li>09:40 - Becoming Co-Owner of Pickleball Facility</li>
 
<li>15:25 - Entrepreneurial Brand Strategy and Product Launch</li>
 
<li>18:07 - TikTok Launch Strategy for Product Launch</li>
 
<li>20:21 - Investing in Branding and Diversification</li>
 
<li>30:01 - Investment Opportunities and Strategies</li>
 
<li>31:59 - Building Strong Brands Through Storytelling</li>
 
<li>38:12 - Amazon Seller Networking at Business Events</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 8/7/25: De Minimis Goes Global! | IRS Cracking Down on Sellers | Alexa Gets Ad-Ready</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz. There's a new worldwide de minimis rule, e-commerce sellers might be scrutinized more closely by the IRS, and Amazon might start delivering ads through conversations with Alexa.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Shein’s and Temu’s prices will get hit even harder by the new de minimis rule
<a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/business/trump-suspends-duty-free-shipments-temu-shein'>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/business/trump-suspends-duty-free-shipments-temu-shein

</a>Expand your reach with the new global selling experience
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWkM3N0dIMlVOWDJUTFhH'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWkM3N0dIMlVOWDJUTFhH

</a>New Feature Alert: Helium 10 Ads Now Supports Store Spotlight and Video Campaign Creation!</p>
<p>Sellers can now create Sponsored Brand Store Spotlight and Sponsored Video ads directly within Helium 10 Ads, without jumping to Seller Central. This makes keyword and ASIN harvesting for these campaigns more streamlined than ever.

IRS Targeting E-Commerce Sellers in 2025: Clear Start Tax Warns Shopify, Etsy, and Amazon Vendors to Prepare
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/11793/irs-targeting-e-commerce-sellers-in-2025-clear-start-tax-warns-shopify-etsy-and-amazon-vendors-to-prepare/'>https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/11793/irs-targeting-e-commerce-sellers-in-2025-clear-start-tax-warns-shopify-etsy-and-amazon-vendors-to-prepare/

</a>Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/31/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations/'>https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/31/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations/

</a>Amazon’s latest actions against fake review brokers: Amazon secures largest-ever legal win against global fake review network
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers

</a>Amazon.com announces second quarter results
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q2-2025-report'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q2-2025-report

</a>Finally, discover how Helium 10's Inventory Heat Maps can revolutionize your inventory management, ensuring you outpace customer expectations. Get ready for insights tailored to boost your e-commerce success!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - Worldwide De Mimimus Rule</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Star Rating Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:59 - New Amazon Global Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:46 - Sponsored Brand Video Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:59 - IRS Targeting Ecom Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:09 - Alexa Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:39 - Fake Reviews CrackDown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Strategy of the Week: Inventory Heat Maps</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Amazon Earnings</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz. There's a new worldwide de minimis rule, e-commerce sellers might be scrutinized more closely by the IRS, and Amazon might start delivering ads through conversations with Alexa.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Shein’s and Temu’s prices will get hit even harder by the new de minimis rule<br>
<a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/business/trump-suspends-duty-free-shipments-temu-shein'>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/03/business/trump-suspends-duty-free-shipments-temu-shein<br>
<br>
</a>Expand your reach with the new global selling experience<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWkM3N0dIMlVOWDJUTFhH'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWkM3N0dIMlVOWDJUTFhH<br>
<br>
</a>New Feature Alert: Helium 10 Ads Now Supports Store Spotlight and Video Campaign Creation!</p>
<p>Sellers can now create Sponsored Brand Store Spotlight and Sponsored Video ads directly within Helium 10 Ads, without jumping to Seller Central. This makes keyword and ASIN harvesting for these campaigns more streamlined than ever.<br>
<br>
IRS Targeting E-Commerce Sellers in 2025: Clear Start Tax Warns Shopify, Etsy, and Amazon Vendors to Prepare<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/11793/irs-targeting-e-commerce-sellers-in-2025-clear-start-tax-warns-shopify-etsy-and-amazon-vendors-to-prepare/'>https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/11793/irs-targeting-e-commerce-sellers-in-2025-clear-start-tax-warns-shopify-etsy-and-amazon-vendors-to-prepare/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations<br>
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/31/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations/'>https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/31/amazon-ceo-wants-to-put-ads-in-your-alexa-conversations/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s latest actions against fake review brokers: Amazon secures largest-ever legal win against global fake review network<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon.com announces second quarter results<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q2-2025-report'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-earnings-q2-2025-report<br>
<br>
</a>Finally, discover how Helium 10's Inventory Heat Maps can revolutionize your inventory management, ensuring you outpace customer expectations. Get ready for insights tailored to boost your e-commerce success!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - Worldwide De Mimimus Rule</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Star Rating Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:59 - New Amazon Global Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:46 - Sponsored Brand Video Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:59 - IRS Targeting Ecom Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:09 - Alexa Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:39 - Fake Reviews CrackDown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Strategy of the Week: Inventory Heat Maps</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Amazon Earnings</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/689-top-10-completely-unique-amazon-strategies-%e2%80%93-part-3/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:43:04 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we go over 10 more unique strategies that 95% of your competitors aren't taking advantage of, such as how to measure share of shelf for your brand, how to find keywords you can easily get on page one, how to monitor competitor price changes, and more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Are you ready to unlock exclusive Amazon strategies that could revolutionize your e-commerce game? This episode reveals ten game-changing Helium 10 tools and features that your competition is likely missing out on, from understanding the nuances of title density to tapping into the powerful insights offered by Helium 10. We also venture into international expansion, sharing practical tips to broaden your market reach and tap into a global customer base. These essential strategies are designed to propel you forward in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape, ensuring Helium 10 users stay at the forefront of innovation.</p>
<p>As the conversation unfolds, we tackle the impending changes to Amazon's barcode labeling requirements and the advantages of factory barcoding, a must-know for serious sellers. Learn how Helium 10's cutting-edge features, like the barcode label design tool and Helium 10 Audience tool powered by PickFu for split testing, can optimize your product listings and catapult your conversion rates. Dive into advanced tools like Magnet’s "Smart Complete" for exhaustive keyword research and Listing Builder’s sync for smooth Amazon listing updates. Whether you want to streamline operations or discover untapped product ideas, our discussion offers many insights to enhance your Amazon selling experience.</p>
<p>In episode 689 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:47 - Title Density</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - Expansion Ticket</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:08 - Customer Intelligence</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:47 - Barcode Creator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:17 - Audience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:53 - Insights Dashboard</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:31 - eBay Price checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:23 - Share Of Voice</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Smart Complete</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:03 - Listing Builder Sync</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we go over 10 more unique strategies that 95% of your competitors aren't taking advantage of, such as how to measure share of shelf for your brand, how to find keywords you can easily get on page one, how to monitor competitor price changes, and more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Are you ready to unlock exclusive Amazon strategies that could revolutionize your e-commerce game? This episode reveals ten game-changing Helium 10 tools and features that your competition is likely missing out on, from understanding the nuances of title density to tapping into the powerful insights offered by Helium 10. We also venture into international expansion, sharing practical tips to broaden your market reach and tap into a global customer base. These essential strategies are designed to propel you forward in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape, ensuring Helium 10 users stay at the forefront of innovation.</p>
<p>As the conversation unfolds, we tackle the impending changes to Amazon's barcode labeling requirements and the advantages of factory barcoding, a must-know for serious sellers. Learn how Helium 10's cutting-edge features, like the barcode label design tool and Helium 10 Audience tool powered by PickFu for split testing, can optimize your product listings and catapult your conversion rates. Dive into advanced tools like Magnet’s "Smart Complete" for exhaustive keyword research and Listing Builder’s sync for smooth Amazon listing updates. Whether you want to streamline operations or discover untapped product ideas, our discussion offers many insights to enhance your Amazon selling experience.</p>
<p>In episode 689 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:47 - Title Density</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - Expansion Ticket</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Are you just getting started on TikTok shop? In this episode, we have an expert on the show giving you your first 60-day blueprint for launching on TikTok shop.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Join us on this exciting episode as we welcome Delaney Del Mundo, VP of Account Strategy at Vendo, to explore the dynamic world of TikTok Shop. Delaney shares her expertise on crafting a successful 60-day blueprint for launching on TikTok Shop, a platform with significant potential to rival Amazon in sales. Discover how TikTok Shop not only creates demand but also enhances branded search volumes on Amazon, benefiting existing businesses. Delaney emphasizes the importance of patience and strategic planning, suggesting that TikTok Shop needs at least six months to establish a solid proof of concept.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss building robust affiliate and influencer partnerships to boost sales on TikTok Shop. We dive into strategies for launching GMV Max campaigns and constructing an effective affiliate pre-sale funnel. Discover how to utilize top-performing creatives as ads and the significance of setting optimal target ROAS. We highlight the importance of clear communication with affiliates, competitive commission rates, and tiered incentive programs. By creating leaderboards for affiliate performance, brands can foster healthy competition and learning among creators, ultimately enhancing engagement and driving sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Finally, we explore strategies for maximizing TikTok Shop growth through influencer collaboration and optimizing sales across various e-commerce platforms. Delaney shares insights on the nuances of TikTok Shop, including creator network effects, ad amplification, and affiliate incentives. Discover how to overcome new brands' challenges in attracting affiliates and the importance of securing initial sales to establish proof of concept. Learn about setting strategic commission rates and the potential for success with high-ticket products through proper discounts and incentives. This episode is packed with valuable strategies to help you thrive on TikTok Shop and beyond.</p>
<p>In episode 688 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Delaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Training for Sellers </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:30 - Strategies for Launching on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:18 - Driving Demand From TikTok to Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:09 - Utilizing Helium 10 for TikTok Trends</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:19 - Optimizing Listings for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Building Affiliate and Influencer Partnerships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:24 - Optimizing Affiliate Engine For TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:47 - Maximizing TikTok Shop Growth With Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:52 - Optimizing Commission Rates for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:34 - Discounting Strategy for High-End Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:31 - Utilizing TikTok for Business Growth</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you just getting started on TikTok shop? In this episode, we have an expert on the show giving you your first 60-day blueprint for launching on TikTok shop.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Join us on this exciting episode as we welcome Delaney Del Mundo, VP of Account Strategy at Vendo, to explore the dynamic world of TikTok Shop. Delaney shares her expertise on crafting a successful 60-day blueprint for launching on TikTok Shop, a platform with significant potential to rival Amazon in sales. Discover how TikTok Shop not only creates demand but also enhances branded search volumes on Amazon, benefiting existing businesses. Delaney emphasizes the importance of patience and strategic planning, suggesting that TikTok Shop needs at least six months to establish a solid proof of concept.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss building robust affiliate and influencer partnerships to boost sales on TikTok Shop. We dive into strategies for launching GMV Max campaigns and constructing an effective affiliate pre-sale funnel. Discover how to utilize top-performing creatives as ads and the significance of setting optimal target ROAS. We highlight the importance of clear communication with affiliates, competitive commission rates, and tiered incentive programs. By creating leaderboards for affiliate performance, brands can foster healthy competition and learning among creators, ultimately enhancing engagement and driving sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Finally, we explore strategies for maximizing TikTok Shop growth through influencer collaboration and optimizing sales across various e-commerce platforms. Delaney shares insights on the nuances of TikTok Shop, including creator network effects, ad amplification, and affiliate incentives. Discover how to overcome new brands' challenges in attracting affiliates and the importance of securing initial sales to establish proof of concept. Learn about setting strategic commission rates and the potential for success with high-ticket products through proper discounts and incentives. This episode is packed with valuable strategies to help you thrive on TikTok Shop and beyond.</p>
<p>In episode 688 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Delaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Training for Sellers </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:30 - Strategies for Launching on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:18 - Driving Demand From TikTok to Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:09 - Utilizing Helium 10 for TikTok Trends</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:19 - Optimizing Listings for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Building Affiliate and Influencer Partnerships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:24 - Optimizing Affiliate Engine For TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:47 - Maximizing TikTok Shop Growth With Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:52 - Optimizing Commission Rates for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:34 - Discounting Strategy for High-End Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:31 - Utilizing TikTok for Business Growth</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 7/31/25: Big Amazon Review Change | No More Amazon Google Ads</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>A new Amazon review and seller feedback policy has sellers up in arms. Amazon is no longer advertising on Google. You might start seeing TikTok videos and ads in your local shopping mall.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Update to Amazon seller feedback experience: Introducing star-only ratings
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOU1HS0pZSkJERVVBTVBD'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOU1HS0pZSkJERVVBTVBD

</a>Amazon Halts All Google Shopping Ads Globally in July 2025
<a href='https://www.webpronews.com/amazon-halts-all-google-shopping-ads-globally-in-july-2025/'>https://www.webpronews.com/amazon-halts-all-google-shopping-ads-globally-in-july-2025/

</a>Walmart bets on AI super agents to boost e-commerce growth
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/walmart-bets-ai-super-agents-boost-e-commerce-growth-2025-07-24/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/walmart-bets-ai-super-agents-boost-e-commerce-growth-2025-07-24/

</a>No More Amazon Prep
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201023020'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201023020

</a>Temu Hits Roadblock in Efforts to Compete With Amazon
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2025/temu-hits-roadblock-in-efforts-to-compete-with-amazon/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2025/temu-hits-roadblock-in-efforts-to-compete-with-amazon/

</a>TikTok expands efforts to move beyond the phone
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-out-of-phone-westfield-malls-rockbot/756324/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-out-of-phone-westfield-malls-rockbot/756324/

</a>Offer faster regional deliveries with Premium Shipping
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERCUENBVThUSDdBMjQ0'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERCUENBVThUSDdBMjQ0

</a>With these insights, we aim to equip our listeners with valuable strategies and knowledge to navigate the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Seller Feedback Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:23 - Amazon Says Bye to Google</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:39 - Auto Keyword Harvesting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:01 - Walmart AI Super Agents</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:12 - No More Amazon Prep</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:02 - SQP With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:21 - Temu Trouble</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:20 - New TikTok Placements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:09 - Premium Shipping</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new Amazon review and seller feedback policy has sellers up in arms. Amazon is no longer advertising on Google. You might start seeing TikTok videos and ads in your local shopping mall.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Update to Amazon seller feedback experience: Introducing star-only ratings<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOU1HS0pZSkJERVVBTVBD'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOU1HS0pZSkJERVVBTVBD<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Halts All Google Shopping Ads Globally in July 2025<br>
<a href='https://www.webpronews.com/amazon-halts-all-google-shopping-ads-globally-in-july-2025/'>https://www.webpronews.com/amazon-halts-all-google-shopping-ads-globally-in-july-2025/<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart bets on AI super agents to boost e-commerce growth<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/walmart-bets-ai-super-agents-boost-e-commerce-growth-2025-07-24/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/walmart-bets-ai-super-agents-boost-e-commerce-growth-2025-07-24/<br>
<br>
</a>No More Amazon Prep<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201023020'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/G201023020<br>
<br>
</a>Temu Hits Roadblock in Efforts to Compete With Amazon<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2025/temu-hits-roadblock-in-efforts-to-compete-with-amazon/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2025/temu-hits-roadblock-in-efforts-to-compete-with-amazon/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok expands efforts to move beyond the phone<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-out-of-phone-westfield-malls-rockbot/756324/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-out-of-phone-westfield-malls-rockbot/756324/<br>
<br>
</a>Offer faster regional deliveries with Premium Shipping<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERCUENBVThUSDdBMjQ0'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERCUENBVThUSDdBMjQ0<br>
<br>
</a>With these insights, we aim to equip our listeners with valuable strategies and knowledge to navigate the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Seller Feedback Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:23 - Amazon Says Bye to Google</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:39 - Auto Keyword Harvesting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:01 - Walmart AI Super Agents</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:12 - No More Amazon Prep</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:02 - SQP With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:21 - Temu Trouble</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:20 - New TikTok Placements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:09 - Premium Shipping</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#687 - Amazon Audience Targeting with AMC</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/687-amazon-audience-targeting-with-amc/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:06:34 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, discover how to access Amazon Marketing Cloud, create custom audiences, and launch high-impact ad campaigns using AMC’s powerful data tools.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>Unlock the potential of your Amazon advertising with insights from expert Destaney Wishon. Discover how the Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) is revolutionizing the way sellers approach their strategies by shifting from traditional keyword-based ads to advanced audience demographic models. By tapping into AMC's rich customer data, sellers can align their ads more closely with audience needs, leading to increased conversion rates, reduced costs, and enhanced profitability in an ever-competitive marketplace.</p>
<p>Explore the art of balancing audience targeting with bidding strategies to maximize the impact of your advertising campaigns. While targeting specific audiences offers unmatched precision, it's crucial to avoid overly narrow strategies that may limit your reach. Learn the advantages of aiming for the Top of Search placements, where higher CPCs can translate to greater visibility and conversion rates. We'll also dive into techniques for calculating bid boosts and setting base bids that drive optimal results, leveraging Amazon's proprietary audience data to elevate both ad revenue and product sales.</p>
<p>Finally, we discuss the strategic use of high-traffic search terms to enhance organic rankings, especially for premium brands. By targeting audiences who have interacted with your brand through channels like TV ads or registries, you can significantly boost conversion rates. With tools like Helium 10 Ads, sellers can customize their AMC instances for more precise audience targeting, leveraging exact match campaigns and keyword harvesting for greater accuracy. Whether you're a seasoned Amazon seller or a beginner, our conversation provides hands-on tips and strategies to help you navigate the intricate world of Amazon PPC with confidence and creativity.

</p>
<p>In episode 687 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Unlocking Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:14 - Amazon Advertising Audience Targeting Options</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:53 - Optimizing Amazon Marketing Cloud Audiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:40 - Optimizing Amazon Ads for High-Traffic Terms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:15 - Leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud Audiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:42 - Targeted Advertising Strategies for Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:04 - Creating Audiences for Amazon Ad Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:51 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising Audience Targeting</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, discover how to access Amazon Marketing Cloud, create custom audiences, and launch high-impact ad campaigns using AMC’s powerful data tools.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>Unlock the potential of your Amazon advertising with insights from expert Destaney Wishon. Discover how the Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) is revolutionizing the way sellers approach their strategies by shifting from traditional keyword-based ads to advanced audience demographic models. By tapping into AMC's rich customer data, sellers can align their ads more closely with audience needs, leading to increased conversion rates, reduced costs, and enhanced profitability in an ever-competitive marketplace.</p>
<p>Explore the art of balancing audience targeting with bidding strategies to maximize the impact of your advertising campaigns. While targeting specific audiences offers unmatched precision, it's crucial to avoid overly narrow strategies that may limit your reach. Learn the advantages of aiming for the Top of Search placements, where higher CPCs can translate to greater visibility and conversion rates. We'll also dive into techniques for calculating bid boosts and setting base bids that drive optimal results, leveraging Amazon's proprietary audience data to elevate both ad revenue and product sales.</p>
<p>Finally, we discuss the strategic use of high-traffic search terms to enhance organic rankings, especially for premium brands. By targeting audiences who have interacted with your brand through channels like TV ads or registries, you can significantly boost conversion rates. With tools like Helium 10 Ads, sellers can customize their AMC instances for more precise audience targeting, leveraging exact match campaigns and keyword harvesting for greater accuracy. Whether you're a seasoned Amazon seller or a beginner, our conversation provides hands-on tips and strategies to help you navigate the intricate world of Amazon PPC with confidence and creativity.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 687 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Unlocking Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:14 - Amazon Advertising Audience Targeting Options</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:53 - Optimizing Amazon Marketing Cloud Audiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:40 - Optimizing Amazon Ads for High-Traffic Terms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:15 - Leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud Audiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:42 - Targeted Advertising Strategies for Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:04 - Creating Audiences for Amazon Ad Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:51 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising Audience Targeting</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/686-15-new-features-to-level-up-your-amazon-tiktok-shop-selling/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Carrie and Shivali give the top 15 New Features that Helium 10 has launched in first half of the year.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us as we explore the top  innovative features and tools Helium 10 has rolled out this year. We kick things off by discussing the return of a crucial data point that alerts sellers if their products are classified as adult items—a status that can severely impact advertising and keyword indexing. Additionally, we explore the significance of managing inventory levels with rules-based advertising, allowing sellers to adjust their bids based on stock availability, thereby maintaining visibility and sales momentum. Our discussion extends to the introduction of the Amazon Influencer Bootcamp, which equips sellers with resources to create income-generating video reviews.</p>
<p>We also examine the market expansion opportunities for Amazon sellers, particularly in emerging regions like the Middle East. Furthermore, we delve into the nuances of entering new marketplaces with the Expansion Ticket tool, which aids in compliance and regulation navigation across different regions. To ensure competitive pricing, we highlight the utility of the eBay Price Checker and discuss the advantages of keyword translation tools for creating multilingual listings, thereby expanding market reach.</p>
<p>In our final segment, we shift our focus to optimizing e-commerce listings through influencer collaborations and platform integrations. We explore strategies for finding and engaging with TikTok influencers, emphasizing the potential of smaller followings to drive virality. The ease of converting Amazon listings for TikTok Shop is also showcased, offering a streamlined, time-saving approach compared to traditional methods. Lastly, we highlight the seamless integration of Amazon and TikTok platforms for inventory management and order fulfillment, along with leveraging Helium 10's Black Box Brand Analytics to optimize keyword strategies and uncover market opportunities. Listen in as we share practical examples and insights designed to maximize your business potential in the dynamic world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In episode 686 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Shivali discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:12 - Helium 10 Alerts Adult Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:01 - Rules-based Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:30 - Helium 10 Influencer Bootcamp</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:26 - Helium 10 Saudi Arabia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:13 - Helium 10 Expansion Ticket</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:26 - eBay Price Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:25 - Keyword Translation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:17 - Manage Refund Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:03 - Helium 10 Ads Academy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:15 - Helium 10 TikTok Shop Training</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:31 - Influencer Bootcamp</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:51 - TikTok Shop Listing Converter</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:34 - Connect your Amazon Listings to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:19 - Black Box Brand Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:58 - Search Query Analyzer</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Carrie and Shivali give the top 15 New Features that Helium 10 has launched in first half of the year.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us as we explore the top  innovative features and tools Helium 10 has rolled out this year. We kick things off by discussing the return of a crucial data point that alerts sellers if their products are classified as adult items—a status that can severely impact advertising and keyword indexing. Additionally, we explore the significance of managing inventory levels with rules-based advertising, allowing sellers to adjust their bids based on stock availability, thereby maintaining visibility and sales momentum. Our discussion extends to the introduction of the Amazon Influencer Bootcamp, which equips sellers with resources to create income-generating video reviews.</p>
<p>We also examine the market expansion opportunities for Amazon sellers, particularly in emerging regions like the Middle East. Furthermore, we delve into the nuances of entering new marketplaces with the Expansion Ticket tool, which aids in compliance and regulation navigation across different regions. To ensure competitive pricing, we highlight the utility of the eBay Price Checker and discuss the advantages of keyword translation tools for creating multilingual listings, thereby expanding market reach.</p>
<p>In our final segment, we shift our focus to optimizing e-commerce listings through influencer collaborations and platform integrations. We explore strategies for finding and engaging with TikTok influencers, emphasizing the potential of smaller followings to drive virality. The ease of converting Amazon listings for TikTok Shop is also showcased, offering a streamlined, time-saving approach compared to traditional methods. Lastly, we highlight the seamless integration of Amazon and TikTok platforms for inventory management and order fulfillment, along with leveraging Helium 10's Black Box Brand Analytics to optimize keyword strategies and uncover market opportunities. Listen in as we share practical examples and insights designed to maximize your business potential in the dynamic world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In episode 686 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Shivali discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:12 - Helium 10 Alerts Adult Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:01 - Rules-based Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:30 - Helium 10 Influencer Bootcamp</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:26 - Helium 10 Saudi Arabia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:13 - Helium 10 Expansion Ticket</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:26 - eBay Price Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:25 - Keyword Translation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:17 - Manage Refund Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:03 - Helium 10 Ads Academy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:15 - Helium 10 TikTok Shop Training</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:31 - Influencer Bootcamp</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:51 - TikTok Shop Listing Converter</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:34 - Connect your Amazon Listings to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:19 - Black Box Brand Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:58 - Search Query Analyzer</li>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-72425-amazon-ppc-targeting-hack-new-amazon-fee-explainer/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:41:30 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon may have quietly raised prices on low-cost items, while Walmart lowered its prices. Accelerate early bird pricing is ending soon. This and more are in today’s Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Raises Prices on Low-Cost Goods Following Tariffs
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/amazon-raises-prices-on-low-cost-goods-following-tariffs/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/amazon-raises-prices-on-low-cost-goods-following-tariffs/

</a>Amazon Accelerate speaker lineup announced and early bird pricing ends soon
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVpWWVhURFk2RzYzMlQ5'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVpWWVhURFk2RzYzMlQ5

</a>New Fee Explainer tool breaks down charges to your selling account
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRlA2UVc5QllKWENDWUtS'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRlA2UVc5QllKWENDWUtS

</a>In our final segment, we introduce new tools from Helium 10 that can transform your marketing efforts. The Share of Voice feature and the upgraded Amazon Influencer Finder tool offer insights into brand visibility and influencer outreach, helping you navigate the competitive landscape. With these tools, you'll be equipped to connect with niche influencers and secure authentic reviews, enhancing your brand's presence in the digital marketplace. Join us as we unpack these powerful resources and set you on the path to success.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - PPC Targeting Hack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:11 - Price War Twist?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:06 - Accelerate Savings Alert</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:20 - Amazon Fee Explainer</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:26 - Share of Voice</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:15 - Influencer Finder</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon may have quietly raised prices on low-cost items, while Walmart lowered its prices. Accelerate early bird pricing is ending soon. This and more are in today’s Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon Raises Prices on Low-Cost Goods Following Tariffs<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/amazon-raises-prices-on-low-cost-goods-following-tariffs/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/amazon-raises-prices-on-low-cost-goods-following-tariffs/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Accelerate speaker lineup announced and early bird pricing ends soon<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVpWWVhURFk2RzYzMlQ5'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWVpWWVhURFk2RzYzMlQ5<br>
<br>
</a>New Fee Explainer tool breaks down charges to your selling account<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRlA2UVc5QllKWENDWUtS'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRlA2UVc5QllKWENDWUtS<br>
<br>
</a>In our final segment, we introduce new tools from Helium 10 that can transform your marketing efforts. The Share of Voice feature and the upgraded Amazon Influencer Finder tool offer insights into brand visibility and influencer outreach, helping you navigate the competitive landscape. With these tools, you'll be equipped to connect with niche influencers and secure authentic reviews, enhancing your brand's presence in the digital marketplace. Join us as we unpack these powerful resources and set you on the path to success.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - PPC Targeting Hack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:11 - Price War Twist?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:06 - Accelerate Savings Alert</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:20 - Amazon Fee Explainer</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:26 - Share of Voice</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:15 - Influencer Finder</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#685 - Your Listings But Smarter: AI-Ready Content That Converts</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/685-your-listings-but-smarter-ai-ready-content-that-converts/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we explore how to create AI-powered product listings that don't just rank, they convert. Now we're not ditching keywords, but we're making them smarter and more aligned with how today's shoppers search, ask, and buy.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>AI in e-commerce is evolving rapidly, and we're thrilled to have Ritu Java, CEO of PPC Ninja, sharing her unique insights on how sellers can adapt. Ritu discusses using Amazon's AI tool, Rufus, which transforms customer queries into high-converting listing copy. The shift from traditional keyword searches to conversational searches is not just a trend but a paradigm shift that sellers must grasp to remain competitive. With Ritu's vast experience in e-commerce and Amazon advertising, she provides invaluable advice on making your product listings AI-ready, ensuring they rank and convert effectively.</p>
<p>Amazon's AI ecosystem is more robust than ever, with tools like Rufus and COSMO leading the charge. We explore how these systems, in conjunction with Alexa Plus, create a more personalized shopping experience by understanding user intent beyond simple keyword matching. Rufus, with its Q&amp;A format, assists shoppers in an intuitive way, enhancing the overall shopping journey. By diving into the intricacies of these AI models, including advancements in semantic understanding and personalization, you'll gain a clearer understanding of how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance product discovery and customer satisfaction.

But how do you make sure Rufus notices your listings? We unpack strategies to optimize product visibility and engagement, from using synonyms in listings to transforming FAQs into compelling visuals that address customer concerns. A standout main image can significantly influence both search visibility and consumer interest, and utilizing all available image slots can cater to a diverse audience. Ritu offers creative solutions for presenting additional product information without overwhelming potential buyers, including the strategic use of comparison slides and detailed specifications. Tune in to discover how to stay ahead in the AI-powered e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 658 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Ritu discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI-Powered Product Listings for High Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:34 - Shifting to Conversational Search on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:00 - The Future of Rufus Search</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:46 - Understanding COSMO and Rufus on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Customized Ranking and Personalization on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:43 - AI Strategies for Rufus Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:58 - Optimizing Responses to Product Questions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:08 - Maximizing Product Listing Keywords for Rufus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:35 - Maximizing SEO With Your Main Image</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">43:38 - Frequency of Extracting Questions From Rufus</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we explore how to create AI-powered product listings that don't just rank, they convert. Now we're not ditching keywords, but we're making them smarter and more aligned with how today's shoppers search, ask, and buy.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>AI in e-commerce is evolving rapidly, and we're thrilled to have Ritu Java, CEO of PPC Ninja, sharing her unique insights on how sellers can adapt. Ritu discusses using Amazon's AI tool, Rufus, which transforms customer queries into high-converting listing copy. The shift from traditional keyword searches to conversational searches is not just a trend but a paradigm shift that sellers must grasp to remain competitive. With Ritu's vast experience in e-commerce and Amazon advertising, she provides invaluable advice on making your product listings AI-ready, ensuring they rank and convert effectively.</p>
<p>Amazon's AI ecosystem is more robust than ever, with tools like Rufus and COSMO leading the charge. We explore how these systems, in conjunction with Alexa Plus, create a more personalized shopping experience by understanding user intent beyond simple keyword matching. Rufus, with its Q&amp;A format, assists shoppers in an intuitive way, enhancing the overall shopping journey. By diving into the intricacies of these AI models, including advancements in semantic understanding and personalization, you'll gain a clearer understanding of how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance product discovery and customer satisfaction.<br>
<br>
But how do you make sure Rufus notices your listings? We unpack strategies to optimize product visibility and engagement, from using synonyms in listings to transforming FAQs into compelling visuals that address customer concerns. A standout main image can significantly influence both search visibility and consumer interest, and utilizing all available image slots can cater to a diverse audience. Ritu offers creative solutions for presenting additional product information without overwhelming potential buyers, including the strategic use of comparison slides and detailed specifications. Tune in to discover how to stay ahead in the AI-powered e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 658 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Ritu discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI-Powered Product Listings for High Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:34 - Shifting to Conversational Search on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:00 - The Future of Rufus Search</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:46 - Understanding COSMO and Rufus on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Customized Ranking and Personalization on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:43 - AI Strategies for Rufus Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:58 - Optimizing Responses to Product Questions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:08 - Maximizing Product Listing Keywords for Rufus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:35 - Maximizing SEO With Your Main Image</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">43:38 - Frequency of Extracting Questions From Rufus</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>You may have seen NeuroGum on Shark Tank or seen Joe Rogan using them, but today, we have them on our show. They'll discuss their Amazon and TikTok Shop strategies and even how they've been using Helium 10 for years.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us in a captivating discussion with Jonathan from NeuroGum, the popular brand recognized for its appearance on Shark Tank and use by personalities like Joe Rogan. We explore NeuroGum's impressive strategies on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and TikTok Shop, revealing how they leverage tools like Helium 10 to enhance their online presence. Jonathan shares his personal journey from Korea to Texas, then New Jersey, and how his diverse academic background in communications, entrepreneurship, and art history has shaped his perspective on business and travel. Discover NeuroGum's ambitious growth plans and their recent move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the entrepreneurial journey of an e-commerce success story. Beginning with a modest role at Bed, Bath &amp; Beyond, our featured entrepreneur stumbled upon a life-changing YouTube video that propelled him into the world of Amazon selling. This narrative intertwines with the origin of NeuroGum, crafted by college friends Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen, who turned their dorm room creation into a thriving e-commerce product. Despite the allure of Shark Tank, they opted to focus on Amazon and TikTok, proving the power of strategic decisions in online retail. Their story illustrates the dynamic shift from traditional keyword ranking to innovative product offerings like nootropic gum and caffeine gum, tailoring marketing messages across platforms for maximum impact.</p>
<p>Gain insights into the evolving landscape of e-commerce and the strategies that propel brands like NeuroGum to success. Discover how influencer marketing tools, such as Helium 10's Influencer Finder for TikTok and Amazon, can amplify business growth when paired with the right creators and organic content. Uncover the logistical considerations of fulfillment strategies, balancing personal warehouses with TikTok's services. Additionally, we share a compelling tip for enhancing your Amazon brand’s presence through personal TikTok accounts centered on unique interests. This episode offers many strategies for aspiring sellers, emphasizing the importance of networking, collaboration, and strategic product offerings to achieve e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In episode 684 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jonathan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - NeuroGum Amazon Strategies and Origin</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:25 - Entrepreneurial Journey in E-Commerce and TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:00 - Late Start Leads to Successful Career</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:00 - Optimizing Advertising Spend for Sales Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:56 - E-Commerce Platforms and Fulfillment Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:49 - TikTok Viral Video Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:06 - E-Commerce Strategies and TikTok Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:58 - Unique Approach to Amazon Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:24 - Amazon vs TikTok Subscription Savings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:29 - "Employee Generated Content" for Brand Success </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:49 - TikTok Strategy for Amazon Success</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You may have seen NeuroGum on Shark Tank or seen Joe Rogan using them, but today, we have them on our show. They'll discuss their Amazon and TikTok Shop strategies and even how they've been using Helium 10 for years.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us in a captivating discussion with Jonathan from NeuroGum, the popular brand recognized for its appearance on Shark Tank and use by personalities like Joe Rogan. We explore NeuroGum's impressive strategies on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and TikTok Shop, revealing how they leverage tools like Helium 10 to enhance their online presence. Jonathan shares his personal journey from Korea to Texas, then New Jersey, and how his diverse academic background in communications, entrepreneurship, and art history has shaped his perspective on business and travel. Discover NeuroGum's ambitious growth plans and their recent move from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the entrepreneurial journey of an e-commerce success story. Beginning with a modest role at Bed, Bath &amp; Beyond, our featured entrepreneur stumbled upon a life-changing YouTube video that propelled him into the world of Amazon selling. This narrative intertwines with the origin of NeuroGum, crafted by college friends Kent Yoshimura and Ryan Chen, who turned their dorm room creation into a thriving e-commerce product. Despite the allure of Shark Tank, they opted to focus on Amazon and TikTok, proving the power of strategic decisions in online retail. Their story illustrates the dynamic shift from traditional keyword ranking to innovative product offerings like nootropic gum and caffeine gum, tailoring marketing messages across platforms for maximum impact.</p>
<p>Gain insights into the evolving landscape of e-commerce and the strategies that propel brands like NeuroGum to success. Discover how influencer marketing tools, such as Helium 10's Influencer Finder for TikTok and Amazon, can amplify business growth when paired with the right creators and organic content. Uncover the logistical considerations of fulfillment strategies, balancing personal warehouses with TikTok's services. Additionally, we share a compelling tip for enhancing your Amazon brand’s presence through personal TikTok accounts centered on unique interests. This episode offers many strategies for aspiring sellers, emphasizing the importance of networking, collaboration, and strategic product offerings to achieve e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In episode 684 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jonathan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - NeuroGum Amazon Strategies and Origin</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:25 - Entrepreneurial Journey in E-Commerce and TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:00 - Late Start Leads to Successful Career</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:00 - Optimizing Advertising Spend for Sales Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:56 - E-Commerce Platforms and Fulfillment Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:49 - TikTok Viral Video Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:06 - E-Commerce Strategies and TikTok Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:58 - Unique Approach to Amazon Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:24 - Amazon vs TikTok Subscription Savings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:29 - "Employee Generated Content" for Brand Success </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:49 - TikTok Strategy for Amazon Success</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In today's buzzing episode, we've got Prime Day results based on data collected by Pacvue, is OpenAI entering the e-commerce game? And new updates to flat files for uploading products in bulk.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Commerce Accelerated: Prime Day 2025 Preliminary Wrap-Up
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/commerce-accelerated-prime-day-2025-preliminary-wrap-up-burdick-xmbtc/'>https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/commerce-accelerated-prime-day-2025-preliminary-wrap-up-burdick-xmbtc/

</a>Prime Day event drives over $24 billion in US e-commerce sales, sees AI-driven boost
<a href='https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/15/prime-day-event-drives-over-24-billion-in-us-e-commerce-sales-sees-ai-driven-boost-465082/'>https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/15/prime-day-event-drives-over-24-billion-in-us-e-commerce-sales-sees-ai-driven-boost-465082/

</a>OpenAI Seeks Piece of ChatGPT-Driven eCommerce Sales
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/openai-seeks-piece-of-chatgpt-driven-ecommerce-sales/'>https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/openai-seeks-piece-of-chatgpt-driven-ecommerce-sales/
</a>Amazon Bulk Upload Improvements
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR044TEY0VEJOVVM0VDdC'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR044TEY0VEJOVVM0VDdC

</a>Amazon’s AI brand name tool now includes personality field
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVMzOERTVFI0RVZQS0VC'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVMzOERTVFI0RVZQS0VC

</a>Amazon’s new guide helps you enroll in Brand Registry
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM1lKV1I1OUZXR1g5QktZ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM1lKV1I1OUZXR1g5QktZ

</a>FBA Inventory page updates will temporarily affect reports
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS0pRWUQ5QjNRRVRFVDgy'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS0pRWUQ5QjNRRVRFVDgy

</a>Use vacation mode to protect your Amazon account’s health
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSERQR1A5TlZOVFZOOFY5'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSERQR1A5TlZOVFZOOFY5

</a>In this week’s strategy, Bradley shares a quick strategy for Amazon sellers to effortlessly convert their Amazon listings into TikTok Shop listings using Helium 10's Listing Converter tool, saving significant time and leveraging AI to optimize content for TikTok’s unique format. This fast, bulk conversion process can help sellers tap into TikTok’s growing e-commerce potential and even surpass Amazon sales.

Thanks for tuning in to the show! If you found value in today’s episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a fellow E-commerce entrepreneur. For more tips, tools, and strategies to level up your e-commerce game, check out our other episodes and stay connected with us. Until next time, keep pushing forward and keep crushing it!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Prime Day Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:54 - Prime Day and AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:13 - Chat GPT Ecommerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - Chrome Ext for KSA</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:10 - Bulk Upload Improvements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:18 - AI Brand Name Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Brand Registry Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:06 - Strategy of the Week: How to Convert Your Amazon Listing to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:20 - FBA Inventory Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:36 - Vacation for Sellers</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In today's buzzing episode, we've got Prime Day results based on data collected by Pacvue, is OpenAI entering the e-commerce game? And new updates to flat files for uploading products in bulk.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Commerce Accelerated: Prime Day 2025 Preliminary Wrap-Up<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/commerce-accelerated-prime-day-2025-preliminary-wrap-up-burdick-xmbtc/'>https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/commerce-accelerated-prime-day-2025-preliminary-wrap-up-burdick-xmbtc/<br>
<br>
</a>Prime Day event drives over $24 billion in US e-commerce sales, sees AI-driven boost<br>
<a href='https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/15/prime-day-event-drives-over-24-billion-in-us-e-commerce-sales-sees-ai-driven-boost-465082/'>https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/07/15/prime-day-event-drives-over-24-billion-in-us-e-commerce-sales-sees-ai-driven-boost-465082/<br>
<br>
</a>OpenAI Seeks Piece of ChatGPT-Driven eCommerce Sales<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/openai-seeks-piece-of-chatgpt-driven-ecommerce-sales/'>https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2025/openai-seeks-piece-of-chatgpt-driven-ecommerce-sales/<br>
</a>Amazon Bulk Upload Improvements<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR044TEY0VEJOVVM0VDdC'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR044TEY0VEJOVVM0VDdC<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s AI brand name tool now includes personality field<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVMzOERTVFI0RVZQS0VC'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRVMzOERTVFI0RVZQS0VC<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s new guide helps you enroll in Brand Registry<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM1lKV1I1OUZXR1g5QktZ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM1lKV1I1OUZXR1g5QktZ<br>
<br>
</a>FBA Inventory page updates will temporarily affect reports<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS0pRWUQ5QjNRRVRFVDgy'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS0pRWUQ5QjNRRVRFVDgy<br>
<br>
</a>Use vacation mode to protect your Amazon account’s health<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSERQR1A5TlZOVFZOOFY5'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSERQR1A5TlZOVFZOOFY5<br>
<br>
</a>In this week’s strategy, Bradley shares a quick strategy for Amazon sellers to effortlessly convert their Amazon listings into TikTok Shop listings using Helium 10's Listing Converter tool, saving significant time and leveraging AI to optimize content for TikTok’s unique format. This fast, bulk conversion process can help sellers tap into TikTok’s growing e-commerce potential and even surpass Amazon sales.<br>
<br>
Thanks for tuning in to the show! If you found value in today’s episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a fellow E-commerce entrepreneur. For more tips, tools, and strategies to level up your e-commerce game, check out our other episodes and stay connected with us. Until next time, keep pushing forward and keep crushing it!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Prime Day Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:54 - Prime Day and AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:13 - Chat GPT Ecommerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - Chrome Ext for KSA</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:10 - Bulk Upload Improvements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:18 - AI Brand Name Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Brand Registry Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:06 - Strategy of the Week: How to Convert Your Amazon Listing to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:20 - FBA Inventory Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:36 - Vacation for Sellers</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/683-i-manage-300-amazon-ppc-campaigns-10-minutes-a-week/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:10:39 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>How does Bradley Sutton manage over 300 PPC campaigns in less than 30 minutes a week? He opens up all of his processes to show how he sets them up using Helium 10 Ads.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Can you really master over 300 PPC campaigns in just 10 minutes a week? Bradley Sutton reveals how, using the power of Helium 10 Ads. This episode is packed with transformative strategies that have catapulted users from $6,000 to an astounding $250,000 in monthly ad sales. Through the magic of automation and the right data, discover how you can boost your advertising efficiency and profitability with minimal effort. Plus, we tackle your burning questions in a dynamic Q&amp;A segment aimed at unlocking new levels of Amazon advertising success.</p>
<p>Ever wondered how to cut down your advertising costs while boosting performance? Bradley shares his personal journey managing his own Amazon accounts, demonstrating the power of optimizing ad strategies using Helium 10 tools. This episode shares practical insights, including auditing existing accounts to find quick wins and maximize the value of your advertising efforts. We spotlight efficient keyword harvesting and reveal the secret sauce to transforming manual processes into time-saving automated solutions, ensuring your advertising is consistently on point.</p>
<p>Finally, take a deep dive into the world of automating bidding strategies and mastering rules-based advertising. Learn how to set up personalized bidding rules that reduce ACoS incrementally, maintaining both visibility and profitability. Tailor your strategies to suit different accounts with unique algorithms and explore the concept of Dayparting to significantly cut wasted ad spend. This episode equips you with customizable strategies for managing ads, launching new products, and understanding the nuances of keyword management. An essential listen for anyone looking to elevate their Amazon advertising game.</p>
<p>In episode 683 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Maximizing Amazon PPC Campaigns Efficiency With Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:16 - Leveraging Helium 10 Ads for Amazon PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:10 - Helium 10 Ads Optimization Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:02 - Efficient Keyword Harvesting With Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:19 - Cross-Campaign Keyword Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:37 - Automating Bidding Strategies for PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:05 - Setting Up Automated Bid Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:12 - Gradual ACoS Reduction Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:52 - Mastering Rules-Based Advertising With Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:26 - Bidding Optimization Strategy for Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:20 - Maximizing Profitability With Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:33 - Implementing Customized Ad Campaign Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">46:10 - Keyword Harvesting Automation and Conversion Analysis</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How does Bradley Sutton manage over 300 PPC campaigns in less than 30 minutes a week? He opens up all of his processes to show how he sets them up using Helium 10 Ads.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Can you really master over 300 PPC campaigns in just 10 minutes a week? Bradley Sutton reveals how, using the power of Helium 10 Ads. This episode is packed with transformative strategies that have catapulted users from $6,000 to an astounding $250,000 in monthly ad sales. Through the magic of automation and the right data, discover how you can boost your advertising efficiency and profitability with minimal effort. Plus, we tackle your burning questions in a dynamic Q&amp;A segment aimed at unlocking new levels of Amazon advertising success.</p>
<p>Ever wondered how to cut down your advertising costs while boosting performance? Bradley shares his personal journey managing his own Amazon accounts, demonstrating the power of optimizing ad strategies using Helium 10 tools. This episode shares practical insights, including auditing existing accounts to find quick wins and maximize the value of your advertising efforts. We spotlight efficient keyword harvesting and reveal the secret sauce to transforming manual processes into time-saving automated solutions, ensuring your advertising is consistently on point.</p>
<p>Finally, take a deep dive into the world of automating bidding strategies and mastering rules-based advertising. Learn how to set up personalized bidding rules that reduce ACoS incrementally, maintaining both visibility and profitability. Tailor your strategies to suit different accounts with unique algorithms and explore the concept of Dayparting to significantly cut wasted ad spend. This episode equips you with customizable strategies for managing ads, launching new products, and understanding the nuances of keyword management. An essential listen for anyone looking to elevate their Amazon advertising game.</p>
<p>In episode 683 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Maximizing Amazon PPC Campaigns Efficiency With Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:16 - Leveraging Helium 10 Ads for Amazon PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:10 - Helium 10 Ads Optimization Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:02 - Efficient Keyword Harvesting With Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:19 - Cross-Campaign Keyword Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:37 - Automating Bidding Strategies for PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:05 - Setting Up Automated Bid Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:12 - Gradual ACoS Reduction Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:52 - Mastering Rules-Based Advertising With Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:26 - Bidding Optimization Strategy for Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:20 - Maximizing Profitability With Helium 10 Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:33 - Implementing Customized Ad Campaign Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">46:10 - Keyword Harvesting Automation and Conversion Analysis</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Are you ready to unlock the secrets of international e-commerce success? With Natalia from Avask as our expert guide, you'll gain invaluable insights into the essential considerations for global expansion. Natalia's multicultural upbringing and rich professional background offer a unique lens on the complexities of international market entry. From understanding VAT regulations to the nuances of packaging requirements, our conversation uncovers the pivotal elements that can make or break your cross-border ventures.</p>
<p>Our deep dive into global e-commerce tax considerations will give you the knowledge to navigate the European market and beyond. Discover why obtaining a VAT number is crucial and how Amazon's role as a marketplace facilitator can alleviate some tax responsibilities for non-EU sellers. We also shed light on the hurdles European sellers encounter when entering the US market, stressing the significance of mastering regional tax regulations to ensure your business thrives internationally.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore promising avenues for expansion beyond the familiar territories of the US and EU. Markets like Australia present unique opportunities with less saturation and favorable tax thresholds. As Natalia reminds us, global expansion isn't just a growth opportunity; it's a smart hedge against market fluctuations. With the right preparation and expert support, expanding your Amazon business across borders doesn't have to be overwhelming. From understanding VAT rules to knowing where (and where not) to store your inventory, success lies in the details. Don’t wait for Q4 panic or Prime Day regret to start the process. Lay the groundwork now, so you're ready when the moment comes.</p>
<p>And if you’re ready for step-by-step guidance, don’t miss the Expansion Ticket course inside Freedom Ticket! Available to all Helium 10 users. It’s your fast track to global readiness, whether you're scaling from the U.S. to Europe, or vice versa.
</p>
<p>In episode 682 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Natalia discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Global Expansion Strategies for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:29 - Natalia's Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:16 - VAT Requirements for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:47 - Global E-Commerce Tax Considerations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:59 - Understanding State Taxes and VAT </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:56 - European Sellers Expanding to US Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:32 - International E-Commerce Expansion Considerations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:03 - Global Expansion Opportunities in E-Commerce </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:45 - Optimizing E-Commerce Shipping for Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:35 - International E-Commerce Strategies</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Selling only in the US or Europe? Discover key insights on global e-commerce expansion, including VAT rules, packaging requirements, and strategies for success.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Are you ready to unlock the secrets of international e-commerce success? With Natalia from Avask as our expert guide, you'll gain invaluable insights into the essential considerations for global expansion. Natalia's multicultural upbringing and rich professional background offer a unique lens on the complexities of international market entry. From understanding VAT regulations to the nuances of packaging requirements, our conversation uncovers the pivotal elements that can make or break your cross-border ventures.</p>
<p>Our deep dive into global e-commerce tax considerations will give you the knowledge to navigate the European market and beyond. Discover why obtaining a VAT number is crucial and how Amazon's role as a marketplace facilitator can alleviate some tax responsibilities for non-EU sellers. We also shed light on the hurdles European sellers encounter when entering the US market, stressing the significance of mastering regional tax regulations to ensure your business thrives internationally.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore promising avenues for expansion beyond the familiar territories of the US and EU. Markets like Australia present unique opportunities with less saturation and favorable tax thresholds. As Natalia reminds us, global expansion isn't just a growth opportunity; it's a smart hedge against market fluctuations. With the right preparation and expert support, expanding your Amazon business across borders doesn't have to be overwhelming. From understanding VAT rules to knowing where (and where not) to store your inventory, success lies in the details. Don’t wait for Q4 panic or Prime Day regret to start the process. Lay the groundwork now, so you're ready when the moment comes.</p>
<p>And if you’re ready for step-by-step guidance, don’t miss the Expansion Ticket course inside Freedom Ticket! Available to all Helium 10 users. It’s your fast track to global readiness, whether you're scaling from the U.S. to Europe, or vice versa.<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 682 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Natalia discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Global Expansion Strategies for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:29 - Natalia's Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:16 - VAT Requirements for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:47 - Global E-Commerce Tax Considerations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:59 - Understanding State Taxes and VAT </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:56 - European Sellers Expanding to US Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:32 - International E-Commerce Expansion Considerations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:03 - Global Expansion Opportunities in E-Commerce </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:45 - Optimizing E-Commerce Shipping for Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:35 - International E-Commerce Strategies</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Prime Day results, more details on Amazon’s Vine review system, and major updates on the TikTok app’s future. All covered in this week’s episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast
► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension
► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)
► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft
► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off With $7.9B In U.S. Online Sales On First Day
<a href='https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/amazon-prime-day-kicks-off-with-7-9b-in-us-online-sales-on-first-day/chFUCoOR500'>https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/amazon-prime-day-kicks-off-with-7-9b-in-us-online-sales-on-first-day/chFUCoOR500

</a>Amazon Vine frequently asked questions
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GX3CEV63Y4ZZAP37'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GX3CEV63Y4ZZAP37

</a>Helium 10 Launches Bulk Keyword Uploader for Seamless Migration from Other Tools
Users can now upload hundreds of keywords across multiple products instantly. Plus, retain historical rank data and benefit from Helium 10’s superior, full-page tracking.

A new TikTok app may be coming. Here’s what we know so far
<a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/09/tech/tiktok-new-app-us-sale'>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/09/tech/tiktok-new-app-us-sale

</a>Instantly See Amazon’s Top 3 Clicked Products with Helium 10's Chrome Extension
Carrie reveals how sellers with Amazon Brand Registry can view real-time click and conversion data straight from Amazon while casually browsing, with no deep dive required.

Amazon Supercharges Influencer Earnings for Prime Day
<a href='https://influencermarketinghub.com/amazon-supercharges-influencer-earnings-for-prime-day/'>https://influencermarketinghub.com/amazon-supercharges-influencer-earnings-for-prime-day/

</a>Helium 10 Ads Launches “Super Wizard” for Custom Campaign Creation
Sellers can now build multiple ad campaigns at once with personalized naming structures, making campaign management faster, easier, and fully customizable.

Join Helium 10’s New TikTok Shop Facebook Community for Sellers
In this growing Helium 10-hosted Facebook group, you can connect with fellow TikTok Shop sellers, ask questions, share tips, and compete for future prizes. <a href='http://h10.me/tiktokgroup'>http://h10.me/tiktokgroup 

</a>Helium 10’s Monthly AI Workshop Returns Next Friday with Ritu Java
Join top AI expert Ritu Java for July’s AIM workshop, where she’ll share advanced strategies to use AI for keyword and product research in your e-commerce business. Sign up here: <a href='https://h10.me/aimjuly'>https://h10.me/aimjuly

</a>Helium 10 Elite Gets AI-Powered Search Query Performance Analyzer
The new AI analysis toggle delivers instant charts and insights, such as top-converting keywords and high-value, low-visibility opportunities, streamlining data review for sellers.

Last Call: Apply Now for Project X Season 2 - Casting Contestants and E-Commerce Mentors
Helium 10 is filming a high-production case study series to help new and scaling sellers on Amazon, TikTok Shop, and beyond, with $10K in product funding and expert mentorship. <a href='https://h10.me/px2'>https://h10.me/px2

</a>That’s it for this week’s Weekly Buzz. Stay tuned, stay informed, and as always, keep crushing it in your e-commerce journey!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:03 - Prime Day Results?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:56 - Big Vine Update Details</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:13 - Bulk Keyword Migration</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:05 - No More TikTok App?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:45 - Search Results Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:13 - Amazon Influencer Increase</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:22 - Custom Campaign Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:08 - TikTok Shop Community</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:56 - AI Workshop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:54 - SQP AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:12 - Project X</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prime Day results, more details on Amazon’s Vine review system, and major updates on the TikTok app’s future. All covered in this week’s episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast<br>
► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension<br>
► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)<br>
► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft<br>
► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon Prime Day Kicks Off With $7.9B In U.S. Online Sales On First Day<br>
<a href='https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/amazon-prime-day-kicks-off-with-7-9b-in-us-online-sales-on-first-day/chFUCoOR500'>https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/amazon-prime-day-kicks-off-with-7-9b-in-us-online-sales-on-first-day/chFUCoOR500<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Vine frequently asked questions<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GX3CEV63Y4ZZAP37'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GX3CEV63Y4ZZAP37<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Launches Bulk Keyword Uploader for Seamless Migration from Other Tools<br>
Users can now upload hundreds of keywords across multiple products instantly. Plus, retain historical rank data and benefit from Helium 10’s superior, full-page tracking.<br>
<br>
A new TikTok app may be coming. Here’s what we know so far<br>
<a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/09/tech/tiktok-new-app-us-sale'>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/09/tech/tiktok-new-app-us-sale<br>
<br>
</a>Instantly See Amazon’s Top 3 Clicked Products with Helium 10's Chrome Extension<br>
Carrie reveals how sellers with Amazon Brand Registry can view real-time click and conversion data straight from Amazon while casually browsing, with no deep dive required.<br>
<br>
Amazon Supercharges Influencer Earnings for Prime Day<br>
<a href='https://influencermarketinghub.com/amazon-supercharges-influencer-earnings-for-prime-day/'>https://influencermarketinghub.com/amazon-supercharges-influencer-earnings-for-prime-day/<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Ads Launches “Super Wizard” for Custom Campaign Creation<br>
Sellers can now build multiple ad campaigns at once with personalized naming structures, making campaign management faster, easier, and fully customizable.<br>
<br>
Join Helium 10’s New TikTok Shop Facebook Community for Sellers<br>
In this growing Helium 10-hosted Facebook group, you can connect with fellow TikTok Shop sellers, ask questions, share tips, and compete for future prizes. <a href='http://h10.me/tiktokgroup'>http://h10.me/tiktokgroup <br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10’s Monthly AI Workshop Returns Next Friday with Ritu Java<br>
Join top AI expert Ritu Java for July’s AIM workshop, where she’ll share advanced strategies to use AI for keyword and product research in your e-commerce business. Sign up here: <a href='https://h10.me/aimjuly'>https://h10.me/aimjuly<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Elite Gets AI-Powered Search Query Performance Analyzer<br>
The new AI analysis toggle delivers instant charts and insights, such as top-converting keywords and high-value, low-visibility opportunities, streamlining data review for sellers.<br>
<br>
Last Call: Apply Now for Project X Season 2 - Casting Contestants and E-Commerce Mentors<br>
Helium 10 is filming a high-production case study series to help new and scaling sellers on Amazon, TikTok Shop, and beyond, with $10K in product funding and expert mentorship. <a href='https://h10.me/px2'>https://h10.me/px2<br>
<br>
</a>That’s it for this week’s Weekly Buzz. Stay tuned, stay informed, and as always, keep crushing it in your e-commerce journey!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:03 - Prime Day Results?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:56 - Big Vine Update Details</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:13 - Bulk Keyword Migration</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:05 - No More TikTok App?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:45 - Search Results Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:13 - Amazon Influencer Increase</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:22 - Custom Campaign Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:08 - TikTok Shop Community</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:56 - AI Workshop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:54 - SQP AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:12 - Project X</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Prime Day secrets, AMC insights, keyword hacks &amp; listing tips. A popular guest returns with advanced Amazon strategies to boost clicks, conversions, and improve post-Prime Day momentum.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Join us for an engaging conversation with our returning guest, Benjamin Webber, as we explore a spectrum of e-commerce strategies with a spotlight on Amazon Prime Day tactics. Known for his innovative and entertaining approach to Amazon listings, Ben shares insights from his journey of transitioning from managing his own Amazon businesses to becoming a strategic advisor at ClearAds Agency. We discuss his role in expanding their services beyond advertising to provide full-service Amazon solutions. Alongside his current ventures, including partnering with a friend to scale a business and launching a product with Matt Altman, we speculate on how the timing of Prime Day near the 4th of July and its extended duration could impact traffic and sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Listen in as we uncover effective strategies for optimizing Amazon Prime Day sales. We outline tactics such as leveraging frequently bought together deals, utilizing Prime exclusive discounts, and targeting deals of the day. Ben offers a unique perspective on capturing conversions from cautious shoppers by running deals on the fourth day of Prime. Post-Prime Day, we emphasize the importance of using DSP for retargeting and employing coupons to convert pending sales and engage customers beyond the Prime Day excitement.</p>
<p>

We also discuss enhancing Amazon listings for conversions and sales optimization through diversification. With tools like Amazon Marketing Cloud, we examine how businesses can gain a competitive edge by refining audience targeting and adapting to new algorithms. We touch on the potential of international market expansion, particularly in high-barrier markets like Germany, and the importance of strategic pricing. Ben shares valuable insights into analyzing sales data for optimal bidding and recognizing different customer behaviors throughout the day. Lastly, we highlight the benefits of exploring other sales platforms like Walmart and TikTok, while focusing on core competencies to sustain growth.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 681 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Benjamin discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Amazon Prime Day Strategies and More</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Discussing E-Commerce Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:22 - Impact of Extended Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:53 - Optimizing Amazon Prime Day Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Post-Prime Day Sales Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:07 - Enhancing Amazon Listings for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:42 - Enhancing Product Listings With Emotional Connection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:01 - Optimizing Images for Amazon Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:35 - Amazon Sales Optimization and Diversification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:00 - Optimizing Dayparting Ad Bids for Peak Times</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:04 - Expanding Market Reach With Pricing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:21 - Product Management Strategies for Conversion Rates</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prime Day secrets, AMC insights, keyword hacks &amp; listing tips. A popular guest returns with advanced Amazon strategies to boost clicks, conversions, and improve post-Prime Day momentum.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Join us for an engaging conversation with our returning guest, Benjamin Webber, as we explore a spectrum of e-commerce strategies with a spotlight on Amazon Prime Day tactics. Known for his innovative and entertaining approach to Amazon listings, Ben shares insights from his journey of transitioning from managing his own Amazon businesses to becoming a strategic advisor at ClearAds Agency. We discuss his role in expanding their services beyond advertising to provide full-service Amazon solutions. Alongside his current ventures, including partnering with a friend to scale a business and launching a product with Matt Altman, we speculate on how the timing of Prime Day near the 4th of July and its extended duration could impact traffic and sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Listen in as we uncover effective strategies for optimizing Amazon Prime Day sales. We outline tactics such as leveraging frequently bought together deals, utilizing Prime exclusive discounts, and targeting deals of the day. Ben offers a unique perspective on capturing conversions from cautious shoppers by running deals on the fourth day of Prime. Post-Prime Day, we emphasize the importance of using DSP for retargeting and employing coupons to convert pending sales and engage customers beyond the Prime Day excitement.</p>
<p><br>
<br>
We also discuss enhancing Amazon listings for conversions and sales optimization through diversification. With tools like Amazon Marketing Cloud, we examine how businesses can gain a competitive edge by refining audience targeting and adapting to new algorithms. We touch on the potential of international market expansion, particularly in high-barrier markets like Germany, and the importance of strategic pricing. Ben shares valuable insights into analyzing sales data for optimal bidding and recognizing different customer behaviors throughout the day. Lastly, we highlight the benefits of exploring other sales platforms like Walmart and TikTok, while focusing on core competencies to sustain growth.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 681 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Benjamin discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Amazon Prime Day Strategies and More</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Discussing E-Commerce Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:22 - Impact of Extended Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:53 - Optimizing Amazon Prime Day Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Post-Prime Day Sales Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:07 - Enhancing Amazon Listings for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:42 - Enhancing Product Listings With Emotional Connection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:01 - Optimizing Images for Amazon Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:35 - Amazon Sales Optimization and Diversification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:00 - Optimizing Dayparting Ad Bids for Peak Times</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:04 - Expanding Market Reach With Pricing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:21 - Product Management Strategies for Conversion Rates</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Top AI &amp; GPT expert shares tips on ChatGPT, AI agents, Rufus, and more. Plus, exclusive access to his private Amazon seller GPTs just for Serious Sellers Podcast listeners.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Andrew Bell, a standout figure in the realm of AI and custom GPTs, kicks off our very first installment of AIM, our Monthly AI workshop on all things artificial intelligence. In this episode, Andrew opens up about his journey from the Moody Bible Institute to becoming an e-commerce maestro on platforms like Amazon. Growing up in the quirky town of Santa Claus, Indiana, and now living in Kentucky, Andrew captivates with his unique perspective, connecting the dots between local sports rivalries and the debates surrounding artificial intelligence. His pioneering work with Touch of Class and his learnings from the Freedom Ticket course by Helium 10 laid the groundwork for his success, making him a voice worth listening to in the fast-paced world of e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As we engage with Andrew, we discover the fascinating world of AI-driven tools designed for Amazon listing optimization and product research. With over 350 custom GPTs under his belt, Andrew discusses the art of prompting and how robust strategies can mitigate errors. The conversation takes a turn into the challenges faced when AI relies on outdated data, such as the myths surrounding the Amazon A10 algorithm. By blending AI with reliable resources like Helium 10’s data, the episode reveals how sellers can enhance the accuracy and trust of their listings, amidst a landscape of evolving AI capabilities.
</p>
<p>
Rounding out the episode, Andrew shares strategic insights for maximizing AI in product research and listing optimization. From the intricacies of using Amazon's generative AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus to the innovative application of AI reasoning models, Andrew highlights ways to maintain accurate and engaging Amazon listings. We explore the benefits of visual label tagging and new features for price alerts, all aimed at boosting conversion rates during key sales events. Don't miss Andrew's reflections on the continued evolution of AI technology and its growing impact on both personal and professional realms.</p>
<p>

For those eager to try out Andrew Bell’s custom GPTs firsthand, listeners of the Serious Sellers Podcast get exclusive access. While many of his 350+ custom GPTs are still gated for private workshops and Helium 10 events, Andrew makes a few powerful ones available for our audience. Go to <a href='https://h10.me/andrewbellgpt'>https://h10.me/andrewbellgpt</a> to access a curated selection, including GPTs for product research, demand validation, e-commerce script agents, and even one cleverly titled NoMDashes, designed to remove those pesky AI giveaway dashes from your copy. These GPTs aren’t available to the general public yet, so this is your chance to explore cutting-edge AI tools before they’re widely released. Just one more perk of tuning in.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 680 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:00 - Andrew Bell's Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:55 - Success in Amazon Seller Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:03 - Pricing Strategies Across Different Niches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:57 - Leveraging AI for Amazon Listing Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:35 - Trust in AI and Misconceptions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:29 - Keyword Generation in ChatGPT</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:41 - Maximizing AI for Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:36 - The Future of Data Augmentation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:29 - Leveraging AI for Comprehensive Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:07 - E-commerce Sellers Optimizing for AI in 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:19 - Amazon Listing Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:51 - Visual and Textual Content for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:39 - Click Training Data and Customer Questions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">46:04 - Advancements in Reasoning Models and AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">47:00 - Amazon Rufus and AI Reasoning Models</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Top AI &amp; GPT expert shares tips on ChatGPT, AI agents, Rufus, and more. Plus, exclusive access to his private Amazon seller GPTs just for Serious Sellers Podcast listeners.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Andrew Bell, a standout figure in the realm of AI and custom GPTs, kicks off our very first installment of AIM, our Monthly AI workshop on all things artificial intelligence. In this episode, Andrew opens up about his journey from the Moody Bible Institute to becoming an e-commerce maestro on platforms like Amazon. Growing up in the quirky town of Santa Claus, Indiana, and now living in Kentucky, Andrew captivates with his unique perspective, connecting the dots between local sports rivalries and the debates surrounding artificial intelligence. His pioneering work with Touch of Class and his learnings from the Freedom Ticket course by Helium 10 laid the groundwork for his success, making him a voice worth listening to in the fast-paced world of e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As we engage with Andrew, we discover the fascinating world of AI-driven tools designed for Amazon listing optimization and product research. With over 350 custom GPTs under his belt, Andrew discusses the art of prompting and how robust strategies can mitigate errors. The conversation takes a turn into the challenges faced when AI relies on outdated data, such as the myths surrounding the Amazon A10 algorithm. By blending AI with reliable resources like Helium 10’s data, the episode reveals how sellers can enhance the accuracy and trust of their listings, amidst a landscape of evolving AI capabilities.<br>
</p>
<p><br>
Rounding out the episode, Andrew shares strategic insights for maximizing AI in product research and listing optimization. From the intricacies of using Amazon's generative AI-powered shopping assistant Rufus to the innovative application of AI reasoning models, Andrew highlights ways to maintain accurate and engaging Amazon listings. We explore the benefits of visual label tagging and new features for price alerts, all aimed at boosting conversion rates during key sales events. Don't miss Andrew's reflections on the continued evolution of AI technology and its growing impact on both personal and professional realms.</p>
<p><br>
<br>
For those eager to try out Andrew Bell’s custom GPTs firsthand, listeners of the Serious Sellers Podcast get exclusive access. While many of his 350+ custom GPTs are still gated for private workshops and Helium 10 events, Andrew makes a few powerful ones available for our audience. Go to <a href='https://h10.me/andrewbellgpt'>https://h10.me/andrewbellgpt</a> to access a curated selection, including GPTs for product research, demand validation, e-commerce script agents, and even one cleverly titled NoMDashes, designed to remove those pesky AI giveaway dashes from your copy. These GPTs aren’t available to the general public yet, so this is your chance to explore cutting-edge AI tools before they’re widely released. Just one more perk of tuning in.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 680 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:00 - Andrew Bell's Backstory</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:55 - Success in Amazon Seller Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:03 - Pricing Strategies Across Different Niches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:57 - Leveraging AI for Amazon Listing Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:35 - Trust in AI and Misconceptions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:29 - Keyword Generation in ChatGPT</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:41 - Maximizing AI for Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:36 - The Future of Data Augmentation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:29 - Leveraging AI for Comprehensive Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:07 - E-commerce Sellers Optimizing for AI in 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:19 - Amazon Listing Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:51 - Visual and Textual Content for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:39 - Click Training Data and Customer Questions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">46:04 - Advancements in Reasoning Models and AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">47:00 - Amazon Rufus and AI Reasoning Models</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 7/3/25: Big Amazon Vine Change? | Project X Casting Call</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-7325-big-amazon-vine-change-project-x-casting-call/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon may have just changed the game by letting you collect Vine reviews before your product launches. Project X is back with the $10,000 casting call, and KDP sellers are finally getting in-browser sales data inside the Chrome extension.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Get Amazon Vine reviews before your product launch
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUkVFTDNBUEtNVEdTUFlZ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUkVFTDNBUEtNVEdTUFlZ

</a>Project X Casting Call - <a href='http://h10.me/px2'>h10.me/px2</a></p>
<p>New Product Announcement: Introducing Amazon Ads Enhanced Video Generator
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazon-ads-launches-enhanced-ai-powered-video-activity-7345838124293345280-AjIG/'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazon-ads-launches-enhanced-ai-powered-video-activity-7345838124293345280-AjIG/

</a>Tariff Pressure Hits Temu and Shein in U.S. as European Growth Accelerates
<a href='https://www.modaes.com/global/companies/temu-and-shein-users-plummet-in-the-us-over-tariffs-rise-in-europe'>https://www.modaes.com/global/companies/temu-and-shein-users-plummet-in-the-us-over-tariffs-rise-in-europe

</a>US user base of Chinese E-commerce platforms Temu &amp; Shein plummets amid US-China trade conflict
<a href='https://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html'>https://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html

</a>Alternative options when West Coast ports are congested
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ1ZMS0JMVjNDR1JUWjRO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ1ZMS0JMVjNDR1JUWjRO

</a>Maximum box length for FBA orders to increase
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRExXTTMyVVhTVEdFNUM2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRExXTTMyVVhTVEdFNUM2

</a>TikTok Shop opens for business in Japan as US fate hangs in balance
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316505/tiktok-shop-opens-business-japan-us-fate-hangs-balance'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316505/tiktok-shop-opens-business-japan-us-fate-hangs-balance

</a>Trump says he has 'a group of very wealthy people' to buy TikTok
<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20nqdl5ydjo'>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20nqdl5ydjo

</a>From insightful updates to valuable KDP tools, this episode is packed with everything you need to navigate the evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>(Time Stamps) - </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Prelaunch Vine Reviews?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:16 - Project X Casting Call</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:47 - Ads AI Video Generator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:16 - Helium 10 New Feature Alert</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:33 - Temu &amp; Shein Tariff Fallout</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - Port Congestion Warning</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:18 - FBA Box Dimension Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:28 - TikTok Shop Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:37 - TikTok US Buyer Found?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:41 - Training Tip of The Week</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon may have just changed the game by letting you collect Vine reviews before your product launches. Project X is back with the $10,000 casting call, and KDP sellers are finally getting in-browser sales data inside the Chrome extension.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Get Amazon Vine reviews before your product launch<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUkVFTDNBUEtNVEdTUFlZ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUkVFTDNBUEtNVEdTUFlZ<br>
<br>
</a>Project X Casting Call - <a href='http://h10.me/px2'>h10.me/px2</a></p>
<p>New Product Announcement: Introducing Amazon Ads Enhanced Video Generator<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazon-ads-launches-enhanced-ai-powered-video-activity-7345838124293345280-AjIG/'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazon-ads-launches-enhanced-ai-powered-video-activity-7345838124293345280-AjIG/<br>
<br>
</a>Tariff Pressure Hits Temu and Shein in U.S. as European Growth Accelerates<br>
<a href='https://www.modaes.com/global/companies/temu-and-shein-users-plummet-in-the-us-over-tariffs-rise-in-europe'>https://www.modaes.com/global/companies/temu-and-shein-users-plummet-in-the-us-over-tariffs-rise-in-europe<br>
<br>
</a>US user base of Chinese E-commerce platforms Temu &amp; Shein plummets amid US-China trade conflict<br>
<a href='https://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html'>https://www.koreapost.com/news/articleView.html<br>
<br>
</a>Alternative options when West Coast ports are congested<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ1ZMS0JMVjNDR1JUWjRO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQ1ZMS0JMVjNDR1JUWjRO<br>
<br>
</a>Maximum box length for FBA orders to increase<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRExXTTMyVVhTVEdFNUM2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRExXTTMyVVhTVEdFNUM2<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop opens for business in Japan as US fate hangs in balance<br>
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316505/tiktok-shop-opens-business-japan-us-fate-hangs-balance'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3316505/tiktok-shop-opens-business-japan-us-fate-hangs-balance<br>
<br>
</a>Trump says he has 'a group of very wealthy people' to buy TikTok<br>
<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20nqdl5ydjo'>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20nqdl5ydjo<br>
<br>
</a>From insightful updates to valuable KDP tools, this episode is packed with everything you need to navigate the evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>(Time Stamps) - </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Prelaunch Vine Reviews?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:16 - Project X Casting Call</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:47 - Ads AI Video Generator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:16 - Helium 10 New Feature Alert</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:33 - Temu &amp; Shein Tariff Fallout</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - Port Congestion Warning</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:18 - FBA Box Dimension Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:28 - TikTok Shop Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:37 - TikTok US Buyer Found?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:41 - Training Tip of The Week</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#679 - Top 10 Completely Unique Amazon Strategies - Part 2</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/679-top-10-completely-unique-amazon-strategies-part-2/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:50:43 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode is another seller strategy masterclass. We'll discuss 10 unique strategies that most of your competitors are not using.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us as we explore innovative seller strategies in the ever-evolving Amazon and TikTok Shop marketplace, with a special focus on leveraging Helium 10's exclusive tools. We'll uncover how understanding the history of products frequently bought together can open up new bundling opportunities and product lines. For instance, finding out that bat-shaped shower curtain hooks are often purchased with bat-shaped bath mats can spark ideas for unique product offerings. By tapping into these insights, sellers can enhance their advertising strategies and target customers more effectively, ultimately gaining a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace.</p>
<p>We'll also discuss the transformative power of Helium 10's features, like automated keyword harvesting and heat maps. These tools not only streamline the process of discovering new keywords but also help manage inventory challenges. By automating notifications for relevant keywords and illustrating how shipping times are affected by stock levels, sellers can save time and optimize their listings. This provides a competitive advantage, allowing sellers to focus on strategic growth rather than tedious tasks. Additionally, we'll touch on TikTok Shop fulfillment tips, exploring how to distribute inventory effectively and utilize Amazon's Multi-Channel Fulfillment for a seamless order processing experience.

Lastly, let’s dive into the impact of influencer marketing and Amazon advertising on boosting brand reach and conversion rates. The Helium 10 influencer finder becomes an invaluable resource for identifying potential collaborators, while the widget provides insights into the most clicked products in search results. These tools, along with exclusive Amazon seller strategies, make Helium 10 an indispensable suite for optimizing business operations. By harnessing these resources, sellers can uncover opportunities that might be missed when relying solely on traditional methods, significantly reducing the time spent managing ad campaigns and positioning themselves for success. Listen in as we unpack these strategies and more, equipping you with the knowledge to thrive in the e-commerce world. </p>
<p>In episode 679 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Unique Seller Strategies Masterclass</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - Automated Keyword Harvesting and Heat Maps</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:15 - Automated Keyword Tracking for Competitors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:44 - Amazon FBA Inventory Management Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:06 - Amazon Data for Competitor Sales </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:34 - Easily Migrate and Track Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:54 - Influencer Marketing and Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:06 - Wooden Egg Holder Advertising Confusion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:43 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns Manually</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:39 - Exclusive Amazon Seller Tools and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:57 - Helium 10 Bid Suggestions for ACoS</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This episode is another seller strategy masterclass. We'll discuss 10 unique strategies that most of your competitors are not using.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us as we explore innovative seller strategies in the ever-evolving Amazon and TikTok Shop marketplace, with a special focus on leveraging Helium 10's exclusive tools. We'll uncover how understanding the history of products frequently bought together can open up new bundling opportunities and product lines. For instance, finding out that bat-shaped shower curtain hooks are often purchased with bat-shaped bath mats can spark ideas for unique product offerings. By tapping into these insights, sellers can enhance their advertising strategies and target customers more effectively, ultimately gaining a competitive edge in a crowded marketplace.</p>
<p>We'll also discuss the transformative power of Helium 10's features, like automated keyword harvesting and heat maps. These tools not only streamline the process of discovering new keywords but also help manage inventory challenges. By automating notifications for relevant keywords and illustrating how shipping times are affected by stock levels, sellers can save time and optimize their listings. This provides a competitive advantage, allowing sellers to focus on strategic growth rather than tedious tasks. Additionally, we'll touch on TikTok Shop fulfillment tips, exploring how to distribute inventory effectively and utilize Amazon's Multi-Channel Fulfillment for a seamless order processing experience.<br>
<br>
Lastly, let’s dive into the impact of influencer marketing and Amazon advertising on boosting brand reach and conversion rates. The Helium 10 influencer finder becomes an invaluable resource for identifying potential collaborators, while the widget provides insights into the most clicked products in search results. These tools, along with exclusive Amazon seller strategies, make Helium 10 an indispensable suite for optimizing business operations. By harnessing these resources, sellers can uncover opportunities that might be missed when relying solely on traditional methods, significantly reducing the time spent managing ad campaigns and positioning themselves for success. Listen in as we unpack these strategies and more, equipping you with the knowledge to thrive in the e-commerce world. </p>
<p>In episode 679 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Unique Seller Strategies Masterclass</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - Automated Keyword Harvesting and Heat Maps</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:15 - Automated Keyword Tracking for Competitors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:44 - Amazon FBA Inventory Management Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:06 - Amazon Data for Competitor Sales </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:34 - Easily Migrate and Track Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:54 - Influencer Marketing and Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:06 - Wooden Egg Holder Advertising Confusion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:43 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns Manually</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:39 - Exclusive Amazon Seller Tools and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:57 - Helium 10 Bid Suggestions for ACoS</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#678 - New Alibaba Sourcing Strategies for 2025</title>
        <itunes:title>#678 - New Alibaba Sourcing Strategies for 2025</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/678-new-alibaba-sourcing-strategies-for-2025/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we talk with Alibaba’s US GM about powerful new AI tools, fast domestic sourcing, and how you can become a US-based supplier on Alibaba to reach global buyers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Join us as we sit down with Justin Liu, the General Manager for Alibaba.com in North America, to uncover some exciting new AI features on the Alibaba platform. Justin shares his journey from growing up in China and studying at Georgetown University to his experiences at Amazon, where he gained valuable insights into the needs of sellers. Now at Alibaba, he focuses on helping North American suppliers set up storefronts and list products to access a global network of retailers and distributors. This conversation highlights how Alibaba is not just a sourcing hub but a gateway for North American manufacturers to reach international markets, addressing common misconceptions about its services.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In another segment, we explore the challenges of managing tariffs and supply chain risks for sellers expanding their businesses on platforms like TikTok Shop. With Alibaba's vast network of suppliers from various regions, sellers can confidently navigate international trade. We emphasize the importance of risk management tools, such as Alibaba's trade assurance program, which safeguards transactions. Additionally, we introduce Accio, the world's first AI-supported sourcing platform that transforms product discovery through a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT. By integrating with B2B platforms like Alibaba, Accio is setting itself apart as an adaptive resource for sellers worldwide. Listen in as we unpack these strategies and tools that empower sellers to grow their E-commerce businesses.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 678 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Justin discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Alibaba's AI Features and Supplier Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:39 - Alibaba's Expansion in North America</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:36 - Changing Landscape of E-Commerce Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:08 - Account Managers and TikTok Shop Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:59 - Managing Tariffs and Supply Chain Risks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:48 - Managing Risks in Global E-Commerce Sourcing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:24 - AI-Supported Sourcing Platform for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:46 - AI-Based Sourcing Tool</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we talk with Alibaba’s US GM about powerful new AI tools, fast domestic sourcing, and how you can become a US-based supplier on Alibaba to reach global buyers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Join us as we sit down with Justin Liu, the General Manager for Alibaba.com in North America, to uncover some exciting new AI features on the Alibaba platform. Justin shares his journey from growing up in China and studying at Georgetown University to his experiences at Amazon, where he gained valuable insights into the needs of sellers. Now at Alibaba, he focuses on helping North American suppliers set up storefronts and list products to access a global network of retailers and distributors. This conversation highlights how Alibaba is not just a sourcing hub but a gateway for North American manufacturers to reach international markets, addressing common misconceptions about its services.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In another segment, we explore the challenges of managing tariffs and supply chain risks for sellers expanding their businesses on platforms like TikTok Shop. With Alibaba's vast network of suppliers from various regions, sellers can confidently navigate international trade. We emphasize the importance of risk management tools, such as Alibaba's trade assurance program, which safeguards transactions. Additionally, we introduce Accio, the world's first AI-supported sourcing platform that transforms product discovery through a conversational interface similar to ChatGPT. By integrating with B2B platforms like Alibaba, Accio is setting itself apart as an adaptive resource for sellers worldwide. Listen in as we unpack these strategies and tools that empower sellers to grow their E-commerce businesses.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 678 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Justin discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Alibaba's AI Features and Supplier Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:39 - Alibaba's Expansion in North America</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:36 - Changing Landscape of E-Commerce Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:08 - Account Managers and TikTok Shop Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:59 - Managing Tariffs and Supply Chain Risks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:48 - Managing Risks in Global E-Commerce Sourcing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:24 - AI-Supported Sourcing Platform for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:46 - AI-Based Sourcing Tool</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 6/28/25: Walmart &amp; Target Summer Deals vs. Prime Day | New Amazon AI Tool | MCF Fees Waived</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 6/28/25: Walmart &amp; Target Summer Deals vs. Prime Day | New Amazon AI Tool | MCF Fees Waived</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-62825-walmart-target-summer-deals-vs-prime-day-new-amazon-ai-tool-mcf-fees-waived/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Walmart and Target announced competing Prime Day sales. There's a new AI tool to optimize your listings in Seller Central, and Amazon is waiving some MCF fees for Walmart orders. These and more buzzing news this week!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Walmart, Target announce competing Prime Day sales
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-target-competing-amazon-prime-day-summer-sales-events/751328/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-target-competing-amazon-prime-day-summer-sales-events/751328/

</a>Amazon temporarily waives seller fee tied to Walmart orders
<a href='https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-mcf-walmart-surcharge-waived/751236/'>https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-mcf-walmart-surcharge-waived/751236/

</a>Amazon Seller Central: Update product listings with new Fix Recommendations tool
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNU5XTFdHUVNUUzNNN0Ja'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNU5XTFdHUVNUUzNNN0Ja

</a>Amazon Seller Central: Ensure compliance documentation comes from compliant labs
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWE5LQVZaRjk3SkQ1NE41'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWE5LQVZaRjk3SkQ1NE41

</a>Amazon Seller Central: Add or change price discounts in bulk with new template
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRldHV0JMUk5HWUJNS1VT'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRldHV0JMUk5HWUJNS1VT

</a>Amazon Seller Central: Quality guidelines for promotions
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUVNMM1MzNzMyMzQ2SDVM'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUVNMM1MzNzMyMzQ2SDVM

</a>Walmart testing ‘dark stores’ to fill online orders, according to report
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/walmart-testing-dark-stores-fill-online-orders-according-report'>https://chainstoreage.com/walmart-testing-dark-stores-fill-online-orders-according-report</a></p>
<p>Wrap up the week with us as we share insights and highlights buzzing through the e-commerce world, preparing you for the upcoming trends and discussions.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Big Box vs Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:22 - Training Tip: Index Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:53 - Waived MCF Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:22 - New AI Listing Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:16 - New Compliance Req</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:22 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:25 - New Buk Template</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:19 - Promotions Guidelines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:16 - Walmart Dark Stores</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Walmart and Target announced competing Prime Day sales. There's a new AI tool to optimize your listings in Seller Central, and Amazon is waiving some MCF fees for Walmart orders. These and more buzzing news this week!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Walmart, Target announce competing Prime Day sales<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-target-competing-amazon-prime-day-summer-sales-events/751328/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-target-competing-amazon-prime-day-summer-sales-events/751328/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon temporarily waives seller fee tied to Walmart orders<br>
<a href='https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-mcf-walmart-surcharge-waived/751236/'>https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/amazon-mcf-walmart-surcharge-waived/751236/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Seller Central: Update product listings with new Fix Recommendations tool<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNU5XTFdHUVNUUzNNN0Ja'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNU5XTFdHUVNUUzNNN0Ja<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Seller Central: Ensure compliance documentation comes from compliant labs<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWE5LQVZaRjk3SkQ1NE41'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWE5LQVZaRjk3SkQ1NE41<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Seller Central: Add or change price discounts in bulk with new template<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRldHV0JMUk5HWUJNS1VT'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRldHV0JMUk5HWUJNS1VT<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Seller Central: Quality guidelines for promotions<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUVNMM1MzNzMyMzQ2SDVM'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUVNMM1MzNzMyMzQ2SDVM<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart testing ‘dark stores’ to fill online orders, according to report<br>
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/walmart-testing-dark-stores-fill-online-orders-according-report'>https://chainstoreage.com/walmart-testing-dark-stores-fill-online-orders-according-report</a></p>
<p>Wrap up the week with us as we share insights and highlights buzzing through the e-commerce world, preparing you for the upcoming trends and discussions.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Big Box vs Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:22 - Training Tip: Index Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:53 - Waived MCF Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:22 - New AI Listing Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:16 - New Compliance Req</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:22 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:25 - New Buk Template</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:19 - Promotions Guidelines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:16 - Walmart Dark Stores</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#677 - TikTok Shop Advertising Guide</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s learn how to advertise on TikTok Shop, choose the right creator commission, and convert your Amazon listings to TikTok Shop in seconds.
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if TikTok Shop could be the next big thing for your e-commerce business? Paul Harvey of Rankster, a seasoned expert in both Amazon and TikTok Shop, joins us to unravel the hidden potential of TikTok Shop's dynamic platform for sellers looking to break new ground. Discover how Paul's transition from teaching to mastering e-commerce reveals insights into leveraging TikTok Shop's distinct marketplace, offering fresh opportunities for brands to thrive. We touch on the power of Helium 10's tools that simplify integrating your Amazon inventory with TikTok, streamlining your sales strategy across platforms.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For those eager to maximize their sales, understanding TikTok's unique environment is key. Not all products will shine here. While quirky and first-to-market items may capture the spotlight, more mundane offerings might fall short. We share intriguing success stories, like the unexpected popularity of premium sunflower seeds, underscoring the need for tailored strategies that resonate with TikTok's unique audience. Learn from common pitfalls as we discuss why some Amazon sellers struggle to replicate their success on TikTok without adapting their approach.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Finally, we tackle the art of optimizing ad campaigns on TikTok, highlighting the game-changing GMV Max ads that promise impressive returns. Paul shares the significance of forging strong affiliate partnerships, and how features like Helium 10's Influencer Finder tool can amplify your reach with the right creators. Whether you're a veteran Amazon seller or a newcomer, these insights equip you to harness TikTok Shop's potential, ensuring your business not only survives but thrives in this vibrant new landscape.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 677 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Paul discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Mastering TikTok Shop for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:40 - TikTok Shop Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:14 - Aggregator Era Software Limitations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:13 - Maximizing Sales on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:39 - Maximizing Sales Across Different Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - Maximizing ROI With TikTok Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:27 - GMV Max Delivery and ROI Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:51 - Fulfilling Orders Using FBA and TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:04 - Optimizing TikTok Sales and Fulfillment</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:40 - Maximizing ROI With GMV Max Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:44 - TikTok Influencer Finder Tool for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:28 - Creating AI-Powered Influencer Campaigns</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s learn how to advertise on TikTok Shop, choose the right creator commission, and convert your Amazon listings to TikTok Shop in seconds.<br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if TikTok Shop could be the next big thing for your e-commerce business? Paul Harvey of Rankster, a seasoned expert in both Amazon and TikTok Shop, joins us to unravel the hidden potential of TikTok Shop's dynamic platform for sellers looking to break new ground. Discover how Paul's transition from teaching to mastering e-commerce reveals insights into leveraging TikTok Shop's distinct marketplace, offering fresh opportunities for brands to thrive. We touch on the power of Helium 10's tools that simplify integrating your Amazon inventory with TikTok, streamlining your sales strategy across platforms.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For those eager to maximize their sales, understanding TikTok's unique environment is key. Not all products will shine here. While quirky and first-to-market items may capture the spotlight, more mundane offerings might fall short. We share intriguing success stories, like the unexpected popularity of premium sunflower seeds, underscoring the need for tailored strategies that resonate with TikTok's unique audience. Learn from common pitfalls as we discuss why some Amazon sellers struggle to replicate their success on TikTok without adapting their approach.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Finally, we tackle the art of optimizing ad campaigns on TikTok, highlighting the game-changing GMV Max ads that promise impressive returns. Paul shares the significance of forging strong affiliate partnerships, and how features like Helium 10's Influencer Finder tool can amplify your reach with the right creators. Whether you're a veteran Amazon seller or a newcomer, these insights equip you to harness TikTok Shop's potential, ensuring your business not only survives but thrives in this vibrant new landscape.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 677 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Paul discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Mastering TikTok Shop for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:40 - TikTok Shop Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:14 - Aggregator Era Software Limitations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:13 - Maximizing Sales on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:39 - Maximizing Sales Across Different Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - Maximizing ROI With TikTok Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:27 - GMV Max Delivery and ROI Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:51 - Fulfilling Orders Using FBA and TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:04 - Optimizing TikTok Sales and Fulfillment</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:40 - Maximizing ROI With GMV Max Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:44 - TikTok Influencer Finder Tool for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:28 - Creating AI-Powered Influencer Campaigns</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#676 - Prime Day 2025 PPC Bootcamp</title>
        <itunes:title>#676 - Prime Day 2025 PPC Bootcamp</itunes:title>
        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/676-prime-day-2025-ppc-bootcamp/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/676-prime-day-2025-ppc-bootcamp/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this TACoS Tuesday episode, Destaney Wishon shares expert Prime Day tips to help you target smarter, bid stronger, and maximize your ad spend during Amazon’s biggest sales event.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if your Amazon Prime Day PPC strategy could skyrocket your sales like never before? Join us for an enlightening TACoS Tuesday session with Destaney Wishon, CEO of btr media, as she unveils the secrets to making the most of this bustling shopping event. As Prime Day continues to gain traction akin to a national holiday, Destaney shares unique insights into consumer behavior, comparing it with other major shopping events such as Black Friday. Tune in to understand how deal-seeking tendencies and burgeoning search intentions can be your golden ticket to optimizing ad performance and capturing a broad audience.</p>
<p>Together, we dissect the art and science of Amazon PPC campaigns. Destaney takes us through the intricacies of advanced keyword targeting, emphasizing the power of long-tail keywords that drive higher conversion rates due to their specific search intent. Discover how diversifying your approach with various match types can set you apart from the competition, enhancing both impressions and bid management. Avoid common pitfalls by learning the importance of not over-relying on core terms, and instead, optimize your campaigns through comprehensive keyword research. It's time to rethink your strategy and master the tools at your disposal to enhance your brand's visibility.

For those looking to maximize advertising efficiency during high-traffic times like Prime Day, this episode serves as your roadmap. Destaney explains the benefits of both automatic and manual targeting, offering tips for effective campaign management using tools like Helium 10 Ads. From search term report analysis to strategic budget management, you'll gain actionable insights to refine your approach. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting out, this conversation is packed with expert advice to ensure your Amazon advertising strategy is primed for success.</p>
<p>In episode 676 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing Amazon Ads for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:34 - Prime Day's Impact on Amazon Customers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:22 - Advanced Amazon PPC Keyword Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:18 - Customer Intent and Long Tail Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - Maximizing Amazon Advertising Efficiency and Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:11 - Amazon Search Query Performance Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:10 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising for Prime</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:49 - Optimizing Advertising for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:36 - Amazon PPC Strategy for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:58 - Advanced Prime Day Campaign Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:18 - Advanced Audience Targeting and Rule-Based Bidding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:06 - Amazon Prime Day Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:25 - Customizing Budgets for Prime Wee</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this TACoS Tuesday episode, Destaney Wishon shares expert Prime Day tips to help you target smarter, bid stronger, and maximize your ad spend during Amazon’s biggest sales event.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if your Amazon Prime Day PPC strategy could skyrocket your sales like never before? Join us for an enlightening TACoS Tuesday session with Destaney Wishon, CEO of btr media, as she unveils the secrets to making the most of this bustling shopping event. As Prime Day continues to gain traction akin to a national holiday, Destaney shares unique insights into consumer behavior, comparing it with other major shopping events such as Black Friday. Tune in to understand how deal-seeking tendencies and burgeoning search intentions can be your golden ticket to optimizing ad performance and capturing a broad audience.</p>
<p>Together, we dissect the art and science of Amazon PPC campaigns. Destaney takes us through the intricacies of advanced keyword targeting, emphasizing the power of long-tail keywords that drive higher conversion rates due to their specific search intent. Discover how diversifying your approach with various match types can set you apart from the competition, enhancing both impressions and bid management. Avoid common pitfalls by learning the importance of not over-relying on core terms, and instead, optimize your campaigns through comprehensive keyword research. It's time to rethink your strategy and master the tools at your disposal to enhance your brand's visibility.<br>
<br>
For those looking to maximize advertising efficiency during high-traffic times like Prime Day, this episode serves as your roadmap. Destaney explains the benefits of both automatic and manual targeting, offering tips for effective campaign management using tools like Helium 10 Ads. From search term report analysis to strategic budget management, you'll gain actionable insights to refine your approach. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting out, this conversation is packed with expert advice to ensure your Amazon advertising strategy is primed for success.</p>
<p>In episode 676 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing Amazon Ads for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:34 - Prime Day's Impact on Amazon Customers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:22 - Advanced Amazon PPC Keyword Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:18 - Customer Intent and Long Tail Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - Maximizing Amazon Advertising Efficiency and Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:11 - Amazon Search Query Performance Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:10 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising for Prime</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:49 - Optimizing Advertising for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:36 - Amazon PPC Strategy for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:58 - Advanced Prime Day Campaign Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:18 - Advanced Audience Targeting and Rule-Based Bidding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:06 - Amazon Prime Day Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:25 - Customizing Budgets for Prime Wee</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Weekly Buzz 6/19/25: Amazon Prime Day 2025 Dates and Temu Shipping From China Again?</title>
        <itunes:title>Weekly Buzz 6/19/25: Amazon Prime Day 2025 Dates and Temu Shipping From China Again?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-61925-amazon-prime-day-2025-dates-and-temu-shipping-from-china-again/</link>
                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/weekly-buzz-61925-amazon-prime-day-2025-dates-and-temu-shipping-from-china-again/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:43:28 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon Prime Day 2025 dates are here! TikTok Shop's deal day. Temu is back shipping directly from China? And free AI workshop tickets at Helium 10 HQ. All on today’s Weekly Buzz.
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Prime Day is back July 8-11, with double the days and millions of deals
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-day-2025-date'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-day-2025-date

</a>Chinese-backed Temu resumes direct sales to US after Washington-Beijing trade truce
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3314334/chinese-backed-temu-resumes-direct-sales-us-after-washington-beijing-trade-truce'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3314334/chinese-backed-temu-resumes-direct-sales-us-after-washington-beijing-trade-truce

</a>TikTok Shop is where shoppers come to discover
<a href='https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-shop-is-where-shoppers-come-to-discover'>https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-shop-is-where-shoppers-come-to-discover

</a>Helium 10 just upgraded its Influencer Finder tool, making it easier than ever to discover Amazon and TikTok creators who’ve already made videos for products like yours. With new Chrome extension features and detailed influencer insights like email, video stats, and social links, you can now connect with relevant creators in minutes instead of hours.

TikTok Rolls Out New Badges To Highlight Seller Performance
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-adds-more-seller-badges-highlight-customer-service-performance/750637/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-adds-more-seller-badges-highlight-customer-service-performance/750637/

</a>Helium 10’s Cerebro gives you unmatched visibility by showing keyword rankings across all seven Amazon search result pages—not just the top two or three like other tools. It also reveals where products appear in Amazon’s ad placements, helping you uncover competitor gaps, monitor fluctuations, and make smarter PPC decisions.</p>
<p>Resellers can now generate reviews with Amazon Vine
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNjZKNlRDRzUyVVFDOVo4'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNjZKNlRDRzUyVVFDOVo4

</a>Roku And Amazon’s New Deal Will Target 80% Of US CTV-Watching Households
<a href='https://www.adexchanger.com/tv/roku-and-amazons-new-deal-will-target-80-of-us-ctv-watching-households/'>https://www.adexchanger.com/tv/roku-and-amazons-new-deal-will-target-80-of-us-ctv-watching-households/

</a>TikTok Shop to launch e-commerce service in Japan as soon as this month
<a href='https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/17/companies/tiktok-shop-japan/'>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/17/companies/tiktok-shop-japan/

</a>Amazon may be extending its Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals to a surprising 12-day window, from November 20th to December 1st, based on what's showing in Seller Central. Sellers should check their dashboards now to see if they qualify and can start scheduling deals for this extended event.

Helium 10 is hosting a live, in-person Elite AI Workshop on June 26th at its Irvine, CA headquarters, featuring top experts like Ritu Java and Andrew Bell— Go to <a href='http://h10.me/q2workshop'>h10.me/q2workshop</a> free tickets are available with code ELITE100. 

For virtual attendees, join the free TikTok Shop success webinar with Paul Harvey on June 25th at <a href='http://h10.me/ttwebinar'>h10.me/ttwebinar</a>, and don’t miss the AI Arsenal beginner workshop with Andrew Bell and Bradley Sutton on June 23rd at <a href='http://h10.me/aiwebinar'>h10.me/aiwebinar</a>.

This episode is packed with actionable insights to keep you ahead in the fast-evolving world of e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Prime Day 2025 Dates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:11 - Temu Shipping From China Again?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - TikTok Shop Up 120%</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:58 - Influencer Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:26 - New TikTok Badges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:59 - Training Tip of the Week</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:59 - Vine For Resellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:57 - Roku X Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:17 - TikTok Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:37 - Amazon Black Friday Week?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:14 - Webinars/Workshops</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon Prime Day 2025 dates are here! TikTok Shop's deal day. Temu is back shipping directly from China? And free AI workshop tickets at Helium 10 HQ. All on today’s Weekly Buzz.<br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Prime Day is back July 8-11, with double the days and millions of deals<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-day-2025-date'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-day-2025-date<br>
<br>
</a>Chinese-backed Temu resumes direct sales to US after Washington-Beijing trade truce<br>
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3314334/chinese-backed-temu-resumes-direct-sales-us-after-washington-beijing-trade-truce'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3314334/chinese-backed-temu-resumes-direct-sales-us-after-washington-beijing-trade-truce<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop is where shoppers come to discover<br>
<a href='https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-shop-is-where-shoppers-come-to-discover'>https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-shop-is-where-shoppers-come-to-discover<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 just upgraded its Influencer Finder tool, making it easier than ever to discover Amazon and TikTok creators who’ve already made videos for products like yours. With new Chrome extension features and detailed influencer insights like email, video stats, and social links, you can now connect with relevant creators in minutes instead of hours.<br>
<br>
TikTok Rolls Out New Badges To Highlight Seller Performance<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-adds-more-seller-badges-highlight-customer-service-performance/750637/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-adds-more-seller-badges-highlight-customer-service-performance/750637/<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10’s Cerebro gives you unmatched visibility by showing keyword rankings across all seven Amazon search result pages—not just the top two or three like other tools. It also reveals where products appear in Amazon’s ad placements, helping you uncover competitor gaps, monitor fluctuations, and make smarter PPC decisions.</p>
<p>Resellers can now generate reviews with Amazon Vine<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNjZKNlRDRzUyVVFDOVo4'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNjZKNlRDRzUyVVFDOVo4<br>
<br>
</a>Roku And Amazon’s New Deal Will Target 80% Of US CTV-Watching Households<br>
<a href='https://www.adexchanger.com/tv/roku-and-amazons-new-deal-will-target-80-of-us-ctv-watching-households/'>https://www.adexchanger.com/tv/roku-and-amazons-new-deal-will-target-80-of-us-ctv-watching-households/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop to launch e-commerce service in Japan as soon as this month<br>
<a href='https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/17/companies/tiktok-shop-japan/'>https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/17/companies/tiktok-shop-japan/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon may be extending its Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals to a surprising 12-day window, from November 20th to December 1st, based on what's showing in Seller Central. Sellers should check their dashboards now to see if they qualify and can start scheduling deals for this extended event.<br>
<br>
Helium 10 is hosting a live, in-person Elite AI Workshop on June 26th at its Irvine, CA headquarters, featuring top experts like Ritu Java and Andrew Bell— Go to <a href='http://h10.me/q2workshop'>h10.me/q2workshop</a> free tickets are available with code ELITE100. <br>
<br>
For virtual attendees, join the free TikTok Shop success webinar with Paul Harvey on June 25th at <a href='http://h10.me/ttwebinar'>h10.me/ttwebinar</a>, and don’t miss the AI Arsenal beginner workshop with Andrew Bell and Bradley Sutton on June 23rd at <a href='http://h10.me/aiwebinar'>h10.me/aiwebinar</a>.<br>
<br>
This episode is packed with actionable insights to keep you ahead in the fast-evolving world of e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Prime Day 2025 Dates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:11 - Temu Shipping From China Again?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - TikTok Shop Up 120%</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:58 - Influencer Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:26 - New TikTok Badges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:59 - Training Tip of the Week</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:59 - Vine For Resellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:57 - Roku X Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:17 - TikTok Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:37 - Amazon Black Friday Week?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:14 - Webinars/Workshops</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we talked to a seller who began as a newbie on Amazon, asking questions in the Helium 10 Facebook group way back in 2019, and is now on pace to make $3 million in sales this year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if you could transform from a complete novice to a $3 million Amazon seller within a few years? Join us as Amina Solohova, a vibrant member of the Helium 10 members Facebook community, unveils her incredible journey from an international relations student in St Petersburg to a thriving entrepreneur navigating the bustling world of e-commerce. With stops in Thailand, Spain, and now Ireland, Amina shares how her relentless pursuit of a fulfilling career led her to Amazon, despite having no background in business. Listen to learn how community involvement and determination can propel you to unprecedented heights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amina’s story isn't just about selling products; it’s about mastering strategies and tools that ensure success in competitive markets. Together with her husband, she’s managed to maintain a healthy profit margin, even in Europe’s challenging market landscape. She opens up about the pivotal role Helium 10 has played in streamlining her operations and how they’ve effectively handled PPC and product design. Plus, she gives us a glimpse of her ambitious expansion plans, which include potential ventures onto platforms like TikTok Shop and launching in new markets across the US and Europe.</p>
<p>
But that’s not all—experience the camaraderie and local flavor as Amina recounts hosting a memorable meetup with Irish sellers. As she anticipates breaking sales records and invites us to future discussions on her ongoing success, Amina’s insights become a beacon for aspiring Amazon sellers. This episode is not just a testament to innovation and resilience in e-commerce; it's an invitation to embrace the power of community and the endless possibilities it offers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 675 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Amina discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - From Newbie to $3 Million Seller</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:07 - Helium 10 Community Engagement Yields Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Optimizing Amazon Sales and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:51 - Utilizing Facebook Groups for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:35 - Expanding Business to Europe and Online</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:59 - Localizing Amazon Listings for Higher Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:30 - Global Amazon Seller Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:32 - Keywords in Amazon Sponsored Brand Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:05 - Importance of Native-Sounding Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:17 - Ireland Meetup and Future Plans</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we talked to a seller who began as a newbie on Amazon, asking questions in the Helium 10 Facebook group way back in 2019, and is now on pace to make $3 million in sales this year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What if you could transform from a complete novice to a $3 million Amazon seller within a few years? Join us as Amina Solohova, a vibrant member of the Helium 10 members Facebook community, unveils her incredible journey from an international relations student in St Petersburg to a thriving entrepreneur navigating the bustling world of e-commerce. With stops in Thailand, Spain, and now Ireland, Amina shares how her relentless pursuit of a fulfilling career led her to Amazon, despite having no background in business. Listen to learn how community involvement and determination can propel you to unprecedented heights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amina’s story isn't just about selling products; it’s about mastering strategies and tools that ensure success in competitive markets. Together with her husband, she’s managed to maintain a healthy profit margin, even in Europe’s challenging market landscape. She opens up about the pivotal role Helium 10 has played in streamlining her operations and how they’ve effectively handled PPC and product design. Plus, she gives us a glimpse of her ambitious expansion plans, which include potential ventures onto platforms like TikTok Shop and launching in new markets across the US and Europe.</p>
<p><br>
But that’s not all—experience the camaraderie and local flavor as Amina recounts hosting a memorable meetup with Irish sellers. As she anticipates breaking sales records and invites us to future discussions on her ongoing success, Amina’s insights become a beacon for aspiring Amazon sellers. This episode is not just a testament to innovation and resilience in e-commerce; it's an invitation to embrace the power of community and the endless possibilities it offers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 675 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Amina discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - From Newbie to $3 Million Seller</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:07 - Helium 10 Community Engagement Yields Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Optimizing Amazon Sales and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:51 - Utilizing Facebook Groups for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:35 - Expanding Business to Europe and Online</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:59 - Localizing Amazon Listings for Higher Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:30 - Global Amazon Seller Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:32 - Keywords in Amazon Sponsored Brand Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:05 - Importance of Native-Sounding Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:17 - Ireland Meetup and Future Plans</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn how to convert your Amazon listings to TikTok Shop quickly, find influencers to promote your products, and fulfill TikTok Shop orders using Amazon MCF — all in just a few easy steps.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Curious about tapping into new markets without breaking a sweat? What if you could seamlessly expand your Amazon business onto TikTok Shop with minimal effort? We've got just the episode for you! Join us as we chat with Helium 10's Bradley Sutton, who unveils the secrets to effortlessly listing your Amazon products on TikTok. With these new suite of TikTok Shop tools for sellers, you can find and connect with influencers who can skyrocket your brand's visibility and manage order fulfillment through Amazon MCF, ensuring your TikTok Shop venture runs like a well-oiled machine. </p>
<p>This episode is your key to unlocking the potential of TikTok Shop by leveraging Helium 10's powerful suite of tools. We walk you through each step of setting up your TikTok Shop account, from signing up and connecting your token with Helium 10 to adapting your Amazon listings for TikTok's unique format. You’ll gain valuable insights into the nuances of listing migration, fulfillment options, and product compliance requirements. Whether you're on the starter plan or a seasoned seller, our conversation promises a ton of strategies to help you optimize your product listings for maximum profitability.</p>
<p>But that's not all! Discover how to find and collaborate with influencers whose audiences align perfectly with your niche market. Whether your products cater to spooky-themed enthusiasts or a more general crowd, Helium 10’s TikTok Influencer Finder tool will help you build successful partnerships with influencers, maximizing your outreach and sales. Plus, learn how to map your TikTok products to Amazon FBA SKUs, ensuring a seamless multi-channel fulfillment process. Bradley also shares tips on syncing inventory and managing orders efficiently, paving the way for a smooth and profitable expansion onto TikTok Shop. Don’t miss this opportunity to broaden your e-commerce reach and enhance your brand’s presence on one of the world’s most engaging platforms!

Thinking about selling on TikTok Shop—or maybe you are already in it and ready to scale? Unlock all of Helium 10’s brand-new TikTok Shop tools with our Diamond plan—everything from bulk Amazon to TikTok listing conversions to instant Amazon MCF fulfillment. Best of all? You use the discount code TT10 to get 10% off Diamond for 6 months — even if you've used a coupon before. So go ahead and upgrade and let Helium 10 do the heavy lifting so you can focus on what really matters. For more info on our new TikTok shop offerings, visit <a href='http://h10.me/tiktok'>h10.me/tiktok</a>. </p>
<p>In episode 674 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:35 - Seller Strategy Masterclass for TikTok Shop Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:48 - How to Learn How to Sell on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:12 - How to Check TikTok Shop Profitability of Your Amazon Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - How to Connect Your TikTok Shop Token to Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:30 - How to Convert Your Amazon Listings in Seconds to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:41 - How to Find and Message TikTok Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:22 - How to Map Your TikTok Products to Amazon FBA SKUs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:25 - How to Use Amazon MCF to Fulfill TikTok Shop Orders</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn how to convert your Amazon listings to TikTok Shop quickly, find influencers to promote your products, and fulfill TikTok Shop orders using Amazon MCF — all in just a few easy steps.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Curious about tapping into new markets without breaking a sweat? What if you could seamlessly expand your Amazon business onto TikTok Shop with minimal effort? We've got just the episode for you! Join us as we chat with Helium 10's Bradley Sutton, who unveils the secrets to effortlessly listing your Amazon products on TikTok. With these new suite of TikTok Shop tools for sellers, you can find and connect with influencers who can skyrocket your brand's visibility and manage order fulfillment through Amazon MCF, ensuring your TikTok Shop venture runs like a well-oiled machine. </p>
<p>This episode is your key to unlocking the potential of TikTok Shop by leveraging Helium 10's powerful suite of tools. We walk you through each step of setting up your TikTok Shop account, from signing up and connecting your token with Helium 10 to adapting your Amazon listings for TikTok's unique format. You’ll gain valuable insights into the nuances of listing migration, fulfillment options, and product compliance requirements. Whether you're on the starter plan or a seasoned seller, our conversation promises a ton of strategies to help you optimize your product listings for maximum profitability.</p>
<p>But that's not all! Discover how to find and collaborate with influencers whose audiences align perfectly with your niche market. Whether your products cater to spooky-themed enthusiasts or a more general crowd, Helium 10’s TikTok Influencer Finder tool will help you build successful partnerships with influencers, maximizing your outreach and sales. Plus, learn how to map your TikTok products to Amazon FBA SKUs, ensuring a seamless multi-channel fulfillment process. Bradley also shares tips on syncing inventory and managing orders efficiently, paving the way for a smooth and profitable expansion onto TikTok Shop. Don’t miss this opportunity to broaden your e-commerce reach and enhance your brand’s presence on one of the world’s most engaging platforms!<br>
<br>
Thinking about selling on TikTok Shop—or maybe you are already in it and ready to scale? Unlock all of Helium 10’s brand-new TikTok Shop tools with our Diamond plan—everything from bulk Amazon to TikTok listing conversions to instant Amazon MCF fulfillment. Best of all? You use the discount code TT10 to get <em>10% off Diamond for 6 months</em> — even if you've used a coupon before. So go ahead and upgrade and let Helium 10 do the heavy lifting so you can focus on what really matters. For more info on our new TikTok shop offerings, visit <a href='http://h10.me/tiktok'>h10.me/tiktok</a>. </p>
<p>In episode 674 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:35 - Seller Strategy Masterclass for TikTok Shop Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:48 - How to Learn How to Sell on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:12 - How to Check TikTok Shop Profitability of Your Amazon Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - How to Connect Your TikTok Shop Token to Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:30 - How to Convert Your Amazon Listings in Seconds to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:41 - How to Find and Message TikTok Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:22 - How to Map Your TikTok Products to Amazon FBA SKUs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:25 - How to Use Amazon MCF to Fulfill TikTok Shop Orders</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/673-%e2%80%93-rip-amazon-posts-inventory-based-ads-rules-weekly-buzz-61125/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:15:27 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon sunsets Posts, Temu’s U.S. traffic drops 48% post-tariff shift, Walmart fee waived for MCF, and new Ads tool. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

The Posts API will be discontinued as of June 3, 2025
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#posts-are-deprecated-as-of-june-3-2025'>https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#posts-are-deprecated-as-of-june-3-2025</a></p>
<p>
Create up to 100 coupons at once with new bulk upload feature
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUlc5Q0FTQjZGUVVVUjk1'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUlc5Q0FTQjZGUVVVUjk1</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Set automated ad rules in Ads by Helium 10 based on inventory levels—pause, bid adjust, or trigger actions as stock changes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Floor loaded shipping now available for Amazon Partnered Carrier program
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOUtGQlk0WUxITEI3Uk1B'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOUtGQlk0WUxITEI3Uk1B</a></p>
<p>
Surcharge waived for use of alternative carriers to fulfill Walmart orders
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFYzUEtXODg5Q0NMWURE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFYzUEtXODg5Q0NMWURE</a></p>
<p>Helium 10’s Keyword Tracker with Boost lets you track keyword rankings hourly—24 times a day—for real-time insights across browsing conditions.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Temu sees 48% drop in US users after de minimis loophole ends
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2025/06/04/temu-user-base-plunges-tariffs/84028372007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2025/06/04/temu-user-base-plunges-tariffs/84028372007/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prepping for Prime Day 2025? Don’t miss our complete Prime Day checklist—stay organized and boost your momentum! Go to <a href='https://h10.me/primedaychecklist'>h10.me/primedaychecklist</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - Bye Amazon Posts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:57 - Bulk Coupon Upload</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:42 - PPC Inventory Rule</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:38 - No Pallet? No Problem</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:38 - Walmart Fee Waived</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - Hourly Keyword Tracking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:19  - Temu Traffic Drops 48%</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:27 - EU Battery Ban Incoming</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:58 - <a href='https://h10.me/primedaychecklist'>Prime Day Checklist</a></li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon sunsets Posts, Temu’s U.S. traffic drops 48% post-tariff shift, Walmart fee waived for MCF, and new Ads tool. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
The Posts API will be discontinued as of June 3, 2025<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#posts-are-deprecated-as-of-june-3-2025'>https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index#posts-are-deprecated-as-of-june-3-2025</a></p>
<p><br>
Create up to 100 coupons at once with new bulk upload feature<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUlc5Q0FTQjZGUVVVUjk1'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUlc5Q0FTQjZGUVVVUjk1</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Set automated ad rules in Ads by Helium 10 based on inventory levels—pause, bid adjust, or trigger actions as stock changes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Floor loaded shipping now available for Amazon Partnered Carrier program<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOUtGQlk0WUxITEI3Uk1B'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHOUtGQlk0WUxITEI3Uk1B</a></p>
<p><br>
Surcharge waived for use of alternative carriers to fulfill Walmart orders<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFYzUEtXODg5Q0NMWURE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFYzUEtXODg5Q0NMWURE</a></p>
<p>Helium 10’s Keyword Tracker with Boost lets you track keyword rankings hourly—24 times a day—for real-time insights across browsing conditions.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Temu sees 48% drop in US users after de minimis loophole ends<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2025/06/04/temu-user-base-plunges-tariffs/84028372007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2025/06/04/temu-user-base-plunges-tariffs/84028372007/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prepping for Prime Day 2025? Don’t miss our complete Prime Day checklist—stay organized and boost your momentum! Go to <a href='https://h10.me/primedaychecklist'>h10.me/primedaychecklist</a></p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - Bye Amazon Posts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:57 - Bulk Coupon Upload</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:42 - PPC Inventory Rule</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:38 - No Pallet? No Problem</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:38 - Walmart Fee Waived</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:35 - Hourly Keyword Tracking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:19  - Temu Traffic Drops 48%</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:27 - EU Battery Ban Incoming</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:58 - <a href='https://h10.me/primedaychecklist'>Prime Day Checklist</a></li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're talking to one of the TikTok Shop sellers who has probably been one of the most successful with TikTok Shop live selling. He has sold millions on the platform!
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Can you imagine turning your side hustle into a million-dollar success story on TikTok Shop? Discover the inspiring journey of Jared Mortensen, Founder &amp; Chief Designer of Real Men Apparel Company, a former aerospace industry professional turned e-commerce powerhouse. With a background in finance and engineering, Jared's story takes us from his Southern Utah roots to working with industry giants like Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems, before making a pivotal shift into the world of e-commerce. It's a transformation fueled by innovation and learning, as he shares the early challenges and ultimate triumphs of launching his own business on TikTok Shop.

Navigate the ups and downs of starting an e-commerce business, as we explore Jared's initial foray into Amazon selling and his eventual pivot to TikTok live streaming. He candidly shares the hurdles of cash flow issues and overstocking, which led to his revolutionary approach to live selling. Just before Black Friday 2023, Jared's live streaming strategy exploded, generating nearly $2 million in revenue. He uncovers the impactful role live commerce plays in the digital marketplace, inspired by its booming success in China, and the remarkable achievement of selling 12,000 units in a single hour.

Unpack the tactics and strategies that make TikTok live sales a game-changer in today's e-commerce environment. Jared offers valuable insights into creating engaging content and the importance of maintaining authenticity without striving for perfection. With practical advice on setting up streams and connecting with audiences, he emphasizes the power of affiliate outreach and consistent experimentation. Learn from his experiences and those of brands like Real Men Apparel, who leverage TikTok live selling to build a devoted fan base and redefine success beyond platforms like Amazon. Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of e-commerce and the limitless potential of TikTok.

Thinking about selling on TikTok Shop—or maybe you are already in it and ready to scale? Unlock all of Helium 10’s brand-new TikTok Shop tools with our Diamond plan—everything from bulk Amazon to TikTok listing conversions to instant Amazon MCF fulfillment. Best of all? You use the discount code TT10 to get 10% off Diamond for 6 months — even if you've used a coupon before. So go ahead and upgrade and let Helium 10 do the heavy lifting so you can focus on what really matters. For more info on our new TikTok shop offerings, visit <a href='http://h10.me/tiktok'>h10.me/tiktok</a>.
</p>
<p>In episode 672 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jared discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Shop Seller's Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:28 - Product Launch Success and Market Confidence</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:23 - Successful Amazon Business Growth and Marketing </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:52 - TikTok Shop Live Sales Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:56 - Trends in Handwritten Content Marketing </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:25 - Demonstrating Products With POV Shots</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:28 - TikTok Live Streaming Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:40 - Creating Content for Live Streams</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:50 - Maximizing TikTok Engagement Through Content Volume</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're talking to one of the TikTok Shop sellers who has probably been one of the most successful with TikTok Shop live selling. He has sold millions on the platform!<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Can you imagine turning your side hustle into a million-dollar success story on TikTok Shop? Discover the inspiring journey of Jared Mortensen, Founder &amp; Chief Designer of Real Men Apparel Company, a former aerospace industry professional turned e-commerce powerhouse. With a background in finance and engineering, Jared's story takes us from his Southern Utah roots to working with industry giants like Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems, before making a pivotal shift into the world of e-commerce. It's a transformation fueled by innovation and learning, as he shares the early challenges and ultimate triumphs of launching his own business on TikTok Shop.<br>
<br>
Navigate the ups and downs of starting an e-commerce business, as we explore Jared's initial foray into Amazon selling and his eventual pivot to TikTok live streaming. He candidly shares the hurdles of cash flow issues and overstocking, which led to his revolutionary approach to live selling. Just before Black Friday 2023, Jared's live streaming strategy exploded, generating nearly $2 million in revenue. He uncovers the impactful role live commerce plays in the digital marketplace, inspired by its booming success in China, and the remarkable achievement of selling 12,000 units in a single hour.<br>
<br>
Unpack the tactics and strategies that make TikTok live sales a game-changer in today's e-commerce environment. Jared offers valuable insights into creating engaging content and the importance of maintaining authenticity without striving for perfection. With practical advice on setting up streams and connecting with audiences, he emphasizes the power of affiliate outreach and consistent experimentation. Learn from his experiences and those of brands like Real Men Apparel, who leverage TikTok live selling to build a devoted fan base and redefine success beyond platforms like Amazon. Join us as we explore the evolving landscape of e-commerce and the limitless potential of TikTok.<br>
<br>
Thinking about selling on TikTok Shop—or maybe you are already in it and ready to scale? Unlock all of Helium 10’s brand-new TikTok Shop tools with our Diamond plan—everything from bulk Amazon to TikTok listing conversions to instant Amazon MCF fulfillment. Best of all? You use the discount code TT10 to get <em>10% off Diamond for 6 months</em> — even if you've used a coupon before. So go ahead and upgrade and let Helium 10 do the heavy lifting so you can focus on what really matters. For more info on our new TikTok shop offerings, visit <a href='http://h10.me/tiktok'>h10.me/tiktok</a>.<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 672 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jared discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Shop Seller's Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:28 - Product Launch Success and Market Confidence</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:23 - Successful Amazon Business Growth and Marketing </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:52 - TikTok Shop Live Sales Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:56 - Trends in Handwritten Content Marketing </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:25 - Demonstrating Products With POV Shots</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:28 - TikTok Live Streaming Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:40 - Creating Content for Live Streams</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:50 - Maximizing TikTok Engagement Through Content Volume</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Helium 10 just launched an entire suite of tools for TikTok Shop, Prime exclusive discounts, and how TikTok wants to be your next bookstore. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Submit Prime-Exclusive Price Discounts for Amazon’s Prime Day 2025
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR0FMQkJBTUg2UVlZSE1I'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR0FMQkJBTUg2UVlZSE1I

</a>TikTok Shop Wants to Be Your New Favorite Bookstore
<a href='https://www.insidehook.com/books/tiktok-shop-your-new-favorite-bookstore'>https://www.insidehook.com/books/tiktok-shop-your-new-favorite-bookstore

</a>TikTok Introduces AI-Powered Seller Assistant to Streamline In-App Shopping
<a href='https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-ai-powered-seller-assistant-in-app-shopping/'>https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-ai-powered-seller-assistant-in-app-shopping/

</a>Our conversation takes a deep dive into the practical aspects of using AI-powered tools to transform your Amazon listings for TikTok Shop. We guide you through the user-friendly process of converting listings, selecting products, and setting up multi-channel fulfillment to ensure smooth operations. By connecting your Amazon inventory to TikTok Shop, sellers can optimize their formatting and streamline their expansion on this dynamic platform with confidence.</p>
<p>In the quest to amplify your product's reach, harness the power of TikTok influencers with Helium 10's latest tool. Learn how to manage your inventory effectively to ride the wave of viral success and use AI features to identify influencers who best match your brand's needs. Finally, we spotlight the significant role of keyword rankings in driving sales, using real-world examples to show how strategic optimization through Helium 10's Cerebro tool can lead to improved business decisions. Join us as we explore these transformative strategies and the new Helium 10 TikTok suite of tools to elevate your e-commerce game.

Ready to get started using these powerful tools for TikTok Shop? Get 10% off on the Helium 10 Diamond Plan for 6 months, use this special discount code TT10</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:18 - Prime Day Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 - TikTok Bookstore?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - AI Seller Assistant</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - TikTok Shop Course</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:18 - TikTok Profitability Calculator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:00 - Connect Your TT Account</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:12 - Bulk Convert to TT Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:17 - Connect MCF to TT Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:23 - TikTok Influencer Finder Tool for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:46 - Sales Fluctuations? Find out Why</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Helium 10 just launched an entire suite of tools for TikTok Shop, Prime exclusive discounts, and how TikTok wants to be your next bookstore. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Submit Prime-Exclusive Price Discounts for Amazon’s Prime Day 2025<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR0FMQkJBTUg2UVlZSE1I'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR0FMQkJBTUg2UVlZSE1I<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop Wants to Be Your New Favorite Bookstore<br>
<a href='https://www.insidehook.com/books/tiktok-shop-your-new-favorite-bookstore'>https://www.insidehook.com/books/tiktok-shop-your-new-favorite-bookstore<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Introduces AI-Powered Seller Assistant to Streamline In-App Shopping<br>
<a href='https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-ai-powered-seller-assistant-in-app-shopping/'>https://influencermarketinghub.com/tiktok-ai-powered-seller-assistant-in-app-shopping/<br>
<br>
</a>Our conversation takes a deep dive into the practical aspects of using AI-powered tools to transform your Amazon listings for TikTok Shop. We guide you through the user-friendly process of converting listings, selecting products, and setting up multi-channel fulfillment to ensure smooth operations. By connecting your Amazon inventory to TikTok Shop, sellers can optimize their formatting and streamline their expansion on this dynamic platform with confidence.</p>
<p>In the quest to amplify your product's reach, harness the power of TikTok influencers with Helium 10's latest tool. Learn how to manage your inventory effectively to ride the wave of viral success and use AI features to identify influencers who best match your brand's needs. Finally, we spotlight the significant role of keyword rankings in driving sales, using real-world examples to show how strategic optimization through Helium 10's Cerebro tool can lead to improved business decisions. Join us as we explore these transformative strategies and the new Helium 10 TikTok suite of tools to elevate your e-commerce game.<br>
<br>
Ready to get started using these powerful tools for TikTok Shop? Get 10% off on the Helium 10 Diamond Plan for 6 months, use this special discount code TT10</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:18 - Prime Day Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 - TikTok Bookstore?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - AI Seller Assistant</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - TikTok Shop Course</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:18 - TikTok Profitability Calculator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:00 - Connect Your TT Account</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:12 - Bulk Convert to TT Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:17 - Connect MCF to TT Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:23 - TikTok Influencer Finder Tool for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:46 - Sales Fluctuations? Find out Why</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn how to protect your Amazon and E-commerce business from tariff risks as top experts share strategies for long-term success in tariffs, sourcing, and shipping on this episode.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>What if navigating the complex world of tariffs could become your competitive advantage? Join Carrie Miller as she hosts industry veterans Steve Simonson, Chad Rubin of Profasee, Burak Yolga of Forceget, and Rob Hahn from Pattern share invaluable strategies for Amazon businesses grappling with the ongoing challenges of tariffs. We tackle the pressing issues of adapting sourcing practices, ensuring supply chain visibility, and building resilient operations amidst political and economic changes. Whether it's mitigating tariff impacts or exploring new sourcing opportunities, our experts equip you with the tools to thrive in an ever-shifting global market.</p>
<p>This conversation takes a deep dive into the art of negotiation with suppliers. Discover the power of clarity and specificity in agreements, and learn how persistence can lead to advantageous deals. We also explore the concept of Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) importing, weighing its convenience against potential risks. Building long-term, cooperative relationships with suppliers is crucial, and our discussion highlights strategies to ensure mutual benefits in dynamic environments. Additionally, we delve into the intricacies of international trade, examining the shift from China to other manufacturing hubs like Vietnam and Mexico.</p>
<p>As we explore global manufacturing diversification, we emphasize the need for strategic, long-term planning in response to geopolitical and economic disruptions. From the challenges of relocating production to understanding HTS codes and tariffs, we offer actionable insights for setting up your business for success. Our discussion also touches on the nuances of bonded warehouses and free trade zones, providing guidance on optimizing costs and cash flow. Tune in to gain practical advice on maneuvering through the complexities of the global trade landscape and ensuring your business remains resilient and future-ready.</p>
<p>In episode 670 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Burak, Chad, Rob and Steve discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Navigating Tariffs for Long-Term Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:23 - Brands' Pricing and Supply Chain Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:06 - Amazon Pricing Strategy Considerations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:09 - Negotiating Terms and DDP Importing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:12 - Navigating Tariffs and Import Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Navigating Tariffs in E-Commerce Space</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:43 - Navigating Supplier Pricing and Taxes</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:36 - Understanding Bonded Warehouses and FTZs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:15 - Importance of Shipping and Invoicing Carefully</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:03 - Global Manufacturing Diversification Trends</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:30 - Exploring Opportunities and Managing Volatility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:12 - Trade-Offs and Market Targeting Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:24 - Global Manufacturing and Tariff Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:51 - Navigating Tariffs and Economic Trends</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn how to protect your Amazon and E-commerce business from tariff risks as top experts share strategies for long-term success in tariffs, sourcing, and shipping on this episode.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>What if navigating the complex world of tariffs could become your competitive advantage? Join Carrie Miller as she hosts industry veterans Steve Simonson, Chad Rubin of Profasee, Burak Yolga of Forceget, and Rob Hahn from Pattern share invaluable strategies for Amazon businesses grappling with the ongoing challenges of tariffs. We tackle the pressing issues of adapting sourcing practices, ensuring supply chain visibility, and building resilient operations amidst political and economic changes. Whether it's mitigating tariff impacts or exploring new sourcing opportunities, our experts equip you with the tools to thrive in an ever-shifting global market.</p>
<p>This conversation takes a deep dive into the art of negotiation with suppliers. Discover the power of clarity and specificity in agreements, and learn how persistence can lead to advantageous deals. We also explore the concept of Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) importing, weighing its convenience against potential risks. Building long-term, cooperative relationships with suppliers is crucial, and our discussion highlights strategies to ensure mutual benefits in dynamic environments. Additionally, we delve into the intricacies of international trade, examining the shift from China to other manufacturing hubs like Vietnam and Mexico.</p>
<p>As we explore global manufacturing diversification, we emphasize the need for strategic, long-term planning in response to geopolitical and economic disruptions. From the challenges of relocating production to understanding HTS codes and tariffs, we offer actionable insights for setting up your business for success. Our discussion also touches on the nuances of bonded warehouses and free trade zones, providing guidance on optimizing costs and cash flow. Tune in to gain practical advice on maneuvering through the complexities of the global trade landscape and ensuring your business remains resilient and future-ready.</p>
<p>In episode 670 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Burak, Chad, Rob and Steve discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Navigating Tariffs for Long-Term Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:23 - Brands' Pricing and Supply Chain Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:06 - Amazon Pricing Strategy Considerations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:09 - Negotiating Terms and DDP Importing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:12 - Navigating Tariffs and Import Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Navigating Tariffs in E-Commerce Space</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:43 - Navigating Supplier Pricing and Taxes</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:36 - Understanding Bonded Warehouses and FTZs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:15 - Importance of Shipping and Invoicing Carefully</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:03 - Global Manufacturing Diversification Trends</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:30 - Exploring Opportunities and Managing Volatility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:12 - Trade-Offs and Market Targeting Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:24 - Global Manufacturing and Tariff Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:51 - Navigating Tariffs and Economic Trends</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>A big Walmart policy change might have made it easier for you to start selling on the platform. Amazon cut sellers’ FBA capacity limits again, and Helium 10 launches a new TikTok influencer finder tool. These and more buzzing stories in this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Big Amazon Walmart Policy Shift
<a href='https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Policies%20&amp;%20standards/Shipping%20&amp;%20fulfillment/Shipping-and-fulfillment-policy'>https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Policies%20&amp;%20standards/Shipping%20&amp;%20fulfillment/Shipping-and-fulfillment-policy

</a>Amazon Ads Summit: Prep for Prime Day
<a href='https://h10.me/primeads'>https://h10.me/primeads

</a>Nike to return to Amazon, raise prices
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/nike-amazon-marketplace-raising-footwear-prices-tariffs/748986/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/nike-amazon-marketplace-raising-footwear-prices-tariffs/748986/

</a>Helium 10 launched the Expansion Ticket course inside Freedom Ticket to all members to help sellers expand to global Amazon marketplaces with guidance from Avask experts.

FBA Capacity Change
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventoryplanning/manageinventoryhealth?ref_=xx_invplan_dnav_xx'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventoryplanning/manageinventoryhealth?ref_=xx_invplan_dnav_xx

</a>Helium 10 just launched the new TikTok Influencer Finder tool, which allows users to bulk search and message influencers for TikTok Shop collaborations!

Sponsored ads and Stores launch in Ireland
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-ads-and-stores-launch-in-ireland/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-ads-and-stores-launch-in-ireland/

</a>Helium 10 Size Tier Alerts Feature
<a href='https://youtu.be/0zKf-czW2q8?si=ls9ZzCvXFz2NqKXE&amp;t=2028'>https://youtu.be/0zKf-czW2q8?si=ls9ZzCvXFz2NqKXE&amp;t=2028
</a>Helium 10’s Alerts tool can flag products close to a lower Amazon size tier. Bradley saved $5,625 by shrinking packaging and reducing FBA fees by $3.75/unit.

Amazon FBA $4 billion investment in rural delivery
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTNXUDNMSkFBQVU1S01X'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTNXUDNMSkFBQVU1S01X

</a>Join us as we explore these dynamic shifts in the e-commerce landscape and equip you with strategies to stay ahead of the curve.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Big Amazon Walmart Policy Shift</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:23 - Prime Day Ads Prep</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:59 - Nike Back on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:22 - Expansion Ticket</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:26 - FBA Capacity Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:06 - Influencer Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:56 - Ireland Sponsored Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Size Tier Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:32 - FBA Rural Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:16 - Estonia Event</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A big Walmart policy change might have made it easier for you to start selling on the platform. Amazon cut sellers’ FBA capacity limits again, and Helium 10 launches a new TikTok influencer finder tool. These and more buzzing stories in this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Big Amazon Walmart Policy Shift<br>
<a href='https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Policies%20&amp;%20standards/Shipping%20&amp;%20fulfillment/Shipping-and-fulfillment-policy'>https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Policies%20&amp;%20standards/Shipping%20&amp;%20fulfillment/Shipping-and-fulfillment-policy<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Ads Summit: Prep for Prime Day<br>
<a href='https://h10.me/primeads'>https://h10.me/primeads<br>
<br>
</a>Nike to return to Amazon, raise prices<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/nike-amazon-marketplace-raising-footwear-prices-tariffs/748986/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/nike-amazon-marketplace-raising-footwear-prices-tariffs/748986/<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 launched the Expansion Ticket course inside Freedom Ticket to all members to help sellers expand to global Amazon marketplaces with guidance from Avask experts.<br>
<br>
FBA Capacity Change<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventoryplanning/manageinventoryhealth?ref_=xx_invplan_dnav_xx'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventoryplanning/manageinventoryhealth?ref_=xx_invplan_dnav_xx<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 just launched the new TikTok Influencer Finder tool, which allows users to bulk search and message influencers for TikTok Shop collaborations!<br>
<br>
Sponsored ads and Stores launch in Ireland<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-ads-and-stores-launch-in-ireland/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-ads-and-stores-launch-in-ireland/<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 Size Tier Alerts Feature<br>
<a href='https://youtu.be/0zKf-czW2q8?si=ls9ZzCvXFz2NqKXE&amp;t=2028'>https://youtu.be/0zKf-czW2q8?si=ls9ZzCvXFz2NqKXE&amp;t=2028<br>
</a>Helium 10’s Alerts tool can flag products close to a lower Amazon size tier. Bradley saved $5,625 by shrinking packaging and reducing FBA fees by $3.75/unit.<br>
<br>
Amazon FBA $4 billion investment in rural delivery<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTNXUDNMSkFBQVU1S01X'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTNXUDNMSkFBQVU1S01X<br>
<br>
</a>Join us as we explore these dynamic shifts in the e-commerce landscape and equip you with strategies to stay ahead of the curve.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Big Amazon Walmart Policy Shift</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:23 - Prime Day Ads Prep</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:59 - Nike Back on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:22 - Expansion Ticket</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:26 - FBA Capacity Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:06 - Influencer Finder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:56 - Ireland Sponsored Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Size Tier Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:32 - FBA Rural Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:16 - Estonia Event</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#668 - Helium 10 Amazon Chrome Extension Masterclass Part 2</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In part two of our Seller Strategy Masterclass, discover how to use Helium 10’s Chrome Extension to uncover Amazon sales data, find product opportunities, and dramatically cut FBA costs—all with just a few clicks.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join Shivali Patel as we continue our Seller Strategy Masterclass, where we focus on the power of the Helium 10 Chrome Extension for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop sellers. In this episode, Shivali explores how to harness this tool to estimate product sales, locate Alibaba suppliers, and optimize packaging to reduce costs. By highlighting lesser-known features like child-level variation sales and seller location insights, she offers guidance on leveraging these tools to gain a competitive edge. We'll also discuss the Amazon search bar as a product research strategy, utilizing long-tail keyword suggestions, title density analysis, and the significance of Amazon's related searches. Plus, Shivali introduces the Smart Complete feature, which offers fresh keyword suggestions from real user data. It provides new opportunities for sellers to enhance their product research and discover new niches in the Amazon marketplace.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore advanced product research techniques with the Xray tool from the Helium 10 Chrome extension. We’ll show you how to use it beyond the typical search results page, applying it to Amazon's best sellers page and seller storefronts to validate product demand efficiently. We'll examine key metrics like seller location, listing age, and fulfillment type to assess market competitiveness and opportunities. By customizing product opportunity criteria with the two-factor success score, you'll learn how to evaluate niches efficiently. We also focus on understanding the intersecting factors influencing profitability in Amazon selling, like price and FBA fees, while exploring strategies to detect review manipulation. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting, this episode is packed with strategies to optimize your E-commerce business.</p>
<p>In episode 668 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sales Strategy the Helium 10 Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:11 - Real-Time Keyword Validation and Product Idea Generation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:00 - Maximizing Amazon Keyword Data With Helium 10 Xray Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:18 - Advanced Product Research Techniques</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:39 - Efficient Product Opportunity Qualification Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:48 - Importance of Product Dimensions for Profits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:52 - Amazon Product Profit Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:16 - Assessing Review Manipulation Risk Factors</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In part two of our Seller Strategy Masterclass, discover how to use Helium 10’s Chrome Extension to uncover Amazon sales data, find product opportunities, and dramatically cut FBA costs—all with just a few clicks.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join Shivali Patel as we continue our Seller Strategy Masterclass, where we focus on the power of the Helium 10 Chrome Extension for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop sellers. In this episode, Shivali explores how to harness this tool to estimate product sales, locate Alibaba suppliers, and optimize packaging to reduce costs. By highlighting lesser-known features like child-level variation sales and seller location insights, she offers guidance on leveraging these tools to gain a competitive edge. We'll also discuss the Amazon search bar as a product research strategy, utilizing long-tail keyword suggestions, title density analysis, and the significance of Amazon's related searches. Plus, Shivali introduces the Smart Complete feature, which offers fresh keyword suggestions from real user data. It provides new opportunities for sellers to enhance their product research and discover new niches in the Amazon marketplace.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore advanced product research techniques with the Xray tool from the Helium 10 Chrome extension. We’ll show you how to use it beyond the typical search results page, applying it to Amazon's best sellers page and seller storefronts to validate product demand efficiently. We'll examine key metrics like seller location, listing age, and fulfillment type to assess market competitiveness and opportunities. By customizing product opportunity criteria with the two-factor success score, you'll learn how to evaluate niches efficiently. We also focus on understanding the intersecting factors influencing profitability in Amazon selling, like price and FBA fees, while exploring strategies to detect review manipulation. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting, this episode is packed with strategies to optimize your E-commerce business.</p>
<p>In episode 668 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sales Strategy the Helium 10 Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:11 - Real-Time Keyword Validation and Product Idea Generation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:00 - Maximizing Amazon Keyword Data With Helium 10 Xray Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:18 - Advanced Product Research Techniques</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:39 - Efficient Product Opportunity Qualification Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:48 - Importance of Product Dimensions for Profits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:52 - Amazon Product Profit Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:16 - Assessing Review Manipulation Risk Factors</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon's new small business report reveals exactly how the marketplace is doing for independent sellers, TikTok users reveal who's really shopping on TikTok Shop, and Amazon is issuing surprise refunds dating back to 2018. These and more buzzing news on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

New Amazon report shows small businesses have created millions of US jobs and built thriving communities
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-2024-small-business-empowerment-report'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-2024-small-business-empowerment-report

</a>Are US TikTok users turning to TikTok Shop?
<a href='https://business.yougov.com/content/52193-are-us-tiktok-users-turning-to-tiktok-shop'>https://business.yougov.com/content/52193-are-us-tiktok-users-turning-to-tiktok-shop

</a>Got a Surprise Amazon Refund? We Now Know Why
<a href='https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-a-surprise-amazon-refund-we-now-know-why'>https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-a-surprise-amazon-refund-we-now-know-why

</a>EU plans 2 euro fee for low-value parcels in setback for Shein, Temu
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/eu-eyes-2-euro-handling-fee-online-parcels-customs-reform-2025-05-21/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/eu-eyes-2-euro-handling-fee-online-parcels-customs-reform-2025-05-21/

</a>Shopify launches AI tool that builds complete online stores from keywords
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/shopify-launches-ai-tool-that-builds-complete-online-stores-keywords-2025-05-21/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/shopify-launches-ai-tool-that-builds-complete-online-stores-keywords-2025-05-21/

</a>Boost sales with Memorial Day Outlet merchandising
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMjlOQ1RLUUIyVEZFSzJQ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMjlOQ1RLUUIyVEZFSzJQ

</a>Manage shipments easier with new Send to Amazon features
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSEFZSzlLRkszTFI5S0hG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSEFZSzlLRkszTFI5S0hG

</a>Change to Buyer-Seller Messaging options
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNENSQUpOSzJENkQ0VFJO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNENSQUpOSzJENkQ0VFJO

</a>For our new feature alerts, Helium 10 has introduced a powerful update to its Helium 10 Ads Campaign Builder, now supporting Sponsored Display Audience Targeting with options to optimize for impressions, visits, or conversions, along with expanded audience targeting and multiple ad formats, including video. Additionally, the revamped Ads Academy. Hosted by Bradley Sutton and Destaney Wishon, offers a comprehensive, beginner-to-advanced course on Amazon advertising, accessible to all Helium 10 paid subscribers.

This week's strategy highlights how sellers can use Helium 10’s Search Query Performance Analyzer tool to identify every keyword that generated a sale over a specific period directly from Amazon data. Unlike Amazon Seller Central, this tool allows for efficient filtering by product, keyword, and time frame, offering a faster, clearer view of what’s truly driving sales. As we wrap up this episode, we invite you to stay tuned for the latest trends shaping the e-commerce landscape, equipping you to thrive in a rapidly evolving market.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - $2.5 Trillion Milestone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:52 - TikTok Shop Truth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:23 - Refunds from 2018</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - EU Hits Back</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:50 - Shopify Builds Stores</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:08 - Amazon Adds Audio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - Homepage Outlet Push</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Send-to-Amazon Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:50 - Message Marked Gone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:38 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:29 - Training Tip: Search Query Analyzer by Helium 10</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon's new small business report reveals exactly how the marketplace is doing for independent sellers, TikTok users reveal who's really shopping on TikTok Shop, and Amazon is issuing surprise refunds dating back to 2018. These and more buzzing news on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
New Amazon report shows small businesses have created millions of US jobs and built thriving communities<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-2024-small-business-empowerment-report'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-2024-small-business-empowerment-report<br>
<br>
</a>Are US TikTok users turning to TikTok Shop?<br>
<a href='https://business.yougov.com/content/52193-are-us-tiktok-users-turning-to-tiktok-shop'>https://business.yougov.com/content/52193-are-us-tiktok-users-turning-to-tiktok-shop<br>
<br>
</a>Got a Surprise Amazon Refund? We Now Know Why<br>
<a href='https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-a-surprise-amazon-refund-we-now-know-why'>https://www.pcmag.com/news/got-a-surprise-amazon-refund-we-now-know-why<br>
<br>
</a>EU plans 2 euro fee for low-value parcels in setback for Shein, Temu<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/eu-eyes-2-euro-handling-fee-online-parcels-customs-reform-2025-05-21/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/eu-eyes-2-euro-handling-fee-online-parcels-customs-reform-2025-05-21/<br>
<br>
</a>Shopify launches AI tool that builds complete online stores from keywords<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/shopify-launches-ai-tool-that-builds-complete-online-stores-keywords-2025-05-21/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/shopify-launches-ai-tool-that-builds-complete-online-stores-keywords-2025-05-21/<br>
<br>
</a>Boost sales with Memorial Day Outlet merchandising<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMjlOQ1RLUUIyVEZFSzJQ'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMjlOQ1RLUUIyVEZFSzJQ<br>
<br>
</a>Manage shipments easier with new Send to Amazon features<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSEFZSzlLRkszTFI5S0hG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSEFZSzlLRkszTFI5S0hG<br>
<br>
</a>Change to Buyer-Seller Messaging options<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNENSQUpOSzJENkQ0VFJO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNENSQUpOSzJENkQ0VFJO<br>
<br>
</a>For our new feature alerts, Helium 10 has introduced a powerful update to its Helium 10 Ads Campaign Builder, now supporting Sponsored Display Audience Targeting with options to optimize for impressions, visits, or conversions, along with expanded audience targeting and multiple ad formats, including video. Additionally, the revamped Ads Academy. Hosted by Bradley Sutton and Destaney Wishon, offers a comprehensive, beginner-to-advanced course on Amazon advertising, accessible to all Helium 10 paid subscribers.<br>
<br>
This week's strategy highlights how sellers can use Helium 10’s Search Query Performance Analyzer tool to identify every keyword that generated a sale over a specific period directly from Amazon data. Unlike Amazon Seller Central, this tool allows for efficient filtering by product, keyword, and time frame, offering a faster, clearer view of what’s truly driving sales. As we wrap up this episode, we invite you to stay tuned for the latest trends shaping the e-commerce landscape, equipping you to thrive in a rapidly evolving market.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - $2.5 Trillion Milestone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:52 - TikTok Shop Truth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:23 - Refunds from 2018</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - EU Hits Back</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:50 - Shopify Builds Stores</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:08 - Amazon Adds Audio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - Homepage Outlet Push</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Send-to-Amazon Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:50 - Message Marked Gone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:38 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:29 - Training Tip: Search Query Analyzer by Helium 10</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're talking to a seller who sold over $100 million on Amazon about why tariffs haven't affected him at all, what's more important to him than initial reviews, and more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Meet Neeme Rõõs, a trailblazing Amazon seller hailing from Estonia, who shares his fascinating journey from a childhood in the Soviet Union to becoming a heavyweight in the Amazon-selling arena. Neeme opens up about his transition from managing thousands of affiliate websites to launching a successful private label venture on Amazon. With over $100 million in sales under his belt, Neeme provides invaluable insights into how he achieved early victories with essential oils and navigated the dynamic shifts in the e-commerce landscape to keep his business thriving.</p>
<p>The episode dives into the nitty-gritty of operating a successful Amazon business amid rising fees and advertising costs. Neeme reveals his strategies to focus on product quality and customer satisfaction, even as the e-commerce arena becomes more competitive. We discuss the benefits of manufacturing in the U.S. for brands in the beauty and health sectors, a choice that has helped Neeme's business sidestep adverse tariffs and supply chain hiccups. Learn about the meticulous crafting of unique products and algorithm-friendly listings that capture customer attention and stand out in the marketplace.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In an enlightening conversation on market strategies, Neeme emphasizes the role of customer feedback and keyword optimization in product launches. We explore how securing initial reviews and targeting specific keywords attract informed buyers and reduce negative feedback. This episode also highlights tools like Helium 10 Audience, powered by PickFu, and Market Tracker which aid in optimizing product listings and understanding market share. As a final treat, we offer a glimpse into an upcoming Amazon seller conference in Estonia, Ambizion, showcasing the immense value of connecting with peers and exploring Estonia’s vibrant history and culinary delights. Use code HELIUM10 to get 100€ off your tickets!</p>
<p>In episode 666 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Neeme discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Success and Expansion Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:00 - Impact of Tariffs on Amazon Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - Amazon Sales Growth in EU and Amazon US Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:33 - Amazon Business Strategy Success Factors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:35 - Long-Term Product Strategy Approach</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - Impact of Tariffs on Competitors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:41 - Product Feedback and Keyword Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:09 - Slow and Steady Growth Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:46 - Catch Bradley at the Ambizion Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:41 - Market Share Strategy and Estonia Travel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:48 - Helium 10 Market Tracker</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're talking to a seller who sold over $100 million on Amazon about why tariffs haven't affected him at all, what's more important to him than initial reviews, and more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Meet Neeme Rõõs, a trailblazing Amazon seller hailing from Estonia, who shares his fascinating journey from a childhood in the Soviet Union to becoming a heavyweight in the Amazon-selling arena. Neeme opens up about his transition from managing thousands of affiliate websites to launching a successful private label venture on Amazon. With over $100 million in sales under his belt, Neeme provides invaluable insights into how he achieved early victories with essential oils and navigated the dynamic shifts in the e-commerce landscape to keep his business thriving.</p>
<p>The episode dives into the nitty-gritty of operating a successful Amazon business amid rising fees and advertising costs. Neeme reveals his strategies to focus on product quality and customer satisfaction, even as the e-commerce arena becomes more competitive. We discuss the benefits of manufacturing in the U.S. for brands in the beauty and health sectors, a choice that has helped Neeme's business sidestep adverse tariffs and supply chain hiccups. Learn about the meticulous crafting of unique products and algorithm-friendly listings that capture customer attention and stand out in the marketplace.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In an enlightening conversation on market strategies, Neeme emphasizes the role of customer feedback and keyword optimization in product launches. We explore how securing initial reviews and targeting specific keywords attract informed buyers and reduce negative feedback. This episode also highlights tools like Helium 10 Audience, powered by PickFu, and Market Tracker which aid in optimizing product listings and understanding market share. As a final treat, we offer a glimpse into an upcoming Amazon seller conference in Estonia, Ambizion, showcasing the immense value of connecting with peers and exploring Estonia’s vibrant history and culinary delights. Use code HELIUM10 to get 100€ off your tickets!</p>
<p>In episode 666 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Neeme discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Success and Expansion Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:00 - Impact of Tariffs on Amazon Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:19 - Amazon Sales Growth in EU and Amazon US Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:33 - Amazon Business Strategy Success Factors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:35 - Long-Term Product Strategy Approach</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - Impact of Tariffs on Competitors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:41 - Product Feedback and Keyword Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:09 - Slow and Steady Growth Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:46 - Catch Bradley at the Ambizion Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:41 - Market Share Strategy and Estonia Travel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:48 - Helium 10 Market Tracker</li>
</ul>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/665-%e2%80%93-china-tariffs-slashed-and-de-minimis-cut-weekly-buzz-51325/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 10:40:42 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>China tariffs were slashed—but what about de minimis? Plus, how to fulfill Amazon Ireland orders without local inventory. All this and more on today’s Weekly Buzz episode!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

U.S. and China Agree on Tariff Pause in Major Trade War Rollback
<a href='https://time.com/7284765/us-china-trade-war-pause/'>https://time.com/7284765/us-china-trade-war-pause/

</a>US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to 54%
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-cut-minimis-tariff-china-051520824.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-cut-minimis-tariff-china-051520824.html

</a>US-China trade reprieve buys Shein and Temu time to restock US inventory
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ecommerce-packages-left-out-us-china-tariff-reprieve-2025-05-12/'>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ecommerce-packages-left-out-us-china-tariff-reprieve-2025-05-12/

</a>TikTok Shop brings pre-owned to continental Europe
<a href='https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-brings-pre-owned-to-continental-europe/'>https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-brings-pre-owned-to-continental-europe/
</a>Amazon Remote Fulfilment with FBA is now available from UK to Ireland
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/05/amazon-remote-fulfilment-with-fba-is-now-available-from-uk-to-ireland/'>https://channelx.world/2025/05/amazon-remote-fulfilment-with-fba-is-now-available-from-uk-to-ireland/

</a>Upcoming changes to Seller Fulfilled Prime
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GXCRLXHNJNPE2DHM'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GXCRLXHNJNPE2DHM

</a>Amazon Fee adjustments for partnered carrier shipment measurements
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUjlRUFJDQ1FNN1o4V1c3'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUjlRUFJDQ1FNN1o4V1c3

</a>Amazon signs up FedEx for residential deliveries
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-strikes-partnership-fedex-ups-204255139.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-strikes-partnership-fedex-ups-204255139.html

</a>Amazon Drops 3 New CTV Ad Formats Ahead of Its Upfront Presentation
<a href='https://www.adweek.com/commerce/amazon-drops-3-new-ctv-ad-formats-ahead-of-its-upfront-presentation/'>https://www.adweek.com/commerce/amazon-drops-3-new-ctv-ad-formats-ahead-of-its-upfront-presentation/

</a>Catch Bradley at the following events:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Worldef Istanbul 2025 - <a href='https://h10.me/istanbul'>https://h10.me/istanbul</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Amazon Ads Korea Event - <a href='https://h10.me/adskorea'>https://h10.me/adskorea</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Tech Partner Day Tokyo 2025 - <a href='https://h10.me/tokyo'>https://h10.me/tokyo</a></li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>China tariffs were slashed—but what about de minimis? Plus, how to fulfill Amazon Ireland orders without local inventory. All this and more on today’s Weekly Buzz episode!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
U.S. and China Agree on Tariff Pause in Major Trade War Rollback<br>
<a href='https://time.com/7284765/us-china-trade-war-pause/'>https://time.com/7284765/us-china-trade-war-pause/<br>
<br>
</a>US slashes 'de minimis' tariff on small China parcels to 54%<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-cut-minimis-tariff-china-051520824.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-cut-minimis-tariff-china-051520824.html<br>
<br>
</a>US-China trade reprieve buys Shein and Temu time to restock US inventory<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ecommerce-packages-left-out-us-china-tariff-reprieve-2025-05-12/'>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/ecommerce-packages-left-out-us-china-tariff-reprieve-2025-05-12/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop brings pre-owned to continental Europe<br>
<a href='https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-brings-pre-owned-to-continental-europe/'>https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-brings-pre-owned-to-continental-europe/<br>
</a>Amazon Remote Fulfilment with FBA is now available from UK to Ireland<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/05/amazon-remote-fulfilment-with-fba-is-now-available-from-uk-to-ireland/'>https://channelx.world/2025/05/amazon-remote-fulfilment-with-fba-is-now-available-from-uk-to-ireland/<br>
<br>
</a>Upcoming changes to Seller Fulfilled Prime<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GXCRLXHNJNPE2DHM'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GXCRLXHNJNPE2DHM<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Fee adjustments for partnered carrier shipment measurements<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUjlRUFJDQ1FNN1o4V1c3'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUjlRUFJDQ1FNN1o4V1c3<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon signs up FedEx for residential deliveries<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-strikes-partnership-fedex-ups-204255139.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-strikes-partnership-fedex-ups-204255139.html<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Drops 3 New CTV Ad Formats Ahead of Its Upfront Presentation<br>
<a href='https://www.adweek.com/commerce/amazon-drops-3-new-ctv-ad-formats-ahead-of-its-upfront-presentation/'>https://www.adweek.com/commerce/amazon-drops-3-new-ctv-ad-formats-ahead-of-its-upfront-presentation/<br>
<br>
</a>Catch Bradley at the following events:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Worldef Istanbul 2025 - <a href='https://h10.me/istanbul'>https://h10.me/istanbul</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Amazon Ads Korea Event - <a href='https://h10.me/adskorea'>https://h10.me/adskorea</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Tech Partner Day Tokyo 2025 - <a href='https://h10.me/tokyo'>https://h10.me/tokyo</a></li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon shares how its SIPP program helps sellers cut FBA fees and boost sustainability through more innovative packaging. Learn how to save costs and improve customer experience.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Join us for an insightful discussion on Amazon's Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program, where we explore the intersection of cost efficiency and environmental sustainability. Our special guest, Kirsten Freiheit, who leads the North American Division for Selling Partner Engagement for Sustainable Packaging at Amazon, shares her expertise and passion for innovative packaging solutions. Listen in as we discuss how the SIPP program not only helps sellers reduce fees by optimizing packaging but also enhances brand value and aligns with Amazon's goals of fast, efficient, and environmentally conscious delivery.</p>
<p>Discover the sustainability benefits of Amazon's SIPP program as we highlight its positive impact on sellers and customers. Brands like Cool Life are leveraging sustainable practices to boost sales. Kirsten shares creative examples of custom packaging, such as reversible boxes and cat playhouses, that enhance the customer experience. We also discuss the program's success in reducing packaging waste and eliminating single-use plastics, which represents a significant step towards combining sustainability with efficient brand representation.</p>
<p>Streamlining enrollments in the SIPP program is another key topic, focusing on enhancing the Seller Central portal through product family groupings and portfolio analysis. Kirsten explains how these tools simplify the process of managing ASINs, making it easier for sellers to participate in the program. We also touch on testing requirements for e-commerce fulfillment and the importance of securing packaging to prevent damage. This conversation underscores the SIPP program's role in fostering innovation and excellence in sustainable packaging, all while maintaining a strong connection to Amazon's broader mission.

Learn More About Amazon’s Ships in Product Packaging Program:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Amazon Packaging: <a href='https://www.amazon-packaging.com/sellers'>https://www.amazon-packaging.com/sellers</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Seller Central SIPP enrollment page: <a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/sipp-enrollment'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/sipp-enrollment</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In episode 664 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kirsten discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon's SIPP Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:53 - Amazon Background and Sustainable Packaging Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:15 - What is the Ships in Product Packaging Program by Amazon?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:51 - Sustainability Benefits of SIPP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:00 - Innovative Packaging Enhances Customer Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:33 - Enhancements and Benefits of this Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:06 - Streamlining Enrollments in the SIPP Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:53 - Amazon's Sustainable Cost-Saving Program</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon shares how its SIPP program helps sellers cut FBA fees and boost sustainability through more innovative packaging. Learn how to save costs and improve customer experience.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Join us for an insightful discussion on Amazon's Ships in Product Packaging (SIPP) program, where we explore the intersection of cost efficiency and environmental sustainability. Our special guest, Kirsten Freiheit, who leads the North American Division for Selling Partner Engagement for Sustainable Packaging at Amazon, shares her expertise and passion for innovative packaging solutions. Listen in as we discuss how the SIPP program not only helps sellers reduce fees by optimizing packaging but also enhances brand value and aligns with Amazon's goals of fast, efficient, and environmentally conscious delivery.</p>
<p>Discover the sustainability benefits of Amazon's SIPP program as we highlight its positive impact on sellers and customers. Brands like Cool Life are leveraging sustainable practices to boost sales. Kirsten shares creative examples of custom packaging, such as reversible boxes and cat playhouses, that enhance the customer experience. We also discuss the program's success in reducing packaging waste and eliminating single-use plastics, which represents a significant step towards combining sustainability with efficient brand representation.</p>
<p>Streamlining enrollments in the SIPP program is another key topic, focusing on enhancing the Seller Central portal through product family groupings and portfolio analysis. Kirsten explains how these tools simplify the process of managing ASINs, making it easier for sellers to participate in the program. We also touch on testing requirements for e-commerce fulfillment and the importance of securing packaging to prevent damage. This conversation underscores the SIPP program's role in fostering innovation and excellence in sustainable packaging, all while maintaining a strong connection to Amazon's broader mission.<br>
<br>
Learn More About Amazon’s Ships in Product Packaging Program:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Amazon Packaging: <a href='https://www.amazon-packaging.com/sellers'>https://www.amazon-packaging.com/sellers</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Seller Central SIPP enrollment page: <a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/sipp-enrollment'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/sipp-enrollment</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In episode 664 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kirsten discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon's SIPP Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:53 - Amazon Background and Sustainable Packaging Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:15 - What is the Ships in Product Packaging Program by Amazon?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:51 - Sustainability Benefits of SIPP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:00 - Innovative Packaging Enhances Customer Experience</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:33 - Enhancements and Benefits of this Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:06 - Streamlining Enrollments in the SIPP Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:53 - Amazon's Sustainable Cost-Saving Program</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Temu is halting shipments from China and Amazon is reporting on pricing changes on the platform due to the tariffs. This and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Temu halts shipments from China to US, shifts to selling from American warehouses
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/05/temu-us-china-shipments/83456690007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/05/temu-us-china-shipments/83456690007/

</a>Shein, Temu ramp up advertising in UK and France as US tariffs hit
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/shein-temu-ramp-up-advertising-uk-france-us-tariffs-hit-2025-05-05/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/shein-temu-ramp-up-advertising-uk-france-us-tariffs-hit-2025-05-05/

</a>Amazon addresses tariffs, fulfillment as it reports Q1 sales growth
<a href='https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-sales/'>https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-sales/

</a>Introducing Amazon Haul – thousands of products for £20 or less, with the majority under £10
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/retail/amazon-haul-uk-affordable-products'>https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/retail/amazon-haul-uk-affordable-products

</a>TikTok Shares Data on IP Detection and Shopping Safety
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shopping-safety-ip-protection-report/747077/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shopping-safety-ip-protection-report/747077/

</a>How to use Prime Video’s new 'Shop the Show' feature to discover products from your favorite series, movies, and live sports
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/shop-the-show-mobile-shopping-prime-video'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/shop-the-show-mobile-shopping-prime-video

</a>Generate brand names with Amazon’s new AI tool
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSDVDRVVaNllNSDJWUlRa'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSDVDRVVaNllNSDJWUlRa

</a>Road to Walmart’s Open Call 2025
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/suppliers/investing-in-american-jobs/events/annual-open-call/open-call-2025'>https://corporate.walmart.com/suppliers/investing-in-american-jobs/events/annual-open-call/open-call-2025

</a>his episode is packed with actionable insights, including Helium 10 training tips from Bradley and Shivali. Plus, we present our all-new tariff hub—a one-stop resource for navigating the complexities of international trade. Whether you're an e-commerce veteran or a newcomer, these updates are invaluable in shaping your strategy. Tune in for an engaging session packed with strategic insights and valuable updates for sellers at every level in the e-commerce world.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Temu Halts Shipments from China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:50 - Shein and Temu Increase EU Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:47 - Amazon Reports Tariff Impact</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:45 - Amazon Haul UK</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:40 - TikTok Protecting IP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Amazon Shop the Show</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:08 - New Amazon AI Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:57 - Road to Open Call</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:43 - Training Tip #1: Child ASIN Sales Estimates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:52 - Training Tip #2: Filter Amazon Brand Analytics Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:46 - Helium 10 Tariff Hub - <a href='http://h10.me/tariffhub'>h10.me/tariffhub</a></li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Temu is halting shipments from China and Amazon is reporting on pricing changes on the platform due to the tariffs. This and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Temu halts shipments from China to US, shifts to selling from American warehouses<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/05/temu-us-china-shipments/83456690007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/05/05/temu-us-china-shipments/83456690007/<br>
<br>
</a>Shein, Temu ramp up advertising in UK and France as US tariffs hit<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/shein-temu-ramp-up-advertising-uk-france-us-tariffs-hit-2025-05-05/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/shein-temu-ramp-up-advertising-uk-france-us-tariffs-hit-2025-05-05/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon addresses tariffs, fulfillment as it reports Q1 sales growth<br>
<a href='https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-sales/'>https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-sales/<br>
<br>
</a>Introducing Amazon Haul – thousands of products for £20 or less, with the majority under £10<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/retail/amazon-haul-uk-affordable-products'>https://www.aboutamazon.co.uk/news/retail/amazon-haul-uk-affordable-products<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shares Data on IP Detection and Shopping Safety<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shopping-safety-ip-protection-report/747077/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shopping-safety-ip-protection-report/747077/<br>
<br>
</a>How to use Prime Video’s new 'Shop the Show' feature to discover products from your favorite series, movies, and live sports<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/shop-the-show-mobile-shopping-prime-video'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/shop-the-show-mobile-shopping-prime-video<br>
<br>
</a>Generate brand names with Amazon’s new AI tool<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSDVDRVVaNllNSDJWUlRa'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSDVDRVVaNllNSDJWUlRa<br>
<br>
</a>Road to Walmart’s Open Call 2025<br>
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/suppliers/investing-in-american-jobs/events/annual-open-call/open-call-2025'>https://corporate.walmart.com/suppliers/investing-in-american-jobs/events/annual-open-call/open-call-2025<br>
<br>
</a>his episode is packed with actionable insights, including Helium 10 training tips from Bradley and Shivali. Plus, we present our all-new tariff hub—a one-stop resource for navigating the complexities of international trade. Whether you're an e-commerce veteran or a newcomer, these updates are invaluable in shaping your strategy. Tune in for an engaging session packed with strategic insights and valuable updates for sellers at every level in the e-commerce world.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Temu Halts Shipments from China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:50 - Shein and Temu Increase EU Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:47 - Amazon Reports Tariff Impact</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:45 - Amazon Haul UK</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:40 - TikTok Protecting IP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Amazon Shop the Show</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:08 - New Amazon AI Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:57 - Road to Open Call</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:43 - Training Tip #1: Child ASIN Sales Estimates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:52 - Training Tip #2: Filter Amazon Brand Analytics Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:46 - Helium 10 Tariff Hub - <a href='http://h10.me/tariffhub'>h10.me/tariffhub</a></li>
</ul>
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        <title>#662 - Helium 10 Amazon Chrome Extension Masterclass Part 1</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/662-helium-10-amazon-chrome-extension-masterclass-part-1/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2025 04:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode is part one of this two-part seller strategy masterclass that shows how to find product opportunities, keyword research, and spy on competitors using Helium 10’s Chrome Extension.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Could the Helium 10 Chrome Extension be the secret weapon in your Amazon selling arsenal? In this episode, Carrie Miller joins us to unveil the transformative potential of this powerful tool for sellers at every level. With features like the Xray tool and ASIN Grabber, you can discover how to analyze sales, target PPC campaigns, and track competitor inventory with ease. Carrie shares her expertise, shedding light on identifying product opportunities and gaining insights into competitor strategies across platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Shopify.</p>
<p>Explore advanced strategies for product analysis and competition monitoring with us. Learn how to leverage competitor inventory levels and keyword density analysis to uncover gaps in the market and optimize your product listings. We dive into the significance of understanding product variations, seller strategies, and fulfillment methods to enhance your marketplace positioning. Plus, we provide practical advice on utilizing tools like Helium 10 Alerts to stay ahead of the competition and maximize profitability.</p>
<p>Our conversation also highlights the importance of optimizing product packaging, especially for those using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). Discover how small changes in packaging dimensions can significantly impact your profit margins and learn how to assess costs accurately using the Profitability Calculator. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced seller, this Helium 10 Chrome Extension masterclass offers invaluable insights into boosting your sales, optimizing advertising efforts, and much more. Don't miss the opportunity to elevate your Amazon business with these strategic tools and techniques.</p>
<p>In episode 662 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Seller Strategy Masterclass on Helium 10 Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:29 - Leveraging Amazon With Chrome Extension</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">07:34 - Analyzing Product Demand and Competition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Marketplace Analysis for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:06 - Product Analysis Strategies for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:46 - Pricing History and Stock Monitoring</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:18 - Maximizing Profitability Through Packaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:44 - Amazon Profitability Calculator for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:58 - Product Bundle Strategy for Increased Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:25 - Chrome Extension Masterclass Part Two</li>
</ul>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Could the Helium 10 Chrome Extension be the secret weapon in your Amazon selling arsenal? In this episode, Carrie Miller joins us to unveil the transformative potential of this powerful tool for sellers at every level. With features like the Xray tool and ASIN Grabber, you can discover how to analyze sales, target PPC campaigns, and track competitor inventory with ease. Carrie shares her expertise, shedding light on identifying product opportunities and gaining insights into competitor strategies across platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Shopify.</p>
<p>Explore advanced strategies for product analysis and competition monitoring with us. Learn how to leverage competitor inventory levels and keyword density analysis to uncover gaps in the market and optimize your product listings. We dive into the significance of understanding product variations, seller strategies, and fulfillment methods to enhance your marketplace positioning. Plus, we provide practical advice on utilizing tools like Helium 10 Alerts to stay ahead of the competition and maximize profitability.</p>
<p>Our conversation also highlights the importance of optimizing product packaging, especially for those using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). Discover how small changes in packaging dimensions can significantly impact your profit margins and learn how to assess costs accurately using the Profitability Calculator. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced seller, this Helium 10 Chrome Extension masterclass offers invaluable insights into boosting your sales, optimizing advertising efforts, and much more. Don't miss the opportunity to elevate your Amazon business with these strategic tools and techniques.</p>
<p>In episode 662 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Seller Strategy Masterclass on Helium 10 Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:29 - Leveraging Amazon With Chrome Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:39 - Supplier Finder Chrome Extension Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:34 - Analyzing Product Demand and Competition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Marketplace Analysis for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:06 - Product Analysis Strategies for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:46 - Pricing History and Stock Monitoring</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:18 - Maximizing Profitability Through Packaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:44 - Amazon Profitability Calculator for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:58 - Product Bundle Strategy for Increased Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:25 - Chrome Extension Masterclass Part Two</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>You might not be able to send inventory to FBA next month. Tariff surcharges could appear on Amazon listings, and TikTok Shop expands again. All this buzzing news and more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Slashes Your FBA Capacity!
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventory-storage/storage-request/limit-increase'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventory-storage/storage-request/limit-increase

</a>Create deals for Amazon Pet Day
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/pet-day'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/pet-day

</a>Amazon denies plans to list tariff prices after President Trump calls Jeff Bezos to object
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/29/amazon-tariff-costs-trump-white-house/83340801007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/29/amazon-tariff-costs-trump-white-house/83340801007/

</a>Grow With US: How Walmart's New Program Aims To Help Small Businesses Go Big
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/29/grow-with-us-how-walmarts-new-program-aims-to-help-small-businesses-go-big'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/29/grow-with-us-how-walmarts-new-program-aims-to-help-small-businesses-go-big

</a>France urges fees on cheap e-commerce parcels in EU
<a href='https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/france-urges-fees-cheap-e-121540875.html'>https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/france-urges-fees-cheap-e-121540875.html

</a>Walmart to Offer 3-Hour Delivery to 95% of Americans
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-to-offer-3-hour-delivery-to-95percent-of-americans/'>https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-to-offer-3-hour-delivery-to-95percent-of-americans/

</a>Exclusive: Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/some-amazon-sellers-are-pulling-out-prime-day-amid-trump-tariffs-2025-04-28/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/some-amazon-sellers-are-pulling-out-prime-day-amid-trump-tariffs-2025-04-28/

</a>Walmart, Target resume business with some Chinese factories after tariff-related halt, suppliers say
<a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/walmart-target-chinese-orders-tariffs-hnk-intl/index.html'>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/walmart-target-chinese-orders-tariffs-hnk-intl/index.html

</a>TikTok to enter Japan's e-commerce industry, Nikkei reports
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-enter-japan-e-commerce-nikkei-reports-2025-04-26/'>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-enter-japan-e-commerce-nikkei-reports-2025-04-26/

</a>Did you know Helium 10 has a forum? While our Facebook group gets more traffic, we want to grow the forum community too! It’s a great place to ask questions and join discussions about e-commerce, Amazon strategies, and more. Remember, it’s not for Helium 10 customer support—that's available 24/7 through our website. To participate, sign in to your Helium 10 account and head to <a href='http://forum.helium10.com'>forum.helium10.com</a>.

Helium 10 has rolled out several powerful new features this week, starting with the brand-new Tariff Analyzer tool in Profits. This feature gives sellers a detailed breakdown of how tariffs impact their net profits on a product-by-product basis. By inputting the country of origin and cost of goods sold (COGS), users can instantly see pre- and post-tariff profit margins, estimate the price adjustments needed to maintain margins, and even compare how switching manufacturing to another country, like Vietnam or Uzbekistan, might improve profitability. It's a game-changing tool for sellers looking to stay agile amid rising import costs.

Another major upgrade is the expansion of Managed Refund Services, now available to both Platinum and Diamond users. Previously reserved for Diamond subscribers, this service helps Amazon sellers recover funds owed by Amazon due to lost, damaged, or mishandled inventory. Helium 10’s team handles the tedious claims process, scanning accounts, filing cases, and staying compliant with Amazon’s policies. Sellers only pay a small percentage of successfully recovered funds, making it a zero-risk way to reclaim potentially thousands in lost revenue. On top of that, Helium 10 has added support for Cerebro and Magnet in the Amazon Saudi Arabia marketplace, with built-in translation tools to help sellers understand foreign-language keywords and rank data, opening up new international expansion opportunities easily. Tune in for a wealth of knowledge and strategies to keep your Amazon business thriving. </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might not be able to send inventory to FBA next month. Tariff surcharges could appear on Amazon listings, and TikTok Shop expands again. All this buzzing news and more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon Slashes Your FBA Capacity!<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventory-storage/storage-request/limit-increase'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/inventory-storage/storage-request/limit-increase<br>
<br>
</a>Create deals for Amazon Pet Day<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/pet-day'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/pet-day<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon denies plans to list tariff prices after President Trump calls Jeff Bezos to object<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/29/amazon-tariff-costs-trump-white-house/83340801007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/29/amazon-tariff-costs-trump-white-house/83340801007/<br>
<br>
</a>Grow With US: How Walmart's New Program Aims To Help Small Businesses Go Big<br>
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/29/grow-with-us-how-walmarts-new-program-aims-to-help-small-businesses-go-big'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/29/grow-with-us-how-walmarts-new-program-aims-to-help-small-businesses-go-big<br>
<br>
</a>France urges fees on cheap e-commerce parcels in EU<br>
<a href='https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/france-urges-fees-cheap-e-121540875.html'>https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/france-urges-fees-cheap-e-121540875.html<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart to Offer 3-Hour Delivery to 95% of Americans<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-to-offer-3-hour-delivery-to-95percent-of-americans/'>https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2025/walmart-to-offer-3-hour-delivery-to-95percent-of-americans/<br>
<br>
</a>Exclusive: Some Amazon sellers are pulling out of Prime Day amid Trump tariffs<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/some-amazon-sellers-are-pulling-out-prime-day-amid-trump-tariffs-2025-04-28/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/some-amazon-sellers-are-pulling-out-prime-day-amid-trump-tariffs-2025-04-28/<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart, Target resume business with some Chinese factories after tariff-related halt, suppliers say<br>
<a href='https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/walmart-target-chinese-orders-tariffs-hnk-intl/index.html'>https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/29/business/walmart-target-chinese-orders-tariffs-hnk-intl/index.html<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok to enter Japan's e-commerce industry, Nikkei reports<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-enter-japan-e-commerce-nikkei-reports-2025-04-26/'>https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-enter-japan-e-commerce-nikkei-reports-2025-04-26/<br>
<br>
</a>Did you know Helium 10 has a forum? While our Facebook group gets more traffic, we want to grow the forum community too! It’s a great place to ask questions and join discussions about e-commerce, Amazon strategies, and more. Remember, it’s not for Helium 10 customer support—that's available 24/7 through our website. To participate, sign in to your Helium 10 account and head to <a href='http://forum.helium10.com'>forum.helium10.com</a>.<br>
<br>
Helium 10 has rolled out several powerful new features this week, starting with the brand-new Tariff Analyzer tool in Profits. This feature gives sellers a detailed breakdown of how tariffs impact their net profits on a product-by-product basis. By inputting the country of origin and cost of goods sold (COGS), users can instantly see pre- and post-tariff profit margins, estimate the price adjustments needed to maintain margins, and even compare how switching manufacturing to another country, like Vietnam or Uzbekistan, might improve profitability. It's a game-changing tool for sellers looking to stay agile amid rising import costs.<br>
<br>
Another major upgrade is the expansion of Managed Refund Services, now available to both Platinum and Diamond users. Previously reserved for Diamond subscribers, this service helps Amazon sellers recover funds owed by Amazon due to lost, damaged, or mishandled inventory. Helium 10’s team handles the tedious claims process, scanning accounts, filing cases, and staying compliant with Amazon’s policies. Sellers only pay a small percentage of successfully recovered funds, making it a zero-risk way to reclaim potentially thousands in lost revenue. On top of that, Helium 10 has added support for Cerebro and Magnet in the Amazon Saudi Arabia marketplace, with built-in translation tools to help sellers understand foreign-language keywords and rank data, opening up new international expansion opportunities easily. Tune in for a wealth of knowledge and strategies to keep your Amazon business thriving. </p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Learn how leveraging Amazon’s Search Query Performance data and strategic split testing can drive more sales and potentially earn you thousands in additional revenue.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>What if a slight tweak could skyrocket your Amazon sales? Join us as we unpack the transformative potential of Amazon's Search Query Performance data with our special guest, Destaney Wishon of BTRmedia. Together, we shed light on the often-overlooked metrics like conversion and click-through rates (CTR) that can dramatically boost revenue when optimized. Picture this: a mere 4% increase in conversion rate translates into an additional $1,200 in sales for a $30 product. These insights are as vital as traditional PPC, keyword research, and AI advancements in scaling your Amazon-selling success.</p>
<p>Ever wondered how powerful your product images can be in driving sales? We dissect a fascinating case study on a hemp pain cream to reveal how various images impact click rates. By leveraging tools like Helium 10 Audience, powered by PickFu, we gather audience feedback and discuss the importance of regularly updating images to cater to the preferences of specific customer segments. The results highlight the critical role of understanding your target audience and tailoring product presentations to meet their needs for improved market performance.</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets of optimizing your product's visibility with search query analysis, even if you don’t have access to advanced tools like Helium 10’s Search Query Analyzer tool. We guide you through using Amazon's Seller Central to access valuable sales data and discuss strategic optimization of keywords and conversion rates. A real-life example illustrates how focusing on specific keywords, such as "CBD roll on," and boosting ad placements can increase sales. By understanding the relationship between organic rankings and ads, you can make informed decisions that enhance your product's profitability.</p>
<p>In episode 660 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveraging Amazon Data for Sales Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:29 - Amazon Search Query Performance Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:45 - Optimizing Amazon Images for Increased Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:01 - Impact of Listing Images on Conversion Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:26 - Search Query Performance and Product Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Analyzing Amazon Data for Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:06 - Helium 10 Search Query Analyzer Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:55 - Amazon Search Data Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:19 - Maximizing Amazon Search Query Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:00 - Search Grid Performances</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:14 - Keyword Rankings and Sales Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:03 - Improving Sales Through Search Query Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:40 - The Power of Organic Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:51 - Enhancing Product Images for Sales</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn how leveraging Amazon’s Search Query Performance data and strategic split testing can drive more sales and potentially earn you thousands in additional revenue.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>What if a slight tweak could skyrocket your Amazon sales? Join us as we unpack the transformative potential of Amazon's Search Query Performance data with our special guest, Destaney Wishon of BTRmedia. Together, we shed light on the often-overlooked metrics like conversion and click-through rates (CTR) that can dramatically boost revenue when optimized. Picture this: a mere 4% increase in conversion rate translates into an additional $1,200 in sales for a $30 product. These insights are as vital as traditional PPC, keyword research, and AI advancements in scaling your Amazon-selling success.</p>
<p>Ever wondered how powerful your product images can be in driving sales? We dissect a fascinating case study on a hemp pain cream to reveal how various images impact click rates. By leveraging tools like Helium 10 Audience, powered by PickFu, we gather audience feedback and discuss the importance of regularly updating images to cater to the preferences of specific customer segments. The results highlight the critical role of understanding your target audience and tailoring product presentations to meet their needs for improved market performance.</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets of optimizing your product's visibility with search query analysis, even if you don’t have access to advanced tools like Helium 10’s Search Query Analyzer tool. We guide you through using Amazon's Seller Central to access valuable sales data and discuss strategic optimization of keywords and conversion rates. A real-life example illustrates how focusing on specific keywords, such as "CBD roll on," and boosting ad placements can increase sales. By understanding the relationship between organic rankings and ads, you can make informed decisions that enhance your product's profitability.</p>
<p>In episode 660 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveraging Amazon Data for Sales Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:29 - Amazon Search Query Performance Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:45 - Optimizing Amazon Images for Increased Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:01 - Impact of Listing Images on Conversion Rate</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Analyzing Amazon Data for Optimization</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">19:55 - Amazon Search Data Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:19 - Maximizing Amazon Search Query Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:00 - Search Grid Performances</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:14 - Keyword Rankings and Sales Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:03 - Improving Sales Through Search Query Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:40 - The Power of Organic Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:51 - Enhancing Product Images for Sales</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Temu &amp; Shein hike prices on April 25. Amazon 1P offers more to tariff-hit vendors. TikTok Shop sales dip in US before the de minimis loophole ends. All this and more on this week’s Weekly Buzz!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Temu and Shein are increasing prices starting April 25: Here's what shoppers should know
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/21/temu-shein-prices-tariffs/83194905007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/21/temu-shein-prices-tariffs/83194905007/

</a>Amazon makes urgent move to avoid US-China trade war impact
<a href='https://www.thestreet.com/retail/amazon-makes-urgent-move-to-avoid-us-china-trade-war-impact'>https://www.thestreet.com/retail/amazon-makes-urgent-move-to-avoid-us-china-trade-war-impact

</a>TikTok Shop’s sales in US plunge as Trump’s tariffs hit Chinese imports
<a href='https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/tiktok-shop-s-sales-in-us-plunge-as-trump-s-tariffs-hit-chinese-imports/ar-AA1D3hzz'>https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/tiktok-shop-s-sales-in-us-plunge-as-trump-s-tariffs-hit-chinese-imports/ar-AA1D3hzz

</a>OpenAI and Shopify poised for partnership as ChatGPT adds in-chat shopping
<a href='https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-and-shopify-poised-for-partnership-as-chatgpt-adds-in-chat-shopping/'>https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-and-shopify-poised-for-partnership-as-chatgpt-adds-in-chat-shopping/

</a>Walmart makes nationwide delivery change
<a href='https://www.al.com/news/2025/04/walmart-makes-nationwide-delivery-change.html'>https://www.al.com/news/2025/04/walmart-makes-nationwide-delivery-change.html

</a>Amazon 2025 Force for Good application is open!
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/force-for-good'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/force-for-good

</a>Maximize Impact with Amazon DSP bid adjustments
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/maximize-impact-with-amazon-dsp-bid-adjustments/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/maximize-impact-with-amazon-dsp-bid-adjustments/

</a>Cargo freight forwarding services made easy with Amazon Freight
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/transportation/cargo-freight-forwarding-services-made-easy-with-amazon-freight'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/transportation/cargo-freight-forwarding-services-made-easy-with-amazon-freight

</a>Lastly, we deep dive into tools that could redefine your selling strategy. Meet the Influencer Finder, a groundbreaking feature for Helium 10 users, simplifying how sellers can discover and collaborate with influencers. Plus, Helium 10's historical Cerebro tool is empowering sellers to mine past keyword data, uncovering trends that can inform future product launches and optimizations. This episode is packed with actionable strategies that are bound to sharpen your competitive edge in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape. Don't miss these essential insights to stay ahead and seize new opportunities!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Tariffs Trigger Prices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:07 - Amazon Absorbs Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:13 - Forced Seller Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:58 - TikTok Sales Slide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:40- Chatbot Becomes Store</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:40 - Faster Walmart Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Get Featured on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Smarter Ad Bidding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:02 - Freight Goes Global</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:50 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:01 - Strategy of the Week: Cerebro Historical Trends</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Temu &amp; Shein hike prices on April 25. Amazon 1P offers more to tariff-hit vendors. TikTok Shop sales dip in US before the de minimis loophole ends. All this and more on this week’s Weekly Buzz!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Temu and Shein are increasing prices starting April 25: Here's what shoppers should know<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/21/temu-shein-prices-tariffs/83194905007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/21/temu-shein-prices-tariffs/83194905007/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon makes urgent move to avoid US-China trade war impact<br>
<a href='https://www.thestreet.com/retail/amazon-makes-urgent-move-to-avoid-us-china-trade-war-impact'>https://www.thestreet.com/retail/amazon-makes-urgent-move-to-avoid-us-china-trade-war-impact<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop’s sales in US plunge as Trump’s tariffs hit Chinese imports<br>
<a href='https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/tiktok-shop-s-sales-in-us-plunge-as-trump-s-tariffs-hit-chinese-imports/ar-AA1D3hzz'>https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/tiktok-shop-s-sales-in-us-plunge-as-trump-s-tariffs-hit-chinese-imports/ar-AA1D3hzz<br>
<br>
</a>OpenAI and Shopify poised for partnership as ChatGPT adds in-chat shopping<br>
<a href='https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-and-shopify-poised-for-partnership-as-chatgpt-adds-in-chat-shopping/'>https://www.testingcatalog.com/openai-and-shopify-poised-for-partnership-as-chatgpt-adds-in-chat-shopping/<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart makes nationwide delivery change<br>
<a href='https://www.al.com/news/2025/04/walmart-makes-nationwide-delivery-change.html'>https://www.al.com/news/2025/04/walmart-makes-nationwide-delivery-change.html<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon 2025 Force for Good application is open!<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/force-for-good'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/force-for-good<br>
<br>
</a>Maximize Impact with Amazon DSP bid adjustments<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/maximize-impact-with-amazon-dsp-bid-adjustments/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/maximize-impact-with-amazon-dsp-bid-adjustments/<br>
<br>
</a>Cargo freight forwarding services made easy with Amazon Freight<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/transportation/cargo-freight-forwarding-services-made-easy-with-amazon-freight'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/transportation/cargo-freight-forwarding-services-made-easy-with-amazon-freight<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, we deep dive into tools that could redefine your selling strategy. Meet the Influencer Finder, a groundbreaking feature for Helium 10 users, simplifying how sellers can discover and collaborate with influencers. Plus, Helium 10's historical Cerebro tool is empowering sellers to mine past keyword data, uncovering trends that can inform future product launches and optimizations. This episode is packed with actionable strategies that are bound to sharpen your competitive edge in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape. Don't miss these essential insights to stay ahead and seize new opportunities!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Tariffs Trigger Prices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:07 - Amazon Absorbs Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:13 - Forced Seller Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:58 - TikTok Sales Slide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:40- Chatbot Becomes Store</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:40 - Faster Walmart Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Get Featured on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Smarter Ad Bidding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:02 - Freight Goes Global</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:50 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:01 - Strategy of the Week: Cerebro Historical Trends</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Discover a powerful, rarely used strategy to gain customer insights for product launches—no PPC, no need to look at reviews, and possibly more effective than AI tool insights.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an enlightening episode where we sit down with the extraordinary Izabela Hamilton of Rank Bell. Izabela shares her unique approach to gaining valuable customer insights without relying on PPC or traditional reviews. She opens up about her personal journey over the past couple of years, highlighting the importance of taking time off to focus on personal growth and wellness. This candid conversation emphasizes the significance of listening to our bodies and the universe, recognizing when to step back to recharge and come back stronger. </p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the shifting landscape of Amazon's product ranking, focusing on authentic and customer-centric strategies. Izabela and Bradley discuss how brands are moving away from manipulated tactics and embracing the power of understanding shopper perspectives. With Helium 10 and RankBell, brands can now predict customer preferences more accurately and ensure their products earn their spot on page one. The episode highlights the importance of aligning products with customer needs and how a holistic approach to ranking can lead to significant revenue without heavy reliance on ads.</p>
<p>Lastly, we dive into the power of customer feedback in product improvement, illustrated by a client's journey in overcoming design challenges with an anti-aging red light mask. By conducting thorough pre-launch testing and addressing issues early, brands can ensure product success and customer satisfaction. We also explore strategies for creating compelling Amazon listings and the unique opportunities for new brands to compete with established ones in the evolving online shopping landscape. Don't miss this episode packed with insights on adapting to changes, leveraging AI tools, and proactively meeting customer needs for long-term success.</p>
<p>In episode 658 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Izabela discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Customer Insights Without Reviews or PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Customer-Centric Ranking Strategies for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:23 - Brand Optimization and Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - Customer Feedback for Product Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:27 - Product Testing and Feedback Loop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - Customer-Centric Approach in Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:25 - RankBell Client's Amazon Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:14 - Amazon's Future in Search and Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:20 - Audit Your Listings for Longevity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:46 - Customer Feedback and Competitor Insights</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discover a powerful, rarely used strategy to gain customer insights for product launches—no PPC, no need to look at reviews, and possibly more effective than AI tool insights.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an enlightening episode where we sit down with the extraordinary Izabela Hamilton of Rank Bell. Izabela shares her unique approach to gaining valuable customer insights without relying on PPC or traditional reviews. She opens up about her personal journey over the past couple of years, highlighting the importance of taking time off to focus on personal growth and wellness. This candid conversation emphasizes the significance of listening to our bodies and the universe, recognizing when to step back to recharge and come back stronger. </p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the shifting landscape of Amazon's product ranking, focusing on authentic and customer-centric strategies. Izabela and Bradley discuss how brands are moving away from manipulated tactics and embracing the power of understanding shopper perspectives. With Helium 10 and RankBell, brands can now predict customer preferences more accurately and ensure their products earn their spot on page one. The episode highlights the importance of aligning products with customer needs and how a holistic approach to ranking can lead to significant revenue without heavy reliance on ads.</p>
<p>Lastly, we dive into the power of customer feedback in product improvement, illustrated by a client's journey in overcoming design challenges with an anti-aging red light mask. By conducting thorough pre-launch testing and addressing issues early, brands can ensure product success and customer satisfaction. We also explore strategies for creating compelling Amazon listings and the unique opportunities for new brands to compete with established ones in the evolving online shopping landscape. Don't miss this episode packed with insights on adapting to changes, leveraging AI tools, and proactively meeting customer needs for long-term success.</p>
<p>In episode 658 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Izabela discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Customer Insights Without Reviews or PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Customer-Centric Ranking Strategies for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:23 - Brand Optimization and Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - Customer Feedback for Product Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:27 - Product Testing and Feedback Loop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - Customer-Centric Approach in Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:25 - RankBell Client's Amazon Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:14 - Amazon's Future in Search and Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:20 - Audit Your Listings for Longevity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:46 - Customer Feedback and Competitor Insights</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>A popular Amazon Vine hack was just killed by Amazon. Tariffs are causing lots of changes on most E-commerce marketplaces, a special workshop for Amazon Search Query Performance. These buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Clarification of Amazon Vine review policy
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1NZVlVHVEhDUTZYR01L'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1NZVlVHVEhDUTZYR01L

</a>Report: Amazon Cancels Orders From ‘Multiple Vendors’ After Tariffs Announcement
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2025/amazon-cancels-orders-from-multiple-vendors-after-tariffs-announcement/'>https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2025/amazon-cancels-orders-from-multiple-vendors-after-tariffs-announcement/

</a>Shein and Temu Face Massive Roadblock With New Package Duties
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/shein-and-temu-face-massive-roadblock-with-new-package-duties/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/shein-and-temu-face-massive-roadblock-with-new-package-duties/

</a>Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads
<a href='https://searchengineland.com/temu-pulls-us-google-shopping-ads-454260'>https://searchengineland.com/temu-pulls-us-google-shopping-ads-454260

</a>TikTok Shop flags US risks, promotes EU market as Trump triples tariffs on small parcels
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3305864/tiktok-shop-flags-us-risks-promotes-eu-market-trump-triples-tariffs-small-parcels'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3305864/tiktok-shop-flags-us-risks-promotes-eu-market-trump-triples-tariffs-small-parcels

</a>Amazon launches inbound-only LTL service
<a href='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-launches-inbound-only-ltl-service'>https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-launches-inbound-only-ltl-service

</a>Sponsored Display updates all existing campaign to optimize for Conversion opportunities
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-reach-and-page-visit-campaign/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-reach-and-page-visit-campaign/

</a>The most valuable datapoint that Amazon has ever given sellers is their Search Query Performance reports!  Join Bradley + Destaney Monday at 11AM for a workshop to learn about how this data can grow your business.
<a href='http://h10.me/sqptraining'>h10.me/sqptraining

</a>We wrap up with exciting updates from Helium 10, featuring new tools and features like the translation feature in X-Ray Keywords and a Helium 10 widget for bestseller pages. Listen in as we provide actionable strategies for sellers to optimize their Amazon presence using Helium 10's latest offerings, including understanding the crucial difference between indexing and ranking.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Amazon Vine Hack Dead?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:35 - Amazon Tariff Repercussions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:46 - Temu/Shein Tariff Repercussions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:56 - TikTok Tariff Repercussions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:02 - Amazon LTL Freight</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:56 - Sponsored Display Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:45 - SQP Workshop - <a href='http://h10.me/sqptraining'>h10.me/sqptraining</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:16 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:05 - Strategy of the Week: Index Checker</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A popular Amazon Vine hack was just killed by Amazon. Tariffs are causing lots of changes on most E-commerce marketplaces, a special workshop for Amazon Search Query Performance. These buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Clarification of Amazon Vine review policy<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1NZVlVHVEhDUTZYR01L'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHU1NZVlVHVEhDUTZYR01L<br>
<br>
</a>Report: Amazon Cancels Orders From ‘Multiple Vendors’ After Tariffs Announcement<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2025/amazon-cancels-orders-from-multiple-vendors-after-tariffs-announcement/'>https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2025/amazon-cancels-orders-from-multiple-vendors-after-tariffs-announcement/<br>
<br>
</a>Shein and Temu Face Massive Roadblock With New Package Duties<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/shein-and-temu-face-massive-roadblock-with-new-package-duties/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2025/shein-and-temu-face-massive-roadblock-with-new-package-duties/<br>
<br>
</a>Temu pulls its U.S. Google Shopping ads<br>
<a href='https://searchengineland.com/temu-pulls-us-google-shopping-ads-454260'>https://searchengineland.com/temu-pulls-us-google-shopping-ads-454260<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop flags US risks, promotes EU market as Trump triples tariffs on small parcels<br>
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3305864/tiktok-shop-flags-us-risks-promotes-eu-market-trump-triples-tariffs-small-parcels'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3305864/tiktok-shop-flags-us-risks-promotes-eu-market-trump-triples-tariffs-small-parcels<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon launches inbound-only LTL service<br>
<a href='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-launches-inbound-only-ltl-service'>https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-launches-inbound-only-ltl-service<br>
<br>
</a>Sponsored Display updates all existing campaign to optimize for Conversion opportunities<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-reach-and-page-visit-campaign/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-display-reach-and-page-visit-campaign/<br>
<br>
</a>The most valuable datapoint that Amazon has ever given sellers is their Search Query Performance reports!  Join Bradley + Destaney Monday at 11AM for a workshop to learn about how this data can grow your business.<br>
<a href='http://h10.me/sqptraining'>h10.me/sqptraining<br>
<br>
</a>We wrap up with exciting updates from Helium 10, featuring new tools and features like the translation feature in X-Ray Keywords and a Helium 10 widget for bestseller pages. Listen in as we provide actionable strategies for sellers to optimize their Amazon presence using Helium 10's latest offerings, including understanding the crucial difference between indexing and ranking.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Amazon Vine Hack Dead?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:35 - Amazon Tariff Repercussions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:46 - Temu/Shein Tariff Repercussions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:56 - TikTok Tariff Repercussions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:02 - Amazon LTL Freight</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:56 - Sponsored Display Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:45 - SQP Workshop - <a href='http://h10.me/sqptraining'>h10.me/sqptraining</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:16 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:05 - Strategy of the Week: Index Checker</li>
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</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an insightful episode featuring Marcel Marculescu, the CEO of IntelliRank. From his early days in Romania crafting browser-based games to becoming a cornerstone in the Amazon selling community, Marcel’s journey is a testament to his entrepreneurial spirit. We unpack his expertise in Amazon ranking and advertising, examining the evolution of strategies for product launches and the importance of a harmonious blend of organic methods and PPC advertising.</p>
<p>Our conversation ventures into the world of Amazon keywords, where Marcel sheds light on the power of targeting long-tail keywords. We explore how user-generated content, like reviews and Amazon Posts, can amplify product visibility — especially crucial during the initial stages of a product's life. Marcel also emphasizes the significance of testing product listings through Amazon experiments, providing a fresh perspective on customer insights versus personal biases. The essence of community comes to life as we discuss Amazing Days in Bulgaria, fostering a vibrant network for Amazon sellers in the region.</p>
<p>In the realm of advertising, we have Vincenzo Toscano, CEO of Ecomcy live in the Amazon Ads booth in Prosper Show to share advanced techniques for harnessing Amazon's Sponsored Display ads and audience targeting. We discuss isolating campaigns to refine bidding strategies, and an innovative approach using Helium 10’s Black Box tool to focus on complementary products. The episode wraps up with the undeniable value of seller networking and community events like Amazon Accelerate, highlighting how these connections fuel both personal and professional growth in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 656 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Marcel, and Vincenzo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:30 - Amazon Advertising Strategies for Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:08 - Romanians Dominating Ranking Companies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:18 - Amazon PPC for New Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:55 - Optimizing Amazon Keywords and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:40 - Leveraging Amazon Post for Visibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:51 - Europe Event Travel Opportunity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:28 - Amazon Advertising Strategies Beyond Basics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:16 - Maximizing Amazon Advertising With Basket Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:32 - Global Amazon Advertising Strategy Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:05 - Helium 10 Ads Strategy and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:42 - Global Marketplace Advertising Strategies </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:04 - Amazon Seller Networking Value</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we've got two expert guests on our TACoS Tuesday advertising show. We're going to talk a lot about how to rank when you're launching with PPC and some advanced forms of advertising, such as sponsor display.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an insightful episode featuring Marcel Marculescu, the CEO of IntelliRank. From his early days in Romania crafting browser-based games to becoming a cornerstone in the Amazon selling community, Marcel’s journey is a testament to his entrepreneurial spirit. We unpack his expertise in Amazon ranking and advertising, examining the evolution of strategies for product launches and the importance of a harmonious blend of organic methods and PPC advertising.</p>
<p>Our conversation ventures into the world of Amazon keywords, where Marcel sheds light on the power of targeting long-tail keywords. We explore how user-generated content, like reviews and Amazon Posts, can amplify product visibility — especially crucial during the initial stages of a product's life. Marcel also emphasizes the significance of testing product listings through Amazon experiments, providing a fresh perspective on customer insights versus personal biases. The essence of community comes to life as we discuss Amazing Days in Bulgaria, fostering a vibrant network for Amazon sellers in the region.</p>
<p>In the realm of advertising, we have Vincenzo Toscano, CEO of Ecomcy live in the Amazon Ads booth in Prosper Show to share advanced techniques for harnessing Amazon's Sponsored Display ads and audience targeting. We discuss isolating campaigns to refine bidding strategies, and an innovative approach using Helium 10’s Black Box tool to focus on complementary products. The episode wraps up with the undeniable value of seller networking and community events like Amazon Accelerate, highlighting how these connections fuel both personal and professional growth in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 656 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Marcel, and Vincenzo discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:30 - Amazon Advertising Strategies for Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:08 - Romanians Dominating Ranking Companies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:18 - Amazon PPC for New Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:55 - Optimizing Amazon Keywords and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:40 - Leveraging Amazon Post for Visibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:51 - Europe Event Travel Opportunity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:28 - Amazon Advertising Strategies Beyond Basics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:16 - Maximizing Amazon Advertising With Basket Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:32 - Global Amazon Advertising Strategy Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:05 - Helium 10 Ads Strategy and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:42 - Global Marketplace Advertising Strategies </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:04 - Amazon Seller Networking Value</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Trump just imposed a 104% tariff on Chinese imports. The de minimis loophole will officially close next month, and Amazon quietly rolled out a beta feature that lets its AI shop off of Amazon using your account. This and more buzzing news are on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Trump officially raises retaliatory tariffs against China – including 90% fee on cheap goods from US adversary
<a href='https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/us-news/trump-officially-raises-retaliatory-tariffs-against-china/'>https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/us-news/trump-officially-raises-retaliatory-tariffs-against-china/

</a>The LATEST UPDATE is just hours after the 104% tariffs took effect and this video was filmed. President Trump announced a surprise three-month (90-day) pause on all reciprocal tariffs—except those on China, which have now increased to 125%. While global markets are surging on the news, note that the harsher penalties on Chinese imports remain in full force. We recommend sellers keep a close, watchful eye as news develops.

Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs plan kicks in; China vows again to impose countermeasures
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-china.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-china.html

</a>Amazon’s new 'Buy for Me' feature helps customers find and buy products from other brands’ sites
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shopping-app-buy-for-me-brands'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shopping-app-buy-for-me-brands

</a>Amazon is already changing its ultra-cheap Temu copycat
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/645465/amazon-haul-temu-ultra-cheap-tariffs-trump'>https://www.theverge.com/news/645465/amazon-haul-temu-ultra-cheap-tariffs-trump

</a>Walmart+ Goes All-In With Week of Exclusive Member Benefit Savings for Walmart+ Week
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/08/walmart-plus-goes-all-in-with-week-of-exclusive-member-benefit-saving-for-walmart-plus-week'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/08/walmart-plus-goes-all-in-with-week-of-exclusive-member-benefit-saving-for-walmart-plus-week

</a>Temu partners with DHL for local-to-local in Europe
<a href='https://ecommercenews.eu/temu-partners-with-dhl-for-local-to-local-in-europe/'>https://ecommercenews.eu/temu-partners-with-dhl-for-local-to-local-in-europe/

</a>TikTok bidders pile up as deadline looms with Amazon, OnlyFans founder in mix
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-has-bid-buy-tiktok-new-york-times-reports-2025-04-02/'>https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-has-bid-buy-tiktok-new-york-times-reports-2025-04-02/

</a>Save the date for Amazon Accelerate, September 16–18
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTlBOUJXUEhHQTlQWENE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTlBOUJXUEhHQTlQWENE

</a>Best Buy launches creator platform with shoppable storefronts
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/best-buy-launches-creator-platform-shoppable-storefronts'>https://chainstoreage.com/best-buy-launches-creator-platform-shoppable-storefronts

</a>Helium 10 just released a powerful new feature for influencers using the Chrome extension. By navigating to your Orders page and selecting the Influencers tab, you’ll see a history scanner that breaks down all your past purchases, showing which listings include your videos—categorized by top, bottom, both, or none. It also displays key performance metrics like onsite/offsite commissions, 30-day revenue, and carousel saturation, helping you track what’s working without leaving the page.

Helium 10’s Cerebro is the only reverse ASIN tool that shows all seven pages of Amazon search results—covering all 306 organic and 110 sponsored positions—so you never miss keyword shifts due to Amazon’s search shuffle. In addition to comprehensive keyword tracking, Cerebro uniquely reveals where a product appears in sponsored brand ads, video ads, and Amazon-specific widgets like “Amazon’s Choice,” giving sellers unmatched insight for competitive targeting. Join us for insights on these pivotal developments shaping the future of trade and e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:48 - 104% TARIFFS?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:40 - Loophole Slammed Shut</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:31 - Amazon’s Buy For Me AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:57 - Haul Gets a Makeover</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:41 - Walmart+ Week Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:29 - Temu Eyes Europe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:39 - Amazon Wants TikTok?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:26 - Accelerate 2025 Confirmed</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:44 - Best Buy Goes Creator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:09 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:13 - Strategy of the Week</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trump just imposed a 104% tariff on Chinese imports. The de minimis loophole will officially close next month, and Amazon quietly rolled out a beta feature that lets its AI shop off of Amazon using your account. This and more buzzing news are on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Trump officially raises retaliatory tariffs against China – including 90% fee on cheap goods from US adversary<br>
<a href='https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/us-news/trump-officially-raises-retaliatory-tariffs-against-china/'>https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/us-news/trump-officially-raises-retaliatory-tariffs-against-china/<br>
<br>
</a>The LATEST UPDATE is just hours after the 104% tariffs took effect and this video was filmed. President Trump announced a surprise three-month (90-day) pause on all reciprocal tariffs—except those on China, which have now increased to 125%. While global markets are surging on the news, note that the harsher penalties on Chinese imports remain in full force. We recommend sellers keep a close, watchful eye as news develops.<br>
<br>
Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs plan kicks in; China vows again to impose countermeasures<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-china.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-china.html<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s new 'Buy for Me' feature helps customers find and buy products from other brands’ sites<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shopping-app-buy-for-me-brands'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shopping-app-buy-for-me-brands<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon is already changing its ultra-cheap Temu copycat<br>
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/645465/amazon-haul-temu-ultra-cheap-tariffs-trump'>https://www.theverge.com/news/645465/amazon-haul-temu-ultra-cheap-tariffs-trump<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart+ Goes All-In With Week of Exclusive Member Benefit Savings for Walmart+ Week<br>
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/08/walmart-plus-goes-all-in-with-week-of-exclusive-member-benefit-saving-for-walmart-plus-week'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/04/08/walmart-plus-goes-all-in-with-week-of-exclusive-member-benefit-saving-for-walmart-plus-week<br>
<br>
</a>Temu partners with DHL for local-to-local in Europe<br>
<a href='https://ecommercenews.eu/temu-partners-with-dhl-for-local-to-local-in-europe/'>https://ecommercenews.eu/temu-partners-with-dhl-for-local-to-local-in-europe/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok bidders pile up as deadline looms with Amazon, OnlyFans founder in mix<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-has-bid-buy-tiktok-new-york-times-reports-2025-04-02/'>https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-has-bid-buy-tiktok-new-york-times-reports-2025-04-02/<br>
<br>
</a>Save the date for Amazon Accelerate, September 16–18<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTlBOUJXUEhHQTlQWENE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTlBOUJXUEhHQTlQWENE<br>
<br>
</a>Best Buy launches creator platform with shoppable storefronts<br>
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/best-buy-launches-creator-platform-shoppable-storefronts'>https://chainstoreage.com/best-buy-launches-creator-platform-shoppable-storefronts<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 just released a powerful new feature for influencers using the Chrome extension. By navigating to your Orders page and selecting the Influencers tab, you’ll see a history scanner that breaks down all your past purchases, showing which listings include your videos—categorized by top, bottom, both, or none. It also displays key performance metrics like onsite/offsite commissions, 30-day revenue, and carousel saturation, helping you track what’s working without leaving the page.<br>
<br>
Helium 10’s Cerebro is the only reverse ASIN tool that shows all seven pages of Amazon search results—covering all 306 organic and 110 sponsored positions—so you never miss keyword shifts due to Amazon’s search shuffle. In addition to comprehensive keyword tracking, Cerebro uniquely reveals where a product appears in sponsored brand ads, video ads, and Amazon-specific widgets like “Amazon’s Choice,” giving sellers unmatched insight for competitive targeting. Join us for insights on these pivotal developments shaping the future of trade and e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:48 - 104% TARIFFS?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:40 - Loophole Slammed Shut</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:31 - Amazon’s Buy For Me AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:57 - Haul Gets a Makeover</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:41 - Walmart+ Week Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:29 - Temu Eyes Europe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:39 - Amazon Wants TikTok?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:26 - Accelerate 2025 Confirmed</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:44 - Best Buy Goes Creator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:09 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:13 - Strategy of the Week</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Kian Golzari returns for a record 6th time on SSP to share sourcing tips, tariff strategies for 2025, Canton Fair insights, &amp; stories of custom iPhones for Real Madrid stars!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>World-renowned expert Kian Golzari makes history with his sixth appearance on our show, bringing unparalleled insights into the world of product sourcing and development. Discover his journey of delivering custom gold iPhones to Real Madrid's soccer icons, and explore innovative strategies to navigate the tariffs landscape in 2025. Kian offers a rare glimpse into the Canton Fair's pivotal role in global supply chains and extends a special opportunity for our listeners to connect with his personal sourcing agent in China, alongside a complimentary one-on-one call with him.</p>
<p>Listeners are in for a treat as we explore the importance of self-care amid the entrepreneurial hustle. Kian shares his commitment to fitness through cold baths and workouts. We dive into the world of functional strength and endurance with events like Hyrox and embark on travel tales from the scenic landscapes of Wales to the cultural vibrancy of Scotland.
Navigating the complexities of global sourcing and evolving tariffs becomes a breeze with our comprehensive guide, spotlighting platforms like Alibaba and the strategic "China plus one" approach. Kian shares his wisdom on building strong supplier relationships and leveraging the Canton Fair for direct connections with industry leaders. Embrace the future of product development as we discuss the role of AI, while reminding listeners of the irreplaceable value of human judgment in selecting the right factories. This episode promises a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for anyone in the e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 654 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kian discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Expert on Product Sourcing and Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:56 - Connections With Global Superstars in Sports</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:01 - Discussing Hobbies, Travel, and Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Navigating Global Sourcing and Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:34 - Strategies for Beating Tariffs in 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:45 - Navigating Canton Fair and Sourcing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:09 - Traveling to China on a Budget</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:32 - Product Sourcing with AI Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:15 - Issues and Innovations in Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:30 - Amazon Conference, Summit Collaboration, Sourcing</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kian Golzari returns for a record 6th time on SSP to share sourcing tips, tariff strategies for 2025, Canton Fair insights, &amp; stories of custom iPhones for Real Madrid stars!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>World-renowned expert Kian Golzari makes history with his sixth appearance on our show, bringing unparalleled insights into the world of product sourcing and development. Discover his journey of delivering custom gold iPhones to Real Madrid's soccer icons, and explore innovative strategies to navigate the tariffs landscape in 2025. Kian offers a rare glimpse into the Canton Fair's pivotal role in global supply chains and extends a special opportunity for our listeners to connect with his personal sourcing agent in China, alongside a complimentary one-on-one call with him.</p>
<p>Listeners are in for a treat as we explore the importance of self-care amid the entrepreneurial hustle. Kian shares his commitment to fitness through cold baths and workouts. We dive into the world of functional strength and endurance with events like Hyrox and embark on travel tales from the scenic landscapes of Wales to the cultural vibrancy of Scotland.<br>
Navigating the complexities of global sourcing and evolving tariffs becomes a breeze with our comprehensive guide, spotlighting platforms like Alibaba and the strategic "China plus one" approach. Kian shares his wisdom on building strong supplier relationships and leveraging the Canton Fair for direct connections with industry leaders. Embrace the future of product development as we discuss the role of AI, while reminding listeners of the irreplaceable value of human judgment in selecting the right factories. This episode promises a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for anyone in the e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 654 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kian discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Expert on Product Sourcing and Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:56 - Connections With Global Superstars in Sports</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:01 - Discussing Hobbies, Travel, and Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Navigating Global Sourcing and Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:34 - Strategies for Beating Tariffs in 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:45 - Navigating Canton Fair and Sourcing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:09 - Traveling to China on a Budget</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:32 - Product Sourcing with AI Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:15 - Issues and Innovations in Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:30 - Amazon Conference, Summit Collaboration, Sourcing</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The new tariffs announced this week have Amazon sellers up in arms. In this episode, Bradley will show you some numbers on why it might not be as bad as you think and things that you can do to keep your profitability and avoid issues on Amazon.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Can a new set of tariffs reshape the landscape for Amazon sellers, potentially leveling the playing field and offering unexpected opportunities? Join us as we explore this complex and rapidly evolving situation, where countries like China, the EU, and Vietnam are hit with varying rates, and the de minimis loophole is no more. As sellers grapple with these changes, we highlight the need for strategic approaches to maintain profitability, such as re-evaluating HS codes and collaborating closely with suppliers and freight forwarders. Listen in to hear insights from our community, who are finding ways to stay resilient amidst the upheaval.</p>
<p>Let’s break down how these tariffs are impacting product pricing and profit margins, using real-world scenarios to illuminate the path forward. From a $10 item to a $25 item, we reveal the calculations needed to keep your business thriving despite increased production costs. The message is one of optimism and adaptability—while the road may be bumpy, it’s not the end. Embrace this opportunity to reflect, adjust, and strategize, ensuring your business not only survives but thrives in these challenging economic times. Tune in and become part of our community navigating this journey together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Tariffs' Impact on Amazon and E-commerce Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - Navigating Tariffs as Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:07 - Navigating Tariff Impact on Profitability</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:48 - Maximizing Cost Savings in International Trade</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:51 - Global Tariff Impact and Adaptation</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new tariffs announced this week have Amazon sellers up in arms. In this episode, Bradley will show you some numbers on why it might not be as bad as you think and things that you can do to keep your profitability and avoid issues on Amazon.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Can a new set of tariffs reshape the landscape for Amazon sellers, potentially leveling the playing field and offering unexpected opportunities? Join us as we explore this complex and rapidly evolving situation, where countries like China, the EU, and Vietnam are hit with varying rates, and the de minimis loophole is no more. As sellers grapple with these changes, we highlight the need for strategic approaches to maintain profitability, such as re-evaluating HS codes and collaborating closely with suppliers and freight forwarders. Listen in to hear insights from our community, who are finding ways to stay resilient amidst the upheaval.</p>
<p>Let’s break down how these tariffs are impacting product pricing and profit margins, using real-world scenarios to illuminate the path forward. From a $10 item to a $25 item, we reveal the calculations needed to keep your business thriving despite increased production costs. The message is one of optimism and adaptability—while the road may be bumpy, it’s not the end. Embrace this opportunity to reflect, adjust, and strategize, ensuring your business not only survives but thrives in these challenging economic times. Tune in and become part of our community navigating this journey together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Tariffs' Impact on Amazon and E-commerce Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - Navigating Tariffs as Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:07 - Navigating Tariff Impact on Profitability</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:48 - Maximizing Cost Savings in International Trade</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:51 - Global Tariff Impact and Adaptation</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This week on The Weekly Buzz: Amazon's new AI helps shoppers find products by interest, Prime Day deal details revealed, and how AI images are reshaping e-commerce.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon’s AI-powered ‘Interests’ feature automatically finds new products that match your passions and hobbies
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/artificial-intelligence-amazon-features-interest'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/artificial-intelligence-amazon-features-interest

</a>Get ready for Prime Day: Deal scheduling is now open for our longest US Prime Day event ever
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUDNTNVRVU05QWUJITUJN'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUDNTNVRVU05QWUJITUJN

</a>Walmart Seller Summit 2025
<a href='https://www.walmartmarketplacesellersummit.com/event/adb13902-f010-48fe-96c0-64f9d165dba5/welcome'>https://www.walmartmarketplacesellersummit.com/event/adb13902-f010-48fe-96c0-64f9d165dba5/welcome</a></p>
<p>Drive business-to-business growth with new Business Price action panel
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpCWVRQSkJIRU5ERlk1'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpCWVRQSkJIRU5ERlk1

</a>Major Temu move announced for millions of Australian businesses from today
<a href='https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/major-temu-move-announced-for-millions-of-australian-businesses-from-today-211318441.html'>https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/major-temu-move-announced-for-millions-of-australian-businesses-from-today-211318441.html

</a>Then, we explore the latest updates from Helium 10, with Shivali Patel introducing four new feature alerts. The search query analyzer now supports multiple marketplaces and offers the ability to save filter presets for efficient business management. Integration with Helium 10 Ads allows for enhanced PPC metrics visibility. Lastly, the product launchpad tool is enhanced with adjustable rules, enabling users to tailor the tool to better fit their business strategies and preferences.
</p>
<p>This week's strategy highlights Helium 10's new Search Query Analyzer tool, which simplifies filtering and analyzing Amazon search query data. Unlike Seller Central, this tool allows users to compare multiple products, track high-converting keywords, and assess conversion rates against market averages. Additionally, Bradley Sutton will be speaking at two upcoming conferences: Amazon Business Know-How in Warsaw, Poland (April 24-25) and Amazing Days Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria (April 25).</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Amazon's AI Interest Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:54 - Schedule Prime Day Deals Now</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:00 - Walmart Seller Summit 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:56 - AI Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:20 - New B2B Price Panel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:36 - Temu Open to Australian Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:04 - Strategy Of The Week: Search Query Analyzer Data Imports</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week on The Weekly Buzz: Amazon's new AI helps shoppers find products by interest, Prime Day deal details revealed, and how AI images are reshaping e-commerce.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon’s AI-powered ‘Interests’ feature automatically finds new products that match your passions and hobbies<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/artificial-intelligence-amazon-features-interest'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/artificial-intelligence-amazon-features-interest<br>
<br>
</a>Get ready for Prime Day: Deal scheduling is now open for our longest US Prime Day event ever<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUDNTNVRVU05QWUJITUJN'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUDNTNVRVU05QWUJITUJN<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Seller Summit 2025<br>
<a href='https://www.walmartmarketplacesellersummit.com/event/adb13902-f010-48fe-96c0-64f9d165dba5/welcome'>https://www.walmartmarketplacesellersummit.com/event/adb13902-f010-48fe-96c0-64f9d165dba5/welcome</a></p>
<p>Drive business-to-business growth with new Business Price action panel<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpCWVRQSkJIRU5ERlk1'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpCWVRQSkJIRU5ERlk1<br>
<br>
</a>Major Temu move announced for millions of Australian businesses from today<br>
<a href='https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/major-temu-move-announced-for-millions-of-australian-businesses-from-today-211318441.html'>https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/major-temu-move-announced-for-millions-of-australian-businesses-from-today-211318441.html<br>
<br>
</a>Then, we explore the latest updates from Helium 10, with Shivali Patel introducing four new feature alerts. The search query analyzer now supports multiple marketplaces and offers the ability to save filter presets for efficient business management. Integration with Helium 10 Ads allows for enhanced PPC metrics visibility. Lastly, the product launchpad tool is enhanced with adjustable rules, enabling users to tailor the tool to better fit their business strategies and preferences.<br>
</p>
<p>This week's strategy highlights Helium 10's new Search Query Analyzer tool, which simplifies filtering and analyzing Amazon search query data. Unlike Seller Central, this tool allows users to compare multiple products, track high-converting keywords, and assess conversion rates against market averages. Additionally, Bradley Sutton will be speaking at two upcoming conferences: Amazon Business Know-How in Warsaw, Poland (April 24-25) and Amazing Days Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria (April 25).</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Amazon's AI Interest Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:54 - Schedule Prime Day Deals Now</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:00 - Walmart Seller Summit 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:56 - AI Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:20 - New B2B Price Panel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:36 - Temu Open to Australian Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:04 - Strategy Of The Week: Search Query Analyzer Data Imports</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Live from the Prosper Show! Get top strategies, tips, and discover a marketplace you never considered selling on. Tune in for expert insights and game-changing advice!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Join us as we bring you a special podcast recording from the Prosper Show in Las Vegas, where we sit down with multiple guests starting with Michael Shaffa, an accomplished Amazon seller who has transformed his company's e-commerce strategy. Michael shares his journey from selling only a few units per month to achieving $1.2 million in annual sales. Learn how his team harnessed tools like Helium 10 and strategies such as keyword indexing and the Maldives Honeymoon launch strategy to find success. Michael's story underscores the significance of understanding your target market and adapting your strategies, shifting focus from a general audience to a specialized niche, and leveraging graphic design to create engaging authentic content.</p>
<p>We also explore the role of AI in revolutionizing various aspects of Amazon selling with Kevin King. Discover how AI agents transform customer service, PPC, and product sourcing, potentially automating significant portions of an Amazon seller's business. As the industry evolves, these technologies promise significant advancements. Additionally, the episode touches on the psychology of marketing and its impact on sales strategies.

At the Prosper Show, we spoke with Vivian Sun, head of business development at Shein Marketplace, about their expanding platform. While Shein is widely known as a D2C fashion brand, it has been developing a marketplace over the past two years, inviting local sellers to offer products beyond clothing. Shein Marketplace now supports a wide range of categories, including beauty, home goods, electronics, and even food and supplements. With a flat 10% fees and flexible fulfillment options, including self-shipping and Amazon MCF, sellers have multiple ways to operate. Interested sellers can sign up through the Shein Marketplace website or connect with Vivian (Wenjia Sun) and her team via LinkedIn.

Finally, we explore effective bidding strategies and the importance of brand awareness in advertising campaigns. With insights from industry veterans, including Bojan Gajic, former CEO and CTO of Helium 10 and now CEO at Avask. You'll learn the benefits of low bids and branding campaigns. The episode also introduces an upcoming initiative called "Expansion Ticket," designed to guide sellers in expanding their businesses internationally. As we navigate these strategies and innovations, we emphasize the importance of leveraging expertise and existing knowledge to grow in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 652 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and his guests discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Seller Strategies at Prosper Show</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:53 - Smart Showdown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:27 - AI Agents and Shein Marketplace Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:28 - Amazon Success Strategies With Lem Turner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:59 - Amazon Brand Strategies and Advertising Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:28 - Amazon Expansion Strategies for Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:35 - Amazon Seller Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:35 - Keyword Research and UGC Impact</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Live from the Prosper Show! Get top strategies, tips, and discover a marketplace you never considered selling on. Tune in for expert insights and game-changing advice!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Join us as we bring you a special podcast recording from the Prosper Show in Las Vegas, where we sit down with multiple guests starting with Michael Shaffa, an accomplished Amazon seller who has transformed his company's e-commerce strategy. Michael shares his journey from selling only a few units per month to achieving $1.2 million in annual sales. Learn how his team harnessed tools like Helium 10 and strategies such as keyword indexing and the Maldives Honeymoon launch strategy to find success. Michael's story underscores the significance of understanding your target market and adapting your strategies, shifting focus from a general audience to a specialized niche, and leveraging graphic design to create engaging authentic content.</p>
<p>We also explore the role of AI in revolutionizing various aspects of Amazon selling with Kevin King. Discover how AI agents transform customer service, PPC, and product sourcing, potentially automating significant portions of an Amazon seller's business. As the industry evolves, these technologies promise significant advancements. Additionally, the episode touches on the psychology of marketing and its impact on sales strategies.<br>
<br>
At the Prosper Show, we spoke with Vivian Sun, head of business development at Shein Marketplace, about their expanding platform. While Shein is widely known as a D2C fashion brand, it has been developing a marketplace over the past two years, inviting local sellers to offer products beyond clothing. Shein Marketplace now supports a wide range of categories, including beauty, home goods, electronics, and even food and supplements. With a flat 10% fees and flexible fulfillment options, including self-shipping and Amazon MCF, sellers have multiple ways to operate. Interested sellers can sign up through the Shein Marketplace website or connect with Vivian (Wenjia Sun) and her team via LinkedIn.<br>
<br>
Finally, we explore effective bidding strategies and the importance of brand awareness in advertising campaigns. With insights from industry veterans, including Bojan Gajic, former CEO and CTO of Helium 10 and now CEO at Avask. You'll learn the benefits of low bids and branding campaigns. The episode also introduces an upcoming initiative called "Expansion Ticket," designed to guide sellers in expanding their businesses internationally. As we navigate these strategies and innovations, we emphasize the importance of leveraging expertise and existing knowledge to grow in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 652 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and his guests discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Seller Strategies at Prosper Show</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:53 - Smart Showdown</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:27 - AI Agents and Shein Marketplace Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:28 - Amazon Success Strategies With Lem Turner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:59 - Amazon Brand Strategies and Advertising Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:28 - Amazon Expansion Strategies for Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:35 - Amazon Seller Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:35 - Keyword Research and UGC Impact</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon is raising fees again. The Amazon big spring sale is now live. These buzzing stories and more on today's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon is making it easier to try using deals and coupons to create additional demand for your products
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EyTUgyRjQ1S1lZRzY2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EyTUgyRjQ1S1lZRzY2

</a>Amazon’s Big Spring Sale 2025 starts March 25
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-big-spring-sale-2025'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-big-spring-sale-2025

</a>AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok
<a href='https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-ai-startup-perplexity-buy-tiktok.html'>https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-ai-startup-perplexity-buy-tiktok.html

</a></p>
<p>Catch Bradley Sutton at the Prosper Show!
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/h10bradley_see-you-guys-at-prosper-this-week-here-activity-7310218411182026752-m4Al?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABImt1MBZbTlgY0B3nznAoqRBtFH5dubeGQ'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/h10bradley_see-you-guys-at-prosper-this-week-here-activity-7310218411182026752-m4Al?

</a>For our new feature alerts, Helium 10 has introduced two highly requested features in Blackbox. The first caters to wholesale and arbitrage sellers, allowing them to search products using UPC, EAN, or GTIN codes, even by uploading bulk lists of 200–300+ identifiers. This streamlines the process of evaluating wholesale opportunities by quickly identifying which products are on Amazon and their estimated sales. The second feature is designed for Amazon influencers, enabling them to find high-ROI products for video content. By switching to “Influencer Mode,” users can filter products by category, price range, reviews, and the number of videos in the carousel, helping them identify listings where they have a strong chance of earning commissions.</p>
<p>Lastly, our strategy of the week features Helium 10’s Keyword Sales Estimate feature, which goes beyond search volume to show the actual sales estimates a keyword generates. This helps sellers prioritize high-converting keywords instead of just high-traffic ones, ultimately improving ad efficiency and product targeting. For instance, while two keywords may have similar search volumes, one might convert at a much higher rate due to buyer intent. This level of insight, exclusive to Helium 10, ensures sellers focus on terms that drive actual sales. If you’re headed to the Prosper Show in Las Vegas, don't miss out on the chance to meet us and share your story—there might even be a spot for you on the Serious Sellers Podcast!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:38 - Coupons/Deals Skyrocket?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:25 - Big Spring Sale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:31 - TikTok Buyer?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:31 - Prosper Show</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:22 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:24 - Strategy of the week: Keyword Sales Estimates</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon is raising fees again. The Amazon big spring sale is now live. These buzzing stories and more on today's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon is making it easier to try using deals and coupons to create additional demand for your products<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EyTUgyRjQ1S1lZRzY2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EyTUgyRjQ1S1lZRzY2<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s Big Spring Sale 2025 starts March 25<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-big-spring-sale-2025'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-big-spring-sale-2025<br>
<br>
</a>AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok<br>
<a href='https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-ai-startup-perplexity-buy-tiktok.html'>https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-ai-startup-perplexity-buy-tiktok.html<br>
<br>
</a></p>
<p>Catch Bradley Sutton at the Prosper Show!<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/h10bradley_see-you-guys-at-prosper-this-week-here-activity-7310218411182026752-m4Al?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABImt1MBZbTlgY0B3nznAoqRBtFH5dubeGQ'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/h10bradley_see-you-guys-at-prosper-this-week-here-activity-7310218411182026752-m4Al?<br>
<br>
</a>For our new feature alerts, Helium 10 has introduced two highly requested features in Blackbox. The first caters to wholesale and arbitrage sellers, allowing them to search products using UPC, EAN, or GTIN codes, even by uploading bulk lists of 200–300+ identifiers. This streamlines the process of evaluating wholesale opportunities by quickly identifying which products are on Amazon and their estimated sales. The second feature is designed for Amazon influencers, enabling them to find high-ROI products for video content. By switching to “Influencer Mode,” users can filter products by category, price range, reviews, and the number of videos in the carousel, helping them identify listings where they have a strong chance of earning commissions.</p>
<p>Lastly, our strategy of the week features Helium 10’s Keyword Sales Estimate feature, which goes beyond search volume to show the actual sales estimates a keyword generates. This helps sellers prioritize high-converting keywords instead of just high-traffic ones, ultimately improving ad efficiency and product targeting. For instance, while two keywords may have similar search volumes, one might convert at a much higher rate due to buyer intent. This level of insight, exclusive to Helium 10, ensures sellers focus on terms that drive actual sales. If you’re headed to the Prosper Show in Las Vegas, don't miss out on the chance to meet us and share your story—there might even be a spot for you on the Serious Sellers Podcast!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:38 - Coupons/Deals Skyrocket?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:25 - Big Spring Sale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:31 - TikTok Buyer?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:31 - Prosper Show</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:22 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:24 - Strategy of the week: Keyword Sales Estimates</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Ready to launch your Amazon product? In this episode, we discuss the essentials of optimizing your listings and the best ad strategies for driving more sales immediately.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Join us in our monthly TACoS Tuesday episode, as we explore the essentials of launching Amazon products, featuring expert insights from Destaney Wishon. We start by discussing how to make your product retail-ready, emphasizing the importance of indexing your listing for the right keywords to drive sales. From match types and targeting to effective keyword research methods often overlooked by sellers, we cover fundamental Amazon advertising strategies for 2025. With Destaney's extensive expertise in Amazon PPC and Bradley Sutton’s experience launching over 600 products, they provide valuable guidance for both new and seasoned Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>Listen in as they navigate the ever-changing landscape of Amazon advertising. They recount the evolution of strategies from two-step URLs and giveaways to modern methods that are currently non-compliant with Amazon's TOS. By sharing Bradley’s recent success story of achieving top keyword rankings within three weeks, they provide practical insights into adapting to market dynamics while leveraging core strategies for sustained success. They also focused on optimizing keywords for seasonal products, using mason jars as an example to illustrate the need for specificity in targeting audiences and identifying seasonal trends and opportunity keywords.</p>
<p>Finally, let’s tackle the art of optimizing Amazon PPC strategies, focusing on understanding customer feedback and incorporating emotional touchpoints into product listings. They discuss bid management strategies, the importance of balancing profitability and scalability, and how successful bidding can enhance organic ranking. Additionally, they cover the significance of tailoring marketing strategies to fit specific product niches and maintaining brand loyalty amidst the shift from organic to paid search on Amazon. Throughout the episode, we aim to equip you with actionable insights and strategies to boost your product's visibility and success on Amazon.</p>
<p>In episode 650 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:02 - Amazon Advertising Launch Strategies Workshop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - Navigating Amazon's Ever-Changing Advertising Landscape</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:08 - Optimizing Keywords for Seasonal Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:12 - Keyword Research Using Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:41 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:49 - Importance of Keyword Research in Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:52 - Effective Bid Management for Targeting Types</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:50 - Finding Balance in Amazon Bid Management</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:37 - Bid Management for Sales and ACoS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:23 - Mastering Amazon Bidding Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">45:41 - Discussion on Algorithmic Love and Relaunch</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ready to launch your Amazon product? In this episode, we discuss the essentials of optimizing your listings and the best ad strategies for driving more sales immediately.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Join us in our monthly TACoS Tuesday episode, as we explore the essentials of launching Amazon products, featuring expert insights from Destaney Wishon. We start by discussing how to make your product retail-ready, emphasizing the importance of indexing your listing for the right keywords to drive sales. From match types and targeting to effective keyword research methods often overlooked by sellers, we cover fundamental Amazon advertising strategies for 2025. With Destaney's extensive expertise in Amazon PPC and Bradley Sutton’s experience launching over 600 products, they provide valuable guidance for both new and seasoned Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>Listen in as they navigate the ever-changing landscape of Amazon advertising. They recount the evolution of strategies from two-step URLs and giveaways to modern methods that are currently non-compliant with Amazon's TOS. By sharing Bradley’s recent success story of achieving top keyword rankings within three weeks, they provide practical insights into adapting to market dynamics while leveraging core strategies for sustained success. They also focused on optimizing keywords for seasonal products, using mason jars as an example to illustrate the need for specificity in targeting audiences and identifying seasonal trends and opportunity keywords.</p>
<p>Finally, let’s tackle the art of optimizing Amazon PPC strategies, focusing on understanding customer feedback and incorporating emotional touchpoints into product listings. They discuss bid management strategies, the importance of balancing profitability and scalability, and how successful bidding can enhance organic ranking. Additionally, they cover the significance of tailoring marketing strategies to fit specific product niches and maintaining brand loyalty amidst the shift from organic to paid search on Amazon. Throughout the episode, we aim to equip you with actionable insights and strategies to boost your product's visibility and success on Amazon.</p>
<p>In episode 650 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:02 - Amazon Advertising Launch Strategies Workshop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - Navigating Amazon's Ever-Changing Advertising Landscape</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:08 - Optimizing Keywords for Seasonal Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:12 - Keyword Research Using Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:41 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:49 - Importance of Keyword Research in Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:52 - Effective Bid Management for Targeting Types</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:50 - Finding Balance in Amazon Bid Management</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:37 - Bid Management for Sales and ACoS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:23 - Mastering Amazon Bidding Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">45:41 - Discussion on Algorithmic Love and Relaunch</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Upcoming spring day events, Amazon ads integrating with Adobe Photoshop, and Walmart's got an AI guy of its own. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon, Walmart to host spring savings events
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/amazon-walmart-host-spring-savings-events'>https://chainstoreage.com/amazon-walmart-host-spring-savings-events

</a>Amazon Spring Deal Days 2025 is coming March 25-31
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-spring-deal-days-2025-is-coming-march-25-31'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-spring-deal-days-2025-is-coming-march-25-31

</a>Prepare for Prime Day: Send your inventory to AWD by May 15
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/awd-prime-day-prep'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/awd-prime-day-prep

</a>New Product: Exciting news from the AdobeSummit! Amazon Ads announced it’s expanding your creative possibilities through a new partnership with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Express. Soon, you’ll be able to access your Amazon Creative Assets library and leverage our pre-moderation capabilities directly within these Adobe tools.
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_adobesummit-amazonads-digitaladvertising-activity-7307752252151119872-CSE2/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABEAc2UBCP-SZLe5LVfAJF7aJc-bDCbsoeU'>Via Jeff Cohen on LinkedIn

</a>Walmart Develops GenAI-Powered Assistant for Walmart Merchants
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/03/18/walmart-develops-genai-powered-assistant-for-walmart-merchants'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/03/18/walmart-develops-genai-powered-assistant-for-walmart-merchants

</a>Amazon launches Amazon.ie in Ireland
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ireland'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ireland

</a>Request to remove meltable FBA inventory by April 15, 2025
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTZGWExSWUhXUlhFWEFV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTZGWExSWUhXUlhFWEFV

</a>Forever 21 store closures accelerated by competition from Shein and Temu
<a href='https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/forever-21-store-closures-accelerated-competition-from-shein-temu'>https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/forever-21-store-closures-accelerated-competition-from-shein-temu

</a>Join the TikTok Shop Sellers Group by Helium 10 - <a href='https://h10.me/tiktokgroup'>https://h10.me/tiktokgroup

</a>Enhance your competitive edge with Helium 10's new powerful tool, the Search Query Performance Analyzer, offering an in-depth look into Amazon’s SQP data and more. Discover how monitoring keyword fluctuations inside Cerebro, such as with "emo decor" and "coffin decor," can be pivotal in maintaining or boosting sales momentum. By understanding the link between keyword trends and sales, you'll gain invaluable insights for forecasting and strategy adjustments, ensuring you stay ahead in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Spring Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - Amazon Ads x Adobe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:28 - Walmart's AI Revolution</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:59 - Amazon Expands to Ireland</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - Meltable Inventory Purge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:38 - Goodbye Forever 21</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:01 - TikTok Shop Sellers Group by Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:39 - Helium 10 New Feature: Search Query Performance Analyzer Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:41 - Strategy of the Week: Cerebro Historical Trend Monthly Comparison</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Upcoming spring day events, Amazon ads integrating with Adobe Photoshop, and Walmart's got an AI guy of its own. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon, Walmart to host spring savings events<br>
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/amazon-walmart-host-spring-savings-events'>https://chainstoreage.com/amazon-walmart-host-spring-savings-events<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Spring Deal Days 2025 is coming March 25-31<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-spring-deal-days-2025-is-coming-march-25-31'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-spring-deal-days-2025-is-coming-march-25-31<br>
<br>
</a>Prepare for Prime Day: Send your inventory to AWD by May 15<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/awd-prime-day-prep'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/awd-prime-day-prep<br>
<br>
</a>New Product: Exciting news from the AdobeSummit! Amazon Ads announced it’s expanding your creative possibilities through a new partnership with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Express. Soon, you’ll be able to access your Amazon Creative Assets library and leverage our pre-moderation capabilities directly within these Adobe tools.<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_adobesummit-amazonads-digitaladvertising-activity-7307752252151119872-CSE2/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABEAc2UBCP-SZLe5LVfAJF7aJc-bDCbsoeU'>Via Jeff Cohen on LinkedIn<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Develops GenAI-Powered Assistant for Walmart Merchants<br>
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/03/18/walmart-develops-genai-powered-assistant-for-walmart-merchants'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2025/03/18/walmart-develops-genai-powered-assistant-for-walmart-merchants<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon launches Amazon.ie in Ireland<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ireland'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ireland<br>
<br>
</a>Request to remove meltable FBA inventory by April 15, 2025<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTZGWExSWUhXUlhFWEFV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUTZGWExSWUhXUlhFWEFV<br>
<br>
</a>Forever 21 store closures accelerated by competition from Shein and Temu<br>
<a href='https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/forever-21-store-closures-accelerated-competition-from-shein-temu'>https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/forever-21-store-closures-accelerated-competition-from-shein-temu<br>
<br>
</a>Join the TikTok Shop Sellers Group by Helium 10 - <a href='https://h10.me/tiktokgroup'>https://h10.me/tiktokgroup<br>
<br>
</a>Enhance your competitive edge with Helium 10's new powerful tool, the Search Query Performance Analyzer, offering an in-depth look into Amazon’s SQP data and more. Discover how monitoring keyword fluctuations inside Cerebro, such as with "emo decor" and "coffin decor," can be pivotal in maintaining or boosting sales momentum. By understanding the link between keyword trends and sales, you'll gain invaluable insights for forecasting and strategy adjustments, ensuring you stay ahead in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Spring Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - Amazon Ads x Adobe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:28 - Walmart's AI Revolution</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:59 - Amazon Expands to Ireland</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - Meltable Inventory Purge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:38 - Goodbye Forever 21</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:01 - TikTok Shop Sellers Group by Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:39 - Helium 10 New Feature: Search Query Performance Analyzer Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:41 - Strategy of the Week: Cerebro Historical Trend Monthly Comparison</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Is AI changing the game on Amazon—for better or worse? Discover the right and wrong ways to leverage AI in e-commerce and how smart strategies could boost your sales by 30% or more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Is artificial intelligence reshaping Amazon selling for the better or leading it astray? In this episode, we scrutinize the nuanced impact of AI on Amazon sellers, posing the provocative question of whether AI is indeed ruining Amazon. We dive into the labyrinth of AI's potential benefits—boosting sales and streamlining operations—while also exposing the risks of over-reliance on AI without human input and data. As AI tools like ChatGPT become more prevalent in product and keyword searches, we emphasize the crucial role of specialized tools such as Helium 10 in ensuring accuracy and effectiveness.</p>
<p>Our discussion highlights the pitfalls and promises of using AI for Amazon keyword and product research. Through real-world examples, we dissect the challenges that arise when relying solely on AI-generated data, underscoring the necessity of feeding AI robust and relevant information. Exploring the risks of AI-written Amazon listings, we stress the importance of informed technology use to achieve optimal results. By illustrating the limits of AI tools in identifying trending products and optimizing listings, we advocate for a balanced approach—melding AI's capabilities with human oversight and specialized data.</p>
<p>Finally, we turn our focus to enhancing the synergy between AI and Helium 10 for your Amazon brand’s success. Through a case study of a wooden snack organizer, we demonstrate the power of integrating comprehensive data with AI to boost keyword indexing. With insights from Andrew Bell's customized GPT tool, we reveal pathways to even greater performance. We invite listeners to engage in this conversation, sharing their thoughts and experiences on enhancing AI integration to better serve the community's needs. Whether you're a seasoned seller or a curious newbie, this episode offers valuable insights into harnessing AI's power with precision and care.</p>
<p>In episode 648 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI Usage in Amazon Selling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:44 - AI's Impact on Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:56 - Using Amazon Tools for Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - High Demand Snack Bar Organizer Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:09 - Amazon Algorithm Changes and Keyword Indexing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:50 - Importance of Keywords in Listing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - Optimizing Amazon Listings With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:57 - Keyword Optimization for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:29 - Optimizing Amazon Listings With AI + Helium 10 Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:22 - Andrew Bell's GPT Boosts Listing Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:18 - Enhancing AI Integration for Brand Success</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is AI changing the game on Amazon—for better or worse? Discover the right and wrong ways to leverage AI in e-commerce and how smart strategies could boost your sales by 30% or more!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Is artificial intelligence reshaping Amazon selling for the better or leading it astray? In this episode, we scrutinize the nuanced impact of AI on Amazon sellers, posing the provocative question of whether AI is indeed ruining Amazon. We dive into the labyrinth of AI's potential benefits—boosting sales and streamlining operations—while also exposing the risks of over-reliance on AI without human input and data. As AI tools like ChatGPT become more prevalent in product and keyword searches, we emphasize the crucial role of specialized tools such as Helium 10 in ensuring accuracy and effectiveness.</p>
<p>Our discussion highlights the pitfalls and promises of using AI for Amazon keyword and product research. Through real-world examples, we dissect the challenges that arise when relying solely on AI-generated data, underscoring the necessity of feeding AI robust and relevant information. Exploring the risks of AI-written Amazon listings, we stress the importance of informed technology use to achieve optimal results. By illustrating the limits of AI tools in identifying trending products and optimizing listings, we advocate for a balanced approach—melding AI's capabilities with human oversight and specialized data.</p>
<p>Finally, we turn our focus to enhancing the synergy between AI and Helium 10 for your Amazon brand’s success. Through a case study of a wooden snack organizer, we demonstrate the power of integrating comprehensive data with AI to boost keyword indexing. With insights from Andrew Bell's customized GPT tool, we reveal pathways to even greater performance. We invite listeners to engage in this conversation, sharing their thoughts and experiences on enhancing AI integration to better serve the community's needs. Whether you're a seasoned seller or a curious newbie, this episode offers valuable insights into harnessing AI's power with precision and care.</p>
<p>In episode 648 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI Usage in Amazon Selling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:44 - AI's Impact on Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:56 - Using Amazon Tools for Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - High Demand Snack Bar Organizer Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:09 - Amazon Algorithm Changes and Keyword Indexing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:50 - Importance of Keywords in Listing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - Optimizing Amazon Listings With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:57 - Keyword Optimization for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:29 - Optimizing Amazon Listings With AI + Helium 10 Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:22 - Andrew Bell's GPT Boosts Listing Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:18 - Enhancing AI Integration for Brand Success</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#647 – Remote Fulfillment Credits and Amazon Pricing Hack | Weekly Buzz 3/12/25</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/647-%e2%80%93-remote-fulfillment-credits-and-amazon-pricing-hack-weekly-buzz-31225/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:46:37 -0700</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon is giving sellers a credit for FBA. Another Chinese marketplace is gaining market share. There's a new way to make money with Helium 10. These buzzing stories &amp; more on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

New return credits for Remote Fulfillment with FBA
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpKODlZQUhLSjRQRjha'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpKODlZQUhLSjRQRjha

</a>How to get free delivery on Amazon
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-free-delivery'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-free-delivery

</a>New recommended product groups for Ships in Product Packaging program
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSjQ4SkdTRjNWNVlBQUYz'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSjQ4SkdTRjNWNVlBQUYz

</a>TikTok To Integrate More 'Local Services' Into Its US Commerce Push
<a href='https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/403951/tiktok-to-integrate-more-local-services-into-its.html'>https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/403951/tiktok-to-integrate-more-local-services-into-its.html

</a>Goodbye Amazon and Temu – Aliexpress is ahead of the game in bringing these incredible deals to technology
<a href='https://eladelantado.com/news/aliexpress-spring-tech-sales-2025/'>https://eladelantado.com/news/aliexpress-spring-tech-sales-2025/

</a>Plus, we talk about <a href='http://h10.me/crushit'>Helium 10's affiliate program</a>, offering lifetime commissions for those who refer new users, and our new <a href='http://h10.me/influencerFB'>Facebook group for Amazon &amp; TikTok influencers</a> to foster community and knowledge sharing. To wrap things up, we highlight the latest features of the Helium 10 Chrome extension, including a new visual search tool that uses images to find similar products on Amazon, enhancing your product research and discovery efforts. Don't miss out on these insights and strategies designed to elevate your e-commerce skills.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:59 - FBA Return Credits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:35 - FBM Pricing Hack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:12 - SIPP Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - TikTok Local</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:00 - Ali Express</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:15 - Helium 10 Referral Program - <a href='http://h10.me/crushit'>h10.me/crushit</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:55 - Influencer FB Group - <a href='http://h10.me/influencerFB'>h10.me/influencerFB</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:49 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:52 - Strategy of the Week: Child ASIN Variation Sales Performance</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon is giving sellers a credit for FBA. Another Chinese marketplace is gaining market share. There's a new way to make money with Helium 10. These buzzing stories &amp; more on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
New return credits for Remote Fulfillment with FBA<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpKODlZQUhLSjRQRjha'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpKODlZQUhLSjRQRjha<br>
<br>
</a>How to get free delivery on Amazon<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-free-delivery'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-free-delivery<br>
<br>
</a>New recommended product groups for Ships in Product Packaging program<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSjQ4SkdTRjNWNVlBQUYz'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSjQ4SkdTRjNWNVlBQUYz<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok To Integrate More 'Local Services' Into Its US Commerce Push<br>
<a href='https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/403951/tiktok-to-integrate-more-local-services-into-its.html'>https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/403951/tiktok-to-integrate-more-local-services-into-its.html<br>
<br>
</a>Goodbye Amazon and Temu – Aliexpress is ahead of the game in bringing these incredible deals to technology<br>
<a href='https://eladelantado.com/news/aliexpress-spring-tech-sales-2025/'>https://eladelantado.com/news/aliexpress-spring-tech-sales-2025/<br>
<br>
</a>Plus, we talk about <a href='http://h10.me/crushit'>Helium 10's affiliate program</a>, offering lifetime commissions for those who refer new users, and our new <a href='http://h10.me/influencerFB'>Facebook group for Amazon &amp; TikTok influencers</a> to foster community and knowledge sharing. To wrap things up, we highlight the latest features of the Helium 10 Chrome extension, including a new visual search tool that uses images to find similar products on Amazon, enhancing your product research and discovery efforts. Don't miss out on these insights and strategies designed to elevate your e-commerce skills.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:59 - FBA Return Credits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:35 - FBM Pricing Hack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:12 - SIPP Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - TikTok Local</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:00 - Ali Express</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:15 - Helium 10 Referral Program - <a href='http://h10.me/crushit'>h10.me/crushit</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:55 - Influencer FB Group - <a href='http://h10.me/influencerFB'>h10.me/influencerFB</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:49 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:52 - Strategy of the Week: Child ASIN Variation Sales Performance</li>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Amazon is giving sellers a credit for FBA. Another Chinese marketplace is gaining market share. There's a new way to make money with Helium 10. These buzzing stories &amp; more on this episode!
► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast
► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension
► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)
► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft
► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.New return credits for Remote Fulfillment with FBAhttps://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWFpKODlZQUhLSjRQRjhaHow to get free delivery on Amazonhttps://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-free-deliveryNew recommended product groups for Ships in Product Packaging programhttps://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSjQ4SkdTRjNWNVlBQUYzTikTok To Integrate More 'Local Services' Into Its US Commerce Pushhttps://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/403951/tiktok-to-integrate-more-local-services-into-its.htmlGoodbye Amazon and Temu – Aliexpress is ahead of the game in bringing these incredible deals to technologyhttps://eladelantado.com/news/aliexpress-spring-tech-sales-2025/Plus, we talk about Helium 10's affiliate program, offering lifetime commissions for those who refer new users, and our new Facebook group for Amazon &amp; TikTok influencers to foster community and knowledge sharing. To wrap things up, we highlight the latest features of the Helium 10 Chrome extension, including a new visual search tool that uses images to find similar products on Amazon, enhancing your product research and discovery efforts. Don't miss out on these insights and strategies designed to elevate your e-commerce skills.
In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:

00:59 - FBA Return Credits
02:35 - FBM Pricing Hack
05:12 - SIPP Program
06:19 - TikTok Local
08:00 - Ali Express
09:15 - Helium 10 Referral Program - h10.me/crushit
10:55 - Influencer FB Group - h10.me/influencerFB
11:49 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts 
13:52 - Strategy of the Week: Child ASIN Variation Sales Performance
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Have you heard lately of people who've had their Amazon accounts hacked? In this episode, we'll discuss different methods for keeping your Amazon accounts safe.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Amazon seller account security has never been more critical. What if your business could be halted by a single phishing scam or misplaced credential? In light of recent hacking incidents, we've invited Chris McCabe from EcommerceChris to share expert advice on fortifying your Amazon accounts. He uncovers common mistakes sellers make, such as sharing credentials and missing out on two-factor authentication, and offers actionable steps to avoid them. Join us as we discuss the importance of creating unique user permissions, the necessity of revoking access when it's no longer needed, and the benefits of deploying tools like Helium 10 Alerts to monitor and protect your accounts.</p>
<p>Navigating the aftermath of an account flagged as compromised can be daunting, but it doesn't have to spell disaster. We explore strategies for quick resolution, including the right Amazon teams to contact and how SAS Core representatives can assist in regaining control. Chris provides insights into managing accounts that are linked to both buyer and seller profiles and shares advice on keeping them secure. We also address the use of VPNs while traveling and the potential impact on account visibility, stressing the importance of maintaining primary email access for appeals.</p>
<p>Managing multiple Amazon accounts doesn't have to be risky if done correctly. Discover why using subaccounts with unique logins and enabling two-factor authentication is vital for security. We'll also discuss leveraging remote servers to protect personal devices while handling admin tasks. For sellers looking to expand, we touch on the potential within the arts and crafts category despite inflationary pressures, offering tips on finding low-competition niches. To wrap up, we highlight how Helium 10 Black Box can be an invaluable tool for effective product research, helping you identify seasonal top sellers and capitalize on market trends. Tune in to ensure your Amazon selling endeavors are both secure and successful.</p>
<p>In episode 646 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Chris discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Keeping Amazon Accounts Safe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - Amazon-Related Account Security Concerns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:36 - Resolving Amazon Account Compromise Quickly</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:34 - Amazon Account Termination Warning</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:43 - Preventing Amazon Account Compromises</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:58 - Secure Amazon Admin Account Setup</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:57 - Amazon Account Responsibility Clarity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:16 - Managing Multiple Amazon Accounts Securely</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:09 - Questioning Competitors' Tactics on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:10 - Utilizing Helium 10 for Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:00 - Product Analysis for Top Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:42 - Identifying Seasonal Top Sellers for Amazon</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you heard lately of people who've had their Amazon accounts hacked? In this episode, we'll discuss different methods for keeping your Amazon accounts safe.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Amazon seller account security has never been more critical. What if your business could be halted by a single phishing scam or misplaced credential? In light of recent hacking incidents, we've invited Chris McCabe from EcommerceChris to share expert advice on fortifying your Amazon accounts. He uncovers common mistakes sellers make, such as sharing credentials and missing out on two-factor authentication, and offers actionable steps to avoid them. Join us as we discuss the importance of creating unique user permissions, the necessity of revoking access when it's no longer needed, and the benefits of deploying tools like Helium 10 Alerts to monitor and protect your accounts.</p>
<p>Navigating the aftermath of an account flagged as compromised can be daunting, but it doesn't have to spell disaster. We explore strategies for quick resolution, including the right Amazon teams to contact and how SAS Core representatives can assist in regaining control. Chris provides insights into managing accounts that are linked to both buyer and seller profiles and shares advice on keeping them secure. We also address the use of VPNs while traveling and the potential impact on account visibility, stressing the importance of maintaining primary email access for appeals.</p>
<p>Managing multiple Amazon accounts doesn't have to be risky if done correctly. Discover why using subaccounts with unique logins and enabling two-factor authentication is vital for security. We'll also discuss leveraging remote servers to protect personal devices while handling admin tasks. For sellers looking to expand, we touch on the potential within the arts and crafts category despite inflationary pressures, offering tips on finding low-competition niches. To wrap up, we highlight how Helium 10 Black Box can be an invaluable tool for effective product research, helping you identify seasonal top sellers and capitalize on market trends. Tune in to ensure your Amazon selling endeavors are both secure and successful.</p>
<p>In episode 646 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Chris discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Keeping Amazon Accounts Safe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - Amazon-Related Account Security Concerns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:36 - Resolving Amazon Account Compromise Quickly</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:34 - Amazon Account Termination Warning</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:43 - Preventing Amazon Account Compromises</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:58 - Secure Amazon Admin Account Setup</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:57 - Amazon Account Responsibility Clarity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:16 - Managing Multiple Amazon Accounts Securely</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:09 - Questioning Competitors' Tactics on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:10 - Utilizing Helium 10 for Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:00 - Product Analysis for Top Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:42 - Identifying Seasonal Top Sellers for Amazon</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>There are new changes to how Amazon agencies and service providers can access client accounts and a new date change for FBA reimbursement policies. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon’s Solution Provider Portal (SPP) is a dedicated gateway for third-party developers and service providers to onboard and manage their offerings for Amazon seller and vendor customers.
<a href='https://developer.amazonservices.com/solution-provider-portal'>https://developer.amazonservices.com/solution-provider-portal

</a>You can now use a credit card as your Walmart Marketplace billing method.
<a href='https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Taxes%20%26%20payments/Billing%20Information/Billing-Methods:-Add-a-credit-card'>https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Taxes%20%26%20payments/Billing%20Information/Billing-Methods:-Add-a-credit-card

</a>New effective date for FBA inventory reimbursement policy
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkYyU0M5NldVQ1BWQ0NO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkYyU0M5NldVQ1BWQ0NO

</a>Track and prevent product return badges
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMlZVVzZXTkc4N1Q0OEtD'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMlZVVzZXTkc4N1Q0OEtD

</a>TikTok Shop welcomes merchants in Germany, France, and Italy
<a href='https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-welcomes-merchants-in-germany-france-and-italy/'>https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-welcomes-merchants-in-germany-france-and-italy/

</a>Amazon eyes global expansion for its Temu, Shein competitor
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/amazon-eyes-global-expansion-for-its-temu-shein-competitor.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/amazon-eyes-global-expansion-for-its-temu-shein-competitor.html

</a>Amazon Introduces Alexa+, the next generation of Alexa
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence

</a>4 ways to shop faster on Amazon using Amazon Lens
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-lens'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-lens

</a>Helium 10 has been recognized as a Walmart Connect Partner Program - Premium Partner!

In our new feature alerts, Helium 10's new eBay Price Checker lets you instantly compare Amazon vs. eBay prices to prevent buy box issues and spot unauthorized resellers. Lastly, Helium 10's Keyword Tracker with Boost checks your keyword ranks 24x daily, showing real-time fluctuations across browsers and locations—crucial for tracking launches and ad performance. Stay ahead by monitoring your most important keywords hourly!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:52 - Solution Provider Portal</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:51 - Now You can use WM CC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:10 - FBA Reimbursement Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:31 - Amazon Return Badge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:06 - TikTok Shop Europe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:16 - Amazon Haul Global Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:39 - Next Gen Alexa</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:07 - Amazon Lens Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:00 - Update Emergency Contact</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:50 - Walmart Connect Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:36 - Helium 10’s eBay Price Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:07 - Keyword Tracker with Boost</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are new changes to how Amazon agencies and service providers can access client accounts and a new date change for FBA reimbursement policies. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon’s Solution Provider Portal (SPP) is a dedicated gateway for third-party developers and service providers to onboard and manage their offerings for Amazon seller and vendor customers.<br>
<a href='https://developer.amazonservices.com/solution-provider-portal'>https://developer.amazonservices.com/solution-provider-portal<br>
<br>
</a>You can now use a credit card as your Walmart Marketplace billing method.<br>
<a href='https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Taxes%20%26%20payments/Billing%20Information/Billing-Methods:-Add-a-credit-card'>https://marketplacelearn.walmart.com/guides/Taxes%20%26%20payments/Billing%20Information/Billing-Methods:-Add-a-credit-card<br>
<br>
</a>New effective date for FBA inventory reimbursement policy<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkYyU0M5NldVQ1BWQ0NO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkYyU0M5NldVQ1BWQ0NO<br>
<br>
</a>Track and prevent product return badges<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMlZVVzZXTkc4N1Q0OEtD'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHMlZVVzZXTkc4N1Q0OEtD<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop welcomes merchants in Germany, France, and Italy<br>
<a href='https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-welcomes-merchants-in-germany-france-and-italy/'>https://ecommercenews.eu/tiktok-shop-welcomes-merchants-in-germany-france-and-italy/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon eyes global expansion for its Temu, Shein competitor<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/amazon-eyes-global-expansion-for-its-temu-shein-competitor.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/amazon-eyes-global-expansion-for-its-temu-shein-competitor.html<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Introduces Alexa+, the next generation of Alexa<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-alexa-generative-artificial-intelligence<br>
<br>
</a>4 ways to shop faster on Amazon using Amazon Lens<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-lens'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-lens<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 has been recognized as a Walmart Connect Partner Program - Premium Partner!<br>
<br>
In our new feature alerts, Helium 10's new eBay Price Checker lets you instantly compare Amazon vs. eBay prices to prevent buy box issues and spot unauthorized resellers. Lastly, Helium 10's Keyword Tracker with Boost checks your keyword ranks 24x daily, showing real-time fluctuations across browsers and locations—crucial for tracking launches and ad performance. Stay ahead by monitoring your most important keywords hourly!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:52 - Solution Provider Portal</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:51 - Now You can use WM CC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:10 - FBA Reimbursement Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:31 - Amazon Return Badge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:06 - TikTok Shop Europe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:16 - Amazon Haul Global Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:39 - Next Gen Alexa</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:07 - Amazon Lens Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:00 - Update Emergency Contact</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:50 - Walmart Connect Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:36 - Helium 10’s eBay Price Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:07 - Keyword Tracker with Boost</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#644 - Viral Content Creation For TikTok</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Discover how sellers generate millions in sales on TikTok Shop in just days! Our guest, Liz Herrera, shares her strategies for helping creators go viral on TikTok.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>Join us for an exciting conversation on the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, where we explore strategies for going viral on TikTok and harnessing its e-commerce potential. Our special guest, Liz Herrera aka "Hurricane Liz," a seasoned e-commerce entrepreneur, shares her incredible journey from selling Pokémon cards in her college dorm room to becoming a successful figure in the Amazon world. Liz opens up about her early ventures in retail arbitrage, the challenges she faced during the Black Friday poker incident, and how she adapted by launching her first private-label product. Her story is one of resilience and adaptability, offering valuable insights into building a thriving online business.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss the evolution of TikTok as a powerful platform for business growth, transitioning from organic reach to leveraging TikTok Shop. We'll explore the nuances of working with influencers and creators, as well as strategies for managing these relationships effectively. Learn how businesses can build in-house content creation teams to reduce reliance on costly external creators and adapt to the ever-changing landscape of TikTok Shop and influencer marketing. An upcoming event in Vegas will also be highlighted, focusing on taking control of content to maximize commercial opportunities.</p>
<p>Finally, we'll uncover the potential of AI in marketing and sales, challenging traditional notions of content creation. Discover how AI can be leveraged to generate a high volume of content on platforms like TikTok, enhancing brand presence and driving sales. We share practical tips for maximizing TikTok strategy, such as using multiple accounts and the shotgun approach in advertising. Be inspired by a success story where a client generated $1.5 million in just four days through strategic e-commerce tactics. Join us to gain a comprehensive understanding of TikTok's e-commerce potential and learn how to implement these strategies for brand growth.

</p>
<p>In episode 644 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Liz discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies for Going Viral on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:13 - From Thrift Stores to Private Label</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:32 - Navigating TikTok Shop and Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:35 - Tapping Into TikTok's E-Commerce Potential</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:57 - AI-driven Brand Growth Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:54 - Standing Out to Influencers on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:43 - Maximizing TikTok Strategy for Brand Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:36 - Monetizing TikTok Reach &amp; Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:52 - AI With Green Screen Strategy</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discover how sellers generate millions in sales on TikTok Shop in just days! Our guest, Liz Herrera, shares her strategies for helping creators go viral on TikTok.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
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</p>
<p>Join us for an exciting conversation on the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, where we explore strategies for going viral on TikTok and harnessing its e-commerce potential. Our special guest, Liz Herrera aka "Hurricane Liz," a seasoned e-commerce entrepreneur, shares her incredible journey from selling Pokémon cards in her college dorm room to becoming a successful figure in the Amazon world. Liz opens up about her early ventures in retail arbitrage, the challenges she faced during the Black Friday poker incident, and how she adapted by launching her first private-label product. Her story is one of resilience and adaptability, offering valuable insights into building a thriving online business.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss the evolution of TikTok as a powerful platform for business growth, transitioning from organic reach to leveraging TikTok Shop. We'll explore the nuances of working with influencers and creators, as well as strategies for managing these relationships effectively. Learn how businesses can build in-house content creation teams to reduce reliance on costly external creators and adapt to the ever-changing landscape of TikTok Shop and influencer marketing. An upcoming event in Vegas will also be highlighted, focusing on taking control of content to maximize commercial opportunities.</p>
<p>Finally, we'll uncover the potential of AI in marketing and sales, challenging traditional notions of content creation. Discover how AI can be leveraged to generate a high volume of content on platforms like TikTok, enhancing brand presence and driving sales. We share practical tips for maximizing TikTok strategy, such as using multiple accounts and the shotgun approach in advertising. Be inspired by a success story where a client generated $1.5 million in just four days through strategic e-commerce tactics. Join us to gain a comprehensive understanding of TikTok's e-commerce potential and learn how to implement these strategies for brand growth.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 644 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Liz discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies for Going Viral on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:13 - From Thrift Stores to Private Label</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:32 - Navigating TikTok Shop and Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:35 - Tapping Into TikTok's E-Commerce Potential</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:57 - AI-driven Brand Growth Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:54 - Standing Out to Influencers on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:43 - Maximizing TikTok Strategy for Brand Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:36 - Monetizing TikTok Reach &amp; Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:52 - AI With Green Screen Strategy</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>A change for the Serious Sellers Podcast, Walmart has caught up fast to Amazon in something, and Is Amazon Rufus meaningless? These and more buzzing news on this episode!
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Walmart CEO delivers alarming news for Amazon
<a href='https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-ceo-delivers-alarming-news-for-amazon/ar-AA1zHNTw?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds'>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-ceo-delivers-alarming-news-for-amazon/ar-AA1zHNTw?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

</a>Amazon Alexa event live - Alexa Plus officially announced, with more news still to come
<a href='https://www.techradar.com/news/live/amazon-alexa-event-2025-live'>https://www.techradar.com/news/live/amazon-alexa-event-2025-live

</a>TikTok Shop eyes 100% growth in 2025
<a href='https://jingdaily.com/posts/tiktok-shop-eyes-100-growth-in-2025-amid-us-uncertainty'>https://jingdaily.com/posts/tiktok-shop-eyes-100-growth-in-2025-amid-us-uncertainty

</a>Is Amazon on course to upend LTL industry?
<a href='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-on-course-to-upend-ltl-industry'>https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-on-course-to-upend-ltl-industry

</a>Online marketplace Temu allowing Canadian businesses to sell through platform
<a href='https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/online-marketplace-temu-allowing-canadian-151954793.html'>https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/online-marketplace-temu-allowing-canadian-151954793.html

</a>Launching sponsored ads for authors: India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-products-and-sponsored-brands-ads-expansion/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-products-and-sponsored-brands-ads-expansion/

</a>We also take a closer look at the advanced features in Black Box and Helium 10 Ads, emphasizing new strategies for keyword harvesting that allow you to fine-tune your targeting criteria and adjust cost per click to boost your campaigns. Learn how utilizing these features can maximize your impressions and improve efficiency. Moreover, discover how Helium 10's Alerts tool can help you identify opportunities to save on fulfillment costs by making small adjustments to product dimensions. These tweaks could potentially save or earn you significant extra profit over the year.</p>
<p>This episode also explores the controversial Amazon Rufus AI and its impact on Amazon listing optimization. While Rufus shows potential, it has limitations, particularly in generating accurate search suggestions for niche products and identifying deals. We highlight the importance of ensuring that product descriptions are comprehensive to improve customer experience and sales. Listen in as we analyze Rufus' keyword suggestions, examining their current relevance and potential future significance as more users adopt these recommendations. Thanks for tuning in and we’ll see you next week!

</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:42 - SSP Schedule Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:47 - Walmart Same Day Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - New Amazon Alexa?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:07 - TikTok Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:57 - Amazon LTL?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:43 - Temu For Canadians</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:30 - PPC For Authors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:06 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - Strategy of the Week: Size Tier Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:55 - Hot Take Of The Week: Rufus is Meaningless?</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A change for the Serious Sellers Podcast, Walmart has caught up fast to Amazon in something, and Is Amazon Rufus meaningless? These and more buzzing news on this episode!<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Walmart CEO delivers alarming news for Amazon<br>
<a href='https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-ceo-delivers-alarming-news-for-amazon/ar-AA1zHNTw?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds'>https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-ceo-delivers-alarming-news-for-amazon/ar-AA1zHNTw?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Alexa event live - Alexa Plus officially announced, with more news still to come<br>
<a href='https://www.techradar.com/news/live/amazon-alexa-event-2025-live'>https://www.techradar.com/news/live/amazon-alexa-event-2025-live<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop eyes 100% growth in 2025<br>
<a href='https://jingdaily.com/posts/tiktok-shop-eyes-100-growth-in-2025-amid-us-uncertainty'>https://jingdaily.com/posts/tiktok-shop-eyes-100-growth-in-2025-amid-us-uncertainty<br>
<br>
</a>Is Amazon on course to upend LTL industry?<br>
<a href='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-on-course-to-upend-ltl-industry'>https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-amazon-on-course-to-upend-ltl-industry<br>
<br>
</a>Online marketplace Temu allowing Canadian businesses to sell through platform<br>
<a href='https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/online-marketplace-temu-allowing-canadian-151954793.html'>https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/online-marketplace-temu-allowing-canadian-151954793.html<br>
<br>
</a>Launching sponsored ads for authors: India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-products-and-sponsored-brands-ads-expansion/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-products-and-sponsored-brands-ads-expansion/<br>
<br>
</a>We also take a closer look at the advanced features in Black Box and Helium 10 Ads, emphasizing new strategies for keyword harvesting that allow you to fine-tune your targeting criteria and adjust cost per click to boost your campaigns. Learn how utilizing these features can maximize your impressions and improve efficiency. Moreover, discover how Helium 10's Alerts tool can help you identify opportunities to save on fulfillment costs by making small adjustments to product dimensions. These tweaks could potentially save or earn you significant extra profit over the year.</p>
<p>This episode also explores the controversial Amazon Rufus AI and its impact on Amazon listing optimization. While Rufus shows potential, it has limitations, particularly in generating accurate search suggestions for niche products and identifying deals. We highlight the importance of ensuring that product descriptions are comprehensive to improve customer experience and sales. Listen in as we analyze Rufus' keyword suggestions, examining their current relevance and potential future significance as more users adopt these recommendations. Thanks for tuning in and we’ll see you next week!<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:42 - SSP Schedule Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:47 - Walmart Same Day Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - New Amazon Alexa?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:07 - TikTok Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:57 - Amazon LTL?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:43 - Temu For Canadians</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:30 - PPC For Authors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:06 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:22 - Strategy of the Week: Size Tier Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:55 - Hot Take Of The Week: Rufus is Meaningless?</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn how to create a podcast to grow your brand and community. Discover the steps that helped the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10 reach 5M+ downloads.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>What if launching a podcast could be the game-changer you need for your personal or E-commerce business brand? In this episode, we explore the transformative power of podcasting, sharing insights from over seven years of experience and success stories like Helium 10, which started with the AM/PM podcast before evolving into an e-commerce software powerhouse. We reveal how podcasts can build vibrant communities around niche interests, from pet care to other e-commerce topics, turning listeners into brand advocates and opening up new revenue streams.</p>
<p>Dive into the essentials of crafting a podcast strategy that resonates with your audience. We discuss the significance of maintaining a consistent theme, memorable tagline, and engaging format while ensuring your podcast is easily discoverable through effective SEO techniques. Our discussion guides you through selecting the right equipment for high-quality audio, whether you're recording solo or hosting multiple guests. Plus, get practical tips on logistics, from scheduling with tools like Calendly and Zoom scheduler to streamlining guest preparations, ensuring a smooth production process.</p>
<p>Learn how to leverage analytics to fine-tune your podcast and expand your reach by repurposing content across platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Hear how collaborating with other podcasters can organically grow your audience and enhance your brand presence without heavy reliance on ads. Whether you're an Amazon seller, consultant, or simply passionate about a topic, podcasting can be an invaluable tool for promotion and engagement. We invite you to start your own podcast journey with us and discover the endless possibilities it offers.

Bradley's Podcast Equipment List:
Rodecaster - <a href='https://amzn.to/43pwtY7'>https://amzn.to/43pwtY7</a>
Rodecaster Duo - <a href='https://amzn.to/4gQGwbI'>https://amzn.to/4gQGwbI</a>
El Gato Camlink - <a href='https://amzn.to/4ibTjXf'>https://amzn.to/4ibTjXf</a>
Shure SM7B Mic - <a href='https://amzn.to/435H2iM'>https://amzn.to/435H2iM</a>
Shure MV88+ Mic - <a href='https://amzn.to/3Xfz2YD'>https://amzn.to/3Xfz2YD</a>
Godox Light - <a href='https://amzn.to/3EP2kqR'>https://amzn.to/3EP2kqR</a>
El Gato Wave XLR - <a href='https://amzn.to/3QwoFMp'>https://amzn.to/3QwoFMp</a>
Rode Pod Mic - <a href='https://amzn.to/4gSRH3m'>https://amzn.to/4gSRH3m</a>
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<p>In episode 642 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Mhel discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - The Power of Starting a Podcast</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:57 - Building Community and Revenue With Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - Podcasting in Education and Credibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:05 - Developing a Successful Podcast Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:33 - Importance of High Quality Audio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:58 - Choosing the Best Podcast Equipment</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:00 - Benefits of Using Headphones for Podcasting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:36 - Importance of Audio and Video Quality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:13 - Scheduling, Prepping, and Editing Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:17 - Podcast Editing Process Basics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:47 - Leveraging Podcast Analytics and Repurposing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:55 - Repurposing Content for Multichannel Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:53 - Promoting Brands With Podcasts</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn how to create a podcast to grow your brand and community. Discover the steps that helped the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10 reach 5M+ downloads.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>What if launching a podcast could be the game-changer you need for your personal or E-commerce business brand? In this episode, we explore the transformative power of podcasting, sharing insights from over seven years of experience and success stories like Helium 10, which started with the AM/PM podcast before evolving into an e-commerce software powerhouse. We reveal how podcasts can build vibrant communities around niche interests, from pet care to other e-commerce topics, turning listeners into brand advocates and opening up new revenue streams.</p>
<p>Dive into the essentials of crafting a podcast strategy that resonates with your audience. We discuss the significance of maintaining a consistent theme, memorable tagline, and engaging format while ensuring your podcast is easily discoverable through effective SEO techniques. Our discussion guides you through selecting the right equipment for high-quality audio, whether you're recording solo or hosting multiple guests. Plus, get practical tips on logistics, from scheduling with tools like Calendly and Zoom scheduler to streamlining guest preparations, ensuring a smooth production process.</p>
<p>Learn how to leverage analytics to fine-tune your podcast and expand your reach by repurposing content across platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Hear how collaborating with other podcasters can organically grow your audience and enhance your brand presence without heavy reliance on ads. Whether you're an Amazon seller, consultant, or simply passionate about a topic, podcasting can be an invaluable tool for promotion and engagement. We invite you to start your own podcast journey with us and discover the endless possibilities it offers.<br>
<br>
Bradley's Podcast Equipment List:<br>
Rodecaster - <a href='https://amzn.to/43pwtY7'>https://amzn.to/43pwtY7</a><br>
Rodecaster Duo - <a href='https://amzn.to/4gQGwbI'>https://amzn.to/4gQGwbI</a><br>
El Gato Camlink - <a href='https://amzn.to/4ibTjXf'>https://amzn.to/4ibTjXf</a><br>
Shure SM7B Mic - <a href='https://amzn.to/435H2iM'>https://amzn.to/435H2iM</a><br>
Shure MV88+ Mic - <a href='https://amzn.to/3Xfz2YD'>https://amzn.to/3Xfz2YD</a><br>
Godox Light - <a href='https://amzn.to/3EP2kqR'>https://amzn.to/3EP2kqR</a><br>
El Gato Wave XLR - <a href='https://amzn.to/3QwoFMp'>https://amzn.to/3QwoFMp</a><br>
Rode Pod Mic - <a href='https://amzn.to/4gSRH3m'>https://amzn.to/4gSRH3m</a><br>
</p>
<p>In episode 642 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Mhel discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - The Power of Starting a Podcast</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:57 - Building Community and Revenue With Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - Podcasting in Education and Credibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:05 - Developing a Successful Podcast Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:33 - Importance of High Quality Audio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:58 - Choosing the Best Podcast Equipment</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:00 - Benefits of Using Headphones for Podcasting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:36 - Importance of Audio and Video Quality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:13 - Scheduling, Prepping, and Editing Podcasts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:17 - Podcast Editing Process Basics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:47 - Leveraging Podcast Analytics and Repurposing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:55 - Repurposing Content for Multichannel Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:53 - Promoting Brands With Podcasts</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon shutting down its TikTok-like shopping feed, TikTok shop beginning its global expansion, and what is up with Shein and Temu? More buzzing news stories in this episode!
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/amazon-kills-inspire-its-tiktok-style-feed-for-discovering-products/'>https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/amazon-kills-inspire-its-tiktok-style-feed-for-discovering-products/

</a>TikTok Shop expands to Europe, Japan, Brazil
<a href='https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-expands-to-europe-japan-brazil'>https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-expands-to-europe-japan-brazil

</a>TikTok Shop surpasses Shein, Temu in US sales growth
<a href='https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-surpasses-shein-temu-in-us-sales-growth'>https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-surpasses-shein-temu-in-us-sales-growth

</a>BillingPlatform Teams With Quickbase to Automate Revenue Management
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/partnerships/2025/billingplatform-teams-with-quickbase-to-automate-revenue-management/'>https://www.pymnts.com/partnerships/2025/billingplatform-teams-with-quickbase-to-automate-revenue-management/

</a>TikTok Looks To Promote Livestream Shopping in More Regions
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-live-stream-shopping-push-brazil-japan/740389/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-live-stream-shopping-push-brazil-japan/740389/

</a>In our final segment, we unlock the secrets of keyword research to supercharge sales spikes. By analyzing seasonal and year-round product trends, we reveal strategies using Helium 10's powerful features, such as historical trend analysis and reverse ASIN searches. Learn how to harness these insights for a competitive edge, ensuring your products thrive in both peak and lull sales periods. As we conclude, we highlight the latest updates to Helium 10's Magnet tool, designed to elevate your Amazon business strategy as an essential step forward in the ever-evolving e-commerce world.

</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - Amazon Kills Inspire</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:28 - TikTok Shop Expands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:07 - TikTok Beats Temu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - Shein, Temu Shift</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - TikTok Live Surges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:39 - Follow Helium 10 On TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:38 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:56 - Training Tip: How to Check an Amazon Product’s Organic and Sponsored Rank History</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon shutting down its TikTok-like shopping feed, TikTok shop beginning its global expansion, and what is up with Shein and Temu? More buzzing news stories in this episode!<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
<br>
We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon kills ‘Inspire,’ its TikTok-style feed for discovering products<br>
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/amazon-kills-inspire-its-tiktok-style-feed-for-discovering-products/'>https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/amazon-kills-inspire-its-tiktok-style-feed-for-discovering-products/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop expands to Europe, Japan, Brazil<br>
<a href='https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-expands-to-europe-japan-brazil'>https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-expands-to-europe-japan-brazil<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop surpasses Shein, Temu in US sales growth<br>
<a href='https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-surpasses-shein-temu-in-us-sales-growth'>https://www.techinasia.com/news/tiktok-shop-surpasses-shein-temu-in-us-sales-growth<br>
<br>
</a>BillingPlatform Teams With Quickbase to Automate Revenue Management<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/partnerships/2025/billingplatform-teams-with-quickbase-to-automate-revenue-management/'>https://www.pymnts.com/partnerships/2025/billingplatform-teams-with-quickbase-to-automate-revenue-management/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Looks To Promote Livestream Shopping in More Regions<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-live-stream-shopping-push-brazil-japan/740389/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-live-stream-shopping-push-brazil-japan/740389/<br>
<br>
</a>In our final segment, we unlock the secrets of keyword research to supercharge sales spikes. By analyzing seasonal and year-round product trends, we reveal strategies using Helium 10's powerful features, such as historical trend analysis and reverse ASIN searches. Learn how to harness these insights for a competitive edge, ensuring your products thrive in both peak and lull sales periods. As we conclude, we highlight the latest updates to Helium 10's Magnet tool, designed to elevate your Amazon business strategy as an essential step forward in the ever-evolving e-commerce world.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - Amazon Kills Inspire</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:28 - TikTok Shop Expands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:07 - TikTok Beats Temu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:52 - Shein, Temu Shift</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - TikTok Live Surges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:39 - Follow Helium 10 On TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:38 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:56 - Training Tip: How to Check an Amazon Product’s Organic and Sponsored Rank History</li>
</ul>
<p>Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don’t forget to “Like” our<a href='https://www.facebook.com/Helium10Software/'> Facebook page</a> and <a href='https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/serious-sellers-podcast/id1453455876'>subscribe to the podcast on iTunes</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/31CTCHQGSghLavsf0otYQq'>Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to our podcast.</p>
<p>Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast/'>@SeriousSellersPodcast</a></p>
<p>Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/freedom-ticket/amazon-fba-course/'>Freedom Ticket</a>: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.helium10.com/tools/'>Helium 10</a>: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. <a href='https://www.helium10.com/reviews/'>See what our customers have to say</a>.</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/amazon-fba-keyword-tool-%2520/njmehopjdpcckochcggncklnlmikcbnb'>Helium 10 Chrome Extension</a>: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'>SellerTrademarks.com</a>: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a<a href='https://sellertrademarks.com/vsl'> streamlined process</a> for helping you get one.</p>
<p> </p>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/641-amazon-conversion-rate-strategies/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:23:08 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we unlock shopper insights to help you master your click-through rate strategy, grab attention, boost clicks, stop the scroll, and stand out on Amazon.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Ever wondered how to make your Amazon listings more irresistible to shoppers? Join us as we welcome John Aspinall from PickFu, who spills industry secrets on optimizing listings for maximum click-through rates. Learn how compelling imagery and strategic elements can capture attention on Amazon’s bustling search results page. John provides valuable insights into the visual dynamics of competitive categories like supplements, guiding sellers on how to stand out amidst different SERP layouts and leveraging these insights for a marketplace edge.</p>
<p>But getting the click is just the beginning—converting that interest into a sale is the real challenge. Discover the art of crafting product detail pages that communicate essential information succinctly, especially for products like supplements. John and I dissect the importance of using real images over illustrations and how to harness "dead pixel real estate" on packaging to convey key benefits. From hero images that grab attention to tailoring strategies for various product categories, we explore the nuances of engaging potential buyers and boosting click-through rates.</p>
<p>Visual appeal can make or break a sale on Amazon, and we explore how packaging design can influence consumer behavior. John sheds light on how subtle differences in color and design can tip the scales between commoditized products and unique offerings. Learn how professional color choices can sometimes outshine cheaper, brighter options, and why clear, easy-to-read packaging is vital for a successful shopping experience. By addressing customer pain points and presenting relatable scenarios, we guide you in crafting a foolproof product detail page that enhances conversions and resonates with your target audience.</p>
<p>In episode 641 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali, Kevin, and John discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Better Click-Through Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:15 - Brand Influence on Consumer Decision Making</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Optimizing Product Listings for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:49 - Enhancing Product Detail Page Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:47 - Alt Text and Brand Story Module</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:29 - Amazon Merchandising and CTR Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:59 - Visual Packaging Increases Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:47 - Maximizing Amazon Brand Ad Clicks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:37 - Enhancing Product Listings With Creative Merchandising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:44 - Optimizing Product Listings for Higher Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:38 - Improve Product Detail Pages for Conversions</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we unlock shopper insights to help you master your click-through rate strategy, grab attention, boost clicks, stop the scroll, and stand out on Amazon.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Ever wondered how to make your Amazon listings more irresistible to shoppers? Join us as we welcome John Aspinall from PickFu, who spills industry secrets on optimizing listings for maximum click-through rates. Learn how compelling imagery and strategic elements can capture attention on Amazon’s bustling search results page. John provides valuable insights into the visual dynamics of competitive categories like supplements, guiding sellers on how to stand out amidst different SERP layouts and leveraging these insights for a marketplace edge.</p>
<p>But getting the click is just the beginning—converting that interest into a sale is the real challenge. Discover the art of crafting product detail pages that communicate essential information succinctly, especially for products like supplements. John and I dissect the importance of using real images over illustrations and how to harness "dead pixel real estate" on packaging to convey key benefits. From hero images that grab attention to tailoring strategies for various product categories, we explore the nuances of engaging potential buyers and boosting click-through rates.</p>
<p>Visual appeal can make or break a sale on Amazon, and we explore how packaging design can influence consumer behavior. John sheds light on how subtle differences in color and design can tip the scales between commoditized products and unique offerings. Learn how professional color choices can sometimes outshine cheaper, brighter options, and why clear, easy-to-read packaging is vital for a successful shopping experience. By addressing customer pain points and presenting relatable scenarios, we guide you in crafting a foolproof product detail page that enhances conversions and resonates with your target audience.</p>
<p>In episode 641 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali, Kevin, and John discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Better Click-Through Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:15 - Brand Influence on Consumer Decision Making</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Optimizing Product Listings for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:49 - Enhancing Product Detail Page Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:47 - Alt Text and Brand Story Module</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:29 - Amazon Merchandising and CTR Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:59 - Visual Packaging Increases Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:47 - Maximizing Amazon Brand Ad Clicks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:37 - Enhancing Product Listings With Creative Merchandising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:44 - Optimizing Product Listings for Higher Conversion</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Carrie Miller reveals a new secret marketplace where she sells 30 units daily and shares powerful health hacks that kept her feeling her best for 3 years.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us as we welcome Carrie Miller, Principal Brand Evangelist at Helium 10, back to the show, where she shares her exciting journey navigating the e-commerce landscape. Carrie has been thriving on a lesser-known platform called Flip, selling an impressive 30 units daily. She talks about her strategic approaches, including leveraging product inserts to collect customer emails, which has significantly boosted her Shopify sales. Additionally, Carrie shares insights into her ongoing ventures on Amazon with two family brands and her exploration of TikTok Shop, while addressing the challenges she faced with Walmart listings and her plans for improvement.</p>
<p>Explore the world of e-commerce with us as we discuss the rising trend of social media platforms becoming major shopping hubs. We talk about a popular new app that's capturing the attention of sellers and influencers alike. The app allows anyone to earn commissions by creating product-related videos, providing exposure and sales despite daily unpredictability. The conversation touches on the potential shift of influencers to this platform due to TikTok bans, and the exciting opportunities this presents for sellers seeking to diversify their strategies.</p>
<p>Listen in as we analyze the complexities of manufacturing and logistics within e-commerce, focusing on Carrie's decision to move to a closer 3PL in Reno for enhanced inventory flexibility. We discuss the challenges of transitioning into a Flip influencer and the potential for earning extra income through creative content. The conversation also highlights Carrie's experience with manufacturing decisions, from Turkey to future plans in the U.S., and the strategic use of Helium 10 tools to optimize product listings and maintain a competitive edge. Finally, we touch on health hacks with the powerful benefits of black seed oil and the latest features of Helium 10 that aid sellers in maximizing their marketplace success.</p>
<p>In episode 640 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Carrie discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Marketplace Success and Health Hacks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:28 - Warehouse Logistics Flexibility and Accessibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:16 - Introduction to Flip Platform for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:41 - E-Commerce Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:58 - Social Media Platform Migration and Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:58 - Manufacturing and E-Commerce Strategy Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:47 - Making Money Through Social Media Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:14 - Strategies for Keyword Analysis and Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:07 - Navigating Amazon-Selling Challenges and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:35 - Carrie's Health Hacks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:23 - Favorite Helium 10 Features Discussion</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, Carrie Miller reveals a new secret marketplace where she sells 30 units daily and shares powerful health hacks that kept her feeling her best for 3 years.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us as we welcome Carrie Miller, Principal Brand Evangelist at Helium 10, back to the show, where she shares her exciting journey navigating the e-commerce landscape. Carrie has been thriving on a lesser-known platform called Flip, selling an impressive 30 units daily. She talks about her strategic approaches, including leveraging product inserts to collect customer emails, which has significantly boosted her Shopify sales. Additionally, Carrie shares insights into her ongoing ventures on Amazon with two family brands and her exploration of TikTok Shop, while addressing the challenges she faced with Walmart listings and her plans for improvement.</p>
<p>Explore the world of e-commerce with us as we discuss the rising trend of social media platforms becoming major shopping hubs. We talk about a popular new app that's capturing the attention of sellers and influencers alike. The app allows anyone to earn commissions by creating product-related videos, providing exposure and sales despite daily unpredictability. The conversation touches on the potential shift of influencers to this platform due to TikTok bans, and the exciting opportunities this presents for sellers seeking to diversify their strategies.</p>
<p>Listen in as we analyze the complexities of manufacturing and logistics within e-commerce, focusing on Carrie's decision to move to a closer 3PL in Reno for enhanced inventory flexibility. We discuss the challenges of transitioning into a Flip influencer and the potential for earning extra income through creative content. The conversation also highlights Carrie's experience with manufacturing decisions, from Turkey to future plans in the U.S., and the strategic use of Helium 10 tools to optimize product listings and maintain a competitive edge. Finally, we touch on health hacks with the powerful benefits of black seed oil and the latest features of Helium 10 that aid sellers in maximizing their marketplace success.</p>
<p>In episode 640 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Carrie discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Marketplace Success and Health Hacks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:28 - Warehouse Logistics Flexibility and Accessibility</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:16 - Introduction to Flip Platform for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:41 - E-Commerce Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:58 - Social Media Platform Migration and Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:58 - Manufacturing and E-Commerce Strategy Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:47 - Making Money Through Social Media Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:14 - Strategies for Keyword Analysis and Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:07 - Navigating Amazon-Selling Challenges and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:35 - Carrie's Health Hacks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:23 - Favorite Helium 10 Features Discussion</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon announces its second-ever big spring sale. TikTok shop is opening in Mexico this week. Amazon is actually sending traffic off the platform. These buzzing stories and more in this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Submit your deals and Prime-exclusive discounts for the Big Spring Sale
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNkwyM0xXSDRFOURZM0RL'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNkwyM0xXSDRFOURZM0RL

</a>TikTok Expands In-Stream Shopping Push to Latin America
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shops-expansion-mexico-latin-america/739717/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shops-expansion-mexico-latin-america/739717/

</a>Helping customers discover even more selection on Amazon
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-products-amazon-shopping-feature'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-products-amazon-shopping-feature

</a>Automatic minimum thresholds for order handling capacity
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDlDMlEzTTJTTlFNWUtE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDlDMlEzTTJTTlFNWUtE

</a>And don't miss out on quick updates through the Serious Sellers Podcast Instagram, where we share more bite-sized content. Helium 10 New Feature Alerts talks about Helium 10’s new Listing Converter for TikTok Shop. Now available for Helium 10 Elite members. Lastly, understanding the intricacies of Amazon's recommended rank can be a game-changer for your product visibility and sales. We've got real-life examples of how correcting irrelevant keyword associations can enhance PPC impressions, using tools like Helium 10's Cerebro for effective keyword optimization. For niche markets, such as coffin and Gothic-themed products, learn how to use data insights to improve your marketing strategy while maintaining a balance between business growth and personal well-being. Join us to unlock the full potential of these e-commerce strategies!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:13 - Amazon Big Spring Sale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:45 - TikTok Shop Mexico</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:48 - Amazon Sending Customers Off Platform</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:36 - FBM Order Capacity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 - Follow Bradley on Instagram</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:43 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts - Listing Converter for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:05 - Join <a href='http://h10.me/elite'>Helium 10 Elite</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:49 - Training Tip: Amazon Recommended Rank</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon announces its second-ever big spring sale. TikTok shop is opening in Mexico this week. Amazon is actually sending traffic off the platform. These buzzing stories and more in this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Submit your deals and Prime-exclusive discounts for the Big Spring Sale<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNkwyM0xXSDRFOURZM0RL'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNkwyM0xXSDRFOURZM0RL<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Expands In-Stream Shopping Push to Latin America<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shops-expansion-mexico-latin-america/739717/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-shops-expansion-mexico-latin-america/739717/<br>
<br>
</a>Helping customers discover even more selection on Amazon<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-products-amazon-shopping-feature'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/search-products-amazon-shopping-feature<br>
<br>
</a>Automatic minimum thresholds for order handling capacity<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDlDMlEzTTJTTlFNWUtE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDlDMlEzTTJTTlFNWUtE<br>
<br>
</a>And don't miss out on quick updates through the Serious Sellers Podcast Instagram, where we share more bite-sized content. Helium 10 New Feature Alerts talks about Helium 10’s new Listing Converter for TikTok Shop. Now available for Helium 10 Elite members. Lastly, understanding the intricacies of Amazon's recommended rank can be a game-changer for your product visibility and sales. We've got real-life examples of how correcting irrelevant keyword associations can enhance PPC impressions, using tools like Helium 10's Cerebro for effective keyword optimization. For niche markets, such as coffin and Gothic-themed products, learn how to use data insights to improve your marketing strategy while maintaining a balance between business growth and personal well-being. Join us to unlock the full potential of these e-commerce strategies!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:13 - Amazon Big Spring Sale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:45 - TikTok Shop Mexico</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:48 - Amazon Sending Customers Off Platform</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:36 - FBM Order Capacity</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 - Follow Bradley on Instagram</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:43 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts - Listing Converter for TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:05 - Join <a href='http://h10.me/elite'>Helium 10 Elite</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:49 - Training Tip: Amazon Recommended Rank</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we've got a couple of first-time guests. They started selling on Amazon in the last couple of years and are part of a community where thousands of moms have come together to learn how to sell online.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an exciting episode where we introduce two inspiring first-time guests, Laken Hardin-Is and Tiffany Nicholson, who have embarked on their e-commerce journeys with a community of entrepreneurial moms. Laken, an art major and graphic design enthusiast from South Carolina, shares her transition into the world of Amazon selling, blending her creative background with her newfound entrepreneurial spirit. Tiffany, from Akron, Ohio, narrates her path from communication studies and speech-language pathology to exploring e-commerce on Amazon. Both women discuss their unique paths and motivations, highlighting the blend of creativity and business acumen needed to succeed in the e-commerce world.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the process of building a brand from scratch, moving from retail arbitrage to establishing a private label brand. We talk about the initial hurdles of managing logistics and inventory and the breakthrough moments that came with the guidance of the Rainmaker family. Discover how tools like Helium 10 play a pivotal role in identifying product niches and opportunities. We also touch on the innovative strategies Laken and Tiffany employed to overcome challenges, such as product dimension issues, and how they now manage five SKUs with improved inventory systems, including the use of a 3PL in China. The conversation underscores the significance of brand building, social media presence, and leveraging customer insights to stay competitive.</p>
<p>This episode also highlights the importance of community and networking in the e-commerce industry, particularly for those entering a predominantly male space. The Amazon Influencer Program emerges as a potential entry point for generating additional income, utilizing everyday items to create engaging content. We discuss alternative avenues like Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and digital products for those seeking initial capital. Laken and Tiffany's experiences illustrate how community support and shared learning can accelerate success, providing invaluable encouragement and guidance along the way. Finally, they invite listeners to connect with us and the Rainmaker Family community to further explore these insights and follow the journeys of our guests.</p>
<p>In episode 639 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Laken, and Tiffany discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Sellers Sharing Their Amazon-Selling Journeys</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:27 - Growing Sales Through Product Diversification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:40 - Building a Brand is Important</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - Product Research and Overcoming Competition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:16 - Community Success in Amazon Selling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:59 - Amazon Success Stories and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:04 - Connecting With Rainmaker Family Community</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we've got a couple of first-time guests. They started selling on Amazon in the last couple of years and are part of a community where thousands of moms have come together to learn how to sell online.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an exciting episode where we introduce two inspiring first-time guests, Laken Hardin-Is and Tiffany Nicholson, who have embarked on their e-commerce journeys with a community of entrepreneurial moms. Laken, an art major and graphic design enthusiast from South Carolina, shares her transition into the world of Amazon selling, blending her creative background with her newfound entrepreneurial spirit. Tiffany, from Akron, Ohio, narrates her path from communication studies and speech-language pathology to exploring e-commerce on Amazon. Both women discuss their unique paths and motivations, highlighting the blend of creativity and business acumen needed to succeed in the e-commerce world.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the process of building a brand from scratch, moving from retail arbitrage to establishing a private label brand. We talk about the initial hurdles of managing logistics and inventory and the breakthrough moments that came with the guidance of the Rainmaker family. Discover how tools like Helium 10 play a pivotal role in identifying product niches and opportunities. We also touch on the innovative strategies Laken and Tiffany employed to overcome challenges, such as product dimension issues, and how they now manage five SKUs with improved inventory systems, including the use of a 3PL in China. The conversation underscores the significance of brand building, social media presence, and leveraging customer insights to stay competitive.</p>
<p>This episode also highlights the importance of community and networking in the e-commerce industry, particularly for those entering a predominantly male space. The Amazon Influencer Program emerges as a potential entry point for generating additional income, utilizing everyday items to create engaging content. We discuss alternative avenues like Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and digital products for those seeking initial capital. Laken and Tiffany's experiences illustrate how community support and shared learning can accelerate success, providing invaluable encouragement and guidance along the way. Finally, they invite listeners to connect with us and the Rainmaker Family community to further explore these insights and follow the journeys of our guests.</p>
<p>In episode 639 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Laken, and Tiffany discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Sellers Sharing Their Amazon-Selling Journeys</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:27 - Growing Sales Through Product Diversification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:40 - Building a Brand is Important</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - Product Research and Overcoming Competition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:16 - Community Success in Amazon Selling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:59 - Amazon Success Stories and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:04 - Connecting With Rainmaker Family Community</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#638 - Strategies For Launching A Brand In 2025</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/638-strategies-for-launching-a-brand-in-2025/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're bringing back one of the first-ever guests on SSP from 2018. He'll discuss a wide range of topics, such as AMC, TikTok shop, influencer marketing, and more.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Can understanding the latest trends in Amazon ads and influencer marketing transform your Amazon-selling and brand-launching strategy in 2025? Join us as we welcome back Liran Hirshkorn, CEO and Founder of Incrementum Digital, one of our earliest guests, who brings his expert insights into the rapidly evolving world of Amazon selling. This year marks a transformative period for platforms like Amazon, where changes in fees and advertising dynamics have forced sellers to realign their focus toward profitability. Liran shares compelling strategies for navigating these shifts and highlights the innovative use of Amazon AI search, Rufus, which is personalizing shopping experiences by customizing search results based on individual habits.</p>
<p>Explore the power of enhanced data visibility in Amazon advertising and uncover the secrets to optimizing your strategies. In this episode, we unravel how understanding the customer journey through expanded data insights can significantly boost purchase rates and ad efficiency. Discover how Amazon's strategic expansion beyond its own marketplace opens new avenues for sellers familiar with its advertising platform, allowing them to broaden their reach across different channels. Liran’s insights into leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud to create lookalike audiences for more targeted advertising are not to be missed.</p>
<p>Finally, we navigate the dynamic relationship between TikTok and major retail giants like Amazon and Walmart. Hear the captivating story of a seller's transition from Amazon to TikTok, illustrating the platform's impact in driving demand through engaging content and viral potential. We discuss how TikTok's algorithm enhances product discovery, especially for visually appealing items, and the implications of strategic partnerships that could reshape the e-commerce landscape. Throughout this episode, we emphasize the importance of building a strong brand identity and utilizing diverse marketing channels to stand out in today's competitive market. Tune in for a plethora of insights that promise to redefine your approach to e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In episode 638 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Liran discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Trends and Strategies for 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:29 - Amazon PPC Changes and Current Challenges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:54 - Personalized AI Shopping Experiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:00 - Shift in Search Results and Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:46 - Amazon Advertising Trends and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:32 - Amazon Advertising's Expansion Into Other Retailers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:59 - Advanced E-Commerce Strategies and Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:52 - Influencer Marketing's Impact on Brand Launches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:57 - TikTok and Amazon Integration Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:57 - Beauty Product's Success on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:04 - Amazon Sales Boosting Strategies</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're bringing back one of the first-ever guests on SSP from 2018. He'll discuss a wide range of topics, such as AMC, TikTok shop, influencer marketing, and more.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Can understanding the latest trends in Amazon ads and influencer marketing transform your Amazon-selling and brand-launching strategy in 2025? Join us as we welcome back Liran Hirshkorn, CEO and Founder of Incrementum Digital, one of our earliest guests, who brings his expert insights into the rapidly evolving world of Amazon selling. This year marks a transformative period for platforms like Amazon, where changes in fees and advertising dynamics have forced sellers to realign their focus toward profitability. Liran shares compelling strategies for navigating these shifts and highlights the innovative use of Amazon AI search, Rufus, which is personalizing shopping experiences by customizing search results based on individual habits.</p>
<p>Explore the power of enhanced data visibility in Amazon advertising and uncover the secrets to optimizing your strategies. In this episode, we unravel how understanding the customer journey through expanded data insights can significantly boost purchase rates and ad efficiency. Discover how Amazon's strategic expansion beyond its own marketplace opens new avenues for sellers familiar with its advertising platform, allowing them to broaden their reach across different channels. Liran’s insights into leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud to create lookalike audiences for more targeted advertising are not to be missed.</p>
<p>Finally, we navigate the dynamic relationship between TikTok and major retail giants like Amazon and Walmart. Hear the captivating story of a seller's transition from Amazon to TikTok, illustrating the platform's impact in driving demand through engaging content and viral potential. We discuss how TikTok's algorithm enhances product discovery, especially for visually appealing items, and the implications of strategic partnerships that could reshape the e-commerce landscape. Throughout this episode, we emphasize the importance of building a strong brand identity and utilizing diverse marketing channels to stand out in today's competitive market. Tune in for a plethora of insights that promise to redefine your approach to e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In episode 638 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Liran discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Trends and Strategies for 2025</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:29 - Amazon PPC Changes and Current Challenges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:54 - Personalized AI Shopping Experiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:00 - Shift in Search Results and Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:46 - Amazon Advertising Trends and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:32 - Amazon Advertising's Expansion Into Other Retailers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:59 - Advanced E-Commerce Strategies and Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:52 - Influencer Marketing's Impact on Brand Launches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:57 - TikTok and Amazon Integration Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:57 - Beauty Product's Success on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:04 - Amazon Sales Boosting Strategies</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 2/7/25: Temu, Shein, Amazon Haul Closing? | Amazon Vine Change</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/helium-10-buzz-2725-temu-shein-amazon-haul-closing-amazon-vine-change/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:17:53 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Is this the end for Temu, Shein, &amp; Amazon Haul? Secret Amazon pilot programs hint at big changes. Plus, Amazon may edit your listings next week! All these buzzing stories on today’s episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos.</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul set for price hikes as US shuts trade loophole
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shein-temu-amazon-haul-set-price-hikes-us-shuts-trade-loophole-2025-02-04/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shein-temu-amazon-haul-set-price-hikes-us-shuts-trade-loophole-2025-02-04/

</a>What New U.S. Policies on Imports From China Mean for Shein and Temu
<a href='https://time.com/7212903/shein-temu-usps-china-hong-kong-tariffs-trump/'>https://time.com/7212903/shein-temu-usps-china-hong-kong-tariffs-trump/

</a>Secret Amazon Pilot Programs
Apollo pilot program
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GA263VSD6RXPYBMC'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GA263VSD6RXPYBMC
</a>StockSmart pilot program
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GLQWZVYJH5K6X6HE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GLQWZVYJH5K6X6HE

</a>Review Amazon Listing Updates
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/selectiongaps/review-listing-updates'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/selectiongaps/review-listing-updates

</a>Upgrade to a higher Amazon Vine enrollment tier within first 30 days
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS1RVRVNCQjlVTFc2NjNE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS1RVRVNCQjlVTFc2NjNE

</a>Amazon Prime members enjoyed fastest-ever delivery speeds in 2024
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-prime-members-enjoyed-fastest-ever-delivery-speeds-in-2024'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-prime-members-enjoyed-fastest-ever-delivery-speeds-in-2024

</a>Amazon Prime members enjoyed fastest-ever delivery speeds in 2024, and US members saved on average over $500 on delivery fees
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-members-us-savings-fastest-delivery-2024'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-members-us-savings-fastest-delivery-2024

</a>Amazon announces February product event
The long-delayed smarter version of Amazon’s Alexa could launch at the event this month.
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/606622/amazon-february-event-announced-alexa'>https://www.theverge.com/news/606622/amazon-february-event-announced-alexa</a></p>
<p>Create bulk listings with your own template format
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE5BQjlFQ1A1NENDWkVY'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE5BQjlFQ1A1NENDWkVY

</a>We wrap up with exciting updates on resources like the Amazon Influencer Bootcamp inside Helium 10’s Freedom Ticket course to help Amazon influencers maximize their success. This week's strategy highlights Helium 10's Black Box feature for Amazon Brand Analytics, see verified sales by keywords over weeks or months, not just estimates but verified sales numbers for any product or group of products. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting out, this episode is packed with insights and strategies to help you navigate the rapidly changing world of Amazon and the e-commerce world.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:15 - Temu, Shein, Amazon Haul Dead?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:50 - Secret Amazon Pilot Programs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:31 - Amazon Changing Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:15 - Amazon Vine Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:13 - 2024 Prime Delivery Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:48 - Amazon Alexa Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:01 - Bulk Listing Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:35 - IDR For EU and JP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:30 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:11 - Training Tip: Helium 10 Black Box x Amazon Brand Analytics Strategy</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is this the end for Temu, Shein, &amp; Amazon Haul? Secret Amazon pilot programs hint at big changes. Plus, Amazon may edit your listings next week! All these buzzing stories on today’s episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos.</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Shein, Temu, Amazon Haul set for price hikes as US shuts trade loophole<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shein-temu-amazon-haul-set-price-hikes-us-shuts-trade-loophole-2025-02-04/'>https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/shein-temu-amazon-haul-set-price-hikes-us-shuts-trade-loophole-2025-02-04/<br>
<br>
</a>What New U.S. Policies on Imports From China Mean for Shein and Temu<br>
<a href='https://time.com/7212903/shein-temu-usps-china-hong-kong-tariffs-trump/'>https://time.com/7212903/shein-temu-usps-china-hong-kong-tariffs-trump/<br>
<br>
</a>Secret Amazon Pilot Programs<br>
Apollo pilot program<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GA263VSD6RXPYBMC'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GA263VSD6RXPYBMC<br>
</a>StockSmart pilot program<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GLQWZVYJH5K6X6HE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GLQWZVYJH5K6X6HE<br>
<br>
</a>Review Amazon Listing Updates<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/selectiongaps/review-listing-updates'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/selectiongaps/review-listing-updates<br>
<br>
</a>Upgrade to a higher Amazon Vine enrollment tier within first 30 days<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS1RVRVNCQjlVTFc2NjNE'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHS1RVRVNCQjlVTFc2NjNE<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Prime members enjoyed fastest-ever delivery speeds in 2024<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-prime-members-enjoyed-fastest-ever-delivery-speeds-in-2024'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-prime-members-enjoyed-fastest-ever-delivery-speeds-in-2024<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Prime members enjoyed fastest-ever delivery speeds in 2024, and US members saved on average over $500 on delivery fees<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-members-us-savings-fastest-delivery-2024'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-members-us-savings-fastest-delivery-2024<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon announces February product event<br>
The long-delayed smarter version of Amazon’s Alexa could launch at the event this month.<br>
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/news/606622/amazon-february-event-announced-alexa'>https://www.theverge.com/news/606622/amazon-february-event-announced-alexa</a></p>
<p>Create bulk listings with your own template format<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE5BQjlFQ1A1NENDWkVY'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHUE5BQjlFQ1A1NENDWkVY<br>
<br>
</a>We wrap up with exciting updates on resources like the Amazon Influencer Bootcamp inside Helium 10’s Freedom Ticket course to help Amazon influencers maximize their success. This week's strategy highlights Helium 10's Black Box feature for Amazon Brand Analytics, see verified sales by keywords over weeks or months, not just estimates but verified sales numbers for any product or group of products. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting out, this episode is packed with insights and strategies to help you navigate the rapidly changing world of Amazon and the e-commerce world.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:15 - Temu, Shein, Amazon Haul Dead?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:50 - Secret Amazon Pilot Programs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:31 - Amazon Changing Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:15 - Amazon Vine Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:13 - 2024 Prime Delivery Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:48 - Amazon Alexa Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:01 - Bulk Listing Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:35 - IDR For EU and JP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:30 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:11 - Training Tip: Helium 10 Black Box x Amazon Brand Analytics Strategy</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#637 - How To Track Amazon Share Of Voice</title>
        <itunes:title>#637 - How To Track Amazon Share Of Voice</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/637-how-to-track-amazon-share-of-voice/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:51:40 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this TACoS Tuesday episode, Bradley and Destaney Wishon discuss different Amazon advertising strategies, campaign types, how to measure Share of Voice, and more.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an enlightening TACoS Tuesday discussion on Amazon Advertising Strategies for Success with our expert guest, Destaney Wishon, CEO at BTR Media. Together, we explore advanced techniques to elevate your advertising game on Amazon. We unpack essential tools like the Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and Demand-Side Platform (DSP), as well as campaign segmentation strategies. We also highlight the significance of understanding the time gap between clicks and purchases, shedding light on common misconceptions about dayparting Amazon ads. With insights from Amazon Marketing Stream data, we provide actionable strategies to optimize your advertising efforts, ensuring you can effectively apply these techniques to your business.</p>
<p>As we move forward, we focus on maximizing Amazon ad type expansion, emphasizing the competitive edge gained by utilizing unique ad formats such as sponsored brand and display ads. Destaney shares insights into the effectiveness and costs associated with sponsored brand videos, particularly on mobile platforms. We also address audience experiences with video ad performance, clarify targeting options, and explore the potential overlap in ad real estate. Our conversation also covers optimizing these ad types for conversions, offering strategies to combine various ad formats for enhanced conversion rates and discussing creative content's role in driving success.</p>
<p>Finally, we highlight the importance of understanding Share of Voice on Amazon, a crucial metric for both large and small brands. We discuss how tools like Helium 10’s Share of Voice tool can provide valuable insights into brand positioning relative to competitors, helping inform strategic investment decisions. We explore organic versus paid presence and the impact of owning more "real estate" on Amazon's search pages. Our session wraps up with an overview of best practices for utilizing brand metrics and share of voice tools, offering guidance on campaign management, bid strategies, and maximizing profitability. Don't miss this opportunity to refine your Amazon PPC strategies with insights from our engaging conversation with Destaney.</p>
<p>In episode 637 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Strategies for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:22 - Timing Discrepancy Between Clicks and Purchases - Dayparting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:54 - Optimizing Bid and Budget Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:16 - Maximizing Amazon Ad Type Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:20 - Comparing Amazon Sponsored Brand Ad Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:30 - Amazon Sponsored Products Conversion Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:35 - Optimizing Amazon Ad Types for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:56 - Optimizing Bid Management Strategy for Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:52 - Understanding Share of Voice on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:57 - Optimizing Amazon Advertising Through Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:33 - Importance of Amazon Rank Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:24 - Amazon PPC Best Practices Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:17 - Fixed Bids vs Other Bid Types</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this TACoS Tuesday episode, Bradley and Destaney Wishon discuss different Amazon advertising strategies, campaign types, how to measure Share of Voice, and more.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an enlightening TACoS Tuesday discussion on Amazon Advertising Strategies for Success with our expert guest, Destaney Wishon, CEO at BTR Media. Together, we explore advanced techniques to elevate your advertising game on Amazon. We unpack essential tools like the Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and Demand-Side Platform (DSP), as well as campaign segmentation strategies. We also highlight the significance of understanding the time gap between clicks and purchases, shedding light on common misconceptions about dayparting Amazon ads. With insights from Amazon Marketing Stream data, we provide actionable strategies to optimize your advertising efforts, ensuring you can effectively apply these techniques to your business.</p>
<p>As we move forward, we focus on maximizing Amazon ad type expansion, emphasizing the competitive edge gained by utilizing unique ad formats such as sponsored brand and display ads. Destaney shares insights into the effectiveness and costs associated with sponsored brand videos, particularly on mobile platforms. We also address audience experiences with video ad performance, clarify targeting options, and explore the potential overlap in ad real estate. Our conversation also covers optimizing these ad types for conversions, offering strategies to combine various ad formats for enhanced conversion rates and discussing creative content's role in driving success.</p>
<p>Finally, we highlight the importance of understanding Share of Voice on Amazon, a crucial metric for both large and small brands. We discuss how tools like Helium 10’s Share of Voice tool can provide valuable insights into brand positioning relative to competitors, helping inform strategic investment decisions. We explore organic versus paid presence and the impact of owning more "real estate" on Amazon's search pages. Our session wraps up with an overview of best practices for utilizing brand metrics and share of voice tools, offering guidance on campaign management, bid strategies, and maximizing profitability. Don't miss this opportunity to refine your Amazon PPC strategies with insights from our engaging conversation with Destaney.</p>
<p>In episode 637 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Strategies for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:22 - Timing Discrepancy Between Clicks and Purchases - Dayparting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:54 - Optimizing Bid and Budget Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:16 - Maximizing Amazon Ad Type Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:20 - Comparing Amazon Sponsored Brand Ad Performance</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if you could transform your Amazon listings with the power of 3D technology? Join us for an insightful episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast where we explore this very possibility with Leon Tsivin and Chris Anderson from Amazon's Visual Innovation Team. These trailblazers are reshaping the e-commerce landscape by introducing Amazon sellers to groundbreaking advancements in 3D product renderings. Discover how these new interactive models, a leap beyond traditional 360-degree spin files, are set to enhance customer experience and boost purchase confidence, leading to a more engaging shopping journey.</p>
<p>Leon and Chris share their expertise on the evolution of 3D imaging, taking us through its fascinating journey from augmented reality furniture features to virtual try-ons for eyewear and shoes. Get an insider's look at the technical process behind creating these compelling models, from constructing the geometry to the final lighting touches. This episode also demystifies how customers can now explore products in a more immersive way, and how sellers can capitalize on these advances to gain a competitive edge on Amazon.</p>
<p>In the final part of our discussion, we dive into the practicalities of creating and managing 3D models on Amazon. Leon and Chris explain how sellers can utilize Amazon's mobile scanning tool to create free 3D models of their product using just a smartphone. We also cover important aspects like the submission and review process, device compatibility, and options for sellers without physical products ready. By the end of this episode, you'll understand not only the technicalities but also the strategic advantages of integrating 3D models into your Amazon listings, ultimately empowering your brand's presence in the fast-paced world of e-commerce. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the visionaries at the forefront of visual innovation.</p>
<p>In episode 636 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Chris, and Leon discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Representatives Discuss 3D Product Renderings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:13 - Introduction to 3D Product Imaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:57 - The Impact of 3D Shopping Experiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:09 - Amazon 3D Product Demos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:59 - Creating 3D Models for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:08 - 3D Scanning Process for Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - File Download Limitations on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:14 - Uploading 3D Models to Amazon Seller Central</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - Submitting and Reviewing 3D Models</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:18 - Leveraging 3D Images for Amazon Success</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we've got a couple of representatives from Amazon who work in a department that has now made it available for all sellers to quickly produce and upload 3D renderings of your products.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if you could transform your Amazon listings with the power of 3D technology? Join us for an insightful episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast where we explore this very possibility with Leon Tsivin and Chris Anderson from Amazon's Visual Innovation Team. These trailblazers are reshaping the e-commerce landscape by introducing Amazon sellers to groundbreaking advancements in 3D product renderings. Discover how these new interactive models, a leap beyond traditional 360-degree spin files, are set to enhance customer experience and boost purchase confidence, leading to a more engaging shopping journey.</p>
<p>Leon and Chris share their expertise on the evolution of 3D imaging, taking us through its fascinating journey from augmented reality furniture features to virtual try-ons for eyewear and shoes. Get an insider's look at the technical process behind creating these compelling models, from constructing the geometry to the final lighting touches. This episode also demystifies how customers can now explore products in a more immersive way, and how sellers can capitalize on these advances to gain a competitive edge on Amazon.</p>
<p>In the final part of our discussion, we dive into the practicalities of creating and managing 3D models on Amazon. Leon and Chris explain how sellers can utilize Amazon's mobile scanning tool to create free 3D models of their product using just a smartphone. We also cover important aspects like the submission and review process, device compatibility, and options for sellers without physical products ready. By the end of this episode, you'll understand not only the technicalities but also the strategic advantages of integrating 3D models into your Amazon listings, ultimately empowering your brand's presence in the fast-paced world of e-commerce. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the visionaries at the forefront of visual innovation.</p>
<p>In episode 636 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Chris, and Leon discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Representatives Discuss 3D Product Renderings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:13 - Introduction to 3D Product Imaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:57 - The Impact of 3D Shopping Experiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:09 - Amazon 3D Product Demos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:59 - Creating 3D Models for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:08 - 3D Scanning Process for Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - File Download Limitations on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:14 - Uploading 3D Models to Amazon Seller Central</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - Submitting and Reviewing 3D Models</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:18 - Leveraging 3D Images for Amazon Success</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Is Microsoft buying TikTok? Amazon Ads Brand+ launches for DSP users. A UPS change may impact how much you have to pay to send inventory to Amazon. These buzzing news and more in today’s episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, Trump says
<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3z55zz7xo'>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3z55zz7xo

</a>Amazon Ads Launches Brand+, A Way For Marketers To Leverage Shopping, Browsing And Streaming Data From Amazon’s Total Footprint
<a href='https://deadline.com/2025/01/amazon-ads-launches-brand-plus-tool-shopping-browsing-streaming-data-1236269306/'>https://deadline.com/2025/01/amazon-ads-launches-brand-plus-tool-shopping-browsing-streaming-data-1236269306/

</a>NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Amazon Ads launches Brand+ in beta for the Amazon DSP, an industry first AI-driven optimization capability for brand awareness campaigns
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazonads-aiadvertising-streamingtv-activity-7289739667539668994-m1US?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazonads-aiadvertising-streamingtv-activity-7289739667539668994-m1US</a></p>
<p>UPS announces major cutback in Amazon relationship
<a href='https://www.ajc.com/news/business/ups-to-cut-amazon-partnership-by-more-than-50/IP7G7JFWUJDWVCBAB4YE53M5AI/'>https://www.ajc.com/news/business/ups-to-cut-amazon-partnership-by-more-than-50/IP7G7JFWUJDWVCBAB4YE53M5AI/

</a>Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity value
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/flip-launches-a-creator-fund-that-grants-up-to-100m-of-equity/'>https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/flip-launches-a-creator-fund-that-grants-up-to-100m-of-equity/

</a>Freedom Ticket By Helium 10 - Amazon Influencer Bootcamp:
<a href='https://learning.helium10.com/products/freedom-ticket-4-0/categories/2156270528'>https://learning.helium10.com/products/freedom-ticket-4-0/categories/2156270528

</a>Listen in as we uncover the latest tools for Amazon influencers using Helium 10, offering valuable insights into enhancing their earning potential. This new Helium 10 feature allows influencers to track video placements on Amazon, optimizing their strategies for maximum visibility and income. Switching to influencer mode on the Helium 10 Chrome extension provides further advantages, with data on existing influencer video placements. In our training tip of the week, we clarify the distinction between indexing and ranking on Amazon, highlighting the importance of these concepts for improved searchability and strategic planning. Discover how influencers inside the Amazon Influencer Program can harness Helium 10's tools to boost their content's performance and thrive in the Amazon Influencer Program.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:06 - MicroTok?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:59 - Amazon Brand+</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - Amazon / UPS Cutback</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:53 - Flip Marketplace</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:18 - Freedom Ticket: <a href='https://learning.helium10.com/products/freedom-ticket-4-0/categories/2156270528'>Amazon Influencer Bootcamp</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:27 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:01 - Training Tip: Check if Your Indexed for Keywords</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is Microsoft buying TikTok? Amazon Ads Brand+ launches for DSP users. A UPS change may impact how much you have to pay to send inventory to Amazon. These buzzing news and more in today’s episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, Trump says<br>
<a href='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3z55zz7xo'>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g3z55zz7xo<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Ads Launches Brand+, A Way For Marketers To Leverage Shopping, Browsing And Streaming Data From Amazon’s Total Footprint<br>
<a href='https://deadline.com/2025/01/amazon-ads-launches-brand-plus-tool-shopping-browsing-streaming-data-1236269306/'>https://deadline.com/2025/01/amazon-ads-launches-brand-plus-tool-shopping-browsing-streaming-data-1236269306/<br>
<br>
</a>NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: Amazon Ads launches Brand+ in beta for the Amazon DSP, an industry first AI-driven optimization capability for brand awareness campaigns<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazonads-aiadvertising-streamingtv-activity-7289739667539668994-m1US?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeffreycohen_amazonads-aiadvertising-streamingtv-activity-7289739667539668994-m1US</a></p>
<p>UPS announces major cutback in Amazon relationship<br>
<a href='https://www.ajc.com/news/business/ups-to-cut-amazon-partnership-by-more-than-50/IP7G7JFWUJDWVCBAB4YE53M5AI/'>https://www.ajc.com/news/business/ups-to-cut-amazon-partnership-by-more-than-50/IP7G7JFWUJDWVCBAB4YE53M5AI/<br>
<br>
</a>Flip, the TikTok Shop rival, launches a creator fund that grants up to $100M of equity value<br>
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/flip-launches-a-creator-fund-that-grants-up-to-100m-of-equity/'>https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/flip-launches-a-creator-fund-that-grants-up-to-100m-of-equity/<br>
<br>
</a>Freedom Ticket By Helium 10 - Amazon Influencer Bootcamp:<br>
<a href='https://learning.helium10.com/products/freedom-ticket-4-0/categories/2156270528'>https://learning.helium10.com/products/freedom-ticket-4-0/categories/2156270528<br>
<br>
</a>Listen in as we uncover the latest tools for Amazon influencers using Helium 10, offering valuable insights into enhancing their earning potential. This new Helium 10 feature allows influencers to track video placements on Amazon, optimizing their strategies for maximum visibility and income. Switching to influencer mode on the Helium 10 Chrome extension provides further advantages, with data on existing influencer video placements. In our training tip of the week, we clarify the distinction between indexing and ranking on Amazon, highlighting the importance of these concepts for improved searchability and strategic planning. Discover how influencers inside the Amazon Influencer Program can harness Helium 10's tools to boost their content's performance and thrive in the Amazon Influencer Program.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:06 - MicroTok?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:59 - Amazon Brand+</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - Amazon / UPS Cutback</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:53 - Flip Marketplace</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:18 - Freedom Ticket: <a href='https://learning.helium10.com/products/freedom-ticket-4-0/categories/2156270528'>Amazon Influencer Bootcamp</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:27 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:01 - Training Tip: Check if Your Indexed for Keywords</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/635-2-amazon-product-keyword-research-strategies-for-2025/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:50:39 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we discuss two killer product and keyword research strategies. One of them found a product that has sold tens of thousands of dollars, but I found this product opportunity nine months ago.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Ever wondered how some Amazon sellers manage to uncover hidden e-commerce gems while the rest of us are left playing catch-up? Imagine having the tools and insights to identify high-performing products, long before they hit the big time. On this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, we break down the art and science of Amazon products and keyword research for 2025. From Bradley’s personal success with the "Meat Resting Blanket" to the specifics of navigating Amazon's algorithm, this episode has strategies that can elevate your Amazon-selling game.</p>
<p>Join me as Bradley walks you through the power-packed features of Helium 10. We’ll explore niche markets that are ripe for the picking and how to harness the potential of Amazon's brand analytics. You'll get insider tips on dissecting search results to identify products with high click rates but low conversions, a surefire way to uncover untapped opportunities. This episode is not just about finding products; it’s about mastering the art of listening to what the market is quietly whispering.</p>
<p>Last but not least, we dive into the nuances of product visibility and keyword relevance. Discover advanced strategies for optimizing your Amazon listings with Helium 10’s Magnet, Black Box, and Cerebro, and learn how keyword seasonality can impact your sales cycles. Plus, a sneak peek at how Amazon's AI is reshaping product listings and why understanding its algorithm could be your secret weapon. Are you ready to transform your approach and maximize your e-commerce potential? Tune in for actionable insights and a fresh perspective on the game-changing Amazon tools for 2025.</p>
<p>In episode 635 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Product and Keyword Research Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:36 - Keyword Research Tools for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:18 - Identifying Niche Products Through Brand Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:46 - Exploring Unfamiliar Keywords and Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:25 - Keyword Research Strategies and Historical Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:49 - Discovering Top-Selling Products in Brand Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:48 - Advanced Keyword Research Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:53 - Discovering Top Keywords With Amazon Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:57 - Amazon AI for Product Seasonality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:15 - Amazon Product Sales Analysis &amp; Seasonality</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we discuss two killer product and keyword research strategies. One of them found a product that has sold tens of thousands of dollars, but I found this product opportunity nine months ago.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Ever wondered how some Amazon sellers manage to uncover hidden e-commerce gems while the rest of us are left playing catch-up? Imagine having the tools and insights to identify high-performing products, long before they hit the big time. On this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, we break down the art and science of Amazon products and keyword research for 2025. From Bradley’s personal success with the "Meat Resting Blanket" to the specifics of navigating Amazon's algorithm, this episode has strategies that can elevate your Amazon-selling game.</p>
<p>Join me as Bradley walks you through the power-packed features of Helium 10. We’ll explore niche markets that are ripe for the picking and how to harness the potential of Amazon's brand analytics. You'll get insider tips on dissecting search results to identify products with high click rates but low conversions, a surefire way to uncover untapped opportunities. This episode is not just about finding products; it’s about mastering the art of listening to what the market is quietly whispering.</p>
<p>Last but not least, we dive into the nuances of product visibility and keyword relevance. Discover advanced strategies for optimizing your Amazon listings with Helium 10’s Magnet, Black Box, and Cerebro, and learn how keyword seasonality can impact your sales cycles. Plus, a sneak peek at how Amazon's AI is reshaping product listings and why understanding its algorithm could be your secret weapon. Are you ready to transform your approach and maximize your e-commerce potential? Tune in for actionable insights and a fresh perspective on the game-changing Amazon tools for 2025.</p>
<p>In episode 635 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Product and Keyword Research Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:36 - Keyword Research Tools for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:18 - Identifying Niche Products Through Brand Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:46 - Exploring Unfamiliar Keywords and Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:25 - Keyword Research Strategies and Historical Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:49 - Discovering Top-Selling Products in Brand Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:48 - Advanced Keyword Research Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:53 - Discovering Top Keywords With Amazon Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:57 - Amazon AI for Product Seasonality</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn Bradley’s top 10 all-time money-making strategies that you can't do with any other tool outside of Helium 10. Including one strategy adding $5K profit from a product selling just 5 units a day!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Join Bradley as he shares his top 10 unique money-making strategies exclusively available to Helium 10 users. These strategies, often overlooked by the average Amazon seller, are designed to provide a competitive edge and significantly boost your profits. He shares how one particular strategy added over $5,000 in profit for a product selling just five units a day. By comparing Helium 10's functionalities with other Amazon tools out there, Bradley highlights the potential for substantial gains by utilizing features available to Helium 10 users. This episode is packed with insights into lesser-known techniques that can supercharge your Amazon business for maximum profitability, even during off-peak times.</p>
<p>Listen in as Bradley reveals advanced Amazon product research techniques using Helium 10's tools that can revolutionize your approach to analyzing product performance and keyword effectiveness. Discover how to leverage the historical Cerebro feature to track high-performing seasonal products currently out of stock and understand what drove their sales during their peak season. We also dive into Amazon Brand Analytics tools inside Helium 10 to streamline the process of identifying top-clicked keywords for seasonal products. By analyzing a broader date range, you can uncover a comprehensive list of keywords that led to significant clicks and conversions, enhancing your product's market strategy.</p>
<p>Finally, Bradley guides you through strategies to determine if your product is indexed for a keyword on Amazon. Learn how the Index Checker tool can efficiently identify which specific keywords are preventing a product from being indexed for certain phrases. He also explores the importance of understanding shifts in keyword ranks and how these shifts can explain changes in sales performance. With insights into optimizing packaging size for immediate savings. This is a look at 10 strategies most Amazon sellers and Helium 10 users overlook, this episode offers a comprehensive guide to maximizing your profits and refining your Amazon-selling and e-commerce strategy using Helium 10.</p>
<p>In episode 634 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:19 - #1 Cerebro Historical Trend</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:39 - #2 ABA Top Search Terms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:40 - #3 Cerebro Historial Search Volume &amp; Rank</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:21 - #4 Amazon Recommended Rank</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:11 - #5 Child ASIN Variation Sales Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:55 - #6 Cerebro Data Shows All 7 Pages</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:59 - #7 Helium 10 Index Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:07 - #8 Keyword Sales Estimates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:17 - #9 Keyword Tracker with Boost</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:48 - #10 Size Tier Alerts</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn Bradley’s top 10 all-time money-making strategies that you can't do with any other tool outside of Helium 10. Including one strategy adding $5K profit from a product selling just 5 units a day!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Join Bradley as he shares his top 10 unique money-making strategies exclusively available to Helium 10 users. These strategies, often overlooked by the average Amazon seller, are designed to provide a competitive edge and significantly boost your profits. He shares how one particular strategy added over $5,000 in profit for a product selling just five units a day. By comparing Helium 10's functionalities with other Amazon tools out there, Bradley highlights the potential for substantial gains by utilizing features available to Helium 10 users. This episode is packed with insights into lesser-known techniques that can supercharge your Amazon business for maximum profitability, even during off-peak times.</p>
<p>Listen in as Bradley reveals advanced Amazon product research techniques using Helium 10's tools that can revolutionize your approach to analyzing product performance and keyword effectiveness. Discover how to leverage the historical Cerebro feature to track high-performing seasonal products currently out of stock and understand what drove their sales during their peak season. We also dive into Amazon Brand Analytics tools inside Helium 10 to streamline the process of identifying top-clicked keywords for seasonal products. By analyzing a broader date range, you can uncover a comprehensive list of keywords that led to significant clicks and conversions, enhancing your product's market strategy.</p>
<p>Finally, Bradley guides you through strategies to determine if your product is indexed for a keyword on Amazon. Learn how the Index Checker tool can efficiently identify which specific keywords are preventing a product from being indexed for certain phrases. He also explores the importance of understanding shifts in keyword ranks and how these shifts can explain changes in sales performance. With insights into optimizing packaging size for immediate savings. This is a look at 10 strategies most Amazon sellers and Helium 10 users overlook, this episode offers a comprehensive guide to maximizing your profits and refining your Amazon-selling and e-commerce strategy using Helium 10.</p>
<p>In episode 634 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:19 - #1 Cerebro Historical Trend</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:39 - #2 ABA Top Search Terms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:40 - #3 Cerebro Historial Search Volume &amp; Rank</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:21 - #4 Amazon Recommended Rank</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:11 - #5 Child ASIN Variation Sales Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:55 - #6 Cerebro Data Shows All 7 Pages</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:59 - #7 Helium 10 Index Checker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:07 - #8 Keyword Sales Estimates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:17 - #9 Keyword Tracker with Boost</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:48 - #10 Size Tier Alerts</li>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 1/23/25: Amazon FBA Shipment Change | TikTok Drops Dropshipping</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>An Amazon FBA shipment change, TikTok shop not allowing dropshipping anymore, and Walmart launching an in-home testing program. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon FBA Shipment Change
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GC3Q44PBK8BXQW3Z'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GC3Q44PBK8BXQW3Z</a></p>
<p><a href='https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?btm_pre_unit_params=%7B%22outreach_task_id%22%3A%221066835402502%22%2C%22outreach_channel_type%22%3A3%2C%22outreach_message_category_type%22%3A3030000%2C%22outreach_message_mapping_id%22%3A%223453068a-28dd-4564-a234-8df1c60741ba%22%7D&amp;course_type=1&amp;from=search&amp;identity=1&amp;knowledge_id=6837879804970754&amp;role=1'>TikTok Shop Drops Dropshipping

</a>The TikTok outage caused TikTok Shop sales to spike, not sink
<a href='https://digiday.com/marketing/the-tiktok-outage-caused-tiktok-shop-sales-to-spike-not-sink/'>https://digiday.com/marketing/the-tiktok-outage-caused-tiktok-shop-sales-to-spike-not-sink/

</a>Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/apple-google-remove-tiktok-from-stores-as-app-halts-service-in-us.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/apple-google-remove-tiktok-from-stores-as-app-halts-service-in-us.html

</a>Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer
<a href='https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/21/apple-wont-return-tiktok-to-the-app-store-until-its-sold-to-a-us-buyer'>https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/21/apple-wont-return-tiktok-to-the-app-store-until-its-sold-to-a-us-buyer

</a>Walmart will now let suppliers test products in its customers’ homes
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/operations/walmart-will-now-let-suppliers-test-products-in-its-customers-homes/'>https://www.modernretail.co/operations/walmart-will-now-let-suppliers-test-products-in-its-customers-homes/

</a>Inventory Defect and Reimbursement portal now available
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRkVaMk1ZR05KWFNDSEw2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRkVaMk1ZR05KWFNDSEw2

</a>New Features for Amazon Advertisers
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index'>https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index

</a>New Amazon product title requirements effective January 21, 2025
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV

</a>In the next segment, we turn our attention to exciting new Helium 10 product features and updates in the Amazon marketplace. We introduce powerful features inside Helium 10 Adtomic like the Share of Voice tool. This tool is designed to enhance brand visibility and streamline advertising campaigns. Furthermore, Shivali guides us through a compelling strategy for expanding product offerings by leveraging niche book topics by using Helium 10’s Black Box tool for KDP allowing sellers to tap into new markets and diversify income streams. By identifying high-potential keywords with low competition, sellers can capitalize on existing skills and broaden their market presence. Don't miss this episode for a comprehensive look at these critical updates and strategies to enhance your e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Amazon FBA Shipment Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:34 - TikTok Shop Drops Dropshipping</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:23 - TikTok Sales Spike</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:36 - TikTok App Unavailable</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:06 - Walmart’s Scintilla</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:59 - IDR Portal LIVE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:33 - New Features for Advertisers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:06 - Title Policy Reminder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - Training Tip: Black Box For KDP</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An Amazon FBA shipment change, TikTok shop not allowing dropshipping anymore, and Walmart launching an in-home testing program. These and more buzzing news on this week's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon FBA Shipment Change<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GC3Q44PBK8BXQW3Z'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/GC3Q44PBK8BXQW3Z</a></p>
<p><a href='https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?btm_pre_unit_params=%7B%22outreach_task_id%22%3A%221066835402502%22%2C%22outreach_channel_type%22%3A3%2C%22outreach_message_category_type%22%3A3030000%2C%22outreach_message_mapping_id%22%3A%223453068a-28dd-4564-a234-8df1c60741ba%22%7D&amp;course_type=1&amp;from=search&amp;identity=1&amp;knowledge_id=6837879804970754&amp;role=1'>TikTok Shop Drops Dropshipping<br>
<br>
</a>The TikTok outage caused TikTok Shop sales to spike, not sink<br>
<a href='https://digiday.com/marketing/the-tiktok-outage-caused-tiktok-shop-sales-to-spike-not-sink/'>https://digiday.com/marketing/the-tiktok-outage-caused-tiktok-shop-sales-to-spike-not-sink/<br>
<br>
</a>Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/apple-google-remove-tiktok-from-stores-as-app-halts-service-in-us.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/18/apple-google-remove-tiktok-from-stores-as-app-halts-service-in-us.html<br>
<br>
</a>Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer<br>
<a href='https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/21/apple-wont-return-tiktok-to-the-app-store-until-its-sold-to-a-us-buyer'>https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/01/21/apple-wont-return-tiktok-to-the-app-store-until-its-sold-to-a-us-buyer<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart will now let suppliers test products in its customers’ homes<br>
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/operations/walmart-will-now-let-suppliers-test-products-in-its-customers-homes/'>https://www.modernretail.co/operations/walmart-will-now-let-suppliers-test-products-in-its-customers-homes/<br>
<br>
</a>Inventory Defect and Reimbursement portal now available<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRkVaMk1ZR05KWFNDSEw2'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRkVaMk1ZR05KWFNDSEw2<br>
<br>
</a>New Features for Amazon Advertisers<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index'>https://advertising.amazon.com/API/docs/en-us/release-notes/index<br>
<br>
</a>New Amazon product title requirements effective January 21, 2025<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV<br>
<br>
</a>In the next segment, we turn our attention to exciting new Helium 10 product features and updates in the Amazon marketplace. We introduce powerful features inside Helium 10 Adtomic like the Share of Voice tool. This tool is designed to enhance brand visibility and streamline advertising campaigns. Furthermore, Shivali guides us through a compelling strategy for expanding product offerings by leveraging niche book topics by using Helium 10’s Black Box tool for KDP allowing sellers to tap into new markets and diversify income streams. By identifying high-potential keywords with low competition, sellers can capitalize on existing skills and broaden their market presence. Don't miss this episode for a comprehensive look at these critical updates and strategies to enhance your e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - Amazon FBA Shipment Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:34 - TikTok Shop Drops Dropshipping</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:23 - TikTok Sales Spike</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:36 - TikTok App Unavailable</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:06 - Walmart’s Scintilla</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:59 - IDR Portal LIVE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:33 - New Features for Advertisers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:06 - Title Policy Reminder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:51 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - Training Tip: Black Box For KDP</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#633 - 20 Top Amazon PPC Questions Answered</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/633-20-top-amazon-ppc-questions-answered/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:22:29 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this TACoS Tuesday episode, we answer over 20 of your top Amazon PPC questions with the help of our first-time expert guest who brings a wealth of knowledge to our show.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>How can you elevate your Amazon advertising game and maximize your e-commerce success? Join us as we welcome Anne Harrell, Head of Product Evangelism &amp; Enablement from Pacvue, to answer over 20 of the most pressing PPC questions from our listeners. Bradley and Anne's deep expertise offers a fresh perspective on how Helium 10 and Pacvue can complement each other, helping brands at various stages of their Amazon-selling journey. She dives into the latest innovations Amazon has lined up for 2024, like AMC and expanded sponsored ads, which aim to give sellers unprecedented insights into customer behavior.</p>
<p>Throughout the episode, Anne shares actionable strategies for mastering Amazon ad campaigns. Bradley and Anne also break down the complexities of setting up effective campaigns, sharing how tech tools like Helium 10’s Keyword Tracker can fine-tune your bids beyond basic estimates. We also touch on the power of automation with tools inside Pacvue, which can alleviate the burdens of manual campaign management and enhance overall efficiency. Anne emphasizes the role of external traffic and audience maximization within Amazon's ecosystem, offering a balanced approach to boost organic sales alongside advertising efforts.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore the nuances of Amazon PPC strategy, from mitigating rising ACoS to the strategic use of AI in campaign management. Anne shares her fascinating journey from the advertising world to her pivotal role at Pacvue, along with resources like TACoS Tuesday for those keen on deepening their PPC knowledge. Whether you're working to optimize your PPC campaigns or looking to learn effective strategies, this episode is packed with insights to fuel your Amazon success story.</p>
<p>In episode 633 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Anne discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Solutions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:57 - Helium 10 and Pacvue</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:32 - Amazon Ads, CES Announcement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:30 - PPC Campaign Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:25 - Optimizing Keyword Bids for Product Launch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:42 - Optimizing Amazon Campaigns for Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:05 - Optimizing Campaign Management Frequency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:56 - Effective Ad vs. Organic Sales Ratio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:34 - Driving Sales Through Advertising and Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:34 - Finding Trending Keywords for Sponsored Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:22 - Product Display Ads Optimization &amp; Competitor Avoidance</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this TACoS Tuesday episode, we answer over 20 of your top Amazon PPC questions with the help of our first-time expert guest who brings a wealth of knowledge to our show.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>How can you elevate your Amazon advertising game and maximize your e-commerce success? Join us as we welcome Anne Harrell, Head of Product Evangelism &amp; Enablement from Pacvue, to answer over 20 of the most pressing PPC questions from our listeners. Bradley and Anne's deep expertise offers a fresh perspective on how Helium 10 and Pacvue can complement each other, helping brands at various stages of their Amazon-selling journey. She dives into the latest innovations Amazon has lined up for 2024, like AMC and expanded sponsored ads, which aim to give sellers unprecedented insights into customer behavior.</p>
<p>Throughout the episode, Anne shares actionable strategies for mastering Amazon ad campaigns. Bradley and Anne also break down the complexities of setting up effective campaigns, sharing how tech tools like Helium 10’s Keyword Tracker can fine-tune your bids beyond basic estimates. We also touch on the power of automation with tools inside Pacvue, which can alleviate the burdens of manual campaign management and enhance overall efficiency. Anne emphasizes the role of external traffic and audience maximization within Amazon's ecosystem, offering a balanced approach to boost organic sales alongside advertising efforts.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore the nuances of Amazon PPC strategy, from mitigating rising ACoS to the strategic use of AI in campaign management. Anne shares her fascinating journey from the advertising world to her pivotal role at Pacvue, along with resources like TACoS Tuesday for those keen on deepening their PPC knowledge. Whether you're working to optimize your PPC campaigns or looking to learn effective strategies, this episode is packed with insights to fuel your Amazon success story.</p>
<p>In episode 633 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Anne discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Solutions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:57 - Helium 10 and Pacvue</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:32 - Amazon Ads, CES Announcement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:30 - PPC Campaign Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:25 - Optimizing Keyword Bids for Product Launch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:42 - Optimizing Amazon Campaigns for Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:05 - Optimizing Campaign Management Frequency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:56 - Effective Ad vs. Organic Sales Ratio</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:34 - Driving Sales Through Advertising and Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:34 - Finding Trending Keywords for Sponsored Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:22 - Product Display Ads Optimization &amp; Competitor Avoidance</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, an Amazon seller shares how creating products to save his dog launched his brand, leading to Amazon featuring his inspiring story on its website.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an inspiring conversation with Santiago Gelvez of PetCultures.com, a Colombian-born entrepreneur whose heartwarming journey to save his dog Tango sparked an innovative adventure in the pet product industry. Santiago's transition from a career with giants like Procter &amp; Gamble and PepsiCo to founding a thriving e-commerce brand is a riveting tale of passion and perseverance. Discover how a personal crisis and a collaboration with a veterinarian friend led to the creation of a groundbreaking pet probiotic that not only improved Tango's health but also caught Amazon's attention, turning Santiago's entrepreneurial dream into a flourishing reality.</p>
<p>Santiago opened up about his strategic expansion into the European market, sharing key insights into the unique challenges and opportunities he faced. Learn about his experience relocating to Europe and how it unveiled lower competition and cost per acquisition, proving crucial for growth in the pet supplement sector. Santiago emphasizes the importance of Amazon's Subscribe and Save feature, which has been instrumental in fostering customer loyalty and achieving profitability. Through his story, Santiago underscores the need for patience and strategic planning in the competitive landscape of online supplements.</p>
<p>Marketing is at the heart of Santiago's success, and he generously shares his strategies for brand growth. From offering enticing discounts to crafting compelling personal stories, Santiago's approach is both innovative and relatable. He discusses the power of storytelling in branding, particularly the role of his journey with Tango, and explains how workshops with industry experts like Kevin King have fueled his brand's expansion across European marketplaces. This episode is a treasure trove of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make their mark in the pet product industry and beyond.</p>
<p>In episode 632 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Santiago discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - From Procter &amp; Gamble to Pet Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Seller's Amazon Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:27 - Ineffective Probiotics for Pets</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:44 - Starting a Business and Making Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Expansion Through European Markets and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:31 - Pricing Strategy and Amazon Subscribe &amp; Save</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:37 - Pet Products Marketing and Global Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:30 - Amazon Mexico Regulatory Challenge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:59 - Pet Supplement Brand Marketing Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:38 - Expanding Brand in European Amazon Markets</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:50 - Private Label Product Launch Strategy</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, an Amazon seller shares how creating products to save his dog launched his brand, leading to Amazon featuring his inspiring story on its website.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an inspiring conversation with Santiago Gelvez of PetCultures.com, a Colombian-born entrepreneur whose heartwarming journey to save his dog Tango sparked an innovative adventure in the pet product industry. Santiago's transition from a career with giants like Procter &amp; Gamble and PepsiCo to founding a thriving e-commerce brand is a riveting tale of passion and perseverance. Discover how a personal crisis and a collaboration with a veterinarian friend led to the creation of a groundbreaking pet probiotic that not only improved Tango's health but also caught Amazon's attention, turning Santiago's entrepreneurial dream into a flourishing reality.</p>
<p>Santiago opened up about his strategic expansion into the European market, sharing key insights into the unique challenges and opportunities he faced. Learn about his experience relocating to Europe and how it unveiled lower competition and cost per acquisition, proving crucial for growth in the pet supplement sector. Santiago emphasizes the importance of Amazon's Subscribe and Save feature, which has been instrumental in fostering customer loyalty and achieving profitability. Through his story, Santiago underscores the need for patience and strategic planning in the competitive landscape of online supplements.</p>
<p>Marketing is at the heart of Santiago's success, and he generously shares his strategies for brand growth. From offering enticing discounts to crafting compelling personal stories, Santiago's approach is both innovative and relatable. He discusses the power of storytelling in branding, particularly the role of his journey with Tango, and explains how workshops with industry experts like Kevin King have fueled his brand's expansion across European marketplaces. This episode is a treasure trove of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make their mark in the pet product industry and beyond.</p>
<p>In episode 632 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Santiago discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - From Procter &amp; Gamble to Pet Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Seller's Amazon Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:27 - Ineffective Probiotics for Pets</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:44 - Starting a Business and Making Profit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Expansion Through European Markets and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:31 - Pricing Strategy and Amazon Subscribe &amp; Save</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:37 - Pet Products Marketing and Global Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:30 - Amazon Mexico Regulatory Challenge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:59 - Pet Supplement Brand Marketing Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:38 - Expanding Brand in European Amazon Markets</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:50 - Private Label Product Launch Strategy</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 1/16/25: TikTok Shop Backup Plans? | Temu Advertising | Amazon Cancels Programs</title>
        <itunes:title>Helium 10 Buzz 1/16/25: TikTok Shop Backup Plans? | Temu Advertising | Amazon Cancels Programs</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/helium-10-buzz-11625-tiktok-shop-backup-plans-temu-advertising-amazon-cancels-programs/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:09:08 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>TikTok Shop sellers are looking at backup plans in case it's banned. Temu is now going to start charging for advertising. Amazon discontinues two programs. These buzzing stories and more on today's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Tech war: China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3294719/tech-war-chinas-tiktok-sellers-eye-amazon-and-shein-us-ban-looms'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3294719/tech-war-chinas-tiktok-sellers-eye-amazon-and-shein-us-ban-looms

</a>Temu Trials Amazon-Killer Search Ad Business
<a href='https://www.tipranks.com/news/temu-nasdaqpdd-trials-amazon-killer-search-ad-business'>https://www.tipranks.com/news/temu-nasdaqpdd-trials-amazon-killer-search-ad-business

</a>Updates to packaging requirements for sharp products
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EzVzhSV0ZGQ1VQSzla'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EzVzhSV0ZGQ1VQSzla

</a>Amazon to shut down ‘Try Before You Buy’ rival to Stitch Fix
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/amazon-to-shut-down-stitch-fix-competitor-prime-try-before-you-buy.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/amazon-to-shut-down-stitch-fix-competitor-prime-try-before-you-buy.html

</a>Boost sales of more sustainable products with Climate Pledge Friendly
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERTQUJEUktKQ0NTOVFB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERTQUJEUktKQ0NTOVFB

</a>Amazon’s 360-degree image experience to be discontinued
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQkVLSzJKWTZRTEtGU1hD'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQkVLSzJKWTZRTEtGU1hD

</a>Amazon Autos launches online sales
<a href='https://www.automotivedive.com/news/customers-can-add-vehicles-hyundai-shopping-cart-amazon-autos/736716/'>https://www.automotivedive.com/news/customers-can-add-vehicles-hyundai-shopping-cart-amazon-autos/736716/

</a>In the final segment, we shift our focus to cutting-edge tools and events that empower sellers. Discover how Helium 10's newest feature enhances keyword research, helping sellers identify high-converting keywords and uncover lucrative market gaps. We share strategic insights for manufacturers, like those in the bamboo niche, to capitalize on market opportunities. Don't miss the details about our upcoming <a href='http://h10.me/berlin'>Helium 10 Elite workshop</a> and <a href='http://h10.me/germany'>AMZ Hacking Live Event</a> in Berlin, where industry luminaries like Kevin King will provide indispensable insights into the e-commerce world. Prepare to elevate your e-commerce game with the knowledge and strategies shared in this episode.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - TikTok Shop Alternatives?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:42 - Temu Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:57 - Amazon Sharp Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:58 - Try Before You Buy Gone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:54 - Climate Pledge Friendly</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:11 - 360 Images Gone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:27 - Amazon Cars</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:25 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:58 - Strategy of the Week </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:36 - Germany Events for Sellers</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TikTok Shop sellers are looking at backup plans in case it's banned. Temu is now going to start charging for advertising. Amazon discontinues two programs. These buzzing stories and more on today's episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Tech war: China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms<br>
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3294719/tech-war-chinas-tiktok-sellers-eye-amazon-and-shein-us-ban-looms'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3294719/tech-war-chinas-tiktok-sellers-eye-amazon-and-shein-us-ban-looms<br>
<br>
</a>Temu Trials Amazon-Killer Search Ad Business<br>
<a href='https://www.tipranks.com/news/temu-nasdaqpdd-trials-amazon-killer-search-ad-business'>https://www.tipranks.com/news/temu-nasdaqpdd-trials-amazon-killer-search-ad-business<br>
<br>
</a>Updates to packaging requirements for sharp products<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EzVzhSV0ZGQ1VQSzla'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHM0EzVzhSV0ZGQ1VQSzla<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon to shut down ‘Try Before You Buy’ rival to Stitch Fix<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/amazon-to-shut-down-stitch-fix-competitor-prime-try-before-you-buy.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/amazon-to-shut-down-stitch-fix-competitor-prime-try-before-you-buy.html<br>
<br>
</a>Boost sales of more sustainable products with Climate Pledge Friendly<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERTQUJEUktKQ0NTOVFB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTERTQUJEUktKQ0NTOVFB<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s 360-degree image experience to be discontinued<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQkVLSzJKWTZRTEtGU1hD'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQkVLSzJKWTZRTEtGU1hD<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Autos launches online sales<br>
<a href='https://www.automotivedive.com/news/customers-can-add-vehicles-hyundai-shopping-cart-amazon-autos/736716/'>https://www.automotivedive.com/news/customers-can-add-vehicles-hyundai-shopping-cart-amazon-autos/736716/<br>
<br>
</a>In the final segment, we shift our focus to cutting-edge tools and events that empower sellers. Discover how Helium 10's newest feature enhances keyword research, helping sellers identify high-converting keywords and uncover lucrative market gaps. We share strategic insights for manufacturers, like those in the bamboo niche, to capitalize on market opportunities. Don't miss the details about our upcoming <a href='http://h10.me/berlin'>Helium 10 Elite workshop</a> and <a href='http://h10.me/germany'>AMZ Hacking Live Event</a> in Berlin, where industry luminaries like Kevin King will provide indispensable insights into the e-commerce world. Prepare to elevate your e-commerce game with the knowledge and strategies shared in this episode.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - TikTok Shop Alternatives?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:42 - Temu Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:57 - Amazon Sharp Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:58 - Try Before You Buy Gone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:54 - Climate Pledge Friendly</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:11 - 360 Images Gone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:27 - Amazon Cars</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:25 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:58 - Strategy of the Week </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:36 - Germany Events for Sellers</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#631 - Amazon Financial Planning Workshop</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/631-amazon-financial-planning-workshop/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:53:32 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, the author of Profit First for eCommerce Sellers shares strategies to calculate, manage finances, and ensure profitability to fund your Amazon business and lifestyle.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if you could dramatically enhance your e-commerce business's profitability by making a simple shift in your financial strategy? In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, we sit down with Cyndi Thomason, the mastermind behind "Profit First for E-Commerce Sellers." Cyndi opens up about the intricacies of cash flow management and the vital principle of paying yourself first, a step often neglected by Amazon sellers. Drawing from her extensive experience at Books Keep, Cyndi provides an in-depth analysis of the current e-commerce landscape, highlighting an intriguing scenario where revenues are climbing, yet gross profits dwindle due to rising costs. </p>
<p>We unravel the secrets of proactive financial planning, diving into the innovative use of multiple bank accounts to streamline your business finances. By establishing separate accounts for operating expenses, inventory, and profits, you can achieve a crystal-clear view of your cash flow and tackle the unique hurdles of inventory management. Cyndi guides us through the practicalities of this method, emphasizing the importance of setting aside funds for future inventory needs in the ever-changing market conditions.</p>
<p>As we dive deeper, the conversation shifts to the transformative "Profit First" model. Cyndi passionately advocates for entrepreneurs to reward themselves with regular profit distributions, likening this practice to the enjoyment of dividends from stocks. This not only celebrates success but also builds financial discipline. We also explore strategies for funding inventory and product development while keeping operational expenses in check. From understanding the nuances of real revenue to maintaining a healthy balance for taxes and owner pay, Cyndi equips us with essential tools for sustainable business growth and personal financial well-being.</p>
<p>In episode 631 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Cyndi discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing E-Commerce Profitability Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:28 - Profit First for E-Commerce With Cyndi Thomason</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:36 - Impact of Ad Spend on Profitability</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:38 - Understanding Profit First Behavioral Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:55 - Optimizing Profit Through 3 Bank Accounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:31 - Setting Up Multiple Bank Accounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:46 - Implementing Profit First Financial Strategy</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if you could dramatically enhance your e-commerce business's profitability by making a simple shift in your financial strategy? In this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10, we sit down with Cyndi Thomason, the mastermind behind "Profit First for E-Commerce Sellers." Cyndi opens up about the intricacies of cash flow management and the vital principle of paying yourself first, a step often neglected by Amazon sellers. Drawing from her extensive experience at Books Keep, Cyndi provides an in-depth analysis of the current e-commerce landscape, highlighting an intriguing scenario where revenues are climbing, yet gross profits dwindle due to rising costs. </p>
<p>We unravel the secrets of proactive financial planning, diving into the innovative use of multiple bank accounts to streamline your business finances. By establishing separate accounts for operating expenses, inventory, and profits, you can achieve a crystal-clear view of your cash flow and tackle the unique hurdles of inventory management. Cyndi guides us through the practicalities of this method, emphasizing the importance of setting aside funds for future inventory needs in the ever-changing market conditions.</p>
<p>As we dive deeper, the conversation shifts to the transformative "Profit First" model. Cyndi passionately advocates for entrepreneurs to reward themselves with regular profit distributions, likening this practice to the enjoyment of dividends from stocks. This not only celebrates success but also builds financial discipline. We also explore strategies for funding inventory and product development while keeping operational expenses in check. From understanding the nuances of real revenue to maintaining a healthy balance for taxes and owner pay, Cyndi equips us with essential tools for sustainable business growth and personal financial well-being.</p>
<p>In episode 631 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Cyndi discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing E-Commerce Profitability Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:28 - Profit First for E-Commerce With Cyndi Thomason</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:36 - Impact of Ad Spend on Profitability</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:38 - Understanding Profit First Behavioral Strategy</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">20:00 - Building a Profit Reserve for Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:52 - Credit Cards in Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:00 - Financial Strategies for Business Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:56 - Mindset Shift for Business Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:25 - Strategies for Business Financial Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:20 - Managing Expenses for Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:45 - Cash Flow Management and Profit Maximization</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This episode is a two-in-one special, with two guests for the price of one. One is one of the world's top experts on TikTok shop, and the other has sold hundreds of millions of dollars online and is even an accomplished DJ who plays at music festivals.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>Join us for a fascinating conversation as we welcome Ali Grey, a remarkable e-commerce expert and globetrotter, to our podcast. Ali shares his journey from London to living in Taiwan, after having worked from an impressive 70 different countries. Discover how he started his entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 15 by coding his own dropshipping website, which led him to leave school and pursue e-commerce full-time. Ali talks about his success on Amazon and his early investments in Bitcoin, which were driven by his interest in cryptography and a desire to break away from traditional financial systems.</p>
<p>In another exciting chapter, we explore Ali's creative side as GRY, a DJ who transitioned from organizing underground raves in London to performing at major festivals around the world. He reveals the four key strategies that propelled his e-commerce business to impressive revenue growth, including acquiring ASINs, leveraging affiliate marketing, building a strong community, and creating patented products. Ali emphasizes the importance of community and patent financing while sharing his personal preference for social media platforms.

Finally, listen in as Bilal Sirbuland, a trailblazer in the TikTok Shop space, joins the discussion to share his journey from Amazon to becoming a top seller on TikTok Shop. Bilal highlights the simplicity and opportunities TikTok Shop offers, and shares strategies for launching and scaling a business, such as focusing on viral products and leveraging TikTok's algorithm for advertising. This episode is packed with valuable insights and strategies from both Ali and Bilal, providing a comprehensive guide for aspiring e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to thrive in the ever-evolving digital selling marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 630 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Ali, and Bilal discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Experts Discuss Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:39 - Teen Entrepreneur's Million-Dollar Gaming Venture</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:32 - From Raves to Festivals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:43 - Value of Building Patents in Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:58 - Successful Transition to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:50 - Selling Brands on TikTok for Virality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:27 - Selling Brands Without Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:47 - TikTok Shop Strategy and Pricing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:52 - Selling Products on TikTok Shop</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This episode is a two-in-one special, with two guests for the price of one. One is one of the world's top experts on TikTok shop, and the other has sold hundreds of millions of dollars online and is even an accomplished DJ who plays at music festivals.<br>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
<p>Join us for a fascinating conversation as we welcome Ali Grey, a remarkable e-commerce expert and globetrotter, to our podcast. Ali shares his journey from London to living in Taiwan, after having worked from an impressive 70 different countries. Discover how he started his entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 15 by coding his own dropshipping website, which led him to leave school and pursue e-commerce full-time. Ali talks about his success on Amazon and his early investments in Bitcoin, which were driven by his interest in cryptography and a desire to break away from traditional financial systems.</p>
<p>In another exciting chapter, we explore Ali's creative side as GRY, a DJ who transitioned from organizing underground raves in London to performing at major festivals around the world. He reveals the four key strategies that propelled his e-commerce business to impressive revenue growth, including acquiring ASINs, leveraging affiliate marketing, building a strong community, and creating patented products. Ali emphasizes the importance of community and patent financing while sharing his personal preference for social media platforms.<br>
<br>
Finally, listen in as Bilal Sirbuland, a trailblazer in the TikTok Shop space, joins the discussion to share his journey from Amazon to becoming a top seller on TikTok Shop. Bilal highlights the simplicity and opportunities TikTok Shop offers, and shares strategies for launching and scaling a business, such as focusing on viral products and leveraging TikTok's algorithm for advertising. This episode is packed with valuable insights and strategies from both Ali and Bilal, providing a comprehensive guide for aspiring e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to thrive in the ever-evolving digital selling marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 630 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Ali, and Bilal discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Experts Discuss Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:39 - Teen Entrepreneur's Million-Dollar Gaming Venture</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:32 - From Raves to Festivals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:43 - Value of Building Patents in Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:58 - Successful Transition to TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:50 - Selling Brands on TikTok for Virality</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:27 - Selling Brands Without Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:47 - TikTok Shop Strategy and Pricing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:52 - Selling Products on TikTok Shop</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon changes the game for retail advertising. TikTok Shop is opening in a surprisingly new country. eBay makes a move to join a popular social media network. These buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/09/amazon-to-expand-ad-unit-by-letting-retailers-use-ad-tools-on-stores.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/09/amazon-to-expand-ad-unit-by-letting-retailers-use-ad-tools-on-stores.html

</a>Title Rule Clarifications
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/3c9f0b3c-4594-4efc-a05f-0f8d371fa466'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/3c9f0b3c-4594-4efc-a05f-0f8d371fa466

</a>How TikTok Shop is changing the way brands reach customers
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/how-tiktok-shop-is-changing-the-way-brands-reach-customers/736726/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/how-tiktok-shop-is-changing-the-way-brands-reach-customers/736726/

</a>EBay shares soar after Meta allows listings on Facebook Marketplace in U.S., Europe
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/ebay-shares-soar-as-meta-allows-listings-on-facebook-marketplace.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/ebay-shares-soar-as-meta-allows-listings-on-facebook-marketplace.html

</a>Conversion Path Reporting (beta)
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-touchpoints-drive-sales-with-conversion-path-reporting/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-touchpoints-drive-sales-with-conversion-path-reporting/

</a>TikTok expands e-commerce operation into Mexico amid potential US ban
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-expands-e-commerce-operation-093000468.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-expands-e-commerce-operation-093000468.html

</a>Switching gears, we explore the new features in Helium 10’s Magnet and Cerebro keyword translations, designed to aid sellers operating in multilingual marketplaces. The training tip of the week highlights Helium 10's exclusive Amazon Recommended Rank feature in Cerebro, which evaluates how relevant Amazon considers specific keywords for your product, scoring them. This tool helps sellers identify potential ranking, indexing, or advertising issues, especially for new products, by analyzing the top 20 keywords and ensuring Amazon correctly understands your product's relevance. Listen in for these crucial updates and insights that will help you stay ahead in the competitive world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Amazon Retail Ad Service</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:27 - Title Rule Clarifications</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:46 - TikTok Shop Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:50 - eBay x Facebook</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:02 - Amazon Conversion Path Reporting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:07 - TikTok Shop Mexico</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:24 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:19 - Training Tip: Amazon Recommended Rank</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon changes the game for retail advertising. TikTok shop is opening in a surprising new country. eBay makes a move to join with a popular social media network. These stories and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz. We give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and let you know what new features that Helium 10 has. That will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing All For serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing All. Right, this is the first buzz of the new year, or second buzz of the new year, I should say. Let's go ahead and hop into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The first thing we're going to talk about is an announcement they made at CES this week. The one who's reporting on it is actually CNBC, and the article is entitled Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their store. So some of the TLDR here is that Amazon is letting other retailers now use its own homegrown advertising tools to run sponsored ads on their own website. The service is designed to make it easier for other retailers to run targeted ad campaigns on their online stores. All right, so, as we know, ads has been big, you know, for Amazon over the years. We know that as Amazon sellers. But this is this is different. All right, so basically, like, let's say, I've got my own retail website, I can now use Amazon's advertising console to use the ad tech or the technology the advertising technology that Amazon has to run ads on my product pages on my website, on search, and this is going to help Amazon. You know like build it's like and how it can anticipate buyer behavior and things, but it's going to help. You know retailers as well, because you know, obviously, amazon's advertising system is very robust and you don't even have I believe you don't even have to be selling on amazon to take advantage of this service. So, uh, this is going to be interesting to watch as it rolls out and how this this changes the game for retailers. Perhaps you know, like, how many are going to adopt the amazon advertising um, as opposed to whatever they were using before. How many might start advertising more because of what's going on be definitely worth taking a look at.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, last week we talked about the new title requirements and there was an Ask Me Anything in the Amazon forums a few days ago that kind of clarified some things and even some things that I was confused about. I'm not sure if I said it wrong last week, but like I probably read it right, but for sure I understood it wrong last week. But like I probably read it right, but for sure I understood it wrong. All right. The way I understood the title was that you can't duplicate words in the title. Did some of you guys get that too out of what their announcement was? But actually the fine print says you can't have more than two. All right, it's not, it's not. You can't have two or more, it's more than two. Little bit of dyslexia there, um. So basically that means if I have the word in the title you know, coffin shelf uh, for home decor, something, something coffin, blah, blah, blah, blah. That's okay. Last week, when I read this, I thought that wasn't okay, um, because I just must've switched the words when I was looking at it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But that's the first big thing that came from this AMA, but let's go ahead and open up some more of the questions and answers. There's some things that you guys might have had that I think are notable. Here is one question that I know a lot of us had. It said are the plural and singular versions of a word considered the same and count towards the maximum? And this seller said for example, if I had cake pan, loaf pan and muffin pans, is the word pans counted as the same as pan? And then that would make it three times, meaning that it's above two, meaning that that's against Amazon terms of service. And Jim from Amazon replied plural of the same word would be considered redundant. In the example you provided, pan and pans imply the same and thus it would be considered duplicate. All right, so there's the. I know people are asking about that. How are plurals considered? That's the answer, right there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another question was from what impact will it have if we don't update? Changing the title like this could significantly affect our search traffic. And Jim says if the title is not updated, amazon will modify the product title to comply with a new policy, while retaining all relevant information. All right. So there you have it? It like you're not going to get your listing suppressed per se, but amazon's going to go in and change your title. Sounds like Another question by PTC Tim Do words that are part of the brand name count towards the count of reusing a word?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>For example, if the brand name is Muffin King, could they have a title such as Muffin King Beginner's Kit includes chocolate chip and banana nut muffin mixes and a 12 muffin pan. All right, so muffin is there three times in singular version. So you might think, oh, that can't be allowed. But Jim from Amazon says no, this will not be considered a policy violation, because the word or phrase is considered duplicate only when there are three or more instances in the same context. But muffin, the first instance is a brand name and the other two describe the product. So if you have a word that's part of your brand like maybe my brand was Manny's Coffin Shelves that first coffin doesn't count as the use of the word coffin in the title. That makes sense.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another person asked a question and says you know, there were some punctuation marks that were listed, like dollar sign, question mark, underscore, et cetera, and it says are these the only special characters allowed? What about dash colon, open parentheses, close parentheses, et cetera, and Jameson actually answered. He said hyphen, colon and regular brackets are allowed as they often have functional value. Uh, there actually were some other uh characters not allowed that Amazon didn't announce. And these are the tilde, you know, like the little ñ that goes over the N in Spanish when you say baño right. The greater than and less than symbols, those are not allowed. The semicolon is not allowed and the I don't know how you describe it, but it looks like a top of a house, the roof of a house. That symbol is not allowed. There were more different kind of like specifications and questions that people had that you might want to look at. So make sure to check the link in the comments to see some of the more the other clarifications on this new title policy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article we have here comes from Retail Dive and it's entitled how TikTok Shop is Changing the Way Brands Reach Customers. All right, so there's I brought this up because there's a lot of just interesting kind of like factoids here, and one of them it says 70% of TikTok users say they discover new brands and products on the platform 70%, that's crazy and 83% report TikTok playing a role in users' purchase decisions. I guarantee you we're not seeing that kind of stuff on Temu, right? The company also reports that three in four users are likely to buy something while using TikTok. Think about that, guys. How many users of TikTok are there? And three in four are likely to buy something. You might think, well, that's not something that you know. All marketplaces everybody should be buying something. But remember, TikTok is not a marketplace, TikTok is a social media. If you think three out of four people on Instagram are buying something, three out of four people on YouTube are buying something, it's like I don't know what the number is. It's probably like less than one in 10, one in 20. So this is like kind of an astronomical number.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, why is TikTok so powerful? One reason is here. It says nearly three in five Gen Z consumers say they trust recommendations by local or micro influencers. Per a survey, over a quarter of US consumers who responded to the survey reported buying a gift directly based on an influencer's recommendations. That's kind of crazy and that's what drives, you know, TikTok shop sales is influencers and micro influencers. So, guys, if you're not selling on TikTok shop, you know, get out and do it. We have some, uh, some training on how to get started. We're going to have some more training. We're going to have, like, different tools that, uh, you guys might ask for that that would help you sell on TikTok shop. But, um, I was trying to. I'm starting to ramp up. I launched a couple more products on TikTok shop last night. I'm going to keep launching some products and let you guys know what I find, but I really think that TikTok shop is going to be one of the major marketplaces moving forward.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of different marketplaces, let's switch gear and talk about a marketplace that I barely ever talk about but I actually personally sell on. That's eBay. All right, so this is articles from CNBC. It says eBay shares soar after. Meta allows listings on Facebook marketplace in US and Europe. All right. So in Germany, France and the US. What's going to happen is eBay listings are now going to be able to show up in Facebook marketplace. All right. So like that's going to give eBay listings a lot of visibility. So let's say I'm browsing on Facebook and I go to the Marketplace or maybe, who knows, maybe there'll be some way to put ads like in my Facebook feed. I'm going to be able to click on that product and then purchase it by signing in on eBay, I believe right there on the Facebook app still. So imagine being on Facebook, going to the Helium 10 members Facebook group, because you're getting all the good information there, and then you see an ad or something for an eBay product and while still on Facebook, you go ahead and purchase. I mean, if that's the way it's going to work, that's going to be, I think that might be a little bit successful for eBay. I'm definitely going to look into it for my eBay listings that I have. How many of you guys sell on eBay out there? Let me know in the comments below.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Going back to the Amazon marketplace, last week, in case you missed it, there was a new conversion path reporting, a beta program that Amazon has. It kind of like reminds me of how AMC is set up, but now you're going to be able to see the ad touch points on a customer's 30-day path to conversion, starting with the purchases. All right, so this is available in sponsored ads and DSP. Make sure to check the link in the article below for more links on where you can find it, but like you'll be able to see oh, they saw the streaming TV, then they went to a sponsored display ad and then they went to a sponsored video ad. They saw a sponsored product ad. Now, this is good information, but there's definitely some things missing. Like you can't see the ACOS, like all right, great, I see that this kind of ad is what drove my sale, but my ACOS on that exact ad was like 400%. It's not exactly viable, right. So I mean, it's not perfect, but this is great, you know, step in the right direction as far as visibility goes with your advertising.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Going back to TikTok, now guess what? TikTok is opening up a new marketplace and it's right here in North America. It is opening to Mexico. Per Yahoo Finance says TikTok expands e-commerce operation into Mexico and it says that they've already started inviting merchants to open stores on the platform ahead of the expected startup transactions in February. Now, who can sign up for Amazon or TikTok shop Mexico? Merchants with a locally registered entity are eligible to sign up. Now, that's interesting, because what's the requirement for USA? As we know, you could have a local entity being a US corporation, but if you're a foreigner with no US employees and nobody with a social security number, you can't sign up. But if this is to be taken at face value, you maybe can be a foreigner, but as long as you have a Mexican entity or business, it looks like you might be able to sign up on the platform and the first 90 days of activity for TikTok shop Mexico zero commission, zero commission fee in Mexico, or have a Mexican entity. Make sure to go ahead and consider starting up on the platform.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, let's go into our new feature alerts now. This one is going to be for, I believe, all plans, Platinum and Diamond. It's been for elite for a while because it was actually elite members who first asked for this, but this is going to be in Magnet and Cerebro, um, at the start. It might be in other tools, but what sellers were looking for was a way to translate keywords. All right, like this could be, for, let's say, you're in the US marketplace and you see a whole bunch of Spanish keywords and you're just curious what it means. Well, what people were doing is that they would copy the keywords from Helium 10 and then put it to Google Translate or something like that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Or let's say you're doing keyword research in a marketplace that is not your native language, like maybe you're trying to make a listing for Amazon Japan. Of course, you can use Helium 10 Listing Builder to make a listing in Japanese, but you want to make sure you're feeding it the right keywords and you don't know what the keywords mean in Japanese. Well, this is what you can do. If you go into Listing Builder or into Cerebro, there will be a translate button right here, all right. So if you got the results in Magnet or Cerebro, just hit that and then you can go from, like English to Spanish, to German, to Chinese, et cetera, and you're going to have an option Like I'm going to pretend that maybe I'm somebody from China and I'm not. I don't speak English that well. Well, I'm going to go ahead and translate these English results into Chinese by default. It's actually going to show up right underneath the actual English keyword or whatever keyword or language you're looking at, but I can also change it where I can have it in a separate column, all right. So here now, all of a sudden, side by side, I've got the English keyword and the Chinese translation side by side. So this definitely helps English speaking people who are doing research in other languages or are curious what kind of meaning some of the keywords that are coming up in your own marketplace that are in different language, or if you speak a different language and you need just some quick translations, this is going to help. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's talk about the training tip of the week, and this is actually. I'm still going to stay right here in Cerebro, actually, and I want to show you guys something again. Only Helium 10 has this, and what it is the Amazon recommended rank. So actually here in Cerebro, I've got my coffin shelf here Now. This is especially helpful if you ever start getting ranking issues like you start losing your rank, or if you maybe like lose indexing somehow, or maybe there's some keywords that you know you're relevant for in your index for, but you just can't get PPC impressions. This is especially helpful when you are first launching a product. As a matter of fact, you know, like this is what I've been teaching for the last two years, where if you launch a product, I say that you almost should always do a test listing first that you're not really going to sell, but just to check this metric and this is Amazon relevancy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Everybody always uses the term relevant and we can kind of insinuate hey, what is relevant for a product due to the keywords that are ranking for it. But until Helium 10 had this, you never knew what is really relevant to Amazon. What does Amazon think the product is? This Helium 10 is the only tool that's tying directly to Amazon to give you how relevant Amazon thinks a keyword is for your product and it's called Amazon recommended rank. It's listed from like a score of one to 900. The number one means it's the most relevant according to Amazon, et cetera.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now is the number one and number two and number three keywords always the top keywords for your product? No, but looking at the top 20, I always sort it in helium 10. And I look at the top 20 ones and it will tell me is Amazon confused about my product, especially if it's a brand new product, right? So let me just show you, for example, this is my coffin shelf here and if I go to this column of Amazon recommended rank and I hit it, it's going to sort it by the top ones and like look at this number one keyword that Amazon says I'm relevant for coffin shelf wall Manny's mysterious oddities coffin shelf coffin shelf small. So just by looking at these top you know 10 keywords, top 20 or so. Um, I can tell that. Hey, amazon pretty much knows what my product is. Now, something concerning is the actual keyword. Coffin shelf is the only the 28th keyword, so you know what that tells me. I might have some issues with advertising on my product. I might have to look at what's going on, but at the very least Amazon isn't very confused about my product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let me give you a contrast here. I went to the search results of coffin shelf and obviously my product is on page one. But here I scrolled all the way down to page four and then I saw just some random coffin shelf. Where did it? Here's a coffin shelf very similar to mine Pachyon floating shelves, coffin shape, shelf, wall mouth. This is a terrible title, but you see, their BSR is like 7 million. They are not selling any units at all of this, and they are right, even though this is one of the few coffin shelves. I mean, page two and three and four don't even have that many coffin shelves, because there's not even seven pages worth of coffin shelves.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you might be wondering why in the world is this product ranking so low? Well, outside of listing optimization, one of the reasons is the relevancy. Take a look when I run this product in Cerebro and I sort it by Amazon recommended rank. Let's go to that column right here. Look, do you remember what my mind was? Let's just look back here. Remember the top ones coffin wall shelf. Coffin shelf small spooky hanging coffin shelf Halloween decor indoor home. Look at the top keywords of what Amazon thinks is relevant for this poor. Selling coffin shelf. Floating shelf wall. Floating shelf. Selling coffin shelf. Floating shelf wall. Floating shelf. Wall shelves, room wall. Do you notice something? These are just generic keywords. So, for whatever reason, they must not have their listing optimized. Or maybe there's a category issue. But Amazon is not even picking up the word coffin in the top keywords that it is saying it's relevant for. So this product is probably never going to rank very well for coffin shelf. Nor are they going to be able to advertise if they wanted to.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You can see right here with Helium 10, they're not advertising. But this just kind of like illustrates what can happen if you, if Amazon, gets confused about your product, you're going to have some issues. So make sure to check that out. All levels of Helium 10 can access that platinum diamond and above. Go into Cerebro. Run it on your own product, especially your brand new products. Or if you ever have trouble ranking or indexing and check sorted by the Amazon recommended rank, take a look at those top 20 keywords and see hey, does Amazon kind of like have a good idea about what your product is, or is it confused? And then you can take action from there. All right, guys, that's it for this week's Weekly Buzz. Hope you enjoyed these articles and also these new features and training tips. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/09/amazon-to-expand-ad-unit-by-letting-retailers-use-ad-tools-on-stores.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/09/amazon-to-expand-ad-unit-by-letting-retailers-use-ad-tools-on-stores.html<br>
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</a>Title Rule Clarifications<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/3c9f0b3c-4594-4efc-a05f-0f8d371fa466'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/3c9f0b3c-4594-4efc-a05f-0f8d371fa466<br>
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</a>How TikTok Shop is changing the way brands reach customers<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/how-tiktok-shop-is-changing-the-way-brands-reach-customers/736726/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/how-tiktok-shop-is-changing-the-way-brands-reach-customers/736726/<br>
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</a>EBay shares soar after Meta allows listings on Facebook Marketplace in U.S., Europe<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/ebay-shares-soar-as-meta-allows-listings-on-facebook-marketplace.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/08/ebay-shares-soar-as-meta-allows-listings-on-facebook-marketplace.html<br>
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</a>Conversion Path Reporting (beta)<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-touchpoints-drive-sales-with-conversion-path-reporting/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-touchpoints-drive-sales-with-conversion-path-reporting/<br>
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</a>TikTok expands e-commerce operation into Mexico amid potential US ban<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-expands-e-commerce-operation-093000468.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-expands-e-commerce-operation-093000468.html<br>
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</a>Switching gears, we explore the new features in Helium 10’s Magnet and Cerebro keyword translations, designed to aid sellers operating in multilingual marketplaces. The training tip of the week highlights Helium 10's exclusive Amazon Recommended Rank feature in Cerebro, which evaluates how relevant Amazon considers specific keywords for your product, scoring them. This tool helps sellers identify potential ranking, indexing, or advertising issues, especially for new products, by analyzing the top 20 keywords and ensuring Amazon correctly understands your product's relevance. Listen in for these crucial updates and insights that will help you stay ahead in the competitive world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Amazon Retail Ad Service</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:27 - Title Rule Clarifications</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:46 - TikTok Shop Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:50 - eBay x Facebook</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:02 - Amazon Conversion Path Reporting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:07 - TikTok Shop Mexico</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:24 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:19 - Training Tip: Amazon Recommended Rank</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon changes the game for retail advertising. TikTok shop is opening in a surprising new country. eBay makes a move to join with a popular social media network. These stories and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz. We give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and let you know what new features that Helium 10 has. That will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing All For serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing All. Right, this is the first buzz of the new year, or second buzz of the new year, I should say. Let's go ahead and hop into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The first thing we're going to talk about is an announcement they made at CES this week. The one who's reporting on it is actually CNBC, and the article is entitled Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their store. So some of the TLDR here is that Amazon is letting other retailers now use its own homegrown advertising tools to run sponsored ads on their own website. The service is designed to make it easier for other retailers to run targeted ad campaigns on their online stores. All right, so, as we know, ads has been big, you know, for Amazon over the years. We know that as Amazon sellers. But this is this is different. All right, so basically, like, let's say, I've got my own retail website, I can now use Amazon's advertising console to use the ad tech or the technology the advertising technology that Amazon has to run ads on my product pages on my website, on search, and this is going to help Amazon. You know like build it's like and how it can anticipate buyer behavior and things, but it's going to help. You know retailers as well, because you know, obviously, amazon's advertising system is very robust and you don't even have I believe you don't even have to be selling on amazon to take advantage of this service. So, uh, this is going to be interesting to watch as it rolls out and how this this changes the game for retailers. Perhaps you know, like, how many are going to adopt the amazon advertising um, as opposed to whatever they were using before. How many might start advertising more because of what's going on be definitely worth taking a look at.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, last week we talked about the new title requirements and there was an Ask Me Anything in the Amazon forums a few days ago that kind of clarified some things and even some things that I was confused about. I'm not sure if I said it wrong last week, but like I probably read it right, but for sure I understood it wrong last week. But like I probably read it right, but for sure I understood it wrong. All right. The way I understood the title was that you can't duplicate words in the title. Did some of you guys get that too out of what their announcement was? But actually the fine print says you can't have more than two. All right, it's not, it's not. You can't have two or more, it's more than two. Little bit of dyslexia there, um. So basically that means if I have the word in the title you know, coffin shelf uh, for home decor, something, something coffin, blah, blah, blah, blah. That's okay. Last week, when I read this, I thought that wasn't okay, um, because I just must've switched the words when I was looking at it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But that's the first big thing that came from this AMA, but let's go ahead and open up some more of the questions and answers. There's some things that you guys might have had that I think are notable. Here is one question that I know a lot of us had. It said are the plural and singular versions of a word considered the same and count towards the maximum? And this seller said for example, if I had cake pan, loaf pan and muffin pans, is the word pans counted as the same as pan? And then that would make it three times, meaning that it's above two, meaning that that's against Amazon terms of service. And Jim from Amazon replied plural of the same word would be considered redundant. In the example you provided, pan and pans imply the same and thus it would be considered duplicate. All right, so there's the. I know people are asking about that. How are plurals considered? That's the answer, right there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another question was from what impact will it have if we don't update? Changing the title like this could significantly affect our search traffic. And Jim says if the title is not updated, amazon will modify the product title to comply with a new policy, while retaining all relevant information. All right. So there you have it? It like you're not going to get your listing suppressed per se, but amazon's going to go in and change your title. Sounds like Another question by PTC Tim Do words that are part of the brand name count towards the count of reusing a word?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>For example, if the brand name is Muffin King, could they have a title such as Muffin King Beginner's Kit includes chocolate chip and banana nut muffin mixes and a 12 muffin pan. All right, so muffin is there three times in singular version. So you might think, oh, that can't be allowed. But Jim from Amazon says no, this will not be considered a policy violation, because the word or phrase is considered duplicate only when there are three or more instances in the same context. But muffin, the first instance is a brand name and the other two describe the product. So if you have a word that's part of your brand like maybe my brand was Manny's Coffin Shelves that first coffin doesn't count as the use of the word coffin in the title. That makes sense.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another person asked a question and says you know, there were some punctuation marks that were listed, like dollar sign, question mark, underscore, et cetera, and it says are these the only special characters allowed? What about dash colon, open parentheses, close parentheses, et cetera, and Jameson actually answered. He said hyphen, colon and regular brackets are allowed as they often have functional value. Uh, there actually were some other uh characters not allowed that Amazon didn't announce. And these are the tilde, you know, like the little ñ that goes over the N in Spanish when you say baño right. The greater than and less than symbols, those are not allowed. The semicolon is not allowed and the I don't know how you describe it, but it looks like a top of a house, the roof of a house. That symbol is not allowed. There were more different kind of like specifications and questions that people had that you might want to look at. So make sure to check the link in the comments to see some of the more the other clarifications on this new title policy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article we have here comes from Retail Dive and it's entitled how TikTok Shop is Changing the Way Brands Reach Customers. All right, so there's I brought this up because there's a lot of just interesting kind of like factoids here, and one of them it says 70% of TikTok users say they discover new brands and products on the platform 70%, that's crazy and 83% report TikTok playing a role in users' purchase decisions. I guarantee you we're not seeing that kind of stuff on Temu, right? The company also reports that three in four users are likely to buy something while using TikTok. Think about that, guys. How many users of TikTok are there? And three in four are likely to buy something. You might think, well, that's not something that you know. All marketplaces everybody should be buying something. But remember, TikTok is not a marketplace, TikTok is a social media. If you think three out of four people on Instagram are buying something, three out of four people on YouTube are buying something, it's like I don't know what the number is. It's probably like less than one in 10, one in 20. So this is like kind of an astronomical number.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, why is TikTok so powerful? One reason is here. It says nearly three in five Gen Z consumers say they trust recommendations by local or micro influencers. Per a survey, over a quarter of US consumers who responded to the survey reported buying a gift directly based on an influencer's recommendations. That's kind of crazy and that's what drives, you know, TikTok shop sales is influencers and micro influencers. So, guys, if you're not selling on TikTok shop, you know, get out and do it. We have some, uh, some training on how to get started. We're going to have some more training. We're going to have, like, different tools that, uh, you guys might ask for that that would help you sell on TikTok shop. But, um, I was trying to. I'm starting to ramp up. I launched a couple more products on TikTok shop last night. I'm going to keep launching some products and let you guys know what I find, but I really think that TikTok shop is going to be one of the major marketplaces moving forward.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of different marketplaces, let's switch gear and talk about a marketplace that I barely ever talk about but I actually personally sell on. That's eBay. All right, so this is articles from CNBC. It says eBay shares soar after. Meta allows listings on Facebook marketplace in US and Europe. All right. So in Germany, France and the US. What's going to happen is eBay listings are now going to be able to show up in Facebook marketplace. All right. So like that's going to give eBay listings a lot of visibility. So let's say I'm browsing on Facebook and I go to the Marketplace or maybe, who knows, maybe there'll be some way to put ads like in my Facebook feed. I'm going to be able to click on that product and then purchase it by signing in on eBay, I believe right there on the Facebook app still. So imagine being on Facebook, going to the Helium 10 members Facebook group, because you're getting all the good information there, and then you see an ad or something for an eBay product and while still on Facebook, you go ahead and purchase. I mean, if that's the way it's going to work, that's going to be, I think that might be a little bit successful for eBay. I'm definitely going to look into it for my eBay listings that I have. How many of you guys sell on eBay out there? Let me know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Going back to the Amazon marketplace, last week, in case you missed it, there was a new conversion path reporting, a beta program that Amazon has. It kind of like reminds me of how AMC is set up, but now you're going to be able to see the ad touch points on a customer's 30-day path to conversion, starting with the purchases. All right, so this is available in sponsored ads and DSP. Make sure to check the link in the article below for more links on where you can find it, but like you'll be able to see oh, they saw the streaming TV, then they went to a sponsored display ad and then they went to a sponsored video ad. They saw a sponsored product ad. Now, this is good information, but there's definitely some things missing. Like you can't see the ACOS, like all right, great, I see that this kind of ad is what drove my sale, but my ACOS on that exact ad was like 400%. It's not exactly viable, right. So I mean, it's not perfect, but this is great, you know, step in the right direction as far as visibility goes with your advertising.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Going back to TikTok, now guess what? TikTok is opening up a new marketplace and it's right here in North America. It is opening to Mexico. Per Yahoo Finance says TikTok expands e-commerce operation into Mexico and it says that they've already started inviting merchants to open stores on the platform ahead of the expected startup transactions in February. Now, who can sign up for Amazon or TikTok shop Mexico? Merchants with a locally registered entity are eligible to sign up. Now, that's interesting, because what's the requirement for USA? As we know, you could have a local entity being a US corporation, but if you're a foreigner with no US employees and nobody with a social security number, you can't sign up. But if this is to be taken at face value, you maybe can be a foreigner, but as long as you have a Mexican entity or business, it looks like you might be able to sign up on the platform and the first 90 days of activity for TikTok shop Mexico zero commission, zero commission fee in Mexico, or have a Mexican entity. Make sure to go ahead and consider starting up on the platform.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, let's go into our new feature alerts now. This one is going to be for, I believe, all plans, Platinum and Diamond. It's been for elite for a while because it was actually elite members who first asked for this, but this is going to be in Magnet and Cerebro, um, at the start. It might be in other tools, but what sellers were looking for was a way to translate keywords. All right, like this could be, for, let's say, you're in the US marketplace and you see a whole bunch of Spanish keywords and you're just curious what it means. Well, what people were doing is that they would copy the keywords from Helium 10 and then put it to Google Translate or something like that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Or let's say you're doing keyword research in a marketplace that is not your native language, like maybe you're trying to make a listing for Amazon Japan. Of course, you can use Helium 10 Listing Builder to make a listing in Japanese, but you want to make sure you're feeding it the right keywords and you don't know what the keywords mean in Japanese. Well, this is what you can do. If you go into Listing Builder or into Cerebro, there will be a translate button right here, all right. So if you got the results in Magnet or Cerebro, just hit that and then you can go from, like English to Spanish, to German, to Chinese, et cetera, and you're going to have an option Like I'm going to pretend that maybe I'm somebody from China and I'm not. I don't speak English that well. Well, I'm going to go ahead and translate these English results into Chinese by default. It's actually going to show up right underneath the actual English keyword or whatever keyword or language you're looking at, but I can also change it where I can have it in a separate column, all right. So here now, all of a sudden, side by side, I've got the English keyword and the Chinese translation side by side. So this definitely helps English speaking people who are doing research in other languages or are curious what kind of meaning some of the keywords that are coming up in your own marketplace that are in different language, or if you speak a different language and you need just some quick translations, this is going to help. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's talk about the training tip of the week, and this is actually. I'm still going to stay right here in Cerebro, actually, and I want to show you guys something again. Only Helium 10 has this, and what it is the Amazon recommended rank. So actually here in Cerebro, I've got my coffin shelf here Now. This is especially helpful if you ever start getting ranking issues like you start losing your rank, or if you maybe like lose indexing somehow, or maybe there's some keywords that you know you're relevant for in your index for, but you just can't get PPC impressions. This is especially helpful when you are first launching a product. As a matter of fact, you know, like this is what I've been teaching for the last two years, where if you launch a product, I say that you almost should always do a test listing first that you're not really going to sell, but just to check this metric and this is Amazon relevancy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Everybody always uses the term relevant and we can kind of insinuate hey, what is relevant for a product due to the keywords that are ranking for it. But until Helium 10 had this, you never knew what is really relevant to Amazon. What does Amazon think the product is? This Helium 10 is the only tool that's tying directly to Amazon to give you how relevant Amazon thinks a keyword is for your product and it's called Amazon recommended rank. It's listed from like a score of one to 900. The number one means it's the most relevant according to Amazon, et cetera.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now is the number one and number two and number three keywords always the top keywords for your product? No, but looking at the top 20, I always sort it in helium 10. And I look at the top 20 ones and it will tell me is Amazon confused about my product, especially if it's a brand new product, right? So let me just show you, for example, this is my coffin shelf here and if I go to this column of Amazon recommended rank and I hit it, it's going to sort it by the top ones and like look at this number one keyword that Amazon says I'm relevant for coffin shelf wall Manny's mysterious oddities coffin shelf coffin shelf small. So just by looking at these top you know 10 keywords, top 20 or so. Um, I can tell that. Hey, amazon pretty much knows what my product is. Now, something concerning is the actual keyword. Coffin shelf is the only the 28th keyword, so you know what that tells me. I might have some issues with advertising on my product. I might have to look at what's going on, but at the very least Amazon isn't very confused about my product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let me give you a contrast here. I went to the search results of coffin shelf and obviously my product is on page one. But here I scrolled all the way down to page four and then I saw just some random coffin shelf. Where did it? Here's a coffin shelf very similar to mine Pachyon floating shelves, coffin shape, shelf, wall mouth. This is a terrible title, but you see, their BSR is like 7 million. They are not selling any units at all of this, and they are right, even though this is one of the few coffin shelves. I mean, page two and three and four don't even have that many coffin shelves, because there's not even seven pages worth of coffin shelves.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you might be wondering why in the world is this product ranking so low? Well, outside of listing optimization, one of the reasons is the relevancy. Take a look when I run this product in Cerebro and I sort it by Amazon recommended rank. Let's go to that column right here. Look, do you remember what my mind was? Let's just look back here. Remember the top ones coffin wall shelf. Coffin shelf small spooky hanging coffin shelf Halloween decor indoor home. Look at the top keywords of what Amazon thinks is relevant for this poor. Selling coffin shelf. Floating shelf wall. Floating shelf. Selling coffin shelf. Floating shelf wall. Floating shelf. Wall shelves, room wall. Do you notice something? These are just generic keywords. So, for whatever reason, they must not have their listing optimized. Or maybe there's a category issue. But Amazon is not even picking up the word coffin in the top keywords that it is saying it's relevant for. So this product is probably never going to rank very well for coffin shelf. Nor are they going to be able to advertise if they wanted to.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You can see right here with Helium 10, they're not advertising. But this just kind of like illustrates what can happen if you, if Amazon, gets confused about your product, you're going to have some issues. So make sure to check that out. All levels of Helium 10 can access that platinum diamond and above. Go into Cerebro. Run it on your own product, especially your brand new products. Or if you ever have trouble ranking or indexing and check sorted by the Amazon recommended rank, take a look at those top 20 keywords and see hey, does Amazon kind of like have a good idea about what your product is, or is it confused? And then you can take action from there. All right, guys, that's it for this week's Weekly Buzz. Hope you enjoyed these articles and also these new features and training tips. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
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<p>Unlock the secrets to thriving in the blossoming Amazon UAE and Amazon Saudi Arabia marketplaces, where a remarkable 12% e-commerce growth awaits eager sellers. Journey with Bradley and Krystel Abi Assi of Amazon Seller Society to the bustling city of Dubai, as we uncover how international brands are leveraging early market entry to build a strategic edge. Supported by the WorldEF Conference and Dubai Commerce City, we discuss how Dubai is cementing its status as a global hub for innovation and e-commerce, providing unparalleled opportunities for global sellers looking to make their mark.</p>
<p>Gain insights into the essential steps for international sellers aiming to conquer Amazon's Middle Eastern markets. With minimal barriers to entry, you can seamlessly utilize existing business structures without requiring a local presence, while understanding the nuances of VAT registration. As Saudi Arabia's platform evolves with Arabic language enhancements, the potential for sellers is rapidly expanding, offering fertile ground for those ready to adapt and seize the moment in these vibrant regions.</p>
<p>Join us as we introduce our next guest Abdallah Hesham, an inspiring Amazon seller from Egypt, who shares his compelling journey from failed products to discovering success in car accessories. Abdallah's story illustrates the power of adaptation and innovative research methods inspired by watching Helium 10’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNOYQ9BQXM&amp;list=PLZhJ7LRjHHEWvHOPmyApS6pDpQY9jMJXT'>Project X Amazon Product Case Study series</a> on YouTube, such as Pinterest and ChatGPT, in finding profitable niches. We emphasize the critical role of precise keyword selection in representing products effectively on Amazon, with stories and strategies that underscore the transformative potential of this approach for ambitious sellers worldwide.</p>
<p>In episode 629 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Krystel, and Abdallah discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">03:07 - Emerging E-Commerce Market in 2025</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">10:12 - Arabization of Amazon Platform</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:53 - Amazon Sellers in UAE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:40 - Success in Amazon Business Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:23 - Discovering Hidden Product Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:34 - Amazon Sales Strategy With Niche Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:22 - Amazon FBA Content Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:27 - Effective Keyword Selection for Amazon</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
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<p>Unlock the secrets to thriving in the blossoming Amazon UAE and Amazon Saudi Arabia marketplaces, where a remarkable 12% e-commerce growth awaits eager sellers. Journey with Bradley and Krystel Abi Assi of Amazon Seller Society to the bustling city of Dubai, as we uncover how international brands are leveraging early market entry to build a strategic edge. Supported by the WorldEF Conference and Dubai Commerce City, we discuss how Dubai is cementing its status as a global hub for innovation and e-commerce, providing unparalleled opportunities for global sellers looking to make their mark.</p>
<p>Gain insights into the essential steps for international sellers aiming to conquer Amazon's Middle Eastern markets. With minimal barriers to entry, you can seamlessly utilize existing business structures without requiring a local presence, while understanding the nuances of VAT registration. As Saudi Arabia's platform evolves with Arabic language enhancements, the potential for sellers is rapidly expanding, offering fertile ground for those ready to adapt and seize the moment in these vibrant regions.</p>
<p>Join us as we introduce our next guest Abdallah Hesham, an inspiring Amazon seller from Egypt, who shares his compelling journey from failed products to discovering success in car accessories. Abdallah's story illustrates the power of adaptation and innovative research methods inspired by watching Helium 10’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLNOYQ9BQXM&amp;list=PLZhJ7LRjHHEWvHOPmyApS6pDpQY9jMJXT'>Project X Amazon Product Case Study series</a> on YouTube, such as Pinterest and ChatGPT, in finding profitable niches. We emphasize the critical role of precise keyword selection in representing products effectively on Amazon, with stories and strategies that underscore the transformative potential of this approach for ambitious sellers worldwide.</p>
<p>In episode 629 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Krystel, and Abdallah discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon UAE and Saudi Arabia Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:07 - Emerging E-Commerce Market in 2025</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">10:12 - Arabization of Amazon Platform</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:53 - Amazon Sellers in UAE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:40 - Success in Amazon Business Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:23 - Discovering Hidden Product Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:34 - Amazon Sales Strategy With Niche Product</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:22 - Amazon FBA Content Strategy Discussion</li>
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<p>Welcome to this special annual recap episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, where we bring you the most impactful strategies from the past year to give your e-commerce business a competitive edge in 2025. Join us as we explore the essentials of selecting verified manufacturers and the importance of third-party verification in ensuring accurate information. We'll discuss the advantages of trade assurance for payment protection and the significance of management certifications like BSCI and ISO, which indicate high-quality factory standards and social compliance. Additionally, we touch on regional manufacturing specializations, exemplified by the production of egg dispensers, and the importance of measuring the halo impact of ad strategies on total sales and rankings using metrics like TACoS and cost per customer acquisition.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss strategies for international Amazon success, highlighting a thriving American brand's expansion into Amazon Japan. We'll explore the strategic benefits of entering the Japanese market, such as lower PPC costs and favorable tax conditions, which contribute to higher profit margins. Patience, quality products, and strong supplier relationships are emphasized as key differentiators from competitors. We also explore optimizing Amazon PPC campaigns with lifecycle-based rules and the power of using index images with numbered benefits to effectively communicate value in product listings.</p>
<p>Discover effective strategies for online marketplaces as we recount past challenges and successes in sourcing and selling products in the U.S. market. Learn about creative approaches to finding less visible suppliers and the importance of clear communication and relationship-building. We also highlight the effectiveness of Target's marketplace and the strategic advantages of being indexed on Google to enhance Amazon rankings. Finally, we'll cover the critical importance of using correct HTS codes to avoid costly import tariff mistakes, sharing a personal experience that led to significant cost savings. Tune in and equip yourself with these valuable insights to kick off 2025 strong.</p>
<p>In episode 628 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, we discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - SSP Top 20 Strategies of 2024</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:02 - Selecting Verified Manufacturers for Trust</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:53 - Keyword Analysis and Visibility Tracking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Strategies for International Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:36 - Effective Strategies for Online Marketplaces</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:06 - Leveraging Google for Business Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:43 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Google Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:40 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:12 - Enhancing Amazon Listings With COSMO</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:29 - Avoiding Costly Import Tariff Mistakes</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we're giving you the best strategy clips of the year so that you can start off 2025 with a leg up on your competition. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And, like we do every year and we have been doing this since we started in what was it 2018, 2019? we do a recap episode where I handpick some of the best strategies of the entire year. Every year, we go through about 100 episodes a year, not including the weekly buzz, where we have a lot of guests and everybody has great strategies. It's really hard to pick some of the top ones, but what I did is me and the team got together and pulled out some of the top strategies that you guys had talked about in social media and such that you liked, and we put it together so that you could get a leg up on the competition now that we're at the beginning here of 2025.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And so these are strategies that are not out of date. They're still valid. There are some that already, within a few months, became out of date. They're still valid. There are some that already, within a few months, became out of date. We're not including them here. So, guys, I hope you enjoy this episode. Get your pen and paper out. I want each and every one of you to make it your homework to pick five, at least five of these that we're about to get. I think we're doing about 20 here, but do five that most apply to you and your business. Not everything applies to everybody equally. Pick five out of these and implement it this month in your business, or at least make a plan for it. All right, so let's go ahead and see the top strategies of the year.</p>
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<p>Kian Golzari:</p>
<p>So the first thing you did was you selected verified manufacturers. And what's that for? It means any information that they provide on their listing, whether it be number of years in business, how many staff they have, what certificates they have, what patents they have, what products they have, what does their production line look like, the images and videos in the factory. That's all been verified by a third party, meaning InterTech, SGS, TUV. One of these very reputable companies have gone in and verified all the information is true, whereas if we didn't work with verified suppliers, then whatever information they want to put there, we just have to sort of take their word for it. So verified is the most important thing to search for first. Then, on the left-hand side of the page, you'll see trade assurance right, I would always click that as well and trade assurance just means that your payment is protected. So if you've ordered an egg dispenser which holds, you know, 20 eggs and you do the production and you receive one which only holds 10 eggs, then the trade assurance will protect you and it will refund your order because you've selected that right. That's just a little bit of a safety net important for, like you know, new sellers, right. And then, as you scroll down on the left-hand side of the page, you'll see something that says management certification, right. And if you scroll down a little bit more, yeah. So you see like BSCI and you see Zedek, you see ISO. I always like to select BSCI and ISO. So BSCI is your business social compliance initiative and ISO is just a really high-quality standard and this just basically means these are factory certificates that they have. So, uh, BSCI will go in and they'll check, like you know, um how many years you've been in business. Do you have, like, fire extinguishers? Do you have adequate lighting? Do you have safety exits? Like we've checked the dormitories, we've checked like the canteen where the workers eat. So it's kind of like gives you confidence that you're working for a very, very good factory, right. So now, if we go back to the top of the list, right, we've. Now we've searched by manufacturers, we've got verified manufacturers, we've got trade assurance and we've got factories which have, you know, BSCI and ISO certification. So now, as I'm scrolling down the list, like if you zoom in on the company names, like the first word in the company name is always the city or the province in which that factory is located.</p>
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<p>Kian Golzari:</p>
<p>So sometimes, like the factories, like electronics are made in Shenzhen, backpacks are normally made in like Shenzhou. Like furniture, like steel tubing for furniture, chairs is made like Yongkang. So I'm just trying to get familiar. Is there an area which specializes in egg dispensers? Maybe not because it's such a niche product, right, that maybe you could make it, make it anywhere. But as I scroll down, I'm trying to see, like, is there one name that pops up more frequent than others and in that area which specializes in that product? But I see Ningbo has probably popped up a few times, right? So, but anyway, it doesn't matter. If Ningbo had popped out like eight out of nine times, I would say, right, well, that's the region we need to be ordering from.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting.</p>
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<p>Gefen Laredo:</p>
<p>You know ACOS is great, but obviously this is TACoS Tuesday and TACoS is the metric of your total sales.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>Gefen Laredo:</p>
<p>And so when we're looking at total sales something that we brought in and I know it's a little vague, but we really looked at the halo impact of ad strategies and how they impacted ranking and total sales, right. And so when we focused our ad strategy, maybe on a cost per customer acquisition model, maybe on a TACoS model, and we look to really prioritize, hey, where are we showing up, right? So, if, if, if we're driving all this traffic and we have a 20 percent conversion rate, let's say, on this keyword, are we tracking using, using uh, using a Helium 10, of course, um, are we tracking that ranking properly? To say, hey, we started running these ads aggressively on August 1st and if we have been tracking ranking on that keyword for the last two months since going aggressive on that term, where are we ranking now and how have sales changed? and are there broader KPIs that we're measuring outside of just direct ad revenue? And that worked really well for us because we centered that around tentpole events and this is a really big strategy of ours. That is incredibly complex, it takes a whole village to actually execute. But when we focus our customer acquisition and ranking models around major times in the year so think Prime Day, think Fall, Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday and then, of course, if you're a one-off brand, if you I don't know are ski related, then obviously your season is January to March. You know like there are differences, but really peak seasons. If you're able to focus your growth model around the times that are going to give you the most reward, then that worked really well for us last year and we expect to see a lot more of that this year, especially as we all expect people are going to be more deal oriented. It's a constant battle for margins, so the better rank you are, the more organic sales you drive, the better your TACoS is.</p>
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<p>Ben Webber:                           </p>
<p>Several years ago we were about to stock out of as you know, we sell a lot of fourth quarter products and kind of joke toy products and we're about to stock out of one that we sold between 800 and 1000 units a day of which is a fairly substantial issue. So we actually loaded up a cargo van and drove the cargo van to Amazon, talked our way through the front gates to deliver it and they took it, and so we did that once, then we did it again and we got through again. The third time they're like no, you can't do this, and so like okay, but somehow, like no, you, you can't do this, and so like okay, but somehow, we have to be able to do this. So we looked into carrier central and figure out how we could become a last mile rider, which is incredibly easy it takes about 15 minutes to fill out a form and then you have to show that you can back in and out of a parking spot incredibly, incredibly easy. But so in that January we bought a truck and the rest is history from there. But it came about because we were about to stock out and panicked and we're like, well, what's the worst that can happen?</p>
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<p>Silas Moestrup Pedersen:</p>
<p>And one of the things that I recommend to every time that we have a new client or meet someone is to narrow in on fewer skills. It sounds quite simple, right, but what we do every time is that if you have a big catalog A, B, C and D products and then A products they get a special treatment compared to B, C and D. It could even be, if your catalog is massive, you only focus your ad spend on A products. Same thing from a content perspective. Those are the ones that get the most love in terms of title, bullet point, backend attributes, et cetera, descriptions. So it's just having that focus on fewer products, I think, is number one. Then, if you can automate your reporting, we have that in Looker automated so that you don't have to necessarily sit and look at the data and pull Excel spreadsheets et cetera it just saves you so much time. If you're capable of doing it and spending time on it, then I think. Thirdly, we talked a little bit about it, but I think taking the time to do super solid keyword research from the get-go Like get into Magnet, get into Amazon's data sources, get into Cerebro, look for all your competitors' keywords et cetera understand what those A keywords are, and those A keywords are the only thing that you focus on in the start. Those are the ones that go into your rank campaigns, that they go into your manual campaigns, et cetera, and that those are the ones that just like where you track everything through Like a little hack could be for your A products. Every week you use a repro. Every other week you put in your A product and then you export all the data for that. You take a spreadsheet. In column A you say this is the date when I pulled the. This is the date of either. I pulled the data, this is the ASIN you put in the ASIN that you pulled the data for. Then you make a formula.</p>
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<p>Silas Moestrup Pedersen:</p>
<p>You can just ask ChatGPT where, based on the paid and organic rank, you say whether you classified the keyword as being on page one, two, three or four, and then you pull this data in this way every single week for maybe two months when you're running a new test or something like that. You take all the data, you put it into a pivot table and boom, then you would have an overview and a graph of how many like your all your page one, two, three, four positions across your entire catalog and you could even put a filter on up in the top and then you can sort by ASIN and then you basically have your own visibility tool where you can see your paid on your organic visibility on a weekly level at an Asian level. And you can use that to take all those keywords If you're ranking let's say page three or two or something like that put them into a rank campaign. If you feel like they're good, you can take all the keywords where you're on page two, maybe put them in the title, et cetera. So, like building those systems, that allows you to scale something consistently.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:                           </p>
<p>What was your gross sales yesterday, last week, last year? More importantly, what are your profits after all your cost of selling on Amazon? Did you pay any storage charges to Amazon? How much did you spend on PPC? Find out these key metrics and more by using the Helium 10 tool Profits. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash profits.</p>
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<p>Cara Sayer:</p>
<p>So one of the biggest things was the fact that I do think a lot of Amazon sellers don't really have a brand. They just have a name for a business or a name for something that they use and they don't really have a what I'd call a true brand. And they don't always. I think sometimes also, existing only on Amazon makes you lose perspective on you know how normal businesses work, like businesses that aren't based on Amazon, and so you know a lot of businesses. I mean, I think throughout life, people buy from people and I think that's so important to remember that, even on Amazon, one of the reasons why Amazon focuses so heavily on A plus listings and now they're bringing in the premium A plus and all the rest of it because Amazon knows right. You know me quite a few years now and I've always banged on about brand. I've always banged on about having a story. Tell your story. It doesn't have to be your story necessarily, it could be the product story, but you need to have something that differentiates you. And even then, I was chatting to someone at the conference earlier on and I was saying the thing is that sometimes it's not even the fact that you're selling different products, it's the way that you curate them right. So it's the collection of products that you've chosen to sell under your brand name says something.</p>
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<p>Nick Katz:</p>
<p>So one of our clients is an international brand. They're an American registered company and they last year they cleared seven figures and we're definitely looking to do a lot more this year. That's in two years. They're doing very, very well in America, they sell in Europe and they sell in Canada. But the Japanese sales are now almost comparable to the to the us sales, but the profit margins are a lot higher.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:                           </p>
<p>That was about my second question.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nick Katz:</p>
<p>Yeah, because you know things like the PPC is a hell of a lot cheaper. The ACOS for the account is about uh, I think it's about eight, nine percent now. The TACoS is about three or four percent. It's the kind of figures you can't really get in the US. So actually in theory you could sell a lot less in Japan and still end up with the same kind of profit as you could in the US. But obviously if you're getting sales close to the US you're probably going to have much, much higher margins. Japan generally is cheaper. It's cheaper tax as well if you are off the threshold to pay tax. But if you're under 10 million yen, which is probably about 60,000, 70,000 US, if you're under that in sales, you don't have to pay consumption tax. There is no tax. So anybody like me selling in Europe who gets absolutely lost by the tax authorities there, paying 19, 20, 21, 23% in some of the regions in Europe, you could be selling 50, 60,000 US in Japan and not have to pay any consumption tax whatsoever. So there are definite advantages to selling in Japan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What are some of the things that set you apart from maybe the 10 other matcha people who maybe have started and gone out of business, you know, because they didn't have your strategy? What do you think set you apart from others?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Sam:</p>
<p>Well, I think a handful of things. The first one is okay, so I think you can use. You can rely on Amazon PPC. You can look at your search term impression share reports, you can look at your keyword ranking and all that kind of stuff and that will help you in the short run. But honestly, the thing that really helped us the most was patience and making sure that your product is on a sensory level it's actually good and people like it. Once you have those two things covered, then you just need to get people to try it, get them to tell their friends, and then their friends who are interested in Marchable buy. Then they are buying again and then this whole thing kind of grows by itself. Your PPC and all of these other tools that you have are really just like fuel that you add to this engine.</p>
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<p>Singchuen:</p>
<p>And on the other side of things is, obviously you kind of need to make sure that you treat your suppliers well as well. Make sure that they understand what you're going through and make sure that you try to understand what they're going through. If language is a barrier, hire an interpreter, right, it's not too difficult. Decency goes both ways. So you may be pressed, but you've got to recognize that the factories themselves, they are pressed as well. So working together for a compromise, understanding each other and not throwing too much Just to be a little bit more understanding towards each other, goes a long way. A bit more understanding towards each other goes a long way. I think what tends to happen is that if you're not patient, as Sam has mentioned, you may cut off communications with factories that may help you in the future, and you don't want to do that.</p>
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<p>Destaney Wishon:</p>
<p>I think the biggest things that we look at is we create rules for the different outcomes we want. If we're launching a brand-new product, then we're creating rules that are based off sales. So we're going to be taking a deep dive into, hey, what is the conversion rate and what is the sales? And we're going to build rules for maximizing that increased bid when I have a certain conversion rate. On the flip side, if our goal is profitability, we're going to work backwards from our ACOS or RoAS goal. We're going to say, hey, let's build rules that are based on lowering bids when our ACOS is too high, and maybe layering in our conversion rates also low, let's go even lower, right. So those are the two simplest ones that we look at, but it really needs to be strategic. You can create rules that are based off the phase your product's in, whether it's launch, consistency, profitability, organic rank. You can create rules based off your overall business outcomes. Which is always an important one is what is that key RoAS that you're going to optimize for all of your campaigns, but just making sure not to overcomplicate it in the beginning, right. Once you start to understand the correlation between CPC and RoAS, then you can start building in a little bit more customization around lifecycle and things like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This is how you been converting like crazy with what? what do you call an index image? This he calls it the uh, it's the image in your listing that will be the top reasons why your product is the best. This is not your main photo. This is not your photo number one. This is what he calls this photo number two and it's an index of of your products is why I think it's why he calls it the index image, and what he says is you need to number the benefits. A lot of of people are using call-outs, they use infographics, but they don't number them. So you want to actually have numbers like this. So this should be something like this should be your second image the five reasons you love, or the seven reasons or the three reasons.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Odd numbers are always better than even numbers. Three, five or seven or nine always work the best. But here he's got the five and look, there's big, there's numbers. That's important. He just doesn't list them. People like order and when they see numbers, their mind can sort it and they can read it quickly and it makes sense to them. So the numbering system here is critical, not just the fact that he put the main point, the main benefit and capital, and then explained it in. I mean in bold and a little bit larger than explained everything else below it in light blue, but he's got these numbers. That's the critical thing is numbering it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Maybe this is a little bit of the sexy side of patents, but you've talked before about how patents doing patent searches can actually be a form of product research and finding a product to sell on Amazon. How in the world is that possible?</p>
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<p>Rich Goldstein:</p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely it's true, because the way that the patent system works, once a patent expires, it's fair game for anyone to use it. So a utility patent lasts for 20 years and a design patent lasts for 15. But once that patent expires, anyone can make that product and, at the same time, keep in mind that a lot of people have an idea for a product, they get it patented, but they never do the research, they never learn about the process enough to actually get that product launched, and so there are a lot of great ideas that have been patented that are just in the patent archives and they've never actually been put on the market. There are some lousy ideas, but there are also some great ideas, and so if you know how and you search the patent record for expired patents, you can find ideas for really great potential products.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tom - Honest FBA:</p>
<p>We dabbled with the US a few times in the past and Thomas Net is really popular. You see, it's spoken about quite a lot as a place, as a resource. Honestly, we never had any success there. There was a time when we were the MOQs are always insanely high and there was a product previously that we agreed to the MOQ. It was something like 10 or 20,000 units. It was pretty high. And there was a product previously that we agreed to the MOQ. It was something like 10 or 20,000 units. It was pretty big. And we were like, okay, we'll go for it, but can you just repackage them into a different kind of mix? And they just said, nah, nah, don't fancy it. And we were like, right, okay. So we kind of banged our head against the wall. So now a little-known site called Google is honestly the best bet, so like, but I'm not talking page one at Google. You've got to dig. So put on a VPN. If you're somewhere like we are, like in Spain, put on a US VPN and then get down to like pages five, six, seven, eight, get in there. And then I just hammer a lot of emails out, but a lot of the websites that you find down in those stages or those pages. They're not good at SEO, they're generally kind of old sites, but you're finding older, established businesses so and often you'll find a phone number. So one of the best lessons I say is like get on the phone and just ring them up and you can save months of time, like the guy who ended up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tom - Honest FBA:</p>
<p>One of the guys who ended up working with had a phone call with him on the first day. I found it and we ended up. We're now doing two products with him already. We've got another three lined up and he had nothing to do with the niche we're in. He was in so we're in pets. He was in humans. He was in food. I just gave him a call, explained the brand vision, what we're trying to do. He got really excited. He's now helping us source new ingredients. He's coming to me with product ideas. He's now going to do a whole range of products for us. So that was one of the beauties is like having that communication line and being able to really explain yourself has been massive. We are still sourcing in China, by the way. We still think it's a really viable option, but having this US option as well, there's so many benefits to it.</p>
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<p>Grace Kopplin:</p>
<p>In terms of Walmart, that's always been a strategy for us. Transparently, Walmart just hasn't been a volume driver for us. It's been steady but it hasn't really been a place that's warranted a ton of focus for us. But another marketplace that has been great for us is actually Target's marketplace, target Plus and that's been a key, key piece of our success, especially with working with brands who are looking for store placement at Target. For example, we've had a few items that we've listed on Target's marketplace that have done really well, that have gotten the attention of a buyer and actually got store placement, which is really exciting. And, at the end of the day, getting an item placed on shelves most of the time can drive more volume than a mid-tier listing on Amazon. So we tend to try to use that strategy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How do you get on target these days? Wasn't it invite only back in the day or now that Target is adding that 360 or some kind of like yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Grace Kopplin:</p>
<p>I think it might still be invite only, but I know they've been actively adding a lot of sellers. I know that their backend is still quite archaic compared to what Amazon is. It's probably what Walmart was like four years ago. But I think it is still invite only, but definitely something to reach out to your connections and see if you can get a connect with a Walmart e-comm buyer.</p>
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<p>Leo Sgovio:</p>
<p>So there are a few reasons why you want to be indexed on Google, and for the most, let's start from the most advanced ones, right? Advanced sellers they normally try to send traffic to Amazon, especially during the launch period, using external traffic, right? So Google, we know, is a good referral that tends to help your rankings, and so Amazon tends to reward you if they see traffic coming from Google. So if you're not indexed, you lose a chance to show Amazon that you are getting traffic from Google. Now, I have a theory that paid traffic has a little bit more weight than organic, but the reason why you want to be indexed and the reason why you might want to be indexed for certain keywords is so that when you drive traffic through the URL to Amazon, you can actually give attribution to that keyword. That's number one, right? So you can actually use these URLs as your two-step.</p>
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<p>Leo Sgovio:</p>
<p>Number two if you do a good job with your indexation and your listing is optimized, you actually also appear in the images, right? And so if people are looking for specific products, sometimes I search on Google using images because I'm looking for specific products that might be hard to find on Amazon. But if I look through the Google images and I find the product, then I go to Amazon and so if you're not indexed, you're also not going to be able to be found there, and Google images actually gets a ton of traffic. So here are some of the reasons why, two of the reasons why. I can think of many more, but the most important are these ones. Google is still one of the largest search engine, and so missing out on that opportunity search engine and so missing out on that opportunity, I'm afraid it causes a lot of missed visibility for an Amazon seller at a listing level.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>I think one of the things that sets us apart is that when I've created our listings, or whenever I create our photos, I think about what are the main benefits of the product, the main selling points of it, and I realized this isn't something that everyone can easily do, and so the way I kind of have been teaching it is that you can take your competitor's listing, download their reviews, download their best reviews, their five-star reviews, and say ask ChatGPT, like, what do people like most about this product? What are the benefits of this product according to reviews? What do people like? Basically, ask a bunch of questions to ChatGPT and you'll get a bunch of kind of selling points and you'll kind of see a trend of like the top selling points or top benefits of your product. And that's what you want to focus on is like what's in it for the customer? You've got to kind of appeal to their emotions. How is it going to make their life better, easier, are easier, are they going to be more beautiful? Are they going to you know what? What is it, what's in it for them?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And I think that that is going to be the key that sets you apart, and I know it's. It sounds pretty basic, but I've actually been doing some looking at different listings. People have been asking me hey, can you take a look at my listing? And when I look at the listing, I'm like, well, these aren't, these are not actually selling points or benefits. Like, these are features of the product. Right, you can always put the features in right later on, but how are you appealing to the person when you were? If you're telling somebody about your product, are you being like oh hey, the dimensions are 14 by 14. Like that's, that's like an afterthought, right? You, you want to. However, you would even just sell to a person, like talking face to face. That's how you're going to do that. Your first image shouldn't be a dimension photo. It should be a selling point, your main, like best selling point, main benefit in that first image. So I think that's a huge thing that a lot of people are kind of missing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What would you say is the most actionable things from search career performance? That kind of closes out like, hey, this is actually something that is not just, oh, it's good to know, but hey, I'm actually going to take action, uh, on this. </p>
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<p>Mansour Norouzi:</p>
<p>Taking action. I would say, even when I look at my own brand one is that for the main keywords, what I actually I do this on a weekly basis I have a list of the main keywords which is for my, for one of my aces are like 10 uh, 10 uh keywords and actually I go into the detail of week over week what is happening to my click share for those keywords, because they are very important for me and I want to be on the top and like top five for these turns. I want to be aware of what is going on with my competitors and what's my need. So if I see I have a track of my click share for the keywords, if I see it is going down, right away I'll figure out what's going on and maybe push with my advertising, for that for me would be our main keywords and what's going happening for my click share rate, conversion rate and click share just on my top keywords. Honestly, I will go, I think, by myself going with all for all the keywords, just like top five to 10 keywords, what they are, and I'll keep it very close overview and monitor them to see exactly what's going on, because you see that search volume going up or down, but I want my click share and my conversion share that I have I'm generating. Either they are consistent or going up. So if I see this trend is down, right away I start doing maybe I run coupon code or I push with my advertising to make sure I'm getting them back into track.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What is your favorite? Helium 10 tool Ksenia or function of a tool.</p>
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<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>Probably the audience. That's the one that I use all the time. Is it called audience?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, the split where you ask the questions to the people and say, how are you using that Like for your images, or just for product ideas, or what are you using that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>Honestly for everything. For both for the product ideas, for your images, or just for product ideas or what are you using that? Honestly for everything. But both for the product ideas, for the images, because I just think it's so easy. You know, when you're thinking about like the product we find, then I usually do um, like the drawing and uh, 3d, you know the 3d image of the product that doesn't exist yet. Then usually all my products are like, really designed differently, that's what's on the market right now, and I just upload the image there and I see what people say and ask them would you buy this product? And if you wouldn't buy this product, why, why not? Or what would you change in this product? And sometimes I see the things that I didn't even you know, I didn't even think about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you're launching just the 3d rendering and just asking a question on that image, or you're launching it like, or you're launching it, you're putting it in a poll next to like existing products and asking them, or which one are you doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>I'm doing both. Actually, the first, I just do the rendering and ask them would you buy this product? And if you would not buy this product, what would you change Like? How would you make it better for you? And then sometimes I also compare it to the other products that are on the market and ask them which one would they buy?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>And a lot of times I do the changes on the product based on what the people say.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What was the results of those search, find, buy in order to send those relevancy signals? Again, not for rank, but to send those relevancy signals to Amazon. Take a look at this when I ran in Cerebro on June 19th, just three days after they did that relevancy single, you know, push those three coworkers here at Helium 10,. Take a look now at the Amazon recommended rank. Remember how it was only showing two keywords for Amazon recommended rank. Now it was showing multiple ones and it put that keyword that I sent the relevancy signal for egg holder countertop. It had Amazon recommended rank number three, which basically means that that was the third most important keyword according to Amazon for this product. Now do you remember what I was getting for impressions in PPC? Like 200 total impressions over three days. What did sending those relevancy signals to Amazon do for my PPC impressions? Take a look at this. To amazon, do for my PPC impressions. Take a look at this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The next three day period from June 19th when my relevancy got fixed to June 21st instead of 200 impressions, 5 000 impressions, 4 000 of that. How? What keyword was it for? Egg holder countertop, that one that I sent those relevancy signals to Amazon for? This works, guys.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Ryan King:                          </p>
<p>So Walmart has the equivalent would be brand portal, and I would absolutely recommend, if you're the seller, if you're the brand, to register through brand portal, and the main reasons are there are certain advertising opportunities that are only available to brand registered brands, so sponsored brand videos, sponsored brand ads that go across as banner displays. Another major one would be brand shops, brand shelves we can talk about later as well and then IP protection, and so the advantage of being registered in Brand Portal is that you can file IP infringement claims, and in this case, the most successful one to do is to file claims against those alternate listings for using your copyrighted imagery, and so we see success of getting those pulled down within 48 hours, typically when that happens. Now you can still file that IP claim even if you're not registered through Brand Portal. There's a link to file that claim, but you can't track its progress, you can't see the history, all those kinds of things. So it just gives you greater credibility in those and greater ability to look back at the progress. And the last one I'd say is if you're a registered brand, it's going to give you the highest content ranking for your listing. So even if there are other sellers that have tried to change that listing content. You're going to outrank them as the registered brand and chances are you're not going to have to deal with things changing on your listing in that regard.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Cosmo is a specific tool and I think that the function that it performs is valuable to enhancing Amazon's understanding of a listing. So I certainly would not be surprised to see Amazon implementing this in a production capacity on a large swath of searches. That would not be surprising to me, but it's not as massive as the shift that we've seen into semantic-focused search. Cosmo in particular discusses essentially a mechanism for enhancing Amazon's understanding of a product by taking into consideration things that aren't expressed in the query and things that aren't expressed in the listing. The example that they use in the paper, the canonical example, is if you're looking for shoes for pregnant women, a listing might not literally say shoes for pregnant women. It might produce a specific type of open toed shoe that has good support, good comfort. That might not literally be listed as a keyword in the listing, but it might be something that the system can infer based on its knowledge of the universe, about what it's like to be a pregnant woman and the types of products that they might benefit from.</p>
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<p>Norm Farrar:</p>
<p>Out of everybody that we've looked at, it was up to 80. But 70% of Amazon sellers do not have the proper HTS code. They let their Chinese seller set an HS code and it's wrong. So when they get in here and guess what, nobody, nobody is calculating that as a part of your cost of goods. So they're going out, they're sourcing in China, they're not calculating, and this could be as high as 400%. Now, I've never seen it that, but it can be. So you know you're 25, 40% of your cost of goods. Is that not something that should be calculated? And like for me, I was doing natural soaps and I was paying 17%. So we were taking a look at it and Afolabi says can you consider this Castile soap? And I said yeah, it's olive based. And he goes well, how about I give you some good news. Pay zero. I just stuffed 17% back in my pocket. So out of the 70% of people that are missing the boat, they don't have the proper tariff code and the average person that gets the proper tariff code on an order the average that we've been able to calculate has been $7,800.</p>
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<p>Welcome to this special annual recap episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast, where we bring you the most impactful strategies from the past year to give your e-commerce business a competitive edge in 2025. Join us as we explore the essentials of selecting verified manufacturers and the importance of third-party verification in ensuring accurate information. We'll discuss the advantages of trade assurance for payment protection and the significance of management certifications like BSCI and ISO, which indicate high-quality factory standards and social compliance. Additionally, we touch on regional manufacturing specializations, exemplified by the production of egg dispensers, and the importance of measuring the halo impact of ad strategies on total sales and rankings using metrics like TACoS and cost per customer acquisition.</p>
<p>Listen in as we discuss strategies for international Amazon success, highlighting a thriving American brand's expansion into Amazon Japan. We'll explore the strategic benefits of entering the Japanese market, such as lower PPC costs and favorable tax conditions, which contribute to higher profit margins. Patience, quality products, and strong supplier relationships are emphasized as key differentiators from competitors. We also explore optimizing Amazon PPC campaigns with lifecycle-based rules and the power of using index images with numbered benefits to effectively communicate value in product listings.</p>
<p>Discover effective strategies for online marketplaces as we recount past challenges and successes in sourcing and selling products in the U.S. market. Learn about creative approaches to finding less visible suppliers and the importance of clear communication and relationship-building. We also highlight the effectiveness of Target's marketplace and the strategic advantages of being indexed on Google to enhance Amazon rankings. Finally, we'll cover the critical importance of using correct HTS codes to avoid costly import tariff mistakes, sharing a personal experience that led to significant cost savings. Tune in and equip yourself with these valuable insights to kick off 2025 strong.</p>
<p>In episode 628 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, we discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - SSP Top 20 Strategies of 2024</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:02 - Selecting Verified Manufacturers for Trust</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:53 - Keyword Analysis and Visibility Tracking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Strategies for International Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:36 - Effective Strategies for Online Marketplaces</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:06 - Leveraging Google for Business Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:43 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Google Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:40 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:12 - Enhancing Amazon Listings With COSMO</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:29 - Avoiding Costly Import Tariff Mistakes</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we're giving you the best strategy clips of the year so that you can start off 2025 with a leg up on your competition. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And, like we do every year and we have been doing this since we started in what was it 2018, 2019? we do a recap episode where I handpick some of the best strategies of the entire year. Every year, we go through about 100 episodes a year, not including the weekly buzz, where we have a lot of guests and everybody has great strategies. It's really hard to pick some of the top ones, but what I did is me and the team got together and pulled out some of the top strategies that you guys had talked about in social media and such that you liked, and we put it together so that you could get a leg up on the competition now that we're at the beginning here of 2025.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And so these are strategies that are not out of date. They're still valid. There are some that already, within a few months, became out of date. They're still valid. There are some that already, within a few months, became out of date. We're not including them here. So, guys, I hope you enjoy this episode. Get your pen and paper out. I want each and every one of you to make it your homework to pick five, at least five of these that we're about to get. I think we're doing about 20 here, but do five that most apply to you and your business. Not everything applies to everybody equally. Pick five out of these and implement it this month in your business, or at least make a plan for it. All right, so let's go ahead and see the top strategies of the year.</p>
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<p>Kian Golzari:</p>
<p>So the first thing you did was you selected verified manufacturers. And what's that for? It means any information that they provide on their listing, whether it be number of years in business, how many staff they have, what certificates they have, what patents they have, what products they have, what does their production line look like, the images and videos in the factory. That's all been verified by a third party, meaning InterTech, SGS, TUV. One of these very reputable companies have gone in and verified all the information is true, whereas if we didn't work with verified suppliers, then whatever information they want to put there, we just have to sort of take their word for it. So verified is the most important thing to search for first. Then, on the left-hand side of the page, you'll see trade assurance right, I would always click that as well and trade assurance just means that your payment is protected. So if you've ordered an egg dispenser which holds, you know, 20 eggs and you do the production and you receive one which only holds 10 eggs, then the trade assurance will protect you and it will refund your order because you've selected that right. That's just a little bit of a safety net important for, like you know, new sellers, right. And then, as you scroll down on the left-hand side of the page, you'll see something that says management certification, right. And if you scroll down a little bit more, yeah. So you see like BSCI and you see Zedek, you see ISO. I always like to select BSCI and ISO. So BSCI is your business social compliance initiative and ISO is just a really high-quality standard and this just basically means these are factory certificates that they have. So, uh, BSCI will go in and they'll check, like you know, um how many years you've been in business. Do you have, like, fire extinguishers? Do you have adequate lighting? Do you have safety exits? Like we've checked the dormitories, we've checked like the canteen where the workers eat. So it's kind of like gives you confidence that you're working for a very, very good factory, right. So now, if we go back to the top of the list, right, we've. Now we've searched by manufacturers, we've got verified manufacturers, we've got trade assurance and we've got factories which have, you know, BSCI and ISO certification. So now, as I'm scrolling down the list, like if you zoom in on the company names, like the first word in the company name is always the city or the province in which that factory is located.</p>
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<p>Kian Golzari:</p>
<p>So sometimes, like the factories, like electronics are made in Shenzhen, backpacks are normally made in like Shenzhou. Like furniture, like steel tubing for furniture, chairs is made like Yongkang. So I'm just trying to get familiar. Is there an area which specializes in egg dispensers? Maybe not because it's such a niche product, right, that maybe you could make it, make it anywhere. But as I scroll down, I'm trying to see, like, is there one name that pops up more frequent than others and in that area which specializes in that product? But I see Ningbo has probably popped up a few times, right? So, but anyway, it doesn't matter. If Ningbo had popped out like eight out of nine times, I would say, right, well, that's the region we need to be ordering from.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting.</p>
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<p>Gefen Laredo:</p>
<p>You know ACOS is great, but obviously this is TACoS Tuesday and TACoS is the metric of your total sales.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gefen Laredo:</p>
<p>And so when we're looking at total sales something that we brought in and I know it's a little vague, but we really looked at the halo impact of ad strategies and how they impacted ranking and total sales, right. And so when we focused our ad strategy, maybe on a cost per customer acquisition model, maybe on a TACoS model, and we look to really prioritize, hey, where are we showing up, right? So, if, if, if we're driving all this traffic and we have a 20 percent conversion rate, let's say, on this keyword, are we tracking using, using uh, using a Helium 10, of course, um, are we tracking that ranking properly? To say, hey, we started running these ads aggressively on August 1st and if we have been tracking ranking on that keyword for the last two months since going aggressive on that term, where are we ranking now and how have sales changed? and are there broader KPIs that we're measuring outside of just direct ad revenue? And that worked really well for us because we centered that around tentpole events and this is a really big strategy of ours. That is incredibly complex, it takes a whole village to actually execute. But when we focus our customer acquisition and ranking models around major times in the year so think Prime Day, think Fall, Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, holiday and then, of course, if you're a one-off brand, if you I don't know are ski related, then obviously your season is January to March. You know like there are differences, but really peak seasons. If you're able to focus your growth model around the times that are going to give you the most reward, then that worked really well for us last year and we expect to see a lot more of that this year, especially as we all expect people are going to be more deal oriented. It's a constant battle for margins, so the better rank you are, the more organic sales you drive, the better your TACoS is.</p>
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<p>Ben Webber:                           </p>
<p>Several years ago we were about to stock out of as you know, we sell a lot of fourth quarter products and kind of joke toy products and we're about to stock out of one that we sold between 800 and 1000 units a day of which is a fairly substantial issue. So we actually loaded up a cargo van and drove the cargo van to Amazon, talked our way through the front gates to deliver it and they took it, and so we did that once, then we did it again and we got through again. The third time they're like no, you can't do this, and so like okay, but somehow, like no, you, you can't do this, and so like okay, but somehow, we have to be able to do this. So we looked into carrier central and figure out how we could become a last mile rider, which is incredibly easy it takes about 15 minutes to fill out a form and then you have to show that you can back in and out of a parking spot incredibly, incredibly easy. But so in that January we bought a truck and the rest is history from there. But it came about because we were about to stock out and panicked and we're like, well, what's the worst that can happen?</p>
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<p>Silas Moestrup Pedersen:</p>
<p>And one of the things that I recommend to every time that we have a new client or meet someone is to narrow in on fewer skills. It sounds quite simple, right, but what we do every time is that if you have a big catalog A, B, C and D products and then A products they get a special treatment compared to B, C and D. It could even be, if your catalog is massive, you only focus your ad spend on A products. Same thing from a content perspective. Those are the ones that get the most love in terms of title, bullet point, backend attributes, et cetera, descriptions. So it's just having that focus on fewer products, I think, is number one. Then, if you can automate your reporting, we have that in Looker automated so that you don't have to necessarily sit and look at the data and pull Excel spreadsheets et cetera it just saves you so much time. If you're capable of doing it and spending time on it, then I think. Thirdly, we talked a little bit about it, but I think taking the time to do super solid keyword research from the get-go Like get into Magnet, get into Amazon's data sources, get into Cerebro, look for all your competitors' keywords et cetera understand what those A keywords are, and those A keywords are the only thing that you focus on in the start. Those are the ones that go into your rank campaigns, that they go into your manual campaigns, et cetera, and that those are the ones that just like where you track everything through Like a little hack could be for your A products. Every week you use a repro. Every other week you put in your A product and then you export all the data for that. You take a spreadsheet. In column A you say this is the date when I pulled the. This is the date of either. I pulled the data, this is the ASIN you put in the ASIN that you pulled the data for. Then you make a formula.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Silas Moestrup Pedersen:</p>
<p>You can just ask ChatGPT where, based on the paid and organic rank, you say whether you classified the keyword as being on page one, two, three or four, and then you pull this data in this way every single week for maybe two months when you're running a new test or something like that. You take all the data, you put it into a pivot table and boom, then you would have an overview and a graph of how many like your all your page one, two, three, four positions across your entire catalog and you could even put a filter on up in the top and then you can sort by ASIN and then you basically have your own visibility tool where you can see your paid on your organic visibility on a weekly level at an Asian level. And you can use that to take all those keywords If you're ranking let's say page three or two or something like that put them into a rank campaign. If you feel like they're good, you can take all the keywords where you're on page two, maybe put them in the title, et cetera. So, like building those systems, that allows you to scale something consistently.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:                           </p>
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<p>Cara Sayer:</p>
<p>So one of the biggest things was the fact that I do think a lot of Amazon sellers don't really have a brand. They just have a name for a business or a name for something that they use and they don't really have a what I'd call a true brand. And they don't always. I think sometimes also, existing only on Amazon makes you lose perspective on you know how normal businesses work, like businesses that aren't based on Amazon, and so you know a lot of businesses. I mean, I think throughout life, people buy from people and I think that's so important to remember that, even on Amazon, one of the reasons why Amazon focuses so heavily on A plus listings and now they're bringing in the premium A plus and all the rest of it because Amazon knows right. You know me quite a few years now and I've always banged on about brand. I've always banged on about having a story. Tell your story. It doesn't have to be your story necessarily, it could be the product story, but you need to have something that differentiates you. And even then, I was chatting to someone at the conference earlier on and I was saying the thing is that sometimes it's not even the fact that you're selling different products, it's the way that you curate them right. So it's the collection of products that you've chosen to sell under your brand name says something.</p>
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<p>Nick Katz:</p>
<p>So one of our clients is an international brand. They're an American registered company and they last year they cleared seven figures and we're definitely looking to do a lot more this year. That's in two years. They're doing very, very well in America, they sell in Europe and they sell in Canada. But the Japanese sales are now almost comparable to the to the us sales, but the profit margins are a lot higher.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:                           </p>
<p>That was about my second question.</p>
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<p>Nick Katz:</p>
<p>Yeah, because you know things like the PPC is a hell of a lot cheaper. The ACOS for the account is about uh, I think it's about eight, nine percent now. The TACoS is about three or four percent. It's the kind of figures you can't really get in the US. So actually in theory you could sell a lot less in Japan and still end up with the same kind of profit as you could in the US. But obviously if you're getting sales close to the US you're probably going to have much, much higher margins. Japan generally is cheaper. It's cheaper tax as well if you are off the threshold to pay tax. But if you're under 10 million yen, which is probably about 60,000, 70,000 US, if you're under that in sales, you don't have to pay consumption tax. There is no tax. So anybody like me selling in Europe who gets absolutely lost by the tax authorities there, paying 19, 20, 21, 23% in some of the regions in Europe, you could be selling 50, 60,000 US in Japan and not have to pay any consumption tax whatsoever. So there are definite advantages to selling in Japan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What are some of the things that set you apart from maybe the 10 other matcha people who maybe have started and gone out of business, you know, because they didn't have your strategy? What do you think set you apart from others?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Sam:</p>
<p>Well, I think a handful of things. The first one is okay, so I think you can use. You can rely on Amazon PPC. You can look at your search term impression share reports, you can look at your keyword ranking and all that kind of stuff and that will help you in the short run. But honestly, the thing that really helped us the most was patience and making sure that your product is on a sensory level it's actually good and people like it. Once you have those two things covered, then you just need to get people to try it, get them to tell their friends, and then their friends who are interested in Marchable buy. Then they are buying again and then this whole thing kind of grows by itself. Your PPC and all of these other tools that you have are really just like fuel that you add to this engine.</p>
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<p>Singchuen:</p>
<p>And on the other side of things is, obviously you kind of need to make sure that you treat your suppliers well as well. Make sure that they understand what you're going through and make sure that you try to understand what they're going through. If language is a barrier, hire an interpreter, right, it's not too difficult. Decency goes both ways. So you may be pressed, but you've got to recognize that the factories themselves, they are pressed as well. So working together for a compromise, understanding each other and not throwing too much Just to be a little bit more understanding towards each other, goes a long way. A bit more understanding towards each other goes a long way. I think what tends to happen is that if you're not patient, as Sam has mentioned, you may cut off communications with factories that may help you in the future, and you don't want to do that.</p>
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<p>Destaney Wishon:</p>
<p>I think the biggest things that we look at is we create rules for the different outcomes we want. If we're launching a brand-new product, then we're creating rules that are based off sales. So we're going to be taking a deep dive into, hey, what is the conversion rate and what is the sales? And we're going to build rules for maximizing that increased bid when I have a certain conversion rate. On the flip side, if our goal is profitability, we're going to work backwards from our ACOS or RoAS goal. We're going to say, hey, let's build rules that are based on lowering bids when our ACOS is too high, and maybe layering in our conversion rates also low, let's go even lower, right. So those are the two simplest ones that we look at, but it really needs to be strategic. You can create rules that are based off the phase your product's in, whether it's launch, consistency, profitability, organic rank. You can create rules based off your overall business outcomes. Which is always an important one is what is that key RoAS that you're going to optimize for all of your campaigns, but just making sure not to overcomplicate it in the beginning, right. Once you start to understand the correlation between CPC and RoAS, then you can start building in a little bit more customization around lifecycle and things like that.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This is how you been converting like crazy with what? what do you call an index image? This he calls it the uh, it's the image in your listing that will be the top reasons why your product is the best. This is not your main photo. This is not your photo number one. This is what he calls this photo number two and it's an index of of your products is why I think it's why he calls it the index image, and what he says is you need to number the benefits. A lot of of people are using call-outs, they use infographics, but they don't number them. So you want to actually have numbers like this. So this should be something like this should be your second image the five reasons you love, or the seven reasons or the three reasons.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Odd numbers are always better than even numbers. Three, five or seven or nine always work the best. But here he's got the five and look, there's big, there's numbers. That's important. He just doesn't list them. People like order and when they see numbers, their mind can sort it and they can read it quickly and it makes sense to them. So the numbering system here is critical, not just the fact that he put the main point, the main benefit and capital, and then explained it in. I mean in bold and a little bit larger than explained everything else below it in light blue, but he's got these numbers. That's the critical thing is numbering it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Maybe this is a little bit of the sexy side of patents, but you've talked before about how patents doing patent searches can actually be a form of product research and finding a product to sell on Amazon. How in the world is that possible?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Rich Goldstein:</p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely it's true, because the way that the patent system works, once a patent expires, it's fair game for anyone to use it. So a utility patent lasts for 20 years and a design patent lasts for 15. But once that patent expires, anyone can make that product and, at the same time, keep in mind that a lot of people have an idea for a product, they get it patented, but they never do the research, they never learn about the process enough to actually get that product launched, and so there are a lot of great ideas that have been patented that are just in the patent archives and they've never actually been put on the market. There are some lousy ideas, but there are also some great ideas, and so if you know how and you search the patent record for expired patents, you can find ideas for really great potential products.</p>
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<p>Tom - Honest FBA:</p>
<p>We dabbled with the US a few times in the past and Thomas Net is really popular. You see, it's spoken about quite a lot as a place, as a resource. Honestly, we never had any success there. There was a time when we were the MOQs are always insanely high and there was a product previously that we agreed to the MOQ. It was something like 10 or 20,000 units. It was pretty high. And there was a product previously that we agreed to the MOQ. It was something like 10 or 20,000 units. It was pretty big. And we were like, okay, we'll go for it, but can you just repackage them into a different kind of mix? And they just said, nah, nah, don't fancy it. And we were like, right, okay. So we kind of banged our head against the wall. So now a little-known site called Google is honestly the best bet, so like, but I'm not talking page one at Google. You've got to dig. So put on a VPN. If you're somewhere like we are, like in Spain, put on a US VPN and then get down to like pages five, six, seven, eight, get in there. And then I just hammer a lot of emails out, but a lot of the websites that you find down in those stages or those pages. They're not good at SEO, they're generally kind of old sites, but you're finding older, established businesses so and often you'll find a phone number. So one of the best lessons I say is like get on the phone and just ring them up and you can save months of time, like the guy who ended up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tom - Honest FBA:</p>
<p>One of the guys who ended up working with had a phone call with him on the first day. I found it and we ended up. We're now doing two products with him already. We've got another three lined up and he had nothing to do with the niche we're in. He was in so we're in pets. He was in humans. He was in food. I just gave him a call, explained the brand vision, what we're trying to do. He got really excited. He's now helping us source new ingredients. He's coming to me with product ideas. He's now going to do a whole range of products for us. So that was one of the beauties is like having that communication line and being able to really explain yourself has been massive. We are still sourcing in China, by the way. We still think it's a really viable option, but having this US option as well, there's so many benefits to it.</p>
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<p>Grace Kopplin:</p>
<p>In terms of Walmart, that's always been a strategy for us. Transparently, Walmart just hasn't been a volume driver for us. It's been steady but it hasn't really been a place that's warranted a ton of focus for us. But another marketplace that has been great for us is actually Target's marketplace, target Plus and that's been a key, key piece of our success, especially with working with brands who are looking for store placement at Target. For example, we've had a few items that we've listed on Target's marketplace that have done really well, that have gotten the attention of a buyer and actually got store placement, which is really exciting. And, at the end of the day, getting an item placed on shelves most of the time can drive more volume than a mid-tier listing on Amazon. So we tend to try to use that strategy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How do you get on target these days? Wasn't it invite only back in the day or now that Target is adding that 360 or some kind of like yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Grace Kopplin:</p>
<p>I think it might still be invite only, but I know they've been actively adding a lot of sellers. I know that their backend is still quite archaic compared to what Amazon is. It's probably what Walmart was like four years ago. But I think it is still invite only, but definitely something to reach out to your connections and see if you can get a connect with a Walmart e-comm buyer.</p>
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<p>Leo Sgovio:</p>
<p>So there are a few reasons why you want to be indexed on Google, and for the most, let's start from the most advanced ones, right? Advanced sellers they normally try to send traffic to Amazon, especially during the launch period, using external traffic, right? So Google, we know, is a good referral that tends to help your rankings, and so Amazon tends to reward you if they see traffic coming from Google. So if you're not indexed, you lose a chance to show Amazon that you are getting traffic from Google. Now, I have a theory that paid traffic has a little bit more weight than organic, but the reason why you want to be indexed and the reason why you might want to be indexed for certain keywords is so that when you drive traffic through the URL to Amazon, you can actually give attribution to that keyword. That's number one, right? So you can actually use these URLs as your two-step.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Leo Sgovio:</p>
<p>Number two if you do a good job with your indexation and your listing is optimized, you actually also appear in the images, right? And so if people are looking for specific products, sometimes I search on Google using images because I'm looking for specific products that might be hard to find on Amazon. But if I look through the Google images and I find the product, then I go to Amazon and so if you're not indexed, you're also not going to be able to be found there, and Google images actually gets a ton of traffic. So here are some of the reasons why, two of the reasons why. I can think of many more, but the most important are these ones. Google is still one of the largest search engine, and so missing out on that opportunity search engine and so missing out on that opportunity, I'm afraid it causes a lot of missed visibility for an Amazon seller at a listing level.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>I think one of the things that sets us apart is that when I've created our listings, or whenever I create our photos, I think about what are the main benefits of the product, the main selling points of it, and I realized this isn't something that everyone can easily do, and so the way I kind of have been teaching it is that you can take your competitor's listing, download their reviews, download their best reviews, their five-star reviews, and say ask ChatGPT, like, what do people like most about this product? What are the benefits of this product according to reviews? What do people like? Basically, ask a bunch of questions to ChatGPT and you'll get a bunch of kind of selling points and you'll kind of see a trend of like the top selling points or top benefits of your product. And that's what you want to focus on is like what's in it for the customer? You've got to kind of appeal to their emotions. How is it going to make their life better, easier, are easier, are they going to be more beautiful? Are they going to you know what? What is it, what's in it for them?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And I think that that is going to be the key that sets you apart, and I know it's. It sounds pretty basic, but I've actually been doing some looking at different listings. People have been asking me hey, can you take a look at my listing? And when I look at the listing, I'm like, well, these aren't, these are not actually selling points or benefits. Like, these are features of the product. Right, you can always put the features in right later on, but how are you appealing to the person when you were? If you're telling somebody about your product, are you being like oh hey, the dimensions are 14 by 14. Like that's, that's like an afterthought, right? You, you want to. However, you would even just sell to a person, like talking face to face. That's how you're going to do that. Your first image shouldn't be a dimension photo. It should be a selling point, your main, like best selling point, main benefit in that first image. So I think that's a huge thing that a lot of people are kind of missing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What would you say is the most actionable things from search career performance? That kind of closes out like, hey, this is actually something that is not just, oh, it's good to know, but hey, I'm actually going to take action, uh, on this. </p>
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<p>Mansour Norouzi:</p>
<p>Taking action. I would say, even when I look at my own brand one is that for the main keywords, what I actually I do this on a weekly basis I have a list of the main keywords which is for my, for one of my aces are like 10 uh, 10 uh keywords and actually I go into the detail of week over week what is happening to my click share for those keywords, because they are very important for me and I want to be on the top and like top five for these turns. I want to be aware of what is going on with my competitors and what's my need. So if I see I have a track of my click share for the keywords, if I see it is going down, right away I'll figure out what's going on and maybe push with my advertising, for that for me would be our main keywords and what's going happening for my click share rate, conversion rate and click share just on my top keywords. Honestly, I will go, I think, by myself going with all for all the keywords, just like top five to 10 keywords, what they are, and I'll keep it very close overview and monitor them to see exactly what's going on, because you see that search volume going up or down, but I want my click share and my conversion share that I have I'm generating. Either they are consistent or going up. So if I see this trend is down, right away I start doing maybe I run coupon code or I push with my advertising to make sure I'm getting them back into track.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What is your favorite? Helium 10 tool Ksenia or function of a tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>Probably the audience. That's the one that I use all the time. Is it called audience?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, the split where you ask the questions to the people and say, how are you using that Like for your images, or just for product ideas, or what are you using that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>Honestly for everything. For both for the product ideas, for your images, or just for product ideas or what are you using that? Honestly for everything. But both for the product ideas, for the images, because I just think it's so easy. You know, when you're thinking about like the product we find, then I usually do um, like the drawing and uh, 3d, you know the 3d image of the product that doesn't exist yet. Then usually all my products are like, really designed differently, that's what's on the market right now, and I just upload the image there and I see what people say and ask them would you buy this product? And if you wouldn't buy this product, why, why not? Or what would you change in this product? And sometimes I see the things that I didn't even you know, I didn't even think about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you're launching just the 3d rendering and just asking a question on that image, or you're launching it like, or you're launching it, you're putting it in a poll next to like existing products and asking them, or which one are you doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>I'm doing both. Actually, the first, I just do the rendering and ask them would you buy this product? And if you would not buy this product, what would you change Like? How would you make it better for you? And then sometimes I also compare it to the other products that are on the market and ask them which one would they buy?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia Reidel:</p>
<p>And a lot of times I do the changes on the product based on what the people say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What was the results of those search, find, buy in order to send those relevancy signals? Again, not for rank, but to send those relevancy signals to Amazon. Take a look at this when I ran in Cerebro on June 19th, just three days after they did that relevancy single, you know, push those three coworkers here at Helium 10,. Take a look now at the Amazon recommended rank. Remember how it was only showing two keywords for Amazon recommended rank. Now it was showing multiple ones and it put that keyword that I sent the relevancy signal for egg holder countertop. It had Amazon recommended rank number three, which basically means that that was the third most important keyword according to Amazon for this product. Now do you remember what I was getting for impressions in PPC? Like 200 total impressions over three days. What did sending those relevancy signals to Amazon do for my PPC impressions? Take a look at this. To amazon, do for my PPC impressions. Take a look at this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The next three day period from June 19th when my relevancy got fixed to June 21st instead of 200 impressions, 5 000 impressions, 4 000 of that. How? What keyword was it for? Egg holder countertop, that one that I sent those relevancy signals to Amazon for? This works, guys.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Ryan King:                          </p>
<p>So Walmart has the equivalent would be brand portal, and I would absolutely recommend, if you're the seller, if you're the brand, to register through brand portal, and the main reasons are there are certain advertising opportunities that are only available to brand registered brands, so sponsored brand videos, sponsored brand ads that go across as banner displays. Another major one would be brand shops, brand shelves we can talk about later as well and then IP protection, and so the advantage of being registered in Brand Portal is that you can file IP infringement claims, and in this case, the most successful one to do is to file claims against those alternate listings for using your copyrighted imagery, and so we see success of getting those pulled down within 48 hours, typically when that happens. Now you can still file that IP claim even if you're not registered through Brand Portal. There's a link to file that claim, but you can't track its progress, you can't see the history, all those kinds of things. So it just gives you greater credibility in those and greater ability to look back at the progress. And the last one I'd say is if you're a registered brand, it's going to give you the highest content ranking for your listing. So even if there are other sellers that have tried to change that listing content. You're going to outrank them as the registered brand and chances are you're not going to have to deal with things changing on your listing in that regard.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Cosmo is a specific tool and I think that the function that it performs is valuable to enhancing Amazon's understanding of a listing. So I certainly would not be surprised to see Amazon implementing this in a production capacity on a large swath of searches. That would not be surprising to me, but it's not as massive as the shift that we've seen into semantic-focused search. Cosmo in particular discusses essentially a mechanism for enhancing Amazon's understanding of a product by taking into consideration things that aren't expressed in the query and things that aren't expressed in the listing. The example that they use in the paper, the canonical example, is if you're looking for shoes for pregnant women, a listing might not literally say shoes for pregnant women. It might produce a specific type of open toed shoe that has good support, good comfort. That might not literally be listed as a keyword in the listing, but it might be something that the system can infer based on its knowledge of the universe, about what it's like to be a pregnant woman and the types of products that they might benefit from.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Norm Farrar:</p>
<p>Out of everybody that we've looked at, it was up to 80. But 70% of Amazon sellers do not have the proper HTS code. They let their Chinese seller set an HS code and it's wrong. So when they get in here and guess what, nobody, nobody is calculating that as a part of your cost of goods. So they're going out, they're sourcing in China, they're not calculating, and this could be as high as 400%. Now, I've never seen it that, but it can be. So you know you're 25, 40% of your cost of goods. Is that not something that should be calculated? And like for me, I was doing natural soaps and I was paying 17%. So we were taking a look at it and Afolabi says can you consider this Castile soap? And I said yeah, it's olive based. And he goes well, how about I give you some good news. Pay zero. I just stuffed 17% back in my pocket. So out of the 70% of people that are missing the boat, they don't have the proper tariff code and the average person that gets the proper tariff code on an order the average that we've been able to calculate has been $7,800.</p>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 1/3/25: BIG Amazon Title Policy Change | Temu Banned for Amazon Sellers?</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon makes a big title policy change that could cause some of you to have to update up to half of your listings. Is this move that Amazon is about to make, essentially not allowing sellers to sell on Temu? These two buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

New Amazon product title requirements effective January 21, 2025
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV

</a>Amazon effectively bars sellers from Temu marketplace
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/01/amazon-effectively-bars-sellers-from-temu-marketplace/'>https://channelx.world/2025/01/amazon-effectively-bars-sellers-from-temu-marketplace/

</a>TikTok Shop Order Cancellation, Return and Refund Update
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/01/tiktok-shop-order-cancellation-return-and-refund-update/'>https://channelx.world/2025/01/tiktok-shop-order-cancellation-return-and-refund-update/

</a>Prime-exclusive discounts are moving to the Price Discounts tool
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQzRCMkFMNkdLNTZSRVNT'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQzRCMkFMNkdLNTZSRVNT

</a>Mexico unveils new tariffs, popular e-tailers like Shein, Temu may be in crosshairs
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-unveils-new-tariffs-popular-e-tailers-like-shein-temu-may-be-crosshairs-2024-12-31/'>https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-unveils-new-tariffs-popular-e-tailers-like-shein-temu-may-be-crosshairs-2024-12-31/

</a>APEX – An Alternative Patent Resolution Procedure on Amazon
<a href='https://natlawreview.com/article/apex-alternative-patent-resolution-procedure-amazon'>https://natlawreview.com/article/apex-alternative-patent-resolution-procedure-amazon

</a>Get more details on image issues with Compliance Issue report updates
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHODdFWE1BQ0pTREVCQVpG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHODdFWE1BQ0pTREVCQVpG

</a>The Year (2024) in Amazon vs Walmart, and a Look Into 2025
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/the-year-in-amazon-vs-walmart-and-a-look-into-2025/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/the-year-in-amazon-vs-walmart-and-a-look-into-2025/

</a>Lastly, we share insights from Helium 10 on product misclassification alerts and provide upcoming training tips on how to use our Amazon Inventory Heat Maps to maximize your e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:19 - BIG Amazon Title Policy Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 - Amazon BANS Temu?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:24 - TikTok Shop Refund Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:56 - Prime Exclusive Discounts Moving</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:50 - New Mexico Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:32 - Amazon APEX Procedure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:11 - Image Compliance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:03 - Amazon V Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:56 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:23 - Training Tip: Amazon Inventory Heat Maps</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon makes a big title policy change that could cause some of you to have to update up to half of your listings. Is this move that Amazon is about to make, essentially not allowing sellers to sell on Temu? These two buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
New Amazon product title requirements effective January 21, 2025<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHNEJGOUZIUUs4SFBXWkRV<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon effectively bars sellers from Temu marketplace<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/01/amazon-effectively-bars-sellers-from-temu-marketplace/'>https://channelx.world/2025/01/amazon-effectively-bars-sellers-from-temu-marketplace/<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop Order Cancellation, Return and Refund Update<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2025/01/tiktok-shop-order-cancellation-return-and-refund-update/'>https://channelx.world/2025/01/tiktok-shop-order-cancellation-return-and-refund-update/<br>
<br>
</a>Prime-exclusive discounts are moving to the Price Discounts tool<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQzRCMkFMNkdLNTZSRVNT'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHQzRCMkFMNkdLNTZSRVNT<br>
<br>
</a>Mexico unveils new tariffs, popular e-tailers like Shein, Temu may be in crosshairs<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-unveils-new-tariffs-popular-e-tailers-like-shein-temu-may-be-crosshairs-2024-12-31/'>https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-unveils-new-tariffs-popular-e-tailers-like-shein-temu-may-be-crosshairs-2024-12-31/<br>
<br>
</a>APEX – An Alternative Patent Resolution Procedure on Amazon<br>
<a href='https://natlawreview.com/article/apex-alternative-patent-resolution-procedure-amazon'>https://natlawreview.com/article/apex-alternative-patent-resolution-procedure-amazon<br>
<br>
</a>Get more details on image issues with Compliance Issue report updates<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHODdFWE1BQ0pTREVCQVpG'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHODdFWE1BQ0pTREVCQVpG<br>
<br>
</a>The Year (2024) in Amazon vs Walmart, and a Look Into 2025<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/the-year-in-amazon-vs-walmart-and-a-look-into-2025/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/the-year-in-amazon-vs-walmart-and-a-look-into-2025/<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, we share insights from Helium 10 on product misclassification alerts and provide upcoming training tips on how to use our Amazon Inventory Heat Maps to maximize your e-commerce success.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:19 - BIG Amazon Title Policy Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:48 - Amazon BANS Temu?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:24 - TikTok Shop Refund Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:56 - Prime Exclusive Discounts Moving</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:50 - New Mexico Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:32 - Amazon APEX Procedure</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:11 - Image Compliance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:03 - Amazon V Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:56 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:23 - Training Tip: Amazon Inventory Heat Maps</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#627 - Amazon Ranking Strategies</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/627-amazon-ranking-strategies/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about Amazon’s A9 algorithm with Brian Johnson and all the details about how to rank on Amazon based on his research.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if understanding Amazon's A9 algorithm could transform your Amazon-selling game? Join us in a captivating conversation with Brian Johnson, Co-Founder and CPO at DeepM AI, as we unravel the secrets to mastering Amazon’s search rankings. Brian shares the essential strategies sellers need for maintaining and regaining their positions in Amazon’s fiercely competitive marketplace. Discover how data-driven approaches can offer powerful insights into tackling ranking challenges.</p>
<p>Explore the nuanced world of Amazon's A9 algorithm and the myriad of factors that shape product search rankings. From sales velocity and inventory issues to the surprising influence of TikTok-driven search term trends, we cover it all. Brian provides a deep dive into the phenomenon of search term bleed and how emerging platforms shift consumer behavior. Learn how to leverage these insights to stay ahead of competitors and adapt to shifting marketplace dynamics.</p>
<p>Finally, we discuss practical tactics for optimizing your Amazon listings and advertisements to boost sales and profitability. Understand the critical metrics—like click-through and conversion rates—that drive success. With a focus on competitive analysis and innovative metrics like "tacos sauce," we highlight how to comprehensively monitor and enhance your e-commerce performance. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting, these insights will empower you to optimize your strategies and thrive on Amazon.</p>
<p>In episode 627 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Brian discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Ranking on Amazon Algorithm Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:39 - Decoding the A9 Algorithm</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:31 - Improving Amazon Search Rank Control</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:36 - Factors Affecting Amazon Search Rank</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:46 - Influencer Impact on Search Terminology</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:02 - Amazon Search Rank Factors Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:45 - Understanding A9 Algorithm Factors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:47 - Amazon Ranking Algorithm and Conversion Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:28 - Amazon Search Ranking Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:59 - Product Profitability Analysis Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:54 - Commitment Required for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:37 - Analyzing Past Ad Performance for ROI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:21 - Competitor Monitoring and Metric Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:29 - ACoS Sauce Concept and Visibility </li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about Amazon’s A9 algorithm with Brian Johnson and all the details about how to rank on Amazon based on his research.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if understanding Amazon's A9 algorithm could transform your Amazon-selling game? Join us in a captivating conversation with Brian Johnson, Co-Founder and CPO at DeepM AI, as we unravel the secrets to mastering Amazon’s search rankings. Brian shares the essential strategies sellers need for maintaining and regaining their positions in Amazon’s fiercely competitive marketplace. Discover how data-driven approaches can offer powerful insights into tackling ranking challenges.</p>
<p>Explore the nuanced world of Amazon's A9 algorithm and the myriad of factors that shape product search rankings. From sales velocity and inventory issues to the surprising influence of TikTok-driven search term trends, we cover it all. Brian provides a deep dive into the phenomenon of search term bleed and how emerging platforms shift consumer behavior. Learn how to leverage these insights to stay ahead of competitors and adapt to shifting marketplace dynamics.</p>
<p>Finally, we discuss practical tactics for optimizing your Amazon listings and advertisements to boost sales and profitability. Understand the critical metrics—like click-through and conversion rates—that drive success. With a focus on competitive analysis and innovative metrics like "tacos sauce," we highlight how to comprehensively monitor and enhance your e-commerce performance. Whether you're a seasoned seller or just starting, these insights will empower you to optimize your strategies and thrive on Amazon.</p>
<p>In episode 627 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Brian discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Ranking on Amazon Algorithm Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:39 - Decoding the A9 Algorithm</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:31 - Improving Amazon Search Rank Control</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:36 - Factors Affecting Amazon Search Rank</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:46 - Influencer Impact on Search Terminology</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:02 - Amazon Search Rank Factors Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:45 - Understanding A9 Algorithm Factors</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:47 - Amazon Ranking Algorithm and Conversion Rate</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:28 - Amazon Search Ranking Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:59 - Product Profitability Analysis Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:54 - Commitment Required for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:37 - Analyzing Past Ad Performance for ROI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:21 - Competitor Monitoring and Metric Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:29 - ACoS Sauce Concept and Visibility </li>
</ul>
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        <title>#626 - Why YOU Should Be Selling on TikTok Shop</title>
        <itunes:title>#626 - Why YOU Should Be Selling on TikTok Shop</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/626-why-you-should-be-selling-on-tiktok-shop/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>What is the hottest marketplace in the world right now? TikTok Shop. In this episode, we bring one of the world's foremost experts on TikTok Shop success to help you get started on the platform.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if exploring the latest trends on TikTok Shop could redefine your business strategy? Join us as we unpack the secrets of thriving on one of the world's fastest-growing marketplaces. We welcome a top-tier expert in TikTok Shop success, Michelle Barnum-Smith of TTshopsellers.com who lays out a complete roadmap for navigating this dynamic platform. From leveraging powerful tools like Helium 10 to hearing firsthand success stories—like a couple whose sales soared after adding TikTok Shop to their go-to online marketplaces—you'll gain insights that could transform your approach to e-commerce. Plus, we tackle the buzz around a potential TikTok ban, sharing insider reassurances to keep your mind at ease.</p>
<p>Our discussion takes a strategic turn as we explore the mechanics of integrating TikTok Shop with platforms such as Shopify and Amazon. Discover how to tap into the "halo effect" where viral TikTok products can boost sales on Amazon. We also highlight the importance of abiding by TikTok's community guidelines, especially when it comes to directing users to Amazon, to ensure your shop's integrity. Listen closely as we share content strategies that don't rely on going viral but instead focus on crafting engaging, quality content that resonates with your audience and amplifies your brand's presence.</p>
<p>And if you're wondering how to spark impulse buying, we've got you covered. Learn the art of balancing ads with organic content and the power of influencer partnerships, which can yield substantial returns. We offer practical advice on starting with small-scale affiliate efforts and building robust creator networks that align with your brand's ethos. With tips on aligning your marketing efforts with trending events and using AI tools to supercharge your outreach, this episode is packed with actionable strategies designed to elevate your TikTok Shop success. Tune in and revolutionize your approach to this exciting marketplace!</p>
<p>In episode 626 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Michelle discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Shop Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:30 - TikTok Ban Not a Concern?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:44 - Rapid Growth on E-Commerce Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:31 - Steps to Start TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:43 - Navigating TikTok Shop Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:50 - Impact of TikTok Virality on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:07 - GMB Max for Ads Optimization Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:32 - TikTok Shop Sales Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:57 - TikTok Shop Affiliate Strategy Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:30 - Content Performance Metrics and Strategy</li>
</ul>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is the hottest marketplace in the world right now? TikTok Shop. In this episode, we bring one of the world's foremost experts on TikTok Shop success to help you get started on the platform.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>What if exploring the latest trends on TikTok Shop could redefine your business strategy? Join us as we unpack the secrets of thriving on one of the world's fastest-growing marketplaces. We welcome a top-tier expert in TikTok Shop success, Michelle Barnum-Smith of TTshopsellers.com who lays out a complete roadmap for navigating this dynamic platform. From leveraging powerful tools like Helium 10 to hearing firsthand success stories—like a couple whose sales soared after adding TikTok Shop to their go-to online marketplaces—you'll gain insights that could transform your approach to e-commerce. Plus, we tackle the buzz around a potential TikTok ban, sharing insider reassurances to keep your mind at ease.</p>
<p>Our discussion takes a strategic turn as we explore the mechanics of integrating TikTok Shop with platforms such as Shopify and Amazon. Discover how to tap into the "halo effect" where viral TikTok products can boost sales on Amazon. We also highlight the importance of abiding by TikTok's community guidelines, especially when it comes to directing users to Amazon, to ensure your shop's integrity. Listen closely as we share content strategies that don't rely on going viral but instead focus on crafting engaging, quality content that resonates with your audience and amplifies your brand's presence.</p>
<p>And if you're wondering how to spark impulse buying, we've got you covered. Learn the art of balancing ads with organic content and the power of influencer partnerships, which can yield substantial returns. We offer practical advice on starting with small-scale affiliate efforts and building robust creator networks that align with your brand's ethos. With tips on aligning your marketing efforts with trending events and using AI tools to supercharge your outreach, this episode is packed with actionable strategies designed to elevate your TikTok Shop success. Tune in and revolutionize your approach to this exciting marketplace!</p>
<p>In episode 626 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Michelle discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Shop Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:30 - TikTok Ban Not a Concern?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:44 - Rapid Growth on E-Commerce Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:31 - Steps to Start TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:43 - Navigating TikTok Shop Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:50 - Impact of TikTok Virality on Amazon</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we discuss the top 10 newest strategies for leveling up on Amazon, including one brand-new one that maybe only 10 people have used so far.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

In this week’s episode, Join Bradley as he explores the latest strategies and features designed to supercharge your Amazon selling experience. This special episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast highlights the top 10 innovative strategies and tools released by Helium 10 in the second half of 2024. We kick things off with a groundbreaking PPC strategy that can enhance your campaign management by focusing on optimizing auto, broad, or phrase campaigns. By negative matching keywords that generate clicks without resulting in sales, you can prevent unnecessary spending and ensure a more efficient budget allocation. This approach is not limited to Helium 10 users, as even those employing other tools can benefit from these actionable insights.</p>
<p>As we continue, discover how Amazon influencers can seize new opportunities by leveraging video reviews to earn affiliate commissions. By utilizing Helium 10's Chrome extension and influencer tool, content creators can identify chances to get their videos featured prominently on product listing carousels. Additionally, we delve into the revamped keyword tracker that offers advanced features like heat maps and keyword harvesting. These tools, along with Cerebro, allow sellers to track competitor keywords and optimize their listings effectively, saving time while maximizing sales potential. With these insights, you can uncover valuable market dynamics and boost your Amazon performance.</p>
<p>Finally, explore the exciting updates from Helium 10 that enhance product analysis and sales estimation. With features like keyword sales estimates for European Amazon sellers and detailed insights into sales at both parent and child item levels, you can strategically target high-converting keywords and identify top-performing variations. Learn about the reintegration of Adtomic into the Helium 10 Diamond plan, which offers AI-driven advertising capabilities to streamline campaign management. With accurate sales estimates and superior competitive analysis, Helium 10 equips sellers with powerful tools to navigate the ever-evolving Amazon landscape. Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical strategies and make the most of the latest features available to you.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Top 10 New Helium 10 Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - Automating Helium 10 Adtomic Strategy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:55 - Amazon Influencer Program and Profitability Calculator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:17 - Keyword Tracker for Competitor Analysis </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:23 - Keyword Value Comparison in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:15 - Helium 10 Sales Estimates Accuracy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:11 - Amazon Brand Analytics Key Features</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we discuss the top 10 newest strategies for leveling up on Amazon, including one brand-new one that maybe only 10 people have used so far.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
In this week’s episode, Join Bradley as he explores the latest strategies and features designed to supercharge your Amazon selling experience. This special episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast highlights the top 10 innovative strategies and tools released by Helium 10 in the second half of 2024. We kick things off with a groundbreaking PPC strategy that can enhance your campaign management by focusing on optimizing auto, broad, or phrase campaigns. By negative matching keywords that generate clicks without resulting in sales, you can prevent unnecessary spending and ensure a more efficient budget allocation. This approach is not limited to Helium 10 users, as even those employing other tools can benefit from these actionable insights.</p>
<p>As we continue, discover how Amazon influencers can seize new opportunities by leveraging video reviews to earn affiliate commissions. By utilizing Helium 10's Chrome extension and influencer tool, content creators can identify chances to get their videos featured prominently on product listing carousels. Additionally, we delve into the revamped keyword tracker that offers advanced features like heat maps and keyword harvesting. These tools, along with Cerebro, allow sellers to track competitor keywords and optimize their listings effectively, saving time while maximizing sales potential. With these insights, you can uncover valuable market dynamics and boost your Amazon performance.</p>
<p>Finally, explore the exciting updates from Helium 10 that enhance product analysis and sales estimation. With features like keyword sales estimates for European Amazon sellers and detailed insights into sales at both parent and child item levels, you can strategically target high-converting keywords and identify top-performing variations. Learn about the reintegration of Adtomic into the Helium 10 Diamond plan, which offers AI-driven advertising capabilities to streamline campaign management. With accurate sales estimates and superior competitive analysis, Helium 10 equips sellers with powerful tools to navigate the ever-evolving Amazon landscape. Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical strategies and make the most of the latest features available to you.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:45 - Top 10 New Helium 10 Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - Automating Helium 10 Adtomic Strategy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:55 - Amazon Influencer Program and Profitability Calculator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:17 - Keyword Tracker for Competitor Analysis </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:23 - Keyword Value Comparison in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:15 - Helium 10 Sales Estimates Accuracy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:11 - Amazon Brand Analytics Key Features</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, our expert guest answers your Amazon PPC questions. Learn how a seller scaled from $200K to $4M during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Get actionable tips to optimize holiday sales and achieve remarkable growth!</p>
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<p>In this episode, our expert guest answers your Amazon PPC questions. Learn how a seller scaled from $200K to $4M during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Get actionable tips to optimize holiday sales and achieve remarkable growth!

► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
</p>
<p>What if you could transform your holiday sales from hundreds of thousands to millions? Destaney Wishon of BTR Media, our expert guest, reveals the art of crafting your own demand and skyrocketing sales with strategic off-platform investments, such as TV and video ads. We dissect the tactics that took one brand from $200,000 to a whopping $4 million, focusing on differentiating branded and non-branded sponsored product campaigns, and structuring these campaigns based on search intent to maximize their impact.</p>
<p>We also break down Amazon advertising strategies for those looking to boost performance and profitability. Discover how to make the most of tools like the Search Query Performance report and Amazon Marketing Cloud for comprehensive insights into conversion rates. Learn to balance profitability with traffic through dual campaigns, explore the potential of DSP for bigger budgets, and navigate the nuances of keyword targeting. With Destiny's insights, you'll be equipped to optimize your strategies using metrics like TACoS and tools like Helium 10 Adtomic for periodic assessments.</p>
<p>As we explore the intricacies of Amazon PPC campaign optimization, we cover everything from keyword volumes to match types. Learn how to effectively manage budgets with keyword volume, and understand the importance of automatic and manual campaigns, especially for new product launches. We also touch on the importance of influencer collaborations and product targeting to improve conversion rates in high window-shopping categories. Join us as we conclude with a special Q&amp;A, where Destiny continues to share her expertise and engage with our community.</p>
<p>In episode 625 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies for Amazon Holiday Sales Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:35 - Welcome to TACoS Tuesday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:17 - Optimizing for New Product Launch Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:26 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns for Higher Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:56 - Amazon PPC Campaign Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:57 - Optimizing Keyword Match Types in Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:14 - Influencers and Organic Sales on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:02 - More Q&amp;A and Follow-Up Questions</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>In this week's episode of the Serious Sellers podcast, we have expert Destaney Wishon with us and she's answering all of your questions, and we're going to be talking a little bit about Black Friday and Cyber Monday and how one of her clients actually went from $200,000 to $4 million this holiday season. This and so much more on today's episode of the Serious Sellers podcast.  

</p>
<p>Bradley Sutton: </p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think, think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. Well, that's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and this episode is our monthly live TACoS Tuesday show, where we talk about anything and everything Amazon and Walmart PPC and advertising related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Hello everyone, Welcome to TACoS Tuesday. We have our expert guest here, Destaney Wishon. Thanks so much for joining us, Destaney.  

</p>
<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Happy to be here. Very excited. I mean the chaos of the holidays Black Friday, Cyber Monday, what better time to get all your questions in?  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah, exactly.  

</p>
<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>On our end, almost across the board, we saw Amazon's extending this holiday period, you know, taking some pressure off of their shipping for two days. So for the first time ever. You know, if we're just comparing Black Friday to Black Friday, year over year, this Black Friday was a little bit lower, but the overall holiday period was up. I don't know if consumer sentiment around shopping is higher, but sales were almost incredible and I would say our ROAS was pretty in line. We had one brand go from $200,000 to $4 million in sales month over month. It's obviously a giftable item, but it was pretty crazy to see that. So it's been really strong now. 

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Oh, that's amazing.  

</p>
<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Didn't run deals whatsoever. You did nothing for lead-in CPCs are up and your sales weren't that much stronger. But for the brands who leaned in, they did fantastic.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>That's amazing, was there a specific strategy you think that they changed, because that's a pretty substantial jump.  

</p>
<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>They did a fantastic job. And this is kind of the new topic I've been coining in my training is when you list on Amazon, you're just capturing the demand. Amazon's doing all the work. They're driving the people that are searching for your product. You're just, you know, you got a little bucket and you're capturing it.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah 

</p>
<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>What they did incredible was they created their own demand, so they went off platform, they invested in TV and video and they educated their customer based on why they need to buy their product. So when Black Friday, Cyber Monday came along and they typed in their search term, they stood out in the page because the customers were already familiar with their products.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Wow, that's, that's pretty incredible. Yeah.  

</p>
<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Yeah, it was insane to watch.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>I was. I've been curious about the tv ads and how. You know how those are going for people, so that's sounds like they. You can do a really good job with them, depending on-

</p>
<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>100%. We're seeing a lot of success. It's also just like rewiring your brain. I think a lot of brands are spoiled because sponsor products are so successful. But I'm like, of course they're successful, a customer's already planning on buying you. You didn't do any work, you just fit on a keyword. Like Amazon did the work of bringing people on the platform.

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Very true, so would you like to get on and start answering some of the questions from the audience?  

</p>
<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Let's do it. I mean, typically these run over, so we might as well start strong.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Well, yeah, okay, this is from Spencer, and he says What is considered best practice for branded sponsored product campaigns. Do you make a separate campaign for each SKU or do you make one campaign and put all the SKUs in it?  

</p>
<p>Destaney:    </p>
<p>It kind of depends. Your branded searches aren't always the same, right, if someone's typing in Coca-Cola Diet Coke versus regular Coca-Cola, you can change your strategy. So we segment based off search intents. We almost always separate branded versus non-branded, like that is table stakes. You have to separate branded versus non-branded campaigns. But when it comes to lining up your SKUs, we depend on search intent. But also from a reporting perspective, it's sometimes nice to break out into single SKU campaigns because then you can look at your TACoS per brand and you can say you know SKU A is doing really well. Maybe I should increase my branded search investment on this SKU and increase my budget on that campaign while pulling back on my branded investment for SKU number two. Breaking out into single SKU campaigns as a whole just makes it really easy to control your budget distribution if you have good naming and good organized campaign structure.   

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Daniel says afternoon. Is there a I think it's morning for me, but afternoon probably for you guys Is there a golden ratio of CTR to CVR for measuring effectiveness of ad campaigns? 

</p>
<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>I'm not going to give a golden ratio per se because it's really dependent on category. Click-through rate's also really difficult because it depends on things like pricing and reviews. So your advertising is going to be influenced by that. Same for your conversion rate, but your conversion rate. You can figure out what your category is converting on really easy using tools in Adtomic or using the search query performance report and clearly see using brand metrics. Hey, my category is converting at 20%. You should be converting better than category average, like that's kind of the standard. If you're going to increase your ad investment, you need to be converting better than category average. That being said, again, it's also dependent on search intent. Probiotics is going to be a lot more expensive than probiotics for kids back to school, right? So you can't just blanket look at your conversion rate across the board. You have to understand intent.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Awesome. Okay, let's go to Joshua. He says if you came to Helium 10 from an agency and had hundreds of their old campaigns in your account, what is the best practice? Should I delete all of the non-performing campaigns and start over? I am not sure how to proceed. 

</p>
<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Great question. No matter what software you're transitioning to or an agency you're transitioning to, we don't ever recommend just pausing everything and hard stop. It's really bad for relevancy and it's difficult for the transition. What we do recommend doing is pulling your search term report for the last 60 days. Pull out all of your keywords that are successful and build them out into the new structure that you want to move forward with using the new software and then slowly rolling those out at the same time. As your new campaigns pick up traction, you can slowly pause out your old campaigns that are maybe a bad structure or maybe they're a weird single keyword structure that you don't want to move forward with. You slowly transition them over. First thing pull all your good keywords. Second thing pause all your bad keywords. Third thing slowly launch and transition your budgets over from old to new.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:    </p>
<p>What are the best practices for 2025 for new product launches. What's changed? I mean, I don't know if that's in regards to that's what I would put it, as I think.    

</p>
<p>Destaney:    </p>
<p>I mean I don't know if that's in regards to me, but I would put it as yeah, I think quite a few things have changed. In terms of product launches, I would say driving external traffic is still doing really, really well and something that I think needs to be leaned into. A lot of brands cannot afford the CPCs in the category on a product that has zero reviews, so any way you can use external traffic that's maybe a bit cheaper to get your reviews up before leaning really heavy into Amazon advertising is a little bit more profitable. I would also say we're seeing this transition to creative matters so much more. So, making sure your click rate and conversion rate is good with your main image, but on the Amazon advertising side, really focusing on your sponsor brands, your sponsor brands video, your headline search ads, anything that makes you stand out on the Amazon advertising side. Really focusing on your sponsor brands, your sponsor brands video, your headline search ads, anything that makes you stand out on the page, because when you're launching, you don't stand out on the review perspective, so find unique ways to stand out within the search results.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>My product launched in October and I'm struggling to get sales. I've been using auto and manual campaigns, spending between 30 to 50 per day on a $20 product. I've launched the product in another territory where it's selling well. So feel confident with the product and listing. Any suggestions? 

</p>
<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Yeah, so I would say the first thing is to look at the keywords and really make sure they're the right keywords. Type them into Amazon. Do you see similar products? Once you see similar products, are those products priced at the same as you or are they cheaper than you? Do those products have a lot more reviews than you? Figure out the competitive advantage that they may have over you and improve your listing in that way. On the advertising side, it's really as simple as again looking at the keywords and trying to expand the keywords in which you have that competitive advantage and then optimizing your bids to make sure you can be profitable. The biggest thing, though, I would say, is understanding that competitive advantage. When you type in your main keyword, what do your competitors look like? What's the price? What's the reviews? Is the main image different?  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>And the next question is from an Elite member of ours. Hi, Andrew. For SB product collection campaigns we find basically all our sales come from top of search. Is that common? Also, is it worth spending time bidding on other placements for those campaigns? Great question.  

</p>
<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>In general, I would say it is common. If you think about how the search results are set up on desktop and mobile, what is the biggest ad on the page? It's the sponsored brand top of search ad. The headline ads, the sponsored brand ads on the product detail page are typically video. It's not typically product collection, it's sometimes store spotlight and video. The only other sponsored brands that show up on page one are way down in the middle of search, sometimes the bottom of search. So this is very typical, not surprising. You can bid on the other placements. It's not going to drive a huge difference. Just know that the majority of your traffic and visibility comes from top of search because that's where all of the customers are clicking and viewing before they scroll down the page. 

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>All right. The next one is from Keith. He says my BSR is improving and my PPC is converting. However, the organic ranking for my main keywords are not improving much. Any advice on how to improve rank?  

</p>
<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Yeah, the two biggest factors that you can then break down is sales velocity or conversion rate. So again, figure out your category conversion rate. That's super easy with brand metrics, insights and planning or Helium 10 Adtomic, it's Amazon given data, it's first party data. So look at brand metrics. If you're converting lower than your category, you're going to need to drive a lot more traffic to your category, so you're probably going to need to spend more in order to improve that organic rank. On the flip side, let's say that you are spending more than the category or driving more in the category. Then it comes down to again like improving that conversion rate. It's traffic or conversion. Those are the two levers you really need to consider. So again, traffic the easiest thing to do is spend more it's not always the best answer or improve your listing and convert better, so that way you can easily spend a little bit more.   

</p>
<p>Bradley Sutton: </p>
<p>Did you know that just because you have a keyword in your listing, that does not mean that you are automatically guaranteed to be searchable or, as we say, indexed for that keyword? Well, how can you know what you are indexed for and not? You can actually use Helium 10's index checker to check any keywords you want. For more information, go to h10.me/indexchecker. More information go to h10.me/indexchecker. 

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:   </p>
<p>Hello, 80 to 90% of my PPC campaigns coming from SBV. I see the CPC and SBV a lot lower than sponsored. I am thinking to double down on I'm assuming that's sponsored brand video and let the SP sponsored on the second plan. Would that be a good way of going?  

</p>
<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>This is. I'm not going to say this is wrong, but this is really really unusual to see because on page one there's one sponsor brand video ad, so it's very limited in terms of advertising inventory. On page one there's 15 to 20 different sponsor product camp placements, so almost actually across the board. As an agency with over $100 million in spend, 70% of sales almost always come from sponsored products because they have more real estate and inventory on the page than anything else. Very unusual. Also, sponsored brands view can get competitive really fast because since there's only one placement on page one, when everyone starts increasing bids for that placement, you can kind of lose control as CPCs go up and you're going to lose a lot of your sales velocity. So I love sponsored brands video. It's a great format, but it's very, very limited in terms of advertising inventory and you should be investing more in sponsored products. That is, across the board, the highest sales driving tactic because there's so many more sponsored product placements than anything else.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Keith says or asks what is the best way to check my conversion rate versus competitors on keywords? </p>
<p>
Destaney: </p>
<p>I would say your search query performance report is probably like one of the easiest ways as a whole to look at search query performance. It's not specifically related to advertising. When you're specifically looking at advertising, you can't compare directly on the keyword level. You can look at it at the subcategory level but you cannot see directly on the keyword level. You have to use SQP and then overlay it with the rest of your data.   

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>How can you measure the effects of having a loss leader to help bring in additional traffic into your brand or variation listing?  

</p>
<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Great question. I would probably dive into AMC for a lot of that. AMC is going to help you understand if someone clicks on one product, do they then end up buying another product? That's the easiest way. Without that, you could probably use depending on where you're advertising the sponsor product to advertise product report to see if people are clicking on one and then buying another. That's a really easy way to justify. It's just limited to only your advertising data where, if you use the appropriate AMC report, then you're gonna be able to see all of your organic data and that's gonna help you understand much better.   </p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>My sponsor campaigns are doing well when I have a lower bid. Whenever I raise my bid to try and get more juice out of them, my budget gets blown and they become unprofitable. Do you know what I should do in order to make this work for me?  

</p>
<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>There's really no perfect answer here. I mean is the balance that is Amazon advertising. One of the things that we do to help this is we'll create two campaigns with the same keywords. One of our campaign will be lower bid, focused on profitability, and the other campaign will be higher bid, with focus on sales, and we'll shift our budget back and forth. You know, 70% of our budget is going to go to profitability, 30% of our budget is going to go to the high traffic. That way we're not having to constantly fluctuate our bids. This kind of allows us to move the budget from both to maximize profitability and then, when we're done with that, it's okay, we can shift more and turn on higher sales. It's just easier budget distribution. The other things that you could look at is your bid management strategy. Maybe there's a better middle ground. Are you optimizing for placements? Are you moving broad phrase and exact? Sometimes your long tail keywords are going to be a little bit cheaper from a CPC perspective, so you're going to be able to drive more profitability from your long tail keywords. All of those additional measures are going to be hugely beneficial for the strategy.  

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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>The next question is what's your take on DSP and data from AMC?   

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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>I'm going to start with data from AMC, because it is now available for everyone. Brian Lee asked later on in the chat who can use AMC. Helium 10 has actually rolled it out, so you first need to request your instance being set up, but you do not need to run DSP ads to get access to AMC now. AMC is basically analytics and audience platform that just gives you a ton of insights into your Amazon advertising data. If you're not incredibly familiar with Amazon ads, it's gonna be probably a shiny object syndrome and I don't recommend you dive into it just yet. But if you understand sponsor brands and sponsor display. The second part of this question is what's my take on DSP? DSP has a bad reputation in the space because agencies and or Amazon managed services haven't been running it well, but DSP as a tool is incredible. It's one of the most powerful Amazon advertising tools out there, I would say, if used appropriately. You do need to be spending at least $10,000 on DSP a month for it to make sense, but DSP is incredibly, incredibly powerful for brands that are ready for it.  

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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>What do you recommend for Ad campaigns when you have separate listing variations. Do you recommend to merge or manage in each campaign??   

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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Again, it depends on search intent. In my opinion, if I have a black t-shirt versus a red t-shirt, and that's how they're variated, I like to separate out my campaigns so I can create search terms based off the variations. So I can create search terms based off the variations. If my only variation difference is size. No, not size price $20 variation, $10 variation I may not segment them. I would typically put my lowest price first because that's going to have the highest click-through rate and then lead customers to my other variations. If it's flavor variations, weight variation, something with different search intent, I recommend segmenting campaigns so you can curate your keyword experience.   

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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>What is a good way to determine keywords that you are ranking for, then comparing them to PPC campaigns to determine which keywords you may not be advertising for? Any quick way to do this.  

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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Quick way is the fun part of this question. So the biggest thing I would say is to 100% 80-28. We kind of look at if we're ranked in the top four. We're going to pull back on sponsored product spend and move budgets to our sponsored brand, so we're winning the top of search and showcasing our brand. That's our overall strategy. You can use TACoS correlation to do this. If you have a TACoS objective, you'll see that when you spend on a sponsored product ad that you're ranked for, your TACoS is going to increase because you're cannibalizing your organic sales. So you can almost use TACoS as a lever to push and pull. It's not a perfect solution but it will help. The second thing to do would be to dive into you know, using Helium 10 and on a monthly, quarterly basis, pulling probably those terms, that on average you're above number four, number eight on, and then we create segmented campaigns for ranking that we can turn on and off as needed. So I don't want to turn off that keyword as a whole, I just want to lower the bids. So I'll shift my budget for my ranking campaigns to my profitability campaign. So I'm still running, but I'm not showing up in the top four sponsored ad placements.   

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<p>Carrie Miller:   </p>
<p>Jason says what is an optimal amount of keywords per exact campaign. I started with 15 or so, but as keyword harvesting creates new targets, the list has grown quite a bit. Break them into new campaigns question.  

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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Absolutely I personally don't love harvesting new keywords into an old campaign because it's going  change the performance of your old campaign right. If you have 10 new keywords that aren't proven, then your overall campaign may stop, start performing worse. So 15 is a great number. This is one of those fun like depending on what influencer you follow in the space, you're going to get a different number. It's really dependent on your budget. You know we've had brands that are spending a million dollars a month and they're able to have 100 keywords in a campaign because their campaigns had a thousand dollar budget. So we could afford from a budget perspective to drive traffic to every keyword. If you don't have that budget and you're only at $100 a month or a day, then you're going to need a lot smaller group of keywords to make sure you're collecting data on those keywords. So start with 15, maybe go to 20 to 30, depending on how high you want your budget to be, but then always break them out to new campaigns past that point.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Are exact keywords generally expensive than broad? What, according to you, is the right mix of keywords, match type within a campaign and how many can should be added? 

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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>This is a fun one. There's a ton of misconceptions around this. In my opinion it just depends, because it's an auction model. If someone is bidding more on their exact match term than they are their phrase match, then maybe your exact match keywords are more expensive because your competitor is bidding more. We test all three match types across the board. They all three run in a very similar ACoS or ROAS because we control the bids to what's converting best at that certain point in time. I think for us, phrase match is one of our highest selling match types right now because broad sometimes goes too broad and doesn't convert as well. Exact match typically converts the best but can be the most expensive. If we're in a category where our competitors are bidding a lot more on exact, highly recommend running all three. Later on, someone asks can you put them all in the same campaign? You can. It's not necessarily going to hurt. We break ours up most of the time. There's instances where we won't, just so I can control again where my budget's going. But we continue to test every single keyword and every single match type and then just negate and or pause or lower bids depending on the performance in the CBCs.  

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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>I recently launched, about two weeks ago. I'm running an automatic and manual campaign. Is there any other campaigns I should be running? 

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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>No, I'd say that's fine unless you have a really high budget and look at maybe video or sponsored brands. Those are going to do really well for you. It's unique advertising inventory but considering it's only been two weeks, I think an auto and a manual is good. An auto is going to be used for keyword research and data collection for you. Use your manual campaign to really control where your traffic's going and then just continue adding those automatic keywords you're finding into your manual campaign.  

</p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Mike says, I'm in a category where there's a lot of window shopping, so my advertising spend is high as lots of clicks, no and low sales. Long tail keywords have low traffic and the keywords with higher search volume are very general, expensive and saturated by competitors. Any other strategies to consider?  

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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Yeah, I would say, like the home decor, apparel, puzzles those categories can be really difficult because of the window shopping. So you got to think how do you stop someone from window shopping? Video does really really well because then you're educating them on why your product's better and why they're interested. And the good thing with sponsor brands video is if they're just watching the video you don't get charged. You only get charged if they clicked, and if they click they're interested. But again, I'd put this back on you to ask why are people clicking on your listing but not buying? Like even in high window shopping categories, you need to have a competitive advantage. The second thing I would say is product targeting, sponsor product product targeting, sponsor display product targeting can do really well. Target all of the competitors who have lower reviews than you, a higher price point than you, worse reviews than you. These do really well in window shopping categories because, as you mentioned, people are looking at competitors and then clicking on other listings and other listings. So this is a good opportunity to kind of take advantage of that mentality.  

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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Would you also say influencers are probably really the best way for those particular categories.  

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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Yeah, I think influencers do really well because they're again, it's the same as the video concept. You don't want to just capture the demand and be compared to every other product in your category by price or reviews, which is what Amazon's known for. How do you educate a customer on why they need your product before they even click? Influencers, video ads, off-platform traffic does that job.  

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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Do you think Amazon rewards or gives more ranked juice for organic sales more than PPC sales, or do they treat them the same?  

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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>I would probably say more to organic sales. This is why your big retail brands your Johnson and Johnson's, your Pepsi or Coke's can get away with having listings that maybe aren't as fantastic because their organic conversion rate is so much higher, right? Even before they were spending a ton like seven years ago when I got started in this space those brands did so well because their conversion rate was higher. Customers were searching for their brand name and buying right, so their organic is already inflated and doing much better. Nowadays, PPC of course plays a role, but Amazon knows that they're going to max out on how much PPC opportunity they can have within the search results, so I think organic is weighted a little bit heavier in terms of conversion rate and click-through rate.  

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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Do you ever increase budget on a PPC campaign, even if it isn't maxing out?  

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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>It doesn't hurt. I don't think it necessarily helps. It can. I've seen a few people kind of make statements like I ran a campaign at $50 a day budget and it did nothing. When I increased it to $500 a day it did something. I've never really seen that, but it doesn't hurt anything. 

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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Joshua says wait. So I thought it was best practice to segment campaigns, as in keywords and such, to determine the performance. So is it best practice to clump keywords together for campaigns in groups of 10 to 15?  

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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>It doesn't really matter. Single keyword campaigns are okay, they don't hurt, but they're a pain to scale. We have brands that have 500 keywords doing well, so I'm not going to create 500 campaigns when it doesn't drive that much added value. We do 10 to 15 because it's controllable, it's easy to scale, it's easy for us to build out. Because it's controllable, it's easy to scale, it's easy for us to build out. In an absolutely perfect world, single keyword campaigns could be the best solution, the most value added, because you can do your placements at the same time, but they're not scalable for most people. Most people don't have the operations to run it appropriately and the software's out there that are recommending single keyword campaigns have a really terrible bid management strategy that doesn't make sense for them. So I would say if you're a small brand, only have one product, go ahead and run single keyword campaigns if you want. Just make sure you have a good system for naming and structuring.  

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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>This is a good question. If you're new to Helium 10 Adtomic, what's the best place to start? I feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the system.  

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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>I would start by saying that that is the nature of Amazon and Amazon probably going to feel overwhelmed. So the biggest thing is to actually go through, like the videos that are directly within Adtomic. Like that's what I would say one of your best bets and start learning each piece individually. That's something that I kind of got overwhelmed with, like in the beginning. Keyword research and bid management that should be our core focus when it comes to advertising. So go through those segmented videos and help yourself understand the system that way. Do you have anything else, Carrie?  

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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah, I mean we do have kind of a PPC Academy. If you are a paid subscriber to Helium 10, you can go into that course. But Bradley also has done some. He did some masterclasses on Adtomic and then there's also kind of learn videos, like you were saying, just like watch those little videos for each different thing within the actual tools. There's kind of little training videos. I would suggest doing that. We also have it in our academy. We have videos in our academy that show you how to use Adtomic.  

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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>General, it just takes time and, to not get overwhelmed, you have to hop in and you have to test and learn. By the time you learn something Amazon will change some button or some switch. So don't get overwhelmed by like. We have incredible comments and questions that are being asked that I would say are pretty advanced here. So, like, don't get overwhelmed by all of that. Just start simple, start small and you'll figure it out as you go. 

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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>I think we'll do maybe one more here. I think this is a good one. I use Cerebro to extract keywords from competitors ASINs and then include those as exact and phrase match within the same campaign. As a result, my campaign sometimes ends up with 500 plus keywords. Is this approach okay, or should I create smaller, more segmented campaigns? 

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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>I'm going to assume what's happening with your 500 plus keywords is only 10 of them are actually getting impressions and clicks. That is the problem with that strategy. Unless you have a thousand dollar a day budget, you cannot afford the data across all those keywords. And what I mean by that is the industry standard is you need anywhere from 10 to 20 clicks per keyword before knowing whether or not it's a keyword that can be optimized right. So let's say 10 clicks at a $1 bid across 500 keywords. I can't do that math. What is 500 times $10? Like 5000?  

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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah.  

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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Please, you guys I just got the zeros. This is one of those memes I was like what is the most embarrassing thing you typed into your Amazon or your calculator this year? I was about to say you cannot afford to collect data on all those keywords. You're going way too big and you're going to have campaigns that only have 5 to 10 keywords getting clicks, because that's where all of your budget's going. Your budget's only going to go to those keywords. Amazon's not going to spread it across all of your keywords. So there's no point in doing any of that keyword research when 480 of those keywords you cannot afford to get impressions on. That is why we break them out in a segmented campaign. So I can have a $10 campaign focus on one to two keywords, collecting data. I can turn on and off as my keywords are successful versus your 500. Again, you can't necessarily afford it unless you're going to be spending 5 to $10,000 to collect data on all of those terms.   

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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>All right, I think that's the last question. I think you've done an amazing job for pretty much 45 minutes straight answering questions. So thank you. And Andrew says Destaney is the GOAT. And then Cory said “Agreed, this is awesome!”. So thank you so much for joining us for TACoS Tuesday and thank you to everyone in the audience. We had lots of I mean, we still have questions we haven't answered. I'm sorry about that. We just don't have time to do all of them every single time, but if you join next time early, you can get your questions in early, right when we start and get them answered. But thanks again for everyone who joined and also Destaney. If anyone wants to reach you, where can they reach you? 

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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Facebook or LinkedIn is probably the easiest. I see a few like good questions that came in last minute. Cory Benson, like all of my content is pretty much on LinkedIn, based around your question, so feel free to follow me on either of those platforms or reach out in the Helium 10 groups. I'm pretty active in those groups, so if you have any questions that we missed, we'd love to hop in and help.   

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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah, if you're not following Destaney on LinkedIn, you're missing out, so you got to go go follow her there. So, all right, thank you again, and we'll see you all again next time on TACoS Tuesday.</p>
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<p>What if you could transform your holiday sales from hundreds of thousands to millions? Destaney Wishon of BTR Media, our expert guest, reveals the art of crafting your own demand and skyrocketing sales with strategic off-platform investments, such as TV and video ads. We dissect the tactics that took one brand from $200,000 to a whopping $4 million, focusing on differentiating branded and non-branded sponsored product campaigns, and structuring these campaigns based on search intent to maximize their impact.</p>
<p>We also break down Amazon advertising strategies for those looking to boost performance and profitability. Discover how to make the most of tools like the Search Query Performance report and Amazon Marketing Cloud for comprehensive insights into conversion rates. Learn to balance profitability with traffic through dual campaigns, explore the potential of DSP for bigger budgets, and navigate the nuances of keyword targeting. With Destiny's insights, you'll be equipped to optimize your strategies using metrics like TACoS and tools like Helium 10 Adtomic for periodic assessments.</p>
<p>As we explore the intricacies of Amazon PPC campaign optimization, we cover everything from keyword volumes to match types. Learn how to effectively manage budgets with keyword volume, and understand the importance of automatic and manual campaigns, especially for new product launches. We also touch on the importance of influencer collaborations and product targeting to improve conversion rates in high window-shopping categories. Join us as we conclude with a special Q&amp;A, where Destiny continues to share her expertise and engage with our community.</p>
<p>In episode 625 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies for Amazon Holiday Sales Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:35 - Welcome to TACoS Tuesday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:17 - Optimizing for New Product Launch Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:26 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns for Higher Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:56 - Amazon PPC Campaign Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:57 - Optimizing Keyword Match Types in Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:14 - Influencers and Organic Sales on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:02 - More Q&amp;A and Follow-Up Questions</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>In this week's episode of the Serious Sellers podcast, we have expert Destaney Wishon with us and she's answering all of your questions, and we're going to be talking a little bit about Black Friday and Cyber Monday and how one of her clients actually went from $200,000 to $4 million this holiday season. This and so much more on today's episode of the Serious Sellers podcast.  <br>
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<p>Bradley Sutton: </p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think, think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. Well, that's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and this episode is our monthly live TACoS Tuesday show, where we talk about anything and everything Amazon and Walmart PPC and advertising related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Hello everyone, Welcome to TACoS Tuesday. We have our expert guest here, Destaney Wishon. Thanks so much for joining us, Destaney.  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Happy to be here. Very excited. I mean the chaos of the holidays Black Friday, Cyber Monday, what better time to get all your questions in?  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah, exactly.  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>On our end, almost across the board, we saw Amazon's extending this holiday period, you know, taking some pressure off of their shipping for two days. So for the first time ever. You know, if we're just comparing Black Friday to Black Friday, year over year, this Black Friday was a little bit lower, but the overall holiday period was up. I don't know if consumer sentiment around shopping is higher, but sales were almost incredible and I would say our ROAS was pretty in line. We had one brand go from $200,000 to $4 million in sales month over month. It's obviously a giftable item, but it was pretty crazy to see that. So it's been really strong now. <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Oh, that's amazing.  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Didn't run deals whatsoever. You did nothing for lead-in CPCs are up and your sales weren't that much stronger. But for the brands who leaned in, they did fantastic.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>That's amazing, was there a specific strategy you think that they changed, because that's a pretty substantial jump.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>They did a fantastic job. And this is kind of the new topic I've been coining in my training is when you list on Amazon, you're just capturing the demand. Amazon's doing all the work. They're driving the people that are searching for your product. You're just, you know, you got a little bucket and you're capturing it.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>What they did incredible was they created their own demand, so they went off platform, they invested in TV and video and they educated their customer based on why they need to buy their product. So when Black Friday, Cyber Monday came along and they typed in their search term, they stood out in the page because the customers were already familiar with their products.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Wow, that's, that's pretty incredible. Yeah.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Yeah, it was insane to watch.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>I was. I've been curious about the tv ads and how. You know how those are going for people, so that's sounds like they. You can do a really good job with them, depending on-<br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>100%. We're seeing a lot of success. It's also just like rewiring your brain. I think a lot of brands are spoiled because sponsor products are so successful. But I'm like, of course they're successful, a customer's already planning on buying you. You didn't do any work, you just fit on a keyword. Like Amazon did the work of bringing people on the platform.<br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Very true, so would you like to get on and start answering some of the questions from the audience?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Let's do it. I mean, typically these run over, so we might as well start strong.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Well, yeah, okay, this is from Spencer, and he says What is considered best practice for branded sponsored product campaigns. Do you make a separate campaign for each SKU or do you make one campaign and put all the SKUs in it?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:    </p>
<p>It kind of depends. Your branded searches aren't always the same, right, if someone's typing in Coca-Cola Diet Coke versus regular Coca-Cola, you can change your strategy. So we segment based off search intents. We almost always separate branded versus non-branded, like that is table stakes. You have to separate branded versus non-branded campaigns. But when it comes to lining up your SKUs, we depend on search intent. But also from a reporting perspective, it's sometimes nice to break out into single SKU campaigns because then you can look at your TACoS per brand and you can say you know SKU A is doing really well. Maybe I should increase my branded search investment on this SKU and increase my budget on that campaign while pulling back on my branded investment for SKU number two. Breaking out into single SKU campaigns as a whole just makes it really easy to control your budget distribution if you have good naming and good organized campaign structure.   <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Daniel says afternoon. Is there a I think it's morning for me, but afternoon probably for you guys Is there a golden ratio of CTR to CVR for measuring effectiveness of ad campaigns? <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>I'm not going to give a golden ratio per se because it's really dependent on category. Click-through rate's also really difficult because it depends on things like pricing and reviews. So your advertising is going to be influenced by that. Same for your conversion rate, but your conversion rate. You can figure out what your category is converting on really easy using tools in Adtomic or using the search query performance report and clearly see using brand metrics. Hey, my category is converting at 20%. You should be converting better than category average, like that's kind of the standard. If you're going to increase your ad investment, you need to be converting better than category average. That being said, again, it's also dependent on search intent. Probiotics is going to be a lot more expensive than probiotics for kids back to school, right? So you can't just blanket look at your conversion rate across the board. You have to understand intent.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Awesome. Okay, let's go to Joshua. He says if you came to Helium 10 from an agency and had hundreds of their old campaigns in your account, what is the best practice? Should I delete all of the non-performing campaigns and start over? I am not sure how to proceed. <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Great question. No matter what software you're transitioning to or an agency you're transitioning to, we don't ever recommend just pausing everything and hard stop. It's really bad for relevancy and it's difficult for the transition. What we do recommend doing is pulling your search term report for the last 60 days. Pull out all of your keywords that are successful and build them out into the new structure that you want to move forward with using the new software and then slowly rolling those out at the same time. As your new campaigns pick up traction, you can slowly pause out your old campaigns that are maybe a bad structure or maybe they're a weird single keyword structure that you don't want to move forward with. You slowly transition them over. First thing pull all your good keywords. Second thing pause all your bad keywords. Third thing slowly launch and transition your budgets over from old to new.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:    </p>
<p>What are the best practices for 2025 for new product launches. What's changed? I mean, I don't know if that's in regards to that's what I would put it, as I think.    <br>
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<p>Destaney:    </p>
<p>I mean I don't know if that's in regards to me, but I would put it as yeah, I think quite a few things have changed. In terms of product launches, I would say driving external traffic is still doing really, really well and something that I think needs to be leaned into. A lot of brands cannot afford the CPCs in the category on a product that has zero reviews, so any way you can use external traffic that's maybe a bit cheaper to get your reviews up before leaning really heavy into Amazon advertising is a little bit more profitable. I would also say we're seeing this transition to creative matters so much more. So, making sure your click rate and conversion rate is good with your main image, but on the Amazon advertising side, really focusing on your sponsor brands, your sponsor brands video, your headline search ads, anything that makes you stand out on the Amazon advertising side. Really focusing on your sponsor brands, your sponsor brands video, your headline search ads, anything that makes you stand out on the page, because when you're launching, you don't stand out on the review perspective, so find unique ways to stand out within the search results.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>My product launched in October and I'm struggling to get sales. I've been using auto and manual campaigns, spending between 30 to 50 per day on a $20 product. I've launched the product in another territory where it's selling well. So feel confident with the product and listing. Any suggestions? <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Yeah, so I would say the first thing is to look at the keywords and really make sure they're the right keywords. Type them into Amazon. Do you see similar products? Once you see similar products, are those products priced at the same as you or are they cheaper than you? Do those products have a lot more reviews than you? Figure out the competitive advantage that they may have over you and improve your listing in that way. On the advertising side, it's really as simple as again looking at the keywords and trying to expand the keywords in which you have that competitive advantage and then optimizing your bids to make sure you can be profitable. The biggest thing, though, I would say, is understanding that competitive advantage. When you type in your main keyword, what do your competitors look like? What's the price? What's the reviews? Is the main image different?  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>And the next question is from an Elite member of ours. Hi, Andrew. For SB product collection campaigns we find basically all our sales come from top of search. Is that common? Also, is it worth spending time bidding on other placements for those campaigns? Great question.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>In general, I would say it is common. If you think about how the search results are set up on desktop and mobile, what is the biggest ad on the page? It's the sponsored brand top of search ad. The headline ads, the sponsored brand ads on the product detail page are typically video. It's not typically product collection, it's sometimes store spotlight and video. The only other sponsored brands that show up on page one are way down in the middle of search, sometimes the bottom of search. So this is very typical, not surprising. You can bid on the other placements. It's not going to drive a huge difference. Just know that the majority of your traffic and visibility comes from top of search because that's where all of the customers are clicking and viewing before they scroll down the page. <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>All right. The next one is from Keith. He says my BSR is improving and my PPC is converting. However, the organic ranking for my main keywords are not improving much. Any advice on how to improve rank?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Yeah, the two biggest factors that you can then break down is sales velocity or conversion rate. So again, figure out your category conversion rate. That's super easy with brand metrics, insights and planning or Helium 10 Adtomic, it's Amazon given data, it's first party data. So look at brand metrics. If you're converting lower than your category, you're going to need to drive a lot more traffic to your category, so you're probably going to need to spend more in order to improve that organic rank. On the flip side, let's say that you are spending more than the category or driving more in the category. Then it comes down to again like improving that conversion rate. It's traffic or conversion. Those are the two levers you really need to consider. So again, traffic the easiest thing to do is spend more it's not always the best answer or improve your listing and convert better, so that way you can easily spend a little bit more.   <br>
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<p>Bradley Sutton: </p>
<p>Did you know that just because you have a keyword in your listing, that does not mean that you are automatically guaranteed to be searchable or, as we say, indexed for that keyword? Well, how can you know what you are indexed for and not? You can actually use Helium 10's index checker to check any keywords you want. For more information, go to h10.me/indexchecker. More information go to h10.me/indexchecker. <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:   </p>
<p>Hello, 80 to 90% of my PPC campaigns coming from SBV. I see the CPC and SBV a lot lower than sponsored. I am thinking to double down on I'm assuming that's sponsored brand video and let the SP sponsored on the second plan. Would that be a good way of going?  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>This is. I'm not going to say this is wrong, but this is really really unusual to see because on page one there's one sponsor brand video ad, so it's very limited in terms of advertising inventory. On page one there's 15 to 20 different sponsor product camp placements, so almost actually across the board. As an agency with over $100 million in spend, 70% of sales almost always come from sponsored products because they have more real estate and inventory on the page than anything else. Very unusual. Also, sponsored brands view can get competitive really fast because since there's only one placement on page one, when everyone starts increasing bids for that placement, you can kind of lose control as CPCs go up and you're going to lose a lot of your sales velocity. So I love sponsored brands video. It's a great format, but it's very, very limited in terms of advertising inventory and you should be investing more in sponsored products. That is, across the board, the highest sales driving tactic because there's so many more sponsored product placements than anything else.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Keith says or asks what is the best way to check my conversion rate versus competitors on keywords? </p>
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Destaney: </p>
<p>I would say your search query performance report is probably like one of the easiest ways as a whole to look at search query performance. It's not specifically related to advertising. When you're specifically looking at advertising, you can't compare directly on the keyword level. You can look at it at the subcategory level but you cannot see directly on the keyword level. You have to use SQP and then overlay it with the rest of your data.   <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>How can you measure the effects of having a loss leader to help bring in additional traffic into your brand or variation listing?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Great question. I would probably dive into AMC for a lot of that. AMC is going to help you understand if someone clicks on one product, do they then end up buying another product? That's the easiest way. Without that, you could probably use depending on where you're advertising the sponsor product to advertise product report to see if people are clicking on one and then buying another. That's a really easy way to justify. It's just limited to only your advertising data where, if you use the appropriate AMC report, then you're gonna be able to see all of your organic data and that's gonna help you understand much better.   </p>
<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>My sponsor campaigns are doing well when I have a lower bid. Whenever I raise my bid to try and get more juice out of them, my budget gets blown and they become unprofitable. Do you know what I should do in order to make this work for me?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>There's really no perfect answer here. I mean is the balance that is Amazon advertising. One of the things that we do to help this is we'll create two campaigns with the same keywords. One of our campaign will be lower bid, focused on profitability, and the other campaign will be higher bid, with focus on sales, and we'll shift our budget back and forth. You know, 70% of our budget is going to go to profitability, 30% of our budget is going to go to the high traffic. That way we're not having to constantly fluctuate our bids. This kind of allows us to move the budget from both to maximize profitability and then, when we're done with that, it's okay, we can shift more and turn on higher sales. It's just easier budget distribution. The other things that you could look at is your bid management strategy. Maybe there's a better middle ground. Are you optimizing for placements? Are you moving broad phrase and exact? Sometimes your long tail keywords are going to be a little bit cheaper from a CPC perspective, so you're going to be able to drive more profitability from your long tail keywords. All of those additional measures are going to be hugely beneficial for the strategy.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>The next question is what's your take on DSP and data from AMC?   <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>I'm going to start with data from AMC, because it is now available for everyone. Brian Lee asked later on in the chat who can use AMC. Helium 10 has actually rolled it out, so you first need to request your instance being set up, but you do not need to run DSP ads to get access to AMC now. AMC is basically analytics and audience platform that just gives you a ton of insights into your Amazon advertising data. If you're not incredibly familiar with Amazon ads, it's gonna be probably a shiny object syndrome and I don't recommend you dive into it just yet. But if you understand sponsor brands and sponsor display. The second part of this question is what's my take on DSP? DSP has a bad reputation in the space because agencies and or Amazon managed services haven't been running it well, but DSP as a tool is incredible. It's one of the most powerful Amazon advertising tools out there, I would say, if used appropriately. You do need to be spending at least $10,000 on DSP a month for it to make sense, but DSP is incredibly, incredibly powerful for brands that are ready for it.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>What do you recommend for Ad campaigns when you have separate listing variations. Do you recommend to merge or manage in each campaign??   <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Again, it depends on search intent. In my opinion, if I have a black t-shirt versus a red t-shirt, and that's how they're variated, I like to separate out my campaigns so I can create search terms based off the variations. So I can create search terms based off the variations. If my only variation difference is size. No, not size price $20 variation, $10 variation I may not segment them. I would typically put my lowest price first because that's going to have the highest click-through rate and then lead customers to my other variations. If it's flavor variations, weight variation, something with different search intent, I recommend segmenting campaigns so you can curate your keyword experience.   <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>What is a good way to determine keywords that you are ranking for, then comparing them to PPC campaigns to determine which keywords you may not be advertising for? Any quick way to do this.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Quick way is the fun part of this question. So the biggest thing I would say is to 100% 80-28. We kind of look at if we're ranked in the top four. We're going to pull back on sponsored product spend and move budgets to our sponsored brand, so we're winning the top of search and showcasing our brand. That's our overall strategy. You can use TACoS correlation to do this. If you have a TACoS objective, you'll see that when you spend on a sponsored product ad that you're ranked for, your TACoS is going to increase because you're cannibalizing your organic sales. So you can almost use TACoS as a lever to push and pull. It's not a perfect solution but it will help. The second thing to do would be to dive into you know, using Helium 10 and on a monthly, quarterly basis, pulling probably those terms, that on average you're above number four, number eight on, and then we create segmented campaigns for ranking that we can turn on and off as needed. So I don't want to turn off that keyword as a whole, I just want to lower the bids. So I'll shift my budget for my ranking campaigns to my profitability campaign. So I'm still running, but I'm not showing up in the top four sponsored ad placements.   <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:   </p>
<p>Jason says what is an optimal amount of keywords per exact campaign. I started with 15 or so, but as keyword harvesting creates new targets, the list has grown quite a bit. Break them into new campaigns question.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Absolutely I personally don't love harvesting new keywords into an old campaign because it's going  change the performance of your old campaign right. If you have 10 new keywords that aren't proven, then your overall campaign may stop, start performing worse. So 15 is a great number. This is one of those fun like depending on what influencer you follow in the space, you're going to get a different number. It's really dependent on your budget. You know we've had brands that are spending a million dollars a month and they're able to have 100 keywords in a campaign because their campaigns had a thousand dollar budget. So we could afford from a budget perspective to drive traffic to every keyword. If you don't have that budget and you're only at $100 a month or a day, then you're going to need a lot smaller group of keywords to make sure you're collecting data on those keywords. So start with 15, maybe go to 20 to 30, depending on how high you want your budget to be, but then always break them out to new campaigns past that point.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Are exact keywords generally expensive than broad? What, according to you, is the right mix of keywords, match type within a campaign and how many can should be added? <br>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>This is a fun one. There's a ton of misconceptions around this. In my opinion it just depends, because it's an auction model. If someone is bidding more on their exact match term than they are their phrase match, then maybe your exact match keywords are more expensive because your competitor is bidding more. We test all three match types across the board. They all three run in a very similar ACoS or ROAS because we control the bids to what's converting best at that certain point in time. I think for us, phrase match is one of our highest selling match types right now because broad sometimes goes too broad and doesn't convert as well. Exact match typically converts the best but can be the most expensive. If we're in a category where our competitors are bidding a lot more on exact, highly recommend running all three. Later on, someone asks can you put them all in the same campaign? You can. It's not necessarily going to hurt. We break ours up most of the time. There's instances where we won't, just so I can control again where my budget's going. But we continue to test every single keyword and every single match type and then just negate and or pause or lower bids depending on the performance in the CBCs.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>I recently launched, about two weeks ago. I'm running an automatic and manual campaign. Is there any other campaigns I should be running? <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>No, I'd say that's fine unless you have a really high budget and look at maybe video or sponsored brands. Those are going to do really well for you. It's unique advertising inventory but considering it's only been two weeks, I think an auto and a manual is good. An auto is going to be used for keyword research and data collection for you. Use your manual campaign to really control where your traffic's going and then just continue adding those automatic keywords you're finding into your manual campaign.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Mike says, I'm in a category where there's a lot of window shopping, so my advertising spend is high as lots of clicks, no and low sales. Long tail keywords have low traffic and the keywords with higher search volume are very general, expensive and saturated by competitors. Any other strategies to consider?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>Yeah, I would say, like the home decor, apparel, puzzles those categories can be really difficult because of the window shopping. So you got to think how do you stop someone from window shopping? Video does really really well because then you're educating them on why your product's better and why they're interested. And the good thing with sponsor brands video is if they're just watching the video you don't get charged. You only get charged if they clicked, and if they click they're interested. But again, I'd put this back on you to ask why are people clicking on your listing but not buying? Like even in high window shopping categories, you need to have a competitive advantage. The second thing I would say is product targeting, sponsor product product targeting, sponsor display product targeting can do really well. Target all of the competitors who have lower reviews than you, a higher price point than you, worse reviews than you. These do really well in window shopping categories because, as you mentioned, people are looking at competitors and then clicking on other listings and other listings. So this is a good opportunity to kind of take advantage of that mentality.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Would you also say influencers are probably really the best way for those particular categories.  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Yeah, I think influencers do really well because they're again, it's the same as the video concept. You don't want to just capture the demand and be compared to every other product in your category by price or reviews, which is what Amazon's known for. How do you educate a customer on why they need your product before they even click? Influencers, video ads, off-platform traffic does that job.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>Do you think Amazon rewards or gives more ranked juice for organic sales more than PPC sales, or do they treat them the same?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>I would probably say more to organic sales. This is why your big retail brands your Johnson and Johnson's, your Pepsi or Coke's can get away with having listings that maybe aren't as fantastic because their organic conversion rate is so much higher, right? Even before they were spending a ton like seven years ago when I got started in this space those brands did so well because their conversion rate was higher. Customers were searching for their brand name and buying right, so their organic is already inflated and doing much better. Nowadays, PPC of course plays a role, but Amazon knows that they're going to max out on how much PPC opportunity they can have within the search results, so I think organic is weighted a little bit heavier in terms of conversion rate and click-through rate.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Do you ever increase budget on a PPC campaign, even if it isn't maxing out?  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>It doesn't hurt. I don't think it necessarily helps. It can. I've seen a few people kind of make statements like I ran a campaign at $50 a day budget and it did nothing. When I increased it to $500 a day it did something. I've never really seen that, but it doesn't hurt anything. <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Joshua says wait. So I thought it was best practice to segment campaigns, as in keywords and such, to determine the performance. So is it best practice to clump keywords together for campaigns in groups of 10 to 15?  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>It doesn't really matter. Single keyword campaigns are okay, they don't hurt, but they're a pain to scale. We have brands that have 500 keywords doing well, so I'm not going to create 500 campaigns when it doesn't drive that much added value. We do 10 to 15 because it's controllable, it's easy to scale, it's easy for us to build out. Because it's controllable, it's easy to scale, it's easy for us to build out. In an absolutely perfect world, single keyword campaigns could be the best solution, the most value added, because you can do your placements at the same time, but they're not scalable for most people. Most people don't have the operations to run it appropriately and the software's out there that are recommending single keyword campaigns have a really terrible bid management strategy that doesn't make sense for them. So I would say if you're a small brand, only have one product, go ahead and run single keyword campaigns if you want. Just make sure you have a good system for naming and structuring.  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>This is a good question. If you're new to Helium 10 Adtomic, what's the best place to start? I feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the system.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>I would start by saying that that is the nature of Amazon and Amazon probably going to feel overwhelmed. So the biggest thing is to actually go through, like the videos that are directly within Adtomic. Like that's what I would say one of your best bets and start learning each piece individually. That's something that I kind of got overwhelmed with, like in the beginning. Keyword research and bid management that should be our core focus when it comes to advertising. So go through those segmented videos and help yourself understand the system that way. Do you have anything else, Carrie?  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah, I mean we do have kind of a PPC Academy. If you are a paid subscriber to Helium 10, you can go into that course. But Bradley also has done some. He did some masterclasses on Adtomic and then there's also kind of learn videos, like you were saying, just like watch those little videos for each different thing within the actual tools. There's kind of little training videos. I would suggest doing that. We also have it in our academy. We have videos in our academy that show you how to use Adtomic.  <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>General, it just takes time and, to not get overwhelmed, you have to hop in and you have to test and learn. By the time you learn something Amazon will change some button or some switch. So don't get overwhelmed by like. We have incredible comments and questions that are being asked that I would say are pretty advanced here. So, like, don't get overwhelmed by all of that. Just start simple, start small and you'll figure it out as you go. <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>I think we'll do maybe one more here. I think this is a good one. I use Cerebro to extract keywords from competitors ASINs and then include those as exact and phrase match within the same campaign. As a result, my campaign sometimes ends up with 500 plus keywords. Is this approach okay, or should I create smaller, more segmented campaigns? <br>
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<p>Destaney:  </p>
<p>I'm going to assume what's happening with your 500 plus keywords is only 10 of them are actually getting impressions and clicks. That is the problem with that strategy. Unless you have a thousand dollar a day budget, you cannot afford the data across all those keywords. And what I mean by that is the industry standard is you need anywhere from 10 to 20 clicks per keyword before knowing whether or not it's a keyword that can be optimized right. So let's say 10 clicks at a $1 bid across 500 keywords. I can't do that math. What is 500 times $10? Like 5000?  <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah.  <br>
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<p>Destaney: </p>
<p>Please, you guys I just got the zeros. This is one of those memes I was like what is the most embarrassing thing you typed into your Amazon or your calculator this year? I was about to say you cannot afford to collect data on all those keywords. You're going way too big and you're going to have campaigns that only have 5 to 10 keywords getting clicks, because that's where all of your budget's going. Your budget's only going to go to those keywords. Amazon's not going to spread it across all of your keywords. So there's no point in doing any of that keyword research when 480 of those keywords you cannot afford to get impressions on. That is why we break them out in a segmented campaign. So I can have a $10 campaign focus on one to two keywords, collecting data. I can turn on and off as my keywords are successful versus your 500. Again, you can't necessarily afford it unless you're going to be spending 5 to $10,000 to collect data on all of those terms.   <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller:  </p>
<p>All right, I think that's the last question. I think you've done an amazing job for pretty much 45 minutes straight answering questions. So thank you. And Andrew says Destaney is the GOAT. And then Cory said “Agreed, this is awesome!”. So thank you so much for joining us for TACoS Tuesday and thank you to everyone in the audience. We had lots of I mean, we still have questions we haven't answered. I'm sorry about that. We just don't have time to do all of them every single time, but if you join next time early, you can get your questions in early, right when we start and get them answered. But thanks again for everyone who joined and also Destaney. If anyone wants to reach you, where can they reach you? <br>
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<p>Destaney:   </p>
<p>Facebook or LinkedIn is probably the easiest. I see a few like good questions that came in last minute. Cory Benson, like all of my content is pretty much on LinkedIn, based around your question, so feel free to follow me on either of those platforms or reach out in the Helium 10 groups. I'm pretty active in those groups, so if you have any questions that we missed, we'd love to hop in and help.   <br>
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<p>Carrie Miller: </p>
<p>Yeah, if you're not following Destaney on LinkedIn, you're missing out, so you got to go go follow her there. So, all right, thank you again, and we'll see you all again next time on TACoS Tuesday.</p>
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<p>Could Amazon listings that you haven’t touched in a while be the hidden goldmine you've been overlooking? In this episode, Bradley Sutton reveals his tried-and-true method for breathing new life into overlooked product pages and uncovering keywords that boost sales and conversions. As 2025 approaches, it's vital to stay ahead of trends and search habits to refresh your listings. Using the Project X egg trays, he demonstrates how to effectively audit and optimize your Amazon listings using tools like Search Query Performance and Helium 10. We'll explore how examining new reviews and tweaking your advertising and product images can align your listings with consumer trends, ultimately driving profitability.</p>
<p>Keyword optimization isn't just about throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Instead, it's an art form, and Bradley is here to guide you through crafting a keyword strategy that resonates. With a focus on a wooden egg tray example, we'll uncover unexpected opportunities by analyzing platforms like Etsy and Search Query Performance. Discover how an overlooked keyword like "porcelain egg holder" can unlock new potential. By analyzing click-through rates and impressions with Helium 10’s Cerebro tool, you'll learn how to capture untapped markets and expand your advertising reach.</p>
<p>Understanding sales dynamics is crucial for any Amazon seller. By leveraging BSR history, we can pinpoint sales spikes and identify the keywords that fueled them. Bradley will show you how to use Helium 10's historical data tools to track keyword sales and ranking changes over time and outsmart competitors. It's not just about finding what works but creating a Standard Operating Procedure to efficiently manage the process across multiple products. Get ready to unlock hundreds of dollars in additional sales by strategically optimizing your keyword usage. Let's make tangible financial gains a reality.</p>
<p>In episode 624 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Auditing Amazon Listings for Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:56 - Refreshing Product Listing for Project X</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:34 - Market Analysis Tools for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:43 - Analyzing Keywords for Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:36 - Keyword Research for Wooden Egg Tray</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:14 - Utilizing Historical Data for Product Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:19 - Analyzing BSR and Keyword Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:40 - Organic Ranking Improvement Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:49 - Analyzing Keyword Performance Through Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:33 - Analyzing Feedback for Product Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:24 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:41 - Discovering Profitable Keywords for Increased Sales</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn how to audit old Amazon listings to uncover new keywords, drive sales, and gather valuable customer data that can help in listing optimization to boost your conversion rates.</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Could Amazon listings that you haven’t touched in a while be the hidden goldmine you've been overlooking? In this episode, Bradley Sutton reveals his tried-and-true method for breathing new life into overlooked product pages and uncovering keywords that boost sales and conversions. As 2025 approaches, it's vital to stay ahead of trends and search habits to refresh your listings. Using the Project X egg trays, he demonstrates how to effectively audit and optimize your Amazon listings using tools like Search Query Performance and Helium 10. We'll explore how examining new reviews and tweaking your advertising and product images can align your listings with consumer trends, ultimately driving profitability.</p>
<p>Keyword optimization isn't just about throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. Instead, it's an art form, and Bradley is here to guide you through crafting a keyword strategy that resonates. With a focus on a wooden egg tray example, we'll uncover unexpected opportunities by analyzing platforms like Etsy and Search Query Performance. Discover how an overlooked keyword like "porcelain egg holder" can unlock new potential. By analyzing click-through rates and impressions with Helium 10’s Cerebro tool, you'll learn how to capture untapped markets and expand your advertising reach.</p>
<p>Understanding sales dynamics is crucial for any Amazon seller. By leveraging BSR history, we can pinpoint sales spikes and identify the keywords that fueled them. Bradley will show you how to use Helium 10's historical data tools to track keyword sales and ranking changes over time and outsmart competitors. It's not just about finding what works but creating a Standard Operating Procedure to efficiently manage the process across multiple products. Get ready to unlock hundreds of dollars in additional sales by strategically optimizing your keyword usage. Let's make tangible financial gains a reality.</p>
<p>In episode 624 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Auditing Amazon Listings for Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:56 - Refreshing Product Listing for Project X</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:34 - Market Analysis Tools for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:43 - Analyzing Keywords for Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:36 - Keyword Research for Wooden Egg Tray</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:14 - Utilizing Historical Data for Product Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:19 - Analyzing BSR and Keyword Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:40 - Organic Ranking Improvement Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:49 - Analyzing Keyword Performance Through Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:33 - Analyzing Feedback for Product Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:24 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:41 - Discovering Profitable Keywords for Increased Sales</li>
</ul>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 12/19/24: Amazon Makes Move That Might Cost Sellers Millions of Dollars!</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/amazon-makes-move-that-might-cost-sellers-millions-of-dollars/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:47:50 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>BREAKING NEWS: Amazon sellers are angrier than I've ever seen them before because of this move that Amazon made that could be costing sellers millions. How crazy is that?</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Update to the FBA inventory reimbursement policy
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTU4yV1c1M0xMQlNKWlRB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTU4yV1c1M0xMQlNKWlRB

</a>Is Amazon's new FBA inventory reimbursement policy a game-changer or a nightmare for sellers? Recent changes have sparked a significant uproar, and many sellers feel misled and worried about potential financial losses in the millions. We dissect this contentious shift, highlighting the importance of transparency and fairness in Amazon's communication while recognizing its right to shape its own policies. The discussion also provides strategic insights into managing these upcoming changes.

TikTok Shop US Sales Surpass Shein, Sephora
<a href='https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/ecommerce/tiktok-shop-us-593031'>https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/ecommerce/tiktok-shop-us-593031

</a>Return Rate and Star Rating features on Voice of the Customer Dashboard
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWEw1VEZNWTI2WFc0WTdO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWEw1VEZNWTI2WFc0WTdO

</a>Temu Leaves Amazon in E-Commerce Dust, Topping Apple’s Most-Downloaded Apps List
<a href='https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/temu-leaves-amazon-in-e-commerce-dust-topping-apples-most-downloaded-apps-list/91067132'>https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/temu-leaves-amazon-in-e-commerce-dust-topping-apples-most-downloaded-apps-list/91067132

</a>Account vacation settings and support for the holidays
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHN0w1UkNRQlZQR0E5SjJW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHN0w1UkNRQlZQR0E5SjJW

</a>TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily halt a law that would ban the app in the U.S.
<a href='https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-16/tiktok-supreme-court-temporarily-halt-ban'>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-16/tiktok-supreme-court-temporarily-halt-ban

</a>Enhanced display placement targeting features on Amazon DSP
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/enhanced-display-placement-targeting-amazon-dsp/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/enhanced-display-placement-targeting-amazon-dsp/

</a>Join us for a comprehensive exploration of these pivotal shifts, equipping you with the knowledge to thrive in the Amazon space.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:52 - Amazon Drops Hammer On Reimbursements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:28 - TikTok Shop Passes Shein</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:01 - Amazon EU FBA Fee Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:46 - Voice of the Customer Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:30 - Temu Most Downloaded</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:21 - Amazon Vacation Mode</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:52 - TikTok - Supreme Court</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:31 - New DSP Features</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BREAKING NEWS: Amazon sellers are angrier than I've ever seen them before because of this move that Amazon made that could be costing sellers millions. How crazy is that?</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Update to the FBA inventory reimbursement policy<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTU4yV1c1M0xMQlNKWlRB'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTU4yV1c1M0xMQlNKWlRB<br>
<br>
</a>Is Amazon's new FBA inventory reimbursement policy a game-changer or a nightmare for sellers? Recent changes have sparked a significant uproar, and many sellers feel misled and worried about potential financial losses in the millions. We dissect this contentious shift, highlighting the importance of transparency and fairness in Amazon's communication while recognizing its right to shape its own policies. The discussion also provides strategic insights into managing these upcoming changes.<br>
<br>
TikTok Shop US Sales Surpass Shein, Sephora<br>
<a href='https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/ecommerce/tiktok-shop-us-593031'>https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-marketing/ecommerce/tiktok-shop-us-593031<br>
<br>
</a>Return Rate and Star Rating features on Voice of the Customer Dashboard<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWEw1VEZNWTI2WFc0WTdO'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWEw1VEZNWTI2WFc0WTdO<br>
<br>
</a>Temu Leaves Amazon in E-Commerce Dust, Topping Apple’s Most-Downloaded Apps List<br>
<a href='https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/temu-leaves-amazon-in-e-commerce-dust-topping-apples-most-downloaded-apps-list/91067132'>https://www.inc.com/kit-eaton/temu-leaves-amazon-in-e-commerce-dust-topping-apples-most-downloaded-apps-list/91067132<br>
<br>
</a>Account vacation settings and support for the holidays<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHN0w1UkNRQlZQR0E5SjJW'>https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHN0w1UkNRQlZQR0E5SjJW<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily halt a law that would ban the app in the U.S.<br>
<a href='https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-16/tiktok-supreme-court-temporarily-halt-ban'>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-12-16/tiktok-supreme-court-temporarily-halt-ban<br>
<br>
</a>Enhanced display placement targeting features on Amazon DSP<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/enhanced-display-placement-targeting-amazon-dsp/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/enhanced-display-placement-targeting-amazon-dsp/<br>
<br>
</a>Join us for a comprehensive exploration of these pivotal shifts, equipping you with the knowledge to thrive in the Amazon space.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:52 - Amazon Drops Hammer On Reimbursements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:28 - TikTok Shop Passes Shein</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:01 - Amazon EU FBA Fee Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:46 - Voice of the Customer Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:30 - Temu Most Downloaded</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:21 - Amazon Vacation Mode</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:52 - TikTok - Supreme Court</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:31 - New DSP Features</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we got the TikTok queen with 1M+ followers to share her 2024 journey as an influencer, creator, &amp; new Amazon seller. Learn her secrets to making money this year!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gracey Ryback from Deal Cheats, the TikTok and Amazon Live sensation with over a million followers reveals her transition from a successful influencer/content creator to Amazon seller in our latest episode. Gracey shares how her initial venture into sourcing products from China provided key insights, eventually leading to a strategic pivot towards U.S.-based suppliers. Her story is not just about product sourcing, but about understanding the intricacies of e-commerce from a seller's perspective, enabling her to connect deeply with other aspiring entrepreneurs in the industry.</p>
<p>Forget traditional advertising methods—Gracey explains why she swerves around Amazon PPC, favoring the power of external traffic and influencer marketing to launch products organically. We dissect her strategies for breaking into saturated markets, utilizing influencers and deal sites to propel organic traffic and product visibility. With practical advice on setting lucrative discounts that draw customers while keeping profit margins healthy, Gracey provides a replicable blueprint for launching products without sacrificing profitability.</p>
<p>Dive into the world of influencer marketing on Amazon as Gracey discusses the tools and platforms that make content creation and brand collaboration seamless. From Helium 10 Xray’s influencer mode to utilizing other platforms, Gracey shares how repurposing content can maximize reach and revenue. Balancing the demands of being a creator and Amazon seller isn't easy, but with Gracey's insights on work-life dynamics and leveraging multiple platforms, listeners will gain valuable knowledge on how to thrive as both a creator and a seller.</p>
<p>In episode 623 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Gracey discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Gracey's Amazon Selling Journey</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:59 - Organic Product Launch Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:53 - Uniqueness and Potential for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:01 - Product Promotion and Brand Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:10 - Maximizing Influencer Income on Amazon Live and TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:10 - Best Helium 10 Tools For Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:53 - Alternative Revenue Streams for Creators </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:05 - Creator's Work-Life Balance and Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:48 - Daily Routine and Content Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:10 - Influencer Tools for Amazon Success</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we got the TikTok queen with 1M+ followers to share her 2024 journey as an influencer, creator, &amp; new Amazon seller. Learn her secrets to making money this year!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gracey Ryback from Deal Cheats, the TikTok and Amazon Live sensation with over a million followers reveals her transition from a successful influencer/content creator to Amazon seller in our latest episode. Gracey shares how her initial venture into sourcing products from China provided key insights, eventually leading to a strategic pivot towards U.S.-based suppliers. Her story is not just about product sourcing, but about understanding the intricacies of e-commerce from a seller's perspective, enabling her to connect deeply with other aspiring entrepreneurs in the industry.</p>
<p>Forget traditional advertising methods—Gracey explains why she swerves around Amazon PPC, favoring the power of external traffic and influencer marketing to launch products organically. We dissect her strategies for breaking into saturated markets, utilizing influencers and deal sites to propel organic traffic and product visibility. With practical advice on setting lucrative discounts that draw customers while keeping profit margins healthy, Gracey provides a replicable blueprint for launching products without sacrificing profitability.</p>
<p>Dive into the world of influencer marketing on Amazon as Gracey discusses the tools and platforms that make content creation and brand collaboration seamless. From Helium 10 Xray’s influencer mode to utilizing other platforms, Gracey shares how repurposing content can maximize reach and revenue. Balancing the demands of being a creator and Amazon seller isn't easy, but with Gracey's insights on work-life dynamics and leveraging multiple platforms, listeners will gain valuable knowledge on how to thrive as both a creator and a seller.</p>
<p>In episode 623 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Gracey discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Gracey's Amazon Selling Journey</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:59 - Organic Product Launch Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:53 - Uniqueness and Potential for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:01 - Product Promotion and Brand Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:10 - Maximizing Influencer Income on Amazon Live and TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:10 - Best Helium 10 Tools For Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:53 - Alternative Revenue Streams for Creators </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:05 - Creator's Work-Life Balance and Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:48 - Daily Routine and Content Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:10 - Influencer Tools for Amazon Success</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we’ll discuss helpful Amazon advertising strategies, Amazon Marketing Cloud, Search Query Performance, and even some suggestions for the best Ethiopian restaurants.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>Join us as we welcome back George Meressa of ClearAds Agency, to the Serious Sellers Podcast, where we talk about Amazon advertising and e-commerce strategies. We discuss how tightened margins and increased competition from Chinese products are impacting sellers. The conversation covers the role of AI in leveling the playing field for non-native English speakers and the significance of external traffic sources like TikTok and Google Ads. We also examine the rising influence of larger brands on Amazon and the higher entry barriers that are discouraging new sellers. Our transition to using Pacvue for Amazon advertising and the emphasis on improving listings to enhance conversion rates are also key highlights.</p>
<p>In our discussion on Amazon PPC campaign optimization, we focus on strategically reducing wasted ad spend and reallocating resources for better performance. George and Bradley share insights on identifying inefficient ad campaigns and leveraging tools like the Hemingway app and Pacvue to simplify language and automate bid adjustments. We explore the importance of enhancing listings through effective keyword use and optimizing Q&amp;A and reviews, which are crucial for ranking. This conversation emphasizes how strategic budgeting and allocation can uncover easy wins and growth opportunities for Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore modern advertising strategies and data utilization on Amazon. George discusses optimizing sales through effective keyword analysis and the benefits of using Amazon Marketing Cloud for insights into new-to-brand sales. We also touch on the value of Amazon's B2B reporting and the challenges of sponsored TV ads for ROI-focused clients. The conversation highlights the enduring effectiveness of sponsored product ads and the importance of maintaining advertising spend on high-ranking keywords. Finally, we share a lighter moment, connecting over a shared appreciation for unique ethnic cuisines, with a particular focus on Ethiopian food.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 622 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and George discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising and E-Commerce Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - Automated Bid Adjustment Strategies for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:41 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Data Utilization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:09 - Understanding Amazon Search Query Performance Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:03 - Advertising Strategies and Best Practices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:26 - Benefits of the Amazon Bestseller Badge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:17 - Shifting Focus to Organic Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:55 - Discussing International Cuisine Preferences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:29 - Exploring Unique Ethiopian Cuisines</li>
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Transcript:

<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got George back on the show for the first time in a couple years and we're going to talk about a wide variety of subjects, including general Amazon advertising strategy, AMC, Search Query Performance and even some suggestions for the best Ethiopian restaurants. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for Serious Sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we're here in Milan, Italy, at our Avask and Helium 10 workshop, and just fresh off the stage is George. Now I'm going to be asking him a little bit about what he talked about, because I was in here recording another podcast so I didn't get to hear him. But, George, it's been a little bit since you've been on the podcast. Welcome back.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for having me. It has been a while yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yes, yeah. So now you flew in here, you're still based in London.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>I am, yeah, I'm in London.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, excellent. So I'm going to need some restaurant advice. I'll be going there two times in the next couple of weeks, so you'll have to give me some great local eats.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Absolutely, I'll give you my advice. I've been told I have horrible advice, but there's one or two winners, so then I'll get you with them.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, excellent. Now we're not just here to talk about culinary things, were here to talk about you know what, what your specialty is, which is, you know, Amazon advertising, just Amazon in general. And so I remember the last time you were on the show. You know you talk a lot about DSP. Dsp obviously has come a long ways, but just in general, what are the biggest things that have changed in the last couple of years that advertisers are dealing with now? Or you know some new feature that they have access to? That wasn't around the last time you were on the show.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's a good question. So I think the biggest thing we've seen is just how margins are being tightened for sellers. So there's been costs that have increased in so many different areas, like warehouse costs. The cost per click just has increased in general, and not only that, but we've also seen a whole range of competition come within Amazon, so a lot of cheaper products coming directly from China and I think AI has had a massive impact on that where now Chinese sellers are able to have content that matches up with those who speak the native languages, like English in the US and other marketplaces and Temu has been one as well. It's just been a competition where you can find products at such a lower rate.</p>
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<p>So there have been a few big components. Outside traffic as well has played a big part too. So getting viral stuff coming through TikTok, people really homing in on Google Ads they've had an impact and also the bigger brand as well. I think a lot more bigger brands are putting their products on Amazon and because they have the awareness, the conversion rates are just naturally better and they're coming in and just sweeping in and taking a considerable amount of market share. So there's a whole sea of things happening. I think one of the biggest things we've noticed, though, is there's less newer sellers, because just the barrier of entry is a little bit higher than it was when we first uh, when we last had the conversation.</p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now you guys, uh, I know, um, in the last couple years you know, switched over to Pacvue, uh, for software, another one of our companies.</p>
<p>So you know Pacvue is not just Amazon, you know, it's a really a lot of multi-channel. So are you guys leveraging advertising now on other platforms at all? Are you strictly still pretty much Amazon advertising?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>So we're mainly Amazon advertising now. I think the biggest change that's happened since we last spoke is, uh, we're now working within the listings too, so leveraging some of the skill set we brought in from outside um, those who've run amazon brands and done really well and they've been able to help us to grow the conversion rate, because ultimately it comes down to the conversion rate and the sales. So and sometimes it's quite straightforward fixes it could be standing out with images, it could be keywords in the back end that most people forget to put in descriptions, titles, and just really working with that, and other times just that product is kind of hitting the end of its life cycle and that's</p>
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<p>one thing we've noticed is the life cycle of products are kind of diminishing more and more since last being here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, I imagine that's kind of a benefit for you guys, because if you're only an advertising agency, you know you can only control the advertising. But if they've got a crap listing or they don't even have the right keywords, it's a little bit hard to change things. But if you're able to go in there and help people from a to z, then it just makes the advertising, I imagine, much more effective too.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Exactly that. So it's a kind of massive flywheel effect. When you get the listings right and you have a kind of superior product or product that stands out, it just makes everything else flow better. So you could, you know, um? On extreme examples, we've seen exceptional products of high barrier or high barrier to entry products, where they have very basic PPC campaigns, but they just rank, they just do well, and on the opposite side you have other products that are similar to what's out there and it's very difficult to get that edge. I think when I first started doing Amazon pay-per-click, you know you had the auto campaigns. Manual campaigns were just introduced. There wasn't much data. I mean there wasn't much competition, so it was easy to run it. But now I mean the data that we have access to with Amazon is unbelievable. It's unbelievable what information you can get right now and I think that is still probably the biggest edge a lot of people can have against their competitors is actually taking advantage of the data and knowing what to do with it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what is one of the most common I don't know if I can say mistakes or things that you're changing like now you take on a new client and now you do have the ability to go in and modify some things, both on the advertising side of what they were doing, but both on also on the listing, you know, side or keyword side. What are some things that are like oh my goodness, like we've had so many customers who have done this wrong and this is like the first thing that we check for to change. Does anything stick out in your mind?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's very simple. So we look at what can we bring down, what can we bring out? I mean, what can we bring down? What can we bring up? They're the two simplest ways of putting it. So what can we bring down?</p>
<p>Where in the campaigns that we're looking at is there wasted budget? Where that, where the resources haven't been allocated well right? So this could be campaigns that are getting a very high amount of clicks but not any sales. So that's a. That's just a more straightforward basic um, um kind of uh example. But on the other hand, you can also have keywords that have a decent a cost, a horrible conversion rate, and that's where most of the budget's been distributed. So the more budget and ad spend a company has when they come to us, the stronger the chances that we will find something to improve. So that's the first thing we do is okay, what can we cut back? If someone's got, you know, you know, 10 000 a month ad spend or 100 hundred thousand a month, and we can reduce it by 10%, 15%. Then we got opportunity with that additional budget to put it in places where it is working, or untapped opportunities. That is going to be an easy win. So where is the easy wins, is the quickest thing, and reducing that spend and cutting the cost is the first place we go. So that's the first thing. And then the second thing is what can we bring up? Where is there potential for growth? And this is where we kind of dig into Search Query Information. Where are certain listings organically positioned well or getting a good proportion of sales that you're just not pushing through PPC right? And when we got that information, we can then create campaigns to then test okay, what would happen if we put some campaigns behind this? Would their positions improve? And most of the time the conversion rates are strong, as strong as they and they are shown on Search Query Data. Then they move and it works well. So, from a PPC side of things, that's where we see the quick wins.</p>
<p>Um, on a listing side of things, it's very basic things that get missing. I mean the amount of companies we look at where they just haven't got back-end keywords and they don't have, uh, their descriptions fleshed out and their, their, um, their bullet points haven't been reviewed since they first launched the products because they've got so many products. Amazon is looking at the listings to look at what is this product relevant to what is. What is the search terms that are most likely to entice a sale. So we go a little bit further as well and kind of work on um Q and A as well. How can we maximize the, the amount of questions that are answered around the products and making sure that the type of answer that's given is what amazon's looking for. So, especially with Rufus so there's a science paper that uh was recently published where amazon actually say they, they give more um, they put more weight in terms of ranking to the questions and answers and the reviews as opposed to the product description. So really making sure that all of the content it works well.</p>
<p>I think one of the things I've just shared downstairs as well is um using simple language, right. So a lot of people things I've just shared downstairs as well is using simple language, right. So a lot of people forget that, just using the US as an example, the average reading age is of a seventh grader, right? So if the average reading age is of a seventh grader, why not use this much more simple language within your listings to really convey the message? Because then, ultimately, you're reaching 100% of your audience as opposed to reaching, you know, 40 or 30%. That in itself could have just tremendous impact and it has, we've seen in our clients in terms of the conversion rates. So I just spoke downstairs a really cool app to use is Hemingway, the Hemingway app. So with that app, you can just put your listing title in there and it will teach you to just use more simple language. Right, there's no, there's no, there's never any issue in doing that, and actually you could reach a much, much larger audience, especially if you're selling a complex product. That is the art. If you sell a complicated product to complicated ingredients, you know, really conveying the um, the benefits.</p>
<p>And just moving back to what you mentioned, Pacvue that's been a game changer. One of the big things that it's allowed us to do is allowed us to put in rules so that we can automatically make bid adjustments that humans just can't do as well, right? So just to give you a few examples, we can put in rules which say, okay, if, uh, the position in organically is X, make X change within the bids, right. So if this and if the conversion rate threshold is above this, increase the bids, right. Doing this is just one layer, right, and that's helped a considerable amount in terms of ensuring that it's done in real time. That's the first one. The second thing is doing um, increasing bids, budgets during certain times of the day and week, right.</p>
<p>So we found out, all of the tools we've used, patfuse being the most superior in terms of getting that right and homing in. You know, you can ask someone, a VA, you can ask a special, a specialist account manager who's been doing it for donkey's years, to manually sit there and do that, but it's not going to meet the human, it's not going to meet, uh, the tool's ability to do it at such a rapid rate. There's so many things that we do within those tools now where we're now focusing more on a strategy and we're allowing the tool to do the mundane clicking and ensuring that the campaigns are given the best possible, uh, chance of succeeding. So, um, that's kind of how we use the tool and I think, is getting to a place now.</p>
<p>If you're not using these tools, you're going to fall behind, like you cannot. It's not like those old days where you could just click and make the budget adjustment. Amazon is checking all of the position and ranking every time a search is made for your products, right? So you want to take advantage of that, especially if you're doing good volumes. You're getting good traffic, getting good impressions. You really want to be on top of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, one thing you mentioned a couple minutes ago was about the Q&amp;A. So let's say, you know, just organically, nobody has left that many questions and so obviously that means there's not that many answers to. So does this mean that you're just getting like some Amazon customers to write some questions so that the seller or the account manager can answer them, or how do you get the right questions and answers on there?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Very good question. So I'm going to step a bit back, Bradley. So you can use a tool like AHREF, right, and you can ask a question about a product, right, and it will give you the most asked questions on Google, right. So that's where you can do the research and be more data focused. So I'll give you an example there was some sort of nail varnish that one of our clients sold. When we put that product into AHREF how to remove the nail varnish it was the biggest question I was asked. It was getting like 20,000 to 30,000 searches a month.</p>
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<p>So, firstly, it's about finding the right questions. Where is the itch right? What are people asking? Right? And then, when you find a few of these questions, then we encourage friends and family and there are some other ways you can do it. I just would need to speak to a team about how to do it, but in the day-to-day of the business. But what we find is, when you do that and then you answer the question as well, there's Amazon Comprehend. So Amazon Comprehend is a tool that allows you to ensure you answer the question in the right way.</p>
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<p>So you're not neutral. So either positive or negative, and it's about being as black and white as possible, and we've noticed that Rufus picks up on this as well. So, um, you want to make sure that you're answering those questions. Um, well too. So, um, don't be vague. Um, try and be yes or no. Um, does it answer the question is this a product that removes? Uh, you know how does this product remove nail varnish easily? Yes, it does it. Does it X, does it X, Y and Z? And actually what we did is, when we actually did the research on some of these tools like AHRef, SEMrush, we found that when you go to the listing, you can actually put some visual aids of showing step-by-step how easy it is to remove it. So there's a whole range of ways you can find it but this has been really, really useful for it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Um, you, you also mentioned, you know, Search Query Performance and I think that's just a great data point, that that Amazon. I think none of us really ever could have predicted that Amazon would, would, would give. Um, I think you touched on it. But, like, my main thing is, I'm looking at keywords where I've got a better conversion rate for purchases, that, then the overall and then yeah, you know, checking. Maybe I'm not advertising for it or maybe I'm not ranking high. I need to double down and then maybe the ones I'm not converting as well, maybe I even dial back on the spend because I know, you know, it might not help me much with my organic ranking. Uh, because I'm converting poorly for it. What other uses other than just those, those two that are using the search performance data for?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>That's a good question. So, as well as looking at conversion rates, looking at what is the potential on that keyword, if you're getting three sales a week from that keyword and there's 25 sales, is it gonna be better use of your time to go for another keyword that you may be getting free sales, but there's 400 sales a week, right, so it gives you the potential that keyword has for you to grow in it and make more sales. So that's the first thing. Another thing as well is Amazon doesn't make this clear, but there's two types of keywords that you have within search query, so you have more discovery keywords and you also have more kind of intent based keywords. Right, and you can figure out where these keywords lie by just looking at their kind of um, the click percentage share, and you can also look at it from the add to cart share as well.</p>
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<p>So there's going to be certain keywords where people just are more likely to buy quicker, and so they're the keywords really good to really understand as well, because effectively, this is going to be better use of your money. So if you can find those keywords where the conversion rate is higher, then you're likely to kind of do more with that. So there's some of the ways we use search query and I know they've gone a step further with my team as well where you can actually reverse, engineer and figure out, ok, depending on how many sales there are for a certain keyword and how much competition there is. There are for a certain keyword and how much competition there is, if you get X amount of sales for that keyword per day, this is how much it's likely to cost you per click on average to see what it would look like to move you up organically. So that's what search queries can do if it's in the right hands.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What other new Amazon data points you know, like brand metrics or things like that, are you guys leveraging to help you make decisions?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Good question. So I think one of the I was just speaking to Ben just last week and I think one of the big things we noticed recently is just the B2B reporting through the child ace and so you can see now how many sales you'll get in from B2B customers. So I think that's been interesting. So I think anyone who uh is sales on amazon and they should just apply to and have b2b pricing. So if people wanted to buy uh larger units we're still quite early on into this, but we started to see certain trends of search terms where it's more targeted towards b2b customers and really taking advantage of those search terms as well and probably spending a bit we spend a bit more on them. So uh tape, some sort of tape for plumbers we kind of saw that. Yoga supplies we saw that. So there's gonna be a lot more we can do with it, but that's kind of one of the latest things that we've seen that we've taken advantage of.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you guys leveraging AMC? I mean, AMC has been around for a while, but now it's kind of more getting a little democratized. It's not just for people with DSP. Have you been leveraging that at all for your clients?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Yeah, we've been using AMC for some time now with DSP clients, so there's a whole, there's a bunch of really cool things that AMC gives you in terms of data. So the first and most obvious way is you can now start to see how many new to brand sales you get through sponsored product ads. Uh, within the interface, you can only really see that for responsive brand. So it really, especially if you have, um a consumable product, you're able to see, okay, um, which, which keywords are responsible for bringing in new purchases where, um, they've never they've never seen your product I haven't bought within a certain time period. So that's been really useful.</p>
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<p>Um, and leveraging that information, um, there's been. How else have we used it? Uh, we created custom audiences as well. So, um, you could exclude. So, within dsp, you can exclude those who may have seen your product 15 times, because they're less likely to buy after 15 times across the whole account as opposed to uh, as opposed to one um. So there's yeah, there's been a few ways, and I think this is going to be really good for uh, e-commerce brands now, the fact that we have it at our disposal within seller central, because before it was, you know, you had to go for an agency.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So have you guys dabbled at all with any of your clients with a sponsored tv?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>uh well, we haven't seen it work. We have, um, it just seems to waste a lot of money, um. So most of the clients that we deal with they're kind of more ROI focused. They want to grow. We haven't really had anyone yet with us. I know Matt has his previous agency that want brand exposure and are prepared to spend 20, $30,000 a month on that. So we haven't. We haven't. We've tested, we've not seen the results. So we haven't, we haven't, we've tested, we've not seen the results. So we've kind of moved away from it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Um, what's maybe the best kind? You know, obviously there's a million kinds of ads now before, back in the day, say, there's auto campaigns, or there's broad campaigns, and then there's ASIN targeting and then now all of a sudden there's, you know, sponsored brand headline ads and video ads and throughout different times, you know different ones have been the most profitable or drive best ROI. It's a general thing to ask, but anything like any type of ad you see nowadays in 2024, 2025, going into 2025, that are just working better than others, that you're like, hey, everybody needs to be making sure they've got a good strategy with this type of campaign.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>I think it's been sponsored product ads from the get go and I think they're still kind of the number one.</p>
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<p>If you can get your ads to appear, your products to appear at the top of the search results for the right keywords, that is always going to outperform anything else.</p>
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<p>So that's the first place is to kind of find those keywords that you're likely to convert better with, or you have been converting better with, and pushing them top of page placements through sponsored products. We tend to find that 70 of our budget goes to sponsored product ads and then if we start to see, okay, there's common themes across certain keywords where we do convert well through sponsored product ads, then we would take those keywords and put them into sponsored brand ads on exact match to really push them that way. So they tend to and have done so for a while perform the best. Every now and again you get ace in target campaign and category targeting. That works really well, especially if a particular product is superior across the category. So if you have that kind of product where your average rate and count is a lot higher, then that's another option as well to kind of really push and with those kinds of terms, if someone has searched for your competitor and they end up buying your product, then Amazon's gonna favor that a great deal more too.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So the question I have is kind of like, I'm not sure if there's one right answer, but everybody has differing opinions, so I just want to get yours is a common one that people have is like hey, I'm on a key keyword that's relevant to my niche, but now I'm already ranking high organically. You know, like, like, should I pull back on my, my spend? You know, like, maybe before I was always going for top of search for, for sponsored ads. But you know, like, my philosophy in the past has been I want as much real estate as possible. You know, I want to go ahead and have that sponsored brand headline ad. I want it to be the one of the first sponsored ads. I want the organic rank. You know, maybe I'll have a video on the page just because now it's pushing competitors. But you know, is it, is it possible that I'm maybe cannibalizing some organic sales because they clicked on the sponsored ad when they probably would have bought my product anyways? Where do you sit on this, on this kind of debate, I guess?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Good question. So, um, if you have the bestseller badge, you want to do everything within your power to keep that velocity of sales up. You want to make sure that you have more sales within that category than anyone else, because when you get that badge, amazon also already knows that you are the best in that category with what you sell. So there's going to be places that Amazon will show your products that you just would not have access to otherwise. So there's a whole range of benefits that you see would not have access to otherwise, right, so there's a whole range of benefits that you see. Not only that, but when you're positioned and you have the best seller badge, you actually have a much higher advantage compared to your competitors in terms of the price you pay per click. So we tend to also find that the cost per click is lower.</p>
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<p>So when one of our clients actually cuts back or when they lose that bestseller badge, it's so hard to get it back. It's really, really difficult. Effectively, what you've done is you've created a moat. So if you've got those number of sales in, you're making a profit. You do really want to work hard to keep that momentum of sales. If it's working to cut back, it could be dangerous.</p>
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<p>I would probably consider encouraging people to look outside of Amazon. If it's working to cut back, it could be dangerous. I would probably consider encouraging people to look outside of Amazon to kind of compliment what they have. But I mean, there's been just too many horror stories I've heard and seen where people have, like, positioned really well, doing great sales, and then a few people with VC-backed money come in, really push PPC, run their campaigns that are lost for a while, and then, um, they take the best seller badge and they just can't get it back. They don't have the resources like some of the other companies do. So if you're in that fortunate position, you should be doing everything you can, and I think one of the key metrics you should be looking at is how many units of sales are you pushing compared to some of your main competitors? Um, just to make sure that? uh, yeah,</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Somebody's just getting started and they want to start budgeting. Uh, you know, maybe it's tacos or maybe it's like, hey, how much should I put aside? You know, like because the worst thing they can do is just budget for the product, for shipping and getting started, and they have no budget for PPC. But nowadays I think the amount of advertising we kind of have to do is more than ever. But you know you can't do it to the point where you lose money. Is there a number where you're like, hey, you should budget this percent of, like, your initial order or this amount of money weekly or something for somebody so they can really make sure that they've got enough budget where they don't run out and then now they can't run advertising.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>So somebody, so they can really make sure that they've got enough budget where they don't run out and then now they can't run advertising. So what we look at, especially when someone's launching a product, is okay, what terms are you going to want to go for to begin with and work backwards in that way? So if you have a product, strongly encourage you. Well, try and get brand registry from the very, very beginning so you have access to brand analytics. Get the products in. You're doing a variation; it's going to be easier to get this information. But what we tend to do is look backwards and go okay, what are the keywords that we're going to target and what impressions and clicks and conversions do they get a week? What do we need to achieve to begin with? And then how much do we need on average, working on some scenarios, to have more of an educated guess, and we work backwards in that sense.</p>
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<p>And then we have phases as. So we might have four or five phases. So at the lower end of the phases, we've got those search volume keywords. I'll get in maybe 5,000 searches a month and we start there and then we kind of go right. Here's five keywords in phase four and what we're going to do with these keywords is start off with that and we're going to have X amount of budget. So we do have a tool in-house where we kind of figure out what we, what we need to spend and then we kind of move up the phases. The moment we start to see movement in organic positioning, um, but at the beginning is going to be, you know, I mean you obviously should probably going to sign up for vine and get those reviews coming in it's going to all factor in at the beginning. If you're getting really good reviews, you're getting really good conversion rate, then then you're going to have to have some budget, additional budget, to just help you with that momentum</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another question I had was I think in the old days you know, I don't know, maybe six years ago or so a lot of, if not the majority of sellers, when they're trying to optimize their advertising, is like strictly ACoS, like hey, I have a cost goals at the campaign level, at the keyword level, whatever. Nowadays that that's not enough. You've got to be looking at ROAS and different things like that. What is your suggestions out there as far as managing your advertising in a more holistic way, instead of just strictly looking at that one ACoS metric that we did for so many years?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>ACoS is certainly an important metric to look at, but that shouldn't be your key KPI. I think the conversion rate should be ultimately right at the top and TACoS then comes in later, should be prioritized more than ACoS, because there may be some sacrifices you have to make with ACoS for the benefit of organically getting ranked better and start to get more sales. I think the biggest shift that we're seeing is more sales across every. Well, most accounts we're looking at is coming from paid ads compared to organic ads from the past. So trying to reverse engineer that where you're having more coming from organic, is going to be key because that's going to give you a stronger moat compared to your competitors, if you can master that. So and there's been some extreme examples where we've had one or two clients where they have a higher price point when it comes to their product, but the conversion rate has been um, not as good, right. So PPC they have additional margins compared to their competitors where they can rank higher than them, I mean where they can position behind them on paid ad, but organically they're not running the moment. Moment their ads stop running, their listings go down, right. There's no history there organically. So it's heavily reliant on PPC. So, and that's why ACoS can be a dangerous game, if you're constantly measuring ACoS and you're going with the terms with the lowest ACoS and you're pushing them, every ACoS is just going to continue to climb and climb, and climb and climb. And for someone who's a little bit more strategic, um, and using data to their advantage and they're focusing more on the keywords where the conversion rates are higher and they're positioning better, they're going to come in and they're going to take those positions off you. They're the ones that are going to come and start to slowly win.</p>
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<p>There's one example of one client where we didn't want the main competitors to even know that we were competing for those terms. So we went for those slightly obscure keywords that get maybe a number like 20 sales a week, 30 sales a week, and we pushed those keywords to get the velocity and we started ranking and we started to understand what kind of keywords relevant to us and then we went for those core keywords that everyone else goes for, right, and then that way we were able to then easily kind of come in and take organic position and rank, and that's how you should be thinking now. So a few years ago ACOS was our main KPI. Now it's just something we look at and it's really difficult actually to share with people. That way of thinking now is such it's so short term it's not going to allow them to kind of really see this for a year good points.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now before we get into our last questions. If people want to reach out to you to get more, information on what you do and how you can help them out. How can they find you on the interwebs?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>So clearadsagencycom is the URL. Just search George Meressa on LinkedIn. I've got an obscure last name M-E-R-E-S-S-A. I think there's no one else with that. I'll just say George Meressa, so you'll find me. Connect with me there. But yeah, that's probably the best place.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Cerebro.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>And something that you know. Maybe you don't know if we have or not, but you're like man, I don't think Helium 10 has this. If I was in charge of Helium 10 or this is the task I would give them that would give me more value.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>I mean, you've got a Genie in there. Now we need the reverse, what helps you get money back. So that's what's, and it's free. So that's probably one I would have suggested, but you've already done it, so that's a box already ticked. I can't really think right now of anything I want. I think you've got the package. I think the data that we found has been, um, it's been so solid over the years. I think you, you're one of the very few companies who've had this data for so many years, and I think that's always been important to us. Um, but yeah,</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>As you know, I'm going to Ethiopia for my first time. Obviously, I'm ordering lots of injera, but what's a couple of dishes that you recommend? Maybe even a dessert? I've never had Ethiopian dessert, so what are some things I should be looking for in some uh restaurants? I can call it by name and they'll be impressed that I know.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Okay so first, what you gotta do is you gotta find those little places where they're making coffee. There's like an old lady wearing all white and she's she doesn't have to be old, she could be young but like, um, like, and they're just making some coffee, the freshly brewed coffee. Get some of that, you're gonna love it. So that's the first place to go. And then, um, when it comes to India, the India is actually quite different to what you get in the uh, in the states and in the UK it's they use that.</p>
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<p>It's that really brown sourdough. I don't know if you've had that version. It's usually kind of white flour they use in in your kind of Europe and the western world, but that's quite sour, so it's going to be interesting for you. I mean, you can take spice, right? Yeah, so I love ASAP. That's like the red sauce with the egg and the chicken and that is not my favorite, but, um, yeah, I think that's probably in Jera is like the most common thing to have there. So that's what I recommend.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Love it, love it. That's the. It's a top three cuisine for me. Like I’m all for Mexican food, Korean food and then Ethiopian food is there, so like it's always been on my bucket list to go and I'm finally going only for a day, but maybe next time I'll be able to go for more.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>That was the most random thing, though, and I think you told me three years ago. I was like George, do you have Ethiopian food? I was like yeah, and he's like I love it. And I was like what it was? Bradley was the last person food. It's like crazy. Anyway. I don't have many people that come up to me and tell me that and this is like an intimate cuisine for me, like I have it at home. I grew up with it, like growing up, and it's just there and um, and now you know you absolutely love it anyway. Crazy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Love it, love it. I will people know I march the beat of a different drummer. I don't like to go with what's the norm and that's definitely not the norm and I love it. So if you guys look up, uh, Yelp, if you have an Ethiopian restaurant near you, and give it a try and trust me, you're going to love it.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for having me, Bradley.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Thank you for being on here, and we'll bring you back next year to see what you've been up to.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Sounds good.</p>
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<p>Join us as we welcome back George Meressa of ClearAds Agency, to the Serious Sellers Podcast, where we talk about Amazon advertising and e-commerce strategies. We discuss how tightened margins and increased competition from Chinese products are impacting sellers. The conversation covers the role of AI in leveling the playing field for non-native English speakers and the significance of external traffic sources like TikTok and Google Ads. We also examine the rising influence of larger brands on Amazon and the higher entry barriers that are discouraging new sellers. Our transition to using Pacvue for Amazon advertising and the emphasis on improving listings to enhance conversion rates are also key highlights.</p>
<p>In our discussion on Amazon PPC campaign optimization, we focus on strategically reducing wasted ad spend and reallocating resources for better performance. George and Bradley share insights on identifying inefficient ad campaigns and leveraging tools like the Hemingway app and Pacvue to simplify language and automate bid adjustments. We explore the importance of enhancing listings through effective keyword use and optimizing Q&amp;A and reviews, which are crucial for ranking. This conversation emphasizes how strategic budgeting and allocation can uncover easy wins and growth opportunities for Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore modern advertising strategies and data utilization on Amazon. George discusses optimizing sales through effective keyword analysis and the benefits of using Amazon Marketing Cloud for insights into new-to-brand sales. We also touch on the value of Amazon's B2B reporting and the challenges of sponsored TV ads for ROI-focused clients. The conversation highlights the enduring effectiveness of sponsored product ads and the importance of maintaining advertising spend on high-ranking keywords. Finally, we share a lighter moment, connecting over a shared appreciation for unique ethnic cuisines, with a particular focus on Ethiopian food.</p>
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<p>In episode 622 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and George discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising and E-Commerce Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:42 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - Automated Bid Adjustment Strategies for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:41 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Data Utilization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:09 - Understanding Amazon Search Query Performance Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:03 - Advertising Strategies and Best Practices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:26 - Benefits of the Amazon Bestseller Badge</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:17 - Shifting Focus to Organic Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:55 - Discussing International Cuisine Preferences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:29 - Exploring Unique Ethiopian Cuisines</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got George back on the show for the first time in a couple years and we're going to talk about a wide variety of subjects, including general Amazon advertising strategy, AMC, Search Query Performance and even some suggestions for the best Ethiopian restaurants. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for Serious Sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we're here in Milan, Italy, at our Avask and Helium 10 workshop, and just fresh off the stage is George. Now I'm going to be asking him a little bit about what he talked about, because I was in here recording another podcast so I didn't get to hear him. But, George, it's been a little bit since you've been on the podcast. Welcome back.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for having me. It has been a while yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yes, yeah. So now you flew in here, you're still based in London.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>I am, yeah, I'm in London.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, excellent. So I'm going to need some restaurant advice. I'll be going there two times in the next couple of weeks, so you'll have to give me some great local eats.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Absolutely, I'll give you my advice. I've been told I have horrible advice, but there's one or two winners, so then I'll get you with them.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, excellent. Now we're not just here to talk about culinary things, were here to talk about you know what, what your specialty is, which is, you know, Amazon advertising, just Amazon in general. And so I remember the last time you were on the show. You know you talk a lot about DSP. Dsp obviously has come a long ways, but just in general, what are the biggest things that have changed in the last couple of years that advertisers are dealing with now? Or you know some new feature that they have access to? That wasn't around the last time you were on the show.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's a good question. So I think the biggest thing we've seen is just how margins are being tightened for sellers. So there's been costs that have increased in so many different areas, like warehouse costs. The cost per click just has increased in general, and not only that, but we've also seen a whole range of competition come within Amazon, so a lot of cheaper products coming directly from China and I think AI has had a massive impact on that where now Chinese sellers are able to have content that matches up with those who speak the native languages, like English in the US and other marketplaces and Temu has been one as well. It's just been a competition where you can find products at such a lower rate.</p>
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<p>So there have been a few big components. Outside traffic as well has played a big part too. So getting viral stuff coming through TikTok, people really homing in on Google Ads they've had an impact and also the bigger brand as well. I think a lot more bigger brands are putting their products on Amazon and because they have the awareness, the conversion rates are just naturally better and they're coming in and just sweeping in and taking a considerable amount of market share. So there's a whole sea of things happening. I think one of the biggest things we've noticed, though, is there's less newer sellers, because just the barrier of entry is a little bit higher than it was when we first uh, when we last had the conversation.</p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now you guys, uh, I know, um, in the last couple years you know, switched over to Pacvue, uh, for software, another one of our companies.</p>
<p>So you know Pacvue is not just Amazon, you know, it's a really a lot of multi-channel. So are you guys leveraging advertising now on other platforms at all? Are you strictly still pretty much Amazon advertising?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>So we're mainly Amazon advertising now. I think the biggest change that's happened since we last spoke is, uh, we're now working within the listings too, so leveraging some of the skill set we brought in from outside um, those who've run amazon brands and done really well and they've been able to help us to grow the conversion rate, because ultimately it comes down to the conversion rate and the sales. So and sometimes it's quite straightforward fixes it could be standing out with images, it could be keywords in the back end that most people forget to put in descriptions, titles, and just really working with that, and other times just that product is kind of hitting the end of its life cycle and that's</p>
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<p>one thing we've noticed is the life cycle of products are kind of diminishing more and more since last being here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, I imagine that's kind of a benefit for you guys, because if you're only an advertising agency, you know you can only control the advertising. But if they've got a crap listing or they don't even have the right keywords, it's a little bit hard to change things. But if you're able to go in there and help people from a to z, then it just makes the advertising, I imagine, much more effective too.</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Exactly that. So it's a kind of massive flywheel effect. When you get the listings right and you have a kind of superior product or product that stands out, it just makes everything else flow better. So you could, you know, um? On extreme examples, we've seen exceptional products of high barrier or high barrier to entry products, where they have very basic PPC campaigns, but they just rank, they just do well, and on the opposite side you have other products that are similar to what's out there and it's very difficult to get that edge. I think when I first started doing Amazon pay-per-click, you know you had the auto campaigns. Manual campaigns were just introduced. There wasn't much data. I mean there wasn't much competition, so it was easy to run it. But now I mean the data that we have access to with Amazon is unbelievable. It's unbelievable what information you can get right now and I think that is still probably the biggest edge a lot of people can have against their competitors is actually taking advantage of the data and knowing what to do with it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what is one of the most common I don't know if I can say mistakes or things that you're changing like now you take on a new client and now you do have the ability to go in and modify some things, both on the advertising side of what they were doing, but both on also on the listing, you know, side or keyword side. What are some things that are like oh my goodness, like we've had so many customers who have done this wrong and this is like the first thing that we check for to change. Does anything stick out in your mind?</p>
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<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's very simple. So we look at what can we bring down, what can we bring out? I mean, what can we bring down? What can we bring up? They're the two simplest ways of putting it. So what can we bring down?</p>
<p>Where in the campaigns that we're looking at is there wasted budget? Where that, where the resources haven't been allocated well right? So this could be campaigns that are getting a very high amount of clicks but not any sales. So that's a. That's just a more straightforward basic um, um kind of uh example. But on the other hand, you can also have keywords that have a decent a cost, a horrible conversion rate, and that's where most of the budget's been distributed. So the more budget and ad spend a company has when they come to us, the stronger the chances that we will find something to improve. So that's the first thing we do is okay, what can we cut back? If someone's got, you know, you know, 10 000 a month ad spend or 100 hundred thousand a month, and we can reduce it by 10%, 15%. Then we got opportunity with that additional budget to put it in places where it is working, or untapped opportunities. That is going to be an easy win. So where is the easy wins, is the quickest thing, and reducing that spend and cutting the cost is the first place we go. So that's the first thing. And then the second thing is what can we bring up? Where is there potential for growth? And this is where we kind of dig into Search Query Information. Where are certain listings organically positioned well or getting a good proportion of sales that you're just not pushing through PPC right? And when we got that information, we can then create campaigns to then test okay, what would happen if we put some campaigns behind this? Would their positions improve? And most of the time the conversion rates are strong, as strong as they and they are shown on Search Query Data. Then they move and it works well. So, from a PPC side of things, that's where we see the quick wins.</p>
<p>Um, on a listing side of things, it's very basic things that get missing. I mean the amount of companies we look at where they just haven't got back-end keywords and they don't have, uh, their descriptions fleshed out and their, their, um, their bullet points haven't been reviewed since they first launched the products because they've got so many products. Amazon is looking at the listings to look at what is this product relevant to what is. What is the search terms that are most likely to entice a sale. So we go a little bit further as well and kind of work on um Q and A as well. How can we maximize the, the amount of questions that are answered around the products and making sure that the type of answer that's given is what amazon's looking for. So, especially with Rufus so there's a science paper that uh was recently published where amazon actually say they, they give more um, they put more weight in terms of ranking to the questions and answers and the reviews as opposed to the product description. So really making sure that all of the content it works well.</p>
<p>I think one of the things I've just shared downstairs as well is um using simple language, right. So a lot of people things I've just shared downstairs as well is using simple language, right. So a lot of people forget that, just using the US as an example, the average reading age is of a seventh grader, right? So if the average reading age is of a seventh grader, why not use this much more simple language within your listings to really convey the message? Because then, ultimately, you're reaching 100% of your audience as opposed to reaching, you know, 40 or 30%. That in itself could have just tremendous impact and it has, we've seen in our clients in terms of the conversion rates. So I just spoke downstairs a really cool app to use is Hemingway, the Hemingway app. So with that app, you can just put your listing title in there and it will teach you to just use more simple language. Right, there's no, there's no, there's never any issue in doing that, and actually you could reach a much, much larger audience, especially if you're selling a complex product. That is the art. If you sell a complicated product to complicated ingredients, you know, really conveying the um, the benefits.</p>
<p>And just moving back to what you mentioned, Pacvue that's been a game changer. One of the big things that it's allowed us to do is allowed us to put in rules so that we can automatically make bid adjustments that humans just can't do as well, right? So just to give you a few examples, we can put in rules which say, okay, if, uh, the position in organically is X, make X change within the bids, right. So if this and if the conversion rate threshold is above this, increase the bids, right. Doing this is just one layer, right, and that's helped a considerable amount in terms of ensuring that it's done in real time. That's the first one. The second thing is doing um, increasing bids, budgets during certain times of the day and week, right.</p>
<p>So we found out, all of the tools we've used, patfuse being the most superior in terms of getting that right and homing in. You know, you can ask someone, a VA, you can ask a special, a specialist account manager who's been doing it for donkey's years, to manually sit there and do that, but it's not going to meet the human, it's not going to meet, uh, the tool's ability to do it at such a rapid rate. There's so many things that we do within those tools now where we're now focusing more on a strategy and we're allowing the tool to do the mundane clicking and ensuring that the campaigns are given the best possible, uh, chance of succeeding. So, um, that's kind of how we use the tool and I think, is getting to a place now.</p>
<p>If you're not using these tools, you're going to fall behind, like you cannot. It's not like those old days where you could just click and make the budget adjustment. Amazon is checking all of the position and ranking every time a search is made for your products, right? So you want to take advantage of that, especially if you're doing good volumes. You're getting good traffic, getting good impressions. You really want to be on top of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, one thing you mentioned a couple minutes ago was about the Q&amp;A. So let's say, you know, just organically, nobody has left that many questions and so obviously that means there's not that many answers to. So does this mean that you're just getting like some Amazon customers to write some questions so that the seller or the account manager can answer them, or how do you get the right questions and answers on there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Very good question. So I'm going to step a bit back, Bradley. So you can use a tool like AHREF, right, and you can ask a question about a product, right, and it will give you the most asked questions on Google, right. So that's where you can do the research and be more data focused. So I'll give you an example there was some sort of nail varnish that one of our clients sold. When we put that product into AHREF how to remove the nail varnish it was the biggest question I was asked. It was getting like 20,000 to 30,000 searches a month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, firstly, it's about finding the right questions. Where is the itch right? What are people asking? Right? And then, when you find a few of these questions, then we encourage friends and family and there are some other ways you can do it. I just would need to speak to a team about how to do it, but in the day-to-day of the business. But what we find is, when you do that and then you answer the question as well, there's Amazon Comprehend. So Amazon Comprehend is a tool that allows you to ensure you answer the question in the right way.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So you're not neutral. So either positive or negative, and it's about being as black and white as possible, and we've noticed that Rufus picks up on this as well. So, um, you want to make sure that you're answering those questions. Um, well too. So, um, don't be vague. Um, try and be yes or no. Um, does it answer the question is this a product that removes? Uh, you know how does this product remove nail varnish easily? Yes, it does it. Does it X, does it X, Y and Z? And actually what we did is, when we actually did the research on some of these tools like AHRef, SEMrush, we found that when you go to the listing, you can actually put some visual aids of showing step-by-step how easy it is to remove it. So there's a whole range of ways you can find it but this has been really, really useful for it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Um, you, you also mentioned, you know, Search Query Performance and I think that's just a great data point, that that Amazon. I think none of us really ever could have predicted that Amazon would, would, would give. Um, I think you touched on it. But, like, my main thing is, I'm looking at keywords where I've got a better conversion rate for purchases, that, then the overall and then yeah, you know, checking. Maybe I'm not advertising for it or maybe I'm not ranking high. I need to double down and then maybe the ones I'm not converting as well, maybe I even dial back on the spend because I know, you know, it might not help me much with my organic ranking. Uh, because I'm converting poorly for it. What other uses other than just those, those two that are using the search performance data for?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>That's a good question. So, as well as looking at conversion rates, looking at what is the potential on that keyword, if you're getting three sales a week from that keyword and there's 25 sales, is it gonna be better use of your time to go for another keyword that you may be getting free sales, but there's 400 sales a week, right, so it gives you the potential that keyword has for you to grow in it and make more sales. So that's the first thing. Another thing as well is Amazon doesn't make this clear, but there's two types of keywords that you have within search query, so you have more discovery keywords and you also have more kind of intent based keywords. Right, and you can figure out where these keywords lie by just looking at their kind of um, the click percentage share, and you can also look at it from the add to cart share as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So there's going to be certain keywords where people just are more likely to buy quicker, and so they're the keywords really good to really understand as well, because effectively, this is going to be better use of your money. So if you can find those keywords where the conversion rate is higher, then you're likely to kind of do more with that. So there's some of the ways we use search query and I know they've gone a step further with my team as well where you can actually reverse, engineer and figure out, ok, depending on how many sales there are for a certain keyword and how much competition there is. There are for a certain keyword and how much competition there is, if you get X amount of sales for that keyword per day, this is how much it's likely to cost you per click on average to see what it would look like to move you up organically. So that's what search queries can do if it's in the right hands.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What other new Amazon data points you know, like brand metrics or things like that, are you guys leveraging to help you make decisions?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Good question. So I think one of the I was just speaking to Ben just last week and I think one of the big things we noticed recently is just the B2B reporting through the child ace and so you can see now how many sales you'll get in from B2B customers. So I think that's been interesting. So I think anyone who uh is sales on amazon and they should just apply to and have b2b pricing. So if people wanted to buy uh larger units we're still quite early on into this, but we started to see certain trends of search terms where it's more targeted towards b2b customers and really taking advantage of those search terms as well and probably spending a bit we spend a bit more on them. So uh tape, some sort of tape for plumbers we kind of saw that. Yoga supplies we saw that. So there's gonna be a lot more we can do with it, but that's kind of one of the latest things that we've seen that we've taken advantage of.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you guys leveraging AMC? I mean, AMC has been around for a while, but now it's kind of more getting a little democratized. It's not just for people with DSP. Have you been leveraging that at all for your clients?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Yeah, we've been using AMC for some time now with DSP clients, so there's a whole, there's a bunch of really cool things that AMC gives you in terms of data. So the first and most obvious way is you can now start to see how many new to brand sales you get through sponsored product ads. Uh, within the interface, you can only really see that for responsive brand. So it really, especially if you have, um a consumable product, you're able to see, okay, um, which, which keywords are responsible for bringing in new purchases where, um, they've never they've never seen your product I haven't bought within a certain time period. So that's been really useful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Um, and leveraging that information, um, there's been. How else have we used it? Uh, we created custom audiences as well. So, um, you could exclude. So, within dsp, you can exclude those who may have seen your product 15 times, because they're less likely to buy after 15 times across the whole account as opposed to uh, as opposed to one um. So there's yeah, there's been a few ways, and I think this is going to be really good for uh, e-commerce brands now, the fact that we have it at our disposal within seller central, because before it was, you know, you had to go for an agency.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So have you guys dabbled at all with any of your clients with a sponsored tv?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>uh well, we haven't seen it work. We have, um, it just seems to waste a lot of money, um. So most of the clients that we deal with they're kind of more ROI focused. They want to grow. We haven't really had anyone yet with us. I know Matt has his previous agency that want brand exposure and are prepared to spend 20, $30,000 a month on that. So we haven't. We haven't. We've tested, we've not seen the results. So we haven't, we haven't, we've tested, we've not seen the results. So we've kind of moved away from it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Um, what's maybe the best kind? You know, obviously there's a million kinds of ads now before, back in the day, say, there's auto campaigns, or there's broad campaigns, and then there's ASIN targeting and then now all of a sudden there's, you know, sponsored brand headline ads and video ads and throughout different times, you know different ones have been the most profitable or drive best ROI. It's a general thing to ask, but anything like any type of ad you see nowadays in 2024, 2025, going into 2025, that are just working better than others, that you're like, hey, everybody needs to be making sure they've got a good strategy with this type of campaign.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>I think it's been sponsored product ads from the get go and I think they're still kind of the number one.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you can get your ads to appear, your products to appear at the top of the search results for the right keywords, that is always going to outperform anything else.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So that's the first place is to kind of find those keywords that you're likely to convert better with, or you have been converting better with, and pushing them top of page placements through sponsored products. We tend to find that 70 of our budget goes to sponsored product ads and then if we start to see, okay, there's common themes across certain keywords where we do convert well through sponsored product ads, then we would take those keywords and put them into sponsored brand ads on exact match to really push them that way. So they tend to and have done so for a while perform the best. Every now and again you get ace in target campaign and category targeting. That works really well, especially if a particular product is superior across the category. So if you have that kind of product where your average rate and count is a lot higher, then that's another option as well to kind of really push and with those kinds of terms, if someone has searched for your competitor and they end up buying your product, then Amazon's gonna favor that a great deal more too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So the question I have is kind of like, I'm not sure if there's one right answer, but everybody has differing opinions, so I just want to get yours is a common one that people have is like hey, I'm on a key keyword that's relevant to my niche, but now I'm already ranking high organically. You know, like, like, should I pull back on my, my spend? You know, like, maybe before I was always going for top of search for, for sponsored ads. But you know, like, my philosophy in the past has been I want as much real estate as possible. You know, I want to go ahead and have that sponsored brand headline ad. I want it to be the one of the first sponsored ads. I want the organic rank. You know, maybe I'll have a video on the page just because now it's pushing competitors. But you know, is it, is it possible that I'm maybe cannibalizing some organic sales because they clicked on the sponsored ad when they probably would have bought my product anyways? Where do you sit on this, on this kind of debate, I guess?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Good question. So, um, if you have the bestseller badge, you want to do everything within your power to keep that velocity of sales up. You want to make sure that you have more sales within that category than anyone else, because when you get that badge, amazon also already knows that you are the best in that category with what you sell. So there's going to be places that Amazon will show your products that you just would not have access to otherwise. So there's a whole range of benefits that you see would not have access to otherwise, right, so there's a whole range of benefits that you see. Not only that, but when you're positioned and you have the best seller badge, you actually have a much higher advantage compared to your competitors in terms of the price you pay per click. So we tend to also find that the cost per click is lower.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So when one of our clients actually cuts back or when they lose that bestseller badge, it's so hard to get it back. It's really, really difficult. Effectively, what you've done is you've created a moat. So if you've got those number of sales in, you're making a profit. You do really want to work hard to keep that momentum of sales. If it's working to cut back, it could be dangerous.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I would probably consider encouraging people to look outside of Amazon. If it's working to cut back, it could be dangerous. I would probably consider encouraging people to look outside of Amazon to kind of compliment what they have. But I mean, there's been just too many horror stories I've heard and seen where people have, like, positioned really well, doing great sales, and then a few people with VC-backed money come in, really push PPC, run their campaigns that are lost for a while, and then, um, they take the best seller badge and they just can't get it back. They don't have the resources like some of the other companies do. So if you're in that fortunate position, you should be doing everything you can, and I think one of the key metrics you should be looking at is how many units of sales are you pushing compared to some of your main competitors? Um, just to make sure that? uh, yeah,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Somebody's just getting started and they want to start budgeting. Uh, you know, maybe it's tacos or maybe it's like, hey, how much should I put aside? You know, like because the worst thing they can do is just budget for the product, for shipping and getting started, and they have no budget for PPC. But nowadays I think the amount of advertising we kind of have to do is more than ever. But you know you can't do it to the point where you lose money. Is there a number where you're like, hey, you should budget this percent of, like, your initial order or this amount of money weekly or something for somebody so they can really make sure that they've got enough budget where they don't run out and then now they can't run advertising.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>So somebody, so they can really make sure that they've got enough budget where they don't run out and then now they can't run advertising. So what we look at, especially when someone's launching a product, is okay, what terms are you going to want to go for to begin with and work backwards in that way? So if you have a product, strongly encourage you. Well, try and get brand registry from the very, very beginning so you have access to brand analytics. Get the products in. You're doing a variation; it's going to be easier to get this information. But what we tend to do is look backwards and go okay, what are the keywords that we're going to target and what impressions and clicks and conversions do they get a week? What do we need to achieve to begin with? And then how much do we need on average, working on some scenarios, to have more of an educated guess, and we work backwards in that sense.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then we have phases as. So we might have four or five phases. So at the lower end of the phases, we've got those search volume keywords. I'll get in maybe 5,000 searches a month and we start there and then we kind of go right. Here's five keywords in phase four and what we're going to do with these keywords is start off with that and we're going to have X amount of budget. So we do have a tool in-house where we kind of figure out what we, what we need to spend and then we kind of move up the phases. The moment we start to see movement in organic positioning, um, but at the beginning is going to be, you know, I mean you obviously should probably going to sign up for vine and get those reviews coming in it's going to all factor in at the beginning. If you're getting really good reviews, you're getting really good conversion rate, then then you're going to have to have some budget, additional budget, to just help you with that momentum</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another question I had was I think in the old days you know, I don't know, maybe six years ago or so a lot of, if not the majority of sellers, when they're trying to optimize their advertising, is like strictly ACoS, like hey, I have a cost goals at the campaign level, at the keyword level, whatever. Nowadays that that's not enough. You've got to be looking at ROAS and different things like that. What is your suggestions out there as far as managing your advertising in a more holistic way, instead of just strictly looking at that one ACoS metric that we did for so many years?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>ACoS is certainly an important metric to look at, but that shouldn't be your key KPI. I think the conversion rate should be ultimately right at the top and TACoS then comes in later, should be prioritized more than ACoS, because there may be some sacrifices you have to make with ACoS for the benefit of organically getting ranked better and start to get more sales. I think the biggest shift that we're seeing is more sales across every. Well, most accounts we're looking at is coming from paid ads compared to organic ads from the past. So trying to reverse engineer that where you're having more coming from organic, is going to be key because that's going to give you a stronger moat compared to your competitors, if you can master that. So and there's been some extreme examples where we've had one or two clients where they have a higher price point when it comes to their product, but the conversion rate has been um, not as good, right. So PPC they have additional margins compared to their competitors where they can rank higher than them, I mean where they can position behind them on paid ad, but organically they're not running the moment. Moment their ads stop running, their listings go down, right. There's no history there organically. So it's heavily reliant on PPC. So, and that's why ACoS can be a dangerous game, if you're constantly measuring ACoS and you're going with the terms with the lowest ACoS and you're pushing them, every ACoS is just going to continue to climb and climb, and climb and climb. And for someone who's a little bit more strategic, um, and using data to their advantage and they're focusing more on the keywords where the conversion rates are higher and they're positioning better, they're going to come in and they're going to take those positions off you. They're the ones that are going to come and start to slowly win.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>There's one example of one client where we didn't want the main competitors to even know that we were competing for those terms. So we went for those slightly obscure keywords that get maybe a number like 20 sales a week, 30 sales a week, and we pushed those keywords to get the velocity and we started ranking and we started to understand what kind of keywords relevant to us and then we went for those core keywords that everyone else goes for, right, and then that way we were able to then easily kind of come in and take organic position and rank, and that's how you should be thinking now. So a few years ago ACOS was our main KPI. Now it's just something we look at and it's really difficult actually to share with people. That way of thinking now is such it's so short term it's not going to allow them to kind of really see this for a year good points.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now before we get into our last questions. If people want to reach out to you to get more, information on what you do and how you can help them out. How can they find you on the interwebs?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>So clearadsagencycom is the URL. Just search George Meressa on LinkedIn. I've got an obscure last name M-E-R-E-S-S-A. I think there's no one else with that. I'll just say George Meressa, so you'll find me. Connect with me there. But yeah, that's probably the best place.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Favorite Helium 10 tool of all time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Cerebro.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And something that you know. Maybe you don't know if we have or not, but you're like man, I don't think Helium 10 has this. If I was in charge of Helium 10 or this is the task I would give them that would give me more value.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>I mean, you've got a Genie in there. Now we need the reverse, what helps you get money back. So that's what's, and it's free. So that's probably one I would have suggested, but you've already done it, so that's a box already ticked. I can't really think right now of anything I want. I think you've got the package. I think the data that we found has been, um, it's been so solid over the years. I think you, you're one of the very few companies who've had this data for so many years, and I think that's always been important to us. Um, but yeah,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>As you know, I'm going to Ethiopia for my first time. Obviously, I'm ordering lots of injera, but what's a couple of dishes that you recommend? Maybe even a dessert? I've never had Ethiopian dessert, so what are some things I should be looking for in some uh restaurants? I can call it by name and they'll be impressed that I know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Okay so first, what you gotta do is you gotta find those little places where they're making coffee. There's like an old lady wearing all white and she's she doesn't have to be old, she could be young but like, um, like, and they're just making some coffee, the freshly brewed coffee. Get some of that, you're gonna love it. So that's the first place to go. And then, um, when it comes to India, the India is actually quite different to what you get in the uh, in the states and in the UK it's they use that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's that really brown sourdough. I don't know if you've had that version. It's usually kind of white flour they use in in your kind of Europe and the western world, but that's quite sour, so it's going to be interesting for you. I mean, you can take spice, right? Yeah, so I love ASAP. That's like the red sauce with the egg and the chicken and that is not my favorite, but, um, yeah, I think that's probably in Jera is like the most common thing to have there. So that's what I recommend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Love it, love it. That's the. It's a top three cuisine for me. Like I’m all for Mexican food, Korean food and then Ethiopian food is there, so like it's always been on my bucket list to go and I'm finally going only for a day, but maybe next time I'll be able to go for more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>That was the most random thing, though, and I think you told me three years ago. I was like George, do you have Ethiopian food? I was like yeah, and he's like I love it. And I was like what it was? Bradley was the last person food. It's like crazy. Anyway. I don't have many people that come up to me and tell me that and this is like an intimate cuisine for me, like I have it at home. I grew up with it, like growing up, and it's just there and um, and now you know you absolutely love it anyway. Crazy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Love it, love it. I will people know I march the beat of a different drummer. I don't like to go with what's the norm and that's definitely not the norm and I love it. So if you guys look up, uh, Yelp, if you have an Ethiopian restaurant near you, and give it a try and trust me, you're going to love it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for having me, Bradley.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Thank you for being on here, and we'll bring you back next year to see what you've been up to.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>George Meressa:</p>
<p>Sounds good.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Chinese sellers on Amazon and Temu struggling? TikTok Shop opens in two new marketplaces. Amazon is about to open in a new country. These buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

No Black Friday windfall for Chinese sellers on Temu and Amazon as competition rises
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3289727/no-black-friday-windfall-chinese-sellers-temu-and-amazon-competition-rises'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3289727/no-black-friday-windfall-chinese-sellers-temu-and-amazon-competition-rises

</a>TikTok Shop Goes Live for Spain, Ireland in Europe Rollout
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-shop-goes-live-spain-094457160.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-shop-goes-live-spain-094457160.html

</a>Countdown to Amazon.ie as businesses are invited to register and new Country Manager is announced
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/countdown-to-amazon-ie-as-businesses-are-invited-to-register-and-new-country-manager-is-announced'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/countdown-to-amazon-ie-as-businesses-are-invited-to-register-and-new-country-manager-is-announced
</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHN0xENjlOTU44UFJWQlVX'>Create percent-off price discounts with minimum discounted price floor on Amazon

</a>How Gen Z Fashion Brands Shein and Temu Exploit a Legal U.S. Tariff Loophole
<a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2024/12/09/how-gen-z-fashion-brands-shein-and-temu-exploit-a-legal-us-tariff-loophole/'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2024/12/09/how-gen-z-fashion-brands-shein-and-temu-exploit-a-legal-us-tariff-loophole/

</a>Amazon and Intuit expand their strategic partnership
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-seller-central-quickbooks-aws-partnership'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-seller-central-quickbooks-aws-partnership

</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVks5VzdKRlRKOUNONEM2'>Amazon launched new seller-fulfilled customer service quality insights on the Feedback Manager page in Seller Central.

</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDNXMlZMRVY1RlMzQ1k1'>Generative AI tools in the A+ Content Manager are now available to all Brand Registered sellers in the US.

</a>Lastly, we discuss some game-changing Helium 10 new features for Black Box ABA top search terms and provide valuable insights into calculating profit margins on TikTok Shop with the all-new Helium 10 TikTok Shop profitability calculator. Whether you're looking to optimize your sales strategies or stay informed on the latest e-commerce trends, this episode offers a wealth of information to help you succeed.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - Chinese Sellers Struggling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 - TikTok Shop EU Opens</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:01 - Amazon Ireland Opening</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - Price Discount Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:00 - Why Temu/Shein Are So Cheap</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:39 - Amazon x Intuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:11 - Customer Service Quality Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:54 - Gen AI A+ Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:29 - Check Out Helium 10’s Latest Blogs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:12 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:08 - Training Tip: TikTok Shop Profitability Calculator</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chinese sellers on Amazon and Temu struggling? TikTok Shop opens in two new marketplaces. Amazon is about to open in a new country. These buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
No Black Friday windfall for Chinese sellers on Temu and Amazon as competition rises<br>
<a href='https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3289727/no-black-friday-windfall-chinese-sellers-temu-and-amazon-competition-rises'>https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3289727/no-black-friday-windfall-chinese-sellers-temu-and-amazon-competition-rises<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop Goes Live for Spain, Ireland in Europe Rollout<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-shop-goes-live-spain-094457160.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-shop-goes-live-spain-094457160.html<br>
<br>
</a>Countdown to Amazon.ie as businesses are invited to register and new Country Manager is announced<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/countdown-to-amazon-ie-as-businesses-are-invited-to-register-and-new-country-manager-is-announced'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/countdown-to-amazon-ie-as-businesses-are-invited-to-register-and-new-country-manager-is-announced<br>
</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHN0xENjlOTU44UFJWQlVX'>Create percent-off price discounts with minimum discounted price floor on Amazon<br>
<br>
</a>How Gen Z Fashion Brands Shein and Temu Exploit a Legal U.S. Tariff Loophole<br>
<a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2024/12/09/how-gen-z-fashion-brands-shein-and-temu-exploit-a-legal-us-tariff-loophole/'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2024/12/09/how-gen-z-fashion-brands-shein-and-temu-exploit-a-legal-us-tariff-loophole/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon and Intuit expand their strategic partnership<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-seller-central-quickbooks-aws-partnership'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-seller-central-quickbooks-aws-partnership<br>
<br>
</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVks5VzdKRlRKOUNONEM2'>Amazon launched new seller-fulfilled customer service quality insights on the Feedback Manager page in Seller Central.<br>
<br>
</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDNXMlZMRVY1RlMzQ1k1'>Generative AI tools in the A+ Content Manager are now available to all Brand Registered sellers in the US.<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, we discuss some game-changing Helium 10 new features for Black Box ABA top search terms and provide valuable insights into calculating profit margins on TikTok Shop with the all-new Helium 10 TikTok Shop profitability calculator. Whether you're looking to optimize your sales strategies or stay informed on the latest e-commerce trends, this episode offers a wealth of information to help you succeed.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:46 - Chinese Sellers Struggling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:06 - TikTok Shop EU Opens</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:01 - Amazon Ireland Opening</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - Price Discount Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:00 - Why Temu/Shein Are So Cheap</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:39 - Amazon x Intuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:11 - Customer Service Quality Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:54 - Gen AI A+ Content</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:29 - Check Out Helium 10’s Latest Blogs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:12 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:08 - Training Tip: TikTok Shop Profitability Calculator</li>
</ul>
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<p>What if you could revolutionize your Amazon-selling strategy with just a few clicks? Join us in this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast: Seller Strategy Masterclass, where Bradley Sutton, Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, explores the transformative power of Amazon keyword tracking. He dives into the Helium 10 Keyword Tracker tool, unlocking its potential to not only monitor your organic and sponsored keyword positions but also to outsmart your competitors. This episode is packed with insights on how mastering keyword tracking can be your game-changer in boosting product visibility and sales on Amazon.</p>
<p>As we navigate through the complexities of keyword tracking, Bradley emphasizes the importance of optimizing your Amazon keyword tracking frequency. Imagine having a comprehensive understanding of your product's visibility by monitoring keywords more than once a day. He guides you through the setup process, from tracking individual product variations to employing Helium 10 Keyword Tracker’s boost feature for hourly updates. You'll learn how to fine-tune your tracking preferences, allowing for precise data collection and informed decision-making that can elevate your Amazon game.</p>
<p>Visualize your rankings like never before with the new Heat Map feature, offering a clear picture of keyword trends over time. In this episode, Bradley also discusses the significance of competitor analysis and the strategic use of automated keyword tracking. By adding competitors' ASINs and tracking them diligently, you can gain a competitive edge and refine your Amazon PPC campaign’s bidding and pricing tactics. Listen in to discover how leveraging Helium 10’s advanced keyword tracking tool can empower you to make smarter decisions, ultimately leading to increased sales and enhanced Amazon product visibility.</p>
<p>In episode 621 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - The Importance of Amazon Keyword Tracking </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:24 - Introduction &amp; Overview to Helium 10 Keyword Tracker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:33 - How to Track Your Amazon Keyword Ranks Daily Or Hourly</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:01 - How to View Keyword Ranks On A Heat Map</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:51 - How to Track Competitor Keyword Ranks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:45 - How to Add Notes and Tags To Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:41 - How To Automate New Keyword Suggestions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 - How to View PPC Data On Your Keywords</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
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<p>What if you could revolutionize your Amazon-selling strategy with just a few clicks? Join us in this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast: Seller Strategy Masterclass, where Bradley Sutton, Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, explores the transformative power of Amazon keyword tracking. He dives into the Helium 10 Keyword Tracker tool, unlocking its potential to not only monitor your organic and sponsored keyword positions but also to outsmart your competitors. This episode is packed with insights on how mastering keyword tracking can be your game-changer in boosting product visibility and sales on Amazon.</p>
<p>As we navigate through the complexities of keyword tracking, Bradley emphasizes the importance of optimizing your Amazon keyword tracking frequency. Imagine having a comprehensive understanding of your product's visibility by monitoring keywords more than once a day. He guides you through the setup process, from tracking individual product variations to employing Helium 10 Keyword Tracker’s boost feature for hourly updates. You'll learn how to fine-tune your tracking preferences, allowing for precise data collection and informed decision-making that can elevate your Amazon game.</p>
<p>Visualize your rankings like never before with the new Heat Map feature, offering a clear picture of keyword trends over time. In this episode, Bradley also discusses the significance of competitor analysis and the strategic use of automated keyword tracking. By adding competitors' ASINs and tracking them diligently, you can gain a competitive edge and refine your Amazon PPC campaign’s bidding and pricing tactics. Listen in to discover how leveraging Helium 10’s advanced keyword tracking tool can empower you to make smarter decisions, ultimately leading to increased sales and enhanced Amazon product visibility.</p>
<p>In episode 621 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - The Importance of Amazon Keyword Tracking </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:24 - Introduction &amp; Overview to Helium 10 Keyword Tracker</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:33 - How to Track Your Amazon Keyword Ranks Daily Or Hourly</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:01 - How to View Keyword Ranks On A Heat Map</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:51 - How to Track Competitor Keyword Ranks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:45 - How to Add Notes and Tags To Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:41 - How To Automate New Keyword Suggestions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 - How to View PPC Data On Your Keywords</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
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        <title>#620 - Amazon Listing Translation Strategies</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we will discuss how to expand your Amazon brand with translations using AI &amp; the human touch, cultural insights, global marketplaces, and strategies for crafting high-converting listings.
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Join us for an engaging discussion as we sit down with Jana Krekic of YLT Translations, an expert in translations and e-commerce strategies, to explore the transformative role of AI in the world of translation and localization. Recorded live from Milan, Italy, Jana shares her expertise in optimizing Amazon listings, shedding light on the limitations of AI in delivering high-quality, culturally nuanced translations. Through vivid examples, she illustrates the crucial role of human touch in understanding cultural contexts, such as the importance of local references like "nonna" in Italian culture. Discover why relying solely on AI could mean missing out on potential sales and how balancing technology with human expertise is key to successful e-commerce strategies.</p>
<p>Explore the nuances of expanding into new markets with insights into evaluating marketplaces for product expansion. The conversation emphasizes not only the importance of assessing sales but also the significance of comparing profits across regions. Uncover strategies for beating competitors through superior content and keyword optimization, especially in areas where local language content is often neglected. Learn about typical expansion routes for US and European brands, and gain insights into emerging markets like Japan and the UAE. We also touch on the growing curiosity among US businesses about platforms like Walmart and TikTok Shop, despite uncertainties in their operational dynamics.</p>
<p>Finally, we emphasize the importance of optimizing Amazon listings by focusing on context and customer interaction. Hear about the ever-evolving nature of Amazon's rules and algorithms and the necessity of adhering to local regulations in international marketplaces. With AI playing a significant role in product visibility, an effective keyword strategy is crucial for reaching the right audience. Listen as we highlight successful global brand localization strategies and share tips for enhancing engagement and profits by tailoring content to resonate with local audiences. Plus, don't miss a valuable travel tip on saving money through tax-free shopping while abroad, making this episode a must-listen for anyone involved in the e-commerce world.

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<p>In episode 620 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jana discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI Translation and Listing Localization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - AI Advancement and the Translation Industry</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:59 - Localization of Images for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:33 - New Emerging E-commerce Marketplaces </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:37 - Product Market Research in Germany</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - Optimizing Amazon Listings with AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:14 - Understanding International Food Standards</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:42 - Challenges of Brand Localization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:38 - Global Brand Localization Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:22 - Airport Tax Refund Travel Tips</li>
</ul>
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Transcript:

<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got Yana back on the show we're recording live from Milan, Italy, and she's going to talk about a wide variety of subjects, such as preparing your listing for Amazon AI translating your listing, other marketplaces and much more. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Sellers have lost thousands of dollars by not knowing that they were hijacked, perhaps on their Amazon listing, or maybe somebody changed their main image or Amazon changed their shipping dimension so they had to pay extra money every order. Helium 10 can actually send you a text message or email if any of these things or other critical events happen to your Amazon account. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash alerts.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And speaking of the e-commerce world, I am on the other side of the world right now. I'm in Milan, Italy. and we are at the Helium 10 Elite and Avask Workshop, and one of the speakers for today is somebody who is no stranger to the show, Jana. Jana, welcome back.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Thank you so much.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this is the first time we've seen Yana, because she's been uh, creating life, you know, uh out there, uh, how's that for you? How's that going for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>um, it's a struggle, but it's something that I'm really grateful for, honestly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I got an early start. You know she were just talking about how my kids are in their 20’s already. But then again, you know there's advantages of waiting. You know like you got to, you know you and Lazar got to have a. You know just pretty much, go wherever you whenever you want. You see now that it's a little bit different.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You can't just go up and like, hey, let's go to Ibiza today.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>huh yeah, well, I mean, I could go to Ibiza, but I have to be uh home by 9 pm, so that's the small difference.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So we’re not here to talk about parenting. Where’re here to talk about what Yana is an expert at, and that's mainly translations and things. And I think one thing that's been on the mind of many people is wait a minute, with AI do I even need professional translators anymore? I could just go ahead and click a button and now I can have a perfectly optimized listing, thanks to ChatGPT or thanks to AI. Now can you tell us? Is that a true statement?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Well, honestly, Bradley, I use AI on daily basis and I think it has changed our lives and made our lives simpler in some ways. But I would disagree with the part where you said to get your listings optimized. I would say it's great to do a summary of your reviews and maybe to help you understand how a product works, maybe to describe what you see on the picture if the image is blurry and you can't tell. But I would stay away from AI when it comes to optimization, keywords and, most importantly, localization, because AI is still it's getting better, definitely, but I still we are years away from this being a fantastic tool that will replace human brain and human touch and human understanding of context.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, so you actually had some examples of what the drawbacks are. Because, yeah, you know, maybe if, if you have zero budget and you want to have something better than just the Amazon auto translates, sure, maybe you know ai is not is going to put you on the right track, but what's an example of kind of like money you're leaving on the table if you just 100 rely on AI for translation?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>yeah, I would, I would agree. I would say that you can get it translated. It will be probably mediocre at best. A lot of things will be maybe translated very confusingly, will be poorly translated, but you know, if you're on tight budget, yeah, sure, go ahead and you know, see how that works, because probably it will not be as efficient as something else.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But since we're here in Italy, I have a really good example, and this is a pasta machine, whatever clients were selling. So she was selling this in the States and then she was branding is as pasta machine, like in Bella Italia. Now, like for an American like you would probably think that, wow, this is something very authentic, something that will make me help make great posts at home. But what if you want to sell this product in Italy? So what if you tell Italian hey, buy this product because it's in Bella Italia? And you, being an Italian, would be like, what do you mean Bella Italia? I don't understand. We're already in Italia and it is Bella, but I mean I don't get it. So, -like using AI, I tried to play around a little bit with this example and so the first thing I wrote out really nice prompt and I said can you make it sound more localized so that Italians want to buy this machine because it's really top quality and will make amazing pasta. So the AI came up with make pasta in a traditional way, which is better.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's not a literal translation, but it's still so far away from like. What is like when you say Bella Italia in English and to an American. It doesn't send the same message and it doesn't have the same warmth as like. What you would get is, for instance, if you said make pasta like your Nonna or like your grandma used to make. So when you say Nonna to an Italian, it automatically triggers that childhood memories great pasta, warmth.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It sells emotions and this is what will sell us your product and it will make it closer to your local audience and Italians will be like well, let me try this because I really want to make you know like pasta like my grandma used to make, because this is probably one of the best memories I've had of my grandma and then they will buy this product. But then AI will not come up with this because AI is not uh, doesn't have. This lacks human touch, literally like. That translation is okay, it's decent, but it lacks that something that will connect you with the target audience and sell your product and convey the same message you'll have back in your home marketplace yeah, so that's.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's a one good example, and almost in any language there's going to be, you know, similar one thing like that, even in English. So maybe somebody who is an Italian person trying to make an American listing, you know might try to translate an American listing. You know might try to translate some words that just you know, like American or English or American slang that you just can't always just translate from an AI. I mean, definitely, I think AI is better than Google translate. You know that's one of the worst things that you could do for your listing, but it still has a little way to go.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, um, something interesting we've been seeing lately from Amazon, something that Amazon sellers have been asking for a while is the ability to localize your images easier. You know, in the past sometimes, hey, you have your US ASIN and then you're using the same ASIN in Italy or Spain or wherever, and it would pull in those images and then you try and rewrite the image and then now all of a sudden, your Spanish infographic is showing in US. But now they have this kind of like cool image manager where you can make the images for each marketplace. What are some best practices for how you can quote unquote localize the images. It's not just about the words. Obviously that's a no brainer, you know, don't have Japanese writing in your Amazon USA listing but like even some lifestyle images like would you suggest changing like base to make it more look like you know you don't want, you know, like maybe to have Jap Asian looking models for Japan market or things like that, or what can you talk about? Localization of images?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>So this is a really good question, but unfortunately, maybe 1% of the brands would actually do that. 90% of the brands would just change the text on images. The images will stay the same, but they will just translate it into different languages, which is fine. It is also one step forward compared to how it used to be. But what is really important depends on the category that you're selling. For instance, if you're selling doorknobs or if you're selling anything that has to do with anything you can find in your bathroom, maybe like a shower organizer or a shower curtain or anything like it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You have to keep in mind that bathrooms in Europe are quite different than bathrooms in the States, and all the brands selling anything like that like from the States to Europe they leave the American doorknobs, they leave the American shower heads, which is fixed to the ceiling. In Europe we have, like this completely different thing, and also this is something that really catches like my attention every single time, because like then these customers will say, well, well, maybe this works like in the states, but like it doesn't fit really well into my shower cabin. I don't have it. I also have a really big bath which you don't get like in the States and like there are like a lot of things that are very, very different also. For instance, like in in Europe, like I want to have a bidet in my bathroom, which is quite usual to have in your home. Uh was in the States, like I have never seen a bidet except the international chain of hotels</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>My house has one from living in Japan. I was like I need a bidet in my, so I custom uh, imported one and I'm using one in my house well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>You're one of the 1000 people I probably have like that smart uh toilet as well, which is my favorite. Um, yeah, so this is like something that brands don't really pay attention to. So, for all the other things, I think you can get away with. For instance, if you're selling something like a I don't like a office supplements, sports, outdoors, all of that, maybe yes, maybe switched with like different models, but I would say that for most of the cases, you can keep the same models. But when you're selling a home appliance or anything that has to do with something which is in your home, keep in mind that homes are very different and people would not be able to relate with this product, understand where to put it, how it works, because they'll have different things in their home. And then, in these cases, I would recommend changing the images, because I think that this would bring you so much more and this might be a deal breaker for your product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Good point, good point. Now, going back to your topic of listings and things like that. Now I'm going to miss. I'm not going to be able to see your presentation this afternoon because I'm going to record another podcast and we're not going to go over your whole thing here. But can you give some of the main points of what you're going to talk about this afternoon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Right. So I'm going to try to answer the question like where to sell your product next. So a lot of people ask me this, so I decided to dig a little bit deeper into this topic and try to, um, just do like a short summary of like what you should pay attention to. For instance, like you should check, like, what, how much money is this product making on your marketplace? Then I would compare the profit that, for instance, my competitor is making my home market versus what is making. What are they making on the new marketplace? So this is really important. So not only the sales matter, but also profit. If they're making less profit, then they're making their in your home marketplace and selling more than maybe you should. You know, think again of like if you want to do or not. And then, of course, you want to know if you can beat them on the content level, using keywords, using optimization, using a bunch of different things, strategies. This is really important because, like, if you have 10, 15 different top competitors, from my experience and from all the analysis I've done, you can land in top three, four, even in the top best-selling categories on the content level. So that for me alone is worth going there because you can organically be indexed very easily, because a lot of brands that come from the States that sell in Europe they don't really care about their content because their team does not understand it, so somehow, they think it's irrelevant when it isn't. I mean, if it's relevant in English, why is that relevant in another language, right? So if you ask me, like content is really easy to get positioned, like very well in Europe, and then, of course, very important, which a lot of people don't understand the importance of is actually your audience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then asking your audience, will they buy your product? For instance, we had PickFu also build our international polls for us, and so you would want to like test out, let's say, like you want to go to Spain, you think it's a great product. All the numbers add up, it's fantastic. But will your buyers buy it? Will they be excited about it? So you ask, let's say, 100, 150 people you can target them women, age 40 to 50, amazon Prime, whatever high income and then you ask them would you or somebody you know buy this product, yes or no?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Because we had a situation where we had one of the clients wanting to sell something in Germany and everything added up nicely, but the product was just not selling. So I went to my German team and asked them like would you buy this product? It was some sort of like a Mr. and Mrs. thing, like a cup with that. And then I have 12 German team members and every single one of them said no, we're never, never buy this product. And then I'm like why? And they're like because, Jana, it's like such a not a German product to buy. It's like so, not something that we would want to have in our kitchen.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And I was like, wow, this is insane. So I went back to the client and I'm like well, I'm sorry, I think the audience hates this, this product. Like you should come up with something different or maybe try another country. So this is something really important. You know the Vox Populi. It's very, very important. All the other parameters are, but this also adds to like to a really big, important part whether you should expand to this country or not.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Where are you seeing a lot of people from US and then, conversely, from Europe. Where are they expanding to? Like, historically it's always been vice versa. All right if I'm in US, you know, obviously if I was doing Canada and Mexico already, but then now I go to Europe. If I'm in Europe, I'm either already selling in US or that's the next one. Is that still the case? Or are you seeing more people go to newer places, like maybe Japan or Middle East or other places?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Right. Well, when we're talking about us brand, it's always going to be first Mexico or Canada, because of course geographically it makes no sense. Then it's Europe and then we've seen people try to go to UAE. I think people are very interested in the marketplace. They don't know what to expect but there’re like let me try, because usually like you would not need translations or any like it's not a big of a deal to go to UAE. You can keep your lessons in English, especially if you're targeting expats. That's really important because then they don't do like Arabic keyword research. And then some of the brands they're brave enough they go to Japan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We've seen a lot of crazy products be really successful in Japan, but not all brands are ready for it because of the alphabet and unknown universe and everything. They're really, really afraid of that. But we've seen brands do Japan, especially in the last year. We've seen the increase in Japan and a little bit of like showing interest for the UAE. I think Saudi Arabia is going to be also really interesting. We've talked about this earlier and yeah, but I would say still Europe number one and then more than like. If I compare it to like three years ago, definitely more Japan and more UAE, but still I would say that they want to go to Europe a lot and I'm not sure if any of them, like from the States, would be interested in Australia. Honestly, I think Australia has grown bigger, but because of the Australian sellers, not because of the brands that actually want to expand there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are a lot of your US customers expanding to both Walmart and TikTok shop, or do you see more going to one or the other?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Yes, I would say Walmart definitely, especially in the last year, year and a half. And then TikTok shop a lot of people want to but they don't know how it works honestly. And then this is I get a lot of questions like we've heard amazing things about TikTok and they've never sell with, like influencers, ugc. They haven't used it a lot, so they're kind of really afraid to test the waters. But I know that the ones that have already sold on TikTok shop had amazing results and it's like completely different universe and of course, you don't know how long it's gonna last. So I'd say, like you know, hop on that train and, just you know, do it. It's really, it's really yeah. I think it's going to be a good ROI, really.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now, switching gears a little bit. Something that I was talking about in my presentation was for me. You know, I I'm not doing too much differently nowadays, even though there's new AI things like Rufus, but there's a lot of people who maybe weren't doing best practices for listing, but now those people are going to be even farther behind because of what Rufus is. And so what are you know? Like you as a company, when you're making a listing for somebody, I believe you probably have in mind things like Rufus, right, even when you're making the listing, what are those things that you guys have in mind? And how are you you're doing things um to make sure that somebody's listing is ready for, for Amazon's AI things?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Right. That's also a really good question. Uh, because, um, as you said, a lot of things that you were doing the right way maybe six, seven years ago. They are still relevant, some of them. So we were also.</p>
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<p>Whenever we're doing listing, we always pay attention to context and how it sounds to the target audience. Uh, so it's not only like when you have your bullets. It's not only like when you have your bullets. It's not only about your key features, how this product and that product. It's also like how you would like talk to the customer.</p>
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<p>So let's pretend that you have a customer on your page and then you have, like this hello, how we can help you. Like chat box saying, hey, so what do you wanna know about this product? And then maybe let's say this this customer wants to buy something for their daughter, let's say a diaper bag. And then you know, like, maybe ask, like do you travel a lot? Oh, you may be traveling a lot, so maybe put this in the bullet. Or you know, you can go to your reviews and like see what people are talking about, their situations where they use these products, locations where they use this product, because this will make your bullet sound more real and like as if someone wrote the bullet who was your customer.</p>
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<p>I would think, from a customer standard customer point of view, write things as if you were using this product but and get ideas from the reviews and actually like you are talking to a real person. I think this is like really important. So not just like random sentences like buy a product because this, this, this and this, because it sounds like you're reading a manual. So you're not buying things from like a manual, buying from a real person that loves and enjoys your product.</p>
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<p>So I would have this mindset with writing listings and, of course, not just using keywords in the title, which is really important. So keyword stuffing has all like been dead for a long time, but even now, like today, I don't see a title that reads nicely, that's also filled with just like random words, maybe like random phrases, but definitely not and this can hurt a lot the algorithm and like actually the power of AI to recognize what your product is about and to offer it to customers, because it will not understand the true value of what your product is bringing and solutions it's offering. So I think it's really important to today sit down and optimize your listings as if you were a customer. I think that is really important To make it more human. I think that is the actual approach you should take.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What else is new in your world as far as things like? One thing I mentioned also is that one of the constants in Amazon is change. Rules are changing. Algorithms are changing, best practice changing. You know fees might change the way you have to do things. Things are always changing in Amazon. It's never a dull moment. So in the last you know couple of years, since maybe the last time you've been on this podcast, what are some other things that you're having to do differently for clients or that you've had to adapt due to something that maybe changed on Amazon?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Well, definitely, you always have to keep up with the forbidden words, and we do a lot of supplements, so that's always a very big challenge. Every supplement is different. Every country is different, so, more than ever, you have to really pay attention to that. It's really important Now. When you say bio, for instance, like in Germany, it does not have to mean that it is 100% organic. Earlier it was organic, but now it doesn't have to mean. It means that you have a certificate, but it doesn't mean that it's an organic product. So you can't say and use the word organic actually to make this be like a bio product or vice versa. It's really now, it's really like fine print, uh, what you should read really, really carefully. Um, because I think it's getting more refined of what is allowed and what is not. A couple of years ago it was like, okay, you can't have a health claim, sure, let's just, you know, let's just figure it out like just, uh, you know, come up with a different sentence, but now you're gonna have to use it as a health claim, but you have to be really refined about it because you have to have it in a listing. So I would say that even on European marketplaces, there are lighting years behind us market. It is getting more refined and more difficult to get away with things that you could use like three years ago. When it comes to keyword research, it's now pretty much the same as like. If you use long tail keywords, as you've used for the last six years, you'll be good. Helium 10 now covers all the international marketplaces, which is amazing. It's always the best choice for all of the search volumes, relevancy and all of that. And I would also just add that when you choose a keyword do you want to use in your listing, you shouldn't only pay attention to the search volume, because a lot of sellers would be like, oh okay, 70,000 search volumes, this is amazing, but it's not because the relevancy is what matters. So you need to combine those two because sometimes, like the top on the top list of the search volume keyword is not going to be best to describe what your product actually is.</p>
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<p>And now more than ever, talking about the AI, it's really important to use relevant keywords and related keywords to your product, because then the AIO will better understand what your product is about and how your customer is typing to get to this product. Maybe sometimes you will think well, maybe this is too broad, but then type it into Amazon and see what is going to be in that search result. Maybe this is where your product should be and this is why you should think of like putting it into your listing. So I think now you should kind of use more of your strategy and brain power like to put it like in your listings than before, when it was like a no-brainer, being like okay, this doesn't describe my product. Next, now, maybe this is something. It's a related search term that people use in order to get to your product because it's like broader but it's still not.</p>
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<p>Let's say, if you're selling um fitness, like um yoga mat, maybe you're not gonna put like sports equipment.</p>
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<p>Maybe this is too broad search for you, but maybe something narrower, but even like a little bit broader than what you thought put in a listing, will help ai connect the dots and like to put it all together. It it's also I love SEO. It's like my bread and butter and I know a lot of like Google SEO. So when you also have a Google and you have like that knowledge panel of your company on Google and then on your about company page, or if you have like your own page about me. You should have all of the, let's say, LinkedIn, Facebook, everything that helps Google connect the dots and put it in your knowledge panel so that you're relevant for one thing. This is literally what AI on Amazon will do, just more like a niche, because Amazon is a niche, like in Google, is much broader and it will help AI, or anything that is inside of the search engine, connect the dots and make them realize that your product is relevant for x, y, z things.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you guys mainly just doing translations or do you also do things from scratch, where somebody just comes with a product, they don't have a listing in a certain marketplace and you're creating it from scratch?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely. We do copywriting in all the non-English for our non-English marketplaces, uh, and we do this from scratch and this is also the, the strategy that we have thinking as a buyer and then putting the our you know thoughts and experience into words and selling it to the target audience with localization. So I would say that we are I mean saying that we are translation agency is very simple. It means just like translating words by word, but we actually translate it into emotions and, like you know, we're translating into the sales actually of the product. So, basically, localization is much more different than translation, because you need a little bit of copywriting in that as well, because if you have a sentence like in Bella Italia, if I would translate it will be just like the same sentence in Italian with the Bella Italia, but then you might add something or recreate that single sentence to achieve the same effect as you have in English. So it is a little bit of transcreation, as I would say.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay. So then when somebody does come with a new project um, you we've mainly today been talking about listings and maybe some images and titles what's your strategy as far as A-plus content or premium A-plus content, brand story, in the case of making something from scratch, or when we're talking about translating like, maybe they've got a brand story, they've got A-plus content in one, are you completely telling them to completely change it in the other marketplaces? Or what are some strategies for these things you can talk about?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>That is a really difficult one we have with our clients, because every time when a new client comes like we send them our onboarding questionnaire, we ask them a couple of questions. So we are 100% sure that we are on the same page with the brand and the brand voice. But you'll be surprised how many brands are really scared of changing anything and localize, localizing their A plus, content, brand story, storefront, anything. They're just like translate it, but please make sure to have all of the important, important information there. And then you tell them like, yeah, we're gonna have all the important information, but maybe we change the contest a little bit. And they're like God, no, don't change it. And I'm like but this will resonate better with the target audience. They're like well, maybe just like 10%. So brands are actually afraid of localizing, which doesn't mean that their brand is going to get butchered, it's just going to get a little bit adapted to a new marketplace.</p>
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<p>And this is what I suggest to all brands to do. You would be surprised of the conversions and everything when someone reads something which is closer to them in German, in French, in Italian, versus a big, gigantic US brand that speaks to Americans in a salesy, fluffy voice. You don't want to sell that type of brand in Europe at all. So that's really really important. Very few listen to what I say, but a lot of them are really, really afraid of doing that. This is a true case study. But those that do really have good results. And we've had one baby brand selling fleece jackets for babies. They had about 60% increase in visits on their webpage because they changed their images and they changed the tone of the voice in their storefront, which was absolutely amazing, and of course, with that followed increase in profit. So don't be afraid to localize your storefronts. Nothing is going to change. The only change we'll see is probably positive change.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>For people who want to reach out to you. How can they find you on the interwebs out there?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>You can find me on LinkedIn. I do a lot of video analysis I really enjoy just like helping brands scale and just pointing out to what they could do better. So LinkedIn, definitely number one. And then definitely you can reach out by email at Jana@ylt-translations.com.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, so a few more questions here. Your favorite Helium 10 tool?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>I think the new Keyword Tracker really I absolutely love it and it's so easy like it's so straightforward, like even I think my seven month I absolutely love it and it's so easy, like it's so straightforward, like even I think my seven month old baby could use it. It's very easy and I love how you can like find out new keywords, you can be ranked for and track all of the competitors like in all different marketplaces. It is really really important for us as from what we do, so I would say that that is like the my probably latest favorite update.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then something that maybe we don't have, that you're having to get from somewhere else, or some new feature that nobody has, and you've always thought, oh man, this would make my life so much easier If I were to let you be in charge of the Helium 10 product team, what would be your first job for them to make some new tool or some new feature?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Yeah, well, first of all, I really have to say big thank you to Helium 10 because they've always listened to what I said. All of the you know, like suggestions, like, for instance, like when you do keyword research, usually it was to put number two as a default for the keywords. And then I went to Boyan, who was then a CEO, and then I told him like look, you need to change this to number one and two because of the big compound words in German that do not come up in the lists. So that was amazing. So I don't have anything like that, like as amazing as that suggestion was, but I'm really happy to see that all international marketplaces are available in Helium 10. And then I would maybe want to see, yeah, like if new marketplaces show up, I would want to like see, like, all the updates for that as well. And then maybe, like you know how you have an opportunity explorer, like for a product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think that may be combined into like one thing so you have like a better overview of like, of like the statistics, with like numbers and lines going up, because I think sometimes it's kind of visually difficult to visualize how everything is working together when you want to scale to a new marketplace. You do have all these amazing numbers, but I think that visual graphics would do amazingly well because a lot of people get lost in these numbers and then once you have something visually presented for you, you're like wow, this is actually gonna work versus wow, 1000 numbers, 3000 excel sheets, like I don't even know what I'm doing. So like this will like stimulate people into wanting to expand more by having it visually clear for them that this is going like top sales competitors, you know, following all of that, just like in like visually pleasing display, like screen. I'm a very visual type, so this for me is really important. For instance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. All right, what's your last 30 second tip or 60 second strategy you have for the audience? Could be about parenting. It could be about travel. It could be about travel. It could be about Amazon. It could be about anything.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Oh, I have a tip about travel for all the US citizens out there. So when you travel to Europe and I know that this year and last year has been an insane number of US Americans, I think only because, like Taylor Swift's concerts, like people going to Europe and Paris, I remember that, because, like Taylor Swift's concerts, like people going to Europe and Paris, I remember that. So, like, when you buy, especially luxury goods they're very expensive you can get tax free at the airports. I know a lot of people don't know about this, but if you buy, let's say, something that costs 1000 euros, you get, in Italy, 12% back, cash back. So if you buy that you get a receipt and then you take it to the airport and then before you hop on a plane, you show the item you bought. So don't put it in your checked-in bag, you have to show it and then, on spot, you will get cash back. That there can be a lot of money sometimes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. All right, a cool travel uh tip. I just recently did something like that. I think I was in Japan or or Korea, uh, and even a couple services I had paid tax, but then there was like a machine in Korea and I was able to get it back.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>I was surprised because a lot of people that really do travel a lot they didn't know about this. So I'm like you know what I'm going to say. It maybe some of you know, but I'm sure a lot of you don't. So I think, free money, why not?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, Awesome. Well, Jana, it's good to connect with you again. I look forward to again you know seeing you at conferences, like we always used to in the past, and wish you the most of success.</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for having me always a pleasure to catch up.</p>
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<p>Join us for an engaging discussion as we sit down with Jana Krekic of YLT Translations, an expert in translations and e-commerce strategies, to explore the transformative role of AI in the world of translation and localization. Recorded live from Milan, Italy, Jana shares her expertise in optimizing Amazon listings, shedding light on the limitations of AI in delivering high-quality, culturally nuanced translations. Through vivid examples, she illustrates the crucial role of human touch in understanding cultural contexts, such as the importance of local references like "nonna" in Italian culture. Discover why relying solely on AI could mean missing out on potential sales and how balancing technology with human expertise is key to successful e-commerce strategies.</p>
<p>Explore the nuances of expanding into new markets with insights into evaluating marketplaces for product expansion. The conversation emphasizes not only the importance of assessing sales but also the significance of comparing profits across regions. Uncover strategies for beating competitors through superior content and keyword optimization, especially in areas where local language content is often neglected. Learn about typical expansion routes for US and European brands, and gain insights into emerging markets like Japan and the UAE. We also touch on the growing curiosity among US businesses about platforms like Walmart and TikTok Shop, despite uncertainties in their operational dynamics.</p>
<p>Finally, we emphasize the importance of optimizing Amazon listings by focusing on context and customer interaction. Hear about the ever-evolving nature of Amazon's rules and algorithms and the necessity of adhering to local regulations in international marketplaces. With AI playing a significant role in product visibility, an effective keyword strategy is crucial for reaching the right audience. Listen as we highlight successful global brand localization strategies and share tips for enhancing engagement and profits by tailoring content to resonate with local audiences. Plus, don't miss a valuable travel tip on saving money through tax-free shopping while abroad, making this episode a must-listen for anyone involved in the e-commerce world.<br>
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<p>In episode 620 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jana discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI Translation and Listing Localization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - AI Advancement and the Translation Industry</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:59 - Localization of Images for Amazon Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:33 - New Emerging E-commerce Marketplaces </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:37 - Product Market Research in Germany</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:09 - Optimizing Amazon Listings with AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:14 - Understanding International Food Standards</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:42 - Challenges of Brand Localization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:38 - Global Brand Localization Success Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:22 - Airport Tax Refund Travel Tips</li>
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Transcript:<br>

<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got Yana back on the show we're recording live from Milan, Italy, and she's going to talk about a wide variety of subjects, such as preparing your listing for Amazon AI translating your listing, other marketplaces and much more. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Sellers have lost thousands of dollars by not knowing that they were hijacked, perhaps on their Amazon listing, or maybe somebody changed their main image or Amazon changed their shipping dimension so they had to pay extra money every order. Helium 10 can actually send you a text message or email if any of these things or other critical events happen to your Amazon account. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash alerts.</p>
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<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And speaking of the e-commerce world, I am on the other side of the world right now. I'm in Milan, Italy. and we are at the Helium 10 Elite and Avask Workshop, and one of the speakers for today is somebody who is no stranger to the show, Jana. Jana, welcome back.</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Thank you so much.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this is the first time we've seen Yana, because she's been uh, creating life, you know, uh out there, uh, how's that for you? How's that going for you?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>um, it's a struggle, but it's something that I'm really grateful for, honestly.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I got an early start. You know she were just talking about how my kids are in their 20’s already. But then again, you know there's advantages of waiting. You know like you got to, you know you and Lazar got to have a. You know just pretty much, go wherever you whenever you want. You see now that it's a little bit different.</p>
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<p>You can't just go up and like, hey, let's go to Ibiza today.</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>huh yeah, well, I mean, I could go to Ibiza, but I have to be uh home by 9 pm, so that's the small difference.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So we’re not here to talk about parenting. Where’re here to talk about what Yana is an expert at, and that's mainly translations and things. And I think one thing that's been on the mind of many people is wait a minute, with AI do I even need professional translators anymore? I could just go ahead and click a button and now I can have a perfectly optimized listing, thanks to ChatGPT or thanks to AI. Now can you tell us? Is that a true statement?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Well, honestly, Bradley, I use AI on daily basis and I think it has changed our lives and made our lives simpler in some ways. But I would disagree with the part where you said to get your listings optimized. I would say it's great to do a summary of your reviews and maybe to help you understand how a product works, maybe to describe what you see on the picture if the image is blurry and you can't tell. But I would stay away from AI when it comes to optimization, keywords and, most importantly, localization, because AI is still it's getting better, definitely, but I still we are years away from this being a fantastic tool that will replace human brain and human touch and human understanding of context.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, so you actually had some examples of what the drawbacks are. Because, yeah, you know, maybe if, if you have zero budget and you want to have something better than just the Amazon auto translates, sure, maybe you know ai is not is going to put you on the right track, but what's an example of kind of like money you're leaving on the table if you just 100 rely on AI for translation?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>yeah, I would, I would agree. I would say that you can get it translated. It will be probably mediocre at best. A lot of things will be maybe translated very confusingly, will be poorly translated, but you know, if you're on tight budget, yeah, sure, go ahead and you know, see how that works, because probably it will not be as efficient as something else.</p>
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<p>But since we're here in Italy, I have a really good example, and this is a pasta machine, whatever clients were selling. So she was selling this in the States and then she was branding is as pasta machine, like in Bella Italia. Now, like for an American like you would probably think that, wow, this is something very authentic, something that will make me help make great posts at home. But what if you want to sell this product in Italy? So what if you tell Italian hey, buy this product because it's in Bella Italia? And you, being an Italian, would be like, what do you mean Bella Italia? I don't understand. We're already in Italia and it is Bella, but I mean I don't get it. So, -like using AI, I tried to play around a little bit with this example and so the first thing I wrote out really nice prompt and I said can you make it sound more localized so that Italians want to buy this machine because it's really top quality and will make amazing pasta. So the AI came up with make pasta in a traditional way, which is better.</p>
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<p>It's not a literal translation, but it's still so far away from like. What is like when you say Bella Italia in English and to an American. It doesn't send the same message and it doesn't have the same warmth as like. What you would get is, for instance, if you said make pasta like your Nonna or like your grandma used to make. So when you say Nonna to an Italian, it automatically triggers that childhood memories great pasta, warmth.</p>
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<p>It sells emotions and this is what will sell us your product and it will make it closer to your local audience and Italians will be like well, let me try this because I really want to make you know like pasta like my grandma used to make, because this is probably one of the best memories I've had of my grandma and then they will buy this product. But then AI will not come up with this because AI is not uh, doesn't have. This lacks human touch, literally like. That translation is okay, it's decent, but it lacks that something that will connect you with the target audience and sell your product and convey the same message you'll have back in your home marketplace yeah, so that's.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's a one good example, and almost in any language there's going to be, you know, similar one thing like that, even in English. So maybe somebody who is an Italian person trying to make an American listing, you know might try to translate an American listing. You know might try to translate some words that just you know, like American or English or American slang that you just can't always just translate from an AI. I mean, definitely, I think AI is better than Google translate. You know that's one of the worst things that you could do for your listing, but it still has a little way to go.</p>
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<p>Now, um, something interesting we've been seeing lately from Amazon, something that Amazon sellers have been asking for a while is the ability to localize your images easier. You know, in the past sometimes, hey, you have your US ASIN and then you're using the same ASIN in Italy or Spain or wherever, and it would pull in those images and then you try and rewrite the image and then now all of a sudden, your Spanish infographic is showing in US. But now they have this kind of like cool image manager where you can make the images for each marketplace. What are some best practices for how you can quote unquote localize the images. It's not just about the words. Obviously that's a no brainer, you know, don't have Japanese writing in your Amazon USA listing but like even some lifestyle images like would you suggest changing like base to make it more look like you know you don't want, you know, like maybe to have Jap Asian looking models for Japan market or things like that, or what can you talk about? Localization of images?</p>
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<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>So this is a really good question, but unfortunately, maybe 1% of the brands would actually do that. 90% of the brands would just change the text on images. The images will stay the same, but they will just translate it into different languages, which is fine. It is also one step forward compared to how it used to be. But what is really important depends on the category that you're selling. For instance, if you're selling doorknobs or if you're selling anything that has to do with anything you can find in your bathroom, maybe like a shower organizer or a shower curtain or anything like it.</p>
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<p>You have to keep in mind that bathrooms in Europe are quite different than bathrooms in the States, and all the brands selling anything like that like from the States to Europe they leave the American doorknobs, they leave the American shower heads, which is fixed to the ceiling. In Europe we have, like this completely different thing, and also this is something that really catches like my attention every single time, because like then these customers will say, well, well, maybe this works like in the states, but like it doesn't fit really well into my shower cabin. I don't have it. I also have a really big bath which you don't get like in the States and like there are like a lot of things that are very, very different also. For instance, like in in Europe, like I want to have a bidet in my bathroom, which is quite usual to have in your home. Uh was in the States, like I have never seen a bidet except the international chain of hotels</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>My house has one from living in Japan. I was like I need a bidet in my, so I custom uh, imported one and I'm using one in my house well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>You're one of the 1000 people I probably have like that smart uh toilet as well, which is my favorite. Um, yeah, so this is like something that brands don't really pay attention to. So, for all the other things, I think you can get away with. For instance, if you're selling something like a I don't like a office supplements, sports, outdoors, all of that, maybe yes, maybe switched with like different models, but I would say that for most of the cases, you can keep the same models. But when you're selling a home appliance or anything that has to do with something which is in your home, keep in mind that homes are very different and people would not be able to relate with this product, understand where to put it, how it works, because they'll have different things in their home. And then, in these cases, I would recommend changing the images, because I think that this would bring you so much more and this might be a deal breaker for your product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Good point, good point. Now, going back to your topic of listings and things like that. Now I'm going to miss. I'm not going to be able to see your presentation this afternoon because I'm going to record another podcast and we're not going to go over your whole thing here. But can you give some of the main points of what you're going to talk about this afternoon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Right. So I'm going to try to answer the question like where to sell your product next. So a lot of people ask me this, so I decided to dig a little bit deeper into this topic and try to, um, just do like a short summary of like what you should pay attention to. For instance, like you should check, like, what, how much money is this product making on your marketplace? Then I would compare the profit that, for instance, my competitor is making my home market versus what is making. What are they making on the new marketplace? So this is really important. So not only the sales matter, but also profit. If they're making less profit, then they're making their in your home marketplace and selling more than maybe you should. You know, think again of like if you want to do or not. And then, of course, you want to know if you can beat them on the content level, using keywords, using optimization, using a bunch of different things, strategies. This is really important because, like, if you have 10, 15 different top competitors, from my experience and from all the analysis I've done, you can land in top three, four, even in the top best-selling categories on the content level. So that for me alone is worth going there because you can organically be indexed very easily, because a lot of brands that come from the States that sell in Europe they don't really care about their content because their team does not understand it, so somehow, they think it's irrelevant when it isn't. I mean, if it's relevant in English, why is that relevant in another language, right? So if you ask me, like content is really easy to get positioned, like very well in Europe, and then, of course, very important, which a lot of people don't understand the importance of is actually your audience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then asking your audience, will they buy your product? For instance, we had PickFu also build our international polls for us, and so you would want to like test out, let's say, like you want to go to Spain, you think it's a great product. All the numbers add up, it's fantastic. But will your buyers buy it? Will they be excited about it? So you ask, let's say, 100, 150 people you can target them women, age 40 to 50, amazon Prime, whatever high income and then you ask them would you or somebody you know buy this product, yes or no?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Because we had a situation where we had one of the clients wanting to sell something in Germany and everything added up nicely, but the product was just not selling. So I went to my German team and asked them like would you buy this product? It was some sort of like a Mr. and Mrs. thing, like a cup with that. And then I have 12 German team members and every single one of them said no, we're never, never buy this product. And then I'm like why? And they're like because, Jana, it's like such a not a German product to buy. It's like so, not something that we would want to have in our kitchen.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And I was like, wow, this is insane. So I went back to the client and I'm like well, I'm sorry, I think the audience hates this, this product. Like you should come up with something different or maybe try another country. So this is something really important. You know the Vox Populi. It's very, very important. All the other parameters are, but this also adds to like to a really big, important part whether you should expand to this country or not.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Where are you seeing a lot of people from US and then, conversely, from Europe. Where are they expanding to? Like, historically it's always been vice versa. All right if I'm in US, you know, obviously if I was doing Canada and Mexico already, but then now I go to Europe. If I'm in Europe, I'm either already selling in US or that's the next one. Is that still the case? Or are you seeing more people go to newer places, like maybe Japan or Middle East or other places?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Right. Well, when we're talking about us brand, it's always going to be first Mexico or Canada, because of course geographically it makes no sense. Then it's Europe and then we've seen people try to go to UAE. I think people are very interested in the marketplace. They don't know what to expect but there’re like let me try, because usually like you would not need translations or any like it's not a big of a deal to go to UAE. You can keep your lessons in English, especially if you're targeting expats. That's really important because then they don't do like Arabic keyword research. And then some of the brands they're brave enough they go to Japan.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We've seen a lot of crazy products be really successful in Japan, but not all brands are ready for it because of the alphabet and unknown universe and everything. They're really, really afraid of that. But we've seen brands do Japan, especially in the last year. We've seen the increase in Japan and a little bit of like showing interest for the UAE. I think Saudi Arabia is going to be also really interesting. We've talked about this earlier and yeah, but I would say still Europe number one and then more than like. If I compare it to like three years ago, definitely more Japan and more UAE, but still I would say that they want to go to Europe a lot and I'm not sure if any of them, like from the States, would be interested in Australia. Honestly, I think Australia has grown bigger, but because of the Australian sellers, not because of the brands that actually want to expand there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are a lot of your US customers expanding to both Walmart and TikTok shop, or do you see more going to one or the other?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Yes, I would say Walmart definitely, especially in the last year, year and a half. And then TikTok shop a lot of people want to but they don't know how it works honestly. And then this is I get a lot of questions like we've heard amazing things about TikTok and they've never sell with, like influencers, ugc. They haven't used it a lot, so they're kind of really afraid to test the waters. But I know that the ones that have already sold on TikTok shop had amazing results and it's like completely different universe and of course, you don't know how long it's gonna last. So I'd say, like you know, hop on that train and, just you know, do it. It's really, it's really yeah. I think it's going to be a good ROI, really.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now, switching gears a little bit. Something that I was talking about in my presentation was for me. You know, I I'm not doing too much differently nowadays, even though there's new AI things like Rufus, but there's a lot of people who maybe weren't doing best practices for listing, but now those people are going to be even farther behind because of what Rufus is. And so what are you know? Like you as a company, when you're making a listing for somebody, I believe you probably have in mind things like Rufus, right, even when you're making the listing, what are those things that you guys have in mind? And how are you you're doing things um to make sure that somebody's listing is ready for, for Amazon's AI things?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Right. That's also a really good question. Uh, because, um, as you said, a lot of things that you were doing the right way maybe six, seven years ago. They are still relevant, some of them. So we were also.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Whenever we're doing listing, we always pay attention to context and how it sounds to the target audience. Uh, so it's not only like when you have your bullets. It's not only like when you have your bullets. It's not only about your key features, how this product and that product. It's also like how you would like talk to the customer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So let's pretend that you have a customer on your page and then you have, like this hello, how we can help you. Like chat box saying, hey, so what do you wanna know about this product? And then maybe let's say this this customer wants to buy something for their daughter, let's say a diaper bag. And then you know, like, maybe ask, like do you travel a lot? Oh, you may be traveling a lot, so maybe put this in the bullet. Or you know, you can go to your reviews and like see what people are talking about, their situations where they use these products, locations where they use this product, because this will make your bullet sound more real and like as if someone wrote the bullet who was your customer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I would think, from a customer standard customer point of view, write things as if you were using this product but and get ideas from the reviews and actually like you are talking to a real person. I think this is like really important. So not just like random sentences like buy a product because this, this, this and this, because it sounds like you're reading a manual. So you're not buying things from like a manual, buying from a real person that loves and enjoys your product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So I would have this mindset with writing listings and, of course, not just using keywords in the title, which is really important. So keyword stuffing has all like been dead for a long time, but even now, like today, I don't see a title that reads nicely, that's also filled with just like random words, maybe like random phrases, but definitely not and this can hurt a lot the algorithm and like actually the power of AI to recognize what your product is about and to offer it to customers, because it will not understand the true value of what your product is bringing and solutions it's offering. So I think it's really important to today sit down and optimize your listings as if you were a customer. I think that is really important To make it more human. I think that is the actual approach you should take.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What else is new in your world as far as things like? One thing I mentioned also is that one of the constants in Amazon is change. Rules are changing. Algorithms are changing, best practice changing. You know fees might change the way you have to do things. Things are always changing in Amazon. It's never a dull moment. So in the last you know couple of years, since maybe the last time you've been on this podcast, what are some other things that you're having to do differently for clients or that you've had to adapt due to something that maybe changed on Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Well, definitely, you always have to keep up with the forbidden words, and we do a lot of supplements, so that's always a very big challenge. Every supplement is different. Every country is different, so, more than ever, you have to really pay attention to that. It's really important Now. When you say bio, for instance, like in Germany, it does not have to mean that it is 100% organic. Earlier it was organic, but now it doesn't have to mean. It means that you have a certificate, but it doesn't mean that it's an organic product. So you can't say and use the word organic actually to make this be like a bio product or vice versa. It's really now, it's really like fine print, uh, what you should read really, really carefully. Um, because I think it's getting more refined of what is allowed and what is not. A couple of years ago it was like, okay, you can't have a health claim, sure, let's just, you know, let's just figure it out like just, uh, you know, come up with a different sentence, but now you're gonna have to use it as a health claim, but you have to be really refined about it because you have to have it in a listing. So I would say that even on European marketplaces, there are lighting years behind us market. It is getting more refined and more difficult to get away with things that you could use like three years ago. When it comes to keyword research, it's now pretty much the same as like. If you use long tail keywords, as you've used for the last six years, you'll be good. Helium 10 now covers all the international marketplaces, which is amazing. It's always the best choice for all of the search volumes, relevancy and all of that. And I would also just add that when you choose a keyword do you want to use in your listing, you shouldn't only pay attention to the search volume, because a lot of sellers would be like, oh okay, 70,000 search volumes, this is amazing, but it's not because the relevancy is what matters. So you need to combine those two because sometimes, like the top on the top list of the search volume keyword is not going to be best to describe what your product actually is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And now more than ever, talking about the AI, it's really important to use relevant keywords and related keywords to your product, because then the AIO will better understand what your product is about and how your customer is typing to get to this product. Maybe sometimes you will think well, maybe this is too broad, but then type it into Amazon and see what is going to be in that search result. Maybe this is where your product should be and this is why you should think of like putting it into your listing. So I think now you should kind of use more of your strategy and brain power like to put it like in your listings than before, when it was like a no-brainer, being like okay, this doesn't describe my product. Next, now, maybe this is something. It's a related search term that people use in order to get to your product because it's like broader but it's still not.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Let's say, if you're selling um fitness, like um yoga mat, maybe you're not gonna put like sports equipment.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Maybe this is too broad search for you, but maybe something narrower, but even like a little bit broader than what you thought put in a listing, will help ai connect the dots and like to put it all together. It it's also I love SEO. It's like my bread and butter and I know a lot of like Google SEO. So when you also have a Google and you have like that knowledge panel of your company on Google and then on your about company page, or if you have like your own page about me. You should have all of the, let's say, LinkedIn, Facebook, everything that helps Google connect the dots and put it in your knowledge panel so that you're relevant for one thing. This is literally what AI on Amazon will do, just more like a niche, because Amazon is a niche, like in Google, is much broader and it will help AI, or anything that is inside of the search engine, connect the dots and make them realize that your product is relevant for x, y, z things.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you guys mainly just doing translations or do you also do things from scratch, where somebody just comes with a product, they don't have a listing in a certain marketplace and you're creating it from scratch?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely. We do copywriting in all the non-English for our non-English marketplaces, uh, and we do this from scratch and this is also the, the strategy that we have thinking as a buyer and then putting the our you know thoughts and experience into words and selling it to the target audience with localization. So I would say that we are I mean saying that we are translation agency is very simple. It means just like translating words by word, but we actually translate it into emotions and, like you know, we're translating into the sales actually of the product. So, basically, localization is much more different than translation, because you need a little bit of copywriting in that as well, because if you have a sentence like in Bella Italia, if I would translate it will be just like the same sentence in Italian with the Bella Italia, but then you might add something or recreate that single sentence to achieve the same effect as you have in English. So it is a little bit of transcreation, as I would say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay. So then when somebody does come with a new project um, you we've mainly today been talking about listings and maybe some images and titles what's your strategy as far as A-plus content or premium A-plus content, brand story, in the case of making something from scratch, or when we're talking about translating like, maybe they've got a brand story, they've got A-plus content in one, are you completely telling them to completely change it in the other marketplaces? Or what are some strategies for these things you can talk about?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>That is a really difficult one we have with our clients, because every time when a new client comes like we send them our onboarding questionnaire, we ask them a couple of questions. So we are 100% sure that we are on the same page with the brand and the brand voice. But you'll be surprised how many brands are really scared of changing anything and localize, localizing their A plus, content, brand story, storefront, anything. They're just like translate it, but please make sure to have all of the important, important information there. And then you tell them like, yeah, we're gonna have all the important information, but maybe we change the contest a little bit. And they're like God, no, don't change it. And I'm like but this will resonate better with the target audience. They're like well, maybe just like 10%. So brands are actually afraid of localizing, which doesn't mean that their brand is going to get butchered, it's just going to get a little bit adapted to a new marketplace.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And this is what I suggest to all brands to do. You would be surprised of the conversions and everything when someone reads something which is closer to them in German, in French, in Italian, versus a big, gigantic US brand that speaks to Americans in a salesy, fluffy voice. You don't want to sell that type of brand in Europe at all. So that's really really important. Very few listen to what I say, but a lot of them are really, really afraid of doing that. This is a true case study. But those that do really have good results. And we've had one baby brand selling fleece jackets for babies. They had about 60% increase in visits on their webpage because they changed their images and they changed the tone of the voice in their storefront, which was absolutely amazing, and of course, with that followed increase in profit. So don't be afraid to localize your storefronts. Nothing is going to change. The only change we'll see is probably positive change.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>For people who want to reach out to you. How can they find you on the interwebs out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>You can find me on LinkedIn. I do a lot of video analysis I really enjoy just like helping brands scale and just pointing out to what they could do better. So LinkedIn, definitely number one. And then definitely you can reach out by email at Jana@ylt-translations.com.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, so a few more questions here. Your favorite Helium 10 tool?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>I think the new Keyword Tracker really I absolutely love it and it's so easy like it's so straightforward, like even I think my seven month I absolutely love it and it's so easy, like it's so straightforward, like even I think my seven month old baby could use it. It's very easy and I love how you can like find out new keywords, you can be ranked for and track all of the competitors like in all different marketplaces. It is really really important for us as from what we do, so I would say that that is like the my probably latest favorite update.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then something that maybe we don't have, that you're having to get from somewhere else, or some new feature that nobody has, and you've always thought, oh man, this would make my life so much easier If I were to let you be in charge of the Helium 10 product team, what would be your first job for them to make some new tool or some new feature?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Yeah, well, first of all, I really have to say big thank you to Helium 10 because they've always listened to what I said. All of the you know, like suggestions, like, for instance, like when you do keyword research, usually it was to put number two as a default for the keywords. And then I went to Boyan, who was then a CEO, and then I told him like look, you need to change this to number one and two because of the big compound words in German that do not come up in the lists. So that was amazing. So I don't have anything like that, like as amazing as that suggestion was, but I'm really happy to see that all international marketplaces are available in Helium 10. And then I would maybe want to see, yeah, like if new marketplaces show up, I would want to like see, like, all the updates for that as well. And then maybe, like you know how you have an opportunity explorer, like for a product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think that may be combined into like one thing so you have like a better overview of like, of like the statistics, with like numbers and lines going up, because I think sometimes it's kind of visually difficult to visualize how everything is working together when you want to scale to a new marketplace. You do have all these amazing numbers, but I think that visual graphics would do amazingly well because a lot of people get lost in these numbers and then once you have something visually presented for you, you're like wow, this is actually gonna work versus wow, 1000 numbers, 3000 excel sheets, like I don't even know what I'm doing. So like this will like stimulate people into wanting to expand more by having it visually clear for them that this is going like top sales competitors, you know, following all of that, just like in like visually pleasing display, like screen. I'm a very visual type, so this for me is really important. For instance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. All right, what's your last 30 second tip or 60 second strategy you have for the audience? Could be about parenting. It could be about travel. It could be about travel. It could be about Amazon. It could be about anything.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Oh, I have a tip about travel for all the US citizens out there. So when you travel to Europe and I know that this year and last year has been an insane number of US Americans, I think only because, like Taylor Swift's concerts, like people going to Europe and Paris, I remember that, because, like Taylor Swift's concerts, like people going to Europe and Paris, I remember that. So, like, when you buy, especially luxury goods they're very expensive you can get tax free at the airports. I know a lot of people don't know about this, but if you buy, let's say, something that costs 1000 euros, you get, in Italy, 12% back, cash back. So if you buy that you get a receipt and then you take it to the airport and then before you hop on a plane, you show the item you bought. So don't put it in your checked-in bag, you have to show it and then, on spot, you will get cash back. That there can be a lot of money sometimes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. All right, a cool travel uh tip. I just recently did something like that. I think I was in Japan or or Korea, uh, and even a couple services I had paid tax, but then there was like a machine in Korea and I was able to get it back.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>I was surprised because a lot of people that really do travel a lot they didn't know about this. So I'm like you know what I'm going to say. It maybe some of you know, but I'm sure a lot of you don't. So I think, free money, why not?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, Awesome. Well, Jana, it's good to connect with you again. I look forward to again you know seeing you at conferences, like we always used to in the past, and wish you the most of success.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Jana Krekic:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for having me always a pleasure to catch up.</p>
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Join us for an engaging discussion as we sit down with Jana Krekic of YLT Translations, an expert in translations and e-commerce strategies, to explore the transformative role of AI in the world of translation and localization. Recorded live from Milan, Italy, Jana shares her expertise in optimizing Amazon listings, shedding light on the limitations of AI in delivering high-quality, culturally nuanced translations. Through vivid examples, she illustrates the crucial role of human touch in understanding cultural contexts, such as the importance of local references like "nonna" in Italian culture. Discover why relying solely on AI could mean missing out on potential sales and how balancing technology with human expertise is key to successful e-commerce strategies.
Explore the nuances of expanding into new markets with insights into evaluating marketplaces for product expansion. The conversation emphasizes not only the importance of assessing sales but also the significance of comparing profits across regions. Uncover strategies for beating competitors through superior content and keyword optimization, especially in areas where local language content is often neglected. Learn about typical expansion routes for US and European brands, and gain insights into emerging markets like Japan and the UAE. We also touch on the growing curiosity among US businesses about platforms like Walmart and TikTok Shop, despite uncertainties in their operational dynamics.
Finally, we emphasize the importance of optimizing Amazon listings by focusing on context and customer interaction. Hear about the ever-evolving nature of Amazon's rules and algorithms and the necessity of adhering to local regulations in international marketplaces. With AI playing a significant role in product visibility, an effective keyword strategy is crucial for reaching the right audience. Listen as we highlight successful global brand localization strategies and share tips for enhancing engagement and profits by tailoring content to resonate with local audiences. Plus, don't miss a valuable travel tip on saving money through tax-free shopping while abroad, making this episode a must-listen for anyone involved in the e-commerce world.
In episode 620 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Jana discuss:

00:00 - AI Translation and Listing Localization Strategies
01:22 - AI Advancement and the Translation Industry
05:59 - Localization of Images for Amazon Listings
10:33 - New Emerging E-commerce Marketplaces 
12:37 - Product Market Research in Germany
17:09 - Optimizing Amazon Listings with AI
20:14 - Understanding International Food Standards
25:42 - Challenges of Brand Localization
26:38 - Global Brand Localization Success Strategies
31:22 - Airport Tax Refund Travel Tips

 
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<p>e’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Updates to 2025 fees for Buy with Prime, Multi-Channel Fulfillment, Amazon Warehousing and Distribution, and Supply Chain by Amazon Managed Service

Amazon’s Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday deal event was its biggest Thanksgiving holiday shopping event ever
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/black-friday-sales-results-amazon-online-shopping'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/black-friday-sales-results-amazon-online-shopping

</a>Walmart Marketplace Records Record Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2024/walmart-marketplace-records-record-black-friday-cyber-monday-sales/'>https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2024/walmart-marketplace-records-record-black-friday-cyber-monday-sales/

</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkxOMjIyVkZOVEc4Mkwz'>New Feature to Edit Coupon Discounts
</a>Sellers are now able to increase discount amounts for active coupons without the need to recreate the coupon. This feature makes it easier for you to manage your promotions and helps you to adjust to changes in inventory levels.

<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFNWNDYzOVhVQ001UFRO'>Limited-time coupon fee reimbursement for new FBA selection
</a>From now through January 31, 2025, sellers will receive an automatic reimbursement of the $0.60-per-redemption coupon fee for coupons on newly launched Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) selection. The promotion applies to FBA offers on products that first became buyable after November 2, 2024. Reimbursements will be automatically disbursed to your Seller Central account by February 28, 2025.

<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWjVTQUxQNTdFQ0RGU1g2'>Amazon’s note on the recent Product Bundling Policy update

</a>This episode also introduces new features from Helium 10, including updates to our Profitability Calculator for TikTok influencer promotions, which could be a game-changer for sellers looking to expand their reach. Additionally, we discuss the innovative Listing Builder AI's keyword performance feature, which offers in-depth insights into keyword usage and optimization strategies, empowering sellers to enhance their Amazon product listings effectively. Tune in again next week to stay ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of Amazon, Walmart, and the E-commerce world.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>00:45 - 2025 Amazon Fees</li>
 
<li>04:04 - Biggest Ever Black Friday-Cyber Monday</li>
 
<li>06:22 - Walmart 3P Record Growth</li>
 
<li>08:21 - Edit Coupon Discounts</li>
 
<li>09:05 - Coupon Reimbursements</li>
 
<li>09:55 - Bundling Policy Update</li>
 
<li>12:20 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
 
<li>14:01 - Training Tip: Listing Builder - Keyword Performance</li>
</ul>
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<p> </p>
Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>New Amazon fees for 2025, the results of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and reimbursements for coupons for some sellers. All of this and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, let's go ahead and get into the first article, which is about Amazon fees that are starting in 2025. So there's some more fees that have come out and there are some increases and there are some discounts in fees. So let's go ahead and go over what was posted in Seller Central. Now, in this first section here, they actually talk a lot about all the things that they've done to improve all these different services over the last year, and so you've got all that information. But then, if you scroll further down, it gets into the nitty gritty details, which is what I wanted to share with you today. And so the first thing that they talk about is AWD, which is Amazon Warehouse Distribution, which they seem to want to incentivize sellers to use AWD. And so here is the update A new AWD smart storage option will provide a 10% discount on your AWD storage fees If you maintain sufficient levels of inventory. This discount brings fees down to as low as 43 cents per cubic foot per month, and Amazon will also separate the AWD processing fee into inbound and outbound processing fees, rather than the current approach, which is charging both together. So these changes are effective April 1st of 2025. And for details you can actually go and there's a link there, and so this should be in your seller central. There's a link to more of details about the fees, all right, so the next one is MCD, which is multi-channel distribution. Okay, so MCD outbound transportation fees will move from a fixed fee to a distance-based fee, and this will lower fees for shorter distances and increase them for longer ones. So inventory replenished into Amazon, though, will not be affected by this change and will continue to be charged a fixed transportation fee that they were before and it will not be distance-based. So these changes are going to be effective April 1st of 2025. And then there's also a link still in seller central that will give you a little bit more details on all of that, if you need more information about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, and then the next part. Here it says we're updating the discounts for sellers who choose the supply chain by Amazon managed services to include 20% off of AWD storage fees and 10% off of AWD storage or transportation fees from AWD to FBA. The managed option for supply chain by Amazon provides a simplified experience where Amazon coordinates the end-to-end supply chain logistics, warehousing and fulfillment and these changes are going to be effective April 1st 2025 also, and then you can go in and get more details on that as well. And then MCF, multi-channel fulfillment. I know a lot of people use this. They're actually going to increase their fees by 3.5% on average and they say this is less than the average of 5.9% that some other carriers use. For units with shipping weights of one pound or less. The fees are actually going to remain unchanged for standard delivery speed and for units that exceed one pound, the fee increase will vary depending on the unit size and weight, and these changes are effective January 15th, so a lot sooner of 2025. And for details about the changes, you can actually go to the little link there that they give in uh, in seller central as well. And then the finally, we're going to talk about buy with prime and any fees there, and it looks like buy with prime there's going to be no increase to the buy with prime service fee and fulfillment fees. For some large standard size units it actually is going to decrease. So they're going to continue to offer the one to two day delivery at rates that are comparable to the three to five day standard delivery rates on other carriers, and so it'll still kind of all be the same, but maybe there will be some discounts, so that change is going to be effective January 15th. So you can check for more details in the link that they provided in there as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, so let's go ahead and get into the second article of the day, which is about Black Friday, cyber Monday. For Amazon, this is pretty exciting news and I'll just go ahead and share this article and that is that Amazon's Black Friday week and Cyber Monday deals. It was their biggest deals event ever and if we scroll down, we can see a little bit more details in this actual article and it said Amazon announced that it's Black Friday week and Cyber Monday holiday shopping event from November 21st through December 2nd was its biggest ever compared to the same 12 day period ending on Cyber Monday in prior years. The deal event saw record sales and a record number of items sold. And then it actually, if you go further down in this article, it says the black Friday week and cyber Monday holiday shopping event was also the largest ever for independent sellers in Amazon's store, most of which are small, medium sized businesses. More than 60% of sales in Amazon's the Amazon store during the event were from independent sellers, so third party sellers anyone out there who sells on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Was this the story for you? Did you see a huge increase this year in your sales? I think that's pretty interesting to take a look at. And then, if we go further down, it goes to talk about some maybe contributing factors that might've contributed to this being kind of one of the biggest events ever, and it basically has to do with their AI features for customers. They're a powered assistant, rufus, that helps, you know, helps you kind of ask questions and find things quickly, and then they also have AI shopping guides that may, you know, make the decision-making process a little bit easier by the by consolidating the details of the products and breaking down technical terms. And then also Amazon lens, a visual shopping tool that allows you to just identify products with a photo, a screenshot or a barcode, and then Find on Amazon feature that lets shoppers discover comparable products while browsing online. So I think that you know they're pretty happy about the things that they did here for you know, just boosting Amazon sales during this time. So I'm really interested to know, if you're an Amazon seller, was this Black Friday and Cyber Monday your biggest sales year ever? For me, it certainly was. We actually did 32% more than we did last year on Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend, so we really just calculated that timeframe. So I'm curious to know if you put it in the comments, that would be great. Did you do better or worse this year in for Cyber Monday and Black Friday?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so let's go ahead and go to the next article, and that is actually kind of related, and it's Walmart Marketplace. So Walmart Marketplace actually also had record sales in this last Black Friday, cyber Monday, Walmart Marketplace saw its highest ever sales day and also set a single day conversion rate record during the period between November 25th and December 2nd. Walmart goes further on and they say in this article if you can scroll and see, it's at the top here. Walmart says that this record comes as the company's e-commerce business is experiencing substantial growth. During its most recent quarter, that side of the business grew 22%, with Walmart marketplace sales increasing 43%, marking the fifth quarter in a row with more than 30% sales growth. So they're definitely growing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm curious to know if any of you are actually selling on Walmart and you've seen this growth as well, and you saw a huge increase in what happened on Cyber Monday and Black Friday. In addition, the company if you can just scroll down a little bit more. The company says that the marketplace is also gaining more high income shoppers. During its last quarter, around 75% of the company's market share gains came from households earning upwards of 100,000 annually, and that's actually interesting to note, because I do have people ask me quite often if they should put a higher priced item on there, and it looks like the demographics might be changing, for the online portion at least, so you might be able to sell some higher priced products as well on Walmart. So that should be something to keep an eye on. So for any of you who have kind of like those premium products, it looks like they are selling some of those, and then they further kind of said into this article they said that the these gains create exciting opportunities for premium brands and categories on our marketplace, because higher income customers are showing a higher propensity to spend on both discretionary and grocery purchases, and I think that's really, you know, kind of convenient for a lot of people. They want to buy things kind of all at the same time. So very, very good on Walmart's part to kind of work on combining those. I think it's only a matter of time and you'll see a lot more sales there. All right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the next thing is was also kind of a feature update in seller central, and this is the coupons. Okay, so now the new feature update is that you can actually edit coupons and you weren't able to do this before, but you're now able to increase the discount amounts for active coupons without the need to recreate the coupon. This feature makes it easier for you to manage your promotions and it helps you to adjust to the changes in inventory levels. So if you're selling out, you can kind of work on that. But you have to note, to maintain customer trust, you can only edit coupons to increase discounts. So I don't know how helpful that is for some of you, but that's really the way they made it, so you don't have to kind of recreate the whole thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the next thing that we want to share about and this is also in Seller Central, that was talked about in Seller Central and it is a limited time coupon fee reimbursement for new FBA selections. So from now until January 31st 2025, you're going to receive an automatic reimbursement for the 60 cent per redemption coupon fee for coupons on newly launched fulfilled by amazon selection. So this is especially helpful for anyone who's like seasonal and you launched a bunch of new things and you did some coupons on there, so you can get reimbursed for those. The promotion applies to FBA offers on products that first became viable after November 2nd 2024 and reimbursements will automatically be dispersed to your seller central account by February 28th of 2025. So anyone who is seasonal and kind of just launched products in this last November, this would be a great thing to take advantage of. I think it actually is. So that's pretty cool information right there, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then the next thing and this is the last kind of piece of news, but not the least this is about the Amazon bundling clarification. They kind of put a clarification out because when they announced this in October of 2024, there was a lot of confusion around it. So basically, during that time, amazon updated the product bundling policy for consumables to ensure bundle products are safe, authentic and meet stricter handling standards, and this change reflected the higher safety requirements for items like food, skincare and products for children or pets. And Amazon heard a lot of feedback from sellers that the new policy was really confusing. So we're gonna go into the nitty gritty details of this, all right. So the first thing clarification that they're clarifying is all bundles must be product configurations packaged by the original manufacturer for the brand. For example, you can list a bundle that includes Dawn dish spray and display refills, which was originally packaged by Dawn. However, you cannot list a bundle of Dawn dish spray and dish spray refills that yourself have repackaged. Okay, you also cannot create your own bundle combining Dawn products with gloves, sponges and anything else from other manufacturers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then the next one is about products. Products may be reconfigured and repackaged as bundles if you have a letter of authorization from a brand owner or manufacturer granting permission to repackage. All products in a bundle must belong to the same brand and the bundles must be branded with the same brand name as the products. Okay, so that's something to note. Now we actually had Ashlyn had an insurance. She did a module in our Freedom Ticket 4.0 where she talks more in detail about this topic and you know what not to do because it is a liability and some somewhat against the rules. So if you want to learn more about repackaging stuff, you can actually go check out our bonus modules in Freedom Ticket 4.0 in that course, or actually it's in our regular modules in there, so you can actually see that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then the last thing, but not least, in here that we wanna point out about this bundling is that gift items listed within the gift basket category may contain products from multiple brands that are physically bundled together for customers in a manner suitable for gifting. So there are some exceptions, and so I can see how this could potentially be a little bit confusing. So definitely good to kind of check out this information if you are bundling. This is especially helpful for anyone who's kind of a wholesaler or reseller. Um, so you know what the rules are. So the next thing that I want to do is I'm actually going to show you, uh, some feature updates. So Helium 10, we're always improving and always coming out with new tools and new, new support for sellers, and one thing that we are recommending is that sellers diversify to other platforms. So we have a lot of Walmart content and a lot of Walmart tools. We obviously were Amazon, but then also we wanted to give you some tools for TikTok, and so I'm going to go ahead and show you in here this is our actual, our coffin shelf listing right here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But say, you wanted to actually start selling on TikTok shop and sometimes you want to know what the data is for TikTok shop, and so what we actually did is we created a Profitability Calculator for TikTok shop and this is going to help you to take your Amazon products and kind of calculate and see if you could be profitable on TikTok shop. So when you go onto your Amazon listing and pull this, you can see that it pulls in the price and all of the dimensions here and then you can put in your manufacturing costs, you can put in your freight costs and then it gives you a spot here for the commission. So this is what you would pay for influencers to share your products within TikTok shop, and so we put it at 20%. But you know it depends. Sometimes people start at 30%, some people will give 10%, and so you just put that in there to calculate your profitability. You would also want to put your estimated time in storage and kind of storage fees for fulfillment by TikTok, and then you can put any duties and tariffs in here and other costs and you can calculate pretty easily your profit on TikTok. So that is something that you should check out if you haven't started on selling on TikTok, or even if you are and you want to kind of add more products and you want to just see how they would do on TikTok shop, that is a great place to take a look.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And finally, we are getting into our strategy of the week and I wanted to do the strategy of the week in the Listing Builder AI. We have a lot of really cool features that are in the Listing Builder AI. So I've actually already pulled it up here for you to see, and this is just an example of all the amazing stuff that we have. Just kind of one example and that is keyword performance. So we put in our list here and you can see that you have the root words and then we also have keyword phrases. So you put in the keyword phrases and then it kind of automatically kind of divvies out these one root words to kind of show you what those are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But if you want to go in even more detail to see what the keyword performance is, you can actually pull up the keyword performance by clicking on that and it's going to show you all the root words here, so you can see all the root words there. And then you can also see over here. Say, for example, if we check, we want to see all the keyword phrases that have Gothic in it, and so we can kind of check that and hit the filter button and then what you're going to see is all the phrases with coffin in it, and then you can see exactly where it is. It's in the exact phrase exact phrase. You can see it's plural, singular field, field, broad. So it's kind of a broad match there, so not in the exact phrase form. So you can basically check any of these and kind of filter any of these different words that you want to see more details about and how you've used it and where you've used it, and you can also.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What's something that's great about Listing Builder is you can also go ahead and you know you can pretty much put any listing in here, and so you can put your competitors in here and you can analyze their, their keyword performance and see where they're putting their most important keywords um, in the exact phrase and all that. So, um, it still gives you search volume here, the keyword sales, the click share, the title density and the organic rank of that listing. So it's definitely very helpful and just a good place to kind of see where all of your placements are and it gives you just kind of a good overview to see how well you're optimizing your listing. I think this is an amazing tool that you can use and filter and kind of just see where everything's at. So if you haven't tried it out, you should definitely trust uh, try out our Listing Builder AI. That's just one of the amazing features. There's some other competitor kind of comparison features in there as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, so that is all that I have for you this week on the Weekly Buzz. Hopefully this was very helpful. I think we have a lot of great information in here today that you can kind of take a look at and just monitor, but next week Bradley Sutton should be back, so we'll see you again next week to see what's buzzing. Bye, everyone.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this week’s buzzing episode, new updated Amazon FBA fees for 2025, the results of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024, and reimbursements for coupons for sellers.</p>
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<p>e’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Updates to 2025 fees for Buy with Prime, Multi-Channel Fulfillment, Amazon Warehousing and Distribution, and Supply Chain by Amazon Managed Service<br>
<br>
Amazon’s Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday deal event was its biggest Thanksgiving holiday shopping event ever<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/black-friday-sales-results-amazon-online-shopping'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/black-friday-sales-results-amazon-online-shopping<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Marketplace Records Record Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2024/walmart-marketplace-records-record-black-friday-cyber-monday-sales/'>https://www.pymnts.com/walmart/2024/walmart-marketplace-records-record-black-friday-cyber-monday-sales/<br>
<br>
</a><a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVkxOMjIyVkZOVEc4Mkwz'>New Feature to Edit Coupon Discounts<br>
</a>Sellers are now able to increase discount amounts for active coupons without the need to recreate the coupon. This feature makes it easier for you to manage your promotions and helps you to adjust to changes in inventory levels.<br>
<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHSFNWNDYzOVhVQ001UFRO'>Limited-time coupon fee reimbursement for new FBA selection<br>
</a>From now through January 31, 2025, sellers will receive an automatic reimbursement of the $0.60-per-redemption coupon fee for coupons on newly launched Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) selection. The promotion applies to FBA offers on products that first became buyable after November 2, 2024. Reimbursements will be automatically disbursed to your Seller Central account by February 28, 2025.<br>
<br>
<a href='https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHWjVTQUxQNTdFQ0RGU1g2'>Amazon’s note on the recent Product Bundling Policy update<br>
<br>
</a>This episode also introduces new features from Helium 10, including updates to our Profitability Calculator for TikTok influencer promotions, which could be a game-changer for sellers looking to expand their reach. Additionally, we discuss the innovative Listing Builder AI's keyword performance feature, which offers in-depth insights into keyword usage and optimization strategies, empowering sellers to enhance their Amazon product listings effectively. Tune in again next week to stay ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of Amazon, Walmart, and the E-commerce world.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>00:45 - 2025 Amazon Fees</li>
 
<li>04:04 - Biggest Ever Black Friday-Cyber Monday</li>
 
<li>06:22 - Walmart 3P Record Growth</li>
 
<li>08:21 - Edit Coupon Discounts</li>
 
<li>09:05 - Coupon Reimbursements</li>
 
<li>09:55 - Bundling Policy Update</li>
 
<li>12:20 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
 
<li>14:01 - Training Tip: Listing Builder - Keyword Performance</li>
</ul>
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<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>New Amazon fees for 2025, the results of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and reimbursements for coupons for some sellers. All of this and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, let's go ahead and get into the first article, which is about Amazon fees that are starting in 2025. So there's some more fees that have come out and there are some increases and there are some discounts in fees. So let's go ahead and go over what was posted in Seller Central. Now, in this first section here, they actually talk a lot about all the things that they've done to improve all these different services over the last year, and so you've got all that information. But then, if you scroll further down, it gets into the nitty gritty details, which is what I wanted to share with you today. And so the first thing that they talk about is AWD, which is Amazon Warehouse Distribution, which they seem to want to incentivize sellers to use AWD. And so here is the update A new AWD smart storage option will provide a 10% discount on your AWD storage fees If you maintain sufficient levels of inventory. This discount brings fees down to as low as 43 cents per cubic foot per month, and Amazon will also separate the AWD processing fee into inbound and outbound processing fees, rather than the current approach, which is charging both together. So these changes are effective April 1st of 2025. And for details you can actually go and there's a link there, and so this should be in your seller central. There's a link to more of details about the fees, all right, so the next one is MCD, which is multi-channel distribution. Okay, so MCD outbound transportation fees will move from a fixed fee to a distance-based fee, and this will lower fees for shorter distances and increase them for longer ones. So inventory replenished into Amazon, though, will not be affected by this change and will continue to be charged a fixed transportation fee that they were before and it will not be distance-based. So these changes are going to be effective April 1st of 2025. And then there's also a link still in seller central that will give you a little bit more details on all of that, if you need more information about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, and then the next part. Here it says we're updating the discounts for sellers who choose the supply chain by Amazon managed services to include 20% off of AWD storage fees and 10% off of AWD storage or transportation fees from AWD to FBA. The managed option for supply chain by Amazon provides a simplified experience where Amazon coordinates the end-to-end supply chain logistics, warehousing and fulfillment and these changes are going to be effective April 1st 2025 also, and then you can go in and get more details on that as well. And then MCF, multi-channel fulfillment. I know a lot of people use this. They're actually going to increase their fees by 3.5% on average and they say this is less than the average of 5.9% that some other carriers use. For units with shipping weights of one pound or less. The fees are actually going to remain unchanged for standard delivery speed and for units that exceed one pound, the fee increase will vary depending on the unit size and weight, and these changes are effective January 15th, so a lot sooner of 2025. And for details about the changes, you can actually go to the little link there that they give in uh, in seller central as well. And then the finally, we're going to talk about buy with prime and any fees there, and it looks like buy with prime there's going to be no increase to the buy with prime service fee and fulfillment fees. For some large standard size units it actually is going to decrease. So they're going to continue to offer the one to two day delivery at rates that are comparable to the three to five day standard delivery rates on other carriers, and so it'll still kind of all be the same, but maybe there will be some discounts, so that change is going to be effective January 15th. So you can check for more details in the link that they provided in there as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, so let's go ahead and get into the second article of the day, which is about Black Friday, cyber Monday. For Amazon, this is pretty exciting news and I'll just go ahead and share this article and that is that Amazon's Black Friday week and Cyber Monday deals. It was their biggest deals event ever and if we scroll down, we can see a little bit more details in this actual article and it said Amazon announced that it's Black Friday week and Cyber Monday holiday shopping event from November 21st through December 2nd was its biggest ever compared to the same 12 day period ending on Cyber Monday in prior years. The deal event saw record sales and a record number of items sold. And then it actually, if you go further down in this article, it says the black Friday week and cyber Monday holiday shopping event was also the largest ever for independent sellers in Amazon's store, most of which are small, medium sized businesses. More than 60% of sales in Amazon's the Amazon store during the event were from independent sellers, so third party sellers anyone out there who sells on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Was this the story for you? Did you see a huge increase this year in your sales? I think that's pretty interesting to take a look at. And then, if we go further down, it goes to talk about some maybe contributing factors that might've contributed to this being kind of one of the biggest events ever, and it basically has to do with their AI features for customers. They're a powered assistant, rufus, that helps, you know, helps you kind of ask questions and find things quickly, and then they also have AI shopping guides that may, you know, make the decision-making process a little bit easier by the by consolidating the details of the products and breaking down technical terms. And then also Amazon lens, a visual shopping tool that allows you to just identify products with a photo, a screenshot or a barcode, and then Find on Amazon feature that lets shoppers discover comparable products while browsing online. So I think that you know they're pretty happy about the things that they did here for you know, just boosting Amazon sales during this time. So I'm really interested to know, if you're an Amazon seller, was this Black Friday and Cyber Monday your biggest sales year ever? For me, it certainly was. We actually did 32% more than we did last year on Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend, so we really just calculated that timeframe. So I'm curious to know if you put it in the comments, that would be great. Did you do better or worse this year in for Cyber Monday and Black Friday?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so let's go ahead and go to the next article, and that is actually kind of related, and it's Walmart Marketplace. So Walmart Marketplace actually also had record sales in this last Black Friday, cyber Monday, Walmart Marketplace saw its highest ever sales day and also set a single day conversion rate record during the period between November 25th and December 2nd. Walmart goes further on and they say in this article if you can scroll and see, it's at the top here. Walmart says that this record comes as the company's e-commerce business is experiencing substantial growth. During its most recent quarter, that side of the business grew 22%, with Walmart marketplace sales increasing 43%, marking the fifth quarter in a row with more than 30% sales growth. So they're definitely growing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm curious to know if any of you are actually selling on Walmart and you've seen this growth as well, and you saw a huge increase in what happened on Cyber Monday and Black Friday. In addition, the company if you can just scroll down a little bit more. The company says that the marketplace is also gaining more high income shoppers. During its last quarter, around 75% of the company's market share gains came from households earning upwards of 100,000 annually, and that's actually interesting to note, because I do have people ask me quite often if they should put a higher priced item on there, and it looks like the demographics might be changing, for the online portion at least, so you might be able to sell some higher priced products as well on Walmart. So that should be something to keep an eye on. So for any of you who have kind of like those premium products, it looks like they are selling some of those, and then they further kind of said into this article they said that the these gains create exciting opportunities for premium brands and categories on our marketplace, because higher income customers are showing a higher propensity to spend on both discretionary and grocery purchases, and I think that's really, you know, kind of convenient for a lot of people. They want to buy things kind of all at the same time. So very, very good on Walmart's part to kind of work on combining those. I think it's only a matter of time and you'll see a lot more sales there. All right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the next thing is was also kind of a feature update in seller central, and this is the coupons. Okay, so now the new feature update is that you can actually edit coupons and you weren't able to do this before, but you're now able to increase the discount amounts for active coupons without the need to recreate the coupon. This feature makes it easier for you to manage your promotions and it helps you to adjust to the changes in inventory levels. So if you're selling out, you can kind of work on that. But you have to note, to maintain customer trust, you can only edit coupons to increase discounts. So I don't know how helpful that is for some of you, but that's really the way they made it, so you don't have to kind of recreate the whole thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the next thing that we want to share about and this is also in Seller Central, that was talked about in Seller Central and it is a limited time coupon fee reimbursement for new FBA selections. So from now until January 31st 2025, you're going to receive an automatic reimbursement for the 60 cent per redemption coupon fee for coupons on newly launched fulfilled by amazon selection. So this is especially helpful for anyone who's like seasonal and you launched a bunch of new things and you did some coupons on there, so you can get reimbursed for those. The promotion applies to FBA offers on products that first became viable after November 2nd 2024 and reimbursements will automatically be dispersed to your seller central account by February 28th of 2025. So anyone who is seasonal and kind of just launched products in this last November, this would be a great thing to take advantage of. I think it actually is. So that's pretty cool information right there, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then the next thing and this is the last kind of piece of news, but not the least this is about the Amazon bundling clarification. They kind of put a clarification out because when they announced this in October of 2024, there was a lot of confusion around it. So basically, during that time, amazon updated the product bundling policy for consumables to ensure bundle products are safe, authentic and meet stricter handling standards, and this change reflected the higher safety requirements for items like food, skincare and products for children or pets. And Amazon heard a lot of feedback from sellers that the new policy was really confusing. So we're gonna go into the nitty gritty details of this, all right. So the first thing clarification that they're clarifying is all bundles must be product configurations packaged by the original manufacturer for the brand. For example, you can list a bundle that includes Dawn dish spray and display refills, which was originally packaged by Dawn. However, you cannot list a bundle of Dawn dish spray and dish spray refills that yourself have repackaged. Okay, you also cannot create your own bundle combining Dawn products with gloves, sponges and anything else from other manufacturers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then the next one is about products. Products may be reconfigured and repackaged as bundles if you have a letter of authorization from a brand owner or manufacturer granting permission to repackage. All products in a bundle must belong to the same brand and the bundles must be branded with the same brand name as the products. Okay, so that's something to note. Now we actually had Ashlyn had an insurance. She did a module in our Freedom Ticket 4.0 where she talks more in detail about this topic and you know what not to do because it is a liability and some somewhat against the rules. So if you want to learn more about repackaging stuff, you can actually go check out our bonus modules in Freedom Ticket 4.0 in that course, or actually it's in our regular modules in there, so you can actually see that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then the last thing, but not least, in here that we wanna point out about this bundling is that gift items listed within the gift basket category may contain products from multiple brands that are physically bundled together for customers in a manner suitable for gifting. So there are some exceptions, and so I can see how this could potentially be a little bit confusing. So definitely good to kind of check out this information if you are bundling. This is especially helpful for anyone who's kind of a wholesaler or reseller. Um, so you know what the rules are. So the next thing that I want to do is I'm actually going to show you, uh, some feature updates. So Helium 10, we're always improving and always coming out with new tools and new, new support for sellers, and one thing that we are recommending is that sellers diversify to other platforms. So we have a lot of Walmart content and a lot of Walmart tools. We obviously were Amazon, but then also we wanted to give you some tools for TikTok, and so I'm going to go ahead and show you in here this is our actual, our coffin shelf listing right here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But say, you wanted to actually start selling on TikTok shop and sometimes you want to know what the data is for TikTok shop, and so what we actually did is we created a Profitability Calculator for TikTok shop and this is going to help you to take your Amazon products and kind of calculate and see if you could be profitable on TikTok shop. So when you go onto your Amazon listing and pull this, you can see that it pulls in the price and all of the dimensions here and then you can put in your manufacturing costs, you can put in your freight costs and then it gives you a spot here for the commission. So this is what you would pay for influencers to share your products within TikTok shop, and so we put it at 20%. But you know it depends. Sometimes people start at 30%, some people will give 10%, and so you just put that in there to calculate your profitability. You would also want to put your estimated time in storage and kind of storage fees for fulfillment by TikTok, and then you can put any duties and tariffs in here and other costs and you can calculate pretty easily your profit on TikTok. So that is something that you should check out if you haven't started on selling on TikTok, or even if you are and you want to kind of add more products and you want to just see how they would do on TikTok shop, that is a great place to take a look.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And finally, we are getting into our strategy of the week and I wanted to do the strategy of the week in the Listing Builder AI. We have a lot of really cool features that are in the Listing Builder AI. So I've actually already pulled it up here for you to see, and this is just an example of all the amazing stuff that we have. Just kind of one example and that is keyword performance. So we put in our list here and you can see that you have the root words and then we also have keyword phrases. So you put in the keyword phrases and then it kind of automatically kind of divvies out these one root words to kind of show you what those are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But if you want to go in even more detail to see what the keyword performance is, you can actually pull up the keyword performance by clicking on that and it's going to show you all the root words here, so you can see all the root words there. And then you can also see over here. Say, for example, if we check, we want to see all the keyword phrases that have Gothic in it, and so we can kind of check that and hit the filter button and then what you're going to see is all the phrases with coffin in it, and then you can see exactly where it is. It's in the exact phrase exact phrase. You can see it's plural, singular field, field, broad. So it's kind of a broad match there, so not in the exact phrase form. So you can basically check any of these and kind of filter any of these different words that you want to see more details about and how you've used it and where you've used it, and you can also.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What's something that's great about Listing Builder is you can also go ahead and you know you can pretty much put any listing in here, and so you can put your competitors in here and you can analyze their, their keyword performance and see where they're putting their most important keywords um, in the exact phrase and all that. So, um, it still gives you search volume here, the keyword sales, the click share, the title density and the organic rank of that listing. So it's definitely very helpful and just a good place to kind of see where all of your placements are and it gives you just kind of a good overview to see how well you're optimizing your listing. I think this is an amazing tool that you can use and filter and kind of just see where everything's at. So if you haven't tried it out, you should definitely trust uh, try out our Listing Builder AI. That's just one of the amazing features. There's some other competitor kind of comparison features in there as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, so that is all that I have for you this week on the Weekly Buzz. Hopefully this was very helpful. I think we have a lot of great information in here today that you can kind of take a look at and just monitor, but next week Bradley Sutton should be back, so we'll see you again next week to see what's buzzing. Bye, everyone.</p>
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<p>Imagine transitioning from a life on the battlefield to thriving in the world of e-commerce. That's the remarkable journey of our guest, Andy Ackroyd, who shares his life's extraordinary path from being a young soldier in the Rhodesian Bush War to becoming a successful Amazon seller. Raised in a close-knit community in Zimbabwe, Andy's early years were defined by outdoor adventures and the profound lessons of resilience learned amidst warfare. His gripping tales of survival and fortitude during the war provide a powerful backdrop to his unexpected foray into the world of Amazon-selling —a journey filled with both challenges and triumphs.</p>
<p>Our conversation with Andy uncovers his relentless adaptability as he navigated personal and professional shifts across continents—from Zimbabwe and South Africa to the Middle East and Australia. It was in Australia that his interest in Amazon and e-commerce sparked, influenced by a charismatic entrepreneur, leading him to venture into Amazon sales. Andy opens up about the trials of launching products, overcoming patent hurdles, and the importance of nurturing strong partnerships with Chinese suppliers. His story is not just about survival but about thriving amidst change and harnessing opportunities in an ever-evolving marketplace.</p>
<p>Listeners will gain invaluable insights into strategies for Amazon-selling success, including the effective use of tools like Helium 10 and courses like Freedom Ticket. Andy discusses the significance of monitoring key metrics, influencer marketing, and platform diversification to stay ahead of market trends. His experiences highlight the importance of personal growth, continuous learning, and the power of building meaningful relationships within the Amazon seller community. Join us as we explore Andy’s journey and draw lessons from his unique story that are both inspiring and instructive for aspiring and experienced sellers alike.</p>
<p>In episode 619 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andy discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">01:10 - Amazon Entrepreneur's Childhood in Zimbabwe</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Strategies for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:25 - Amazon Income for Travel and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:44 - Foreign Friendship and More Amazon Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:56 - Exploring International E-Commerce Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:16 - Invest in Yourself for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:44 - Invest in Yourself, Nurture Relationships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:29 - Full Circle Experience For Andy</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Imagine transitioning from a life on the battlefield to thriving in the world of e-commerce. That's the remarkable journey of our guest, Andy Ackroyd, who shares his life's extraordinary path from being a young soldier in the Rhodesian Bush War to becoming a successful Amazon seller. Raised in a close-knit community in Zimbabwe, Andy's early years were defined by outdoor adventures and the profound lessons of resilience learned amidst warfare. His gripping tales of survival and fortitude during the war provide a powerful backdrop to his unexpected foray into the world of Amazon-selling —a journey filled with both challenges and triumphs.</p>
<p>Our conversation with Andy uncovers his relentless adaptability as he navigated personal and professional shifts across continents—from Zimbabwe and South Africa to the Middle East and Australia. It was in Australia that his interest in Amazon and e-commerce sparked, influenced by a charismatic entrepreneur, leading him to venture into Amazon sales. Andy opens up about the trials of launching products, overcoming patent hurdles, and the importance of nurturing strong partnerships with Chinese suppliers. His story is not just about survival but about thriving amidst change and harnessing opportunities in an ever-evolving marketplace.</p>
<p>Listeners will gain invaluable insights into strategies for Amazon-selling success, including the effective use of tools like Helium 10 and courses like Freedom Ticket. Andy discusses the significance of monitoring key metrics, influencer marketing, and platform diversification to stay ahead of market trends. His experiences highlight the importance of personal growth, continuous learning, and the power of building meaningful relationships within the Amazon seller community. Join us as we explore Andy’s journey and draw lessons from his unique story that are both inspiring and instructive for aspiring and experienced sellers alike.</p>
<p>In episode 619 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Andy discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Warrior Turned Successful Amazon Seller</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:10 - Amazon Entrepreneur's Childhood in Zimbabwe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Rhodesian Bush War Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:26 - How Andy Got Started On Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:13 - Strategies for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:25 - Amazon Income for Travel and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:44 - Foreign Friendship and More Amazon Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:56 - Exploring International E-Commerce Platforms</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:16 - Invest in Yourself for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:44 - Invest in Yourself, Nurture Relationships</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:29 - Full Circle Experience For Andy</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>What if you could uncover the hidden keywords that skyrocket your Amazon sales this December? Join Bradley Sutton, as he reveals advanced strategies tailored for Amazon sellers eager to maximize their holiday profits. This episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10 guides you through a meticulous process of identifying high-conversion unique keywords using tools like Helium 10 and Amazon Seller Central. Discover the secrets to refining your keyword strategy, targeting specific product variations, and ensuring your listings are primed for maximum visibility during the peak holiday season.</p>
<p>We dive into the art of finding new and previously uncharted keywords that could be the key to unlocking hidden sales opportunities on Amazon. By analyzing historical keyword trends and leveraging Helium 10's powerful tools like Cerebro, you'll learn how to uncover terms that have driven past successes, even with limited search volume data. The episode emphasizes the importance of prioritizing high-performing keywords and offers tips on refining your searches to focus on product variations that resonate with your audience.</p>
<p>Boosting your product's visibility on Amazon requires more than just smart keyword selection; it demands effective optimization techniques. Learn how to generate a targeted list of keywords and use Helium 10’s Index Checker to ensure your listings are searchable. Uncover strategies for updating your product descriptions with new keywords and employing traffic strategies to improve rankings. This episode equips you with the tools and insights necessary to create compelling product narratives that captivate your audience and enhance your sales efforts.</p>
<p>In episode 618 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Historical Keyword Research for December Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:52 - Identifying New Unique Keywords for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:55 - Finding Keywords for the Project X Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:44 - Analyzing Historical Keyword Rankings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:28 - Optimizing Keywords for Amazon Indexing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:46 - Running Keywords For Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:32 - Optimizing Amazon Keywords Inside Listing Builder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:28 - Amazon Keyword Research Strategies Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:11 - Keyword Optimization for Amazon Sales</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>What if you could uncover the hidden keywords that skyrocket your Amazon sales this December? Join Bradley Sutton, as he reveals advanced strategies tailored for Amazon sellers eager to maximize their holiday profits. This episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10 guides you through a meticulous process of identifying high-conversion unique keywords using tools like Helium 10 and Amazon Seller Central. Discover the secrets to refining your keyword strategy, targeting specific product variations, and ensuring your listings are primed for maximum visibility during the peak holiday season.</p>
<p>We dive into the art of finding new and previously uncharted keywords that could be the key to unlocking hidden sales opportunities on Amazon. By analyzing historical keyword trends and leveraging Helium 10's powerful tools like Cerebro, you'll learn how to uncover terms that have driven past successes, even with limited search volume data. The episode emphasizes the importance of prioritizing high-performing keywords and offers tips on refining your searches to focus on product variations that resonate with your audience.</p>
<p>Boosting your product's visibility on Amazon requires more than just smart keyword selection; it demands effective optimization techniques. Learn how to generate a targeted list of keywords and use Helium 10’s Index Checker to ensure your listings are searchable. Uncover strategies for updating your product descriptions with new keywords and employing traffic strategies to improve rankings. This episode equips you with the tools and insights necessary to create compelling product narratives that captivate your audience and enhance your sales efforts.</p>
<p>In episode 618 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Historical Keyword Research for December Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:52 - Identifying New Unique Keywords for Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:55 - Finding Keywords for the Project X Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:44 - Analyzing Historical Keyword Rankings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:28 - Optimizing Keywords for Amazon Indexing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:46 - Running Keywords For Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:32 - Optimizing Amazon Keywords Inside Listing Builder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:28 - Amazon Keyword Research Strategies Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:11 - Keyword Optimization for Amazon Sales</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 11/28/24: Amazon Dynamic Traffic Engine | Temu vs Shein Intensifies</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Temu and Shein are revolutionizing Black Friday marketing, the first ever live selling analytics platform inside TikTok shop, and is Amazon Japan under increased scrutiny? These and more on this buzzing episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Japan competition authorities raid Amazon Japan, source says
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/technology/japan-authorities-raid-amazon-japan-possible-anti-competitive-practices-nikkei-2024-11-26/'>https://www.reuters.com/technology/japan-authorities-raid-amazon-japan-possible-anti-competitive-practices-nikkei-2024-11-26/

</a>How Rufus, Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, makes holiday shopping quick and easy
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-online-shopping-tips'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-online-shopping-tips

</a>Temu And Shein Shake Up Black Friday Marketing Landscape
<a href='https://finimize.com/content/temu-and-shein-shake-up-black-friday-marketing-landscape'>https://finimize.com/content/temu-and-shein-shake-up-black-friday-marketing-landscape

</a>Shein Urges Court to Keep Lawsuit Against Temu in Play
<a href='https://www.thefashionlaw.com/shein-urges-court-to-keep-lawsuit-against-temu-in-play/'>https://www.thefashionlaw.com/shein-urges-court-to-keep-lawsuit-against-temu-in-play/

</a>Stickler First With Live Commerce Analytics App in TikTok Shop App Store
<a href='https://www.martechcube.com/stickler-first-with-live-commerce-analytics-app-in-tiktok-shop-app-store/'>https://www.martechcube.com/stickler-first-with-live-commerce-analytics-app-in-tiktok-shop-app-store/

</a>Making Programmatic Smarter: How Amazon's Dynamic Traffic Engine (beta) Tackles Inefficiencies in Ad Buying
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/dynamic-traffic-engine/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/dynamic-traffic-engine/

</a>Everything you need to know about Amazon’s discounted Prime membership for young adults
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-student'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-student

</a>Buy with Prime Expands with Launch of New Merchant SteveMadden.com
<a href='https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/11/buy-with-prime-expands-with-launch-of-new-merchant-stevemadden-com'>https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/11/buy-with-prime-expands-with-launch-of-new-merchant-stevemadden-com

</a>Lastly, we discuss the exciting features of the Helium 10 Cerebro AI tool, offering insights into competitor sales performance and keyword trends. Don't miss out on how you can leverage these news stories and advancements to stay ahead in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:52 - Amazon Japan Raided</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:37 - Rufus Pro-Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:20 - Temu &amp; Shein Hike CPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 - Shein versus Temu Lawsuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:39 - 1st Live Selling Analytics App</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:46 - Dynamic Traffic Engine</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:07 - Amazon Prime Student</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:58 - Buy with Prime Expands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:35 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:31 - Training Tip: Find Holiday Season Keywords with Magnet</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Temu and Shein are revolutionizing Black Friday marketing, the first ever live selling analytics platform inside TikTok shop, and is Amazon Japan under increased scrutiny? These and more on this buzzing episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Japan competition authorities raid Amazon Japan, source says<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/technology/japan-authorities-raid-amazon-japan-possible-anti-competitive-practices-nikkei-2024-11-26/'>https://www.reuters.com/technology/japan-authorities-raid-amazon-japan-possible-anti-competitive-practices-nikkei-2024-11-26/<br>
<br>
</a>How Rufus, Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, makes holiday shopping quick and easy<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-online-shopping-tips'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-rufus-online-shopping-tips<br>
<br>
</a>Temu And Shein Shake Up Black Friday Marketing Landscape<br>
<a href='https://finimize.com/content/temu-and-shein-shake-up-black-friday-marketing-landscape'>https://finimize.com/content/temu-and-shein-shake-up-black-friday-marketing-landscape<br>
<br>
</a>Shein Urges Court to Keep Lawsuit Against Temu in Play<br>
<a href='https://www.thefashionlaw.com/shein-urges-court-to-keep-lawsuit-against-temu-in-play/'>https://www.thefashionlaw.com/shein-urges-court-to-keep-lawsuit-against-temu-in-play/<br>
<br>
</a>Stickler First With Live Commerce Analytics App in TikTok Shop App Store<br>
<a href='https://www.martechcube.com/stickler-first-with-live-commerce-analytics-app-in-tiktok-shop-app-store/'>https://www.martechcube.com/stickler-first-with-live-commerce-analytics-app-in-tiktok-shop-app-store/<br>
<br>
</a>Making Programmatic Smarter: How Amazon's Dynamic Traffic Engine (beta) Tackles Inefficiencies in Ad Buying<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/dynamic-traffic-engine/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/dynamic-traffic-engine/<br>
<br>
</a>Everything you need to know about Amazon’s discounted Prime membership for young adults<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-student'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-student<br>
<br>
</a>Buy with Prime Expands with Launch of New Merchant SteveMadden.com<br>
<a href='https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/11/buy-with-prime-expands-with-launch-of-new-merchant-stevemadden-com'>https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/11/buy-with-prime-expands-with-launch-of-new-merchant-stevemadden-com<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, we discuss the exciting features of the Helium 10 Cerebro AI tool, offering insights into competitor sales performance and keyword trends. Don't miss out on how you can leverage these news stories and advancements to stay ahead in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:52 - Amazon Japan Raided</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:37 - Rufus Pro-Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:20 - Temu &amp; Shein Hike CPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 - Shein versus Temu Lawsuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:39 - 1st Live Selling Analytics App</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:46 - Dynamic Traffic Engine</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:07 - Amazon Prime Student</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:58 - Buy with Prime Expands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:35 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:31 - Training Tip: Find Holiday Season Keywords with Magnet</li>
</ul>
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        <title>#617 - Q4 Amazon PPC Strategies</title>
        <itunes:title>#617 - Q4 Amazon PPC Strategies</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about Dayparting, hourly bidding, what sellers can do to take advantage of AMC, and how to optimize your ads for this Q4 holiday season.</p>
<p>Could your e-commerce sales soar this Q4 with the right PPC strategy? Join us for a captivating session as we tap into the expertise of Jocelyn Jeffries, an account director at Pacvue, who enlightens us on the art of day parting and the transition to hourly bidding. As we gear up for peak shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Week, we dive into setting actionable sales and customer acquisition goals. Jocelyn shares her valuable insights on leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud for Amazon sellers, offering precision in optimizing your ad spend during these crucial periods.</p>
<p>Our discussion unfolds with a deep dive into the intricacies of campaign optimization, focusing on consumer behavior alignment with tools like Pacvue and Helium 10. We share strategies for product launches, transitioning smoothly from auto to manual campaigns, and the tactical use of long-tail keywords. The nuances of using negative, exact, and phrase-match keywords in broad campaigns come alive as we explore how these strategies can enhance ad performance through the extended shopping season and beyond.</p>
<p>We round off the episode by unpacking cost management strategies for PPC advertising during high-traffic events. Jocelyn offers her expertise on adjusting bids post-Black Friday to prevent overspending, the advantages of ASIN targeting, and competitor strategies. Lastly, we also spotlight the strategic advantages of leveraging AMC to optimize campaigns and increase your market share. This episode is packed with practical advice and expert guidance to refine your PPC strategies and make the most of Q4's high-stakes holiday season.</p>
<p>In episode 617 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Jocelyn discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:35 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Strategies for Q4</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:37 - Day Parting for Ad Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:05 - Optimizing Ad Campaign Strategies and Goals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:14 - More Amazon PPC Strategies and Competitor Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:42 - Influencing Rufus AI Through Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:05 - Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) for PPC Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:28 - Increasing Market Share Through Aggressive Marketing</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, let’s talk about Dayparting, hourly bidding, what sellers can do to take advantage of AMC, and how to optimize your ads for this Q4 holiday season.</p>
<p>Could your e-commerce sales soar this Q4 with the right PPC strategy? Join us for a captivating session as we tap into the expertise of Jocelyn Jeffries, an account director at Pacvue, who enlightens us on the art of day parting and the transition to hourly bidding. As we gear up for peak shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Week, we dive into setting actionable sales and customer acquisition goals. Jocelyn shares her valuable insights on leveraging Amazon Marketing Cloud for Amazon sellers, offering precision in optimizing your ad spend during these crucial periods.</p>
<p>Our discussion unfolds with a deep dive into the intricacies of campaign optimization, focusing on consumer behavior alignment with tools like Pacvue and Helium 10. We share strategies for product launches, transitioning smoothly from auto to manual campaigns, and the tactical use of long-tail keywords. The nuances of using negative, exact, and phrase-match keywords in broad campaigns come alive as we explore how these strategies can enhance ad performance through the extended shopping season and beyond.</p>
<p>We round off the episode by unpacking cost management strategies for PPC advertising during high-traffic events. Jocelyn offers her expertise on adjusting bids post-Black Friday to prevent overspending, the advantages of ASIN targeting, and competitor strategies. Lastly, we also spotlight the strategic advantages of leveraging AMC to optimize campaigns and increase your market share. This episode is packed with practical advice and expert guidance to refine your PPC strategies and make the most of Q4's high-stakes holiday season.</p>
<p>In episode 617 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Shivali and Jocelyn discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:35 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Strategies for Q4</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:37 - Day Parting for Ad Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:05 - Optimizing Ad Campaign Strategies and Goals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:14 - More Amazon PPC Strategies and Competitor Targeting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:42 - Influencing Rufus AI Through Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:05 - Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) for PPC Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:28 - Increasing Market Share Through Aggressive Marketing</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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        <title>#616 - Amazon Seller Black Friday Strategies</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/616-amazon-seller-black-friday-strategies/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Are you ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday? In this episode, we’ve compiled strategies from 13 sellers to get their top tips for getting the most sales possible during Q4.
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos

</p>
<p>Join us in this episode, as we unpack actionable strategies to amplify your sales during Black Friday, Cyber Week, and throughout the bustling Q4. Listen in as we glean insights from over 13 seasoned e-commerce sellers who share their top tactics for success during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and beyond. Discover quick-hitting tips like incorporating festive elements into product images and crafting high-quality videos to boost conversion rates. We'll also explore creative promotional events such as a five-day Black Friday series with unique daily offers and the significance of leveraging various holidays for marketing opportunities. These actionable strategies aim to help you transform every day of Q4 into a sales triumph.</p>
<p>The episode further explores methods for Amazon ranking success, where we highlight the importance of coupon codes and strategic advertising budget adjustments to optimize visibility and conversions. With insights into Amazon's Lightning Deals and seven-day deals, we dive into the power of long-tail keywords and the impact of Amazon Marketing Cloud on customer journey tracking. Additionally, learn about the efficacy of sponsored display ads and retargeting strategies, emphasizing the importance of building audiences of high-intent shoppers. We'll also discuss how to optimize search query strategies using brand analytics and past performance data for a successful Black Friday. Tune in to equip yourself with a comprehensive toolkit for boosting your sales performance during the holiday season.

</p>
<p>In episode 616 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, we talk about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Strategies for Black Friday &amp; Cyber Week Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:58 - Maximizing Conversion Rate With Sponsored Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:48 - Holiday Marketing Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:42 - Optimizing Listings for Black Friday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:17 - Strategies for Amazon Ranking Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:01 - Effectiveness of Sponsored Brand Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:29 - Effective Strategies for Black Friday Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:11 - Strategic Brand Analytics for Black Friday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:34 - Profitable Marketing Strategies for Excessive Inventory</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>
</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday? In this episode, we’ve compiled strategies from 13 sellers to get their top tips for getting the most sales possible during Q4.<br>
</p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>Join us in this episode, as we unpack actionable strategies to amplify your sales during Black Friday, Cyber Week, and throughout the bustling Q4. Listen in as we glean insights from over 13 seasoned e-commerce sellers who share their top tactics for success during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and beyond. Discover quick-hitting tips like incorporating festive elements into product images and crafting high-quality videos to boost conversion rates. We'll also explore creative promotional events such as a five-day Black Friday series with unique daily offers and the significance of leveraging various holidays for marketing opportunities. These actionable strategies aim to help you transform every day of Q4 into a sales triumph.</p>
<p>The episode further explores methods for Amazon ranking success, where we highlight the importance of coupon codes and strategic advertising budget adjustments to optimize visibility and conversions. With insights into Amazon's Lightning Deals and seven-day deals, we dive into the power of long-tail keywords and the impact of Amazon Marketing Cloud on customer journey tracking. Additionally, learn about the efficacy of sponsored display ads and retargeting strategies, emphasizing the importance of building audiences of high-intent shoppers. We'll also discuss how to optimize search query strategies using brand analytics and past performance data for a successful Black Friday. Tune in to equip yourself with a comprehensive toolkit for boosting your sales performance during the holiday season.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 616 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, we talk about:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Strategies for Black Friday &amp; Cyber Week Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:58 - Maximizing Conversion Rate With Sponsored Videos</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:48 - Holiday Marketing Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:42 - Optimizing Listings for Black Friday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:17 - Strategies for Amazon Ranking Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:01 - Effectiveness of Sponsored Brand Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:29 - Effective Strategies for Black Friday Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:11 - Strategic Brand Analytics for Black Friday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:34 - Profitable Marketing Strategies for Excessive Inventory</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><br>
</p>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 11/21/24: 2025 Amazon FBA Fee Updates | Big TikTok Test</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon announced FBA fee changes for 2025. Did they raise fees for our sellers again? TikTok is testing something that could be game-changing for sending traffic to Amazon. These and more buzzing news on this week’s episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Update to US referral and Fulfillment by Amazon fees for 2025
<a href='https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/update-to-us-referral-and-fulfillment-by-amazon-fees-for-2025'>https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/update-to-us-referral-and-fulfillment-by-amazon-fees-for-2025

</a>TikTok is quietly testing product links in posts as it looks to boost its reputation for shopping
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/technology/tiktok-is-quietly-testing-product-links-in-posts-as-it-looks-to-boost-its-reputation-for-shopping/'>https://www.modernretail.co/technology/tiktok-is-quietly-testing-product-links-in-posts-as-it-looks-to-boost-its-reputation-for-shopping/

</a>Amazon announces the launch of Rufus, a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, in beta across Europe
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe

</a>Sponsored Brands forecasting for impressions and clicks is now available in the advertising console
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-brands-forecasting-for-impressions/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-brands-forecasting-for-impressions/

</a>eCommerce Growth Outpaces General Retail Sales, Hits 15.6%
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/ecommerce-growth-outpaces-general-retail-sales-hits-15percent/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/ecommerce-growth-outpaces-general-retail-sales-hits-15percent/

</a>Amazon DSP launches contextual keyword targeting GA in US, UK, CA, AU.
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-launches-contextual-keyword-targeting/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-launches-contextual-keyword-targeting/

</a>Helium 10 vs. Jungle Scout Accuracy: Amazon Sales Data - <a href='http://h10.me/h10sales'>h10.me/h10sales

</a>Don't miss the opportunity to learn about these powerful resources that can give you an edge in the competitive e-commerce and Amazon-selling market.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - 2025 Amazon Fees Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:56 - TikTok Link Testing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:51 - Rufus in EU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:11 - Sponsored Brand Forecasting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:02 - E-Commerce Gains</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:48 - DSP Targeting Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Helium 10 vs Jungle Scout Sales Data Accuracy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:57 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amazon gives its annual announcement of fee changes for the following year. Did they raise fees for our sellers again? TikTok is testing something that could be game-changing for sending traffic to Amazon New updates to Amazon-sponsored brand and DSP advertising. These stories and more on today's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 weekly buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and let you know what new features Helium 10 has. That'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We got a few news articles today and the biggest one, I would say, is something that I think a lot of us sellers look at each year around this time of year, around November, with anticipation, but I would say frightful anticipation. What is that? That is the announcement of what's going on with Amazon fees. Now, we've been doing this weekly buzz for like four years and you can look back and we always have this episode right where Amazon announces it. And you know, two or three years ago you'd have seen things like OK here, there's a 15 cent increase here, and a 20 cents increase here, and blah, blah, blah, blah. Last year was like the worst we've ever had Fee increases. But then the big things was brand new fees. Like three big whoppers were announced around this time last year, which was the inbound placement fees which have affected all of us this year, the low inventory fees right, and the high refund rate fee right. Those are all announced in this annual announcement. So a lot of sellers were like, oh no, what is Amazon going to announce this year? Let's go ahead and show this article from Amazon and it says update to US referral and fulfillment Amazon fees in 2025. And, spoiler alert, here it is we will not increase US referral and FBA fees. I can't remember the last time they said that. And here's the more important one we will not introduce any new fee types and, as a matter of fact, we are decreasing some fees and offering new benefits.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So talk about music to sellers ears. Right, because if we would have gotten squeezed any more on the fees front, you know it'd have been pretty hard for us to keep you, because if we would have gotten squeezed anymore on the fees front, you know it'd have been pretty hard for us to keep, uh, you know, selling for some of us. So, they had a note to sellers here. They're like hey, we're trying to simplify things. You know, we heard sellers and we want to make sure that, um, you know, we're providing the best service and not, you know, complicating things with a bunch of new fees. And so that's what they said hey, our focus is on continuing to partner together to delight customers and providing our seller selling partners a great value that helps their businesses thrive.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now they actually mentioned that some fees. Not only is it not being raised, it was actually being lower. For example, if you are doing a large, bulky sized product, you're actually going to see lower inbound placement service fees on average 58 cents per unit for minimal shipment splits. In addition, they're going to waive inbound placement service fees for new parent ASINs that qualify for the FBA new selection program. I'm not going to go into too much depth what that is. You're going to have to search that in seller central.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We could talk about 10 minutes about that FBA new selection program. But if you are eligible for that for a new product and you create a shipment between December 1st and March 31st, uh, it's, the first hundred inbound units will be exempt from inbound placement. Now again, remember what you have to do to be completely exempt from inbound placement fees is send at least five identical shipments to five different places, um, or three plus different places that Amazon specifies. Then you won't have to worry about email placement fees. But let's say you've got a full container. Actually, a full container probably wouldn't qualify as maximum 100 units, but let's say you had a container of a thousand units, right? Well, those first hundred units, obviously your containers are going to one place. Those first hundred units are not going to have a fee. If you qualify for this Right now, it does have a fee. So maybe wait to create your shipment until December 1st if this qualifies for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In addition, this article mentions that they're introducing more incentives for adding certain new selection in our store. We're going to enhance the new seller incentives and FBA new selection programs with greater fee discounts. All right, so take a look at the link. This is going into effect on January 15th, so a number of weeks still to go for this, but the seller benefits page and seller central will have a little bit more information. Some might ask well, does this mean that absolutely under no circumstances will there be any new FBA fees in in 2025? Amazon says no, hey, we do things in a dynamic way and who knows what might happen that might cause us to change stuff, but as of right now, no new fees. So I think everybody is very happy about that. Uh, switching marketplaces.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The next article is from modern retail.co and it's entitled. TikTok is quietly testing product links in post as it looks to boost its reputation for shopping. Now, to me, this is, I don't know if I would say, flying under the radar, but I think it's more important than it might seem because, as you know, obviously traffic from other websites is big, but when you have influencers talking about a product on a different platform right, like if it's on Instagram um, how can they put links? I'm influencers talking about a product on a different platform, right, like if it's on Instagram, how can they put links? I'm not talking about, you know, reels and stories where you can put like links there, but if you just have a regular post, you cannot put a clickable link usually in the post right, what, what, what do you see influencers say when they're trying to send people to a product, like on Amazon, another website? What do they say? Link in bio?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm sure you guys have seen that. Right, hey, link in bio. Because in the bio of like TikTok and Instagram, you can actually have links and then a link tree comes up and you got to pick which product it is, et cetera, et cetera. It's kind of you know, the conversion rate's not going to be great with that, and the reason why these platforms, social media platforms, do that is because they don't want necessarily people going off. Right, like, if I'm, if I'm Instagram, I want people to stay on Instagram. The whole algorithm is designed to keep people on Instagram. So then I don't want people clicking a link and now maybe their Instagram journey ends because now they go down a rabbit hole on Amazon, right? So TikTok has always been like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This doesn't mean that they're going to go forward with this. This is according to this article. This is a beta test that they've been doing and it says TikTok hasn't posted about this anywhere, but it was spotted by expert marketing consultants who wrote about it and basically it allows creators to add shopping links from other affiliate partners, including Amazon, Walmart, target, Rakuten, impact, et cetera, et cetera, even Temu, and they're going to be able to add these links to the actual post. It says with this new integration, product links show up at the top of a post comment section, reducing the number of steps a shopper has to take to navigate to a creator's recommended products. Now this, potentially, is huge Game-changing, I should say I don't use that term lightly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Something to be game-changing has to change the game. Right now, the game is influencers absolutely promote products, but how many of them drop off customers because they don't want to click on their bio? Try and find the link, and let me just figure it out now. Forget it, you know, or maybe they'll search for it, right? But imagine if, right at the top of the post, they could actually click with one click and go right to the Amazon listing. That's just going to open up a lot of affiliate marketing potential for TikTok influencers and we Amazon sellers. It's going to help us out too. And then, you know, who knows, maybe Instagram might follow and that would be pretty big as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But right now, all just speculation, because this is just a beta test that TikTok is doing, going back to the Amazon platform, an announcement by them and says and Amazon announces the launch of Rufus in beta across Europe. So Rufus has been now for us here in the US, for consumers in the US, for a while. They launched in UK in September. Now it's going to be available in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. So you know, for those who, for whatever reason, have not been using the Amazon app or maybe you are in one of those countries you've never seen it. You know, rufus is this AI assistant that allows consumers to like ask questions about the reviews or, you know, talk about different topics, what are different types of running shoes. It's almost like searching Google, doing your product research for what kind of product you're looking for, without having to go to Google. You're doing it all on Amazon. So now this is going to come up in Italy, Spain and those other marketplaces I talked about. I have not seen any huge changes in the way people shop here in the States yet. I've tried it before and, as with many things with AI, it doesn't work that great yet, but I think the possibilities are kind of endless for this. As the algorithm and the AI learns, it could theoretically have an impactful effect on sellers, how consumers find their products, how they can read the reviews, etc. So keep an eye on anything Rufus related, regardless of which marketplace it's in Going to Amazon advertising.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now an announcement from Amazon says sponsored brand forecasting for impressions and clicks is now available in the advertising console. So this new feature it says it provides forecasts of impressions and clicks based on your campaign settings. Basically, this means it's forecasts of impressions and clicks based on your campaign settings. Basically, this means it's an estimate of the number of times your ad is going to be displayed and it's going to forecast the number of clicks, or the estimate the number of times your ad will be clicked. Makes sense, right, and so this was not available before for sponsored brand ads. It also mentions hey, this is not a guarantee of actual performance. If the forecast is 100 clicks, it doesn't mean that, hey, you're going to get 100 clicks. It's just a forecast based on historical campaigns with similar budgets according to Amazon. So take a look at that, if you have access to that, when you're setting up your sponsored brand campaign.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next article is just a general one from Payments.com campaign. Next article is just a general one from payments.com says e-commerce growth outpaces general retail sales and hits 15.6% All right. So, again, a shift towards paying online through computers, mobile devices, remains firmly entrenched. E-commerce sales hit $288 billion $388 billion a 2.2% increase, and is up 7.5% since last year. Other news in this report says hey, Walmart’s got some momentum. It says Walmart reported that e-commerce sales in the United States surged by 22% in the most recent quarter, but Walmart said that their e-commerce marketplace sales were 42% higher. All right, so that's pretty impressive increases from Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Going back to Amazon advertising DSP, amazon DSP launches contextual keyword targeting for US, uk, Canada and Australia. All right, so this is pretty interesting. So now, before, if you were doing DSP, you can target category or product retail based approaches. But now you can put something in. The example that they give here is, you can put something like 4th of July, right, and now, when you hit 4th of July, it's going to give you contextual keywords based on that Right. So, so that's going to be interesting. So that's going to be interesting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We've talked about contextual search, meaning that, hey, you might show up for keywords that aren't necessarily that you're indexed for, right, like 4th of July. What would come up? Maybe like 4th of July outfit women. Maybe you don't have the word outfit for whatever reason, in your listing, right? But you know, if you're, contextual, search means that somebody could search for the July outfit women and your product would show up, right, because it's. It's kind of like say, hey, they're probably looking for this and even though this product is not indexed as keyword, let's go ahead and show it. Now, this means that with DSP, you can just target, like, like a season or a general theme or something, and it's going to show you to a lot of keywords that you cannot manually target with like keyword targeting ads, because normally if you target a keyword that is not in your listing or that you're not indexed for, amazon's not going to give you impressions for it. So, those of you who use DSP, this could be pretty cool. Let me know if you've gotten into that, all right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next up, let's go with our training tip of the week, and it's actually kind of like an exercise I want you guys to do and kind of like a study that is going to give you guys some confidence. And this is about sales estimation, right. So I want you guys to take your product and look in to what your actual sales were. You know, either using Helium 10 profits or maybe your business reports for the last 30 days, through yesterday, all right, not through today and then compare it to the Helium 10 numbers, even down to the child level. Because remember, as Kerry announced last week, you can now see estimates in x-ray for products. Before, if you had a red, blue and green product you were looking at on Amazon, part of variation, Helium 10, like other tools, would just show you the same exact number for each of those and what it meant was hey, this is what overall you're selling. Remember now, Helium 10, just like Kerry said last week in the buzz, it's showing at the child level. So it'll say, hey, red sold 50 units, the blue sold 23, and the green 17, whatever, right, so check your sales versus that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then if you're wondering, hey, who's got the most accurate sales data? Is it Helium 10? Is it tools like Jungle Scout or Data dive, which uses Jungle Scout information? Or maybe I don't need Helium 10 10, I don't need Jungle Scout, I'll just use the amazon bought in the past month metric, right? Well, I did a deep dive, guys, uh, into this in this blog, and you can see this blog at <a href='http://h10.me/h10sales'>h10.me/h10sales</a>. You can watch a video, uh, or. Or look at this, this document, and we did a deep study with over 29,000 listings that we had actual sales on, and basically you know, long story short, you guys should read this whole blog or watch a video so you can understand the science behind this. Helium 10 had an 89.59% accuracy rate, basically 90% accurate. Jungle Scout had 60%. You couldn't even compare the Amazon one because, remember, amazon is so limited with what it shows, just 50 plus 100 plus 500 plus 1000 plus, so there's just so many numbers in between that the accuracy is just kind of off the charts, bad, as it were, because it's not showing you exact estimate. So, anyways, in this case study, we just pretty much compared Helium 10 and Jungle Scout, since we couldn't really compare the Amazon bot in the past metric. It was just so far off. So make sure to check this out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then, at the end of this, I actually did a live case study, all right. So I did a live case study during this video where I took products that I actually have access to the Seller Central account on, and so watch the video, because what I did was instead of just like saying, guys, all right, believe me that our data science team did this. You know, like I've always said that you know, if we came out with a report like that, you guys would probably just take it with a grain of salt. Like, of course, Helium 10, data scientists are going to show information that shows Helium 10 is the most accurate. But no, guys, I did a live case study right when you can even see the timestamp on my computer so that you know, you could see I wasn't trying to like edit stuff out or fake, uh, do fake things. But I did it over like 30, 40 products across three different accounts, um, and showed uh, when jungle scout was more accurate, when Amazon was more accurate, when Helium 10 was more accurate, and I had very similar results. As a matter of fact, let me just show them to you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Amazon bot metric only had five estimates out of these 37 that I tested. Helium 10 had 34 out of 37 estimates, including the child items. Jungle Scout had only 21 out of 37. The Amazon bot metric was the most accurate of the three estimates Only one time out of the 37 ASINs. Jungle Scout was the most accurate four out of the 37 ASINs and Helium 10 was the most accurate for 28 out of 37. All right, the biggest that Amazon was off was 72% off. The biggest Jungle Scout was off was 650% off. The biggest Helium 10 was off was only 50%, and that was when it was like we said three. It was actually two or something like that But anyways, watch this video, <a href='http://h10.me/h10sales'>h10.me/sales</a> and then do the exercise. Guys, take your own sales and then compare it, um, and then see how close the sales are. So we did this just to make sure that, hey, uh, some, some sellers are like wondering how much can I trust Helium 10 sales numbers that I see in Xray, Black Box, et cetera. You can trust it a lot. All right, everybody. That's it for this week's Weekly Buzz. Thank you for tuning in. Make sure to tune in next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon announced FBA fee changes for 2025. Did they raise fees for our sellers again? TikTok is testing something that could be game-changing for sending traffic to Amazon. These and more buzzing news on this week’s episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Update to US referral and Fulfillment by Amazon fees for 2025<br>
<a href='https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/update-to-us-referral-and-fulfillment-by-amazon-fees-for-2025'>https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/update-to-us-referral-and-fulfillment-by-amazon-fees-for-2025<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok is quietly testing product links in posts as it looks to boost its reputation for shopping<br>
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/technology/tiktok-is-quietly-testing-product-links-in-posts-as-it-looks-to-boost-its-reputation-for-shopping/'>https://www.modernretail.co/technology/tiktok-is-quietly-testing-product-links-in-posts-as-it-looks-to-boost-its-reputation-for-shopping/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon announces the launch of Rufus, a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, in beta across Europe<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe<br>
<br>
</a>Sponsored Brands forecasting for impressions and clicks is now available in the advertising console<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-brands-forecasting-for-impressions/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/sponsored-brands-forecasting-for-impressions/<br>
<br>
</a>eCommerce Growth Outpaces General Retail Sales, Hits 15.6%<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/ecommerce-growth-outpaces-general-retail-sales-hits-15percent/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/ecommerce-growth-outpaces-general-retail-sales-hits-15percent/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon DSP launches contextual keyword targeting GA in US, UK, CA, AU.<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-launches-contextual-keyword-targeting/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-launches-contextual-keyword-targeting/<br>
<br>
</a>Helium 10 vs. Jungle Scout Accuracy: Amazon Sales Data - <a href='http://h10.me/h10sales'>h10.me/h10sales<br>
<br>
</a>Don't miss the opportunity to learn about these powerful resources that can give you an edge in the competitive e-commerce and Amazon-selling market.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - 2025 Amazon Fees Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:56 - TikTok Link Testing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:51 - Rufus in EU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:11 - Sponsored Brand Forecasting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:02 - E-Commerce Gains</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:48 - DSP Targeting Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:25 - Helium 10 vs Jungle Scout Sales Data Accuracy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:57 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amazon gives its annual announcement of fee changes for the following year. Did they raise fees for our sellers again? TikTok is testing something that could be game-changing for sending traffic to Amazon New updates to Amazon-sponsored brand and DSP advertising. These stories and more on today's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 weekly buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and let you know what new features Helium 10 has. That'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We got a few news articles today and the biggest one, I would say, is something that I think a lot of us sellers look at each year around this time of year, around November, with anticipation, but I would say frightful anticipation. What is that? That is the announcement of what's going on with Amazon fees. Now, we've been doing this weekly buzz for like four years and you can look back and we always have this episode right where Amazon announces it. And you know, two or three years ago you'd have seen things like OK here, there's a 15 cent increase here, and a 20 cents increase here, and blah, blah, blah, blah. Last year was like the worst we've ever had Fee increases. But then the big things was brand new fees. Like three big whoppers were announced around this time last year, which was the inbound placement fees which have affected all of us this year, the low inventory fees right, and the high refund rate fee right. Those are all announced in this annual announcement. So a lot of sellers were like, oh no, what is Amazon going to announce this year? Let's go ahead and show this article from Amazon and it says update to US referral and fulfillment Amazon fees in 2025. And, spoiler alert, here it is we will not increase US referral and FBA fees. I can't remember the last time they said that. And here's the more important one we will not introduce any new fee types and, as a matter of fact, we are decreasing some fees and offering new benefits.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So talk about music to sellers ears. Right, because if we would have gotten squeezed any more on the fees front, you know it'd have been pretty hard for us to keep you, because if we would have gotten squeezed anymore on the fees front, you know it'd have been pretty hard for us to keep, uh, you know, selling for some of us. So, they had a note to sellers here. They're like hey, we're trying to simplify things. You know, we heard sellers and we want to make sure that, um, you know, we're providing the best service and not, you know, complicating things with a bunch of new fees. And so that's what they said hey, our focus is on continuing to partner together to delight customers and providing our seller selling partners a great value that helps their businesses thrive.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now they actually mentioned that some fees. Not only is it not being raised, it was actually being lower. For example, if you are doing a large, bulky sized product, you're actually going to see lower inbound placement service fees on average 58 cents per unit for minimal shipment splits. In addition, they're going to waive inbound placement service fees for new parent ASINs that qualify for the FBA new selection program. I'm not going to go into too much depth what that is. You're going to have to search that in seller central.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We could talk about 10 minutes about that FBA new selection program. But if you are eligible for that for a new product and you create a shipment between December 1st and March 31st, uh, it's, the first hundred inbound units will be exempt from inbound placement. Now again, remember what you have to do to be completely exempt from inbound placement fees is send at least five identical shipments to five different places, um, or three plus different places that Amazon specifies. Then you won't have to worry about email placement fees. But let's say you've got a full container. Actually, a full container probably wouldn't qualify as maximum 100 units, but let's say you had a container of a thousand units, right? Well, those first hundred units, obviously your containers are going to one place. Those first hundred units are not going to have a fee. If you qualify for this Right now, it does have a fee. So maybe wait to create your shipment until December 1st if this qualifies for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In addition, this article mentions that they're introducing more incentives for adding certain new selection in our store. We're going to enhance the new seller incentives and FBA new selection programs with greater fee discounts. All right, so take a look at the link. This is going into effect on January 15th, so a number of weeks still to go for this, but the seller benefits page and seller central will have a little bit more information. Some might ask well, does this mean that absolutely under no circumstances will there be any new FBA fees in in 2025? Amazon says no, hey, we do things in a dynamic way and who knows what might happen that might cause us to change stuff, but as of right now, no new fees. So I think everybody is very happy about that. Uh, switching marketplaces.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The next article is from modern retail.co and it's entitled. TikTok is quietly testing product links in post as it looks to boost its reputation for shopping. Now, to me, this is, I don't know if I would say, flying under the radar, but I think it's more important than it might seem because, as you know, obviously traffic from other websites is big, but when you have influencers talking about a product on a different platform right, like if it's on Instagram um, how can they put links? I'm influencers talking about a product on a different platform, right, like if it's on Instagram, how can they put links? I'm not talking about, you know, reels and stories where you can put like links there, but if you just have a regular post, you cannot put a clickable link usually in the post right, what, what, what do you see influencers say when they're trying to send people to a product, like on Amazon, another website? What do they say? Link in bio?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm sure you guys have seen that. Right, hey, link in bio. Because in the bio of like TikTok and Instagram, you can actually have links and then a link tree comes up and you got to pick which product it is, et cetera, et cetera. It's kind of you know, the conversion rate's not going to be great with that, and the reason why these platforms, social media platforms, do that is because they don't want necessarily people going off. Right, like, if I'm, if I'm Instagram, I want people to stay on Instagram. The whole algorithm is designed to keep people on Instagram. So then I don't want people clicking a link and now maybe their Instagram journey ends because now they go down a rabbit hole on Amazon, right? So TikTok has always been like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This doesn't mean that they're going to go forward with this. This is according to this article. This is a beta test that they've been doing and it says TikTok hasn't posted about this anywhere, but it was spotted by expert marketing consultants who wrote about it and basically it allows creators to add shopping links from other affiliate partners, including Amazon, Walmart, target, Rakuten, impact, et cetera, et cetera, even Temu, and they're going to be able to add these links to the actual post. It says with this new integration, product links show up at the top of a post comment section, reducing the number of steps a shopper has to take to navigate to a creator's recommended products. Now this, potentially, is huge Game-changing, I should say I don't use that term lightly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Something to be game-changing has to change the game. Right now, the game is influencers absolutely promote products, but how many of them drop off customers because they don't want to click on their bio? Try and find the link, and let me just figure it out now. Forget it, you know, or maybe they'll search for it, right? But imagine if, right at the top of the post, they could actually click with one click and go right to the Amazon listing. That's just going to open up a lot of affiliate marketing potential for TikTok influencers and we Amazon sellers. It's going to help us out too. And then, you know, who knows, maybe Instagram might follow and that would be pretty big as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But right now, all just speculation, because this is just a beta test that TikTok is doing, going back to the Amazon platform, an announcement by them and says and Amazon announces the launch of Rufus in beta across Europe. So Rufus has been now for us here in the US, for consumers in the US, for a while. They launched in UK in September. Now it's going to be available in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. So you know, for those who, for whatever reason, have not been using the Amazon app or maybe you are in one of those countries you've never seen it. You know, rufus is this AI assistant that allows consumers to like ask questions about the reviews or, you know, talk about different topics, what are different types of running shoes. It's almost like searching Google, doing your product research for what kind of product you're looking for, without having to go to Google. You're doing it all on Amazon. So now this is going to come up in Italy, Spain and those other marketplaces I talked about. I have not seen any huge changes in the way people shop here in the States yet. I've tried it before and, as with many things with AI, it doesn't work that great yet, but I think the possibilities are kind of endless for this. As the algorithm and the AI learns, it could theoretically have an impactful effect on sellers, how consumers find their products, how they can read the reviews, etc. So keep an eye on anything Rufus related, regardless of which marketplace it's in Going to Amazon advertising.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now an announcement from Amazon says sponsored brand forecasting for impressions and clicks is now available in the advertising console. So this new feature it says it provides forecasts of impressions and clicks based on your campaign settings. Basically, this means it's forecasts of impressions and clicks based on your campaign settings. Basically, this means it's an estimate of the number of times your ad is going to be displayed and it's going to forecast the number of clicks, or the estimate the number of times your ad will be clicked. Makes sense, right, and so this was not available before for sponsored brand ads. It also mentions hey, this is not a guarantee of actual performance. If the forecast is 100 clicks, it doesn't mean that, hey, you're going to get 100 clicks. It's just a forecast based on historical campaigns with similar budgets according to Amazon. So take a look at that, if you have access to that, when you're setting up your sponsored brand campaign.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next article is just a general one from Payments.com campaign. Next article is just a general one from payments.com says e-commerce growth outpaces general retail sales and hits 15.6% All right. So, again, a shift towards paying online through computers, mobile devices, remains firmly entrenched. E-commerce sales hit $288 billion $388 billion a 2.2% increase, and is up 7.5% since last year. Other news in this report says hey, Walmart’s got some momentum. It says Walmart reported that e-commerce sales in the United States surged by 22% in the most recent quarter, but Walmart said that their e-commerce marketplace sales were 42% higher. All right, so that's pretty impressive increases from Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Going back to Amazon advertising DSP, amazon DSP launches contextual keyword targeting for US, uk, Canada and Australia. All right, so this is pretty interesting. So now, before, if you were doing DSP, you can target category or product retail based approaches. But now you can put something in. The example that they give here is, you can put something like 4th of July, right, and now, when you hit 4th of July, it's going to give you contextual keywords based on that Right. So, so that's going to be interesting. So that's going to be interesting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We've talked about contextual search, meaning that, hey, you might show up for keywords that aren't necessarily that you're indexed for, right, like 4th of July. What would come up? Maybe like 4th of July outfit women. Maybe you don't have the word outfit for whatever reason, in your listing, right? But you know, if you're, contextual, search means that somebody could search for the July outfit women and your product would show up, right, because it's. It's kind of like say, hey, they're probably looking for this and even though this product is not indexed as keyword, let's go ahead and show it. Now, this means that with DSP, you can just target, like, like a season or a general theme or something, and it's going to show you to a lot of keywords that you cannot manually target with like keyword targeting ads, because normally if you target a keyword that is not in your listing or that you're not indexed for, amazon's not going to give you impressions for it. So, those of you who use DSP, this could be pretty cool. Let me know if you've gotten into that, all right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next up, let's go with our training tip of the week, and it's actually kind of like an exercise I want you guys to do and kind of like a study that is going to give you guys some confidence. And this is about sales estimation, right. So I want you guys to take your product and look in to what your actual sales were. You know, either using Helium 10 profits or maybe your business reports for the last 30 days, through yesterday, all right, not through today and then compare it to the Helium 10 numbers, even down to the child level. Because remember, as Kerry announced last week, you can now see estimates in x-ray for products. Before, if you had a red, blue and green product you were looking at on Amazon, part of variation, Helium 10, like other tools, would just show you the same exact number for each of those and what it meant was hey, this is what overall you're selling. Remember now, Helium 10, just like Kerry said last week in the buzz, it's showing at the child level. So it'll say, hey, red sold 50 units, the blue sold 23, and the green 17, whatever, right, so check your sales versus that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then if you're wondering, hey, who's got the most accurate sales data? Is it Helium 10? Is it tools like Jungle Scout or Data dive, which uses Jungle Scout information? Or maybe I don't need Helium 10 10, I don't need Jungle Scout, I'll just use the amazon bought in the past month metric, right? Well, I did a deep dive, guys, uh, into this in this blog, and you can see this blog at <a href='http://h10.me/h10sales'>h10.me/h10sales</a>. You can watch a video, uh, or. Or look at this, this document, and we did a deep study with over 29,000 listings that we had actual sales on, and basically you know, long story short, you guys should read this whole blog or watch a video so you can understand the science behind this. Helium 10 had an 89.59% accuracy rate, basically 90% accurate. Jungle Scout had 60%. You couldn't even compare the Amazon one because, remember, amazon is so limited with what it shows, just 50 plus 100 plus 500 plus 1000 plus, so there's just so many numbers in between that the accuracy is just kind of off the charts, bad, as it were, because it's not showing you exact estimate. So, anyways, in this case study, we just pretty much compared Helium 10 and Jungle Scout, since we couldn't really compare the Amazon bot in the past metric. It was just so far off. So make sure to check this out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then, at the end of this, I actually did a live case study, all right. So I did a live case study during this video where I took products that I actually have access to the Seller Central account on, and so watch the video, because what I did was instead of just like saying, guys, all right, believe me that our data science team did this. You know, like I've always said that you know, if we came out with a report like that, you guys would probably just take it with a grain of salt. Like, of course, Helium 10, data scientists are going to show information that shows Helium 10 is the most accurate. But no, guys, I did a live case study right when you can even see the timestamp on my computer so that you know, you could see I wasn't trying to like edit stuff out or fake, uh, do fake things. But I did it over like 30, 40 products across three different accounts, um, and showed uh, when jungle scout was more accurate, when Amazon was more accurate, when Helium 10 was more accurate, and I had very similar results. As a matter of fact, let me just show them to you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Amazon bot metric only had five estimates out of these 37 that I tested. Helium 10 had 34 out of 37 estimates, including the child items. Jungle Scout had only 21 out of 37. The Amazon bot metric was the most accurate of the three estimates Only one time out of the 37 ASINs. Jungle Scout was the most accurate four out of the 37 ASINs and Helium 10 was the most accurate for 28 out of 37. All right, the biggest that Amazon was off was 72% off. The biggest Jungle Scout was off was 650% off. The biggest Helium 10 was off was only 50%, and that was when it was like we said three. It was actually two or something like that But anyways, watch this video, <a href='http://h10.me/h10sales'>h10.me/sales</a> and then do the exercise. Guys, take your own sales and then compare it, um, and then see how close the sales are. So we did this just to make sure that, hey, uh, some, some sellers are like wondering how much can I trust Helium 10 sales numbers that I see in Xray, Black Box, et cetera. You can trust it a lot. All right, everybody. That's it for this week's Weekly Buzz. Thank you for tuning in. Make sure to tune in next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>How can an Amazon brand increase its sales by an astonishing 2,500%? Marketing maven Daniela Bolzmann from Mindful Goods shares her transformative three-step formula that has revolutionized e-commerce strategies for over 500 brands worldwide. Listeners will uncover Daniela's secrets to mastering SEO, crafting eye-catching images, and creating persuasive product pages designed to get noticed, clicked, and purchased. With real-world success stories and insightful data, Daniela guides us through the art of optimizing Amazon listings, A+ Content, and storefronts to achieve remarkable sales growth.</p>
<p>Daniela dives into the nuances of product listing optimization, revealing how strategic keyword integration can significantly enhance product visibility and sales on platforms like Amazon. We explore tools like Helium 10 that aid in crafting a master keyword list, and the practice of testing multiple title options to maximize reach. Daniela also shares practical tips for improving main product images, from eliminating white space to incorporating engaging visuals. These foundational strategies prove effective in making products stand out in crowded digital marketplaces.

In our conversation, we also examine the power of visual merchandising and content optimization in driving conversions. Daniela highlights the impact of keyword callouts and strategic imagery in boosting click-through rates, using examples like YesBar and Super Coffee to illustrate successful implementations. We discover innovative methods to access Amazon's Premium A+ Content without extra costs, offering brands an edge in enhancing their online presence. Tune in to uncover actionable insights that will elevate your e-commerce game and transform your brand's digital strategy.</p>
<p>In episode 615 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Daniela discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Boost Conversions With Three-Step Formula</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:36 - Amazon Listing Expertise and Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:56 - Impact of Stocking Out on Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:44 - Optimizing Titles and Main Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:17 - Keyword Testing for Title Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:19 - Creating Eye-Catching Amazon Product Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:07 - Maximizing Sales Through Visual Merchandising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:39 - Importance of Attention in Marketing </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:18 - Optimizing Amazon A+ Content for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:39 - Strategic Branding and Design for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:24 - Amazon Premium A+ Content Unlocks for Free</li>
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<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>How can an Amazon brand increase its sales by an astonishing 2,500%? Marketing maven Daniela Bolzmann from Mindful Goods shares her transformative three-step formula that has revolutionized e-commerce strategies for over 500 brands worldwide. Listeners will uncover Daniela's secrets to mastering SEO, crafting eye-catching images, and creating persuasive product pages designed to get noticed, clicked, and purchased. With real-world success stories and insightful data, Daniela guides us through the art of optimizing Amazon listings, A+ Content, and storefronts to achieve remarkable sales growth.</p>
<p>Daniela dives into the nuances of product listing optimization, revealing how strategic keyword integration can significantly enhance product visibility and sales on platforms like Amazon. We explore tools like Helium 10 that aid in crafting a master keyword list, and the practice of testing multiple title options to maximize reach. Daniela also shares practical tips for improving main product images, from eliminating white space to incorporating engaging visuals. These foundational strategies prove effective in making products stand out in crowded digital marketplaces.<br>
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In our conversation, we also examine the power of visual merchandising and content optimization in driving conversions. Daniela highlights the impact of keyword callouts and strategic imagery in boosting click-through rates, using examples like YesBar and Super Coffee to illustrate successful implementations. We discover innovative methods to access Amazon's Premium A+ Content without extra costs, offering brands an edge in enhancing their online presence. Tune in to uncover actionable insights that will elevate your e-commerce game and transform your brand's digital strategy.</p>
<p>In episode 615 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Daniela discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Boost Conversions With Three-Step Formula</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:36 - Amazon Listing Expertise and Results</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:56 - Impact of Stocking Out on Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:44 - Optimizing Titles and Main Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:17 - Keyword Testing for Title Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:19 - Creating Eye-Catching Amazon Product Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:07 - Maximizing Sales Through Visual Merchandising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:39 - Importance of Attention in Marketing </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:18 - Optimizing Amazon A+ Content for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:39 - Strategic Branding and Design for Conversions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:24 - Amazon Premium A+ Content Unlocks for Free</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Join us in this episode as we welcome back Shan Shan Fu, a dynamic Amazon entrepreneur whose journey has been nothing short of inspiring. From her early days selling face masks during the pandemic, Shan Shan has successfully transitioned into the fashion industry with her thriving brand, Millennials in Motion. She shares her remarkable achievement of hitting her first six-figure month and reveals the innovative ways she manages to live rent-free in a $6,000 per-month New York apartment through the platform Kindred. Shan Shan's story is one of resilience and creativity, as she recounts her evolution into selling sexy tights and the lessons learned from her ventures into other product categories like dresses and lingerie.</p>
<p>Explore the strategies that Shan Shan and other e-commerce entrepreneurs use to refine their products on Amazon. Listen in as we discuss the significance of market research platforms like PickFu and Helium 10 Audience for product validation and consumer insights. Discover how Shan Shan tests new product ideas, the importance of consumer feedback, and how a 20% vote threshold can predict a product's potential success. Personal experiences are shared to illustrate how these methods align with actual sales results, highlighting the value of comprehensive data in making informed business decisions.</p>
<p>This episode also uncovers the tactics behind selling low-priced products on Amazon and how exposure through high-profile features can enhance brand recognition. Shan Shan discusses her use of strategic keywords to optimize product listings and her aspirations for expanding beyond Amazon into other marketplaces. Additionally, we touch on networking in the Amazon selling community and the benefits of attending events like Helium 10 Elite meetups. Valuable insights are offered on navigating new U.S. regulations, leveraging tools like Helium 10 Adtomic, and the importance of self-management in advertising as you scale your business. Don't miss out on Shan Shan's journey and the invaluable lessons for sellers of all levels.

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<p>In episode 614 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shan Shan discuss:</p>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveling Up</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:21 - Discovering New Apps and Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:40 - Using PickFu to Vet Product Ideas</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:50 - Market Research With Helium 10's Audience Tool Powered by PickFu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:53 - Selling Low-Priced Products on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:16 - The Influence of Taylor Swift</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:54 - Impact of High-Profile Fashion Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:22 - Navigating Amazon FBA Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:16 - Scaling Inventory for E-Commerce Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:27 - Transitioning to Full-Time Amazon Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - Networking and Helium 10 Strategies</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
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<p>Join us in this episode as we welcome back Shan Shan Fu, a dynamic Amazon entrepreneur whose journey has been nothing short of inspiring. From her early days selling face masks during the pandemic, Shan Shan has successfully transitioned into the fashion industry with her thriving brand, Millennials in Motion. She shares her remarkable achievement of hitting her first six-figure month and reveals the innovative ways she manages to live rent-free in a $6,000 per-month New York apartment through the platform Kindred. Shan Shan's story is one of resilience and creativity, as she recounts her evolution into selling sexy tights and the lessons learned from her ventures into other product categories like dresses and lingerie.</p>
<p>Explore the strategies that Shan Shan and other e-commerce entrepreneurs use to refine their products on Amazon. Listen in as we discuss the significance of market research platforms like PickFu and Helium 10 Audience for product validation and consumer insights. Discover how Shan Shan tests new product ideas, the importance of consumer feedback, and how a 20% vote threshold can predict a product's potential success. Personal experiences are shared to illustrate how these methods align with actual sales results, highlighting the value of comprehensive data in making informed business decisions.</p>
<p>This episode also uncovers the tactics behind selling low-priced products on Amazon and how exposure through high-profile features can enhance brand recognition. Shan Shan discusses her use of strategic keywords to optimize product listings and her aspirations for expanding beyond Amazon into other marketplaces. Additionally, we touch on networking in the Amazon selling community and the benefits of attending events like Helium 10 Elite meetups. Valuable insights are offered on navigating new U.S. regulations, leveraging tools like Helium 10 Adtomic, and the importance of self-management in advertising as you scale your business. Don't miss out on Shan Shan's journey and the invaluable lessons for sellers of all levels.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p>In episode 614 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shan Shan discuss:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveling Up</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:21 - Discovering New Apps and Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:40 - Using PickFu to Vet Product Ideas</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:50 - Market Research With Helium 10's Audience Tool Powered by PickFu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:53 - Selling Low-Priced Products on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:16 - The Influence of Taylor Swift</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:54 - Impact of High-Profile Fashion Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:22 - Navigating Amazon FBA Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:16 - Scaling Inventory for E-Commerce Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:27 - Transitioning to Full-Time Amazon Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - Networking and Helium 10 Strategies</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 11/14/24: Amazon Haul Launched | Black Friday News | LTK Integrates with TikTok</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this week’s buzzing news, Amazon launches its new Haul program to compete with Shein and Temu. Walmart, TikTok, and Amazon announced their Black Friday sale dates, and LTK is now partnering with TikTok.</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist and Walmart Expert, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Introducing Amazon Haul—a broad selection of products $20 or less, with most under $10
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/affordable-products-amazon-20-dollars-and-under'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/affordable-products-amazon-20-dollars-and-under

</a>When is Amazon's Black Friday sale? Here’s everything you need to know.
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2024'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2024

</a>Share shoppable videos across global Amazon stores
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/shoppable-videos-feature-update'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/shoppable-videos-feature-update

</a>TikTok is integrating with influencer shopping app LTK, videos show
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/tiktok-is-integrating-with-influencer-shopping-app-ltk-videos-show/'>https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/tiktok-is-integrating-with-influencer-shopping-app-ltk-videos-show/

</a>Sellers in Your Community just launched and is dedicated to connecting and championing small and medium-sized businesses like yours that sell in the Amazon store.
<a href='https://www.sellersinyourcommunity.amazon/?utm_campaign=launch&amp;utm_source=Helium10'>https://www.sellersinyourcommunity.amazon/?utm_campaign=launch&amp;utm_source=Helium10

</a>Walmart Slashes 50% Off Its Walmart+ Membership for Black Friday
<a href='https://www.ign.com/articles/walmart-plus-membership-black-friday-deal-2024'>https://www.ign.com/articles/walmart-plus-membership-black-friday-deal-2024

</a>TikTok kicks off Black Friday Nov. 13; Nicki Minaj to host livestream
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2024-11-12?article=tiktok-kicks-black-friday-nov-13-nicki-minaj-host-livestream'>https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2024-11-12?article=tiktok-kicks-black-friday-nov-13-nicki-minaj-host-livestream

</a>Walmart Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Dates and times you need to know
<a href='https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/walmart-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-dates-and-times-you-need-to-know.html'>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/walmart-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-dates-and-times-you-need-to-know.html

</a>Lastly, listen to Helium 10's new tool updates, which empower sellers with valuable data insights from Cerebro’s historical data, and check the sales in your variations with Xray. Our training tip of the week also shows you can create festive holiday images for your Amazon brand using Helium 10’s generative AI feature. Tune in to get the inside scoop on the transformative trends and tools shaping the future of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:53 - Amazon Haul Launched</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:54 - Amazon Black Friday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:59 - Share Shoppable Videos Globally</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:59 - LTK launches on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - Amazon Launches SIYC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:31 - Walmart Black Friday Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:47 - TikTok Black Friday Deals </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Walmart Black Friday Dates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:23 - New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:49 - Training Tip: Festive AI-Image Generator Inside Helium 10</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this week’s buzzing news, Amazon launches its new Haul program to compete with Shein and Temu. Walmart, TikTok, and Amazon announced their Black Friday sale dates, and LTK is now partnering with TikTok.</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist and Walmart Expert, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Introducing Amazon Haul—a broad selection of products $20 or less, with most under $10<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/affordable-products-amazon-20-dollars-and-under'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/affordable-products-amazon-20-dollars-and-under<br>
<br>
</a>When is Amazon's Black Friday sale? Here’s everything you need to know.<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2024'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/when-is-black-friday-2024<br>
<br>
</a>Share shoppable videos across global Amazon stores<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/shoppable-videos-feature-update'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/shoppable-videos-feature-update<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok is integrating with influencer shopping app LTK, videos show<br>
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/tiktok-is-integrating-with-influencer-shopping-app-ltk-videos-show/'>https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/tiktok-is-integrating-with-influencer-shopping-app-ltk-videos-show/<br>
<br>
</a>Sellers in Your Community just launched and is dedicated to connecting and championing small and medium-sized businesses like yours that sell in the Amazon store.<br>
<a href='https://www.sellersinyourcommunity.amazon/?utm_campaign=launch&amp;utm_source=Helium10'>https://www.sellersinyourcommunity.amazon/?utm_campaign=launch&amp;utm_source=Helium10<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Slashes 50% Off Its Walmart+ Membership for Black Friday<br>
<a href='https://www.ign.com/articles/walmart-plus-membership-black-friday-deal-2024'>https://www.ign.com/articles/walmart-plus-membership-black-friday-deal-2024<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok kicks off Black Friday Nov. 13; Nicki Minaj to host livestream<br>
<a href='https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2024-11-12?article=tiktok-kicks-black-friday-nov-13-nicki-minaj-host-livestream'>https://chainstoreage.com/news-briefs/2024-11-12?article=tiktok-kicks-black-friday-nov-13-nicki-minaj-host-livestream<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Dates and times you need to know<br>
<a href='https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/walmart-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-dates-and-times-you-need-to-know.html'>https://www.al.com/shopping/2024/11/walmart-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-dates-and-times-you-need-to-know.html<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, listen to Helium 10's new tool updates, which empower sellers with valuable data insights from Cerebro’s historical data, and check the sales in your variations with Xray. Our training tip of the week also shows you can create festive holiday images for your Amazon brand using Helium 10’s generative AI feature. Tune in to get the inside scoop on the transformative trends and tools shaping the future of e-commerce.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:53 - Amazon Haul Launched</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:54 - Amazon Black Friday</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:59 - Share Shoppable Videos Globally</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:59 - LTK launches on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - Amazon Launches SIYC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:31 - Walmart Black Friday Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:47 - TikTok Black Friday Deals </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:34 - Walmart Black Friday Dates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:23 - New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:49 - Training Tip: Festive AI-Image Generator Inside Helium 10</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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        <title>#613 - Streamlined Logistics and AI for Amazon Sellers</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we welcome back the Beard Guy, Norm Farrar. We’ll discuss ways to save thousands of dollars on logistics, unique AI marketing tools, and tips for Amazon influencers.</p>
<p>Learn new strategies for e-commerce success with Norm Farrar, the Beard Guy, who makes an unprecedented sixth appearance on the Serious Sellers Podcast. Gain insights into the art of slashing logistics costs and leveraging AI to transform your business. Norm reveals his latest ventures in supercharging his logistics company, Honu Worldwide, alongside Afolabi Oyerokun, to offer expanded services like kitting, fulfillment, and custom bottling across North America.</p>
<p>Explore the evolving landscape of Amazon logistics, from the strategic advantages of Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) to the critical importance of using correct HTS codes. Our discussion highlights the cost-saving potential of third-party logistics (3PL) and introduces the Tariff Terminator tool, a game-changer for ensuring compliance and avoiding unnecessary expenses. This episode is packed with strategies that underscore the importance of understanding your numbers for optimal profitability.</p>
<p>Discover innovative e-commerce marketing tactics with AI tools designed to streamline content creation and boost social media engagement. Norm shares his journey into Amazon influencer marketing, revealing how automation and outsourcing can maximize your earnings potential. Plus, get a sneak peek into a new Helium 10 Chrome extension feature that offers influencers a competitive edge together with new modules for Amazon influencers inside Freedom Ticket. With laughter and learning along the way, this episode promises to propel your Amazon business to new heights.</p>
<p>In episode 613 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Norm discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Unique Strategies for E-Commerce Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:38 - Expansion and Diversification Norm's Logistic Company</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:10 - Amazon Seller Strategy and Fulfillment Options</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:35 - Maximizing E-Commerce Profitability Through Logistics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:47 - Maximizing Savings Through Package Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:47 - Maximizing E-Commerce Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:28 - Utilizing Tools for Online Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:22 - Amazon Influencer Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:13 - New Helium 10 Chrome Extension Features For Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:28 - Enhancing E-Commerce Logistics for Growth</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we welcome back the Beard Guy, Norm Farrar. We’ll discuss ways to save thousands of dollars on logistics, unique AI marketing tools, and tips for Amazon influencers.</p>
<p>Learn new strategies for e-commerce success with Norm Farrar, the Beard Guy, who makes an unprecedented sixth appearance on the Serious Sellers Podcast. Gain insights into the art of slashing logistics costs and leveraging AI to transform your business. Norm reveals his latest ventures in supercharging his logistics company, Honu Worldwide, alongside Afolabi Oyerokun, to offer expanded services like kitting, fulfillment, and custom bottling across North America.</p>
<p>Explore the evolving landscape of Amazon logistics, from the strategic advantages of Amazon Warehousing and Distribution (AWD) to the critical importance of using correct HTS codes. Our discussion highlights the cost-saving potential of third-party logistics (3PL) and introduces the Tariff Terminator tool, a game-changer for ensuring compliance and avoiding unnecessary expenses. This episode is packed with strategies that underscore the importance of understanding your numbers for optimal profitability.</p>
<p>Discover innovative e-commerce marketing tactics with AI tools designed to streamline content creation and boost social media engagement. Norm shares his journey into Amazon influencer marketing, revealing how automation and outsourcing can maximize your earnings potential. Plus, get a sneak peek into a new Helium 10 Chrome extension feature that offers influencers a competitive edge together with new modules for Amazon influencers inside Freedom Ticket. With laughter and learning along the way, this episode promises to propel your Amazon business to new heights.</p>
<p>In episode 613 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Norm discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Unique Strategies for E-Commerce Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:38 - Expansion and Diversification Norm's Logistic Company</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:10 - Amazon Seller Strategy and Fulfillment Options</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:35 - Maximizing E-Commerce Profitability Through Logistics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:47 - Maximizing Savings Through Package Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:47 - Maximizing E-Commerce Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:28 - Utilizing Tools for Online Engagement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:22 - Amazon Influencer Marketing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:13 - New Helium 10 Chrome Extension Features For Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:28 - Enhancing E-Commerce Logistics for Growth</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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        <title>#612 - Amazon PPC + Adtomic Masterclass</title>
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                    <comments>https://helium10.podbean.com/e/612-amazon-ppc-adtomic-masterclass/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we’ll have another seller strategy masterclass, during which Bradley will discuss his Amazon advertising strategies in depth with the help of Helium 10 Adtomic.</p>
<p>Join Bradley Sutton, as he navigates the complexities of Amazon advertising strategies, with this special Seller Strategy Masterclass focusing on utilizing Helium 10's Amazon PPC tool, Adtomic. Throughout this episode, you'll discover effective PPC optimization techniques that can be applied whether or not you are using Adtomic. From keyword harvesting to streamlining campaign processes, he shares actionable insights that can help you identify opportunities for profit maximization. Adtomic simplifies PPC management, making it accessible even for those who might feel overwhelmed by the process. </p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the role of AI in Amazon PPC with Adtomic’s new Advertising AI feature. Designed to simplify campaign management for both new and seasoned sellers, this tool automates the creation and optimization of campaigns. For those launching new products or looking to refresh existing campaigns, the AI-driven approach offers a strategic edge. Experienced sellers can also benefit from resetting underperforming campaigns, with the AI making gradual optimizations to improve ACoS over time. With clear steps to set up your AI-managed campaigns, you'll be equipped to start seeing results in about 60 days.</p>
<p>Discover advanced strategies for Amazon PPC campaign management, including manual campaign creation and custom bid rules using Adtomic. By leveraging tools like negative matching and target audits, you'll learn how to prevent wasted spending and enhance campaign performance. We'll discuss how to make campaigns communicate with each other to maximize visibility and explore the intricacies of bid strategy management, ensuring your campaigns are both efficient and effective. Whether you're an Amazon advertising novice or an experienced seller, this episode provides the strategies you need to elevate your Amazon PPC game.</p>
<p>In episode 612 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Seller Strategy Masterclass: Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:41 - Introduction and Overview to Helium 10 Adtomic Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - How to Create Campaigns in a Minute With Advertising AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:25 - The First Thing Existing Sellers Should Do In Adtomic!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:53 - How To Make Existing Campaigns Work With Each Other</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:58 - How To Manually Create New Campaigns in Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:49 - How To Set Up Custom Amazon PPC Bid Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:41 - How to Set Up Keyword Harvesting and Negative Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:34 - How to Review Adtomic Suggestions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">43:00 - Get A Demo For Helium 10 Adtomic</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we’ll have another seller strategy masterclass, during which Bradley will discuss his Amazon advertising strategies in depth with the help of Helium 10 Adtomic.</p>
<p>Join Bradley Sutton, as he navigates the complexities of Amazon advertising strategies, with this special Seller Strategy Masterclass focusing on utilizing Helium 10's Amazon PPC tool, Adtomic. Throughout this episode, you'll discover effective PPC optimization techniques that can be applied whether or not you are using Adtomic. From keyword harvesting to streamlining campaign processes, he shares actionable insights that can help you identify opportunities for profit maximization. Adtomic simplifies PPC management, making it accessible even for those who might feel overwhelmed by the process. </p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the role of AI in Amazon PPC with Adtomic’s new Advertising AI feature. Designed to simplify campaign management for both new and seasoned sellers, this tool automates the creation and optimization of campaigns. For those launching new products or looking to refresh existing campaigns, the AI-driven approach offers a strategic edge. Experienced sellers can also benefit from resetting underperforming campaigns, with the AI making gradual optimizations to improve ACoS over time. With clear steps to set up your AI-managed campaigns, you'll be equipped to start seeing results in about 60 days.</p>
<p>Discover advanced strategies for Amazon PPC campaign management, including manual campaign creation and custom bid rules using Adtomic. By leveraging tools like negative matching and target audits, you'll learn how to prevent wasted spending and enhance campaign performance. We'll discuss how to make campaigns communicate with each other to maximize visibility and explore the intricacies of bid strategy management, ensuring your campaigns are both efficient and effective. Whether you're an Amazon advertising novice or an experienced seller, this episode provides the strategies you need to elevate your Amazon PPC game.</p>
<p>In episode 612 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Seller Strategy Masterclass: Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:41 - Introduction and Overview to Helium 10 Adtomic Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:41 - How to Create Campaigns in a Minute With Advertising AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:25 - The First Thing Existing Sellers Should Do In Adtomic!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:53 - How To Make Existing Campaigns Work With Each Other</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:58 - How To Manually Create New Campaigns in Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:49 - How To Set Up Custom Amazon PPC Bid Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:41 - How to Set Up Keyword Harvesting and Negative Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:34 - How to Review Adtomic Suggestions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">43:00 - Get A Demo For Helium 10 Adtomic</li>
</ul>
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<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>New Amazon coupon change? Is live shopping finally taking off on TikTok shop? and a new way to update images by marketplace. These buzzing stories and more on this episode!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

How TikTok Shop is ‘reimagining’ Black Friday-Cyber Monday
<a href='https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/31/how-tiktok-shop-is-reimagining-black-friday-cyber-monday'>https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/31/how-tiktok-shop-is-reimagining-black-friday-cyber-monday

</a>Alexa is now available as a new supply source for online video ads for self-service advertisers
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/online-video-ads-on-alexa-home-screen/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/online-video-ads-on-alexa-home-screen/

</a>Explore Amazon’s new Virtual Holiday Shop—an immersive 3D shopping experience that makes it easier to find the perfect gifts
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shop-holiday-gifts'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shop-holiday-gifts

</a>How livestreams are taking over TikTok Shop
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/technology/how-livestreams-are-taking-over-tiktok-shop/'>https://www.modernretail.co/technology/how-livestreams-are-taking-over-tiktok-shop/

</a>But that's not all—we've got some exciting updates from Helium 10 to share! Grab the chance to join us in Milan, Italy, for an empowering workshop co-hosted with Avask.

Helium 10 Elite Milan, Italy Amazon Seller Workshop
<a href='https://h10.me/milan'>https://h10.me/milan</a> - Use Code HELIUM50 to get 50% Off Your Tickets

Plus, we're rolling out next-level tools like the enhanced Follow-up for bulk review tracking and the Managed Refund Service for Diamond members, ensuring you maximize your reimbursements from Amazon. And let's not forget the mighty Helium 10 Market Tracker tool—essential for honing in on specific keywords to boost your product group's market presence. Tune in to equip yourself with these serious strategies and gain a competitive edge in the Amazon-selling arena.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:48 - Amazon Coupon Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:29 - TikTok Shop Exclusive</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:24 - Country Specific Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - Amazon DSP x Alexa</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:42 - 3D Holiday Shopping</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:20 - TikTok Shop Lives</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:06 - Helium 10 Italy Workshop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:10 - New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:42 - Training Tip: Amazon Market Share Tracker</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>New Amazon coupon change? Is live shopping finally taking off on TikTok shop, a new way to update images by marketplace. These stories and more on this version of the Weekly Buzz how cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and we also let you know what new features that Helium 10 has that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing All right, let's go ahead and hop directly into the news. We've got what's buzzing. All right, let's go ahead and hop directly into news. We got a few news articles to go over today, some of them pretty interesting. Now, this first one is going to be from, actually, your Seller Central dashboard, in case you missed it, a pretty cool update that they are doing on coupons, which may be relevant to you, especially with Black Friday coming up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Cyber Monday, maybe you've got some coupons plan. It's entitled percentage off coupons can now be applied on up to five items per order. So what's different? Well, before, if there was a percentage off coupon we're not talking about the dollar off, you know, like $5 off but it was the ones where you can save, like 10% off. 15% off, the customer could only use one coupon per order. So let's say you know they had, you know from your store, three different items that they wanted to get, but each of them had a 10% off coupon. The customer would have to order that three times, like three separate orders. They couldn't add all three to the cart and have that coupon work. Now, when you create a coupon in seller central you can select no for limit redemption to one per customer. Now that means the percentage off coupon can be applied to a maximum of five items per order. All right, if you select yes in that section, only one coupon is going to be allowed to order, all right. So again, for example, it gives an example here If a customer clicks a 10% off coupon, let's say the offer price is $50. Okay, and then they buy three of your items. They're going to be able to use the coupon on all three items in one shopping cart for a $15 discount total. Why is that? Well, if it's 10% off, it's a $50 item each one. That means it's $5 off, but again, we're talking about three items total of $15 off. So again, a pretty cool update here. You'll keep that in mind as you're creating your coupons here in this shopping season and beyond.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, switching marketplaces. Now is an article from retailbrew.com and it's entitled how TikTok shop is re-imagining Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, this is interesting because they're doing something a little bit different. Now, historically, a lot of the sellers maybe I could say most who are selling on TikTok shop they're probably selling on Amazon the same product as well. Right, very rarely do you see larger sellers launching TikTok shop only products that you know they just came up off the top of their head and they're not selling it on other marketplaces. But now TikTok, it says, wants to offer US shoppers products from lesser known, smaller DTC brands that may not have the resources to operate on rival platforms like Amazon. All right, so that's interesting, ok. Now it's saying that new product launches, exclusively for Black Friday, will be on TikTok shop shelves in November. Now this is like some special new promotion that some TikTok shop sellers are going to be able to participate in. However, according to this article, it seems like you're only going to be able to participate in it if you have a product that is TikTok shop exclusive, in other words, not on Amazon or Shopify or Walmart or other websites. Now this article goes on to say how there still will be special ways to participate in Black Friday, Cyber Monday, even for bigger brands or ones that are across platforms. But how many of you guys are shipping or selling on TikTok shop these days? I've started it on a couple of my accounts and it's going pretty pretty well for not that much effort my accounts. So I think it's definitely something that you guys should consider starting on, especially if you are based in the United States. If you're based overseas, it's a little bit harder to get a TikTok shop open. But let me know in the comments below how many of you guys are selling right now on TikTok shop and how many of you are going to participate in some kind of Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is going back to Seller Central. It's entitled Image Managers'. Country-specific Features Give you More Control Over Visuals. All right. So we announced something like this before, but it's kind of like a reminder by Amazon In case you didn't know. You know, historically a lot of sellers had problems when they're selling a product, you know, maybe, let's say, in USA, and then they expand to the Mexican marketplace, or they expand to Amazon Germany, right, or they expand to Amazon Japan. Well, amazon would pull in the listing information right, the images right, and maybe the rest of the listing is translated okay. But the images that share across the platform and sometimes you change your image in US well, it changes it across. You know the platforms.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, for those selling in marketplaces with other languages, you want you know the images to be for that marketplace, especially if you're using infographics that have you know words on it. You don't want you know Japanese words, you know coming up in your Amazon Germany marketplace. So now Amazon's like saying, hey, we've got new country specific features in the image manage tool. Right, you can view and delete localized images that display in a specific country, such as images that contain text in the local language. So the new features in this tool are country specific image views, so you can view both global and country specific images in separate sections, and now an image deletion capability, where you can delete country specific images directly from image manager to keep your library organized and up to date. So those are two like mini features, but perhaps this whole feature of of this, this page, is new to you and you were just thinking that you could only edit your images with flat files or in the edit listing in each marketplace and you're worried that the same image would publish across marketplaces. Make sure to check out your image manager tool, especially for those of you selling in multiple marketplaces.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Amazon itself and it's entitled Alexa is now available as a new supply source for online video ads for self-service advertisers. All right, there's been rumblings that that there's going to be more of an emphasis on shopping on Alexa, especially if Alexa goes the generative AI route. But even before that happens, you can now, if you're advertising with amazon DSP, you can now select Alexa as a video supply source. All right, so those advertisers, if you're running self-service online video ads on amazon DSP, you are going to be able to see Alexa as an additional inventory supply that is checked by default for video line items. Now one question you might have is well, amazon is cost per click pay per click right. When is a click recorded? Well, it says here it's recorded when the customer clicks on the autoplaying online video ad on the Alexa home screen to launch the video ad in the full video screen view. So it sounds like if the ad just plays and maybe the person in their house is across the room, they just listen to it, and maybe the person in their house is across the room, they just listen to it. They're still getting that view, but you're not going to have to pay for the click unless they actually go to their Alexa device and click it to expand the video out to full screen. For now, this is available only in the United States.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, also from Amazon, and it's entitled Explore Amazon's New Virtual Holiday Shop an immersive 3D shopping experience that makes it easier to find the perfect gifts. That's literally the for those listening in their cars or on the radio and not seeing this on YouTube. That is literally the entire title for this article, and it's you know. We've talked about this before and shown you how. You know, some big, huge sellers have access to these like 3D storefronts, right? So that's what's happening, where there's going to be these virtual holiday shops. That has 3D technology powered by Amazon Beyond that will showcase different products that buyers can buy All right Now this is mainly right now for huge companies.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It says items from sought after brands like Beats and Kim Kardashian, Kate Spade, Bumble and Bubble Coach, et cetera, et cetera. So you can kind of like you know, for those not watching this on YouTube just it's like you're going into this virtual reality for a shop and you're looking at shelves and different. There's like Easter eggs where products, their product offers, are going to come up if you find the Easter eggs on the top of the shelf somewhere or something like that. But it's this kind of like virtual reality shopping experience. Now, the reason why I mentioned this even though it probably doesn't affect 99.9% of us who aren't beats by Dre and Kim Kardashian etc. Is that again, this is kind of like a preview of what could be the future for even just regular sellers. Remember, before you know, prime video and different advertising on TV and stuff was only available to like humongous you know sellers. Services like AMC was only available to bigger sellers who are using DSP. A lot of the things that start off at the top level of Amazon sellers and brands eventually trickles down for the rest of us, and so, you know, I could absolutely imagine a world where these virtual reality based shopping experiences are going to eventually be open to the rest of us and then maybe we're going to be able to make a virtual reality like shopping kind of mall or mini room where we can have our products. Like, imagine a spooky one where I can design it and then there's coffin shelves on the wall that people can buy and bat-shaped bath mats and all of our other spooky, Manny's Mysterious Oddities products. What about you guys? How's your creative mind Like? Can you start thinking about how you would design your virtual shopping mall? Those of you who want to get a preview of how it's going to look, make sure to check out your regular Amazon app. Go to some of these big brands and maybe you'll be able to see these virtual holiday shopping centers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from modernretail.co and it's entitled how Livestreams Are Taking Over TikTok Shop. You know, for literally years now the four years we've been doing the weekly buzz we have been talking about articles and articles about how live shopping. Different marketplaces keep trying to make it a thing you know Amazon, et cetera and it just doesn't seem to take off in this country, like it has in China, for example, where it is huge, booming business. But now more and more we're reading about perhaps you know things are shifting and it's mainly because of TikTok shop. So this article here talks about a brand called BK Beauty. They hosted an eight-hour live stream. Remember we did a seven-hour Meganar, a live webinar, in Helium 10 a few weeks ago, where they're like, hey, we can do one better, we'll do an eight-hour live stream. And they did it at the brand's headquarters in Austin, texas, and the eight-hour live stream ended up getting them $100,000, over $100,000 of sales in eight hours. Is that worth the eight hour live stream? All right, that is pretty amazing. All right, $100,000. Now, a couple of weeks later, it says that TikTok flew the BK Beauty staff members to their own studios, the TikTok studios in LA, to do more live streams. And then now TikTok gave them like this whole big fancy setup in order to live stream again and then they ended up doing a 10 hour live stream and that was so successful that it says BK Beauty has now made live streaming a key part of its e-commerce strategy and they're going to go to the LA studio again for TikTok this month to do even more.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns for, for live selling. But again, you know, does this mean that finally, you know, live streaming is going to take off? I'm still a little bit hesitant to say that I need to see more success stories, but I have been hearing a little bit more rumbles around live streaming lately than, like, say, last year. Um, thanks to Tik TOK shop. Uh, those of you selling on Tik TOK shop, are you doing live streaming? You don't have to do it in a fancy studio or go eight hours live. Um, you know, give it a test, uh, sign up for it. And you know, do a test, sign up for it and do a test, maybe just in your own home studio. Or you don't even have a studio, just do it in your bedroom. See how it goes. Sometimes TikTok shop buyers are kind of like open to genuine streams and videos. They don't need fancy setups all the time, but it's worth a try. I don't think you'll be able to get $100,000 in eight hours, but let's see what you can get if you do live streaming on TikTok shop.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, last up, last call, all right for next week, just in a couple of days, on Monday, myself and Shivali and a bunch of other top speakers from around the world will be in Milan, Italy, for our first ever Helium 10 workshop there in Italy, all right, so it's going to be on the 11th Monday and it's going to be co-hosted by Avask, and you can get there by going to h10.me forward slash Milan, h10.me/milan, and it's going to be an all day event. We're going to have lots of networking. If you want to save 50% on the tickets, the tickets are already cheap it's only like 89 euros, I think but if you want to save another 50% off, use the code Helium 50, helium 50 upon checkout. It would be great to be able to meet you guys out there. I just talked to somebody last night on Instagram. He's like let me book my flight and get over there, I'll see you on Monday. So if you guys are in Europe, I would love to see you in Milan, Italy, on Monday.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, that's it for the news this week. Let's go ahead and hop into our new feature alerts from Helium 10. Now, the first one is about follow up. All right, so, first of all, follow-up is a tool that every Helium 10 platinum member and above has access to, all right, so it's not like something that's gated at a very high level. You can set up, guys, uh, your, your follow-up for all your products to send automated review requests using either the Amazon request review or even your own custom email. But an important aspect of this is being able to measure hey, how are your review requests working? Like, what kind of engagement are you getting? Like, how many ratings and reviews are you actually getting as a result of your outreach campaign? Well, the new feature is now you can do that in bulk, all right. So how this works is right here in your follow-up dashboard. These are the rating trackers that you can actually see. You can see how many reviews requested and then how many uh ratings you received, and so you can see your request and rating conversion rate, right. So now the new thing is, go to your product ratings tab right here, and then you can do bulk the ones that are not active. So, for example, I'm going to go ahead and select the united states marketplace and I'm going to be like, hey, here's, my egg tray is not active. I see here, my large coffin shelf isn't active, so I just select as many as I can. Uh, you guys should select all in opinion, that all of your active products and then hit enable product rating tracking. All right, so if you're new to follow up, you're not going to be tracking any of them, all right, so make sure to go ahead and hit enable product rating tracking and that will go ahead and start tracking so you can see how many reviews you're getting week by week, month by month, et cetera.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next new update is going to be, for some of you, diamond members All right, so we've been rolling this out little by little. Uh, check your account. All right guys. So if you have a diamond account, check your account on the very top. Do you have something that says manage refund service? All right, so this is a new feature that is coming out to diamond members. Before it was only our supercharger counts, but this is the Helium 10 version of being able to get you reimbursements and refunds from Amazon, but where Helium 10 is the one that's actually going to go in and set everything up for you. Like, we have refunding. You guys know about refund genie, where we'll give you the reports for loss and damage items and then you submit it to Amazon in order to get the money back. Well, with MRS or managed refund service, we're the ones who are going ahead and fighting with Amazon for you, filing those claims and arguing with Amazon, trying to get your money back, and then Helium 10 takes a percent of whatever we find for you, all right. So, those of you who have diamond plan, you're not automatically entered into this, but let me show you what you can do. You hit manage refund service. Now mine is going to be already active, but what you're going to want to do is, if you have that, just go here. You can see in one of my accounts I got 400 bucks already back and you're going to hit set up account, all right. So hit set up account and it will like run you through the system. Again, we're only taking 15% of whatever we find. So, like, if we can't find any money that you're owed and we can't win any money for you pay us nothing, all right. So this is a new feature for some Diamond members. Eventually, all diamond members will have it later. So if you want to see if you have access to it, just go to your dashboard and see if you have managed refund service there, all right?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up, let's do our training tip of the week, and this is a tool that sometimes I think people sleep on. It's been. We've had this tool for maybe four years now. It's called market tracker, all right, and this is available at all levels of Helium 10. Even if you have Platinum, Diamond, doesn't matter. I highly recommend setting this up for every single one of your product groups you have, all right, for example. Uh, I've got a product that is a bat shaped bath mat, all right. So I set it up, and the first thing that I did was I set up the very specific keywords. Don't do broad keywords like bat bath mat. Um, you know, I'm sure I get some sales from the keyword Gothic decor, but that's very broad right. I pick very, very specific keywords. It doesn't have to be your best keywords or the highest search volume. You want to pick the keywords that really define your product. So I did bat bath mat. I put bat rug and bat bath rug right, and then you put in your own products and those who you already know are your direct competitors, and then we set up the market.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then the reason why this is cool is the kind of things that you are looking at. First of all, is your market volume, right. So many people sometimes say, oh hey, is anybody sales down? Or I'm not sure if I'm doing really good, my sales are down. This is terrible, but sometimes, if your sales are down, there's nothing wrong with that why? And your sales are going to go down. Well, you're just staying with the market, all right. Your market share, your piece of the pie, is what matters, all right. Your percentage of how big your pie is? Now, if the whole pie gets smaller, as long as your piece of the pie stays about the same percentage, you're not doing too bad, all right. So that's what Market Tracker can do is telling you, hey, what's the size of the pie, and then what is your market share? So, like, my market share of the Bathmat market is 7.8%. And then, over time, how is your share changing? I used to have 15% of the market, look here but now I'm only at 6.9%, 7%, so I'm losing market share, right?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The other thing that this tool does is it gives me a heads up if there is a new mover and shaker that it detects in my niche. So, for example, it's saying hey, look at this, um bat bath mat. You know, do I want to track? I'm like, yeah, that looks like a bat bath mat. I'll go ahead and track it. I don't have to be like trying to look for new products that are popping up in the in the niche. I don't have to be constantly refreshing my keywords hey, is there a new mover and shaker in my niche? No, market Tracker is going to tell me. Sometimes it's going to throw me some products that it's suggesting that could be in my niche but it's not really like.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Look at this one here's a Halloween bat or bath rug, but it looks like ghost or something. Is this my direct competitor? Is this a bat shaped bath mat? No, so I'm going to hit ignore, right. But before I do that, I'm going to go ahead and copy this ASIN and I might want to go ahead and either. Number one, think about it as a potential expansion to my product line, like if I'm selling bat-shaped bath mats, maybe this ghost-shaped bath mat would hit my target market, right. But number two, I might test this in one of my ASIN targeting campaigns in PPC, you know, maybe a sponsor display campaign or a product targeting ad.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's another one, a coffin shaped bath mat right Again, that could be a potential new product for me or at the very least somebody who might be interested in a bat shaped bath mat. They could be interested in a coffin shaped bath mat. Maybe I want to go ahead and target this product in a PPC. So again, this tool is super cool. It's been around for years, but I think a lot of you haven't been utilizing it. Make sure for each and every one of your product groups. Go into market tracker, create your market and start tracking how you're doing in your niche. Is your size of the pie increasing or decreasing, who are the new movers and shakers in your niche and what are some potential product line extensions and what are some potential targets for product targeting ads? This tool can do all of that and more, but only if you use it. So make sure to get in there today and start using it. All right, guys. That's it for this week's news. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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How TikTok Shop is ‘reimagining’ Black Friday-Cyber Monday<br>
<a href='https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/31/how-tiktok-shop-is-reimagining-black-friday-cyber-monday'>https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/31/how-tiktok-shop-is-reimagining-black-friday-cyber-monday<br>
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</a>Alexa is now available as a new supply source for online video ads for self-service advertisers<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/online-video-ads-on-alexa-home-screen/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/online-video-ads-on-alexa-home-screen/<br>
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</a>Explore Amazon’s new Virtual Holiday Shop—an immersive 3D shopping experience that makes it easier to find the perfect gifts<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shop-holiday-gifts'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-shop-holiday-gifts<br>
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</a>How livestreams are taking over TikTok Shop<br>
<a href='https://www.modernretail.co/technology/how-livestreams-are-taking-over-tiktok-shop/'>https://www.modernretail.co/technology/how-livestreams-are-taking-over-tiktok-shop/<br>
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</a>But that's not all—we've got some exciting updates from Helium 10 to share! Grab the chance to join us in Milan, Italy, for an empowering workshop co-hosted with Avask.<br>
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Helium 10 Elite Milan, Italy Amazon Seller Workshop<br>
<a href='https://h10.me/milan'>https://h10.me/milan</a> - Use Code HELIUM50 to get 50% Off Your Tickets<br>
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Plus, we're rolling out next-level tools like the enhanced Follow-up for bulk review tracking and the Managed Refund Service for Diamond members, ensuring you maximize your reimbursements from Amazon. And let's not forget the mighty Helium 10 Market Tracker tool—essential for honing in on specific keywords to boost your product group's market presence. Tune in to equip yourself with these serious strategies and gain a competitive edge in the Amazon-selling arena.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:48 - Amazon Coupon Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:29 - TikTok Shop Exclusive</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:24 - Country Specific Images</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:19 - Amazon DSP x Alexa</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:42 - 3D Holiday Shopping</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:20 - TikTok Shop Lives</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:06 - Helium 10 Italy Workshop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:10 - New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:42 - Training Tip: Amazon Market Share Tracker</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>New Amazon coupon change? Is live shopping finally taking off on TikTok shop, a new way to update images by marketplace. These stories and more on this version of the Weekly Buzz how cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello, everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and we also let you know what new features that Helium 10 has that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing All right, let's go ahead and hop directly into the news. We've got what's buzzing. All right, let's go ahead and hop directly into news. We got a few news articles to go over today, some of them pretty interesting. Now, this first one is going to be from, actually, your Seller Central dashboard, in case you missed it, a pretty cool update that they are doing on coupons, which may be relevant to you, especially with Black Friday coming up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Cyber Monday, maybe you've got some coupons plan. It's entitled percentage off coupons can now be applied on up to five items per order. So what's different? Well, before, if there was a percentage off coupon we're not talking about the dollar off, you know, like $5 off but it was the ones where you can save, like 10% off. 15% off, the customer could only use one coupon per order. So let's say you know they had, you know from your store, three different items that they wanted to get, but each of them had a 10% off coupon. The customer would have to order that three times, like three separate orders. They couldn't add all three to the cart and have that coupon work. Now, when you create a coupon in seller central you can select no for limit redemption to one per customer. Now that means the percentage off coupon can be applied to a maximum of five items per order. All right, if you select yes in that section, only one coupon is going to be allowed to order, all right. So again, for example, it gives an example here If a customer clicks a 10% off coupon, let's say the offer price is $50. Okay, and then they buy three of your items. They're going to be able to use the coupon on all three items in one shopping cart for a $15 discount total. Why is that? Well, if it's 10% off, it's a $50 item each one. That means it's $5 off, but again, we're talking about three items total of $15 off. So again, a pretty cool update here. You'll keep that in mind as you're creating your coupons here in this shopping season and beyond.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, switching marketplaces. Now is an article from retailbrew.com and it's entitled how TikTok shop is re-imagining Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, this is interesting because they're doing something a little bit different. Now, historically, a lot of the sellers maybe I could say most who are selling on TikTok shop they're probably selling on Amazon the same product as well. Right, very rarely do you see larger sellers launching TikTok shop only products that you know they just came up off the top of their head and they're not selling it on other marketplaces. But now TikTok, it says, wants to offer US shoppers products from lesser known, smaller DTC brands that may not have the resources to operate on rival platforms like Amazon. All right, so that's interesting, ok. Now it's saying that new product launches, exclusively for Black Friday, will be on TikTok shop shelves in November. Now this is like some special new promotion that some TikTok shop sellers are going to be able to participate in. However, according to this article, it seems like you're only going to be able to participate in it if you have a product that is TikTok shop exclusive, in other words, not on Amazon or Shopify or Walmart or other websites. Now this article goes on to say how there still will be special ways to participate in Black Friday, Cyber Monday, even for bigger brands or ones that are across platforms. But how many of you guys are shipping or selling on TikTok shop these days? I've started it on a couple of my accounts and it's going pretty pretty well for not that much effort my accounts. So I think it's definitely something that you guys should consider starting on, especially if you are based in the United States. If you're based overseas, it's a little bit harder to get a TikTok shop open. But let me know in the comments below how many of you guys are selling right now on TikTok shop and how many of you are going to participate in some kind of Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is going back to Seller Central. It's entitled Image Managers'. Country-specific Features Give you More Control Over Visuals. All right. So we announced something like this before, but it's kind of like a reminder by Amazon In case you didn't know. You know, historically a lot of sellers had problems when they're selling a product, you know, maybe, let's say, in USA, and then they expand to the Mexican marketplace, or they expand to Amazon Germany, right, or they expand to Amazon Japan. Well, amazon would pull in the listing information right, the images right, and maybe the rest of the listing is translated okay. But the images that share across the platform and sometimes you change your image in US well, it changes it across. You know the platforms.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, for those selling in marketplaces with other languages, you want you know the images to be for that marketplace, especially if you're using infographics that have you know words on it. You don't want you know Japanese words, you know coming up in your Amazon Germany marketplace. So now Amazon's like saying, hey, we've got new country specific features in the image manage tool. Right, you can view and delete localized images that display in a specific country, such as images that contain text in the local language. So the new features in this tool are country specific image views, so you can view both global and country specific images in separate sections, and now an image deletion capability, where you can delete country specific images directly from image manager to keep your library organized and up to date. So those are two like mini features, but perhaps this whole feature of of this, this page, is new to you and you were just thinking that you could only edit your images with flat files or in the edit listing in each marketplace and you're worried that the same image would publish across marketplaces. Make sure to check out your image manager tool, especially for those of you selling in multiple marketplaces.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Amazon itself and it's entitled Alexa is now available as a new supply source for online video ads for self-service advertisers. All right, there's been rumblings that that there's going to be more of an emphasis on shopping on Alexa, especially if Alexa goes the generative AI route. But even before that happens, you can now, if you're advertising with amazon DSP, you can now select Alexa as a video supply source. All right, so those advertisers, if you're running self-service online video ads on amazon DSP, you are going to be able to see Alexa as an additional inventory supply that is checked by default for video line items. Now one question you might have is well, amazon is cost per click pay per click right. When is a click recorded? Well, it says here it's recorded when the customer clicks on the autoplaying online video ad on the Alexa home screen to launch the video ad in the full video screen view. So it sounds like if the ad just plays and maybe the person in their house is across the room, they just listen to it, and maybe the person in their house is across the room, they just listen to it. They're still getting that view, but you're not going to have to pay for the click unless they actually go to their Alexa device and click it to expand the video out to full screen. For now, this is available only in the United States.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, also from Amazon, and it's entitled Explore Amazon's New Virtual Holiday Shop an immersive 3D shopping experience that makes it easier to find the perfect gifts. That's literally the for those listening in their cars or on the radio and not seeing this on YouTube. That is literally the entire title for this article, and it's you know. We've talked about this before and shown you how. You know, some big, huge sellers have access to these like 3D storefronts, right? So that's what's happening, where there's going to be these virtual holiday shops. That has 3D technology powered by Amazon Beyond that will showcase different products that buyers can buy All right Now this is mainly right now for huge companies.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It says items from sought after brands like Beats and Kim Kardashian, Kate Spade, Bumble and Bubble Coach, et cetera, et cetera. So you can kind of like you know, for those not watching this on YouTube just it's like you're going into this virtual reality for a shop and you're looking at shelves and different. There's like Easter eggs where products, their product offers, are going to come up if you find the Easter eggs on the top of the shelf somewhere or something like that. But it's this kind of like virtual reality shopping experience. Now, the reason why I mentioned this even though it probably doesn't affect 99.9% of us who aren't beats by Dre and Kim Kardashian etc. Is that again, this is kind of like a preview of what could be the future for even just regular sellers. Remember, before you know, prime video and different advertising on TV and stuff was only available to like humongous you know sellers. Services like AMC was only available to bigger sellers who are using DSP. A lot of the things that start off at the top level of Amazon sellers and brands eventually trickles down for the rest of us, and so, you know, I could absolutely imagine a world where these virtual reality based shopping experiences are going to eventually be open to the rest of us and then maybe we're going to be able to make a virtual reality like shopping kind of mall or mini room where we can have our products. Like, imagine a spooky one where I can design it and then there's coffin shelves on the wall that people can buy and bat-shaped bath mats and all of our other spooky, Manny's Mysterious Oddities products. What about you guys? How's your creative mind Like? Can you start thinking about how you would design your virtual shopping mall? Those of you who want to get a preview of how it's going to look, make sure to check out your regular Amazon app. Go to some of these big brands and maybe you'll be able to see these virtual holiday shopping centers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from modernretail.co and it's entitled how Livestreams Are Taking Over TikTok Shop. You know, for literally years now the four years we've been doing the weekly buzz we have been talking about articles and articles about how live shopping. Different marketplaces keep trying to make it a thing you know Amazon, et cetera and it just doesn't seem to take off in this country, like it has in China, for example, where it is huge, booming business. But now more and more we're reading about perhaps you know things are shifting and it's mainly because of TikTok shop. So this article here talks about a brand called BK Beauty. They hosted an eight-hour live stream. Remember we did a seven-hour Meganar, a live webinar, in Helium 10 a few weeks ago, where they're like, hey, we can do one better, we'll do an eight-hour live stream. And they did it at the brand's headquarters in Austin, texas, and the eight-hour live stream ended up getting them $100,000, over $100,000 of sales in eight hours. Is that worth the eight hour live stream? All right, that is pretty amazing. All right, $100,000. Now, a couple of weeks later, it says that TikTok flew the BK Beauty staff members to their own studios, the TikTok studios in LA, to do more live streams. And then now TikTok gave them like this whole big fancy setup in order to live stream again and then they ended up doing a 10 hour live stream and that was so successful that it says BK Beauty has now made live streaming a key part of its e-commerce strategy and they're going to go to the LA studio again for TikTok this month to do even more.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns for, for live selling. But again, you know, does this mean that finally, you know, live streaming is going to take off? I'm still a little bit hesitant to say that I need to see more success stories, but I have been hearing a little bit more rumbles around live streaming lately than, like, say, last year. Um, thanks to Tik TOK shop. Uh, those of you selling on Tik TOK shop, are you doing live streaming? You don't have to do it in a fancy studio or go eight hours live. Um, you know, give it a test, uh, sign up for it. And you know, do a test, sign up for it and do a test, maybe just in your own home studio. Or you don't even have a studio, just do it in your bedroom. See how it goes. Sometimes TikTok shop buyers are kind of like open to genuine streams and videos. They don't need fancy setups all the time, but it's worth a try. I don't think you'll be able to get $100,000 in eight hours, but let's see what you can get if you do live streaming on TikTok shop.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, last up, last call, all right for next week, just in a couple of days, on Monday, myself and Shivali and a bunch of other top speakers from around the world will be in Milan, Italy, for our first ever Helium 10 workshop there in Italy, all right, so it's going to be on the 11th Monday and it's going to be co-hosted by Avask, and you can get there by going to h10.me forward slash Milan, h10.me/milan, and it's going to be an all day event. We're going to have lots of networking. If you want to save 50% on the tickets, the tickets are already cheap it's only like 89 euros, I think but if you want to save another 50% off, use the code Helium 50, helium 50 upon checkout. It would be great to be able to meet you guys out there. I just talked to somebody last night on Instagram. He's like let me book my flight and get over there, I'll see you on Monday. So if you guys are in Europe, I would love to see you in Milan, Italy, on Monday.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, that's it for the news this week. Let's go ahead and hop into our new feature alerts from Helium 10. Now, the first one is about follow up. All right, so, first of all, follow-up is a tool that every Helium 10 platinum member and above has access to, all right, so it's not like something that's gated at a very high level. You can set up, guys, uh, your, your follow-up for all your products to send automated review requests using either the Amazon request review or even your own custom email. But an important aspect of this is being able to measure hey, how are your review requests working? Like, what kind of engagement are you getting? Like, how many ratings and reviews are you actually getting as a result of your outreach campaign? Well, the new feature is now you can do that in bulk, all right. So how this works is right here in your follow-up dashboard. These are the rating trackers that you can actually see. You can see how many reviews requested and then how many uh ratings you received, and so you can see your request and rating conversion rate, right. So now the new thing is, go to your product ratings tab right here, and then you can do bulk the ones that are not active. So, for example, I'm going to go ahead and select the united states marketplace and I'm going to be like, hey, here's, my egg tray is not active. I see here, my large coffin shelf isn't active, so I just select as many as I can. Uh, you guys should select all in opinion, that all of your active products and then hit enable product rating tracking. All right, so if you're new to follow up, you're not going to be tracking any of them, all right, so make sure to go ahead and hit enable product rating tracking and that will go ahead and start tracking so you can see how many reviews you're getting week by week, month by month, et cetera.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next new update is going to be, for some of you, diamond members All right, so we've been rolling this out little by little. Uh, check your account. All right guys. So if you have a diamond account, check your account on the very top. Do you have something that says manage refund service? All right, so this is a new feature that is coming out to diamond members. Before it was only our supercharger counts, but this is the Helium 10 version of being able to get you reimbursements and refunds from Amazon, but where Helium 10 is the one that's actually going to go in and set everything up for you. Like, we have refunding. You guys know about refund genie, where we'll give you the reports for loss and damage items and then you submit it to Amazon in order to get the money back. Well, with MRS or managed refund service, we're the ones who are going ahead and fighting with Amazon for you, filing those claims and arguing with Amazon, trying to get your money back, and then Helium 10 takes a percent of whatever we find for you, all right. So, those of you who have diamond plan, you're not automatically entered into this, but let me show you what you can do. You hit manage refund service. Now mine is going to be already active, but what you're going to want to do is, if you have that, just go here. You can see in one of my accounts I got 400 bucks already back and you're going to hit set up account, all right. So hit set up account and it will like run you through the system. Again, we're only taking 15% of whatever we find. So, like, if we can't find any money that you're owed and we can't win any money for you pay us nothing, all right. So this is a new feature for some Diamond members. Eventually, all diamond members will have it later. So if you want to see if you have access to it, just go to your dashboard and see if you have managed refund service there, all right?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up, let's do our training tip of the week, and this is a tool that sometimes I think people sleep on. It's been. We've had this tool for maybe four years now. It's called market tracker, all right, and this is available at all levels of Helium 10. Even if you have Platinum, Diamond, doesn't matter. I highly recommend setting this up for every single one of your product groups you have, all right, for example. Uh, I've got a product that is a bat shaped bath mat, all right. So I set it up, and the first thing that I did was I set up the very specific keywords. Don't do broad keywords like bat bath mat. Um, you know, I'm sure I get some sales from the keyword Gothic decor, but that's very broad right. I pick very, very specific keywords. It doesn't have to be your best keywords or the highest search volume. You want to pick the keywords that really define your product. So I did bat bath mat. I put bat rug and bat bath rug right, and then you put in your own products and those who you already know are your direct competitors, and then we set up the market.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then the reason why this is cool is the kind of things that you are looking at. First of all, is your market volume, right. So many people sometimes say, oh hey, is anybody sales down? Or I'm not sure if I'm doing really good, my sales are down. This is terrible, but sometimes, if your sales are down, there's nothing wrong with that why? And your sales are going to go down. Well, you're just staying with the market, all right. Your market share, your piece of the pie, is what matters, all right. Your percentage of how big your pie is? Now, if the whole pie gets smaller, as long as your piece of the pie stays about the same percentage, you're not doing too bad, all right. So that's what Market Tracker can do is telling you, hey, what's the size of the pie, and then what is your market share? So, like, my market share of the Bathmat market is 7.8%. And then, over time, how is your share changing? I used to have 15% of the market, look here but now I'm only at 6.9%, 7%, so I'm losing market share, right?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The other thing that this tool does is it gives me a heads up if there is a new mover and shaker that it detects in my niche. So, for example, it's saying hey, look at this, um bat bath mat. You know, do I want to track? I'm like, yeah, that looks like a bat bath mat. I'll go ahead and track it. I don't have to be like trying to look for new products that are popping up in the in the niche. I don't have to be constantly refreshing my keywords hey, is there a new mover and shaker in my niche? No, market Tracker is going to tell me. Sometimes it's going to throw me some products that it's suggesting that could be in my niche but it's not really like.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Look at this one here's a Halloween bat or bath rug, but it looks like ghost or something. Is this my direct competitor? Is this a bat shaped bath mat? No, so I'm going to hit ignore, right. But before I do that, I'm going to go ahead and copy this ASIN and I might want to go ahead and either. Number one, think about it as a potential expansion to my product line, like if I'm selling bat-shaped bath mats, maybe this ghost-shaped bath mat would hit my target market, right. But number two, I might test this in one of my ASIN targeting campaigns in PPC, you know, maybe a sponsor display campaign or a product targeting ad.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's another one, a coffin shaped bath mat right Again, that could be a potential new product for me or at the very least somebody who might be interested in a bat shaped bath mat. They could be interested in a coffin shaped bath mat. Maybe I want to go ahead and target this product in a PPC. So again, this tool is super cool. It's been around for years, but I think a lot of you haven't been utilizing it. Make sure for each and every one of your product groups. Go into market tracker, create your market and start tracking how you're doing in your niche. Is your size of the pie increasing or decreasing, who are the new movers and shakers in your niche and what are some potential product line extensions and what are some potential targets for product targeting ads? This tool can do all of that and more, but only if you use it. So make sure to get in there today and start using it. All right, guys. That's it for this week's news. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Are you feeling overwhelmed with the growing demands of your e-commerce business? Join us as we chat with Gilad Freimann, Founder and CEO of VAA Philippines, an expert in training and hiring virtual assistants (VAs) from the Philippines for Amazon sellers. Discover the transformative benefits of hiring remote employees to handle tasks like customer service, Amazon PPC management, and inventory handling. By outsourcing these routine tasks, you can free up valuable time and energy to focus on strategic business growth. Learn when it's the right time to consider bringing on a VA to ensure you don’t miss out on growth opportunities and can maintain flexibility in your business operations.</p>
<p>Explore effective hiring strategies for virtual assistants, especially when you're unsure about transitioning from traditional in-person roles to remote positions. We'll share insights into what makes a successful long-term hire, emphasizing the importance of focusing on candidates' personalities and commitment rather than just their resumes. Understand the challenges that Amazon sellers face as their businesses expand, such as time constraints and the need for outsourcing. Listen in as we highlight the growing trend of employing social media VAs to enhance online presence and the increasing need for specialized roles in the dynamic world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>Finally, we take a closer look at the unique advantages of hiring Filipino VAs, shedding light on cultural and business nuances that can lead to successful integration into your business. Gilad shares essential tips on bridging cultural gaps, such as understanding local customs like the 13th salary bonus, to foster a positive working relationship. We also discuss the importance of hiring specialists for specific tasks, ensuring each role is filled by someone with the right skills and character. This approach not only boosts productivity but also aligns with the strengths and expertise of the VAs, leading to more successful outcomes for your business.</p>
<p>In episode 611 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Gilad discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Hiring Amazon Virtual Assistants for Business Scaling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:04 - When Should Amazon Sellers Outsource?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:20 - Misconceptions About Virtual Assistants</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:31 - Effective Hiring Strategies for Remote Workers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:21 - Finding Quality Candidates for Offshore Jobs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:18 - Hiring Amazon PPC VAs and Social Media</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:16 - The Impact of AI on Jobs </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:24 - Virtual Assistants in E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:53 - TikTok Influencer Marketing Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:12 - Hiring Filipino Virtual Assistants</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:42 - Outsourcing Specialists vs. One Generalist</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 - New Helium 10 Tool Suggestions</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you need help scaling your business? Maybe you're considering hiring a virtual assistant (VA). In this episode, our expert guest will discuss everything you need to know before hiring your first remote employee.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you feeling overwhelmed with the growing demands of your e-commerce business? Join us as we chat with Gilad Freimann, Founder and CEO of VAA Philippines, an expert in training and hiring virtual assistants (VAs) from the Philippines for Amazon sellers. Discover the transformative benefits of hiring remote employees to handle tasks like customer service, Amazon PPC management, and inventory handling. By outsourcing these routine tasks, you can free up valuable time and energy to focus on strategic business growth. Learn when it's the right time to consider bringing on a VA to ensure you don’t miss out on growth opportunities and can maintain flexibility in your business operations.</p>
<p>Explore effective hiring strategies for virtual assistants, especially when you're unsure about transitioning from traditional in-person roles to remote positions. We'll share insights into what makes a successful long-term hire, emphasizing the importance of focusing on candidates' personalities and commitment rather than just their resumes. Understand the challenges that Amazon sellers face as their businesses expand, such as time constraints and the need for outsourcing. Listen in as we highlight the growing trend of employing social media VAs to enhance online presence and the increasing need for specialized roles in the dynamic world of e-commerce.</p>
<p>Finally, we take a closer look at the unique advantages of hiring Filipino VAs, shedding light on cultural and business nuances that can lead to successful integration into your business. Gilad shares essential tips on bridging cultural gaps, such as understanding local customs like the 13th salary bonus, to foster a positive working relationship. We also discuss the importance of hiring specialists for specific tasks, ensuring each role is filled by someone with the right skills and character. This approach not only boosts productivity but also aligns with the strengths and expertise of the VAs, leading to more successful outcomes for your business.</p>
<p>In episode 611 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Gilad discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Hiring Amazon Virtual Assistants for Business Scaling</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:04 - When Should Amazon Sellers Outsource?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:20 - Misconceptions About Virtual Assistants</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:31 - Effective Hiring Strategies for Remote Workers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:21 - Finding Quality Candidates for Offshore Jobs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:18 - Hiring Amazon PPC VAs and Social Media</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:16 - The Impact of AI on Jobs </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:24 - Virtual Assistants in E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:53 - TikTok Influencer Marketing Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:12 - Hiring Filipino Virtual Assistants</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:42 - Outsourcing Specialists vs. One Generalist</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:00 - New Helium 10 Tool Suggestions</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're going to go deep into keyword tracking and what are some special things you can do with tracking your keywords that can put more money in your pocket.</p>
<p>Imagine harnessing the full potential of keywords to revolutionize your e-commerce sales strategy. In today's episode, we explore the indispensable role of keyword tracking for Amazon sellers, with or without advanced tools like Helium 10. We uncover how Amazon's own features, such as Product Opportunity Explorer and Search Query Performance, can be leveraged to stay ahead, even as AI technologies evolve. Keywords continue to hold immense power in enhancing product visibility and discoverability, and we share how AI can amplify this by linking your products to relevant search terms through customer reviews and Q&amp;A sections.</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets to optimizing your keyword tracking for maximum sales impact with our expert guide on Helium 10 tools like Keyword Tracker and Cerebro. We dive into the importance of understanding search query volume, ASIN impressions, and conversion rates to make data-driven decisions for boosting your advertising strategies. Learn how to select the most effective keywords to track, conduct competitor analysis to spot untapped sales opportunities, and ensure your products are visible for precise customer searches, all aimed at elevating your product's ranking on Amazon.</p>
<p>For those ready to automate their keyword tracking, we discuss how Helium 10's features can streamline your efforts, allowing you to keep your listings relevant without the manual hassle. From automating keyword discovery with Cerebro to visualizing performance with heat maps, we provide strategies to manage keywords efficiently across multiple products. We also delve into the strategic use of Helium 10's Atomic feature and the nuances of aggressive PPC strategies during product launches, offering seasoned insights for both new and experienced sellers in this ever-evolving marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 610 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing Keyword Tracking for Better Profits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:07 - Utilizing Related Keyword Data on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:26 - Optimizing Keyword Tracking for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:25 - Understanding Keyword Tracker and Rank Fluctuations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:18 - Automating Keyword Tracking for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:15 - Keyword Tracking Importance for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:48 - Maximizing Keyword Tracking Efficiency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:08 - Managing Keywords for Product Variations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:58 - Keyword Tracker Deep Dive Special Episode</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we're going to go deep into keyword tracking and what are some special things you can do with tracking your keywords that can put more money in your pocket.</p>
<p>Imagine harnessing the full potential of keywords to revolutionize your e-commerce sales strategy. In today's episode, we explore the indispensable role of keyword tracking for Amazon sellers, with or without advanced tools like Helium 10. We uncover how Amazon's own features, such as Product Opportunity Explorer and Search Query Performance, can be leveraged to stay ahead, even as AI technologies evolve. Keywords continue to hold immense power in enhancing product visibility and discoverability, and we share how AI can amplify this by linking your products to relevant search terms through customer reviews and Q&amp;A sections.</p>
<p>Unlock the secrets to optimizing your keyword tracking for maximum sales impact with our expert guide on Helium 10 tools like Keyword Tracker and Cerebro. We dive into the importance of understanding search query volume, ASIN impressions, and conversion rates to make data-driven decisions for boosting your advertising strategies. Learn how to select the most effective keywords to track, conduct competitor analysis to spot untapped sales opportunities, and ensure your products are visible for precise customer searches, all aimed at elevating your product's ranking on Amazon.</p>
<p>For those ready to automate their keyword tracking, we discuss how Helium 10's features can streamline your efforts, allowing you to keep your listings relevant without the manual hassle. From automating keyword discovery with Cerebro to visualizing performance with heat maps, we provide strategies to manage keywords efficiently across multiple products. We also delve into the strategic use of Helium 10's Atomic feature and the nuances of aggressive PPC strategies during product launches, offering seasoned insights for both new and experienced sellers in this ever-evolving marketplace.</p>
<p>In episode 610 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing Keyword Tracking for Better Profits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:07 - Utilizing Related Keyword Data on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:26 - Optimizing Keyword Tracking for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:25 - Understanding Keyword Tracker and Rank Fluctuations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:18 - Automating Keyword Tracking for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:15 - Keyword Tracking Importance for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:48 - Maximizing Keyword Tracking Efficiency</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:08 - Managing Keywords for Product Variations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:58 - Keyword Tracker Deep Dive Special Episode</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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        <title>Helium 10 Buzz 10/31/24: FBA Export Expansion | Walmart Black Friday Deals | TikTok x Venmo</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>For this week’s buzzing news, the ability to potentially capture your abandoned carts on Amazon, Walmart's Black Friday multi-event deal experience, and Venmo now accepted on TikTok!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Walmart Black Friday Deals Events Dial Up the Thrill of the Deal
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10/28/walmart-black-friday-deals-events-dial-up-the-thrill-of-the-deal'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10/28/walmart-black-friday-deals-events-dial-up-the-thrill-of-the-deal

</a>TikTok Shop pushes livestreams to drive holiday shopping
<a href='https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/29/tiktok-shop-pushes-livestreams-to-drive-holiday-shopping'>https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/29/tiktok-shop-pushes-livestreams-to-drive-holiday-shopping

</a>TikTok Shop Partners With Venmo Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday
<a href='https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/tiktok-shop-venmo-partnership-black-friday-cyber-monday-1236704924/'>https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/tiktok-shop-venmo-partnership-black-friday-cyber-monday-1236704924/</a></p>
<p>Amazon announces the launch of Rufus, a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, in beta across Europe
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe

</a>Amazon’s latest actions against fake review brokers: Amazon and Google file parallel lawsuits against a fake review website
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers

</a>Lastly, we explore keyword search volume research strategies using Cerebro, providing valuable insights to enhance your Amazon selling strategy, particularly for the crucial Q4 planning.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - Valid Tracking Rate Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:44 - Brand Tailored Promotions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - FBA Export Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:28 - Product Videos Go Global</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:14 - Walmart's Multi-Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:55 - TikTok Livestreams</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:55 - TikTok x Venmo</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:14 - Rufus AI Beta EU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:37 - Fake Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:43 - Amazon Marketing Cloud Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:00 - Training Tip: Find Search Volume Number Of Refined Key Phrases</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For this week’s buzzing news, the ability to potentially capture your abandoned carts on Amazon, Walmart's Black Friday multi-event deal experience, and Venmo now accepted on TikTok!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Walmart Black Friday Deals Events Dial Up the Thrill of the Deal<br>
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10/28/walmart-black-friday-deals-events-dial-up-the-thrill-of-the-deal'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/10/28/walmart-black-friday-deals-events-dial-up-the-thrill-of-the-deal<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop pushes livestreams to drive holiday shopping<br>
<a href='https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/29/tiktok-shop-pushes-livestreams-to-drive-holiday-shopping'>https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2024/10/29/tiktok-shop-pushes-livestreams-to-drive-holiday-shopping<br>
<br>
</a>TikTok Shop Partners With Venmo Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday<br>
<a href='https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/tiktok-shop-venmo-partnership-black-friday-cyber-monday-1236704924/'>https://wwd.com/business-news/business-features/tiktok-shop-venmo-partnership-black-friday-cyber-monday-1236704924/</a></p>
<p>Amazon announces the launch of Rufus, a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, in beta across Europe<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/retail/amazon-announces-the-launch-of-rufus-a-new-generative-ai-powered-conversational-shopping-assistant-in-beta-across-europe<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon’s latest actions against fake review brokers: Amazon and Google file parallel lawsuits against a fake review website<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, we explore keyword search volume research strategies using Cerebro, providing valuable insights to enhance your Amazon selling strategy, particularly for the crucial Q4 planning.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Shivali talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - Valid Tracking Rate Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:44 - Brand Tailored Promotions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - FBA Export Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:28 - Product Videos Go Global</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:14 - Walmart's Multi-Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:55 - TikTok Livestreams</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:55 - TikTok x Venmo</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:14 - Rufus AI Beta EU</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:37 - Fake Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:43 - Amazon Marketing Cloud Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:00 - Training Tip: Find Search Volume Number Of Refined Key Phrases</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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        <title>#609 - AI Optimized Amazon PPC Campaigns</title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we will discuss Destaney’s top Amazon advertising strategies, from setting up initial campaigns to advanced strategies such as Amazon AMC, and what's coming in the future.</p>
<p>What if you could transform your Amazon advertising game with just a few strategic tweaks? Join us as we sit down with Destaney Wishon of BTR Media, our guest expert, to uncover the secrets behind mastering Amazon PPC. From understanding the fundamentals of conversion rates and bid management to leveraging advanced AI strategies, Destaney sheds light on how sellers, both newbies and veterans, can optimize their ad spend. We explore the intricacies of using tools like Helium 10’s Adtomic to benchmark product performance in competitive categories like home decor, ensuring your campaigns hit the mark and convert clicks into sales.</p>
<p>We take a closer look at what it means to truly optimize your Amazon advertising campaigns. Discover how identifying underperforming ads and adjusting bids can significantly impact your ACoS and ROAS. We discuss the importance of relevancy and the power of long-tail keywords in capturing less competitive niches. With Destaney's insights, you’ll learn how monitoring account activity through tools like Adtomic can prevent unnecessary expenses and how adjusting strategies based on competitive factors like pricing and reviews can troubleshoot conversion barriers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Ready to elevate your strategy with AI-driven advertising? Destaney highlights the potential of new AI features of Helium 10 Adtomic in streamlining keyword performance and improving budget efficiency. We explore how transitioning budgets from traditional to AI-optimized campaigns can enhance both new and existing Amazon PPC campaigns. Whether you are launching a new product or defending your brand against competitors, our discussion emphasizes the importance of bid management and using data-driven insights to align your Amazon advertising endeavors with your business goals. Don’t miss this opportunity to take control of your Amazon advertising success.</p>
<p>In episode 609 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:31 - Granular Insights in Home Decor Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:53 - Comparing Adtomic and Amazon Ad Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:40 - Amazon Advertising Conversion Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:08 - Long Tail Keywords and Competition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:00 - Amazon Advertising Beginner Strategy Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:19 - Strategies for Amazon Advertising with AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:58 - Optimizing Your Amazon PPC Campaigns </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:55 - Optimizing Advertising Strategies With Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:41 - Maximizing Sales Strategies Without Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:57 - Adtomic Campaign Optimization Session</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we will discuss Destaney’s top Amazon advertising strategies, from setting up initial campaigns to advanced strategies such as Amazon AMC, and what's coming in the future.</p>
<p>What if you could transform your Amazon advertising game with just a few strategic tweaks? Join us as we sit down with Destaney Wishon of BTR Media, our guest expert, to uncover the secrets behind mastering Amazon PPC. From understanding the fundamentals of conversion rates and bid management to leveraging advanced AI strategies, Destaney sheds light on how sellers, both newbies and veterans, can optimize their ad spend. We explore the intricacies of using tools like Helium 10’s Adtomic to benchmark product performance in competitive categories like home decor, ensuring your campaigns hit the mark and convert clicks into sales.</p>
<p>We take a closer look at what it means to truly optimize your Amazon advertising campaigns. Discover how identifying underperforming ads and adjusting bids can significantly impact your ACoS and ROAS. We discuss the importance of relevancy and the power of long-tail keywords in capturing less competitive niches. With Destaney's insights, you’ll learn how monitoring account activity through tools like Adtomic can prevent unnecessary expenses and how adjusting strategies based on competitive factors like pricing and reviews can troubleshoot conversion barriers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Ready to elevate your strategy with AI-driven advertising? Destaney highlights the potential of new AI features of Helium 10 Adtomic in streamlining keyword performance and improving budget efficiency. We explore how transitioning budgets from traditional to AI-optimized campaigns can enhance both new and existing Amazon PPC campaigns. Whether you are launching a new product or defending your brand against competitors, our discussion emphasizes the importance of bid management and using data-driven insights to align your Amazon advertising endeavors with your business goals. Don’t miss this opportunity to take control of your Amazon advertising success.</p>
<p>In episode 609 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Advertising Strategies and Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:31 - Granular Insights in Home Decor Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:53 - Comparing Adtomic and Amazon Ad Console</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:40 - Amazon Advertising Conversion Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:08 - Long Tail Keywords and Competition</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:00 - Amazon Advertising Beginner Strategy Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:19 - Strategies for Amazon Advertising with AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:58 - Optimizing Your Amazon PPC Campaigns </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:55 - Optimizing Advertising Strategies With Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:41 - Maximizing Sales Strategies Without Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:57 - Adtomic Campaign Optimization Session</li>
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<p>Join us as we engage with digital marketing expert Mark DeGrasse, former CEO of Digital Marketer and the Founder of  <a href='https://aibranding.academy/'>AI-Branding Academy</a>, to explore the transformative role of branding in e-commerce and the significant impact of AI on marketing strategies. Mark shares his insights on why branding is more crucial than ever for Amazon and e-commerce sellers, as the market shifts focus from merely acquiring new customers to retaining them. Discover how AI tools can refine branding elements such as product development, logos, and messaging, and learn why building a strong brand identity is essential for thriving in today's competitive landscape.</p>
<p>Listen in as we uncover the power of branding in securing long-term success and stability for businesses. Drawing parallels to the spread of major concepts throughout history, we discuss the importance of consistent messaging and vision for brand sustainability. Using examples of iconic companies like Apple, Amazon, and Coca-Cola, we highlight how strong branding can serve as a protective shield against changing technologies and increasing competition. Moreover, we emphasize the importance of ensuring that every customer interaction is an opportunity for brand recognition and instilling brand values in all employees.</p>
<p>Finally, we navigate the future of branding and marketing strategies in a rapidly changing digital landscape. As reliance on paid media and easy attribution has overshadowed customer relationships and innovation, we examine the challenges posed by AI and potential platform bans. Discover how leveraging AI to create original content and streamline brand management can secure your business's future. Mark discusses how employing AI to guide decision-making based on brand values and company performance can transform traditional marketing methods, fostering stronger customer connections and sustainable growth.</p>
<p>In episode 608 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Mark discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI Branding and Customer Retention For Amazon Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:26 - Building Brand Trust With Customers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:04 - The Power of Branding in E-commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Consistency Over Perfection in Branding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:55 - Navigating the Future of Branding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:22 - Building Brands With AI Content Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:43 - Evaluating Brand Strength and Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:02 - Building a Strong Amazon Brand Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:11 - AI Branding Academy Maximizes Marketing Potential</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:46 - Maximizing Earnings Through Brand Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:04 - Expanding Product Offerings with a Solid Brand</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Join us as we engage with digital marketing expert Mark DeGrasse, former CEO of Digital Marketer and the Founder of  <a href='https://aibranding.academy/'>AI-Branding Academy</a>, to explore the transformative role of branding in e-commerce and the significant impact of AI on marketing strategies. Mark shares his insights on why branding is more crucial than ever for Amazon and e-commerce sellers, as the market shifts focus from merely acquiring new customers to retaining them. Discover how AI tools can refine branding elements such as product development, logos, and messaging, and learn why building a strong brand identity is essential for thriving in today's competitive landscape.</p>
<p>Listen in as we uncover the power of branding in securing long-term success and stability for businesses. Drawing parallels to the spread of major concepts throughout history, we discuss the importance of consistent messaging and vision for brand sustainability. Using examples of iconic companies like Apple, Amazon, and Coca-Cola, we highlight how strong branding can serve as a protective shield against changing technologies and increasing competition. Moreover, we emphasize the importance of ensuring that every customer interaction is an opportunity for brand recognition and instilling brand values in all employees.</p>
<p>Finally, we navigate the future of branding and marketing strategies in a rapidly changing digital landscape. As reliance on paid media and easy attribution has overshadowed customer relationships and innovation, we examine the challenges posed by AI and potential platform bans. Discover how leveraging AI to create original content and streamline brand management can secure your business's future. Mark discusses how employing AI to guide decision-making based on brand values and company performance can transform traditional marketing methods, fostering stronger customer connections and sustainable growth.</p>
<p>In episode 608 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Mark discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - AI Branding and Customer Retention For Amazon Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:26 - Building Brand Trust With Customers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:04 - The Power of Branding in E-commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:35 - Consistency Over Perfection in Branding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:55 - Navigating the Future of Branding</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:22 - Building Brands With AI Content Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:43 - Evaluating Brand Strength and Improvement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:02 - Building a Strong Amazon Brand Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:11 - AI Branding Academy Maximizes Marketing Potential</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:46 - Maximizing Earnings Through Brand Extension</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:04 - Expanding Product Offerings with a Solid Brand</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon warehouses on the West Coast are full. More details about the potential Amazon Team Wish service have leaked. These buzzing stories and more on this week's episode!</p>
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon sets ultra-low pricing plans for Temu rival store, The Information reports
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-sets-ultra-low-pricing-plans-temu-rival-store-information-reports-2024-10-22/'>https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-sets-ultra-low-pricing-plans-temu-rival-store-information-reports-2024-10-22/

</a>Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/amazon-to-shut-down-speedy-brick-and-mortar-today-delivery-service.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/amazon-to-shut-down-speedy-brick-and-mortar-today-delivery-service.html

</a>Amazon Announces New Fuel Savings Offer for Prime Members
<a href='https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/10/amazon-announces-new-fuel-savings-offer-for-prime-members'>https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/10/amazon-announces-new-fuel-savings-offer-for-prime-members

</a>Amazon’s enhanced homepage features make shopping easier and more personalized
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-homepage-redesign-features'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-homepage-redesign-features

</a>One man’s mission to save his sick dog sparked a thriving pet probiotic business on Amazon
<a href='https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/one-mans-mission-to-save-his-sick-dog-sparked-a-thriving-pet-probiotic-business-on-amazon'>https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/one-mans-mission-to-save-his-sick-dog-sparked-a-thriving-pet-probiotic-business-on-amazon

</a>Lastly, we also introduce the latest features from Helium 10, including enhancements for our Chrome Extension for Amazon Influencers and a revamped Keyword Tracker tool. Tune in to discover all the exciting developments and strategies designed to help you succeed in the Amazon marketplace.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Big Amazon Logistics Problems</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:20 - Amazon Temu Clone Details</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:08 - Deferred Transactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:00 - Amazon Today Closing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:23 - Image Manager</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - Amazon Gas Savings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - FBA Shipment Notifications</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:44 - Amazon Homepage Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:05 - Amazon Seller Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:33 - X-Ray For Amazon Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:50 - Keyword Tracker Heat Maps + PPC Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:45 - Sydney Australia Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:17 - Milan Italy Event</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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Transcript
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon warehouses on the West Coast are full. More details about the potential Amazon Team Wish service have leaked. Find out how, if you have Amazon Prime, you can get up to $70 of free gas. These stories and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 weekly buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and also let you know what new features Helium 10 has. That will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. We've got tons of news articles today, lots going on, so let's go ahead and hop right into it. All right, the first news article of the day actually starts off from Amazon Seller Central. I've got some additional information that Amazon sent over that you sellers need to know. It's kind of like important, especially those of you trying to get inventory in here in q4. Uh, it's entitled updates to support us. FBA peak inventory shipments says we understand this is from amazon that many of you are experiencing longer receive times that are affecting your shipments. High demand has led to longer receive times at some of our west coast inbound locations and for palletized freight. It says they're trying to actively take steps to resolve the situation, including rerouting shipments to other regions. So, effective immediately, they're making the following adjustments to inbound requirements. Number one they've extended the automatic closure window to 90 days for shipments created after August 7th through October 31st. Okay, you know, usually it's a little bit shorter where they automatically close a shipment that hasn't been received and they're extending the abandoned shipment window from 30 to 45 days for shipments in that same time period. All right, so now that's kind of like the official notice that went out to sellers, you know, on your Seller Central dashboard.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But I got my hands on some other information here that Amazon wanted sellers to know about and it was kind of like a frequently asked questions about what's going on. So maybe some of these questions you've actually have actually had and maybe this answers it all right. So the first question is why is this happening? Well, it says hey, there's an increased demand to send inventory to the West Coast facilities and it's resulting in longer p times or lead times. Right, so, so we already got that. But then they said, hey, is amazon rerouting non-partnered carriers to inbound locations? The answer is no. So if you're not using an amazon partner, they're not telling, like your own freight company, hey, you need to go to Texas or something you know to deliver. No, if you're shipping your inventory with a third-party carrier and you have longer receive times, you could actually still reach out to your carrier, amazon says, and get a new appointment through Carrier Central.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What changes are you making to the inbound placement service fee? Inbound placement service fee? Amazon says hey, effective immediately, where we've temporarily reduced the rate range for the inbound placement fees for minimal shipments into the East region by 5 cents. Better than nothing, guys, right, 5 cents per unit, okay. So you know, like, if before you had to ship to the East coast and you had to, you know, have certain placement fees that were, you know, 30, 40 cents each, you get a 5 cent discount. Now, because of these issues, what are the temporary fee changes to help move out of the West? Same thing 5 cents in reduction in fees for the minimal shipment split option to the East region. Next question says if inbounding to the east region still is the most expensive, even with this five cents difference, what should I do? Amazon says we recommend that you use the Amazon optimized shipment splits or select central or east regions under the partial shipment splits or the minimal shipment splits options.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another general question that some are asking hey, my shipment is still showing delivered status, but the inventory has not been received. What should we do? It says most delivered shipments are received within a week of delivery to ensure placement of your inventory. Now, if you're using a non-partnered carrier, communicate with the carrier to get progress reports. If you're using Amazon Freight, they can help locate your shipment by submitting If you submit a carrier, missed pickup request to Amazon and that'll help you get more information.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another question are fulfillment centers equally affected by the long receipt times? In other words, we know the receipt, the inbound is having trouble, but are my customers going to start having issues on the West coast because of what's going on? The answer no. These longer receipt times are mainly affecting the West region because it's a popular location for inventory shipments, but fulfillment centers are not experiencing that issue. Why do I still not see the partial shipment split options to the West? Answer. The partial shipment splits inbound option will be provided if your shipment qualifies, but due to the busy holiday season and high demand, partial shipment splits to the West may not be available on send to Amazon. So you might be like wait a minute, how come? You know, normally when I create my shipment I usually see this the shipment split to the West available and now it's not like showing up at all. Well, this is the reason why, because of this, this issue that that we're talking about now. Hopefully that's not the case for you, but this is the answer If that is happening to you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now here's a funny one. Are there alternative shipping methods, ship mode, when possible, of course. Where'd that be? I mean, how do you use air all the time If it didn't cost five times as much as ocean shipping? So for most of us that might not be an option, but hey, at least Amazon's giving you an alternative. In case you didn't realize that you can ship your product via air. All right, so that's most of the information there about what's going on with Amazon West Coast. Let me know in the comments. Have you been affected by this? I actually haven't. Thankfully, knock on wood, I haven't had to ship anything in the last week and a half or two weeks I got most of my stuff in early. I'm about to send a shipment in tomorrow for my warehouse, so let's see how it goes. What about you? Let me know in the comments below if you guys have been affected by this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Reuters.com says Amazon sets ultra low pricing plans for Temu rival store. The information reports Now this is something we reported a couple of months ago how Amazon might be launching like a Temu-ish kind of service for sellers from China, where it's going to ship directly from China to customers might take 10 or 12 days. Well, some more information has come out. Supposedly there's going to be caps on what they can charge, uh, in the categories. So if it's jewelry, if it's going to be part of the service, it's $8. If it's a guitar a guitar it's 13. If it's a sofa, the most expensive sofa you can ship is $20. I mean a Lego sofa, like what in the world sofa costs under $20. Now I saw other reports that said, hey, the total price is $20. I saw some reports that said, hey, it had to be less than a pound or less than 14 inches long. If it's less than 14 inches long. How are you going to have a sofa even in there? So there's so much information and misinformation out there right now, like I'm not sure what to trust yet. I'm just throwing out information as I get it. This is an actual article in Reuters.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, what do you guys think about this? I know the last time when we first announced this, people were upset. They're like man, this is not good. So, like, my biggest question still is are US-based sellers European-based sellers? If we have a factory in China, will we be able to use this service to at least have an equal playing field, or only Chinese manufacturers are going to have access to this shipment? So let's see how things go. I think a story I saw where it said maybe somebody said hey, only you can't even have branded products here and it's going to be separate from Amazon's websites like a sub site. Who knows Can't have branded products, you only can say generic. There's all kinds of stories, but as they keep coming out, we'll let you know and hopefully there'll be some clarity on what exactly is going to happen with this program soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up is article from the Seller Central and it's called view your reserve payments in the new deferred transaction report. All right, so if you get a sale, you don't get the money from that sale right away. Like, let's say, your disbursement is every two weeks and it's on the second Monday of the month or whatever. Well, if you've got an order on the second Sunday of the month that those orders, you're probably not going to get that money the next day. All right, because there's usually kind of like a reserve Right In addition to your account level reserve, take a look at this article because now they're saying that, hey, you're going to have more visibility into which exactly which orders exactly are being deferred until the next pay period. You're going to be able to see this in your payments reports repository. If this is something you're curious about I'm not going to go too much into detail Go into your Seller Central News. You'll have the link right there of how you can find this new deferred transaction report.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from CNBC. It's kind of interesting because we've been doing the buzz so long, that stuff that we broke as stories about what was going on amazon before. It's like now being defunct, like we announced the release and now, a couple years later now it's going away. So CNBC says amazon to shut down speedy brick and mortar delivery service. This was called amazon today and if you remember that weekly buzz years ago. Basically what it means is like if there's a amazon seller who actually has a brick and mortar store, kind of like.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I think what the example gave was like GNC and if it's sold products, it would allow fulfillment of the products directly from the local GNC, like a neighborhood. So if somebody orders from GNC on Amazon and they have inventory at that local GNC, then Amazon would hire these local drivers to go pick it up at that GNC and then deliver it to the customer down the street. Whatever, you might not even know that existed. Good for you, because now it doesn't exist anymore anyways. In reality. So Amazon's laying off all the employees that were part of that system. It would have been interesting to see if that played out more Like. I could have seen how you know. Maybe it could eventually roll out to you know sellers who have warehouses in certain you know localities. You know, maybe they could have just delivered to local customers on their own, but that service is gone.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up, an article from seller central fix image issues fast with a new image manager feature. All right, so this is a new feature that you can go in your seller central. You go to catalog and then manage your images and then you're going to come up to this page and basically, if there's image issues, you're going to see in the bottom left like a, like a red flag, and then, instead of having to go one by one into your listings and edit the listing and then try and fix your images from this one page the image manager any issues that Amazon has with your images you can just fix them directly on this interface here. So if you want more information on that, check your seller central news dashboard.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is a press release from Amazon. It's kind of interesting because this is not really for sellers. But if you're an Amazon member, guess what? You can now save up to 10 cents a gallon at Amoco or AMPM locations, all right, so I'm assuming AMPM is like Arco, right, like that's what Arco, that's what AMPM is here in California. But anyways, you can save 10 cents a gallon, which averages like $70 a year on gas. Again, maybe this doesn't affect you. It does if you live in America and I just got you $70 right now. But I always like reporting on any benefits that, like Walmart Plus or Amazon Prime give, because it's just going to make our customers more sticky to Amazon Prime, right? Because if they're getting this $70 of free gas, if you want to see how to activate this, real easy, if you're an Amazon Prime member, go to amazon.com/fuelsavings. It's a one-time setup and then next time you go to an ARCO or AMPM you'll save 10 cents a gallon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, again from Seller Central. This is called New FBA Shipment Notifications for Better Visibility. So if you are using a partner carrier pickups and you're experiencing FBA shipment delivery disruptions, you're now going to get an email from Amazon. So this is something that you are going to need to opt in or opt out of, depending on if you want a whole bunch of emails about what's going on with your partner carrier deliveries. So make sure to go into settings and to notification preferences and then go to FBA inbound shipment status notifications and make sure toggle on or off if you want to get these notifications or not.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of Amazon and the website on the front side of the website, not seller central, amazon has been testing new homepage new homepage on amazon.com. Also on the app. This is an article from about amazon.com and it says improvements include personalized recommendations, improve browsing and streamline reordering in time for the holiday shopping season. Now, I did not see any of these updates on my personal Amazon that I use for my Prime account, but they showed some pictures here where there's kind of like a new interface with big images, kind of like tailor-made, I guess, supposedly for the people who are buying, and more intuitive design. It says here it's called a window display, like there's these big tiles or windows of products that it's showing. Um, the other addition is that there's a improved buy again hub. All right, so you're going to see this buy again section, or amazon buyers are going to see that and then products they bought before real easy to almost kind of like one click and get it in the shopping cart. So it'll be interesting to monitor this because, like, is this going? You know, like those of us with replenishable products, could this potentially help increase our repeat orders? You know could be so. So let let's see uh, how this, this new Amazon website and app, uh might help or hurt some of our sales.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, last article of the day. It's from Amazon's website. They're selling partners website. It's funny because Helium 10 members a lot of times are featured on Amazon's ad page and I was like, wait a minute, I know this guy. So if you go to the link is in the comments below. But if you go to this Amazon website, it's entitled. One Man's Mission to Save His Sick Dog Sparked a Thriving Pet Probiotic Business on Amazon, and some of you might recognize this. This is Santiago Galvez. He's a Helium 10 member. He comes to our elite workshops, he's been at a lot of our events and he's actually been on the Helium 10 Serious Sellers podcast en Español. All right, so take a look at the link here. It's a really cool story about how he came up with his brand. It has to do with his pets and everything. And then if you speak Spanish and you want to hear more of his story, check out episode 147 of the Serious Sellers Podcast en Español. That's not this one. You can search it on whatever you have Si habla en Español. And his podcast title was Así Lance Mi Marca en Amazon. So it sounds like it's the same kind of like story he talked about in this one, as he told to Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So pretty cool to see Helium 10 members being featured on Amazon's main website. All right, that's it for the news this week. Let's go ahead and hop into some new feature alerts. All right, we're not going to do a training tip of the week this week, because the new feature alerts kind of doubles as a training tip. It's going to be pretty cool. Now you're going to see a lot more content from Helium 10 about the Amazon Influencer Program. All right, amazon Influencer Program is a really cool way for Amazon sellers to get some money initially to build up to be able to do private label. It's a great way for maybe your family members to kind of like get involved in Amazon, or even you yourself, if you want to make some extra money.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So one of the first things that we are going to have in the for Amazon influencers, if you have updated the new version of the Helium 10 Chrome extension, go to any search result page or any product page and then run X-Ray like normal. Ok, so once you hit X-Ray, it'll pull up on the page, just like you know any other time. And now what's going to happen, though, once you pull up x-ray, is that there is a toggle on the very top right. You're going to see, and I'll say standard. That's the default for Amazon sellers. But let's say you wanted to dabble in the influence. If you're a Amazon affiliate Amazon influencer, you hit the button on the top right and then select influencer version. Now what happens is X-Ray now is going to show some data that is interesting to Amazon influencers, who? Those are the ones who create videos that go on listings and then those videos end up showing up in the carousel in the bottom row and then if a buyer watches the video, right, and then they buy the product, guess what that Amazon influencer has? The video is going to go ahead and get commission on that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now the kind of things that you can see in Helium 10 Chrome extension x-ray is you'll be able to see stuff like what's the opportunity score for an influencer? How many videos are in the upper carousel, like look how many products on the coffin shelf page have no videos? I mean that could be interesting to Amazon sellers at all. I just want to see who's got videos in their carousel right. How many videos are in the lower carousel, the one that's kind of like at the bottom of the page? That's also where influencer videos, customer review videos, can go. How many of these videos are influencer videos on the page. The one that's opportunity for Amazon influencers is when there's like one or zero influencer videos. That means you're kind of have a better chance perhaps at getting your video featured in that upper or lower carousel, meaning that if you're the only video there, every time somebody watches the video and then they buy the product, you're getting commission on that product. This shows how many brand videos All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So again, this is for Amazon sellers or influencers. You want to know the brand itself. How many videos did they put on their own page? You can see here. There's some here that have six and even eight, oh my goodness. And some have two and some have zero. What is the commission rate for an influencer for the product? The commission rate for Amazon influencers varies across different categories. You can now see that right here. And then, even if it's your product, maybe you're curious how much is Amazon giving to influencers who are promoting my product? Well, here you can see that. You can also see the affiliate commission. Affiliate commission is different than influencer commission rates. And then the affiliate commission actual dollar amount. So some cool information here now is showing up in the Chrome extension. This is just the first of a lot of things we might have for Amazon influencers out there, but some of it is still relevant to Amazon sellers as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another update that Helium 10 Elite members have had for a while but now it's being released, even all the way down to the platinum plan is some new features inside of keyword tracker. All right, so in keyword tracker you probably noticed that a few weeks ago the new interface already, but now you are going to have additional features. All right, so here's a new interface. You can see the keywords here, and I've done videos before I talk about how now you can add competitors and kind of see where your competitors are ranking, like all on a certain grid, so that you can see for each keyword you know who's got the best rank with those keyword harvesting, where we're going to like follow up based on what you're saying and tell you what keywords that your competitors are ranked for in the top 10 that maybe you're not ranking for, or keywords that you weren't even tracking that you're ranking for because you didn't even know that you're ranking for. Right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But some of the newest things this week, uh, one of them is a heat map. You know we've always had uh in market tracker 360 heat maps for our keyword tracker there for like two years and users were like man, we want this to be in the regular keyword tracker. And it took us a couple of years, guys, but now we have it. So we brought the Market Tracker 360 feature of heat maps into the regular keyword tracker and you're going to be able to also not only see the day of week like maybe you want to see, hey, every Sunday does my rank change? But also there's going to be little gift boxes that you see on some dates on this keyword tracker graph. This is indicating like a holiday. Like maybe you want to kind of like eyeball in and say, hey, did something happen to my rank on if there was a holiday? So here on October 14th, I can see that was Columbus Day. I can take a look at my ranks. I can change this to go from left to right to right to left. I can also change like hey, maybe I don't want to see the exact rank, but I'm just curious what page am I showing up? Page one, page two, page three, page four.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Don't forget that helium 10 is one of the only keyword trackers that actually checks all pages. A lot of popular keyword trackers out there, you'll notice it only goes up to like 100 or 150. That means it's only giving you two page of search results. We're giving you all pages of search results, all 306 locations or or positions. Seven, the full seven pages that appears in search results. You can see in helium 10 keyword tracker. But this is the heat maps. It's kind of like a different way to visualize what's going on. And then, don't forget, if you see this red dot in any of this, that means that you had boost on during that time. Again, that's another thing that only helium 10 has. Well, we're checking in one day, if I have boost on, 24 different browsing scenarios 24 times a day. It's checking different browsing scenarios in Edge or Chrome or Safari. And then what if the zip code is over here? What if the address like even in the same zip code it's an address across the street over here, an address over in Florida or whatever, like it's doing a lot of random things, so that you can really have an idea about what is going on with your rank and then you'll be able to see what happened throughout the day if you have that boost on. So that's the heat maps.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then now, if you have. For those of you who have Atomic remember Atomic is now in the diamond plan You're going to have access to this ad section. That means we're ready to have you all your PPC and your advertising information and now you're going to be able to see some super cool things about what's going on with your keyword rank as it relates to your advertising. So, for example, I can see hey, how many campaigns did I have active where I got at least one impression or a click of coffin shelf? I've got four exact match campaigns where it came up. I've got zero auto campaigns where it came up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I can change the date range. I can see all right, how many PPC sales did I have during this time? How many units did I sell? What was my spend during this time on this keyword? What was my ACoS? What was my ROAS? How many PPC clicks did I have? What was my impressions overall? Like here, I got 8,000 impressions in PPC for the word coffin shelf. But then, guys, the reason why this is in Keyword Tr tracker is it's now tying in all of this information.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So if I hit this graph next to coffin shelf, now all of a sudden I can start graphing different metrics where I can say let me graph my organic rank and graph it versus my cost per click, right? So now here I'm looking at this graph and I'm like, okay, here's my cost per click. As it decreased, my impressions increased somehow, and then, as my cost per click increased, my impressions, for whatever reason, went down on that same day. However, that's just one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is no, things don't happen exactly on the same day. However, that's just one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is no, things don't happen exactly on the same day. But look, every time that my cost per click increased, the very next day, my impressions increased. My organic rank. Maybe I want to you know what? I want to see how it changed my sponsored rank. Take a look at this. My cost per click was 55 cents. I increase it to 55 cents. What happened to my sponsored rank the next day? Uh, it started going up from 17 all the way to five. Take a look over here. My, you know, I decreased my, my bid, potentially, or just whatever Amazon was giving me as cost per click, and my rank increase. Uh, my, my rank decrease. So this is really interesting to kind of see what effects does what you're doing in PPC have on what is going on in your organic and sponsored keyword rank. So make sure again, if whatever plan of Helium 10 you are on, make sure to dive into keyword tracker and play around with some of these new functions. Well, I'm going to have some more detailed training in the future podcast where I'm going to go deep into tracking keywords and all the new features that Keyword Tracker has.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One more thing, guys, A couple events in the next couple of weeks. Next week I'll be in Australia. So if you're anywhere near Sydney, come to the Amazon advertising event. I'll be speaking there. There'll be a Helium 10 booth. We can come hang out, maybe the night before. I know a lot of you are already coming out, h10.me/sydney for information on that. And then also the following in a couple of weeks we're going to be in Italy First time. We're doing a Helium 10 event in Italy and I would love to see you guys go. I'm going to go ahead and throw out a discount code too for you. Anybody is open to this. It's normally an elite workshop but we're opening up to everybody h10.me/milan. It's on November 11th, if you want to save 50%. So it's going to be less than $40 to even attend for a full day of great training and networking, h10.me/milan. Use the code Helium50, no spaces, and save 50% off your registration. I would love to see you either in Sydney or in Milan, Italy. All right, guys. That's it for the news this week. Uh, don't forget to tune in next week. I will have Shivali back here to let you know what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Amazon sets ultra-low pricing plans for Temu rival store, The Information reports<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-sets-ultra-low-pricing-plans-temu-rival-store-information-reports-2024-10-22/'>https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-sets-ultra-low-pricing-plans-temu-rival-store-information-reports-2024-10-22/<br>
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</a>Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/amazon-to-shut-down-speedy-brick-and-mortar-today-delivery-service.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/22/amazon-to-shut-down-speedy-brick-and-mortar-today-delivery-service.html<br>
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</a>Amazon Announces New Fuel Savings Offer for Prime Members<br>
<a href='https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/10/amazon-announces-new-fuel-savings-offer-for-prime-members'>https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/10/amazon-announces-new-fuel-savings-offer-for-prime-members<br>
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</a>Amazon’s enhanced homepage features make shopping easier and more personalized<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-homepage-redesign-features'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-homepage-redesign-features<br>
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</a>One man’s mission to save his sick dog sparked a thriving pet probiotic business on Amazon<br>
<a href='https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/one-mans-mission-to-save-his-sick-dog-sparked-a-thriving-pet-probiotic-business-on-amazon'>https://sellingpartners.aboutamazon.com/one-mans-mission-to-save-his-sick-dog-sparked-a-thriving-pet-probiotic-business-on-amazon<br>
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</a>Lastly, we also introduce the latest features from Helium 10, including enhancements for our Chrome Extension for Amazon Influencers and a revamped Keyword Tracker tool. Tune in to discover all the exciting developments and strategies designed to help you succeed in the Amazon marketplace.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - Big Amazon Logistics Problems</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:20 - Amazon Temu Clone Details</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:08 - Deferred Transactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:00 - Amazon Today Closing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:23 - Image Manager</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - Amazon Gas Savings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:08 - FBA Shipment Notifications</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:44 - Amazon Homepage Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:05 - Amazon Seller Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:33 - X-Ray For Amazon Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:50 - Keyword Tracker Heat Maps + PPC Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:45 - Sydney Australia Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:17 - Milan Italy Event</li>
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Transcript
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon warehouses on the West Coast are full. More details about the potential Amazon Team Wish service have leaked. Find out how, if you have Amazon Prime, you can get up to $70 of free gas. These stories and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 weekly buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and also let you know what new features Helium 10 has. That will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. We've got tons of news articles today, lots going on, so let's go ahead and hop right into it. All right, the first news article of the day actually starts off from Amazon Seller Central. I've got some additional information that Amazon sent over that you sellers need to know. It's kind of like important, especially those of you trying to get inventory in here in q4. Uh, it's entitled updates to support us. FBA peak inventory shipments says we understand this is from amazon that many of you are experiencing longer receive times that are affecting your shipments. High demand has led to longer receive times at some of our west coast inbound locations and for palletized freight. It says they're trying to actively take steps to resolve the situation, including rerouting shipments to other regions. So, effective immediately, they're making the following adjustments to inbound requirements. Number one they've extended the automatic closure window to 90 days for shipments created after August 7th through October 31st. Okay, you know, usually it's a little bit shorter where they automatically close a shipment that hasn't been received and they're extending the abandoned shipment window from 30 to 45 days for shipments in that same time period. All right, so now that's kind of like the official notice that went out to sellers, you know, on your Seller Central dashboard.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But I got my hands on some other information here that Amazon wanted sellers to know about and it was kind of like a frequently asked questions about what's going on. So maybe some of these questions you've actually have actually had and maybe this answers it all right. So the first question is why is this happening? Well, it says hey, there's an increased demand to send inventory to the West Coast facilities and it's resulting in longer p times or lead times. Right, so, so we already got that. But then they said, hey, is amazon rerouting non-partnered carriers to inbound locations? The answer is no. So if you're not using an amazon partner, they're not telling, like your own freight company, hey, you need to go to Texas or something you know to deliver. No, if you're shipping your inventory with a third-party carrier and you have longer receive times, you could actually still reach out to your carrier, amazon says, and get a new appointment through Carrier Central.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What changes are you making to the inbound placement service fee? Inbound placement service fee? Amazon says hey, effective immediately, where we've temporarily reduced the rate range for the inbound placement fees for minimal shipments into the East region by 5 cents. Better than nothing, guys, right, 5 cents per unit, okay. So you know, like, if before you had to ship to the East coast and you had to, you know, have certain placement fees that were, you know, 30, 40 cents each, you get a 5 cent discount. Now, because of these issues, what are the temporary fee changes to help move out of the West? Same thing 5 cents in reduction in fees for the minimal shipment split option to the East region. Next question says if inbounding to the east region still is the most expensive, even with this five cents difference, what should I do? Amazon says we recommend that you use the Amazon optimized shipment splits or select central or east regions under the partial shipment splits or the minimal shipment splits options.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another general question that some are asking hey, my shipment is still showing delivered status, but the inventory has not been received. What should we do? It says most delivered shipments are received within a week of delivery to ensure placement of your inventory. Now, if you're using a non-partnered carrier, communicate with the carrier to get progress reports. If you're using Amazon Freight, they can help locate your shipment by submitting If you submit a carrier, missed pickup request to Amazon and that'll help you get more information.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another question are fulfillment centers equally affected by the long receipt times? In other words, we know the receipt, the inbound is having trouble, but are my customers going to start having issues on the West coast because of what's going on? The answer no. These longer receipt times are mainly affecting the West region because it's a popular location for inventory shipments, but fulfillment centers are not experiencing that issue. Why do I still not see the partial shipment split options to the West? Answer. The partial shipment splits inbound option will be provided if your shipment qualifies, but due to the busy holiday season and high demand, partial shipment splits to the West may not be available on send to Amazon. So you might be like wait a minute, how come? You know, normally when I create my shipment I usually see this the shipment split to the West available and now it's not like showing up at all. Well, this is the reason why, because of this, this issue that that we're talking about now. Hopefully that's not the case for you, but this is the answer If that is happening to you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now here's a funny one. Are there alternative shipping methods, ship mode, when possible, of course. Where'd that be? I mean, how do you use air all the time If it didn't cost five times as much as ocean shipping? So for most of us that might not be an option, but hey, at least Amazon's giving you an alternative. In case you didn't realize that you can ship your product via air. All right, so that's most of the information there about what's going on with Amazon West Coast. Let me know in the comments. Have you been affected by this? I actually haven't. Thankfully, knock on wood, I haven't had to ship anything in the last week and a half or two weeks I got most of my stuff in early. I'm about to send a shipment in tomorrow for my warehouse, so let's see how it goes. What about you? Let me know in the comments below if you guys have been affected by this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Reuters.com says Amazon sets ultra low pricing plans for Temu rival store. The information reports Now this is something we reported a couple of months ago how Amazon might be launching like a Temu-ish kind of service for sellers from China, where it's going to ship directly from China to customers might take 10 or 12 days. Well, some more information has come out. Supposedly there's going to be caps on what they can charge, uh, in the categories. So if it's jewelry, if it's going to be part of the service, it's $8. If it's a guitar a guitar it's 13. If it's a sofa, the most expensive sofa you can ship is $20. I mean a Lego sofa, like what in the world sofa costs under $20. Now I saw other reports that said, hey, the total price is $20. I saw some reports that said, hey, it had to be less than a pound or less than 14 inches long. If it's less than 14 inches long. How are you going to have a sofa even in there? So there's so much information and misinformation out there right now, like I'm not sure what to trust yet. I'm just throwing out information as I get it. This is an actual article in Reuters.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, what do you guys think about this? I know the last time when we first announced this, people were upset. They're like man, this is not good. So, like, my biggest question still is are US-based sellers European-based sellers? If we have a factory in China, will we be able to use this service to at least have an equal playing field, or only Chinese manufacturers are going to have access to this shipment? So let's see how things go. I think a story I saw where it said maybe somebody said hey, only you can't even have branded products here and it's going to be separate from Amazon's websites like a sub site. Who knows Can't have branded products, you only can say generic. There's all kinds of stories, but as they keep coming out, we'll let you know and hopefully there'll be some clarity on what exactly is going to happen with this program soon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up is article from the Seller Central and it's called view your reserve payments in the new deferred transaction report. All right, so if you get a sale, you don't get the money from that sale right away. Like, let's say, your disbursement is every two weeks and it's on the second Monday of the month or whatever. Well, if you've got an order on the second Sunday of the month that those orders, you're probably not going to get that money the next day. All right, because there's usually kind of like a reserve Right In addition to your account level reserve, take a look at this article because now they're saying that, hey, you're going to have more visibility into which exactly which orders exactly are being deferred until the next pay period. You're going to be able to see this in your payments reports repository. If this is something you're curious about I'm not going to go too much into detail Go into your Seller Central News. You'll have the link right there of how you can find this new deferred transaction report.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from CNBC. It's kind of interesting because we've been doing the buzz so long, that stuff that we broke as stories about what was going on amazon before. It's like now being defunct, like we announced the release and now, a couple years later now it's going away. So CNBC says amazon to shut down speedy brick and mortar delivery service. This was called amazon today and if you remember that weekly buzz years ago. Basically what it means is like if there's a amazon seller who actually has a brick and mortar store, kind of like.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I think what the example gave was like GNC and if it's sold products, it would allow fulfillment of the products directly from the local GNC, like a neighborhood. So if somebody orders from GNC on Amazon and they have inventory at that local GNC, then Amazon would hire these local drivers to go pick it up at that GNC and then deliver it to the customer down the street. Whatever, you might not even know that existed. Good for you, because now it doesn't exist anymore anyways. In reality. So Amazon's laying off all the employees that were part of that system. It would have been interesting to see if that played out more Like. I could have seen how you know. Maybe it could eventually roll out to you know sellers who have warehouses in certain you know localities. You know, maybe they could have just delivered to local customers on their own, but that service is gone.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up, an article from seller central fix image issues fast with a new image manager feature. All right, so this is a new feature that you can go in your seller central. You go to catalog and then manage your images and then you're going to come up to this page and basically, if there's image issues, you're going to see in the bottom left like a, like a red flag, and then, instead of having to go one by one into your listings and edit the listing and then try and fix your images from this one page the image manager any issues that Amazon has with your images you can just fix them directly on this interface here. So if you want more information on that, check your seller central news dashboard.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is a press release from Amazon. It's kind of interesting because this is not really for sellers. But if you're an Amazon member, guess what? You can now save up to 10 cents a gallon at Amoco or AMPM locations, all right, so I'm assuming AMPM is like Arco, right, like that's what Arco, that's what AMPM is here in California. But anyways, you can save 10 cents a gallon, which averages like $70 a year on gas. Again, maybe this doesn't affect you. It does if you live in America and I just got you $70 right now. But I always like reporting on any benefits that, like Walmart Plus or Amazon Prime give, because it's just going to make our customers more sticky to Amazon Prime, right? Because if they're getting this $70 of free gas, if you want to see how to activate this, real easy, if you're an Amazon Prime member, go to amazon.com/fuelsavings. It's a one-time setup and then next time you go to an ARCO or AMPM you'll save 10 cents a gallon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, again from Seller Central. This is called New FBA Shipment Notifications for Better Visibility. So if you are using a partner carrier pickups and you're experiencing FBA shipment delivery disruptions, you're now going to get an email from Amazon. So this is something that you are going to need to opt in or opt out of, depending on if you want a whole bunch of emails about what's going on with your partner carrier deliveries. So make sure to go into settings and to notification preferences and then go to FBA inbound shipment status notifications and make sure toggle on or off if you want to get these notifications or not.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of Amazon and the website on the front side of the website, not seller central, amazon has been testing new homepage new homepage on amazon.com. Also on the app. This is an article from about amazon.com and it says improvements include personalized recommendations, improve browsing and streamline reordering in time for the holiday shopping season. Now, I did not see any of these updates on my personal Amazon that I use for my Prime account, but they showed some pictures here where there's kind of like a new interface with big images, kind of like tailor-made, I guess, supposedly for the people who are buying, and more intuitive design. It says here it's called a window display, like there's these big tiles or windows of products that it's showing. Um, the other addition is that there's a improved buy again hub. All right, so you're going to see this buy again section, or amazon buyers are going to see that and then products they bought before real easy to almost kind of like one click and get it in the shopping cart. So it'll be interesting to monitor this because, like, is this going? You know, like those of us with replenishable products, could this potentially help increase our repeat orders? You know could be so. So let let's see uh, how this, this new Amazon website and app, uh might help or hurt some of our sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, last article of the day. It's from Amazon's website. They're selling partners website. It's funny because Helium 10 members a lot of times are featured on Amazon's ad page and I was like, wait a minute, I know this guy. So if you go to the link is in the comments below. But if you go to this Amazon website, it's entitled. One Man's Mission to Save His Sick Dog Sparked a Thriving Pet Probiotic Business on Amazon, and some of you might recognize this. This is Santiago Galvez. He's a Helium 10 member. He comes to our elite workshops, he's been at a lot of our events and he's actually been on the Helium 10 Serious Sellers podcast en Español. All right, so take a look at the link here. It's a really cool story about how he came up with his brand. It has to do with his pets and everything. And then if you speak Spanish and you want to hear more of his story, check out episode 147 of the Serious Sellers Podcast en Español. That's not this one. You can search it on whatever you have Si habla en Español. And his podcast title was Así Lance Mi Marca en Amazon. So it sounds like it's the same kind of like story he talked about in this one, as he told to Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So pretty cool to see Helium 10 members being featured on Amazon's main website. All right, that's it for the news this week. Let's go ahead and hop into some new feature alerts. All right, we're not going to do a training tip of the week this week, because the new feature alerts kind of doubles as a training tip. It's going to be pretty cool. Now you're going to see a lot more content from Helium 10 about the Amazon Influencer Program. All right, amazon Influencer Program is a really cool way for Amazon sellers to get some money initially to build up to be able to do private label. It's a great way for maybe your family members to kind of like get involved in Amazon, or even you yourself, if you want to make some extra money.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So one of the first things that we are going to have in the for Amazon influencers, if you have updated the new version of the Helium 10 Chrome extension, go to any search result page or any product page and then run X-Ray like normal. Ok, so once you hit X-Ray, it'll pull up on the page, just like you know any other time. And now what's going to happen, though, once you pull up x-ray, is that there is a toggle on the very top right. You're going to see, and I'll say standard. That's the default for Amazon sellers. But let's say you wanted to dabble in the influence. If you're a Amazon affiliate Amazon influencer, you hit the button on the top right and then select influencer version. Now what happens is X-Ray now is going to show some data that is interesting to Amazon influencers, who? Those are the ones who create videos that go on listings and then those videos end up showing up in the carousel in the bottom row and then if a buyer watches the video, right, and then they buy the product, guess what that Amazon influencer has? The video is going to go ahead and get commission on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now the kind of things that you can see in Helium 10 Chrome extension x-ray is you'll be able to see stuff like what's the opportunity score for an influencer? How many videos are in the upper carousel, like look how many products on the coffin shelf page have no videos? I mean that could be interesting to Amazon sellers at all. I just want to see who's got videos in their carousel right. How many videos are in the lower carousel, the one that's kind of like at the bottom of the page? That's also where influencer videos, customer review videos, can go. How many of these videos are influencer videos on the page. The one that's opportunity for Amazon influencers is when there's like one or zero influencer videos. That means you're kind of have a better chance perhaps at getting your video featured in that upper or lower carousel, meaning that if you're the only video there, every time somebody watches the video and then they buy the product, you're getting commission on that product. This shows how many brand videos All right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So again, this is for Amazon sellers or influencers. You want to know the brand itself. How many videos did they put on their own page? You can see here. There's some here that have six and even eight, oh my goodness. And some have two and some have zero. What is the commission rate for an influencer for the product? The commission rate for Amazon influencers varies across different categories. You can now see that right here. And then, even if it's your product, maybe you're curious how much is Amazon giving to influencers who are promoting my product? Well, here you can see that. You can also see the affiliate commission. Affiliate commission is different than influencer commission rates. And then the affiliate commission actual dollar amount. So some cool information here now is showing up in the Chrome extension. This is just the first of a lot of things we might have for Amazon influencers out there, but some of it is still relevant to Amazon sellers as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another update that Helium 10 Elite members have had for a while but now it's being released, even all the way down to the platinum plan is some new features inside of keyword tracker. All right, so in keyword tracker you probably noticed that a few weeks ago the new interface already, but now you are going to have additional features. All right, so here's a new interface. You can see the keywords here, and I've done videos before I talk about how now you can add competitors and kind of see where your competitors are ranking, like all on a certain grid, so that you can see for each keyword you know who's got the best rank with those keyword harvesting, where we're going to like follow up based on what you're saying and tell you what keywords that your competitors are ranked for in the top 10 that maybe you're not ranking for, or keywords that you weren't even tracking that you're ranking for because you didn't even know that you're ranking for. Right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But some of the newest things this week, uh, one of them is a heat map. You know we've always had uh in market tracker 360 heat maps for our keyword tracker there for like two years and users were like man, we want this to be in the regular keyword tracker. And it took us a couple of years, guys, but now we have it. So we brought the Market Tracker 360 feature of heat maps into the regular keyword tracker and you're going to be able to also not only see the day of week like maybe you want to see, hey, every Sunday does my rank change? But also there's going to be little gift boxes that you see on some dates on this keyword tracker graph. This is indicating like a holiday. Like maybe you want to kind of like eyeball in and say, hey, did something happen to my rank on if there was a holiday? So here on October 14th, I can see that was Columbus Day. I can take a look at my ranks. I can change this to go from left to right to right to left. I can also change like hey, maybe I don't want to see the exact rank, but I'm just curious what page am I showing up? Page one, page two, page three, page four.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Don't forget that helium 10 is one of the only keyword trackers that actually checks all pages. A lot of popular keyword trackers out there, you'll notice it only goes up to like 100 or 150. That means it's only giving you two page of search results. We're giving you all pages of search results, all 306 locations or or positions. Seven, the full seven pages that appears in search results. You can see in helium 10 keyword tracker. But this is the heat maps. It's kind of like a different way to visualize what's going on. And then, don't forget, if you see this red dot in any of this, that means that you had boost on during that time. Again, that's another thing that only helium 10 has. Well, we're checking in one day, if I have boost on, 24 different browsing scenarios 24 times a day. It's checking different browsing scenarios in Edge or Chrome or Safari. And then what if the zip code is over here? What if the address like even in the same zip code it's an address across the street over here, an address over in Florida or whatever, like it's doing a lot of random things, so that you can really have an idea about what is going on with your rank and then you'll be able to see what happened throughout the day if you have that boost on. So that's the heat maps.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then now, if you have. For those of you who have Atomic remember Atomic is now in the diamond plan You're going to have access to this ad section. That means we're ready to have you all your PPC and your advertising information and now you're going to be able to see some super cool things about what's going on with your keyword rank as it relates to your advertising. So, for example, I can see hey, how many campaigns did I have active where I got at least one impression or a click of coffin shelf? I've got four exact match campaigns where it came up. I've got zero auto campaigns where it came up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I can change the date range. I can see all right, how many PPC sales did I have during this time? How many units did I sell? What was my spend during this time on this keyword? What was my ACoS? What was my ROAS? How many PPC clicks did I have? What was my impressions overall? Like here, I got 8,000 impressions in PPC for the word coffin shelf. But then, guys, the reason why this is in Keyword Tr tracker is it's now tying in all of this information.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So if I hit this graph next to coffin shelf, now all of a sudden I can start graphing different metrics where I can say let me graph my organic rank and graph it versus my cost per click, right? So now here I'm looking at this graph and I'm like, okay, here's my cost per click. As it decreased, my impressions increased somehow, and then, as my cost per click increased, my impressions, for whatever reason, went down on that same day. However, that's just one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is no, things don't happen exactly on the same day. However, that's just one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is no, things don't happen exactly on the same day. But look, every time that my cost per click increased, the very next day, my impressions increased. My organic rank. Maybe I want to you know what? I want to see how it changed my sponsored rank. Take a look at this. My cost per click was 55 cents. I increase it to 55 cents. What happened to my sponsored rank the next day? Uh, it started going up from 17 all the way to five. Take a look over here. My, you know, I decreased my, my bid, potentially, or just whatever Amazon was giving me as cost per click, and my rank increase. Uh, my, my rank decrease. So this is really interesting to kind of see what effects does what you're doing in PPC have on what is going on in your organic and sponsored keyword rank. So make sure again, if whatever plan of Helium 10 you are on, make sure to dive into keyword tracker and play around with some of these new functions. Well, I'm going to have some more detailed training in the future podcast where I'm going to go deep into tracking keywords and all the new features that Keyword Tracker has.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One more thing, guys, A couple events in the next couple of weeks. Next week I'll be in Australia. So if you're anywhere near Sydney, come to the Amazon advertising event. I'll be speaking there. There'll be a Helium 10 booth. We can come hang out, maybe the night before. I know a lot of you are already coming out, h10.me/sydney for information on that. And then also the following in a couple of weeks we're going to be in Italy First time. We're doing a Helium 10 event in Italy and I would love to see you guys go. I'm going to go ahead and throw out a discount code too for you. Anybody is open to this. It's normally an elite workshop but we're opening up to everybody h10.me/milan. It's on November 11th, if you want to save 50%. So it's going to be less than $40 to even attend for a full day of great training and networking, h10.me/milan. Use the code Helium50, no spaces, and save 50% off your registration. I would love to see you either in Sydney or in Milan, Italy. All right, guys. That's it for the news this week. Uh, don't forget to tune in next week. I will have Shivali back here to let you know what's buzzing.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, we do a live case study as we compare Helium 10, Product Opportunity Explorer, Jungle Scout, and Data Dive for Amazon keyword research. See how Helium 10 uncovers more keywords and boosts potential sales by $6,000!</p>
<p>Can unlocking the true potential of Amazon keyword research tools lead to a significant boost in your sales? In this episode, Bradley Sutton dissects, with a live case study, the Amazon keyword research capabilities of tools like Helium 10, Jungle Scout, Data Dive, and Amazon's Product Opportunity Explorer, revealing why Helium 10 might just be the game-changer you've been searching for. Through a live case study, Bradley showcases how Helium 10 stands head and shoulders above its rivals by uncovering a staggering number of relevant keywords that could translate into thousands of dollars in additional sales. With a focus on transparency, we promise an unfiltered look into how effective keyword research can transform your Amazon SEO strategy.</p>
<p>Our journey into the art of keyword research begins with launching a Tamago Yaki pan on Amazon. We guide you through the crucial steps of identifying top competitors and selecting the right keywords to ensure success, even if you don't have access to advanced tools. You'll learn how to interpret search volumes and conversion rates to identify purchase trends and refine your keyword lists by exploring related niches like "square pan" and "omelet pan." With personal anecdotes and insights sprinkled throughout, this episode offers practical advice for sellers at every level.</p>
<p>As we peel back the layers of keyword analysis, discover how tools like Helium 10 can help you sift through the noise and focus on keywords with true potential. We emphasize the importance of aligning with Amazon's algorithm and the role of sponsored ads in securing product visibility. By exploring tactics like creating comprehensive keyword lists and leveraging Helium 10's unique features, you'll understand why our Amazon keyword research tools are an indispensable ally for serious sellers. So, let’s enhance your product's visibility and sales potential on Amazon, one keyword at a time.</p>
<p>In episode 607 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Keyword Research Tool Battle Royale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:41 - Amazon Keyword Research Strategies Using Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:28 - Amazon Keyword Research Tutorial</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:41 - Amazon Keyword Research Tools Comparison</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:23 - Product Opportunity Explorer Niche Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:16 - Data Dive and Jungle Scout Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:42 - Amazon Keyword Research Tools Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:42 - Keyword Ranking Analysis and Competitor Evaluation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:03 - Amazon Keyword Research Tactics and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:35 - Keyword Research and Analysis Strategy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">49:32 - Keyword Analysis for Listing Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">52:45 - Keyword Research Comparison and Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">56:05 - Keyword Research for Amazon Products </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:00:55 - The Importance of Getting Enough Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:08:14 - Keyword Analysis Comparison POE, Jungle Scout/Data Dive, &amp; Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:14:57 - Amazon Keyword Research With Helium 10 </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:18:02 - Conclusion: What is the Best Keyword Research Tool For Amazon Sellers?</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Can unlocking the true potential of Amazon keyword research tools lead to a significant boost in your sales? In this episode, Bradley Sutton dissects, with a live case study, the Amazon keyword research capabilities of tools like Helium 10, Jungle Scout, Data Dive, and Amazon's Product Opportunity Explorer, revealing why Helium 10 might just be the game-changer you've been searching for. Through a live case study, Bradley showcases how Helium 10 stands head and shoulders above its rivals by uncovering a staggering number of relevant keywords that could translate into thousands of dollars in additional sales. With a focus on transparency, we promise an unfiltered look into how effective keyword research can transform your Amazon SEO strategy.</p>
<p>Our journey into the art of keyword research begins with launching a Tamago Yaki pan on Amazon. We guide you through the crucial steps of identifying top competitors and selecting the right keywords to ensure success, even if you don't have access to advanced tools. You'll learn how to interpret search volumes and conversion rates to identify purchase trends and refine your keyword lists by exploring related niches like "square pan" and "omelet pan." With personal anecdotes and insights sprinkled throughout, this episode offers practical advice for sellers at every level.</p>
<p>As we peel back the layers of keyword analysis, discover how tools like Helium 10 can help you sift through the noise and focus on keywords with true potential. We emphasize the importance of aligning with Amazon's algorithm and the role of sponsored ads in securing product visibility. By exploring tactics like creating comprehensive keyword lists and leveraging Helium 10's unique features, you'll understand why our Amazon keyword research tools are an indispensable ally for serious sellers. So, let’s enhance your product's visibility and sales potential on Amazon, one keyword at a time.</p>
<p>In episode 607 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Keyword Research Tool Battle Royale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:41 - Amazon Keyword Research Strategies Using Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:28 - Amazon Keyword Research Tutorial</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:41 - Amazon Keyword Research Tools Comparison</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:23 - Product Opportunity Explorer Niche Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:16 - Data Dive and Jungle Scout Keyword Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:42 - Amazon Keyword Research Tools Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:42 - Keyword Ranking Analysis and Competitor Evaluation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:03 - Amazon Keyword Research Tactics and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:35 - Keyword Research and Analysis Strategy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">49:32 - Keyword Analysis for Listing Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">52:45 - Keyword Research Comparison and Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">56:05 - Keyword Research for Amazon Products </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:00:55 - The Importance of Getting Enough Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:08:14 - Keyword Analysis Comparison POE, Jungle Scout/Data Dive, &amp; Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:14:57 - Amazon Keyword Research With Helium 10 </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">1:18:02 - Conclusion: What is the Best Keyword Research Tool For Amazon Sellers?</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p>Join us for an engaging discussion with Kevin Dolan from Pacvue AI Labs as we explore the cutting-edge advancements in AI and Amazon's pivotal role in shaping this dynamic landscape. We'll unravel the mysteries behind intriguing names like Rufus, COSMO, and  Project Amelia, representing Amazon's ongoing AI initiatives. Kevin shares his expertise on the evolution of AI from its early conceptual roots in the 80s to the transformative impact of transformer models around 2019, which paved the way for groundbreaking applications like ChatGPT. Discover how Amazon's increased investment in AI research is manifesting in published papers and sophisticated models that are revolutionizing customer interactions.</p>
<p>We also explore Amazon's integration of AI in tools for sellers, highlighting the launch of advertising AI that optimizes campaigns with precision. The potential of AI in enhancing tools like Helium 10’s Adtomic and Cerebro for more efficient Amazon PPC campaigns and keyword filtering is discussed, along with the impact of Amazon's Rufus on the shopping experience. While Rufus aims to improve customer interactions, we critically assess its current limitations and ponder its potential to shift some search activities directly to Amazon from platforms like Google and Pinterest. Additionally, we dive into Amazon's transition from lexical to semantic search, emphasizing the importance for sellers to align their product listings with customer needs for visibility and success in an AI-driven environment.</p>
<p>Lastly, we examine AI-driven tools like Project Amelia in Amazon's Seller Central and their potential impact on brands and sellers. While chat-oriented interfaces may translate vague intentions into useful actions, skepticism remains regarding their revolutionary potential. We emphasize the importance of exploring third-party tools like Helium 10 for added value and addressing the hype surrounding changes in seller practices, reassuring listeners that successful strategies remain largely unchanged. Kevin's insights and our conversation shed light on the future of AI in e-commerce, leaving us excited for what's to come in this rapidly evolving field.

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<p>In episode 606 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kevin discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Advancements in AI and Amazon Science</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - Decoding the Amazon COSMO Algorithm</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:42 - AI Model Cost Efficiency Advancements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - Amazon's AI Innovations and Rufus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:59 - Implementing AI Chatbots Inside Online Marketplaces</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:29 - Enhancing Amazon's Semantic Search Capabilities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:12 - Leveraging Rufus and COSMO for Selling Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:59 - Impact of Science on Amazon Practices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:10 - Enhancing Amazon's Product Understanding With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:01 - Customer Preferences for Pregnant Women</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:22 - Amazon's Data and Product Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:30 - Amazon's Project Amelia in Seller Central</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:42 - Amazon's AI Recommendations for Sellers</li>
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<p> </p>
Transcript:
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we talk to the person who knows more about AI and Amazon science papers than maybe anyone else in the world, and he's going to talk about all things Rufus, COSMO, Amelia and all other AI advancements from the Amazon side and beyond. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Series Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm not exactly 100% sure what I'm titling this episode, but I might have done something kind of clickbaity and say something. There is no such thing as the COSMO algorithm or something to get people to click on this. But let me just quickly explain that. Now. I don't mean that there's no such thing as Cosmo. There's a lot of documents out there from Amazon that talk about it, but there's nothing that says, hey, Cosmo is the new A9 algorithm, or there's nothing official from Amazon that says, hey, Cosmo is now in full effect across 75% of searches, or anything like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Contrast that with all the articles from Amazon that talk about Rufus. I mean, Rufus is a thing you can actually see in everything. So I just wanted to do a clickbaity title like that and we'll definitely get into Cosmo and things like that later. But I've got back on the show probably one of the persons who's the highest expert in the world as far as AI and also what Amazon has been doing as far as on the AI front, and that's Kevin from our own Pacvue AI Labs. That's why I'm wearing this. It's actually a Brazilian soccer team, Palmeiras, I think.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I wanted to get something with a P on it. Yeah there you go.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I have a Padres P hat too, but since I'm a Dodgers fan, it hurts every time I even wear that hat. So I was like, no, I'm not going to do it, considering the times that we're in right now. But anyways, Kevin, welcome back. It's been a little over a year since you've been on the show.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks for having me back. Last year was a lot of fun and we've been seeing a lot of things happen in the last year in AI, especially around Amazon's implementations of AI, so excited to talk about those updates.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Cool. Now let's just talk about AI in general, general. You know, like AI is kind of like, I guess, like about two years, I mean, people have been talking about AI for years but as far as the, the more recent trendy version of the topic, AI, um, it's really been, you know, like you know, ChatGPT and things like that over the last couple of years. And let's just talk about what's happened in general over the last year. You know the improvement</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Okay, sure, yeah, I mean, like you said, AI has been around forever. We've been using the term at least since the 80 s in terms of technologies that we can actually use for actual production purposes. As we're using the term today, its meaning has shifted to largely refer to this current generation of models that we're seeing. That began in around 2019 with the introduction of what was called the Transformers model. This led eventually to a variant of that model called Large Language Models, popularized by Open AI's ChatGPT, and we've been seeing a sort of explosion in AI technology and investment into hardware, investment into research as a result of some of these findings. That has become sort of the current modern label of what is AI. We're talking primarily about transformer-based models that perform language or other modalities, including image generation, and we're talking about basically whatever is that front line of research that's happening right now. So you see this explosion happen with the release of the paper around 2018, 2019. And then you see the proliferation of training hardware that led to innovations like ChachGPT, where we're starting to see these emergent behaviors, where these models do start to exhibit something that you can really call intelligence. These models do start to exhibit something that you can really call intelligence.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I came on here last year to talk about all of the different papers I had read from the prior four to five years at Amazon Research. You can tell, when you look at the number of papers that Amazon is releasing, that around that time around 2021, 2022, they started to invest a lot more in their research department. When they started releasing papers in Amazon Science in 2018, there were five papers about search. The following year, in 2019, there were 18. By 2021, there were 40. And then the next year there were almost 70 papers. That seems to have leveled off at this point. We saw about 70 papers last year and so far in this year we've seen about 60 papers. So we're probably going to end up in the same realm.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the number of papers that Amazon is releasing isn't really changing. What is changing is the complexity of the models that they're using is much more sophisticated and they're being targeted for much more practical use cases. You're seeing larger A-B tests where they're being run on material percentages of traffic on Amazon. You're seeing Amazon release actual AI features that are customer-facing, like Rufus, and we're seeing investments in hardware that make some of these models that used to be impossible to run in production now very conceivable. So I think we are seeing confirmation that Amazon is taking these technologies seriously. They're implementing it in production and it is starting to impact customer behaviors.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What about non-Amazon AI Like what you know? ChatGPT, imagery you? Know, like a couple of years ago it was just hallucinating nonstop, and then last year a little bit better. You know images. You could not create humans, you know, or products in there without seven fingers and stuff in the general world of AI. How has that come along in the last year?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I mean we are seeing continued investments in research and continued improvements on these models. The transfer model really revolutionized things, but the initial results that we were seeing out of those transformer models were a little disappointing. For the first time, we were starting to see computers understand language, computers being able to generate images, and our initial reaction was holy cow. We didn't know computers could do this, and then, as we started to use it a little bit more, we became really disappointed, because we're like, oh you know, all the people have six fingers. It's making up facts. You know, the things that it's saying don't really make sense. And so there's been a lot of people who have looked at this potential and started to invest material dollars in improving it to basically get to the point where now these technologies produce more reliable, more consistent results. There's still really major shortfalls, there's still issues, and I think you're going to see continued investment in this. The optimistic projections that you're getting from OpenAI. You know I'm personally a little bit cold on those, but who can predict the future? Who could have predicted that this would have happened? Yes, you are seeing improvements in image generation models, where the images that they're producing are now closer to reality. We're starting to see these used widely in industry, especially in fields like advertising, where you need to produce high volume creative. If you look at the features that Photoshop has released related to their Firefly AI image generation model, we're starting to see not only improved models but improved workflows for creatives to actually be using these tools in a way where, instead of just somebody typing some random prompt and getting whatever the system decides to give you now, people are actually able to control the output and get the output that they're looking for. So, between all of these things, you're seeing a lot of development to make these tools more practical to use. I'd say the biggest and most recent news is OpenAI's release of its strawberry model, which they call O1 in their release vernacular. The O1 model from OpenAI is performing thinking steps before it answers the question and hiding that thinking from you, the way that if you're asked a question, you might think about it a little bit before you answer it, and they're seeing really, really impressive results from that. You know we're getting closer to the place where these AI models might be able to do something that's a little bit more functional, a little bit more capable of actually interacting with real life data and real-life processes, you know, but we're still a little bit far away.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Another issue that we keep running into is the dollar cost of running these models. Towards the end of last year, at Helium 10, we developed a review sentiment analysis model that basically would read thousands and thousands of reviews for your Amazon products and produce some analysis and produce an analysis of what people are saying about your product. You know Amazon has a similar product. Ours goes a little bit deeper than that but the idea is essentially the same. You know what are people saying about your product, what can you learn about it in order to improve your product, improve your listing, etc. And one of the things that we ran into with that model is just how prohibitively costly these models can be to run on large sets of data, and so we're starting to see investments in making models smaller and more special purpose, and we're also seeing improvements in hardware that make running these models more cost effective. This is really going to start to unlock production capabilities, and that companies will now be able to run AI models profitably.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting, interesting. Now, yeah, we're always looking to add things that can utilize AI that helps Amazon sellers. You know we are launching this week advertising AI on our Atomic side, which is allow somebody to just enter in an ASIN and then our AI engine will kind of just create all the campaigns on its own and optimize them on its own. That's something that we've been using at Pacvue for a while, and we're integrating some AI things into tools like Cerebro, where you could have a prompt that allows you to filter out keywords or say, hey, can you please remove any Spanish keywords from the results? Or, hey, can you remove any branded? You know search terms, you know things that you know you could probably do on your own, but it just takes a lot longer. So, so, definitely, we're, we're keeping track of what AI can do, because anything that is doable. We want to go ahead and bring it into Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We know that getting to page one on keyword search results is one of the most important goals that an Amazon seller might have. So track your progress on the way to page one and even get historical keyword ranking information and even see sponsored ad rank placement with Keyword Tracker by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me forward. Slash keyword tracker.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now going back to the main topic, amazon. Before we get into the science more detailed, into whatever science documents have been released and things this year, let's talk about what is 100% already out there or talked about, which is like the Rufus and so Rufus, Cosmo I've got some personal opinions on it and that's all. A lot of this is, you know, until Amazon actually publishes something for sure, like you can't even say that, oh, a science document said this or that, because the great majority of the content of science documents actually doesn't actually get into production on Amazon. You know per se. You know so just because Amazon talked about in a science document. It's just a research paper, you know. But let's first about talk about the stuff that you know Amazon announced at Accelerate or has already rolled out to customers, like Rufus.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then my general thought on that and again I could be wrong and I'll be happy to switch my thinking when Amazon does make some different announcements is that Amazon is always about the customer. Right, they want to give a better result for the customer. And then I don't feel that, like Rufus, for example. Fyi, in my opinion it's terrible as a buyer where I'm like, hey, what did the review say about this product and it gives me an answer. And guess what? There's no reviews on that product. So, as a consumer, being kind of skeptical about some of these AI things, I just can't use it. And now the other part of it is I don't think anytime soon the traditional way of searching on Amazon is going to be improved in that if I know I want to buy and I talked about this in a previous episode recently if I want to buy a coffin shelf, there is no better process than me opening my Amazon app and typing the word towards coffin shelf and looking at the results like there is nothing unless amazon connects my brain to, to the app. That is going to ever be better than that where? In other words, I am not going to go and have a conversation with Rufus with my thumbs, you know, like taking typing in a whole bunch of I used to be a secretary. I type like a hundred words a minute. So like, let's say, I was on the desktop app, I'm still. I'm a lazy person, as all human beings are. I am not going to say what do you think, Rufus, about coffin shelves out there? Like, like, no, I'm going to type in nine letters and then. So that part. I almost don't think Amazon is necessarily trying to change that part, because they know that it's already the most optimized experience for people who know what they're looking for.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now here's the thing, though how did I get to that decision that I wanted a coffin shelf, like maybe I just knew it. But another thing is, maybe I'm just browsing like, hey, I want to uh, search on google what are trending, um, trending gifts in 2024 for teenagers with a gothic inclination, or something like that. Like, right now, I'm not doing that in Amazon, or, historically, I'm doing that like in Google, maybe Pinterest, you know, or maybe these other websites where I'm trying to get ideas. And then, all of a sudden, I read a blog, or I arrive on a TikTok or whatever, and I see, ooh, Coffin Shelf. I didn't even know that existed. Now let me go and type in coffin shelf on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So I think the potential of, of a fundamental change in the way we shop could be that maybe some of these searches that people would normally start on a Pinterest or on a Google, maybe now you can start in the Amazon app, where what I would have typed for the Google AI or things like it's just going to go ahead and, and, and I can start the Amazon app where what I would have typed for the Google AI or things like it's just going to go ahead and I can start, you know, just browsing, browsing things, and at the end of it, you know like Amazon might, or Rufus might, tell me yeah, you know, like we see some spooky families by coffin shelves, and then here are the coffin shelves Now. Anyways, I normally don't talk very much when I interview somebody, but I'm very passionate about this. But are we on the same page here, or what? Correct me if I'm wrong or if you have different ideas.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>I mean totally with Rufus.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know Rufus is out, it's public, it's something that anybody can interact with. So we know it's been implemented and if you've actually used it, I'm sure you found the experience a little bit disappointing. You know it does two main things it helps you to figure out what search you might have wanted to type in if you weren't completely sure, and it answers questions about a product once you're looking at a particular product. I think that those two things could be useful. You know, I think that it's certainly early in the implementation of chatbots to say that these things are fully capable, but I think what you're seeing with Rufus is mainly two things here. The first is there's intense industry pressure to implement AI in a visible way that all companies are feeling. After ChatGPT was released, no major tech company wanted to fall behind on that trend, and so you started to see these types of very visible generative AI features implemented in tech platforms across all industries. If you've got a website, there's a good chance you've got a chatbot at this point, and so it's hard to imagine a world where Amazon was not going to release something like this. They really, really had to because there was so much pressure to at least try it, see if it works, see how customers respond to it. Also, we know that Amazon looks towards other retail experiences to try and understand what ways they can improve the e-commerce experience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was not always the case that Amazon's primary vehicle for finding a product was a search bar. When Amazon was first released, it was largely node browse based. You would search through a series of categories and get to the product you're looking for, which is much akin to going to a store, looking at the different aisles, walking down the aisle that has your type of product and getting there. It was a major innovation for them to create a search engine that could search through any type of product and understand at some level what a person was looking for, and they've been making continuous improvements to that over the entire development of their company. I think with Rufus, the corollary in real life retail is going to a store and talking to an associate. If you go to a nice store where they have a more curated shopping experience, you might want to go and just talk to a person and ask them questions about the products that they're experts on. I think that's a sort of natural corollary to try to implement in an online context, but when I go to a store, if somebody comes up to me and starts telling me about their products, I'm personally not the type of person to respond to that, and so you know it's natural for me to look at Rufus with a little bit more skepticism than you know somebody who might enjoy that real life experience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think that there are shortcomings with Rufus. I don't think it's going to materially impact the majority of purchase paths for the majority of customers. I agree with you. There is no easier user interface that I can imagine. When you are looking for something, you want to just go to Amazon, type it in a search box, a brief description of what you're looking for and then yeah, all right, I've got a list of things to look at. I've got some pictures. I can scan some results.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I do find some utility with Rufus with respect to answering questions about products. You have to take it with a grain of salt because it can hallucinate. It can produce unactual information. However, I have used it in some context to ask a specific question about you know, can this product be compatible with some other product? And it will give you some kind of information that you can then verify using the listing, using the questions and I think that's helpful in order to use Rufus to come up with search ideas and things like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I found that those features are a little bit less useful but, like you're saying, if they start to integrate the experience of asking these questions in a more core way, in a way that feels less bolted on and gives you more than just a text output with links if it were to give you, say, a sort of a Pinterest board for product discovery, help you to better understand how to get to the listings that you want to find.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I could see a world where those user interfaces become material for less targeted searches, where you aren't really sure exactly what you want to buy off the bat. One of the things that they point out in the blog post about Rufus because they haven't released a scientific paper about it detailing the implementation. But one of the things they point out is, if you are going to involve yourself in some kind of activity like, let's say, ongoing camping in Joshua Tree, I might use a tool like Rufus to answer the question of what types of things do I need? You know the kinds of things that you might talk to a store associate at a camping store about and it can start to give you some ideas about this. But I think we're pretty far from the point where you would give it the same kind of trust as you would give as somebody who has put their body in a camping experience routinely.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I agree. I think Rufus definitely has some potential to help things if the hallucinations stop, because there are things that as consumers, we do that takes time. After I land on a couple of products, I might start looking at the reviews. I might start looking at details of the bullet points and descriptions to see use cases and try and find out material. I might look at the images to see the stats and the ingredients of something, and these are all things that can take a lot of time, especially if I'm not sure where to look.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like I don't know where a seller has put in their listing. You know which material to use, so I can definitely see Rufus helping there. But then, you see, my thing is then you know and this kind of goes now into the Cosmo discussion is I materially do not believe that sellers should be doing anything differently right now. To me, the people who Rufus and Cosmo might help, if anything, is the people. It's kind of like maybe leverage or leveling the playing field a little bit for some of the people maybe who are not doing the best practices.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, maybe I didn't put all the right keywords in my listing and so I wasn't indexed for it on day one, but then Cosmo or whatever, over time recognizes that the people who are buying my product are actually looking for it for this certain use case. It's kind of like what you and I showed last year on the podcast where noodle camera. Right, you know, noodle camera was not that keyword, was not at the time, I don't know about now, but was not in any listings on Amazon and it didn't have much search volume. So it's not like it was a big loss. But Amazon learned and we don't again. We don't know if this was Cosmo that did it or it's just Amazon algorithm, you know but Amazon learned that, hey, these people who are searching a noodle camera, they're actually looking for this stethoscope kind of camera that looks like a noodle, and so who don't? We don't know how long it took for that to actually become indexed as something, butthat's a benefit you know like. But at the end, if noodle camera was an important keyword, I, if I would have put that keyword in my listing from day one, I would have been the only one searchable. I wouldn't have had to wait for Cosmo or whatever A9, to kind of learn about that. And so again for the person who only keyword stuffs right, you're like, hey, I'm going to pull all my keywords from Cerebro and Magnet and just throw it in my listing and try and get it, each keyword four times.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, you know what? You probably should change your, your methodology, because that's not. That hasn't been the best way of doing things for years. But we've been teaching here at Helium 10 that you have got to talk about pain points to your product solves in your listing. You've got to show it in the images. You know what use cases. If you have collagen peptides, you've got to show people using it in their coffee. Not that they use the keyword coffee to search for collagen peptides, but that's how they are searching for it. They want something that is going to dissolve well in their coffee, and so you've got to be indexed from day one. You've got to talk about what pain points your product solves, and then that's what's going to put you on the radar of these Amazon AI things. And so in that sense, I don't think a seller's you know, most sellers should be changing their methodology at all because of any of these new things. What are your thoughts on that.?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Yeah Well, I mean, I think it'll first be helpful to talk about what Cosmo is and what Cosmo isn't, because I've been reading a lot of the blog articles, watching the videos and I'm seeing something that tends to happen in tech sometimes, where a word or a technology is being used as a stand-in for some broader movement within the space. I'm seeing a lot of people conflating Cosmo, which is a specific research paper, a specific tool that was built and was tested. It's described very specifically in a scientific paper. Cosmo is this tool, but I think it's being used more broadly to capture a shift into focusing more on semantic search and less on lexical search, which is exactly what I had come on last year to talk about.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amazon has been working on this for years and years, improving their search algorithm to not rely on a listing creator to actually put a specific keyword in their listing and then find it based on the existence of that keyword in the listing. Instead, try to understand the meaning of a product, how people use it, what people think about the product and all of these kinds of details, so that when somebody types in a search, it can effectively find the product that they're going to want to buy. That is a shift that's been happening for years. That predates transformer models, but we have started to see for sure an increased ability to actually do these things on Amazon. I think that what you're saying is correct. You know the best practices and what sellers should be doing with their listings hasn't changed. But that really depends on what they were doing, whether they were following the best practices to begin with. You know like you said, if they were keyword stuffing trying to find as many keywords as people might type into a search box and stuff it into their listing in as literal a fashion as possible to make Sammy-looking listings that cover as much search volume as possible yeah, that's a bad practice, and as we move into a more semantically focused search world, that becomes an even worse practice. Semantically focused search world that becomes an even worse practice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What it also tells us is that some of the efforts that are required today to create listings that do involve inserting specific keywords and things like that. You may be able to shift your focus to what would actually be more helpful to customers, which is accurately describing your product, accurately describing how your product will be used and targeting specific customers and specific pain points. The more specific you are and the clearer and more accurate you are, amazon wants you to be in front of the customers who want to buy your product. So that's always going to be a good practice and that's ultimately what Amazon is trying to do when they're doing these types of experiments.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now the Cosmo paper is interesting. The Cosmo paper was tested on a really large chunk of Amazon traffic using a very heavy, large language model. Compared to prior research, which does tell us that Amazon has made investments in the server capabilities to be able to run these models in production and keep searches within their tight latency expectations, so that, I would say, is certainly significant, it tells us that Amazon does have the hardware capacities to run some of these more advanced models and it tells us that we are going to see an increased focus on semantic search. I think that does affect consumer behaviors, it does affect the way that we rank for keywords, but what it doesn't affect is that best practice of describing your products accurately.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Based on those scientific documents. What are some of the things where, again, just because it's in the science document doesn't mean that it's going to be implemented. But, you know, based on the results and sometimes you can kind of tell like, wow, this one had some pretty amazing results, so it's probably for sure going to be implemented. Can you talk a little bit more about the kind of things that maybe you've seen already implemented or you think will be based on all you know? Again, nobody has read more Amazon science documents than Kevin here. So what would you predict as far as the future, the next year or so?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>I mean, Cosmo is a specific tool and I think that the function that it performs is valuable to enhancing Amazon's understanding of a listing. So I certainly would not be surprised to see Amazon implementing this in a production capacity on a large swath of searches. That would not be surprising to me, but it's not as massive as the shift that we've seen into semantic focused search. Cosmo in particular discusses essentially a mechanism for enhancing Amazon's understanding of a product by taking into consideration things that aren't expressed in the query and things that aren't expressed in the listing. The example that they use in the paper, the canonical example, is if you're looking for shoes for pregnant women, a listing might not literally say shoes for pregnant women. It might produce a specific type of open-toed shoe that has good support, good comfort. That might not literally be listed as a keyword in the listing, but it might be something that the system can infer based on its knowledge of the universe, about what it's like to be a pregnant woman and the types of products that they might benefit from.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cosmo is essentially a mechanism for enhancing listings with additional information to get closer to the user's intent based on a particular search.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you zoom out and you look at the broader task of semantic search. That's always been the focus. The goal is something might not be said in the same language in a query as it might be when it's written in a listing, when it's answered in a question or when it's written in a review be when it's written in a listing, when it's answered in a question or when it's written in a review, and so the domain of language that's used for these two different ways of expressing thought aren't the same, and so we need to create algorithms that better understand what a user actually means when they type in a search, and what a product actually does and what functions it performs. This idea of understanding deep intent and the actual composition of a product is essentially the goal, and we are seeing for sure that Amazon is making these changes. We're seeing more results come back for listings that do not literally have the keywords typed into search and better match what is a user's real intent on shopping.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But for it to learn that something is a good shoe for pregnant women, it basically would have to have some context, like maybe the reviews. Like somebody said, oh, I was in the second trimester and this was great. It's not going to pull that out of nothing unless, no, I was going to say maybe it knows that. Like, maybe somehow it knows the customer is pregnant and then, without even a review, it's a wow. We see an abnormally large number of pregnant women who are buying this. But I don't, I don't know. I mean, I think I big dad.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>I could tell you that, Cosmo, the paper itself does. You're talking about what's usually called avatar personalization, based on your purchase history. I know some things about you. I can kind of put you in this category of person, and I know that these types of people tend to buy these types of products. The Cosmo paper doesn't actually explicitly discuss testing avatar personalization. Doesn't actually explicitly discuss testing avatar personalization. What it does talk about is using recent Search Queries to better contextualize later Search Queries. So like, for example, if I'm searching for camping gear and then I search for mattress after that, there's a good chance that I specifically mean a camping mattress or an inflatable mattress rather than a mattress for a bed in your home that weighs 200 pounds. It can better contextualize a particular search query based on the searches that you've been performing in the recent past.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Avatar personalization is another thing that Amazon is always investigating and we have yet to see any really material evidence that it's been implemented. Almost all of the studies that I've read relating to that type of personalization they talk about the potential of it, but in practice they tend to perform pretty poorly. They either reduce sales or they don't materially impact sales, which is a major problem. They don't materially impact sales, which is a major problem, especially considering that cost of performing that personalization. Amazon does a lot to make sure that the searches that come back are within a very tight latency. They need to come back as quickly as possible and that's very important to the shopping experience. The more personalized search results are, the more expensive those search queries are going to be to run and the longer it's going to take, which materially affects your experience as a purchaser. Yes, hardware is improving. Yes, technologies are improving, but if you can just reuse results, it's always going to be a lot faster than if you compute it on the fly.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But then, still, using the same example, I think, if you knew that, hey, your shoes have good cushioning and you designed it actually for pregnant women to be able to use, the best practice still is to put that keyboard in your listing for day one, so that at least you have a. You know, you don't have to wait for the AI to learn based on activity, you know. But then, if it's not something that's readily like, maybe you had no idea that people were using your shoes for gifts for people who are pregnant, like, maybe you had no idea. That's where, like, I think Cosmo, Rufus and stuff is going to help to uncover these sub-niches of people who are getting your product. But again, at the end of the day, this scenario, I don't think there's anything different that the seller needs to do as far as with their listing that we haven't already said. Now, at the same time, maybe they learn. I think this is going to open up some new potentials down the road. Like, let's say, Helium 10 starts seeing what the common Rufus things are being said about the product or what's the common queries. Maybe Amazon will make that available for sellers through some API that says, hey, this persona is buying your product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, maybe I would go into my listing and change one of my images to show a pregnant person walking around with these shoes. But again, that's what you should have been doing for years. You know, like when you read your reviews and you notice like I used to sell this or I still do sell this egg tray, and I was reading the reviews one day and people were using this egg tray, this wooden egg tray, to as a serving platter for like sushi and also these chocolates, because you know the holes for an egg tray is very similar I was like I never would have thought that so in that situation, who knows, maybe Rufus would have seen the reviews and saw these images and now, all of a sudden, even though I don't have chocolates or sushi in my egg tray listing, I would be searchable for those keywords. But again, as soon as I would have seen that review or known that people are using my product in a way and this is what I did years before AI. You know cause this was years ago that I did this I went in and I did a reef photo shoot showing other use cases of it and I did one image, or like a quadrant of four images that showed somebody putting sushi in it, somebody putting chocolate in it, somebody putting this and that's, and then I put it in my listing too.</p>
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<p>So, I was like I didn't want to wait for Amazon to hopefully index me for these keywords. So again, I just go back to the point that what Amazon is doing is not really making things where sellers are going to have to do something completely different, but they they're helping maybe the sellers who haven't been doing the best practices to get indexed for keywords that maybe they weren't smart enough to put in their listing. Yeah, I mean, I think so.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:            </p>
<p>What you're ultimately seeing with Cosmo is taking information from Amazon's entire catalog, which includes billions of products, billions of product listings, billions of questions, billions of answers, billions of reviews.</p>
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<p>There's a lot of information contained in all of that data, which starts to build a picture of how the universe works, and so, in a sense, you could think of it as Amazon using the information it's learned from existing listings to enhance all listings and build a more comprehensive picture of their catalog.</p>
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<p>I totally agree with you that it doesn't change the best practices, and still, I would say it's now even more critical that you are taking into consideration the use cases for your products, the people who might be using it, and accurately describe these in your listings. I think that that is still absolutely the best way to rank for products. I think what it does is it shifts focus from some of those old school techniques that we were probably recommending 10 years ago. It's no longer necessary for you to enumerate all possible customers of a product, but instead focus on the key use cases and the key customers to your products, describe these things as accurately and as naturally as possible. It's not required for you to think of all the ways that you could possibly say pregnant woman. Instead, you can just describe the fact that this is useful for a person who is pregnant.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Outside of Cosmo, Rufus. Obviously, they announced a lot of things at Amazon Accelerate, like Amelia for Amazon sellers. Any comments on other things that Amazon have been working on the AI front? Yeah, I mean I would say Amelia is Amazon sellers. Any comments on other things that Amazon have been working on the AI front.?</p>
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<p>0:36:59 - Speaker 2</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean I would say Amelia is certainly interesting. Amelia is Amazon's internal chatbot for Seller Central. You know, I've yet to play with it. I've yet to see anybody who's actually had access to it, so I think it's just an early announcement. Maybe some limited people have access, but I would imagine it's going to undergo the hype cycle that we see for most chatbots, including Rufus. There's going to be a lot of excitement. The initial version will be pretty terrible. It will slowly get better over time.</p>
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<p>The question is whether it will continue to receive enough investment to make it into a chatbot product that is useful for people, and whether chat is as natural an interface.</p>
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<p>As you know, Seller Central is in and of itself. You know, I think we've spent a lot of time over the past 30, 40 years developing software interaction paradigms, so we have a good idea of what is easy to use software. There is potential that we could be using these more chat oriented interfaces to get to our vague intents that we have in our head a little bit more quickly, but we haven't really proven that out yet, and so I would say Amelia has a very similar potential to Rufus in that it's something that I believe could be useful if it is properly invested in, but the jury's still out on whether or not it's going to be a material impacting to people's workflow as you start to get access to it. I do recommend that sellers give it a try, just like with any of these tools see if it's useful for their workflows, but I'm not really holding my breath on it being revolutionary.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A lot of the recommendations that Amazon gives in Seller Central is. I think a lot of sellers have learned to just ignore them because they're not exactly that useful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then. So, if this is, it's like putting lipstick on a pig, you know like sure you could put the AI word up, but if it's being based on something that you don't trust in the first place, you know, might be a little bit of time before we can implement it, but I think that Amazon is definitely moving in the right direction and that Amelia has nothing to do with the customer. You know, like we always say, Amazon is all about the customer, which is true, but I think that's just in itself is a step in the right direction, that, hey, Amazon is doing things that are going to try and help the seller, and that's a trend I've been seeing over the last few years. I think it's a very nice step in the right direction.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>On that front, we've definitely been seeing Amazon release features in Seller Central using AI that are more seller oriented, that help sellers to understand their products. They've released their own features for review analysis, which does get some basic, surface level summary statistics that could be helpful for people. I think Amazon is making investments there. However, they're always going to be a little bit step removed from the customer. They're always, at the end of the day, competing with sellers to some degree. There are certain things that they can do, certain things that they're limited on in terms of where their interests lie versus where the sellers lie, and so that's where tools like Helium 10 become much more valuable to customers, and so I do recommend that you look at the full suite of tools that you have available to you, because there's going to be things that Amazon will implement and there's going to be things that they're going to be hesitant to implement, for whatever reason.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. Well, Kevin, thank you so much for riffing on this with me. It's something I'm passionate about because I'm all about. I'm not like Amazon, I'm all about the sellers, not about the customers, and so anything that affects sellers or you, you know, if there's going to be some big inherent change in the way that sellers need to do things, then I get very passionate about it. And especially when I hear I don't want to, you know, use the word misinformation, you know out there, but almost like scare tactics or just clickbaity stuff, which I just did in this very podcast with the title of it but with at least, if you're in a clickbait, at least let people know that what the real situation is, because I don't want I've had so many sellers come up to me because of just hearing things where it's like, oh, my goodness, I've got to change everything I'm doing for my keyword research.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I've got to change everything I'm doing for my listing optimization. And right now, the fact of the matter is, no, I'm still doing the exact same things I did last year. There are some slightly different things because there's new rules at Amazon of what you can and can't do and of course, I've switched, but as far as the way I make my listings and I structure it and how I do my keyword research. Not one iota different am I doing it now, and I have had the exact same success with getting to page one on all my main keywords and getting sales for the keywords I think I'm relevant for.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And so I think that's just important to know, guys, that as AI evolves, I'm sure I'm positive there's going to be new things that we might have to do as sellers and stay tuned. We'll let you know what those are, but right now, as long as you've been paying attention to our tutorials the last few years, you're not having to do anything different, in my opinion. So, anyways, thanks, Kevin, let's definitely bring you on in 2025. And you know, who knows, maybe AI will be we'll be driving all of our cars and we're driving like the Jetsons or something. I don't know what's. What's going to happen, but we're going to find out with you next year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Super excited. Thanks for having me.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, our guest is an expert on AI and Amazon Science papers. He'll talk about Rufus, COSMO, Project Amelia, and all other AI advancements from the Amazon side and beyond.<br>
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<p>Join us for an engaging discussion with Kevin Dolan from Pacvue AI Labs as we explore the cutting-edge advancements in AI and Amazon's pivotal role in shaping this dynamic landscape. We'll unravel the mysteries behind intriguing names like Rufus, COSMO, and  Project Amelia, representing Amazon's ongoing AI initiatives. Kevin shares his expertise on the evolution of AI from its early conceptual roots in the 80s to the transformative impact of transformer models around 2019, which paved the way for groundbreaking applications like ChatGPT. Discover how Amazon's increased investment in AI research is manifesting in published papers and sophisticated models that are revolutionizing customer interactions.</p>
<p>We also explore Amazon's integration of AI in tools for sellers, highlighting the launch of advertising AI that optimizes campaigns with precision. The potential of AI in enhancing tools like Helium 10’s Adtomic and Cerebro for more efficient Amazon PPC campaigns and keyword filtering is discussed, along with the impact of Amazon's Rufus on the shopping experience. While Rufus aims to improve customer interactions, we critically assess its current limitations and ponder its potential to shift some search activities directly to Amazon from platforms like Google and Pinterest. Additionally, we dive into Amazon's transition from lexical to semantic search, emphasizing the importance for sellers to align their product listings with customer needs for visibility and success in an AI-driven environment.</p>
<p>Lastly, we examine AI-driven tools like Project Amelia in Amazon's Seller Central and their potential impact on brands and sellers. While chat-oriented interfaces may translate vague intentions into useful actions, skepticism remains regarding their revolutionary potential. We emphasize the importance of exploring third-party tools like Helium 10 for added value and addressing the hype surrounding changes in seller practices, reassuring listeners that successful strategies remain largely unchanged. Kevin's insights and our conversation shed light on the future of AI in e-commerce, leaving us excited for what's to come in this rapidly evolving field.<br>
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<p>In episode 606 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Kevin discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Advancements in AI and Amazon Science</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:41 - Decoding the Amazon COSMO Algorithm</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:42 - AI Model Cost Efficiency Advancements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - Amazon's AI Innovations and Rufus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:59 - Implementing AI Chatbots Inside Online Marketplaces</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:29 - Enhancing Amazon's Semantic Search Capabilities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:12 - Leveraging Rufus and COSMO for Selling Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:59 - Impact of Science on Amazon Practices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:10 - Enhancing Amazon's Product Understanding With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:01 - Customer Preferences for Pregnant Women</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:22 - Amazon's Data and Product Listings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:30 - Amazon's Project Amelia in Seller Central</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:42 - Amazon's AI Recommendations for Sellers</li>
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Transcript:
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we talk to the person who knows more about AI and Amazon science papers than maybe anyone else in the world, and he's going to talk about all things Rufus, COSMO, Amelia and all other AI advancements from the Amazon side and beyond. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Series Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm not exactly 100% sure what I'm titling this episode, but I might have done something kind of clickbaity and say something. There is no such thing as the COSMO algorithm or something to get people to click on this. But let me just quickly explain that. Now. I don't mean that there's no such thing as Cosmo. There's a lot of documents out there from Amazon that talk about it, but there's nothing that says, hey, Cosmo is the new A9 algorithm, or there's nothing official from Amazon that says, hey, Cosmo is now in full effect across 75% of searches, or anything like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Contrast that with all the articles from Amazon that talk about Rufus. I mean, Rufus is a thing you can actually see in everything. So I just wanted to do a clickbaity title like that and we'll definitely get into Cosmo and things like that later. But I've got back on the show probably one of the persons who's the highest expert in the world as far as AI and also what Amazon has been doing as far as on the AI front, and that's Kevin from our own Pacvue AI Labs. That's why I'm wearing this. It's actually a Brazilian soccer team, Palmeiras, I think.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I wanted to get something with a P on it. Yeah there you go.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I have a Padres P hat too, but since I'm a Dodgers fan, it hurts every time I even wear that hat. So I was like, no, I'm not going to do it, considering the times that we're in right now. But anyways, Kevin, welcome back. It's been a little over a year since you've been on the show.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks for having me back. Last year was a lot of fun and we've been seeing a lot of things happen in the last year in AI, especially around Amazon's implementations of AI, so excited to talk about those updates.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Cool. Now let's just talk about AI in general, general. You know, like AI is kind of like, I guess, like about two years, I mean, people have been talking about AI for years but as far as the, the more recent trendy version of the topic, AI, um, it's really been, you know, like you know, ChatGPT and things like that over the last couple of years. And let's just talk about what's happened in general over the last year. You know the improvement</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Okay, sure, yeah, I mean, like you said, AI has been around forever. We've been using the term at least since the 80 s in terms of technologies that we can actually use for actual production purposes. As we're using the term today, its meaning has shifted to largely refer to this current generation of models that we're seeing. That began in around 2019 with the introduction of what was called the Transformers model. This led eventually to a variant of that model called Large Language Models, popularized by Open AI's ChatGPT, and we've been seeing a sort of explosion in AI technology and investment into hardware, investment into research as a result of some of these findings. That has become sort of the current modern label of what is AI. We're talking primarily about transformer-based models that perform language or other modalities, including image generation, and we're talking about basically whatever is that front line of research that's happening right now. So you see this explosion happen with the release of the paper around 2018, 2019. And then you see the proliferation of training hardware that led to innovations like ChachGPT, where we're starting to see these emergent behaviors, where these models do start to exhibit something that you can really call intelligence. These models do start to exhibit something that you can really call intelligence.</p>
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<p>I came on here last year to talk about all of the different papers I had read from the prior four to five years at Amazon Research. You can tell, when you look at the number of papers that Amazon is releasing, that around that time around 2021, 2022, they started to invest a lot more in their research department. When they started releasing papers in Amazon Science in 2018, there were five papers about search. The following year, in 2019, there were 18. By 2021, there were 40. And then the next year there were almost 70 papers. That seems to have leveled off at this point. We saw about 70 papers last year and so far in this year we've seen about 60 papers. So we're probably going to end up in the same realm.</p>
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<p>So the number of papers that Amazon is releasing isn't really changing. What is changing is the complexity of the models that they're using is much more sophisticated and they're being targeted for much more practical use cases. You're seeing larger A-B tests where they're being run on material percentages of traffic on Amazon. You're seeing Amazon release actual AI features that are customer-facing, like Rufus, and we're seeing investments in hardware that make some of these models that used to be impossible to run in production now very conceivable. So I think we are seeing confirmation that Amazon is taking these technologies seriously. They're implementing it in production and it is starting to impact customer behaviors.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What about non-Amazon AI Like what you know? ChatGPT, imagery you? Know, like a couple of years ago it was just hallucinating nonstop, and then last year a little bit better. You know images. You could not create humans, you know, or products in there without seven fingers and stuff in the general world of AI. How has that come along in the last year?</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I mean we are seeing continued investments in research and continued improvements on these models. The transfer model really revolutionized things, but the initial results that we were seeing out of those transformer models were a little disappointing. For the first time, we were starting to see computers understand language, computers being able to generate images, and our initial reaction was holy cow. We didn't know computers could do this, and then, as we started to use it a little bit more, we became really disappointed, because we're like, oh you know, all the people have six fingers. It's making up facts. You know, the things that it's saying don't really make sense. And so there's been a lot of people who have looked at this potential and started to invest material dollars in improving it to basically get to the point where now these technologies produce more reliable, more consistent results. There's still really major shortfalls, there's still issues, and I think you're going to see continued investment in this. The optimistic projections that you're getting from OpenAI. You know I'm personally a little bit cold on those, but who can predict the future? Who could have predicted that this would have happened? Yes, you are seeing improvements in image generation models, where the images that they're producing are now closer to reality. We're starting to see these used widely in industry, especially in fields like advertising, where you need to produce high volume creative. If you look at the features that Photoshop has released related to their Firefly AI image generation model, we're starting to see not only improved models but improved workflows for creatives to actually be using these tools in a way where, instead of just somebody typing some random prompt and getting whatever the system decides to give you now, people are actually able to control the output and get the output that they're looking for. So, between all of these things, you're seeing a lot of development to make these tools more practical to use. I'd say the biggest and most recent news is OpenAI's release of its strawberry model, which they call O1 in their release vernacular. The O1 model from OpenAI is performing thinking steps before it answers the question and hiding that thinking from you, the way that if you're asked a question, you might think about it a little bit before you answer it, and they're seeing really, really impressive results from that. You know we're getting closer to the place where these AI models might be able to do something that's a little bit more functional, a little bit more capable of actually interacting with real life data and real-life processes, you know, but we're still a little bit far away.</p>
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<p>Another issue that we keep running into is the dollar cost of running these models. Towards the end of last year, at Helium 10, we developed a review sentiment analysis model that basically would read thousands and thousands of reviews for your Amazon products and produce some analysis and produce an analysis of what people are saying about your product. You know Amazon has a similar product. Ours goes a little bit deeper than that but the idea is essentially the same. You know what are people saying about your product, what can you learn about it in order to improve your product, improve your listing, etc. And one of the things that we ran into with that model is just how prohibitively costly these models can be to run on large sets of data, and so we're starting to see investments in making models smaller and more special purpose, and we're also seeing improvements in hardware that make running these models more cost effective. This is really going to start to unlock production capabilities, and that companies will now be able to run AI models profitably.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting, interesting. Now, yeah, we're always looking to add things that can utilize AI that helps Amazon sellers. You know we are launching this week advertising AI on our Atomic side, which is allow somebody to just enter in an ASIN and then our AI engine will kind of just create all the campaigns on its own and optimize them on its own. That's something that we've been using at Pacvue for a while, and we're integrating some AI things into tools like Cerebro, where you could have a prompt that allows you to filter out keywords or say, hey, can you please remove any Spanish keywords from the results? Or, hey, can you remove any branded? You know search terms, you know things that you know you could probably do on your own, but it just takes a lot longer. So, so, definitely, we're, we're keeping track of what AI can do, because anything that is doable. We want to go ahead and bring it into Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We know that getting to page one on keyword search results is one of the most important goals that an Amazon seller might have. So track your progress on the way to page one and even get historical keyword ranking information and even see sponsored ad rank placement with Keyword Tracker by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me forward. Slash keyword tracker.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now going back to the main topic, amazon. Before we get into the science more detailed, into whatever science documents have been released and things this year, let's talk about what is 100% already out there or talked about, which is like the Rufus and so Rufus, Cosmo I've got some personal opinions on it and that's all. A lot of this is, you know, until Amazon actually publishes something for sure, like you can't even say that, oh, a science document said this or that, because the great majority of the content of science documents actually doesn't actually get into production on Amazon. You know per se. You know so just because Amazon talked about in a science document. It's just a research paper, you know. But let's first about talk about the stuff that you know Amazon announced at Accelerate or has already rolled out to customers, like Rufus.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then my general thought on that and again I could be wrong and I'll be happy to switch my thinking when Amazon does make some different announcements is that Amazon is always about the customer. Right, they want to give a better result for the customer. And then I don't feel that, like Rufus, for example. Fyi, in my opinion it's terrible as a buyer where I'm like, hey, what did the review say about this product and it gives me an answer. And guess what? There's no reviews on that product. So, as a consumer, being kind of skeptical about some of these AI things, I just can't use it. And now the other part of it is I don't think anytime soon the traditional way of searching on Amazon is going to be improved in that if I know I want to buy and I talked about this in a previous episode recently if I want to buy a coffin shelf, there is no better process than me opening my Amazon app and typing the word towards coffin shelf and looking at the results like there is nothing unless amazon connects my brain to, to the app. That is going to ever be better than that where? In other words, I am not going to go and have a conversation with Rufus with my thumbs, you know, like taking typing in a whole bunch of I used to be a secretary. I type like a hundred words a minute. So like, let's say, I was on the desktop app, I'm still. I'm a lazy person, as all human beings are. I am not going to say what do you think, Rufus, about coffin shelves out there? Like, like, no, I'm going to type in nine letters and then. So that part. I almost don't think Amazon is necessarily trying to change that part, because they know that it's already the most optimized experience for people who know what they're looking for.</p>
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<p>Now here's the thing, though how did I get to that decision that I wanted a coffin shelf, like maybe I just knew it. But another thing is, maybe I'm just browsing like, hey, I want to uh, search on google what are trending, um, trending gifts in 2024 for teenagers with a gothic inclination, or something like that. Like, right now, I'm not doing that in Amazon, or, historically, I'm doing that like in Google, maybe Pinterest, you know, or maybe these other websites where I'm trying to get ideas. And then, all of a sudden, I read a blog, or I arrive on a TikTok or whatever, and I see, ooh, Coffin Shelf. I didn't even know that existed. Now let me go and type in coffin shelf on Amazon.</p>
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<p>So I think the potential of, of a fundamental change in the way we shop could be that maybe some of these searches that people would normally start on a Pinterest or on a Google, maybe now you can start in the Amazon app, where what I would have typed for the Google AI or things like it's just going to go ahead and, and, and I can start the Amazon app where what I would have typed for the Google AI or things like it's just going to go ahead and I can start, you know, just browsing, browsing things, and at the end of it, you know like Amazon might, or Rufus might, tell me yeah, you know, like we see some spooky families by coffin shelves, and then here are the coffin shelves Now. Anyways, I normally don't talk very much when I interview somebody, but I'm very passionate about this. But are we on the same page here, or what? Correct me if I'm wrong or if you have different ideas.</p>
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<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>I mean totally with Rufus.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know Rufus is out, it's public, it's something that anybody can interact with. So we know it's been implemented and if you've actually used it, I'm sure you found the experience a little bit disappointing. You know it does two main things it helps you to figure out what search you might have wanted to type in if you weren't completely sure, and it answers questions about a product once you're looking at a particular product. I think that those two things could be useful. You know, I think that it's certainly early in the implementation of chatbots to say that these things are fully capable, but I think what you're seeing with Rufus is mainly two things here. The first is there's intense industry pressure to implement AI in a visible way that all companies are feeling. After ChatGPT was released, no major tech company wanted to fall behind on that trend, and so you started to see these types of very visible generative AI features implemented in tech platforms across all industries. If you've got a website, there's a good chance you've got a chatbot at this point, and so it's hard to imagine a world where Amazon was not going to release something like this. They really, really had to because there was so much pressure to at least try it, see if it works, see how customers respond to it. Also, we know that Amazon looks towards other retail experiences to try and understand what ways they can improve the e-commerce experience.</p>
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<p>It was not always the case that Amazon's primary vehicle for finding a product was a search bar. When Amazon was first released, it was largely node browse based. You would search through a series of categories and get to the product you're looking for, which is much akin to going to a store, looking at the different aisles, walking down the aisle that has your type of product and getting there. It was a major innovation for them to create a search engine that could search through any type of product and understand at some level what a person was looking for, and they've been making continuous improvements to that over the entire development of their company. I think with Rufus, the corollary in real life retail is going to a store and talking to an associate. If you go to a nice store where they have a more curated shopping experience, you might want to go and just talk to a person and ask them questions about the products that they're experts on. I think that's a sort of natural corollary to try to implement in an online context, but when I go to a store, if somebody comes up to me and starts telling me about their products, I'm personally not the type of person to respond to that, and so you know it's natural for me to look at Rufus with a little bit more skepticism than you know somebody who might enjoy that real life experience.</p>
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<p>I think that there are shortcomings with Rufus. I don't think it's going to materially impact the majority of purchase paths for the majority of customers. I agree with you. There is no easier user interface that I can imagine. When you are looking for something, you want to just go to Amazon, type it in a search box, a brief description of what you're looking for and then yeah, all right, I've got a list of things to look at. I've got some pictures. I can scan some results.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I do find some utility with Rufus with respect to answering questions about products. You have to take it with a grain of salt because it can hallucinate. It can produce unactual information. However, I have used it in some context to ask a specific question about you know, can this product be compatible with some other product? And it will give you some kind of information that you can then verify using the listing, using the questions and I think that's helpful in order to use Rufus to come up with search ideas and things like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I found that those features are a little bit less useful but, like you're saying, if they start to integrate the experience of asking these questions in a more core way, in a way that feels less bolted on and gives you more than just a text output with links if it were to give you, say, a sort of a Pinterest board for product discovery, help you to better understand how to get to the listings that you want to find.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I could see a world where those user interfaces become material for less targeted searches, where you aren't really sure exactly what you want to buy off the bat. One of the things that they point out in the blog post about Rufus because they haven't released a scientific paper about it detailing the implementation. But one of the things they point out is, if you are going to involve yourself in some kind of activity like, let's say, ongoing camping in Joshua Tree, I might use a tool like Rufus to answer the question of what types of things do I need? You know the kinds of things that you might talk to a store associate at a camping store about and it can start to give you some ideas about this. But I think we're pretty far from the point where you would give it the same kind of trust as you would give as somebody who has put their body in a camping experience routinely.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I agree. I think Rufus definitely has some potential to help things if the hallucinations stop, because there are things that as consumers, we do that takes time. After I land on a couple of products, I might start looking at the reviews. I might start looking at details of the bullet points and descriptions to see use cases and try and find out material. I might look at the images to see the stats and the ingredients of something, and these are all things that can take a lot of time, especially if I'm not sure where to look.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like I don't know where a seller has put in their listing. You know which material to use, so I can definitely see Rufus helping there. But then, you see, my thing is then you know and this kind of goes now into the Cosmo discussion is I materially do not believe that sellers should be doing anything differently right now. To me, the people who Rufus and Cosmo might help, if anything, is the people. It's kind of like maybe leverage or leveling the playing field a little bit for some of the people maybe who are not doing the best practices.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, maybe I didn't put all the right keywords in my listing and so I wasn't indexed for it on day one, but then Cosmo or whatever, over time recognizes that the people who are buying my product are actually looking for it for this certain use case. It's kind of like what you and I showed last year on the podcast where noodle camera. Right, you know, noodle camera was not that keyword, was not at the time, I don't know about now, but was not in any listings on Amazon and it didn't have much search volume. So it's not like it was a big loss. But Amazon learned and we don't again. We don't know if this was Cosmo that did it or it's just Amazon algorithm, you know but Amazon learned that, hey, these people who are searching a noodle camera, they're actually looking for this stethoscope kind of camera that looks like a noodle, and so who don't? We don't know how long it took for that to actually become indexed as something, butthat's a benefit you know like. But at the end, if noodle camera was an important keyword, I, if I would have put that keyword in my listing from day one, I would have been the only one searchable. I wouldn't have had to wait for Cosmo or whatever A9, to kind of learn about that. And so again for the person who only keyword stuffs right, you're like, hey, I'm going to pull all my keywords from Cerebro and Magnet and just throw it in my listing and try and get it, each keyword four times.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, you know what? You probably should change your, your methodology, because that's not. That hasn't been the best way of doing things for years. But we've been teaching here at Helium 10 that you have got to talk about pain points to your product solves in your listing. You've got to show it in the images. You know what use cases. If you have collagen peptides, you've got to show people using it in their coffee. Not that they use the keyword coffee to search for collagen peptides, but that's how they are searching for it. They want something that is going to dissolve well in their coffee, and so you've got to be indexed from day one. You've got to talk about what pain points your product solves, and then that's what's going to put you on the radar of these Amazon AI things. And so in that sense, I don't think a seller's you know, most sellers should be changing their methodology at all because of any of these new things. What are your thoughts on that.?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Yeah Well, I mean, I think it'll first be helpful to talk about what Cosmo is and what Cosmo isn't, because I've been reading a lot of the blog articles, watching the videos and I'm seeing something that tends to happen in tech sometimes, where a word or a technology is being used as a stand-in for some broader movement within the space. I'm seeing a lot of people conflating Cosmo, which is a specific research paper, a specific tool that was built and was tested. It's described very specifically in a scientific paper. Cosmo is this tool, but I think it's being used more broadly to capture a shift into focusing more on semantic search and less on lexical search, which is exactly what I had come on last year to talk about.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amazon has been working on this for years and years, improving their search algorithm to not rely on a listing creator to actually put a specific keyword in their listing and then find it based on the existence of that keyword in the listing. Instead, try to understand the meaning of a product, how people use it, what people think about the product and all of these kinds of details, so that when somebody types in a search, it can effectively find the product that they're going to want to buy. That is a shift that's been happening for years. That predates transformer models, but we have started to see for sure an increased ability to actually do these things on Amazon. I think that what you're saying is correct. You know the best practices and what sellers should be doing with their listings hasn't changed. But that really depends on what they were doing, whether they were following the best practices to begin with. You know like you said, if they were keyword stuffing trying to find as many keywords as people might type into a search box and stuff it into their listing in as literal a fashion as possible to make Sammy-looking listings that cover as much search volume as possible yeah, that's a bad practice, and as we move into a more semantically focused search world, that becomes an even worse practice. Semantically focused search world that becomes an even worse practice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What it also tells us is that some of the efforts that are required today to create listings that do involve inserting specific keywords and things like that. You may be able to shift your focus to what would actually be more helpful to customers, which is accurately describing your product, accurately describing how your product will be used and targeting specific customers and specific pain points. The more specific you are and the clearer and more accurate you are, amazon wants you to be in front of the customers who want to buy your product. So that's always going to be a good practice and that's ultimately what Amazon is trying to do when they're doing these types of experiments.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now the Cosmo paper is interesting. The Cosmo paper was tested on a really large chunk of Amazon traffic using a very heavy, large language model. Compared to prior research, which does tell us that Amazon has made investments in the server capabilities to be able to run these models in production and keep searches within their tight latency expectations, so that, I would say, is certainly significant, it tells us that Amazon does have the hardware capacities to run some of these more advanced models and it tells us that we are going to see an increased focus on semantic search. I think that does affect consumer behaviors, it does affect the way that we rank for keywords, but what it doesn't affect is that best practice of describing your products accurately.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Based on those scientific documents. What are some of the things where, again, just because it's in the science document doesn't mean that it's going to be implemented. But, you know, based on the results and sometimes you can kind of tell like, wow, this one had some pretty amazing results, so it's probably for sure going to be implemented. Can you talk a little bit more about the kind of things that maybe you've seen already implemented or you think will be based on all you know? Again, nobody has read more Amazon science documents than Kevin here. So what would you predict as far as the future, the next year or so?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>I mean, Cosmo is a specific tool and I think that the function that it performs is valuable to enhancing Amazon's understanding of a listing. So I certainly would not be surprised to see Amazon implementing this in a production capacity on a large swath of searches. That would not be surprising to me, but it's not as massive as the shift that we've seen into semantic focused search. Cosmo in particular discusses essentially a mechanism for enhancing Amazon's understanding of a product by taking into consideration things that aren't expressed in the query and things that aren't expressed in the listing. The example that they use in the paper, the canonical example, is if you're looking for shoes for pregnant women, a listing might not literally say shoes for pregnant women. It might produce a specific type of open-toed shoe that has good support, good comfort. That might not literally be listed as a keyword in the listing, but it might be something that the system can infer based on its knowledge of the universe, about what it's like to be a pregnant woman and the types of products that they might benefit from.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cosmo is essentially a mechanism for enhancing listings with additional information to get closer to the user's intent based on a particular search.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you zoom out and you look at the broader task of semantic search. That's always been the focus. The goal is something might not be said in the same language in a query as it might be when it's written in a listing, when it's answered in a question or when it's written in a review be when it's written in a listing, when it's answered in a question or when it's written in a review, and so the domain of language that's used for these two different ways of expressing thought aren't the same, and so we need to create algorithms that better understand what a user actually means when they type in a search, and what a product actually does and what functions it performs. This idea of understanding deep intent and the actual composition of a product is essentially the goal, and we are seeing for sure that Amazon is making these changes. We're seeing more results come back for listings that do not literally have the keywords typed into search and better match what is a user's real intent on shopping.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But for it to learn that something is a good shoe for pregnant women, it basically would have to have some context, like maybe the reviews. Like somebody said, oh, I was in the second trimester and this was great. It's not going to pull that out of nothing unless, no, I was going to say maybe it knows that. Like, maybe somehow it knows the customer is pregnant and then, without even a review, it's a wow. We see an abnormally large number of pregnant women who are buying this. But I don't, I don't know. I mean, I think I big dad.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>I could tell you that, Cosmo, the paper itself does. You're talking about what's usually called avatar personalization, based on your purchase history. I know some things about you. I can kind of put you in this category of person, and I know that these types of people tend to buy these types of products. The Cosmo paper doesn't actually explicitly discuss testing avatar personalization. Doesn't actually explicitly discuss testing avatar personalization. What it does talk about is using recent Search Queries to better contextualize later Search Queries. So like, for example, if I'm searching for camping gear and then I search for mattress after that, there's a good chance that I specifically mean a camping mattress or an inflatable mattress rather than a mattress for a bed in your home that weighs 200 pounds. It can better contextualize a particular search query based on the searches that you've been performing in the recent past.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Avatar personalization is another thing that Amazon is always investigating and we have yet to see any really material evidence that it's been implemented. Almost all of the studies that I've read relating to that type of personalization they talk about the potential of it, but in practice they tend to perform pretty poorly. They either reduce sales or they don't materially impact sales, which is a major problem. They don't materially impact sales, which is a major problem, especially considering that cost of performing that personalization. Amazon does a lot to make sure that the searches that come back are within a very tight latency. They need to come back as quickly as possible and that's very important to the shopping experience. The more personalized search results are, the more expensive those search queries are going to be to run and the longer it's going to take, which materially affects your experience as a purchaser. Yes, hardware is improving. Yes, technologies are improving, but if you can just reuse results, it's always going to be a lot faster than if you compute it on the fly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But then, still, using the same example, I think, if you knew that, hey, your shoes have good cushioning and you designed it actually for pregnant women to be able to use, the best practice still is to put that keyboard in your listing for day one, so that at least you have a. You know, you don't have to wait for the AI to learn based on activity, you know. But then, if it's not something that's readily like, maybe you had no idea that people were using your shoes for gifts for people who are pregnant, like, maybe you had no idea. That's where, like, I think Cosmo, Rufus and stuff is going to help to uncover these sub-niches of people who are getting your product. But again, at the end of the day, this scenario, I don't think there's anything different that the seller needs to do as far as with their listing that we haven't already said. Now, at the same time, maybe they learn. I think this is going to open up some new potentials down the road. Like, let's say, Helium 10 starts seeing what the common Rufus things are being said about the product or what's the common queries. Maybe Amazon will make that available for sellers through some API that says, hey, this persona is buying your product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, maybe I would go into my listing and change one of my images to show a pregnant person walking around with these shoes. But again, that's what you should have been doing for years. You know, like when you read your reviews and you notice like I used to sell this or I still do sell this egg tray, and I was reading the reviews one day and people were using this egg tray, this wooden egg tray, to as a serving platter for like sushi and also these chocolates, because you know the holes for an egg tray is very similar I was like I never would have thought that so in that situation, who knows, maybe Rufus would have seen the reviews and saw these images and now, all of a sudden, even though I don't have chocolates or sushi in my egg tray listing, I would be searchable for those keywords. But again, as soon as I would have seen that review or known that people are using my product in a way and this is what I did years before AI. You know cause this was years ago that I did this I went in and I did a reef photo shoot showing other use cases of it and I did one image, or like a quadrant of four images that showed somebody putting sushi in it, somebody putting chocolate in it, somebody putting this and that's, and then I put it in my listing too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I was like I didn't want to wait for Amazon to hopefully index me for these keywords. So again, I just go back to the point that what Amazon is doing is not really making things where sellers are going to have to do something completely different, but they they're helping maybe the sellers who haven't been doing the best practices to get indexed for keywords that maybe they weren't smart enough to put in their listing. Yeah, I mean, I think so.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:            </p>
<p>What you're ultimately seeing with Cosmo is taking information from Amazon's entire catalog, which includes billions of products, billions of product listings, billions of questions, billions of answers, billions of reviews.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>There's a lot of information contained in all of that data, which starts to build a picture of how the universe works, and so, in a sense, you could think of it as Amazon using the information it's learned from existing listings to enhance all listings and build a more comprehensive picture of their catalog.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I totally agree with you that it doesn't change the best practices, and still, I would say it's now even more critical that you are taking into consideration the use cases for your products, the people who might be using it, and accurately describe these in your listings. I think that that is still absolutely the best way to rank for products. I think what it does is it shifts focus from some of those old school techniques that we were probably recommending 10 years ago. It's no longer necessary for you to enumerate all possible customers of a product, but instead focus on the key use cases and the key customers to your products, describe these things as accurately and as naturally as possible. It's not required for you to think of all the ways that you could possibly say pregnant woman. Instead, you can just describe the fact that this is useful for a person who is pregnant.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Outside of Cosmo, Rufus. Obviously, they announced a lot of things at Amazon Accelerate, like Amelia for Amazon sellers. Any comments on other things that Amazon have been working on the AI front? Yeah, I mean I would say Amelia is Amazon sellers. Any comments on other things that Amazon have been working on the AI front.?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>0:36:59 - Speaker 2</p>
<p>Yeah, I mean I would say Amelia is certainly interesting. Amelia is Amazon's internal chatbot for Seller Central. You know, I've yet to play with it. I've yet to see anybody who's actually had access to it, so I think it's just an early announcement. Maybe some limited people have access, but I would imagine it's going to undergo the hype cycle that we see for most chatbots, including Rufus. There's going to be a lot of excitement. The initial version will be pretty terrible. It will slowly get better over time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The question is whether it will continue to receive enough investment to make it into a chatbot product that is useful for people, and whether chat is as natural an interface.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>As you know, Seller Central is in and of itself. You know, I think we've spent a lot of time over the past 30, 40 years developing software interaction paradigms, so we have a good idea of what is easy to use software. There is potential that we could be using these more chat oriented interfaces to get to our vague intents that we have in our head a little bit more quickly, but we haven't really proven that out yet, and so I would say Amelia has a very similar potential to Rufus in that it's something that I believe could be useful if it is properly invested in, but the jury's still out on whether or not it's going to be a material impacting to people's workflow as you start to get access to it. I do recommend that sellers give it a try, just like with any of these tools see if it's useful for their workflows, but I'm not really holding my breath on it being revolutionary.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A lot of the recommendations that Amazon gives in Seller Central is. I think a lot of sellers have learned to just ignore them because they're not exactly that useful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then. So, if this is, it's like putting lipstick on a pig, you know like sure you could put the AI word up, but if it's being based on something that you don't trust in the first place, you know, might be a little bit of time before we can implement it, but I think that Amazon is definitely moving in the right direction and that Amelia has nothing to do with the customer. You know, like we always say, Amazon is all about the customer, which is true, but I think that's just in itself is a step in the right direction, that, hey, Amazon is doing things that are going to try and help the seller, and that's a trend I've been seeing over the last few years. I think it's a very nice step in the right direction.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>On that front, we've definitely been seeing Amazon release features in Seller Central using AI that are more seller oriented, that help sellers to understand their products. They've released their own features for review analysis, which does get some basic, surface level summary statistics that could be helpful for people. I think Amazon is making investments there. However, they're always going to be a little bit step removed from the customer. They're always, at the end of the day, competing with sellers to some degree. There are certain things that they can do, certain things that they're limited on in terms of where their interests lie versus where the sellers lie, and so that's where tools like Helium 10 become much more valuable to customers, and so I do recommend that you look at the full suite of tools that you have available to you, because there's going to be things that Amazon will implement and there's going to be things that they're going to be hesitant to implement, for whatever reason.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. Well, Kevin, thank you so much for riffing on this with me. It's something I'm passionate about because I'm all about. I'm not like Amazon, I'm all about the sellers, not about the customers, and so anything that affects sellers or you, you know, if there's going to be some big inherent change in the way that sellers need to do things, then I get very passionate about it. And especially when I hear I don't want to, you know, use the word misinformation, you know out there, but almost like scare tactics or just clickbaity stuff, which I just did in this very podcast with the title of it but with at least, if you're in a clickbait, at least let people know that what the real situation is, because I don't want I've had so many sellers come up to me because of just hearing things where it's like, oh, my goodness, I've got to change everything I'm doing for my keyword research.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I've got to change everything I'm doing for my listing optimization. And right now, the fact of the matter is, no, I'm still doing the exact same things I did last year. There are some slightly different things because there's new rules at Amazon of what you can and can't do and of course, I've switched, but as far as the way I make my listings and I structure it and how I do my keyword research. Not one iota different am I doing it now, and I have had the exact same success with getting to page one on all my main keywords and getting sales for the keywords I think I'm relevant for.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And so I think that's just important to know, guys, that as AI evolves, I'm sure I'm positive there's going to be new things that we might have to do as sellers and stay tuned. We'll let you know what those are, but right now, as long as you've been paying attention to our tutorials the last few years, you're not having to do anything different, in my opinion. So, anyways, thanks, Kevin, let's definitely bring you on in 2025. And you know, who knows, maybe AI will be we'll be driving all of our cars and we're driving like the Jetsons or something. I don't know what's. What's going to happen, but we're going to find out with you next year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin Dolan:</p>
<p>Super excited. Thanks for having me.</p>
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</a>Don't miss out on the details of upcoming online and in-person events designed to sharpen your e-commerce strategies:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Freedom Ticket Webinar - <a href='http://h10.me/ftoctober'>http://h10.me/ftoctober</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Meganar - <a href='http://h10.me/meganar'>http://h10.me/meganar</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Winning Amazon Advertising Strategies - <a href='http://h10.me/adsoctober'>http://h10.me/adsoctober</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Sydney, Australia Event - <a href='http://h10.me/sydney'>http://h10.me/sydney</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Milan, Italy Elite Workshop - <a href='http://h10.me/milan'>http://h10.me/milan</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Dubai, UAE Event - <a href='http://h10.me/dubai'>http://h10.me/dubai</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Whether you're new to Amazon or running large-scale brands, these updates are sure to provide valuable insights and opportunities for growth. Listen in as I break down these developments and what they mean for you as a seller.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:07 - Etsy is THE WORST!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:38 - Amazon Bundling Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:44 - TikTok Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:23 - Amazon Shopping Test</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:59 - Compliance Fast Track</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:31 - FBA New Selection Perk</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:30 - Large &amp; Heavy Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:15 - Online Events</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:19 - Sydney, Australia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:49 - Milan, Italy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:30 - Dubai, UAE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:51 - Amazon Unboxed Recap</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The Project X account was unceremoniously booted from Etsy this week. There's been a huge change. For those who do bundling on Amazon, a complete guide of the 15 updates announced at Amazon Box this week. This and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories and goings on in the Amazon and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. Today is going to be almost all news, guys, because we've got like 24 different news articles to talk about due to the Unboxed conference that was held this week, and we're going to get to pretty much every single announcement that was done at Unboxed. And also we got some cool online events that you guys might want to participate in, so make sure to stay tuned for that. Let's go ahead and hop right into the news.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I wanted to tell you a story. I got this email this week from Etsy for the Project X account. So you guys know Project X is where we sell coffin shelves and egg trays and you know these. Actually, most of the products qualify for Etsy. All right, because you've got to either design it in the USA and slash or it's not. It doesn't have to be both. Or have you know a member of your own shop is the one who is putting it together and it's not like you know mass production, you know line and the products on project X that qualify.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Um, I've been selling on Etsy for like five years. You've probably heard me talk about it, sold maybe a hundred thousand dollars worth over the years, and so what happened was I got this email this week and it said the following hey, how cool is that store? We've reached out that you've got listings that were not in line with eBay's creativity standards. All right, blah, blah, blah, blah, your account has been permanently suspended. I'm like what? Like? First of all, you guys should know who we are. We're Helium 10, guys Like we're not trying to like game the system or something. We're trying to like actually promote Etsy by having an account. We're not trying to make money, we're trying to like, promote people to sell on Etsy Now, of course, and so you should let us do whatever we want. No, but we're 100% in compliance.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And they just send this list like nonstop or this just like big long thing of can't sell on Etsy anymore. You can still ship pending orders. You may see a delay of getting paid up to 180 days and at the very end it says if you think there's a mistake, duh, you may be able to file an appeal with Etsy. Here's how it works. So, of course, I filed appeal and then I went through the questionnaire. I send them video proof. I'm like, guys, we have not violated one policy. I mean, there's thousands, tens of thousands of products on Etsy that are clearly not in policy. Not how, not how cool is that project X stuff? So, uh, you know, I I showed them details, like showed that it was our shop making it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, like even videos of myself. Uh, you know, I showed them details, like showed that it was our shop making it. You know, like even videos of myself, you know, helping to make some of the products. I actually showed the original Project X videos. I was like, hey, we actually did a reality TV shows that shows when we're designing this product in the USA. You know, kind of like your policy says got to be designed in the USA. Here's some proof of that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then I told them I was like no, maybe you didn't know, but like we're an educational platform here, we don't make tools for Etsy at Helium 10, but we liked helping people to sell online, submitted it and then two days later get this message. It says this is Etsy's trust and safety team and we're like Etsy's dumb and dumber team. But anyways, we appreciate you taking the time to file an appeal. No, no, you really don't. After careful consideration, no, I'm pretty sure you did not carefully consider anything. We've determined your account does not qualify for reinstatement. We performed a comprehensive review. No, you did not and we're unable to further reconsider. You know they don't allow me to say anything. I can't talk to anybody. There's like no, but no customer support to reach out to discuss I mean this whole process of this, not one person to reach out. So, anyways, my point is yeah, you're not going to see me here promoting etsy to for you guys to sell on etsy. I've done that before. But then also those of you who are selling on ety and you do get, like these notification warnings. You know, maybe do a little bit more than me as far as trying to get somebody on the line to talk to you to see why in the world you're getting these notifications when you're if you're fully in line with their requirements.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Who have bad? You know, I hear bad experiences all the time with Walmart, amazon customer service. Everybody always has complaints. Guys, it could be worse, right? I've not seen a worse experience with customer service than Etsy. It was kind of funny. At the bottom of the email it says their address and I was like wait a minute, 117 Adams Street, Brooklyn, new York. I looked it up Sure enough. Coincidentally, 27 years ago when I lived in New York, I actually worked down the street there in Brooklyn Heights and in that building, 117 Adams, where Etsy's headquarters is I used to give tours at that building. That was part of my job. It was a printery in those days and I'm like, wow, what are the odds of that? I live in California, that's on the other side, anyways, I digress. Wow, what are the odds of that? I live in California, that's on the other side, anyways, I digress, that doesn't even matter, I'd love to give a tour there. Now, look at this here we have customer service representatives who have no idea what Etsy's policies are. No, I'm sorry, I'm just a little bit bitter here, but anyways, let's move on to other news here, the first article of the day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is kind of big actually for a lot of people who do bundling. It says updated product bundling policy for consumables. All right, so, effective October 14th, you can only list bundles that are created and offered by the original manufacturer. So what does that mean? Let's say I've got a blue diamond almonds here and I've got Wetzel's pretzel nuts or pretzels, something right. Well, what you could do in the old days was you could go and put them and make a new bundle, all right, like Blue Diamond Almonds and Pretzels, and this is my Bradley's Amazing Snack Box brand, and there's no problem, I can have products. But now you can no longer do that going forward. All right, this was a big strategy by people who do bundles and didn't want to like have to compete with just the blue diamond. You know, uh, the blue diamond brand, right, you just put under your own brand and differentiate yourself by maybe offering other products. But you are no longer going to be able to do that. So check your seller central dashboard. That's kind of going to affect a lot of people out there who do, uh, certain kind of bundling.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from restoftheworld.org and it's entitled TikTok wants to turn millions of Americans into paid shopping influencers Super interesting article that talks about the promotions that TikTok is doing to get more influencers out there. And guys, let me just tell you that this thing works from sellers. It was funny. I was talking to my family the other day. I had set up a TikTok shop account on the Project 5K Not even the Project X one, my Project 5K Amazon account or products and I only put one on there and I just wanted to go through the process. It was like a month ago and I sent our product like a sample to some influencers. I chose maybe like a maximum of like eight different people, maybe it was only five and then I forgot about it. Right, I was just like, okay, whatever. Now again, as you guys know, I don't ship my own products for my factory, my family or my factory, my warehouse, my family handles all of that. And then I was just looking at some report and the TikTok was like what? We sold 23 of these products in the last couple of weeks. I didn't promote it at all, other than sending it out to these influencers on TikTok. So again, that is, the way to success on TikTok shop is through influencer marketing. It's kind of an interesting article that talks about that. There's going to be stuff you know from Helium 10. Look forward to that. That might help with that in the future, not only for TikTok but also Amazon influencers too. It's a great way to make extra money yourself as sellers or newer sellers trying to make extra money, or you're an experienced seller and you want to. You know you should want to reach out to these influencers that are on Amazon. They can make unboxing videos and things and other UGC for your products, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from retail dive.com and it's entitled Amazon bundles online shopping of grocery and non food items. All right, so this is a test that they're doing. I think it was in Arizona where you could like actually order Amazon fresh products, whole foods and your Amazon in one shopping cart experience and then get like everything like a couple hours. Now, you know you might think, well, how does this? How is this going to affect me? I don't sell in Whole Foods, right, but it's an interesting advantage for Prime members and another benefit of being a Prime member. You know, in the past you'd have to physically go to Whole Foods perhaps. Maybe use the Amazon Fresh subsection to make just an Amazon Fresh grocery order. And then your third thing would be hey, let me order a couple of things from the Amazon Prime app, and then now there's three different deliveries and so Amazon is testing. Hey, can we give Prime members who live in certain regions the ability to just do it all in one shopping experience, saving customer time and money? This, I think, would be good for us Amazon sellers. Obviously, we're not selling Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods, but how many of orders maybe the person decided you know what? I'm just going to go in person to whole foods and let me just get my other items, like the snacks that maybe they could have gotten on Amazon, that maybe you carry. Or you know what? I'm going to go to a whole foods and let me go next door to Walmart to pick up. You know the toilet paper I need, right, maybe you sell toilet paper, but now your Amazon Prime order might get the order because people are trying to buy in this little bundle. So you know, this is not a hashtag game changer or anything like that, but I think, a good move by Amazon that will help sellers down the road if it's picked up by customers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from your Seller Central dashboard and it's entitled Make Product Compliance Easier with Compliance Fast Track. We talked about this. This is one of those announcements at Amazon Accelerate, and now this is one of those ones that's now available. So check your dashboard, because now in such product categories as electronics, arts and crafts, you are now going to be able to get your compliance documentation in a more automated way instead of having to one by one do it. So for more information, if you're in one of those categories, make sure to check that on your dashboard.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another program that you might not be aware of is called the FBA New Selection, and now there's a new benefit from this program and, effective last month, they're going to offer now a 25% discount. I don't know why they're just mentioning it now it was available last month, but it just got announced yesterday or day before where you can get a 25% discount on Vine for your eligible new products If you are in FBA new selection. Now I would go into that article and it actually links to the knowledge base about FBA new selection, like wait, who qualifies for FBA new selection? What are the other benefits? There's actually a lot of other benefits, more than just a discount on Vine. You can actually get a 10% rebate for sales on eligible ASINs. You can get free monthly storage, and so this is a program. If you have not heard about it, check your Seller Central dashboard. Go through to the knowledge base article on Amazon Seller Central about that and get some more information. Next article going back to the seller central dashboard, again, a seller fulfilled prepaid returns are now offered through UPS for large and heavy items, right, so that wasn't available to do UPS before, and so if you are selling a large and heavy item, make sure to check this article on your dashboard. This is like a product that weighs more than 90 pounds, et cetera. Check this article on your dashboard. This is like a product that weighs more than 90 pounds, et cetera. Amazon has some new programs in place that you need to be aware about, because now buyers are going to automatically be able to trigger some of these returns, and so you might all of a sudden start ending up with, you know, with like 50 refrigerators. If you sell refrigerators in your warehouse, you're like, where did all these return refrigerators come from? I never got returns before, but it might be part of this new program, so make sure to check that out if it affects you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, before we get into Amazon Unbox, a few on and offline events I think are really good for you guys to know. About the online ones, obviously, anybody can register for All right. The first event is actually tomorrow, the 18th, at 11 am. It's going to be a our monthly freedom to get workshop where Kevin King brings on an expert to do an advanced training for Amazon sellers, and this one is going to be entitled why Branding has Always Been your Biggest Marketing Problem and how AI Will Solve it All right, so, completely free workshop. If you guys want to register and watch it live, completely free workshop. Um, if you guys want to register and watch it live, uh, you can go to <a href='https://h10.me/ftoctober'>h10.me/ftoctober</a>. F T for freedom ticket.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next online event is something I haven't done in years. How many of you guys out there remember Meganar? You guys remember that I did like a Meganar. It's like a mega webinar years ago. It's probably been like five years where I went live for 16 hours straight. It was insane. They wouldn't let me go live 16 hours again. But this Monday I am going to go live, this time with the help of Carrie and Shivali and others, and I'm going to have maybe 10, 20 guests on the show. We're going to go live from 7 am all the way into 2 pm Pacific time. So we tried to pick some times where different people can hop in, hop off, and the basic theme of it is tips from top sellers that we're going to be inviting on on how to really have a great Q4, have a great Black Friday to Cyber Monday, cyber Weekend, cyber 5, and some tips that are really going to help you in the coming weeks. I've invited a really wide variety of sellers with different experiences that they're going to be giving their top tips throughout that. We're also going to be trying to get money live back from Amazon because, remember, the deadline is going to be in a couple of days for that. So we're going to be doing some of that, like we're trying to get up to maybe $500,000 back. We're going to have prizes, like like trivias and giveaways with swag. It is going to be a fun time. So to register for that, go to <a href='https://h10.me/meganar'>h10.me/meganar</a>.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right One. The very next day, on Tuesday, we are going to have a special workshop with Destiny about AI advertising, something new that Helium 10 has, and Destiny has helped optimize a little bit and she has some cool templates that are going to help for Q4. So it's kind of like continuing the conversation about Q4 and how to get your advertising ready coming up, how you can now set up campaigns in seconds with a new tool that you might not know is available to you without even having to buy this tool separately. So it's going to be pretty cool. That's going to be Tuesday of next week. If you want to join that, go to <a href='https://h10.me/adsoctober'>h10.me/adsoctober</a>.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now some in-person events that I think are, uh, you should go to. I'll be at almost all of these and would love to meet you guys and hang out. The first one is coming up is going to be October 31st this month. I think that's Halloween. I'm not sure if they do Halloween in Australia, but it's October 31st in Sydney, Australia. Uh, I would love to see you guys there. It's an Amazon event, all right, this is like made by Amazon corporate in Australia, <a href='https://h10.me/sydney'>h10.me/sydney</a>. If you guys are interested in going, I think it's a free event, all right. So would love to meet and hang out with you guys there my very first ever trip down under, so it'll be great to go there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next event will be in Milan, Italy, November 11th. This is an elite workshop, but it's open to everybody. Elite members go free, but instead of $400, we are doing a special where anybody can go to this high-end elite workshop for only 89 euros. It's going to be in Milan, Italy, <a href='https://h10.me/milan'>h10.me/milan</a>. It's going to be with Avast. We're going to have some great speakers. I'll be speaking there my first time speaking at Elite Workshop this year. We'll have Mansour from Incrementum Digital coming from Canada, We'll have George from ClearAds coming from the UK, Jana from Serbia we have a very international speaking group and I definitely think you guys, um, should make it out to that one. And then last will be a December, the 4th I believe and fifth in Dubai. I'll be speaking at a pretty big event over there and that is <a href='https://h10.me/dubai'>h10.me/dubai</a>. It's called World EF, Dubai event, so there's going to be a bunch of people speaking there. It'd be great to meet you there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now let's get into Amazon Unboxed and this is probably going to be your biggest or the most comprehensive recap. I hope so. I wasn't even there, but I really tried to read up on all the articles and what people were writing to get a good kind of like picture of what happened at Amazon Unboxed. I was able to go last year, but this year didn't make it. So let's go ahead and hop into it. Some of this stuff, guys, is a little bit in the weeds. It's a little over my head, like I'm not a professional advertiser. Obviously, I spend $100,000 a year on advertising, but I don't consider myself, like you know, some advanced person who does DSP and all these things. As a matter of fact, I don't think I spend a hundred thousand dollars more. I'm probably down to like $70,000 this year. But anyways, let's go ahead and hop into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The very first announcement was Amazon Marketing Cloud, AMC. The next few ones are going to be all about AMC. That was like a big theme of. Unbox says AMC eligibility expanded to sponsored ads advertisers Me I have never used AMC Before. You would have to have DSP to be able to use that or work at an advanced agency and things. That wasn't me. Helium 10 didn't have AMC before. Helium 10 is going to have AMC, so be looking forward to that. But basically, what AMC is? We're going to have some training on it at that Destiny workshop for PPC next week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It says AMC is a secure, privacy, safe and cloud-based clean room solution. Like you might be a clean room solution, what the heck I? My room is clean. It's not that kind of clean room, all right, so this is like I said. It's going to get into the weeds here for some of you, but make sure to stick through all of these announcements because they're important. A clean room solution in which advertisers can easily perform analytics and blind audience across. They're using like fancy language here pseudonymized. I love it. See, is that a word, guys? Pseudonymized. Come on, amazon, with your press releases. You got to use better words than this. Like us, illiterate, not well-educated people like myself don't understand words like pseudonymized signals, including Amazon ad signals as well as their own input.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But this is going to be interesting, guys, because, like here in this article, it says why is this important? It says with this launch, we're democratizing AMC insights and actions, because before it used to only be available in DSP, but now, basically, you guys are going to understand the buyer journey a lot more and it's going to allow you for different targeting. Speaking of AMC, another article that they announced was AMC marketing cloud audiences can now be used in sponsor ads. So that's critical. Like I said before, you could only use it for, like, DSP and things like that, or just, just, you know, like for data gathering, but now, uh, you're going to be able to take the audiences that come from AMC and actually use it as a target audience in sponsored ad campaigns. All right, so make sure to check, by the way, every single one of these articles I'm doing. I have linked in the comments below to the specific article where Amazon goes a little bit deeper into it. So make sure to read it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But why? Amazon says it's important, says, with AMC, advertisers are going to get an in-depth understanding of customers journeys across Amazon ads, media and channels. This launch helps advertisers take action on these insights across Amazon ads versus media and channels. This launch helps advertisers take action on these insights across Amazon ads, versus previously only in Amazon DSP. It says, for example, an advertiser can build an audience similar to their high value shoppers to expand the reach of their campaigns or to re-engage audiences reached through Amazon streaming TV campaigns. Through this launch reach through Amazon streaming TV campaigns. Through this launch, advertisers can leverage granular AMC insights to more efficiently move customers along their journey down the funnel.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, so, again, like I said, some of this stuff might be a little bit over your head, some of it's over my head, but this is something that we're going to break down for you guys. We're going to be educating you guys a lot about what exactly is AMC, how can it be used, even by, you know, smaller sellers out there, where before it was only used by, like, very big companies? Next, unbox release increase engagement through audience bid boosting for sponsored products and sponsored brands All right, so this will allow advertisers to reach and engage audiences that they define and create. So, for example, you are going to be able to create custom audiences that you were not able to do before, such as shoppers who have not previously purchased their product, shoppers who are exposed to a streaming TV campaign. You're going to be able to adjust bids just like you would like in a regular campaign, and so this bid boosting is going to again be tapped. This is another one of those AMC announcements. This is part of this whole AMC. Remember, AMC is not just about this clean room thing, but it's about it's about, you know, seeing people throughout the funnel. All right, so I'm not going to go too much more in depth in this article. If you want to learn about all of these AMC stuff, make sure to check out the article that's linked to below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next one is introducing new product campaigns from Amazon ads now available in the U S. All right. Uh, it says brands selling on Amazon now have full funnel advertising solution to quickly introduce their latest product innovations to customers. So another way they referred to this, I guess that unbox was kind of like. This is a like a product launch, kind of like a campaign, and it says this managed service provides data driven media plans leveraging a curated set of 1P and 3P audio video device and display inventory. All right, so this is not for the faint at heart or for me. Maybe you know launching a coffin shelf that I want to sell maybe 10 units a day of no, this is obviously for bigger customers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now look, if you just look at this visual example those of you watching on YouTube you'll see here, here is this kitchen smart coffee maker, and then you see a huge ad, like on the Amazon homepage, right, and then now you see a ESPN app where you're going to see an ad. You can you can barely see it there, but you can see there's Caitlin Clark doing some kind of highlight right, and then right above that, you see an ad for this coffee maker. And then you see the ESPN desktop app on a computer and the customer is seeing that same ad. And then now it looks like somebody's watching streaming TV maybe Amazon Prime Video or something and then they see a full 15 second ad of this kitchen smart ad. And then to the right, now you see this Alexa device and that same ad is coming up there. And then, uh, the last one here. This looks like I guess it's like Twitch or something, so maybe they're watching a Twitch streamer and then they see that same ad. So now this is going to like be this, this, this thing that Amazon is like providing as a solution where you don't have to come up with. Hey, what, what's my strategy for getting my initial push out there. We're going to go ahead and handle all of that for you. So, again, if you want more information on that, make sure to check the article that is linked to below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of sponsored TV, a new sponsored TV releases make it easier than ever to reach relevant audiences and measure performance. Was this next announcement All right? So last year at Unbox, they really talked about sponsored TV a lot, and now we're about a year into sponsored TV and now there's more features that are coming up here. So the new thing is that now there's going to be lifestyle and life stage audiences that advertisers are going to be able to use, audiences that advertisers are going to be able to use. So it's not like hey, let me just make an ad and let me just target replays of the walking dead or something like that. No, like, amazon has all these audiences that they have based on all their information. For example, a couple of things that they give here is like outdoor enthusiasts or environmentally conscious shoppers they give us an example of, and so it's not just a matter of like, hey, let me just throw up this TV ad and target TV shows. But then it's like let me target these TV shows, but then only the people watching it that are outdoor enthusiasts, right, so there's gonna be some really interesting stuff, as Amazon kind of like makes media advertising digital media advertising, uh, tv media, uh a little bit more accessible to the common folk like me. I'm still not sure I'm ready for that yet, but Amazon's getting it closer to make that more accessible to me.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next one is deliver more relevant ads everywhere, independent of ad IDs, with ad relevance All right. So it says ad relevance. What is that? It's an innovative approach to deliver relevant ads for all products and services advertised through the Amazon. DSP All right. So since this is about DSP and I don't know too much about DSP and not many of you are using it, I'm not going to go too in depth here, but anybody who is using DSP out there make sure to check the article about some of the details on this one, because there are some new enhancements, definitely for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next one here I think a lot of you might find interesting. It says understand the top combinations of ad touch points that drive conversions. All right, that's something I think everybody wants to know about. All right. So conversion path reporting shows the ad touch points on the customer's 30 day path path to conversion, starting with purchases. It's going to be available in both sponsored ads and DSP, all right, so it's going to be able to allow you to see the most frequent and efficient customer paths.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>For example, some of the examples it gave was maybe the first time somebody got exposed to your brand was through a streaming TV ad, and then they happen to see next the display ad, and then they saw a sponsored brand video ad and then they saw a sponsor brand video ad and then they saw a sponsored product ad, then they saw a sponsored video display and then they purchased the product. Right? Maybe another kind of like flow is something different. Maybe it was a they only saw a sponsored video ad and then an audio ad from like audible or something, and then boom, went to purchase. Now let's say that that one was working a lot better. Well, that all of a sudden means like hey, you know what? I'm not going to go spend all this money trying to get that customer through that six stage step of the customer journey. Let me double down on this sponsored brand video to audio DSP ad, because that's like my quickest way to get to that purchase.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I mean, that's just a random example there, but before could, could we see this? No, like we, we we speculate, right, like sometimes, uh, we have sponsored brand video ads or display ads that you know, maybe, uh, RoAS or ACoS and things like that are not that great, right, but we still do it because it's more of a branding play. We're like no, I need to get in front of customers more. I want them to see my brand so that by the time they see my sponsored product ad or some like on page ad or just an organic purchase, it makes them more likely to go ahead and purchase my product, because they've been conditioned to kind of like, see my brand and think about purchasing it before, right, so, but you didn't really have visibility as a regular seller, at least we haven't had visibility to see how that purchase journey works through the ads, and so this is going to be something cool. I think that will allow us to do that. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next few. I'm just going to kind of skim over a little bit, because once I got to this stage, maybe your head is hurting as much as mine with some of this, how deep some of this stuff goes. But the next announcement was entitled build a holistic first party data strategy with ads data manager. All right, so ADM ads data manager is a new standalone offering that simplifies and streamlines the process of first party data management through Amazon ads tech. All right, um, this is going to be for DSP or AMC. Um, again, most of that doesn't affect you guys yet, so if you're interested in that, make sure to check out the article.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of DSP, one more article that they had talked about is entitled the Amazon DSP launches performance Plus. It's a little fancy name. Almost sounds like something that helium 10 would call something. This is your new Performance Plus Cerebro tool, but anyways, amazon took it before us Performance Plus Tactics into Beta. Now, for those of you who are doing display online video or streaming TV, with a conversion KPI of ROAS for endemic advertisers or CPA for non-endemic advertisers, you're going to have this performance plus tactic available, and if that was just sounded like a whole bunch of gibberish to you, this article is probably not for you, like it's not for me, but for those of you, I know we've got some nine figure sellers out there that are really into this stuff. Make sure to check out the article link to for that I wanted to make sure to include everything, because I know we have listeners out there that are brand new on Amazon. Keep listening, guys. We got stuff for you too. We have listeners who are nine figure sellers. I want to make sure I give stuff that is relevant to everybody. More unbox announcements.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this was interesting and something I hadn't considered. I alluded to a little bit earlier about audio ads, right, so this is entitled Create Impactful Audio Ads in just a few clicks with Generator. So these next couple announcements have to do kind of like with AI. So Audio Generator leverages generative AI capabilities to turn products into interactive audio ads in minutes for the ad to cart call to action. All right, so you might not have thought about audio ads or thought about adding, you know, like, maybe, fancy audio to your, to your video ads. But with this audio generator, there's a cool demo here that you guys make sure to click on the article and then go watch this demo here. But you're going to be able to choose your product and then use AI to generate audio including, like you know, add copy, like you can get somebody with a British accent to read some kind of script that you have and you not have to go like go hire a professional voice actor for some of this stuff. So really interesting stuff.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of AI, another thing that Amazon announced uh, this was something that was actually originally announced at Amazon accelerate, so I'm not going to go too deep into this, but it says create high quality AI generated videos in minutes. And it says Amazon ads has introduced a new powered video generator, currently available for use in sponsored brands campaigns. You guys already heard us talk about this at Amazon Accelerate, but another cool demo is on this video in our link below, so make sure to check that out. The last AI update for Unbox is called make creative development a breeze with the AI creative Studiobox. Is called Make Creative Development a Breeze with the AI Creative Studio, which is in beta. So this is AI Creative Studio is a centralized experience that combines AI functionality with expert level controls All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is a new kind of like homepage where you're going to have the studio, the sandbox and the inspiration gallery In the studio. It says you're going to gain access to a suite of tools that can be used to transfer your concepts from in progress to design complete. You know, you can like start with a picture of a cup and then, all of a sudden, you put it in this like crazy background and choose different backgrounds you can have different effects and different lightings and then you're going to be able to generate that image. Now, with the sandbox, you're going to be able to test out new features, like, maybe you take one of those things that was just an image before and then now you're going to be able to animate the image. You know, like, if you remember, in Accelerate they showed how you can make smoke coming out of a or not smoke, but like steam coming out of, like a teacup or or coffee, right, so that's kind of cool. And there's also going to be the inspiration gallery where you're going to see examples of AI generated content. Uh, and then you can actually like, click these If you like, like, hey, like, I like this vibe right here. I like, I like this, the way that they did this headphones here I want to be able to do that to my product. And then you're going to be able to like, choose these kinds of like templated things or examples and then apply it to your own products. All right, so this is one of those ones. Guys, you do need to click into the article where this was announced, because I got the link for you in order. If you want to join the wait list, all right if you want to join the wait list for this AI creative studio, because not everybody's going to be able to get into this right away. So make sure to find whatever article this is about the AI creative studio in the comments below and check it out.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Only a couple more uh unbox announcements. Uh, the next one is called interactive ads expand availability across streaming TV into prime video. Right, this was, uh, we had an article about this before in the weekly buzz. But you know, sometimes you might think of when you see commercials on TV regular TV, right, that's all. It is a commercial, like a Superbowl commercial. You see a GoDaddy website, or you see you know, chips, or Michael Cera showing his CeraVe lotion, or whatever, right, but what, what does? How does that help the advertiser? Well, the only way it helps lead, leading to an immediate sale, is maybe they go on Amazon or they go somewhere else to the store later on the day and they go buy that product. Right, but now, on prime video, you still can do just generic ads, but now there's going to be shoppable ads, all right, so you can see a 15 second ad on prime video as an example here, and then it'll be like you know you're not in your computer but it'll say, hey, just hit OK on your TV remote and you're going to buy the product, like if it's connected to your Amazon account. So now, all of a sudden there's going to be like a direct connection where somebody doesn't have to go and pause the video to go buy a product. Just by hitting like OK on the remote they're going to be able to buy some products that you're advertising on Prime Video. So make sure to check this article. That could make streaming TV a little bit more lucrative for some of you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Last couple, I'm just going to breeze through here. There's a couple new metrics here. One is called long-term sales, and long-term sales RoAS, is the acronym LTS RoAS. I guess they're getting crazy with these. These acronyms are already, like you know, 10 letters long here. But anyways, this is going to be interesting because it's a historical 12 month return of a given customer engagement with your brand, right, you know, like there's an attribution window right when you know like, let's say, something has a 14 day attribution window.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Somebody clicks on something on Monday and a week and a half later they buy it. That original click gets attributed with that sale from that ad. Right, but let's say somebody clicked on it but they don't buy it in two weeks, maybe they four months later or something. They buy the product. Have you ever had any visibility into that? That purchase can be tied all the way back to that original click. No, you have not been able to do that until now. All right, so this is going to be something cool. This LTS ROAS uh is going to be able to allow you to take a look back even, uh, throughout a year to see, like, how your ads are doing. So make sure to check the article for more information on that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then, last one is DSP has a new experience. So if the whole DSP page for those are like UI of their homepage has been completely redone, I guess I wouldn't know the difference because I never saw the old DSP page part. But for those of you who use it, go ahead and check it out and see if you like their new UI. That is it. Believe it or not? Guys, for Amazon, unboxed and all of the news and events this week. Obviously no time to do our normal training tip of the week or our new feature alerts. We'll have to save that for next week. We actually got some pretty amazing things coming for you guys. By the way, as guys hope, you enjoyed this in-depth coverage of all the goings on in the news this week. Make sure to tune in next.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week’s buzzing news: The Project X account was booted from Etsy, Amazon bundling has changed drastically, and 15 updates were announced at Amazon Unboxed this week!</p>
<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
TikTok wants to turn millions of Americans into paid shopping influencers<br>
<a href='https://restofworld.org/2024/tiktok-shop-influencers-us/'>https://restofworld.org/2024/tiktok-shop-influencers-us/<br>
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</a>Amazon bundles online shopping of groceries and nonfood items<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-fresh-whole-foods-ecommerce-delivery-pickup-automated-micro-fulfillment/729619/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-fresh-whole-foods-ecommerce-delivery-pickup-automated-micro-fulfillment/729619/<br>
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</a>Amazon Unboxed Updates:<br>
Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) eligibility expanded to sponsored ads advertisers (through partners)<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/expanding-amc-eligibility-to-advertisers-and-partners/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/expanding-amc-eligibility-to-advertisers-and-partners/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Increase engagement through audience bid boosting for Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-audience-bid-boosting/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-audience-bid-boosting/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) Audiences can now be used in Sponsored Ads<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amc-audiences-for-sponsored-ads/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amc-audiences-for-sponsored-ads/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Increase engagement through audience bid boosting for Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-audience-bid-boosting/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-audience-bid-boosting/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>New Sponsored TV releases make it easier than ever to reach relevant audiences and measure performance<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-ads-new-sponsored-tv-releases/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-ads-new-sponsored-tv-releases/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
<br>
</a>Deliver more relevant ads everywhere, independent of ad ids, with Ad Relevance<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-relevance/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-relevance/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Understand the top combinations of ad touchpoints that drive conversions<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-touchpoints-drive-sales-with-conversion-path-reporting/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ad-touchpoints-drive-sales-with-conversion-path-reporting/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Build a holistic first-party data strategy with Ads data manager<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ads-data-manager-beta/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/ads-data-manager-beta/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon DSP launches Performance+ tactics into beta<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-launches-performance-plus-tactics/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-launches-performance-plus-tactics/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
<br>
</a>Create impactful interactive audio ads in just a few clicks with Audio generator<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/audio-generator/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/audio-generator/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Create high-quality AI-generated videos in minutes<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/create-high-quality-ai-generated-videos-in-minutes/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/create-high-quality-ai-generated-videos-in-minutes/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
</a>Make creative development a breeze with AI creative studio (beta)<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-ai-creative-studio/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/unboxed-ai-creative-studio/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
<br>
</a>Interactive ads expand availability across streaming TV into Prime Video<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/interactive-ads-expand-across-streaming-tv-into-prime-video/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/interactive-ads-expand-across-streaming-tv-into-prime-video/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
<br>
</a>Understand the value of new-to-brand shoppers beyond immediate sales<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/long-term-sales/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/long-term-sales/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
<br>
</a>Maximize your campaign impact with the new Amazon DSP experience<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/new-amazon-dsp-experience/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/new-amazon-dsp-experience/?ref_=a20m_us_wn_gw<br>
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</a>Don't miss out on the details of upcoming online and in-person events designed to sharpen your e-commerce strategies:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Freedom Ticket Webinar - <a href='http://h10.me/ftoctober'>http://h10.me/ftoctober</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Meganar - <a href='http://h10.me/meganar'>http://h10.me/meganar</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Winning Amazon Advertising Strategies - <a href='http://h10.me/adsoctober'>http://h10.me/adsoctober</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Sydney, Australia Event - <a href='http://h10.me/sydney'>http://h10.me/sydney</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Milan, Italy Elite Workshop - <a href='http://h10.me/milan'>http://h10.me/milan</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">Dubai, UAE Event - <a href='http://h10.me/dubai'>http://h10.me/dubai</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Whether you're new to Amazon or running large-scale brands, these updates are sure to provide valuable insights and opportunities for growth. Listen in as I break down these developments and what they mean for you as a seller.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:07 - Etsy is THE WORST!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:38 - Amazon Bundling Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:44 - TikTok Influencers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:23 - Amazon Shopping Test</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:59 - Compliance Fast Track</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:31 - FBA New Selection Perk</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:30 - Large &amp; Heavy Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:15 - Online Events</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:19 - Sydney, Australia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:49 - Milan, Italy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:30 - Dubai, UAE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:51 - Amazon Unboxed Recap</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The Project X account was unceremoniously booted from Etsy this week. There's been a huge change. For those who do bundling on Amazon, a complete guide of the 15 updates announced at Amazon Box this week. This and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories and goings on in the Amazon and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. Today is going to be almost all news, guys, because we've got like 24 different news articles to talk about due to the Unboxed conference that was held this week, and we're going to get to pretty much every single announcement that was done at Unboxed. And also we got some cool online events that you guys might want to participate in, so make sure to stay tuned for that. Let's go ahead and hop right into the news.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I wanted to tell you a story. I got this email this week from Etsy for the Project X account. So you guys know Project X is where we sell coffin shelves and egg trays and you know these. Actually, most of the products qualify for Etsy. All right, because you've got to either design it in the USA and slash or it's not. It doesn't have to be both. Or have you know a member of your own shop is the one who is putting it together and it's not like you know mass production, you know line and the products on project X that qualify.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Um, I've been selling on Etsy for like five years. You've probably heard me talk about it, sold maybe a hundred thousand dollars worth over the years, and so what happened was I got this email this week and it said the following hey, how cool is that store? We've reached out that you've got listings that were not in line with eBay's creativity standards. All right, blah, blah, blah, blah, your account has been permanently suspended. I'm like what? Like? First of all, you guys should know who we are. We're Helium 10, guys Like we're not trying to like game the system or something. We're trying to like actually promote Etsy by having an account. We're not trying to make money, we're trying to like, promote people to sell on Etsy Now, of course, and so you should let us do whatever we want. No, but we're 100% in compliance.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And they just send this list like nonstop or this just like big long thing of can't sell on Etsy anymore. You can still ship pending orders. You may see a delay of getting paid up to 180 days and at the very end it says if you think there's a mistake, duh, you may be able to file an appeal with Etsy. Here's how it works. So, of course, I filed appeal and then I went through the questionnaire. I send them video proof. I'm like, guys, we have not violated one policy. I mean, there's thousands, tens of thousands of products on Etsy that are clearly not in policy. Not how, not how cool is that project X stuff? So, uh, you know, I I showed them details, like showed that it was our shop making it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, like even videos of myself. Uh, you know, I showed them details, like showed that it was our shop making it. You know, like even videos of myself, you know, helping to make some of the products. I actually showed the original Project X videos. I was like, hey, we actually did a reality TV shows that shows when we're designing this product in the USA. You know, kind of like your policy says got to be designed in the USA. Here's some proof of that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then I told them I was like no, maybe you didn't know, but like we're an educational platform here, we don't make tools for Etsy at Helium 10, but we liked helping people to sell online, submitted it and then two days later get this message. It says this is Etsy's trust and safety team and we're like Etsy's dumb and dumber team. But anyways, we appreciate you taking the time to file an appeal. No, no, you really don't. After careful consideration, no, I'm pretty sure you did not carefully consider anything. We've determined your account does not qualify for reinstatement. We performed a comprehensive review. No, you did not and we're unable to further reconsider. You know they don't allow me to say anything. I can't talk to anybody. There's like no, but no customer support to reach out to discuss I mean this whole process of this, not one person to reach out. So, anyways, my point is yeah, you're not going to see me here promoting etsy to for you guys to sell on etsy. I've done that before. But then also those of you who are selling on ety and you do get, like these notification warnings. You know, maybe do a little bit more than me as far as trying to get somebody on the line to talk to you to see why in the world you're getting these notifications when you're if you're fully in line with their requirements.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Who have bad? You know, I hear bad experiences all the time with Walmart, amazon customer service. Everybody always has complaints. Guys, it could be worse, right? I've not seen a worse experience with customer service than Etsy. It was kind of funny. At the bottom of the email it says their address and I was like wait a minute, 117 Adams Street, Brooklyn, new York. I looked it up Sure enough. Coincidentally, 27 years ago when I lived in New York, I actually worked down the street there in Brooklyn Heights and in that building, 117 Adams, where Etsy's headquarters is I used to give tours at that building. That was part of my job. It was a printery in those days and I'm like, wow, what are the odds of that? I live in California, that's on the other side, anyways, I digress. Wow, what are the odds of that? I live in California, that's on the other side, anyways, I digress, that doesn't even matter, I'd love to give a tour there. Now, look at this here we have customer service representatives who have no idea what Etsy's policies are. No, I'm sorry, I'm just a little bit bitter here, but anyways, let's move on to other news here, the first article of the day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is kind of big actually for a lot of people who do bundling. It says updated product bundling policy for consumables. All right, so, effective October 14th, you can only list bundles that are created and offered by the original manufacturer. So what does that mean? Let's say I've got a blue diamond almonds here and I've got Wetzel's pretzel nuts or pretzels, something right. Well, what you could do in the old days was you could go and put them and make a new bundle, all right, like Blue Diamond Almonds and Pretzels, and this is my Bradley's Amazing Snack Box brand, and there's no problem, I can have products. But now you can no longer do that going forward. All right, this was a big strategy by people who do bundles and didn't want to like have to compete with just the blue diamond. You know, uh, the blue diamond brand, right, you just put under your own brand and differentiate yourself by maybe offering other products. But you are no longer going to be able to do that. So check your seller central dashboard. That's kind of going to affect a lot of people out there who do, uh, certain kind of bundling.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from restoftheworld.org and it's entitled TikTok wants to turn millions of Americans into paid shopping influencers Super interesting article that talks about the promotions that TikTok is doing to get more influencers out there. And guys, let me just tell you that this thing works from sellers. It was funny. I was talking to my family the other day. I had set up a TikTok shop account on the Project 5K Not even the Project X one, my Project 5K Amazon account or products and I only put one on there and I just wanted to go through the process. It was like a month ago and I sent our product like a sample to some influencers. I chose maybe like a maximum of like eight different people, maybe it was only five and then I forgot about it. Right, I was just like, okay, whatever. Now again, as you guys know, I don't ship my own products for my factory, my family or my factory, my warehouse, my family handles all of that. And then I was just looking at some report and the TikTok was like what? We sold 23 of these products in the last couple of weeks. I didn't promote it at all, other than sending it out to these influencers on TikTok. So again, that is, the way to success on TikTok shop is through influencer marketing. It's kind of an interesting article that talks about that. There's going to be stuff you know from Helium 10. Look forward to that. That might help with that in the future, not only for TikTok but also Amazon influencers too. It's a great way to make extra money yourself as sellers or newer sellers trying to make extra money, or you're an experienced seller and you want to. You know you should want to reach out to these influencers that are on Amazon. They can make unboxing videos and things and other UGC for your products, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from retail dive.com and it's entitled Amazon bundles online shopping of grocery and non food items. All right, so this is a test that they're doing. I think it was in Arizona where you could like actually order Amazon fresh products, whole foods and your Amazon in one shopping cart experience and then get like everything like a couple hours. Now, you know you might think, well, how does this? How is this going to affect me? I don't sell in Whole Foods, right, but it's an interesting advantage for Prime members and another benefit of being a Prime member. You know, in the past you'd have to physically go to Whole Foods perhaps. Maybe use the Amazon Fresh subsection to make just an Amazon Fresh grocery order. And then your third thing would be hey, let me order a couple of things from the Amazon Prime app, and then now there's three different deliveries and so Amazon is testing. Hey, can we give Prime members who live in certain regions the ability to just do it all in one shopping experience, saving customer time and money? This, I think, would be good for us Amazon sellers. Obviously, we're not selling Amazon Fresh or Whole Foods, but how many of orders maybe the person decided you know what? I'm just going to go in person to whole foods and let me just get my other items, like the snacks that maybe they could have gotten on Amazon, that maybe you carry. Or you know what? I'm going to go to a whole foods and let me go next door to Walmart to pick up. You know the toilet paper I need, right, maybe you sell toilet paper, but now your Amazon Prime order might get the order because people are trying to buy in this little bundle. So you know, this is not a hashtag game changer or anything like that, but I think, a good move by Amazon that will help sellers down the road if it's picked up by customers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from your Seller Central dashboard and it's entitled Make Product Compliance Easier with Compliance Fast Track. We talked about this. This is one of those announcements at Amazon Accelerate, and now this is one of those ones that's now available. So check your dashboard, because now in such product categories as electronics, arts and crafts, you are now going to be able to get your compliance documentation in a more automated way instead of having to one by one do it. So for more information, if you're in one of those categories, make sure to check that on your dashboard.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another program that you might not be aware of is called the FBA New Selection, and now there's a new benefit from this program and, effective last month, they're going to offer now a 25% discount. I don't know why they're just mentioning it now it was available last month, but it just got announced yesterday or day before where you can get a 25% discount on Vine for your eligible new products If you are in FBA new selection. Now I would go into that article and it actually links to the knowledge base about FBA new selection, like wait, who qualifies for FBA new selection? What are the other benefits? There's actually a lot of other benefits, more than just a discount on Vine. You can actually get a 10% rebate for sales on eligible ASINs. You can get free monthly storage, and so this is a program. If you have not heard about it, check your Seller Central dashboard. Go through to the knowledge base article on Amazon Seller Central about that and get some more information. Next article going back to the seller central dashboard, again, a seller fulfilled prepaid returns are now offered through UPS for large and heavy items, right, so that wasn't available to do UPS before, and so if you are selling a large and heavy item, make sure to check this article on your dashboard. This is like a product that weighs more than 90 pounds, et cetera. Check this article on your dashboard. This is like a product that weighs more than 90 pounds, et cetera. Amazon has some new programs in place that you need to be aware about, because now buyers are going to automatically be able to trigger some of these returns, and so you might all of a sudden start ending up with, you know, with like 50 refrigerators. If you sell refrigerators in your warehouse, you're like, where did all these return refrigerators come from? I never got returns before, but it might be part of this new program, so make sure to check that out if it affects you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, before we get into Amazon Unbox, a few on and offline events I think are really good for you guys to know. About the online ones, obviously, anybody can register for All right. The first event is actually tomorrow, the 18th, at 11 am. It's going to be a our monthly freedom to get workshop where Kevin King brings on an expert to do an advanced training for Amazon sellers, and this one is going to be entitled why Branding has Always Been your Biggest Marketing Problem and how AI Will Solve it All right, so, completely free workshop. If you guys want to register and watch it live, completely free workshop. Um, if you guys want to register and watch it live, uh, you can go to <a href='https://h10.me/ftoctober'>h10.me/ftoctober</a>. F T for freedom ticket.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next online event is something I haven't done in years. How many of you guys out there remember Meganar? You guys remember that I did like a Meganar. It's like a mega webinar years ago. It's probably been like five years where I went live for 16 hours straight. It was insane. They wouldn't let me go live 16 hours again. But this Monday I am going to go live, this time with the help of Carrie and Shivali and others, and I'm going to have maybe 10, 20 guests on the show. We're going to go live from 7 am all the way into 2 pm Pacific time. So we tried to pick some times where different people can hop in, hop off, and the basic theme of it is tips from top sellers that we're going to be inviting on on how to really have a great Q4, have a great Black Friday to Cyber Monday, cyber Weekend, cyber 5, and some tips that are really going to help you in the coming weeks. I've invited a really wide variety of sellers with different experiences that they're going to be giving their top tips throughout that. We're also going to be trying to get money live back from Amazon because, remember, the deadline is going to be in a couple of days for that. So we're going to be doing some of that, like we're trying to get up to maybe $500,000 back. We're going to have prizes, like like trivias and giveaways with swag. It is going to be a fun time. So to register for that, go to <a href='https://h10.me/meganar'>h10.me/meganar</a>.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right One. The very next day, on Tuesday, we are going to have a special workshop with Destiny about AI advertising, something new that Helium 10 has, and Destiny has helped optimize a little bit and she has some cool templates that are going to help for Q4. So it's kind of like continuing the conversation about Q4 and how to get your advertising ready coming up, how you can now set up campaigns in seconds with a new tool that you might not know is available to you without even having to buy this tool separately. So it's going to be pretty cool. That's going to be Tuesday of next week. If you want to join that, go to <a href='https://h10.me/adsoctober'>h10.me/adsoctober</a>.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now some in-person events that I think are, uh, you should go to. I'll be at almost all of these and would love to meet you guys and hang out. The first one is coming up is going to be October 31st this month. I think that's Halloween. I'm not sure if they do Halloween in Australia, but it's October 31st in Sydney, Australia. Uh, I would love to see you guys there. It's an Amazon event, all right, this is like made by Amazon corporate in Australia, <a href='https://h10.me/sydney'>h10.me/sydney</a>. If you guys are interested in going, I think it's a free event, all right. So would love to meet and hang out with you guys there my very first ever trip down under, so it'll be great to go there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next event will be in Milan, Italy, November 11th. This is an elite workshop, but it's open to everybody. Elite members go free, but instead of $400, we are doing a special where anybody can go to this high-end elite workshop for only 89 euros. It's going to be in Milan, Italy, <a href='https://h10.me/milan'>h10.me/milan</a>. It's going to be with Avast. We're going to have some great speakers. I'll be speaking there my first time speaking at Elite Workshop this year. We'll have Mansour from Incrementum Digital coming from Canada, We'll have George from ClearAds coming from the UK, Jana from Serbia we have a very international speaking group and I definitely think you guys, um, should make it out to that one. And then last will be a December, the 4th I believe and fifth in Dubai. I'll be speaking at a pretty big event over there and that is <a href='https://h10.me/dubai'>h10.me/dubai</a>. It's called World EF, Dubai event, so there's going to be a bunch of people speaking there. It'd be great to meet you there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now let's get into Amazon Unboxed and this is probably going to be your biggest or the most comprehensive recap. I hope so. I wasn't even there, but I really tried to read up on all the articles and what people were writing to get a good kind of like picture of what happened at Amazon Unboxed. I was able to go last year, but this year didn't make it. So let's go ahead and hop into it. Some of this stuff, guys, is a little bit in the weeds. It's a little over my head, like I'm not a professional advertiser. Obviously, I spend $100,000 a year on advertising, but I don't consider myself, like you know, some advanced person who does DSP and all these things. As a matter of fact, I don't think I spend a hundred thousand dollars more. I'm probably down to like $70,000 this year. But anyways, let's go ahead and hop into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The very first announcement was Amazon Marketing Cloud, AMC. The next few ones are going to be all about AMC. That was like a big theme of. Unbox says AMC eligibility expanded to sponsored ads advertisers Me I have never used AMC Before. You would have to have DSP to be able to use that or work at an advanced agency and things. That wasn't me. Helium 10 didn't have AMC before. Helium 10 is going to have AMC, so be looking forward to that. But basically, what AMC is? We're going to have some training on it at that Destiny workshop for PPC next week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It says AMC is a secure, privacy, safe and cloud-based clean room solution. Like you might be a clean room solution, what the heck I? My room is clean. It's not that kind of clean room, all right, so this is like I said. It's going to get into the weeds here for some of you, but make sure to stick through all of these announcements because they're important. A clean room solution in which advertisers can easily perform analytics and blind audience across. They're using like fancy language here pseudonymized. I love it. See, is that a word, guys? Pseudonymized. Come on, amazon, with your press releases. You got to use better words than this. Like us, illiterate, not well-educated people like myself don't understand words like pseudonymized signals, including Amazon ad signals as well as their own input.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But this is going to be interesting, guys, because, like here in this article, it says why is this important? It says with this launch, we're democratizing AMC insights and actions, because before it used to only be available in DSP, but now, basically, you guys are going to understand the buyer journey a lot more and it's going to allow you for different targeting. Speaking of AMC, another article that they announced was AMC marketing cloud audiences can now be used in sponsor ads. So that's critical. Like I said before, you could only use it for, like, DSP and things like that, or just, just, you know, like for data gathering, but now, uh, you're going to be able to take the audiences that come from AMC and actually use it as a target audience in sponsored ad campaigns. All right, so make sure to check, by the way, every single one of these articles I'm doing. I have linked in the comments below to the specific article where Amazon goes a little bit deeper into it. So make sure to read it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But why? Amazon says it's important, says, with AMC, advertisers are going to get an in-depth understanding of customers journeys across Amazon ads, media and channels. This launch helps advertisers take action on these insights across Amazon ads versus media and channels. This launch helps advertisers take action on these insights across Amazon ads, versus previously only in Amazon DSP. It says, for example, an advertiser can build an audience similar to their high value shoppers to expand the reach of their campaigns or to re-engage audiences reached through Amazon streaming TV campaigns. Through this launch reach through Amazon streaming TV campaigns. Through this launch, advertisers can leverage granular AMC insights to more efficiently move customers along their journey down the funnel.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, so, again, like I said, some of this stuff might be a little bit over your head, some of it's over my head, but this is something that we're going to break down for you guys. We're going to be educating you guys a lot about what exactly is AMC, how can it be used, even by, you know, smaller sellers out there, where before it was only used by, like, very big companies? Next, unbox release increase engagement through audience bid boosting for sponsored products and sponsored brands All right, so this will allow advertisers to reach and engage audiences that they define and create. So, for example, you are going to be able to create custom audiences that you were not able to do before, such as shoppers who have not previously purchased their product, shoppers who are exposed to a streaming TV campaign. You're going to be able to adjust bids just like you would like in a regular campaign, and so this bid boosting is going to again be tapped. This is another one of those AMC announcements. This is part of this whole AMC. Remember, AMC is not just about this clean room thing, but it's about it's about, you know, seeing people throughout the funnel. All right, so I'm not going to go too much more in depth in this article. If you want to learn about all of these AMC stuff, make sure to check out the article that's linked to below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next one is introducing new product campaigns from Amazon ads now available in the U S. All right. Uh, it says brands selling on Amazon now have full funnel advertising solution to quickly introduce their latest product innovations to customers. So another way they referred to this, I guess that unbox was kind of like. This is a like a product launch, kind of like a campaign, and it says this managed service provides data driven media plans leveraging a curated set of 1P and 3P audio video device and display inventory. All right, so this is not for the faint at heart or for me. Maybe you know launching a coffin shelf that I want to sell maybe 10 units a day of no, this is obviously for bigger customers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now look, if you just look at this visual example those of you watching on YouTube you'll see here, here is this kitchen smart coffee maker, and then you see a huge ad, like on the Amazon homepage, right, and then now you see a ESPN app where you're going to see an ad. You can you can barely see it there, but you can see there's Caitlin Clark doing some kind of highlight right, and then right above that, you see an ad for this coffee maker. And then you see the ESPN desktop app on a computer and the customer is seeing that same ad. And then now it looks like somebody's watching streaming TV maybe Amazon Prime Video or something and then they see a full 15 second ad of this kitchen smart ad. And then to the right, now you see this Alexa device and that same ad is coming up there. And then, uh, the last one here. This looks like I guess it's like Twitch or something, so maybe they're watching a Twitch streamer and then they see that same ad. So now this is going to like be this, this, this thing that Amazon is like providing as a solution where you don't have to come up with. Hey, what, what's my strategy for getting my initial push out there. We're going to go ahead and handle all of that for you. So, again, if you want more information on that, make sure to check the article that is linked to below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of sponsored TV, a new sponsored TV releases make it easier than ever to reach relevant audiences and measure performance. Was this next announcement All right? So last year at Unbox, they really talked about sponsored TV a lot, and now we're about a year into sponsored TV and now there's more features that are coming up here. So the new thing is that now there's going to be lifestyle and life stage audiences that advertisers are going to be able to use, audiences that advertisers are going to be able to use. So it's not like hey, let me just make an ad and let me just target replays of the walking dead or something like that. No, like, amazon has all these audiences that they have based on all their information. For example, a couple of things that they give here is like outdoor enthusiasts or environmentally conscious shoppers they give us an example of, and so it's not just a matter of like, hey, let me just throw up this TV ad and target TV shows. But then it's like let me target these TV shows, but then only the people watching it that are outdoor enthusiasts, right, so there's gonna be some really interesting stuff, as Amazon kind of like makes media advertising digital media advertising, uh, tv media, uh a little bit more accessible to the common folk like me. I'm still not sure I'm ready for that yet, but Amazon's getting it closer to make that more accessible to me.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next one is deliver more relevant ads everywhere, independent of ad IDs, with ad relevance All right. So it says ad relevance. What is that? It's an innovative approach to deliver relevant ads for all products and services advertised through the Amazon. DSP All right. So since this is about DSP and I don't know too much about DSP and not many of you are using it, I'm not going to go too in depth here, but anybody who is using DSP out there make sure to check the article about some of the details on this one, because there are some new enhancements, definitely for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next one here I think a lot of you might find interesting. It says understand the top combinations of ad touch points that drive conversions. All right, that's something I think everybody wants to know about. All right. So conversion path reporting shows the ad touch points on the customer's 30 day path path to conversion, starting with purchases. It's going to be available in both sponsored ads and DSP, all right, so it's going to be able to allow you to see the most frequent and efficient customer paths.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>For example, some of the examples it gave was maybe the first time somebody got exposed to your brand was through a streaming TV ad, and then they happen to see next the display ad, and then they saw a sponsored brand video ad and then they saw a sponsor brand video ad and then they saw a sponsored product ad, then they saw a sponsored video display and then they purchased the product. Right? Maybe another kind of like flow is something different. Maybe it was a they only saw a sponsored video ad and then an audio ad from like audible or something, and then boom, went to purchase. Now let's say that that one was working a lot better. Well, that all of a sudden means like hey, you know what? I'm not going to go spend all this money trying to get that customer through that six stage step of the customer journey. Let me double down on this sponsored brand video to audio DSP ad, because that's like my quickest way to get to that purchase.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I mean, that's just a random example there, but before could, could we see this? No, like we, we we speculate, right, like sometimes, uh, we have sponsored brand video ads or display ads that you know, maybe, uh, RoAS or ACoS and things like that are not that great, right, but we still do it because it's more of a branding play. We're like no, I need to get in front of customers more. I want them to see my brand so that by the time they see my sponsored product ad or some like on page ad or just an organic purchase, it makes them more likely to go ahead and purchase my product, because they've been conditioned to kind of like, see my brand and think about purchasing it before, right, so, but you didn't really have visibility as a regular seller, at least we haven't had visibility to see how that purchase journey works through the ads, and so this is going to be something cool. I think that will allow us to do that. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next few. I'm just going to kind of skim over a little bit, because once I got to this stage, maybe your head is hurting as much as mine with some of this, how deep some of this stuff goes. But the next announcement was entitled build a holistic first party data strategy with ads data manager. All right, so ADM ads data manager is a new standalone offering that simplifies and streamlines the process of first party data management through Amazon ads tech. All right, um, this is going to be for DSP or AMC. Um, again, most of that doesn't affect you guys yet, so if you're interested in that, make sure to check out the article.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of DSP, one more article that they had talked about is entitled the Amazon DSP launches performance Plus. It's a little fancy name. Almost sounds like something that helium 10 would call something. This is your new Performance Plus Cerebro tool, but anyways, amazon took it before us Performance Plus Tactics into Beta. Now, for those of you who are doing display online video or streaming TV, with a conversion KPI of ROAS for endemic advertisers or CPA for non-endemic advertisers, you're going to have this performance plus tactic available, and if that was just sounded like a whole bunch of gibberish to you, this article is probably not for you, like it's not for me, but for those of you, I know we've got some nine figure sellers out there that are really into this stuff. Make sure to check out the article link to for that I wanted to make sure to include everything, because I know we have listeners out there that are brand new on Amazon. Keep listening, guys. We got stuff for you too. We have listeners who are nine figure sellers. I want to make sure I give stuff that is relevant to everybody. More unbox announcements.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this was interesting and something I hadn't considered. I alluded to a little bit earlier about audio ads, right, so this is entitled Create Impactful Audio Ads in just a few clicks with Generator. So these next couple announcements have to do kind of like with AI. So Audio Generator leverages generative AI capabilities to turn products into interactive audio ads in minutes for the ad to cart call to action. All right, so you might not have thought about audio ads or thought about adding, you know, like, maybe, fancy audio to your, to your video ads. But with this audio generator, there's a cool demo here that you guys make sure to click on the article and then go watch this demo here. But you're going to be able to choose your product and then use AI to generate audio including, like you know, add copy, like you can get somebody with a British accent to read some kind of script that you have and you not have to go like go hire a professional voice actor for some of this stuff. So really interesting stuff.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of AI, another thing that Amazon announced uh, this was something that was actually originally announced at Amazon accelerate, so I'm not going to go too deep into this, but it says create high quality AI generated videos in minutes. And it says Amazon ads has introduced a new powered video generator, currently available for use in sponsored brands campaigns. You guys already heard us talk about this at Amazon Accelerate, but another cool demo is on this video in our link below, so make sure to check that out. The last AI update for Unbox is called make creative development a breeze with the AI creative Studiobox. Is called Make Creative Development a Breeze with the AI Creative Studio, which is in beta. So this is AI Creative Studio is a centralized experience that combines AI functionality with expert level controls All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is a new kind of like homepage where you're going to have the studio, the sandbox and the inspiration gallery In the studio. It says you're going to gain access to a suite of tools that can be used to transfer your concepts from in progress to design complete. You know, you can like start with a picture of a cup and then, all of a sudden, you put it in this like crazy background and choose different backgrounds you can have different effects and different lightings and then you're going to be able to generate that image. Now, with the sandbox, you're going to be able to test out new features, like, maybe you take one of those things that was just an image before and then now you're going to be able to animate the image. You know, like, if you remember, in Accelerate they showed how you can make smoke coming out of a or not smoke, but like steam coming out of, like a teacup or or coffee, right, so that's kind of cool. And there's also going to be the inspiration gallery where you're going to see examples of AI generated content. Uh, and then you can actually like, click these If you like, like, hey, like, I like this vibe right here. I like, I like this, the way that they did this headphones here I want to be able to do that to my product. And then you're going to be able to like, choose these kinds of like templated things or examples and then apply it to your own products. All right, so this is one of those ones. Guys, you do need to click into the article where this was announced, because I got the link for you in order. If you want to join the wait list, all right if you want to join the wait list for this AI creative studio, because not everybody's going to be able to get into this right away. So make sure to find whatever article this is about the AI creative studio in the comments below and check it out.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Only a couple more uh unbox announcements. Uh, the next one is called interactive ads expand availability across streaming TV into prime video. Right, this was, uh, we had an article about this before in the weekly buzz. But you know, sometimes you might think of when you see commercials on TV regular TV, right, that's all. It is a commercial, like a Superbowl commercial. You see a GoDaddy website, or you see you know, chips, or Michael Cera showing his CeraVe lotion, or whatever, right, but what, what does? How does that help the advertiser? Well, the only way it helps lead, leading to an immediate sale, is maybe they go on Amazon or they go somewhere else to the store later on the day and they go buy that product. Right, but now, on prime video, you still can do just generic ads, but now there's going to be shoppable ads, all right, so you can see a 15 second ad on prime video as an example here, and then it'll be like you know you're not in your computer but it'll say, hey, just hit OK on your TV remote and you're going to buy the product, like if it's connected to your Amazon account. So now, all of a sudden there's going to be like a direct connection where somebody doesn't have to go and pause the video to go buy a product. Just by hitting like OK on the remote they're going to be able to buy some products that you're advertising on Prime Video. So make sure to check this article. That could make streaming TV a little bit more lucrative for some of you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Last couple, I'm just going to breeze through here. There's a couple new metrics here. One is called long-term sales, and long-term sales RoAS, is the acronym LTS RoAS. I guess they're getting crazy with these. These acronyms are already, like you know, 10 letters long here. But anyways, this is going to be interesting because it's a historical 12 month return of a given customer engagement with your brand, right, you know, like there's an attribution window right when you know like, let's say, something has a 14 day attribution window.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Somebody clicks on something on Monday and a week and a half later they buy it. That original click gets attributed with that sale from that ad. Right, but let's say somebody clicked on it but they don't buy it in two weeks, maybe they four months later or something. They buy the product. Have you ever had any visibility into that? That purchase can be tied all the way back to that original click. No, you have not been able to do that until now. All right, so this is going to be something cool. This LTS ROAS uh is going to be able to allow you to take a look back even, uh, throughout a year to see, like, how your ads are doing. So make sure to check the article for more information on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then, last one is DSP has a new experience. So if the whole DSP page for those are like UI of their homepage has been completely redone, I guess I wouldn't know the difference because I never saw the old DSP page part. But for those of you who use it, go ahead and check it out and see if you like their new UI. That is it. Believe it or not? Guys, for Amazon, unboxed and all of the news and events this week. Obviously no time to do our normal training tip of the week or our new feature alerts. We'll have to save that for next week. We actually got some pretty amazing things coming for you guys. By the way, as guys hope, you enjoyed this in-depth coverage of all the goings on in the news this week. Make sure to tune in next.</p>
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<p>Join us for an insightful conversation as we welcome Brian Creager, a former eight-figure Amazon seller, who shares his rollercoaster journey through the world of Amazon FBA. Starting with a background in electrical engineering and transitioning into international sales, Brian eventually found his niche in the e-commerce space. Discover how a pivotal moment in his corporate career led him to build a successful seven-figure business in men's hair care. He opens up about the highs and lows of launching a brand in a competitive market, the remarkable margins he achieved, and the unexpected challenges he faced, such as being banned from selling a medical device on Amazon. Brian’s story offers valuable lessons for aspiring and seasoned Amazon sellers alike.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the significance of building relationships through networking events and the lasting impact of face-to-face interactions. Bradley and Brian share their own experiences with the Zonblast community and the early days of private-label selling. They discuss the importance of real-time monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs), especially given the tighter margins and increased advertising costs today. Through anecdotes and personal experiences, we highlight the challenges faced during the pandemic, including product quality issues and tariffs, which led to significant changes in operations.</p>
<p>We also tackle the evolving landscape of selling on Amazon, emphasizing the need for unique products to maintain a competitive edge in the face of copycats. Strategies like failing quickly and strengthening supplier relationships are discussed as key tactics for handling product issues. As the Amazon marketplace evolves with new fees and AI integration, we touch on the growing importance of influencer marketing and niche product creation. Contemplate the future of product discovery and how AI might change consumer habits while considering how sellers can adapt to these shifts. This episode is packed with insights and strategies for navigating the ever-changing e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 605 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Brian discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - 8-Figure Amazon Seller's Journey and Lessons</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:29 - Men's Hair Care Launch Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:02 - Struggles and Lessons From Selling on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:04 - Challenges in Paper Bag Production</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:44 - Losses, Inventory, and Chapter Seven</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:03 - Adapting to Changes in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:02 - AI Impact on Product Discovery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:47 - How To Reach Out To Brian Creager</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:12 - Competitor Analysis with Market Tracker 360</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Join us for an insightful conversation as we welcome Brian Creager, a former eight-figure Amazon seller, who shares his rollercoaster journey through the world of Amazon FBA. Starting with a background in electrical engineering and transitioning into international sales, Brian eventually found his niche in the e-commerce space. Discover how a pivotal moment in his corporate career led him to build a successful seven-figure business in men's hair care. He opens up about the highs and lows of launching a brand in a competitive market, the remarkable margins he achieved, and the unexpected challenges he faced, such as being banned from selling a medical device on Amazon. Brian’s story offers valuable lessons for aspiring and seasoned Amazon sellers alike.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the significance of building relationships through networking events and the lasting impact of face-to-face interactions. Bradley and Brian share their own experiences with the Zonblast community and the early days of private-label selling. They discuss the importance of real-time monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs), especially given the tighter margins and increased advertising costs today. Through anecdotes and personal experiences, we highlight the challenges faced during the pandemic, including product quality issues and tariffs, which led to significant changes in operations.</p>
<p>We also tackle the evolving landscape of selling on Amazon, emphasizing the need for unique products to maintain a competitive edge in the face of copycats. Strategies like failing quickly and strengthening supplier relationships are discussed as key tactics for handling product issues. As the Amazon marketplace evolves with new fees and AI integration, we touch on the growing importance of influencer marketing and niche product creation. Contemplate the future of product discovery and how AI might change consumer habits while considering how sellers can adapt to these shifts. This episode is packed with insights and strategies for navigating the ever-changing e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 605 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Brian discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - 8-Figure Amazon Seller's Journey and Lessons</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:29 - Men's Hair Care Launch Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:02 - Struggles and Lessons From Selling on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:04 - Challenges in Paper Bag Production</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:44 - Losses, Inventory, and Chapter Seven</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:03 - Adapting to Changes in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:02 - AI Impact on Product Discovery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:47 - How To Reach Out To Brian Creager</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:12 - Competitor Analysis with Market Tracker 360</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an insightful journey with Joe Sanhanga, a remarkable e-commerce entrepreneur generating millions annually through unique and high-priced products. Listen in as Joe shares his inspiring story from his roots in Zimbabwe to his educational pursuits in the UK and the US, ultimately landing in Las Vegas. His journey began on platforms like Shopify and WordPress, selling distinctive items such as African-style swimsuits and nano tape toys, before discovering the immense potential of Amazon's FBA and FBM models. Through their conversation, Bradley and Joe emphasized the transformative power of networking at conferences like Amazon Accelerate.</p>
<p>Explore the strategies behind Joe's successful transition to selling on Amazon, starting with assisting a soil business during the pandemic and leading to the creation of "Wonder Soil," a private-label product on Amazon. Joe's ventures into innovative products like tanning lamps, vitamin D lamps, and seasonal depression lamps highlight the importance of team collaboration and strategic Amazon sales optimization. With aspirations to surpass a $30 million run rate, Joe shares valuable insights into leveraging Amazon's platform to achieve extraordinary growth in niche markets.</p>
<p>Discover the challenges and tactics involved in marketing high-priced products, like a $599 lamp, in a competitive landscape dominated by lower-cost alternatives. We discuss the advantages of having larger margins for experimenting with keywords and bidding strategies, alongside the creative approaches necessary to maintain product visibility amidst Amazon's policies. Joe also shares his experiences optimizing advertising strategies, managing warehouse transitions to Amazon's Warehousing and Distribution system, and utilizing tools like Helium 10’s Adtomic to automate and enhance PPC strategies. This episode provides a comprehensive view of the perseverance and innovation required to thrive in e-commerce, offering inspiration and actionable advice for sellers at any level.</p>
<p>In episode 604 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Joe discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:28 - E-Commerce Strategies and Global Perspectives</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:54 - Amazon Product Sales Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:41 - Amazon Brand Growth During COVID</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Strategies for High Price Point Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Product Pricing and Brand Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:23 - Optimizing Keywords for Product Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:21 - Amazon Advertising Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:14 - Managing $120,000 of Ad Spend With Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:49 - Amazon PPC Management Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:52 - Optimizing Ad Placements to Lower ACoS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:51 - Pricing Strategy Impact on Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:45 - Warehouse Cost Savings and Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:28 - Inventory Management for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:14 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:17 - Online Presence and Networking</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we talked to a $30 million a year seller who is selling, and has sold, some of the most unique products I've ever heard of, including one at a $600 price point, when everybody else is priced at only 40 bucks. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. In my travels recently, one of the things I like about going to conferences and it's what I always tell people about is that you know you can meet different people, network with people and find out about their story, and that's kind of like how I structure this whole podcast. But then I actually did that recently at Amazon Accelerate and I'm glad I did it, because I'm glad I did it. As I went to this one mixer that they organized and I was at first, I was like, oh man, I was so drained after that day and I'm like, oh man, it's gonna be a crowded place. I don't like to be in crowded places, but you know what? I'm going to hop on this little lime scooter from my hotel and go over to this restaurant where the event was and I was sitting down talking to some people at the table and then I met today's guest there, Joe. How's it going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I'm going good. Thanks for having me on.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Now, you said you're in Vegas right now. Right?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yes, we're in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, that's not a typical Vegas accent you've got. So where were you born and raised?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I was born in Zimbabwe, raised as well in Zimbabwe, then I moved out to England where I spent a lot of my time there doing some education and stuff and then I got tired of the cold being a Zimbabwean.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You went to the opposite, then if you went to Vegas, I cannot imagine a more opposite than cold place.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh yeah, 100%. I just went on to Google and I was like okay, I want to go somewhere in America, but I need to find somewhere warm. And I think the first thing that came up on the search was Death Valley, but there was nothing over there. So the second thing was Phoenix and Las Vegas. So, I eventually found myself in Las Vegas just because of the ease of doing business. Ability to meet people here is really good.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And did you go to university uh over in UK or in the US?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yes, I did university in the UK as well as in the US, so I got an accounting degree back in uh UK um and then in the US, I did a um was a business management degree with some entrepreneurship uh additional to that</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>was it like a unlv or?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I know this was in um in Phoenix in ASU, yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>ASU, uh, Sun Devil right?</p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yes, sir, okay, there, you see it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I always test my I don't know. I'm not going to ask you any kind of mascot because from England I don't know anything about England schools, but I know most of the US schools have mascots here. Actually, I'm wearing a. We'll talk about this later. I'm wearing a mascot from a minor league baseball team is my hat. This is called from nearby to Arizona is Albuquerque Isotopes. But the reason I use this today was because this is very similar, this logo, to our Helium 10 Adtomic logo. I know you and I were talking about Adtomic, doesn't it look like the A from Adtomic yeah,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>it actually does. Now I see it when you mention it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So that's why I wore this on purpose. There's a method to my madness, but anyways, before we get to Adtomic, talking about Adtomic, I just want to talk about your e-commerce journey. So when you graduated from, after you know, there at ASU, did you get into e-commerce at all, or at what kind of?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So this was actually still back in England , around 2017 is when I kind of got first into my e-commerce kind of journey, which was on Shopify. Specifically, Shopify and WordPress was where I started out and I bought a random course of somebody online, learned all about basically advertising from like Facebook, from Instagram, from Google, sending it to this website and landing pages that we used to do. And then, within being in that realm, I started hearing this FBA term being thrown around.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What were you selling on Shopify in those days?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh, so I remember we had to go at, we did these other swimsuits that we did African style print swimsuits, and then we also went on and started doing it was like these little tape toys, sort of like double-sided type tape. Yeah, exactly so we were doing those. It's called nano tape, um, so, yeah, that's basically how, how that started and then,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and then that's when you, when you kind of like, learned about the amazon, uh potential.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So I heard, obviously, being in that space, I started hearing this word FBA being thrown around uh, the acronym, and you know. Then I went on Google, searched up, okay, what is FBA? And it's some sort of Amazon selling thing. Okay, and then there's FBM as well. So now I'm like, okay, there's these two terms, what is this all about? And that's basically when I started doing my research and I was like, okay, this Amazon thing seems to actually have some stuff to it. And at the time I think the platform is not the way. It's so different now, because sometimes I've got screenshots of my old dashboards and it just looks completely different. So, yeah, that's how I basically then started with Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you start selling like your own account, you know, on Amazon, start selling your own products, or did you just start working for other companies that were selling on Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so to begin with I was working with this other lady. She basically had soil and the way we actually started working together was I created a website for her, put on Shopify, to sell the soil, and then she was bagging up the soil to try and get it to consumers, because her business was mainly sending thousand-pound totes to farmers. But she said, how can I get this you know three-pound bag to people that are at home and want to grow some plants and what actually it was? This was around 20.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Soil on Amazon, man, when you think you've heard it all.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>It's called Wonder Soil. It's actually one of the rivals to Miracle-Gro and we actually I actually raised it to get the Amazon choice badge. We were on Business Insider as one of the top growing brands on amazon too, um, but basically the cool thing about it was we've tried to find a way to get the soil to consumers and everything worked well, because this was during covid, so people were at home, people had nothing to do, and you know people are growing stuff at home, people. You know we're just trying to, yeah, so the product hit at the right time uh, what year is this 2020.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay. 2020 okay yeah. Oh yeah, I mean that was a good time. Yeah, during covid, people were always are really trying to make their own gardens and stuff like grow their own vegetables and stuff like that okay yeah this is a private label brand or you're reselling um others?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>oh, so we actually have manufacturers in China. Uh, that we get all that product for We've actually gotten rid of our warehouse Now. We've gone full into AWD, so we're getting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's talk about that a little bit later in the show too. I haven't talked to many people who are doing that, so I'll be interested in that, ok.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's, that's what that one. And then there's another lamp company, which is pretty funny, is tanning lamps and vitamin D lamps, so we run through those on Amazon as well. Those are actually the only there's a lamp that can give you vitamin D.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's the only lamp the same like the sun.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yes, you spend five minutes every other day in front of it and it'll give you. And there's studies on YouTube. People use this lamp, where this lady her name is Carnival Doctor on YouTube. She did a study with a lamp for six weeks and her levels went from 20 something to 40 something vitamin D. She feels healthier than ever and it's perfect. It stopped her from having to buy, you know, vitamin D pills and, of course, all those sorts of things. So, yeah, it's the only one, and you get tan at the same time. So now, that's the difference. So, there's two lamps One gives you vitamin D and one gives you a tan, because there are some people that don't want the tanning effect. So that's what it is. So, it's-.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what if you put this tanning lamp over your miracle magic soil? Are you going to create some like hybrid plant? Oh my, you sell the most interesting things. All right, there's a third account too,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yeah, so it's basically the third account is also in lighting, but this one is seasonal depression lamps where basically you look at it so that one is its own brand.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you say depression? Yes, depression lamp Like as in I'm very depressed and I'm sad like that word depression.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, depression, you're sad. What does that have to do with a lamp? So, you look at this lamp for 30 minutes and you become happy. I know it sounds stupid, but minutes and you become happy. I know it sounds stupid, but that one doesn't give you vitamin D.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That one doesn't give you vitamin D. Nor a tan. Yeah, you see. Hey, there's a product idea. You got to combine all three and then, oh my goodness, you'd have the most amazing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>That would be powerful. We've had people that have requested you know, do you have one that does both, or this, this, this? But because of FDA regulations, we've had to separate a lot of the things.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Is these three separate companies or is it like the same group of people who's all owning all three of these?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So two of the companies is one group of people and the other one is one person.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then, what do you do in these?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So I run just an Amazon account. So I run just an Amazon account. So running the ads, running the listing optimization, making sure the account is obviously hitting the sales numbers, everything that just literally goes through Amazon and inventory everything.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What's the overall projected sales for all three combined on Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So for all three combined, we're looking at 28. We're on pace to do 28 million this year on all three.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Will that be your best, our biggest year yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, this would be our biggest year yet. We've seen record numbers in previous months. In previous, like this past quarter, we'd had record sales as well. I know we had our biggest. We had, I think, our first. We had two days in September where we had 100K sales days, which was the first time we've done that. We also had our highest sales days in the past two years. Nine of those days in our top 10 sales were all in September. So we've had record sales. Especially Q3 was really, really amazing. I think we were up about 800K across the board in Q3 alone. So we're on pace to do a really good year and it sets us up for our plan is to do a 2.5 million month at least once this year in total and that will set us up for a run rate for next year. We want to push over to that 30 million stage.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week. Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit h10.me forward slash Adtomic for more information. That's h10.me forward slash A-D-T-O-M-I-C. I'm just curious, before we get into some more details about, like, your advertising because I know that's one of the things that is your specialty these lamps that you're doing like, were these kind of like inventions, or? Or there was an existing market of vitamin D lamps or an existing market of lamps that make you happy Like was that an existing keyword or is this something that you're you guys invented and kind of like created the demand for?</p>
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<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So it's actually crazy. You say that is because the first vitamin d lamp started in 1924. It was a guy by Dr. Sperti is his name. He's the guy who made it. He invented it and he started selling it throughout the US. It was a company in Kentucky, um, but he was just selling it out of his own like little warehouse and then eventually he got old um and then sold off for business and then basically that's where we put it online, um to run it through Amazon, and we first were going like, for example, the vitamin D one it's the only lamp that's there. The only competition are these vitamin D pills that you'll see on Amazon. But our price point for the lamp is like 599. And we're competing against people that can buy a bottle for four bucks, five bucks on Amazon. So it's been a pretty interesting game competing against people that can buy, you know, a bottle for four bucks, five bucks on amazon. So it's been a pretty interesting game. But it moves. It moves um on amazon. What's the price of the product?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>you said 599 599, 599, yeah, wow, uh, I want to. I'm trying to look at, look for it on amazon right now. What's the brand name called?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>SpertI s-p-e-r-t-i, and then you'll see vitamin d we got to show the audience this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, oh, my goodness gracious, here it is. Hold on, this is incredible. All right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>That's it and it's right. That's the first one that's popped up against our competition. All those are competitors on the right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So 500 and Sperti. So that was what the doctor's name was. Who?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>made this up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, Dr. Sperti, that was his name yeah, there was a ready demand for this out there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh, huge, because, if you think about it, vitamin D pills are basically the same target market as us. Yeah, so this is just a non-invasive way that you buy and you keep this for a very, very long time. So that's that. So something interesting. As you go through this, this listing, you're not going to see the word vitamin d anywhere on the listing and you'll notice our carousel images, our images on there. we have our box images because amazon actually took us down because our lamp has the word vitamin d on it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>ah, yeah, yeah, I see it in the video there, so you don't have vitamin d anywhere in there, but you probably got indexed for the keyword by Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Exactly so. That's why we use UVB, which is basically the term for vitamin D. So Amazon is not allowing us to use it, even though we're FDA approved and everything. Amazon is just not letting us go for that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I see some of your main keywords. Yeah, vitamin D lamp.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh yeah, we can use them in the back. Vitamin D light.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Vitamin D therapy lamp, vitamin D light therapy. Now, I'm just curious. I don't talk very often with people who have this high price point. What is different about having a product that's in the hundreds of dollars? Like, do you approach advertising differently, cause it's not like where I mean. You might now you know you, you might get a hundred clicks with no sale, but still you just get one, the 101st click. All of a sudden, that's $600 of revenue. So, so, like, how is it different, uh, with something like this, compared to your, your other products, which I'm assuming is like more you know, regular pricing 10, 20, 30 bucks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So the cool thing about it is that across all the catalog that I, that I that I run, I have products starting at like five bucks, all the way to this one that has $5.99. So the landscape with this one is totally different. Like you said, you can set up an ad, you'll get 50 clicks at $1.20 CPC and, based on our margins, we're still clean on a sale. If we get one sale, we profit. So the cool thing about it is you just have to be a bit more patient. However, because we have such kind of should I say a big space for those clicks, it allows us to test a lot of keywords in this space and we really kind of exhaust any keyword that's there without having to really be careful, unlike if I was selling a smaller, less priced product, I can't just throw in all the keywords and just you know it'll go crazy if it's like a $60 product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So with this, it gives me that comfortability to go out and bid higher and also it allows me to, like I said, like if you saw on that page where you searched, my competition were those pill bottles that are like five bucks, six bucks, seven bucks, so I can bid above all of those guys. So I ensure that every time you search the keyword I'm going to be first, because there's no way they're going to bid the same amount of dollars. I'm going to bid because their price points are different. However, they can take a loss on a sale because they have repeat products. So people finish that bottle, they come back and buy another With ours. That person buys a lamp and is done. So we obviously have to gauge it to a point whereby, okay, this is our ACOS target and at this A-cost target we're profitable. So that's now how more I manage that one. It's more ACOS targeting, but I'm basically trying to make sure I stand out for every single eyeball that's there because I have the room.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is interesting because, regardless of the price point, there are similar kind of scenarios where it would be like this they're probably actual keywords of how somebody who's searching for this exact thing is probably very limited Vitamin D lamp or lamp for tanning, you know for your other product, or it's not. Like oh there's you know 5,000 way, you know 5,000 ways that are going to come up in Cerebro to search for this one thing. You're like it's kind of like that way with coffin shelf. If you're looking exactly for a coffin shelf, that's pretty much it, that's it. Coffin shelf or shelf shaped like a coffin, like there's very limited number of words. The other keywords I get sales from is more like the, you know, gothic decor or spooky things. So how are you doing your keyword research? Like using Helium 10 or amazon, for you mentioned you do a lot of testing for targets. So like, where are you coming up with these keywords to test to see if any of them stick?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So that's. It's more like said, I run Cerebro on a lot of those vitamin D bottle and pills and basically a lot of my. So, like I've said, I've exhausted the keyword vitamin D and the more you get long tail with this product, the less traffic you have. You know, for some of the products you can get long tail with a bunch of keywords and you still have traffic. Like, for example, if it's like a Ziploc bag, I can put Ziploc bag for Legos, Ziploc bag for sandwiches, Ziploc bag for this. You know the list is endless and you have traffic with this. Not many people even know this lamp exists.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So what I've actually done is sometimes I go and target competitor company names and key names. So if it's like some company that sells a bottle of vitamin D lamps or vitamin D pills, I'll actually target their brand because when I look at their keyword, it's people that are repeat purchases, so it always has traffic. And but because I can bid high on their own company name, I'm going to show up first and I have the room with my price point to show up consistently and eventually, if you're somebody that is very hooked on buying these products, for vitamin D pills, you're going to see my product and think, okay, what is this? Because it's coming up. I've seen it so many times when I come and buy this product that when you read about our process, you then be like, okay, so this is something that actually can benefit me and can work as an alternative for ingested pills and all the other disadvantages that come with that. So that's basically how I find other keywords and start going for those.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, price game is something nobody ever wants to play, and you're not playing at all, you’re doing the opposite. You know, like on some of these keywords I do see some like people ranking for, like vitamin D lamp, but they're, just like you know, $20 products and they're selling thousands of units. But then are you going after those people too, Like the people who are going after that or how? How, how do you still get sales when people can technically get something one 10th the price? People you just got to like, make sure that they know the value of what you, that yours is different.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's where we have to communicate that through the listing, and it's because a lot of those $20 lamps that you're seeing there, those are not actually vitamin D lamps, those are seasonal depression lamps. So if you're looking at, can you see that Alaska Northern Lights big box on the right where your mouse is? Yes, that's one of the lamps that I sell. That's for seasonal depression.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, I was about to click on that, but no, I'm not going to click on the sponsored ad and charge you $3 right there. So good thing I didn't.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>But then if you look at to the left, you've got that product. That's 19 bucks. Those are actually seasonal depression lamps, so they don't give off vitamin D. So somebody would purchase that and then they'll realize that doesn't give you vitamin D. So they'll probably return it and then come back to ours. But if they're looking for seasonal depression those would be those ones.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is just an interesting niche. This is kind of fascinating to me. So then, overall, almost $30 million. What are you spending per month? Or what are you paying Amazon for advertising per month?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So monthly. Right now we're spending total across the board with about 120K a month on advertising budget.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Advertising. And then, what's your TACoS then? At kind of, is it different per account? Are you looking at your TACoS?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yeah, so the lamp TACoS are, like, I think, close to two percent um, and then uh, because that ACoS is really low, um. However, with uh, with the one that's got the majority of the products, our tacos right now we are sitting at a 5.38. That's what we just closed out at, okay. Okay, our ACoS is at 15 point. I think it was 15.5 is what we ended on in September. We brought that down from a 20 ACoS down to a 15. Our goal was to bring it down to 10, but obviously we've done about 50% of that target. Now, which is hard, you know, if you're spending, you know, over a hundred K. To bring down a cost by 5% is really difficult. So that's, that's where we are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you using Adtomic for all of this spend, all of this $120,000 spend?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>We've launched. So with Adtomic, we've put in some rules for some SKUs and we're watching that and I actually had a call with Travis, like I said before, to try and we've got different rules for different products and we're trying to see how we can build out those rules in Adtomic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Like rules that you were just using manually, like downloading search term reports. What are some of the rules? Tell me how you run your PPC.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So most of my rules would come into the shipping product, one where basically first rule is identifying the product, pricing. So if it's a bag so let's say Ziploc bag, right, we've got a Ziploc bag, a four by six size. We have different variations. So we have a hundred pack, five hundred pack, thousand pack. The hundred pack could cost maybe 19 bucks, five hundred pack 50 bucks, other one 99 bucks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So based on those, we make rules where if it's the $19 one, we want to start our bids at $0.40 or something like that. Somewhere it makes sense. But then if it's for the 1,000-pack one, we can start off our bidding at $2, $3. And that's because if somebody then buys it it's $99. So it's more of guiding based on that price threshold of the product and getting that rule in. And then, as we keep going, we want to make sure that if it's not getting any spend after two weeks it'll look back and add, you know, 10 cents to it if it's getting too many clicks. And if it gets like 10 clicks at that price, at that um, 44 cents, uh, whatever, 40 cents, um, and no sales, it'll dial it back by five cents or something like that, just to just to start, you know, bringing it back to see what we can get. So those are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So then, instead of basing your rules in Adtomic, like, necessarily on ACoS, you're like doing it on the, the performance, like clicks and. Are you doing impressions at all, or just mainly clicks? Mainly clicks and then sales? What about your keyword harvesting? Did you set up any keyword harvesting rules on your auto or broad campaigns? Yes, and what's your thresholds there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So with there we do have our keyword harvesting set up and we usually just go in when it shows us. Then we'll add and accept whatever we want to Others we don't and we basically just throw them in. So we have one that right now has some rules and we've been working with the one that keeps the ACoS threshold in different margins. That's been looking good. So we've actually decided that when we've got launch ASINs because we're planning to launch another 42 products, I think it was soon is put those into the ACoS threshold, get those spending. Then, once we've gotten some traction with those, we start messing with the bids ourselves because we look at these in different silos as well in terms of market share.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So if it's like tapes, we might not be the biggest player in tapes, so we can't really go out the income on the market. But if it's like Ziploc bags, Celo bags, we have tons of market share. Our brand is known. The moment you see our packaging on our default listings, you know it's us. So we bid higher on those ones to really just take up and kill anybody that's coming in. And we're happy to take up that high bid because people repeat purchase on those ones so we can lose money on the first sale because we can look at the lifetime value of those customers and it makes sense.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How many targeting type, different targeting types are you doing per product? You know for me, sometimes a lot of some. I'll have three main keyword ones, at least, obviously, to start, because then I'll cap it and start new ones, but I'll have an exact, you know, like, like atomic calls, a performance campaign. I'll have a broad campaign with broad targets. I'll have an auto, but then I'll also a lot of times have an ASIN targeting campaign, product targeting campaign. I'll also do a sponsor display campaign. I might do a video, two video campaigns, like a keyword video campaign, an ASIN video campaign and then maybe, if I have, you know, three products in a certain brand, I might have a sponsor brand that's feeding a few of those. Like, are you doing all of those or just you're just keeping it to the basic keyword targeting campaigns? What do you guys do so?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So for every ASIN we basically have five different ads and it starts off with broad, which is obviously our broad keywords, and then we'll go to exact keywords where basically we don't start off by putting keywords in the exact. We let you know, get it from helium and atomic and then we put those in uh based on what it's telling us, and then we've got auto testing. So we uh, or it's called a auto cam, just normal campaign, which is obviously we let that run in the order category. Then ASIN testing, where basically we're running targeting that specific category of that product. And the cool thing about those ascent testing is it helps us identify new markets. So let's say we have a variation in poly and plastic packaging and let's say this product is sitting at number two. We might actually take that product. And then let's say we have other products that are like three, four, five, six in that category. We might take the number two product and move it to mailbags. It'll drop the BSR because of its historical performance and its ability to perform. We might actually start testing a different category just to gain more market share in a different category because we know we've kind of succeeded in that one. So that's more for ASIN testing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Then we have ASIN targeting, where we actually we use our Cerebro to get competitors, Black Box to get competitors Then we obviously target those competitors depending on how many reviews they have. So if it's somebody that's got anything less than four stars, what they're targeting you, because most of our products are sitting within the 4.5 to 4.89 range. So anybody below four stars we're targeting you, and then we also use what's it called. Then those are basically the five that we do per ASIN and then we also use what's it called. Then those are basically the five that we do per ASIN. And then we have started testing some display campaigns. We had VCPM running, which was a waste of money really. It was just the attribution was wrong. So what we're doing now is some display campaigns to actually do some retargeting and basically that's where we've got started going. We haven't done much sponsored brands. Things have just really been working in sponsored product for us.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Or the auto and maybe broad campaigns. Did you set any atomic rules as far as when to suggest a negative match or like a poor performing search term? Or how are you managing the spend on your auto campaigns? Because you know, sometimes if you just let Amazon do what they want, they'll just show you for all kinds of crazy stuff and they don't care about how much your spend is. So what are you doing to keep your auto campaigns under control?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so what we basically do, obviously we have the loose you select the loose substitute compliments and all that type of stuff. We have those like basic keyword rules that we set our bids at where, and we do that based on our pricing. So, depending on the product's price, we'll add in those rules and then basically when Adtomic starts showing whatever negative is in there, we'll go in and either accept the negative and or reject it. And I remember I don't know if it was Travis who told me we don't want to is it reject the negative or something, because it will completely kind of block it out forever or something like that In Adtomic. If you were to do that on a negative, I think it was if you fully approve a negative. So we kind of just watch it and see if it's really a negative and then we test it out. But that's how we kind of do it. So we haven't really put much rules on that side. It's more depending on the price of the product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then you said for like keyword harvesting, like if an auto finds something like is it just one for you? And then you, hey, I'll go ahead and move it to one of my manual campaigns. Or do you want to see like two or three orders of some new keyword before you put it to your exact campaigns, or what's your threshold there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, usually we try and get up to about five, five orders. Um, cause, that's that we've, we've, cause we've had keywords where you might get an order or two, and then it just starts burning money after that. So, yeah, um, we let whatever's winning win and then if something shows promise and you know it comes up with like five orders, uh, that'll be cool and then we'll add it back in. And the cool thing about it is, if it was obviously like the, the lamps, five orders is a bit too many for a keyword. But if it's the Ziploc bags, we know we can easily get those five orders and it justifies because you know that the, the traffic on those is way more than the people that are looking for the lamps. So it just depends on the product as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>What is what brought you from, I forgot what you said like, from 20 to 15 a cost, like? What specific strategies you think? Like, was it something different? You were doing um, or, or you just change the rules, or what. What can you attribute that lowering of ACoS to?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Okay. So basically, we started a KPI where we looked at the number of ACoS campaigns that are above 100% in our account, because I think we have about 4,000 something campaigns running. So basically, when we sorted that out, we would start off with, like, let's say, 40. Then of those 40, that's our priority for the month and basically, we'd look at what the ad type is. We'd look at what the ad type is, we'd look at where the you know impression share is going. Is it top of search, is it product key, is it product pages or is it in the categories? And then basically sometimes we would notice that, let's say, if it's product search for this specific ad, it's showing a way better ACoS but it's not getting as much spend and impressions as this one. But you know, the product page is just spending money. So what we'll do is we'll change the percentage on the impression share to show more on that specific placement that's actually performing the best.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And what we realized is a lot of our ACoS started just, you know, dropping for those campaigns where we doubled down. Yes, it might not spend as much, you might not as much traffic, but if our ACoS drops, you know, by 50% on that campaign, that's a win. So that's what we're doing. And then sometimes it's actually where you're getting a bunch of sales at like 60, 70% ACoS from top of search, but this product page placement is at 20% ACoS but it's not getting as much spend. So now we'll move our spend and our impression share more on that product page and reduce the top of search. Even though it cancels out some sales, the profitability of investing in that product placement on the product pages makes more sense. So that's how we've been kind of juggling the placements and it's been helping really well to cut ACoS.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>When you launch new products. What's your strategy? Is it strictly I mean, like do you have this big audience that you're able to promote to and then they send a lot of traffic that way, or is it 100% with PPC that you're launching products? What's your strategy? Like?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So 100% of PPC. We have been talking about, you know, starting to get an email list together, but, as you know, with Amazon you don't get that information of your customers, so it's very difficult. If we had like a website, then maybe we could leverage that side of it. But, like I said, 100% of all sales is Amazon and unfortunately, we don't have the customer data. So what we usually do is set up our PPC. Sometimes, depending on the market or the product, what we'll use are the deals, if it's promotions, and sometimes we've actually, you know how you can now put price, the strikethrough pricing. So sometimes when we launch a new product, we launch about a few bucks higher than we're actually planning to sell, and that's because we just want to get the featured offer pricing going. And then, once the featured offer has registered onto Amazon, we'll set a strikethrough price at the intended selling price that we want to and then we'll pump up our PPC. Why? Because now our product is showing amongst everybody else to have this discount of like 20% or whatever it is, and that increases our conversion rate because obviously people are seeing this discount. And then sometimes you might actually get the badge that says lowest price in 30 days and on a new launch. That helps quite a lot and basically that's what we do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Then we start pumping PPC and then, once that ends, we actually noticed with another product where we were averaging about, I think it was 0.78 run rate so which is basically close to a sale a day on that product at 24 bucks. We raised the price to 28 bucks so that we could make a strike through at 24. And then at the end of the strike through because after 30 days when you set the strike through it stops the deal, we actually realized that our run rate went to 0.68 at 28 bucks. So we started noticing that the difference in sales were not actually bad from the price going back to four bucks. That's because we just had forgotten to change it back to that 24. So it actually helped us realize like wait, we were still selling at that 28 bucks, so now we just drop it back and when we drop it back to 24 with that strikethrough it just increases the sales and obviously the conversion rate and the ACoS, which allows us more dollars to spend on that product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Before you switched to AWD, did you guys have your own warehouse? Did you have multiple 3PLs, One 3PL? What were you doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So we had our own warehouse and basically obviously we're shipping it from China to our warehouse and then from our warehouse to Amazon, and then basically with AWD, and the fees just got out of hand. It kind of priced us out of obviously doing that route, which is why we went with AWD. And it's kind of been our first kind of-.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The new fees you're talking about, like the inbound inventory placement fees and things like that,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>all that type of stuff, yeah, it kind of really hit us hard. So we realized, and we priced everything up in Seoul, it's way more lucrative to go with AWD, and you have to have</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Is that AGL too? Or just like? Are you actually having Amazon ship from China or you're shipping it into AWD?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>We're shipping it into AWD. Right now, we haven't fully gone into Amazon shipping it from China, but we're shipping it into AWD. And that's basically where we just noticed that economics-wise it just made way more sense to go with AWD. So we took that big step of obviously getting away with our warehouse and now just sending product into AWD. How big was your warehouse? It was pretty big. It was pretty big. I don't know how many square feet on the top of my head.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Do you know how much it costs per month? About?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, it was close to about. I think it was like 25 grand.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh my goodness, yeah, so we're talking probably 20,000 square feet or above. They're in Vegas. Yeah, it was pretty big. And then how many full-time employees had to run it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So we had four people there</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and then now you had to let them go after you close the warehouse. So then it's not just $25,000 a month, but then probably another $10,000 of salary you're saving.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yeah, so there's a big saving, when you look at it, from everything. And we've kept one person I think it was that basically helps us with inventory forecasting and just helping manage kind of the inventory side of AWD. Because right now we've moved into AWD. But some issues we've had with AWD is when FBA goes out of stock there's like a two-week period we've seen that it takes for that transfer of inventory to go into FBA and that's because AWD hasn't learned our sell through rates yet. So right now, for example,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>you can't control that at all. Like you can't just force AWD to say, hey, I know I'm going to sell more, send more to FBA. Like you have to wait for them to be able to see it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah. So you can manually send more. But because we have a catalog of 900 products, it'll be very tenacious to look at FBA for all these products and then go to AWD and manually click one. So what we've done is we put the auto replenishment. But because Amazon hasn't learned our products yet, literally, we had a product that had a sell-through rate of I think it was it'll go through about 300, 400 products a month. We ran out of that product and AWD transferred 10 units to FBA and it took two weeks to get those 10 units and those sold out within a day. So it was just the worst and the worst.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I got to start you on Helium 10 inventory management, because helium 10 inventory management is created for people who have three PLs and then and then we tell you, all right, set up a new shipment. But theoretically somebody just asked me to say the other day we don't integrate yet with AWD. I know that's on the roadmap, but like a third-party warehouse, like you know how much inventory is there, so you put the number in and then you know what you know. Helium 10 knows what your inventory is in Amazon. And then so we would just tell you the same way hey, it's time to trigger, you know. So I know you said before like hey, yeah, you might not have time to, you know, be checking 800, but that's the whole point of inventory management where you just you know you better send, you know, 500 units in from your warehouse and so, yeah, we'll get you started on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, that would be a lifesaver because this is how it's impacting my ads now. So you know back in the day, if you run out of stock on FBA, your listing is not showing anymore, your ads are not delivering. However, with AWD, if you've got stock, what it's done now is it changes our seller delivery date. So we realize that with this duct tape,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and you're conversion like tanks right, because it says like oh, delivery in three weeks or something crazy like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So this duct tape product had delivery in two months. I'm not waiting two months to get duct tape.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So instead of the listing going dead, it still shows available, but then two months.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So people are clicking on this sponsored ads and they're like, yeah, I'm not waiting two months to get a duct tape, I'm going to the alternative person which is their competitor. So, I'll add just hitting, hitting, hitting, hitting, no sales. And you're like what's going on? And then now when you look at it and it's fine detail, delivers in two months. You're like that's so. Now we've had to end the crazy thing about when you've got 4,000 ads, because you've got five ads SKUs, you can't go and manually turn all those off and then wait until it comes back in stock to turn it back on. So that's been a nightmare as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now Interesting, okay. So yeah, it looks like AWD, like overall pretty decent. You save all those fees, probably thousands and thousands of dollars of fees. You're saving tens of thousands of dollars in warehouse, tens of thousands of dollars in warehouse. But on the flip side, you almost have to, you know if, if you're not using Helium 10, um for inventory management, you almost have to like hire another full-time employee just to manage that, depending on how many SKUs you have, or else, or else you're going to lose, you know too much money.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's not just the lost sales, what's advertising, like you said, very good, very good, uh, very good point. Um, if I were to ask you like, all right, hey, end of the day, not everybody can, can have a business that does 30 million a year. What set? What has set you guys, uh, apart? Obviously, you know you have some cool patent and some product. You know for one of them that that nobody else can get. That's been around since 1920, but it's anybody you know. I'm sure there's billions of or millions of businesses that were made a century ago, that that technically you could sell, but that doesn't mean you're going to be a 30 million dollar seller. So what sets you guys apart, would you say?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I think it's that consistency and never give up mentality when you start off a product, because a lot of things that I've seen with other sellers is they're quick to write off a product because they're not profitable with it within the first kind of initial launch phase. And what I've noticed is we stick out with the product and our launches are in strategies here. So we start off with a launch. So, let's say, we're doing zip bags right and we have these zip bags. They're heavy duty, so it's four mil size. When we start off with a zip bag, we're happy to lose some money on that because we know it's repeat purchases. So we now have to calculate and understand okay, this is the frequency of those sales, this is what we expect to come in, what sizes are winning, and basically having the consistency to keep pushing, even though it might not be profitable to start. Eventually, when you start getting those repeat sales, you'll see the profitability come in and that's where those products, when they start winning. You do the exact same thing with new launches and it's, like I said, that consistency to keep doing that with new launches and new launches and new launches has been a game changer. And then also just not being afraid to test Amazon. So you know, like I said with our vitamin D one, we've thrown different keywords in there, we've thrown different words in there, even at times where you get delisted because Amazon said these things don't work or this is, you can't put that writing, so it's.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's helped us push our listing and appear in different places and we always do tracking to see if it's click-through rates, if it's the title. So, for example, some of our titles have our brand name, which is spot and industrial. That's a pretty long brand name and if you look at our uh, a product of ours on mobile devices, our brand name takes up should I? I say, 40% of the title. So a lot of our keywords and use cases don't actually show on mobile. So what we did test was removing the brand name and leading with the use cases and the product keywords and it started converting better because nobody cared what our brand name was.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But if they're seeing that zip bag for Legos, for this, for this, and it's heavy duty and it's waterproof, that's what people want to see and it increased our click-through rates, which increased our conversions as well. So stuff like that and they're minute tests. But if you do that on a catalog and with products at a volume, it can be a massive scale. And when you realize that from a potential of okay, we have 800 ASINs, 50% of them increase in conversion rates by just 10, 20% I mean in click-through rates you're bringing in even way more traffic and if you hold your conversion rates, that increases your sales without having to do any change in bids and anything like that. So those key changes allow you to save your dollars but still gain on all that traffic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, if I were to ask you your favorite Helium 10 tool, is it Cerebro, is it Adtomic? Is it Magnet? Chrome extension, what is it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I would say I love the Chrome extension because it helps me. If I go onto a competitor, straight away I see what they're lacking If they don't have 150 characters in their titles, if they don't have enough bullets, if they don't have, you know, enough bullets, if they don't have enough images. So the moment I see a competitor that doesn't check all the boxes that the Helium tool shows, I'm targeting them. Why? Because if you look at my products I have 10, you know most optimized on your thing. Then at the same time I look at keywords and it gives me a breakdown of how much revenue is in this keyword, how much revenue is in this industry. So before we go launch a specific product like we were launching an anti-slip tape because we want to add to our tape ranges so just looking at that, you'll look at that keyword anti-slip tape. It brings in 600 million a month from all these different competitors.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now I can run those competitors through Black Box and I love Black Box as well because it helps me really fine tune what I'm targeting and who I'm looking for. So, I can say they get X amount of revenue monthly with X amount of reviews. Like I said, if they have anything below four, Black Box shows me those people. Those are easy people I can add to my product targeting campaigns and I know, because our listings are optimized, we'll easily take some sales from those people. Campaigns and I know, because our listings are optimized, we'll easily take some sales from those people. So, I would say the listing Blackbox and also the Chrome extension will be my two favorite.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. If anybody wants to find you on the interwebs out there, like on LinkedIn or somewhere like you open to saying how they can find you guys out there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh yes, of course, on LinkedIn obviously it's just Joe Sanhanga, my name, and then on Instagram it's j.sanhanga, which is my last name, s-a-n-h-a-n-g-a, and that's mostly where I am on social media. But any questions or whatever I can on LinkedIn, you can just pop it in and I'll try and help where I can.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Well, thank you so much for coming on the show and hope to see you at an upcoming event soon then.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an insightful journey with Joe Sanhanga, a remarkable e-commerce entrepreneur generating millions annually through unique and high-priced products. Listen in as Joe shares his inspiring story from his roots in Zimbabwe to his educational pursuits in the UK and the US, ultimately landing in Las Vegas. His journey began on platforms like Shopify and WordPress, selling distinctive items such as African-style swimsuits and nano tape toys, before discovering the immense potential of Amazon's FBA and FBM models. Through their conversation, Bradley and Joe emphasized the transformative power of networking at conferences like Amazon Accelerate.</p>
<p>Explore the strategies behind Joe's successful transition to selling on Amazon, starting with assisting a soil business during the pandemic and leading to the creation of "Wonder Soil," a private-label product on Amazon. Joe's ventures into innovative products like tanning lamps, vitamin D lamps, and seasonal depression lamps highlight the importance of team collaboration and strategic Amazon sales optimization. With aspirations to surpass a $30 million run rate, Joe shares valuable insights into leveraging Amazon's platform to achieve extraordinary growth in niche markets.</p>
<p>Discover the challenges and tactics involved in marketing high-priced products, like a $599 lamp, in a competitive landscape dominated by lower-cost alternatives. We discuss the advantages of having larger margins for experimenting with keywords and bidding strategies, alongside the creative approaches necessary to maintain product visibility amidst Amazon's policies. Joe also shares his experiences optimizing advertising strategies, managing warehouse transitions to Amazon's Warehousing and Distribution system, and utilizing tools like Helium 10’s Adtomic to automate and enhance PPC strategies. This episode provides a comprehensive view of the perseverance and innovation required to thrive in e-commerce, offering inspiration and actionable advice for sellers at any level.</p>
<p>In episode 604 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Joe discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:28 - E-Commerce Strategies and Global Perspectives</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:54 - Amazon Product Sales Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:41 - Amazon Brand Growth During COVID</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Strategies for High Price Point Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:50 - Product Pricing and Brand Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:23 - Optimizing Keywords for Product Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:21 - Amazon Advertising Strategy Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:14 - Managing $120,000 of Ad Spend With Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:49 - Amazon PPC Management Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:52 - Optimizing Ad Placements to Lower ACoS</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:51 - Pricing Strategy Impact on Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:45 - Warehouse Cost Savings and Amazon Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:28 - Inventory Management for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">38:14 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Conversion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:17 - Online Presence and Networking</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we talked to a $30 million a year seller who is selling, and has sold, some of the most unique products I've ever heard of, including one at a $600 price point, when everybody else is priced at only 40 bucks. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. In my travels recently, one of the things I like about going to conferences and it's what I always tell people about is that you know you can meet different people, network with people and find out about their story, and that's kind of like how I structure this whole podcast. But then I actually did that recently at Amazon Accelerate and I'm glad I did it, because I'm glad I did it. As I went to this one mixer that they organized and I was at first, I was like, oh man, I was so drained after that day and I'm like, oh man, it's gonna be a crowded place. I don't like to be in crowded places, but you know what? I'm going to hop on this little lime scooter from my hotel and go over to this restaurant where the event was and I was sitting down talking to some people at the table and then I met today's guest there, Joe. How's it going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I'm going good. Thanks for having me on.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Now, you said you're in Vegas right now. Right?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yes, we're in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, that's not a typical Vegas accent you've got. So where were you born and raised?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I was born in Zimbabwe, raised as well in Zimbabwe, then I moved out to England where I spent a lot of my time there doing some education and stuff and then I got tired of the cold being a Zimbabwean.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You went to the opposite, then if you went to Vegas, I cannot imagine a more opposite than cold place.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh yeah, 100%. I just went on to Google and I was like okay, I want to go somewhere in America, but I need to find somewhere warm. And I think the first thing that came up on the search was Death Valley, but there was nothing over there. So the second thing was Phoenix and Las Vegas. So, I eventually found myself in Las Vegas just because of the ease of doing business. Ability to meet people here is really good.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And did you go to university uh over in UK or in the US?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yes, I did university in the UK as well as in the US, so I got an accounting degree back in uh UK um and then in the US, I did a um was a business management degree with some entrepreneurship uh additional to that</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>was it like a unlv or?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I know this was in um in Phoenix in ASU, yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>ASU, uh, Sun Devil right?</p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yes, sir, okay, there, you see it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I always test my I don't know. I'm not going to ask you any kind of mascot because from England I don't know anything about England schools, but I know most of the US schools have mascots here. Actually, I'm wearing a. We'll talk about this later. I'm wearing a mascot from a minor league baseball team is my hat. This is called from nearby to Arizona is Albuquerque Isotopes. But the reason I use this today was because this is very similar, this logo, to our Helium 10 Adtomic logo. I know you and I were talking about Adtomic, doesn't it look like the A from Adtomic yeah,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>it actually does. Now I see it when you mention it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So that's why I wore this on purpose. There's a method to my madness, but anyways, before we get to Adtomic, talking about Adtomic, I just want to talk about your e-commerce journey. So when you graduated from, after you know, there at ASU, did you get into e-commerce at all, or at what kind of?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So this was actually still back in England , around 2017 is when I kind of got first into my e-commerce kind of journey, which was on Shopify. Specifically, Shopify and WordPress was where I started out and I bought a random course of somebody online, learned all about basically advertising from like Facebook, from Instagram, from Google, sending it to this website and landing pages that we used to do. And then, within being in that realm, I started hearing this FBA term being thrown around.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What were you selling on Shopify in those days?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh, so I remember we had to go at, we did these other swimsuits that we did African style print swimsuits, and then we also went on and started doing it was like these little tape toys, sort of like double-sided type tape. Yeah, exactly so we were doing those. It's called nano tape, um, so, yeah, that's basically how, how that started and then,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and then that's when you, when you kind of like, learned about the amazon, uh potential.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So I heard, obviously, being in that space, I started hearing this word FBA being thrown around uh, the acronym, and you know. Then I went on Google, searched up, okay, what is FBA? And it's some sort of Amazon selling thing. Okay, and then there's FBM as well. So now I'm like, okay, there's these two terms, what is this all about? And that's basically when I started doing my research and I was like, okay, this Amazon thing seems to actually have some stuff to it. And at the time I think the platform is not the way. It's so different now, because sometimes I've got screenshots of my old dashboards and it just looks completely different. So, yeah, that's how I basically then started with Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you start selling like your own account, you know, on Amazon, start selling your own products, or did you just start working for other companies that were selling on Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so to begin with I was working with this other lady. She basically had soil and the way we actually started working together was I created a website for her, put on Shopify, to sell the soil, and then she was bagging up the soil to try and get it to consumers, because her business was mainly sending thousand-pound totes to farmers. But she said, how can I get this you know three-pound bag to people that are at home and want to grow some plants and what actually it was? This was around 20.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Soil on Amazon, man, when you think you've heard it all.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>It's called Wonder Soil. It's actually one of the rivals to Miracle-Gro and we actually I actually raised it to get the Amazon choice badge. We were on Business Insider as one of the top growing brands on amazon too, um, but basically the cool thing about it was we've tried to find a way to get the soil to consumers and everything worked well, because this was during covid, so people were at home, people had nothing to do, and you know people are growing stuff at home, people. You know we're just trying to, yeah, so the product hit at the right time uh, what year is this 2020.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay. 2020 okay yeah. Oh yeah, I mean that was a good time. Yeah, during covid, people were always are really trying to make their own gardens and stuff like grow their own vegetables and stuff like that okay yeah this is a private label brand or you're reselling um others?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>oh, so we actually have manufacturers in China. Uh, that we get all that product for We've actually gotten rid of our warehouse Now. We've gone full into AWD, so we're getting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's talk about that a little bit later in the show too. I haven't talked to many people who are doing that, so I'll be interested in that, ok.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's, that's what that one. And then there's another lamp company, which is pretty funny, is tanning lamps and vitamin D lamps, so we run through those on Amazon as well. Those are actually the only there's a lamp that can give you vitamin D.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's the only lamp the same like the sun.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yes, you spend five minutes every other day in front of it and it'll give you. And there's studies on YouTube. People use this lamp, where this lady her name is Carnival Doctor on YouTube. She did a study with a lamp for six weeks and her levels went from 20 something to 40 something vitamin D. She feels healthier than ever and it's perfect. It stopped her from having to buy, you know, vitamin D pills and, of course, all those sorts of things. So, yeah, it's the only one, and you get tan at the same time. So now, that's the difference. So, there's two lamps One gives you vitamin D and one gives you a tan, because there are some people that don't want the tanning effect. So that's what it is. So, it's-.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what if you put this tanning lamp over your miracle magic soil? Are you going to create some like hybrid plant? Oh my, you sell the most interesting things. All right, there's a third account too,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yeah, so it's basically the third account is also in lighting, but this one is seasonal depression lamps where basically you look at it so that one is its own brand.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you say depression? Yes, depression lamp Like as in I'm very depressed and I'm sad like that word depression.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, depression, you're sad. What does that have to do with a lamp? So, you look at this lamp for 30 minutes and you become happy. I know it sounds stupid, but minutes and you become happy. I know it sounds stupid, but that one doesn't give you vitamin D.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That one doesn't give you vitamin D. Nor a tan. Yeah, you see. Hey, there's a product idea. You got to combine all three and then, oh my goodness, you'd have the most amazing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>That would be powerful. We've had people that have requested you know, do you have one that does both, or this, this, this? But because of FDA regulations, we've had to separate a lot of the things.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Is these three separate companies or is it like the same group of people who's all owning all three of these?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So two of the companies is one group of people and the other one is one person.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then, what do you do in these?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So I run just an Amazon account. So I run just an Amazon account. So running the ads, running the listing optimization, making sure the account is obviously hitting the sales numbers, everything that just literally goes through Amazon and inventory everything.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What's the overall projected sales for all three combined on Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So for all three combined, we're looking at 28. We're on pace to do 28 million this year on all three.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Will that be your best, our biggest year yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, this would be our biggest year yet. We've seen record numbers in previous months. In previous, like this past quarter, we'd had record sales as well. I know we had our biggest. We had, I think, our first. We had two days in September where we had 100K sales days, which was the first time we've done that. We also had our highest sales days in the past two years. Nine of those days in our top 10 sales were all in September. So we've had record sales. Especially Q3 was really, really amazing. I think we were up about 800K across the board in Q3 alone. So we're on pace to do a really good year and it sets us up for our plan is to do a 2.5 million month at least once this year in total and that will set us up for a run rate for next year. We want to push over to that 30 million stage.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week. Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit h10.me forward slash Adtomic for more information. That's h10.me forward slash A-D-T-O-M-I-C. I'm just curious, before we get into some more details about, like, your advertising because I know that's one of the things that is your specialty these lamps that you're doing like, were these kind of like inventions, or? Or there was an existing market of vitamin D lamps or an existing market of lamps that make you happy Like was that an existing keyword or is this something that you're you guys invented and kind of like created the demand for?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So it's actually crazy. You say that is because the first vitamin d lamp started in 1924. It was a guy by Dr. Sperti is his name. He's the guy who made it. He invented it and he started selling it throughout the US. It was a company in Kentucky, um, but he was just selling it out of his own like little warehouse and then eventually he got old um and then sold off for business and then basically that's where we put it online, um to run it through Amazon, and we first were going like, for example, the vitamin D one it's the only lamp that's there. The only competition are these vitamin D pills that you'll see on Amazon. But our price point for the lamp is like 599. And we're competing against people that can buy a bottle for four bucks, five bucks on Amazon. So it's been a pretty interesting game competing against people that can buy, you know, a bottle for four bucks, five bucks on amazon. So it's been a pretty interesting game. But it moves. It moves um on amazon. What's the price of the product?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>you said 599 599, 599, yeah, wow, uh, I want to. I'm trying to look at, look for it on amazon right now. What's the brand name called?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>SpertI s-p-e-r-t-i, and then you'll see vitamin d we got to show the audience this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, oh, my goodness gracious, here it is. Hold on, this is incredible. All right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>That's it and it's right. That's the first one that's popped up against our competition. All those are competitors on the right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So 500 and Sperti. So that was what the doctor's name was. Who?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>made this up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, Dr. Sperti, that was his name yeah, there was a ready demand for this out there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh, huge, because, if you think about it, vitamin D pills are basically the same target market as us. Yeah, so this is just a non-invasive way that you buy and you keep this for a very, very long time. So that's that. So something interesting. As you go through this, this listing, you're not going to see the word vitamin d anywhere on the listing and you'll notice our carousel images, our images on there. we have our box images because amazon actually took us down because our lamp has the word vitamin d on it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>ah, yeah, yeah, I see it in the video there, so you don't have vitamin d anywhere in there, but you probably got indexed for the keyword by Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Exactly so. That's why we use UVB, which is basically the term for vitamin D. So Amazon is not allowing us to use it, even though we're FDA approved and everything. Amazon is just not letting us go for that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I see some of your main keywords. Yeah, vitamin D lamp.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh yeah, we can use them in the back. Vitamin D light.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Vitamin D therapy lamp, vitamin D light therapy. Now, I'm just curious. I don't talk very often with people who have this high price point. What is different about having a product that's in the hundreds of dollars? Like, do you approach advertising differently, cause it's not like where I mean. You might now you know you, you might get a hundred clicks with no sale, but still you just get one, the 101st click. All of a sudden, that's $600 of revenue. So, so, like, how is it different, uh, with something like this, compared to your, your other products, which I'm assuming is like more you know, regular pricing 10, 20, 30 bucks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So the cool thing about it is that across all the catalog that I, that I that I run, I have products starting at like five bucks, all the way to this one that has $5.99. So the landscape with this one is totally different. Like you said, you can set up an ad, you'll get 50 clicks at $1.20 CPC and, based on our margins, we're still clean on a sale. If we get one sale, we profit. So the cool thing about it is you just have to be a bit more patient. However, because we have such kind of should I say a big space for those clicks, it allows us to test a lot of keywords in this space and we really kind of exhaust any keyword that's there without having to really be careful, unlike if I was selling a smaller, less priced product, I can't just throw in all the keywords and just you know it'll go crazy if it's like a $60 product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So with this, it gives me that comfortability to go out and bid higher and also it allows me to, like I said, like if you saw on that page where you searched, my competition were those pill bottles that are like five bucks, six bucks, seven bucks, so I can bid above all of those guys. So I ensure that every time you search the keyword I'm going to be first, because there's no way they're going to bid the same amount of dollars. I'm going to bid because their price points are different. However, they can take a loss on a sale because they have repeat products. So people finish that bottle, they come back and buy another With ours. That person buys a lamp and is done. So we obviously have to gauge it to a point whereby, okay, this is our ACOS target and at this A-cost target we're profitable. So that's now how more I manage that one. It's more ACOS targeting, but I'm basically trying to make sure I stand out for every single eyeball that's there because I have the room.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is interesting because, regardless of the price point, there are similar kind of scenarios where it would be like this they're probably actual keywords of how somebody who's searching for this exact thing is probably very limited Vitamin D lamp or lamp for tanning, you know for your other product, or it's not. Like oh there's you know 5,000 way, you know 5,000 ways that are going to come up in Cerebro to search for this one thing. You're like it's kind of like that way with coffin shelf. If you're looking exactly for a coffin shelf, that's pretty much it, that's it. Coffin shelf or shelf shaped like a coffin, like there's very limited number of words. The other keywords I get sales from is more like the, you know, gothic decor or spooky things. So how are you doing your keyword research? Like using Helium 10 or amazon, for you mentioned you do a lot of testing for targets. So like, where are you coming up with these keywords to test to see if any of them stick?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So that's. It's more like said, I run Cerebro on a lot of those vitamin D bottle and pills and basically a lot of my. So, like I've said, I've exhausted the keyword vitamin D and the more you get long tail with this product, the less traffic you have. You know, for some of the products you can get long tail with a bunch of keywords and you still have traffic. Like, for example, if it's like a Ziploc bag, I can put Ziploc bag for Legos, Ziploc bag for sandwiches, Ziploc bag for this. You know the list is endless and you have traffic with this. Not many people even know this lamp exists.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So what I've actually done is sometimes I go and target competitor company names and key names. So if it's like some company that sells a bottle of vitamin D lamps or vitamin D pills, I'll actually target their brand because when I look at their keyword, it's people that are repeat purchases, so it always has traffic. And but because I can bid high on their own company name, I'm going to show up first and I have the room with my price point to show up consistently and eventually, if you're somebody that is very hooked on buying these products, for vitamin D pills, you're going to see my product and think, okay, what is this? Because it's coming up. I've seen it so many times when I come and buy this product that when you read about our process, you then be like, okay, so this is something that actually can benefit me and can work as an alternative for ingested pills and all the other disadvantages that come with that. So that's basically how I find other keywords and start going for those.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, price game is something nobody ever wants to play, and you're not playing at all, you’re doing the opposite. You know, like on some of these keywords I do see some like people ranking for, like vitamin D lamp, but they're, just like you know, $20 products and they're selling thousands of units. But then are you going after those people too, Like the people who are going after that or how? How, how do you still get sales when people can technically get something one 10th the price? People you just got to like, make sure that they know the value of what you, that yours is different.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's where we have to communicate that through the listing, and it's because a lot of those $20 lamps that you're seeing there, those are not actually vitamin D lamps, those are seasonal depression lamps. So if you're looking at, can you see that Alaska Northern Lights big box on the right where your mouse is? Yes, that's one of the lamps that I sell. That's for seasonal depression.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, I was about to click on that, but no, I'm not going to click on the sponsored ad and charge you $3 right there. So good thing I didn't.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>But then if you look at to the left, you've got that product. That's 19 bucks. Those are actually seasonal depression lamps, so they don't give off vitamin D. So somebody would purchase that and then they'll realize that doesn't give you vitamin D. So they'll probably return it and then come back to ours. But if they're looking for seasonal depression those would be those ones.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is just an interesting niche. This is kind of fascinating to me. So then, overall, almost $30 million. What are you spending per month? Or what are you paying Amazon for advertising per month?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So monthly. Right now we're spending total across the board with about 120K a month on advertising budget.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Advertising. And then, what's your TACoS then? At kind of, is it different per account? Are you looking at your TACoS?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yeah, so the lamp TACoS are, like, I think, close to two percent um, and then uh, because that ACoS is really low, um. However, with uh, with the one that's got the majority of the products, our tacos right now we are sitting at a 5.38. That's what we just closed out at, okay. Okay, our ACoS is at 15 point. I think it was 15.5 is what we ended on in September. We brought that down from a 20 ACoS down to a 15. Our goal was to bring it down to 10, but obviously we've done about 50% of that target. Now, which is hard, you know, if you're spending, you know, over a hundred K. To bring down a cost by 5% is really difficult. So that's, that's where we are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you using Adtomic for all of this spend, all of this $120,000 spend?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>We've launched. So with Adtomic, we've put in some rules for some SKUs and we're watching that and I actually had a call with Travis, like I said before, to try and we've got different rules for different products and we're trying to see how we can build out those rules in Adtomic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Like rules that you were just using manually, like downloading search term reports. What are some of the rules? Tell me how you run your PPC.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So most of my rules would come into the shipping product, one where basically first rule is identifying the product, pricing. So if it's a bag so let's say Ziploc bag, right, we've got a Ziploc bag, a four by six size. We have different variations. So we have a hundred pack, five hundred pack, thousand pack. The hundred pack could cost maybe 19 bucks, five hundred pack 50 bucks, other one 99 bucks.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So based on those, we make rules where if it's the $19 one, we want to start our bids at $0.40 or something like that. Somewhere it makes sense. But then if it's for the 1,000-pack one, we can start off our bidding at $2, $3. And that's because if somebody then buys it it's $99. So it's more of guiding based on that price threshold of the product and getting that rule in. And then, as we keep going, we want to make sure that if it's not getting any spend after two weeks it'll look back and add, you know, 10 cents to it if it's getting too many clicks. And if it gets like 10 clicks at that price, at that um, 44 cents, uh, whatever, 40 cents, um, and no sales, it'll dial it back by five cents or something like that, just to just to start, you know, bringing it back to see what we can get. So those are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So then, instead of basing your rules in Adtomic, like, necessarily on ACoS, you're like doing it on the, the performance, like clicks and. Are you doing impressions at all, or just mainly clicks? Mainly clicks and then sales? What about your keyword harvesting? Did you set up any keyword harvesting rules on your auto or broad campaigns? Yes, and what's your thresholds there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So with there we do have our keyword harvesting set up and we usually just go in when it shows us. Then we'll add and accept whatever we want to Others we don't and we basically just throw them in. So we have one that right now has some rules and we've been working with the one that keeps the ACoS threshold in different margins. That's been looking good. So we've actually decided that when we've got launch ASINs because we're planning to launch another 42 products, I think it was soon is put those into the ACoS threshold, get those spending. Then, once we've gotten some traction with those, we start messing with the bids ourselves because we look at these in different silos as well in terms of market share.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So if it's like tapes, we might not be the biggest player in tapes, so we can't really go out the income on the market. But if it's like Ziploc bags, Celo bags, we have tons of market share. Our brand is known. The moment you see our packaging on our default listings, you know it's us. So we bid higher on those ones to really just take up and kill anybody that's coming in. And we're happy to take up that high bid because people repeat purchase on those ones so we can lose money on the first sale because we can look at the lifetime value of those customers and it makes sense.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How many targeting type, different targeting types are you doing per product? You know for me, sometimes a lot of some. I'll have three main keyword ones, at least, obviously, to start, because then I'll cap it and start new ones, but I'll have an exact, you know, like, like atomic calls, a performance campaign. I'll have a broad campaign with broad targets. I'll have an auto, but then I'll also a lot of times have an ASIN targeting campaign, product targeting campaign. I'll also do a sponsor display campaign. I might do a video, two video campaigns, like a keyword video campaign, an ASIN video campaign and then maybe, if I have, you know, three products in a certain brand, I might have a sponsor brand that's feeding a few of those. Like, are you doing all of those or just you're just keeping it to the basic keyword targeting campaigns? What do you guys do so?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So for every ASIN we basically have five different ads and it starts off with broad, which is obviously our broad keywords, and then we'll go to exact keywords where basically we don't start off by putting keywords in the exact. We let you know, get it from helium and atomic and then we put those in uh based on what it's telling us, and then we've got auto testing. So we uh, or it's called a auto cam, just normal campaign, which is obviously we let that run in the order category. Then ASIN testing, where basically we're running targeting that specific category of that product. And the cool thing about those ascent testing is it helps us identify new markets. So let's say we have a variation in poly and plastic packaging and let's say this product is sitting at number two. We might actually take that product. And then let's say we have other products that are like three, four, five, six in that category. We might take the number two product and move it to mailbags. It'll drop the BSR because of its historical performance and its ability to perform. We might actually start testing a different category just to gain more market share in a different category because we know we've kind of succeeded in that one. So that's more for ASIN testing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Then we have ASIN targeting, where we actually we use our Cerebro to get competitors, Black Box to get competitors Then we obviously target those competitors depending on how many reviews they have. So if it's somebody that's got anything less than four stars, what they're targeting you, because most of our products are sitting within the 4.5 to 4.89 range. So anybody below four stars we're targeting you, and then we also use what's it called. Then those are basically the five that we do per ASIN and then we also use what's it called. Then those are basically the five that we do per ASIN. And then we have started testing some display campaigns. We had VCPM running, which was a waste of money really. It was just the attribution was wrong. So what we're doing now is some display campaigns to actually do some retargeting and basically that's where we've got started going. We haven't done much sponsored brands. Things have just really been working in sponsored product for us.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Or the auto and maybe broad campaigns. Did you set any atomic rules as far as when to suggest a negative match or like a poor performing search term? Or how are you managing the spend on your auto campaigns? Because you know, sometimes if you just let Amazon do what they want, they'll just show you for all kinds of crazy stuff and they don't care about how much your spend is. So what are you doing to keep your auto campaigns under control?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, so what we basically do, obviously we have the loose you select the loose substitute compliments and all that type of stuff. We have those like basic keyword rules that we set our bids at where, and we do that based on our pricing. So, depending on the product's price, we'll add in those rules and then basically when Adtomic starts showing whatever negative is in there, we'll go in and either accept the negative and or reject it. And I remember I don't know if it was Travis who told me we don't want to is it reject the negative or something, because it will completely kind of block it out forever or something like that In Adtomic. If you were to do that on a negative, I think it was if you fully approve a negative. So we kind of just watch it and see if it's really a negative and then we test it out. But that's how we kind of do it. So we haven't really put much rules on that side. It's more depending on the price of the product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then you said for like keyword harvesting, like if an auto finds something like is it just one for you? And then you, hey, I'll go ahead and move it to one of my manual campaigns. Or do you want to see like two or three orders of some new keyword before you put it to your exact campaigns, or what's your threshold there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, usually we try and get up to about five, five orders. Um, cause, that's that we've, we've, cause we've had keywords where you might get an order or two, and then it just starts burning money after that. So, yeah, um, we let whatever's winning win and then if something shows promise and you know it comes up with like five orders, uh, that'll be cool and then we'll add it back in. And the cool thing about it is, if it was obviously like the, the lamps, five orders is a bit too many for a keyword. But if it's the Ziploc bags, we know we can easily get those five orders and it justifies because you know that the, the traffic on those is way more than the people that are looking for the lamps. So it just depends on the product as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>What is what brought you from, I forgot what you said like, from 20 to 15 a cost, like? What specific strategies you think? Like, was it something different? You were doing um, or, or you just change the rules, or what. What can you attribute that lowering of ACoS to?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Okay. So basically, we started a KPI where we looked at the number of ACoS campaigns that are above 100% in our account, because I think we have about 4,000 something campaigns running. So basically, when we sorted that out, we would start off with, like, let's say, 40. Then of those 40, that's our priority for the month and basically, we'd look at what the ad type is. We'd look at what the ad type is, we'd look at where the you know impression share is going. Is it top of search, is it product key, is it product pages or is it in the categories? And then basically sometimes we would notice that, let's say, if it's product search for this specific ad, it's showing a way better ACoS but it's not getting as much spend and impressions as this one. But you know, the product page is just spending money. So what we'll do is we'll change the percentage on the impression share to show more on that specific placement that's actually performing the best.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And what we realized is a lot of our ACoS started just, you know, dropping for those campaigns where we doubled down. Yes, it might not spend as much, you might not as much traffic, but if our ACoS drops, you know, by 50% on that campaign, that's a win. So that's what we're doing. And then sometimes it's actually where you're getting a bunch of sales at like 60, 70% ACoS from top of search, but this product page placement is at 20% ACoS but it's not getting as much spend. So now we'll move our spend and our impression share more on that product page and reduce the top of search. Even though it cancels out some sales, the profitability of investing in that product placement on the product pages makes more sense. So that's how we've been kind of juggling the placements and it's been helping really well to cut ACoS.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>When you launch new products. What's your strategy? Is it strictly I mean, like do you have this big audience that you're able to promote to and then they send a lot of traffic that way, or is it 100% with PPC that you're launching products? What's your strategy? Like?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So 100% of PPC. We have been talking about, you know, starting to get an email list together, but, as you know, with Amazon you don't get that information of your customers, so it's very difficult. If we had like a website, then maybe we could leverage that side of it. But, like I said, 100% of all sales is Amazon and unfortunately, we don't have the customer data. So what we usually do is set up our PPC. Sometimes, depending on the market or the product, what we'll use are the deals, if it's promotions, and sometimes we've actually, you know how you can now put price, the strikethrough pricing. So sometimes when we launch a new product, we launch about a few bucks higher than we're actually planning to sell, and that's because we just want to get the featured offer pricing going. And then, once the featured offer has registered onto Amazon, we'll set a strikethrough price at the intended selling price that we want to and then we'll pump up our PPC. Why? Because now our product is showing amongst everybody else to have this discount of like 20% or whatever it is, and that increases our conversion rate because obviously people are seeing this discount. And then sometimes you might actually get the badge that says lowest price in 30 days and on a new launch. That helps quite a lot and basically that's what we do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Then we start pumping PPC and then, once that ends, we actually noticed with another product where we were averaging about, I think it was 0.78 run rate so which is basically close to a sale a day on that product at 24 bucks. We raised the price to 28 bucks so that we could make a strike through at 24. And then at the end of the strike through because after 30 days when you set the strike through it stops the deal, we actually realized that our run rate went to 0.68 at 28 bucks. So we started noticing that the difference in sales were not actually bad from the price going back to four bucks. That's because we just had forgotten to change it back to that 24. So it actually helped us realize like wait, we were still selling at that 28 bucks, so now we just drop it back and when we drop it back to 24 with that strikethrough it just increases the sales and obviously the conversion rate and the ACoS, which allows us more dollars to spend on that product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Before you switched to AWD, did you guys have your own warehouse? Did you have multiple 3PLs, One 3PL? What were you doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So we had our own warehouse and basically obviously we're shipping it from China to our warehouse and then from our warehouse to Amazon, and then basically with AWD, and the fees just got out of hand. It kind of priced us out of obviously doing that route, which is why we went with AWD. And it's kind of been our first kind of-.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The new fees you're talking about, like the inbound inventory placement fees and things like that,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>all that type of stuff, yeah, it kind of really hit us hard. So we realized, and we priced everything up in Seoul, it's way more lucrative to go with AWD, and you have to have</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Is that AGL too? Or just like? Are you actually having Amazon ship from China or you're shipping it into AWD?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>We're shipping it into AWD. Right now, we haven't fully gone into Amazon shipping it from China, but we're shipping it into AWD. And that's basically where we just noticed that economics-wise it just made way more sense to go with AWD. So we took that big step of obviously getting away with our warehouse and now just sending product into AWD. How big was your warehouse? It was pretty big. It was pretty big. I don't know how many square feet on the top of my head.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Do you know how much it costs per month? About?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, it was close to about. I think it was like 25 grand.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh my goodness, yeah, so we're talking probably 20,000 square feet or above. They're in Vegas. Yeah, it was pretty big. And then how many full-time employees had to run it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So we had four people there</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and then now you had to let them go after you close the warehouse. So then it's not just $25,000 a month, but then probably another $10,000 of salary you're saving.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>yeah, so there's a big saving, when you look at it, from everything. And we've kept one person I think it was that basically helps us with inventory forecasting and just helping manage kind of the inventory side of AWD. Because right now we've moved into AWD. But some issues we've had with AWD is when FBA goes out of stock there's like a two-week period we've seen that it takes for that transfer of inventory to go into FBA and that's because AWD hasn't learned our sell through rates yet. So right now, for example,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>you can't control that at all. Like you can't just force AWD to say, hey, I know I'm going to sell more, send more to FBA. Like you have to wait for them to be able to see it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah. So you can manually send more. But because we have a catalog of 900 products, it'll be very tenacious to look at FBA for all these products and then go to AWD and manually click one. So what we've done is we put the auto replenishment. But because Amazon hasn't learned our products yet, literally, we had a product that had a sell-through rate of I think it was it'll go through about 300, 400 products a month. We ran out of that product and AWD transferred 10 units to FBA and it took two weeks to get those 10 units and those sold out within a day. So it was just the worst and the worst.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I got to start you on Helium 10 inventory management, because helium 10 inventory management is created for people who have three PLs and then and then we tell you, all right, set up a new shipment. But theoretically somebody just asked me to say the other day we don't integrate yet with AWD. I know that's on the roadmap, but like a third-party warehouse, like you know how much inventory is there, so you put the number in and then you know what you know. Helium 10 knows what your inventory is in Amazon. And then so we would just tell you the same way hey, it's time to trigger, you know. So I know you said before like hey, yeah, you might not have time to, you know, be checking 800, but that's the whole point of inventory management where you just you know you better send, you know, 500 units in from your warehouse and so, yeah, we'll get you started on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Yeah, that would be a lifesaver because this is how it's impacting my ads now. So you know back in the day, if you run out of stock on FBA, your listing is not showing anymore, your ads are not delivering. However, with AWD, if you've got stock, what it's done now is it changes our seller delivery date. So we realize that with this duct tape,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and you're conversion like tanks right, because it says like oh, delivery in three weeks or something crazy like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So this duct tape product had delivery in two months. I'm not waiting two months to get duct tape.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So instead of the listing going dead, it still shows available, but then two months.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>So people are clicking on this sponsored ads and they're like, yeah, I'm not waiting two months to get a duct tape, I'm going to the alternative person which is their competitor. So, I'll add just hitting, hitting, hitting, hitting, no sales. And you're like what's going on? And then now when you look at it and it's fine detail, delivers in two months. You're like that's so. Now we've had to end the crazy thing about when you've got 4,000 ads, because you've got five ads SKUs, you can't go and manually turn all those off and then wait until it comes back in stock to turn it back on. So that's been a nightmare as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now Interesting, okay. So yeah, it looks like AWD, like overall pretty decent. You save all those fees, probably thousands and thousands of dollars of fees. You're saving tens of thousands of dollars in warehouse, tens of thousands of dollars in warehouse. But on the flip side, you almost have to, you know if, if you're not using Helium 10, um for inventory management, you almost have to like hire another full-time employee just to manage that, depending on how many SKUs you have, or else, or else you're going to lose, you know too much money.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's not just the lost sales, what's advertising, like you said, very good, very good, uh, very good point. Um, if I were to ask you like, all right, hey, end of the day, not everybody can, can have a business that does 30 million a year. What set? What has set you guys, uh, apart? Obviously, you know you have some cool patent and some product. You know for one of them that that nobody else can get. That's been around since 1920, but it's anybody you know. I'm sure there's billions of or millions of businesses that were made a century ago, that that technically you could sell, but that doesn't mean you're going to be a 30 million dollar seller. So what sets you guys apart, would you say?</p>
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<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I think it's that consistency and never give up mentality when you start off a product, because a lot of things that I've seen with other sellers is they're quick to write off a product because they're not profitable with it within the first kind of initial launch phase. And what I've noticed is we stick out with the product and our launches are in strategies here. So we start off with a launch. So, let's say, we're doing zip bags right and we have these zip bags. They're heavy duty, so it's four mil size. When we start off with a zip bag, we're happy to lose some money on that because we know it's repeat purchases. So we now have to calculate and understand okay, this is the frequency of those sales, this is what we expect to come in, what sizes are winning, and basically having the consistency to keep pushing, even though it might not be profitable to start. Eventually, when you start getting those repeat sales, you'll see the profitability come in and that's where those products, when they start winning. You do the exact same thing with new launches and it's, like I said, that consistency to keep doing that with new launches and new launches and new launches has been a game changer. And then also just not being afraid to test Amazon. So you know, like I said with our vitamin D one, we've thrown different keywords in there, we've thrown different words in there, even at times where you get delisted because Amazon said these things don't work or this is, you can't put that writing, so it's.</p>
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<p>It's helped us push our listing and appear in different places and we always do tracking to see if it's click-through rates, if it's the title. So, for example, some of our titles have our brand name, which is spot and industrial. That's a pretty long brand name and if you look at our uh, a product of ours on mobile devices, our brand name takes up should I? I say, 40% of the title. So a lot of our keywords and use cases don't actually show on mobile. So what we did test was removing the brand name and leading with the use cases and the product keywords and it started converting better because nobody cared what our brand name was.</p>
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<p>But if they're seeing that zip bag for Legos, for this, for this, and it's heavy duty and it's waterproof, that's what people want to see and it increased our click-through rates, which increased our conversions as well. So stuff like that and they're minute tests. But if you do that on a catalog and with products at a volume, it can be a massive scale. And when you realize that from a potential of okay, we have 800 ASINs, 50% of them increase in conversion rates by just 10, 20% I mean in click-through rates you're bringing in even way more traffic and if you hold your conversion rates, that increases your sales without having to do any change in bids and anything like that. So those key changes allow you to save your dollars but still gain on all that traffic.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, if I were to ask you your favorite Helium 10 tool, is it Cerebro, is it Adtomic? Is it Magnet? Chrome extension, what is it?</p>
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<p>Joe:</p>
<p>I would say I love the Chrome extension because it helps me. If I go onto a competitor, straight away I see what they're lacking If they don't have 150 characters in their titles, if they don't have enough bullets, if they don't have, you know, enough bullets, if they don't have enough images. So the moment I see a competitor that doesn't check all the boxes that the Helium tool shows, I'm targeting them. Why? Because if you look at my products I have 10, you know most optimized on your thing. Then at the same time I look at keywords and it gives me a breakdown of how much revenue is in this keyword, how much revenue is in this industry. So before we go launch a specific product like we were launching an anti-slip tape because we want to add to our tape ranges so just looking at that, you'll look at that keyword anti-slip tape. It brings in 600 million a month from all these different competitors.</p>
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<p>Now I can run those competitors through Black Box and I love Black Box as well because it helps me really fine tune what I'm targeting and who I'm looking for. So, I can say they get X amount of revenue monthly with X amount of reviews. Like I said, if they have anything below four, Black Box shows me those people. Those are easy people I can add to my product targeting campaigns and I know, because our listings are optimized, we'll easily take some sales from those people. Campaigns and I know, because our listings are optimized, we'll easily take some sales from those people. So, I would say the listing Blackbox and also the Chrome extension will be my two favorite.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. If anybody wants to find you on the interwebs out there, like on LinkedIn or somewhere like you open to saying how they can find you guys out there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Joe:</p>
<p>Oh yes, of course, on LinkedIn obviously it's just Joe Sanhanga, my name, and then on Instagram it's j.sanhanga, which is my last name, s-a-n-h-a-n-g-a, and that's mostly where I am on social media. But any questions or whatever I can on LinkedIn, you can just pop it in and I'll try and help where I can.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Well, thank you so much for coming on the show and hope to see you at an upcoming event soon then.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist and Walmart Expert, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days was the company’s biggest October shopping event ever
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-big-deal-days-amazon-fall-october-prime-day'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-big-deal-days-amazon-fall-october-prime-day

</a>Amazon’s new AI Shopping Guides make it easier to research product types and buy smarter.
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ai-shopping-guides-product-research-recommendations'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ai-shopping-guides-product-research-recommendations

</a>TikTok Rolls Out Automated Ad Targeting Options for the Holidays
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-rolls-out-automated-ad-targeting-options-holidays/729142/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-rolls-out-automated-ad-targeting-options-holidays/729142/

</a>You can now reward customers for engaging with your Amazon ads
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/reward-customers-for-engaging-with-your-ads/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/reward-customers-for-engaging-with-your-ads/

</a>Exciting news from Helium 10 includes the integration of Adtomic into the Diamond plan, offering efficient PPC campaign management with Advertising AI, and introducing a new feature that Helium 10 customers have been asking for for years is finally here! Variation Sales Strength is basically showing you which of the variations have the most sales. And lastly, don't miss our training for the Inventory Heat Maps tool to optimize sales strategies during the holiday season</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Oct Prime Day Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:22 - AI Shopping Guides</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:47 - VISA Verification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - AWD Too Full?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:30 - TikTok Auto Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:24 - US-UK Shipment Rates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:05 - Customer Reward Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:21 - 2024 Holiday Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:01 - Sponsored Display Depreciation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:45 - New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:14 - <a href='http://h10.me/ftwebinar'>Freedom Ticket Webinar</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:42 - <a href='http://h10.me/milan'>Elite Workshop in Milan, Italy</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:26 - Training Tip: Inventory Heat Maps</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>A new feature that Helium 10 customers have been asking for years is finally here. There is a new VAT tax policy that you need to pay attention to. Amazon warehouse distribution might be too full and TikTok rolls out new automated ad targeting this and more. On this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart, e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Kerry Miller. So, Kerry, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Let's go ahead and get into the first article. That's October Prime Day Big Deals, and we have an article that was released by Amazon and they announced that prime big deal days was its biggest October shopping event ever. Okay, so that's pretty exciting, especially going into Q4. Here. They said that more prime members shopped compared to last year and took advantage of early holiday deals, marking the kickoff to the holiday season with higher sales and more items sold during the two day event than any previous October shopping event. So that's very good news, I think, for a lot of us sellers. Globally, prime members saved more than $1 billion across millions of deals, including on seasonal merchandise and gifts, so it was definitely a good time for shoppers as well. And if we scroll down a little bit more in this article, it goes on to talk a little bit about the role that AI actually played in this event. So Rufus, which is the generative, ai powered conversational shopping assistant, helped millions of customers in the US answer questions on a variety of shopping needs and products in the Amazon store. Rufus can now help make tailored deal recommendations, making it easier to discover great gift ideas at a discount, and customers also use something else called inspire, which is an in app mobile experience that helps you discover new products with a personalized feed, amazon lens, which is a visual shopping tool that identifies objects and finds similar items on amazon, and then also they have something called the ai shopping guides, which basically leads us into our next article, which is amazon's new ai shopping guides that make it easier to research product types and buy smarter. So let's go ahead and talk a little bit about this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So Amazon has actually introduced AI shopping guides to simplify product research by consolidating key information and recommendations for over 100 product types. These guides use generative AI to deliver relevant details and product options quickly, making it generative AI to deliver relevant details and product options quickly, making it easier for customers to make informed purchase decisions. The AI guides are available on Amazon's mobile app and the website and are powered by Amazon's Bedrock large language models, enhancing their ability to offer personalized shopping results. So if you want to go ahead and take a look with me so we can see what this actually looks like, you can see right here that there's actually some recommendations to help shoppers to make better decisions. So, for example, if we go over to this one on the right, it says you know factors to consider the display type, the resolution, all of that great information so you can click on that and get more information about that. Or you can also go down. You can see that you can shop by popular brands, so you can click on the types of brands and then they'll also kind of have overview of the actual product. So this is quite interesting, making it, you know, kind of an interesting AI backed approach to this year's October event. So we'll probably see a lot more of this AI playing a part in the whole finding products, you know, on Amazon for customers. So we'll see how this goes and see how it improves our sales.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So let's go ahead and get into the next thing and this is kind of word on the street Maybe there isn't really an article about it so I don't have anything to share with you but there are some changes to Amazon VAT or the Visa program. We do have some sources that say that Amazon has actually updated its VAT compliance requirements for sellers. So if you're part of the Amazon VAT information sharing agreement or visa program, amazon is no longer handling VAT compliance verification and now, even if you've already switched over to another provider, which I'm sure many of you already have. Sellers must actually inform Amazon about the change or you're gonna risk suspension, and this affects both US and European sellers, and it's similar to last year's seller verification process, where, when you fail to update the details, it led to account suspension. So you definitely want to take some action. If you need some more information about this, you can actually contact Avask. They're in our partner hub. You can find them at h10.me. Forward slash Avask and they can help answer any of your questions.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, the next story is about Amazon warehouse distribution and whether or not it's actually full, and we're going to say AWD for short, which stands for Amazon warehouse distribution. We have heard from multiple customers in Amazon seller groups that they are getting messages from AWD saying things like this Sorry, this time we don't have enough space available for your inventory. We are unable to accept your shipment due to capacity limit. Try reducing your shipment volume or try again in seven days. Now I think this is a very big issue for AWD if they want sellers to start moving all of their logistics to AWD Now. I know a lot of sellers are trying to take advantage of this and Amazon maybe went pretty quick to market with this, but we really want to know in the comments if you've seen this message and what you're doing about it, and are you going to wait and send an inventory to the warehouse, or what are you going to do? What are your plans? Let us know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right for this next story, we have TikTok launching new automated ads. They're rolling them out for the holiday season, so let's go ahead and take a look at the article. So TikTok has announced a new fully automated ad solution called Smart Plus, which will take care of the whole creation from ad creation, placement and bidding process for you. So if we scroll down, you can see a little bit more about what actually the Smart Plus automated ads program is, so you can get more details there. But basically, tiktoks explained it as Smart Plus automates the performance advertising process across targeting, bidding and creative to deliver the right ad to the right person to offer the best performance. Advertisers simply input their assets, budget and targeting goals and smart plus automatically creates or selects the best creative asset. Okay, so basically they're kind of doing everything for you AI run, ai generated. I'm not sure how many of us feel about all this being kind of AI generated and not having any involvement in it, but it is kind of interesting to kind of run some of these ads in addition to the other ads that you might be advertising, and so let's go ahead and look at some of what they're saying. So advertisers using smart web campaigns to optimize for value have actually seen a 52% improvement in the return on ad spend. So that is actually really good news as well. And if we scroll down a little bit more, tiktok is also rolling out GMV Max, which automates TikTok shop campaign creation with the aim of increasing your TikTok shop gross merchandise value. And they further go on to say a little bit more about this down below here. They said GMV Max considerably simplifies ad operations, cutting campaign setup time in half, and allows sellers to reach their audience across all shoppable placements on TikTok, including the for you feed, shop tab and search within a single campaign. So go ahead and check those out. If you haven't checked out the TikTok ads. I definitely think it's a game changer and something you should really be taking advantage of in this Q4 season.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, next up, amazon global selling. Send rate rejection is happening for the US to UK shipments, so, in a bid to make international shipping more affordable, amazon has actually announced a reduction in send S E N D rates for FBA shipments from the US to the UK, and sellers can now save up to 15% compared to what it was in July. The program offers seamless seller central integration, custom support, competitive rates, door-to-door delivery and shipment tracking, and this move is set to streamline logistics for sellers looking to expand to the UK market, making it easier and more cost-effective to grow their business globally, so might be a really good time to think about expanding to the UK. Okay, this next article. It's from Amazon, and now you can actually reward customers for engaging with your ads. This is quite an interesting and exciting new kind of announcement and I will definitely answer some of your questions that you probably have about this. But Amazon is basically introducing a new feature that allows advertisers to reward customers for engaging with their ads, so now sellers can create campaigns that actually offer incentives like discounts or promotions when customers interact with their ads, making it easier to drive engagement and conversion. Now this innovative approach aims to enhance the customer experience while boosting ad performance, and the integration is designed to be seamless within the Amazon ads platform.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So if we actually scroll down, you are going to be able to see what this creative looks like, and I'm going to just scroll. There's a little bit about the setup and I want to show you what it looks like. So, basically, what's going to happen is you're going to see within the searches or on your stores, there's these previews where you can get a $5 Amazon credit. So that is going to be kind of a big bold red thing on the actual. You know where people can click and you're going to be able to give that as an incentive for your products.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And there are probably some questions, like I had. I had I said well, who's going to pay for the $5 credit? Well, the answer is definitely you. So at the very bottom, where it says where do I access it, it says the rewards ads experience is currently available via the Amazon DSP within a component-based creative ad template. Advertisers will be billed for the cost of the distributed or rewards. So there you go, you're going to be paying for those $5 credits or whatever it is that you're going to do. Advertisers also have access to two net new metrics, which is reward grants the number of rewards distributed and reward costs, which is the cost of rewards distributed. These metrics are currently available within the ADSP campaign builder dashboards, but are not available via public API. So definitely go ahead and check it out. That's where you're going to really find all that information. So I am really actually curious to know how many of you think you would use this and do you think you might raise your prices to be able to take advantage of this. It's kind of an interesting thing, especially with margins kind of being a lot lower for a lot of people. So we'll see how that actually turns out. So go ahead and check that out, if you haven't already checked it out.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, the next story is very important to know, and that is the returns window for Amazon is going to be extended for the 2024 holidays. So Amazon is actually extending its holiday returns window for 2024. Items purchased between November 1st and December 31st of 2024 can be returned until January 31st of 2025, except for Apple products, which have a return deadline of January 15th of 2025. This extended policy applies to all seller fulfilled FBA and Amazon retail orders. Now, while the returns window is longer, eligibility rules remain unchanged, and this extension is aiming to make holiday shopping more convenient for our customers. Okay, and the next piece of news there is a depreciation announcement reminder Sponsored display version two reporting endpoints will shut off October 31st 2024. So Amazon is set to depreciate its sponsored display version 2 reporting endpoints, with a complete shutdown planned for October 31st of 2024. Advertisers should transition to the new version 3 reporting endpoints to continue accessing sponsored display reports. Until then, expect increased throttling on the old version, and amazon encourages feedback on this change through its ads API support page on by October 15th of 2024. So for more details on all that, you can go to amazon's migration page.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, so all those news stories were very exciting, but I think we have even more exciting news within helium 10 with our new features now. This next feature is something that a lot of people have been asking for, and I am very, very excited to announce it, because I've been asked this question for years actually, and we've been working on it for a long time. So I'm going to go ahead and share my screen. So this is just a search of coffin shelf and what I'm going to do is I'm going to actually go ahead and I'm going to pull our x-ray extension. Okay, so what I want to show you, which is already kind of clearly here, is I basically take this is our Manny's Mysterious Oddities product and I'm just going to expand this down and it's basically going to show us the variation sales strength with a graph. Okay, so this is basically showing you which of the variations have the most sales. So, for example, variation sales strength for this black one is obviously the big seller for us, and then you can see that there's a very, very tiny sliver of the pie here for purple, and then also a very sliver piece of the pie, maybe a little bit more, for the pink. So we can see that the top seller is the black one, then the pink one and then the purple one. So this is some great news and it's really kind of actually a teaser. Really, this is going to be a teaser for something that we're even getting for you even more data. So stay tuned for the launch of that. But in the meantime now you can see which variation, or child variation ASINs have the most sales.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>This next feature announcement for Helium 10 is very exciting, and that is that Atomic is now included in the diamond plan. So now you don't have to pay separately for it, it's going to be all included with the diamond plan, and with that we've actually launched advertising AI. So you know, if you don't know a bunch about PPC or you don't feel very strongly about it, you can actually give Atomic your ASIN and your ACoS goals and that's it. And Helium 10 will create your campaigns and optimize them by itself. So I'm going to actually show you how this works by sharing my screen. Okay, so if you go into Atomic, you're going to click on Atomic and go down here to the bottom, where it's the AI advertising very bottom icon and all you would do is you would click on your product goal and you're going to select your ASIN, say, you're going to do this one, you're going to set your ACoS goal and your daily budget and, if you want to, you can add some keywords in there and then you're going to basically go ahead and launch that campaign. So we're going to go into detail on how sellers can use Adtomic and save time and money in a live workshop with expert Destiny with Sean on the 22nd of October, so mark your calendars for that. We're going to be doing an in-depth PPC webinar, you know, for beginners, to help you to understand and use ad atomic better and more efficiently.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Next, we actually have an announcement. That is, our monthly freedom ticket training with Kevin King. So Kevin King is actually bringing on Mark Degrassi I'm not actually sure how you say his name, but Mark Degrassi, I think, is how you say it he's going to be actually talking about why branding has always been your biggest marketing problem and how AI is going to solve it. I actually did see him speak at one of Kevin's events and he's very, very good. So to register for this special training, you can go to the link below.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, and another announcement that we have which is very, very exciting is that our next Helium 10 Elite Workshop is going to be in Milan, Italy, on November 11th. Bradley is going to be speaking there, Mansour is going to be speaking, Jana, who also does kind of listing optimization in other languages, and a few more top level speakers are going to be in attendance and speaking at this event. Elite members actually can go for free. So elite members just need to check the Facebook group for their free code, but everyone else you can actually attend, still for a fee. So just go to h10.me forward slash Milan to get your tickets before it sells out Right now. We have it on an 80% of the regular price special right now. So if you want to buy those tickets. You can go ahead and get them for a reduced price.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And, last but not least, I'm very excited to go into our training tip of the week, which is our inventory heat maps. Okay, so inventory heat maps are available in helium 10. I'm sharing my screen now and this is actually in profits, and what you would do is you go to the heat maps and you're going to click on inventory heat map. You can change what to whatever product you want. So this is our coffin shelf, so we have our coffin shelf selected and you can actually see where our inventory is located in every single part of the United States right here. So this is a really, really helpful tool, especially going into the holiday season, where you can actually, you know, see where your inventory is.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And something else that we do have in conjunction with that is the sales heat map, so you can actually see where the majority of your sales are in this heat map and you can go back and say is my inventory kind of matching up with those areas? Or maybe there's some areas where your sales are kind of up or have been in the past, but maybe they are not stocked with inventory. So you can go ahead and stock them with inventory, but go ahead and check out this inventory heat maps. Maybe, if you need some more distribution, you can figure out ways to kind of push inventory to other areas of the US and so that you can expand your reach. That is basically all that we have for this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So what I would actually like for you to do if you have not done this, we do have a YouTube channel, and so we would love for you to go ahead and subscribe to our YouTube channel. We do lots of great updates, we do the Weekly Buzz on there, but we also have a lot of great training for helium 10 and just selling on Amazon in general. Lots of incredible information. So subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be the first to know the up-to-date information about selling on Amazon and other platforms. We look forward to seeing you next week again on the Weekly Buzz. I do believe Bradley will be back, so we'll see you again next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist and Walmart Expert, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days was the company’s biggest October shopping event ever<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-big-deal-days-amazon-fall-october-prime-day'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/prime-big-deal-days-amazon-fall-october-prime-day<br>
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</a>Amazon’s new AI Shopping Guides make it easier to research product types and buy smarter.<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ai-shopping-guides-product-research-recommendations'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-ai-shopping-guides-product-research-recommendations<br>
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</a>TikTok Rolls Out Automated Ad Targeting Options for the Holidays<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-rolls-out-automated-ad-targeting-options-holidays/729142/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-rolls-out-automated-ad-targeting-options-holidays/729142/<br>
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</a>You can now reward customers for engaging with your Amazon ads<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/reward-customers-for-engaging-with-your-ads/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/reward-customers-for-engaging-with-your-ads/<br>
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</a>Exciting news from Helium 10 includes the integration of Adtomic into the Diamond plan, offering efficient PPC campaign management with Advertising AI, and introducing a new feature that Helium 10 customers have been asking for for years is finally here! Variation Sales Strength is basically showing you which of the variations have the most sales. And lastly, don't miss our training for the Inventory Heat Maps tool to optimize sales strategies during the holiday season</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Oct Prime Day Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:22 - AI Shopping Guides</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:47 - VISA Verification</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:40 - AWD Too Full?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:30 - TikTok Auto Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:24 - US-UK Shipment Rates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:05 - Customer Reward Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:21 - 2024 Holiday Returns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:01 - Sponsored Display Depreciation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:45 - New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:14 - <a href='http://h10.me/ftwebinar'>Freedom Ticket Webinar</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:42 - <a href='http://h10.me/milan'>Elite Workshop in Milan, Italy</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:26 - Training Tip: Inventory Heat Maps</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>A new feature that Helium 10 customers have been asking for years is finally here. There is a new VAT tax policy that you need to pay attention to. Amazon warehouse distribution might be too full and TikTok rolls out new automated ad targeting this and more. On this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart, e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Kerry Miller. So, Kerry, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Let's go ahead and get into the first article. That's October Prime Day Big Deals, and we have an article that was released by Amazon and they announced that prime big deal days was its biggest October shopping event ever. Okay, so that's pretty exciting, especially going into Q4. Here. They said that more prime members shopped compared to last year and took advantage of early holiday deals, marking the kickoff to the holiday season with higher sales and more items sold during the two day event than any previous October shopping event. So that's very good news, I think, for a lot of us sellers. Globally, prime members saved more than $1 billion across millions of deals, including on seasonal merchandise and gifts, so it was definitely a good time for shoppers as well. And if we scroll down a little bit more in this article, it goes on to talk a little bit about the role that AI actually played in this event. So Rufus, which is the generative, ai powered conversational shopping assistant, helped millions of customers in the US answer questions on a variety of shopping needs and products in the Amazon store. Rufus can now help make tailored deal recommendations, making it easier to discover great gift ideas at a discount, and customers also use something else called inspire, which is an in app mobile experience that helps you discover new products with a personalized feed, amazon lens, which is a visual shopping tool that identifies objects and finds similar items on amazon, and then also they have something called the ai shopping guides, which basically leads us into our next article, which is amazon's new ai shopping guides that make it easier to research product types and buy smarter. So let's go ahead and talk a little bit about this.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So Amazon has actually introduced AI shopping guides to simplify product research by consolidating key information and recommendations for over 100 product types. These guides use generative AI to deliver relevant details and product options quickly, making it generative AI to deliver relevant details and product options quickly, making it easier for customers to make informed purchase decisions. The AI guides are available on Amazon's mobile app and the website and are powered by Amazon's Bedrock large language models, enhancing their ability to offer personalized shopping results. So if you want to go ahead and take a look with me so we can see what this actually looks like, you can see right here that there's actually some recommendations to help shoppers to make better decisions. So, for example, if we go over to this one on the right, it says you know factors to consider the display type, the resolution, all of that great information so you can click on that and get more information about that. Or you can also go down. You can see that you can shop by popular brands, so you can click on the types of brands and then they'll also kind of have overview of the actual product. So this is quite interesting, making it, you know, kind of an interesting AI backed approach to this year's October event. So we'll probably see a lot more of this AI playing a part in the whole finding products, you know, on Amazon for customers. So we'll see how this goes and see how it improves our sales.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So let's go ahead and get into the next thing and this is kind of word on the street Maybe there isn't really an article about it so I don't have anything to share with you but there are some changes to Amazon VAT or the Visa program. We do have some sources that say that Amazon has actually updated its VAT compliance requirements for sellers. So if you're part of the Amazon VAT information sharing agreement or visa program, amazon is no longer handling VAT compliance verification and now, even if you've already switched over to another provider, which I'm sure many of you already have. Sellers must actually inform Amazon about the change or you're gonna risk suspension, and this affects both US and European sellers, and it's similar to last year's seller verification process, where, when you fail to update the details, it led to account suspension. So you definitely want to take some action. If you need some more information about this, you can actually contact Avask. They're in our partner hub. You can find them at h10.me. Forward slash Avask and they can help answer any of your questions.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, the next story is about Amazon warehouse distribution and whether or not it's actually full, and we're going to say AWD for short, which stands for Amazon warehouse distribution. We have heard from multiple customers in Amazon seller groups that they are getting messages from AWD saying things like this Sorry, this time we don't have enough space available for your inventory. We are unable to accept your shipment due to capacity limit. Try reducing your shipment volume or try again in seven days. Now I think this is a very big issue for AWD if they want sellers to start moving all of their logistics to AWD Now. I know a lot of sellers are trying to take advantage of this and Amazon maybe went pretty quick to market with this, but we really want to know in the comments if you've seen this message and what you're doing about it, and are you going to wait and send an inventory to the warehouse, or what are you going to do? What are your plans? Let us know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right for this next story, we have TikTok launching new automated ads. They're rolling them out for the holiday season, so let's go ahead and take a look at the article. So TikTok has announced a new fully automated ad solution called Smart Plus, which will take care of the whole creation from ad creation, placement and bidding process for you. So if we scroll down, you can see a little bit more about what actually the Smart Plus automated ads program is, so you can get more details there. But basically, tiktoks explained it as Smart Plus automates the performance advertising process across targeting, bidding and creative to deliver the right ad to the right person to offer the best performance. Advertisers simply input their assets, budget and targeting goals and smart plus automatically creates or selects the best creative asset. Okay, so basically they're kind of doing everything for you AI run, ai generated. I'm not sure how many of us feel about all this being kind of AI generated and not having any involvement in it, but it is kind of interesting to kind of run some of these ads in addition to the other ads that you might be advertising, and so let's go ahead and look at some of what they're saying. So advertisers using smart web campaigns to optimize for value have actually seen a 52% improvement in the return on ad spend. So that is actually really good news as well. And if we scroll down a little bit more, tiktok is also rolling out GMV Max, which automates TikTok shop campaign creation with the aim of increasing your TikTok shop gross merchandise value. And they further go on to say a little bit more about this down below here. They said GMV Max considerably simplifies ad operations, cutting campaign setup time in half, and allows sellers to reach their audience across all shoppable placements on TikTok, including the for you feed, shop tab and search within a single campaign. So go ahead and check those out. If you haven't checked out the TikTok ads. I definitely think it's a game changer and something you should really be taking advantage of in this Q4 season.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, next up, amazon global selling. Send rate rejection is happening for the US to UK shipments, so, in a bid to make international shipping more affordable, amazon has actually announced a reduction in send S E N D rates for FBA shipments from the US to the UK, and sellers can now save up to 15% compared to what it was in July. The program offers seamless seller central integration, custom support, competitive rates, door-to-door delivery and shipment tracking, and this move is set to streamline logistics for sellers looking to expand to the UK market, making it easier and more cost-effective to grow their business globally, so might be a really good time to think about expanding to the UK. Okay, this next article. It's from Amazon, and now you can actually reward customers for engaging with your ads. This is quite an interesting and exciting new kind of announcement and I will definitely answer some of your questions that you probably have about this. But Amazon is basically introducing a new feature that allows advertisers to reward customers for engaging with their ads, so now sellers can create campaigns that actually offer incentives like discounts or promotions when customers interact with their ads, making it easier to drive engagement and conversion. Now this innovative approach aims to enhance the customer experience while boosting ad performance, and the integration is designed to be seamless within the Amazon ads platform.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So if we actually scroll down, you are going to be able to see what this creative looks like, and I'm going to just scroll. There's a little bit about the setup and I want to show you what it looks like. So, basically, what's going to happen is you're going to see within the searches or on your stores, there's these previews where you can get a $5 Amazon credit. So that is going to be kind of a big bold red thing on the actual. You know where people can click and you're going to be able to give that as an incentive for your products.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And there are probably some questions, like I had. I had I said well, who's going to pay for the $5 credit? Well, the answer is definitely you. So at the very bottom, where it says where do I access it, it says the rewards ads experience is currently available via the Amazon DSP within a component-based creative ad template. Advertisers will be billed for the cost of the distributed or rewards. So there you go, you're going to be paying for those $5 credits or whatever it is that you're going to do. Advertisers also have access to two net new metrics, which is reward grants the number of rewards distributed and reward costs, which is the cost of rewards distributed. These metrics are currently available within the ADSP campaign builder dashboards, but are not available via public API. So definitely go ahead and check it out. That's where you're going to really find all that information. So I am really actually curious to know how many of you think you would use this and do you think you might raise your prices to be able to take advantage of this. It's kind of an interesting thing, especially with margins kind of being a lot lower for a lot of people. So we'll see how that actually turns out. So go ahead and check that out, if you haven't already checked it out.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, the next story is very important to know, and that is the returns window for Amazon is going to be extended for the 2024 holidays. So Amazon is actually extending its holiday returns window for 2024. Items purchased between November 1st and December 31st of 2024 can be returned until January 31st of 2025, except for Apple products, which have a return deadline of January 15th of 2025. This extended policy applies to all seller fulfilled FBA and Amazon retail orders. Now, while the returns window is longer, eligibility rules remain unchanged, and this extension is aiming to make holiday shopping more convenient for our customers. Okay, and the next piece of news there is a depreciation announcement reminder Sponsored display version two reporting endpoints will shut off October 31st 2024. So Amazon is set to depreciate its sponsored display version 2 reporting endpoints, with a complete shutdown planned for October 31st of 2024. Advertisers should transition to the new version 3 reporting endpoints to continue accessing sponsored display reports. Until then, expect increased throttling on the old version, and amazon encourages feedback on this change through its ads API support page on by October 15th of 2024. So for more details on all that, you can go to amazon's migration page.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, so all those news stories were very exciting, but I think we have even more exciting news within helium 10 with our new features now. This next feature is something that a lot of people have been asking for, and I am very, very excited to announce it, because I've been asked this question for years actually, and we've been working on it for a long time. So I'm going to go ahead and share my screen. So this is just a search of coffin shelf and what I'm going to do is I'm going to actually go ahead and I'm going to pull our x-ray extension. Okay, so what I want to show you, which is already kind of clearly here, is I basically take this is our Manny's Mysterious Oddities product and I'm just going to expand this down and it's basically going to show us the variation sales strength with a graph. Okay, so this is basically showing you which of the variations have the most sales. So, for example, variation sales strength for this black one is obviously the big seller for us, and then you can see that there's a very, very tiny sliver of the pie here for purple, and then also a very sliver piece of the pie, maybe a little bit more, for the pink. So we can see that the top seller is the black one, then the pink one and then the purple one. So this is some great news and it's really kind of actually a teaser. Really, this is going to be a teaser for something that we're even getting for you even more data. So stay tuned for the launch of that. But in the meantime now you can see which variation, or child variation ASINs have the most sales.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>This next feature announcement for Helium 10 is very exciting, and that is that Atomic is now included in the diamond plan. So now you don't have to pay separately for it, it's going to be all included with the diamond plan, and with that we've actually launched advertising AI. So you know, if you don't know a bunch about PPC or you don't feel very strongly about it, you can actually give Atomic your ASIN and your ACoS goals and that's it. And Helium 10 will create your campaigns and optimize them by itself. So I'm going to actually show you how this works by sharing my screen. Okay, so if you go into Atomic, you're going to click on Atomic and go down here to the bottom, where it's the AI advertising very bottom icon and all you would do is you would click on your product goal and you're going to select your ASIN, say, you're going to do this one, you're going to set your ACoS goal and your daily budget and, if you want to, you can add some keywords in there and then you're going to basically go ahead and launch that campaign. So we're going to go into detail on how sellers can use Adtomic and save time and money in a live workshop with expert Destiny with Sean on the 22nd of October, so mark your calendars for that. We're going to be doing an in-depth PPC webinar, you know, for beginners, to help you to understand and use ad atomic better and more efficiently.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Next, we actually have an announcement. That is, our monthly freedom ticket training with Kevin King. So Kevin King is actually bringing on Mark Degrassi I'm not actually sure how you say his name, but Mark Degrassi, I think, is how you say it he's going to be actually talking about why branding has always been your biggest marketing problem and how AI is going to solve it. I actually did see him speak at one of Kevin's events and he's very, very good. So to register for this special training, you can go to the link below.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, and another announcement that we have which is very, very exciting is that our next Helium 10 Elite Workshop is going to be in Milan, Italy, on November 11th. Bradley is going to be speaking there, Mansour is going to be speaking, Jana, who also does kind of listing optimization in other languages, and a few more top level speakers are going to be in attendance and speaking at this event. Elite members actually can go for free. So elite members just need to check the Facebook group for their free code, but everyone else you can actually attend, still for a fee. So just go to h10.me forward slash Milan to get your tickets before it sells out Right now. We have it on an 80% of the regular price special right now. So if you want to buy those tickets. You can go ahead and get them for a reduced price.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And, last but not least, I'm very excited to go into our training tip of the week, which is our inventory heat maps. Okay, so inventory heat maps are available in helium 10. I'm sharing my screen now and this is actually in profits, and what you would do is you go to the heat maps and you're going to click on inventory heat map. You can change what to whatever product you want. So this is our coffin shelf, so we have our coffin shelf selected and you can actually see where our inventory is located in every single part of the United States right here. So this is a really, really helpful tool, especially going into the holiday season, where you can actually, you know, see where your inventory is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>And something else that we do have in conjunction with that is the sales heat map, so you can actually see where the majority of your sales are in this heat map and you can go back and say is my inventory kind of matching up with those areas? Or maybe there's some areas where your sales are kind of up or have been in the past, but maybe they are not stocked with inventory. So you can go ahead and stock them with inventory, but go ahead and check out this inventory heat maps. Maybe, if you need some more distribution, you can figure out ways to kind of push inventory to other areas of the US and so that you can expand your reach. That is basically all that we have for this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So what I would actually like for you to do if you have not done this, we do have a YouTube channel, and so we would love for you to go ahead and subscribe to our YouTube channel. We do lots of great updates, we do the Weekly Buzz on there, but we also have a lot of great training for helium 10 and just selling on Amazon in general. Lots of incredible information. So subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you can be the first to know the up-to-date information about selling on Amazon and other platforms. We look forward to seeing you next week again on the Weekly Buzz. I do believe Bradley will be back, so we'll see you again next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Our discussion takes you to the heart of Amazon's evolution in supporting sellers, highlighting the critical role of video content and improved analytics. Explore new tools designed to help brands create high-quality video content, alongside a detailed look at the updates that brands can benefit from. We also shine a light on Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" initiative and hear the inspiring stories of Amazon entrepreneurs and their impact on communities.

In the second part of this episode, let’s discover how A+ content has evolved, with insights from Lauren Coury, Senior Product Manager at Amazon, and learn how to utilize your basic, shoppable A+ content, premium, brand story A+ content and AI integration to elevate your brand storytelling. Get ready to explore this wealth of knowledge and uncover new ways to make your Amazon presence more engaging and impactful than ever before.</p>
<p>In episode 603 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Andrea, and Lauren discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Accelerate Highlights and A+ Content Powered By Generative AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - Innovative Video Generation Revolutionizes Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:29 - Enhancing Amazon Seller Experience and Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:16 - Improved Amazon Seller Support Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:43 - Entrepreneurial Stories and Amazon Product Ideas</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:48 - Success Stories From The Amazon Accelerate Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:56 - Brand Experience and A+ Content Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:19 - A+ Content and Brand Story </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:59 - Importance of A+ Content for Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:50 - Shoppable A+ Content and AI Benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:00 - Enhancing A+ Content With Graphics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">46:23 - Leveraging A+ Content and Generative AI</li>
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<p>Our discussion takes you to the heart of Amazon's evolution in supporting sellers, highlighting the critical role of video content and improved analytics. Explore new tools designed to help brands create high-quality video content, alongside a detailed look at the updates that brands can benefit from. We also shine a light on Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" initiative and hear the inspiring stories of Amazon entrepreneurs and their impact on communities.<br>
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In the second part of this episode, let’s discover how A+ content has evolved, with insights from Lauren Coury, Senior Product Manager at Amazon, and learn how to utilize your basic, shoppable A+ content, premium, brand story A+ content and AI integration to elevate your brand storytelling. Get ready to explore this wealth of knowledge and uncover new ways to make your Amazon presence more engaging and impactful than ever before.</p>
<p>In episode 603 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Andrea, and Lauren discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Accelerate Highlights and A+ Content Powered By Generative AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - Innovative Video Generation Revolutionizes Advertising</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:29 - Enhancing Amazon Seller Experience and Analytics</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">18:48 - Success Stories From The Amazon Accelerate Event</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:56 - Brand Experience and A+ Content Creation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:19 - A+ Content and Brand Story </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:59 - Importance of A+ Content for Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:50 - Shoppable A+ Content and AI Benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:00 - Enhancing A+ Content With Graphics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">46:23 - Leveraging A+ Content and Generative AI</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In this special episode, a couple of key players from Amazon Corporate join us to discuss some brand new functions released for sellers, including one that gives us unprecedented ability to identify and target our repeat customers.

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<p>What if harnessing the power of Amazon’s vast data pool could revolutionize your e-commerce strategy? In this episode recorded live from Amazon Accelerate, we introduce a couple of cutting-edge tools, Amazon Business Planner, Customer Loyalty Analytics, and Customer Journey Analytics, designed to transform Amazon brands’ approach to their operations marketing. Our special guests, James Casazza and Wei Li, prominent figures from Amazon Corporate, share how these new tools offer brands the ability to set goals, receive personalized action plans, and effectively manage their business data with self-service capabilities. This episode unpacks how brands can gain confidence and clarity amidst the overwhelming flow of information, aligning their strategies seamlessly with their business objectives.

Discover the magic of artificial intelligence as we explore a revolutionary business planning tool that’s setting new standards in the e-commerce landscape. This tool provides brands with AI-generated plans, pinpointing impactful goals like boosting ad-attributed sales and enhancing profitability. By offering step-by-step recommendations—from campaign strategies to keyword optimization—the tool updates dynamically, suggesting fresh opportunities and strategic enhancements beyond advertising. Join us as we dissect its ability to deliver transparent progress tracking with detailed visualizations, historical comparisons, and a focus on profitability through cost-reduction strategies and content optimization.

Get ready to dive into the world of customer analytics with Amazon’s latest tools aimed at understanding diverse shopper behaviors. We spotlight the Customer Loyalty Dashboard and Customer Journey Dashboard, key innovations that offer brands deeper insights into customer behavior. Our guest Wei, shares her role in developing tools like the Search Query Performance and Product Opportunity Explorer. These analytics resources empower brands to tailor promotions, prevent churn, and boost loyalty among customer segments. By leveraging predicted customer lifetime value and promotional strategies, brands can enhance engagement, conversion, and ultimately, customer loyalty.


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<p>In episode 602 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, James, and Wei discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Amazon Accelerate New Tools Announced Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:00 - Amazon Launches New Business Planner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:07 - Simplifying Data for Amazon Business Planning</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:16 - AI-Powered Business Planning Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:39 - Dynamic Business Planner Features and Benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:42 - Data-Driven Amazon Customer Loyalty Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:08 - Amazon Department Provides Key Seller Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:20 - Understanding Customer Audience Types</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:26 - Understanding Buyer Behavior and Cart Abandonment</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:13 - Unlocking Valuable Amazon Data Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:29 - Thanking Amazon for Launches at Accelerate</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today's a special episode, as a couple of key players from Amazon Corporate are with us on the show to talk about some brand new functions released for sellers, including one that gives us unprecedented ability to identify and target our repeat customers. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think Sellers have lost thousands of dollars by not knowing that they were hijacked, perhaps on their Amazon listing, or maybe somebody changed their main image, or Amazon changed their shipping dimension so they had to pay extra money every order. Helium 10 can actually send you a text message or email if any of these things or other critical events happen to your Amazon account. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash alerts. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is a special episode recorded live at Amazon Accelerate. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>This was done in Seattle a few weeks ago and, as you probably have seen from other episodes, we had a lot of new releases, of new data points and new functionality that Amazon is releasing. Shout out, first of all, to Addy from Amazon, who helped us hook us up with some of these interviews but we had the privilege of being able to interview a couple of the key people that are involved in the ideation and implementation of some of these new tools, and so in this episode, we're going to go over a couple of things in from Business Planner, which is something new, and also customer loyalty analytics, which might blow your mind as far as the kind of targeting ability and being able to understand, you know, how your customers go through the funnel. I think it's going to be interesting because, you know, a few years ago we would have never thought that Amazon would release this kind of data to sellers, so it's really awesome that they're doing that and we get to talk to the person responsible for the creation of this. So let's go ahead and hop into the episode</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I'd like to first start off with just getting your background. We're obviously here in Seattle right now. Where were you born and raised? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>So I'm from New York originally. I grew up about an hour outside New York City, really close to my grandparents' dairy farm. But for the last 20 years, I've lived outside Detroit. After college, I moved up there. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hold on a quick second. This is an important question. Somebody who lives in New York. They move somewhere else. Are you a New York sports fan or a Detroit sports fan? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>So I've kept loyal to my New York teams. It's a little difficult because especially now the football season started, keeping up after the Giants and Jets is keeping your head low and the Lions finally have something to be excited about. But I'm a proud father to three boys and I will say they all have their Aiden Hutchinson jerseys on. We're really excited last season and looking forward to this one. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. So you were talking about. You graduated university. What direction did your career take you in that? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>So early in my career, I worked in automotive, digital marketing, and then in the social media industry, and I really found a passion for using software and technology to help independent businesses reach their consumers, really connect, and ultimately drive their success, and that led me to Amazon. So I've been with Amazon for just over six years now. I'm currently a senior manager of product management in the Selling Partner Experience organization, and, while that's a bit of a mouthful, what it means is that I'm really working on building the tools that sellers are using to run their business and ultimately thrive in the Amazon store. Recently, my team worked on a complete redesign of the Seller Central homepage, which rolled out late last year, and today I'm excited to join you and talk about the next exciting tool that we're building, called Business Planner, which brings self-service capabilities to sellers to plan their business, set goals and objectives and receive a personalized action plan that will help them attain their goals in the store. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome. Now, I think that most brands would agree with me in that there is no other mechanism of selling whether we're talking brick and mortar, whether we're talking online that provides as much data as Amazon does to its brands. It's really incredible. I think sometimes we're spoiled, those who start on Amazon. They don't know how it is or how it used to be when you're trying to make money, and so I can totally understand that. Hey, with all this data, there's going to be some insights that can come from it. So what about the timing? Why did you decide, hey, now is the right time to go ahead and launch this new tool. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah, so the idea for Business Planner actually started at Accelerate in 2023. I was talking to a number of different sellers and really this theme came out about the data that you're talking about. One seller likened it to being dying of thirst they're just so hungry to know what to do, and yet they're standing next to a fire hydrant. It's just spouting all this data at them. And so the question they had was like help me organize this, help me decide what's most important so that I can act confidently and know that that's aligned with the goals that I have for my business. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And so, while Amazon is providing plenty of reports and recommendations, it's really difficult to summarize or interpret that and get to an action plan. And we know that because sellers are working with account managers or even finding really productive partnerships with third-party software providers to help make sense of this data. And so our goal is to help democratize this access to data and bring the type of planning that sellers do offline when they're setting quarterly or yearly objectives and then want to track that and some may have teams that are doing customer acquisition or operations. They might be the individual's performance goals. We want to bring that offline planning into our tools so that sellers can easily keep track of where they're at and act confidently to drive their success. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, obviously, as brands, we have a lot of our own data, but I believe that this tool is also bringing in aggregated data from other sources, not just what's happening with your own listings. Is that correct? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>That's right. So throughout this process we've talked to so many sellers and I've just been impressed with the passion they have and the interest and the different opportunities that they're taking to bring insights and data analysis to really help them decide how to act. So with Business Planner, we're bringing together the power of data from thousands of different listings and all the customer activity in the Amazon store to create personalized action plans that will help sellers to achieve their goals. So they'll have a single place to go to benchmark their performance, identify their largest opportunities and then to generate a step-by-step action plan that aligns with the things that matter most to them. So, whether you're a new seller just getting started out in the Amazon store or you're an established brand with a healthy business that is ready to go to the next level, they can get a personalized plan that's specific to them and the goals that they want to achieve in the Amazon store. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, you mentioned you worked on the Seller Central homepage. Now on the homepage there's already kind of like recommendations that might come through. There's a whole growth opportunity section. So how does this new feature here compare to what's already out there, and is it better? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>So we're trying to take a best of both worlds approach. So when I think about the recommendations on the homepage and growth opportunities, it makes me think of a buffet where there's so many different options and there'll be like lots of tasty treats and plenty of nourishment there. So there's lots of good things there. But if you're trying to take like a structured plan, maybe instead you work with a nutritionist who's going to first ask you some questions about what's important to you. Are you training for the Olympics? Are you trying to slim down by a few pounds, like what is really your goal here? </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's what I'm going to say. I'm going to say, hey, I'm training for the Olympics. That's why I'm eating so much food at this point. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Exactly, exactly, no-transcript in those other experiences and then also providing you with detailed tracking so you can see as the days and weeks go by, are you actually getting towards that goal? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me piggyback on something you just mentioned there pulling data from some of those other recommendations. What exactly is driving other than just raw data? That's what does a lot of data there. I'm assuming maybe AI has some component of it, absolutely so. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>I think AI is a really powerful tool because it can crunch massive amounts of data and identify patterns and discrepancies. So perhaps the seller is underperforming in their ads campaigns. We might be able to come back with specific keyword optimization recommendations and then they can increase their ad attributed sales and grow revenue. Or we might spot a change in demand for key ASINs that would require a different inventory strategy and it might be an opportunity for the seller to reduce their FBA fees and reduce costs of maintaining their current business. And so by applying machine learning and AI to that massive amount of data, we can kind of slim that down into a specific plan of action for the seller and by starting with the goals that they set. We're no longer in this business of kind of predicting what the seller might want. We start by asking the question and then we have a lot more confidence that, because the seller has set the goal, that when we come back with an action plan it's actually right for them and where they want to take their business. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Now for those who maybe haven't seen it yet in their Seller Central dashboard, where can they find this? Walk us through a little bit of a scenario, maybe, how they can see yeah, absolutely. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>So Business Planner is going to be rolling out in the US store in just a couple of weeks. So later this month you'll start to see a tile on the homepage in that recommendation section that you talked about. It'll also show up on the left side menu of growth opportunities. From there you can access Business Planner, which is your dashboard for action planning. When you first visit, we'll have some recommended goals. So that's where we've assessed how the seller's performing, set some benchmarks and looked for the strongest opportunities where they can improve their performance. We'll rank those based on how big the impact is. So the most impactful goal will be at kind of the top left of that page and if that goal aligns with the objective that the seller has, they can click on it and see details about the plan. So maybe it's a four-week plan or a 12-week plan to increase their ad-attributed sales, because we see that as the largest opportunity and they'll be able to review the details and if they want to move forward, they just click to create a plan. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And this is where the really exciting part happens. That's where the AI steps in and kind of scans across all those different recommendations, opportunities, and where we see the most potential to achieve that goal. So in this case seller is trying to increase their ad-attributed sales. We might come back with some specific product level ad campaign recommendations or keyword optimization. We put that into like a step-by-step plan and so the seller from the Business Planner can then look into that plan. There'll be graphs right on the page where they can see their current performance, what the target's going to be, and then a list of those recommendations that's organized and sorted for them. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>One of the special things about Business Planner is that it's constantly updating as much as once a day. It'll pull in new recommendations or reprioritize what's there because of progress that the sellers made, new opportunities that emerge Perhaps all of a sudden keyword traffic and customers are searching for new products on Amazon and that might change. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The order of recommendations will reflect that in the business plan. So it's a it's a living thing that they can check back to and and going to show them that next best action they can take to ultimately achieve that objective. And then you know, once we've reached the end of the plan, we'll show that completed goal right and the experience with a record of all the things they did, and I think that's really important to sort of earn trust with the sellers that you know some of these things might require a little bit of an additional investment or might go against the common knowledge of how to be successful in the store. But I'm confident that, as we, you know, offer these plans because we're starting from what's most important to the sellers, that they'll see that that's helping them achieve their unique objectives and make their business as successful as possible in the store. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay. Now, when I was looking over some of the notes on this new tool, you mentioned a scenario with advertising, but I believe there's also another scenario where even it could get to something that has nothing to do with advertising, but like your A+ content. So I was trying to wrap my head around how that would work. So if I already I mean obviously, if I don't have A+ content the suggestion would be hey, get A+ content going. And now there's AI tools that help with that that we've talked about here at Amazon Accelerate this year. But if I already have A+ content, is this AI detecting like, hey, this might not be the most optimized and you need to tweak it, or what's it doing then? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah. So it's going to look throughout the sales funnel that you might see for a product. It might look at search activity glance views at the detail page and then I think a key lever for sellers is are they converting those views and visits to their products into sales? And so it might come back with a recommendation to tweak that content to better align with the search terms that customers are using. Or it might see a strategy where they could increase their featured offer win rate and ultimately convert more of those customers into buyers. And that's where the AI is powerful. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's going to look across those different opportunities and see where can we create the most leverage, and it was important to us as we were building Business Pointer. It's not just going to come with recommendations that might require some additional investment from sellers. So at launch, one of the things that we're including is a set of cost reduction goals, and that's where we might look at inventory levels and fee structures and recommend either promotions and deals or a different stocking strategy to the seller that can help them reduce their costs to serve and be more profitable in the similar All right, excellent. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, regardless of what it is, whether we're talking A+ content, whether we're talking advertised I set a goal, I implemented it. You mentioned tracking the progress. How can I see how I'm you know my road to that? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely so. This is where we want to bring in some like detailed data visualization. So when you come back to Business Planner, you click into the goal that you're tracking against, we'll have a big chart on the page with your progress, the projection of where you're going to end up, and also allow you to do some comparisons against a historical period so that you can see am I really outperforming, am I getting the gains? So back to your training for the Olympics. We want to see that your sprint times are coming down or your weight lifts are increasing in weight, and it's the same thing here. So if we're trying to improve our ads attributed sales we want to make progress on that metric. If we want to reduce our costs, we should expect to see our inventory performance index improve and by providing that granular view into the metrics, we can show that the seller is progressing towards their objective. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, all right, so now I'm inspired by listening to this podcast and I'm ready to go in. Maybe by the time they're listening to this, maybe it is available already in Seller Central. If I'm just getting started, what's maybe the first thing I should do, or what's the best way to get started with this? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah. So we want Business Planner to be a regular thing and we think that sellers will start to use it as it aligns with their monthly or quarterly business planning. So my first recommendation is check it out. Either go through the recommendations on the Seller Central homepage or go to growth opportunities and look for Business Planner in that left menu and you can start browsing those recommended goals. Those will update at least once a week with the latest and greatest opportunities that we see for you as a specific seller and based on, like your business and your opportunity, and then, once you find the plan that makes sense to you and you kick that off, you know, check back regularly. Those action plan items might update as much as once a day. So we want this to be a kind of like a regular part of your journey as a seller and a regular part of the tools that you might use on Seller Central. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, thank you so much for bringing this tool, thank you so much for coming on the show and talking about it, and I'm excited to use it myself, and I'm sure a lot of the brands out there will be excited. And I can empathize with you about the New York teams. I mean, I'm a Chargers and Clippers fan, so I'm a glutton for punishment myself. So thanks a lot for doing it. Yeah, thank you so much for being here. This was fantastic actually. This she doesn't know I'm going to say this, but this was the highlight for me, for actually Amazon Accelerate was being able to interview our next guest, who I am super excited to meet her, not only her, but also especially what she's going to be talking about. So, Wei, welcome, welcome, thank you. Thank you for meeting with me. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Thank you for having me. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's what I do with all of my guests. I like to get the backstory a little bit, so where were you born and raised? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Definitely. I was born and raised in Beijing. I moved from Beijing to Chicago actually in 2003 for graduate school, so before Amazon, I worked for some of the big names like Merrill Lynch, KPMG. I have also worked for a number of startup companies in the fintech, pharmaceutical and supply chain companies. I joined Amazon in 2011. I have spent most of my time here with a selling partner services organization. Currently, I lead the selling partner growth analytics team, and our team built a few that I was on. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our team built a few seller-facing applications in Seller Central and your comment earlier. I actually I'm a mom of three outside of work and I have a seven-year-old, a six-year-old and a baby under one. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, wow, that's awesome, awesome. I miss those days. My kids are both. My kids are both in their twenties now and so, like I talked, when I talked to parents, when I talked to parents who still, I was like, oh man, you don't know how lucky you are to have kids at that age, because I wish I could go back in time Now, going back, one thing you said. You said you came to graduate school in Chicago. Which school did you go to? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Yeah. So I got two masters, one from Illinois Institute of Technology and got my quantitative finance degree there. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And that's also Quantitative. I don't even know what that means. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>And then I received an MBA from UChicago. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, excellent, excellent. You talk about your career there and on Amazon. You're very humble about the department you work at, but, guys, this is the department that I think not just me but every Amazon seller is so thankful for, which you're responsible for things like the search, career, performance and all these other amazing things that I think is so important, because brands, I think, have been spoiled by Amazon in the last couple of years with all the data that they get. They don't realize that if you were selling on Amazon, maybe like five, 10 years ago, some of the stuff that you guys are providing, you actually had to pay like thousands and thousands of dollars and most didn't even qualify to get it. So, first of all, again, thank you so much for what you do at your department. Now let's just talk about that a little bit Like how do you guys approach, what kind of analytical tools, what kind of information you're going to provide brands in? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>a few different domains. So, first of all, we provide a traffic and sales data through Business Report, which is one of the most visited tools in Seller Central. Additionally, we also provide this tool called Opportunity Explorer. So Opportunity Explorer is a selection analytics tool. It helps sellers identify new selection to sell in Amazon store. Additionally, we also provide this tool called Search Analytics Dashboard. That is where we can provide some of the data on traffic, with an emphasis on search keywords. Lastly, but not the least, is the Customer Analytics Dashboard. For Customer Analytics Dashboard, I'm actually very excited to announce some new launches here. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>So we started out by building dashboards about customers and their purchase behavior. We have demographic dashboards to tell you who your customers are. We have repeat purchase dashboard that tells you how often customers purchase from your brand. Additionally, we have this third dashboard called Market Basket Dashboard. It tells you what products your customers would purchase together with your brands. It unlocks some of the cross-selling opportunities. Since then, we have also received feedback from your brands. It unlocks some of the cross-selling opportunities. Since then, we have also received feedback from the brands. They want to take a customer-centered approach. So last year we launched a customer loyalty dashboard. It gives the brand a segmented view to understand who are your existing customers, from top tier to promising to at risk and hibernating customers. And then this year we're launching customer journey dashboard that allows a brand to understand your customer's entire shopping journey, from first moment they start to search for your brand to the moment when they make that final purchase. With these two dashboards, our goal is to lower the customer acquisition cost as well as increase the customer lifetime value. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is really important because actually, this part of all the analytical tools I probably know the least about. I'm so obsessive about search query performance and search volume and keyword data, but I think now 2024 and then going to 2025, brands really need to understand the customer and people are thinking too much just about the algorithm or things like that, but at the end of the day, we're not selling to the algorithm, we're selling to a human being, and so some of these data points that you're talking about is really important. I'm happy to, I'm really excited to learn about them today. Now, one thing you mentioned, you know, about different customers, like you mentioned, like top tier and things you know, like this might be familiar to some out there and I know you're probably going to talk about it, but we had the brand tailor promotions and we could see some of these different audience groups, now, those who might not be familiar with it. Can you talk a little bit about these customer audience types? You mentioned top tier, but there's a lot of other ones out there too. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so. We help brand segment your existing customer base and we actually use a pretty standard methodology, is called RFM. R stands for Recency it describes when did your customer make the last purchase from your brand. F stands for Frequency it describes how frequently customers purchase from your brand. And lastly, m stands for Monetary Spend it talks about how much does the customer spend purchasing your products. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>We use a quantile-based approach and equally divide your customers into groups along these three dimensions recency, frequency as well as monetary spend. This allows us to group your customers into four segment top tier, promising, at risk, as well as a hibernating. By top tier customers those are the customers who purchased from your brand recently, but they may be purchasing at varying frequency and they spend varying amount. At risk customers they made a purchase but they don't purchase frequently. They also spend varying amount of money on your brand. And hibernating customers are those customers who have already churned. Equipped with this knowledge, brand can then deploy different promotion and marketing tools to re-engage these customers and thereby encourage repeat purchase and drive customer lifetime value. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting.First of all, I was today years old when I heard the word quantile, so you're already teaching me new vocabulary lessons. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I realize how not smart I am when it comes to math and this kind of things, but what you know, I think the main thing that people can take away is how important it is to kind of like bucket your customers into these different brackets, because you know, somebody who's hibernating is obviously a different kind of customer, a different value to one as one who is at risk or some of the others that you mentioned, and so it's important to be able to just not consider all of our brands customers. Hey, they're exactly the same, and I think that's what a lot of brands, or especially newer brands, might be doing. Like, all my customers are the same, but no, not all customers are created equally. Let's talk about the new and potential customers. We've got the ones we've had existing, like Hibernating and things like that, and who have been part of your brand. But I think all brands are really especially concerned about hey, how do I bring new customers into the fold? And so talk to us about the new and potential customers. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>We show the new and potential customers in the brand view of the customer loyalty dashboard. New customers are the ones who have made the first purchase in the last 12 months and potential customers are those customers who have not made the purchase but has engaged with your brands in some ways. For example, they may have viewed your product detail page, read customer reviews or added your products to their shopping cart or save them for later. The idea there is we want to allow brands to set up uh promotion tools to target these potential customers and convert them all All right Now, about 40 years ago. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>if we use this term cart abandoner, somebody might think of somebody who went to the grocery store and then took the cart home and then left it in the street. But when we're talking about cart abandoners on Amazon completely different meaning it's actually my favorite group of customers. For those who aren't familiar with that term, can you explain who that refers to? </p>
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<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Yes, absolutely. It is actually one of the new audiences that we launched this year. Cart abandoners are those customers who added your products into their shopping cart but has not made the purchase in the last 90 days. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now it's amazing, because this is why I think it's so important that somebody thinks, uh, more holistically about customers, because we can't think that everybody's like us as a buyer, like me, as an Amazon customer I am. I am never a cart abander, like if I add something to the cart, I buy it, like I add it to the cart and then I check out. But then I thought everybody was like me, but actually not. You're not like me, probably I'm the opposite. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>I actually, I actually added to the cart and I observe uh, when does the price drop? </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and so many people are like you. Yes, I heard other people. You tell me if this is you too, but other people they're searching for like a teacup or something like that, and they'll actually add five different ones to the cart and then make the decision about do you do that one too? Sometimes, see, I don't do any of this, and so I was thinking when I first saw the numbers of this, it was just flabbergasting. I was like I cannot believe how many people are cart abandoners. And then I just started asking friends and family and I guess I was the weird one and you guys are the normal ones. But yeah, that is a huge audience and a very valuable audience. So all of these audience types, at the end of the day, what we're talking about here is we're trying to send promotions to them in different ones. So how do we send promotions to these different audiences? </p>
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<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so. Today, you're able to send tailored promotions to these different audiences, and promotions are then become available to customers through search result page. I do want to share with you that as a team, we're constantly thinking about new tools that sellers can leverage or brands can leverage. So in the future, we might incorporate new tools such as coupons, Amazon buying, A+, detail page, and Manage Your Experiments, so that brands can leverage different tools to engage with their customers and help them convert. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, excellent. Now I think one question I've gotten a lot before from different brands is hey, if I set up a promotion that's going to one of these audiences being the cart abandoners or some other audience, how do they actually see the promotions? </p>
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<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Promotions will show up for these customers in the search results page or the product detail page. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so now we're looking at an example of one of these graphs here, and there's a part here that says trends. So can you explain what is this representing? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Definitely. The trend graph actually allow you to compare different metrics, for example, your total customers, total sales, new-to-brand customers, new-to-brand sales. Brands can then compare and contrast and observe how these metrics change over time. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, next question. Here I can see we have a Segment view and a Brand view. Can you explain the difference between those? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so earlier we mentioned that we will share with brands about their existing customer base top tier customer, promising, customer at risk, as well as a hibernating customer. Brand view gives you data for the entire brand, and segment view actually allows you to dive deeper into each segment. On both brand view and segment view, we will provide recommended actions that you can take to drive conversion and increase repeat purchase. Additionally, one thing I would love to call out is segment view actually gives you a predicted customer lifetime value. We use a science model to predict how likely a customer is going to purchase from your brand again and we further segment each segment based on whether the customer lifetime value is going to grow, maintain or decline. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow, that's interesting. Let's talk a little bit more about this, because I think there's some brands out there who might have a product where you know what it's a vacuum. Maybe they're just going to buy the one vacuum and 10 years later maybe they'll buy another vacuum. There's others who have maybe are in the supplements, the health and household category, the beauty category, where they're very reliant on repeat purchases. So this, this lifetime value, is definitely something near and dear to their heart. But you're saying that using uh models, you can actually kind of predict some of the potential lifetime value. Can you talk a little bit more about that? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so. We use this size-based model, and the model input considers a variety of features such as customer's profile, their browsing behavior, how they have interacted with your brands or product in the past, and then the output of the model is how likely they're going to purchase from your brand again in the next 12 months, and we will then be able to say whether the customer lifetime value is going to grow, maintain or decline as a result of that. Brands will then have further segmentation within each customer segment each customer segment. So now brands can actually launch tailored promotion specifically targeting, for example, the top tier customers, those top tier customers where their lifetime value is predicted to decline. This will allow brands to prevent these customers from churning.

Bradley Sutton:
Interesting is that available already or that's coming later? </p>
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Wei:</p>
<p>This is available already today. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I've been missing the boat on that one. I need to go ahead and start implementing that, because that's very definitely invaluable. So what are the actions that brands should be doing that we do have available? I'm obviously missing that last one, but what are some more things that we need to be leveraging right now? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>So brands can achieve a number of different goals through customer loyalty dashboard, for example, if you're a brand who are trying to drive conversion and acquire new customers, it would be a good idea to think about advertising campaign and boost awareness. You can also launch a tailored promotion, as we talked about earlier, focusing, say, on cart abandoner to encourage customers to convert and make their purchase. And if your goal is to drive loyalty and encourage repeat purchases, it would be a good idea to focus on top tier customers as well as promising customers. And, additionally, we have these promotion tools where you can focus on those customers whose lifetime value is predicted to maintain or decline and encourage them to purchase more from your brand your brand. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now I just want to take a moment to talk to the listeners out there who might not understand how crazy it is that this kind of data is being available. This is the kind of data that companies who are selling on other channels are paying a lot of agencies, tens and hundreds of thousand dollars and it's not even that great of information, because a lot of it is just trying to predict things where they might not have that information. It's just based on perhaps some surveys and things, but this is Amazon itself, who has access to all of this data and it's giving you firsthand this kind of information. Guys, if you are not leveraging this information, you are missing out on a ton of valuable information, so make sure to use this Now. This has been great. A lot of what you just mentioned is available as of now, but right here during Amazon Accelerate, you actually even announced some new and exciting more things that are coming to the platform. Can you talk about some of those launches coming to the platform? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Can you talk about some of those launches? Absolutely, I am super, super excited. So customer loyalty dashboard the goal there is to help brands understand their existing customers so that brands can engage with these customers at the right time with a right product. However, brand frequently ask for information about what's happening in the upper funnel. We are launching this new dashboard called the Customer Journey Analytics. So Customer Journey Analytics allows brands to map the end-to-end customer journey with data and analytics, as well as recommendations. It allows brands to visualize how customers go from becoming aware of your brand all the way to consideration, maybe intent to purchase, to finally making that purchase and become a new customer to your brand. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow, I'm excited to see how that's gonna work, because I think that's what we would always have always wanted that kind of information, kind of guess about it, like, all right, that's how you know, that's why I'm doing my advertising in this sense, and it's going to pay back, uh, you know in this sense, and that's why I need to have them see it this many times but to be able to actually have real data to see, that's going to be, I think, a game changer for, uh, Amazon brands out there. Well, thank you so much for launching these things. Like I said, your department is my favorite. I was about to say the best, but then I have a lot of friends at Amazon so I can't completely say that or else they might get mad at me. But my personal favorite tools definitely come from your department, and so please, please, keep giving us brands this great information. We really, really appreciate it, and thank you so much for what you've launched this week at Amazon Accelerate. I'm sure all the brands are really gonna appreciate all of this data. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this special episode, a couple of key players from Amazon Corporate join us to discuss some brand new functions released for sellers, including one that gives us unprecedented ability to identify and target our repeat customers.<br>
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<p>What if harnessing the power of Amazon’s vast data pool could revolutionize your e-commerce strategy? In this episode recorded live from Amazon Accelerate, we introduce a couple of cutting-edge tools, Amazon Business Planner, Customer Loyalty Analytics, and Customer Journey Analytics, designed to transform Amazon brands’ approach to their operations marketing. Our special guests, James Casazza and Wei Li, prominent figures from Amazon Corporate, share how these new tools offer brands the ability to set goals, receive personalized action plans, and effectively manage their business data with self-service capabilities. This episode unpacks how brands can gain confidence and clarity amidst the overwhelming flow of information, aligning their strategies seamlessly with their business objectives.<br>
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Discover the magic of artificial intelligence as we explore a revolutionary business planning tool that’s setting new standards in the e-commerce landscape. This tool provides brands with AI-generated plans, pinpointing impactful goals like boosting ad-attributed sales and enhancing profitability. By offering step-by-step recommendations—from campaign strategies to keyword optimization—the tool updates dynamically, suggesting fresh opportunities and strategic enhancements beyond advertising. Join us as we dissect its ability to deliver transparent progress tracking with detailed visualizations, historical comparisons, and a focus on profitability through cost-reduction strategies and content optimization.<br>
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Get ready to dive into the world of customer analytics with Amazon’s latest tools aimed at understanding diverse shopper behaviors. We spotlight the Customer Loyalty Dashboard and Customer Journey Dashboard, key innovations that offer brands deeper insights into customer behavior. Our guest Wei, shares her role in developing tools like the Search Query Performance and Product Opportunity Explorer. These analytics resources empower brands to tailor promotions, prevent churn, and boost loyalty among customer segments. By leveraging predicted customer lifetime value and promotional strategies, brands can enhance engagement, conversion, and ultimately, customer loyalty.<br>
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<p>In episode 602 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, James, and Wei discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Amazon Accelerate New Tools Announced Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:00 - Amazon Launches New Business Planner</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:07 - Simplifying Data for Amazon Business Planning</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:16 - AI-Powered Business Planning Tool</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:39 - Dynamic Business Planner Features and Benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:42 - Data-Driven Amazon Customer Loyalty Analytics</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:08 - Amazon Department Provides Key Seller Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:20 - Understanding Customer Audience Types</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:26 - Understanding Buyer Behavior and Cart Abandonment</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:13 - Unlocking Valuable Amazon Data Insights</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:29 - Thanking Amazon for Launches at Accelerate</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today's a special episode, as a couple of key players from Amazon Corporate are with us on the show to talk about some brand new functions released for sellers, including one that gives us unprecedented ability to identify and target our repeat customers. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think Sellers have lost thousands of dollars by not knowing that they were hijacked, perhaps on their Amazon listing, or maybe somebody changed their main image, or Amazon changed their shipping dimension so they had to pay extra money every order. Helium 10 can actually send you a text message or email if any of these things or other critical events happen to your Amazon account. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash alerts. </p>
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<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is a special episode recorded live at Amazon Accelerate. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>This was done in Seattle a few weeks ago and, as you probably have seen from other episodes, we had a lot of new releases, of new data points and new functionality that Amazon is releasing. Shout out, first of all, to Addy from Amazon, who helped us hook us up with some of these interviews but we had the privilege of being able to interview a couple of the key people that are involved in the ideation and implementation of some of these new tools, and so in this episode, we're going to go over a couple of things in from Business Planner, which is something new, and also customer loyalty analytics, which might blow your mind as far as the kind of targeting ability and being able to understand, you know, how your customers go through the funnel. I think it's going to be interesting because, you know, a few years ago we would have never thought that Amazon would release this kind of data to sellers, so it's really awesome that they're doing that and we get to talk to the person responsible for the creation of this. So let's go ahead and hop into the episode</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I'd like to first start off with just getting your background. We're obviously here in Seattle right now. Where were you born and raised? </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>So I'm from New York originally. I grew up about an hour outside New York City, really close to my grandparents' dairy farm. But for the last 20 years, I've lived outside Detroit. After college, I moved up there. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hold on a quick second. This is an important question. Somebody who lives in New York. They move somewhere else. Are you a New York sports fan or a Detroit sports fan? </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>So I've kept loyal to my New York teams. It's a little difficult because especially now the football season started, keeping up after the Giants and Jets is keeping your head low and the Lions finally have something to be excited about. But I'm a proud father to three boys and I will say they all have their Aiden Hutchinson jerseys on. We're really excited last season and looking forward to this one. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. So you were talking about. You graduated university. What direction did your career take you in that? </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>So early in my career, I worked in automotive, digital marketing, and then in the social media industry, and I really found a passion for using software and technology to help independent businesses reach their consumers, really connect, and ultimately drive their success, and that led me to Amazon. So I've been with Amazon for just over six years now. I'm currently a senior manager of product management in the Selling Partner Experience organization, and, while that's a bit of a mouthful, what it means is that I'm really working on building the tools that sellers are using to run their business and ultimately thrive in the Amazon store. Recently, my team worked on a complete redesign of the Seller Central homepage, which rolled out late last year, and today I'm excited to join you and talk about the next exciting tool that we're building, called Business Planner, which brings self-service capabilities to sellers to plan their business, set goals and objectives and receive a personalized action plan that will help them attain their goals in the store. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome. Now, I think that most brands would agree with me in that there is no other mechanism of selling whether we're talking brick and mortar, whether we're talking online that provides as much data as Amazon does to its brands. It's really incredible. I think sometimes we're spoiled, those who start on Amazon. They don't know how it is or how it used to be when you're trying to make money, and so I can totally understand that. Hey, with all this data, there's going to be some insights that can come from it. So what about the timing? Why did you decide, hey, now is the right time to go ahead and launch this new tool. </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah, so the idea for Business Planner actually started at Accelerate in 2023. I was talking to a number of different sellers and really this theme came out about the data that you're talking about. One seller likened it to being dying of thirst they're just so hungry to know what to do, and yet they're standing next to a fire hydrant. It's just spouting all this data at them. And so the question they had was like help me organize this, help me decide what's most important so that I can act confidently and know that that's aligned with the goals that I have for my business. </p>
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<p>And so, while Amazon is providing plenty of reports and recommendations, it's really difficult to summarize or interpret that and get to an action plan. And we know that because sellers are working with account managers or even finding really productive partnerships with third-party software providers to help make sense of this data. And so our goal is to help democratize this access to data and bring the type of planning that sellers do offline when they're setting quarterly or yearly objectives and then want to track that and some may have teams that are doing customer acquisition or operations. They might be the individual's performance goals. We want to bring that offline planning into our tools so that sellers can easily keep track of where they're at and act confidently to drive their success. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, obviously, as brands, we have a lot of our own data, but I believe that this tool is also bringing in aggregated data from other sources, not just what's happening with your own listings. Is that correct? </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>That's right. So throughout this process we've talked to so many sellers and I've just been impressed with the passion they have and the interest and the different opportunities that they're taking to bring insights and data analysis to really help them decide how to act. So with Business Planner, we're bringing together the power of data from thousands of different listings and all the customer activity in the Amazon store to create personalized action plans that will help sellers to achieve their goals. So they'll have a single place to go to benchmark their performance, identify their largest opportunities and then to generate a step-by-step action plan that aligns with the things that matter most to them. So, whether you're a new seller just getting started out in the Amazon store or you're an established brand with a healthy business that is ready to go to the next level, they can get a personalized plan that's specific to them and the goals that they want to achieve in the Amazon store. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, you mentioned you worked on the Seller Central homepage. Now on the homepage there's already kind of like recommendations that might come through. There's a whole growth opportunity section. So how does this new feature here compare to what's already out there, and is it better? </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>So we're trying to take a best of both worlds approach. So when I think about the recommendations on the homepage and growth opportunities, it makes me think of a buffet where there's so many different options and there'll be like lots of tasty treats and plenty of nourishment there. So there's lots of good things there. But if you're trying to take like a structured plan, maybe instead you work with a nutritionist who's going to first ask you some questions about what's important to you. Are you training for the Olympics? Are you trying to slim down by a few pounds, like what is really your goal here? </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's what I'm going to say. I'm going to say, hey, I'm training for the Olympics. That's why I'm eating so much food at this point. </p>
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<p>James:</p>
<p>Exactly, exactly, no-transcript in those other experiences and then also providing you with detailed tracking so you can see as the days and weeks go by, are you actually getting towards that goal? </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me piggyback on something you just mentioned there pulling data from some of those other recommendations. What exactly is driving other than just raw data? That's what does a lot of data there. I'm assuming maybe AI has some component of it, absolutely so. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>I think AI is a really powerful tool because it can crunch massive amounts of data and identify patterns and discrepancies. So perhaps the seller is underperforming in their ads campaigns. We might be able to come back with specific keyword optimization recommendations and then they can increase their ad attributed sales and grow revenue. Or we might spot a change in demand for key ASINs that would require a different inventory strategy and it might be an opportunity for the seller to reduce their FBA fees and reduce costs of maintaining their current business. And so by applying machine learning and AI to that massive amount of data, we can kind of slim that down into a specific plan of action for the seller and by starting with the goals that they set. We're no longer in this business of kind of predicting what the seller might want. We start by asking the question and then we have a lot more confidence that, because the seller has set the goal, that when we come back with an action plan it's actually right for them and where they want to take their business. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Now for those who maybe haven't seen it yet in their Seller Central dashboard, where can they find this? Walk us through a little bit of a scenario, maybe, how they can see yeah, absolutely. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>So Business Planner is going to be rolling out in the US store in just a couple of weeks. So later this month you'll start to see a tile on the homepage in that recommendation section that you talked about. It'll also show up on the left side menu of growth opportunities. From there you can access Business Planner, which is your dashboard for action planning. When you first visit, we'll have some recommended goals. So that's where we've assessed how the seller's performing, set some benchmarks and looked for the strongest opportunities where they can improve their performance. We'll rank those based on how big the impact is. So the most impactful goal will be at kind of the top left of that page and if that goal aligns with the objective that the seller has, they can click on it and see details about the plan. So maybe it's a four-week plan or a 12-week plan to increase their ad-attributed sales, because we see that as the largest opportunity and they'll be able to review the details and if they want to move forward, they just click to create a plan. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And this is where the really exciting part happens. That's where the AI steps in and kind of scans across all those different recommendations, opportunities, and where we see the most potential to achieve that goal. So in this case seller is trying to increase their ad-attributed sales. We might come back with some specific product level ad campaign recommendations or keyword optimization. We put that into like a step-by-step plan and so the seller from the Business Planner can then look into that plan. There'll be graphs right on the page where they can see their current performance, what the target's going to be, and then a list of those recommendations that's organized and sorted for them. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>One of the special things about Business Planner is that it's constantly updating as much as once a day. It'll pull in new recommendations or reprioritize what's there because of progress that the sellers made, new opportunities that emerge Perhaps all of a sudden keyword traffic and customers are searching for new products on Amazon and that might change. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The order of recommendations will reflect that in the business plan. So it's a it's a living thing that they can check back to and and going to show them that next best action they can take to ultimately achieve that objective. And then you know, once we've reached the end of the plan, we'll show that completed goal right and the experience with a record of all the things they did, and I think that's really important to sort of earn trust with the sellers that you know some of these things might require a little bit of an additional investment or might go against the common knowledge of how to be successful in the store. But I'm confident that, as we, you know, offer these plans because we're starting from what's most important to the sellers, that they'll see that that's helping them achieve their unique objectives and make their business as successful as possible in the store. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay. Now, when I was looking over some of the notes on this new tool, you mentioned a scenario with advertising, but I believe there's also another scenario where even it could get to something that has nothing to do with advertising, but like your A+ content. So I was trying to wrap my head around how that would work. So if I already I mean obviously, if I don't have A+ content the suggestion would be hey, get A+ content going. And now there's AI tools that help with that that we've talked about here at Amazon Accelerate this year. But if I already have A+ content, is this AI detecting like, hey, this might not be the most optimized and you need to tweak it, or what's it doing then? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah. So it's going to look throughout the sales funnel that you might see for a product. It might look at search activity glance views at the detail page and then I think a key lever for sellers is are they converting those views and visits to their products into sales? And so it might come back with a recommendation to tweak that content to better align with the search terms that customers are using. Or it might see a strategy where they could increase their featured offer win rate and ultimately convert more of those customers into buyers. And that's where the AI is powerful. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's going to look across those different opportunities and see where can we create the most leverage, and it was important to us as we were building Business Pointer. It's not just going to come with recommendations that might require some additional investment from sellers. So at launch, one of the things that we're including is a set of cost reduction goals, and that's where we might look at inventory levels and fee structures and recommend either promotions and deals or a different stocking strategy to the seller that can help them reduce their costs to serve and be more profitable in the similar All right, excellent. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, regardless of what it is, whether we're talking A+ content, whether we're talking advertised I set a goal, I implemented it. You mentioned tracking the progress. How can I see how I'm you know my road to that? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely so. This is where we want to bring in some like detailed data visualization. So when you come back to Business Planner, you click into the goal that you're tracking against, we'll have a big chart on the page with your progress, the projection of where you're going to end up, and also allow you to do some comparisons against a historical period so that you can see am I really outperforming, am I getting the gains? So back to your training for the Olympics. We want to see that your sprint times are coming down or your weight lifts are increasing in weight, and it's the same thing here. So if we're trying to improve our ads attributed sales we want to make progress on that metric. If we want to reduce our costs, we should expect to see our inventory performance index improve and by providing that granular view into the metrics, we can show that the seller is progressing towards their objective. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, all right, so now I'm inspired by listening to this podcast and I'm ready to go in. Maybe by the time they're listening to this, maybe it is available already in Seller Central. If I'm just getting started, what's maybe the first thing I should do, or what's the best way to get started with this? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>James:</p>
<p>Yeah. So we want Business Planner to be a regular thing and we think that sellers will start to use it as it aligns with their monthly or quarterly business planning. So my first recommendation is check it out. Either go through the recommendations on the Seller Central homepage or go to growth opportunities and look for Business Planner in that left menu and you can start browsing those recommended goals. Those will update at least once a week with the latest and greatest opportunities that we see for you as a specific seller and based on, like your business and your opportunity, and then, once you find the plan that makes sense to you and you kick that off, you know, check back regularly. Those action plan items might update as much as once a day. So we want this to be a kind of like a regular part of your journey as a seller and a regular part of the tools that you might use on Seller Central. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, thank you so much for bringing this tool, thank you so much for coming on the show and talking about it, and I'm excited to use it myself, and I'm sure a lot of the brands out there will be excited. And I can empathize with you about the New York teams. I mean, I'm a Chargers and Clippers fan, so I'm a glutton for punishment myself. So thanks a lot for doing it. Yeah, thank you so much for being here. This was fantastic actually. This she doesn't know I'm going to say this, but this was the highlight for me, for actually Amazon Accelerate was being able to interview our next guest, who I am super excited to meet her, not only her, but also especially what she's going to be talking about. So, Wei, welcome, welcome, thank you. Thank you for meeting with me. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Thank you for having me. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's what I do with all of my guests. I like to get the backstory a little bit, so where were you born and raised? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Definitely. I was born and raised in Beijing. I moved from Beijing to Chicago actually in 2003 for graduate school, so before Amazon, I worked for some of the big names like Merrill Lynch, KPMG. I have also worked for a number of startup companies in the fintech, pharmaceutical and supply chain companies. I joined Amazon in 2011. I have spent most of my time here with a selling partner services organization. Currently, I lead the selling partner growth analytics team, and our team built a few that I was on. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our team built a few seller-facing applications in Seller Central and your comment earlier. I actually I'm a mom of three outside of work and I have a seven-year-old, a six-year-old and a baby under one. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, wow, that's awesome, awesome. I miss those days. My kids are both. My kids are both in their twenties now and so, like I talked, when I talked to parents, when I talked to parents who still, I was like, oh man, you don't know how lucky you are to have kids at that age, because I wish I could go back in time Now, going back, one thing you said. You said you came to graduate school in Chicago. Which school did you go to? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Yeah. So I got two masters, one from Illinois Institute of Technology and got my quantitative finance degree there. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And that's also Quantitative. I don't even know what that means. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>And then I received an MBA from UChicago. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, excellent, excellent. You talk about your career there and on Amazon. You're very humble about the department you work at, but, guys, this is the department that I think not just me but every Amazon seller is so thankful for, which you're responsible for things like the search, career, performance and all these other amazing things that I think is so important, because brands, I think, have been spoiled by Amazon in the last couple of years with all the data that they get. They don't realize that if you were selling on Amazon, maybe like five, 10 years ago, some of the stuff that you guys are providing, you actually had to pay like thousands and thousands of dollars and most didn't even qualify to get it. So, first of all, again, thank you so much for what you do at your department. Now let's just talk about that a little bit Like how do you guys approach, what kind of analytical tools, what kind of information you're going to provide brands in? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>a few different domains. So, first of all, we provide a traffic and sales data through Business Report, which is one of the most visited tools in Seller Central. Additionally, we also provide this tool called Opportunity Explorer. So Opportunity Explorer is a selection analytics tool. It helps sellers identify new selection to sell in Amazon store. Additionally, we also provide this tool called Search Analytics Dashboard. That is where we can provide some of the data on traffic, with an emphasis on search keywords. Lastly, but not the least, is the Customer Analytics Dashboard. For Customer Analytics Dashboard, I'm actually very excited to announce some new launches here. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>So we started out by building dashboards about customers and their purchase behavior. We have demographic dashboards to tell you who your customers are. We have repeat purchase dashboard that tells you how often customers purchase from your brand. Additionally, we have this third dashboard called Market Basket Dashboard. It tells you what products your customers would purchase together with your brands. It unlocks some of the cross-selling opportunities. Since then, we have also received feedback from your brands. It unlocks some of the cross-selling opportunities. Since then, we have also received feedback from the brands. They want to take a customer-centered approach. So last year we launched a customer loyalty dashboard. It gives the brand a segmented view to understand who are your existing customers, from top tier to promising to at risk and hibernating customers. And then this year we're launching customer journey dashboard that allows a brand to understand your customer's entire shopping journey, from first moment they start to search for your brand to the moment when they make that final purchase. With these two dashboards, our goal is to lower the customer acquisition cost as well as increase the customer lifetime value. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is really important because actually, this part of all the analytical tools I probably know the least about. I'm so obsessive about search query performance and search volume and keyword data, but I think now 2024 and then going to 2025, brands really need to understand the customer and people are thinking too much just about the algorithm or things like that, but at the end of the day, we're not selling to the algorithm, we're selling to a human being, and so some of these data points that you're talking about is really important. I'm happy to, I'm really excited to learn about them today. Now, one thing you mentioned, you know, about different customers, like you mentioned, like top tier and things you know, like this might be familiar to some out there and I know you're probably going to talk about it, but we had the brand tailor promotions and we could see some of these different audience groups, now, those who might not be familiar with it. Can you talk a little bit about these customer audience types? You mentioned top tier, but there's a lot of other ones out there too. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so. We help brand segment your existing customer base and we actually use a pretty standard methodology, is called RFM. R stands for Recency it describes when did your customer make the last purchase from your brand. F stands for Frequency it describes how frequently customers purchase from your brand. And lastly, m stands for Monetary Spend it talks about how much does the customer spend purchasing your products. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>We use a quantile-based approach and equally divide your customers into groups along these three dimensions recency, frequency as well as monetary spend. This allows us to group your customers into four segment top tier, promising, at risk, as well as a hibernating. By top tier customers those are the customers who purchased from your brand recently, but they may be purchasing at varying frequency and they spend varying amount. At risk customers they made a purchase but they don't purchase frequently. They also spend varying amount of money on your brand. And hibernating customers are those customers who have already churned. Equipped with this knowledge, brand can then deploy different promotion and marketing tools to re-engage these customers and thereby encourage repeat purchase and drive customer lifetime value. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting.First of all, I was today years old when I heard the word quantile, so you're already teaching me new vocabulary lessons. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>I realize how not smart I am when it comes to math and this kind of things, but what you know, I think the main thing that people can take away is how important it is to kind of like bucket your customers into these different brackets, because you know, somebody who's hibernating is obviously a different kind of customer, a different value to one as one who is at risk or some of the others that you mentioned, and so it's important to be able to just not consider all of our brands customers. Hey, they're exactly the same, and I think that's what a lot of brands, or especially newer brands, might be doing. Like, all my customers are the same, but no, not all customers are created equally. Let's talk about the new and potential customers. We've got the ones we've had existing, like Hibernating and things like that, and who have been part of your brand. But I think all brands are really especially concerned about hey, how do I bring new customers into the fold? And so talk to us about the new and potential customers. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>We show the new and potential customers in the brand view of the customer loyalty dashboard. New customers are the ones who have made the first purchase in the last 12 months and potential customers are those customers who have not made the purchase but has engaged with your brands in some ways. For example, they may have viewed your product detail page, read customer reviews or added your products to their shopping cart or save them for later. The idea there is we want to allow brands to set up uh promotion tools to target these potential customers and convert them all All right Now, about 40 years ago. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>if we use this term cart abandoner, somebody might think of somebody who went to the grocery store and then took the cart home and then left it in the street. But when we're talking about cart abandoners on Amazon completely different meaning it's actually my favorite group of customers. For those who aren't familiar with that term, can you explain who that refers to? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Yes, absolutely. It is actually one of the new audiences that we launched this year. Cart abandoners are those customers who added your products into their shopping cart but has not made the purchase in the last 90 days. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now it's amazing, because this is why I think it's so important that somebody thinks, uh, more holistically about customers, because we can't think that everybody's like us as a buyer, like me, as an Amazon customer I am. I am never a cart abander, like if I add something to the cart, I buy it, like I add it to the cart and then I check out. But then I thought everybody was like me, but actually not. You're not like me, probably I'm the opposite. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>I actually, I actually added to the cart and I observe uh, when does the price drop? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>and so many people are like you. Yes, I heard other people. You tell me if this is you too, but other people they're searching for like a teacup or something like that, and they'll actually add five different ones to the cart and then make the decision about do you do that one too? Sometimes, see, I don't do any of this, and so I was thinking when I first saw the numbers of this, it was just flabbergasting. I was like I cannot believe how many people are cart abandoners. And then I just started asking friends and family and I guess I was the weird one and you guys are the normal ones. But yeah, that is a huge audience and a very valuable audience. So all of these audience types, at the end of the day, what we're talking about here is we're trying to send promotions to them in different ones. So how do we send promotions to these different audiences? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so. Today, you're able to send tailored promotions to these different audiences, and promotions are then become available to customers through search result page. I do want to share with you that as a team, we're constantly thinking about new tools that sellers can leverage or brands can leverage. So in the future, we might incorporate new tools such as coupons, Amazon buying, A+, detail page, and Manage Your Experiments, so that brands can leverage different tools to engage with their customers and help them convert. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Excellent, excellent. Now I think one question I've gotten a lot before from different brands is hey, if I set up a promotion that's going to one of these audiences being the cart abandoners or some other audience, how do they actually see the promotions? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Promotions will show up for these customers in the search results page or the product detail page. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so now we're looking at an example of one of these graphs here, and there's a part here that says trends. So can you explain what is this representing? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Definitely. The trend graph actually allow you to compare different metrics, for example, your total customers, total sales, new-to-brand customers, new-to-brand sales. Brands can then compare and contrast and observe how these metrics change over time. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, next question. Here I can see we have a Segment view and a Brand view. Can you explain the difference between those? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so earlier we mentioned that we will share with brands about their existing customer base top tier customer, promising, customer at risk, as well as a hibernating customer. Brand view gives you data for the entire brand, and segment view actually allows you to dive deeper into each segment. On both brand view and segment view, we will provide recommended actions that you can take to drive conversion and increase repeat purchase. Additionally, one thing I would love to call out is segment view actually gives you a predicted customer lifetime value. We use a science model to predict how likely a customer is going to purchase from your brand again and we further segment each segment based on whether the customer lifetime value is going to grow, maintain or decline. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow, that's interesting. Let's talk a little bit more about this, because I think there's some brands out there who might have a product where you know what it's a vacuum. Maybe they're just going to buy the one vacuum and 10 years later maybe they'll buy another vacuum. There's others who have maybe are in the supplements, the health and household category, the beauty category, where they're very reliant on repeat purchases. So this, this lifetime value, is definitely something near and dear to their heart. But you're saying that using uh models, you can actually kind of predict some of the potential lifetime value. Can you talk a little bit more about that? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Absolutely so. We use this size-based model, and the model input considers a variety of features such as customer's profile, their browsing behavior, how they have interacted with your brands or product in the past, and then the output of the model is how likely they're going to purchase from your brand again in the next 12 months, and we will then be able to say whether the customer lifetime value is going to grow, maintain or decline as a result of that. Brands will then have further segmentation within each customer segment each customer segment. So now brands can actually launch tailored promotion specifically targeting, for example, the top tier customers, those top tier customers where their lifetime value is predicted to decline. This will allow brands to prevent these customers from churning.<br>
<br>
Bradley Sutton:<br>
Interesting is that available already or that's coming later? </p>
<p><br>
Wei:</p>
<p>This is available already today. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I've been missing the boat on that one. I need to go ahead and start implementing that, because that's very definitely invaluable. So what are the actions that brands should be doing that we do have available? I'm obviously missing that last one, but what are some more things that we need to be leveraging right now? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>So brands can achieve a number of different goals through customer loyalty dashboard, for example, if you're a brand who are trying to drive conversion and acquire new customers, it would be a good idea to think about advertising campaign and boost awareness. You can also launch a tailored promotion, as we talked about earlier, focusing, say, on cart abandoner to encourage customers to convert and make their purchase. And if your goal is to drive loyalty and encourage repeat purchases, it would be a good idea to focus on top tier customers as well as promising customers. And, additionally, we have these promotion tools where you can focus on those customers whose lifetime value is predicted to maintain or decline and encourage them to purchase more from your brand your brand. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now I just want to take a moment to talk to the listeners out there who might not understand how crazy it is that this kind of data is being available. This is the kind of data that companies who are selling on other channels are paying a lot of agencies, tens and hundreds of thousand dollars and it's not even that great of information, because a lot of it is just trying to predict things where they might not have that information. It's just based on perhaps some surveys and things, but this is Amazon itself, who has access to all of this data and it's giving you firsthand this kind of information. Guys, if you are not leveraging this information, you are missing out on a ton of valuable information, so make sure to use this Now. This has been great. A lot of what you just mentioned is available as of now, but right here during Amazon Accelerate, you actually even announced some new and exciting more things that are coming to the platform. Can you talk about some of those launches coming to the platform? </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Can you talk about some of those launches? Absolutely, I am super, super excited. So customer loyalty dashboard the goal there is to help brands understand their existing customers so that brands can engage with these customers at the right time with a right product. However, brand frequently ask for information about what's happening in the upper funnel. We are launching this new dashboard called the Customer Journey Analytics. So Customer Journey Analytics allows brands to map the end-to-end customer journey with data and analytics, as well as recommendations. It allows brands to visualize how customers go from becoming aware of your brand all the way to consideration, maybe intent to purchase, to finally making that purchase and become a new customer to your brand. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow, I'm excited to see how that's gonna work, because I think that's what we would always have always wanted that kind of information, kind of guess about it, like, all right, that's how you know, that's why I'm doing my advertising in this sense, and it's going to pay back, uh, you know in this sense, and that's why I need to have them see it this many times but to be able to actually have real data to see, that's going to be, I think, a game changer for, uh, Amazon brands out there. Well, thank you so much for launching these things. Like I said, your department is my favorite. I was about to say the best, but then I have a lot of friends at Amazon so I can't completely say that or else they might get mad at me. But my personal favorite tools definitely come from your department, and so please, please, keep giving us brands this great information. We really, really appreciate it, and thank you so much for what you've launched this week at Amazon Accelerate. I'm sure all the brands are really gonna appreciate all of this data. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wei:</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Multi-Channel fulfillment (MCF) can now automatically fulfill orders placed on social commerce channels like TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest using your FBA inventory.

You can now offer Subscribe &amp; Save and Reorder coupons on an ASIN at the same time. With this change, you can now offer both Subscribe &amp; Save and Reorder coupons on an ASIN at the same time.

Effective September 30, 2024, if Amazon requires you to submit product compliance documents, these must be submitted and approved before you can list the product.

Amazon Pharmacy customers can have their medications pre-sorted into packets using this new PillPack feature
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-pharmacy-pillpack-feature'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-pharmacy-pillpack-feature

</a>Inbound shipping is now easier with the Amazon Partner Carrier Program’s smart carrier options
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/partner-carrier-program-smart-carrier-options'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/partner-carrier-program-smart-carrier-options

</a>Amazon marketplace sellers sue Walmart
<a href='https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/oct/01/amazon-marketplace-sellers-sue-walmart/'>https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/oct/01/amazon-marketplace-sellers-sue-walmart/

</a>Amazon seller-fulfilled heavy and bulky returns
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</a>Amazon’s recyclable packaging push
<a href='https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/amazons-recyclable-packaging-push/'>https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/amazons-recyclable-packaging-push/

</a>Digital Domain Teams Up with AWS to Scale Autonomous Virtual Human Technology and Introduces Generative AI-Powered Features
<a href='https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/9/digital-domain-teams-up-with-aws-to-scale-autonomous-virtual-human-technology-and-introduces-generative-ai-powered-features'>https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/9/digital-domain-teams-up-with-aws-to-scale-autonomous-virtual-human-technology-and-introduces-generative-ai-powered-features

</a>Amazon is launching its own Shark Tank where winners get to be Amazon sellers
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</a>With the holiday season approaching, we arm you with strategic insights to capitalize on events like Prime Big Deals Day, including essential tips on using Cerebro for effective keyword research. Tune in and stay ahead with these buzzing news and strategies that help your business thrive in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - MCF Expands to Social</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:04 - Dual Coupon Boosts Promotions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:28 - Compliance Deadline Approaching</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:17 - Holiday Peak FBA Fees Set</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 - Pharmacy PillPack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Smart Carrier Options Introduced</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:19 - Sellers x Walmart Lawsuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:54 - Updated Returns for Bulky Items</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:51 - Sustainable Packaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:58 - AWS Powers Autonomous Virtual Humans</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:04 - Shark Tank but for Prime</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:30 - Training: Finding Keywords Your Competitors Top Keywords</li>
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Amazon's MCF fulfilling orders for popular social channels, incoming holiday peak fulfillment fees and, finally, that dual coupon feature you've requested being implemented. This and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Today, our host is going to be Shivali Patel and so Shivali, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>First up, we have a few news pieces directly from Seller Central News To start. An exciting enhancement to Amazon's Multi-Channel Fulfillment, or MCF. Amazon's MCF now enables sellers to automatically fulfill orders from popular social commerce platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest using your Fulfillment by Amazon inventory. This means, for those of you that were perhaps manually fulfilling orders up until now for TikTok shop can now transition to more effortlessly expanding your brands, maintaining accurate inventory tracking and quicker order processing. Or imagine just running a promotion on Instagram knowing that your orders are being handled seamlessly through Amazon's system. This can help you capture even more sales opportunities across different channels, keeping you ahead of your competitors. To streamline this process, amazon recommends that you utilize tools like Webby LingSing or Connector by Silk. These platforms can help you connect your social media accounts to your Amazon Seller Central with ease and, in my opinion, a great strategic move to enhance your order fulfillment capabilities, position your business for growth and encourage you to meet customers where they're most active, and that is social channels.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Then we have Amazon actually just announced its new dual coupon feature that many of you have been requesting. You can now offer both subscribe and save and reorder coupons on the same ASIN. Previously, sellers could only use one coupon per ASIN, which limited promotional strategies, and now eligible customers can choose between a 10% off free order coupon for a one-time purchase or a 20% off subscribe and save coupon for those who want to subscribe for regular deliveries. I can see this making a dent in impacting the quantity of repeat purchases and facilitating brand loyalty, as well as, if you are a seller, the ability to now cater to different purchasing behaviors. This will help you effectively engage your audience. For instance, if a customer is hesitant to commit to a subscription, that reorder coupon can persuade them to try your product without long-term commitment. Meanwhile, customers who value convenience can opt for the subscribe and save option, benefiting from a greater discount. Remember, guys, at the end of the day, promotions are a really great way for you to attract new customers and retain existing ones. By leveraging these dual coupon offerings, you can enhance your marketing efforts, drive sustained sales growth and, at the end of the day, it's about making your customers feel valued and giving them the options that suit their needs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Okay, moving on, let's talk about an important compliance update that you need to be aware of, effective September 30th 2024, which is already passed, amazon will now require that any product needing compliance documentation to have these documents submitted and approved before it can be listed in order to uphold the highest safety standards for products sold on Amazon. This is just one additional way for them to ensure that customers are really receiving safe and compliant items. While existing product listings will remain unaffected, new listings cannot go live until the proper documentation has been approved. So make sure that you guys manage this process through your manage all inventory dashboard on seller central and, since they can ask for additional information to verify product safety and compliance at any time, you'll want to check back time to time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Speaking of time, as we gear up for the holiday shopping season specifically, there are upcoming 2024 holiday peak fulfillment fees for FBA that you will need to be aware of. From October 15th to January 14th of 2025, you're going to see these seasonal fees applied to all products, reflecting the increased fulfillment and transportation costs during this busy period. This fee structure is similar to what other major carriers charge and it will be consistent across items within the same size band, and this will affect US FBA, Canada FBA, north America remote fulfillment, us multi-channel fulfillment and buy with Prime. I recommend that you guys factor these fees into your pricing strategy. Okay, and especially during the holiday season, when consumer spending typically peaks. The average holiday peak fulfillment fee will remain consistent with last year. However, a new peak fee will apply to products priced below 10 USD. This is for US FBA specifically. While these fees might seem like a hurdle, I want you to keep in mind that Amazon's average FBA fulfillment fees are still about 70% lower than the comparable two-day shipping options offered by third-party logistic providers. And, if needed, the new section does have the detailed rates linked by size and weight on the relevant help pages. So check it out to plan out your inventory and maximize sales during the holiday rush, if you have not already.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>In other news and in an exciting expansion of its services, amazon Pharmacy is enhancing the way that customers manage their medications with the introduction of a new pill pack feature. This service allows customers to have their eligible medications three or more pre-sorted into convenient pill packets, which will then be delivered straight to their door. This updated offering continues the service from PillPackcom acquired by Amazon in 2018, but introduces new savings and a simplified sign of process. Each PillPack is organized and labeled by date and time, making it easier for individuals to adhere to their prescribed routines without the hassle of multiple pill bottles. I don't think any of us like that. Plus, customers can enjoy fast, free delivery right to their homes. I wanted to mention this as part of this week's buzz because, while perhaps it's not directly relevant to you as an e-com seller or service provider, this new service from Amazon Pharmacy could open avenues for partnership or product integration, especially if you offer health-related products. Later down the road, by keeping an eye on how the service evolves, perhaps you'll be able to identify opportunities to align your offerings with Amazon's growing healthcare initiatives.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>What else we also have? Amazon introducing new smart carrier options for sellers using FBA and Amazon Warehousing and Distribution, known as AWD, giving sellers more choice and flexibility when sending inventory to the Amazon network. Available through the Amazon Partner Carrier Program, these options allow sellers to choose their preferred partner carrier and transport method based on dynamic freight-ready dates and cost estimates. This update aims to help sellers like you and I optimize our logistics and expenses, and these new features are integrated into step four of both the send to Amazon workflow and send to Amazon warehousing and distribution workflow. That is a tongue twister when you're trying to say it all in one sentence For less than truckload and full truckload shipments. The Amazon partner carrier program, known for offering reliable shipping services, includes small parcel delivery, LTL, FTL and intermodal shipment options, with savings of up to 25% lower compared to alternatives. So sellers can benefit from lower costs, while those delivering to AWD received additional discounts of 25% on storage and 15% on processing and transportation. I hope that you guys can see this as a valuable opportunity to streamline your inventory management and reduce costs, improving efficiency.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Okay, then, we have a significant legal development. Four Amazon Marketplace sellers have filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart, seeking $5 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges that Walmart has enabled organized retail crime and racketeering through its third-party vendors by not sufficiently vetting its Marketplace sellers. The complaint filed on September 17th, as written here in US District Court for the District of Delaware, claims that certain third-party sellers on Walmart's platform are engaging in fraudulent practices, buying and reselling products from Amazon vendors in a sophisticated scheme. This practice harms legitimate sellers and allows Walmart to profit from the fees that it collects from these sellers. So I think that this case really underscores the ongoing challenges in maintaining marketplace integrity and the responsibilities of platforms and managing selling ecosystems. So I hope that you're able to recognize, with this case, the importance of just being transparent and ethical in your business practices. It's vital that you guys keep up with the guidelines that these platforms have, and this way you can really protect your brand but also contribute to a healthier marketplace overall. Walmart has until October 10th to respond to a summons that was issued on September 19th and in their statement they indicated they're reviewing the complaint. So, regardless of the outcome, the lawsuit serves as a reminder of the potential risks and the need for the platform to maintain a robust vetting process.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Reporting hot from channel x. Starting on October 30th 2024, we also have amazon updating the seller fulfilled returns policies for heavy and bulky items in Germany, France, Italy and Spain stores. This aligns with changes already implemented in the UK since August of 2024, and heavy and bulky items are defined as those that weigh over 31.5 kg or have a longest side exceeding 175 centimeters when packed. Sellers will now be required to offer a prepaid return label and home collection service for these returns, along with issuing refunds to customers, while the responsibility for covering return shipping costs remains unchanged. The refund amount will depend on the return reason and timeline, in line with Amazon's existing returns policy. So the introduction of home collection for heavy and bulky item returns aims to provide a consistent returns experience for customers across all those stores. As the service is already available for FBA and seller flex returns, amazon recommends that we review our carrier contracts to ensure that home collection is included and make any sort of necessary updates.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>As a seller, you may want to offer partial refunds or part replacements as an alternative to home collection, provided that it's shared the tracking ID of the replacement part with the customer and that you close out the return request with the reason code return request canceled. To avoid A to Z guarantee claims or impacts on order defect rates, sellers must authorize or deny return requests within 48 hours where the auto is not auto authorized. You also have these additional things to keep in mind, but as you can see here, you can just pause the screen and have a read. Otherwise you can reference this channel X article. I'd love to know do you guys think this will help reduce unnecessary customer claims and improve seller performance across amazon's European stores? Let me know in the chat. We do have just a few more things here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>It's been a packed week of news as the e-commerce industry continues to expand. Concerns about packaging waste have come to the forefront, prompting amazon to take significant steps towards sustainability. And, in response to the mounting pressure from environmental groups and regulatory bodies, amazon's introduced various recyclable packaging initiatives, one of those being the Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative, designed to ship products in easy-to-open, recyclable packaging, often eliminating the need for additional boxes. Since its launch, amazon reports having removed over 1.5 million tons of waste. I mean that is impressive and it shows a tangible effort for them to reduce waste. Amazon has shifted towards recyclable materials, introducing paper-based mailers that can be easily recycled, curbside, and this shift is part of Amazon's broader commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. As a seller, you can adopt sustainable packaging practices to align with Amazon's initiatives, but also appeal to eco-conscious consumers who prioritize environmental responsibility.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Up next, we have an article directly from Amazon. According to Amazon's press center, digital Domain, a leader in visual effects and virtual human technology, has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services, AWS, to migrate its autonomous virtual human AVH technology to the cloud. This partnership aims to expand the reach and capabilities of AVH technology across industries such as entertainment, gaming, healthcare, hospitality and commercial applications, leveraging AWS's advanced cloud infrastructure, including Amazon's Bedrock for high-performing foundation models, amazon Polly, amongst others, for voice enhancements and for facial recognition. Digital domain is really poised to enhance real-time interaction with virtual humans. Aws's robust security and compliance features will also ensure the integrity and scalability of the AVH platform. This collaboration represents a significant milestone for digital domain following the success of Zoe in 2022. And, with the support of AWS and its cloud infrastructure, I think it's really going to offer AVH technology greater speed, efficiency and global accessibility in many sectors.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>This collaboration does offer potential relevancy for Amazon sellers, particularly in enhancing customer engagement and support For sellers who operate in industries such as e-com, hospitality or any customer-facing business. Integrating virtual human technology can revolutionize how we interact with customers, and so Amazon sellers can really leverage AVH technology for real-time, ai-driven customer interactions, offering personalized and immersive experiences similar to virtual concierge services. This can help improve the efficiency, manage inquiries, provide product recommendations, offer after-sales support. Even so, by utilizing this advanced technology, we can really, as sellers, go in and enhance our brand experiences, boost customer satisfaction and stay competitive in this growing market where AI and machine learning are really taking on a very pivotal role in customer interaction. Lastly, I figured you guys could also appreciate some fun news how many of you have ever watched Shark Tank and how many of you have seen the new trailer for Amazon Prime videos, buy it Now, hosted by JB Smoove?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>The Verge reports that in this unique competition, you're going to have contestants having the opportunity to present their product ideas to a panel of investors and an audience known as the 100, representing potential customers. If a contestant's product is well-received, it's going to be featured in a new section of the Amazon store called Buy it Now. The panel actually includes celebrity guests like Gwyneth Paltrow, Jamie Siminoff, who's the CEO of Door.com, serving as the resident judge, and others. Each episode features a $20,000 prize for one contestant, adding an exciting incentive to the competition. Viewers can access the buy it now store via a QR code shown during the episodes, allowing them to purchase featured products directly. The first three episodes will premiere on October 30th, with a total of 13 episodes airing weekly until January 8th of 2025. Additionally, a companion podcast this is Small Business Behind the Buy will be available starting the day after the show's launch. This initiative not only engages viewers, but also aims to drive sales on Amazon, showcasing products with greater transparency about their origins, their names, their brand story, and creating buzz and excitement around new product launches as the holiday shopping season approaches.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>With that. That is it for this week's news. And, by the way while I didn't mention it, since Bradley's already talked about this in a previous episode Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day sale is also coming up on October 8th and 9th. So I hope that you guys are all squared away to rank at the top of all the keywords you hope to generate sales from. In case you're not, let's just run through one strategy that you can use to capitalize during this time. Let me show you how you can find keywords where your competitors are outranking you. Let's say you're ranked on one of the lower pages, like pages four, five or even just the bottom of page one. Sure, customers searching for niche specific items like coffin shelves underneath the keyword gothic decor may ignore irrelevant results and focus only on the similar products. But also, most people don't even really scroll to page two, which is a clear indicator of why you would want to pay attention to the keywords where your direct competitors might be outperforming you and where you may want to tweak your strategy if you care to be listed at the top half of page one, where all that traffic is. Here's how You're going to want to pay attention to your relative rank against competitors. You can find this metric inside of Cerebro, which is our reverse ASIN keyword research tool, and you are going to begin by putting in a multi-ASIN search. So find a bunch of the Amazon standard identification numbers inside of your niche and go ahead and click get keywords.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>The second thing you're going to do is set a minimum for search volume. I went ahead and inputted in 300. Now the product I'm looking at is actually this automatic chicken water cup. In doing so, I can now filter out those keywords that don't have a lot of search volume associated. There's no right or wrong number for search volume. You can put in something that you feel is good for your niche. The next thing I'll do is input in a relative rank. I went ahead and added in three for minimum, and this is telling me that and this is basically saying that I'm at least number three amongst my competitors. Then go ahead and input in anything else you want and click apply filters. I actually added in a minimum for word count as well as the phrases containing chicken, because I was seeing some additional terms here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>In doing so, I had a output of 38 filtered keywords and you guys can scroll all the way over to the right hand side and check out the relative rank. If you hover over the number for relative rank, it's actually going to showcase to you where you are stacked up next to your competitors as well as what ranking you are at. For example, for this particular keyword, which is automatic chicken watering system, you can see that our relative rank is position number six compared to our competitors. This means that your product ranks sixth in relative rank for this keyword, and this is the sort of thing that can help you identify keywords where competitors are ahead and make adjustments like increasing sponsored ad spend to improve your ranking, or adding that keyword to your title to rank a lot faster, to prepare for a day like Prime big deals day, or even just put in a CPR campaign into motion where you're selling those products at a discounted rate to rank. Happy sales, you guys.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Amazon Multi-Channel fulfillment (MCF) can now automatically fulfill orders placed on social commerce channels like TikTok, Instagram, and Pinterest using your FBA inventory.<br>
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You can now offer Subscribe &amp; Save and Reorder coupons on an ASIN at the same time. With this change, you can now offer both Subscribe &amp; Save and Reorder coupons on an ASIN at the same time.<br>
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Effective September 30, 2024, if Amazon requires you to submit product compliance documents, these must be submitted and approved before you can list the product.<br>
<br>
Amazon Pharmacy customers can have their medications pre-sorted into packets using this new PillPack feature<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-pharmacy-pillpack-feature'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-pharmacy-pillpack-feature<br>
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</a>Inbound shipping is now easier with the Amazon Partner Carrier Program’s smart carrier options<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/partner-carrier-program-smart-carrier-options'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/partner-carrier-program-smart-carrier-options<br>
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</a>Amazon marketplace sellers sue Walmart<br>
<a href='https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/oct/01/amazon-marketplace-sellers-sue-walmart/'>https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/oct/01/amazon-marketplace-sellers-sue-walmart/<br>
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</a>Amazon seller-fulfilled heavy and bulky returns<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2024/10/amazon-seller-fulfilled-heavy-and-bulky-returns/'>https://channelx.world/2024/10/amazon-seller-fulfilled-heavy-and-bulky-returns/<br>
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</a>Amazon’s recyclable packaging push<br>
<a href='https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/amazons-recyclable-packaging-push/'>https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/amazons-recyclable-packaging-push/<br>
<br>
</a>Digital Domain Teams Up with AWS to Scale Autonomous Virtual Human Technology and Introduces Generative AI-Powered Features<br>
<a href='https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/9/digital-domain-teams-up-with-aws-to-scale-autonomous-virtual-human-technology-and-introduces-generative-ai-powered-features'>https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/9/digital-domain-teams-up-with-aws-to-scale-autonomous-virtual-human-technology-and-introduces-generative-ai-powered-features<br>
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</a>Amazon is launching its own Shark Tank where winners get to be Amazon sellers<br>
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24258276/amazon-buy-it-now-show-trailer-shark-tank-jb-smoove'>https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/30/24258276/amazon-buy-it-now-show-trailer-shark-tank-jb-smoove<br>
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</a>With the holiday season approaching, we arm you with strategic insights to capitalize on events like Prime Big Deals Day, including essential tips on using Cerebro for effective keyword research. Tune in and stay ahead with these buzzing news and strategies that help your business thrive in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:49 - MCF Expands to Social</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:04 - Dual Coupon Boosts Promotions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:28 - Compliance Deadline Approaching</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:17 - Holiday Peak FBA Fees Set</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 - Pharmacy PillPack</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Smart Carrier Options Introduced</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:19 - Sellers x Walmart Lawsuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:54 - Updated Returns for Bulky Items</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:51 - Sustainable Packaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:58 - AWS Powers Autonomous Virtual Humans</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:04 - Shark Tank but for Prime</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:30 - Training: Finding Keywords Your Competitors Top Keywords</li>
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Amazon's MCF fulfilling orders for popular social channels, incoming holiday peak fulfillment fees and, finally, that dual coupon feature you've requested being implemented. This and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Today, our host is going to be Shivali Patel and so Shivali, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>First up, we have a few news pieces directly from Seller Central News To start. An exciting enhancement to Amazon's Multi-Channel Fulfillment, or MCF. Amazon's MCF now enables sellers to automatically fulfill orders from popular social commerce platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest using your Fulfillment by Amazon inventory. This means, for those of you that were perhaps manually fulfilling orders up until now for TikTok shop can now transition to more effortlessly expanding your brands, maintaining accurate inventory tracking and quicker order processing. Or imagine just running a promotion on Instagram knowing that your orders are being handled seamlessly through Amazon's system. This can help you capture even more sales opportunities across different channels, keeping you ahead of your competitors. To streamline this process, amazon recommends that you utilize tools like Webby LingSing or Connector by Silk. These platforms can help you connect your social media accounts to your Amazon Seller Central with ease and, in my opinion, a great strategic move to enhance your order fulfillment capabilities, position your business for growth and encourage you to meet customers where they're most active, and that is social channels.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Then we have Amazon actually just announced its new dual coupon feature that many of you have been requesting. You can now offer both subscribe and save and reorder coupons on the same ASIN. Previously, sellers could only use one coupon per ASIN, which limited promotional strategies, and now eligible customers can choose between a 10% off free order coupon for a one-time purchase or a 20% off subscribe and save coupon for those who want to subscribe for regular deliveries. I can see this making a dent in impacting the quantity of repeat purchases and facilitating brand loyalty, as well as, if you are a seller, the ability to now cater to different purchasing behaviors. This will help you effectively engage your audience. For instance, if a customer is hesitant to commit to a subscription, that reorder coupon can persuade them to try your product without long-term commitment. Meanwhile, customers who value convenience can opt for the subscribe and save option, benefiting from a greater discount. Remember, guys, at the end of the day, promotions are a really great way for you to attract new customers and retain existing ones. By leveraging these dual coupon offerings, you can enhance your marketing efforts, drive sustained sales growth and, at the end of the day, it's about making your customers feel valued and giving them the options that suit their needs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Okay, moving on, let's talk about an important compliance update that you need to be aware of, effective September 30th 2024, which is already passed, amazon will now require that any product needing compliance documentation to have these documents submitted and approved before it can be listed in order to uphold the highest safety standards for products sold on Amazon. This is just one additional way for them to ensure that customers are really receiving safe and compliant items. While existing product listings will remain unaffected, new listings cannot go live until the proper documentation has been approved. So make sure that you guys manage this process through your manage all inventory dashboard on seller central and, since they can ask for additional information to verify product safety and compliance at any time, you'll want to check back time to time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Speaking of time, as we gear up for the holiday shopping season specifically, there are upcoming 2024 holiday peak fulfillment fees for FBA that you will need to be aware of. From October 15th to January 14th of 2025, you're going to see these seasonal fees applied to all products, reflecting the increased fulfillment and transportation costs during this busy period. This fee structure is similar to what other major carriers charge and it will be consistent across items within the same size band, and this will affect US FBA, Canada FBA, north America remote fulfillment, us multi-channel fulfillment and buy with Prime. I recommend that you guys factor these fees into your pricing strategy. Okay, and especially during the holiday season, when consumer spending typically peaks. The average holiday peak fulfillment fee will remain consistent with last year. However, a new peak fee will apply to products priced below 10 USD. This is for US FBA specifically. While these fees might seem like a hurdle, I want you to keep in mind that Amazon's average FBA fulfillment fees are still about 70% lower than the comparable two-day shipping options offered by third-party logistic providers. And, if needed, the new section does have the detailed rates linked by size and weight on the relevant help pages. So check it out to plan out your inventory and maximize sales during the holiday rush, if you have not already.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>In other news and in an exciting expansion of its services, amazon Pharmacy is enhancing the way that customers manage their medications with the introduction of a new pill pack feature. This service allows customers to have their eligible medications three or more pre-sorted into convenient pill packets, which will then be delivered straight to their door. This updated offering continues the service from PillPackcom acquired by Amazon in 2018, but introduces new savings and a simplified sign of process. Each PillPack is organized and labeled by date and time, making it easier for individuals to adhere to their prescribed routines without the hassle of multiple pill bottles. I don't think any of us like that. Plus, customers can enjoy fast, free delivery right to their homes. I wanted to mention this as part of this week's buzz because, while perhaps it's not directly relevant to you as an e-com seller or service provider, this new service from Amazon Pharmacy could open avenues for partnership or product integration, especially if you offer health-related products. Later down the road, by keeping an eye on how the service evolves, perhaps you'll be able to identify opportunities to align your offerings with Amazon's growing healthcare initiatives.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>What else we also have? Amazon introducing new smart carrier options for sellers using FBA and Amazon Warehousing and Distribution, known as AWD, giving sellers more choice and flexibility when sending inventory to the Amazon network. Available through the Amazon Partner Carrier Program, these options allow sellers to choose their preferred partner carrier and transport method based on dynamic freight-ready dates and cost estimates. This update aims to help sellers like you and I optimize our logistics and expenses, and these new features are integrated into step four of both the send to Amazon workflow and send to Amazon warehousing and distribution workflow. That is a tongue twister when you're trying to say it all in one sentence For less than truckload and full truckload shipments. The Amazon partner carrier program, known for offering reliable shipping services, includes small parcel delivery, LTL, FTL and intermodal shipment options, with savings of up to 25% lower compared to alternatives. So sellers can benefit from lower costs, while those delivering to AWD received additional discounts of 25% on storage and 15% on processing and transportation. I hope that you guys can see this as a valuable opportunity to streamline your inventory management and reduce costs, improving efficiency.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Okay, then, we have a significant legal development. Four Amazon Marketplace sellers have filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart, seeking $5 million in damages. The lawsuit alleges that Walmart has enabled organized retail crime and racketeering through its third-party vendors by not sufficiently vetting its Marketplace sellers. The complaint filed on September 17th, as written here in US District Court for the District of Delaware, claims that certain third-party sellers on Walmart's platform are engaging in fraudulent practices, buying and reselling products from Amazon vendors in a sophisticated scheme. This practice harms legitimate sellers and allows Walmart to profit from the fees that it collects from these sellers. So I think that this case really underscores the ongoing challenges in maintaining marketplace integrity and the responsibilities of platforms and managing selling ecosystems. So I hope that you're able to recognize, with this case, the importance of just being transparent and ethical in your business practices. It's vital that you guys keep up with the guidelines that these platforms have, and this way you can really protect your brand but also contribute to a healthier marketplace overall. Walmart has until October 10th to respond to a summons that was issued on September 19th and in their statement they indicated they're reviewing the complaint. So, regardless of the outcome, the lawsuit serves as a reminder of the potential risks and the need for the platform to maintain a robust vetting process.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Reporting hot from channel x. Starting on October 30th 2024, we also have amazon updating the seller fulfilled returns policies for heavy and bulky items in Germany, France, Italy and Spain stores. This aligns with changes already implemented in the UK since August of 2024, and heavy and bulky items are defined as those that weigh over 31.5 kg or have a longest side exceeding 175 centimeters when packed. Sellers will now be required to offer a prepaid return label and home collection service for these returns, along with issuing refunds to customers, while the responsibility for covering return shipping costs remains unchanged. The refund amount will depend on the return reason and timeline, in line with Amazon's existing returns policy. So the introduction of home collection for heavy and bulky item returns aims to provide a consistent returns experience for customers across all those stores. As the service is already available for FBA and seller flex returns, amazon recommends that we review our carrier contracts to ensure that home collection is included and make any sort of necessary updates.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>As a seller, you may want to offer partial refunds or part replacements as an alternative to home collection, provided that it's shared the tracking ID of the replacement part with the customer and that you close out the return request with the reason code return request canceled. To avoid A to Z guarantee claims or impacts on order defect rates, sellers must authorize or deny return requests within 48 hours where the auto is not auto authorized. You also have these additional things to keep in mind, but as you can see here, you can just pause the screen and have a read. Otherwise you can reference this channel X article. I'd love to know do you guys think this will help reduce unnecessary customer claims and improve seller performance across amazon's European stores? Let me know in the chat. We do have just a few more things here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>It's been a packed week of news as the e-commerce industry continues to expand. Concerns about packaging waste have come to the forefront, prompting amazon to take significant steps towards sustainability. And, in response to the mounting pressure from environmental groups and regulatory bodies, amazon's introduced various recyclable packaging initiatives, one of those being the Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative, designed to ship products in easy-to-open, recyclable packaging, often eliminating the need for additional boxes. Since its launch, amazon reports having removed over 1.5 million tons of waste. I mean that is impressive and it shows a tangible effort for them to reduce waste. Amazon has shifted towards recyclable materials, introducing paper-based mailers that can be easily recycled, curbside, and this shift is part of Amazon's broader commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040. As a seller, you can adopt sustainable packaging practices to align with Amazon's initiatives, but also appeal to eco-conscious consumers who prioritize environmental responsibility.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Up next, we have an article directly from Amazon. According to Amazon's press center, digital Domain, a leader in visual effects and virtual human technology, has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services, AWS, to migrate its autonomous virtual human AVH technology to the cloud. This partnership aims to expand the reach and capabilities of AVH technology across industries such as entertainment, gaming, healthcare, hospitality and commercial applications, leveraging AWS's advanced cloud infrastructure, including Amazon's Bedrock for high-performing foundation models, amazon Polly, amongst others, for voice enhancements and for facial recognition. Digital domain is really poised to enhance real-time interaction with virtual humans. Aws's robust security and compliance features will also ensure the integrity and scalability of the AVH platform. This collaboration represents a significant milestone for digital domain following the success of Zoe in 2022. And, with the support of AWS and its cloud infrastructure, I think it's really going to offer AVH technology greater speed, efficiency and global accessibility in many sectors.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>This collaboration does offer potential relevancy for Amazon sellers, particularly in enhancing customer engagement and support For sellers who operate in industries such as e-com, hospitality or any customer-facing business. Integrating virtual human technology can revolutionize how we interact with customers, and so Amazon sellers can really leverage AVH technology for real-time, ai-driven customer interactions, offering personalized and immersive experiences similar to virtual concierge services. This can help improve the efficiency, manage inquiries, provide product recommendations, offer after-sales support. Even so, by utilizing this advanced technology, we can really, as sellers, go in and enhance our brand experiences, boost customer satisfaction and stay competitive in this growing market where AI and machine learning are really taking on a very pivotal role in customer interaction. Lastly, I figured you guys could also appreciate some fun news how many of you have ever watched Shark Tank and how many of you have seen the new trailer for Amazon Prime videos, buy it Now, hosted by JB Smoove?</p>
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>The Verge reports that in this unique competition, you're going to have contestants having the opportunity to present their product ideas to a panel of investors and an audience known as the 100, representing potential customers. If a contestant's product is well-received, it's going to be featured in a new section of the Amazon store called Buy it Now. The panel actually includes celebrity guests like Gwyneth Paltrow, Jamie Siminoff, who's the CEO of Door.com, serving as the resident judge, and others. Each episode features a $20,000 prize for one contestant, adding an exciting incentive to the competition. Viewers can access the buy it now store via a QR code shown during the episodes, allowing them to purchase featured products directly. The first three episodes will premiere on October 30th, with a total of 13 episodes airing weekly until January 8th of 2025. Additionally, a companion podcast this is Small Business Behind the Buy will be available starting the day after the show's launch. This initiative not only engages viewers, but also aims to drive sales on Amazon, showcasing products with greater transparency about their origins, their names, their brand story, and creating buzz and excitement around new product launches as the holiday shopping season approaches.</p>
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>With that. That is it for this week's news. And, by the way while I didn't mention it, since Bradley's already talked about this in a previous episode Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day sale is also coming up on October 8th and 9th. So I hope that you guys are all squared away to rank at the top of all the keywords you hope to generate sales from. In case you're not, let's just run through one strategy that you can use to capitalize during this time. Let me show you how you can find keywords where your competitors are outranking you. Let's say you're ranked on one of the lower pages, like pages four, five or even just the bottom of page one. Sure, customers searching for niche specific items like coffin shelves underneath the keyword gothic decor may ignore irrelevant results and focus only on the similar products. But also, most people don't even really scroll to page two, which is a clear indicator of why you would want to pay attention to the keywords where your direct competitors might be outperforming you and where you may want to tweak your strategy if you care to be listed at the top half of page one, where all that traffic is. Here's how You're going to want to pay attention to your relative rank against competitors. You can find this metric inside of Cerebro, which is our reverse ASIN keyword research tool, and you are going to begin by putting in a multi-ASIN search. So find a bunch of the Amazon standard identification numbers inside of your niche and go ahead and click get keywords.</p>
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>The second thing you're going to do is set a minimum for search volume. I went ahead and inputted in 300. Now the product I'm looking at is actually this automatic chicken water cup. In doing so, I can now filter out those keywords that don't have a lot of search volume associated. There's no right or wrong number for search volume. You can put in something that you feel is good for your niche. The next thing I'll do is input in a relative rank. I went ahead and added in three for minimum, and this is telling me that and this is basically saying that I'm at least number three amongst my competitors. Then go ahead and input in anything else you want and click apply filters. I actually added in a minimum for word count as well as the phrases containing chicken, because I was seeing some additional terms here.</p>
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>In doing so, I had a output of 38 filtered keywords and you guys can scroll all the way over to the right hand side and check out the relative rank. If you hover over the number for relative rank, it's actually going to showcase to you where you are stacked up next to your competitors as well as what ranking you are at. For example, for this particular keyword, which is automatic chicken watering system, you can see that our relative rank is position number six compared to our competitors. This means that your product ranks sixth in relative rank for this keyword, and this is the sort of thing that can help you identify keywords where competitors are ahead and make adjustments like increasing sponsored ad spend to improve your ranking, or adding that keyword to your title to rank a lot faster, to prepare for a day like Prime big deals day, or even just put in a CPR campaign into motion where you're selling those products at a discounted rate to rank. Happy sales, you guys.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>What if you were missing out on hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in reimbursements from Amazon? Join us as we reveal the game-changing strategies for reclaiming lost and damaged inventory funds from Amazon's FBA warehouses, just in time for the crucial update on October 23rd. We highlight the indispensable Helium 10 Refund Genie tool, providing you with a step-by-step guide and real-life success stories from sellers who have maximized their refunds without any commission fees.</p>
<p>Uncover the secrets to boosting your profitability by making the most of Helium 10's full suite of features. We'll walk you through how to handle active and suspended product listings, ensuring accurate and timely reimbursements for damaged items. Learn practical tips and tricks, including a thorough explanation of size tier optimization. By tweaking your product packaging and leveraging Helium 10 Alerts, you'll discover how to reduce shipping costs and significantly increase your bottom line.</p>
<p>Imagine saving $10 per unit with just a 0.2-inch reduction in packaging size. We provide compelling examples, such as a floor lamp that moved from an extra-large to a large bulky tier, saving $2 per unit. Through personal anecdotes and expert insights, we demonstrate how monitoring dimension changes and enabling alerts can lead to substantial financial recoveries. Don't miss this opportunity to reclaim your funds and optimize your Amazon business for greater profitability.</p>
<p>In episode 601 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing Amazon FBA Reimbursements With Refund Genie</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:31 - Amazon Lost and Damaged Claims Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:35 - Amazon Seller Refund Process</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 - Getting Refunds Using Helium 10 Refund Genie</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:48 - Amazon Refund Process and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:54 - Maximizing Amazon FBA Reimbursements and Savings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:41 - Helium10 Alerts for Size Tier Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:02 - Optimizing Packaging for Amazon Profits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:26 - Identifying Dimension Changes for Amazon Reimbursement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:18 - Amazon FBA Reimbursement for Dimensional Changes</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Today we're doing a live workshop on how to get money back from Amazon and on this live broadcast there are four people on the call who are going to be able to get back over $30,000 live on the show back from Amazon. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Important message guys. On October 23rd, Amazon is changing the window for which you can look back and claim that they owe you reimbursements for lost and damaged products at FBA warehouses. It used to be 18 months, but now it's going down to only two months. So, if you have never used the reimbursement service or Refund Genie, now is the time. Last week I ran Refund Genie on two different accounts and got a total of over five thousand dollars back for those sellers. And don't forget, unlike a lot of services out there, Helium 10 doesn't take any commission on what we get back. If we say you're owed ten thousand dollars and you get back ten thousand dollars from Amazon, you keep ten thousand dollars with no commission to Helium 10 at all. Refund Genie is now available to anybody who has a Helium 10 Platinum annual plan or higher. So to get an estimate about on how much money you could get back, go to h10.me/refundgenie. If you've never used a Helium 10 coupon, use the code SSP10 to save money if you need to upgrade to a Platinum annual plan.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and today is our monthly live training that we do, along with an ask me anything, where we go over a certain aspect that can help you on Amazon, and then we take all your questions live, and we've got a great session for you today. Let's go ahead and hop into it. Let me just kind of like level set here what the situation is, so, for a lot of you, you might have seen the message already that you know, on October 23rd, Amazon is changing the look back period of when you can claim lost and damaged, so what that means is Amazon sometimes loses products at their warehouses of yours, they sometimes damage it, and they're supposed to, you know, refund your money when that happens, and you know, a lot of times they do. So what the problem is, though is sometimes, for whatever reason, they don't always refund the money like they're supposed to, and so when that happens, it's okay. It's not Amazon necessarily going and stealing all of your money. They allow you to like file claims if you are missing the money, all right, and then you know once, once they do their investigation sometimes it's instant then they will say, all right, yeah, we will give you the money back, and then they refund you like within days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, if you have never used a service before, you know whether it's Helium 10, whether it's an outside service, if you have never used a service, uh that audits, or you don't audit your account completely to like look at all the uh, uh disbursement reports and the reimbursement reports and what Amazon has uh returned to you, what Amazon has lost. If you've never done that, you could be owed thousands of dollars, like, in my experience, half of your half of 1% of like what your gross revenue is. You could get back. All right so to 1%. I've seen some accounts get 1%. So let's say you've sold in the last 18 months a hundred thousand dollars worth of inventory. Basically that means that you might be owed a thousand dollars, potentially, all right. Or I should say 500 to a thousand dollars. If it's a million, you know you could be owed up to $5,000 if you've never audited. That's how much. And a lot of services out there, uh, which are great, the issue is that they'll take um, a percentage. They'll file all the claims for you and then take a percentage, like 25%, of whatever they find they keep.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now the way I'm about to show you guys is a 100% free, as in whatever we find that Amazon owes you you keep. I wish I could take a commission on that. I'd be a rich man if I could just take 1% of what we find for you, because we've found millions and millions of dollars that Amazon owes you. So I'm going to show you guys how to look at the report. First of all, all right again, if those of you with a Diamond annual plan or Platinum annual plan, you've got full access to it. If not, well, just you know, stay watching this, because you'll need to know it. You need to like at least get the account. Those of you have done a lot of money and then you're going to need to know how to do this later on in the future. I saw a couple of you are newer sellers. You're probably not owed that much by Amazon. But guess what? Hopefully, you get to the point where you are owed money, not because you want Amazon to be taking the money that's owed to you, but because you're doing so much revenue that inevitably things are going to get lost things might get damaged and Amazon might owe you a lot of money. So this is important, no matter what stage of the journey you are on. All right, so now hop into your Amazon account and then some of you might have a banner at the top. Does anybody have a banner on the top that says, hey, you might be owed this amount of money? I don't have it on my screen because I already kind of like started this process already, but that banner would show up at the very top, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So I am in one of the UK accounts that I have access to, and so, whether you have or not the banner again, this is if you're Platinum annual or Diamond annual, if not, just watch, all right, there's nothing for you to do. If you're not this, you're not gonna be able to do anything, but just watch, all right. So this is important. I'll give you, like, a coupon code. You can get it again, I'm not trying to sell you some service where we're going to take a percentage. We take zero percent. We actually have a service for those of you who are like $50 million sellers and you don't have the time to go one by one and do what I'm about to show you guys how to do. No problem, you can go sign up for that service and we'll take like 25% of it and we do all the work for you. That's h10.me/mrs. But that's not what I'm trying to talk about here. I'm just talking about how you can do it for free, all right. And then I'm going to give you three other ways that I have also gotten thousands of dollars back from Amazon. Okay. So let's go ahead and go for those of you who have the banner, click the banner. For those of you who don't have that banner, I want you to click on the tools and then go to Refund Genie. Neal says he's got a message here on his computer. It says last chance to claim 1600 bucks. All right, Neal, you are, you are set to go. So if you have a Platinum manual, Neal, you're going to be able to get $1,600 today in the next 30 minutes, potentially. All right. So Neal's got his Helium 10 account covered, almost right there. He's got anybody else have a message like that at the top of their screen. I'm just curious what message you guys are showing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right, now I'm going to go ahead and go into this Creative LG account. Okay, I'm going to hit details. You want to go to the ones that have stars and, as you can see, this account is selling in a lot of platforms. Selling in Germany, UK, Spain, France, Italy. Some of you might only be selling in one platform, doesn't matter, the process is completely the same. Now, as you can see, for a lot of these I have already requested reimbursement. You can see I hit processed. So I'm just going to go to the UK one. Let me see if I have any open. I hope I can find one that I have open. Yes, perfect, all right. So, as you can see, I've got a whole bunch of what's called uh, FN SKUs. All right, where Helium 10 found, where Amazon owes me money, all right. So if you're auditing, if, let's say, you don't have Helium 10 and the how, how can you get this? Well, you would download your transaction reports and the ledger report and then you're going to look back at any event that happened where you've got damaged or lost inventory, okay. And then now you're going to go back into your reimbursement report and you've got to cross check if Amazon already reimbursed you for that exact FN skew that went missing. And that's what Helium 10 is doing. Helium 10 has automated that process and that's why we are giving this report here in Refund Genie. All right, so you know there's nothing for you to do other than copy and paste. All right, so did anybody find an ASIN that has it?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Inbae says I see the screen lost items, but can't see damage items. Well, for you, if you don't have damage, that means Amazon hasn't damaged. That means Amazon has already refunded you for everything that they've damaged and, for whatever reason, Amazon is pretty good at reimbursing sellers with what's been damaged, but there's a lot more money that is owed to you from what's lost. All right, so don't worry if you have nothing damaged. All right, wow, oh, my goodness. Brad Dassow says he's got 24 guys. We might have a winner here today. Brad Dassow, I am going to help my namesake out there gvet $24,000. Live on the air. All right, Brad, you with me. Brad, what, what? What level of Helium 10 plan do you have? Do you have a Platinum manual or Diamond A plan? If so, you are going to get $24,000 potentially today. That are going to get $24,000 potentially today. That's crazy. I love it. I love it. We're making big dents, in a good way, to your bank account today guys. Maria, wait, look at Maria's here. Maria is owed $18,000. Wow, all right, Maria. What plan do you have, Maria? Guys, two people that are live on this call are going to learn how to get almost $40,000 back from Amazon 100% for free, and I don't get a commission on any of this. Gursharn says he's owed $7,600. Wow, you guys should be happy. You tuned in live today. Excellent, excellent. Joe says he already got 20,000 back per year. Great job, Helium 10. All right, Brad is Platinum Annual. You are good to go. Maria is Platinum Annual? Perfect, all right, now we're going to do this all together, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So what I want Brad, Maria, anybody else who's doing this, and go and open in Seller Central. All right, go to your Seller Central account of whichever one that is, your owe the money in Helium 10. And then I want you guys to hit help and then get help and resources. Okay, Marie and Brad are ready on Platinum Annual. You guys are good to go. Look at that. They don't even have to pay any extra money and they're going to get all this money back. I love it. All right, Maria and Brad, I'm doing this with you. Oh, my goodness, Inbae Park. Inbae Park beat everybody. Inbae Park is owed $60,000. Guys, we're getting $100,000 live on this podcast today. Inbae, do you have a Platinum annual plan or above? Inbae, you're ready, all right. So, Inbae, Brad, Maria, get it ready. Lori says it, says they found it. Yeah, sometimes Amazon will say some of the ones they found, but for me, on my US accounts, 95% of what Helium 10 found, they returned to me. Yeah, and then contact the associate. Lori says it shows. Contact the associate, I'll show you what to do for that. All right, I'll show you what to do. Okay, Tony, you're good to go to. Tony, set this up. We Joe's on Diamond Set this up. All right, we're going crazy here, guys, we're getting a hundred thousand dollars live, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So now, as you can see, I'm just going to do a couple of the small ones. Uh, by the way, if you are owed for one ASIN, any big amount, guys, I almost guarantee Amazon is going to require you to open a case, but they solve it within like 48 hours. Some of these little ones I'm going to get like it looks like 10 euros here, seven euros here. They're going to refund my money immediately. You're going to say hey, yep, we agree with you, you're good to go. But other ones, especially the bigger ones, or if some of my items like this, like this account. This account is a beauty account, and so there's a lot of products that are no longer on Amazon for whatever reason, like it got suspended in this account. If you have a product that is not currently live on Amazon, Amazon will deny your money. So that's what I said today, guys. Today we're not just talking about how to use Helium 10 Refund Genie. This is general information. Even if you're not a Helium 10 member, it's important. So just keep in mind. Usually, if you had a product that was suspended or is not active on Amazon, a lot of times they are going to use that as an excuse to not give you your money back. So if there's any way for you to get your product back on Amazon, do that first before making a claim on that product. I hope that makes sense, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, Brad, Inbae, Maria, the ones that I want you guys to start with are the ones that you know are pretty much active on Amazon and you're not going to have issue, all right. So let's go ahead together, guys, you three and whoever else, Tony, whoever's on this copy one of the first FN SKUs. All right, that's on one of your reports. Okay, you just hit this button that has copy and then, once you do that, hit processed, so that you know it is done right here in Refund Genie. Now switch over to your Seller Central tab and you are looking for something that might say inventory lost in FBA warehouse. If you see that, just click this and that's what you need to look for. Now if anybody's listening on the podcast or watching this on YouTube and you do not have a button in Amazon Seller Central support that says inventory lost in FBA warehouse, don't worry, some marketplaces, you don't see it. All you have to do is hit this button that says my issue is not listed and then just type in inventory lost in FBA warehouse and then the widget is going to show up. What shows up. Let me just show you by hitting this. All right, so, Brad Maria, paste. When the window comes up that says enter FN SKU, you paste the FN SKU that you copied from Refund Genie and then you hit continue.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now here, as you can see, I have multiple SKUs. So if you have multiple SKUs, you have to pick which SKU. So I'm going to go back to my Refund Genie. Refund Genie has that here, too. I see which SKU it is. Let me copy that. And it is this SKU right here. So I'm going to hit this SKU and let's see what it has. Aha, this one got. This is one of those ones. I told you this is a restricted product, so I this is not my account, so I didn't get my money back on this one. Why? Because this product got restricted on Amazon. I told you this is a beauty product that I'm in. For Brad and Maria and Inbae. What did you guys find on yours? Did you guys get it? I'm going to try another one. I might have to do a few of them here. This account has a lot of restricted products, so I am going to go ahead and get help with a new issue and watch. I'm just going to do this really quick. I'm going to copy another one and I'm not sure the a lot of these. This is why they're probably not here. A lot of these might be already restricted, so let me just copy another ASIN in here. Hit inventory loss in FBA warehouse. Paste the FN SKU. Hit continue. Please don't be a restricted product. Let's see here. Boom goes the dynamite. All right, look what I just did in three seconds. Here I paste an FN SKU. This was not a restricted product that I had. How many units did Helium 10 say I was owed? I don't know if you guys caught that potential units one right here. And then how many did I get reimbursed right now? One unit, Helium 10 was a hundred percent accurate on that one. All right, perfect, perfect, all right. Next one let's see what did. Oh see, look at Brad. Brad did it Said. Brad said these items have been processed for reimbursement. Brad, how much was that one that you just did? I just did one that got me 10 euros. How much did you get? Who's done? A big one so far? Neal got $75 and he's got another one that said invalid, all right, so Neal might have some products that were not eligible, but Neal just got his whole month almost of Helium 10 covered.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Alright Inbae says I've got a difficulty on damage item reporting. All right, so I don't have any that's damaged here. But the difference, guys, on damage reporting, let me just show it for Inbae or anybody else who is trying to reconcile their damage you have to do the transaction ID. Okay, so this is. I don't have any here so I can't do it, but I'm just going to pretend I do, all right. So if anybody ever finds that Amazon owes them money from a damaged item, instead of the FN SKU, what Refund Genie has is the transaction ID. So, Inbae, if you have the transaction ID, you copy it. You go to Amazon, you get help with a new issue and, as you can see, there is not one for inventory damaged all right. So Inba, what you or anybody else, what you do is you hit my issue is not listed. And then you put here investigate inventory damaged at FBA warehouse All right. And then you hit continue, okay. Inventory damaged at FBA warehouse all right. And then you hit continue, okay. And then you select right here inventory damaged in FBA warehouse all right. So hit that one Inbae and look here it says enter up to 25 transaction IDs. So in Helium 10, again, I can't show this to you because this account I didn't have any damage that was owed, but there'll be just a button to select a whole bunch of transaction IDs together. You paste them here at once, no commas, no punctuation, things like that. You can paste up to 25, and then you hit continue and then that's how you get your money back on the damaged. So Inbae the transaction ID is in Helium 10 as well. So right here, as you can see, I am looking at the lost. But you need to go to the damaged section of Refund Genie and it will show the transaction ID. It's not on the same page as lost. All right for everybody else. While you're looking for that in bay, let me go to another, uh, another couple ones here, just to make sure everybody's got the process for lost inventory. Here's another one where it says I'm owed seven euros, about 10 bucks. Let's copy this. I'm going to hit processed and I go up here back to seller central I say get help with new issue Inventory lost in FBA warehouse, paste the FN SKU and this is either going to be. So this one it says create a case. So sometimes if it gets denied you have to create a case.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So everybody don't just go copying and pasting these and not reading what it says. If you ever see one that says create a case, hit that button. Okay, sometimes you have to take an extra step with Amazon to get your money back. So I'm going to hit create a case and then they'll get back to me if I'm owed that money? Ah! Neal says I just noticed that I was not clicking the copy and just highlighting the FN SKU and pasting. It pastes with a space. Yes, make sure to hit the button that just says copy and it'll highlight the right one. Maria, you did the exact right thing. That's exactly what I just did. Maria says hey, I got a message that said resolve your issue. It requires additional investigation in the case has been transferred. That's exactly what you need to do. So, guys, do not, when you guys are trying to do this fast, whether you're using Helium 10 or not don't just blindly do it and then go to the next one. Read the message, because if there's a button that says a new case needs to be made, you have to hit that button or else Amazon will say oh, too bad, you didn't say you didn't, you didn't do the case. Dmytro says I got a message that says upgrade to a plan that includes refund. Yeah, so, Dmytro, you need to get on the Platinum annual plan. How much money are you owed, Dmytro? All right, how's it going? Inbae, Brad, Maria, how much money have you guys got so far? Neal says when it says that one is found, do you have to choose my issuers. No, the only time you ever need to hit something is if you see if there's a button that says create a case or you might have to create a case. They're doing an audit on everything. Helium 10 just tells you how much you're owed, but then they'll let you know how much was lost, how much was found and how much was never reimbursed. And then you're looking for the one that says, oh, this is reimbursable, but they'll tell you how many they found too. Just to you know, try and be proud of themselves. I guess on Amazon, here.</p>
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<p>Dan says what do you suggest for sellers who are on Platinum or a few hundred, Dan, if, if you're on the regular Platinum plan, you'll be able to see how much money we're estimating your owed. And if it's like 400 bucks or 600 bucks, you know I'm not going to sit here and tell you, oh yeah, you need to go ahead and upgrade to the Diamond or to the Platinum annual plan. No, because that's going to cost you money. So you know, I'll tell it to you straight. You have no need to upgrade to the Platinum annual plan. You just kind of like I would say, try and take the time to figure out how to do those reimbursements on your own by doing all those reports. But if any of you are seeing something, I mean. That being said, Dan, if you're planning to be a Helium 10 member for a long time and you're paying monthly right now $99 a month, don't forget, if you do go to the annual plan, you get two months free. All right, you're getting two months free if you switch the annual plan. So if you're planning to be a Helium 10 member for a while, even if you're only owed $400, I mean theoretically I guess it's still worth it for you, Dan, to upgrade, because you're gonna be paying us anyways and now you save two months and now you get $400 back. So that's like getting four months for free or six months for free, because you're getting two months free plus the four months if you're over 400 bucks, all right. So yeah, it's up to you, Dan. But anybody out there who has a message where Refund Genie says hey, you're owed $1,500. You're owed uh, you know 2000, $10,000. It's a no brainer just instantly upgrade and then you're going to make that money back and more.</p>
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<p>Maria says I have two reimbursements, so far, $178, and the others need cases. Excellent, Maria, did you have any line item where just one item was like a really big amount? Usually if it's like $300 or more for one item. Amazon says oh, I got to investigate it. Neal says I assume that means everything is good. If it says these items were found, if they're always going to tell you which one is found, but there should be one or two, if Helium 10 says so that's reimbursable. Oh, Brad said I've got a couple thousand dollars so far. Very easy process. Thanks, Helium 10. That's great. Brad just made just got two years of Helium 10 subscription paid for. It's like he never has to pay Helium 10 for two years because he just got that money back in the last 15 minutes. I love it. I love to see it. Inbae says I've done a few hundred so far. Excellent, excellent. Look guys, how many live calls do we actually literally make people money on the call for free? And people are making thousands of dollars out there that they're going to get in their account. I love it, I love it. Maria says our items are a bit expensive. Just one is over $300 and an expensive one is around two grand. Yeah, I almost guarantee Maria. I bet you. Amazon said oh, we need to open investigation for those expensive ones. Let me know. I bet you they did.</p>
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<p>All right, Neal says I'm about 10 out of 12 process, perfect, all right. While you guys are still doing that, Brad, Maria, Inbae, keep going. Let me give you remember. I said I was going to talk about different ways you can get money back from Amazon. Here's another way, and this I've never done any of these accounts. I have no idea what I'm about to find. All right. So for the rest of you guys, and this is plan of Helium 10. The Refund Genie. You got to be on a Platinum annual plan at the least. All right, and again, really quick. If anybody was like hey, I am not a Platinum annual member and I want to take advantage of this, don't pay full price. Use the code SSP10 to upgrade to that Platinum annual and then you'll be able to get those Refund Genie reports SSP, as in Serious Sellers Podcast 10. All right, now I want everybody else, regardless of what plan you have, to go into Helium 10 Alerts. That is, in Operations, okay, operations. And then hit Alerts oh, my goodness, there is. Oh, this is juicy stuff. See, this is not an account I manage all the time. So take a look here, guys, all right. So here at the top, does anybody else see this? I would say most of you probably don't have this, but this account does. Does anybody at the top left of your alerts see a message that says products with size tier optimization suggestions? This is rare, but this is the number two way that I've gotten thousands, or I'm getting thousands of dollars back from Amazon.</p>
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<p>Wow, Brad is just like making money left and right from Helium 10. He's got seven suggestions. All right, let me explain what this is. So anybody with any Helium 10 plan who has Alerts, go to your Alerts and on the top left, if you see products with size tier optimization suggestions. This doesn't mean 100%. Oh, you're going gonna be able to take advantage of this and make a lot of money. But let me explain what this means. This means that we detected one of your items that has a package size that is within like one or two inches on just one side. That will help you go from one size tier to another. Let me give you a quick anecdote of what I did recently In one of my accounts one of the coffin shelves I sell I had this message and my package is fine, like the package that I have is like hey, it's not like I have a whole bunch of empty space in there, but I saw that if I take away one inch off of one side, guess how much money I save per package on my shipping fees. Guys to Amazon? $3 and 50 cents. All right, let's just calculate that out here. All right, so if I sell 10 units a day of this coffin shelf, that means that if I make this package adjustment, I'm going to go from large standard size to standard size and save 350 per unit. Times that by 10. Every day I'm going to save in Amazon fees $35. Now I can't just snap my fingers like I did with Refund Genie and get this money back from Amazon. No, that means the next time that I am ordering this product from my manufacturer in China. I redesigned the package and redesigned the actual product a little bit. Not everybody can do this, right, but I. You know the coffin shelf is like you know. I can make it an inch smaller and it's still a good coffin shelf, right? So that's what I did. And then this I did this two months ago. This order is now on the water, on the way to me, okay. So remember I said that's $35 a day. Might not seem like a lot. This is only a product. I sell 10 units a day. Now times that by 365.</p>
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<p>Guys, this one alert that I got. How much is that saving me? Anybody? Do the math right there $12,700 guys. I am going to get extra per year on my profitability for this product because I was able to reduce my packaging by one inch on one side. All right, so how does this come up? Helium 10 is analyzing your account and if they see you have a package that is really close to one of the big size here, I mean, one inch doesn't always make that, um, doesn't always make that big of a difference, but we are looking for the ones where it's the literally the difference of going from one size tier to the next size tier. That's why not all of you are going to have something here Alerts. Hopefully none of you I mean not none of you. Hopefully most of you don't have this, because that means you've been kind of like throwing away money for a long time right. But if it is so, those of you who have this, Brad and the others, click on it and let's go to those products and let's just take a look here, it is right here. This is a floor lamp, right, this is a floor lamp here. And what is the message saying? You see here how there is a big red info sign. Okay, so this one, I could go from extra large to large bulky. What about this one? This one, I can go from extra large. Look at this. If I just take width by 1.1 inches, I go from extra large to large bulky and the FBA fulfillment cost goes from $21 to $19. Boom, in this account they will get $2 back if they can change their size by one inch. Okay, oh, my goodness, Brad, are you sure you're reading this right, Brad? That's crazy. Brad says on one of his he just has to reduce the height by 0.2 inches good grief, 0.2 inches and he can go from large bulky to large standard size, decreasing FBA fulfillment from $17 to $7. What in the world by 0.2?, Brad, are you sure you copied and pasted that right? That's insane. How many units, Brad, do you sell of that product? Brad is making ridiculous money off of Helium 10 today. He's making thousands of dollars from refunding. He already did thousands of dollars. He got back. I think he said or was that Inbae? I forgot, but now he might have somebody ask how many units of that do you have?</p>
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<p>Rob. By the way, Rob asked a great question does Amazon remeasure the dimension automatically or do you have to ask them to do it? You have to ask them to do it. Alright, so once your new inventory with a new dimension is in Amazon, you have to ask for remeasurement and just say you change your package. Going back to a question from Inbae, he says I downloaded the damage item spreadsheet. Inbae, that tells me you're doing the wrong thing. You might be looking at the old Refund Genie. The new Refund Genie has zero downloads. So if there was nothing that had a star that allowed you to go to see the damage, then you're looking at the wrong thing. That means Amazon already, uh, reimbursed you for everything. All right, the only thing you guys should not be downloading anything in Refund Genie. Everything is in the app, the, the downloadable things. Those are from the old Refund Genie, all right, so those are. The time is probably already ended on when you can get your money back on those, or Amazon already reimbursed. Well, Brad, how many units of that do you sell a month or a day? Brad might have just made thousands of dollars here I'm not sure if Brad's still with us here, but that is another way you get money back and that I am getting $12,000 back from Amazon because I saw that I could change my package by such a tiny bit and it's going to save me $3 per unit. Now I've never, ever seen one like Brad's where he says he has a message where he is so close, only 0.2 inches away, and then he can go down to $7. That's insane, um for his packaging fee. So that would be crazy if he can do that, all right. So that's number two.</p>
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<p>Number three, another way, is just Alerts by itself, all right. So one of the alerts guys, one of the things that Alerts is doing, it's monitoring if Amazon changes your dimensions, okay, if Amazon is changing your dimensions. So pay close attention to this, everybody. I once got $5,000 back from Amazon, but I never should have given Amazon that money in the first place. Helium 10 helped me get $5,000 back, but it never should have happened, because the instant that Amazon changed my dimensions erroneously, like some random employee in some FBA warehouse, I don't know, they were like drinking on the job or something, and they measured it in a ridiculous way and they increased my package size by like two inches, right. And so I'm like, okay, I just expect Amazon to do the right thing. All the time I wasn't paying attention and Helium 10 gave me the alert, but I didn't notice it. I don't know what I was thinking. This was like three years ago, and then what happened was I was looking through my alerts and then I looked here in event history. So, guys, go through your event history, okay, and then see, did something change for your dimensions? And then, if it is, and it's the wrong dimensions, you can go and file a claim.</p>
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<p>This part has nothing to do with Helium 10. Helium 10 tells you what happened. But the next part, you go on your own and just open up a case and just say, hey, Amazon, you guys changed my dimensions erroneously on this date. That's the beauty about Helium 10 is it's going to tell you the date that this happened. Like, look at this we sent this person a message that on October 23rd, their product description changed, all right. So when, when something happens, an image changes, a product description changes, dimensions change. Helium 10 is notifying you on that date. So then let's just pretend that in this situation they had a dimension change. That was wrong and it happened October 23rd. So what I'm doing right now is I have a limited time. I'm not going to be able to get money back all the way back to October 23rd. You can only get money on dimensional changes within the last six months. So what I would do in this make-believe world where Amazon changed this whatever the heck, this is this piece of furniture here I would say, hey, Amazon, on October 23rd, you changed my dimension from this to this, causing me extra Amazon FBA fulfillment fees. Please reimburse me for this amount and remeasure, because this is the wrong dimensions. And then, obviously, you have to be a hundred percent correct. Like you, you gotta be sure that you've got the right dimensions and you can't like just tell them that it's this size, because what is Amazon going to do? They're going to go and remeasure it and then to check if what you're saying is true and then, if it is, then yeah, they're going to refund you, like thousands of dollars potentially, if that's how much extra they've been charging, and, of course, depending on how much extra, you know how much your sales have been. If you're only, if you only sold 10 units, well they're only going to charge. You know, they're only going to reimburse you the 20 bucks or whatever is the difference. But on this one product it was my main coffin shelf I was selling hundreds and hundreds of units and I was you know doing it at a price that I was getting charged extra every single unit for shipping because they had the wrong dimensions all right. So that's a third way that you can look and where Helium 10 can help get you money back by notifying you if that's happened.</p>
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<p>Now, let's say you've got lots of products and you're not sure you didn't have Alerts on. By the way, guys, the only way you're going to get notified is if you hit this on button for your product. So what everybody should do right now who has a Platinum plan. You don't need an annual plan. Just, even if you're on the monthly plan, go into Alerts one by one guys, turn it on all right, otherwise this tool is useless to you If you don't turn it on. You got to turn it on, all right, for all your products so that you will get notified if you have a dimensional change. But let me show you something on how you can, um, how you can do it just on the fly. All right, this is like a little hack, all right, and this is the fourth way that you can kind of like, look and get money back. Watch this, go to your, go to one of your products on Amazon. I'm going to go to this one right here. Let me see if this even works here. Yeah, this product, this product is not even being sold right now. But watch this, go to any product, guys, on Amazon. I'm going to show you a little hack right here, a little Helium 10 hack. That's kind of hidden. All right, now, watch this. You see how, right here, under the BSR chart, it says revenue calculator and sales estimator. This is a hidden thing. This is like a. This is like one of those video game hacks where you have to like hit a couple buttons to release something. So hit revenue calculator and then hit sales estimator again and look what happens. Look what comes up. All of a sudden, this new little widget shows where it shows the package dimensions and the item dimensions. Now, this, this guys, is only going to work if you have a product that is very close in size to the package size, right? Like, for example, it's not something that you have to assemble or otherwise. This doesn't work. Like, for example, I've got this water bottle right here, right, you can just imagine that you know what the dimensions of this water bottle is. Let's just say it's 12 inches by  five inches by five inches, right? Well, this is a solid product. The package that it's going to go in is very close, right, like, maybe there's a little bit of packaging. So I know that if this water bottle is 12 by five by five, the package it goes into is only should be slightly. I know my own package, right, it's only going to be like maybe 12 and a half by five and a half by five and a half. Does that make sense, guys? It's like the package dimension should be very close to this because I know there's very little packaging.</p>
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<p>So then what I do with this hack is I am Helium 10 is surfacing the item dimensions and the package dimension. So if you've got something like this, where I see, all right, item dimensions 12 by five by five, but then I see package dimension 14 by five and a half by five and a half. What do I know? I know that probably Amazon has got the wrong dimensions, because I'm like, no, there's not like a two inch gap inside the height of my package. And then I might go back and look at my history of what this package dimensions was, and this is another way, even if I didn't have Alerts on this is the way I can kind of audit a lot of my products and see did Amazon somewhere change my dimensions? Because there's no way that there's like a three inch gap in my package. I hope that makes sense, guys. All right, so this is the same thing. Let me show you a better product. I'm going to actually show you the Helium 10 coffin shelf. Here we go. Here's Helium 10 coffin shelf. Let's run it on here. Now the Helium 10 coffin shelf has a box very similar to the size of the of the package. All right, so I go down here. I'm here on the Amazon listing page for the coffin shelf. I do the little hack where I hit revenue calculator and then I hit sales estimator and then the widget comes up and this is exactly what I'm looking at. All right, I am looking, if one side, one dimension is way too big, all right, 14 long, the package 15. That, that sounds reasonable. 3.5,. Uh, wide, the package 4.13. That's reasonable. 7.5 deep and the package 7.68. So you see how, in this case, no, my package is the right size. What would I have been looking for? I would have been looking for a discrepancy on one side, like if it says my item dimension is 7.5 and it said my package was 9.5. Well, guess what? I bet you, Amazon owes me a thousand bucks because that means sometime that they added a couple of inches to my package, even though it's not true, and I would have been able to reclaim that from Amazon. So that's the fourth way, guys, that potentially you can get thousands of dollars, uh, uh back.</p>
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<p>Donia says I love the photos in the listing. Who did them? That was a AMZ one step did. Did these uh listings or did these images? Did they do all of them? Yeah, all of these were from AMZOneStep, who's in the hub.Helium10.com Originally. On the original listing I did the images with, or my team did the images in Helium 10, but this one I sent to AMZOneStep's photo studio in Bali for that. So yeah, this is a good question by Shubham says we had a similar dimension issue where Amazon changed the package dimensions and we had to pay more in FBA fee. We raised the case and they did rechecking and they said they are correct, even though they are not, because we have checked it on our side. Our 3PL checked. In fact, suppliers also checked. So you need to have the package in hand, okay, and then show them the pictures of every dimension. Now here's the thing. If it's a rigid box, like a cardboard box, then if you show them the size and nothing is bulging out on anything they should accept it. If you show them the size of you actually measuring it on each side, now here's what I've had. I sell bat-shaped bath mats. It just comes in like this poly bag. Now, the poly bag, it's different sizes because not no two are the same, all right, so, and they, they will measure to the very end of the plastic, though, even if it's not the package and it's not technically the width, they'll, they'll screw you in that way. So like I'm doing something new for my new shipment because of that. So the only time where you can pretty much be like hey, Amazon, you guys are full of it is if it's a rigid box that's square or rectangle and you could show the exact dimensions with a tape measure and you don't have boxes that are bulging out because they count that If it bulges out, they're not measuring to the edge, they're measuring to the bulge. Inbae says I did so many I count, calculate, I love it. Inbae says I did so many I can't calculate, I love it.</p>
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<p>Inbae made thousands of dollars today on the call guys, Maria has 17 cases still pending. I think Maria was owed about over $10,000 total. So hopefully those cases Let us know Maria. Like send a message to customer support when you get notification by next week of all the money you're owed. I want to like see how much money you got total from Amazon. That would be great. Your next reimbursement or reimbursement disbursement from Amazon is going to be huge. Thank you guys for joining us and send me messages. I want everybody who has gotten a lot of money back follow me on Instagram serious sellers podcast right, serious sellers podcast. Follow me on Instagram. And I want you to tag me in a story or  message me, uh with a screenshot or uh, maybe just a note that says hey, I got this much back from Amazon Thanks to Refund Genie. Uh, I would love to hear the stories about how much money you guys made today. Per my calculations, you know, I know you know Brad and Inbae probably have more that they have to get reimbursed for, but we could have made maybe 30, $40,000 live in this hour, just from like three, four members right there. So that is maybe 30, $40,000 live in this hour just from like three, four members right there. So that is uh, I had a lot of fun doing this. Um, for the rest of you, don't forget, this is not some eternal thing. You're always going to be able to do.</p>
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<p>Uh, after October 22nd, you're only in it. There's not going to be any more $30,000 or $40,000. The money's going to be a lot smaller because it's only going to be a two-month window instead of 18 months. The reason why Brad and Maria and Inbae got so much money today is because it was looking at an 18 month window, but that's shrinking down. So this is like your last chance. So if you guys it says you owe, owed a lot of money right now, go into Helium 10 and make sure to get your Platinum annual plan and get that money back. All right, use the discount code SSP 10. If you guys want more information on that, go to H or use a calculator to see how much money you might be owed. If you're not even a Helium 10 member, go to h10.me/refundgenie. Thank you guys for tuning in and we'll see you in the next episode. Bye, bye now.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if you were missing out on hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in reimbursements from Amazon? Join us as we reveal the game-changing strategies for reclaiming lost and damaged inventory funds from Amazon's FBA warehouses, just in time for the crucial update on October 23rd. We highlight the indispensable Helium 10 Refund Genie tool, providing you with a step-by-step guide and real-life success stories from sellers who have maximized their refunds without any commission fees.</p>
<p>Uncover the secrets to boosting your profitability by making the most of Helium 10's full suite of features. We'll walk you through how to handle active and suspended product listings, ensuring accurate and timely reimbursements for damaged items. Learn practical tips and tricks, including a thorough explanation of size tier optimization. By tweaking your product packaging and leveraging Helium 10 Alerts, you'll discover how to reduce shipping costs and significantly increase your bottom line.</p>
<p>Imagine saving $10 per unit with just a 0.2-inch reduction in packaging size. We provide compelling examples, such as a floor lamp that moved from an extra-large to a large bulky tier, saving $2 per unit. Through personal anecdotes and expert insights, we demonstrate how monitoring dimension changes and enabling alerts can lead to substantial financial recoveries. Don't miss this opportunity to reclaim your funds and optimize your Amazon business for greater profitability.</p>
<p>In episode 601 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maximizing Amazon FBA Reimbursements With Refund Genie</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:31 - Amazon Lost and Damaged Claims Guide</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:35 - Amazon Seller Refund Process</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:29 - Getting Refunds Using Helium 10 Refund Genie</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:48 - Amazon Refund Process and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:54 - Maximizing Amazon FBA Reimbursements and Savings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:41 - Helium10 Alerts for Size Tier Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:02 - Optimizing Packaging for Amazon Profits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:26 - Identifying Dimension Changes for Amazon Reimbursement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:18 - Amazon FBA Reimbursement for Dimensional Changes</li>
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<p>Today we're doing a live workshop on how to get money back from Amazon and on this live broadcast there are four people on the call who are going to be able to get back over $30,000 live on the show back from Amazon. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Important message guys. On October 23rd, Amazon is changing the window for which you can look back and claim that they owe you reimbursements for lost and damaged products at FBA warehouses. It used to be 18 months, but now it's going down to only two months. So, if you have never used the reimbursement service or Refund Genie, now is the time. Last week I ran Refund Genie on two different accounts and got a total of over five thousand dollars back for those sellers. And don't forget, unlike a lot of services out there, Helium 10 doesn't take any commission on what we get back. If we say you're owed ten thousand dollars and you get back ten thousand dollars from Amazon, you keep ten thousand dollars with no commission to Helium 10 at all. Refund Genie is now available to anybody who has a Helium 10 Platinum annual plan or higher. So to get an estimate about on how much money you could get back, go to h10.me/refundgenie. If you've never used a Helium 10 coupon, use the code SSP10 to save money if you need to upgrade to a Platinum annual plan.</p>
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<p>Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and today is our monthly live training that we do, along with an ask me anything, where we go over a certain aspect that can help you on Amazon, and then we take all your questions live, and we've got a great session for you today. Let's go ahead and hop into it. Let me just kind of like level set here what the situation is, so, for a lot of you, you might have seen the message already that you know, on October 23rd, Amazon is changing the look back period of when you can claim lost and damaged, so what that means is Amazon sometimes loses products at their warehouses of yours, they sometimes damage it, and they're supposed to, you know, refund your money when that happens, and you know, a lot of times they do. So what the problem is, though is sometimes, for whatever reason, they don't always refund the money like they're supposed to, and so when that happens, it's okay. It's not Amazon necessarily going and stealing all of your money. They allow you to like file claims if you are missing the money, all right, and then you know once, once they do their investigation sometimes it's instant then they will say, all right, yeah, we will give you the money back, and then they refund you like within days.</p>
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<p>Now, if you have never used a service before, you know whether it's Helium 10, whether it's an outside service, if you have never used a service, uh that audits, or you don't audit your account completely to like look at all the uh, uh disbursement reports and the reimbursement reports and what Amazon has uh returned to you, what Amazon has lost. If you've never done that, you could be owed thousands of dollars, like, in my experience, half of your half of 1% of like what your gross revenue is. You could get back. All right so to 1%. I've seen some accounts get 1%. So let's say you've sold in the last 18 months a hundred thousand dollars worth of inventory. Basically that means that you might be owed a thousand dollars, potentially, all right. Or I should say 500 to a thousand dollars. If it's a million, you know you could be owed up to $5,000 if you've never audited. That's how much. And a lot of services out there, uh, which are great, the issue is that they'll take um, a percentage. They'll file all the claims for you and then take a percentage, like 25%, of whatever they find they keep.</p>
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<p>Now the way I'm about to show you guys is a 100% free, as in whatever we find that Amazon owes you you keep. I wish I could take a commission on that. I'd be a rich man if I could just take 1% of what we find for you, because we've found millions and millions of dollars that Amazon owes you. So I'm going to show you guys how to look at the report. First of all, all right again, if those of you with a Diamond annual plan or Platinum annual plan, you've got full access to it. If not, well, just you know, stay watching this, because you'll need to know it. You need to like at least get the account. Those of you have done a lot of money and then you're going to need to know how to do this later on in the future. I saw a couple of you are newer sellers. You're probably not owed that much by Amazon. But guess what? Hopefully, you get to the point where you are owed money, not because you want Amazon to be taking the money that's owed to you, but because you're doing so much revenue that inevitably things are going to get lost things might get damaged and Amazon might owe you a lot of money. So this is important, no matter what stage of the journey you are on. All right, so now hop into your Amazon account and then some of you might have a banner at the top. Does anybody have a banner on the top that says, hey, you might be owed this amount of money? I don't have it on my screen because I already kind of like started this process already, but that banner would show up at the very top, all right.</p>
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<p>So I am in one of the UK accounts that I have access to, and so, whether you have or not the banner again, this is if you're Platinum annual or Diamond annual, if not, just watch, all right, there's nothing for you to do. If you're not this, you're not gonna be able to do anything, but just watch, all right. So this is important. I'll give you, like, a coupon code. You can get it again, I'm not trying to sell you some service where we're going to take a percentage. We take zero percent. We actually have a service for those of you who are like $50 million sellers and you don't have the time to go one by one and do what I'm about to show you guys how to do. No problem, you can go sign up for that service and we'll take like 25% of it and we do all the work for you. That's h10.me/mrs. But that's not what I'm trying to talk about here. I'm just talking about how you can do it for free, all right. And then I'm going to give you three other ways that I have also gotten thousands of dollars back from Amazon. Okay. So let's go ahead and go for those of you who have the banner, click the banner. For those of you who don't have that banner, I want you to click on the tools and then go to Refund Genie. Neal says he's got a message here on his computer. It says last chance to claim 1600 bucks. All right, Neal, you are, you are set to go. So if you have a Platinum manual, Neal, you're going to be able to get $1,600 today in the next 30 minutes, potentially. All right. So Neal's got his Helium 10 account covered, almost right there. He's got anybody else have a message like that at the top of their screen. I'm just curious what message you guys are showing.</p>
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<p>All right, now I'm going to go ahead and go into this Creative LG account. Okay, I'm going to hit details. You want to go to the ones that have stars and, as you can see, this account is selling in a lot of platforms. Selling in Germany, UK, Spain, France, Italy. Some of you might only be selling in one platform, doesn't matter, the process is completely the same. Now, as you can see, for a lot of these I have already requested reimbursement. You can see I hit processed. So I'm just going to go to the UK one. Let me see if I have any open. I hope I can find one that I have open. Yes, perfect, all right. So, as you can see, I've got a whole bunch of what's called uh, FN SKUs. All right, where Helium 10 found, where Amazon owes me money, all right. So if you're auditing, if, let's say, you don't have Helium 10 and the how, how can you get this? Well, you would download your transaction reports and the ledger report and then you're going to look back at any event that happened where you've got damaged or lost inventory, okay. And then now you're going to go back into your reimbursement report and you've got to cross check if Amazon already reimbursed you for that exact FN skew that went missing. And that's what Helium 10 is doing. Helium 10 has automated that process and that's why we are giving this report here in Refund Genie. All right, so you know there's nothing for you to do other than copy and paste. All right, so did anybody find an ASIN that has it?</p>
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<p>Inbae says I see the screen lost items, but can't see damage items. Well, for you, if you don't have damage, that means Amazon hasn't damaged. That means Amazon has already refunded you for everything that they've damaged and, for whatever reason, Amazon is pretty good at reimbursing sellers with what's been damaged, but there's a lot more money that is owed to you from what's lost. All right, so don't worry if you have nothing damaged. All right, wow, oh, my goodness. Brad Dassow says he's got 24 guys. We might have a winner here today. Brad Dassow, I am going to help my namesake out there gvet $24,000. Live on the air. All right, Brad, you with me. Brad, what, what? What level of Helium 10 plan do you have? Do you have a Platinum manual or Diamond A plan? If so, you are going to get $24,000 potentially today. That are going to get $24,000 potentially today. That's crazy. I love it. I love it. We're making big dents, in a good way, to your bank account today guys. Maria, wait, look at Maria's here. Maria is owed $18,000. Wow, all right, Maria. What plan do you have, Maria? Guys, two people that are live on this call are going to learn how to get almost $40,000 back from Amazon 100% for free, and I don't get a commission on any of this. Gursharn says he's owed $7,600. Wow, you guys should be happy. You tuned in live today. Excellent, excellent. Joe says he already got 20,000 back per year. Great job, Helium 10. All right, Brad is Platinum Annual. You are good to go. Maria is Platinum Annual? Perfect, all right, now we're going to do this all together, all right.</p>
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<p>So what I want Brad, Maria, anybody else who's doing this, and go and open in Seller Central. All right, go to your Seller Central account of whichever one that is, your owe the money in Helium 10. And then I want you guys to hit help and then get help and resources. Okay, Marie and Brad are ready on Platinum Annual. You guys are good to go. Look at that. They don't even have to pay any extra money and they're going to get all this money back. I love it. All right, Maria and Brad, I'm doing this with you. Oh, my goodness, Inbae Park. Inbae Park beat everybody. Inbae Park is owed $60,000. Guys, we're getting $100,000 live on this podcast today. Inbae, do you have a Platinum annual plan or above? Inbae, you're ready, all right. So, Inbae, Brad, Maria, get it ready. Lori says it, says they found it. Yeah, sometimes Amazon will say some of the ones they found, but for me, on my US accounts, 95% of what Helium 10 found, they returned to me. Yeah, and then contact the associate. Lori says it shows. Contact the associate, I'll show you what to do for that. All right, I'll show you what to do. Okay, Tony, you're good to go to. Tony, set this up. We Joe's on Diamond Set this up. All right, we're going crazy here, guys, we're getting a hundred thousand dollars live, all right.</p>
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<p>So now, as you can see, I'm just going to do a couple of the small ones. Uh, by the way, if you are owed for one ASIN, any big amount, guys, I almost guarantee Amazon is going to require you to open a case, but they solve it within like 48 hours. Some of these little ones I'm going to get like it looks like 10 euros here, seven euros here. They're going to refund my money immediately. You're going to say hey, yep, we agree with you, you're good to go. But other ones, especially the bigger ones, or if some of my items like this, like this account. This account is a beauty account, and so there's a lot of products that are no longer on Amazon for whatever reason, like it got suspended in this account. If you have a product that is not currently live on Amazon, Amazon will deny your money. So that's what I said today, guys. Today we're not just talking about how to use Helium 10 Refund Genie. This is general information. Even if you're not a Helium 10 member, it's important. So just keep in mind. Usually, if you had a product that was suspended or is not active on Amazon, a lot of times they are going to use that as an excuse to not give you your money back. So if there's any way for you to get your product back on Amazon, do that first before making a claim on that product. I hope that makes sense, all right.</p>
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<p>So, Brad, Inbae, Maria, the ones that I want you guys to start with are the ones that you know are pretty much active on Amazon and you're not going to have issue, all right. So let's go ahead together, guys, you three and whoever else, Tony, whoever's on this copy one of the first FN SKUs. All right, that's on one of your reports. Okay, you just hit this button that has copy and then, once you do that, hit processed, so that you know it is done right here in Refund Genie. Now switch over to your Seller Central tab and you are looking for something that might say inventory lost in FBA warehouse. If you see that, just click this and that's what you need to look for. Now if anybody's listening on the podcast or watching this on YouTube and you do not have a button in Amazon Seller Central support that says inventory lost in FBA warehouse, don't worry, some marketplaces, you don't see it. All you have to do is hit this button that says my issue is not listed and then just type in inventory lost in FBA warehouse and then the widget is going to show up. What shows up. Let me just show you by hitting this. All right, so, Brad Maria, paste. When the window comes up that says enter FN SKU, you paste the FN SKU that you copied from Refund Genie and then you hit continue.</p>
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<p>Now here, as you can see, I have multiple SKUs. So if you have multiple SKUs, you have to pick which SKU. So I'm going to go back to my Refund Genie. Refund Genie has that here, too. I see which SKU it is. Let me copy that. And it is this SKU right here. So I'm going to hit this SKU and let's see what it has. Aha, this one got. This is one of those ones. I told you this is a restricted product, so I this is not my account, so I didn't get my money back on this one. Why? Because this product got restricted on Amazon. I told you this is a beauty product that I'm in. For Brad and Maria and Inbae. What did you guys find on yours? Did you guys get it? I'm going to try another one. I might have to do a few of them here. This account has a lot of restricted products, so I am going to go ahead and get help with a new issue and watch. I'm just going to do this really quick. I'm going to copy another one and I'm not sure the a lot of these. This is why they're probably not here. A lot of these might be already restricted, so let me just copy another ASIN in here. Hit inventory loss in FBA warehouse. Paste the FN SKU. Hit continue. Please don't be a restricted product. Let's see here. Boom goes the dynamite. All right, look what I just did in three seconds. Here I paste an FN SKU. This was not a restricted product that I had. How many units did Helium 10 say I was owed? I don't know if you guys caught that potential units one right here. And then how many did I get reimbursed right now? One unit, Helium 10 was a hundred percent accurate on that one. All right, perfect, perfect, all right. Next one let's see what did. Oh see, look at Brad. Brad did it Said. Brad said these items have been processed for reimbursement. Brad, how much was that one that you just did? I just did one that got me 10 euros. How much did you get? Who's done? A big one so far? Neal got $75 and he's got another one that said invalid, all right, so Neal might have some products that were not eligible, but Neal just got his whole month almost of Helium 10 covered.</p>
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<p>Alright Inbae says I've got a difficulty on damage item reporting. All right, so I don't have any that's damaged here. But the difference, guys, on damage reporting, let me just show it for Inbae or anybody else who is trying to reconcile their damage you have to do the transaction ID. Okay, so this is. I don't have any here so I can't do it, but I'm just going to pretend I do, all right. So if anybody ever finds that Amazon owes them money from a damaged item, instead of the FN SKU, what Refund Genie has is the transaction ID. So, Inbae, if you have the transaction ID, you copy it. You go to Amazon, you get help with a new issue and, as you can see, there is not one for inventory damaged all right. So Inba, what you or anybody else, what you do is you hit my issue is not listed. And then you put here investigate inventory damaged at FBA warehouse All right. And then you hit continue, okay. Inventory damaged at FBA warehouse all right. And then you hit continue, okay. And then you select right here inventory damaged in FBA warehouse all right. So hit that one Inbae and look here it says enter up to 25 transaction IDs. So in Helium 10, again, I can't show this to you because this account I didn't have any damage that was owed, but there'll be just a button to select a whole bunch of transaction IDs together. You paste them here at once, no commas, no punctuation, things like that. You can paste up to 25, and then you hit continue and then that's how you get your money back on the damaged. So Inbae the transaction ID is in Helium 10 as well. So right here, as you can see, I am looking at the lost. But you need to go to the damaged section of Refund Genie and it will show the transaction ID. It's not on the same page as lost. All right for everybody else. While you're looking for that in bay, let me go to another, uh, another couple ones here, just to make sure everybody's got the process for lost inventory. Here's another one where it says I'm owed seven euros, about 10 bucks. Let's copy this. I'm going to hit processed and I go up here back to seller central I say get help with new issue Inventory lost in FBA warehouse, paste the FN SKU and this is either going to be. So this one it says create a case. So sometimes if it gets denied you have to create a case.</p>
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<p>So everybody don't just go copying and pasting these and not reading what it says. If you ever see one that says create a case, hit that button. Okay, sometimes you have to take an extra step with Amazon to get your money back. So I'm going to hit create a case and then they'll get back to me if I'm owed that money? Ah! Neal says I just noticed that I was not clicking the copy and just highlighting the FN SKU and pasting. It pastes with a space. Yes, make sure to hit the button that just says copy and it'll highlight the right one. Maria, you did the exact right thing. That's exactly what I just did. Maria says hey, I got a message that said resolve your issue. It requires additional investigation in the case has been transferred. That's exactly what you need to do. So, guys, do not, when you guys are trying to do this fast, whether you're using Helium 10 or not don't just blindly do it and then go to the next one. Read the message, because if there's a button that says a new case needs to be made, you have to hit that button or else Amazon will say oh, too bad, you didn't say you didn't, you didn't do the case. Dmytro says I got a message that says upgrade to a plan that includes refund. Yeah, so, Dmytro, you need to get on the Platinum annual plan. How much money are you owed, Dmytro? All right, how's it going? Inbae, Brad, Maria, how much money have you guys got so far? Neal says when it says that one is found, do you have to choose my issuers. No, the only time you ever need to hit something is if you see if there's a button that says create a case or you might have to create a case. They're doing an audit on everything. Helium 10 just tells you how much you're owed, but then they'll let you know how much was lost, how much was found and how much was never reimbursed. And then you're looking for the one that says, oh, this is reimbursable, but they'll tell you how many they found too. Just to you know, try and be proud of themselves. I guess on Amazon, here.</p>
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<p>Dan says what do you suggest for sellers who are on Platinum or a few hundred, Dan, if, if you're on the regular Platinum plan, you'll be able to see how much money we're estimating your owed. And if it's like 400 bucks or 600 bucks, you know I'm not going to sit here and tell you, oh yeah, you need to go ahead and upgrade to the Diamond or to the Platinum annual plan. No, because that's going to cost you money. So you know, I'll tell it to you straight. You have no need to upgrade to the Platinum annual plan. You just kind of like I would say, try and take the time to figure out how to do those reimbursements on your own by doing all those reports. But if any of you are seeing something, I mean. That being said, Dan, if you're planning to be a Helium 10 member for a long time and you're paying monthly right now $99 a month, don't forget, if you do go to the annual plan, you get two months free. All right, you're getting two months free if you switch the annual plan. So if you're planning to be a Helium 10 member for a while, even if you're only owed $400, I mean theoretically I guess it's still worth it for you, Dan, to upgrade, because you're gonna be paying us anyways and now you save two months and now you get $400 back. So that's like getting four months for free or six months for free, because you're getting two months free plus the four months if you're over 400 bucks, all right. So yeah, it's up to you, Dan. But anybody out there who has a message where Refund Genie says hey, you're owed $1,500. You're owed uh, you know 2000, $10,000. It's a no brainer just instantly upgrade and then you're going to make that money back and more.</p>
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<p>Maria says I have two reimbursements, so far, $178, and the others need cases. Excellent, Maria, did you have any line item where just one item was like a really big amount? Usually if it's like $300 or more for one item. Amazon says oh, I got to investigate it. Neal says I assume that means everything is good. If it says these items were found, if they're always going to tell you which one is found, but there should be one or two, if Helium 10 says so that's reimbursable. Oh, Brad said I've got a couple thousand dollars so far. Very easy process. Thanks, Helium 10. That's great. Brad just made just got two years of Helium 10 subscription paid for. It's like he never has to pay Helium 10 for two years because he just got that money back in the last 15 minutes. I love it. I love to see it. Inbae says I've done a few hundred so far. Excellent, excellent. Look guys, how many live calls do we actually literally make people money on the call for free? And people are making thousands of dollars out there that they're going to get in their account. I love it, I love it. Maria says our items are a bit expensive. Just one is over $300 and an expensive one is around two grand. Yeah, I almost guarantee Maria. I bet you. Amazon said oh, we need to open investigation for those expensive ones. Let me know. I bet you they did.</p>
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<p>All right, Neal says I'm about 10 out of 12 process, perfect, all right. While you guys are still doing that, Brad, Maria, Inbae, keep going. Let me give you remember. I said I was going to talk about different ways you can get money back from Amazon. Here's another way, and this I've never done any of these accounts. I have no idea what I'm about to find. All right. So for the rest of you guys, and this is plan of Helium 10. The Refund Genie. You got to be on a Platinum annual plan at the least. All right, and again, really quick. If anybody was like hey, I am not a Platinum annual member and I want to take advantage of this, don't pay full price. Use the code SSP10 to upgrade to that Platinum annual and then you'll be able to get those Refund Genie reports SSP, as in Serious Sellers Podcast 10. All right, now I want everybody else, regardless of what plan you have, to go into Helium 10 Alerts. That is, in Operations, okay, operations. And then hit Alerts oh, my goodness, there is. Oh, this is juicy stuff. See, this is not an account I manage all the time. So take a look here, guys, all right. So here at the top, does anybody else see this? I would say most of you probably don't have this, but this account does. Does anybody at the top left of your alerts see a message that says products with size tier optimization suggestions? This is rare, but this is the number two way that I've gotten thousands, or I'm getting thousands of dollars back from Amazon.</p>
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<p>Wow, Brad is just like making money left and right from Helium 10. He's got seven suggestions. All right, let me explain what this is. So anybody with any Helium 10 plan who has Alerts, go to your Alerts and on the top left, if you see products with size tier optimization suggestions. This doesn't mean 100%. Oh, you're going gonna be able to take advantage of this and make a lot of money. But let me explain what this means. This means that we detected one of your items that has a package size that is within like one or two inches on just one side. That will help you go from one size tier to another. Let me give you a quick anecdote of what I did recently In one of my accounts one of the coffin shelves I sell I had this message and my package is fine, like the package that I have is like hey, it's not like I have a whole bunch of empty space in there, but I saw that if I take away one inch off of one side, guess how much money I save per package on my shipping fees. Guys to Amazon? $3 and 50 cents. All right, let's just calculate that out here. All right, so if I sell 10 units a day of this coffin shelf, that means that if I make this package adjustment, I'm going to go from large standard size to standard size and save 350 per unit. Times that by 10. Every day I'm going to save in Amazon fees $35. Now I can't just snap my fingers like I did with Refund Genie and get this money back from Amazon. No, that means the next time that I am ordering this product from my manufacturer in China. I redesigned the package and redesigned the actual product a little bit. Not everybody can do this, right, but I. You know the coffin shelf is like you know. I can make it an inch smaller and it's still a good coffin shelf, right? So that's what I did. And then this I did this two months ago. This order is now on the water, on the way to me, okay. So remember I said that's $35 a day. Might not seem like a lot. This is only a product. I sell 10 units a day. Now times that by 365.</p>
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<p>Guys, this one alert that I got. How much is that saving me? Anybody? Do the math right there $12,700 guys. I am going to get extra per year on my profitability for this product because I was able to reduce my packaging by one inch on one side. All right, so how does this come up? Helium 10 is analyzing your account and if they see you have a package that is really close to one of the big size here, I mean, one inch doesn't always make that, um, doesn't always make that big of a difference, but we are looking for the ones where it's the literally the difference of going from one size tier to the next size tier. That's why not all of you are going to have something here Alerts. Hopefully none of you I mean not none of you. Hopefully most of you don't have this, because that means you've been kind of like throwing away money for a long time right. But if it is so, those of you who have this, Brad and the others, click on it and let's go to those products and let's just take a look here, it is right here. This is a floor lamp, right, this is a floor lamp here. And what is the message saying? You see here how there is a big red info sign. Okay, so this one, I could go from extra large to large bulky. What about this one? This one, I can go from extra large. Look at this. If I just take width by 1.1 inches, I go from extra large to large bulky and the FBA fulfillment cost goes from $21 to $19. Boom, in this account they will get $2 back if they can change their size by one inch. Okay, oh, my goodness, Brad, are you sure you're reading this right, Brad? That's crazy. Brad says on one of his he just has to reduce the height by 0.2 inches good grief, 0.2 inches and he can go from large bulky to large standard size, decreasing FBA fulfillment from $17 to $7. What in the world by 0.2?, Brad, are you sure you copied and pasted that right? That's insane. How many units, Brad, do you sell of that product? Brad is making ridiculous money off of Helium 10 today. He's making thousands of dollars from refunding. He already did thousands of dollars. He got back. I think he said or was that Inbae? I forgot, but now he might have somebody ask how many units of that do you have?</p>
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<p>Rob. By the way, Rob asked a great question does Amazon remeasure the dimension automatically or do you have to ask them to do it? You have to ask them to do it. Alright, so once your new inventory with a new dimension is in Amazon, you have to ask for remeasurement and just say you change your package. Going back to a question from Inbae, he says I downloaded the damage item spreadsheet. Inbae, that tells me you're doing the wrong thing. You might be looking at the old Refund Genie. The new Refund Genie has zero downloads. So if there was nothing that had a star that allowed you to go to see the damage, then you're looking at the wrong thing. That means Amazon already, uh, reimbursed you for everything. All right, the only thing you guys should not be downloading anything in Refund Genie. Everything is in the app, the, the downloadable things. Those are from the old Refund Genie, all right, so those are. The time is probably already ended on when you can get your money back on those, or Amazon already reimbursed. Well, Brad, how many units of that do you sell a month or a day? Brad might have just made thousands of dollars here I'm not sure if Brad's still with us here, but that is another way you get money back and that I am getting $12,000 back from Amazon because I saw that I could change my package by such a tiny bit and it's going to save me $3 per unit. Now I've never, ever seen one like Brad's where he says he has a message where he is so close, only 0.2 inches away, and then he can go down to $7. That's insane, um for his packaging fee. So that would be crazy if he can do that, all right. So that's number two.</p>
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<p>Number three, another way, is just Alerts by itself, all right. So one of the alerts guys, one of the things that Alerts is doing, it's monitoring if Amazon changes your dimensions, okay, if Amazon is changing your dimensions. So pay close attention to this, everybody. I once got $5,000 back from Amazon, but I never should have given Amazon that money in the first place. Helium 10 helped me get $5,000 back, but it never should have happened, because the instant that Amazon changed my dimensions erroneously, like some random employee in some FBA warehouse, I don't know, they were like drinking on the job or something, and they measured it in a ridiculous way and they increased my package size by like two inches, right. And so I'm like, okay, I just expect Amazon to do the right thing. All the time I wasn't paying attention and Helium 10 gave me the alert, but I didn't notice it. I don't know what I was thinking. This was like three years ago, and then what happened was I was looking through my alerts and then I looked here in event history. So, guys, go through your event history, okay, and then see, did something change for your dimensions? And then, if it is, and it's the wrong dimensions, you can go and file a claim.</p>
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<p>This part has nothing to do with Helium 10. Helium 10 tells you what happened. But the next part, you go on your own and just open up a case and just say, hey, Amazon, you guys changed my dimensions erroneously on this date. That's the beauty about Helium 10 is it's going to tell you the date that this happened. Like, look at this we sent this person a message that on October 23rd, their product description changed, all right. So when, when something happens, an image changes, a product description changes, dimensions change. Helium 10 is notifying you on that date. So then let's just pretend that in this situation they had a dimension change. That was wrong and it happened October 23rd. So what I'm doing right now is I have a limited time. I'm not going to be able to get money back all the way back to October 23rd. You can only get money on dimensional changes within the last six months. So what I would do in this make-believe world where Amazon changed this whatever the heck, this is this piece of furniture here I would say, hey, Amazon, on October 23rd, you changed my dimension from this to this, causing me extra Amazon FBA fulfillment fees. Please reimburse me for this amount and remeasure, because this is the wrong dimensions. And then, obviously, you have to be a hundred percent correct. Like you, you gotta be sure that you've got the right dimensions and you can't like just tell them that it's this size, because what is Amazon going to do? They're going to go and remeasure it and then to check if what you're saying is true and then, if it is, then yeah, they're going to refund you, like thousands of dollars potentially, if that's how much extra they've been charging, and, of course, depending on how much extra, you know how much your sales have been. If you're only, if you only sold 10 units, well they're only going to charge. You know, they're only going to reimburse you the 20 bucks or whatever is the difference. But on this one product it was my main coffin shelf I was selling hundreds and hundreds of units and I was you know doing it at a price that I was getting charged extra every single unit for shipping because they had the wrong dimensions all right. So that's a third way that you can look and where Helium 10 can help get you money back by notifying you if that's happened.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, let's say you've got lots of products and you're not sure you didn't have Alerts on. By the way, guys, the only way you're going to get notified is if you hit this on button for your product. So what everybody should do right now who has a Platinum plan. You don't need an annual plan. Just, even if you're on the monthly plan, go into Alerts one by one guys, turn it on all right, otherwise this tool is useless to you If you don't turn it on. You got to turn it on, all right, for all your products so that you will get notified if you have a dimensional change. But let me show you something on how you can, um, how you can do it just on the fly. All right, this is like a little hack, all right, and this is the fourth way that you can kind of like, look and get money back. Watch this, go to your, go to one of your products on Amazon. I'm going to go to this one right here. Let me see if this even works here. Yeah, this product, this product is not even being sold right now. But watch this, go to any product, guys, on Amazon. I'm going to show you a little hack right here, a little Helium 10 hack. That's kind of hidden. All right, now, watch this. You see how, right here, under the BSR chart, it says revenue calculator and sales estimator. This is a hidden thing. This is like a. This is like one of those video game hacks where you have to like hit a couple buttons to release something. So hit revenue calculator and then hit sales estimator again and look what happens. Look what comes up. All of a sudden, this new little widget shows where it shows the package dimensions and the item dimensions. Now, this, this guys, is only going to work if you have a product that is very close in size to the package size, right? Like, for example, it's not something that you have to assemble or otherwise. This doesn't work. Like, for example, I've got this water bottle right here, right, you can just imagine that you know what the dimensions of this water bottle is. Let's just say it's 12 inches by  five inches by five inches, right? Well, this is a solid product. The package that it's going to go in is very close, right, like, maybe there's a little bit of packaging. So I know that if this water bottle is 12 by five by five, the package it goes into is only should be slightly. I know my own package, right, it's only going to be like maybe 12 and a half by five and a half by five and a half. Does that make sense, guys? It's like the package dimension should be very close to this because I know there's very little packaging.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So then what I do with this hack is I am Helium 10 is surfacing the item dimensions and the package dimension. So if you've got something like this, where I see, all right, item dimensions 12 by five by five, but then I see package dimension 14 by five and a half by five and a half. What do I know? I know that probably Amazon has got the wrong dimensions, because I'm like, no, there's not like a two inch gap inside the height of my package. And then I might go back and look at my history of what this package dimensions was, and this is another way, even if I didn't have Alerts on this is the way I can kind of audit a lot of my products and see did Amazon somewhere change my dimensions? Because there's no way that there's like a three inch gap in my package. I hope that makes sense, guys. All right, so this is the same thing. Let me show you a better product. I'm going to actually show you the Helium 10 coffin shelf. Here we go. Here's Helium 10 coffin shelf. Let's run it on here. Now the Helium 10 coffin shelf has a box very similar to the size of the of the package. All right, so I go down here. I'm here on the Amazon listing page for the coffin shelf. I do the little hack where I hit revenue calculator and then I hit sales estimator and then the widget comes up and this is exactly what I'm looking at. All right, I am looking, if one side, one dimension is way too big, all right, 14 long, the package 15. That, that sounds reasonable. 3.5,. Uh, wide, the package 4.13. That's reasonable. 7.5 deep and the package 7.68. So you see how, in this case, no, my package is the right size. What would I have been looking for? I would have been looking for a discrepancy on one side, like if it says my item dimension is 7.5 and it said my package was 9.5. Well, guess what? I bet you, Amazon owes me a thousand bucks because that means sometime that they added a couple of inches to my package, even though it's not true, and I would have been able to reclaim that from Amazon. So that's the fourth way, guys, that potentially you can get thousands of dollars, uh, uh back.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Donia says I love the photos in the listing. Who did them? That was a AMZ one step did. Did these uh listings or did these images? Did they do all of them? Yeah, all of these were from AMZOneStep, who's in the hub.Helium10.com Originally. On the original listing I did the images with, or my team did the images in Helium 10, but this one I sent to AMZOneStep's photo studio in Bali for that. So yeah, this is a good question by Shubham says we had a similar dimension issue where Amazon changed the package dimensions and we had to pay more in FBA fee. We raised the case and they did rechecking and they said they are correct, even though they are not, because we have checked it on our side. Our 3PL checked. In fact, suppliers also checked. So you need to have the package in hand, okay, and then show them the pictures of every dimension. Now here's the thing. If it's a rigid box, like a cardboard box, then if you show them the size and nothing is bulging out on anything they should accept it. If you show them the size of you actually measuring it on each side, now here's what I've had. I sell bat-shaped bath mats. It just comes in like this poly bag. Now, the poly bag, it's different sizes because not no two are the same, all right, so, and they, they will measure to the very end of the plastic, though, even if it's not the package and it's not technically the width, they'll, they'll screw you in that way. So like I'm doing something new for my new shipment because of that. So the only time where you can pretty much be like hey, Amazon, you guys are full of it is if it's a rigid box that's square or rectangle and you could show the exact dimensions with a tape measure and you don't have boxes that are bulging out because they count that If it bulges out, they're not measuring to the edge, they're measuring to the bulge. Inbae says I did so many I count, calculate, I love it. Inbae says I did so many I can't calculate, I love it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Inbae made thousands of dollars today on the call guys, Maria has 17 cases still pending. I think Maria was owed about over $10,000 total. So hopefully those cases Let us know Maria. Like send a message to customer support when you get notification by next week of all the money you're owed. I want to like see how much money you got total from Amazon. That would be great. Your next reimbursement or reimbursement disbursement from Amazon is going to be huge. Thank you guys for joining us and send me messages. I want everybody who has gotten a lot of money back follow me on Instagram serious sellers podcast right, serious sellers podcast. Follow me on Instagram. And I want you to tag me in a story or  message me, uh with a screenshot or uh, maybe just a note that says hey, I got this much back from Amazon Thanks to Refund Genie. Uh, I would love to hear the stories about how much money you guys made today. Per my calculations, you know, I know you know Brad and Inbae probably have more that they have to get reimbursed for, but we could have made maybe 30, $40,000 live in this hour, just from like three, four members right there. So that is maybe 30, $40,000 live in this hour just from like three, four members right there. So that is uh, I had a lot of fun doing this. Um, for the rest of you, don't forget, this is not some eternal thing. You're always going to be able to do.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Uh, after October 22nd, you're only in it. There's not going to be any more $30,000 or $40,000. The money's going to be a lot smaller because it's only going to be a two-month window instead of 18 months. The reason why Brad and Maria and Inbae got so much money today is because it was looking at an 18 month window, but that's shrinking down. So this is like your last chance. So if you guys it says you owe, owed a lot of money right now, go into Helium 10 and make sure to get your Platinum annual plan and get that money back. All right, use the discount code SSP 10. If you guys want more information on that, go to H or use a calculator to see how much money you might be owed. If you're not even a Helium 10 member, go to h10.me/refundgenie. Thank you guys for tuning in and we'll see you in the next episode. Bye, bye now.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join Bradley Sutton, as he explores the intricacies of Amazon product launches with the updated Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy. He’ll walk you through optimizing your product launches during Amazon's critical honeymoon period, sharing his hands-on experience and the latest insights from his recent testing. Learn how to utilize Helium 10's Blackbox tool for effective product research, identifying opportunities with low title density to give your product a competitive edge. We address the evolving landscape of AI and algorithm changes in Amazon, reassuring you that the fundamental principles of successful launches remain robust.</p>
<p>Discover advanced keyword research strategies using Helium 10's Cerebro tool to enhance your product's visibility from day one. We explain how to identify crucial keywords by examining competitors' rankings and uncovering hidden opportunities through niche keywords. By focusing on keywords where top competitors are already advertising, you'll ensure comprehensive keyword coverage and improve your product's relevancy signals on Amazon. Additionally, Bradley shows you how to leverage thematically related products frequently bought together with your competitors' items to optimize your listings and advertising efforts.

Finally, he'll guide you through creating compelling Amazon listings that resonate with potential buyers. Learn to prioritize relevant keywords based on competitor performance, avoid keyword stuffing, and craft emotionally engaging content. Bradley emphasizes the importance of customer reviews and the effective use of images and bullet points to highlight product benefits. Plus, he shares his experiences with test listings to ensure a smooth launch and offers strategies for balancing expenditure and maximizing ranking during the critical launch period. Whether you're launching a new product on Amazon or optimizing an existing one, these insights and strategies are designed to help you succeed in the Amazon marketplace.</p>
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<p>In episode 600 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Product Launch Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:33 - Keyword Research for Amazon Launch Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:16 - Utilizing Cerebro Historical Trends for Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:30 - Identifying Related, Non-Competing Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:37 - Strategic Keywords for Amazon Product Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:57 - Effective Amazon Listing Optimization Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:04 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:54 - Launching a Test Listing Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:04 - Setting List Price Strategy for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:13 - Amazon Product Launch Strategy and Pricing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:10 - Amazon PPC Strategy and Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:18 - Strategies for Amazon Discounts &amp; Price Management</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">45:13 - Amazon Listing Relevancy and Ranking Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">49:36 - Product Launch Success With Amazon Relevancy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">53:26 - Annual Amazon Launch Strategy Review</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, guys, it's episode 600. You know what that means. It's time for another Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy. I'm going to be giving you guys, step by step, what you need to do in order to have the best launch that you can have for your Amazon products. How cool, is that? Pretty cool, I think. Black Box by Helium 10 houses the largest database of Amazon products and keywords in the world. Outside of Amazon itself. We have over 2 billion products and many millions more keywords from different Amazon marketplaces, from USA to Australia to Germany and more. Use our powerful filters to search through this database for pockets of opportunity that you might want to get into with your first or next product to sell on Amazon. For more information, go to h10.me/blackbox. Don't forget you can save 10% off for life on Helium 10 by using our special code SSP10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers, as of any level in the e-commerce world. All right, and for you guys watching this on YouTube. You saw me do a dramatic transition from the pool. I'm here in the Maldives at a new resort that I've never been in, and I'm recording this as I do every year the Maldives Honeymoon Launch episode. This is now like the eighth version, I think. We used to do it every 50 episodes on the on the like the hundred and the 50. Uh, now we only do it every 100 episodes. So about once a year I come out here to the Maldives on my own dime I'm paying for this myself, and then I just take a couple of day’s vacation and also record the episode for Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy. All right, so if this is your first time listening to one of these, you don't need to go back and listen to the others, because every year I update it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But basically, just a brief history is I started really focusing on what can give you the best bang for your buck for launches, and we all know about the so-called Amazon honeymoon period, where you get a little bit more bang for your buck when your product is just coming out. But then I started noticing things that gave me like that extra oomph, like a very special honeymoon, which is how I came up with the name Maldives Honeymoon, and that's why I am here and, for dramatic effect. I always come here to Maldives. I'm here at a resort I've never been it's the Huvafen Fushi Hilton, I believe it's called, but really great resort out here. And I'm here on my last day and I wanted to go ahead and share with you guys the new strategy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what we're going to be going over today is I'm going to go over, first of all, this is like version 6.0 of this strategy, where we are going to just break down what are the steps. And this isn't just me coming up with these steps. I've been testing it the last year. I've been testing stuff this month, last month, the previous month. I'm constantly doing tests to make sure, hey, what is the best strategy? And guess what, guys, if you listen to episode 500, the last time I did one of these episodes it's different than what I'm going to talk about today, because things on Amazon do change over time and that's why I do these every 100 episodes. So we're going to first go over the list of what makes up this strategy right now and then I'll give you guys, I'll show you guys, some examples of some things that I did, you know, show how I even came up with this, why it works. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So first let's talk about product research. You know, the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy actually can doesn't always have to, but it can start with your product research when you're finding a new product to operate. I don't always just have the Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy in mind, but it's something that allows me to kind of like, pick the cream of the crop. Okay, so one of those features that I look for is a low title density. In Helium 10 Black Box, you use the filter under keywords for a title density. That means how many listings on page one, um, have this exact search keyword in the title? Uh, now, first of all, hold on.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me just back up really quick, and one elephant that's in some people's rooms, not in everybody's, is hey, wait a minute, isn't launch and creating listings and things completely different now, here, towards the end of 2024, because of Cosmo Algorithm and Rufus and this and that. And first of all, just spoiler, no, 100% the same. I'm not doing anything differently, differently. That being said, I'm going to go deep into I might have already been dependent on when I'm recording this, but I'm going to go deep into another episode where we talk about, uh, what the future holds because of you know, AI and different things. But the beauty is that don't listen to people who are trying to say that, hey, everything has changed right now because it hasn't, I am not doing anything differently because of AI and I'm having the exact same successes now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The reason is because I have never been one somebody just focusing on keyword stuffing or keyword relevancy as the be all filter and stuff. If you're doing that, yeah, your launch strategies would have gone out of fashion years ago, because Amazon searches evolved before AI, before so-called Cosmo or Rufus and things like that. No, you got to do more than just stuff your keywords or your listings with keywords. Right, we've been teaching that you have to have the customer in mind when you guys are coming up with your listing, when you're choosing keywords, and not just have the Amazon algorithm in mind. Okay, and that's what we've always, even though the kind of strategies have changed. That's what we've always focused on in the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy is you're balancing Amazon algorithm with the customer and, again, nothing has changed, even though there's Rufus now and there's, you know, develop algorithms. If you're still doing that, you are a hundred percent fine. So don't get confused with people telling you that, hey, you've got to completely change everything you do or else you're completely irrelevant to the Amazon algorithm. Now, that being said, I hope nothing changes in the three weeks that from the time I'm recording this to the time I am releasing this, because I actually am recording this before Amazon Accelerate. Who knows, maybe something will come up from Amazon Accelerate that completely changes this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I was teaching the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy to do refunds and giveaways for a year, year, for like two years. So the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy, you do a giveaway and you rebate them. Why? Because that was allowed by Amazon until the. I was teaching that till the very day it wasn't um. So, like I don't like to be the one who speculates about what could change, what does change. I'm going to tell you what's working, and you know we can, you know, kind of have in mind, hey, well, what could, but not to the point where it distracts you from what is working. And so that's what I'm always going to do. I'm going to give you the facts, guys, without speculation or things about what might change. And then the instant that something does change, or Amazon announces some policy shift or they announce something that you know the different way that you have to make your listings, we'll go ahead and shift them all these honeymoon strategy, right. So just keep that in mind. Everything I talk about right now has nothing to do with AI and different things, because these strategies are working right now, even though there's, you know, Rufus and different things like that. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So again, going back to the product research, low title density is something I look at because that gives me an idea. If some of the main keywords in a niche have a low title density number, that means it's going to be really easy for me to get to page one of those search results, because that's just one of the ways that Amazon algorithm works. How it says that something is relevant for a keyword is like hey, is that keyword in the title? And if there's not that many listings that have that keyword in the title, well, it's like okay, well, maybe this listing isn't that important for this keyword, all right. So that's one of the factors I look at. Another thing I could look at again, not like I'm only looking for this, but it's just stuff that gives me more confidence when I do launch, especially if I have like five or six options and I'm like all right, I only want to launch one or two products, which are the one or two that I'm going to do first. Well, these are the things I'm looking at. So another one is I look at Brand Analytics and I'm looking total domination of one or two products, you know, because they're getting the majority of the clicks, the majority of the purchases, or, on the flip side, is the top three clicks. Do they only make up like 10% of the conversions, meaning 90% is wide open. I can go either way and it'll give me some confidence. It says, hey, if just one listing is dominating the clicks and the purchases, that that and I don't think that listing is that great or that product is that great that gives me some confidence that, hey, maybe I can go in right away and from day one, maybe dominate a little bit. Right On the flip side, maybe, if it's wide open, I'm like, oh shoot, people are just buying all kinds of products here on page one, the top three click products only make up 10% of the sales. That could give me some confidence too that, hey, I can have a lot better conversion share than these top three click products. That's just one of the things I look at as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing I like looking at is in Amazon not even Helium 10, but in Amazon product opportunity explore. I look at the conversion rate for the keyword. All right, so in the conversion rate, if it has like less than 1%, I'm like, wow, this is great. That means that out of every 100 searches, less than one person actually buy something when they search at that could be an indication that there's opportunity, that people aren't finding what they're looking for. I can actually I said not in Helium 10, but for those of you who don't have Helium 10, yeah, use Product Opportunity Explorer. You can do that inside of Helium 10 with the keyword sales metric. All right, so we have estimated sales, and so if you have a huge differentiation between search volume and keyword sales, guess what? You found a keyword where it not many people are seeing what they're looking for and thus people aren't buying it. And so that means, if you can figure out what's the gap, why are people searching for this, but why aren't they buying anything on the page? Now, all of a sudden, you've got a huge advantage and that could be a great opportunity to get in a certain niche. So these are some of the things I look at, even before we're talking about launch, even though I know this is a launch episode. Those are some of the things that help me decide which keywords I'm going to launch.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Second step, before we even get to the launch, is the keyword research, and this is the key right. This is super key, and this is where I really think that you know, even though you can do launches without Helium 10. Guys, if you're using another tool that doesn't have these things I'm about to mention, you are leaving lots of money on the table with potential keywords, and so let me go over those. Now. The first thing I like to do is I'll put in 10 or 15 of the top competitors into Cerebro. Okay, so I'll take a baseline product, throw in 10 competitors, 15 competitors, minimum five, unless I'm in a brand-new niche where there's not much to look at. Let's just pretend that we're talking about something where there are at least five competitors that I can look at.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>First thing I do is I just hit the one click button top keywords in Cerebro. That gives me all of the keywords that most of the top competitors, or most of these top competitors are all ranking for, and they're ranking highly for, instantly. These, I know, are my keywords and so I'll take that, put it to you know, like a keyword list, that I have my keyword list. Next thing I do is I look at the opportunity keywords. It's another one click button. I hit opportunity keywords and now that shows me, hey, where the keywords were a maximum of only one or two products are crushing it and the others, like, are not even in the ballgame. Because that gives me a list of keywords that you know I'm going to go ahead and not have some. You know as much competition. You know those top keywords, everybody's competing for it. That's great. I need to know that. Those are the most relevant keywords, usually to a niche. But these opportunity keywords the reason why we call it opportunity is because, hey, these are getting sales for maybe one, max, two products. The others might not even know about this keyword. They're not even ranking for it really. So that could be an opportunity for you to come in.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Instead of having a keyword that you're competing with all 10 or 15 top competitors You're just competing with, you know, like three or three, one or two, right, all right, so that's another one, Now, by the way, guys, I like setting up two different keyword lists. I put everything into a main keyword list, all right, inside of Helium 10. But then I set up a second keyword list. Now, this is something new, I haven't done this in the past but where I'm putting in some of my like outlier keywords, where I'm like hey, this is not going to be one of the top keywords, but I want to make sure I have this in phrase form, all right. So, like I'm looking for another like 10, 15 keywords that I'm going to put in this special list, 15 to 20, maybe even more, maybe I can go up to 30. I still want to put my main keywords in phrase form, but these are the ones where it's not going to have a highly competitive performance score. I'll talk to you a little bit about that later, but I still want to make sure it's like making a mental note hey, these are the keywords I want to put in phrase form, even though they might not be one of my main keywords. I'll explain a little bit more why later.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next step I do in Cerebro again. I do in Cerebro again, we're still looking at those keywords where I did 10 to 15, is. I want to look at where one competitor is ranking in the top 10, at least just one. Forget about what the other guys are ranking for. What are all the keywords where one guy is ranking the top 10 out of those 5, 10, 15 competitors? Copy those keywords to my keyword list because hey, those are keywords getting sales for one of my competitors. Why can't I get sales for it? It's not always going to be the most relevant keyword, right? So some of them are random. Obviously, a lot of brand names are going to come up. I'm not putting in brand names, keywords into my  listing. I would obviously exclude those. The next step is hey, where is just one competitor ranking in the top 50? It's making it a little bit more broad, like it's not going to be hated for it. And, by the way, the more keywords that you put in your listing that you share ranking with these other competitors, it's setting you up for success from day one as far as relevancy to the Amazon algorithm, because Amazon remember, if you have a brand new product, amazon doesn't know what your product is, it just can go by what's in your listing, and so the more that you can relate yourself to other products with established histories. It means from day one it's going to be like, okay, we're going to give a shot to this product for these other keywords, because it looks similar to this other listing, right, but uh, you know it, or because it has the same keywords, but you know, we're not exactly sure it's relevant for this. But let's give it a try. That's. That's kind of like how the honeymoon period even works.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Uh, the next step is I'm going to go for, uh, something new-ish I've been doing just to get more keywords is 75% of the top competitors are ranking for a keyword, just ranking at all, all right, so obviously this is some keywords. I could have some completely off the wall keywords here, but here's the thing 75% of the top competitors. That means if I had 10 competitors that I put in Cerebro, I need at least seven or eight competitors all ranking for it, anywhere between one and 306. And the reason is maybe people aren't getting sales for it, but there's a reason. Most keywords have 1,000, 10,000 products indexed for the keyword. That means searchable, but only seven pages of search results come up. Right, only 306 listings come up. Now, if you can find keywords where maybe nobody's even ranking that high for it, but they're all in the top 306. Now, all of a sudden it's like, hey, this is probably somewhat relevant. Maybe it's not to the customer yet, but to Amazon. There's signs that Amazon has said, hey, this deserves ranking.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now there's where Helium 10 comes in. You use other tools like Jungle Scout or Data Dive, which is driven by Jungle Scout. They're only looking at the top, I think, 100 or 150 ranks, so you're going to miss out on tons of keywords. I'll be doing another podcast later where I talk a little bit more about how many keywords you miss out if you're using another tool. But that's one of the main advantages or not one of the main, but one of the many advantages I should say of Helium 10 is we're looking at all the ranks, all right. So if you're only looking at the top 150, you can miss out on some valuable keywords, on some valuable keywords.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next thing is another Amazon or Helium 10 only metric of Amazon recommended rank. Remember, Helium 10 has a direct connection with Amazon for the relevancy score, which we call Amazon recommended rank. It's because it's what Amazon recommends that you advertise for due to relevancy, all right. So I want to see what are the keywords that 75% of the listings again, seven out of 10, three out of five, you know, 10 out of 15, uh, 11 out of 15, actually I should say are all have or are all on this Amazon recommended rank. That means they're all on Amazon's relevancy radar and it's a top 200 average. All right. In helium 10, you can pick the Amazon recommended rank average. So that means across the board that on average it's one of the top 200 keywords that Amazon thinks is relevant, all right. So again, these are keywords that you're not going to find in other tools, but these can help you get these little sales, like one or two sales here or there. With some of these keywords. That's really going to help you get ahead of the competition.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The last thing I'm doing in Cerebro with those top 15, 10, 5, 10, 15 listings is I'm looking for where 75% of the competitors are all advertising for the keyword. Now I might go take it a little bit narrow and say, hey, show me where at least three competitors are advertising in the top 10 positions. Then I know they're spending money and sure I'll run that. But at the very least I want to see where, hey, at least seven out of 10, at least 11 out of 15 of my top competitors. They're all showing up in the sponsor results, right up to 105 locations. Again, this is not something that all tools have. Some tools are only showing you where the top 40 or top 50 sponsored ads, but again, I'm looking, I like to look at the top seven pages, because if they're showing up in the top seven pages, their bid has got to be somewhat high, where it's even in the in the ballpark, and so if you're not looking at all seven pages, you could be leaving money on the table. So by now, at this point, I've got like a good two, three hundred or even more keywords. Not all I'm gonna be able to get in my listing, not all, definitely in phrase form, but this gets me on a good start.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And one more thing that I like to do is I like to look at the historical trend. All right, this is another Helium 10 exclusive where, like, let's say, I'm doing looking into egg racks. Maybe, I think that in February, march, when Easter is coming, a lot of people are searching for different keywords. So I can hit this show historical trend and then I could look either at the product level or the entire niche level. Hey, what's going on in like February of the last couple of years and where were these products getting sales in February? And then it's kind of like taking a time machine in Cerebro, going back and looking all right, let me go ahead and pull all the important keywords in February and then I can see, oh, there's a whole bunch of keywords maybe that are not showing up right now. So, super important. This is something that is going to get you a lot of the historical keywords and the seasonal keywords that other tools just aren't going to show you, because it's only showing you what's going on now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next thing I do is I'll take maybe three or four of those top keywords, the ones that had the highest competitor performance score in Cerebro. What I'm going to do is I'm going to go ahead and throw those one by one into Magnet and then I'm going to filter down for Smart Complete. Smart Complete is showing me the long tail versions of that keyword in various forms. So in other words, for example, coffin shelf. All right, so that's for my coffin shelf. That's the main keyword. I put that in Magnet. Hit Smart Complete. It's going to show me probably not that many, because coffin shelf is in a huge keyword, I'm going to get a good 15, 20 keywords where it'll be like coffin shelf for men, spooky coffin shelf, Halloween coffin shelf, whatever things like that. But those ones might not have a lot of ranking yet for whatever reason. But I'm going to go ahead and copy those keywords. A lot of it probably came up in my Cerebro, but there's always going to be like two or three keywords that probably didn't come up in Cerebro but that there's searches for, especially if I'm using a search volume filter, and I want to get those in my listing too, because, hey, if my product is a coffin shelf, I want to know what are the different forms of coffin shelf that people are searching for. Let me get those in my listing as long as they're relevant. So I'll go ahead and do that in Magnet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next step is I can do this either in Helium 10, which is actually easier, or I can do this in top search terms Brand Analytics in Amazon. I'm going to take some of those top competitors all right, those top five, those top 10, and I am going to go back in history and I want to see any time that they were one of the top three clicked and they had purchases. It's not just a matter of being one of the top three clicked. They could be one of the top three clicked forever, but if they never had purchases, well, is that really a valuable keyword for them? Most of the keywords I'm going to come up with here are going to have already been what I found in Cerebro, but every now and then you'll find some random keyword because maybe they just randomly were ranking for it one day, or they just randomly got shown in an auto campaign. They never even realized it, so they never had you know, other sales again other weeks. But I'm going to go back and look a week by week for the past six months or so. Now this is kind of a tedious task. Now, soon, Helium 10 in our Brand Analytics Black Box tool, you're going to be able to look at multiple date ranges, so it's going to be just a couple of clicks, a button. But right now, whether you're using Helium 10 or Amazon, it's going to be kind of tedious. You're going to have to go week by week over the past six months. If you really want to do this right and just look at all the keywords where they were one of the top three clicked your top competitors maybe only your top five and where they actually had more than 0% conversion share, meaning they actually had purchases for it. I'm going to put that to my keyword list. Some of those I might actually put to that special keyword list where it's my top keywords.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next thing here is something that's been in my Maldives Honeymoon for a while very unique once again to Helium 10, is you want to look at the frequently bought together of some of your top competitors? I'm not going to do this to all 15, but I'll put in my top five competitors into Black Box product targeting. Now, what this is going to do is it's going to show me for these products I can do it one by one or I can put them all in where what other products have shown up in the frequently bought together for these products. Remember Amazon, frequently bought together is showing you products that people bought in the same purchase experience. So, for example, it's not like the old metric that was customer also bought, you know where. Like maybe Monday I bought a coffin shelf and Wednesday I bought diapers, right, you know like, yeah, sure, that's one competitor or one competitor, one customer who bought those two things. But are those relevant? No, but then if something is frequently bought together in the same shopping cart experience, it's usually because they're kind of relevant towards each other, like maybe it's a coffin shelf plus like a spider web shelf or something like that, or it's a coffin shelf plus some spooky decor item, because somebody's you know like decorating their Halloween haunted house or something like that. Right? So what I'm looking for is not other coffin shelves and other coffin shelves are going to come up, because sometimes people buy two of the same products or whatever your product is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm looking for what are the products that are showing up and frequently bought together with my competitors or my future competitors that are completely different? Not, I don't want to say completely different, but I mean it's not a coffin shelf. So, in other words, I want to look for a product that's like a coffin shelf with a you know, bat shaped bath rug or something, where it's like oh yeah, obviously this person is buying this kind of themed stuff, but it's not a competitor. You know, a bat-shaped bat rug is not a competitor with coffin shelf. All right, it's two separate products, but there's relevance, there's a history of people buying the two. Now, the reason I'm doing that is because now I'm going to take those products. Maybe there are five products that are commonly showing up with my competitors, maybe it's 10. It's up to you, and then I'm one or two keywords of each of those products, all right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So let's say that, to my coffin shelf, one of the other top products that showed up in frequently bought together was a coffin-shaped light cover, like a light switch right, or a coffin-shaped toilet paper dispenser, whatever. It is right. What is the main keyword of that? Well, it's going to be coffin-shaped light cover or something like that. Right, I want that keyword in my listing. They're number one and they're number two keywords, like the most relevant keywords. If I were to flip this and somebody had a coffin bath mat and my product is a coffin shelf, what keywords are they going to choose for me? Well, they would choose coffin shelf, right, you know for them. Now, why is this? This is something unique. All right, I want to be related to these products from day one. I don't I'm not making some wild guess that people who are interested in coffin shelves are also going to be interested in this coffin shape, like I know Amazon is telling me people are buying these products together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So how does it benefit me by having this kind of, this other product, which is doesn't describe my product, being indexed for that keyword? Well, it just sends that little relevancy signal to amazon saying, hey, Amazon, you know this, this product has this keyword in here. You know when I'm doing now, when I'm doing my product targeting, from day one usually I'm going to be able to target that other product. You know those are the products you want to target. If you just have, if you, if I have a coffin shelf and I don't have any of those, uh, coffin, you know light cover keywords in my listing eventually will I show up pin product targeting. You know sponsor display ads and things like that probably. You know when I went in an auto campaign, you know Amazon might one day just show it or you know, in some other kind of product targeting maybe you know I'll get impressions. But I want to start getting those impressions from like day one of my list and then, if I actually am indexed for that keyword, it's like it's going to give me a lot better chance from day one to start showing up in product targeting and then, uh, you know, I I'm hopefully going to get sales from those product targeting ads because I see a history of frequently bought together. So that's another uh set of keywords that I'm going to go ahead and want to put in my listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now another part, uh that doesn't have to do with Helium 10 is using Product Opportunity Explorer. Probably 98% of the keywords I'm going to see in product opportunity to explore I already got from Cerebro or Magnet or Brand Analytics or one of these others, but every now and then there's maybe some new up and coming keyword that might not be in the other ones. So this is kind of like a nice little bookend. And obviously, for those of you who don't have Helium 10 for whatever strange reason out there you're one of the few top sellers who don't use it Well, you kind of have to use only Product Opportunity Explorer. But I'll put my competitors into Product Opportunity Explorer and check what niches they're in, or if my main keyword has a niche on Product Opportunity Explorer not all main keywords do. I'm going to look at the other niche keywords and I'm going to get that and go ahead and put it in my keyword list as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, next up is the Listing Optimization. This is key. All right, all those keywords from my two lists I'm throwing into Listing Builder. Okay, it could be 300, 400 phrases, I'm not sure. Well, Listing Builder immediately is gonna break down my phrases with my individual keywords. Now, remember the top keywords. By the way, at the same time I'm gonna bring in all of my competitors, those 10, 15 top competitors. I'm importing them into my Listing Builder. I think this is only a diamond in a plan so that you can see those competitor performance scores that you see in Cerebro. So now I know what are the most relevant keywords. What are those top keywords is because those probably have a CPS score of like eight, nine or 10. And how I'm going to prioritize this now is hey, even though it says 400 phrases or 300 or 100, there's no one number that's right or wrong. But however, many phrases I have, now I know, hey, I'm only picking, like a top 10 or 15 phrases, the ones that are the most relevant with that high score, to make sure I have in phrase form, plus any of those other keywords that I'm like.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hey, I you know, maybe I found this keyword in Brand Analytics, or maybe it's one of those opportunity keywords, or maybe it's something I'm going to go ahead and, you know, make sure those get in phrase form. The rest of it, guess what? All I have to do is make sure that those individual keywords are in there once. And where am I listening? Because if I have 300 phrases, they're probably you know, that's probably. You know three, maybe let's just say they have three words each. There's probably 900 words in those 300 phrases, right? It doesn't mean I have to put 900 different individual words. Those 900 words. There's probably only like 200 or 300 individual words that are unique. The rest are just duplicates of each other, right? So then what I would do is, hey, the Helium 10 Listing Builder is already taking out those duplicates. I just got to make sure each of those individual keywords I have somewhere in my listing. Now, at this point I can have AI and Listing Builder, kind of just like you know, make me a rough listing, or I could just write the listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A couple things, remember when you're making the title all right, pick, put your best keyword in the title for me Coffin Shelf. Coffin Shelf is going to be there. If it's an egg holder, maybe egg holder countertop. But then what I'm going to do is there another top keyword like Gothic Decor? I'll stick that. It's the Coffin Shelf and Gothic Decor. They're not even nested keywords. But if I've got two top keywords I can usually find a way to put two top keywords in my listing. But here's the thing Once you do that, now use the helium 10 to see what are those root phrases. That, if it's a two-word root or more, now what happens is now I'm going to be like hey, what are some nested keywords I can use? You know, an example I've always used is maybe I have my main keyword is egg holder and then additional keyword egg holder, countertop. Egg holder, countertop for kitchen. Rustic egg holder, rustic egg holder, countertop for kitchen. If I put the keyword in my title rustic egg holder, countertop for kitchen, I've got like five, six phrases in phrase form right there, because Amazon is not making me you know it looks at those phrases just in the order of the words that it's at. It's not. It's not making me put those phrases all separately. So that's what you should do. Pick your two top keywords and then see what other nested keywords can you put in there, so you can kill a couple birds with one stone, for you know, sending those relevancy signals to Amazon that, hey, this is what my product is about. Now the rest of my listing again, I'm focusing on trying to get those key phrases in phrase form in my listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But again, do not just keyword stuff. It's not just about, hey, I need to put these keywords this many times, et cetera. Listing builder we have some tool or some scoring that will help you to know what kind of score you have, but you have really got to write to connect to the customer when you're ranking your listing. This doesn't have to do with the launch per se, but again, this isn't necessarily about it. This is nothing new, guys. We've been taught. I've been talking about this for six years since I've worked at Helium 10. You have got to use review insights in Helium 10 to look at your competitors, reviews. What do people like about it, what do people not like about it? Talk about it in their coffee, right? Is that a keyword? No, but I'm going to write about that. I'm going to put that in my image. I'm going to show if I had collagen peptides, somebody at a kitchen table, you know, pouring it into their coffee, because that's how people are using. I'm going to talk about that in the bullet points.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Again, not to send a relevancy signal for a certain keyword or to rank for in my coffee. I'm not trying to rank for in my coffee, but I'm trying to connect with the customer. And, by the way, guys, going back to what I said before, if something changed, you know, as things change with AI and Rufus and things like that, you know somebody might ask a question like hey, how can I find the best you know collagen peptides that'll fit in my coffee? Well, guess what? You're going to be the one that has that in your listing. So the Amazon AI is going to relate it to your product. But again, that's not the reason to do it. It's not because, oh yeah, Rufus is out there now. That's why you should put this. No, I've been talking about this for six years, even before there was a such thing as Rufus, right? So, again, make sure you are talking to the customer in your listing as well. Make those emotional connections with your customer. What problems does your product solve? What are the use cases? And I'm talking about images, I'm talking about your bullet points, your description, your A plus content. Speak to the customer, then you don't have to worry about fancy stuff, about AI and whatnot, because you're already covering your basis.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next aspect here is something I just released last year in episode 500, which I hadn't talked about before, and that's making a test listing. The reason why I want to make a test listing nowadays is because I don't know what's going on, but there are so many times where it seems like Amazon gets confused about products from the get go. I've talked about this before, but how this came up or how I discovered it, was because I was launching these coffee socks. And then what happened was, when I say coffee socks, it's socks that had a message on the bottom where it says hey, if you can read this, bring me coffee. And so I wanted to rank for coffee gifts for women or gifts for coffee lovers and things like that, and I couldn't even get impressions in PPC.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then when I ran the relevancy test that only you can get in Helium 10 with Amazon recommended rank, the coffee keywords were not even in its top 20. All the top 20 keywords was like oh, you know, black sock and pink sock and black shoe. And I'm like, oh man, amazon is completely confused about this product and I was like, well, it kind of makes sense because you know coffee is in the grocery category, right? My product? It's a sock, it's in the fashion category. Amazon probably thinks that. You know why does this product need to be relevant for the coffee related keywords, right? So this is what happens sometimes when you just launch a listing and then you usually have to like all right, I need to opt to reoptimize my listing. I need to send traffic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>By the way, one of the best ways to get relevancy for keywords you are indexed for is using the old school two-step field ASIN URLs. All right, you can. You can pull one of those eight field ASIN two-step URLs by using index checker and then just give that to like four or five people. This is not against Amazon terms of service. Am I trying to rank? Am I trying to increase my ranking for a certain keyword? No, that's against Amazon terms of service. We used to do that all day long, you know, five years ago, that used to be part of them all these honeymoon strategy. The reason why this is not against terms of services I couldn't care less about ranking. I mean, maybe later I want to rank is just get a couple of orders for using one of those URLs to send that relevancy signal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm going to show you some examples about how amazing that works, where, in two days, I can get that Amazon relevancy for that keyword. That I didn't, and so that's what I did for my coffee listing. I do it for other listings. But anyways, these are things that you're testing. Maybe that doesn't work, maybe you have to do send a search find by which, again, is against Amazon terms of service if you're trying to rank. But if you're just trying to send relevancy, there's nothing against terms of service for that for now. But anyways, if you're trying to launch a product and you're in the honeymoon period and you're trying to figure stuff out and test and like, all right, let me check back tomorrow. Did this affect my relevancy? Do I get PPC impressions? Now you’re losing days of your honeymoon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You want to hit the ground running from day one of your listing, right, and so it's important to make a test listing to see, hey, if, is Amazon confused? Oh, yes, if, yes, well, now what steps do I have to take to fix it? And then now you know, when you make your real listing, you know exactly on day one, exactly what you have to do, instead of trying to run these experiments. The other reason to do test listings is you can test your PPC. Are you getting PPC impressions from day one on all your keywords? If not, again you might have to do some relevancy switches on there. What PPC bid gets you in the top four positions? If you launch your product without this, it's fine. You'll know within four hours thanks to Helium 10's keyword tracker that has boost. You'll know in four hours. Oh, I need to raise or lower the bid, but since you're doing this anyways, might as well figure out what that exact bid is. That gets you to the top of search, right. And now, once you've got that bid, hey, when you make your real listing and you make your real PPC campaign, your launch campaign, you'll know from day one exactly the bids. That's going to get you at the top of the.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A throwaway ASIN. I use similar images. I don't want to use the exact same images. All right, I have to use a throwaway UPC like throw a, fulfilled by merchant listing up. All right, you know, put one inventory in, I'll put a high price, cause I didn't want to get purchases, maybe, right, and then? And then I just start playing with these things and testing. You know I run it through Cerebro. What is the Amazon recommended rank? Start my PPC campaign for it. Where is it showing me? You know I run my keyword tracker. I get all of this data so that when I make my quote unquote real listing from day one I have all my ducks lined up in a row where I know exactly what I have to do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>When you make your real listing but your product isn't ready to in Amazon yet, you know, make sure to put a future date. All right. Now be careful, though. All right, be careful. There's some listings that have this thing called street date, all right. So if you see four different dates, be very careful which dates you do. Before I used to just say, oh yeah, wherever you see a date for listing launch date and merchant, go live date or whatever just put some random date in the future and then, once the product actually gets there, then go ahead and change the date. But there's one of these things I'm going to talk a little bit about it later when I show you some real-life examples there's one of these dates that you can't change unless maybe use like a special flat file, which I haven't tested yet, but you can't change it, so you're locked into a pre-buy until then. So just be very careful when setting the date in the future.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But you don't want to just create your listing and have your listing potentially active where other people can find that ASIN and like make it active in their, in their Seller Central, and now it's like counting days against your honeymoon period for you. You don't want to do that. So put your date in the future or just create the listing the same day. You're going to launch it. Those of you who have warehouses in the United States, like me, that's what I do. I don't put a future date always because I got the product in my warehouse. I turn on my Fulfilled by Merchant listing the same day and then I send the inventory to Amazon and I'm getting orders from day one. All right, you got to do one of those things. You've got your regular listing, everything is set up. It's launch date, all right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What do you do? I keep my product at what I want my list price to be. Maybe I want my list price to be above what my regular price is going to be. Um, let's just say your regular price. You want to target a 39 99. I want to maybe set a list price at 43 99. Just give me some leeway down the road price, set that as a baseline price and give me the best chance to get that strikethrough pricing. Okay, so if it's going to be $43.99, I have five people lined up, not giving them, like you know, search, find, buy. I'm not giving them, you know, URLs to try and rank for, unless you know it's to send those relevancy signals. Maybe I can do it as a combined thing, but I get five people to buy at a full price and then that sets that baseline price. It gives me the best chance to be able to have that strike through price because I want to do a big discount in the beginning.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, other things that don't work to get the strike through price. I tried once to use a social media coupon code. I did a social media coupon code and I was like all right, $43.99. And then I had people use the social media coupon code, do it. Five of them didn't work to get the strike through price and it doesn't set that off and on. When it does work, is doing a coupon, all right, I can do a coupon, um, you know. Or a promotion, promotional price, where it's a clippable coupon, uh or uh, a promotion, that's on the page right when they click it. That sometimes works. But if you're just worried about like, oh, I'm not sure it's going to work out, the best thing to do is just get the full price. Uh orders five of them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, once that's ready, I immediately go ahead and start my PPC campaigns. Now, what I've been doing is I have one PPC campaign. It's going to be a throwaway campaign, as in. It's only going to last for maybe one month. I call it my launch campaign and in there I put my top five or 10 keywords that I'm trying to rank for. Again, it includes maybe only two or three main keywords that I'm really trying to rank for and then six to 10 of the supplementary keywords, using that same principle about how you make the title having keywords nested together, like, if the keyword is egg holder countertop, then I'll have large egg holder countertop, egg holder countertop, kitchen, et cetera, et cetera. I'm launching all these at once and I'm doing a fixed bid, no bid modifiers, just a fixed bid down only. No, just a fixed bid.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then what I'm doing is I put that PPC bid that I know is going to get me those first four PPC positions. And if I didn't do that test listing, no problem. I just put those keywords in keyword tracker, turn boost on. Within four hours I'll know did it get me that top ranking or a sponsored rank or not? Now what I'm doing here? The whole point of this is I'm trying to get enough orders for the CPR number that's in Helium 10, which is how many products you have to sell after the search of a keyword over eight days to give me the best chance. Now do you have to do all of the CPR number to get on page one? No, sometimes I'll do it with even half or even 25% of that CPR number. I'll go ahead and be on page one already, but the full CPR gives you the best chance at sticking on page one afterwards. All right, and now I've got that PPC campaign set up, I'll go ahead and set up in Helium 10 Adtomic my other campaigns as well, but with lower bids. That's my exact match campaign my research, which is a broad match campaign. My auto campaign, my sponsor display targeting campaign, my sponsor brand video campaign. Sometimes I start from day one, two, just with lower bids, just because I want to get some residual sales, but other people don't like to do those right away. Either way works.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There's reasons to do it and not to do it. The reasons to do it is like, hey, when you're in your honeymoon period, you just get so much love from Amazon, it's going to show you across the board for all these keywords, right? So that's why I do it. But then the drawback is, if you have this huge, huge discount on your listing, you don't want just a random keywords where your product is showing up and then you're getting conversions and it doesn't even really. You're not even trying to rank for those keywords per se. Right off the bat. You know you're focused on those five 10 keywords. So then you know, maybe you don't want all your spend going to there. So that way I've done both ways before. You guys choose what works best for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now one thing as since I'm doing, you know I'm losing, but you're going to lose money, guys. I lose money my first month of selling, that's just that's for six years of launch. You lose. It takes money to make money, right? So you, you don't want to be losing more than you need to. So let's say, the CPR number for a keyword is 80, meaning I need 80 over eight days. That's like an average of 10 a day, like if I get 10 orders in one day for one keyword I'm monitoring those PPC numbers I'm going to go in and pause that bid for the rest of the day and then restart the next day until I get 10. All right, so that's just something to keep in mind that it's not going to help you rank. Stick your leg in anymore. If you get 25 orders that first day, right, and then that's not giving you a better chance. All you need is those 10, and then I'm going to pause it because I don't want to keep losing money when I've already done what I need to do to rank for that keyword. When I'm losing money on every order right Now, how do you do that big discount price?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, what's the thought process here? The thought process of even doing a huge discount at the beginning? It's for two reasons. Number one is your product has no reviews. People might not even know your brand. You're trying to compete with products that do have reviews, even if they only got 50 or a hundred or more. Maybe you're doing a competitive niche. What reason would somebody have to buy your product if your price is the same, zero reviews. Maybe you had something in your image. This isn't guaranteed that you have to do it like this. Maybe you're the only product that has a laser that everybody needs on the water bottle or some weird thing like that. Well yeah, you don't even need to do any discount If everybody wants that because that's what they saw on TikTok, it went viral they're only going to buy your product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You can have your product more expensive than others. Those have thousands of reviews. You've got zero reviews and you'll get all the orders because you've got some special thing. But if you don't have that special thing, if you're just kind of similar, you just got a little bit better product than everybody else you've got to give incentives to people to buy your product without that trust, without that social proof of reviews, and to do that usually it's finding that price where it's like a person might not trust you yet but they're like shoot at this price. I'll go ahead and get it. All right for a couple of my products. You know like I had one product that my target price is going to be 24 bucks. To me that was like 12 bucks. It was like an egg tray for my coffin letter board that I was doing. My target price is going to be like $39. I had to launch at 17 because I just wanted to like make it a no brainer for people to get it all right. The other reason to have this low price, uh, is that's when I start my Vine, which is the next step of the honeymoon period is, start your Vine as soon as your low price goes active.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, the reason is because the Amazon Vine reviewers there's two reasons, there's two reasons of this reason. Right, Amazon Vine reviewers, they only have so many products they can get for free before they have to start declaring tax or something like that. So, even though they're not paying for the product, they sometimes prioritize the lower price products so that it doesn't count so much to that monthly total that they have to hit or that they can't hit unless they hit that tax threshold. The other reason is it gives you a better chance to have a positive review from Vine. The Vine reviewers can see the product price and so if your product is full price $39, and they just a little bit kind of don't like the product, well, they might give you three or four stars when you're trying to get five stars because they're like ah, the value is not that great. I was expecting more. But now think about it. If they had the product, maybe they, they, they didn't like it too much. But then they remember oh shoot, this product is like $13. And I'm going to go ahead and give it five stars because it was $13. You like, like that, it's still a good value, all right. So you see how it could be a difference not always, but it could be the difference of you getting a three and a four star or a four and a five star, right. So those are the two reasons why I do a low price.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the question is how to do low prices. All right, there's different ways, but you got to be careful because nowadays Amazon change again. This year we'll have you lose the buy box If you had a certain price using the sale price and then later you keep trying to raise it up. Like, at that price, I want to raise the $34. I started at 13. Maybe I go to 15. Once I hit like 22 or something, there's like no, no, you're you number of purchases at that new price point before I can go to something else. All right. So that's where you got to be careful. So there's different ways to do discounts. You can do a big coupon when you first launch, so you might want to do the coupon first, see how it works. You can just do a promotional price. All right, now you got to be careful.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Sometimes those don't show up that that noticeable in the search results. You could just do a sale price on the product, right, especially that works if you get that strikethrough. Or you could do the discount. That's like something newish that Amazon just launched this year, the price discount section. But here's the thing If you're going to be doing this in phases, right, if you're doing a price discount, you're locked in at that discount and then the next thing you have to do is just go to that regular price, because you cannot go and say, all right, I'm going to do a 50-price discount now, in two weeks let me make that a 40. No, you can only go the other direction with price discounts. Amazon sets that as the cheapest price in 30 days and you can't just keep going a little bit higher. It's gonna say no, it's got to be at least 51 discounts now or something, something like that if your discount was 50. So then that's why sometimes maybe the first thing you do is a coupon and then the next thing you do is the price discount and then the next thing you do is like the sale price and then hope that Amazon gives you your buy box. But sometimes it doesn't. You're going to have to just grin and bear it and start raising that price up, little by little by getting those orders and raising that average price velocity. That whatever sets off Amazon's price. Um, you know, price matching, a buy box suppression that they do.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, again, the whole reason of this, of this big discount whether it's 50%, 60%, whatever you're doing is you're trying to get that sales velocity on those keywords, on those PPC keywords, those launch PPC campaign that you're doing, you're showing up at the top of the search results. Somebody searched that keyword. They see you at the top, they click it, they buy it. That's going to help your organic ranking. All right. So just keep doing that until you can get reach organic rank that you're trying to reach. Now, once you hit that eight-day CPR mark or once you're just happy with your organic ranking, you turn off that fixed bid, turn off that target for that keyword, that you reach your ranking, that you like it. And then that's when I switched to that keyword, to my down, my down, only, my down only regular performance campaign. Because you know that fixed bid, I'm paying a lot of money for that position I want to dial back a little bit and just kind of, like you know, find what my evergreen bid is going to be. So you want to do that, one by one as you start achieving your organic ranks or your CPR number, until all of those in your launch campaign are finished, and then you just close, not archive, but just pause that entire launch campaign with all of those individual targets that are paused, all right. So that's pretty much the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's go ahead and hop in and show you some of these things in action and what kind of results I had. Here's an example of one of the products I launched an 18-egg rack launch, all right. Here's my PPC campaign that I did, my launch campaign, and you can see that now they're all paused. But I had put a fixed bid and I had a very high bid here. Now look at this problem. This was like all the way back in June 14 to 16, three days. This was on my actual listing. I didn't do a test listing on this. Look at this for some of my keywords I was getting no impressions almost in three days. And for egg holder countertop my main keyword only 131 impressions in three days. I got this shows when my listing actually started was 614. All right, so this was terrible for the first three days of my listing. So I took the listing, I threw in a Cerebro, I ran it and I checked Amazon recommended rank. It only had me relevant, for whatever reason, for two stinking keywords. All right, kitchen decor and kitchen rack. Not even what my product is. And so now it's like okay, there's no doubt. Like obviously Amazon's confused.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So then what I did was like I sent in my little Slack on June 16th. I'm like all right, I sent this to a couple employees here at Helium 10. I'm like hey guys, tomorrow, tonight or tomorrow can, can you guys do something for this case study? And it's also about my release date. You know I was testing something on my release date and I said hey, search egg holder countertop and then you'll see this product in the sponsored ads. Hopefully it's not. It's not showing you impressions. So it's like way down the line, you might have to go to another page because it's not giving me many impressions, but try to find it, click on that sponsored ad and purchase it. All right, and so that's what they did.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, meantime, I had other issues with this listing Again. This is why I'm like saying you've got to do these test listings. Is, the pre-buy wasn't even like allowing me to launch this product and so, like I had to, I had this whole case I had with seller support, where I was trying to get that fixed, all at the same time that I was messing with my relevancy. So this, all of this, I should have done on a test listing if I had followed my own advice, but I was doing this on a live listing. Now, as you guys can see, right on June 16th, as soon as they started doing those orders, now, all of a sudden, I started showing up at the top. On June 14th and 15th, I was barely showing up, I was barely getting impressions. I was showing up in like number 50, number 55 for sponsored rank, right Now. Finally, I got my relevancy fixed, but then that's when I had this other problem where my listing just completely went dead and I had to fight for like two or three days to even get it working. And then I finally got it working back on June 16, June 17, around there, and so that's why you can see the sponsored rank increase.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what was the result of those search find by? In order to send those relevancy signals Again, not for rank, but to send those relevancy signals to Amazon. Take a look at this to send those relevancy signals to Amazon. Take a look at this when I ran in Cerebro on June 19th, just three days after they did that relevancy signal push those three coworkers here at Helium 10. Take a look now at the Amazon recommended rank. Remember how it was only showing two keywords for Amazon recommended rank. Now it was showing multiple ones and it put that keyword that I sent the relevancy signal for egg holder countertop it had Amazon recommended rank number three, which basically means that that was the third most important keyword according to Amazon for this product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now do you remember what I was getting for impressions in PPC? Like 200 total impressions over three days? What did sending those relevant signals to Amazon do for my PPC impressions? Take a look at this the next three-day period from June 19th when my relevancy got fixed to June 21st instead of 200 impressions, 5,000 impressions, 4,000 of that. What keyword was it for? Egg holder countertop, that one that I sent those relevancy signals to Amazon for. This works, guys. Now what happened to my organic rank now that I was able to finally start getting some impressions in PPC and really doing my Maldives Honeymoon Strategy? Look at my organic rank Now that I was able to finally start, you know, getting some impressions in PPC and really doing my Maldives Honeymoon Strategy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Look at my organic rank. I was on page two, you know, on the first few days of my listing, by June 20th, I was already on page one only one day later. And then by June 23rd, I was like in the top five on page one for my main keyword egg holder countertop. Uh, remember I was targeting other longer tail versions of that Fresh egg holder countertop. June 23rd in the top six positions. Another keyword fresh egg holder. All right, so that's part of egg holder countertop fresh egg holder. By June 23rd in the top 10 positions for that keyword. And I was able to stick the landing there Because of some of those sales velocity that I got. I got this new arrival pick badge. Sometimes I'll get the new arrival pick, sometimes I'll get other badges like the top new seller. These kind of will help your conversions as well. If you can get these badges, you can also see because I got those five orders at regular price Amazon gave me a strike through price and it said list price $33.97, my price $24.97.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I did the same exact thing for a very similar product that was a 36-egg holder. I did now one for 24 egg holder. I was like pick the same exact keywords like a month or two later, do the same exact thing, just to make sure. Hey, I got to make sure this strategy wasn't just a fluke. Can I reproduce these results? And sure enough, the same thing happened. Before doing anything, I launched the product. I only had Amazon relevancy for kitchen rack, kitchen holder, kitchen decor, a little bit more, but still no egg holder countertop. But this time I was ready. So from day one I had more employees at Helium 10 said hey, go ahead. Instead of doing a search, find, buy, do a two-step URL using a field, ASIN URL. And I gave them that link and I even gave them a discount code or a coupon. And that not only did it work, but it still gave me that strike through price, even though I was using a discount code on it. And what did it do for my relevancy? Take a look here On July 19th I got egg holder countertop to be the number five most Amazon recommended rank keyword for my product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So again, I completely reproduced the results, which kind of just proves this strategy. But at the end of the day, what happened to my organic rank? Same thing, you know. The middle of July, when I didn't have that relevancy, I was, you know, rank page two, page three. As soon as I made those relevancy hits, within a day or two it put me into the top three positions organically even so that I could maintain one of the top ranks for this new product. Here's another product I recently launched in the last month Coffin Letterboard. A little bit more of a competitive niche on Amazon than some of these A-Racks. I was able to get the number one new release in changeable letterboards category due to this launch. Doing this launch got me within one week on all of my main phase one launch keywords every single one that I had targeted I got top three and then one of them had top eight only for organic rank. Within one week of my launch, I even got brand analytics the number two clicked keyword for the whole keyword for this brand-new product launch.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's another product I launched in another category. I was able to get the number one new release. Here you can see I got a nice red negative 58% discount off of a typical price $44.97. I was able to do that with five full price buys and then doing the discount price here, the price discount to 1897. It gave me a big, nice red minus 58% off. So, guys, these strategies work all right. This is something that I obsess over Now. Is Amazon going to change the algorithm and are you going to have to start doing new things later on for ranking? Of course, every single year I've done this Maldives, sun, moon strategy. I always have new things because Amazon is always changing. The way the Amazon algorithm works is always changing, but the fundamental principles, guys, have not changed. The fundamental principles are you've got to play to the Amazon algorithm and you've got to play to your target customer. If you're doing these things, you don't have to worry about what might change with AI and not, because, at the end of the day, amazon is trying to serve the customer. It's going to have machine learning, it's going to have AI, it's going to have whatever. But what is Amazon trying to do at the end of the day? Make sure they're showing relevant products to the customer so that Amazon can get its commission and its.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>With doing your Listing Optimization, your keyword research, keep these fundamentals. Know the right keywords. All right, even if things change to AI in the future, amazon still needs to know from day one what your listing is. If you don't have the right keywords in there, it's not like AI is going to magically make you relevant for keywords or for use cases that you don't even have anywhere in your listing. All right, so you have got to be able to create your listings in a way that makes the Amazon algorithm happy and that makes a customer happy, because it's later on uh, after that launch phase. It's customer interactions with your product, the ways that customers find your product, the way that they click, the way that they add to cart, the way that they actually purchase it, the reviews they leave about your product. This is what's going to sustain you, these things that I show. This helps you get to page one, you know. But then, if you don't convert, if Amazon buyers don't leave you good reviews, if they're returning their product a lot, if they click on your product and they don't like your listing, so they click off of it and buy another one. Your organic rank is not going to stick. You're not going to have success.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, guys, I love doing this episode every year, not just because I get to come to cool places like the Maldives, like this, but it's because launch is my passion and I'm always going to be doing lots of tests. I only showed you about three or four different tests, but I've launched over 10 products in the last six months or so where I've been testing different things, and I'm going to continue to keep launching new products to make sure what's working, what's not working. Now, if anything huge happens, I might have to come back to the Maldives or something before episode 700, I guess that's a big sacrifice I'll have to make to have to come back here. But otherwise, consider this your go to launch strategy for the next year or so and then we'll come back for episode 700, to maybe another resort here in the Maldives, and then I'll try and let you know what's new that's going to work with launch. Well, guys, I hope you guys are able to use these strategies and I wish you the most of success using these Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategies for your next Amazon product launch. We'll see you in the next episode.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join Bradley Sutton, as he explores the intricacies of Amazon product launches with the updated Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy. He’ll walk you through optimizing your product launches during Amazon's critical honeymoon period, sharing his hands-on experience and the latest insights from his recent testing. Learn how to utilize Helium 10's Blackbox tool for effective product research, identifying opportunities with low title density to give your product a competitive edge. We address the evolving landscape of AI and algorithm changes in Amazon, reassuring you that the fundamental principles of successful launches remain robust.</p>
<p>Discover advanced keyword research strategies using Helium 10's Cerebro tool to enhance your product's visibility from day one. We explain how to identify crucial keywords by examining competitors' rankings and uncovering hidden opportunities through niche keywords. By focusing on keywords where top competitors are already advertising, you'll ensure comprehensive keyword coverage and improve your product's relevancy signals on Amazon. Additionally, Bradley shows you how to leverage thematically related products frequently bought together with your competitors' items to optimize your listings and advertising efforts.<br>
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Finally, he'll guide you through creating compelling Amazon listings that resonate with potential buyers. Learn to prioritize relevant keywords based on competitor performance, avoid keyword stuffing, and craft emotionally engaging content. Bradley emphasizes the importance of customer reviews and the effective use of images and bullet points to highlight product benefits. Plus, he shares his experiences with test listings to ensure a smooth launch and offers strategies for balancing expenditure and maximizing ranking during the critical launch period. Whether you're launching a new product on Amazon or optimizing an existing one, these insights and strategies are designed to help you succeed in the Amazon marketplace.</p>
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<p>In episode 600 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Maldives Honeymoon Amazon Product Launch Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:33 - Keyword Research for Amazon Launch Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:16 - Utilizing Cerebro Historical Trends for Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:30 - Identifying Related, Non-Competing Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:37 - Strategic Keywords for Amazon Product Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:57 - Effective Amazon Listing Optimization Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:04 - Optimizing Amazon Listings for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:54 - Launching a Test Listing Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:04 - Setting List Price Strategy for Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:13 - Amazon Product Launch Strategy and Pricing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">37:10 - Amazon PPC Strategy and Optimization</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:18 - Strategies for Amazon Discounts &amp; Price Management</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">45:13 - Amazon Listing Relevancy and Ranking Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">49:36 - Product Launch Success With Amazon Relevancy </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">53:26 - Annual Amazon Launch Strategy Review</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, guys, it's episode 600. You know what that means. It's time for another Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy. I'm going to be giving you guys, step by step, what you need to do in order to have the best launch that you can have for your Amazon products. How cool, is that? Pretty cool, I think. Black Box by Helium 10 houses the largest database of Amazon products and keywords in the world. Outside of Amazon itself. We have over 2 billion products and many millions more keywords from different Amazon marketplaces, from USA to Australia to Germany and more. Use our powerful filters to search through this database for pockets of opportunity that you might want to get into with your first or next product to sell on Amazon. For more information, go to h10.me/blackbox. Don't forget you can save 10% off for life on Helium 10 by using our special code SSP10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers, as of any level in the e-commerce world. All right, and for you guys watching this on YouTube. You saw me do a dramatic transition from the pool. I'm here in the Maldives at a new resort that I've never been in, and I'm recording this as I do every year the Maldives Honeymoon Launch episode. This is now like the eighth version, I think. We used to do it every 50 episodes on the on the like the hundred and the 50. Uh, now we only do it every 100 episodes. So about once a year I come out here to the Maldives on my own dime I'm paying for this myself, and then I just take a couple of day’s vacation and also record the episode for Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy. All right, so if this is your first time listening to one of these, you don't need to go back and listen to the others, because every year I update it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But basically, just a brief history is I started really focusing on what can give you the best bang for your buck for launches, and we all know about the so-called Amazon honeymoon period, where you get a little bit more bang for your buck when your product is just coming out. But then I started noticing things that gave me like that extra oomph, like a very special honeymoon, which is how I came up with the name Maldives Honeymoon, and that's why I am here and, for dramatic effect. I always come here to Maldives. I'm here at a resort I've never been it's the Huvafen Fushi Hilton, I believe it's called, but really great resort out here. And I'm here on my last day and I wanted to go ahead and share with you guys the new strategy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what we're going to be going over today is I'm going to go over, first of all, this is like version 6.0 of this strategy, where we are going to just break down what are the steps. And this isn't just me coming up with these steps. I've been testing it the last year. I've been testing stuff this month, last month, the previous month. I'm constantly doing tests to make sure, hey, what is the best strategy? And guess what, guys, if you listen to episode 500, the last time I did one of these episodes it's different than what I'm going to talk about today, because things on Amazon do change over time and that's why I do these every 100 episodes. So we're going to first go over the list of what makes up this strategy right now and then I'll give you guys, I'll show you guys, some examples of some things that I did, you know, show how I even came up with this, why it works. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So first let's talk about product research. You know, the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy actually can doesn't always have to, but it can start with your product research when you're finding a new product to operate. I don't always just have the Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategy in mind, but it's something that allows me to kind of like, pick the cream of the crop. Okay, so one of those features that I look for is a low title density. In Helium 10 Black Box, you use the filter under keywords for a title density. That means how many listings on page one, um, have this exact search keyword in the title? Uh, now, first of all, hold on.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me just back up really quick, and one elephant that's in some people's rooms, not in everybody's, is hey, wait a minute, isn't launch and creating listings and things completely different now, here, towards the end of 2024, because of Cosmo Algorithm and Rufus and this and that. And first of all, just spoiler, no, 100% the same. I'm not doing anything differently, differently. That being said, I'm going to go deep into I might have already been dependent on when I'm recording this, but I'm going to go deep into another episode where we talk about, uh, what the future holds because of you know, AI and different things. But the beauty is that don't listen to people who are trying to say that, hey, everything has changed right now because it hasn't, I am not doing anything differently because of AI and I'm having the exact same successes now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The reason is because I have never been one somebody just focusing on keyword stuffing or keyword relevancy as the be all filter and stuff. If you're doing that, yeah, your launch strategies would have gone out of fashion years ago, because Amazon searches evolved before AI, before so-called Cosmo or Rufus and things like that. No, you got to do more than just stuff your keywords or your listings with keywords. Right, we've been teaching that you have to have the customer in mind when you guys are coming up with your listing, when you're choosing keywords, and not just have the Amazon algorithm in mind. Okay, and that's what we've always, even though the kind of strategies have changed. That's what we've always focused on in the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy is you're balancing Amazon algorithm with the customer and, again, nothing has changed, even though there's Rufus now and there's, you know, develop algorithms. If you're still doing that, you are a hundred percent fine. So don't get confused with people telling you that, hey, you've got to completely change everything you do or else you're completely irrelevant to the Amazon algorithm. Now, that being said, I hope nothing changes in the three weeks that from the time I'm recording this to the time I am releasing this, because I actually am recording this before Amazon Accelerate. Who knows, maybe something will come up from Amazon Accelerate that completely changes this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I was teaching the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy to do refunds and giveaways for a year, year, for like two years. So the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy, you do a giveaway and you rebate them. Why? Because that was allowed by Amazon until the. I was teaching that till the very day it wasn't um. So, like I don't like to be the one who speculates about what could change, what does change. I'm going to tell you what's working, and you know we can, you know, kind of have in mind, hey, well, what could, but not to the point where it distracts you from what is working. And so that's what I'm always going to do. I'm going to give you the facts, guys, without speculation or things about what might change. And then the instant that something does change, or Amazon announces some policy shift or they announce something that you know the different way that you have to make your listings, we'll go ahead and shift them all these honeymoon strategy, right. So just keep that in mind. Everything I talk about right now has nothing to do with AI and different things, because these strategies are working right now, even though there's, you know, Rufus and different things like that. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So again, going back to the product research, low title density is something I look at because that gives me an idea. If some of the main keywords in a niche have a low title density number, that means it's going to be really easy for me to get to page one of those search results, because that's just one of the ways that Amazon algorithm works. How it says that something is relevant for a keyword is like hey, is that keyword in the title? And if there's not that many listings that have that keyword in the title, well, it's like okay, well, maybe this listing isn't that important for this keyword, all right. So that's one of the factors I look at. Another thing I could look at again, not like I'm only looking for this, but it's just stuff that gives me more confidence when I do launch, especially if I have like five or six options and I'm like all right, I only want to launch one or two products, which are the one or two that I'm going to do first. Well, these are the things I'm looking at. So another one is I look at Brand Analytics and I'm looking total domination of one or two products, you know, because they're getting the majority of the clicks, the majority of the purchases, or, on the flip side, is the top three clicks. Do they only make up like 10% of the conversions, meaning 90% is wide open. I can go either way and it'll give me some confidence. It says, hey, if just one listing is dominating the clicks and the purchases, that that and I don't think that listing is that great or that product is that great that gives me some confidence that, hey, maybe I can go in right away and from day one, maybe dominate a little bit. Right On the flip side, maybe, if it's wide open, I'm like, oh shoot, people are just buying all kinds of products here on page one, the top three click products only make up 10% of the sales. That could give me some confidence too that, hey, I can have a lot better conversion share than these top three click products. That's just one of the things I look at as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing I like looking at is in Amazon not even Helium 10, but in Amazon product opportunity explore. I look at the conversion rate for the keyword. All right, so in the conversion rate, if it has like less than 1%, I'm like, wow, this is great. That means that out of every 100 searches, less than one person actually buy something when they search at that could be an indication that there's opportunity, that people aren't finding what they're looking for. I can actually I said not in Helium 10, but for those of you who don't have Helium 10, yeah, use Product Opportunity Explorer. You can do that inside of Helium 10 with the keyword sales metric. All right, so we have estimated sales, and so if you have a huge differentiation between search volume and keyword sales, guess what? You found a keyword where it not many people are seeing what they're looking for and thus people aren't buying it. And so that means, if you can figure out what's the gap, why are people searching for this, but why aren't they buying anything on the page? Now, all of a sudden, you've got a huge advantage and that could be a great opportunity to get in a certain niche. So these are some of the things I look at, even before we're talking about launch, even though I know this is a launch episode. Those are some of the things that help me decide which keywords I'm going to launch.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Second step, before we even get to the launch, is the keyword research, and this is the key right. This is super key, and this is where I really think that you know, even though you can do launches without Helium 10. Guys, if you're using another tool that doesn't have these things I'm about to mention, you are leaving lots of money on the table with potential keywords, and so let me go over those. Now. The first thing I like to do is I'll put in 10 or 15 of the top competitors into Cerebro. Okay, so I'll take a baseline product, throw in 10 competitors, 15 competitors, minimum five, unless I'm in a brand-new niche where there's not much to look at. Let's just pretend that we're talking about something where there are at least five competitors that I can look at.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>First thing I do is I just hit the one click button top keywords in Cerebro. That gives me all of the keywords that most of the top competitors, or most of these top competitors are all ranking for, and they're ranking highly for, instantly. These, I know, are my keywords and so I'll take that, put it to you know, like a keyword list, that I have my keyword list. Next thing I do is I look at the opportunity keywords. It's another one click button. I hit opportunity keywords and now that shows me, hey, where the keywords were a maximum of only one or two products are crushing it and the others, like, are not even in the ballgame. Because that gives me a list of keywords that you know I'm going to go ahead and not have some. You know as much competition. You know those top keywords, everybody's competing for it. That's great. I need to know that. Those are the most relevant keywords, usually to a niche. But these opportunity keywords the reason why we call it opportunity is because, hey, these are getting sales for maybe one, max, two products. The others might not even know about this keyword. They're not even ranking for it really. So that could be an opportunity for you to come in.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Instead of having a keyword that you're competing with all 10 or 15 top competitors You're just competing with, you know, like three or three, one or two, right, all right, so that's another one, Now, by the way, guys, I like setting up two different keyword lists. I put everything into a main keyword list, all right, inside of Helium 10. But then I set up a second keyword list. Now, this is something new, I haven't done this in the past but where I'm putting in some of my like outlier keywords, where I'm like hey, this is not going to be one of the top keywords, but I want to make sure I have this in phrase form, all right. So, like I'm looking for another like 10, 15 keywords that I'm going to put in this special list, 15 to 20, maybe even more, maybe I can go up to 30. I still want to put my main keywords in phrase form, but these are the ones where it's not going to have a highly competitive performance score. I'll talk to you a little bit about that later, but I still want to make sure it's like making a mental note hey, these are the keywords I want to put in phrase form, even though they might not be one of my main keywords. I'll explain a little bit more why later.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next step I do in Cerebro again. I do in Cerebro again, we're still looking at those keywords where I did 10 to 15, is. I want to look at where one competitor is ranking in the top 10, at least just one. Forget about what the other guys are ranking for. What are all the keywords where one guy is ranking the top 10 out of those 5, 10, 15 competitors? Copy those keywords to my keyword list because hey, those are keywords getting sales for one of my competitors. Why can't I get sales for it? It's not always going to be the most relevant keyword, right? So some of them are random. Obviously, a lot of brand names are going to come up. I'm not putting in brand names, keywords into my  listing. I would obviously exclude those. The next step is hey, where is just one competitor ranking in the top 50? It's making it a little bit more broad, like it's not going to be hated for it. And, by the way, the more keywords that you put in your listing that you share ranking with these other competitors, it's setting you up for success from day one as far as relevancy to the Amazon algorithm, because Amazon remember, if you have a brand new product, amazon doesn't know what your product is, it just can go by what's in your listing, and so the more that you can relate yourself to other products with established histories. It means from day one it's going to be like, okay, we're going to give a shot to this product for these other keywords, because it looks similar to this other listing, right, but uh, you know it, or because it has the same keywords, but you know, we're not exactly sure it's relevant for this. But let's give it a try. That's. That's kind of like how the honeymoon period even works.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Uh, the next step is I'm going to go for, uh, something new-ish I've been doing just to get more keywords is 75% of the top competitors are ranking for a keyword, just ranking at all, all right, so obviously this is some keywords. I could have some completely off the wall keywords here, but here's the thing 75% of the top competitors. That means if I had 10 competitors that I put in Cerebro, I need at least seven or eight competitors all ranking for it, anywhere between one and 306. And the reason is maybe people aren't getting sales for it, but there's a reason. Most keywords have 1,000, 10,000 products indexed for the keyword. That means searchable, but only seven pages of search results come up. Right, only 306 listings come up. Now, if you can find keywords where maybe nobody's even ranking that high for it, but they're all in the top 306. Now, all of a sudden it's like, hey, this is probably somewhat relevant. Maybe it's not to the customer yet, but to Amazon. There's signs that Amazon has said, hey, this deserves ranking.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now there's where Helium 10 comes in. You use other tools like Jungle Scout or Data Dive, which is driven by Jungle Scout. They're only looking at the top, I think, 100 or 150 ranks, so you're going to miss out on tons of keywords. I'll be doing another podcast later where I talk a little bit more about how many keywords you miss out if you're using another tool. But that's one of the main advantages or not one of the main, but one of the many advantages I should say of Helium 10 is we're looking at all the ranks, all right. So if you're only looking at the top 150, you can miss out on some valuable keywords, on some valuable keywords.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next thing is another Amazon or Helium 10 only metric of Amazon recommended rank. Remember, Helium 10 has a direct connection with Amazon for the relevancy score, which we call Amazon recommended rank. It's because it's what Amazon recommends that you advertise for due to relevancy, all right. So I want to see what are the keywords that 75% of the listings again, seven out of 10, three out of five, you know, 10 out of 15, uh, 11 out of 15, actually I should say are all have or are all on this Amazon recommended rank. That means they're all on Amazon's relevancy radar and it's a top 200 average. All right. In helium 10, you can pick the Amazon recommended rank average. So that means across the board that on average it's one of the top 200 keywords that Amazon thinks is relevant, all right. So again, these are keywords that you're not going to find in other tools, but these can help you get these little sales, like one or two sales here or there. With some of these keywords. That's really going to help you get ahead of the competition.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The last thing I'm doing in Cerebro with those top 15, 10, 5, 10, 15 listings is I'm looking for where 75% of the competitors are all advertising for the keyword. Now I might go take it a little bit narrow and say, hey, show me where at least three competitors are advertising in the top 10 positions. Then I know they're spending money and sure I'll run that. But at the very least I want to see where, hey, at least seven out of 10, at least 11 out of 15 of my top competitors. They're all showing up in the sponsor results, right up to 105 locations. Again, this is not something that all tools have. Some tools are only showing you where the top 40 or top 50 sponsored ads, but again, I'm looking, I like to look at the top seven pages, because if they're showing up in the top seven pages, their bid has got to be somewhat high, where it's even in the in the ballpark, and so if you're not looking at all seven pages, you could be leaving money on the table. So by now, at this point, I've got like a good two, three hundred or even more keywords. Not all I'm gonna be able to get in my listing, not all, definitely in phrase form, but this gets me on a good start.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And one more thing that I like to do is I like to look at the historical trend. All right, this is another Helium 10 exclusive where, like, let's say, I'm doing looking into egg racks. Maybe, I think that in February, march, when Easter is coming, a lot of people are searching for different keywords. So I can hit this show historical trend and then I could look either at the product level or the entire niche level. Hey, what's going on in like February of the last couple of years and where were these products getting sales in February? And then it's kind of like taking a time machine in Cerebro, going back and looking all right, let me go ahead and pull all the important keywords in February and then I can see, oh, there's a whole bunch of keywords maybe that are not showing up right now. So, super important. This is something that is going to get you a lot of the historical keywords and the seasonal keywords that other tools just aren't going to show you, because it's only showing you what's going on now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next thing I do is I'll take maybe three or four of those top keywords, the ones that had the highest competitor performance score in Cerebro. What I'm going to do is I'm going to go ahead and throw those one by one into Magnet and then I'm going to filter down for Smart Complete. Smart Complete is showing me the long tail versions of that keyword in various forms. So in other words, for example, coffin shelf. All right, so that's for my coffin shelf. That's the main keyword. I put that in Magnet. Hit Smart Complete. It's going to show me probably not that many, because coffin shelf is in a huge keyword, I'm going to get a good 15, 20 keywords where it'll be like coffin shelf for men, spooky coffin shelf, Halloween coffin shelf, whatever things like that. But those ones might not have a lot of ranking yet for whatever reason. But I'm going to go ahead and copy those keywords. A lot of it probably came up in my Cerebro, but there's always going to be like two or three keywords that probably didn't come up in Cerebro but that there's searches for, especially if I'm using a search volume filter, and I want to get those in my listing too, because, hey, if my product is a coffin shelf, I want to know what are the different forms of coffin shelf that people are searching for. Let me get those in my listing as long as they're relevant. So I'll go ahead and do that in Magnet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next step is I can do this either in Helium 10, which is actually easier, or I can do this in top search terms Brand Analytics in Amazon. I'm going to take some of those top competitors all right, those top five, those top 10, and I am going to go back in history and I want to see any time that they were one of the top three clicked and they had purchases. It's not just a matter of being one of the top three clicked. They could be one of the top three clicked forever, but if they never had purchases, well, is that really a valuable keyword for them? Most of the keywords I'm going to come up with here are going to have already been what I found in Cerebro, but every now and then you'll find some random keyword because maybe they just randomly were ranking for it one day, or they just randomly got shown in an auto campaign. They never even realized it, so they never had you know, other sales again other weeks. But I'm going to go back and look a week by week for the past six months or so. Now this is kind of a tedious task. Now, soon, Helium 10 in our Brand Analytics Black Box tool, you're going to be able to look at multiple date ranges, so it's going to be just a couple of clicks, a button. But right now, whether you're using Helium 10 or Amazon, it's going to be kind of tedious. You're going to have to go week by week over the past six months. If you really want to do this right and just look at all the keywords where they were one of the top three clicked your top competitors maybe only your top five and where they actually had more than 0% conversion share, meaning they actually had purchases for it. I'm going to put that to my keyword list. Some of those I might actually put to that special keyword list where it's my top keywords.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next thing here is something that's been in my Maldives Honeymoon for a while very unique once again to Helium 10, is you want to look at the frequently bought together of some of your top competitors? I'm not going to do this to all 15, but I'll put in my top five competitors into Black Box product targeting. Now, what this is going to do is it's going to show me for these products I can do it one by one or I can put them all in where what other products have shown up in the frequently bought together for these products. Remember Amazon, frequently bought together is showing you products that people bought in the same purchase experience. So, for example, it's not like the old metric that was customer also bought, you know where. Like maybe Monday I bought a coffin shelf and Wednesday I bought diapers, right, you know like, yeah, sure, that's one competitor or one competitor, one customer who bought those two things. But are those relevant? No, but then if something is frequently bought together in the same shopping cart experience, it's usually because they're kind of relevant towards each other, like maybe it's a coffin shelf plus like a spider web shelf or something like that, or it's a coffin shelf plus some spooky decor item, because somebody's you know like decorating their Halloween haunted house or something like that. Right? So what I'm looking for is not other coffin shelves and other coffin shelves are going to come up, because sometimes people buy two of the same products or whatever your product is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm looking for what are the products that are showing up and frequently bought together with my competitors or my future competitors that are completely different? Not, I don't want to say completely different, but I mean it's not a coffin shelf. So, in other words, I want to look for a product that's like a coffin shelf with a you know, bat shaped bath rug or something, where it's like oh yeah, obviously this person is buying this kind of themed stuff, but it's not a competitor. You know, a bat-shaped bat rug is not a competitor with coffin shelf. All right, it's two separate products, but there's relevance, there's a history of people buying the two. Now, the reason I'm doing that is because now I'm going to take those products. Maybe there are five products that are commonly showing up with my competitors, maybe it's 10. It's up to you, and then I'm one or two keywords of each of those products, all right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So let's say that, to my coffin shelf, one of the other top products that showed up in frequently bought together was a coffin-shaped light cover, like a light switch right, or a coffin-shaped toilet paper dispenser, whatever. It is right. What is the main keyword of that? Well, it's going to be coffin-shaped light cover or something like that. Right, I want that keyword in my listing. They're number one and they're number two keywords, like the most relevant keywords. If I were to flip this and somebody had a coffin bath mat and my product is a coffin shelf, what keywords are they going to choose for me? Well, they would choose coffin shelf, right, you know for them. Now, why is this? This is something unique. All right, I want to be related to these products from day one. I don't I'm not making some wild guess that people who are interested in coffin shelves are also going to be interested in this coffin shape, like I know Amazon is telling me people are buying these products together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So how does it benefit me by having this kind of, this other product, which is doesn't describe my product, being indexed for that keyword? Well, it just sends that little relevancy signal to amazon saying, hey, Amazon, you know this, this product has this keyword in here. You know when I'm doing now, when I'm doing my product targeting, from day one usually I'm going to be able to target that other product. You know those are the products you want to target. If you just have, if you, if I have a coffin shelf and I don't have any of those, uh, coffin, you know light cover keywords in my listing eventually will I show up pin product targeting. You know sponsor display ads and things like that probably. You know when I went in an auto campaign, you know Amazon might one day just show it or you know, in some other kind of product targeting maybe you know I'll get impressions. But I want to start getting those impressions from like day one of my list and then, if I actually am indexed for that keyword, it's like it's going to give me a lot better chance from day one to start showing up in product targeting and then, uh, you know, I I'm hopefully going to get sales from those product targeting ads because I see a history of frequently bought together. So that's another uh set of keywords that I'm going to go ahead and want to put in my listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now another part, uh that doesn't have to do with Helium 10 is using Product Opportunity Explorer. Probably 98% of the keywords I'm going to see in product opportunity to explore I already got from Cerebro or Magnet or Brand Analytics or one of these others, but every now and then there's maybe some new up and coming keyword that might not be in the other ones. So this is kind of like a nice little bookend. And obviously, for those of you who don't have Helium 10 for whatever strange reason out there you're one of the few top sellers who don't use it Well, you kind of have to use only Product Opportunity Explorer. But I'll put my competitors into Product Opportunity Explorer and check what niches they're in, or if my main keyword has a niche on Product Opportunity Explorer not all main keywords do. I'm going to look at the other niche keywords and I'm going to get that and go ahead and put it in my keyword list as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, next up is the Listing Optimization. This is key. All right, all those keywords from my two lists I'm throwing into Listing Builder. Okay, it could be 300, 400 phrases, I'm not sure. Well, Listing Builder immediately is gonna break down my phrases with my individual keywords. Now, remember the top keywords. By the way, at the same time I'm gonna bring in all of my competitors, those 10, 15 top competitors. I'm importing them into my Listing Builder. I think this is only a diamond in a plan so that you can see those competitor performance scores that you see in Cerebro. So now I know what are the most relevant keywords. What are those top keywords is because those probably have a CPS score of like eight, nine or 10. And how I'm going to prioritize this now is hey, even though it says 400 phrases or 300 or 100, there's no one number that's right or wrong. But however, many phrases I have, now I know, hey, I'm only picking, like a top 10 or 15 phrases, the ones that are the most relevant with that high score, to make sure I have in phrase form, plus any of those other keywords that I'm like.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hey, I you know, maybe I found this keyword in Brand Analytics, or maybe it's one of those opportunity keywords, or maybe it's something I'm going to go ahead and, you know, make sure those get in phrase form. The rest of it, guess what? All I have to do is make sure that those individual keywords are in there once. And where am I listening? Because if I have 300 phrases, they're probably you know, that's probably. You know three, maybe let's just say they have three words each. There's probably 900 words in those 300 phrases, right? It doesn't mean I have to put 900 different individual words. Those 900 words. There's probably only like 200 or 300 individual words that are unique. The rest are just duplicates of each other, right? So then what I would do is, hey, the Helium 10 Listing Builder is already taking out those duplicates. I just got to make sure each of those individual keywords I have somewhere in my listing. Now, at this point I can have AI and Listing Builder, kind of just like you know, make me a rough listing, or I could just write the listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A couple things, remember when you're making the title all right, pick, put your best keyword in the title for me Coffin Shelf. Coffin Shelf is going to be there. If it's an egg holder, maybe egg holder countertop. But then what I'm going to do is there another top keyword like Gothic Decor? I'll stick that. It's the Coffin Shelf and Gothic Decor. They're not even nested keywords. But if I've got two top keywords I can usually find a way to put two top keywords in my listing. But here's the thing Once you do that, now use the helium 10 to see what are those root phrases. That, if it's a two-word root or more, now what happens is now I'm going to be like hey, what are some nested keywords I can use? You know, an example I've always used is maybe I have my main keyword is egg holder and then additional keyword egg holder, countertop. Egg holder, countertop for kitchen. Rustic egg holder, rustic egg holder, countertop for kitchen. If I put the keyword in my title rustic egg holder, countertop for kitchen, I've got like five, six phrases in phrase form right there, because Amazon is not making me you know it looks at those phrases just in the order of the words that it's at. It's not. It's not making me put those phrases all separately. So that's what you should do. Pick your two top keywords and then see what other nested keywords can you put in there, so you can kill a couple birds with one stone, for you know, sending those relevancy signals to Amazon that, hey, this is what my product is about. Now the rest of my listing again, I'm focusing on trying to get those key phrases in phrase form in my listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But again, do not just keyword stuff. It's not just about, hey, I need to put these keywords this many times, et cetera. Listing builder we have some tool or some scoring that will help you to know what kind of score you have, but you have really got to write to connect to the customer when you're ranking your listing. This doesn't have to do with the launch per se, but again, this isn't necessarily about it. This is nothing new, guys. We've been taught. I've been talking about this for six years since I've worked at Helium 10. You have got to use review insights in Helium 10 to look at your competitors, reviews. What do people like about it, what do people not like about it? Talk about it in their coffee, right? Is that a keyword? No, but I'm going to write about that. I'm going to put that in my image. I'm going to show if I had collagen peptides, somebody at a kitchen table, you know, pouring it into their coffee, because that's how people are using. I'm going to talk about that in the bullet points.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Again, not to send a relevancy signal for a certain keyword or to rank for in my coffee. I'm not trying to rank for in my coffee, but I'm trying to connect with the customer. And, by the way, guys, going back to what I said before, if something changed, you know, as things change with AI and Rufus and things like that, you know somebody might ask a question like hey, how can I find the best you know collagen peptides that'll fit in my coffee? Well, guess what? You're going to be the one that has that in your listing. So the Amazon AI is going to relate it to your product. But again, that's not the reason to do it. It's not because, oh yeah, Rufus is out there now. That's why you should put this. No, I've been talking about this for six years, even before there was a such thing as Rufus, right? So, again, make sure you are talking to the customer in your listing as well. Make those emotional connections with your customer. What problems does your product solve? What are the use cases? And I'm talking about images, I'm talking about your bullet points, your description, your A plus content. Speak to the customer, then you don't have to worry about fancy stuff, about AI and whatnot, because you're already covering your basis.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the next aspect here is something I just released last year in episode 500, which I hadn't talked about before, and that's making a test listing. The reason why I want to make a test listing nowadays is because I don't know what's going on, but there are so many times where it seems like Amazon gets confused about products from the get go. I've talked about this before, but how this came up or how I discovered it, was because I was launching these coffee socks. And then what happened was, when I say coffee socks, it's socks that had a message on the bottom where it says hey, if you can read this, bring me coffee. And so I wanted to rank for coffee gifts for women or gifts for coffee lovers and things like that, and I couldn't even get impressions in PPC.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then when I ran the relevancy test that only you can get in Helium 10 with Amazon recommended rank, the coffee keywords were not even in its top 20. All the top 20 keywords was like oh, you know, black sock and pink sock and black shoe. And I'm like, oh man, amazon is completely confused about this product and I was like, well, it kind of makes sense because you know coffee is in the grocery category, right? My product? It's a sock, it's in the fashion category. Amazon probably thinks that. You know why does this product need to be relevant for the coffee related keywords, right? So this is what happens sometimes when you just launch a listing and then you usually have to like all right, I need to opt to reoptimize my listing. I need to send traffic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>By the way, one of the best ways to get relevancy for keywords you are indexed for is using the old school two-step field ASIN URLs. All right, you can. You can pull one of those eight field ASIN two-step URLs by using index checker and then just give that to like four or five people. This is not against Amazon terms of service. Am I trying to rank? Am I trying to increase my ranking for a certain keyword? No, that's against Amazon terms of service. We used to do that all day long, you know, five years ago, that used to be part of them all these honeymoon strategy. The reason why this is not against terms of services I couldn't care less about ranking. I mean, maybe later I want to rank is just get a couple of orders for using one of those URLs to send that relevancy signal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm going to show you some examples about how amazing that works, where, in two days, I can get that Amazon relevancy for that keyword. That I didn't, and so that's what I did for my coffee listing. I do it for other listings. But anyways, these are things that you're testing. Maybe that doesn't work, maybe you have to do send a search find by which, again, is against Amazon terms of service if you're trying to rank. But if you're just trying to send relevancy, there's nothing against terms of service for that for now. But anyways, if you're trying to launch a product and you're in the honeymoon period and you're trying to figure stuff out and test and like, all right, let me check back tomorrow. Did this affect my relevancy? Do I get PPC impressions? Now you’re losing days of your honeymoon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You want to hit the ground running from day one of your listing, right, and so it's important to make a test listing to see, hey, if, is Amazon confused? Oh, yes, if, yes, well, now what steps do I have to take to fix it? And then now you know, when you make your real listing, you know exactly on day one, exactly what you have to do, instead of trying to run these experiments. The other reason to do test listings is you can test your PPC. Are you getting PPC impressions from day one on all your keywords? If not, again you might have to do some relevancy switches on there. What PPC bid gets you in the top four positions? If you launch your product without this, it's fine. You'll know within four hours thanks to Helium 10's keyword tracker that has boost. You'll know in four hours. Oh, I need to raise or lower the bid, but since you're doing this anyways, might as well figure out what that exact bid is. That gets you to the top of search, right. And now, once you've got that bid, hey, when you make your real listing and you make your real PPC campaign, your launch campaign, you'll know from day one exactly the bids. That's going to get you at the top of the.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A throwaway ASIN. I use similar images. I don't want to use the exact same images. All right, I have to use a throwaway UPC like throw a, fulfilled by merchant listing up. All right, you know, put one inventory in, I'll put a high price, cause I didn't want to get purchases, maybe, right, and then? And then I just start playing with these things and testing. You know I run it through Cerebro. What is the Amazon recommended rank? Start my PPC campaign for it. Where is it showing me? You know I run my keyword tracker. I get all of this data so that when I make my quote unquote real listing from day one I have all my ducks lined up in a row where I know exactly what I have to do.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>When you make your real listing but your product isn't ready to in Amazon yet, you know, make sure to put a future date. All right. Now be careful, though. All right, be careful. There's some listings that have this thing called street date, all right. So if you see four different dates, be very careful which dates you do. Before I used to just say, oh yeah, wherever you see a date for listing launch date and merchant, go live date or whatever just put some random date in the future and then, once the product actually gets there, then go ahead and change the date. But there's one of these things I'm going to talk a little bit about it later when I show you some real-life examples there's one of these dates that you can't change unless maybe use like a special flat file, which I haven't tested yet, but you can't change it, so you're locked into a pre-buy until then. So just be very careful when setting the date in the future.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But you don't want to just create your listing and have your listing potentially active where other people can find that ASIN and like make it active in their, in their Seller Central, and now it's like counting days against your honeymoon period for you. You don't want to do that. So put your date in the future or just create the listing the same day. You're going to launch it. Those of you who have warehouses in the United States, like me, that's what I do. I don't put a future date always because I got the product in my warehouse. I turn on my Fulfilled by Merchant listing the same day and then I send the inventory to Amazon and I'm getting orders from day one. All right, you got to do one of those things. You've got your regular listing, everything is set up. It's launch date, all right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What do you do? I keep my product at what I want my list price to be. Maybe I want my list price to be above what my regular price is going to be. Um, let's just say your regular price. You want to target a 39 99. I want to maybe set a list price at 43 99. Just give me some leeway down the road price, set that as a baseline price and give me the best chance to get that strikethrough pricing. Okay, so if it's going to be $43.99, I have five people lined up, not giving them, like you know, search, find, buy. I'm not giving them, you know, URLs to try and rank for, unless you know it's to send those relevancy signals. Maybe I can do it as a combined thing, but I get five people to buy at a full price and then that sets that baseline price. It gives me the best chance to be able to have that strike through price because I want to do a big discount in the beginning.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, other things that don't work to get the strike through price. I tried once to use a social media coupon code. I did a social media coupon code and I was like all right, $43.99. And then I had people use the social media coupon code, do it. Five of them didn't work to get the strike through price and it doesn't set that off and on. When it does work, is doing a coupon, all right, I can do a coupon, um, you know. Or a promotion, promotional price, where it's a clippable coupon, uh or uh, a promotion, that's on the page right when they click it. That sometimes works. But if you're just worried about like, oh, I'm not sure it's going to work out, the best thing to do is just get the full price. Uh orders five of them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, once that's ready, I immediately go ahead and start my PPC campaigns. Now, what I've been doing is I have one PPC campaign. It's going to be a throwaway campaign, as in. It's only going to last for maybe one month. I call it my launch campaign and in there I put my top five or 10 keywords that I'm trying to rank for. Again, it includes maybe only two or three main keywords that I'm really trying to rank for and then six to 10 of the supplementary keywords, using that same principle about how you make the title having keywords nested together, like, if the keyword is egg holder countertop, then I'll have large egg holder countertop, egg holder countertop, kitchen, et cetera, et cetera. I'm launching all these at once and I'm doing a fixed bid, no bid modifiers, just a fixed bid down only. No, just a fixed bid.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then what I'm doing is I put that PPC bid that I know is going to get me those first four PPC positions. And if I didn't do that test listing, no problem. I just put those keywords in keyword tracker, turn boost on. Within four hours I'll know did it get me that top ranking or a sponsored rank or not? Now what I'm doing here? The whole point of this is I'm trying to get enough orders for the CPR number that's in Helium 10, which is how many products you have to sell after the search of a keyword over eight days to give me the best chance. Now do you have to do all of the CPR number to get on page one? No, sometimes I'll do it with even half or even 25% of that CPR number. I'll go ahead and be on page one already, but the full CPR gives you the best chance at sticking on page one afterwards. All right, and now I've got that PPC campaign set up, I'll go ahead and set up in Helium 10 Adtomic my other campaigns as well, but with lower bids. That's my exact match campaign my research, which is a broad match campaign. My auto campaign, my sponsor display targeting campaign, my sponsor brand video campaign. Sometimes I start from day one, two, just with lower bids, just because I want to get some residual sales, but other people don't like to do those right away. Either way works.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There's reasons to do it and not to do it. The reasons to do it is like, hey, when you're in your honeymoon period, you just get so much love from Amazon, it's going to show you across the board for all these keywords, right? So that's why I do it. But then the drawback is, if you have this huge, huge discount on your listing, you don't want just a random keywords where your product is showing up and then you're getting conversions and it doesn't even really. You're not even trying to rank for those keywords per se. Right off the bat. You know you're focused on those five 10 keywords. So then you know, maybe you don't want all your spend going to there. So that way I've done both ways before. You guys choose what works best for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now one thing as since I'm doing, you know I'm losing, but you're going to lose money, guys. I lose money my first month of selling, that's just that's for six years of launch. You lose. It takes money to make money, right? So you, you don't want to be losing more than you need to. So let's say, the CPR number for a keyword is 80, meaning I need 80 over eight days. That's like an average of 10 a day, like if I get 10 orders in one day for one keyword I'm monitoring those PPC numbers I'm going to go in and pause that bid for the rest of the day and then restart the next day until I get 10. All right, so that's just something to keep in mind that it's not going to help you rank. Stick your leg in anymore. If you get 25 orders that first day, right, and then that's not giving you a better chance. All you need is those 10, and then I'm going to pause it because I don't want to keep losing money when I've already done what I need to do to rank for that keyword. When I'm losing money on every order right Now, how do you do that big discount price?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, what's the thought process here? The thought process of even doing a huge discount at the beginning? It's for two reasons. Number one is your product has no reviews. People might not even know your brand. You're trying to compete with products that do have reviews, even if they only got 50 or a hundred or more. Maybe you're doing a competitive niche. What reason would somebody have to buy your product if your price is the same, zero reviews. Maybe you had something in your image. This isn't guaranteed that you have to do it like this. Maybe you're the only product that has a laser that everybody needs on the water bottle or some weird thing like that. Well yeah, you don't even need to do any discount If everybody wants that because that's what they saw on TikTok, it went viral they're only going to buy your product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You can have your product more expensive than others. Those have thousands of reviews. You've got zero reviews and you'll get all the orders because you've got some special thing. But if you don't have that special thing, if you're just kind of similar, you just got a little bit better product than everybody else you've got to give incentives to people to buy your product without that trust, without that social proof of reviews, and to do that usually it's finding that price where it's like a person might not trust you yet but they're like shoot at this price. I'll go ahead and get it. All right for a couple of my products. You know like I had one product that my target price is going to be 24 bucks. To me that was like 12 bucks. It was like an egg tray for my coffin letter board that I was doing. My target price is going to be like $39. I had to launch at 17 because I just wanted to like make it a no brainer for people to get it all right. The other reason to have this low price, uh, is that's when I start my Vine, which is the next step of the honeymoon period is, start your Vine as soon as your low price goes active.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, the reason is because the Amazon Vine reviewers there's two reasons, there's two reasons of this reason. Right, Amazon Vine reviewers, they only have so many products they can get for free before they have to start declaring tax or something like that. So, even though they're not paying for the product, they sometimes prioritize the lower price products so that it doesn't count so much to that monthly total that they have to hit or that they can't hit unless they hit that tax threshold. The other reason is it gives you a better chance to have a positive review from Vine. The Vine reviewers can see the product price and so if your product is full price $39, and they just a little bit kind of don't like the product, well, they might give you three or four stars when you're trying to get five stars because they're like ah, the value is not that great. I was expecting more. But now think about it. If they had the product, maybe they, they, they didn't like it too much. But then they remember oh shoot, this product is like $13. And I'm going to go ahead and give it five stars because it was $13. You like, like that, it's still a good value, all right. So you see how it could be a difference not always, but it could be the difference of you getting a three and a four star or a four and a five star, right. So those are the two reasons why I do a low price.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now the question is how to do low prices. All right, there's different ways, but you got to be careful because nowadays Amazon change again. This year we'll have you lose the buy box If you had a certain price using the sale price and then later you keep trying to raise it up. Like, at that price, I want to raise the $34. I started at 13. Maybe I go to 15. Once I hit like 22 or something, there's like no, no, you're you number of purchases at that new price point before I can go to something else. All right. So that's where you got to be careful. So there's different ways to do discounts. You can do a big coupon when you first launch, so you might want to do the coupon first, see how it works. You can just do a promotional price. All right, now you got to be careful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Sometimes those don't show up that that noticeable in the search results. You could just do a sale price on the product, right, especially that works if you get that strikethrough. Or you could do the discount. That's like something newish that Amazon just launched this year, the price discount section. But here's the thing If you're going to be doing this in phases, right, if you're doing a price discount, you're locked in at that discount and then the next thing you have to do is just go to that regular price, because you cannot go and say, all right, I'm going to do a 50-price discount now, in two weeks let me make that a 40. No, you can only go the other direction with price discounts. Amazon sets that as the cheapest price in 30 days and you can't just keep going a little bit higher. It's gonna say no, it's got to be at least 51 discounts now or something, something like that if your discount was 50. So then that's why sometimes maybe the first thing you do is a coupon and then the next thing you do is the price discount and then the next thing you do is like the sale price and then hope that Amazon gives you your buy box. But sometimes it doesn't. You're going to have to just grin and bear it and start raising that price up, little by little by getting those orders and raising that average price velocity. That whatever sets off Amazon's price. Um, you know, price matching, a buy box suppression that they do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, again, the whole reason of this, of this big discount whether it's 50%, 60%, whatever you're doing is you're trying to get that sales velocity on those keywords, on those PPC keywords, those launch PPC campaign that you're doing, you're showing up at the top of the search results. Somebody searched that keyword. They see you at the top, they click it, they buy it. That's going to help your organic ranking. All right. So just keep doing that until you can get reach organic rank that you're trying to reach. Now, once you hit that eight-day CPR mark or once you're just happy with your organic ranking, you turn off that fixed bid, turn off that target for that keyword, that you reach your ranking, that you like it. And then that's when I switched to that keyword, to my down, my down, only, my down only regular performance campaign. Because you know that fixed bid, I'm paying a lot of money for that position I want to dial back a little bit and just kind of, like you know, find what my evergreen bid is going to be. So you want to do that, one by one as you start achieving your organic ranks or your CPR number, until all of those in your launch campaign are finished, and then you just close, not archive, but just pause that entire launch campaign with all of those individual targets that are paused, all right. So that's pretty much the Maldives Honeymoon Strategy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's go ahead and hop in and show you some of these things in action and what kind of results I had. Here's an example of one of the products I launched an 18-egg rack launch, all right. Here's my PPC campaign that I did, my launch campaign, and you can see that now they're all paused. But I had put a fixed bid and I had a very high bid here. Now look at this problem. This was like all the way back in June 14 to 16, three days. This was on my actual listing. I didn't do a test listing on this. Look at this for some of my keywords I was getting no impressions almost in three days. And for egg holder countertop my main keyword only 131 impressions in three days. I got this shows when my listing actually started was 614. All right, so this was terrible for the first three days of my listing. So I took the listing, I threw in a Cerebro, I ran it and I checked Amazon recommended rank. It only had me relevant, for whatever reason, for two stinking keywords. All right, kitchen decor and kitchen rack. Not even what my product is. And so now it's like okay, there's no doubt. Like obviously Amazon's confused.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So then what I did was like I sent in my little Slack on June 16th. I'm like all right, I sent this to a couple employees here at Helium 10. I'm like hey guys, tomorrow, tonight or tomorrow can, can you guys do something for this case study? And it's also about my release date. You know I was testing something on my release date and I said hey, search egg holder countertop and then you'll see this product in the sponsored ads. Hopefully it's not. It's not showing you impressions. So it's like way down the line, you might have to go to another page because it's not giving me many impressions, but try to find it, click on that sponsored ad and purchase it. All right, and so that's what they did.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, meantime, I had other issues with this listing Again. This is why I'm like saying you've got to do these test listings. Is, the pre-buy wasn't even like allowing me to launch this product and so, like I had to, I had this whole case I had with seller support, where I was trying to get that fixed, all at the same time that I was messing with my relevancy. So this, all of this, I should have done on a test listing if I had followed my own advice, but I was doing this on a live listing. Now, as you guys can see, right on June 16th, as soon as they started doing those orders, now, all of a sudden, I started showing up at the top. On June 14th and 15th, I was barely showing up, I was barely getting impressions. I was showing up in like number 50, number 55 for sponsored rank, right Now. Finally, I got my relevancy fixed, but then that's when I had this other problem where my listing just completely went dead and I had to fight for like two or three days to even get it working. And then I finally got it working back on June 16, June 17, around there, and so that's why you can see the sponsored rank increase.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what was the result of those search find by? In order to send those relevancy signals Again, not for rank, but to send those relevancy signals to Amazon. Take a look at this to send those relevancy signals to Amazon. Take a look at this when I ran in Cerebro on June 19th, just three days after they did that relevancy signal push those three coworkers here at Helium 10. Take a look now at the Amazon recommended rank. Remember how it was only showing two keywords for Amazon recommended rank. Now it was showing multiple ones and it put that keyword that I sent the relevancy signal for egg holder countertop it had Amazon recommended rank number three, which basically means that that was the third most important keyword according to Amazon for this product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now do you remember what I was getting for impressions in PPC? Like 200 total impressions over three days? What did sending those relevant signals to Amazon do for my PPC impressions? Take a look at this the next three-day period from June 19th when my relevancy got fixed to June 21st instead of 200 impressions, 5,000 impressions, 4,000 of that. What keyword was it for? Egg holder countertop, that one that I sent those relevancy signals to Amazon for. This works, guys. Now what happened to my organic rank now that I was able to finally start getting some impressions in PPC and really doing my Maldives Honeymoon Strategy? Look at my organic rank Now that I was able to finally start, you know, getting some impressions in PPC and really doing my Maldives Honeymoon Strategy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Look at my organic rank. I was on page two, you know, on the first few days of my listing, by June 20th, I was already on page one only one day later. And then by June 23rd, I was like in the top five on page one for my main keyword egg holder countertop. Uh, remember I was targeting other longer tail versions of that Fresh egg holder countertop. June 23rd in the top six positions. Another keyword fresh egg holder. All right, so that's part of egg holder countertop fresh egg holder. By June 23rd in the top 10 positions for that keyword. And I was able to stick the landing there Because of some of those sales velocity that I got. I got this new arrival pick badge. Sometimes I'll get the new arrival pick, sometimes I'll get other badges like the top new seller. These kind of will help your conversions as well. If you can get these badges, you can also see because I got those five orders at regular price Amazon gave me a strike through price and it said list price $33.97, my price $24.97.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I did the same exact thing for a very similar product that was a 36-egg holder. I did now one for 24 egg holder. I was like pick the same exact keywords like a month or two later, do the same exact thing, just to make sure. Hey, I got to make sure this strategy wasn't just a fluke. Can I reproduce these results? And sure enough, the same thing happened. Before doing anything, I launched the product. I only had Amazon relevancy for kitchen rack, kitchen holder, kitchen decor, a little bit more, but still no egg holder countertop. But this time I was ready. So from day one I had more employees at Helium 10 said hey, go ahead. Instead of doing a search, find, buy, do a two-step URL using a field, ASIN URL. And I gave them that link and I even gave them a discount code or a coupon. And that not only did it work, but it still gave me that strike through price, even though I was using a discount code on it. And what did it do for my relevancy? Take a look here On July 19th I got egg holder countertop to be the number five most Amazon recommended rank keyword for my product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So again, I completely reproduced the results, which kind of just proves this strategy. But at the end of the day, what happened to my organic rank? Same thing, you know. The middle of July, when I didn't have that relevancy, I was, you know, rank page two, page three. As soon as I made those relevancy hits, within a day or two it put me into the top three positions organically even so that I could maintain one of the top ranks for this new product. Here's another product I recently launched in the last month Coffin Letterboard. A little bit more of a competitive niche on Amazon than some of these A-Racks. I was able to get the number one new release in changeable letterboards category due to this launch. Doing this launch got me within one week on all of my main phase one launch keywords every single one that I had targeted I got top three and then one of them had top eight only for organic rank. Within one week of my launch, I even got brand analytics the number two clicked keyword for the whole keyword for this brand-new product launch.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's another product I launched in another category. I was able to get the number one new release. Here you can see I got a nice red negative 58% discount off of a typical price $44.97. I was able to do that with five full price buys and then doing the discount price here, the price discount to 1897. It gave me a big, nice red minus 58% off. So, guys, these strategies work all right. This is something that I obsess over Now. Is Amazon going to change the algorithm and are you going to have to start doing new things later on for ranking? Of course, every single year I've done this Maldives, sun, moon strategy. I always have new things because Amazon is always changing. The way the Amazon algorithm works is always changing, but the fundamental principles, guys, have not changed. The fundamental principles are you've got to play to the Amazon algorithm and you've got to play to your target customer. If you're doing these things, you don't have to worry about what might change with AI and not, because, at the end of the day, amazon is trying to serve the customer. It's going to have machine learning, it's going to have AI, it's going to have whatever. But what is Amazon trying to do at the end of the day? Make sure they're showing relevant products to the customer so that Amazon can get its commission and its.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>With doing your Listing Optimization, your keyword research, keep these fundamentals. Know the right keywords. All right, even if things change to AI in the future, amazon still needs to know from day one what your listing is. If you don't have the right keywords in there, it's not like AI is going to magically make you relevant for keywords or for use cases that you don't even have anywhere in your listing. All right, so you have got to be able to create your listings in a way that makes the Amazon algorithm happy and that makes a customer happy, because it's later on uh, after that launch phase. It's customer interactions with your product, the ways that customers find your product, the way that they click, the way that they add to cart, the way that they actually purchase it, the reviews they leave about your product. This is what's going to sustain you, these things that I show. This helps you get to page one, you know. But then, if you don't convert, if Amazon buyers don't leave you good reviews, if they're returning their product a lot, if they click on your product and they don't like your listing, so they click off of it and buy another one. Your organic rank is not going to stick. You're not going to have success.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, guys, I love doing this episode every year, not just because I get to come to cool places like the Maldives, like this, but it's because launch is my passion and I'm always going to be doing lots of tests. I only showed you about three or four different tests, but I've launched over 10 products in the last six months or so where I've been testing different things, and I'm going to continue to keep launching new products to make sure what's working, what's not working. Now, if anything huge happens, I might have to come back to the Maldives or something before episode 700, I guess that's a big sacrifice I'll have to make to have to come back here. But otherwise, consider this your go to launch strategy for the next year or so and then we'll come back for episode 700, to maybe another resort here in the Maldives, and then I'll try and let you know what's new that's going to work with launch. Well, guys, I hope you guys are able to use these strategies and I wish you the most of success using these Maldives Honeymoon Launch Strategies for your next Amazon product launch. We'll see you in the next episode.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Sr Brand Evangelist and Walmart Expert, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

TikTok Search Ads Campaign launch in U.S.
<a href='https://searchengineland.com/tiktok-search-ads-campaign-launch-us-446927'>https://searchengineland.com/tiktok-search-ads-campaign-launch-us-446927

</a>Tariffs Targeting Chinese E-commerce Brands
<a href='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariffs-targeting-chinese-e-commerce-could-dampen-demand'>https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariffs-targeting-chinese-e-commerce-could-dampen-demand

</a>Google Search Tests Shopping E-Commerce Card
<a href='https://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-e-commerce-card-card-38105.html'>https://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-e-commerce-card-card-38105.html</a></p>
<p>Experience Amazon Accelerate 2024 on demand
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/amazon-accelerate-on-demand-content'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/amazon-accelerate-on-demand-content

</a>Target Circle Week 2024
<a href='https://www.today.com/shop/target-circle-week-details-dates-deals-2024-rcna171858'>https://www.today.com/shop/target-circle-week-details-dates-deals-2024-rcna171858</a></p>
<p>Lastly, in our training tip of the week, Carrie walks us through how you can take an FNSKU and create a custom barcode labels to give to your factories.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - TikTok Search Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:48 - New Chinese Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:59 - Google Search Tests</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:09 - Accelerate on Demand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:50  - Target Circle Week</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:39 - Walmart Lending</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 - Walmart Repricer Dash</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:14 - Helium 10 New Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:07 - Easy Barcodes</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>TikTok shop ads launch in the US new potential tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce sellers, and Amazon, Walmart and Target are battling it out for deals in October. All of this and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart, e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Keri Miller. So, Keri, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay. So the first story is that TikTok search ads campaigns have launched in the US, and I'll go ahead and show the article here. It's basically allowing for keyword based search ads that target users directly in the search results. Now if you're a TikTok user, you know a lot of the ads actually come on your For you page when you're kind of scrolling. So it's kind of a more generic approach. But now sellers can actually target keywords when consumers are actually searching in TikTok for something specific. So this is potentially stepping up competition with Google Ads, as TikTok is becoming a go-to search engine, in addition to becoming a social media platform. So let's go ahead and take a look at this article. If we scroll down a little bit, it says previously ads on the TikTok search page were more generic, but now brands can tailor their ads to align with specific search behaviors. Now it goes on to further say why this matters. It says that TikTok has a growing role as a search engine for younger users. 57% of users use the app's search function, according to internal TikTok data, and this new feature lets you capture attention at critical moments of intent. TikTok's move could threaten Google's dominance, as younger users are increasingly using social media for search instead of traditional search engines. So, if you recall, last week Bradley actually did talk about this on the Weekly Buzz and he said that there's a report that says over 50% of Gen Zers are going to be shopping on TikTok for the holiday season. So that's very interesting and very good numbers if you really wanted to start targeting on TikTok. And let's talk about the actual numbers of these actual ads. TikTok's testing shows that combining search ads with in-feed ads boost conversion by 20%, with users who don't engage with an ad initially more likely to interact with after seeing a related ad in the search. So that's very interesting information. So definitely something to consider when you are going into Q4 and wanna really boost your sales this holiday season.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so let's go ahead and get into the next article Now. The next article is interesting and it's titled Tariffs Targeting Chinese E-commerce Could Damp Demand. Okay, so this is definitely something that is gonna be very interesting for a lot of e-commerce sellers because, as I don't know if anyone remembers if you've been watching I actually mentioned that Amazon is launching a direct-to-consumer program for Chinese sellers to sell directly to consumers in the US through the Amazon platform, and I mentioned this might make some US sellers a bit upset, you know, because a lot of the small parcels they're not taxed the same, you don't have to deal with the same logistics charges and things like that. So you know this basically gives Chinese sellers a much higher margins because of the lack of tariffs. You know, no warehouse and distribution costs associated with the traditional kind of container imports. There's a lot of other things that kind of go in with these small parcels. I know, for example, me as a consumer, I did order something on TikTok that I thought was gonna be great quality and it was actual garbage. It actually was shipped directly from China through customs. So really kind of is an interesting you know thing that we should really be considering for consumer protection as well as well. As you know, for US sellers, when you're providing quality, then it's going to help boost you a little bit more because it's going to kind of close off this way of kind of things that are come low quality coming into the US without having to even pay those taxes or being searched.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So in this article, if I scroll down here, it says the White House this month said it would soon tighten eligibility and increase information requirements for low value imports that qualify for duty free status in an effort to prevent businesses from evading duty payments. It goes on to say a little bit further down it says the proposal is expected to result in higher consumer prices for small shipments. So that actually could be a better thing for US sellers who are offering the quality. But then if we go down further, this is really where it gets interesting for the consumer. Let's scroll all the way down. It says. Over the last 10 years the number of shipments entering the US claiming the de minimis exemption has exploded from about 140 million to more than 1 billion a year, according to the CBP figures, and the US is on track to import nearly 1.5 billion parcels in the current fiscal year, 4 million per day, and that is actually going to end on September 30th.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The overwhelming volume of parcel shipments has made it difficult for us customs and other agencies to enforce trade laws, health and safety requirements, intellectual property rights, consumer protection rules and to block illicit synthetic drugs such as fentanyl and clothing made from forced labor from entering into the country illegally. That's kind of an interesting thing to to take a look at, especially as a consumer. You know, like I said, I actually it was like a hair oil that I ordered from TikTok and the quality was just garbage and it smelled funky. So you know, this is a consumer protection issue. You think should you know that shouldn't be coming into the US, are coming into the US because there's just an overwhelming amount. So this is definitely something that you know hopefully will happen and you, you know we can continue as our. You know, other sellers who are providing quality products can kind of beat out these sellers that are not doing the high quality products.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, the next article that we have here is about Google. Google is doing search tests in the shopping e-commerce card. So if we take a look at this article, you can actually see a little bit of what they're kind of testing. So the article is really stating that you can actually see a little bit of what they're kind of testing. So the article is really stating that you know Google's testing. It's using its top card format for shopping and ecommerce related queries and information and this shows product results with pricing on the left, with popular stores on the right and then some review content in the form of content and videos on the right side. So they're kind of moving maybe towards more video content and I'll scroll down a little bit more in this article because this is what it usually looks like, and you can probably Google this right now and still see this. But we've got, you know, the actual, the product with a picture and the price, as well as the reviews, whereas I think they're kind of moving more towards the kind of video reviews, since a lot of people are into seeing that kind of stuff on social media, so they might be kind of testing this out to see how they can compete with social media, and I think that's a really smart move on the part of, you know, Google’s, you know, just for Google, just because they are competing with these other social media platforms that are becoming more like search engines.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, let's go into the next article, and that is basically, if you missed out, on Amazon Accelerate. I know a lot of people had FOMO because they didn't make it to Amazon Accelerate. You can actually experience it on demand. They are actually making all of the different sessions and everything that was recorded is available for on demand and it's for free. So you can just register, you can just download, you can just download all that stuff and kind of watch it as you're doing other things and, you know, just to kind of keep yourself up to date on the latest and greatest announcements from Amazon. So go ahead and register for that if you wanted to see some of those sessions and take advantage of that great content.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then next is another interesting thing and that is that Target is just launched their circle week Target Circle Week and it's going to be for seven days in October, from October 6. Okay, so it's starting October 6. And this is basically, you know, a seasonal seven day sales event that is going to feature holiday essentials, seasonal favorites, all this, that kind of stuff. What's really interesting is that you know, because of the dates, you know, this is going to be competing with Amazon, which is the eighth and the ninth, and then also Walmart that is going to be starting up that that week as well. So it's going to be interesting because Walmart starting up a little bit after Amazon. But if you're selling on target could be kind of interesting Because you might not get the buy box if you are selling at a discounted rate on target the few days before the big Prime Day event happens.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So that's kind of an interesting thing to consider how you're going to be balancing out the pricing. And then there's also Walmart, because everyone wants to make sure that we have, you know, price parity along, you know, on all of the platforms, and that could cause you to lose the buy box. So could maybe be something to consider if you want to tighten up your strategy with any discounts or make sure you have the same exact discount across the board, kind of even before the Prime Day deal event starts. That could be a strategy. So I'm curious to know if anyone knows a strategy to deal with this and what you maybe did last year. If you want to put that in the comments below, I would love to hear your thoughts on that, because I think that's going to be kind of a big issue, especially as more sellers are in on Target, on Walmart, on Amazon, on TikTok, on all the different platforms. So really need to strategize when it comes to these big deal days.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, and the next thing, I actually don't have an article to share, but Walmart actually has announced that they have some cash advances with discounted fees going into Q4. I think mostly to help prepare for the holiday rush and to help with working capital. Especially, you know, cash flow is kind of a really challenging thing for sellers. So Walmart is going to be making some capital available through Capital by Paraffin and Payoneer and so, if you're eligible, you can actually go into Seller Center and you can, you know, figure out how to kind of get access to that funding. I think it will actually kind of pop up in there if you are eligible for it, but if not, you can also message seller support and see if you're eligible for some of their funding. And then they also have a pricing insights dashboard and I think that this is going to be very helpful going into the holidays. It's basically going to help you regularly monitor your pricing throughout the holidays and that is, you know, just to make sure that you stay competitive, and it's going to help kind of give you an insight on the pricing insights dashboard. That gives you, you know, pricing metrics, metrics at the SKU level, to help you make good decisions If you need to kind of discount your products further or, you know, if you're in, you know, in good competition with other sellers. Um, the dashboard is actually going to be refreshed regularly so that you can act quickly to update an item pricing, either individually or in bulk, and the dashboard also gives you flexibility to add items to the repricer or make price updates in the dashboard without having to submit spec files. So they're making it easy and fast for you to kind of see what you need to do in terms of pricing and then make those changes as quickly as possible. So that's kind of the latest and greatest updated news for Walmart. Okay, so we have a new Helium 10 update, which is very exciting.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If you are in France, Germany, Spain, Italy or the UK markets, we are releasing keyword sales data in Cerebro, magnet, listing Builder, listing Analyzer, keyword Tracker, insights Dashboard and Product Launchpad for all of those countries. So again, those European countries are France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. So I'm going to show you what that actually looks like. So here is a picture of. This is actually the US market, but this is what it'll look like in any of those markets that I just mentioned. You're gonna be able to see the keyword sales in the dashboard. So in your insights dashboard, right when you log in, you'll also be able to see them in Cerebro. So this keyword sales data for, again, all those other markets in Europe the France, Germany, Spain, Italy, in the UK, you'll also be able to see it in Magnet, as you can see here. So we've got magnet right here. You can see the keyword sales right here and then listing. So this is listing analyzer and at the very bottom, where you see the keywords, you can now see the keyword sales there as well. At listing builder, now when you go to open competitor comparison, when you actually look at this, you can see the keyword sales here. So that's really helpful for you to kind of like basically decide which are the most important keywords based on the keyword sales when you do that little competitor listing comparison there. And then you can also see it in product launchpad. So when you have your product launchpad open, you can actually see the keyword sales for all those different keywords that you added into your product launchpad idea. There's definitely a lot of really good stuff in there If you are in those markets. Those are. Those are huge updates for us to give you that data, especially because it's going to help you to kind of make sure you're targeting the most important keywords that have, you know, the higher keyword sales, maybe lower search volumes. So definitely take a look at that if you're in those markets. Really, really helpful information.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Next, I'm going to be showing you portals in Helium 10, I'm going to show you how you can take an FNSKU and create a custom barcode label to give to your factory in China or other you know countries, and I'm going to walk you through the flow and show you how to do this. So the first thing you want to do is you want to log into Helium 10. And then you're going to go to this tools button at the very top and then we're going to go down and we're going to click on portals and then, once you're in portals, you're going to be able to see a bunch of different things, but what we're going to show you today is this barcode labels, and this is going to be how we're going to be able to create these labels for our factories. So click on new barcode and what you want to have in here is you want to have either an FN SKU, an ASIN or UPC code. I have a FNSKU here.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm just going to paste in there, and then the next thing you want to do is you can put the product URL if you already have it launched, or you can create a custom product URL so you can put the product name, you can upload an image, you can say the condition, you can put the ASIN and the SKU in. But I'm just going to go and take our URL from Amazon here and I'm just going to go ahead and do it that way because it makes it a lot faster and then it's going to pull up all the information here so you can see it has the picture of the actual product it has, and then you can fill in the SKU. If it doesn't show up with the SKU, you can fill in your SKU there. But I'm just going to go ahead and hit save and continue and then we're going to look at the size. So you can actually choose the size, how you want to show it. You want to show it in inches, centimeters, millimeters. You can choose the different sizes here, and then you can do either portrait or landscape, and then hit save and continue and then you're going to choose the template. So I'm just going to choose this generic black one and since I already have I actually, in portals, have uploaded my logo here.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>You can see that we have all that information in here already and you can actually provide more information right here if you wanted to. Whatever it is that you want to type in there, if you need to, and then what you can do is hit save and finish, and then, if you want to download this, you can just hit the download button and then they we always recommend that you, you know, test these out before you send them. So make sure you test it out with a smartphone or you know any apps that you can scan any of these just to make sure that it's it works properly. And double, you know, always test before your mass produce, and then you can just download it and you'll see that as you download it here and there, it is right there. So that is basically super easy. How you can just create those little barcode labels. We made it super easy for you to do so go ahead and check that out If you haven't ever done that before. It makes it super fast and easy.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Thank you all for joining me this week on the Weekly Buzz for all the latest and greatest news stories, as well as the Helium 10 updates and the training. We look forward to seeing you again next week. I do believe Bradley will be back next week for the Weekly Buzz, so we'll see you next week to see what's buzzing. Bye, everyone.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Sr Brand Evangelist and Walmart Expert, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
TikTok Search Ads Campaign launch in U.S.<br>
<a href='https://searchengineland.com/tiktok-search-ads-campaign-launch-us-446927'>https://searchengineland.com/tiktok-search-ads-campaign-launch-us-446927<br>
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</a>Tariffs Targeting Chinese E-commerce Brands<br>
<a href='https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariffs-targeting-chinese-e-commerce-could-dampen-demand'>https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tariffs-targeting-chinese-e-commerce-could-dampen-demand<br>
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</a>Google Search Tests Shopping E-Commerce Card<br>
<a href='https://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-e-commerce-card-card-38105.html'>https://www.seroundtable.com/google-shopping-e-commerce-card-card-38105.html</a></p>
<p>Experience Amazon Accelerate 2024 on demand<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/amazon-accelerate-on-demand-content'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/amazon-accelerate-on-demand-content<br>
<br>
</a>Target Circle Week 2024<br>
<a href='https://www.today.com/shop/target-circle-week-details-dates-deals-2024-rcna171858'>https://www.today.com/shop/target-circle-week-details-dates-deals-2024-rcna171858</a></p>
<p>Lastly, in our training tip of the week, Carrie walks us through how you can take an FNSKU and create a custom barcode labels to give to your factories.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:51 - TikTok Search Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:48 - New Chinese Tariffs</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:59 - Google Search Tests</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:09 - Accelerate on Demand</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:50  - Target Circle Week</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:39 - Walmart Lending</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:14 - Walmart Repricer Dash</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:14 - Helium 10 New Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:07 - Easy Barcodes</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>TikTok shop ads launch in the US new potential tariffs targeting Chinese e-commerce sellers, and Amazon, Walmart and Target are battling it out for deals in October. All of this and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart, e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Keri Miller. So, Keri, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay. So the first story is that TikTok search ads campaigns have launched in the US, and I'll go ahead and show the article here. It's basically allowing for keyword based search ads that target users directly in the search results. Now if you're a TikTok user, you know a lot of the ads actually come on your For you page when you're kind of scrolling. So it's kind of a more generic approach. But now sellers can actually target keywords when consumers are actually searching in TikTok for something specific. So this is potentially stepping up competition with Google Ads, as TikTok is becoming a go-to search engine, in addition to becoming a social media platform. So let's go ahead and take a look at this article. If we scroll down a little bit, it says previously ads on the TikTok search page were more generic, but now brands can tailor their ads to align with specific search behaviors. Now it goes on to further say why this matters. It says that TikTok has a growing role as a search engine for younger users. 57% of users use the app's search function, according to internal TikTok data, and this new feature lets you capture attention at critical moments of intent. TikTok's move could threaten Google's dominance, as younger users are increasingly using social media for search instead of traditional search engines. So, if you recall, last week Bradley actually did talk about this on the Weekly Buzz and he said that there's a report that says over 50% of Gen Zers are going to be shopping on TikTok for the holiday season. So that's very interesting and very good numbers if you really wanted to start targeting on TikTok. And let's talk about the actual numbers of these actual ads. TikTok's testing shows that combining search ads with in-feed ads boost conversion by 20%, with users who don't engage with an ad initially more likely to interact with after seeing a related ad in the search. So that's very interesting information. So definitely something to consider when you are going into Q4 and wanna really boost your sales this holiday season.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, so let's go ahead and get into the next article Now. The next article is interesting and it's titled Tariffs Targeting Chinese E-commerce Could Damp Demand. Okay, so this is definitely something that is gonna be very interesting for a lot of e-commerce sellers because, as I don't know if anyone remembers if you've been watching I actually mentioned that Amazon is launching a direct-to-consumer program for Chinese sellers to sell directly to consumers in the US through the Amazon platform, and I mentioned this might make some US sellers a bit upset, you know, because a lot of the small parcels they're not taxed the same, you don't have to deal with the same logistics charges and things like that. So you know this basically gives Chinese sellers a much higher margins because of the lack of tariffs. You know, no warehouse and distribution costs associated with the traditional kind of container imports. There's a lot of other things that kind of go in with these small parcels. I know, for example, me as a consumer, I did order something on TikTok that I thought was gonna be great quality and it was actual garbage. It actually was shipped directly from China through customs. So really kind of is an interesting you know thing that we should really be considering for consumer protection as well as well. As you know, for US sellers, when you're providing quality, then it's going to help boost you a little bit more because it's going to kind of close off this way of kind of things that are come low quality coming into the US without having to even pay those taxes or being searched.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>So in this article, if I scroll down here, it says the White House this month said it would soon tighten eligibility and increase information requirements for low value imports that qualify for duty free status in an effort to prevent businesses from evading duty payments. It goes on to say a little bit further down it says the proposal is expected to result in higher consumer prices for small shipments. So that actually could be a better thing for US sellers who are offering the quality. But then if we go down further, this is really where it gets interesting for the consumer. Let's scroll all the way down. It says. Over the last 10 years the number of shipments entering the US claiming the de minimis exemption has exploded from about 140 million to more than 1 billion a year, according to the CBP figures, and the US is on track to import nearly 1.5 billion parcels in the current fiscal year, 4 million per day, and that is actually going to end on September 30th.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>The overwhelming volume of parcel shipments has made it difficult for us customs and other agencies to enforce trade laws, health and safety requirements, intellectual property rights, consumer protection rules and to block illicit synthetic drugs such as fentanyl and clothing made from forced labor from entering into the country illegally. That's kind of an interesting thing to to take a look at, especially as a consumer. You know, like I said, I actually it was like a hair oil that I ordered from TikTok and the quality was just garbage and it smelled funky. So you know, this is a consumer protection issue. You think should you know that shouldn't be coming into the US, are coming into the US because there's just an overwhelming amount. So this is definitely something that you know hopefully will happen and you, you know we can continue as our. You know, other sellers who are providing quality products can kind of beat out these sellers that are not doing the high quality products.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, the next article that we have here is about Google. Google is doing search tests in the shopping e-commerce card. So if we take a look at this article, you can actually see a little bit of what they're kind of testing. So the article is really stating that you can actually see a little bit of what they're kind of testing. So the article is really stating that you know Google's testing. It's using its top card format for shopping and ecommerce related queries and information and this shows product results with pricing on the left, with popular stores on the right and then some review content in the form of content and videos on the right side. So they're kind of moving maybe towards more video content and I'll scroll down a little bit more in this article because this is what it usually looks like, and you can probably Google this right now and still see this. But we've got, you know, the actual, the product with a picture and the price, as well as the reviews, whereas I think they're kind of moving more towards the kind of video reviews, since a lot of people are into seeing that kind of stuff on social media, so they might be kind of testing this out to see how they can compete with social media, and I think that's a really smart move on the part of, you know, Google’s, you know, just for Google, just because they are competing with these other social media platforms that are becoming more like search engines.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, let's go into the next article, and that is basically, if you missed out, on Amazon Accelerate. I know a lot of people had FOMO because they didn't make it to Amazon Accelerate. You can actually experience it on demand. They are actually making all of the different sessions and everything that was recorded is available for on demand and it's for free. So you can just register, you can just download, you can just download all that stuff and kind of watch it as you're doing other things and, you know, just to kind of keep yourself up to date on the latest and greatest announcements from Amazon. So go ahead and register for that if you wanted to see some of those sessions and take advantage of that great content.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>And then next is another interesting thing and that is that Target is just launched their circle week Target Circle Week and it's going to be for seven days in October, from October 6. Okay, so it's starting October 6. And this is basically, you know, a seasonal seven day sales event that is going to feature holiday essentials, seasonal favorites, all this, that kind of stuff. What's really interesting is that you know, because of the dates, you know, this is going to be competing with Amazon, which is the eighth and the ninth, and then also Walmart that is going to be starting up that that week as well. So it's going to be interesting because Walmart starting up a little bit after Amazon. But if you're selling on target could be kind of interesting Because you might not get the buy box if you are selling at a discounted rate on target the few days before the big Prime Day event happens.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>So that's kind of an interesting thing to consider how you're going to be balancing out the pricing. And then there's also Walmart, because everyone wants to make sure that we have, you know, price parity along, you know, on all of the platforms, and that could cause you to lose the buy box. So could maybe be something to consider if you want to tighten up your strategy with any discounts or make sure you have the same exact discount across the board, kind of even before the Prime Day deal event starts. That could be a strategy. So I'm curious to know if anyone knows a strategy to deal with this and what you maybe did last year. If you want to put that in the comments below, I would love to hear your thoughts on that, because I think that's going to be kind of a big issue, especially as more sellers are in on Target, on Walmart, on Amazon, on TikTok, on all the different platforms. So really need to strategize when it comes to these big deal days.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, and the next thing, I actually don't have an article to share, but Walmart actually has announced that they have some cash advances with discounted fees going into Q4. I think mostly to help prepare for the holiday rush and to help with working capital. Especially, you know, cash flow is kind of a really challenging thing for sellers. So Walmart is going to be making some capital available through Capital by Paraffin and Payoneer and so, if you're eligible, you can actually go into Seller Center and you can, you know, figure out how to kind of get access to that funding. I think it will actually kind of pop up in there if you are eligible for it, but if not, you can also message seller support and see if you're eligible for some of their funding. And then they also have a pricing insights dashboard and I think that this is going to be very helpful going into the holidays. It's basically going to help you regularly monitor your pricing throughout the holidays and that is, you know, just to make sure that you stay competitive, and it's going to help kind of give you an insight on the pricing insights dashboard. That gives you, you know, pricing metrics, metrics at the SKU level, to help you make good decisions If you need to kind of discount your products further or, you know, if you're in, you know, in good competition with other sellers. Um, the dashboard is actually going to be refreshed regularly so that you can act quickly to update an item pricing, either individually or in bulk, and the dashboard also gives you flexibility to add items to the repricer or make price updates in the dashboard without having to submit spec files. So they're making it easy and fast for you to kind of see what you need to do in terms of pricing and then make those changes as quickly as possible. So that's kind of the latest and greatest updated news for Walmart. Okay, so we have a new Helium 10 update, which is very exciting.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>If you are in France, Germany, Spain, Italy or the UK markets, we are releasing keyword sales data in Cerebro, magnet, listing Builder, listing Analyzer, keyword Tracker, insights Dashboard and Product Launchpad for all of those countries. So again, those European countries are France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. So I'm going to show you what that actually looks like. So here is a picture of. This is actually the US market, but this is what it'll look like in any of those markets that I just mentioned. You're gonna be able to see the keyword sales in the dashboard. So in your insights dashboard, right when you log in, you'll also be able to see them in Cerebro. So this keyword sales data for, again, all those other markets in Europe the France, Germany, Spain, Italy, in the UK, you'll also be able to see it in Magnet, as you can see here. So we've got magnet right here. You can see the keyword sales right here and then listing. So this is listing analyzer and at the very bottom, where you see the keywords, you can now see the keyword sales there as well. At listing builder, now when you go to open competitor comparison, when you actually look at this, you can see the keyword sales here. So that's really helpful for you to kind of like basically decide which are the most important keywords based on the keyword sales when you do that little competitor listing comparison there. And then you can also see it in product launchpad. So when you have your product launchpad open, you can actually see the keyword sales for all those different keywords that you added into your product launchpad idea. There's definitely a lot of really good stuff in there If you are in those markets. Those are. Those are huge updates for us to give you that data, especially because it's going to help you to kind of make sure you're targeting the most important keywords that have, you know, the higher keyword sales, maybe lower search volumes. So definitely take a look at that if you're in those markets. Really, really helpful information.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next, I'm going to be showing you portals in Helium 10, I'm going to show you how you can take an FNSKU and create a custom barcode label to give to your factory in China or other you know countries, and I'm going to walk you through the flow and show you how to do this. So the first thing you want to do is you want to log into Helium 10. And then you're going to go to this tools button at the very top and then we're going to go down and we're going to click on portals and then, once you're in portals, you're going to be able to see a bunch of different things, but what we're going to show you today is this barcode labels, and this is going to be how we're going to be able to create these labels for our factories. So click on new barcode and what you want to have in here is you want to have either an FN SKU, an ASIN or UPC code. I have a FNSKU here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm just going to paste in there, and then the next thing you want to do is you can put the product URL if you already have it launched, or you can create a custom product URL so you can put the product name, you can upload an image, you can say the condition, you can put the ASIN and the SKU in. But I'm just going to go and take our URL from Amazon here and I'm just going to go ahead and do it that way because it makes it a lot faster and then it's going to pull up all the information here so you can see it has the picture of the actual product it has, and then you can fill in the SKU. If it doesn't show up with the SKU, you can fill in your SKU there. But I'm just going to go ahead and hit save and continue and then we're going to look at the size. So you can actually choose the size, how you want to show it. You want to show it in inches, centimeters, millimeters. You can choose the different sizes here, and then you can do either portrait or landscape, and then hit save and continue and then you're going to choose the template. So I'm just going to choose this generic black one and since I already have I actually, in portals, have uploaded my logo here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You can see that we have all that information in here already and you can actually provide more information right here if you wanted to. Whatever it is that you want to type in there, if you need to, and then what you can do is hit save and finish, and then, if you want to download this, you can just hit the download button and then they we always recommend that you, you know, test these out before you send them. So make sure you test it out with a smartphone or you know any apps that you can scan any of these just to make sure that it's it works properly. And double, you know, always test before your mass produce, and then you can just download it and you'll see that as you download it here and there, it is right there. So that is basically super easy. How you can just create those little barcode labels. We made it super easy for you to do so go ahead and check that out If you haven't ever done that before. It makes it super fast and easy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thank you all for joining me this week on the Weekly Buzz for all the latest and greatest news stories, as well as the Helium 10 updates and the training. We look forward to seeing you again next week. I do believe Bradley will be back next week for the Weekly Buzz, so we'll see you next week to see what's buzzing. Bye, everyone.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Howard Thai, the legendary "Professor of Amazon," is back to share his game-changing insights straight from the playbooks of top Chinese Amazon sellers. Curious about the secret tactics that can revolutionize your Amazon product launch? He'll reveal how to optimize your listings, uncover top-performing keywords, and navigate the surge of Chinese sellers on TikTok Shop following recent policy shifts. Plus, get a glimpse into Howard's unique journey, his time in the US, his return to China, and his passion for the epic anime Naruto.</p>
<p>Our conversation doesn't stop there. We'll dissect the global selling opportunities on TikTok Shop, highlighting the stark differences in ease of access for Chinese sellers compared to others. Learn the proven strategies for success on the platform, including the importance of daily multiple video postings, leveraging affiliates, and smart ad usage. Discover the potential of live shopping and the groundbreaking impact of AI influencers in China, and how US sellers can adopt these innovative practices.</p>
<p>Lastly, we'll tackle the escalating challenge of ranking products on Amazon amidst soaring PPC costs and the growing emphasis on external traffic. Howard shares actionable insights on using external deal sites like DealNews and Woot to drive traffic and boost product rankings. Dive into practical advice on securing initial reviews and sales through varied promotional tactics, including social media and PPC. Plus, get an insider look at different deal strategies to maximize visibility and sales, and hear about exciting travel plans to China with Howard, promising new adventures and networking.</p>
<p>In episode 599 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Howard discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies From Top Chinese Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:13 - Global Selling Opportunities on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:33 - Strategies for Amazon-Selling Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Strategic Launch Using Outside Traffic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - Ranking Products With Deal Sites</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:03 - Inventory Management in Sales Transactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:05 - Amazon Inventory Strategy and Temu Marketplace</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:30 - Mastermind Event in China</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we're going to talk to a seller who used to be one of the top 100 sellers all time at Amazon and even has the nickname Professor of Amazon. He's going to give us some inside strategies from top Chinese sellers, what they're using for launching that you've probably never heard of before, like using what deals and more. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Do you want to see how your listing or maybe competitors listing rates as to best practices for listing optimization? Or maybe you want to compare a group of ASINs or Amazon products to see how they compare to each other? Maybe you want to see within seconds the top keywords for a single listing or a group of listings? You can do that and more with the Helium 10 tool listing analyzer. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash listing analyzer.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies or serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. We are going on the other side of the world, completely different time zone, a different day. I think it's like Saturday over there. It's Friday night here at Helium 10. The whole entire Helium 10 had the day off today. Like, sometimes they give us random days off like a recharge, so they're like you know what? Everybody in the whole company, you guys, get the day off, but I'm having Howard have to record again because there's technical difficulties. So you know what? I'm coming in on my holiday, on my, my vacation day, at uh, what time is it? 8 pm on a Friday night and I'm like I'm here for you, Howard, because I need the world to know what you have to say. The professor of Amazon. Guys, Howard, welcome back to the show.</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Thank you very much Bradley. Nice to be back on.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You notice my shirt here?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Oh wow, yep, Naruto. Well, I love Naruto.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You and I are about the same age, like literally months apart, and so I think we both grew up with some similar things. So you were probably in your UCSD really close to me days when you were into Naruto here, and I believe you went even to Japan and even got more into it, right?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm really into Naruto and I'm side by side with Japan when they released the translated version of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You're back in China. How long have you been back in China?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>I left the US on June 10th so I came back here around June. I was traveling around with uh in Beijing for the family, and then uh Xi'an for my mom, my wife's side. Then uh, I went to um, I went back to around like July 4th or 3rd or something like that and I'm here to stay.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I've been back, been back like for good, back like like for good or like for a year, or what would you talk?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>well before before the whole covid stuff. I've been in China since 2009, so I'm like one of the first Chinese Amazon seller here, like I mean basically a China-owned company that is selling on Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Ah, that's right, I forgot about that. You were always based out there after you for a long time, but then you came back here because, yeah, China was not exactly a great place to be during COVID, so that's why you're out here, okay, okay. So yeah, in your honor. Anyways, you see I'm wearing my Chinese baseball team hat, even got the Chinese colors on the side here. So, yeah, there we go. All right, I'm right on theme with the Naruto and China hat. Now, first thing I want to ask you I've seen you talk a little bit more about it, um, lately is now that you've been back in China, maybe your eyes have been opened a little bit more uh, about the strength of Chinese sellers on TikTok shop. Because I think in the beginning, like TikTok shop was mainly like all right, us companies a little bit harder for foreign companies to get on. But now correct me if I'm wrong TikTok shop has kind of like opened up the floodgates where now, all of a sudden, there's a lot more Chinese sellers on there. Is that right?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Okay so before, like TikTok shop was only for in China, right, US was only for sellers that are selling in Amazon over $2 million. Then after, like recently, like last month, like early, early last month, they opened a floodgate to everyone. But there is still requirements, so there are little requirements, they have to be a seller and so on. But uh, it was like it's like wide open kind of you could say.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And for like for you know,USs customers it's pretty strict, you know, not not too strict. Like team I've been trying to get on Tmula. That's just ridiculous. I got to take pictures of me holding up signs and the 17 different addresses have to match. It's crazy. But TikTok shop was not too too hard to get signed up for. I think I got denied the first time because an address didn't match but I got it hooked up pretty fast. But foreigners, you know, like if I'm in Estonia, if I'm in Argentina or wherever, it's impossible to sign up for TikTok shop unless I've got like a friend or a family member who's got a social security number who can tie to the account. But if you're Chinese they get to skip that requirement.</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Well, no, they get registered as a Chinese to get in.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's what I mean. They don't need to have a friend or family who has a social security?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So if you are a Chinese Hong Kong or Taiwan then you don't need that. Um, you know, you can just use your own nationality to get in and sell on TikTok shop US. And actually the good thing is about this. Oh, I'm not sure if it's good, but let's say, in China, I mean, it's always like, oh, everyone favors China, right, but the TikTok shop in China is global selling, meaning they open all the countries up US, UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and also Thailand. Was it Thailand or Malaysia? I forgot, it was like all of the list of TikTok shop that you can actually sell on. So it's not just one and US is only for one right now, and I don't even think we can even open TikTok shop UK.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, I know UK was there before US, but I they're not. Really. It's not like Amazon, where your Amazon token is connected and then it's kind of like you just switch and then now you're on your UK token or something. You can't really do that on TikTok shop, that's. But you're saying Asia, you can, Okay. So now, now lot of uh sellers out there. Hey, that's not fair, why? Why is TikTok shop giving uh, giving advantage to Chinese sellers? Hey guys, it's a Chinese company, they can do whatever they. They can do whatever they want. Um, what are the majority of the Chinese TikTok shop sellers doing? Are they shipping from like Amazon inventory warehouses in US? Or are they doing the kind of like Temu-ish direct shipping, using those subsidies, uh, to customers who buy the product?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So there was the old-fashioned TikTok. So right now mostly it's based in the US inventory for TikTok shop or fulfilled by TikTok mainly it's all fulfilled by TikTok. Or if you are a seller to open, probably just like a seller-fulfilled TikTok in the US, though You're not supposed to be. Yeah, mainly that's what it is.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Any like little mini hacks or or TikTok shops. You know, before we get onto our Amazon stuff, uh, that you can. You know that you've learned since you've been back there, like like, uh, I'm wearing my red hat today, but I could be wearing my white hat. No, I'm definitely not wearing a black hat. So no black hat strategies, but but what is a one you know quick? You know, I know we usually do 30 seconds, 60 seconds strategy at the end of the show. We'll do an Amazon one then. But what's a 30 60 second tip you can give us about TikTok shop?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>I'm not sure what level people out there are, but uh, from what I know is uh in the US they're pretty much getting started. So there's just, it's just like Amazon you got to spend money to get the velocity. You need to start making sure that you get a lot of uh affiliates and you're also making sure that you're posting, making sure that you're uh having more videos a day continuously and doing ads.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So that's multiple videos a day. Somebody should be posting uh to their like brand page and then, at the same time, don't just rely on that, but use, use affiliates, what? What about live Like? Like you know, should we be in the live streaming? Is that? Is that like a? I know it's obviously not on a level of of China, like I saw that one lady in China who has like this I don't know what, what you call it, but like a, like a conveyor belt, and then products are coming and she literally shows her product for two seconds, throws it away two seconds and she's making millions of dollars. I know America's not at that level yet for live shopping, but what should sellers be doing for live shopping? As far as TikTok shop goes?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>China still doesn't have the culture for the US side live shopping. So we still have in the US. We still have a chance to US. We still have like a chance to like really do a really good job on the live because the way they uh speak and so on. But right now it's getting more and more uh sophisticated in China they're doing using AI influencers, doing all the lives, so in 24/7 they could be doing live every single second. So that's something that we need to catch up on. And things like tools. All the tools you think about TikTok is made by China. Right, Douyin is from China, and then TikTok is a version of Douyin with a little less functionality, and all the tools out there that you can think of for TikTok is made by Chinese companies. So if you really want to learn more TikTok, you should probably learn from the Chinese first and see what you can get out of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, and then now, like I said mentioned before, Temu is also trying to recruit US sellers. I don't have much to say there, but I know Temu is actually last month was in some trouble. Chinese sellers were actually upset with Temu. They were storming the offices and stuff like that. So I'm not sure what the future is for Temu, but it's still a very strong marketplace. It's like number number two or three as far as app usage and stuff. So that's a that's one to to be on the lookout for too. But mainly we like to talk about Amazon here and uh, I didn't. I didn't get to see your last mastery call that you did in your Elite Sellers Society, but I saw the outline of it and it looked like it was all about how to use deals. So, first of all, what deals are you talking about? Is this like lightning deals, deals of the day, prime, exclusive discounts, all of the above? Or what was your major focus for this?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>topic. So the master call that we had regarding deals was mainly talking about outside traffic deals, because Amazon right now is. Why is it getting harder for it to do Amazon? It's because Amazon wants you to push external traffic. That's why it's harder. People are doing the old way. They're doing only the one that yo go to BBC and everyone's does BBC. Bbc costs are going up so you have to do outside external traffic and what the deal was talking about is using the high ranking, all the stick deals, deal news woods and those kind of deal sites to help you rank your products. Let me just talk about it. So those are deal sites. Probably most of you guys heard of it before. So these deal sites are where Anchors starts coming in right. Anchor is the first people that came in with the deal sites to rank products back in like the days uh. So what it is is that you put your product on the on the deal sites. You push it to. Either you push it to your uh uh Amazon or you push it to your website. So when, if you put it, put it on, if you push it on uh on Amazon, then you will be able to rank your product on Amazon with the sales velocities and so on, keywords as well, um, and you can even put uh. And then, if you put it on your website, you're able to make sure that your product is either, when people go onto the website is, either to buy it from your website or to Amazon directly, because there's a go to I won't buy on Amazon kind of like little tag or little uh, a little button so they can. Depending on if you are matured or not. If you're already matured, you're just going to go, uh, directly to Amazon. But if you're like already pretty well off and you're like kind of, um, not, you're not sure if you need to rank or not, they can turn on and off the button to go to Amazon. So based on if you need to..</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me ask a quick question Is that going to the canonical URL or is it just going to the ASIN-based URL?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>It could be anything, any URL you want.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's one thing I haven't tested, but whenever I tested it for years and years, it's not like, oh, I'm going to get to page one for keywords that are in my canonical URL. But you could always see if you ever did a deal site or some outside traffic or in Google just going to your base canonical URL, then if you had some good keywords in there, like coffin shelf or something, you would see a bump just on the velocity. Have you done any testing on that recently to see if, like, those words in your canonical still matter or it doesn't matter as much anymore?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Canonical probably what matters, but we're talking about the URL in general, right? what you can put like some kind of special URL in there that would be able to uh to rank your product as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, yeah, I mean, once you start doing that, though, where were you? I mean? Yeah, I mean you could put a fake canonical URL, potentially, or even a two-step URL, but now you run the risk of getting on Amazon's bad side if you're doing that for the purpose of ranking, but then Amazon could never say anything about your regular canonical URL. Amazon is the one who provides that. You're all just curious to see if you still saw some residual bump. Okay, so then when you launch a new product, let's just say you don't are. Uh, let me give you a scenario. Let's just say that this is a new product for a new brand. Whether I'm a new seller, I'm a old seller, whatever, this is a new product for a new brand. So I don't have too much outside traffic. I don't have a huge email list that I can say go to this listing. What would your launch strategy be? Leveraging these deal sites and, if any, internal Amazon deals?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So we could use we call it a strategic deals ranking style to get onto, to rank your Amazon product. First, we look at it, we have to make sure that we have at least 10 reviews and 10 uh, uh, 10 sales a day or something. So that goes from like doing like promotions, uh, social media, like those Amazon influencer coupons, uh, and also PPC. So as long as you get that 10 orders a day, we can actually put you into a special program. It's on Woot, right? So being able to first list..</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>W-O-O-T?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, Woot is an Amazon-owned company, so they're able to be able to put your products on Woot. And Woot can do four things Like. One of the things was talking, was you talking about launching a product? The second thing is to be able to like uh, this, uh, uh, clear, clear on all the, all the discontinued items, uh. Third is, if you were like ranked top five you want to be, be, be aggressive and rank number one, or if you're stale, stagnant on like bottom of the page, or like on bottom of the BSR, 100 BSR or something, then you can do something to give yourself some momentum and kickstart the algorithm again and be back up and movable, you know, be able to be ranked again on those old listings. So if you qualify from the requirement that we just talked about, then we could be able to push you into a Woot kind of a special program. What it is is that Woot will be like buying from you, like a wholesaler, right? They're going to be buying your product and, based on your Amazon's average two weeks of sales, they will use that as an average and, with that said, they will then look at it and said, okay, we are able to do three best deals consecutively. So best deals is normally seven days, right? You could either pick seven days or 14 days. So if you want to rank your product on launch wise, we'll do a 14 days best deal, and so. But then in between each best deal, it has to be a seven day rest period. So all three of the all three of the best deals with 14 days could be um, the same price, right? I I mean the best deal price, right? Usually 15% off the normal price you're really selling on. So at that they're looking at oh, two weeks ago, how much sales have you gotten? And they're going to be holding your inventory most likely for 56 days of the for 56 days, meaning that 14 days, seven days, 14 days, seven days and 14 days. So there's three actually 14 day best deals. So then, within those times you are able to do, if you have option to do, deals like lightning deals, within that that seven days, you'll be able to do it with your own account. So they will take the buy box, they will be able to take the buy box from you. They'll take your.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Woot we're talking about?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, what will take your buy box from you and it's just like moving your inventory to their account, right? So um.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So if they're using my FBA inventory, it's not like I have to send them inventory directly to some Woot warehouse or something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>No, you just have to confirm and let them move those inventory over to their account and it'll just come off of your FBA inventory. From there it could be. So that's a lot of inventory, right? If you're looking at the average two weeks ago and then you have 56 days worth of inventory, that might be a lot. So they will then negotiate a price with you and if you're okay with it, there it is, they're going to start doing your best deals and then your best deals you will not get the buy box?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What do you mean by negotiate a price, what price the product is going to sell at, or what price we're kind of like selling to what?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Selling to what? That's the wholesale price, right?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What do they? What do they usually like? Like, what's the range? Like, like percentage wise off of your retail price that they're they expect?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So it matters a lot about velocity, how much sales you're getting and how much the price point of the product is. If the product is like a hundred dollars, then the percentage uh, like, uh, you're like it costs like uh, say a hundred dollars, right, your cost is a hundred dollars then they'll probably say, hey, I'll take like 70, I'll give you 70 of that. But if your product is a 10 item or 20 item, very cheap, they'll probably lower that to like uh, uh, making it like 40 percent, 30 percent, 40 or something like that. Uh, depending on I'm sorry the price of the deal the price of the deal, not not the cost of your product, but the price of the deal they'll lower it to down to 30 percent. So, depending on how much you remember you don't have to pay anything when they, there's no other extra cost.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you're not paying Amazon fee and you're not paying the shipping and and stuff like that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Nothing. It's not even storage right, storage is on them, but the but the problem is PPC is on you. You still have to pay for your PPC, because if the product of brand is, it's still yours right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But if they have the buy box? If Woot has the buy box? I'm still able to run the PPC, though it's still going to give me impressions and stuff?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So a sponsored brand uh, you can always do, but the thing that you have to do special is you have to use Woot’s portal for PPC in order for you to see. But the great thing is that you can copy over, download your PPC uh report. You know how you like upload the PPC file. You can also download it and then upload it directly to Woot system using same format, the same campaign structure and so on. So it's pretty much like you're copying and pasting it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So then let's say I had, you know, an ASIN or an FBA SKU, had 3000 units, and now I close a deal with Woot. I don't have to close my SKU, it just automatically transfers to Woot all 3,000, at least during the time that they're running the deal?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>They will agree on the amount of quantity to take from you based on your moving average of the two weeks, and you negotiate, say hey, I'm going maybe do more PPC at the time or I'll do other external traffic or something. Then they'll give you a quantity after the quantity and the cost that you're going to be selling to them. Then they will be using that to uh to push traffic and so on. So at the same time you can also use Woot’s website to post your product there. They will automatically be sending external traffic from their website to Woot uh for, to your deal on what uh on Amazon. So there's all that. So let me give you an example. Okay, you have a thousand pieces that you are selling to Woot at $10. And all of a sudden, everything sells out, except they only sold 900. You have 100 left. They will put that 100 back into stock in your inventory and that 100 that they put into stock will start from zero, zero storage date.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So even if it was there like three months or four months, it kind of resets after Woot gets their hands on it in other words?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, so if you have like old inventory, that's great, because then it's like you can reset the storage date for those for the image getting held back and from the 900 pieces then they will. They will times uh, ten dollars that you're selling to them, so that that will be $9,000, right that they're going to give it to you after 20 days.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Some of these discounts. It's, it's, it's pretty heavy. It might be like what's your target when you help sellers do this Like, are you trying to pick a price where they can break even or where they only lose 20%? You know, let's say we don't use this strategy and we just do a traditional one like me, like just PPC launch, you know, like, of course I'm still losing money because I'll do like a 40 % off discount code or 50 % out, you know, just to get that momentum now with what you don't have to get that momentum because they're pushing so much. But, but what's your like, how do you help sellers budget for, for, hey, you're going to lose 20 % on this Woot deal but don't worry, it's going to make up for it, or are you actually trying to find a break-even point or what are you trying to do?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Most of the time I would say that you would probably break even or lose money right, because you're trying to launch a product, you're going to do PPC, you're going to do hard, so that's not going to really make you money. You're just trying to get rid of inventory or doing velocity of sales for launching. And for the other side, where you're talking about like you're just trying to sell it and not do PPC, then I've seen the cases that you're actually making money because it's like an outlet deal, turbocharged. You have three of them and in between those seven days you can add extra lightning deals in there to even spike up the algorithm even more.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So Woot’s deals last seven days or?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Woot's best deal lasts 14 days each time, right? So it has three of them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then you have to have a break for seven days?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Within that seven day break, you can have lightning deals too, your own, or Woot's? That means that there's two lightning deals you can put in there in between. Huh, if you qualify for the deals at the time, you know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now you mentioned some other deal sites. So, like this lounge, like it just works by itself, all right, you go Amazon Woot, Amazon Woot, back and forth. Uh, but then like, in what situation would I use another website, like Slick deals or some of these others that you mentioned?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Um, Slick deals is great, uh. If you even go to uh Slick deals and search your competitor, or search that, your keyword, you'll see a lot of your competitors are on there already that are selling you're talking about like tea or coffee, even like supplements are all in there. Like on on like uh Slick deals. Even Woot uses Woot, which is an Amazon company? Amazon also goes to Slick deals to advertise their products on there. The reason why is like the deal of the day or best top deal right now. They also use that to bring in traffic. That's where the traffic is coming from, right. Yes, they put you on a better position on their deal page as well as they bring external traffic into Amazon through like deal sites such as Slick Deals, deal news and Woot and Woot and themselves and other deal sites. Aggregator deals, aggregating sites.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What else is working for you on the Amazon side, be it advertising, if we're still talking about launch or you have more to talk about deals, what other nuggets can you give us today?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Why we have this Temu thing right here. Right, Temu themselves. You can make money and you can also, if you want to really clear out inventory, which everyone else out here that does Amazon or does internet selling, e-commerce or something, has a problem. This is called overstock or like dead, discontinued items. You're using Temu to push out your dead, discontinued items. So, look, if you, if you just post it up there, it's not going to sell, most likely it's going to just be whatever. Right, but you have to work out a special agreement with with Temu. Hey, Temu, I want you to help push this product. I'm going to be at this price, a low price. So please, let's work out a deal, send traffic to this page and they will send traffic to this page, and we've seen 20,000 orders a day on that product, just almost like a top deal or deal of the day, which it's not as on Amazon, which is not as good as before. But now this is like really doing a really good job on clearing out your inventory. We're doing this with a lot of clients right now. The thing is Temu, yes, they're getting very a lot of criticism back in the day or last couple months ago. Uh, these are mainly factories. These are many factories that does not know how to sell. They're giving cheap products. So there's two ways. There's two problems that are that Temu had with those uh sellers. Those are the first generation sellers we call it uh first generation. And then those are the ones that are factory. They're giving Temu bad inventory and they're also very slow at giving shipping or something. So those are the two where they charge the supplier or the factory cost on that. That's why people are complaining.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Second generation people which are based in the US that are selling and using their inventory in the US warehouses here now. So those are not having that kind of problem because they are like Temu has all most uh are are getting all the Chinese Amazon sellers into Temu right now to help themselves. So they getting ready for all the inventories in the US to sell on their website. So, yes, Amazon is trying to do the old-style Temu where they ship from China, but right now Temu is in US and recruiting all the Chinese sellers to put their products into Temu at a lower cost than on Amazon, because Amazon they and Temu they have to be 15 percent less than Amazon. That's one of the deals. So that's how they're rushing in and trying to get all the all the people to come in to uh sell on Temu, especially right now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's all all Chinese sellers yeah, like I said, I've been trying to get on there. Um, I know they're pushing, you know they approach me and, um, even me who they're trying you know, they know who I am and stuff and and they wanted to to help me get some accounts up so I can do some content on it and even despite that, so, so they already know I'm just like this is. So you know you would think that this might be a little bit better service. Uh, I still can't get approved. So so you just imagine if, if you know like you're trying to go to them, like it might be even harder. Um, all right, now you know a lot of your, your advanced strategies. You give out your special masterminds and you know, every year you try and do it, it seems like a little bit better. You know, like I remember, uh, first year I think you did it in Vegas you rented a mansion it was funny it was the exact mansion that we were about to rent a different year for for a Helium 10 party I saw it in the same place, probably that you did. And then the next year you like rented this huge castle in France. And then the next year, like, okay, we're gonna go ahead and rent an island in Thailand, and so this year, I believe you're taking the show to China. So tell us a little bit about what you have planned and where people can go to get more information.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Uh you find the information on our website Uh, it's elitesellersociety.com/ess2024. It's two zero two four. Um, we're actually doing it in Ritz Carlton, Sun Zhen, Fu Tian Uh. So it's going to be really really cool. Uh, we're we're trying to get you into one of those. Uh, this is our third time, I believe, in Sun Zhen and we had it where we were thinking. Right now we're trying to plan where we can bring our attendees to some Chinese big Chinese seller's office and show them around as well as taking them out, as well as this two-day main event. Of course, it's on the 22nd and 23rd of October, so that's gonna be really good. We have like Temu there. We have TikTok there. We have uh, uh, other big, uh big people. I'm right now we're talking to Alibaba and and and Seller sprite and stuff. They're they're coming and stuff like that. So there's like so many like really cool people that that or not, people that you should network with there. So that's like uh, I believe we're getting the co-founder of uh Temu. That's gonna be there. So what I would say is there's a lot of opportunity. Uh, in China, everyone is doing the 996 or doing a lot of. It was really learning a lot. Okay, so they're like, doing like they're already at TikTok level. They're mastering that. They're going into, like Facebook, Google ads, they're going to the Shopify side.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So, uh, as, as a seller e-commerce it's not just only Amazon you need to expand yourself to social commerce. We're talking about social commerce. It's in TikTok and YouTube, YouTube has their own and also like Shopify, because you need to have Shopify, because people will bounce to your website to try to check you out and also multi-channel marketplaces such as Walmart and Amazon, and, uh, Ebay and other Etsy or or whatever it is. There's a lot of other channels that you should put in there yourself, as well as other countries, right, they, each country has their own, so you can expand. That way. You need to start looking into different channels, because it's getting even Amazon scared of TikToker. You see there were Temu, right? Yeah, they're trying to like, do their, do whatever they're doing, trying to catch up, because they're eating a big chunk of their pie and Temu is supposedly number ranked number two now as second marketplace.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Howard, I hope to see you. Maybe in China. I should be going to China sometime this year, I'm positive. Maybe I might be in Shanghai, but I have to take a trip down to Zhenzhen and we can go to Macau again or some other place. But it was great talking to you again and I hope to see you either here stateside or in China real soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>You do.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Howard Thai, the legendary "Professor of Amazon," is back to share his game-changing insights straight from the playbooks of top Chinese Amazon sellers. Curious about the secret tactics that can revolutionize your Amazon product launch? He'll reveal how to optimize your listings, uncover top-performing keywords, and navigate the surge of Chinese sellers on TikTok Shop following recent policy shifts. Plus, get a glimpse into Howard's unique journey, his time in the US, his return to China, and his passion for the epic anime Naruto.</p>
<p>Our conversation doesn't stop there. We'll dissect the global selling opportunities on TikTok Shop, highlighting the stark differences in ease of access for Chinese sellers compared to others. Learn the proven strategies for success on the platform, including the importance of daily multiple video postings, leveraging affiliates, and smart ad usage. Discover the potential of live shopping and the groundbreaking impact of AI influencers in China, and how US sellers can adopt these innovative practices.</p>
<p>Lastly, we'll tackle the escalating challenge of ranking products on Amazon amidst soaring PPC costs and the growing emphasis on external traffic. Howard shares actionable insights on using external deal sites like DealNews and Woot to drive traffic and boost product rankings. Dive into practical advice on securing initial reviews and sales through varied promotional tactics, including social media and PPC. Plus, get an insider look at different deal strategies to maximize visibility and sales, and hear about exciting travel plans to China with Howard, promising new adventures and networking.</p>
<p>In episode 599 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Howard discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies From Top Chinese Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:13 - Global Selling Opportunities on TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:33 - Strategies for Amazon-Selling Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Strategic Launch Using Outside Traffic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:03 - Ranking Products With Deal Sites</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:03 - Inventory Management in Sales Transactions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:05 - Amazon Inventory Strategy and Temu Marketplace</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:30 - Mastermind Event in China</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we're going to talk to a seller who used to be one of the top 100 sellers all time at Amazon and even has the nickname Professor of Amazon. He's going to give us some inside strategies from top Chinese sellers, what they're using for launching that you've probably never heard of before, like using what deals and more. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Do you want to see how your listing or maybe competitors listing rates as to best practices for listing optimization? Or maybe you want to compare a group of ASINs or Amazon products to see how they compare to each other? Maybe you want to see within seconds the top keywords for a single listing or a group of listings? You can do that and more with the Helium 10 tool listing analyzer. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash listing analyzer.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies or serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. We are going on the other side of the world, completely different time zone, a different day. I think it's like Saturday over there. It's Friday night here at Helium 10. The whole entire Helium 10 had the day off today. Like, sometimes they give us random days off like a recharge, so they're like you know what? Everybody in the whole company, you guys, get the day off, but I'm having Howard have to record again because there's technical difficulties. So you know what? I'm coming in on my holiday, on my, my vacation day, at uh, what time is it? 8 pm on a Friday night and I'm like I'm here for you, Howard, because I need the world to know what you have to say. The professor of Amazon. Guys, Howard, welcome back to the show.</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Thank you very much Bradley. Nice to be back on.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You notice my shirt here?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Oh wow, yep, Naruto. Well, I love Naruto.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You and I are about the same age, like literally months apart, and so I think we both grew up with some similar things. So you were probably in your UCSD really close to me days when you were into Naruto here, and I believe you went even to Japan and even got more into it, right?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm really into Naruto and I'm side by side with Japan when they released the translated version of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You're back in China. How long have you been back in China?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>I left the US on June 10th so I came back here around June. I was traveling around with uh in Beijing for the family, and then uh Xi'an for my mom, my wife's side. Then uh, I went to um, I went back to around like July 4th or 3rd or something like that and I'm here to stay.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I've been back, been back like for good, back like like for good or like for a year, or what would you talk?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>well before before the whole covid stuff. I've been in China since 2009, so I'm like one of the first Chinese Amazon seller here, like I mean basically a China-owned company that is selling on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Ah, that's right, I forgot about that. You were always based out there after you for a long time, but then you came back here because, yeah, China was not exactly a great place to be during COVID, so that's why you're out here, okay, okay. So yeah, in your honor. Anyways, you see I'm wearing my Chinese baseball team hat, even got the Chinese colors on the side here. So, yeah, there we go. All right, I'm right on theme with the Naruto and China hat. Now, first thing I want to ask you I've seen you talk a little bit more about it, um, lately is now that you've been back in China, maybe your eyes have been opened a little bit more uh, about the strength of Chinese sellers on TikTok shop. Because I think in the beginning, like TikTok shop was mainly like all right, us companies a little bit harder for foreign companies to get on. But now correct me if I'm wrong TikTok shop has kind of like opened up the floodgates where now, all of a sudden, there's a lot more Chinese sellers on there. Is that right?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Okay so before, like TikTok shop was only for in China, right, US was only for sellers that are selling in Amazon over $2 million. Then after, like recently, like last month, like early, early last month, they opened a floodgate to everyone. But there is still requirements, so there are little requirements, they have to be a seller and so on. But uh, it was like it's like wide open kind of you could say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And for like for you know,USs customers it's pretty strict, you know, not not too strict. Like team I've been trying to get on Tmula. That's just ridiculous. I got to take pictures of me holding up signs and the 17 different addresses have to match. It's crazy. But TikTok shop was not too too hard to get signed up for. I think I got denied the first time because an address didn't match but I got it hooked up pretty fast. But foreigners, you know, like if I'm in Estonia, if I'm in Argentina or wherever, it's impossible to sign up for TikTok shop unless I've got like a friend or a family member who's got a social security number who can tie to the account. But if you're Chinese they get to skip that requirement.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Well, no, they get registered as a Chinese to get in.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's what I mean. They don't need to have a friend or family who has a social security?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So if you are a Chinese Hong Kong or Taiwan then you don't need that. Um, you know, you can just use your own nationality to get in and sell on TikTok shop US. And actually the good thing is about this. Oh, I'm not sure if it's good, but let's say, in China, I mean, it's always like, oh, everyone favors China, right, but the TikTok shop in China is global selling, meaning they open all the countries up US, UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and also Thailand. Was it Thailand or Malaysia? I forgot, it was like all of the list of TikTok shop that you can actually sell on. So it's not just one and US is only for one right now, and I don't even think we can even open TikTok shop UK.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, I know UK was there before US, but I they're not. Really. It's not like Amazon, where your Amazon token is connected and then it's kind of like you just switch and then now you're on your UK token or something. You can't really do that on TikTok shop, that's. But you're saying Asia, you can, Okay. So now, now lot of uh sellers out there. Hey, that's not fair, why? Why is TikTok shop giving uh, giving advantage to Chinese sellers? Hey guys, it's a Chinese company, they can do whatever they. They can do whatever they want. Um, what are the majority of the Chinese TikTok shop sellers doing? Are they shipping from like Amazon inventory warehouses in US? Or are they doing the kind of like Temu-ish direct shipping, using those subsidies, uh, to customers who buy the product?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So there was the old-fashioned TikTok. So right now mostly it's based in the US inventory for TikTok shop or fulfilled by TikTok mainly it's all fulfilled by TikTok. Or if you are a seller to open, probably just like a seller-fulfilled TikTok in the US, though You're not supposed to be. Yeah, mainly that's what it is.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Any like little mini hacks or or TikTok shops. You know, before we get onto our Amazon stuff, uh, that you can. You know that you've learned since you've been back there, like like, uh, I'm wearing my red hat today, but I could be wearing my white hat. No, I'm definitely not wearing a black hat. So no black hat strategies, but but what is a one you know quick? You know, I know we usually do 30 seconds, 60 seconds strategy at the end of the show. We'll do an Amazon one then. But what's a 30 60 second tip you can give us about TikTok shop?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>I'm not sure what level people out there are, but uh, from what I know is uh in the US they're pretty much getting started. So there's just, it's just like Amazon you got to spend money to get the velocity. You need to start making sure that you get a lot of uh affiliates and you're also making sure that you're posting, making sure that you're uh having more videos a day continuously and doing ads.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So that's multiple videos a day. Somebody should be posting uh to their like brand page and then, at the same time, don't just rely on that, but use, use affiliates, what? What about live Like? Like you know, should we be in the live streaming? Is that? Is that like a? I know it's obviously not on a level of of China, like I saw that one lady in China who has like this I don't know what, what you call it, but like a, like a conveyor belt, and then products are coming and she literally shows her product for two seconds, throws it away two seconds and she's making millions of dollars. I know America's not at that level yet for live shopping, but what should sellers be doing for live shopping? As far as TikTok shop goes?</p>
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<p>Howard:</p>
<p>China still doesn't have the culture for the US side live shopping. So we still have in the US. We still have a chance to US. We still have like a chance to like really do a really good job on the live because the way they uh speak and so on. But right now it's getting more and more uh sophisticated in China they're doing using AI influencers, doing all the lives, so in 24/7 they could be doing live every single second. So that's something that we need to catch up on. And things like tools. All the tools you think about TikTok is made by China. Right, Douyin is from China, and then TikTok is a version of Douyin with a little less functionality, and all the tools out there that you can think of for TikTok is made by Chinese companies. So if you really want to learn more TikTok, you should probably learn from the Chinese first and see what you can get out of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, and then now, like I said mentioned before, Temu is also trying to recruit US sellers. I don't have much to say there, but I know Temu is actually last month was in some trouble. Chinese sellers were actually upset with Temu. They were storming the offices and stuff like that. So I'm not sure what the future is for Temu, but it's still a very strong marketplace. It's like number number two or three as far as app usage and stuff. So that's a that's one to to be on the lookout for too. But mainly we like to talk about Amazon here and uh, I didn't. I didn't get to see your last mastery call that you did in your Elite Sellers Society, but I saw the outline of it and it looked like it was all about how to use deals. So, first of all, what deals are you talking about? Is this like lightning deals, deals of the day, prime, exclusive discounts, all of the above? Or what was your major focus for this?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>topic. So the master call that we had regarding deals was mainly talking about outside traffic deals, because Amazon right now is. Why is it getting harder for it to do Amazon? It's because Amazon wants you to push external traffic. That's why it's harder. People are doing the old way. They're doing only the one that yo go to BBC and everyone's does BBC. Bbc costs are going up so you have to do outside external traffic and what the deal was talking about is using the high ranking, all the stick deals, deal news woods and those kind of deal sites to help you rank your products. Let me just talk about it. So those are deal sites. Probably most of you guys heard of it before. So these deal sites are where Anchors starts coming in right. Anchor is the first people that came in with the deal sites to rank products back in like the days uh. So what it is is that you put your product on the on the deal sites. You push it to. Either you push it to your uh uh Amazon or you push it to your website. So when, if you put it, put it on, if you push it on uh on Amazon, then you will be able to rank your product on Amazon with the sales velocities and so on, keywords as well, um, and you can even put uh. And then, if you put it on your website, you're able to make sure that your product is either, when people go onto the website is, either to buy it from your website or to Amazon directly, because there's a go to I won't buy on Amazon kind of like little tag or little uh, a little button so they can. Depending on if you are matured or not. If you're already matured, you're just going to go, uh, directly to Amazon. But if you're like already pretty well off and you're like kind of, um, not, you're not sure if you need to rank or not, they can turn on and off the button to go to Amazon. So based on if you need to..</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me ask a quick question Is that going to the canonical URL or is it just going to the ASIN-based URL?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>It could be anything, any URL you want.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's one thing I haven't tested, but whenever I tested it for years and years, it's not like, oh, I'm going to get to page one for keywords that are in my canonical URL. But you could always see if you ever did a deal site or some outside traffic or in Google just going to your base canonical URL, then if you had some good keywords in there, like coffin shelf or something, you would see a bump just on the velocity. Have you done any testing on that recently to see if, like, those words in your canonical still matter or it doesn't matter as much anymore?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Canonical probably what matters, but we're talking about the URL in general, right? what you can put like some kind of special URL in there that would be able to uh to rank your product as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, yeah, I mean, once you start doing that, though, where were you? I mean? Yeah, I mean you could put a fake canonical URL, potentially, or even a two-step URL, but now you run the risk of getting on Amazon's bad side if you're doing that for the purpose of ranking, but then Amazon could never say anything about your regular canonical URL. Amazon is the one who provides that. You're all just curious to see if you still saw some residual bump. Okay, so then when you launch a new product, let's just say you don't are. Uh, let me give you a scenario. Let's just say that this is a new product for a new brand. Whether I'm a new seller, I'm a old seller, whatever, this is a new product for a new brand. So I don't have too much outside traffic. I don't have a huge email list that I can say go to this listing. What would your launch strategy be? Leveraging these deal sites and, if any, internal Amazon deals?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So we could use we call it a strategic deals ranking style to get onto, to rank your Amazon product. First, we look at it, we have to make sure that we have at least 10 reviews and 10 uh, uh, 10 sales a day or something. So that goes from like doing like promotions, uh, social media, like those Amazon influencer coupons, uh, and also PPC. So as long as you get that 10 orders a day, we can actually put you into a special program. It's on Woot, right? So being able to first list..</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>W-O-O-T?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, Woot is an Amazon-owned company, so they're able to be able to put your products on Woot. And Woot can do four things Like. One of the things was talking, was you talking about launching a product? The second thing is to be able to like uh, this, uh, uh, clear, clear on all the, all the discontinued items, uh. Third is, if you were like ranked top five you want to be, be, be aggressive and rank number one, or if you're stale, stagnant on like bottom of the page, or like on bottom of the BSR, 100 BSR or something, then you can do something to give yourself some momentum and kickstart the algorithm again and be back up and movable, you know, be able to be ranked again on those old listings. So if you qualify from the requirement that we just talked about, then we could be able to push you into a Woot kind of a special program. What it is is that Woot will be like buying from you, like a wholesaler, right? They're going to be buying your product and, based on your Amazon's average two weeks of sales, they will use that as an average and, with that said, they will then look at it and said, okay, we are able to do three best deals consecutively. So best deals is normally seven days, right? You could either pick seven days or 14 days. So if you want to rank your product on launch wise, we'll do a 14 days best deal, and so. But then in between each best deal, it has to be a seven day rest period. So all three of the all three of the best deals with 14 days could be um, the same price, right? I I mean the best deal price, right? Usually 15% off the normal price you're really selling on. So at that they're looking at oh, two weeks ago, how much sales have you gotten? And they're going to be holding your inventory most likely for 56 days of the for 56 days, meaning that 14 days, seven days, 14 days, seven days and 14 days. So there's three actually 14 day best deals. So then, within those times you are able to do, if you have option to do, deals like lightning deals, within that that seven days, you'll be able to do it with your own account. So they will take the buy box, they will be able to take the buy box from you. They'll take your.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Woot we're talking about?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, what will take your buy box from you and it's just like moving your inventory to their account, right? So um.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So if they're using my FBA inventory, it's not like I have to send them inventory directly to some Woot warehouse or something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>No, you just have to confirm and let them move those inventory over to their account and it'll just come off of your FBA inventory. From there it could be. So that's a lot of inventory, right? If you're looking at the average two weeks ago and then you have 56 days worth of inventory, that might be a lot. So they will then negotiate a price with you and if you're okay with it, there it is, they're going to start doing your best deals and then your best deals you will not get the buy box?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What do you mean by negotiate a price, what price the product is going to sell at, or what price we're kind of like selling to what?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Selling to what? That's the wholesale price, right?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What do they? What do they usually like? Like, what's the range? Like, like percentage wise off of your retail price that they're they expect?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So it matters a lot about velocity, how much sales you're getting and how much the price point of the product is. If the product is like a hundred dollars, then the percentage uh, like, uh, you're like it costs like uh, say a hundred dollars, right, your cost is a hundred dollars then they'll probably say, hey, I'll take like 70, I'll give you 70 of that. But if your product is a 10 item or 20 item, very cheap, they'll probably lower that to like uh, uh, making it like 40 percent, 30 percent, 40 or something like that. Uh, depending on I'm sorry the price of the deal the price of the deal, not not the cost of your product, but the price of the deal they'll lower it to down to 30 percent. So, depending on how much you remember you don't have to pay anything when they, there's no other extra cost.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you're not paying Amazon fee and you're not paying the shipping and and stuff like that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Nothing. It's not even storage right, storage is on them, but the but the problem is PPC is on you. You still have to pay for your PPC, because if the product of brand is, it's still yours right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But if they have the buy box? If Woot has the buy box? I'm still able to run the PPC, though it's still going to give me impressions and stuff?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So a sponsored brand uh, you can always do, but the thing that you have to do special is you have to use Woot’s portal for PPC in order for you to see. But the great thing is that you can copy over, download your PPC uh report. You know how you like upload the PPC file. You can also download it and then upload it directly to Woot system using same format, the same campaign structure and so on. So it's pretty much like you're copying and pasting it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So then let's say I had, you know, an ASIN or an FBA SKU, had 3000 units, and now I close a deal with Woot. I don't have to close my SKU, it just automatically transfers to Woot all 3,000, at least during the time that they're running the deal?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>They will agree on the amount of quantity to take from you based on your moving average of the two weeks, and you negotiate, say hey, I'm going maybe do more PPC at the time or I'll do other external traffic or something. Then they'll give you a quantity after the quantity and the cost that you're going to be selling to them. Then they will be using that to uh to push traffic and so on. So at the same time you can also use Woot’s website to post your product there. They will automatically be sending external traffic from their website to Woot uh for, to your deal on what uh on Amazon. So there's all that. So let me give you an example. Okay, you have a thousand pieces that you are selling to Woot at $10. And all of a sudden, everything sells out, except they only sold 900. You have 100 left. They will put that 100 back into stock in your inventory and that 100 that they put into stock will start from zero, zero storage date.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So even if it was there like three months or four months, it kind of resets after Woot gets their hands on it in other words?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Yeah, so if you have like old inventory, that's great, because then it's like you can reset the storage date for those for the image getting held back and from the 900 pieces then they will. They will times uh, ten dollars that you're selling to them, so that that will be $9,000, right that they're going to give it to you after 20 days.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Some of these discounts. It's, it's, it's pretty heavy. It might be like what's your target when you help sellers do this Like, are you trying to pick a price where they can break even or where they only lose 20%? You know, let's say we don't use this strategy and we just do a traditional one like me, like just PPC launch, you know, like, of course I'm still losing money because I'll do like a 40 % off discount code or 50 % out, you know, just to get that momentum now with what you don't have to get that momentum because they're pushing so much. But, but what's your like, how do you help sellers budget for, for, hey, you're going to lose 20 % on this Woot deal but don't worry, it's going to make up for it, or are you actually trying to find a break-even point or what are you trying to do?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Most of the time I would say that you would probably break even or lose money right, because you're trying to launch a product, you're going to do PPC, you're going to do hard, so that's not going to really make you money. You're just trying to get rid of inventory or doing velocity of sales for launching. And for the other side, where you're talking about like you're just trying to sell it and not do PPC, then I've seen the cases that you're actually making money because it's like an outlet deal, turbocharged. You have three of them and in between those seven days you can add extra lightning deals in there to even spike up the algorithm even more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So Woot’s deals last seven days or?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Woot's best deal lasts 14 days each time, right? So it has three of them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then you have to have a break for seven days?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Within that seven day break, you can have lightning deals too, your own, or Woot's? That means that there's two lightning deals you can put in there in between. Huh, if you qualify for the deals at the time, you know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now you mentioned some other deal sites. So, like this lounge, like it just works by itself, all right, you go Amazon Woot, Amazon Woot, back and forth. Uh, but then like, in what situation would I use another website, like Slick deals or some of these others that you mentioned?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Um, Slick deals is great, uh. If you even go to uh Slick deals and search your competitor, or search that, your keyword, you'll see a lot of your competitors are on there already that are selling you're talking about like tea or coffee, even like supplements are all in there. Like on on like uh Slick deals. Even Woot uses Woot, which is an Amazon company? Amazon also goes to Slick deals to advertise their products on there. The reason why is like the deal of the day or best top deal right now. They also use that to bring in traffic. That's where the traffic is coming from, right. Yes, they put you on a better position on their deal page as well as they bring external traffic into Amazon through like deal sites such as Slick Deals, deal news and Woot and Woot and themselves and other deal sites. Aggregator deals, aggregating sites.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What else is working for you on the Amazon side, be it advertising, if we're still talking about launch or you have more to talk about deals, what other nuggets can you give us today?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Why we have this Temu thing right here. Right, Temu themselves. You can make money and you can also, if you want to really clear out inventory, which everyone else out here that does Amazon or does internet selling, e-commerce or something, has a problem. This is called overstock or like dead, discontinued items. You're using Temu to push out your dead, discontinued items. So, look, if you, if you just post it up there, it's not going to sell, most likely it's going to just be whatever. Right, but you have to work out a special agreement with with Temu. Hey, Temu, I want you to help push this product. I'm going to be at this price, a low price. So please, let's work out a deal, send traffic to this page and they will send traffic to this page, and we've seen 20,000 orders a day on that product, just almost like a top deal or deal of the day, which it's not as on Amazon, which is not as good as before. But now this is like really doing a really good job on clearing out your inventory. We're doing this with a lot of clients right now. The thing is Temu, yes, they're getting very a lot of criticism back in the day or last couple months ago. Uh, these are mainly factories. These are many factories that does not know how to sell. They're giving cheap products. So there's two ways. There's two problems that are that Temu had with those uh sellers. Those are the first generation sellers we call it uh first generation. And then those are the ones that are factory. They're giving Temu bad inventory and they're also very slow at giving shipping or something. So those are the two where they charge the supplier or the factory cost on that. That's why people are complaining.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Second generation people which are based in the US that are selling and using their inventory in the US warehouses here now. So those are not having that kind of problem because they are like Temu has all most uh are are getting all the Chinese Amazon sellers into Temu right now to help themselves. So they getting ready for all the inventories in the US to sell on their website. So, yes, Amazon is trying to do the old-style Temu where they ship from China, but right now Temu is in US and recruiting all the Chinese sellers to put their products into Temu at a lower cost than on Amazon, because Amazon they and Temu they have to be 15 percent less than Amazon. That's one of the deals. So that's how they're rushing in and trying to get all the all the people to come in to uh sell on Temu, especially right now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's all all Chinese sellers yeah, like I said, I've been trying to get on there. Um, I know they're pushing, you know they approach me and, um, even me who they're trying you know, they know who I am and stuff and and they wanted to to help me get some accounts up so I can do some content on it and even despite that, so, so they already know I'm just like this is. So you know you would think that this might be a little bit better service. Uh, I still can't get approved. So so you just imagine if, if you know like you're trying to go to them, like it might be even harder. Um, all right, now you know a lot of your, your advanced strategies. You give out your special masterminds and you know, every year you try and do it, it seems like a little bit better. You know, like I remember, uh, first year I think you did it in Vegas you rented a mansion it was funny it was the exact mansion that we were about to rent a different year for for a Helium 10 party I saw it in the same place, probably that you did. And then the next year you like rented this huge castle in France. And then the next year, like, okay, we're gonna go ahead and rent an island in Thailand, and so this year, I believe you're taking the show to China. So tell us a little bit about what you have planned and where people can go to get more information.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>Uh you find the information on our website Uh, it's elitesellersociety.com/ess2024. It's two zero two four. Um, we're actually doing it in Ritz Carlton, Sun Zhen, Fu Tian Uh. So it's going to be really really cool. Uh, we're we're trying to get you into one of those. Uh, this is our third time, I believe, in Sun Zhen and we had it where we were thinking. Right now we're trying to plan where we can bring our attendees to some Chinese big Chinese seller's office and show them around as well as taking them out, as well as this two-day main event. Of course, it's on the 22nd and 23rd of October, so that's gonna be really good. We have like Temu there. We have TikTok there. We have uh, uh, other big, uh big people. I'm right now we're talking to Alibaba and and and Seller sprite and stuff. They're they're coming and stuff like that. So there's like so many like really cool people that that or not, people that you should network with there. So that's like uh, I believe we're getting the co-founder of uh Temu. That's gonna be there. So what I would say is there's a lot of opportunity. Uh, in China, everyone is doing the 996 or doing a lot of. It was really learning a lot. Okay, so they're like, doing like they're already at TikTok level. They're mastering that. They're going into, like Facebook, Google ads, they're going to the Shopify side.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>So, uh, as, as a seller e-commerce it's not just only Amazon you need to expand yourself to social commerce. We're talking about social commerce. It's in TikTok and YouTube, YouTube has their own and also like Shopify, because you need to have Shopify, because people will bounce to your website to try to check you out and also multi-channel marketplaces such as Walmart and Amazon, and, uh, Ebay and other Etsy or or whatever it is. There's a lot of other channels that you should put in there yourself, as well as other countries, right, they, each country has their own, so you can expand. That way. You need to start looking into different channels, because it's getting even Amazon scared of TikToker. You see there were Temu, right? Yeah, they're trying to like, do their, do whatever they're doing, trying to catch up, because they're eating a big chunk of their pie and Temu is supposedly number ranked number two now as second marketplace.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Howard, I hope to see you. Maybe in China. I should be going to China sometime this year, I'm positive. Maybe I might be in Shanghai, but I have to take a trip down to Zhenzhen and we can go to Macau again or some other place. But it was great talking to you again and I hope to see you either here stateside or in China real soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Howard:</p>
<p>You do.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Can your brand truly stand out in the crowded Amazon or e-commerce marketplace? This episode features Kevin King, a master of product differentiation, marketing, and branding, who shares game-changing strategies to elevate your business beyond the basics. Kevin walks us through the creation of his innovative Basecamp Apple Watch charging dock, illustrating how identifying market gaps and blending functionality with aesthetic appeal can help you craft a premium product that demands attention.</p>
<p>We then uncover the critical role of visual storytelling and emotional appeal in successful product marketing. Kevin shares compelling real-life examples, including a groundbreaking product launch during Christmas 2015 and the branding triumph of Liquid Death. We dive into the challenges and rewards of rebranding, drawing lessons from Kevin’s experience with his dog product line transformation. The conversation underscores the importance of innovative packaging and impactful imagery in driving sales and maintaining a brand's identity.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore unconventional marketing strategies that can turn an ordinary product into a thriving brand. Kevin recounts the phenomenal success of a hand sanitizer brand during the 2020 pandemic, revealing how creative tactics like catchy jingles and engaging public interactions led to remarkable sales figures. Whether you are an aspiring Amazon seller or a seasoned seller, this episode is packed with valuable insights and strategies to help you achieve a standout presence in a saturated market.</p>
<p>In episode 598 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Kevin discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Product Differentiation Secrets With Kevin King</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - Multi-Functional Charging Dock Design</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:57 - Product Development From Scratch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:16 - Illustrating a Product's Transformation With Cartoons</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:54 - Product Innovation and Differentiation Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Brand Identity Success Through Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:48 - Premium Bully Sticks Differentiation Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:50 - Researching and Deciding on Bully Sticks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:35 - Listing Strategy for Niche Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:09 - Differentiating Products for Marketplace Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:36 - Pet Product Influencer Partnership</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:24 - Building a Brand With Differentiation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:19 - Hand Sanitizer Market Frustration and Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:52 - Unconventional Marketing Strategies for Brand Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:45 - Successful Million Dollar Marketing  Strategy</li>
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Transcript
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>In today's episode, Kevin King is going to be sharing his secrets on how to differentiate your products so that you stand out from the competition.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Are you a six, seven or eight figure seller and want to network in a private mastermind group with other experienced sellers? Or maybe you want to take advantage of monthly advanced training sessions with Kevin King, an expert guest? Do you want to come to our quarterly in-person all-day trainings at Helium 10 headquarters? Or do you want the widest access to the Helium 10 set of tools? For all of these things, the Elite program might be for you. For more information on Helium 10 Elite, go to h10.me/elite. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Seller’s podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>You know, a lot of times people don't in the space, don't like to share their products. They're afraid people are going to copy them. I'm afraid like, oh, if I share this, this cool thing I found, I'm going to have a hundred different copiers on it. And that does happen. You know, Bradley’s had that with the coffin shelf, you know, here at series, and now there's I don't know how many coffin shelves that are A lot, a lot. Yeah, so it does happen. But I'm going to show you some ways to make that almost impossible today. I mean not to say that someone can't mimic you, because sometimes when people copy, that's a nice way of flattery. But there's a lot of things that you can do to differentiate your product and it's becoming super important. You know the days of when I first started. I know you've been doing this for a while 2015, 2016. You just go to Alibaba. You'd find a product look at Helium 10, see where the gaps are and just stick a different name on there and maybe create a logo, put it on there and put that up and sell it. Those days are long gone. I mean, can that still happen? Occasionally, someone can have success doing that, but it's extremely, extremely difficult. And branding true branding and true product differentiation is where it's at. And some people think, well, I'll just add a warranty or I'll add an eBook to my product or I'll bundle it with something else and that'll make it different enough. And that's usually not enough. And in today's world, you got to change your approach and that's what I'm going to show you today with real-life, real-world examples of my actual products. Some of these I'm not selling anymore for different reasons. Pricing got priced out of the market with raw supplies or something like that. But I'm going to show you exactly what I do and to try to give you some insights and some perspective on how you can approach this differently for what you're doing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Very nice, I'm excited.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>When it comes to business, there's really only two things that matter, and when you cut it to the core, that's innovation and marketing. I mean, yeah, there's all the details of finance and money and all this kind of stuff, but really, if you look at any business look at Apple, you look at Microsoft, you look at Tesla, you look at any of these. It's innovation and marketing. Those are the two fundamental things that you should be focusing on first. So, I'm going to start off with innovation. So the first thing I'm talking about is innovation. This is a product on screen called Basecamp. This is an Apple watch charging dock. It also charges your iPhone, charges your iPad. It has a night light on it. This is a really, really cool product that came out in 2015. It was launched in 2015.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So almost nine years ago, right when the first Apple Watch came out, and where this product, how this originated. This is a product that I sold and I actually created this product from scratch. This was my actual product and I created it from scratch right when the first Apple Watch came out. And what happened is I went on Amazon to try to find some ideas for products and I saw that Apple Watch charging docks were trending at the time and most all of them were like these cheap bamboo kind of wooden docks for 15 to 20 bucks, all coming off of Alibaba, with just different names on them. Each one looks exactly the same, just had a different name, and I was like, if I'm going to spend 500 bucks for a watch or whatever the watch costs back then. I don't want some cheap, cheap stand to put it on, I want something that looks cool. So I developed this that I would want and I was like I don't want something where there's cables hanging across my desk, cables hanging across my nightstand, so I want to hide all the cables and I want to be able to charge like three things at once. And so that's what I developed, and so this particular product you can see here has a little light on it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I later added a Bluetooth speaker to it in a version two. It put the watch up on top, the phone would sit on the side and it had a. The charging was buried inside all the cables. Um, the back actually had two additional USB ports so that you could actually charge an iPad or put something else on the back of it. It had. The cables were all hidden underneath, so you'd wrap the cable around underneath so it's not like just all messing up your, your desktop or your, your nightstand or whatever the night light there you can see it. You can hit that button a few times and adjust it up in different levels. I created a really nice box for it and I had all the different adapters. I was prepared to sell this in the US market, and so I created one charging dock and then had them make the different adapters that go in the end, depending on if it's for the UK or for Europe, or for the US or for Australia the bigger markets. I later added a Bluetooth speaker to it. I changed that nightlight to not just a nightlight but actually a Bluetooth speaker so that you could this is the days before there was beats or any of that kind of stuff so it actually was a cool, cool thing to be able to have your phone sitting there charging and have a little speaker that would play your sound music or your wake-up call or whatever. You can see there are the little nightlights turned on. As an example, these are actually some of my listing photos that you're seeing on this. You can see that it would fit all kinds of different watch bands. I created a really nice box for the outside of it to differentiate it so that when you got it felt like you're paying 80 bucks for this thing.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This was a little video that I had made. I found the way I got this made is I came up with the idea. I found a factory on Global Sources Comm. So I didn't even use Alibaba. I use a company called global sources comm, which is another alternate sourcing place. It's not as big as Alibaba, but you can find some better factories sometimes on there. So if you haven haven't checked that out, check it out. And I found a factory in Shenzhen, China, that would do this and I ended up paying them a thousand dollars for the design and so they had their internal guys do all the design and then the molding and everything. It was expensive. It cost me about 30 grand to do all the molding because it's electrical parts and USB and there's a chip in there. So this is not for everybody, but I spent about 30 grand on that.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We've created all kinds of prototypes and they would send me these files, these 3D rendered files and these like SFP files, I think they're called. And then I took that actual file. So before this was ever manufactured, didn't even exist, there wasn't even a prototype yet. I sent it to a guy in Eastern Europe and he made this rendering from me from those files and this is a video. He made this entire video, this. The product did not exist so I could see it exactly as it was gonna be. He made these 360 degrees, basically before there was AI. AI video of the actual product. You can see this one only has one charging dock on a USB on the back.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I had a second one, but I did this and then I sent this out and did some testing, like what do you guys think of this? And I was able to get the people at one of these big Apple insider blog posts. They're like, when this comes out, let us know, we'll publicize it. So right there I was, like they thought it was cool. So, I had my launch ready to go. Like I said this didn't come from Alibaba, this didn't come from the Iwo market or the Canton fair.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>The idea for this, this came from my head, and so I created this from scratch from my head. I've done that for a dog bowl and for some other products as well, and so I also. At the same time, back in 2015, I launched five different brands at once. Some of them were the traditional find something on Alibaba, change it up a little bit, change the packaging, put your logo on it and then send it out. But this one I actually designed from scratch. I think that's where you need to start thinking more and more about is designing things from scratch, and it's not always about a better mousetrap, it's about what the people want.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>With today's technology and with the AI, you can do so much that I couldn't do nine years ago when this was launched. That you can do now with iterations and these renderings, that you could have 20 different types of this and do all kinds of testing on PickFu. You can do so much more now with this. So this was the renderings that they would send me. So I would open this up, these EASM files, and I could play around with it on my computer and spin it and everything and say, oh, let's modify this or let's change this, or I don't like where this is positioned, put the logo over here. So this before we even made a prototype.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And then what I did is I did 3D printing. So I had there's a guy in Austin where I live that had like 30 different 3D printers in his garage, literally, and so he had all kinds of different sizes and machines. I just took it. They followed him and he made this. This is a 3d printed uh sample. And then I took this to the Apple store in Austin and I said can, can you open up the drawer of all the watches. Uh, I want to make sure every watch, every band, fits on here and doesn't touch the light, and we'll make sure the cable fits through the, the fits through the, the channel on the back and everything. So, I had a total like piece of crap, basically, but 3d printed, but it's actually at least something that's I can hold and touch and feel, kind of get an idea of how it's going to be. And then we made modifications. So after I tested it with this, then I went through and I made modifications oh, we need to make the cable doesn't quite fit, it's not quite snug enough or it's crimping in the corner. So we went back and I, I, we made some modifications to it and then this was a prototype. So then they do what's a machine prototype? Um, there's a specific name for it, but it's a machine Like it's. They make like 20 of them before they make the mass run, and then I could actually test it and so I took it and that's what we created.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This is one of the product photos for the actual that I used on Amazon that I had taken. This is one in my guest room and so we just put it on a nightstand and just showed it. They're actually charging three different devices and how it works. It works like magic. And for the listing also, I actually showed. You know, I create cartoons. I found someone on Upwork.com that would do this for 50 bucks and I had them actually said I want a before and after. I could shoot this with photography and it would be expensive. So I just had them make a cartoon and say, look, show the before. Because every product you need to be trying to solve pain points. I mean there's three or four different things you want to focus on when you're developing a product. One of those is solving someone's pain point. So you want to show them what it's like before your product and what it's like after your product. So that's what I did here. Instead of using photos, I used these cartoons.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So I show on the left how you got all these cables everywhere and stuff all over the place taking up your whole nightstand just a mess. You're having trouble sleeping over there, the person you know. There’re all kinds of little hints all throughout this thing. You got a light that's flashing on it instead of a night light. That's all bright, keeping you up. And then then you got the one on the right. That's like you having a peaceful sleep, everything's organized, everything's nice, and so these are things that you want to think about when you're actually creating your images is show the before and the after. You can do it in photos, you can do it in, or you can do it in cartoons and like this one and this, it worked really, really well. You're going to see another example of this in a minute. So this is the way you can do an example of how you can do innovation.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This product on 2015, Christmas of 2015, I was selling about $30,000, $40,000 a day of it at $89. And then what happened is the reason. I and I did a second version, I did a version two with feedback and put the Bluetooth speaker in, did some other changes, and then in March or April of the next year this is before there was Gatita, before there's any or Helium 10 that had the refund ability, and someone posted on a Facebook group, on the FBA High Rollers Facebook group on Helium 10, saying, oh, did you know that Amazon will refund you for damages and lost items? And so, I was like, oh, that's cool, they lost some of these things when I shipped them in. So, I filed a claim. And when I filed that claim for like 10 missing units, amazon suspended the listing and said, oh, we're going to do what's called a bend check. And they went and they actually said we're going to stop all sales. And we got to do a total inventory across all of our warehouses and I was like no, no, no, don't do that, don't do that, I don't care about the 10 units, just forget it, forget the claim. You're killing, you're crushing me on my momentum. Well, I was down about 10 days while they did this quote unquote Ben check worst decision I ever made and that basically killed the momentum of the product. But I was able to bring it back up, but never back to that level, because there's all kinds of other competition coming in. Um, and I sold this on uh, uh I forget the name of the website. Now it's kind of like a sharper image uh, website for dudes. I sold this in the best buy. I sold it a lot of places, but then the market started changing and I was able to ride this for a couple of years and it was good. So that's a way that you can think about doing innovation. That's an example of one that I did.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now let's talk about something on the marketing side. On the marketing side, you can differentiate with your packaging. A lot of people do that, you know. You could have just a generic bottle that you see on the right or a really nice bottle on the left and put your differentiating bullet points in your image how they're showing one's made from bamboo and no plastic or biodegrade super-fast. The other one's going to take hundreds of years, and so on. These are great ways you can do it in your, in your image, in your image stack, to actually show the difference. Because it remembers, on Amazon, people, people buy, buy photos. They don't buy products. My buddy, Perry Belcher, is actually the one that actually said that. But they can't touch the product, they can't hold it in their hands, so they're buying based on the photos. So you got to remember that so many people skimp on their photos or they don't spend enough time creating the right photos to create the right emotions. People buy on emotion and they buy on photos, and so by differentiating like this, you can do a lot of cool stuff in your infographics and your stack.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Look at another one. I mean this is someone selling a commodity Liquid Death is water, it's just water. But look what they did with the branding and the way they actually packaged it. They put it into a can instead of a bottle. They had this liquid death name. All the graphics it's just most of the cans are actually oversized. Liquid Death is a great case study if you want to go and look at how someone actually has developed a brand on something that everybody else is selling and actually stand out. Now it's over a billion-dollar company and there's crushing. It's a really, really good case study. At some point I'll go into deep detail on this, but I want to show you one of my products where I did this. I had a brand that was originally called Tailwaggles and I made a mistake on this brand. I filed for trademarks to get brand registry and all that kind of stuff and about three months into the trademark process I get a note from the trademark office saying oh sorry, your name, Tailwaggles, is too close to something else. This is three months after filing and I'd already done the homework, but they found something in the system so I had to change it to Wag Haus. So I had to. Actually, I was already in production on some dog bowls and I actually had to call the factory, said throw away all those old molds and those imprints. We got to change the logo and logo and to change the whole name mid-production. It cost me a lot of money to Wag Haus, but one of the products that I sold under this this is the Wag Haus logo. Here it wore bully sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>If you're not familiar with what bully sticks are, they're still popular today. It's a dog treat. It's made out of the penis of a cow, so they use every part of a cow to maximize the value when they when they butcher it for meat and they take the penis and they actually make bully sticks for dogs. It's a very popular dog treat. So, there's six inch versions, there's 12 inch versions. Those are two typical sizes, and it in 2016, 2017. I was doing some research of what's selling on Amazon. I saw that these things are just crushing it. I already had a dog bowl out, so I was looking for another type of product to accentuate my slow feed dog. Well, and bully sticks came up and back then there’s Helium 10 didn't have what was just getting going, so they didn't have Magnets and they didn't have Cerebro and all that stuff. So, I had to use this old program called amazing product validator. And so, I punched in bully sticks and look there, I was like boom, big green result thing saying that's a really good keyword, excellent BSR. You know, look at that search 359,000 search volume. I was like, all right, I'm going to do bully sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So I started researching bully sticks and I looked at these. This is another tool back then where it was popular, called merchant words, and these are results from Merchant Words. They showed these search volumes actually are probably not right but it's the best we had back then. We didn't have much more accurate stuff like Helium 10. So it showed 7 million. I was like, all right, all the different keywords are based off of that free range and those are beef bully sticks and bully sticks for dogs and all had some decent search volumes. So I like, all right, I'm going to go into bully sticks as my next product on this brand. So I pulled up and did a search and I see that, um, there's all these different brands that are selling bully sticks and a lot of them, this are selling for around 20 to 30 bucks and it's a pretty much a package like a plastic bag full of 20 30 bully sticks, all for around 30 bucks, so somewhere around a dollar and a half a stick is basically the cost to the consumer for these. And I was like, okay, that looks good. So I started calling some factories and I was like I need to differentiate. I don't want to be just another guy selling 30 bully sticks for 30 bucks. What can you do? What can you make special?</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And I started reading all the reviews on all the products and the reviews were coming back with like, oh, these bully sticks stink because you can just imagine it's the part of the cow that you know that area stinks sometimes and so people the it. My house has an odor to it. After my dog chews it or some liquid drips out onto my couch, my dog jumps up on the couch. It's just. And then people were worried about where are these bully sticks from. Is it US cows or is it some? There's a big scare of like Chinese beef back there. Are they Chinese cows? Are they from Brazil? Where are they from? And so, I was like I need to differentiate this product and I don't want to just put it in a plastic bag either. I want to put it in something really cool, and so the way I differentiated the product is I found this through tracking down. I wanted to make sure it was US made US beef, not imported, and I wanted to set it apart. And so, I found this guy who was a classically trained French chef, like worked in Michelin star restaurants and he was up in the New England area and I got in touch with him and said you make bully sticks. He's like oh yeah, I don't, but I don't do them on machines, I hand carve them, we smoke them in a certain way. We have a 15-step organic process that we do. I'm like this sounds perfect. This is like I can differentiate this from all these little cheap bully sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I was like, well, they cost. He said you're not going to like this part, they're very expensive. So, I ended up having to sell three bully sticks, three 12-inch ones for $54 and 95 cents, so 55 bucks for three bully sticks. Now remember everybody else on Amazon selling 30 for 30 bucks roughly. So, I'm like way crazy overpriced. I was like I don't know if this is going to work. You know everybody, everybody always says on Amazon it's all about the price, all about the value. And I'm like I don't know if this is going to work. But I'm like you know what? I think there's people on Amazon that don't care about the price. If you know the avatar of your customer, you know that there's a lot of pet owners that a pet is just a farm animal. You know they keep the dog out in the backyard and it's just a farm animal. But for other people a pet is part of their family, it's their best friend, it's their compadre. I just saw a story my dad just forwarded me a couple days ago about how people take care of their pet's health better than they take care of their own health. And it's true and I was like I can market to that. There's people that have dogs that are willing to spend really good money for their dogs to give them the best. So this is classically trained French chef. That's a good story. It's organic. I'm solving all the problems of the juice because the way he cooks these and he does the smoking and stuff. They don't have all that extra liquid in them, they don't stink. They're organic. It's from the US, I can solve all the review pain points, and this is before all the AI tools existed to analyze reviews.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I was having to read reviews, so I was looking at how can I package these different, and so these were some of the packaging ideas I came with. But what I ended up doing is putting them in a cigar box. So I had a custom cigar box. I found a company in Brooklyn, New York, that's close to this guy, so I didn't have to pay shipping across the US or across the world. They'd make these boxes for me. I'd put a sticker on the outside with, like a cool textured label on the outside of it, and then we put them in the cigar boxes. So this is the six inch version. So there's five, six inches and those sold for 40, uh, 44, 95, I think it was. And the 12-inch version was only three sticks and sold for 54, 95. But I packaged it. So when you got it, you felt confirmed. You're like, if you just spent 44 bucks for five of these bully sticks, you're like, did I just get ripped off? But when it comes in the, in the, in the Amazon box, and you open it up, you're like, oh, this is a cool box. It's got a cool texture to it. It's all about the sensation when you feel the box. There's like a little edge on it, like a texture. The label had like a texture on it, so like, oh, this is kind of nice. So it helps justify in the mind that I'm getting value here. These are premium.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I created the listing. This is actually the bullet points and the title for the listing. All the keywords are in there and what I focused on is I couldn't compete on the word bully sticks, because the word bully sticks, as you saw earlier, was super popular and almost everything on that page is cheap, and so I could do a launch. Back then you could do all these coupons and all these giveaways and rank to the top within a day or two. It's crazy stuff you could do back in the day and I would get there. But then as soon as I stopped doing these promotions, I would fall off to page two, page three. But on long tail keywords like bully sticks made in USA or bully sticks no odor or premium bully sticks, those I could stay on page one for and there was enough keyword depth on all those where I could stay ranked for those and it worked because there's enough niche, enough variation in the keywords where it actually worked.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And so, then I created pictures. I went to a dog place, a dog kennel, where my dog would stay, sometimes like hey, can you get permission from some of the owners, I want to come in here and do a photo shoot with dogs? So we did a little cute little dog with a chef hat on, did another dog holding it. So actual, real pictures, not my iPhone, because a lot of other bully stick people were taking their iPhone, just taking a picture of a dog sitting on the ground or something. Just horrible pictures. So I create all these kind of cute pictures. Remember, selling is about emotion and so this creates emotion of oh look, how cute he is. And then I did a whole series of image stacks to show the difference. Because if you see something on Amazon for 50 bucks, you're like and it's three sticks, and you're like this guy's out of his freaking mind, $50, $55 for three sticks. I can just go buy 30 for 30. So I had to show the difference. Remember what I said people buy photos on Amazon, they don't buy products. And so, I showed them in the box to show that these are big. You know these aren't little skinny little things, they're like big honking sticks. I listed all the reasons people wouldn't buy, all the objections basically, and all the things that were important in all my research. You know these are kosher. You know you don't think about that, for a dog, I mean, but some people. That's important to them. So everything that was important I put on here. These are kosher sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I showed the comparison look, ours are full. The other guys they stretch theirs. That's how they can sell 30 for 30 bucks because they're stretched and they're hollow. I showed look, ours are wide, the other guys are skinny. I showed look, ours has no odor, it's glossy and smooth, but the other ones stink. I showed look, ours are with a knife and there's something sitting on the table there. They're hand cut. The other ones are on some nasty ass machine that's never cleaned. So I showed all the reasons why you don't want these cheap ones and why you want mine. And then I showed a comparison of ours versus others just to keep.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I kept driving at home Like you're going through this image stack. You're like, all right, all right, all right, I get it, I get it. I showed them on a scale, like look, this is what they weigh. Don't just trust my, trust me. I mean, yeah, you could Photoshop this, but don't. I showed them. It validates it. So I showed everything. At the top here's some dogs driving through like a fast-food place and they're just getting some cheap, cheap, you know happy meal type of cheap hamburgers or something. And then I show in the bottom if you want Wag Haus sticks, you'd like go into a nice steakhouse where there's a maître d' with a bow tie on a serving these on a platter and just connotates that image and creates that emotion, creates that feel and helps justify why you should give these a try. And then I did another cartoon. I tested different cartoons, so I had another one go from fast food to Wag Haus Premium similar concept. Now it's still in a car, they're inside the restaurant and you look at the sign there. If you look at it, there's all kinds of details. If people blow this up, I know you can't see it very good here on the screen, but on Amazon if they blow it up, they would see. You know other, all these kinds of like making fun of the other sticks all in the menu and stuff. It works.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And then I created, you know a put back. Then I was called EBC but now it's called a plus content. So I created a plus content and I used pretty people. You want to use pretty people. You want to use faces whenever you can, even though you have the dog use and faces. There's science that shows that's a 35% lift in conversion rate when you use faces. A lot of people don't use faces in their photos. They just show the hands or they show the dog. But you need to have people and showing that they're having fun, their dogs happy. You're creating that emotion. I went out. This is before. It was popular to find influencers, influencer. The whole influencer UGC game was just getting going at this time. But this guy I found him on I think it's called Fame Kit. I forget the name of the website. I don't even know if it still exists, but you could go and you could hire people to create UGC.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I'm just going to play you a little bit of this video. I did not script this. I sent this to the guy. I sent him my bullet points to say, hey, this is kind of what I'm looking for. Can you do something? But I'm just going to play the first part of this because it's pretty cool what he did and you're going to see where he actually sniffs these things. He actually pulls them up to his nose yeah, they're right there. He actually pulls them up to his nose and does a demonstration of showing, look, there's really no smell, and I mean it just creates that trust and that yes, it's true. And then he's got playing with his dogs and he just did a really good job. Then I take a look at my reviews. Now these are some of the real reviews that were coming on the products. You know I was getting some fives and fours highly recommended. I would get the occasional one-star review. Someone like this is the biggest rip-off ever Three sticks for 50 bucks. You've got to be freaking, kidding me. But look, I got constant reviews. I had a 4.6, I think, average overall and it just worked really well. And I had one guy I subscribe and save. It had just begun back then, so I was on subscribe and save. One guy I think he did 86 or 87 times on subscribe and save Just kept buying them over and over like every, every. Every time that he would get renewed, he'd buy them. And he'd buy them in between too because he needed more. It just this work.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This is how you differentiate a product, uh, and how you approach a market where it's saturated differently and don't always think it's always about the price. As long as there's long tail keywords, you can do some amazing stuff. There's just a few more the lifestyle pictures the on the right there's my actual dog, Zoe, when she was a little much younger, and what happened is the guys that owned the best bully sticks, which is the biggest brand on Amazon. They saw what I was doing and they're like how's this guy, this guy in Texas, selling $50 for three sticks? We need to reach out to him. So they reached out to me and they said hey, why don't we partner up? Why don't you actually sell some of our stuff? You can basically private label some of our other treats. We've got duck feet and we've got, uh, pig's ears and we've got all these, uh, you know, antlers and all this other kind of stuff. Why don't we, why don't we partner up and you just, you just use your brand and private label from us. We manufacture here in the States, we'll ship it to you. So I tried it and it didn't work. I actually I need to package it differently. So, instead of putting in a plastic bag. I had these custom bags made and we tried this. It just didn't work. But my other bully sticks because of differentiation, the way I marketed it, the opportunities there and appealing to the rabid pet owner wanting to take care of their best friend, their member of their family it worked. This is an example on pets.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now, if you want to get some ideas, if you're trying to ideate this oh, Kevin, this sounds good, but how do I do this? This is a really good link here that you can go to actually get an idea on how to position. This is a positioning, marketing positioning. I'm positioning the product against everybody else and this five-step process it's free at aprildunford.com that link there. Take a screenshot of this or maybe someone can post it in the chat. And this is a good five-step process to help you brainstorm through and to know how can you truly differentiate your product. So, I recommend you at least take a gander at that or have someone on your team take a gander at that. So, when you're trying to come up with your next product or differentiate what you've currently got, maybe something's kind of on the down and outs right now, but if you just re-engineer that product and come up from a different positioning point of view. You can do really well. So that's a resource for you there. That should be really good.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now let's take a look at another thing on differentiation how do you turn a commodity into a brand, a commodity? You got Temu coming in that's selling all these cheap things on Amazon. You got Amazon now going to start allowing factories to ship directly from China under this Amazon whatever. It's called Amazon Direct there's a name for it but where they're going to basically have their own version of Temu on Amazon. That is going to kill some people. You're going to see some people go out of business on Amazon because of this, because they're not differentiating. They're just another me too product. There's no differentiation other than maybe the price, and it's who can sell the cheapest price is going to win, and if you're competing on price, you you're playing a losing game. You're going to lose against these Chinese factories. They're going direct because they're going to sell it on Amazon for less than you're buying it from them for. Let me repeat that when Amazon launches this section, which is basically a Temu type of section, your factory will sell it for less on Amazon direct to the consumer for less than what the price they're willing to give you to buy it from them. That's going to happen.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So if you don't differentiate your products or you're not thinking in terms of some of these examples I've given you, you're going to be. You may be in some high water and maybe going out of business, or if you're just starting, you may not have a chance to actually succeed. You've got to approach this game differently now. It's more complicated, it's harder, it's a real business. It takes thought, it takes effort. In some cases, it takes money, but this is how you can do it with a commodity product. This is a periodic table. It's a really good thing take a screenshot of this that when you're creating a brand, it's a periodic table of branding. You always remember most of us from school, you had to learn the periodic table of elements. This is a periodic table of branding and this is some of the things that all go into creating a brand.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>A brand is not just a logo. A lot of people think, well, I've got my brand on Amazon. You don't have a brand, dude, you have no brand. This is no brand. This is a logo and a name. A logo and a name does not make a brand. A brand connotates a feeling. It connotates a message. It connotates an identity, an affinity for people. There's a lot more to it, and these are some of the things. Does the type of type style you use matter? Yes, that's part of it. Does the logo matter? Yes, that's part of it, but every brand has a voice, every brand. The name is important yes, but that's not a brand. You've got to go way, way beyond that, and this shows you some of the elements in a really nice, concise way that you need to focus on when you're truly building your brand, and I'm going to show you an example of this right now on how to do this with a commodity product, with one of mine.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We all remember the pandemic of 2020 and hand sanitizer was going nuts on Amazon. It was booming worldwide. Everybody's freaking out need to buy hand sanitizer. Around April of 2020, this was the SQP report, the Search Query Performance report on Amazon. It had just come out as a brand-new kind of thing on Amazon and hand sanitizer was number six, and some partners of mine and one of my other Amazon companies saw this and they're like we should do hand sanitizer and I'm like no dude, everybody and their brother's going to be doing hand sanitizer. This is going to be like hoverboards, going to be like fidget spinners. Everybody's going to be doing it. And they're like, no, we can do it. We got this, this company in India that can make this stuff for us. Yeah, I started doing homework on it. I'm like, well, okay, maybe there's something to it, but let me look into it. So I looked into it and I used some other tools. This is not Helium 10, it's a different tool. It's a private mastermind tool that shows showed me last week's sales volume and on the hand sanitizer it showed this was in April. It showed 129,000 units on Amazon on the word hand sanitizer alone just that single keyword. And then other ones. I was like all right. And then there's all these.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>The Polaris, this big market research company, came out and said this hand sanitizer thing, even if the COVID goes away, people are going to change their habits. And yeah, you're going to have a huge bump because everybody's now using hand sanitizer but a lot of places are going to install hand sanitizer machines. It's going to become more pervasive in society. And I was like, yeah, okay, so if this has a big boom, boom up, it's going to go down when COVID goes away, but it's going to probably be higher than what it was before COVID started, just because people have changed their habits or they're more aware of it. That's basically what this Polaris study said. So, I'm like, all right, let's look, let's look school.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Then there's a story came out of this this kid that was in, uh, in in the middle of the United States I think he's in Tennessee or Kentucky or somewhere and he was going to all the dollar stores, uh, and buying out their hand sanitizer and then arbitraging it on Amazon for those crazy amounts. He ended up getting sued by the, by the uh, the state, uh, for price gouging and stuff. But I'm like, all right, and he's just crushing it. And so, you're all this stuff coming out. And then I look on Amazon and this is what was selling, because hand sensors, all the Perel and Germ Sharks, Germ X the two big brands in the US were hard to get.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And then what Amazon did is they created something called the COVID store and they gated, basically Perel. They said all the first responders, all the hospitals need to have access to this, not you people at home. We need to save this for the people that really need it, that are dying in the hospitals. So in order to buy the big hand sanitizers, you had to go into the COVID store and get authorized, and so it took a lot of the competition away on Amazon. I saw that and I started seeing all these like weird hand sanitizer people are making almost like felt like in their backyard coming up on Amazon. Some of it was long shipping times is coming from China and you'd order it and take a month to get to you and it's just garbage. And you look at, look at the reviews on they’re just bad and they're selling for like crazy amounts it's $11.59 for these little bottles.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And so I was like, alright, guys, let's do this. We're not gonna use this company in India. We're gonna get proper FDA approval, we're gonna. There were some rules where you could at the time, where you could actually make this without going through all the steps of FDA if you did certain things. We figured out all that's figured out, all the legal side. We came out with a brand name of germ shark. We came out with and this logo. So this is where the name Germ Shark and we started this company. It was me and four other guys. I was handling them Amazon side of things and all the branding and all the marketing. And there's other guys handling all the sourcing and dealing with the factories and all that. And then the other three guys were the money guys and these guys put in about a million and a half bucks, before it was all said and done, of their own money.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Luckily, crypto was doing really well at the time. One of these guys was just making bank selling NFTs and on crypto, so he had a lot of extra cash just sitting around doing nothing. So he threw a bunch of that in and we started this brand, Germ Shark, and I was like, okay, if we're going to sell hand sanitizer in this super competitive commodity, hand sanitizer is like one to three ingredients, it's nothing. Anybody can do it. How do you differentiate a product that everything is basically the same? Yeah, you can put a smell in there or you can do a few things, but it's basically the same thing. How do you differentiate it? So, we came up with some bottles. We said we're gonna do a three pack of these small bottles and I tested it on Pick Fu and so I took R3, the ones that says winter there with the green box around it. Those were R3.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And I tested against these no-name brands, like these Chinese no-name brands, and we won, hands down won. Everybody said we would buy this one. This one looks legit, the others are sketchy. And then I tested against the top brands, like Perel, which is a number one brand in the US, and I got my butt kicked. Perel beat me because that's a bigger brand, people trust it more. So I was like okay, as long as Perel is not on the main Amazon site and they're locked away in this COVID store where nobody can get in there, I can crush it, I can be number one on Amazon until Perel comes back. And when Perel comes back onto the normal Amazon website, I'll be okay in spot number two or spot number three, because I've positioned myself, I've gotten my rankings, I've gotten my reviews. There's still enough depth in the market share that even if I'm spot two or three or four, I'll still make some good money. So we're like all right, let's go forward with this.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So then we create a whole line of products. We ended up going. We saw that there's wipes. We're having trouble. We had the big bottles to refill, like the canisters at, like the restaurants and malls and airports and stuff. We create little toys we actually created with our brand. We created like a little stuffed toy you see the little stuffed shark there. We create little holders. That little kind of turquoise looking thing in the middle is a holder for the clip onto your purse or onto your backpack or something for the small bottles, and then, oh, there's a better picture of it, these little guys here.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We created this kind of stuff, and why did we create this? Not to sell it, but for branding and for promotional purposes. So what we did with it is we went out and we did a campaign to hospitals, and so we reached out to hospitals and we said, hey, we'd love to send you a free gift. Thanks for your service, thanks for everything you're doing. We'd love to send you a free gift. So we made this little brochure here thanking them for everything. And then we sent a package of like 25 in a nice like four-color box, like a gift box. We put some of that little like shredded paper in there that makes it all look kind of fancy. Put them all in there and then we included, like you know, there's some kids and stuff in the hospital. So here's some stuffed toys. You know along the branding. And then what did they do? These are the actual ones getting it. You can see the box there and they started posting it all over social media and we started actually getting sales and this legitimized us. It showed like, look, this is legitimate, doctors are using this and they're showing this stuff off.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We create our A-plus content page and actually did some really good stuff with A-plus and we showed how, for every bottle, every package you buy, we donate a bottle. So we had a cause with it, too is we donated a bottle to charities. We created memes and graphics for social media that would actually show play off of different things. During that time, we ran huge campaigns on this. We did actual physical postcards in the mail. A lot of people was like, oh, the mail is dead, nobody checks the mail, bs. We did these physical postcards through the mail and sent them to hospitals, sent them to people that previously bought sanitizers. We got some lists. We got editorial recommendations because of our branding. People love the branding and the mission that we're giving a bottle for every three sold. And then we did stuff like jingles. We actually created a jingle for the brand because, remember I said, selling is emotional and this is a really good study here. You should take a look at this sometimes.</p>
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<p>But sound is the most important thing to our brain, not visuals. So you can be watching a YouTube video and if the YouTube video is grainy or jumping around a little bit, then you might accept it, but as long as the sound quality is good. If the sound quality is good, you can deal with lesser quality video, but if the sound quality is bad, you're going to skip this. You're going to move on to something else and it's an area of your brain called Broca's area, and it's an interesting science. If you take a look at this from a branding point of view, if you can reach Broca's area, you can do things, really amazing things. Think of old jingles like the Oscar Mayer Wiener jingle, if you're old enough to remember that, or some of the old jingles that you see on TV now you know the State Farm jingles or some of the other ones that are out there. That's all branding and marketing and it's creating these visual images. There's a really. There's a lot more to this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We could go and do a whole presentation just on this, but so we dialed in on Broca’s area and to use influence, and so what we did is we created a jingle and then we created a video. I had, uh, one of the amazon companies that does these nice videos. I had a couple of them actually do it. I actually had a contest with pick food to be to be on water. I had four different companies doing and competing and we create these jingles and just this is not the best singing, so don't worry about the singing, but the music in the song. It will stick in your head. I'm here to help you, uh, keep your germs away. I'll bring the bottle to you. I've got the germ charge for you. Rub it, rub it, rub it, rub it. Germ charge protection. Peel your hand, catch the germs away. Brother, strength, the best protection, no matter where you are. It can't be too far.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Anyway, this was a really cool jingle that had all these lyrics to it and I sent this to Bradley here at Helium 10, and he watched it and he was like damn, dude, I can't get that out of my head now. I was like that's the point. So the next time that you want to get hand sanitizer, that comes to your mind. And it worked really well. So we had a couple of them. We also went out man on the street, we had these costumes and we would go down to a park and walk around, give them out and we'd go mess with people and we'd create all this stuff. We went to a grocery store and grabbed grocery carts and had like 10 of these sharks walking into this grocery store and freaking people out and just, we did all this kind of marketing to help differentiate and it didn't sell a lot locally but it helps us create the content that we could put out there worldwide. And it really worked really well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>These were our sales on seven, you know, $40,000 on one single skew on that day. And you can see, we just started crushing it and we started standing out, and this is how you take a commodity and you truly make it into a real brand. These were some sales, the first we started selling in July of 2020. We went live so this is basically the first month. Sales was a million bucks on a brand-new product, and so this stuff works, but you got to come at it from a different point of view. So, what I'm trying to do today is just show you a different way of thinking of this. Can you do everything I did? Maybe, maybe not, but you can start thinking in this direction and start moving in that direction, and that's what we have for you today. Thanks everybody for joining us.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can your brand truly stand out in the crowded Amazon or e-commerce marketplace? This episode features Kevin King, a master of product differentiation, marketing, and branding, who shares game-changing strategies to elevate your business beyond the basics. Kevin walks us through the creation of his innovative Basecamp Apple Watch charging dock, illustrating how identifying market gaps and blending functionality with aesthetic appeal can help you craft a premium product that demands attention.</p>
<p>We then uncover the critical role of visual storytelling and emotional appeal in successful product marketing. Kevin shares compelling real-life examples, including a groundbreaking product launch during Christmas 2015 and the branding triumph of Liquid Death. We dive into the challenges and rewards of rebranding, drawing lessons from Kevin’s experience with his dog product line transformation. The conversation underscores the importance of innovative packaging and impactful imagery in driving sales and maintaining a brand's identity.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore unconventional marketing strategies that can turn an ordinary product into a thriving brand. Kevin recounts the phenomenal success of a hand sanitizer brand during the 2020 pandemic, revealing how creative tactics like catchy jingles and engaging public interactions led to remarkable sales figures. Whether you are an aspiring Amazon seller or a seasoned seller, this episode is packed with valuable insights and strategies to help you achieve a standout presence in a saturated market.</p>
<p>In episode 598 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Kevin discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Product Differentiation Secrets With Kevin King</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:36 - Multi-Functional Charging Dock Design</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:57 - Product Development From Scratch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:16 - Illustrating a Product's Transformation With Cartoons</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:54 - Product Innovation and Differentiation Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Brand Identity Success Through Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:48 - Premium Bully Sticks Differentiation Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:50 - Researching and Deciding on Bully Sticks</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:35 - Listing Strategy for Niche Keywords</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:09 - Differentiating Products for Marketplace Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:36 - Pet Product Influencer Partnership</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:24 - Building a Brand With Differentiation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:19 - Hand Sanitizer Market Frustration and Innovation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:52 - Unconventional Marketing Strategies for Brand Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">42:45 - Successful Million Dollar Marketing  Strategy</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>In today's episode, Kevin King is going to be sharing his secrets on how to differentiate your products so that you stand out from the competition.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Are you a six, seven or eight figure seller and want to network in a private mastermind group with other experienced sellers? Or maybe you want to take advantage of monthly advanced training sessions with Kevin King, an expert guest? Do you want to come to our quarterly in-person all-day trainings at Helium 10 headquarters? Or do you want the widest access to the Helium 10 set of tools? For all of these things, the Elite program might be for you. For more information on Helium 10 Elite, go to h10.me/elite. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Seller’s podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>You know, a lot of times people don't in the space, don't like to share their products. They're afraid people are going to copy them. I'm afraid like, oh, if I share this, this cool thing I found, I'm going to have a hundred different copiers on it. And that does happen. You know, Bradley’s had that with the coffin shelf, you know, here at series, and now there's I don't know how many coffin shelves that are A lot, a lot. Yeah, so it does happen. But I'm going to show you some ways to make that almost impossible today. I mean not to say that someone can't mimic you, because sometimes when people copy, that's a nice way of flattery. But there's a lot of things that you can do to differentiate your product and it's becoming super important. You know the days of when I first started. I know you've been doing this for a while 2015, 2016. You just go to Alibaba. You'd find a product look at Helium 10, see where the gaps are and just stick a different name on there and maybe create a logo, put it on there and put that up and sell it. Those days are long gone. I mean, can that still happen? Occasionally, someone can have success doing that, but it's extremely, extremely difficult. And branding true branding and true product differentiation is where it's at. And some people think, well, I'll just add a warranty or I'll add an eBook to my product or I'll bundle it with something else and that'll make it different enough. And that's usually not enough. And in today's world, you got to change your approach and that's what I'm going to show you today with real-life, real-world examples of my actual products. Some of these I'm not selling anymore for different reasons. Pricing got priced out of the market with raw supplies or something like that. But I'm going to show you exactly what I do and to try to give you some insights and some perspective on how you can approach this differently for what you're doing.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Very nice, I'm excited.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>When it comes to business, there's really only two things that matter, and when you cut it to the core, that's innovation and marketing. I mean, yeah, there's all the details of finance and money and all this kind of stuff, but really, if you look at any business look at Apple, you look at Microsoft, you look at Tesla, you look at any of these. It's innovation and marketing. Those are the two fundamental things that you should be focusing on first. So, I'm going to start off with innovation. So the first thing I'm talking about is innovation. This is a product on screen called Basecamp. This is an Apple watch charging dock. It also charges your iPhone, charges your iPad. It has a night light on it. This is a really, really cool product that came out in 2015. It was launched in 2015.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So almost nine years ago, right when the first Apple Watch came out, and where this product, how this originated. This is a product that I sold and I actually created this product from scratch. This was my actual product and I created it from scratch right when the first Apple Watch came out. And what happened is I went on Amazon to try to find some ideas for products and I saw that Apple Watch charging docks were trending at the time and most all of them were like these cheap bamboo kind of wooden docks for 15 to 20 bucks, all coming off of Alibaba, with just different names on them. Each one looks exactly the same, just had a different name, and I was like, if I'm going to spend 500 bucks for a watch or whatever the watch costs back then. I don't want some cheap, cheap stand to put it on, I want something that looks cool. So I developed this that I would want and I was like I don't want something where there's cables hanging across my desk, cables hanging across my nightstand, so I want to hide all the cables and I want to be able to charge like three things at once. And so that's what I developed, and so this particular product you can see here has a little light on it.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I later added a Bluetooth speaker to it in a version two. It put the watch up on top, the phone would sit on the side and it had a. The charging was buried inside all the cables. Um, the back actually had two additional USB ports so that you could actually charge an iPad or put something else on the back of it. It had. The cables were all hidden underneath, so you'd wrap the cable around underneath so it's not like just all messing up your, your desktop or your, your nightstand or whatever the night light there you can see it. You can hit that button a few times and adjust it up in different levels. I created a really nice box for it and I had all the different adapters. I was prepared to sell this in the US market, and so I created one charging dock and then had them make the different adapters that go in the end, depending on if it's for the UK or for Europe, or for the US or for Australia the bigger markets. I later added a Bluetooth speaker to it. I changed that nightlight to not just a nightlight but actually a Bluetooth speaker so that you could this is the days before there was beats or any of that kind of stuff so it actually was a cool, cool thing to be able to have your phone sitting there charging and have a little speaker that would play your sound music or your wake-up call or whatever. You can see there are the little nightlights turned on. As an example, these are actually some of my listing photos that you're seeing on this. You can see that it would fit all kinds of different watch bands. I created a really nice box for the outside of it to differentiate it so that when you got it felt like you're paying 80 bucks for this thing.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This was a little video that I had made. I found the way I got this made is I came up with the idea. I found a factory on Global Sources Comm. So I didn't even use Alibaba. I use a company called global sources comm, which is another alternate sourcing place. It's not as big as Alibaba, but you can find some better factories sometimes on there. So if you haven haven't checked that out, check it out. And I found a factory in Shenzhen, China, that would do this and I ended up paying them a thousand dollars for the design and so they had their internal guys do all the design and then the molding and everything. It was expensive. It cost me about 30 grand to do all the molding because it's electrical parts and USB and there's a chip in there. So this is not for everybody, but I spent about 30 grand on that.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We've created all kinds of prototypes and they would send me these files, these 3D rendered files and these like SFP files, I think they're called. And then I took that actual file. So before this was ever manufactured, didn't even exist, there wasn't even a prototype yet. I sent it to a guy in Eastern Europe and he made this rendering from me from those files and this is a video. He made this entire video, this. The product did not exist so I could see it exactly as it was gonna be. He made these 360 degrees, basically before there was AI. AI video of the actual product. You can see this one only has one charging dock on a USB on the back.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I had a second one, but I did this and then I sent this out and did some testing, like what do you guys think of this? And I was able to get the people at one of these big Apple insider blog posts. They're like, when this comes out, let us know, we'll publicize it. So right there I was, like they thought it was cool. So, I had my launch ready to go. Like I said this didn't come from Alibaba, this didn't come from the Iwo market or the Canton fair.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>The idea for this, this came from my head, and so I created this from scratch from my head. I've done that for a dog bowl and for some other products as well, and so I also. At the same time, back in 2015, I launched five different brands at once. Some of them were the traditional find something on Alibaba, change it up a little bit, change the packaging, put your logo on it and then send it out. But this one I actually designed from scratch. I think that's where you need to start thinking more and more about is designing things from scratch, and it's not always about a better mousetrap, it's about what the people want.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>With today's technology and with the AI, you can do so much that I couldn't do nine years ago when this was launched. That you can do now with iterations and these renderings, that you could have 20 different types of this and do all kinds of testing on PickFu. You can do so much more now with this. So this was the renderings that they would send me. So I would open this up, these EASM files, and I could play around with it on my computer and spin it and everything and say, oh, let's modify this or let's change this, or I don't like where this is positioned, put the logo over here. So this before we even made a prototype.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And then what I did is I did 3D printing. So I had there's a guy in Austin where I live that had like 30 different 3D printers in his garage, literally, and so he had all kinds of different sizes and machines. I just took it. They followed him and he made this. This is a 3d printed uh sample. And then I took this to the Apple store in Austin and I said can, can you open up the drawer of all the watches. Uh, I want to make sure every watch, every band, fits on here and doesn't touch the light, and we'll make sure the cable fits through the, the fits through the, the channel on the back and everything. So, I had a total like piece of crap, basically, but 3d printed, but it's actually at least something that's I can hold and touch and feel, kind of get an idea of how it's going to be. And then we made modifications. So after I tested it with this, then I went through and I made modifications oh, we need to make the cable doesn't quite fit, it's not quite snug enough or it's crimping in the corner. So we went back and I, I, we made some modifications to it and then this was a prototype. So then they do what's a machine prototype? Um, there's a specific name for it, but it's a machine Like it's. They make like 20 of them before they make the mass run, and then I could actually test it and so I took it and that's what we created.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This is one of the product photos for the actual that I used on Amazon that I had taken. This is one in my guest room and so we just put it on a nightstand and just showed it. They're actually charging three different devices and how it works. It works like magic. And for the listing also, I actually showed. You know, I create cartoons. I found someone on Upwork.com that would do this for 50 bucks and I had them actually said I want a before and after. I could shoot this with photography and it would be expensive. So I just had them make a cartoon and say, look, show the before. Because every product you need to be trying to solve pain points. I mean there's three or four different things you want to focus on when you're developing a product. One of those is solving someone's pain point. So you want to show them what it's like before your product and what it's like after your product. So that's what I did here. Instead of using photos, I used these cartoons.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So I show on the left how you got all these cables everywhere and stuff all over the place taking up your whole nightstand just a mess. You're having trouble sleeping over there, the person you know. There’re all kinds of little hints all throughout this thing. You got a light that's flashing on it instead of a night light. That's all bright, keeping you up. And then then you got the one on the right. That's like you having a peaceful sleep, everything's organized, everything's nice, and so these are things that you want to think about when you're actually creating your images is show the before and the after. You can do it in photos, you can do it in, or you can do it in cartoons and like this one and this, it worked really, really well. You're going to see another example of this in a minute. So this is the way you can do an example of how you can do innovation.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This product on 2015, Christmas of 2015, I was selling about $30,000, $40,000 a day of it at $89. And then what happened is the reason. I and I did a second version, I did a version two with feedback and put the Bluetooth speaker in, did some other changes, and then in March or April of the next year this is before there was Gatita, before there's any or Helium 10 that had the refund ability, and someone posted on a Facebook group, on the FBA High Rollers Facebook group on Helium 10, saying, oh, did you know that Amazon will refund you for damages and lost items? And so, I was like, oh, that's cool, they lost some of these things when I shipped them in. So, I filed a claim. And when I filed that claim for like 10 missing units, amazon suspended the listing and said, oh, we're going to do what's called a bend check. And they went and they actually said we're going to stop all sales. And we got to do a total inventory across all of our warehouses and I was like no, no, no, don't do that, don't do that, I don't care about the 10 units, just forget it, forget the claim. You're killing, you're crushing me on my momentum. Well, I was down about 10 days while they did this quote unquote Ben check worst decision I ever made and that basically killed the momentum of the product. But I was able to bring it back up, but never back to that level, because there's all kinds of other competition coming in. Um, and I sold this on uh, uh I forget the name of the website. Now it's kind of like a sharper image uh, website for dudes. I sold this in the best buy. I sold it a lot of places, but then the market started changing and I was able to ride this for a couple of years and it was good. So that's a way that you can think about doing innovation. That's an example of one that I did.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now let's talk about something on the marketing side. On the marketing side, you can differentiate with your packaging. A lot of people do that, you know. You could have just a generic bottle that you see on the right or a really nice bottle on the left and put your differentiating bullet points in your image how they're showing one's made from bamboo and no plastic or biodegrade super-fast. The other one's going to take hundreds of years, and so on. These are great ways you can do it in your, in your image, in your image stack, to actually show the difference. Because it remembers, on Amazon, people, people buy, buy photos. They don't buy products. My buddy, Perry Belcher, is actually the one that actually said that. But they can't touch the product, they can't hold it in their hands, so they're buying based on the photos. So you got to remember that so many people skimp on their photos or they don't spend enough time creating the right photos to create the right emotions. People buy on emotion and they buy on photos, and so by differentiating like this, you can do a lot of cool stuff in your infographics and your stack.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Look at another one. I mean this is someone selling a commodity Liquid Death is water, it's just water. But look what they did with the branding and the way they actually packaged it. They put it into a can instead of a bottle. They had this liquid death name. All the graphics it's just most of the cans are actually oversized. Liquid Death is a great case study if you want to go and look at how someone actually has developed a brand on something that everybody else is selling and actually stand out. Now it's over a billion-dollar company and there's crushing. It's a really, really good case study. At some point I'll go into deep detail on this, but I want to show you one of my products where I did this. I had a brand that was originally called Tailwaggles and I made a mistake on this brand. I filed for trademarks to get brand registry and all that kind of stuff and about three months into the trademark process I get a note from the trademark office saying oh sorry, your name, Tailwaggles, is too close to something else. This is three months after filing and I'd already done the homework, but they found something in the system so I had to change it to Wag Haus. So I had to. Actually, I was already in production on some dog bowls and I actually had to call the factory, said throw away all those old molds and those imprints. We got to change the logo and logo and to change the whole name mid-production. It cost me a lot of money to Wag Haus, but one of the products that I sold under this this is the Wag Haus logo. Here it wore bully sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>If you're not familiar with what bully sticks are, they're still popular today. It's a dog treat. It's made out of the penis of a cow, so they use every part of a cow to maximize the value when they when they butcher it for meat and they take the penis and they actually make bully sticks for dogs. It's a very popular dog treat. So, there's six inch versions, there's 12 inch versions. Those are two typical sizes, and it in 2016, 2017. I was doing some research of what's selling on Amazon. I saw that these things are just crushing it. I already had a dog bowl out, so I was looking for another type of product to accentuate my slow feed dog. Well, and bully sticks came up and back then there’s Helium 10 didn't have what was just getting going, so they didn't have Magnets and they didn't have Cerebro and all that stuff. So, I had to use this old program called amazing product validator. And so, I punched in bully sticks and look there, I was like boom, big green result thing saying that's a really good keyword, excellent BSR. You know, look at that search 359,000 search volume. I was like, all right, I'm going to do bully sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So I started researching bully sticks and I looked at these. This is another tool back then where it was popular, called merchant words, and these are results from Merchant Words. They showed these search volumes actually are probably not right but it's the best we had back then. We didn't have much more accurate stuff like Helium 10. So it showed 7 million. I was like, all right, all the different keywords are based off of that free range and those are beef bully sticks and bully sticks for dogs and all had some decent search volumes. So I like, all right, I'm going to go into bully sticks as my next product on this brand. So I pulled up and did a search and I see that, um, there's all these different brands that are selling bully sticks and a lot of them, this are selling for around 20 to 30 bucks and it's a pretty much a package like a plastic bag full of 20 30 bully sticks, all for around 30 bucks, so somewhere around a dollar and a half a stick is basically the cost to the consumer for these. And I was like, okay, that looks good. So I started calling some factories and I was like I need to differentiate. I don't want to be just another guy selling 30 bully sticks for 30 bucks. What can you do? What can you make special?</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And I started reading all the reviews on all the products and the reviews were coming back with like, oh, these bully sticks stink because you can just imagine it's the part of the cow that you know that area stinks sometimes and so people the it. My house has an odor to it. After my dog chews it or some liquid drips out onto my couch, my dog jumps up on the couch. It's just. And then people were worried about where are these bully sticks from. Is it US cows or is it some? There's a big scare of like Chinese beef back there. Are they Chinese cows? Are they from Brazil? Where are they from? And so, I was like I need to differentiate this product and I don't want to just put it in a plastic bag either. I want to put it in something really cool, and so the way I differentiated the product is I found this through tracking down. I wanted to make sure it was US made US beef, not imported, and I wanted to set it apart. And so, I found this guy who was a classically trained French chef, like worked in Michelin star restaurants and he was up in the New England area and I got in touch with him and said you make bully sticks. He's like oh yeah, I don't, but I don't do them on machines, I hand carve them, we smoke them in a certain way. We have a 15-step organic process that we do. I'm like this sounds perfect. This is like I can differentiate this from all these little cheap bully sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I was like, well, they cost. He said you're not going to like this part, they're very expensive. So, I ended up having to sell three bully sticks, three 12-inch ones for $54 and 95 cents, so 55 bucks for three bully sticks. Now remember everybody else on Amazon selling 30 for 30 bucks roughly. So, I'm like way crazy overpriced. I was like I don't know if this is going to work. You know everybody, everybody always says on Amazon it's all about the price, all about the value. And I'm like I don't know if this is going to work. But I'm like you know what? I think there's people on Amazon that don't care about the price. If you know the avatar of your customer, you know that there's a lot of pet owners that a pet is just a farm animal. You know they keep the dog out in the backyard and it's just a farm animal. But for other people a pet is part of their family, it's their best friend, it's their compadre. I just saw a story my dad just forwarded me a couple days ago about how people take care of their pet's health better than they take care of their own health. And it's true and I was like I can market to that. There's people that have dogs that are willing to spend really good money for their dogs to give them the best. So this is classically trained French chef. That's a good story. It's organic. I'm solving all the problems of the juice because the way he cooks these and he does the smoking and stuff. They don't have all that extra liquid in them, they don't stink. They're organic. It's from the US, I can solve all the review pain points, and this is before all the AI tools existed to analyze reviews.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I was having to read reviews, so I was looking at how can I package these different, and so these were some of the packaging ideas I came with. But what I ended up doing is putting them in a cigar box. So I had a custom cigar box. I found a company in Brooklyn, New York, that's close to this guy, so I didn't have to pay shipping across the US or across the world. They'd make these boxes for me. I'd put a sticker on the outside with, like a cool textured label on the outside of it, and then we put them in the cigar boxes. So this is the six inch version. So there's five, six inches and those sold for 40, uh, 44, 95, I think it was. And the 12-inch version was only three sticks and sold for 54, 95. But I packaged it. So when you got it, you felt confirmed. You're like, if you just spent 44 bucks for five of these bully sticks, you're like, did I just get ripped off? But when it comes in the, in the, in the Amazon box, and you open it up, you're like, oh, this is a cool box. It's got a cool texture to it. It's all about the sensation when you feel the box. There's like a little edge on it, like a texture. The label had like a texture on it, so like, oh, this is kind of nice. So it helps justify in the mind that I'm getting value here. These are premium.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I created the listing. This is actually the bullet points and the title for the listing. All the keywords are in there and what I focused on is I couldn't compete on the word bully sticks, because the word bully sticks, as you saw earlier, was super popular and almost everything on that page is cheap, and so I could do a launch. Back then you could do all these coupons and all these giveaways and rank to the top within a day or two. It's crazy stuff you could do back in the day and I would get there. But then as soon as I stopped doing these promotions, I would fall off to page two, page three. But on long tail keywords like bully sticks made in USA or bully sticks no odor or premium bully sticks, those I could stay on page one for and there was enough keyword depth on all those where I could stay ranked for those and it worked because there's enough niche, enough variation in the keywords where it actually worked.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And so, then I created pictures. I went to a dog place, a dog kennel, where my dog would stay, sometimes like hey, can you get permission from some of the owners, I want to come in here and do a photo shoot with dogs? So we did a little cute little dog with a chef hat on, did another dog holding it. So actual, real pictures, not my iPhone, because a lot of other bully stick people were taking their iPhone, just taking a picture of a dog sitting on the ground or something. Just horrible pictures. So I create all these kind of cute pictures. Remember, selling is about emotion and so this creates emotion of oh look, how cute he is. And then I did a whole series of image stacks to show the difference. Because if you see something on Amazon for 50 bucks, you're like and it's three sticks, and you're like this guy's out of his freaking mind, $50, $55 for three sticks. I can just go buy 30 for 30. So I had to show the difference. Remember what I said people buy photos on Amazon, they don't buy products. And so, I showed them in the box to show that these are big. You know these aren't little skinny little things, they're like big honking sticks. I listed all the reasons people wouldn't buy, all the objections basically, and all the things that were important in all my research. You know these are kosher. You know you don't think about that, for a dog, I mean, but some people. That's important to them. So everything that was important I put on here. These are kosher sticks.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I showed the comparison look, ours are full. The other guys they stretch theirs. That's how they can sell 30 for 30 bucks because they're stretched and they're hollow. I showed look, ours are wide, the other guys are skinny. I showed look, ours has no odor, it's glossy and smooth, but the other ones stink. I showed look, ours are with a knife and there's something sitting on the table there. They're hand cut. The other ones are on some nasty ass machine that's never cleaned. So I showed all the reasons why you don't want these cheap ones and why you want mine. And then I showed a comparison of ours versus others just to keep.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I kept driving at home Like you're going through this image stack. You're like, all right, all right, all right, I get it, I get it. I showed them on a scale, like look, this is what they weigh. Don't just trust my, trust me. I mean, yeah, you could Photoshop this, but don't. I showed them. It validates it. So I showed everything. At the top here's some dogs driving through like a fast-food place and they're just getting some cheap, cheap, you know happy meal type of cheap hamburgers or something. And then I show in the bottom if you want Wag Haus sticks, you'd like go into a nice steakhouse where there's a maître d' with a bow tie on a serving these on a platter and just connotates that image and creates that emotion, creates that feel and helps justify why you should give these a try. And then I did another cartoon. I tested different cartoons, so I had another one go from fast food to Wag Haus Premium similar concept. Now it's still in a car, they're inside the restaurant and you look at the sign there. If you look at it, there's all kinds of details. If people blow this up, I know you can't see it very good here on the screen, but on Amazon if they blow it up, they would see. You know other, all these kinds of like making fun of the other sticks all in the menu and stuff. It works.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And then I created, you know a put back. Then I was called EBC but now it's called a plus content. So I created a plus content and I used pretty people. You want to use pretty people. You want to use faces whenever you can, even though you have the dog use and faces. There's science that shows that's a 35% lift in conversion rate when you use faces. A lot of people don't use faces in their photos. They just show the hands or they show the dog. But you need to have people and showing that they're having fun, their dogs happy. You're creating that emotion. I went out. This is before. It was popular to find influencers, influencer. The whole influencer UGC game was just getting going at this time. But this guy I found him on I think it's called Fame Kit. I forget the name of the website. I don't even know if it still exists, but you could go and you could hire people to create UGC.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>I'm just going to play you a little bit of this video. I did not script this. I sent this to the guy. I sent him my bullet points to say, hey, this is kind of what I'm looking for. Can you do something? But I'm just going to play the first part of this because it's pretty cool what he did and you're going to see where he actually sniffs these things. He actually pulls them up to his nose yeah, they're right there. He actually pulls them up to his nose and does a demonstration of showing, look, there's really no smell, and I mean it just creates that trust and that yes, it's true. And then he's got playing with his dogs and he just did a really good job. Then I take a look at my reviews. Now these are some of the real reviews that were coming on the products. You know I was getting some fives and fours highly recommended. I would get the occasional one-star review. Someone like this is the biggest rip-off ever Three sticks for 50 bucks. You've got to be freaking, kidding me. But look, I got constant reviews. I had a 4.6, I think, average overall and it just worked really well. And I had one guy I subscribe and save. It had just begun back then, so I was on subscribe and save. One guy I think he did 86 or 87 times on subscribe and save Just kept buying them over and over like every, every. Every time that he would get renewed, he'd buy them. And he'd buy them in between too because he needed more. It just this work.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>This is how you differentiate a product, uh, and how you approach a market where it's saturated differently and don't always think it's always about the price. As long as there's long tail keywords, you can do some amazing stuff. There's just a few more the lifestyle pictures the on the right there's my actual dog, Zoe, when she was a little much younger, and what happened is the guys that owned the best bully sticks, which is the biggest brand on Amazon. They saw what I was doing and they're like how's this guy, this guy in Texas, selling $50 for three sticks? We need to reach out to him. So they reached out to me and they said hey, why don't we partner up? Why don't you actually sell some of our stuff? You can basically private label some of our other treats. We've got duck feet and we've got, uh, pig's ears and we've got all these, uh, you know, antlers and all this other kind of stuff. Why don't we, why don't we partner up and you just, you just use your brand and private label from us. We manufacture here in the States, we'll ship it to you. So I tried it and it didn't work. I actually I need to package it differently. So, instead of putting in a plastic bag. I had these custom bags made and we tried this. It just didn't work. But my other bully sticks because of differentiation, the way I marketed it, the opportunities there and appealing to the rabid pet owner wanting to take care of their best friend, their member of their family it worked. This is an example on pets.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now, if you want to get some ideas, if you're trying to ideate this oh, Kevin, this sounds good, but how do I do this? This is a really good link here that you can go to actually get an idea on how to position. This is a positioning, marketing positioning. I'm positioning the product against everybody else and this five-step process it's free at aprildunford.com that link there. Take a screenshot of this or maybe someone can post it in the chat. And this is a good five-step process to help you brainstorm through and to know how can you truly differentiate your product. So, I recommend you at least take a gander at that or have someone on your team take a gander at that. So, when you're trying to come up with your next product or differentiate what you've currently got, maybe something's kind of on the down and outs right now, but if you just re-engineer that product and come up from a different positioning point of view. You can do really well. So that's a resource for you there. That should be really good.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now let's take a look at another thing on differentiation how do you turn a commodity into a brand, a commodity? You got Temu coming in that's selling all these cheap things on Amazon. You got Amazon now going to start allowing factories to ship directly from China under this Amazon whatever. It's called Amazon Direct there's a name for it but where they're going to basically have their own version of Temu on Amazon. That is going to kill some people. You're going to see some people go out of business on Amazon because of this, because they're not differentiating. They're just another me too product. There's no differentiation other than maybe the price, and it's who can sell the cheapest price is going to win, and if you're competing on price, you you're playing a losing game. You're going to lose against these Chinese factories. They're going direct because they're going to sell it on Amazon for less than you're buying it from them for. Let me repeat that when Amazon launches this section, which is basically a Temu type of section, your factory will sell it for less on Amazon direct to the consumer for less than what the price they're willing to give you to buy it from them. That's going to happen.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So if you don't differentiate your products or you're not thinking in terms of some of these examples I've given you, you're going to be. You may be in some high water and maybe going out of business, or if you're just starting, you may not have a chance to actually succeed. You've got to approach this game differently now. It's more complicated, it's harder, it's a real business. It takes thought, it takes effort. In some cases, it takes money, but this is how you can do it with a commodity product. This is a periodic table. It's a really good thing take a screenshot of this that when you're creating a brand, it's a periodic table of branding. You always remember most of us from school, you had to learn the periodic table of elements. This is a periodic table of branding and this is some of the things that all go into creating a brand.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>A brand is not just a logo. A lot of people think, well, I've got my brand on Amazon. You don't have a brand, dude, you have no brand. This is no brand. This is a logo and a name. A logo and a name does not make a brand. A brand connotates a feeling. It connotates a message. It connotates an identity, an affinity for people. There's a lot more to it, and these are some of the things. Does the type of type style you use matter? Yes, that's part of it. Does the logo matter? Yes, that's part of it, but every brand has a voice, every brand. The name is important yes, but that's not a brand. You've got to go way, way beyond that, and this shows you some of the elements in a really nice, concise way that you need to focus on when you're truly building your brand, and I'm going to show you an example of this right now on how to do this with a commodity product, with one of mine.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We all remember the pandemic of 2020 and hand sanitizer was going nuts on Amazon. It was booming worldwide. Everybody's freaking out need to buy hand sanitizer. Around April of 2020, this was the SQP report, the Search Query Performance report on Amazon. It had just come out as a brand-new kind of thing on Amazon and hand sanitizer was number six, and some partners of mine and one of my other Amazon companies saw this and they're like we should do hand sanitizer and I'm like no dude, everybody and their brother's going to be doing hand sanitizer. This is going to be like hoverboards, going to be like fidget spinners. Everybody's going to be doing it. And they're like, no, we can do it. We got this, this company in India that can make this stuff for us. Yeah, I started doing homework on it. I'm like, well, okay, maybe there's something to it, but let me look into it. So I looked into it and I used some other tools. This is not Helium 10, it's a different tool. It's a private mastermind tool that shows showed me last week's sales volume and on the hand sanitizer it showed this was in April. It showed 129,000 units on Amazon on the word hand sanitizer alone just that single keyword. And then other ones. I was like all right. And then there's all these.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>The Polaris, this big market research company, came out and said this hand sanitizer thing, even if the COVID goes away, people are going to change their habits. And yeah, you're going to have a huge bump because everybody's now using hand sanitizer but a lot of places are going to install hand sanitizer machines. It's going to become more pervasive in society. And I was like, yeah, okay, so if this has a big boom, boom up, it's going to go down when COVID goes away, but it's going to probably be higher than what it was before COVID started, just because people have changed their habits or they're more aware of it. That's basically what this Polaris study said. So, I'm like, all right, let's look, let's look school.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Then there's a story came out of this this kid that was in, uh, in in the middle of the United States I think he's in Tennessee or Kentucky or somewhere and he was going to all the dollar stores, uh, and buying out their hand sanitizer and then arbitraging it on Amazon for those crazy amounts. He ended up getting sued by the, by the uh, the state, uh, for price gouging and stuff. But I'm like, all right, and he's just crushing it. And so, you're all this stuff coming out. And then I look on Amazon and this is what was selling, because hand sensors, all the Perel and Germ Sharks, Germ X the two big brands in the US were hard to get.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And then what Amazon did is they created something called the COVID store and they gated, basically Perel. They said all the first responders, all the hospitals need to have access to this, not you people at home. We need to save this for the people that really need it, that are dying in the hospitals. So in order to buy the big hand sanitizers, you had to go into the COVID store and get authorized, and so it took a lot of the competition away on Amazon. I saw that and I started seeing all these like weird hand sanitizer people are making almost like felt like in their backyard coming up on Amazon. Some of it was long shipping times is coming from China and you'd order it and take a month to get to you and it's just garbage. And you look at, look at the reviews on they’re just bad and they're selling for like crazy amounts it's $11.59 for these little bottles.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And so I was like, alright, guys, let's do this. We're not gonna use this company in India. We're gonna get proper FDA approval, we're gonna. There were some rules where you could at the time, where you could actually make this without going through all the steps of FDA if you did certain things. We figured out all that's figured out, all the legal side. We came out with a brand name of germ shark. We came out with and this logo. So this is where the name Germ Shark and we started this company. It was me and four other guys. I was handling them Amazon side of things and all the branding and all the marketing. And there's other guys handling all the sourcing and dealing with the factories and all that. And then the other three guys were the money guys and these guys put in about a million and a half bucks, before it was all said and done, of their own money.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Luckily, crypto was doing really well at the time. One of these guys was just making bank selling NFTs and on crypto, so he had a lot of extra cash just sitting around doing nothing. So he threw a bunch of that in and we started this brand, Germ Shark, and I was like, okay, if we're going to sell hand sanitizer in this super competitive commodity, hand sanitizer is like one to three ingredients, it's nothing. Anybody can do it. How do you differentiate a product that everything is basically the same? Yeah, you can put a smell in there or you can do a few things, but it's basically the same thing. How do you differentiate it? So, we came up with some bottles. We said we're gonna do a three pack of these small bottles and I tested it on Pick Fu and so I took R3, the ones that says winter there with the green box around it. Those were R3.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>And I tested against these no-name brands, like these Chinese no-name brands, and we won, hands down won. Everybody said we would buy this one. This one looks legit, the others are sketchy. And then I tested against the top brands, like Perel, which is a number one brand in the US, and I got my butt kicked. Perel beat me because that's a bigger brand, people trust it more. So I was like okay, as long as Perel is not on the main Amazon site and they're locked away in this COVID store where nobody can get in there, I can crush it, I can be number one on Amazon until Perel comes back. And when Perel comes back onto the normal Amazon website, I'll be okay in spot number two or spot number three, because I've positioned myself, I've gotten my rankings, I've gotten my reviews. There's still enough depth in the market share that even if I'm spot two or three or four, I'll still make some good money. So we're like all right, let's go forward with this.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>So then we create a whole line of products. We ended up going. We saw that there's wipes. We're having trouble. We had the big bottles to refill, like the canisters at, like the restaurants and malls and airports and stuff. We create little toys we actually created with our brand. We created like a little stuffed toy you see the little stuffed shark there. We create little holders. That little kind of turquoise looking thing in the middle is a holder for the clip onto your purse or onto your backpack or something for the small bottles, and then, oh, there's a better picture of it, these little guys here.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We created this kind of stuff, and why did we create this? Not to sell it, but for branding and for promotional purposes. So what we did with it is we went out and we did a campaign to hospitals, and so we reached out to hospitals and we said, hey, we'd love to send you a free gift. Thanks for your service, thanks for everything you're doing. We'd love to send you a free gift. So we made this little brochure here thanking them for everything. And then we sent a package of like 25 in a nice like four-color box, like a gift box. We put some of that little like shredded paper in there that makes it all look kind of fancy. Put them all in there and then we included, like you know, there's some kids and stuff in the hospital. So here's some stuffed toys. You know along the branding. And then what did they do? These are the actual ones getting it. You can see the box there and they started posting it all over social media and we started actually getting sales and this legitimized us. It showed like, look, this is legitimate, doctors are using this and they're showing this stuff off.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We create our A-plus content page and actually did some really good stuff with A-plus and we showed how, for every bottle, every package you buy, we donate a bottle. So we had a cause with it, too is we donated a bottle to charities. We created memes and graphics for social media that would actually show play off of different things. During that time, we ran huge campaigns on this. We did actual physical postcards in the mail. A lot of people was like, oh, the mail is dead, nobody checks the mail, bs. We did these physical postcards through the mail and sent them to hospitals, sent them to people that previously bought sanitizers. We got some lists. We got editorial recommendations because of our branding. People love the branding and the mission that we're giving a bottle for every three sold. And then we did stuff like jingles. We actually created a jingle for the brand because, remember I said, selling is emotional and this is a really good study here. You should take a look at this sometimes.</p>
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<p>But sound is the most important thing to our brain, not visuals. So you can be watching a YouTube video and if the YouTube video is grainy or jumping around a little bit, then you might accept it, but as long as the sound quality is good. If the sound quality is good, you can deal with lesser quality video, but if the sound quality is bad, you're going to skip this. You're going to move on to something else and it's an area of your brain called Broca's area, and it's an interesting science. If you take a look at this from a branding point of view, if you can reach Broca's area, you can do things, really amazing things. Think of old jingles like the Oscar Mayer Wiener jingle, if you're old enough to remember that, or some of the old jingles that you see on TV now you know the State Farm jingles or some of the other ones that are out there. That's all branding and marketing and it's creating these visual images. There's a really. There's a lot more to this.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>We could go and do a whole presentation just on this, but so we dialed in on Broca’s area and to use influence, and so what we did is we created a jingle and then we created a video. I had, uh, one of the amazon companies that does these nice videos. I had a couple of them actually do it. I actually had a contest with pick food to be to be on water. I had four different companies doing and competing and we create these jingles and just this is not the best singing, so don't worry about the singing, but the music in the song. It will stick in your head. I'm here to help you, uh, keep your germs away. I'll bring the bottle to you. I've got the germ charge for you. Rub it, rub it, rub it, rub it. Germ charge protection. Peel your hand, catch the germs away. Brother, strength, the best protection, no matter where you are. It can't be too far.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Anyway, this was a really cool jingle that had all these lyrics to it and I sent this to Bradley here at Helium 10, and he watched it and he was like damn, dude, I can't get that out of my head now. I was like that's the point. So the next time that you want to get hand sanitizer, that comes to your mind. And it worked really well. So we had a couple of them. We also went out man on the street, we had these costumes and we would go down to a park and walk around, give them out and we'd go mess with people and we'd create all this stuff. We went to a grocery store and grabbed grocery carts and had like 10 of these sharks walking into this grocery store and freaking people out and just, we did all this kind of marketing to help differentiate and it didn't sell a lot locally but it helps us create the content that we could put out there worldwide. And it really worked really well.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>These were our sales on seven, you know, $40,000 on one single skew on that day. And you can see, we just started crushing it and we started standing out, and this is how you take a commodity and you truly make it into a real brand. These were some sales, the first we started selling in July of 2020. We went live so this is basically the first month. Sales was a million bucks on a brand-new product, and so this stuff works, but you got to come at it from a different point of view. So, what I'm trying to do today is just show you a different way of thinking of this. Can you do everything I did? Maybe, maybe not, but you can start thinking in this direction and start moving in that direction, and that's what we have for you today. Thanks everybody for joining us.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon just announced dates for its October Prime Day sale — here’s what to know
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/amazon-october-prime-day-2024-dates-rcna171355'>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/amazon-october-prime-day-2024-dates-rcna171355

</a>Walmart announced an anti-Prime Day sale and it’s no joke—learn about Walmart Holiday Deals now
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2024/09/19/walmart-holiday-deals/75289574007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2024/09/19/walmart-holiday-deals/75289574007/

</a>More than half of US Gen Zers are headed to TikTok Shop this season
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/gen-z-tik-tok-shop-social-media-holiday-purchases/726139/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/gen-z-tik-tok-shop-social-media-holiday-purchases/726139/

</a>Amazon small oversize FBA fee reductions
<a href='https://channelx.world/2024/09/amazon-small-oversize-fba-fee-reductions/'>https://channelx.world/2024/09/amazon-small-oversize-fba-fee-reductions/

</a>Maximize your brand goals efficiently with goal-based bidding in Amazon DSP
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-goal-based-bidding/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-goal-based-bidding/

</a>5 new generative AI tools to accelerate seller growth and enhance the customer shopping experience
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-generative-ai-seller-growth-shopping-experience'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-generative-ai-seller-growth-shopping-experience
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<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:07 - Prime Big Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:31 - Walmart Holiday Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:14 - Gen Z Shopping on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:25 - FBA Fee Reductions?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:23 - Goal-Based Bidding in DSP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:16 - Amazon Supply Chain Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:50 - Buy with Prime Integrations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:33 - Amazon Shipping App</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:00 - Faster MCF Shipments</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:37 - New Amazon AI Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:11 - New Amazon Analytics Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:24 - More Accelerate Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:17 - <a href='https://h10.me/sellerkingdom'>Meet Bradley in South Korea</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:30 - More Upcoming Events</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Prime Big Deal Days has been officially announced for specific dates. In October, amazon Accelerate had more than 20 new releases and announcements and we're going to go over almost all of them today. This and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Series Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories and goings on in the Amazon, Walmart, e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and let you know what new things that Helium 10 has that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. As a matter of fact, today I don't think we're going to be able to get to any new releases or training tips, because this was the week of Amazon Accelerate. I just got back a couple hours ago and I want to try and like get everything out there while it's fresh in my mind. Hopefully I'm not going to miss anything, but we have got tons and tons to go over today.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's actually first hop into just non-Accelerate related news. All right, let's go ahead Now. The first news story is from NBC News and it's entitled Amazon just announced dates for its October Prime Day sale. Here's what to know Now. You guys remember a while back, a few months ago, I had predicted when the regular Prime Day was going to be. Somehow, you know, I like use some just I used some just common sense and mathematical things based on dates that Amazon had, and I hit the exact date two months in advance, actually, three months in advance, I think. I hit it Now again. A month ago, I was like you know what, I'm going to go out on a limb and try and guess when Prime big deal days are. Take a look at what I said in August. If, again, I had to pick a date, it would be around October 9th. Now let me show you why. I noticed here that one of my products was eligible for prime big deal days window. So when I went in there, you'll notice and you guys probably have seen this yourself is that there's weeks for regular deals right All the way up to October 6th. Okay, and then the very next one it says is prime big deal days window. So first of all, it pretty much guarantees that prime big deal days is not going to be before October 6th.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, historically prime big deal days, I think there was another it was called something different in 2022. It was kind of like on the second Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of the month. So that's why I'm thinking that, hey, it could be around October 9th, 8th, 9th, 10th, around there We'll see. You've got a lot of time to plan, but at least, again, it is now confirmed. There is another prime big deal days coming. Well, guys, Nostradamus Bradley back at it again, because, look at this prime big deal days was. Well, guys, north stardom is Bradley back at it again, because, look at this prime big deal days was announced on October 8th and 9th.</p>
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<p>Guess what? I'm gonna make another prediction. I think I know when Black Friday is gonna be hint, hint, wink, wink. That's not a great, uh prediction. I think my prediction days are over two for two, that's it. But anyways, prime big deal days, guys.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's kind of like the second prime day of the year is coming on October 8th and 9th and hopefully you have gone ahead and applied for some deals. If you're going to do it, this might be the time to do Prime Exclusive Discounts. Don't forget, prime Exclusive Discounts aren't free anymore, as we reported on the Weekly Buzz. But whatever the case is, there's going to be a lot more traffic shopping online, and when I say shopping online, it is not just shopping on Amazon for this special day, because take a look at this new story from USA Today. It says Walmart announced an Anti-Prime Day sale, and it's no joke. Learn about Walmart holiday deals now, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is a new or special kind of discounts that Walmart is putting on. What date is going to be for these deals that will have up to 70% off? You guessed it starting October 8th. So it's kind of funny. Sometimes this Amazon and Walmart are going back and forth, trying to one up each other and make sure they don't have special days. But I think this is actually good for sellers that it's on the same day, because if you're doing deals on one site, you almost have to do deals on the other site because of price matching and things like that. So when Amazon and Walmart dates coincide, it allows you to go ahead and put the same discounts on both, and now you don't have to worry about things like buy box suppression and things like that. Now one difference, though, between prime big deal days and Walmart holiday days is this article says that it starts on the 8th, but it's set to continue through Sunday, October 13th. Now, this is important because, just like I just said, while the first couple of days are going to coincident have to worry about buy box issues. If you keep your Walmart deals going after the 9th and you have like the same maybe product identifier, like a UPC or something like that, it's possible that your buy box on Amazon might suffer if Amazon is price matching Walmart or price checking Walmart, I should say, and they could see that you have a special going on a Walmart but not on Amazon. So something to keep in mind. First couple of days you're good to go. It's kind of good that it's coinciding, but after the 9th, definitely check if you're going to stop your deal on Amazon but not on Walmart.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of holiday deals, there's an interesting article from retaildive.com I guess they did this kind of survey and it says more than half of US Gen Zers are headed to TikTok shop this weekend. It said about 43% of Gen Z shoppers are planning to spend more for their holidays this year compared to 37% of millennials. However, going down deeper, it says, in the US, nearly 54% of Gen Z will find gifts on TikTok shop alone. A third of US respondents will shop for gifts seen on Facebook and Instagram ads. I don't know how that's a poll Like. Do you actually answer a poll saying yes, I plan on buying stuff from ads? So that was kind of weird for me. But however they got this information sounds pretty exact. So they're putting it out there and it says almost a quarter 24% of US Gen Zers will make their purchase through influencer recommendations. So just you know, it's kind of interesting how much the whole landscape of holiday shopping has changed. You know, a couple years ago there was no such thing as TikTok shop, right, you know. So the fact that a lot of people are going to be you know, more than half of a certain demographic are going to be looking on this platform that literally didn't even exist last year is just kind of interesting to me.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is coming from Channel X World. It actually has to do with Europe and it's an FBA fee reduction. All right, yeah, I did not say that wrong. It is an FBA fee reduction, not an addition. You know, usually when you hear me talking about FBA fees, it's about some new fee that we're going to have to do. That we're going to have to do. But if you're in selling in pan EU fulfillment, you're going to be able to save from 1.60 pounds up to 1 pound 87 for small oversized products across UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. So in those locations, what signifies a small oversize? So Amazon's definition of small oversize is 61 by 46 by 46 centimeters and unit weight has to be less than 1.76 kilograms. And then in Germany there's another set. But hey guys, take a look at this If your product is in this small oversize, you might actually be getting a reduction in fees, believe it or not.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One more non-accelerate announcement this week was done by Amazon Advertising, so entitled Maximize Brand Goals Efficiently with Goal-Based Bidding in Amazon DSP. All right. So now when you're doing your brand awareness campaigns, you're going to be able to specify reach and frequency goals and DSP is going to optimize bids automatically in real time to maximize these goals. So, for example, how you get started is you set the goal in DSP to awareness, you set your KPI to reach or frequency, and then you're going to choose a weekly target frequency and then you set your optimization strategy to prioritize spending, full budget and then you hit save. So now you're going to be able to, you know, test out this goal-based bidding. So, um, I know not too many of you are using DSP, but something that maybe talk to your amazon rep to get more information on. Or, if you're using an agency, talk to them to see if this might be good for you all.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Right now, let us get into amazon accelerate. Uh, this was my second accelerate um, and there was just tons and tons and tons of things that were released over the three days. Now, on some of these, we're actually going to get a little bit more in depth. I was able to interview some of the product managers at Amazon responsible for some of these, so we're going to go in depth on things like the customer loyalty dashboard and gen AI videos and different things like that in future episodes, but for now, let's just give a brief overview of a lot of the updates.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, first up, we had supply chain by Amazon updates, all right. So first they were talking about hey, they're unlocking faster delivery speeds that increase sales an average of 20%, they said and now there is an Amazon fully managed option for US sellers to automate the entire supply chain process, so I'm not going to go too much into detail about that. We've talked a little bit about this in previous episodes. Now, multi-channel distribution for Amazon warehousing and distribution, also known as AWD it says it now offers the ability to do custom labeling, allowing you to distribute products in bulk to different sales channels, including other marketplace services. All right, so you know this is something that before you know, like you might not have thought that Amazon would be down to do like helping you, kind of basically like drop ship to other channels, and they're cool with it, with it going to other marketplaces. That's going to be a kind of a theme on some of these announcements I'm going to talk about from Amazon Accelerate.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, speaking of Amazon logistics and supply chain, there is a lot of MCF and buy with prime announcements. All right, a lot of different enhancements. First of all, if you are using buy with prime on your website, now you are going to be able to accept PayPal payments. All right, you can't do that yet in Amazon, but if you're using the Amazon Buy With Prime, like on your Shopify, WooCommerce, you're going to be able to accept PayPal checkout. So that's going to be pretty cool. And then, actually, starting next year, if you're a Prime member, they're going to be able to link their Amazon account to their PayPal account so that Prime free shipping benefits are available automatically. Another update was, if you are doing Amazon DSP, like we just talked about, you're going to be able to now run ads on Google Shopping ads and TikTok ads all right to drive more traffic to your Buy With Prime enabled options. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So here's how this works, if I'm understanding this correctly. So let's say you've got Buy With Prime listings set up. Now, if you recall, buy With Prime it's been around for a while. It's so you can have on your website a literal Buy With Prime badge and you are able to see the shipping time. So, basically, your Shopify customers, if they purchase on your website, they're going to get it delivered from your FBA inventory or MCF inventory. But now if you're running DSP ads the cool thing is they showed a couple examples of this is like in the Google shopping. You know what? You can't link directly to an Amazon listing, all right, you can't put Amazon listings per se into Google shopping. But if you've got your Shopify or WooCommerce or whatever listing there that has the buy with Prime, which basically goes your Amazon inventory. Anyways, you're going to be able to see the shipping time, all right. So, like you know, two, three days shipping. It's going to actually show up in Google Shopping Right, which has not been done before, and also in TikTok advertising. All right, not TikTok shop. We're not talking about buy with Prime inside of TikTok shop. We're talking about that. If you run a TikTok ad, it'll overlay onto a TikTok right. You're going to see that Prime badge right there where it'll say like two days, three days shipping and people can just go ahead and buy it right from that TikTok ad and again, that's going directly to your Amazon Prime inventory. So, pretty cool enhancement.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, like a few years ago you wouldn't have thought that Amazon is down to like help sellers. You know, sell on other platforms and things like that. You know, like last year, amazon accelerate. The big announcement was how you could have, you know, Shopify integration. You're like that was would have been unheard of just two years ago, you know. And then now we're talking about, you know, integrations now with google shopping, integrations with TikTok shop. So this is, I think, a move in the good uh, in a good direction here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another supply chain announcement. You know we've talked on the weekly buzz before about how amazon's really pushing their own shipping methods, and so now Amazon has released a new Amazon shipping mobile app. So you know, with these you're going to be able to schedule pickups from your warehouse, oversee inventory across multiple warehouses, receive real time updates on delivery, delivery vehicles and everything. So that's like for those of you who are kind of like using Amazon now, as like you maybe have used UPS or something like that before. Another update was if you're using MCF multi-channel fulfillment you know, historically I think that like the fastest shipping was like four days, but usually five days or more. Now MCF is going to qualify for three day shipping, so pretty cool. If you're using MCF is going to qualify for three day shipping, so pretty cool. If you're using MCF to maybe run your TikTok shop or for your Shopify website, and that's how you're shipping you can now get three day shipping, which is a huge update.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, that was the main announcements for day one. Let's go skip to day two now, which had a lot more announcements. Go skip to day two now, which had a lot more announcements, and the first one was like five new generative AI tools that are going to be designed for sellers. Let's go over them Now. The first one was a Amazon code name. Right, it says Project Amelia. It says adds a personalized Amazon selling expert for every seller.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what this new app is going to be doing inside of Seller Central is it's going to be a generative, ai based tool where you can like have conversations with it, like you can say, hey, amazon or Amelia I'm not sure if you have to call it Amelia or you call it Amazon, or whatever the case is. You can be able to ask simple questions like how is my business doing? Which products of mine have sales been down year over year? You can be able to ask simple questions like how is my business doing? Which products of mine? Have sales been down year over year? You're going to be able to ask questions like what is the status of the shipment that I sent to Amazon yesterday? So basically, the things that you would normally do in Seller Central that you would just have to go around on menus to find, and things. A lot more of it now over time. You know it's not going to be rolling out all these things at once, but you're going to be able to start asking this Amelia, uh, project Amelia app, uh, these questions that it's going to go ahead and respond just like generative AI does. Now, not everything is something that I think that all sellers are super excited about. But hey, I'm, I'm, I'm here to just report the news and let's you know, let's give some honest feedback on it and let's see how things play out Now. And let's give some honest feedback on it and let's see how things play out Now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next thing it was entitled Expanding Generative AI Product Listing Capabilities to Get More Products in Front of Customers Faster. So this is nothing new per se. Amazon had announced last year generative AI ability to just get a picture from a picture or from a brief description, make a listing. Now, the last time I tested it, let's be honest, let's keep it real. Well, this is a no BS podcast, right? Well, it was not that great and I would never actually recommend somebody using that, because you know, like we know, how important keyword optimization, listing optimization with the right keywords is for getting indexed, for being able to run ads, and you're you know the ai back then when it started. There's no way it was going to be able to ever get all of the right keywords from day one in your listing if you're just using it right now. That being said, that was a while back that I use it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm very curious as to how it has uh, perhaps improved over time. I still don't understand. I guess can't picture any world in which you, uploading just a picture or two of a product and maybe even one line of text, is going to make sure that Amazon gets all the right keywords. I just can't imagine it, you know, knowing what the status of Gen, you know Gen AI is now, but I got to give it a fair shot, so I'm going to go give it a try in like a little mini case study soon. But anyways, what was released yesterday at Accelerate was now you're going to be able to, even if you do trust the Amazon AI listing creator, instead of just making one listing, you can like have some minimal information on a bulk upload file, and then you can create up to like 10, 20, 30, 50 listings or more, all with generative AI.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next gen AI thing that they talked about was A plus content automatically creates brand storylines that attract customers. So with this, it's actually allowing you to take, like, maybe just your images or your listing, and it's gonna use gen AI to create a plus content just from an image, so like, for example you can see here those of you watching this on YouTube it just took a couple of pictures of some shoe and then now it like put it in these lifestyle setting kind of images, automatically designed directly for your a plus content, for your listing. Not only that, it's generating the text that comes in on the captions inside of A-plus content. So you know, like for people like me, who you know, I use agencies like professionals like AMZ One Step, to make my A+ Content and you know, some people might not be able to afford that. So if you're not able to afford professional agencies to shoot specific content, now you might be able to dabble into this A-plus content. Don't forget that even in Helium 10, we have an A-plus or not an A-plus content generator, but an image generator that you can output in the format of different A-plus content modules as well. But now Amazon is going to have this completely for free. So this is kind of like a cool update that Amazon is going to offer Now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next one I think most sellers I talk to, and myself too, are the most skeptical about basically it's an announcement where they're saying, hey, they're going to use gen AI to personalize product recommendations that part is cool and descriptions for customers including the title. So, as far as the recommendations go, you know that that's totally fine. Like, like, I don't think that's going to affect us negatively. I think it might be a positive thing. Like, for example, it's going to start basing more things off of the customer shopping activity instead of just offering customers more, like this. Like you've probably seen that when you're shopping on Amazon, it's going to give more specific recommendations, such as gift boxes for Mother's Day or cool deals to improve your curling game. That's the example that they give. Who in the world outside of Canada needs improvement on their curling game? But anyways, this is something that's going to be interesting for their recommendations.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But as part of this, there was a kind of like a demo, given that Amazon is going to kind of like redo titles in the search experience. Okay, so it's not necessarily rewriting your titles. You know that that was an announcement done before how Amazon is going to sometimes, you know, change up your title if it doesn't think it's, it's good enough and you can opt out of that program. But this is different. It's like if somebody searches a certain keyword, the way that it sees your title in the search results. Again, this is just the way it's displaying in the search results. It's not actually changing your listing. It could change some words around based on if it thinks that it could cause the customer to be more likely to purchase.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this is the one where people are like I'm not sure if we can trust Amazon, you know, to change the title of my product that I spent a lot of work on. So this is one I think we're definitely going to have to see an action, start tracking it to see you know once this starts rolling out. Is this going to negatively or positively affect sellers? Is it going to help your conversion, your click-through rate, or could it potentially hurt it because it just starts putting these random, hallucinating AI words there? This is one of those ones that we're going to have to wait and see the A+ Content. I'm like, hey, go ahead and start using that right now. Guys, I think it's available in most people's accounts. Let's start playing around with that. But anything that has to do with changing titles and keywords, obviously I think a lot of us sellers are a little bit more skeptical about. So let's see how that one works out. Now, another cool thing that you know maybe you're skeptical or not, but I think it's pretty cool because I saw some of it in action is the fifth thing that they're using.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Ai is creating highly engaging video ads. So it gave a couple examples, like there was just like a speaker and then it put it in this crazy background with, you know, like a beach, and then not only that, it actually made a video like with waves crashing on the shore. The other example that I really like that it gave was it showed a cup of tea, a pitcher just a pitcher of a cup of tea, with steam coming out of it. Showed a cup of tea, a pitcher, just a pitcher of a cup of tea, with steam coming out of it. But then it totally made it a video Like the background was dynamic and the steam you could actually see it coming out of the cup. So you know, for those of you doing like special video ads sponsor display, sponsor brand ads this is going to be cool. You know like videos work better than just still images. It really conveys emotion better. And now, instead of having to pay tons and tons of money to an agency or have some special 3d modeling. You're going to be able to use generative AI to generate these ads, so that's definitely going to be pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One thing I neglected to mention from day one I forgot was the drone delivery. All right, so that was a pretty cool announcement where they're like hey, by the end of this decade I'm assuming 2029 or 2030, whatever they assume is the end of the decade they said they expect to have done 500 million drone deliveries. I mean, there hasn't been barely any yet because it's not fully launched, but they're aiming for one hour drone deliveries and to be able to make 500 million of those in the next five years or so. So that's going to be pretty cool to see your you know, maybe coffin shelves being delivered by drone to people's porches. All right, that's going to be pretty cool. Release Next up is something that I'm not going to go too in depth today on, because I actually interviewed the product manager for this tool and it's going to come out in a future podcast in a few weeks.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But there's a few new analytical tools that Amazon is launching. You can see some of this information in your dashboard. But one of the cool things is customer journey analytics. It says it helps you spot trends and pain points so you can create strategies to optimize the shopping experience. It says this tool maps an end-to-end view of the customer journey, from awareness to consideration, to intent and purchase. Right, there's going to be enhanced audience tailoring. Right, we've been doing brand tailored promotions for, like you know, abandoned cart customers and different things like that, but now there's going to be even more opportunity to tailor make your promotions to certain audiences. And then the last tool that they announced under this was business planner, an AI power tool that helps you identify opportunities for sales growth. And again the first two like hey, let's go for it. This next one is probably the one that some sellers are a little bit more skeptical on until they actually see it in action, the one that some sellers are a little bit more skeptical on until they actually see it in action, but it's basing it off of what Amazon is going to recommend, that for actions that you might take to help your account.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now there's some other various announcements made after this. I don't have a bunch of slides on it or news articles, but there was somebody who talked about. You know how the counterfeit crimes unit are really cracking down on a review. You know manipulation and sellers who are, you know, opening up fraudulent accounts and attacking other sellers and fake reviews, and it was really cool. A lot of people were applauding over some of the announcements that they made about how they're really trying to crack down on a lot of these black hatters out there, so that was pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another department that came up on stage was the customer service department. You know the for seller support, the support department, and you know, at the first part, you know, I think a lot of sellers like, oh, brother, you know what are these guys going to say? This is like the one of the most I hate to use the word, but almost hated departments at Amazon. But I think they got probably some of the most applause during their presentation because they launched a few things where, like now, you can 100% of the time do these chat customer supports where you can get resolution right away instead of going back and forth making emails all the time, and this is going to be pretty cool. Along with the live chat, you're going to be able to share your screen, even live, with an Amazon customer support rep, instead of them asking you to take a screenshot, then you send it and then five hours later you get a reply and they ask for another screenshot. You're going to be able to take care of that stuff live, because it is going to be right there with a share your screen. So that's going to be something I think pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A lot of sellers were excited about that, and then probably one of the biggest announcements was that there's going to be the ability to connect to specialists. All right, so from what I hear from people that have had a bit in the beta, it's almost like going to Amazon Accelerate and having a seller cafe appointment. By the way, that's like one of the reasons to go to Amazon Accelerate. You can get some of your issues solved in real time with like a specialist, like somebody who really knows what they're doing, as opposed to somebody who I'm sure we've all had experience with, where they're just copying and pasting answers from a knowledge base or something right. But you're going to be able to connect with a specialist and it's going to be able to connect with a specialist and it's going to be way more likely that they're going to know what you're. You know how to fix your problem, because that's like all they deal with, as opposed to they're trying to be jack of all trades. They're going to be specialists with a certain thing, like maybe compliance or something else. By the way, there's a lot of announcements based on compliance too, but that I think a lot of sellers were really applauding about, because you know how many of us have had that frustrating situation where we're trying to get our point across to a customer support rep and it's obvious they have no idea what the heck we're talking about. And then we're having to, like go back and forth over days where now you might be able to get your stuff resolved in minutes with just one person from start to finish. So that was something definitely really cool to look forward to. So that was something definitely really cool to look forward to.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Other things is like generative AI, where there's going to be potentially again I talk about good things where it's like, hey, show me the money, like this is great, let's start on this right away. And then there's, you know, some things that are kind of like hey, we maybe need to take a wait and see approach, but there's going to be some generative AI things where you might be able to get stuff solved with just a bot, kind of right, and I know that kind of like is a turnoff for some people. But you know, ai is helping bots get a lot better. But one of the examples they gave was you could like say, hey, I need to change the product dimensions on my product to this by this, by this, and then that gen AI bot, as it were, is going to say, oh yeah, let me go ahead and take care of that for you, all right, without even having to open up a case, without even having to maybe go into your listing to change it there. So that could be pretty cool, but let's see how that works, all right. So that's about it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I probably knocked out about 15, 20 of those announcements. Like I said, in the future, two or three podcast episodes, we're going to go a little bit more in depth on some of these. I also did a recap video with Andrea Marquez, who is the host of the this Is Small Business podcast that's the Amazon hosted podcast and we went over a couple more of these in depth. And then I brought on some Amazon product managers, thanks to the Amazon team, and we're going to go a lot more in depth on some of those analytical tools and some of the gen AI tools. So a lot of exciting things coming to the podcast, a lot of exciting things coming to Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Right, highly recommend guys, if you've never been to an accelerate, mark your calendars. I'm sure it's going to be around the same time next year, maybe around September. You have got to go to this event to like be the first to hear about these, to hear about these special things that are being released by Amazon, to be able to network with 4,000 other sellers. It's kind of like a really unique experience and I had a great time thanks to the Amazon team and thanks to all of you. I met so many of you out there at our Helium 10 booth, and just walking around is really great to connect with a lot of you. So I hope to see you at some future events.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Don't forget, next week I'll be at the seller kingdom event in Seoul, Korea, h10.me/sellerkingdom. You'll be able to register for that event at the at the end of October. October 31st, there's going to be an Amazon advertising event in Sydney, Australia, so make sure to come out to that. And then November 11th, we're doing an elite workshop in Milan, Italy. So mark your calendar. If you're in Europe, that is another event you can go to. So, guys, thank you so much for joining us this week. We'll be back next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Amazon just announced dates for its October Prime Day sale — here’s what to know<br>
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/amazon-october-prime-day-2024-dates-rcna171355'>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/amazon-october-prime-day-2024-dates-rcna171355<br>
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</a>Walmart announced an anti-Prime Day sale and it’s no joke—learn about Walmart Holiday Deals now<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2024/09/19/walmart-holiday-deals/75289574007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2024/09/19/walmart-holiday-deals/75289574007/<br>
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</a>More than half of US Gen Zers are headed to TikTok Shop this season<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/gen-z-tik-tok-shop-social-media-holiday-purchases/726139/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/gen-z-tik-tok-shop-social-media-holiday-purchases/726139/<br>
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</a>Amazon small oversize FBA fee reductions<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2024/09/amazon-small-oversize-fba-fee-reductions/'>https://channelx.world/2024/09/amazon-small-oversize-fba-fee-reductions/<br>
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</a>Maximize your brand goals efficiently with goal-based bidding in Amazon DSP<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-goal-based-bidding/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-dsp-goal-based-bidding/<br>
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</a>5 new generative AI tools to accelerate seller growth and enhance the customer shopping experience<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-generative-ai-seller-growth-shopping-experience'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-generative-ai-seller-growth-shopping-experience<br>
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<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:07 - Prime Big Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:31 - Walmart Holiday Deals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:14 - Gen Z Shopping on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:25 - FBA Fee Reductions?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:23 - Goal-Based Bidding in DSP</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:16 - Amazon Supply Chain Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:50 - Buy with Prime Integrations</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:33 - Amazon Shipping App</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:00 - Faster MCF Shipments</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:37 - New Amazon AI Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:11 - New Amazon Analytics Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:24 - More Accelerate Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:17 - <a href='https://h10.me/sellerkingdom'>Meet Bradley in South Korea</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:30 - More Upcoming Events</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Prime Big Deal Days has been officially announced for specific dates. In October, amazon Accelerate had more than 20 new releases and announcements and we're going to go over almost all of them today. This and more on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Series Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories and goings on in the Amazon, Walmart, e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and let you know what new things that Helium 10 has that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. As a matter of fact, today I don't think we're going to be able to get to any new releases or training tips, because this was the week of Amazon Accelerate. I just got back a couple hours ago and I want to try and like get everything out there while it's fresh in my mind. Hopefully I'm not going to miss anything, but we have got tons and tons to go over today.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's actually first hop into just non-Accelerate related news. All right, let's go ahead Now. The first news story is from NBC News and it's entitled Amazon just announced dates for its October Prime Day sale. Here's what to know Now. You guys remember a while back, a few months ago, I had predicted when the regular Prime Day was going to be. Somehow, you know, I like use some just I used some just common sense and mathematical things based on dates that Amazon had, and I hit the exact date two months in advance, actually, three months in advance, I think. I hit it Now again. A month ago, I was like you know what, I'm going to go out on a limb and try and guess when Prime big deal days are. Take a look at what I said in August. If, again, I had to pick a date, it would be around October 9th. Now let me show you why. I noticed here that one of my products was eligible for prime big deal days window. So when I went in there, you'll notice and you guys probably have seen this yourself is that there's weeks for regular deals right All the way up to October 6th. Okay, and then the very next one it says is prime big deal days window. So first of all, it pretty much guarantees that prime big deal days is not going to be before October 6th.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, historically prime big deal days, I think there was another it was called something different in 2022. It was kind of like on the second Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of the month. So that's why I'm thinking that, hey, it could be around October 9th, 8th, 9th, 10th, around there We'll see. You've got a lot of time to plan, but at least, again, it is now confirmed. There is another prime big deal days coming. Well, guys, Nostradamus Bradley back at it again, because, look at this prime big deal days was. Well, guys, north stardom is Bradley back at it again, because, look at this prime big deal days was announced on October 8th and 9th.</p>
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<p>Guess what? I'm gonna make another prediction. I think I know when Black Friday is gonna be hint, hint, wink, wink. That's not a great, uh prediction. I think my prediction days are over two for two, that's it. But anyways, prime big deal days, guys.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's kind of like the second prime day of the year is coming on October 8th and 9th and hopefully you have gone ahead and applied for some deals. If you're going to do it, this might be the time to do Prime Exclusive Discounts. Don't forget, prime Exclusive Discounts aren't free anymore, as we reported on the Weekly Buzz. But whatever the case is, there's going to be a lot more traffic shopping online, and when I say shopping online, it is not just shopping on Amazon for this special day, because take a look at this new story from USA Today. It says Walmart announced an Anti-Prime Day sale, and it's no joke. Learn about Walmart holiday deals now, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is a new or special kind of discounts that Walmart is putting on. What date is going to be for these deals that will have up to 70% off? You guessed it starting October 8th. So it's kind of funny. Sometimes this Amazon and Walmart are going back and forth, trying to one up each other and make sure they don't have special days. But I think this is actually good for sellers that it's on the same day, because if you're doing deals on one site, you almost have to do deals on the other site because of price matching and things like that. So when Amazon and Walmart dates coincide, it allows you to go ahead and put the same discounts on both, and now you don't have to worry about things like buy box suppression and things like that. Now one difference, though, between prime big deal days and Walmart holiday days is this article says that it starts on the 8th, but it's set to continue through Sunday, October 13th. Now, this is important because, just like I just said, while the first couple of days are going to coincident have to worry about buy box issues. If you keep your Walmart deals going after the 9th and you have like the same maybe product identifier, like a UPC or something like that, it's possible that your buy box on Amazon might suffer if Amazon is price matching Walmart or price checking Walmart, I should say, and they could see that you have a special going on a Walmart but not on Amazon. So something to keep in mind. First couple of days you're good to go. It's kind of good that it's coinciding, but after the 9th, definitely check if you're going to stop your deal on Amazon but not on Walmart.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of holiday deals, there's an interesting article from retaildive.com I guess they did this kind of survey and it says more than half of US Gen Zers are headed to TikTok shop this weekend. It said about 43% of Gen Z shoppers are planning to spend more for their holidays this year compared to 37% of millennials. However, going down deeper, it says, in the US, nearly 54% of Gen Z will find gifts on TikTok shop alone. A third of US respondents will shop for gifts seen on Facebook and Instagram ads. I don't know how that's a poll Like. Do you actually answer a poll saying yes, I plan on buying stuff from ads? So that was kind of weird for me. But however they got this information sounds pretty exact. So they're putting it out there and it says almost a quarter 24% of US Gen Zers will make their purchase through influencer recommendations. So just you know, it's kind of interesting how much the whole landscape of holiday shopping has changed. You know, a couple years ago there was no such thing as TikTok shop, right, you know. So the fact that a lot of people are going to be you know, more than half of a certain demographic are going to be looking on this platform that literally didn't even exist last year is just kind of interesting to me.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is coming from Channel X World. It actually has to do with Europe and it's an FBA fee reduction. All right, yeah, I did not say that wrong. It is an FBA fee reduction, not an addition. You know, usually when you hear me talking about FBA fees, it's about some new fee that we're going to have to do. That we're going to have to do. But if you're in selling in pan EU fulfillment, you're going to be able to save from 1.60 pounds up to 1 pound 87 for small oversized products across UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. So in those locations, what signifies a small oversize? So Amazon's definition of small oversize is 61 by 46 by 46 centimeters and unit weight has to be less than 1.76 kilograms. And then in Germany there's another set. But hey guys, take a look at this If your product is in this small oversize, you might actually be getting a reduction in fees, believe it or not.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One more non-accelerate announcement this week was done by Amazon Advertising, so entitled Maximize Brand Goals Efficiently with Goal-Based Bidding in Amazon DSP. All right. So now when you're doing your brand awareness campaigns, you're going to be able to specify reach and frequency goals and DSP is going to optimize bids automatically in real time to maximize these goals. So, for example, how you get started is you set the goal in DSP to awareness, you set your KPI to reach or frequency, and then you're going to choose a weekly target frequency and then you set your optimization strategy to prioritize spending, full budget and then you hit save. So now you're going to be able to, you know, test out this goal-based bidding. So, um, I know not too many of you are using DSP, but something that maybe talk to your amazon rep to get more information on. Or, if you're using an agency, talk to them to see if this might be good for you all.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Right now, let us get into amazon accelerate. Uh, this was my second accelerate um, and there was just tons and tons and tons of things that were released over the three days. Now, on some of these, we're actually going to get a little bit more in depth. I was able to interview some of the product managers at Amazon responsible for some of these, so we're going to go in depth on things like the customer loyalty dashboard and gen AI videos and different things like that in future episodes, but for now, let's just give a brief overview of a lot of the updates.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, first up, we had supply chain by Amazon updates, all right. So first they were talking about hey, they're unlocking faster delivery speeds that increase sales an average of 20%, they said and now there is an Amazon fully managed option for US sellers to automate the entire supply chain process, so I'm not going to go too much into detail about that. We've talked a little bit about this in previous episodes. Now, multi-channel distribution for Amazon warehousing and distribution, also known as AWD it says it now offers the ability to do custom labeling, allowing you to distribute products in bulk to different sales channels, including other marketplace services. All right, so you know this is something that before you know, like you might not have thought that Amazon would be down to do like helping you, kind of basically like drop ship to other channels, and they're cool with it, with it going to other marketplaces. That's going to be a kind of a theme on some of these announcements I'm going to talk about from Amazon Accelerate.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, speaking of Amazon logistics and supply chain, there is a lot of MCF and buy with prime announcements. All right, a lot of different enhancements. First of all, if you are using buy with prime on your website, now you are going to be able to accept PayPal payments. All right, you can't do that yet in Amazon, but if you're using the Amazon Buy With Prime, like on your Shopify, WooCommerce, you're going to be able to accept PayPal checkout. So that's going to be pretty cool. And then, actually, starting next year, if you're a Prime member, they're going to be able to link their Amazon account to their PayPal account so that Prime free shipping benefits are available automatically. Another update was, if you are doing Amazon DSP, like we just talked about, you're going to be able to now run ads on Google Shopping ads and TikTok ads all right to drive more traffic to your Buy With Prime enabled options. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So here's how this works, if I'm understanding this correctly. So let's say you've got Buy With Prime listings set up. Now, if you recall, buy With Prime it's been around for a while. It's so you can have on your website a literal Buy With Prime badge and you are able to see the shipping time. So, basically, your Shopify customers, if they purchase on your website, they're going to get it delivered from your FBA inventory or MCF inventory. But now if you're running DSP ads the cool thing is they showed a couple examples of this is like in the Google shopping. You know what? You can't link directly to an Amazon listing, all right, you can't put Amazon listings per se into Google shopping. But if you've got your Shopify or WooCommerce or whatever listing there that has the buy with Prime, which basically goes your Amazon inventory. Anyways, you're going to be able to see the shipping time, all right. So, like you know, two, three days shipping. It's going to actually show up in Google Shopping Right, which has not been done before, and also in TikTok advertising. All right, not TikTok shop. We're not talking about buy with Prime inside of TikTok shop. We're talking about that. If you run a TikTok ad, it'll overlay onto a TikTok right. You're going to see that Prime badge right there where it'll say like two days, three days shipping and people can just go ahead and buy it right from that TikTok ad and again, that's going directly to your Amazon Prime inventory. So, pretty cool enhancement.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, like a few years ago you wouldn't have thought that Amazon is down to like help sellers. You know, sell on other platforms and things like that. You know, like last year, amazon accelerate. The big announcement was how you could have, you know, Shopify integration. You're like that was would have been unheard of just two years ago, you know. And then now we're talking about, you know, integrations now with google shopping, integrations with TikTok shop. So this is, I think, a move in the good uh, in a good direction here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another supply chain announcement. You know we've talked on the weekly buzz before about how amazon's really pushing their own shipping methods, and so now Amazon has released a new Amazon shipping mobile app. So you know, with these you're going to be able to schedule pickups from your warehouse, oversee inventory across multiple warehouses, receive real time updates on delivery, delivery vehicles and everything. So that's like for those of you who are kind of like using Amazon now, as like you maybe have used UPS or something like that before. Another update was if you're using MCF multi-channel fulfillment you know, historically I think that like the fastest shipping was like four days, but usually five days or more. Now MCF is going to qualify for three day shipping, so pretty cool. If you're using MCF is going to qualify for three day shipping, so pretty cool. If you're using MCF to maybe run your TikTok shop or for your Shopify website, and that's how you're shipping you can now get three day shipping, which is a huge update.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, that was the main announcements for day one. Let's go skip to day two now, which had a lot more announcements. Go skip to day two now, which had a lot more announcements, and the first one was like five new generative AI tools that are going to be designed for sellers. Let's go over them Now. The first one was a Amazon code name. Right, it says Project Amelia. It says adds a personalized Amazon selling expert for every seller.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now what this new app is going to be doing inside of Seller Central is it's going to be a generative, ai based tool where you can like have conversations with it, like you can say, hey, amazon or Amelia I'm not sure if you have to call it Amelia or you call it Amazon, or whatever the case is. You can be able to ask simple questions like how is my business doing? Which products of mine have sales been down year over year? You can be able to ask simple questions like how is my business doing? Which products of mine? Have sales been down year over year? You're going to be able to ask questions like what is the status of the shipment that I sent to Amazon yesterday? So basically, the things that you would normally do in Seller Central that you would just have to go around on menus to find, and things. A lot more of it now over time. You know it's not going to be rolling out all these things at once, but you're going to be able to start asking this Amelia, uh, project Amelia app, uh, these questions that it's going to go ahead and respond just like generative AI does. Now, not everything is something that I think that all sellers are super excited about. But hey, I'm, I'm, I'm here to just report the news and let's you know, let's give some honest feedback on it and let's see how things play out Now. And let's give some honest feedback on it and let's see how things play out Now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next thing it was entitled Expanding Generative AI Product Listing Capabilities to Get More Products in Front of Customers Faster. So this is nothing new per se. Amazon had announced last year generative AI ability to just get a picture from a picture or from a brief description, make a listing. Now, the last time I tested it, let's be honest, let's keep it real. Well, this is a no BS podcast, right? Well, it was not that great and I would never actually recommend somebody using that, because you know, like we know, how important keyword optimization, listing optimization with the right keywords is for getting indexed, for being able to run ads, and you're you know the ai back then when it started. There's no way it was going to be able to ever get all of the right keywords from day one in your listing if you're just using it right now. That being said, that was a while back that I use it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm very curious as to how it has uh, perhaps improved over time. I still don't understand. I guess can't picture any world in which you, uploading just a picture or two of a product and maybe even one line of text, is going to make sure that Amazon gets all the right keywords. I just can't imagine it, you know, knowing what the status of Gen, you know Gen AI is now, but I got to give it a fair shot, so I'm going to go give it a try in like a little mini case study soon. But anyways, what was released yesterday at Accelerate was now you're going to be able to, even if you do trust the Amazon AI listing creator, instead of just making one listing, you can like have some minimal information on a bulk upload file, and then you can create up to like 10, 20, 30, 50 listings or more, all with generative AI.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next gen AI thing that they talked about was A plus content automatically creates brand storylines that attract customers. So with this, it's actually allowing you to take, like, maybe just your images or your listing, and it's gonna use gen AI to create a plus content just from an image, so like, for example you can see here those of you watching this on YouTube it just took a couple of pictures of some shoe and then now it like put it in these lifestyle setting kind of images, automatically designed directly for your a plus content, for your listing. Not only that, it's generating the text that comes in on the captions inside of A-plus content. So you know, like for people like me, who you know, I use agencies like professionals like AMZ One Step, to make my A+ Content and you know, some people might not be able to afford that. So if you're not able to afford professional agencies to shoot specific content, now you might be able to dabble into this A-plus content. Don't forget that even in Helium 10, we have an A-plus or not an A-plus content generator, but an image generator that you can output in the format of different A-plus content modules as well. But now Amazon is going to have this completely for free. So this is kind of like a cool update that Amazon is going to offer Now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next one I think most sellers I talk to, and myself too, are the most skeptical about basically it's an announcement where they're saying, hey, they're going to use gen AI to personalize product recommendations that part is cool and descriptions for customers including the title. So, as far as the recommendations go, you know that that's totally fine. Like, like, I don't think that's going to affect us negatively. I think it might be a positive thing. Like, for example, it's going to start basing more things off of the customer shopping activity instead of just offering customers more, like this. Like you've probably seen that when you're shopping on Amazon, it's going to give more specific recommendations, such as gift boxes for Mother's Day or cool deals to improve your curling game. That's the example that they give. Who in the world outside of Canada needs improvement on their curling game? But anyways, this is something that's going to be interesting for their recommendations.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But as part of this, there was a kind of like a demo, given that Amazon is going to kind of like redo titles in the search experience. Okay, so it's not necessarily rewriting your titles. You know that that was an announcement done before how Amazon is going to sometimes, you know, change up your title if it doesn't think it's, it's good enough and you can opt out of that program. But this is different. It's like if somebody searches a certain keyword, the way that it sees your title in the search results. Again, this is just the way it's displaying in the search results. It's not actually changing your listing. It could change some words around based on if it thinks that it could cause the customer to be more likely to purchase.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this is the one where people are like I'm not sure if we can trust Amazon, you know, to change the title of my product that I spent a lot of work on. So this is one I think we're definitely going to have to see an action, start tracking it to see you know once this starts rolling out. Is this going to negatively or positively affect sellers? Is it going to help your conversion, your click-through rate, or could it potentially hurt it because it just starts putting these random, hallucinating AI words there? This is one of those ones that we're going to have to wait and see the A+ Content. I'm like, hey, go ahead and start using that right now. Guys, I think it's available in most people's accounts. Let's start playing around with that. But anything that has to do with changing titles and keywords, obviously I think a lot of us sellers are a little bit more skeptical about. So let's see how that one works out. Now, another cool thing that you know maybe you're skeptical or not, but I think it's pretty cool because I saw some of it in action is the fifth thing that they're using.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Ai is creating highly engaging video ads. So it gave a couple examples, like there was just like a speaker and then it put it in this crazy background with, you know, like a beach, and then not only that, it actually made a video like with waves crashing on the shore. The other example that I really like that it gave was it showed a cup of tea, a pitcher just a pitcher of a cup of tea, with steam coming out of it. Showed a cup of tea, a pitcher, just a pitcher of a cup of tea, with steam coming out of it. But then it totally made it a video Like the background was dynamic and the steam you could actually see it coming out of the cup. So you know, for those of you doing like special video ads sponsor display, sponsor brand ads this is going to be cool. You know like videos work better than just still images. It really conveys emotion better. And now, instead of having to pay tons and tons of money to an agency or have some special 3d modeling. You're going to be able to use generative AI to generate these ads, so that's definitely going to be pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One thing I neglected to mention from day one I forgot was the drone delivery. All right, so that was a pretty cool announcement where they're like hey, by the end of this decade I'm assuming 2029 or 2030, whatever they assume is the end of the decade they said they expect to have done 500 million drone deliveries. I mean, there hasn't been barely any yet because it's not fully launched, but they're aiming for one hour drone deliveries and to be able to make 500 million of those in the next five years or so. So that's going to be pretty cool to see your you know, maybe coffin shelves being delivered by drone to people's porches. All right, that's going to be pretty cool. Release Next up is something that I'm not going to go too in depth today on, because I actually interviewed the product manager for this tool and it's going to come out in a future podcast in a few weeks.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But there's a few new analytical tools that Amazon is launching. You can see some of this information in your dashboard. But one of the cool things is customer journey analytics. It says it helps you spot trends and pain points so you can create strategies to optimize the shopping experience. It says this tool maps an end-to-end view of the customer journey, from awareness to consideration, to intent and purchase. Right, there's going to be enhanced audience tailoring. Right, we've been doing brand tailored promotions for, like you know, abandoned cart customers and different things like that, but now there's going to be even more opportunity to tailor make your promotions to certain audiences. And then the last tool that they announced under this was business planner, an AI power tool that helps you identify opportunities for sales growth. And again the first two like hey, let's go for it. This next one is probably the one that some sellers are a little bit more skeptical on until they actually see it in action, the one that some sellers are a little bit more skeptical on until they actually see it in action, but it's basing it off of what Amazon is going to recommend, that for actions that you might take to help your account.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now there's some other various announcements made after this. I don't have a bunch of slides on it or news articles, but there was somebody who talked about. You know how the counterfeit crimes unit are really cracking down on a review. You know manipulation and sellers who are, you know, opening up fraudulent accounts and attacking other sellers and fake reviews, and it was really cool. A lot of people were applauding over some of the announcements that they made about how they're really trying to crack down on a lot of these black hatters out there, so that was pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another department that came up on stage was the customer service department. You know the for seller support, the support department, and you know, at the first part, you know, I think a lot of sellers like, oh, brother, you know what are these guys going to say? This is like the one of the most I hate to use the word, but almost hated departments at Amazon. But I think they got probably some of the most applause during their presentation because they launched a few things where, like now, you can 100% of the time do these chat customer supports where you can get resolution right away instead of going back and forth making emails all the time, and this is going to be pretty cool. Along with the live chat, you're going to be able to share your screen, even live, with an Amazon customer support rep, instead of them asking you to take a screenshot, then you send it and then five hours later you get a reply and they ask for another screenshot. You're going to be able to take care of that stuff live, because it is going to be right there with a share your screen. So that's going to be something I think pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A lot of sellers were excited about that, and then probably one of the biggest announcements was that there's going to be the ability to connect to specialists. All right, so from what I hear from people that have had a bit in the beta, it's almost like going to Amazon Accelerate and having a seller cafe appointment. By the way, that's like one of the reasons to go to Amazon Accelerate. You can get some of your issues solved in real time with like a specialist, like somebody who really knows what they're doing, as opposed to somebody who I'm sure we've all had experience with, where they're just copying and pasting answers from a knowledge base or something right. But you're going to be able to connect with a specialist and it's going to be able to connect with a specialist and it's going to be way more likely that they're going to know what you're. You know how to fix your problem, because that's like all they deal with, as opposed to they're trying to be jack of all trades. They're going to be specialists with a certain thing, like maybe compliance or something else. By the way, there's a lot of announcements based on compliance too, but that I think a lot of sellers were really applauding about, because you know how many of us have had that frustrating situation where we're trying to get our point across to a customer support rep and it's obvious they have no idea what the heck we're talking about. And then we're having to, like go back and forth over days where now you might be able to get your stuff resolved in minutes with just one person from start to finish. So that was something definitely really cool to look forward to. So that was something definitely really cool to look forward to.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Other things is like generative AI, where there's going to be potentially again I talk about good things where it's like, hey, show me the money, like this is great, let's start on this right away. And then there's, you know, some things that are kind of like hey, we maybe need to take a wait and see approach, but there's going to be some generative AI things where you might be able to get stuff solved with just a bot, kind of right, and I know that kind of like is a turnoff for some people. But you know, ai is helping bots get a lot better. But one of the examples they gave was you could like say, hey, I need to change the product dimensions on my product to this by this, by this, and then that gen AI bot, as it were, is going to say, oh yeah, let me go ahead and take care of that for you, all right, without even having to open up a case, without even having to maybe go into your listing to change it there. So that could be pretty cool, but let's see how that works, all right. So that's about it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I probably knocked out about 15, 20 of those announcements. Like I said, in the future, two or three podcast episodes, we're going to go a little bit more in depth on some of these. I also did a recap video with Andrea Marquez, who is the host of the this Is Small Business podcast that's the Amazon hosted podcast and we went over a couple more of these in depth. And then I brought on some Amazon product managers, thanks to the Amazon team, and we're going to go a lot more in depth on some of those analytical tools and some of the gen AI tools. So a lot of exciting things coming to the podcast, a lot of exciting things coming to Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Right, highly recommend guys, if you've never been to an accelerate, mark your calendars. I'm sure it's going to be around the same time next year, maybe around September. You have got to go to this event to like be the first to hear about these, to hear about these special things that are being released by Amazon, to be able to network with 4,000 other sellers. It's kind of like a really unique experience and I had a great time thanks to the Amazon team and thanks to all of you. I met so many of you out there at our Helium 10 booth, and just walking around is really great to connect with a lot of you. So I hope to see you at some future events.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Don't forget, next week I'll be at the seller kingdom event in Seoul, Korea, h10.me/sellerkingdom. You'll be able to register for that event at the at the end of October. October 31st, there's going to be an Amazon advertising event in Sydney, Australia, so make sure to come out to that. And then November 11th, we're doing an elite workshop in Milan, Italy. So mark your calendar. If you're in Europe, that is another event you can go to. So, guys, thank you so much for joining us this week. We'll be back next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an insightful TACoS Tuesday with Amazon PPC expert Destaney Wishon of Btr Media, as she shares her expertise on Amazon advertising strategies. We explore the key benefits and features of Adtomic, a powerful tool for managing Amazon PPC campaigns, focusing on bid management, keyword research, and holistic performance tracking. Destaney emphasizes the importance of understanding market dynamics, competitor actions, and customer behavior to effectively manage ACoS fluctuations. She also offers strategies for handling high CPC in competitive niches, including evaluating repeat purchase rates and the impact of ad spending for organic placement.</p>
<p>Next, we cover essential Amazon PPC campaign strategies tailored for businesses of all sizes. Discover how to kickstart your keyword research with low-bid, low-budget auto campaigns, and the importance of profitability-focused campaigns optimized for ACOS or ROAS objectives. We also discuss organic ranking campaigns, the nuanced application of sponsored brands and sponsored display ads, and the comparison between CPC and CPM models for sponsored display. Learn about optimal product launch strategies and effective product targeting strategies that focus on competitive advantages and thoughtful ASIN grouping based on budget and objectives.</p>
<p>Finally, we dive into advanced Amazon PPC optimization strategies, especially for those with limited budgets. Listen as we discuss the benefits of using broad and phrase match keywords over auto campaigns, targeting long-tail search terms, and leveraging customer demographics. Destaney also addresses challenges such as campaigns not receiving impressions and the effects of pausing campaigns versus lowering bids when using day parting. Additionally, we highlight the importance of bid management during off-peak hours, understanding customer purchase behavior, and using the refine feature in category targeting campaigns for more precise ad placements. Don’t miss our interactive Q&amp;A session with Destaney, where she answers a range of insightful questions from our audience.</p>
<p>In episode 597 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Amazon PPC Strategies With Destaney Wishon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:52 - Maximizing Amazon Advertising With Helium 10's Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:15 - Optimizing External Traffic for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:43 - Essential Amazon PPC Campaign Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:19 - Choosing Between CPC and CPM</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:27 - Optimizing Keywords for Amazon Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:35 - Amazon PPC Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Optimizing Bids Frequency and Bulk Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:32 - Interactive Q&amp;A Session With Destaney</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>On today's episode we have PPC expert Destaney Wishon and she's going to be answering all of your PPC related questions.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is a show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And this episode is our monthly live TACoS Tuesday show, where we talk about anything and everything Amazon and Walmart, PPC and advertising related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>We have back with us Destaney Wishon, who is an expert and everyone loves asking questions too. So welcome again, and her kitty.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Destaney and Luna today.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm really excited to see you know, to have another TACoS Tuesday with you and ask you some great questions. First question I had for Destaney today is for anyone who might be starting out with Adtomic to manage their PPC ads, what kind of things do you think that they should pay attention to? That are kind of benefits and features of Adtomic or just kind of strategies to get started with it?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>It's funny when you have a conversation around Amazon advertising softwares in general, it's always going to be bid management and keyword research. That's what it comes down to in order to drive success. No tool can provide a huge competitive advantage in those areas because we're all given the same levers to pull. But, that being said, I think the area that I've seen drive a lot of success for brands and sellers is having everything in one portal, so like something that we've been playing around with a lot and done a few presentations on is like something like Market Tracker 360. Being able to directly influence your Amazon advertising based off what you're seeing within the market. Same thing as utilizing, like brand metrics, conversion rate data or I know a lot of people use Helium 10 for tracking performance and BSR and organic rank. You can easily track that and then open up Adtomic and make adjustments and allocations based directly off what you're seeing in some of the other categories. That, in my opinion, is like the biggest value add. Beyond that, I think some of the features that I think really stand out are just the utilization from like an ad type. Expansion standpoint is really important because I think with an ad console it can be a little bit complicated when you get into sponsor brands and sponsor display as well as some of the day partying mechanisms of really being able to understand time of day and hour performance.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week. Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit h10.me/adtomic for more information. That's h10.me forward slash A-D-T-O-M-I-C.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm going to go ahead and get into some of these questions from the audience. I noticed a ton are flooding in because they let's go ahead and start with the first one. My ACOS over the last month on a week-to-week basis has fluctuated between 21% on some weeks to 35% on other weeks. I haven't changed or adjusted bids much at all. Is that normal to have that type of fluctuation?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>I would say 100%. Yes. The problem with PPC is it's a pay per click model, so that can be fantastic because we're only getting charged when someone clicks. But it also means that if the industry or your audience changes, there can be fluctuations. A good example is, let's say, your number one competitor goes out of budget during one week. That means that the overall CPCs in the category could decrease because your competitor is no longer bidding them up. And if your CPC decreases and you're paying less for a click, then you could see a lower ACOS. So it's pretty normal to see fluctuations, either from changes in CPC that's kind of the first thing you need to look at or changes in conversion rate. If your conversion rate changes, that typically means your customer habits have changed. If your CPC changes, it typically means your competitor habits have changed.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>What is your strategy for this. You've got a relatively popular $20 item which is in a competitive niche. CPC is often over $2, giving COGS, my max bid is set around $125. Looking at Amazon's SKU economics over the last six months, on a per unit basis, the sponsored product cost is $18.25. Click-through rate is 0.81%, Cost per click $2.20. Conversion rate 7.85% on one campaign average of all campaigns. So that's a lot of numbers. Here ACOS is 90%, Click-through rate is 0.61. CVR 6.10. And then CPC is $1.23. Looks like a very expensive hobby. What would you do?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>I have three quick call-outs for this. One do you have repeat purchases? If you have high repeat purchases and high LTV like maybe you're selling trash bags and they come back every six to eight weeks then this is completely different. You need to view all of your metrics on what that lifetime value looks like. A lot of people in the supplement space, for example, will pay $20 a click and have a 200% ACOS because they know that customer is going to return four to five times and not click on an ad the fourth, fifth time. If you don't have a high repeat value, I think there's kind of two other options you need to consider. One if you spend more on ads, does your organic placement improve? If the answer is yes and you have that dialed in really cleanly because there is direct correlation if you run your ads appropriately, then sometimes it's worth spending on your advertising and taking a loss because you know you're going to move up on the page and when you get ranked in the top eight you can pull back slightly on ads, focus on profitability, but you're going to drive so much overall revenue because your organic ranking improved. That's the second thing you ask yourself. The third if you're not in a position of focusing on organic rank and it's more of an expensive hobby than a brand building exercise for you. I would consider looking at external traffic and see if there's cheaper avenues to drive traffic to your listing outside of PPC, because PPC can be relatively expensive because it is the highest intent traffic we see in e-commerce.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>An interesting question that he has, because I've actually seen a lot of people with this kind of question after they've launched and so that product research is a really, really important part of the whole process and just determining if you have the money to kind of compete in those. But I have seen kind of a shift in this because of TikTok. I've seen people launch in really competitive categories but do extremely well because of that outside traffic from TikTok and like that promotion on, you know just content. So those are all different, different things to look at and you know consider as well. All right, next question is from Eric. He's asking for brand tailored promotions. Do you recommend applying a coupon for top tier audiences?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>There's hundreds of different conversations we can have and it really depends on your product. I think in general we've seen a lot of success with brand tailored promotions. I think that there's been some arguments that that customer maybe would have already came back, depending on what audience you're selecting. So you're just giving them a coupon or a discount, but we don't have to get into the psychology behind that. I think in general we've seen a lot of success applying them. But you can also consider some of these applications on the DSP side of targeting those same audiences without a coupon but serving them another ad, depending on their purchase habits.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. Sean asks what are the essential PPC campaigns that you'd recommend getting started with?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. I believe Helium 10 as a whole we're working on solving some of these questions in the space with a more actionable education. I think for this purpose the things that we really look at is we do typically recommend running a low bid, low budget auto campaign. Auto campaigns do win more unique placements than manual campaigns, but you can't control the bid and budget. So we run them for keyword research and unique placements. We typically run profitability focused campaigns where we're optimizing our bids solely for ACOS or RAS objectives and we focus on our keywords that we know have already converted through our auto campaigns or the work we've done with helium 10 keyword research. We recommend running some level of organic ranking campaigns as well. So we'll take our two to three keywords that we really care about improving our BSR on and we'll run them at a more aggressive, higher ACOS targets but focus on conversion rate and maximizing impression share. As we get into sponsor brands and sponsor display, it really depends on the stage of business that you're in. We almost always recommend running sponsor brands, especially if you have video assets, if you have lifestyle images, but brands don't always have those. We do recommend running sponsor display, product targeting in a really granular fashion and views remarketing. But if you only have a $500 a month budget, don't invest in those and all of these ins and outs and expectations is where it gets difficult in recommending what campaigns are essential. For a big brand. All of them are essential. For a small brand. Start with the first three I mentioned.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. Pedro asks for sponsor display, when should we choose CPC versus CPM?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. So there are two very different models and typically two different levels of targeting. CPC is the format we typically recommend starting with, so we like to run just CPC product targeting ads. When you start moving into retargeting and some of the other initiatives, CPM is an option. There will be a lot of people who will post view CPM results with a $29 return on ad spend or a 5% ACOS. But that's not actually that accurate. A CPC ad a customer clicked on it, so you know the ad did its job. A view CPM ad a customer can view it for one second and then purchase your product later and Amazon will give it credit. That doesn't mean it's bad. That just means the results sometimes look inflated or better than average, because think about how many times you scroll a product detail page and glance at an ad. You don't actually remember the ad, but you glanced at it and then maybe you bought it. Amazon's going to give that ad credit if it's view CPM. So they're both fantastic. They both have different targeting types, but understand that a view CPM can sometimes frequently be inflated.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. The next one is what is the best launching strategy for a new product?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Yep, there's a ton of different opinions on this as well. Some people recommend doing auto campaigns so you can collect a ton of data really fast. An auto campaign will cast a really wide net and it'll rely on Amazon's algorithm to figure out where your product needs to be showcased. They're going to review your listing, review your backing keywords and say, hey, I think this product needs to be shown here, here, here. It can be really good for expanding your keyword research, but it's also casting a wide net, so sometimes they're not profitable during launch. So we recommend starting with a low bid auto campaign to collect data on the side and then taking all of the keywords that were prioritized from when we wrote our listing using Helium 10. And we put those in a specific campaign, typically an exact match. So we're really really controlled. And then, depending on our budget, depending on review acquisition how many reviews we get we'll start looking at expanding to broad match phrase match. We'll start looking at expanding into product targeting or into sponsor brands video, but it really depends on your review acquisition strategy at that point.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Andrew asked when you're running a sponsored products product targeting campaign, is there an optimum number of ASINs to target and related? Can you have too many or too few ASINs in a product targeting campaign?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>I love this question. Great question. So we typically recommend like 5 to 10 ASINs to target. Again, it also depends on our budget. What we've seen if you put in like 100 different ASINs, your budget's not distributed evenly and one to two drive the majority of your traffic, similar to keywords. We also find that if you were to do a sponsored product category targeting campaign, it almost goes too broad. It's very similar to an auto campaign again. What we recommend doing is grouping our targeting by competitive advantage. So we'll create a product targeting campaign targeting everyone with a higher price point than us. We'll put higher price in the title. We'll target everyone with worse reviews than us and put that in the title. Maybe I sell chocolate protein and I want to target everyone else who sells chocolate protein. We'll create those groups so we can understand our competitive advantage and create our copy in our images if it's sponsored display and sponsor brands to align with that as well.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Namesh says for the product launch, should you go exclusively with the core 1520 keywords that you know, drive sales for sure for your competitors initially, or have auto broad phrase campaigns too for keyword research or keyword sourcing?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. Another it depends on budget. And the reason it depends on budget is we always recommend going after those 15 or 20 core keywords, because you need to prove to Amazon that your product is relevant. That's how you're going to get ranked. The problem with that is those 15 to 20 keywords are almost always your most expensive If you're thinking to bid on them. So is everyone else, so your ACOS is usually poor. So we recommend creating those campaigns for organic rank purposes but then creating other campaigns and broad phrase and auto that are going to find your long tail terms that are cheaper, more profitable for you. So example if I'm selling a water bottle I know water bottles can be expensive. Everyone's going to think to target water bottle, but I have to bid on it because that's what's going to improve my organic rank, it's my most important keyword, so I'll create one campaign for that, but then I'll create another campaign where I'll target things like travel water bottle, cooler travel water bottle for kids, right, those long tail broad phrase terms that are more profitable for me.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>What do you think about especially for people who don't have good budgets just doing keyword research in Cerebro and instead of doing some of these like broad and phrase and auto campaigns?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>I think instead of an auto campaign 100%, especially with a low budget, I do always recommend still typically running in broad and phrase if possible, because you're already going broad with your keyword research, so then putting it in broad match, we'll just go a little bit more broad, right? So sometimes it's okay because it's going to continue to find those long tail terms. I mean, I've seen some of the craziest search terms, like water bottle for preschool kids in Pennsylvania. I would have never been on that, but the person who selected it and saw my ad it's got like two clicks and maybe two orders. So it's really long tail and really cheap is typically what happens.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Is there a way or a technique to target ads at customers by the year of birth? Say, I wanted to target people who were born between or in 1989, is there a way to do that?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>With display. Yes, you may have too small of an audience, depending on like, let's say you wanted to use DSP and say I want to target everyone that was born in 1989 and loved whiskey. Like, maybe you're selling a whiskey glass with the name, your audience may be too small and Amazon won't allow you. But in general you can target based off that. Yes, it's just depending on the audience that you want to. How broad you want to go with your audience, I guess, may limit you?</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Why do some campaigns not have impressions?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>If it's eligible, which we kind of discussed earlier. Check in your ad group. It's typically because you're bidding too low that you're not showing up anywhere.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Does pausing a campaign with day parting temporarily affect its performance when it's reactivated? Is it better to pause campaigns or to lower bids with this feature?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. Huge debate in that arena. If you're hourly parting throughout the day, we recommend lowering bids. If you are day parting as in, no ads on Saturday or Sunday. We've tested both. We don't see a huge detrimental effect. I personally prefer relying on bid management. If you have the capabilities to. I think bid management's the better recommendation, but I think pausing is the easier recommendation and they both drive a 5% difference from what we've seen, if that. So whatever you have the systems to do.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, what strategy would you advise for implementing day parting rules, especially during off-peak hours?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Really, again, bid management is the best solution, is to see where your conversion rate's decreasing and optimize your bids. For that I go on this soapbox every time. But the other thing to consider is that people don't buy the moment they click. So a lot of people will look at their ads and say, hey, I have a ton of clicks at 1am, turn off my ads at 1am. In reality, people are shopping and adding to cart at 1am but potentially not buying until 9am when they wake up again. So a day parting is really beneficial because Amazon marketing stream, from an API perspective, does allow you to optimize for these areas. But also I recommend like not getting incredibly caught up in it because of the length and purchase times. So, that being said, focus on conversion rate and optimizing your bids based off the conversion rate in certain hours. Or, if you need to oversimplify method, go ahead and turn them off if need be, but just test.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>That's a really good point that I haven't thought about is that people are browsing and they're saving them for when they're like oh, I can get my credit card tomorrow, or something.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Yeah. My question always is why did they click on your ad then? Because I personally don't go to Amazon unless I'm looking at purchasing something, whether then or in the future, like, oh, I have a birthday party coming up in two weeks, I'm looking now, and if I look now I'm still interested in buying. I just may not purchase until two weeks later. And I think people forget that part.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right, can you explain the refine feature in the category targeting campaign?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Well, we have some very hands-on keyboard. These people know what's going on in ad console. I don't typically get this level of detail and questions. Yeah, the refined feature basically takes the category and refines it. So I always explain a category targeting campaign is similar methodology to an auto campaign. Amazon's saying hey, this is Chapstick, let me serve an ad to everyone in the Chapstick aisle. Is what they're doing with the category targeting campaign? Right? The refine feature lets you get a little bit more precise. They're saying let's not target everyone in the Chapstick aisle, let's target every ASIN in the Chapstick aisle who is higher priced than me. That could be beneficial, right? If you're showing an ad on your competitor and you have a lower price point, that's competitive advantage. So that's one of the refinements. You can refine by reviews. You can say hey, I want to target everyone that has two-star reviews, because you know, if someone's looking at a two-star review listing, they're not going to buy it, but if they see your ad, they may buy your product. So the refine feature is just a really fantastic way to get a little bit more specific around the ASINs that you are targeting within your category targeting campaign.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>If the cost per click is $2 and the current bid is $1, should we wait until CPC is very close to bid, until we can increase or decrease the bid?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>If your CPC was lower. Yes, you're on the right train of thought. Your CPC being higher than your bid tells me that you probably have some weird placement modifier applied that's causing your bid to be even higher than what you want it to be. Or you're looking at a different time frame, like maybe you're looking at two months, so your CPC is $2, but you lowered it over time because it wasn't working, and now your bid's a dollar. So maybe look at a smaller timeframe. Maybe look at what the performance was like after you made the bid change to $1. And then your CPC is closer. That'll help you understand the math quite a bit better. So I think you're on the right train of thought, absolutely.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>How long does it normally take to see ad performance improvement once you start using Adtomic, using Travis's full bid rule once?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>That's a great question. I think it really depends. I think that it depends, as with everything else I'd said, if you're bleeding money, then it's going to be really quick. If you are running everything just to profitability, then it's not going to make a lot of changes upfront. It really kind of depends on the absolute structure. I've seen bid management take 24 hours to make a difference in an account but it's because they were hemorrhaging money at a 200% ACoS. I think the other thing that needs to be considered is PPC's only job is to drive clicks, like if someone clicked they were interested. People don't click into listings just for funsies not we do like as sellers and brands, but not actual customers. So the other thing you have to consider is like how your conversion rate affects your performance. I think that's always missed. One thing I'll see is, like I mentioned earlier, is a competitor will come into the category with a much lower price point. That's going to hurt your conversion rate because people are going to click into your product detail page and see a cheaper price and click out. So when something like that happens in the market, your PPC is now going to change, because your PPC is going to continue to drive the same amount of clicks, but now maybe they're not buying, so your ACOS is going to increase. So that's why it's really important to understand when there's a change in your performance. Is it a bid or is it a category conversion rate issue. So that was a little bit of a tangent, but I think it was kind of related.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>A lot of good questions and we don't have. We might not have time to do all of them, but maybe we can just do a few more. So how frequent should we optimize and what is the best look back window?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Look back window depends on how quickly you're collecting data. For example, I have worked in some very high traffic categories the term protein it would get 20,000 clicks in one day, which means their look back window needs to be almost every 30 minutes, pretty much, to optimize really quickly for all the clicks they're getting. If you're bidding on something that takes two weeks to get 10 clicks, then your look back window probably needs to be two weeks right. So I think it's more important to look at how frequently you need to check in. I usually baseline every 48 hours is a really good start and then, as you increase your traffic, make accommodations, sooner or slower depending on how many clicks you're receiving in that timeframe.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. How can you optimize bids in bulk or manual?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. The targeting tab is probably one of the best places to start nowadays. With an ad console that's really powerful. If you're using bulk, that is a whole YouTube lesson that I would recommend going to. There's a ton of content on YouTube for this and a ton of people teaching bulk. It's a lot more complicated than just a webinar response, so you can find that easily on the internet.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, for a mature listing. What percent of sales should come from organic, first PPC? What do you do when most sales come from PPC and PPC sales have no profit? That's a really good question.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>So in general we recommend like a 50-50 split. If more than 50% of your sales are coming from ads, you're too reliant on ads and you probably have an organic ranking issue or poor organic rank, which is why you're having to rely on the ads at the top of the page to drive your visibility. That's the baseline. If I see that you know I have less than 50% of my sales coming from ads, there's an opportunity to grow. More than 50% of my sales coming from ads, opportunity to improve my organic rank. That's kind of my baseline question. What do you do when most of your sales come from PPC and PPC sales have no profit? You have to focus on your organic rank. That is why you're having to rely on PPC, because customers aren't scrolling to the bottom of the page where you are ranked. They're having to see it from an ad which is at the top of the page. So that's kind of the secondary thing that you need to focus on. The problem with that is is when you focus on organic rank, you're probably not going to have profit because it is very expensive to rank well organically. So you have to decide that line. You want to walk between long term increasing your organic rank and lowering your profit until you kind of hit that balance of I'm ranked really well, I can profit and pull back on ads.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right when starting to use Atomic. What criteria do you recommend for keyword harvesting rules and negative rules?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. On the negative side, I typically don't negative aggressively because, again, if they clicked on it, it was a good ad, more than likely it brought them into my listing. Why didn't they purchase, is the question. Now, if I am selling an Apple iPhone charger, I would negate Android charger because maybe they look the same and that's why the customer clicked, but it's obviously not going to work at all. So that's kind of the rules I use for negating. I don't like basing my negating off conversion rate. I would rather lower my bid. So I'll throw that out there. When it comes to harvesting in general, though, we typically recommend harvesting based on orders. That's our biggest metric that we use internally. If a search term drove an order, we're going to put it into a manual campaign and harvest it, and we're just going to set the bid that's appropriate. If it's doing really well and converted on credible ACOS, it's doing really well and converted on Credible ACOS, it's going to be a high bid. If it was 100 clicks in one order, I'm going to set a 10 cent bid to make it profitable.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Awesome. Well, that's the last question. I want to say thank you to everyone for asking really awesome questions. I think this was a really good discussion, and a special thanks to Destaney, too, for answering for about 42 minutes straight all those questions. That's a lot to answer those questions without really pausing. So thank you so much for doing that and everyone. We will have TACoS Tuesday again next month, so we hope you join us again. But again, thank you all for joining, thanks for participating and we'll see you again next time. Bye everyone!</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Thank you all, see ya!</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an insightful TACoS Tuesday with Amazon PPC expert Destaney Wishon of Btr Media, as she shares her expertise on Amazon advertising strategies. We explore the key benefits and features of Adtomic, a powerful tool for managing Amazon PPC campaigns, focusing on bid management, keyword research, and holistic performance tracking. Destaney emphasizes the importance of understanding market dynamics, competitor actions, and customer behavior to effectively manage ACoS fluctuations. She also offers strategies for handling high CPC in competitive niches, including evaluating repeat purchase rates and the impact of ad spending for organic placement.</p>
<p>Next, we cover essential Amazon PPC campaign strategies tailored for businesses of all sizes. Discover how to kickstart your keyword research with low-bid, low-budget auto campaigns, and the importance of profitability-focused campaigns optimized for ACOS or ROAS objectives. We also discuss organic ranking campaigns, the nuanced application of sponsored brands and sponsored display ads, and the comparison between CPC and CPM models for sponsored display. Learn about optimal product launch strategies and effective product targeting strategies that focus on competitive advantages and thoughtful ASIN grouping based on budget and objectives.</p>
<p>Finally, we dive into advanced Amazon PPC optimization strategies, especially for those with limited budgets. Listen as we discuss the benefits of using broad and phrase match keywords over auto campaigns, targeting long-tail search terms, and leveraging customer demographics. Destaney also addresses challenges such as campaigns not receiving impressions and the effects of pausing campaigns versus lowering bids when using day parting. Additionally, we highlight the importance of bid management during off-peak hours, understanding customer purchase behavior, and using the refine feature in category targeting campaigns for more precise ad placements. Don’t miss our interactive Q&amp;A session with Destaney, where she answers a range of insightful questions from our audience.</p>
<p>In episode 597 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:01 - Amazon PPC Strategies With Destaney Wishon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:52 - Maximizing Amazon Advertising With Helium 10's Adtomic</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:15 - Optimizing External Traffic for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:43 - Essential Amazon PPC Campaign Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:19 - Choosing Between CPC and CPM</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:27 - Optimizing Keywords for Amazon Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:35 - Amazon PPC Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:50 - Optimizing Bids Frequency and Bulk Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:32 - Interactive Q&amp;A Session With Destaney</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>On today's episode we have PPC expert Destaney Wishon and she's going to be answering all of your PPC related questions.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is a show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And this episode is our monthly live TACoS Tuesday show, where we talk about anything and everything Amazon and Walmart, PPC and advertising related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>We have back with us Destaney Wishon, who is an expert and everyone loves asking questions too. So welcome again, and her kitty.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Destaney and Luna today.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm really excited to see you know, to have another TACoS Tuesday with you and ask you some great questions. First question I had for Destaney today is for anyone who might be starting out with Adtomic to manage their PPC ads, what kind of things do you think that they should pay attention to? That are kind of benefits and features of Adtomic or just kind of strategies to get started with it?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>It's funny when you have a conversation around Amazon advertising softwares in general, it's always going to be bid management and keyword research. That's what it comes down to in order to drive success. No tool can provide a huge competitive advantage in those areas because we're all given the same levers to pull. But, that being said, I think the area that I've seen drive a lot of success for brands and sellers is having everything in one portal, so like something that we've been playing around with a lot and done a few presentations on is like something like Market Tracker 360. Being able to directly influence your Amazon advertising based off what you're seeing within the market. Same thing as utilizing, like brand metrics, conversion rate data or I know a lot of people use Helium 10 for tracking performance and BSR and organic rank. You can easily track that and then open up Adtomic and make adjustments and allocations based directly off what you're seeing in some of the other categories. That, in my opinion, is like the biggest value add. Beyond that, I think some of the features that I think really stand out are just the utilization from like an ad type. Expansion standpoint is really important because I think with an ad console it can be a little bit complicated when you get into sponsor brands and sponsor display as well as some of the day partying mechanisms of really being able to understand time of day and hour performance.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week. Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit h10.me/adtomic for more information. That's h10.me forward slash A-D-T-O-M-I-C.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm going to go ahead and get into some of these questions from the audience. I noticed a ton are flooding in because they let's go ahead and start with the first one. My ACOS over the last month on a week-to-week basis has fluctuated between 21% on some weeks to 35% on other weeks. I haven't changed or adjusted bids much at all. Is that normal to have that type of fluctuation?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>I would say 100%. Yes. The problem with PPC is it's a pay per click model, so that can be fantastic because we're only getting charged when someone clicks. But it also means that if the industry or your audience changes, there can be fluctuations. A good example is, let's say, your number one competitor goes out of budget during one week. That means that the overall CPCs in the category could decrease because your competitor is no longer bidding them up. And if your CPC decreases and you're paying less for a click, then you could see a lower ACOS. So it's pretty normal to see fluctuations, either from changes in CPC that's kind of the first thing you need to look at or changes in conversion rate. If your conversion rate changes, that typically means your customer habits have changed. If your CPC changes, it typically means your competitor habits have changed.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>What is your strategy for this. You've got a relatively popular $20 item which is in a competitive niche. CPC is often over $2, giving COGS, my max bid is set around $125. Looking at Amazon's SKU economics over the last six months, on a per unit basis, the sponsored product cost is $18.25. Click-through rate is 0.81%, Cost per click $2.20. Conversion rate 7.85% on one campaign average of all campaigns. So that's a lot of numbers. Here ACOS is 90%, Click-through rate is 0.61. CVR 6.10. And then CPC is $1.23. Looks like a very expensive hobby. What would you do?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>I have three quick call-outs for this. One do you have repeat purchases? If you have high repeat purchases and high LTV like maybe you're selling trash bags and they come back every six to eight weeks then this is completely different. You need to view all of your metrics on what that lifetime value looks like. A lot of people in the supplement space, for example, will pay $20 a click and have a 200% ACOS because they know that customer is going to return four to five times and not click on an ad the fourth, fifth time. If you don't have a high repeat value, I think there's kind of two other options you need to consider. One if you spend more on ads, does your organic placement improve? If the answer is yes and you have that dialed in really cleanly because there is direct correlation if you run your ads appropriately, then sometimes it's worth spending on your advertising and taking a loss because you know you're going to move up on the page and when you get ranked in the top eight you can pull back slightly on ads, focus on profitability, but you're going to drive so much overall revenue because your organic ranking improved. That's the second thing you ask yourself. The third if you're not in a position of focusing on organic rank and it's more of an expensive hobby than a brand building exercise for you. I would consider looking at external traffic and see if there's cheaper avenues to drive traffic to your listing outside of PPC, because PPC can be relatively expensive because it is the highest intent traffic we see in e-commerce.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>An interesting question that he has, because I've actually seen a lot of people with this kind of question after they've launched and so that product research is a really, really important part of the whole process and just determining if you have the money to kind of compete in those. But I have seen kind of a shift in this because of TikTok. I've seen people launch in really competitive categories but do extremely well because of that outside traffic from TikTok and like that promotion on, you know just content. So those are all different, different things to look at and you know consider as well. All right, next question is from Eric. He's asking for brand tailored promotions. Do you recommend applying a coupon for top tier audiences?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>There's hundreds of different conversations we can have and it really depends on your product. I think in general we've seen a lot of success with brand tailored promotions. I think that there's been some arguments that that customer maybe would have already came back, depending on what audience you're selecting. So you're just giving them a coupon or a discount, but we don't have to get into the psychology behind that. I think in general we've seen a lot of success applying them. But you can also consider some of these applications on the DSP side of targeting those same audiences without a coupon but serving them another ad, depending on their purchase habits.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. Sean asks what are the essential PPC campaigns that you'd recommend getting started with?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. I believe Helium 10 as a whole we're working on solving some of these questions in the space with a more actionable education. I think for this purpose the things that we really look at is we do typically recommend running a low bid, low budget auto campaign. Auto campaigns do win more unique placements than manual campaigns, but you can't control the bid and budget. So we run them for keyword research and unique placements. We typically run profitability focused campaigns where we're optimizing our bids solely for ACOS or RAS objectives and we focus on our keywords that we know have already converted through our auto campaigns or the work we've done with helium 10 keyword research. We recommend running some level of organic ranking campaigns as well. So we'll take our two to three keywords that we really care about improving our BSR on and we'll run them at a more aggressive, higher ACOS targets but focus on conversion rate and maximizing impression share. As we get into sponsor brands and sponsor display, it really depends on the stage of business that you're in. We almost always recommend running sponsor brands, especially if you have video assets, if you have lifestyle images, but brands don't always have those. We do recommend running sponsor display, product targeting in a really granular fashion and views remarketing. But if you only have a $500 a month budget, don't invest in those and all of these ins and outs and expectations is where it gets difficult in recommending what campaigns are essential. For a big brand. All of them are essential. For a small brand. Start with the first three I mentioned.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. Pedro asks for sponsor display, when should we choose CPC versus CPM?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Great question. So there are two very different models and typically two different levels of targeting. CPC is the format we typically recommend starting with, so we like to run just CPC product targeting ads. When you start moving into retargeting and some of the other initiatives, CPM is an option. There will be a lot of people who will post view CPM results with a $29 return on ad spend or a 5% ACOS. But that's not actually that accurate. A CPC ad a customer clicked on it, so you know the ad did its job. A view CPM ad a customer can view it for one second and then purchase your product later and Amazon will give it credit. That doesn't mean it's bad. That just means the results sometimes look inflated or better than average, because think about how many times you scroll a product detail page and glance at an ad. You don't actually remember the ad, but you glanced at it and then maybe you bought it. Amazon's going to give that ad credit if it's view CPM. So they're both fantastic. They both have different targeting types, but understand that a view CPM can sometimes frequently be inflated.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right. The next one is what is the best launching strategy for a new product?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
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<p>Yep, there's a ton of different opinions on this as well. Some people recommend doing auto campaigns so you can collect a ton of data really fast. An auto campaign will cast a really wide net and it'll rely on Amazon's algorithm to figure out where your product needs to be showcased. They're going to review your listing, review your backing keywords and say, hey, I think this product needs to be shown here, here, here. It can be really good for expanding your keyword research, but it's also casting a wide net, so sometimes they're not profitable during launch. So we recommend starting with a low bid auto campaign to collect data on the side and then taking all of the keywords that were prioritized from when we wrote our listing using Helium 10. And we put those in a specific campaign, typically an exact match. So we're really really controlled. And then, depending on our budget, depending on review acquisition how many reviews we get we'll start looking at expanding to broad match phrase match. We'll start looking at expanding into product targeting or into sponsor brands video, but it really depends on your review acquisition strategy at that point.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Andrew asked when you're running a sponsored products product targeting campaign, is there an optimum number of ASINs to target and related? Can you have too many or too few ASINs in a product targeting campaign?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I love this question. Great question. So we typically recommend like 5 to 10 ASINs to target. Again, it also depends on our budget. What we've seen if you put in like 100 different ASINs, your budget's not distributed evenly and one to two drive the majority of your traffic, similar to keywords. We also find that if you were to do a sponsored product category targeting campaign, it almost goes too broad. It's very similar to an auto campaign again. What we recommend doing is grouping our targeting by competitive advantage. So we'll create a product targeting campaign targeting everyone with a higher price point than us. We'll put higher price in the title. We'll target everyone with worse reviews than us and put that in the title. Maybe I sell chocolate protein and I want to target everyone else who sells chocolate protein. We'll create those groups so we can understand our competitive advantage and create our copy in our images if it's sponsored display and sponsor brands to align with that as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Namesh says for the product launch, should you go exclusively with the core 1520 keywords that you know, drive sales for sure for your competitors initially, or have auto broad phrase campaigns too for keyword research or keyword sourcing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Great question. Another it depends on budget. And the reason it depends on budget is we always recommend going after those 15 or 20 core keywords, because you need to prove to Amazon that your product is relevant. That's how you're going to get ranked. The problem with that is those 15 to 20 keywords are almost always your most expensive If you're thinking to bid on them. So is everyone else, so your ACOS is usually poor. So we recommend creating those campaigns for organic rank purposes but then creating other campaigns and broad phrase and auto that are going to find your long tail terms that are cheaper, more profitable for you. So example if I'm selling a water bottle I know water bottles can be expensive. Everyone's going to think to target water bottle, but I have to bid on it because that's what's going to improve my organic rank, it's my most important keyword, so I'll create one campaign for that, but then I'll create another campaign where I'll target things like travel water bottle, cooler travel water bottle for kids, right, those long tail broad phrase terms that are more profitable for me.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What do you think about especially for people who don't have good budgets just doing keyword research in Cerebro and instead of doing some of these like broad and phrase and auto campaigns?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think instead of an auto campaign 100%, especially with a low budget, I do always recommend still typically running in broad and phrase if possible, because you're already going broad with your keyword research, so then putting it in broad match, we'll just go a little bit more broad, right? So sometimes it's okay because it's going to continue to find those long tail terms. I mean, I've seen some of the craziest search terms, like water bottle for preschool kids in Pennsylvania. I would have never been on that, but the person who selected it and saw my ad it's got like two clicks and maybe two orders. So it's really long tail and really cheap is typically what happens.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Is there a way or a technique to target ads at customers by the year of birth? Say, I wanted to target people who were born between or in 1989, is there a way to do that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>With display. Yes, you may have too small of an audience, depending on like, let's say you wanted to use DSP and say I want to target everyone that was born in 1989 and loved whiskey. Like, maybe you're selling a whiskey glass with the name, your audience may be too small and Amazon won't allow you. But in general you can target based off that. Yes, it's just depending on the audience that you want to. How broad you want to go with your audience, I guess, may limit you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Why do some campaigns not have impressions?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If it's eligible, which we kind of discussed earlier. Check in your ad group. It's typically because you're bidding too low that you're not showing up anywhere.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Does pausing a campaign with day parting temporarily affect its performance when it's reactivated? Is it better to pause campaigns or to lower bids with this feature?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Great question. Huge debate in that arena. If you're hourly parting throughout the day, we recommend lowering bids. If you are day parting as in, no ads on Saturday or Sunday. We've tested both. We don't see a huge detrimental effect. I personally prefer relying on bid management. If you have the capabilities to. I think bid management's the better recommendation, but I think pausing is the easier recommendation and they both drive a 5% difference from what we've seen, if that. So whatever you have the systems to do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, what strategy would you advise for implementing day parting rules, especially during off-peak hours?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Really, again, bid management is the best solution, is to see where your conversion rate's decreasing and optimize your bids. For that I go on this soapbox every time. But the other thing to consider is that people don't buy the moment they click. So a lot of people will look at their ads and say, hey, I have a ton of clicks at 1am, turn off my ads at 1am. In reality, people are shopping and adding to cart at 1am but potentially not buying until 9am when they wake up again. So a day parting is really beneficial because Amazon marketing stream, from an API perspective, does allow you to optimize for these areas. But also I recommend like not getting incredibly caught up in it because of the length and purchase times. So, that being said, focus on conversion rate and optimizing your bids based off the conversion rate in certain hours. Or, if you need to oversimplify method, go ahead and turn them off if need be, but just test.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That's a really good point that I haven't thought about is that people are browsing and they're saving them for when they're like oh, I can get my credit card tomorrow, or something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. My question always is why did they click on your ad then? Because I personally don't go to Amazon unless I'm looking at purchasing something, whether then or in the future, like, oh, I have a birthday party coming up in two weeks, I'm looking now, and if I look now I'm still interested in buying. I just may not purchase until two weeks later. And I think people forget that part.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, can you explain the refine feature in the category targeting campaign?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, we have some very hands-on keyboard. These people know what's going on in ad console. I don't typically get this level of detail and questions. Yeah, the refined feature basically takes the category and refines it. So I always explain a category targeting campaign is similar methodology to an auto campaign. Amazon's saying hey, this is Chapstick, let me serve an ad to everyone in the Chapstick aisle. Is what they're doing with the category targeting campaign? Right? The refine feature lets you get a little bit more precise. They're saying let's not target everyone in the Chapstick aisle, let's target every ASIN in the Chapstick aisle who is higher priced than me. That could be beneficial, right? If you're showing an ad on your competitor and you have a lower price point, that's competitive advantage. So that's one of the refinements. You can refine by reviews. You can say hey, I want to target everyone that has two-star reviews, because you know, if someone's looking at a two-star review listing, they're not going to buy it, but if they see your ad, they may buy your product. So the refine feature is just a really fantastic way to get a little bit more specific around the ASINs that you are targeting within your category targeting campaign.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If the cost per click is $2 and the current bid is $1, should we wait until CPC is very close to bid, until we can increase or decrease the bid?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>If your CPC was lower. Yes, you're on the right train of thought. Your CPC being higher than your bid tells me that you probably have some weird placement modifier applied that's causing your bid to be even higher than what you want it to be. Or you're looking at a different time frame, like maybe you're looking at two months, so your CPC is $2, but you lowered it over time because it wasn't working, and now your bid's a dollar. So maybe look at a smaller timeframe. Maybe look at what the performance was like after you made the bid change to $1. And then your CPC is closer. That'll help you understand the math quite a bit better. So I think you're on the right train of thought, absolutely.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How long does it normally take to see ad performance improvement once you start using Adtomic, using Travis's full bid rule once?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That's a great question. I think it really depends. I think that it depends, as with everything else I'd said, if you're bleeding money, then it's going to be really quick. If you are running everything just to profitability, then it's not going to make a lot of changes upfront. It really kind of depends on the absolute structure. I've seen bid management take 24 hours to make a difference in an account but it's because they were hemorrhaging money at a 200% ACoS. I think the other thing that needs to be considered is PPC's only job is to drive clicks, like if someone clicked they were interested. People don't click into listings just for funsies not we do like as sellers and brands, but not actual customers. So the other thing you have to consider is like how your conversion rate affects your performance. I think that's always missed. One thing I'll see is, like I mentioned earlier, is a competitor will come into the category with a much lower price point. That's going to hurt your conversion rate because people are going to click into your product detail page and see a cheaper price and click out. So when something like that happens in the market, your PPC is now going to change, because your PPC is going to continue to drive the same amount of clicks, but now maybe they're not buying, so your ACOS is going to increase. So that's why it's really important to understand when there's a change in your performance. Is it a bid or is it a category conversion rate issue. So that was a little bit of a tangent, but I think it was kind of related.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>A lot of good questions and we don't have. We might not have time to do all of them, but maybe we can just do a few more. So how frequent should we optimize and what is the best look back window?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Look back window depends on how quickly you're collecting data. For example, I have worked in some very high traffic categories the term protein it would get 20,000 clicks in one day, which means their look back window needs to be almost every 30 minutes, pretty much, to optimize really quickly for all the clicks they're getting. If you're bidding on something that takes two weeks to get 10 clicks, then your look back window probably needs to be two weeks right. So I think it's more important to look at how frequently you need to check in. I usually baseline every 48 hours is a really good start and then, as you increase your traffic, make accommodations, sooner or slower depending on how many clicks you're receiving in that timeframe.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right. How can you optimize bids in bulk or manual?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Great question. The targeting tab is probably one of the best places to start nowadays. With an ad console that's really powerful. If you're using bulk, that is a whole YouTube lesson that I would recommend going to. There's a ton of content on YouTube for this and a ton of people teaching bulk. It's a lot more complicated than just a webinar response, so you can find that easily on the internet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, for a mature listing. What percent of sales should come from organic, first PPC? What do you do when most sales come from PPC and PPC sales have no profit? That's a really good question.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So in general we recommend like a 50-50 split. If more than 50% of your sales are coming from ads, you're too reliant on ads and you probably have an organic ranking issue or poor organic rank, which is why you're having to rely on the ads at the top of the page to drive your visibility. That's the baseline. If I see that you know I have less than 50% of my sales coming from ads, there's an opportunity to grow. More than 50% of my sales coming from ads, opportunity to improve my organic rank. That's kind of my baseline question. What do you do when most of your sales come from PPC and PPC sales have no profit? You have to focus on your organic rank. That is why you're having to rely on PPC, because customers aren't scrolling to the bottom of the page where you are ranked. They're having to see it from an ad which is at the top of the page. So that's kind of the secondary thing that you need to focus on. The problem with that is is when you focus on organic rank, you're probably not going to have profit because it is very expensive to rank well organically. So you have to decide that line. You want to walk between long term increasing your organic rank and lowering your profit until you kind of hit that balance of I'm ranked really well, I can profit and pull back on ads.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right when starting to use Atomic. What criteria do you recommend for keyword harvesting rules and negative rules?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Great question. On the negative side, I typically don't negative aggressively because, again, if they clicked on it, it was a good ad, more than likely it brought them into my listing. Why didn't they purchase, is the question. Now, if I am selling an Apple iPhone charger, I would negate Android charger because maybe they look the same and that's why the customer clicked, but it's obviously not going to work at all. So that's kind of the rules I use for negating. I don't like basing my negating off conversion rate. I would rather lower my bid. So I'll throw that out there. When it comes to harvesting in general, though, we typically recommend harvesting based on orders. That's our biggest metric that we use internally. If a search term drove an order, we're going to put it into a manual campaign and harvest it, and we're just going to set the bid that's appropriate. If it's doing really well and converted on credible ACOS, it's doing really well and converted on Credible ACOS, it's going to be a high bid. If it was 100 clicks in one order, I'm going to set a 10 cent bid to make it profitable.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome. Well, that's the last question. I want to say thank you to everyone for asking really awesome questions. I think this was a really good discussion, and a special thanks to Destaney, too, for answering for about 42 minutes straight all those questions. That's a lot to answer those questions without really pausing. So thank you so much for doing that and everyone. We will have TACoS Tuesday again next month, so we hope you join us again. But again, thank you all for joining, thanks for participating and we'll see you again next time. Bye everyone!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thank you all, see ya!</p>
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<p>innovative strategies from Gulsen Berkin Cinar and Michelle McLean, who are back after five years to share their secrets. From capitalizing on Amazon influencer opportunities to selling seasonal products, they reveal methods where people are earning up to $70,000 a month with no investment.</p>
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<p>Join us as we explore the incredible journey of a family-run Amazon business that skyrocketed from modest beginnings to a seven-figure revenue before being sold. Gulsen shares the thrill of launching a new brand and expanding into platforms like Shopify and Walmart. Michelle, driven by her passion for seasonal products, recounts her success with Amazon products during Christmas, illustrating the excitement of spotting and profiting from trending items.</p>
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<p>Dive into the world of Amazon influencers and affiliates with Michelle's expert tips on maximizing commission potential by reviewing higher ticket items. Discover how you can earn substantial income through <a href='https://h10.me/crushit'>Helium 10’s affiliate program</a>, even if you’re just starting out. We’ll also guide you on signing up for this lucrative opportunity and highlight the benefits, including lifetime recurring commissions and other rewards. Don't miss this episode, which is packed with actionable insights and real-life success stories designed to help you thrive in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<li>03:47 - Amazon Business Exit and Brand Scaling Success</li>
 
<li>10:23 - Influencer Program and Earning Commissions</li>
 
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<li>20:08 - Product Sourcing and Market Research</li>
 
<li>22:48 - Amazon Affiliate and Reviewer Earning Potential</li>
 
<li>29:02 - Helium 10 Affiliate Earning Potential</li>
 
<li>32:47 - The Power of Consistent Growth</li>
 
<li>34:29 - Helium 10 Affiliate Discount Opportunities</li>
 
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got a couple of boss ladies on the show who haven't been in the podcast in five years and they're going to be talking about cool ways that they're making thousands of dollars in their spare time by being either an Amazon influencer or selling seasonal products, along with a way that some people with no investment are even being paid $70,000 a month from Helium 10. How cool is that? Pretty, I think. Important message, guys. On October 23rd, Amazon is changing the window for which you can look back and claim that they owe you reimbursements for lost and damaged products at FBA warehouses. It used to be 18 months, but now it's going down to only 2 months. So, if you have never used a reimbursement service or Refund Genie, now is the time. Last week, I ran Refund Genie on two different accounts and got a total of over $5,000 back for those sellers. And don't forget, unlike a lot of services out there, Helium 10 doesn't take any commission on what we get back. If we say you're owed ten thousand dollars and you get back ten thousand dollars from amazon, you keep ten thousand dollars with no commission to Helium 10 at all. Refund Genie is now available to anybody who has a Helium 10 Platinum Annual Plan or higher. So, to get an estimate about on how much money you could get back, go to h10.me/refundgenie. If you've never used a Helium 10 coupon, use the code SSP10 to save money if you need to upgrade to a Platinum Annual Plan.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and we've got a couple of people here that are super, super old school here at Helium 10, including the one person, the only person who has been at the company here in United States side longer than me, and then another person who was one of my first hires here at Helium 10 just a couple months after I got started. So, Gulsen and Michelle, welcome back to the show.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Hello</p>
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<p>Gulsen: </p>
<p>Hello</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>wow, I feel so old.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, hey, that's why I'm also I'm wearing the old school Helium 10 logo shirt here to kind of like reminisce about our old days, you know, way back then in the WeWork. Now I say welcome back to the show because there's been a huge gap since Michelle and Gulsen have been on the show the word now in episode I don't know like 580 something or 590 something. Their first time on the show was episode 86, way back in December of 2019. So, if you want to get a little bit more of their backstory, go ahead and see if you can find I don't even know if you can find such an old episode, but episode 86, where we had them and some of the other members of our crew all together on one episode. But I was like you know what? It's been years since you guys have come on and each of you have interesting things to talk about. So, let's go ahead and have you guys uh back on. So, first of all, um, let's start with uh, Gulsen. Now what about you? And you know you've since before you even worked at Helium 10. You know you've had like a family Amazon business. Um, ven offline, obviously you're my co-worker, but we've never really talked about that in a long time. Like, are you guys still selling on Amazon? You selling on other market? What have you guys been doing with that side of your things?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yes, so you don't know this, but you know we were running that Amazon business with my husband and last year December we sold that one and the first call I received. Now my husband is building another brand.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, hold on. I want to talk about that. I didn't know that you were right, I had brand and I want to talk about that. I didn't know that. You're right, I had no idea. So how did you find a buyer for the business? What was it like through an aggregator? Did you use a service or just networking?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, he was with a partner and um, he was always getting those questions like, um, if he ever likes to sell his shares and stuff, but at the time it was very good season to do that move last year December. So yeah, and it. You know it was very stressful and long journey for years but I'm so happy that we came to that ending and he took like a few weeks refresh and now he's on top of it another brand by himself right now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so what did he scale that brand to like? what was the peak yearly sales like approximately?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, so by the time he started it was about four hundred dollars per month.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Four hundred thousand dollars ?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Four hundred Dollars.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Four hundred. Oh, when he started, you said yeah, okay, I was like about to say well, who is buying an amazon business that grosses $400 a month, like good grief? Okay, that makes sense now. So that was when he started, and then he scaled it to what?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, the time he moved out that they were at monthly six figures.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh wow. So definitely a seven-figure brand, oh yeah, that is pretty cool and then and then. So now he's starting from scratch or like something similar, or, and he's already launched, or he's just in the planning stage right now.</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>From scratch it's already launched and now, um, this time we just wanted to want it to be more on like brand side. We still use, of course, amazon and we will try to start selling on Walmart as well, but now we're just trying to be so heavy on Shopify, building the brand awareness, and then, of course, the goal is the goal again, selling it. But to me, you remember my Amazon account. I was so like a Grand Bazaar Amazon account. I still have it and still is my passion to find those seasonal items.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But you're not still. Have you been off and on selling products on that account?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yes, yes.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh okay, I didn't know that. Okay, cool, but only seasonal.</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Only seasonal and I know you don't really like it when you do Amazon for patient. But that account you saw that it's such a passionate account only the products I really like to spend my time on and not really that profitable, but still nice. And I feel like I still like to spend a lot of time on Black Box trying to find products and then search them on Alibaba, even if I'm not going to invest. I think it started to be like a habit for my life. And, yeah, the last time I found something it was a toy product. I never recommend anyone to, you know, join a toy business, but this one was crazy because, like it was selling on Amazon about like $26, the price to import and everything was about 450. So now it's just, you know, um, making my mind so busy like should I really launch a toy product? But it's so competitive and, yeah, I might be needing to pick your brain about it very soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, I thought you were saying you already did this. I was waiting for the results. This is what you're planning. What is something you've already done in the last year or so that really was a good experience? When you just found some random product and then it was able to sell during the season. Can you give an example?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, I can give you an example. What's so funny is I really like to look around a lot while shopping, like actual shopping, Like I'm touring the Costco, Sam's Club, these places and like Bluetooth Beanies. I don't know if you remember them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's like you have a beanie, but then there's like headphones or something inside. Oh, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Inside the beanie there were headphones and the first time I saw them like we were shopping on Sam's Club. The first time I saw them, we were shopping on Sam's Club and Charlie, my husband, he was telling me you know what? This product will go viral. And then we sourced it and, oh my God, it was such an amazing experience because that product really went viral.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, you sourced it, not to piggyback on the listing, but you made your own listing a brand new. You just found it in Alibaba. So how much did you sell of that product?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, during Christmas time we sold close to 1,000 units</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>1,000 units at what price?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>I believe it was about $14,000, $14,000, $15,000.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so a nice little five-figure a month there on one product or two.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>yeah, it was amazing but, like I said, it was seasonal and now like I don't even think anyone is going to search for Bluetooth beanie, but we were one of the first listings on amazon selling that product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Nice so finding products at Sam’s Club in Costco. I just go there for like free samples and a dollar 50 hot dog and stuff. But now, now I know I need to start looking out for products. All right, let's switch to Michelle now. So, Michelle, you know, in the beginning at Helium 10 and the last time you were on the podcast you like, like your experience with Amazon was pretty much just interacting with Helium 10 and interacting with, interacting with our customers. But now you're not necessarily an Amazon private label seller. But tell us what you are now in that definitely has to do with the Amazon ecosystem.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, of course you know really quick. I wanted to say how far back I've been, you know, just to give some clarity for people listening. When I first started Helium 10, my daughter was eight months. She's going to be seven years old in November. So, this just goes to show like how old I am.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I don't need any reminders for that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, I was just thinking about that and I was like, oh my gosh, it's been almost six going on seven years, so that's insane.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's crazy, that's great. And then I remember how it was like your desk was like behind mine, so I need to check on what you're doing. I just like turn around, we're all in that little, we work there. And then I got to move to like this little, literally a closet. You know, the affiliate team office was like this little that used to be a storage closet and then it became my office.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>And then what? Six or been very exciting, and I honestly love building relationships and speaking with different people around the world. It's awesome. So now what I'm doing is I've learned and I've kind of just jumped on ships with the Amazon. Influencers program is something that you don't need to really invest money in. It's more of just investing your time and basically you are reviewing products and then when you review them, you upload them to Amazon and Amazon does all the work for you and you just earn commission off anyone that watches your video.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How do you even find out about that people are doing that, because I think nowadays some more and more people know about it, but like I didn't really know about it until somebody like I don't know maybe I saw a video on it or something but how do you even know that this was something that people do?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's actually really funny. So, I was just searching, looking for new influence affiliates to join Helium 10 and you know, the algorithm just picks up and all of a sudden, you're seeing like people selling you courses and it's like, hey, the Amazon review program. And I was like, what is this? So, I dived into it and I just started following and I was like you know what? I've never been one to just like jump and, you know, spend a lot of money on products, but this seems like something I can do. And I did it kind of just more of like as a test and, um, it was, yeah, I got like approved right away and then I did the second approval and I got approved in that and now it's just putting videos up on Amazon and the more videos you put there, the more commission you make. And you know it really just depends on the type of video you make as well, of course, the quality and everything. But it's really fun and I feel like for me being like a really busy full-time mom um, and you know, working full-time this is something that I can do, that I don't have to just like run a business. It's just more of yeah fun on the side.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>yeah, like even us, you know amazon sellers, like we all have families, like this is something, and maybe your daughter is a little bit too young still, but you know this is something, is something that you know you got like teenagers or even, um, you know, maybe preteens a little bit. You could almost have them like make some of these uh videos and it's like something super simple. Obviously, you know adult needs to set it all up, but it's not like rocket science where you have to be a pro influencer. Uh, you know, in order to make these review videos, a lot of them are just like kind of like unboxing and how you're using it right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, you know what Funny thing is? My daughter got her first brand deal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh well, okay. Well, maybe she is old enough, I guess. Okay, my bad.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so there's. There's Amazon sellers looking for people to or, you know, other people to review their product. And one was a mom who just came out with a kid's face wash and she was like hey, I saw your daughter on Instagram. I would love for her to review my product. My daughter is all about skincare because of YouTube and she absolutely loved it. She did it and I just got another email yesterday from another seller who saw her video on that listing asking if they can review her skincare product now and I'm like wait, she's starting to get all these deals, she's only six.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>It is really cool. Of course, you know you need to be in it as a parent, but it is really fun and I've seen a lot of married couples, even like a husband will have his own and then the wife has her own and they just capitalize on that extra income.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting. Now, what's the? I mean, there's a difference, necessarily, between like, almost anybody can sign up to be an Amazon affiliate but then to be an Amazon influencer. Do they still require that you have some kind of social media account that has X number of followers? And then, if so, like what is that requirement?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's a great question. So many people get confused between the Amazon Associates program and that is basically offsite commission. You have to have a website; you get the affiliate link and then you basically drive traffic from your website to Amazon with the Amazon reviewers’ program. That's onsite commission and you necessarily don't need a huge following on social media. You just need to have good engagement for the first two steps. So as long as you get engagement, you build your, your engagement, you sign up and you get approved, you don't even need to worry about that social platform anymore. It's just like building up that reviewer’s videos and then just letting Amazon do that for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, excellent, excellent. Now, um, what was the very first video that you did Like? What was it for? Do you remember what it was?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so, amazon. In order for you to get approved for the second step you actually need very first video that you did like what was it for? Do you remember what it was? Yeah, so amazon. In order for you to get approved for the second step, you actually need to submit three product review videos. So, it's not only one, it's three. So, I did a dog uh feeder, so it's basically a dog bowl but like it has a puzzle inside for your dogs, um, to slow their feeding. And then then I did a Spanish book, and then I did a I don't want to say dupe, but I did a smart watch that you know looks like a brand name like Apple, and that actually got approval. So that got me three. That got my first three approvals for the Amazon reviewers’ program.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Your style of doing Amazon business, like why do you think this is kind of good? Like it's obviously not for the kind of person who's like trying to build up a brand and, you know, be able to exit like your husband did with his brand. But what kind of person is what your model is of? Like these seasonal products in here or there? Like are you even putting it on a brand registry or you're just doing generic brands? Or how are you doing these listings?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>No, no brand. How are you doing these listings? No brand registry. And I think that what I'm doing is great for who is working like typical 9 to 5 that would like to get extra site income. And also, like you know, before working at Helium 10, I did supply chain my entire life, so I'm so close to those sourcing agencies or the places in like. I'm originally from Turkey. I know a lot of Turkish manufacturers. Plus, I have very good experience in Far East so it's so easy for me to source products. So, I feel like it is mixed for me. If you really like sourcing trying to find new people on the manufacturing end or sourcing end and if it's giving you pleasure, then that's great because then the money comes itself. But it's not something that you can quit working on your corporate and rely on those seasonal items.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>now, for example, that, what do you say? beanie, Bluetooth, Bluetooth, beanie, whatever it's called? Um, you know, you, you grossed I don't know fifteen thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars or whatever from it. Yeah, was that all one order from the manufacturer and you only did one? And then, if so, like what was that initial investment? Like landed to amazon, like the price of the products and then the importation, and landed to Amazon, like, how much did you invest in that project?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>It was like we created two orders the first order, it's like it was gone like in the very first month and a half, and then, since we foresee it, we had to place another order and we did the same quantity and I think we invested about maybe $7,000 in total.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>In the first order and both orders together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>The first order, like both orders together, could be around 14K, but it includes everything. Everything like it's includes about two thousand of those Bluetooth beanies and the import and the shipping. So, we had to act quick so we couldn't really do a vessel.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wait, the first order was 2,000 units</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>It was 1,000 and 1,000.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay so you have, you sold all of them?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>yeah, so the first.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I thought you only sold 1000 units. You actually sold 2000 units.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>it was during Christmas time. We sold about 1000 and that's why we were so high and excited. We ordered the second order and then those um the remainders. I think we have left about like 300 pieces left and then we started to get orders, maybe once a week and like bi-weekly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>No, not so yeah you sold way more than like 20. You know like we're talking more like 20, 30 000, so seven thousand dollars to invest. And then are you just doing the regular private label ways to get on page one like, hey, I'm gonna run some PPC and try, I mean like that's how you did it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, we were so lucky because we were one of the first listings, as I said, and organic, we were already on the page one for that Bluetooth beanie. But then of course you know how it goes Competition comes so crucially and we had to run PPC but still it wasn't that competitive because we were there at the beginning and we sent all inventory to FBA but then we had to take some inventory back and started to sell the rest as FBM.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You should see me about those. I'll start shipping them for you. You can pay my kids to do that. Okay, so then I mean, that's fascinating. I don't know how I didn't know all of this stuff that you're doing. Yeah, you know what.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Funny enough. Actually, it's not about me, but again, like with my husband. Do you remember those fidget spinners?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yes, yes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, he was also like one of the first listings with those fidget spinners on Amazon. Like I think he has a good sense of finding what will come to be a buy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, how did you and he validate that thing? Because you know like it's different when you're trying to be the first kind of like we were kind of like the first coffin shelf. You know there's not like a bunch of data where it's like oh, I know all the main competitors and what they're ranking for and stuff. So, what did you guys use to validate? Like, did you buy some from Costco and just put it up and do a test listing to see how it goes? Or how did you have the con? I mean, cause $7,000 is still $7,000. You know that's a lot of money. Like you got to have some kind of confidence that you're going to be successful. So, if you couldn't see other beanie uh, Bluetooth, Bluetooth beanies, people having confidence what numbers or what were you looking at that made you go ahead and pull the trigger on that order?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, the thing is I can source those products so quickly because of my connections. So, with that fidget spinner we didn't really do any drop shipping. We just found the manufacturer and I still doubt it was the manufacturer. I still feel like we were talking to a trader at that time. But we got the products in like in 10 days when we decided to go.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh, no, the beanie, though that's the one I'm wondering. Yeah, the beanie, you saw it in Sam's Club. It's not like hey, let me go to. Oh, there's a nice product Sam's Club, let me go ahead and drop $7,000. I'm sure you must have done some kind of research or something to take a look.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, so, uh, what was really very surprising to me when you go to Alibaba or like, let's say, DHgate, and search for some products, you would see tons of manufacturer putting the same picture of the product and selling them. That time, when we check for the Bluetooth beanies, we only sold two, two manufacturers on Alibaba and at that time I was like wow, like this is amazing, because the manufacturers are not just saturating the market. Yes, so it was one of the insights for me. And the second one was it was I believe it was right before the Halloween and you know, like during Christmas times. It's amazing product that you can put in those stockings and not very expensive, but still, it would make your grandchildren so happy to have a gadget like that. It's great if you're like, if you do ski, snowboarding and stuff, you don't really worry about you. So, we believe in the product too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But was there a search volume at the time, like was anybody searching that at all in Helium 10? Or there wasn't even search volume for that keyword yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>I don't remember that we saw a huge amount of search volume.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>interesting, all right. So, hey, like that's really getting ahead of the, you know, similar to like what we did with the wooden egg tray in project X, where there was nobody searching for wooden egg tray but we're like, hey, I think this is going to be a hot product. All right, that's very interesting, I like that method. Now going back to Michelle, um, let's say I start my, my um influencer account. Would you suggest the first thing to do which actually is me I've had, because, I don't know, I'm lazy, I guess, but like should is the first thing I should do is just go around my house and look at stuff that I bought from Amazon or that stuff that exists on Amazon and start making videos of those things? Is that like a good first step for somebody just getting started?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>yeah, so not a lot of people know this, but Amazon has it. Use your phone, the Amazon scanner app, and you can go around your house and scan anything and then you find stuff that are actually being sold on Amazon. And I do that. And when I first started, I did a lot of my higher ticket items. So, like my bed frame I got on that wasn't on Amazon and I checked and it was. I'm sorry I didn't get it from Amazon, but when I checked it was on Amazon and so I reviewed it. And then I reviewed like my sofa. My couch was there. I got my couch from an outlet and my couch was also on Amazon. So, I would say to focus on like your higher ticket items, but then also mix it up and do some mid-level, like $20, $30, $40, because those are what's going to give you commission. And if you start a lot of people focus on like really small items, like $10, $12, you're only going to see change. So, you want to have a mix of both and the more videos you bring in, the better. I would also say to look at your like how many influencer videos are there right? Like you don't want to review a product and there's so many review videos that you're not even going to be seen, so that's something else to look out for.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Like what's the best opportunity? Like obvious, it's like, is it something that's selling really well, so that you know there's a lot of you know people getting on that page, and at the same time, maybe like there's not that many influencer videos on that page? Like, is that how you prioritize it? Like, let's say, you could do like 30 things and you're like, okay, how do I know which ones I should do first Because I can get the most money? Would that be what you're looking at, or is there other factors involved too?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I try to see how many product listings there are. So, I'll give you an example. Like the smartwatch that I did, that was one of my like it's still actually selling really well and because there's multiple, actually there's only like 50 or 100 people buying it per month from what Amazon showed, but there's a lot of sellers that had it as well, and so I realized that people were watching my video and then they were going on to another listing and then they were like, okay, I really want to get this watch, and then they were just purchasing it. So that's one way. So, you also just want to make sure that there's demand for it, like people are buying it. Right, if you have a rug and you're going to review it and you go in and like there's bad reviews, it says from Amazon, this product is most likely going to get returned, probably not the best one you want to start with.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>My next question, uh, would be is just, you know, to give people an idea of the potential here? um, what are some success stories you've heard about, like how much money people are making? And then you, your exact example. You obviously work full-time for Helium 10, so it's not like you're just sitting in your house all day doing video I hope not, otherwise our boss might not be happy about that but you're just doing it here and there in your spare time. Since you already have a full-time job, how much are you grossing every month from this?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so Amazon's commission is uncapped. You can basically make as much. I just recently started, June, and I'm already about last month I made $600 and then all together it's probably about a thousand, but it hasn't even been a full three months. So, you know, with and I only have a hundred and like 60 videos on my Amazon storefront. So of course, the more videos I'm going to have, the more I'm going to be able to make. I I'm in a lot of Amazon reviewer groups and people make who've been there for like 12 months a year two years can make at least three to $6,000. So, like my goal is to put as many videos as possible and I'm trying to get to like 500 videos for Christmas, because I know that during Christmas time it's going to be really busy. So, I'm really excited to see if I can get at least up to two to three thousand dollars by Christmas in a month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How much time does it take you to make these videos? Because I know like they actually don't necessarily need like super crazy professional video production and seven different scenes and Steven Spielberg quality. But it's like you just use your cell phone, if I'm not mistaken, right, and then and then what program are using for like cut it up and then put some like captions, and is that basically it? So, what's the time constraint? And then, what are the tools you're using to, to, to put it all together?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So that's a great question. Because I'm such a you know I'm busy, everything. I try not to put as much time into this and you really don't because people want to see reviews that are very authentic. They don't want to see like commercials or advertisements, they want to see real people making reviews. So, I just scan it. If I see that it's on Amazon, I will quickly get my water bottle, or if it's a product of a water bottle, quickly get it. Put my phone, place it so I can see myself in it and make a quick 30 to 45 second review video. Make sure the audio is good and I use CapCut. Capcut is free. You can also purchase it and I purchased it because you can enhance your audio, you can clean it up and you can also slice it up. So, in all, it takes me maybe like five minutes per video per product, because you get better as you go and then you just float.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome, okay, cool, I'm going to get my kids started on that then. Now let's switch gears and talk about what you guys do here, because this is another way that people can make money without having to invest too much money and that's being an affiliate. And so, let's just talk about the extreme, just to get people excited here. Some affiliates here at the company how much money are they grossing? How much money is Helium 10 paying them per month in additional things like cars and stuff like that? So just like get people excited about this subject.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>It's really crazy, because some affiliates are making about $70,000 per month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>From Helium 10? Okay, I might be in the wrong position here. What in the actual heck? I had no idea.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>But it's not that, so we also pay for their cars.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What are some cars that we're paying for people.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>What I remember, we have like one, I believe, Tesla Model S and G-Wagon and a Mercedes, RV minibus and yeah, these are the ones.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>In addition, making tens of thousands, even up to 70,000, that okay. Now I think we have you got my attention already, like I didn't even know that we were at that level yet, and so okay. So, what about you know what? What are the ways that that that people are getting to that level? Obviously, no, we're not going to sit here and say, hey, anybody can just make $70,000 a month from Helium 10. But basically, how are they doing something like that? Either of you can answer this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, it is. If you have an audience this is only what matters engaged audience you can be a very popular YouTuber, you can be running a course, you can be a great blogger, or you're just someone spreading the word about how to sell on Amazon and the software that's helping with it. Because we pay lifetime recurring commission 25% and on top of the commission we have extra rewards. I'd like Michelle to talk about them yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So I will say, some of our top affiliate, like producers, that we pay out high commission, it's because our program is so lucrative and, again, it's 25 lifetime commission. So, some of our affiliates have been here for three, four years and they're still making commission with us on top of the extra bonus program rewards that we're paying for their cars or we're paying for their restaurant dinners, like we pay for so many things. And I also want to clarify, like we don't only pay out top affiliates, like we have a bonus reward program that also pays our smaller guys, like if you're just starting out, we're actually going to update our program, so you're going to receive $500 just for bringing in 10 new subs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I think what you know, one thing that I want to double click on right there that you said is like the lifetime commission. So, theoretically, you know, let's say, I have this channel where I'm talking about Amazon, but, for whatever reason, I'm like you know what? YouTube shut me down. I no longer have a YouTube channel; I'm just going to stop this. But I had signed up 100 people to Helium 10. Let's just say it's the cheapest plan, so they're paying Helium 10. Those 100 people are paying Helium 10 100 times $100. Okay, all right. So hey, wait, wait, hold on, I'm going to. I'm about to do some advanced math here. So those customers are paying helium 10, $10,000 a month, but every month the affiliate is getting 25%, right? Yeah, so then that's a wait 0.25 times 10,000 is they're getting a check for $2,500 a month. But let's say, today my YouTube channel shut down and it shut down for a year, next year. Let's just say, if those hundred people are still paying Helium 10, they never even did anything, they didn't make one more video, they didn't like help these people at all. They're still getting a check for $2,500 a month, every month from now until infinity, as long as those members. So that that that's that. That that's what I think is really good about our, our system.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, uh, Michelle, you know, we obviously talked about one side of the spectrum where it's big influencers or people who have this big course or big YouTube channel or something. Obviously, it's a no brainer to sign up, you know, to be an affiliate, because instantly they're probably going to start making tons of money just because they're going to be able to sign up people. But again, we're talking this episode is kind of like about making money without too much investment. What if I'm just an average Joe? Maybe I'm just an average Joe Helium 10 user out there I know Helium 10 well or I'm just listening to this podcast somehow and I don't have a YouTube channel. I don't have a big popular blog or, you know, Instagram, with a hundred thousand followers. What's a way that I can scale up? I mean, I can still be an affiliate even if I have nobody just at least get started. But how can I scale up my platform in order to start building up? How much Helium 10 is paying me?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's a really good question. I would say consistency, and that goes for everything that you do, right. If you are an average girl, like we've seen this. Like we have people sign up and they don't have like a big platform. However, like they're consistent with growing their audience, whether they you know what I decided I'm going to be a YouTuber. Now I'm going to start posting YouTube videos consistently and on top of that, I'm going to start posting Helium 10 demos, because I am a Helium 10 wizard, so why not share my knowledge? Or I'm going to start my own community on Facebook. Um, and they're consistent with growing their audience. They can eventually start growing commission, because all it takes is one person to get inspired and sign up for Helium 10 with your affiliate link and then, all of a sudden, it's three months in, you're like 10, 15, 20. And you're already, like you said, grossing like $2,500. And you haven't even done much. And you know, like I said, it's really about consistency and it's really fun, because I enjoy speaking with a lot of these smaller affiliates and encouraging them and then seeing their growth. It's insane.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Maybe I don't even have plans for making a community, but I mean, I guess theoretically, hey, I'm in, I'm in Facebook groups or uh, I post in in in X, uh, you know, like threads about, you know, formerly Twitter and as far as Amazon, I'm on Reddit and stuff like I could just share the coupon code here and there when people talk about it, and even without either, like being an influencer, I could be making commission. I just sign up. One person sees that code. You know that maybe my Reddit post is indexed by Google and then somehow somebody lands on it and I never even touched that person or had anything to do with them. They thought they use my code. I've got that revenue for life. So that's, that's something guys out there. You know you don't have to be some big influencer. If you're just a regular Helium 10 user and you know you have friends interested in Helium 10, give them a discount. You know, get a discount code Affiliates get discount codes that other people can't get and you're helping your friend out and now you're going to you know what.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Let me just join, for instance we just had a webinar and Riley was in it and he taught, talked all about q4 and how to you know create a good listing for q4, how to prepare. That was a webinar and now they have the opportunity to share an affiliate link with their friends or family there and who, anyone else that they know who's selling on Amazon. And if that person decides like hey, this was a really great webinar, I, I really need Helium 10 now because I want to make sure my listing is great, like, oh, now there's a coupon code attached, so just like that, just by sharing a resource and how Helium 10 can help, they can easily earn and make money with it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>that's a good point because it's not like, oh, I need to be a Helium 10 expert or an Amazon expert. If you've got the audience, like actual evangelists like myself, Carrie, Shivali, we'll go on the channel like, hey, we'll do a video and you don't even need to bring the expertise, because we've got it and you just provide the audience. And then I wish I need to arrange something. These affiliates are making so much money and I'm the one who's doing these videos and I'm not seeing any part of this. Something doesn't feel fair there. But anyways, take advantage of it guys. Take advantage of it. I'm not getting any money, but I'll be supporting there. Gulsen. Anything else to say about our affiliate program?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, I think our affiliate program is offering money and also offering a bunch of information and the trends. So, we're like at Helium 10, we are not just like, hey, promote us and get the commission. We are helping a lot for our affiliates to grow. So, some real-life experiences like one of our affiliate’s accounts get hacked and he was having hard time dealing with Google so we were there for him and we helped him to get his account back. Or I was on a call with one of our affiliates chief marketing officers because he was curious about the latest trends and I was giving him my two cents about what they should be else doing to boost their reach, like getting more students.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Haven't some like giving you access to like their YouTube channel and you go in there and optimize. Like you're literally in their YouTube and fixing for them and stuff like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>I didn't want to talk about that one, but yes, this happened as well. Yeah, so, like Helium 10 is the only platform where you have your dedicated account manager. We are not a platform like your account is managed by a team of VAs or you're just talking to some AI generated chat box, so it's like you work with us and you also have a marketing manager that you don't need to pay. So that's why I really find it very beneficial for our affiliates. And the other thing is we work with thousands of affiliates and we know we see what's working, and we see what used to be working before but not anymore, or what's failing. So, it's good that we have this experience without really facing the actual work. So, it's always good to share what's working with our other partners to help them grow and win together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, if you guys want more information, want to sign up right away there's no sign-up charge or no entry fee or anything like that. Just go to h10.me forward, slash, crush it, crush it. Two words, but it's together, no spaces. H10.me forward, slash, crush it and sign up. If there might be a little box that says, how did you find out about this or something, make sure to say that you heard about it on the podcast. Right before I started at Helium 10, I actually had signed up to be a Helium 10 affiliate and then Michelle was like my affiliate manager and stuff. So, yeah, we've come full circle here, but I want you guys to go ahead and crush it as well on there. So that's super cool. And then remember, guys, it doesn't matter where you are in the world. You know we've got affiliates in in Pakistan and Tajikistan and Japan and Korea, and I think the only country we don't have affiliates is North Korea. So, every other country in the world we've got affiliates because you know you've got an audience everywhere there and obviously Helium 10 works in so many different countries. So, make sure to sign up, all right, guys.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, uh, one more note is where you know Michelle is actually going to be doing like a little mini course in helium tend to help people learn more about being an Amazon influencer, so be on the lookout for when that, uh, when that comes out, and Gulsen is going to be working on the course of Turkish cooking for Helium 10. I'm just playing, but, uh, we'll have to think of a course that you can, uh, you can make for us too. But, thank you, thank you both, so much for uh coming on here. It's great to see, uh, you know people who were there from almost day one, uh, from when I started here at Helium 10, and, and we're the, we're, we're going to be like the trio here who keeps on going to, are doing.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Thanks, Bradley, thank you for having us.</p>
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<p>innovative strategies from Gulsen Berkin Cinar and Michelle McLean, who are back after five years to share their secrets. From capitalizing on Amazon influencer opportunities to selling seasonal products, they reveal methods where people are earning up to $70,000 a month with no investment.</p>
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<p>Join us as we explore the incredible journey of a family-run Amazon business that skyrocketed from modest beginnings to a seven-figure revenue before being sold. Gulsen shares the thrill of launching a new brand and expanding into platforms like Shopify and Walmart. Michelle, driven by her passion for seasonal products, recounts her success with Amazon products during Christmas, illustrating the excitement of spotting and profiting from trending items.</p>
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<p>Dive into the world of Amazon influencers and affiliates with Michelle's expert tips on maximizing commission potential by reviewing higher ticket items. Discover how you can earn substantial income through <a href='https://h10.me/crushit'>Helium 10’s affiliate program</a>, even if you’re just starting out. We’ll also guide you on signing up for this lucrative opportunity and highlight the benefits, including lifetime recurring commissions and other rewards. Don't miss this episode, which is packed with actionable insights and real-life success stories designed to help you thrive in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>In episode 596 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Gulsen, and Michelle discuss:</p>
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<ul><li>00:00 - Boss Ladies Making Money Online</li>
 
<li>03:09 - Amazon Influencer Affiliate Program</li>
 
<li>03:47 - Amazon Business Exit and Brand Scaling Success</li>
 
<li>10:23 - Influencer Program and Earning Commissions</li>
 
<li>14:17 - First Amazon Product Review Videos</li>
 
<li>20:08 - Product Sourcing and Market Research</li>
 
<li>22:48 - Amazon Affiliate and Reviewer Earning Potential</li>
 
<li>29:02 - Helium 10 Affiliate Earning Potential</li>
 
<li>32:47 - The Power of Consistent Growth</li>
 
<li>34:29 - Helium 10 Affiliate Discount Opportunities</li>
 
<li>38:01 - <a href='https://h10.me/crushit'>Affiliate Program Sign-Up</a> and Benefits</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got a couple of boss ladies on the show who haven't been in the podcast in five years and they're going to be talking about cool ways that they're making thousands of dollars in their spare time by being either an Amazon influencer or selling seasonal products, along with a way that some people with no investment are even being paid $70,000 a month from Helium 10. How cool is that? Pretty, I think. Important message, guys. On October 23rd, Amazon is changing the window for which you can look back and claim that they owe you reimbursements for lost and damaged products at FBA warehouses. It used to be 18 months, but now it's going down to only 2 months. So, if you have never used a reimbursement service or Refund Genie, now is the time. Last week, I ran Refund Genie on two different accounts and got a total of over $5,000 back for those sellers. And don't forget, unlike a lot of services out there, Helium 10 doesn't take any commission on what we get back. If we say you're owed ten thousand dollars and you get back ten thousand dollars from amazon, you keep ten thousand dollars with no commission to Helium 10 at all. Refund Genie is now available to anybody who has a Helium 10 Platinum Annual Plan or higher. So, to get an estimate about on how much money you could get back, go to h10.me/refundgenie. If you've never used a Helium 10 coupon, use the code SSP10 to save money if you need to upgrade to a Platinum Annual Plan.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and we've got a couple of people here that are super, super old school here at Helium 10, including the one person, the only person who has been at the company here in United States side longer than me, and then another person who was one of my first hires here at Helium 10 just a couple months after I got started. So, Gulsen and Michelle, welcome back to the show.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Hello</p>
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<p>Gulsen: </p>
<p>Hello</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>wow, I feel so old.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, hey, that's why I'm also I'm wearing the old school Helium 10 logo shirt here to kind of like reminisce about our old days, you know, way back then in the WeWork. Now I say welcome back to the show because there's been a huge gap since Michelle and Gulsen have been on the show the word now in episode I don't know like 580 something or 590 something. Their first time on the show was episode 86, way back in December of 2019. So, if you want to get a little bit more of their backstory, go ahead and see if you can find I don't even know if you can find such an old episode, but episode 86, where we had them and some of the other members of our crew all together on one episode. But I was like you know what? It's been years since you guys have come on and each of you have interesting things to talk about. So, let's go ahead and have you guys uh back on. So, first of all, um, let's start with uh, Gulsen. Now what about you? And you know you've since before you even worked at Helium 10. You know you've had like a family Amazon business. Um, ven offline, obviously you're my co-worker, but we've never really talked about that in a long time. Like, are you guys still selling on Amazon? You selling on other market? What have you guys been doing with that side of your things?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yes, so you don't know this, but you know we were running that Amazon business with my husband and last year December we sold that one and the first call I received. Now my husband is building another brand.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, hold on. I want to talk about that. I didn't know that you were right, I had brand and I want to talk about that. I didn't know that. You're right, I had no idea. So how did you find a buyer for the business? What was it like through an aggregator? Did you use a service or just networking?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, he was with a partner and um, he was always getting those questions like, um, if he ever likes to sell his shares and stuff, but at the time it was very good season to do that move last year December. So yeah, and it. You know it was very stressful and long journey for years but I'm so happy that we came to that ending and he took like a few weeks refresh and now he's on top of it another brand by himself right now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so what did he scale that brand to like? what was the peak yearly sales like approximately?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, so by the time he started it was about four hundred dollars per month.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Four hundred thousand dollars ?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Four hundred Dollars.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Four hundred. Oh, when he started, you said yeah, okay, I was like about to say well, who is buying an amazon business that grosses $400 a month, like good grief? Okay, that makes sense now. So that was when he started, and then he scaled it to what?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, the time he moved out that they were at monthly six figures.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh wow. So definitely a seven-figure brand, oh yeah, that is pretty cool and then and then. So now he's starting from scratch or like something similar, or, and he's already launched, or he's just in the planning stage right now.</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>From scratch it's already launched and now, um, this time we just wanted to want it to be more on like brand side. We still use, of course, amazon and we will try to start selling on Walmart as well, but now we're just trying to be so heavy on Shopify, building the brand awareness, and then, of course, the goal is the goal again, selling it. But to me, you remember my Amazon account. I was so like a Grand Bazaar Amazon account. I still have it and still is my passion to find those seasonal items.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But you're not still. Have you been off and on selling products on that account?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yes, yes.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh okay, I didn't know that. Okay, cool, but only seasonal.</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Only seasonal and I know you don't really like it when you do Amazon for patient. But that account you saw that it's such a passionate account only the products I really like to spend my time on and not really that profitable, but still nice. And I feel like I still like to spend a lot of time on Black Box trying to find products and then search them on Alibaba, even if I'm not going to invest. I think it started to be like a habit for my life. And, yeah, the last time I found something it was a toy product. I never recommend anyone to, you know, join a toy business, but this one was crazy because, like it was selling on Amazon about like $26, the price to import and everything was about 450. So now it's just, you know, um, making my mind so busy like should I really launch a toy product? But it's so competitive and, yeah, I might be needing to pick your brain about it very soon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, I thought you were saying you already did this. I was waiting for the results. This is what you're planning. What is something you've already done in the last year or so that really was a good experience? When you just found some random product and then it was able to sell during the season. Can you give an example?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, I can give you an example. What's so funny is I really like to look around a lot while shopping, like actual shopping, Like I'm touring the Costco, Sam's Club, these places and like Bluetooth Beanies. I don't know if you remember them.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's like you have a beanie, but then there's like headphones or something inside. Oh, okay.</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Inside the beanie there were headphones and the first time I saw them like we were shopping on Sam's Club. The first time I saw them, we were shopping on Sam's Club and Charlie, my husband, he was telling me you know what? This product will go viral. And then we sourced it and, oh my God, it was such an amazing experience because that product really went viral.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, you sourced it, not to piggyback on the listing, but you made your own listing a brand new. You just found it in Alibaba. So how much did you sell of that product?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, during Christmas time we sold close to 1,000 units</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>1,000 units at what price?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>I believe it was about $14,000, $14,000, $15,000.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so a nice little five-figure a month there on one product or two.</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>yeah, it was amazing but, like I said, it was seasonal and now like I don't even think anyone is going to search for Bluetooth beanie, but we were one of the first listings on amazon selling that product.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Nice so finding products at Sam’s Club in Costco. I just go there for like free samples and a dollar 50 hot dog and stuff. But now, now I know I need to start looking out for products. All right, let's switch to Michelle now. So, Michelle, you know, in the beginning at Helium 10 and the last time you were on the podcast you like, like your experience with Amazon was pretty much just interacting with Helium 10 and interacting with, interacting with our customers. But now you're not necessarily an Amazon private label seller. But tell us what you are now in that definitely has to do with the Amazon ecosystem.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, of course you know really quick. I wanted to say how far back I've been, you know, just to give some clarity for people listening. When I first started Helium 10, my daughter was eight months. She's going to be seven years old in November. So, this just goes to show like how old I am.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I don't need any reminders for that.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, I was just thinking about that and I was like, oh my gosh, it's been almost six going on seven years, so that's insane.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's crazy, that's great. And then I remember how it was like your desk was like behind mine, so I need to check on what you're doing. I just like turn around, we're all in that little, we work there. And then I got to move to like this little, literally a closet. You know, the affiliate team office was like this little that used to be a storage closet and then it became my office.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>And then what? Six or been very exciting, and I honestly love building relationships and speaking with different people around the world. It's awesome. So now what I'm doing is I've learned and I've kind of just jumped on ships with the Amazon. Influencers program is something that you don't need to really invest money in. It's more of just investing your time and basically you are reviewing products and then when you review them, you upload them to Amazon and Amazon does all the work for you and you just earn commission off anyone that watches your video.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How do you even find out about that people are doing that, because I think nowadays some more and more people know about it, but like I didn't really know about it until somebody like I don't know maybe I saw a video on it or something but how do you even know that this was something that people do?</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's actually really funny. So, I was just searching, looking for new influence affiliates to join Helium 10 and you know, the algorithm just picks up and all of a sudden, you're seeing like people selling you courses and it's like, hey, the Amazon review program. And I was like, what is this? So, I dived into it and I just started following and I was like you know what? I've never been one to just like jump and, you know, spend a lot of money on products, but this seems like something I can do. And I did it kind of just more of like as a test and, um, it was, yeah, I got like approved right away and then I did the second approval and I got approved in that and now it's just putting videos up on Amazon and the more videos you put there, the more commission you make. And you know it really just depends on the type of video you make as well, of course, the quality and everything. But it's really fun and I feel like for me being like a really busy full-time mom um, and you know, working full-time this is something that I can do, that I don't have to just like run a business. It's just more of yeah fun on the side.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>yeah, like even us, you know amazon sellers, like we all have families, like this is something, and maybe your daughter is a little bit too young still, but you know this is something, is something that you know you got like teenagers or even, um, you know, maybe preteens a little bit. You could almost have them like make some of these uh videos and it's like something super simple. Obviously, you know adult needs to set it all up, but it's not like rocket science where you have to be a pro influencer. Uh, you know, in order to make these review videos, a lot of them are just like kind of like unboxing and how you're using it right.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, you know what Funny thing is? My daughter got her first brand deal.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh well, okay. Well, maybe she is old enough, I guess. Okay, my bad.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so there's. There's Amazon sellers looking for people to or, you know, other people to review their product. And one was a mom who just came out with a kid's face wash and she was like hey, I saw your daughter on Instagram. I would love for her to review my product. My daughter is all about skincare because of YouTube and she absolutely loved it. She did it and I just got another email yesterday from another seller who saw her video on that listing asking if they can review her skincare product now and I'm like wait, she's starting to get all these deals, she's only six.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>It is really cool. Of course, you know you need to be in it as a parent, but it is really fun and I've seen a lot of married couples, even like a husband will have his own and then the wife has her own and they just capitalize on that extra income.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting. Now, what's the? I mean, there's a difference, necessarily, between like, almost anybody can sign up to be an Amazon affiliate but then to be an Amazon influencer. Do they still require that you have some kind of social media account that has X number of followers? And then, if so, like what is that requirement?</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's a great question. So many people get confused between the Amazon Associates program and that is basically offsite commission. You have to have a website; you get the affiliate link and then you basically drive traffic from your website to Amazon with the Amazon reviewers’ program. That's onsite commission and you necessarily don't need a huge following on social media. You just need to have good engagement for the first two steps. So as long as you get engagement, you build your, your engagement, you sign up and you get approved, you don't even need to worry about that social platform anymore. It's just like building up that reviewer’s videos and then just letting Amazon do that for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, excellent, excellent. Now, um, what was the very first video that you did Like? What was it for? Do you remember what it was?</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so, amazon. In order for you to get approved for the second step you actually need very first video that you did like what was it for? Do you remember what it was? Yeah, so amazon. In order for you to get approved for the second step, you actually need to submit three product review videos. So, it's not only one, it's three. So, I did a dog uh feeder, so it's basically a dog bowl but like it has a puzzle inside for your dogs, um, to slow their feeding. And then then I did a Spanish book, and then I did a I don't want to say dupe, but I did a smart watch that you know looks like a brand name like Apple, and that actually got approval. So that got me three. That got my first three approvals for the Amazon reviewers’ program.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Your style of doing Amazon business, like why do you think this is kind of good? Like it's obviously not for the kind of person who's like trying to build up a brand and, you know, be able to exit like your husband did with his brand. But what kind of person is what your model is of? Like these seasonal products in here or there? Like are you even putting it on a brand registry or you're just doing generic brands? Or how are you doing these listings?</p>
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<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>No, no brand. How are you doing these listings? No brand registry. And I think that what I'm doing is great for who is working like typical 9 to 5 that would like to get extra site income. And also, like you know, before working at Helium 10, I did supply chain my entire life, so I'm so close to those sourcing agencies or the places in like. I'm originally from Turkey. I know a lot of Turkish manufacturers. Plus, I have very good experience in Far East so it's so easy for me to source products. So, I feel like it is mixed for me. If you really like sourcing trying to find new people on the manufacturing end or sourcing end and if it's giving you pleasure, then that's great because then the money comes itself. But it's not something that you can quit working on your corporate and rely on those seasonal items.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>now, for example, that, what do you say? beanie, Bluetooth, Bluetooth, beanie, whatever it's called? Um, you know, you, you grossed I don't know fifteen thousand dollars, twenty thousand dollars or whatever from it. Yeah, was that all one order from the manufacturer and you only did one? And then, if so, like what was that initial investment? Like landed to amazon, like the price of the products and then the importation, and landed to Amazon, like, how much did you invest in that project?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>It was like we created two orders the first order, it's like it was gone like in the very first month and a half, and then, since we foresee it, we had to place another order and we did the same quantity and I think we invested about maybe $7,000 in total.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>In the first order and both orders together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>The first order, like both orders together, could be around 14K, but it includes everything. Everything like it's includes about two thousand of those Bluetooth beanies and the import and the shipping. So, we had to act quick so we couldn't really do a vessel.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wait, the first order was 2,000 units</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>It was 1,000 and 1,000.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay so you have, you sold all of them?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>yeah, so the first.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I thought you only sold 1000 units. You actually sold 2000 units.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>it was during Christmas time. We sold about 1000 and that's why we were so high and excited. We ordered the second order and then those um the remainders. I think we have left about like 300 pieces left and then we started to get orders, maybe once a week and like bi-weekly.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>No, not so yeah you sold way more than like 20. You know like we're talking more like 20, 30 000, so seven thousand dollars to invest. And then are you just doing the regular private label ways to get on page one like, hey, I'm gonna run some PPC and try, I mean like that's how you did it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, we were so lucky because we were one of the first listings, as I said, and organic, we were already on the page one for that Bluetooth beanie. But then of course you know how it goes Competition comes so crucially and we had to run PPC but still it wasn't that competitive because we were there at the beginning and we sent all inventory to FBA but then we had to take some inventory back and started to sell the rest as FBM.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You should see me about those. I'll start shipping them for you. You can pay my kids to do that. Okay, so then I mean, that's fascinating. I don't know how I didn't know all of this stuff that you're doing. Yeah, you know what.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Funny enough. Actually, it's not about me, but again, like with my husband. Do you remember those fidget spinners?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yes, yes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, he was also like one of the first listings with those fidget spinners on Amazon. Like I think he has a good sense of finding what will come to be a buy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Well, how did you and he validate that thing? Because you know like it's different when you're trying to be the first kind of like we were kind of like the first coffin shelf. You know there's not like a bunch of data where it's like oh, I know all the main competitors and what they're ranking for and stuff. So, what did you guys use to validate? Like, did you buy some from Costco and just put it up and do a test listing to see how it goes? Or how did you have the con? I mean, cause $7,000 is still $7,000. You know that's a lot of money. Like you got to have some kind of confidence that you're going to be successful. So, if you couldn't see other beanie uh, Bluetooth, Bluetooth beanies, people having confidence what numbers or what were you looking at that made you go ahead and pull the trigger on that order?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, the thing is I can source those products so quickly because of my connections. So, with that fidget spinner we didn't really do any drop shipping. We just found the manufacturer and I still doubt it was the manufacturer. I still feel like we were talking to a trader at that time. But we got the products in like in 10 days when we decided to go.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Oh, no, the beanie, though that's the one I'm wondering. Yeah, the beanie, you saw it in Sam's Club. It's not like hey, let me go to. Oh, there's a nice product Sam's Club, let me go ahead and drop $7,000. I'm sure you must have done some kind of research or something to take a look.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, so, uh, what was really very surprising to me when you go to Alibaba or like, let's say, DHgate, and search for some products, you would see tons of manufacturer putting the same picture of the product and selling them. That time, when we check for the Bluetooth beanies, we only sold two, two manufacturers on Alibaba and at that time I was like wow, like this is amazing, because the manufacturers are not just saturating the market. Yes, so it was one of the insights for me. And the second one was it was I believe it was right before the Halloween and you know, like during Christmas times. It's amazing product that you can put in those stockings and not very expensive, but still, it would make your grandchildren so happy to have a gadget like that. It's great if you're like, if you do ski, snowboarding and stuff, you don't really worry about you. So, we believe in the product too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But was there a search volume at the time, like was anybody searching that at all in Helium 10? Or there wasn't even search volume for that keyword yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>I don't remember that we saw a huge amount of search volume.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>interesting, all right. So, hey, like that's really getting ahead of the, you know, similar to like what we did with the wooden egg tray in project X, where there was nobody searching for wooden egg tray but we're like, hey, I think this is going to be a hot product. All right, that's very interesting, I like that method. Now going back to Michelle, um, let's say I start my, my um influencer account. Would you suggest the first thing to do which actually is me I've had, because, I don't know, I'm lazy, I guess, but like should is the first thing I should do is just go around my house and look at stuff that I bought from Amazon or that stuff that exists on Amazon and start making videos of those things? Is that like a good first step for somebody just getting started?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>yeah, so not a lot of people know this, but Amazon has it. Use your phone, the Amazon scanner app, and you can go around your house and scan anything and then you find stuff that are actually being sold on Amazon. And I do that. And when I first started, I did a lot of my higher ticket items. So, like my bed frame I got on that wasn't on Amazon and I checked and it was. I'm sorry I didn't get it from Amazon, but when I checked it was on Amazon and so I reviewed it. And then I reviewed like my sofa. My couch was there. I got my couch from an outlet and my couch was also on Amazon. So, I would say to focus on like your higher ticket items, but then also mix it up and do some mid-level, like $20, $30, $40, because those are what's going to give you commission. And if you start a lot of people focus on like really small items, like $10, $12, you're only going to see change. So, you want to have a mix of both and the more videos you bring in, the better. I would also say to look at your like how many influencer videos are there right? Like you don't want to review a product and there's so many review videos that you're not even going to be seen, so that's something else to look out for.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Like what's the best opportunity? Like obvious, it's like, is it something that's selling really well, so that you know there's a lot of you know people getting on that page, and at the same time, maybe like there's not that many influencer videos on that page? Like, is that how you prioritize it? Like, let's say, you could do like 30 things and you're like, okay, how do I know which ones I should do first Because I can get the most money? Would that be what you're looking at, or is there other factors involved too?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I try to see how many product listings there are. So, I'll give you an example. Like the smartwatch that I did, that was one of my like it's still actually selling really well and because there's multiple, actually there's only like 50 or 100 people buying it per month from what Amazon showed, but there's a lot of sellers that had it as well, and so I realized that people were watching my video and then they were going on to another listing and then they were like, okay, I really want to get this watch, and then they were just purchasing it. So that's one way. So, you also just want to make sure that there's demand for it, like people are buying it. Right, if you have a rug and you're going to review it and you go in and like there's bad reviews, it says from Amazon, this product is most likely going to get returned, probably not the best one you want to start with.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>My next question, uh, would be is just, you know, to give people an idea of the potential here? um, what are some success stories you've heard about, like how much money people are making? And then you, your exact example. You obviously work full-time for Helium 10, so it's not like you're just sitting in your house all day doing video I hope not, otherwise our boss might not be happy about that but you're just doing it here and there in your spare time. Since you already have a full-time job, how much are you grossing every month from this?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so Amazon's commission is uncapped. You can basically make as much. I just recently started, June, and I'm already about last month I made $600 and then all together it's probably about a thousand, but it hasn't even been a full three months. So, you know, with and I only have a hundred and like 60 videos on my Amazon storefront. So of course, the more videos I'm going to have, the more I'm going to be able to make. I I'm in a lot of Amazon reviewer groups and people make who've been there for like 12 months a year two years can make at least three to $6,000. So, like my goal is to put as many videos as possible and I'm trying to get to like 500 videos for Christmas, because I know that during Christmas time it's going to be really busy. So, I'm really excited to see if I can get at least up to two to three thousand dollars by Christmas in a month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How much time does it take you to make these videos? Because I know like they actually don't necessarily need like super crazy professional video production and seven different scenes and Steven Spielberg quality. But it's like you just use your cell phone, if I'm not mistaken, right, and then and then what program are using for like cut it up and then put some like captions, and is that basically it? So, what's the time constraint? And then, what are the tools you're using to, to, to put it all together?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So that's a great question. Because I'm such a you know I'm busy, everything. I try not to put as much time into this and you really don't because people want to see reviews that are very authentic. They don't want to see like commercials or advertisements, they want to see real people making reviews. So, I just scan it. If I see that it's on Amazon, I will quickly get my water bottle, or if it's a product of a water bottle, quickly get it. Put my phone, place it so I can see myself in it and make a quick 30 to 45 second review video. Make sure the audio is good and I use CapCut. Capcut is free. You can also purchase it and I purchased it because you can enhance your audio, you can clean it up and you can also slice it up. So, in all, it takes me maybe like five minutes per video per product, because you get better as you go and then you just float.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome, okay, cool, I'm going to get my kids started on that then. Now let's switch gears and talk about what you guys do here, because this is another way that people can make money without having to invest too much money and that's being an affiliate. And so, let's just talk about the extreme, just to get people excited here. Some affiliates here at the company how much money are they grossing? How much money is Helium 10 paying them per month in additional things like cars and stuff like that? So just like get people excited about this subject.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>It's really crazy, because some affiliates are making about $70,000 per month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>From Helium 10? Okay, I might be in the wrong position here. What in the actual heck? I had no idea.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>But it's not that, so we also pay for their cars.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What are some cars that we're paying for people.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>What I remember, we have like one, I believe, Tesla Model S and G-Wagon and a Mercedes, RV minibus and yeah, these are the ones.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>In addition, making tens of thousands, even up to 70,000, that okay. Now I think we have you got my attention already, like I didn't even know that we were at that level yet, and so okay. So, what about you know what? What are the ways that that that people are getting to that level? Obviously, no, we're not going to sit here and say, hey, anybody can just make $70,000 a month from Helium 10. But basically, how are they doing something like that? Either of you can answer this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, it is. If you have an audience this is only what matters engaged audience you can be a very popular YouTuber, you can be running a course, you can be a great blogger, or you're just someone spreading the word about how to sell on Amazon and the software that's helping with it. Because we pay lifetime recurring commission 25% and on top of the commission we have extra rewards. I'd like Michelle to talk about them yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So I will say, some of our top affiliate, like producers, that we pay out high commission, it's because our program is so lucrative and, again, it's 25 lifetime commission. So, some of our affiliates have been here for three, four years and they're still making commission with us on top of the extra bonus program rewards that we're paying for their cars or we're paying for their restaurant dinners, like we pay for so many things. And I also want to clarify, like we don't only pay out top affiliates, like we have a bonus reward program that also pays our smaller guys, like if you're just starting out, we're actually going to update our program, so you're going to receive $500 just for bringing in 10 new subs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I think what you know, one thing that I want to double click on right there that you said is like the lifetime commission. So, theoretically, you know, let's say, I have this channel where I'm talking about Amazon, but, for whatever reason, I'm like you know what? YouTube shut me down. I no longer have a YouTube channel; I'm just going to stop this. But I had signed up 100 people to Helium 10. Let's just say it's the cheapest plan, so they're paying Helium 10. Those 100 people are paying Helium 10 100 times $100. Okay, all right. So hey, wait, wait, hold on, I'm going to. I'm about to do some advanced math here. So those customers are paying helium 10, $10,000 a month, but every month the affiliate is getting 25%, right? Yeah, so then that's a wait 0.25 times 10,000 is they're getting a check for $2,500 a month. But let's say, today my YouTube channel shut down and it shut down for a year, next year. Let's just say, if those hundred people are still paying Helium 10, they never even did anything, they didn't make one more video, they didn't like help these people at all. They're still getting a check for $2,500 a month, every month from now until infinity, as long as those members. So that that that's that. That that's what I think is really good about our, our system.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, uh, Michelle, you know, we obviously talked about one side of the spectrum where it's big influencers or people who have this big course or big YouTube channel or something. Obviously, it's a no brainer to sign up, you know, to be an affiliate, because instantly they're probably going to start making tons of money just because they're going to be able to sign up people. But again, we're talking this episode is kind of like about making money without too much investment. What if I'm just an average Joe? Maybe I'm just an average Joe Helium 10 user out there I know Helium 10 well or I'm just listening to this podcast somehow and I don't have a YouTube channel. I don't have a big popular blog or, you know, Instagram, with a hundred thousand followers. What's a way that I can scale up? I mean, I can still be an affiliate even if I have nobody just at least get started. But how can I scale up my platform in order to start building up? How much Helium 10 is paying me?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Yeah, so that's a really good question. I would say consistency, and that goes for everything that you do, right. If you are an average girl, like we've seen this. Like we have people sign up and they don't have like a big platform. However, like they're consistent with growing their audience, whether they you know what I decided I'm going to be a YouTuber. Now I'm going to start posting YouTube videos consistently and on top of that, I'm going to start posting Helium 10 demos, because I am a Helium 10 wizard, so why not share my knowledge? Or I'm going to start my own community on Facebook. Um, and they're consistent with growing their audience. They can eventually start growing commission, because all it takes is one person to get inspired and sign up for Helium 10 with your affiliate link and then, all of a sudden, it's three months in, you're like 10, 15, 20. And you're already, like you said, grossing like $2,500. And you haven't even done much. And you know, like I said, it's really about consistency and it's really fun, because I enjoy speaking with a lot of these smaller affiliates and encouraging them and then seeing their growth. It's insane.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Maybe I don't even have plans for making a community, but I mean, I guess theoretically, hey, I'm in, I'm in Facebook groups or uh, I post in in in X, uh, you know, like threads about, you know, formerly Twitter and as far as Amazon, I'm on Reddit and stuff like I could just share the coupon code here and there when people talk about it, and even without either, like being an influencer, I could be making commission. I just sign up. One person sees that code. You know that maybe my Reddit post is indexed by Google and then somehow somebody lands on it and I never even touched that person or had anything to do with them. They thought they use my code. I've got that revenue for life. So that's, that's something guys out there. You know you don't have to be some big influencer. If you're just a regular Helium 10 user and you know you have friends interested in Helium 10, give them a discount. You know, get a discount code Affiliates get discount codes that other people can't get and you're helping your friend out and now you're going to you know what.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Let me just join, for instance we just had a webinar and Riley was in it and he taught, talked all about q4 and how to you know create a good listing for q4, how to prepare. That was a webinar and now they have the opportunity to share an affiliate link with their friends or family there and who, anyone else that they know who's selling on Amazon. And if that person decides like hey, this was a really great webinar, I, I really need Helium 10 now because I want to make sure my listing is great, like, oh, now there's a coupon code attached, so just like that, just by sharing a resource and how Helium 10 can help, they can easily earn and make money with it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>that's a good point because it's not like, oh, I need to be a Helium 10 expert or an Amazon expert. If you've got the audience, like actual evangelists like myself, Carrie, Shivali, we'll go on the channel like, hey, we'll do a video and you don't even need to bring the expertise, because we've got it and you just provide the audience. And then I wish I need to arrange something. These affiliates are making so much money and I'm the one who's doing these videos and I'm not seeing any part of this. Something doesn't feel fair there. But anyways, take advantage of it guys. Take advantage of it. I'm not getting any money, but I'll be supporting there. Gulsen. Anything else to say about our affiliate program?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>Yeah, I think our affiliate program is offering money and also offering a bunch of information and the trends. So, we're like at Helium 10, we are not just like, hey, promote us and get the commission. We are helping a lot for our affiliates to grow. So, some real-life experiences like one of our affiliate’s accounts get hacked and he was having hard time dealing with Google so we were there for him and we helped him to get his account back. Or I was on a call with one of our affiliates chief marketing officers because he was curious about the latest trends and I was giving him my two cents about what they should be else doing to boost their reach, like getting more students.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Haven't some like giving you access to like their YouTube channel and you go in there and optimize. Like you're literally in their YouTube and fixing for them and stuff like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gulsen:</p>
<p>I didn't want to talk about that one, but yes, this happened as well. Yeah, so, like Helium 10 is the only platform where you have your dedicated account manager. We are not a platform like your account is managed by a team of VAs or you're just talking to some AI generated chat box, so it's like you work with us and you also have a marketing manager that you don't need to pay. So that's why I really find it very beneficial for our affiliates. And the other thing is we work with thousands of affiliates and we know we see what's working, and we see what used to be working before but not anymore, or what's failing. So, it's good that we have this experience without really facing the actual work. So, it's always good to share what's working with our other partners to help them grow and win together.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, if you guys want more information, want to sign up right away there's no sign-up charge or no entry fee or anything like that. Just go to h10.me forward, slash, crush it, crush it. Two words, but it's together, no spaces. H10.me forward, slash, crush it and sign up. If there might be a little box that says, how did you find out about this or something, make sure to say that you heard about it on the podcast. Right before I started at Helium 10, I actually had signed up to be a Helium 10 affiliate and then Michelle was like my affiliate manager and stuff. So, yeah, we've come full circle here, but I want you guys to go ahead and crush it as well on there. So that's super cool. And then remember, guys, it doesn't matter where you are in the world. You know we've got affiliates in in Pakistan and Tajikistan and Japan and Korea, and I think the only country we don't have affiliates is North Korea. So, every other country in the world we've got affiliates because you know you've got an audience everywhere there and obviously Helium 10 works in so many different countries. So, make sure to sign up, all right, guys.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, uh, one more note is where you know Michelle is actually going to be doing like a little mini course in helium tend to help people learn more about being an Amazon influencer, so be on the lookout for when that, uh, when that comes out, and Gulsen is going to be working on the course of Turkish cooking for Helium 10. I'm just playing, but, uh, we'll have to think of a course that you can, uh, you can make for us too. But, thank you, thank you both, so much for uh coming on here. It's great to see, uh, you know people who were there from almost day one, uh, from when I started here at Helium 10, and, and we're the, we're, we're going to be like the trio here who keeps on going to, are doing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Thanks, Bradley, thank you for having us.</p>
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</a>Amazon launches new Amazon Saver private label to help shoppers save, take on Walmart, Target
<a href='https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/amazon-launches-new-amazon-saver-private-label-shoppers/story?id=113581546'>https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/amazon-launches-new-amazon-saver-private-label-shoppers/story?id=113581546

</a>US seeks to slam shut Shein, Temu trade loophole
<a href='https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/us-seeks-to-slam-shut-shein-temu-trade-loophole/'>https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/us-seeks-to-slam-shut-shein-temu-trade-loophole/

</a>Brand Registry Protection
<a href='https://brandregistry.amazon.com/protection/dashboard?ref=brnav_to_impactdashboard'>https://brandregistry.amazon.com/protection/dashboard?ref=brnav_to_impactdashboard

</a>Etsy Offers Subscribers Free Shipping While Aiming for ‘Tremendous’ Growth
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/etsy-offers-subscribers-free-shipping-while-aiming-for-tremendous-growth/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/etsy-offers-subscribers-free-shipping-while-aiming-for-tremendous-growth/

</a>Finally, maximize your Amazon FBA reimbursements with the newly revamped Helium 10 Refund Genie tool — a resource that could potentially reclaim thousands of dollars for your business.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul><li>01:00 - 1P Account Termination</li>
 
<li>02:13 - Ads in Amazon Rufus</li>
 
<li>03:25 - Amazon / Temu Brushing</li>
 
<li>05:10 - Amazon Coupon Update</li>
 
<li>05:37 - Etsy Seller Updates</li>
 
<li>07:14 - Amazon Export Central</li>
 
<li>08:47 - Amazon 3D Images</li>
 
<li>09:54 - Amazon Saver Groceries</li>
 
<li>11:35 - No More Cheap Chinese Imports?</li>
 
<li>13:24 - Brand Registry Protection</li>
 
<li>14:55 - Etsy Insider</li>
 
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon is terminating a lot of one-piece seller accounts, rufus is going to start showing Amazon ads, Esty is adding new features to its Prime-like service. These stories and more plus State of the End, to find out how I'm getting $6,000 back on a couple of accounts from Amazon for free how cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and let you know what new features there are at Helium 10 that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. I'd said a few weeks ago that, leading up to Accelerate, usually there's not much articles and, yeah, for a couple of weeks there were slim pickings for news, but today, all of a sudden, a bunch of stuff coming out of the woodwork. So we've got a number of stories to get into. Let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>First story is just something you probably saw on LinkedIn all over the place the last week. I'll go ahead and highlight a previous podcast, guest LinkedIn, right here. Grace, she talked about it here where it's hey, there was a message that went out to a lot of 1P sellers that said hey, we're going to stop sourcing products. This is from Amazon. You know the way that 1P works. You know like Vendor Central is. Amazon actually buys product from vendors and then you see it says shipped and sold by Amazon. So, effective November 9th, our vendor relationship will be terminated. So a lot of people had noticed and gotten these messages. So that means it might be time, as Grace says here, to hey start getting your ducks in a row for those who want to keep selling Amazon and move to three P. You know seller central. Um, you know some of you might reach out to an agency to do that or just start on your own. Obviously, hey, if you, if you're going to be controlling more of your own stuff instead of Amazon, definitely going to be really intense help. So make sure to utilize our tools to help you with that transition to controlling more of your own listings and things like that. Did anybody out there get a notice? I'm just curious Were your sales down or why do you think Amazon sent that notice?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article up here is from Amazon Advertising, a little message that came out early last week and it said sponsored ads may begin appearing in Rufus-related placements. Okay, rufus related placements. Okay, rufus, is that AI tool that it's still tripping out for me? Like I don't think I can use it as a buyer. I saw a couple listings this week where it says the reviews state this and I'm like there's only one review here. It doesn't even say anything, it's only a rating. Like how could the review state something? But anyways, that's a side note for now. It says Amazon ads might start showing up in Rufus related placements. It says Rufus may generate accompanying text based on the context of the conversation. But here's the kicker your campaign reports won't include Rufus metrics. I guess you won't even know what's showing up in Rufus or not. So just you know, I haven't seen it in the wild yet. Again, I'm not using Rufus too much as a buyer, so maybe it is showing up out there, but that's going to be interesting. What part of this is going to be showing up in ads? And, like, how is it going to display if this is supposed to be an organic experience to help the seller or to help the buyers. We'll see, I'm sure, in the coming weeks. I'm sure Amazon Accelerate some things might be announced about that in the future.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, you know, a common thing that comes up every couple of years is brushing. So for those who don't know, brushing is what happens when all of a sudden you start getting these Amazon packages or other packages and you didn't even order it. And usually what happens is these you know sellers out there on Amazon, other platforms. They want to build up the reviews. So they get, like these you know fake buyer accounts. They have addresses and they just send to you know free product, to, to to people out there so that they can, you know, set those accounts up to leave them fake reviews. Right now this seems to be making a case, or a comeback.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This news nationnow.com article says that, hey, more Americans are receiving delivered package containing goods they didn't order and this is a scam known as brushing. Now something interesting says here in Illinois, one family told a local TV news station they receive one or two packages a day from Temu. So it looks like Temu is now getting in, or Temu sellers are getting in on brushing and so they said at first the constant deliveries were like experiencing Christmas every day. But then over time the family said the daily delivery simply became too much. Another customer, like a woman in Minnesota it says she received a box full of baby reveal balloons that she didn't order Packages delivered from Amazon and also included cupcake stands she didn't order. So like people are just getting random products here and there, didn't order. So like people are just getting random products here and there. Now you know sellers or amazon has said, hey, if you get brushing packages, first make sure that it's not just like a friend or relative giving you a gift you didn't know about, but says, hey, report the delivered package to the company, include the number of packages were delivered, along with the tracking number from the shipping label and any other information that could be pertinent, and that amazon investigate this. So I'm not sure how you can report it with Temu, but Amazon has a availability to report brushing scams. So something that came up early last week on your dashboard, if you in case you missed it, is the duration for coupons is going to be updated, all right. So, starting in last week, the maximum duration of three different kinds of coupons are going to be changed from 90 days, which is previously the max you could do, to now for standard coupons 30 days, reorder coupons 180 days, subscribe and save coupons 365 days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is actually from payments.com, from Etsy says Etsy's new search tools aim to elevate quality listings and enhance seller success. All right, so now you know, Etsy has been trying to make a push to become a little bit, I guess, more relevant in the, the e-commerce game. And now that they have, uh, it says we are optimizing our search results to showcase a broader range of items for more sellers. We also want to make it easier and more fun to explore the depth our marketplace has to offer. And they say, hey, these changes that they've been making for Etsy listings have led to approximately 70% of shops on Etsy having more visibility in search. And sellers also now have a Etsy search visibility page and this basically gives sellers more insights into recommendations on how they appear in search. And they said, hey, you know, sellers have told us they want more transparency into what goes into Etsy search. So, guys, if you haven't, if you're selling on Etsy like myself, I haven't looked at this thing you probably should go in and look for your Etsy search visibility page. Get more information on this link to this article here that we have in the comments below. But you know you got to keep up on whatever platform you're selling on. Obviously, with Amazon you've got Helium 10 at the forefront giving you all kinds of tools, and Amazon itself is giving you tools for how to show up and search better. But don't sleep on these other platforms as well. You got to go on these other platforms to make sure that you still stay relevant and Etsy is trying to make some moves out there in e-commerce and so you can benefit from it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Going back to Amazon, actually going to Europe, now there's an article released by Amazon says Amazon launches Export Central, allowing sellers to export to 39 countries in Europe with just three clicks. All right, you know. So Amazon is not in. There's not an Amazon marketplace in every country. You know you've got Spain and UK and France and some of the major ones and some of the newer ones like Sweden and Netherlands, Belgium, et cetera, but now you can ship to those other countries, all right. So this article says sellers can reach millions of customers even in countries without an Amazon store. Today, amazon announced the launch of our Export Central tool, which allows sellers who are part of MFN Merchant Fulfilled Network to expand their reach to customers in 39 countries in Europe. Now, some of these you know places that don't have Amazon stores as mentioned here, like Austria, Portugal and Greece. Now you're going to be able to ship there from your inventory, that is, in your existing marketplaces, like UK and Germany, et cetera. Now this is going to be available to all sellers, even if they're not even FBA. If you're just part of the Merchant Fulfilled Network or FBA, you'll be able to utilize this service. Now FBA sellers are automatically enrolled into this program at no extra cost, and says that, hey, sellers who have enabled export from their EU stores have seen an average sales uplift of up to 10%. So if you guys are selling in Europe, take a look at this article that I have linked below and check your own Seller Central to see if you're enrolled in it and the implications if you're not, and, if you are, and see if it's right for you and let me know how it works out for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, going back to the Seller Central dashboard, there was another update last week. It talks about uploading 3D models to help drive conversions. All right. So in some categories, such as home furniture, consumer electronics, shoes and eyewear categories, it actually supports 3D content and so you can go to Catalog in your Seller Central, hit Upload Images and then go to the Image Manager tab and then now there is going to be those products you have eligible for 3D. You can select your product and then check for the Register Brand Owner icon and then on the right page it says go to 3D models and select upload 3D model. All right, so you know, for some of these categories, you know having a 3D image there is very good for helping you know drive conversion. So take a look in Seller Central if you are eligible for that, and then obviously, your next step is you know there's a button there that talks about well, what are the 3D model? You know requirements for getting you know these images up there and you'll be able to get that information.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from ABC News and at first glance it might not seem like it's impactful for Amazon sellers. Let me explain why I'm including this article. It says Amazon launches new Amazon saver private label to help shop shoppers save. Take on Walmart and Target. So you know how Walmart and Target have like their own brands. You know, like Costco's got Kirkland right. Well, amazon now is going to have Amazon saver right. Almost looks like Target products because it's all red here, but basically what the definition is it says Amazon's new private label brand, amazon saver, will offer an array of grocery staples, from crackers and cookies to canned food and condiments, and most Amazon saver items will be priced at $1,000. Under $5 and prime members will get an additional 10% off of these products.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, so you might be wondering like well, that's terrible. Like, if I'm selling in this category, I'm never going to be able to sell again with these cheap products. But here, here's why I put this is Amazon historically has not done great in the grocery category. You know, like Walmart, I think, has them beat there. But then if Amazon is providing more of these cheaper products, you know like some of the products here is pancake syrup and sweet peas and coffee creamer and things like that for cheap, if more people are looking, are going to, you know, go ahead and start buying those things. Well, maybe you are in the grocery category and you have some other products, like some Korean snacks or Vita cup coffee out there, and, and maybe the people who wouldn't have bought your product just by itself. But now they're like, hey, I'm buying groceries anyways, let me go ahead and add these others to the cart. That's how I think it could potentially help Amazon sellers who are selling in the grocery category.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from asiatimes.com and it's entitled us seeks to slam shut sheen and Temu trade loophole. So this is talking about the, the uh de minimis trade loophole hole that allows Chinese e-commerce firms like sheen, Temu and others to not have to pay tariffs. And then, you know, it allows them to just like ship stuff to the us where sellers are paying like three, four dollars and there's no tariffs, no, nothing, and that's why team machine are so popular, that's why Amazon is even opening this up, but there's some, uh, us representatives uh who are calling on us president to try to end this loophole. All right, so you know, check out this article if you want to go into into details. But a lot of us-based sellers probably would like that, because they're like man, how are we going to compete with some of these Temu products where it's just factory shipping direct? They don't have to ship their item to FBA? Temu has like minimal fees, and so that's why you know like you'll see a coffin shelf for like 10 bucks. I haven't seen my sales go down. You know too much, but you know other sellers might be affected by it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But an interesting thing that this article said was it quoted a professor at Shanghai University who said that if this is tightened, this loophole it actually could long-term benefit Chinese manufacturers by pushing them up the value ladder, it says. It said hey, if they tighten this rule in the future, they're going to have to change their strategy from selling low-priced items to high-quality ones. This is going to create new opportunities for many Chinese consumer brands. So what do you guys think out there? Do you want the US to close this loophole or do you feel like this Chinese professor says? You know what that actually could cause Chinese companies to up their game and be even more competitive in the future? I'm kind of leaning personally on the let's just close this loophole and make it a fair playing ground between US sellers and foreign sellers. But curious to see what you guys think. Let me know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is not really an article but it is again highlighting a former podcast guest here, leo Segovia. In his LinkedIn post he said he reminded sellers hey, you guys can actually see how many infringement and copycat attempts are on your listings, all right, so he showed some of them. He had like 2,000 attempts in the last six months on his products and 151 in September. This is like what's happening is like people trying to do something to your listing or create listings that copy yours, et cetera, et cetera. So he gave a link here that you guys can go to in order to see this. Like, this is not some special link. Everybody has access to it, but most of you probably didn't even realize you had it. So check the links in the comments section of this podcast and you'll be able to go to your dashboard. All right, it says it's called the Impact Dashboard, proactive Protections.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's one of my accounts, the how Cool Is that? For Project X. I stay under the radar and I don't sell in niches that are super, highly competitive and that kind of keeps me away from some of those attempts. You know like, right, like if I'm trying to sell a product that's selling 500 units a day, I guarantee it's probably like Leo is going to have thousands of people trying, bad actors trying to attack me. But take a look, you know, like for me, from April to September, I've only had 110 cases, total for 2024. I've had 410, but still that's kind of crazy. For just my coffin shelves and an egg trace, 410 people have tried to do something. But that probably pales into comparison to some of you out there who have much bigger accounts than the. How cool is that account?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, going back to payments.com and going back to Etsy, it says Etsy offers subscribers free shipping while aiming for tremendous growth. Like I said, you've been seeing signs that Etsy is trying to like, you know, like hey, I see Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop pulling away. We got to, we got to catch up Now. First of all, the funny thing is, if you read this article, it says CEO and CFO of Etsy said at a conference that Etsy seeks to distinguish itself from rivals like Amazon. But one of the company's recently launched initiatives is Etsy Insider, a paid subscription that will provide free shipping to members. I don't know how that's distinguishing. You're literally doing the exact same thing as Amazon, which is fine. I mean you should do free shipping, but it's funny that that statement came right after. Oh, we're trying to be different, you know, um than amazon. But one thing they are unique on is check this out something that does distinguish them from amazon, says. Other new efforts include an Etsy gift mode that lets shoppers send a message to the recipient before the gift even arrives. A plan to raise the percentage of shoppers using the Etsy mobile app from 40 to 75. All right, so take a look at this article. There's more interesting things, but, yeah, Etsy's trying to go ahead and up their game.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article for those of you selling on Walmart.com you probably got this email from Walmart connect and it says unlock new brand term strategies to help increase your share of voice. So Walmart connect brand term targeting is now available for sponsored search automatic campaigns, in addition to exact match keyword campaigns, which launched earlier this year. Says that brand term targeting helps you to increase brand visibility by empowering you to strategically bid on keywords associated with your brand and those of your competitors. All right, so take a look at that email. If you guys are selling on Walmart and do Walmart advertising, I guarantee you've got that email somewhere. Check your junk if not, but make sure that you know what's going on. What's the new features? Walmart is always adding new features to its advertising platform and we implement as many as possible as well. For those who want help with Walmart advertising, we have atomic for Walmart, we have, obviously, research tools for Walmart, but make sure you're taking advantage of these things to you know. Keep your share of voice high on the Walmart platform.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, that's it for the news this week, guys, but now I've got a question for you how to get reimbursed by Amazon FBA. This is a question that a lot of sellers are asking, because they got that notice they heard here on the Weekly Buzz. That window is closing could cost you thousands of dollars. All right. So you've probably seen ads from different services from saying, hey, we'll, we'll help you get those. You got to take action now, which is true, but almost all of those ads are for companies that are going to take 20, 25% or more of any money they find for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How would you like to know how to get your money back for free? Now, don't get me wrong. Even Helium 10 has a service where we'll do the work, like all of the work, for you. It's called MRS, and if you're a big company who's owed maybe tens of thousands of dollars and you don't have time to submit all the claims yourself, yeah, we'll go ahead and do it for you for a fee. Go to h10.me/mrs, and you'll get a quote on that. But what I'm about to show you is 100% free for Helium 10 Platinum annual members and above, and this is the best way to get Amazon FBA to reimburse you money that you are owed. And it's your last chance to do it, because in October 23rd, that timeline is going to go away, costing you potentially thousands. In October 23rd, that timeline is going to go away, costing you potentially thousands.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me show you a couple of the accounts I have access to and how I'm going to be able to get over $6,000 in just a couple of counts back from Amazon FBA, how I'm getting them to reimburse me, all right. So, first of all, the next time you sign into your Helium 10 dashboard, take a look at this banner on the top. All right, it'll say, hey, it's your last chance to claim. I look at this. This is one of my accounts here. I got $5,000 because I haven't been keeping up to date with my Refund Genie. So for those of you who have never used a FBA reimbursement service, you're going to see probably a big number right there. All right, so go there and hit open Refund Genie. Now, when you hit that it's going to go up to your regular Refund Genie dashboard. But you need to look at the stars, all right. So in this account I've actually got a few accounts connected and actually I had more than $6,000 original. I've already refund. I've already got a lot refunded by. I kept a few here's just so I can show you guys the process. But I've got like three accounts connected here. So let's go ahead and open up this first one creative, lg, household and healthcare.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But what you guys need to do is look for the ones that say loss and damage and has a star next to it. Forget about all the old ones. If you see that there now really, really quick. If you guys don't have access to this, it means you're probably on like a like a Helium 10 free plan or starter plan or maybe just a platinum monthly. All you need this it's this is a completely revamped Refund Genie tool. So that's why this is like actually our training tip of the week and our Helium 10 new feature request. This is a newly revamped tool to get this. You can have access to it now if you're a platinum annual above. So if you're on a platinum monthly um. You can just upgrade to a platinum annual and you'll get instant access to this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, anyways, what I'm going to do right here is click on this EU one. So I'm going to show you one from EU. I click details on one of these ones that have star, and then now I have all the marketplaces show up in this account. I'm selling in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, UK, Sweden and Poland, and so let's go right here to the UK one. All right, so now I have to open up seller central into the UK account. So go ahead, I'm going to go ahead and do that right now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then what I need to do is I'm going to hit help and then go to get help and resources, and then now this is different for different people, but sometimes on your page you'll see a widget that says inventory lost in FBA warehouse. All right, that's what you have to click on to get your amazon reimbursement from Amazon FBA. But if you don't see that, you can just hit my issue is not listed and then just type in investigate inventory missing in FBA warehouse, and then it's going to come up. What's about to come up right here? If I hit this button, it's basically just a FN SKU button and then now all I have to do is copy the ASIN or the FN SKU. I should say, and this one is going to be a potential refund of 600 euros, I'm going to get 600 euros back in like a couple seconds here, and then I'm going to hit continue. Once I paste the ASIN or the FN SKU into, I either get the money back instantly or I have to open up a case, and so in this one I'm going to open up a case because this was 600 euros worth and so they require a case to be open. So I hit create case and I create the case and they're going to get me back that money probably within a couple of days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I go back to Helium 10 and then I hit processed. And then let's go ahead and go on another one. Let me just find one of these smaller ones Like here's, one that is only three items and 28 euros, all right, so let's go ahead and copy this one. Let's go to Amazon. I'm going to go back to get help with a new issue. I hit inventory loss and FBA warehouse paste the FN skew. I hit continue and let's see what it says. Boom goes a dynamite right here. You remember how Helium 10 told me that I was owed three units and 28 euros. Well, look what Amazon just told me. In this case, yes, you are right, three units reimbursable. These items have been processed for reimbursement. I'm going to get that money. I just made 28 euros in about five seconds here. So I'm going to go one by one on all of these cases and I'm going to get hundreds thousands of dollars back on this one account.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me just show how it looks in a US account. So I'm back here on the Refund Genie page and here's one of my North American accounts. It says Dial Cash let's go ahead and hit the details here and here we go. And it says US I got nine lost items, potential refund of $1,223. Oh, my goodness gracious. Again, I need to go to the correct seller central account and then I hit the help button and I hit get help and resources. And then how do I ask for reimbursement from Amazon FBA? Let me go ahead. And oh my goodness, let me open up this one. Here's one where there's five conference chairs that looks like Amazon lost and that's a total of $1,100. Oh, my goodness gracious, I'm going to copy that FN skew and go ahead and paste it over here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Inventory loss and FBA warehouse. Let's paste that FN skew, hit continue and let's see what Amazon says. I almost like want a drum roll right here or something. Boom, it says, hey, this you know, probably cause it's a thousand dollars I'm about to get back in one click. It says here well, we opened up a case and this can be transferred to an associate and there's a case already open, but I guarantee I'm going to get that money back.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I everything that the new Refund Genie has been showing, I've been getting it back a hundred percent of the time. Sometimes even more I'm getting back than Refund Genie. Let's go ahead and do one of these smaller ones that they can refund me instantly on. Here is one product that is for $29.99. Let's go ahead and copy this FN SKU over. I'm going to hit get help with a new issue Inventory loss in FBA warehouse. I paste the FN SKU, I hit continue and let's see if Amazon instantly refunds me. Boom, there it is.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Remember Helium 10 said I was owed one unit and Amazon says you are absolutely correct. Allow four to five days for this reimbursement to come into this account. So, as you can see I've got a lot more I have to do. I said $6,000. It's actually going to be across all my accounts about $8,000. And that's in two of my accounts. I've already been keeping up with the Refund Genie so it probably would have been been over $10,000 for me if I wasn't. But, guys, this is money in your bank account.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, how much can you possibly get? It depends. If you've only been selling for a couple of months and you've sold maybe $20,000, amazon might owe you $20 or $100 or something like that. Probably not that much. But if you've been selling for 18 months and you're a six figure seller, you could be owed thousands of dollars. You know, potentially we are a seven figure seller. It's almost guaranteed If you've never done a audit, you it's almost guaranteed that you're owed thousands of dollars by Amazon of what they owe to you. And Refund Genie can help you know what that is. So if you have never used Helium 10 at all and you want to do a free calculator to see how much potentially you might owe, just go to h10.me forward slash Refund Genie h10.me forward slash Refund Genie. We've got a calculator here where you can just enter in your you know rough estimate of your sales and then we'll calculate how much could be owed for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But again, how to get reimbursed by Amazon FBA? It is super easy. You just have to open up a case with Amazon, copy and paste the FNSKUs that were lost. There's also another thing that Refund Genie does is allows you to see the transaction IDs of damaged items. All right, so if products have been damaged at Amazon FBA warehouses, you can enter in all the transaction IDs and get reimbursed for those, for the ones that Amazon hasn't reimbursed for you. So you could get thousands of dollars back from Amazon FBA reimbursements on stuff that they have lost and they didn't reimburse you, just by submitting these reports. But you don't have to go searching, hey, what could you be reimbursed on or not? Helium 10 is doing all that work for you. And again, remember, this service is 100% free. We are not taking any commission on it because you're the one who's doing half of the work. All right, if you want Helium 10 to do all the work for you, like some of the other services, go to h10.me/mrs, and you know for the.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know I saw some. I was looking at a report. There's a lot of you guys out there who are owed potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars, like literally, like I'm like looking at Helium 10 customers like, guys, you are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars and you haven't asked for reimbursement yet. So you have like thousands of transactions and maybe you want you don't want to do one by one what I was just showing you how to do go to h10.me/mrs, we'll take care of all of it for you and, uh, you know we'll charge your fee, but for what I showed you today, guys, there is no fee at all. So make sure those of you who have a Helium 10 Platinum annual account or higher get in there and start getting your money back. And then let me know in the comments below how much did you guys get back Thanks to Helium 10 Refund Genie from Amazon FBA reimbursements. All right, guys, that's it for today's episode. We'll see you in the next one to see what's buzzing.</p>
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</a>US seeks to slam shut Shein, Temu trade loophole<br>
<a href='https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/us-seeks-to-slam-shut-shein-temu-trade-loophole/'>https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/us-seeks-to-slam-shut-shein-temu-trade-loophole/<br>
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</a>Brand Registry Protection<br>
<a href='https://brandregistry.amazon.com/protection/dashboard?ref=brnav_to_impactdashboard'>https://brandregistry.amazon.com/protection/dashboard?ref=brnav_to_impactdashboard<br>
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</a>Etsy Offers Subscribers Free Shipping While Aiming for ‘Tremendous’ Growth<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/etsy-offers-subscribers-free-shipping-while-aiming-for-tremendous-growth/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/etsy-offers-subscribers-free-shipping-while-aiming-for-tremendous-growth/<br>
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</a>Finally, maximize your Amazon FBA reimbursements with the newly revamped Helium 10 Refund Genie tool — a resource that could potentially reclaim thousands of dollars for your business.</p>
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<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
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<ul><li>01:00 - 1P Account Termination</li>
 
<li>02:13 - Ads in Amazon Rufus</li>
 
<li>03:25 - Amazon / Temu Brushing</li>
 
<li>05:10 - Amazon Coupon Update</li>
 
<li>05:37 - Etsy Seller Updates</li>
 
<li>07:14 - Amazon Export Central</li>
 
<li>08:47 - Amazon 3D Images</li>
 
<li>09:54 - Amazon Saver Groceries</li>
 
<li>11:35 - No More Cheap Chinese Imports?</li>
 
<li>13:24 - Brand Registry Protection</li>
 
<li>14:55 - Etsy Insider</li>
 
<li>16:10 - Walmart Ads Update</li>
 
<li>17:12 - How To Get Reimbursed By Amazon FBA</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon is terminating a lot of one-piece seller accounts, rufus is going to start showing Amazon ads, Esty is adding new features to its Prime-like service. These stories and more plus State of the End, to find out how I'm getting $6,000 back on a couple of accounts from Amazon for free how cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week and let you know what new features there are at Helium 10 that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. I'd said a few weeks ago that, leading up to Accelerate, usually there's not much articles and, yeah, for a couple of weeks there were slim pickings for news, but today, all of a sudden, a bunch of stuff coming out of the woodwork. So we've got a number of stories to get into. Let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>First story is just something you probably saw on LinkedIn all over the place the last week. I'll go ahead and highlight a previous podcast, guest LinkedIn, right here. Grace, she talked about it here where it's hey, there was a message that went out to a lot of 1P sellers that said hey, we're going to stop sourcing products. This is from Amazon. You know the way that 1P works. You know like Vendor Central is. Amazon actually buys product from vendors and then you see it says shipped and sold by Amazon. So, effective November 9th, our vendor relationship will be terminated. So a lot of people had noticed and gotten these messages. So that means it might be time, as Grace says here, to hey start getting your ducks in a row for those who want to keep selling Amazon and move to three P. You know seller central. Um, you know some of you might reach out to an agency to do that or just start on your own. Obviously, hey, if you, if you're going to be controlling more of your own stuff instead of Amazon, definitely going to be really intense help. So make sure to utilize our tools to help you with that transition to controlling more of your own listings and things like that. Did anybody out there get a notice? I'm just curious Were your sales down or why do you think Amazon sent that notice?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article up here is from Amazon Advertising, a little message that came out early last week and it said sponsored ads may begin appearing in Rufus-related placements. Okay, rufus related placements. Okay, rufus, is that AI tool that it's still tripping out for me? Like I don't think I can use it as a buyer. I saw a couple listings this week where it says the reviews state this and I'm like there's only one review here. It doesn't even say anything, it's only a rating. Like how could the review state something? But anyways, that's a side note for now. It says Amazon ads might start showing up in Rufus related placements. It says Rufus may generate accompanying text based on the context of the conversation. But here's the kicker your campaign reports won't include Rufus metrics. I guess you won't even know what's showing up in Rufus or not. So just you know, I haven't seen it in the wild yet. Again, I'm not using Rufus too much as a buyer, so maybe it is showing up out there, but that's going to be interesting. What part of this is going to be showing up in ads? And, like, how is it going to display if this is supposed to be an organic experience to help the seller or to help the buyers. We'll see, I'm sure, in the coming weeks. I'm sure Amazon Accelerate some things might be announced about that in the future.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, you know, a common thing that comes up every couple of years is brushing. So for those who don't know, brushing is what happens when all of a sudden you start getting these Amazon packages or other packages and you didn't even order it. And usually what happens is these you know sellers out there on Amazon, other platforms. They want to build up the reviews. So they get, like these you know fake buyer accounts. They have addresses and they just send to you know free product, to, to to people out there so that they can, you know, set those accounts up to leave them fake reviews. Right now this seems to be making a case, or a comeback.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This news nationnow.com article says that, hey, more Americans are receiving delivered package containing goods they didn't order and this is a scam known as brushing. Now something interesting says here in Illinois, one family told a local TV news station they receive one or two packages a day from Temu. So it looks like Temu is now getting in, or Temu sellers are getting in on brushing and so they said at first the constant deliveries were like experiencing Christmas every day. But then over time the family said the daily delivery simply became too much. Another customer, like a woman in Minnesota it says she received a box full of baby reveal balloons that she didn't order Packages delivered from Amazon and also included cupcake stands she didn't order. So like people are just getting random products here and there, didn't order. So like people are just getting random products here and there. Now you know sellers or amazon has said, hey, if you get brushing packages, first make sure that it's not just like a friend or relative giving you a gift you didn't know about, but says, hey, report the delivered package to the company, include the number of packages were delivered, along with the tracking number from the shipping label and any other information that could be pertinent, and that amazon investigate this. So I'm not sure how you can report it with Temu, but Amazon has a availability to report brushing scams. So something that came up early last week on your dashboard, if you in case you missed it, is the duration for coupons is going to be updated, all right. So, starting in last week, the maximum duration of three different kinds of coupons are going to be changed from 90 days, which is previously the max you could do, to now for standard coupons 30 days, reorder coupons 180 days, subscribe and save coupons 365 days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is actually from payments.com, from Etsy says Etsy's new search tools aim to elevate quality listings and enhance seller success. All right, so now you know, Etsy has been trying to make a push to become a little bit, I guess, more relevant in the, the e-commerce game. And now that they have, uh, it says we are optimizing our search results to showcase a broader range of items for more sellers. We also want to make it easier and more fun to explore the depth our marketplace has to offer. And they say, hey, these changes that they've been making for Etsy listings have led to approximately 70% of shops on Etsy having more visibility in search. And sellers also now have a Etsy search visibility page and this basically gives sellers more insights into recommendations on how they appear in search. And they said, hey, you know, sellers have told us they want more transparency into what goes into Etsy search. So, guys, if you haven't, if you're selling on Etsy like myself, I haven't looked at this thing you probably should go in and look for your Etsy search visibility page. Get more information on this link to this article here that we have in the comments below. But you know you got to keep up on whatever platform you're selling on. Obviously, with Amazon you've got Helium 10 at the forefront giving you all kinds of tools, and Amazon itself is giving you tools for how to show up and search better. But don't sleep on these other platforms as well. You got to go on these other platforms to make sure that you still stay relevant and Etsy is trying to make some moves out there in e-commerce and so you can benefit from it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Going back to Amazon, actually going to Europe, now there's an article released by Amazon says Amazon launches Export Central, allowing sellers to export to 39 countries in Europe with just three clicks. All right, you know. So Amazon is not in. There's not an Amazon marketplace in every country. You know you've got Spain and UK and France and some of the major ones and some of the newer ones like Sweden and Netherlands, Belgium, et cetera, but now you can ship to those other countries, all right. So this article says sellers can reach millions of customers even in countries without an Amazon store. Today, amazon announced the launch of our Export Central tool, which allows sellers who are part of MFN Merchant Fulfilled Network to expand their reach to customers in 39 countries in Europe. Now, some of these you know places that don't have Amazon stores as mentioned here, like Austria, Portugal and Greece. Now you're going to be able to ship there from your inventory, that is, in your existing marketplaces, like UK and Germany, et cetera. Now this is going to be available to all sellers, even if they're not even FBA. If you're just part of the Merchant Fulfilled Network or FBA, you'll be able to utilize this service. Now FBA sellers are automatically enrolled into this program at no extra cost, and says that, hey, sellers who have enabled export from their EU stores have seen an average sales uplift of up to 10%. So if you guys are selling in Europe, take a look at this article that I have linked below and check your own Seller Central to see if you're enrolled in it and the implications if you're not, and, if you are, and see if it's right for you and let me know how it works out for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, going back to the Seller Central dashboard, there was another update last week. It talks about uploading 3D models to help drive conversions. All right. So in some categories, such as home furniture, consumer electronics, shoes and eyewear categories, it actually supports 3D content and so you can go to Catalog in your Seller Central, hit Upload Images and then go to the Image Manager tab and then now there is going to be those products you have eligible for 3D. You can select your product and then check for the Register Brand Owner icon and then on the right page it says go to 3D models and select upload 3D model. All right, so you know, for some of these categories, you know having a 3D image there is very good for helping you know drive conversion. So take a look in Seller Central if you are eligible for that, and then obviously, your next step is you know there's a button there that talks about well, what are the 3D model? You know requirements for getting you know these images up there and you'll be able to get that information.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from ABC News and at first glance it might not seem like it's impactful for Amazon sellers. Let me explain why I'm including this article. It says Amazon launches new Amazon saver private label to help shop shoppers save. Take on Walmart and Target. So you know how Walmart and Target have like their own brands. You know, like Costco's got Kirkland right. Well, amazon now is going to have Amazon saver right. Almost looks like Target products because it's all red here, but basically what the definition is it says Amazon's new private label brand, amazon saver, will offer an array of grocery staples, from crackers and cookies to canned food and condiments, and most Amazon saver items will be priced at $1,000. Under $5 and prime members will get an additional 10% off of these products.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, so you might be wondering like well, that's terrible. Like, if I'm selling in this category, I'm never going to be able to sell again with these cheap products. But here, here's why I put this is Amazon historically has not done great in the grocery category. You know, like Walmart, I think, has them beat there. But then if Amazon is providing more of these cheaper products, you know like some of the products here is pancake syrup and sweet peas and coffee creamer and things like that for cheap, if more people are looking, are going to, you know, go ahead and start buying those things. Well, maybe you are in the grocery category and you have some other products, like some Korean snacks or Vita cup coffee out there, and, and maybe the people who wouldn't have bought your product just by itself. But now they're like, hey, I'm buying groceries anyways, let me go ahead and add these others to the cart. That's how I think it could potentially help Amazon sellers who are selling in the grocery category.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from asiatimes.com and it's entitled us seeks to slam shut sheen and Temu trade loophole. So this is talking about the, the uh de minimis trade loophole hole that allows Chinese e-commerce firms like sheen, Temu and others to not have to pay tariffs. And then, you know, it allows them to just like ship stuff to the us where sellers are paying like three, four dollars and there's no tariffs, no, nothing, and that's why team machine are so popular, that's why Amazon is even opening this up, but there's some, uh, us representatives uh who are calling on us president to try to end this loophole. All right, so you know, check out this article if you want to go into into details. But a lot of us-based sellers probably would like that, because they're like man, how are we going to compete with some of these Temu products where it's just factory shipping direct? They don't have to ship their item to FBA? Temu has like minimal fees, and so that's why you know like you'll see a coffin shelf for like 10 bucks. I haven't seen my sales go down. You know too much, but you know other sellers might be affected by it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But an interesting thing that this article said was it quoted a professor at Shanghai University who said that if this is tightened, this loophole it actually could long-term benefit Chinese manufacturers by pushing them up the value ladder, it says. It said hey, if they tighten this rule in the future, they're going to have to change their strategy from selling low-priced items to high-quality ones. This is going to create new opportunities for many Chinese consumer brands. So what do you guys think out there? Do you want the US to close this loophole or do you feel like this Chinese professor says? You know what that actually could cause Chinese companies to up their game and be even more competitive in the future? I'm kind of leaning personally on the let's just close this loophole and make it a fair playing ground between US sellers and foreign sellers. But curious to see what you guys think. Let me know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is not really an article but it is again highlighting a former podcast guest here, leo Segovia. In his LinkedIn post he said he reminded sellers hey, you guys can actually see how many infringement and copycat attempts are on your listings, all right, so he showed some of them. He had like 2,000 attempts in the last six months on his products and 151 in September. This is like what's happening is like people trying to do something to your listing or create listings that copy yours, et cetera, et cetera. So he gave a link here that you guys can go to in order to see this. Like, this is not some special link. Everybody has access to it, but most of you probably didn't even realize you had it. So check the links in the comments section of this podcast and you'll be able to go to your dashboard. All right, it says it's called the Impact Dashboard, proactive Protections.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's one of my accounts, the how Cool Is that? For Project X. I stay under the radar and I don't sell in niches that are super, highly competitive and that kind of keeps me away from some of those attempts. You know like, right, like if I'm trying to sell a product that's selling 500 units a day, I guarantee it's probably like Leo is going to have thousands of people trying, bad actors trying to attack me. But take a look, you know, like for me, from April to September, I've only had 110 cases, total for 2024. I've had 410, but still that's kind of crazy. For just my coffin shelves and an egg trace, 410 people have tried to do something. But that probably pales into comparison to some of you out there who have much bigger accounts than the. How cool is that account?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article, going back to payments.com and going back to Etsy, it says Etsy offers subscribers free shipping while aiming for tremendous growth. Like I said, you've been seeing signs that Etsy is trying to like, you know, like hey, I see Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop pulling away. We got to, we got to catch up Now. First of all, the funny thing is, if you read this article, it says CEO and CFO of Etsy said at a conference that Etsy seeks to distinguish itself from rivals like Amazon. But one of the company's recently launched initiatives is Etsy Insider, a paid subscription that will provide free shipping to members. I don't know how that's distinguishing. You're literally doing the exact same thing as Amazon, which is fine. I mean you should do free shipping, but it's funny that that statement came right after. Oh, we're trying to be different, you know, um than amazon. But one thing they are unique on is check this out something that does distinguish them from amazon, says. Other new efforts include an Etsy gift mode that lets shoppers send a message to the recipient before the gift even arrives. A plan to raise the percentage of shoppers using the Etsy mobile app from 40 to 75. All right, so take a look at this article. There's more interesting things, but, yeah, Etsy's trying to go ahead and up their game.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article for those of you selling on Walmart.com you probably got this email from Walmart connect and it says unlock new brand term strategies to help increase your share of voice. So Walmart connect brand term targeting is now available for sponsored search automatic campaigns, in addition to exact match keyword campaigns, which launched earlier this year. Says that brand term targeting helps you to increase brand visibility by empowering you to strategically bid on keywords associated with your brand and those of your competitors. All right, so take a look at that email. If you guys are selling on Walmart and do Walmart advertising, I guarantee you've got that email somewhere. Check your junk if not, but make sure that you know what's going on. What's the new features? Walmart is always adding new features to its advertising platform and we implement as many as possible as well. For those who want help with Walmart advertising, we have atomic for Walmart, we have, obviously, research tools for Walmart, but make sure you're taking advantage of these things to you know. Keep your share of voice high on the Walmart platform.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, that's it for the news this week, guys, but now I've got a question for you how to get reimbursed by Amazon FBA. This is a question that a lot of sellers are asking, because they got that notice they heard here on the Weekly Buzz. That window is closing could cost you thousands of dollars. All right. So you've probably seen ads from different services from saying, hey, we'll, we'll help you get those. You got to take action now, which is true, but almost all of those ads are for companies that are going to take 20, 25% or more of any money they find for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How would you like to know how to get your money back for free? Now, don't get me wrong. Even Helium 10 has a service where we'll do the work, like all of the work, for you. It's called MRS, and if you're a big company who's owed maybe tens of thousands of dollars and you don't have time to submit all the claims yourself, yeah, we'll go ahead and do it for you for a fee. Go to h10.me/mrs, and you'll get a quote on that. But what I'm about to show you is 100% free for Helium 10 Platinum annual members and above, and this is the best way to get Amazon FBA to reimburse you money that you are owed. And it's your last chance to do it, because in October 23rd, that timeline is going to go away, costing you potentially thousands. In October 23rd, that timeline is going to go away, costing you potentially thousands.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me show you a couple of the accounts I have access to and how I'm going to be able to get over $6,000 in just a couple of counts back from Amazon FBA, how I'm getting them to reimburse me, all right. So, first of all, the next time you sign into your Helium 10 dashboard, take a look at this banner on the top. All right, it'll say, hey, it's your last chance to claim. I look at this. This is one of my accounts here. I got $5,000 because I haven't been keeping up to date with my Refund Genie. So for those of you who have never used a FBA reimbursement service, you're going to see probably a big number right there. All right, so go there and hit open Refund Genie. Now, when you hit that it's going to go up to your regular Refund Genie dashboard. But you need to look at the stars, all right. So in this account I've actually got a few accounts connected and actually I had more than $6,000 original. I've already refund. I've already got a lot refunded by. I kept a few here's just so I can show you guys the process. But I've got like three accounts connected here. So let's go ahead and open up this first one creative, lg, household and healthcare.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But what you guys need to do is look for the ones that say loss and damage and has a star next to it. Forget about all the old ones. If you see that there now really, really quick. If you guys don't have access to this, it means you're probably on like a like a Helium 10 free plan or starter plan or maybe just a platinum monthly. All you need this it's this is a completely revamped Refund Genie tool. So that's why this is like actually our training tip of the week and our Helium 10 new feature request. This is a newly revamped tool to get this. You can have access to it now if you're a platinum annual above. So if you're on a platinum monthly um. You can just upgrade to a platinum annual and you'll get instant access to this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, anyways, what I'm going to do right here is click on this EU one. So I'm going to show you one from EU. I click details on one of these ones that have star, and then now I have all the marketplaces show up in this account. I'm selling in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, UK, Sweden and Poland, and so let's go right here to the UK one. All right, so now I have to open up seller central into the UK account. So go ahead, I'm going to go ahead and do that right now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And then what I need to do is I'm going to hit help and then go to get help and resources, and then now this is different for different people, but sometimes on your page you'll see a widget that says inventory lost in FBA warehouse. All right, that's what you have to click on to get your amazon reimbursement from Amazon FBA. But if you don't see that, you can just hit my issue is not listed and then just type in investigate inventory missing in FBA warehouse, and then it's going to come up. What's about to come up right here? If I hit this button, it's basically just a FN SKU button and then now all I have to do is copy the ASIN or the FN SKU. I should say, and this one is going to be a potential refund of 600 euros, I'm going to get 600 euros back in like a couple seconds here, and then I'm going to hit continue. Once I paste the ASIN or the FN SKU into, I either get the money back instantly or I have to open up a case, and so in this one I'm going to open up a case because this was 600 euros worth and so they require a case to be open. So I hit create case and I create the case and they're going to get me back that money probably within a couple of days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I go back to Helium 10 and then I hit processed. And then let's go ahead and go on another one. Let me just find one of these smaller ones Like here's, one that is only three items and 28 euros, all right, so let's go ahead and copy this one. Let's go to Amazon. I'm going to go back to get help with a new issue. I hit inventory loss and FBA warehouse paste the FN skew. I hit continue and let's see what it says. Boom goes a dynamite right here. You remember how Helium 10 told me that I was owed three units and 28 euros. Well, look what Amazon just told me. In this case, yes, you are right, three units reimbursable. These items have been processed for reimbursement. I'm going to get that money. I just made 28 euros in about five seconds here. So I'm going to go one by one on all of these cases and I'm going to get hundreds thousands of dollars back on this one account.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me just show how it looks in a US account. So I'm back here on the Refund Genie page and here's one of my North American accounts. It says Dial Cash let's go ahead and hit the details here and here we go. And it says US I got nine lost items, potential refund of $1,223. Oh, my goodness gracious. Again, I need to go to the correct seller central account and then I hit the help button and I hit get help and resources. And then how do I ask for reimbursement from Amazon FBA? Let me go ahead. And oh my goodness, let me open up this one. Here's one where there's five conference chairs that looks like Amazon lost and that's a total of $1,100. Oh, my goodness gracious, I'm going to copy that FN skew and go ahead and paste it over here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Inventory loss and FBA warehouse. Let's paste that FN skew, hit continue and let's see what Amazon says. I almost like want a drum roll right here or something. Boom, it says, hey, this you know, probably cause it's a thousand dollars I'm about to get back in one click. It says here well, we opened up a case and this can be transferred to an associate and there's a case already open, but I guarantee I'm going to get that money back.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I everything that the new Refund Genie has been showing, I've been getting it back a hundred percent of the time. Sometimes even more I'm getting back than Refund Genie. Let's go ahead and do one of these smaller ones that they can refund me instantly on. Here is one product that is for $29.99. Let's go ahead and copy this FN SKU over. I'm going to hit get help with a new issue Inventory loss in FBA warehouse. I paste the FN SKU, I hit continue and let's see if Amazon instantly refunds me. Boom, there it is.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Remember Helium 10 said I was owed one unit and Amazon says you are absolutely correct. Allow four to five days for this reimbursement to come into this account. So, as you can see I've got a lot more I have to do. I said $6,000. It's actually going to be across all my accounts about $8,000. And that's in two of my accounts. I've already been keeping up with the Refund Genie so it probably would have been been over $10,000 for me if I wasn't. But, guys, this is money in your bank account.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, how much can you possibly get? It depends. If you've only been selling for a couple of months and you've sold maybe $20,000, amazon might owe you $20 or $100 or something like that. Probably not that much. But if you've been selling for 18 months and you're a six figure seller, you could be owed thousands of dollars. You know, potentially we are a seven figure seller. It's almost guaranteed If you've never done a audit, you it's almost guaranteed that you're owed thousands of dollars by Amazon of what they owe to you. And Refund Genie can help you know what that is. So if you have never used Helium 10 at all and you want to do a free calculator to see how much potentially you might owe, just go to h10.me forward slash Refund Genie h10.me forward slash Refund Genie. We've got a calculator here where you can just enter in your you know rough estimate of your sales and then we'll calculate how much could be owed for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But again, how to get reimbursed by Amazon FBA? It is super easy. You just have to open up a case with Amazon, copy and paste the FNSKUs that were lost. There's also another thing that Refund Genie does is allows you to see the transaction IDs of damaged items. All right, so if products have been damaged at Amazon FBA warehouses, you can enter in all the transaction IDs and get reimbursed for those, for the ones that Amazon hasn't reimbursed for you. So you could get thousands of dollars back from Amazon FBA reimbursements on stuff that they have lost and they didn't reimburse you, just by submitting these reports. But you don't have to go searching, hey, what could you be reimbursed on or not? Helium 10 is doing all that work for you. And again, remember, this service is 100% free. We are not taking any commission on it because you're the one who's doing half of the work. All right, if you want Helium 10 to do all the work for you, like some of the other services, go to h10.me/mrs, and you know for the.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know I saw some. I was looking at a report. There's a lot of you guys out there who are owed potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars, like literally, like I'm like looking at Helium 10 customers like, guys, you are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars and you haven't asked for reimbursement yet. So you have like thousands of transactions and maybe you want you don't want to do one by one what I was just showing you how to do go to h10.me/mrs, we'll take care of all of it for you and, uh, you know we'll charge your fee, but for what I showed you today, guys, there is no fee at all. So make sure those of you who have a Helium 10 Platinum annual account or higher get in there and start getting your money back. And then let me know in the comments below how much did you guys get back Thanks to Helium 10 Refund Genie from Amazon FBA reimbursements. All right, guys, that's it for today's episode. We'll see you in the next one to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In our latest episode, unlock the secrets to skyrocketing your e-commerce success with TikTok advertising! We chat with Tamara Zeravljev of Add to Ads, who shares her incredible insights into the booming TikTok phenomenon, offering unparalleled strategies whether you have a TikTok Shop or not. Also, hear some of her personal anecdotes about Serbian weather and sports culture, adding a touch of warmth to our conversation.</p>
<p>Discover how a high-budget TikTok brand awareness campaign can transform your business. With a minimum starting budget, we break down the mechanics of using TikTok's reach and frequency feature to amass brand visibility in just one day. Learn how to leverage multiple engaging videos and influencer content to maintain an organic feel while collecting invaluable data for future campaigns. Don't miss our deep dive into the importance of product showcases and influencer partnerships to maximize your brand's recognition.</p>
<p>Finally, arm yourself with actionable tips for starting and growing a TikTok brand channel. We guide you through the process of using both original and user-generated content to keep your profile fresh and engaging. For Amazon sellers, we offer practical advice on working with influencers, starting with product exchanges before moving to monetary compensation. Whether you're operating on a tight budget or ready to invest more, our strategies will help you build a robust brand presence on TikTok. Join us for this comprehensive guide to mastering TikTok advertising and content strategy!</p>
<p>In episode 595 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Tamara discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Advertising Success Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:11 - Passion for Sports in Serbia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:31 - Focus on TikTok Advertising Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:33 - Advantages of TikTok Advertising for Amazon Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:57 - TikTok Brand Awareness Campaign Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:57 - Brand Awareness Video Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:41 - Starting a TikTok Brand Channel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:35 - Creating Brand Identity on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:02 - Using TikTok Videos for Advertising </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:48 - TikTok Advertising Strategy and Conversion Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:09 - Creating Effective TikTok Content Strategy</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In our latest episode, unlock the secrets to skyrocketing your e-commerce success with TikTok advertising! We chat with Tamara Zeravljev of Add to Ads, who shares her incredible insights into the booming TikTok phenomenon, offering unparalleled strategies whether you have a TikTok Shop or not. Also, hear some of her personal anecdotes about Serbian weather and sports culture, adding a touch of warmth to our conversation.</p>
<p>Discover how a high-budget TikTok brand awareness campaign can transform your business. With a minimum starting budget, we break down the mechanics of using TikTok's reach and frequency feature to amass brand visibility in just one day. Learn how to leverage multiple engaging videos and influencer content to maintain an organic feel while collecting invaluable data for future campaigns. Don't miss our deep dive into the importance of product showcases and influencer partnerships to maximize your brand's recognition.</p>
<p>Finally, arm yourself with actionable tips for starting and growing a TikTok brand channel. We guide you through the process of using both original and user-generated content to keep your profile fresh and engaging. For Amazon sellers, we offer practical advice on working with influencers, starting with product exchanges before moving to monetary compensation. Whether you're operating on a tight budget or ready to invest more, our strategies will help you build a robust brand presence on TikTok. Join us for this comprehensive guide to mastering TikTok advertising and content strategy!</p>
<p>In episode 595 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Tamara discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - TikTok Advertising Success Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:11 - Passion for Sports in Serbia</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:31 - Focus on TikTok Advertising Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:33 - Advantages of TikTok Advertising for Amazon Brands</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:57 - TikTok Brand Awareness Campaign Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:57 - Brand Awareness Video Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:41 - Starting a TikTok Brand Channel</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:35 - Creating Brand Identity on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:02 - Using TikTok Videos for Advertising </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:48 - TikTok Advertising Strategy and Conversion Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:09 - Creating Effective TikTok Content Strategy</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an inspiring episode where we feature two incredible guests, Chris Zurcher and Sarah Chung. Sarah shares her unique journey from a small port city in South Korea to the bustling South Bay area of Torrance, California. Her story is filled with determination and resilience, reflecting on her family's move to the US for better opportunities and her professional growth at Helium 10 over the past three and a half years. Sarah's first appearance on the podcast gives listeners a heartfelt glimpse into her personal and professional life.</p>
<p>Chris, a familiar voice from previous episodes, reconnects with us to discuss his fascinating transition from an Amazon seller to a valuable member of the Helium 10 team. With a background in acting, photography, and Division One basketball, Chris shares his reasons for moving away from Amazon selling and his passion for supporting sellers through Helium 10's platform. We explore the current challenges Amazon sellers face in 2024, such as increased fees and competition, and how Helium 10's data-driven tools can provide the necessary insights for success.</p>
<p>We also dive into the advanced features of Helium 10's Supercharge plan, which offers enhanced tools and customizable options to meet the specific needs of businesses. From market data and consumer behavior analysis to custom plans and dedicated customer success managers, Helium 10 provides comprehensive support for sellers. Finally, we highlight the benefits of connecting with experts like Sarah and Chris for enterprise-level assistance and share fun, creative ways to make your interactions with them memorable. Don't miss out on these engaging stories and valuable insights that can help take your Amazon selling to the next level!</p>
<p>In episode 594 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Chris, and Sarah discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sellers' Success Stories Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:16 - Amazon Business Principles and Surprises</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:49 - Scaling Brands Using Helium 10 </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:01 - E-Commerce Brand Scaling and Consolidation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:55 - Custom Plans and Supercharge Benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:45 - Customized Plans Offered For Huge Brands by Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:23 - Enhancing Helium 10 Platform Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:49 - Personal Customer Success Manager</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:32 - Helium 10 Sales Support Options</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an inspiring episode where we feature two incredible guests, Chris Zurcher and Sarah Chung. Sarah shares her unique journey from a small port city in South Korea to the bustling South Bay area of Torrance, California. Her story is filled with determination and resilience, reflecting on her family's move to the US for better opportunities and her professional growth at Helium 10 over the past three and a half years. Sarah's first appearance on the podcast gives listeners a heartfelt glimpse into her personal and professional life.</p>
<p>Chris, a familiar voice from previous episodes, reconnects with us to discuss his fascinating transition from an Amazon seller to a valuable member of the Helium 10 team. With a background in acting, photography, and Division One basketball, Chris shares his reasons for moving away from Amazon selling and his passion for supporting sellers through Helium 10's platform. We explore the current challenges Amazon sellers face in 2024, such as increased fees and competition, and how Helium 10's data-driven tools can provide the necessary insights for success.</p>
<p>We also dive into the advanced features of Helium 10's Supercharge plan, which offers enhanced tools and customizable options to meet the specific needs of businesses. From market data and consumer behavior analysis to custom plans and dedicated customer success managers, Helium 10 provides comprehensive support for sellers. Finally, we highlight the benefits of connecting with experts like Sarah and Chris for enterprise-level assistance and share fun, creative ways to make your interactions with them memorable. Don't miss out on these engaging stories and valuable insights that can help take your Amazon selling to the next level!</p>
<p>In episode 594 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Chris, and Sarah discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sellers' Success Stories Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:16 - Amazon Business Principles and Surprises</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:49 - Scaling Brands Using Helium 10 </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:01 - E-Commerce Brand Scaling and Consolidation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:55 - Custom Plans and Supercharge Benefits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:45 - Customized Plans Offered For Huge Brands by Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:23 - Enhancing Helium 10 Platform Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:49 - Personal Customer Success Manager</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:32 - Helium 10 Sales Support Options</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos<br>
</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon checkout process hits technical snag during Labor Day sale
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/30/amazon-checkout-process-hits-technical-snag-during-labor-day-sale.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/30/amazon-checkout-process-hits-technical-snag-during-labor-day-sale.html

</a>Walmart wants to beat Amazon at its own e-commerce game
<a href='https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/walmart-wants-beat-amazon-its-own-e-commerce-game'>https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/walmart-wants-beat-amazon-its-own-e-commerce-game

</a>Walmart to Compete Directly with Amazon on Marketplace Logistics
<a href='https://www.webpronews.com/walmart-to-compete-directly-with-amazon-on-marketplace-logistics/'>https://www.webpronews.com/walmart-to-compete-directly-with-amazon-on-marketplace-logistics/

</a>Most retailers not prepared for a TikTok shut down
<a href='https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/news/most-retailers-not-prepared-for-a-tiktok-shut-down/'>https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/news/most-retailers-not-prepared-for-a-tiktok-shut-down/

</a>Amazon launches AI shopping assistant Rufus in the UK
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-launches-ai-shopping-assistant-121706169.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-launches-ai-shopping-assistant-121706169.html?</a></p>
<p>Temu and Shein packages are flooding delivery networks. Will the surge persist?
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/temu-shein-shipping-delivery-industry-impact/725707/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/temu-shein-shipping-delivery-industry-impact/725707/

</a>For Amazon sellers, we've got game-changing strategies up our sleeves, featuring a deep dive into Helium 10’s  BlackBox tool Competitor tab. Learn how to pinpoint your closest competitors through shared keywords, supercharge your product listings, and fine-tune your Amazon PPC campaigns to stay ahead in a fiercely competitive market. Don't miss out on this invaluable news and insights!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:53 - Amazon's Technical Snag</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:03 - Walmart Levels Up</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:17 - Using WFS Beyond Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:59 - TikTok Contingency Plan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Faster Delivery for MCF</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:45 - Rufus Launches in UK</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:14 - Temu &amp; Shein Changes?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:36 - Training Tip: Black Box Competitor Tab</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Walmart now offering competitive rates to fulfill orders beyond its platform, Amazon, rolling out faster delivery options for multi-channel fulfillment and potential regulation changes that could affect pricing on Temu and Shein. This and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Today, our host is going to be Shivali Patel, and so, Shivali, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>First up, we have this news article from CNBC discussing the technical snag Amazon faced during its Labor Day sale. On Friday, customers were unable to complete purchases due to some technical issue in the checkout process. Sometimes the consumers would encounter error messages featuring Amazon's famous dog photos. This glitch occurred just as Amazon was rolling out major discounts for the holiday weekend, frustrating those customers eager to grab deals, leading to it quickly becoming a topic of conversation for social media. For sellers on Amazon, this should serve as a reminder for you guys of the impact that technical challenges can have on sales, especially during big promotional events. While Amazon saw a robust $148 billion in the second quarter, things like this can really damage both sales performance and consumer trust. So, as that holiday season peaks around the corner, make sure that you guys are staying vigilant during peak sales periods to manage your customer interactions and monitor any potential issues that could affect your business.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Next up, some Walmart news. We have Fox Business reporting on Walmart stepping up its e-commerce game with bold new strategies aimed at expanding its product offerings. Currently dominating brick-and-mortar retail, Walmart has only a 6% share of the online marketplace, compared to Amazon's commanding 38%, but they're working hard to close that gap. Walmart's leveraging its vast physical store network as fulfillment hubs, while increasing its focus on its online marketplace. The company's actually been rolling out new categories, such as the premium beauty category. This is gonna feature brands like T3 and CauseRx if you've heard of them and they're launching initiatives like Resold at Walmart for pre-owned goods on the Walmart marketplace, which is designed for sellers like you and I, not to mention that Walmart's marketplace has achieved over 30% sales growth for four consecutive quarters and while it's not at Amazon's level, this expansion is only one more reason for you guys to begin considering Walmart as a viable e-commerce platform. If you're not actively selling on it. Increase competition or new opportunities to diversify sales channels and take advantage of Walmart's lower fees and growing customer base. You decide. And this leads me into the next news piece from WebPro News.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>You guys, if you didn't know, Walmart now has a Walmart's multi-channel solutions program, which allows sellers to fulfill orders from any e-commerce site using Walmart's fulfillment services, offering competitive rates that are 15% lower than its competitors. I mean talk about making the platform an even more attractive option for third-party sellers. Starting September 10th, sellers will be able to use Walmart's extensive warehousing, delivery and return services to fulfill orders from other e-commerce platforms, including Target, Etsy and even Amazon itself. This initiative expands Walmart fulfillment services and directly challenges Amazon's fulfillment by Amazon model, allowing sellers like you and I to manage logistics with Walmart's resources For sellers, using Amazon or other platforms. So if this is you, this means you will now have an alternative fulfillment solution that offers cost-effective logistics, helping you streamline operations while reaching customers across multiple channels. Walmart's logistics services will feature plain, unbranded packaging and two shipping options expedited and standard, though there are going to be some limitations for specific products, like multi-box orders, so just make sure that you read up on those things. Despite these challenges, Walmart is aiming to reshape the logistics landscape and offer more flexibility for sellers across the board. This, you guys, has really big implications for e-commerce and, as a seller, I would just encourage you to keep an eye on how this logistics network evolves over time and provides even more opportunities for growth.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Okay, let's switch over to TikTok. A news report from Retail Customer Experience has revealed that, while a majority of retailers 68% of them believe that a potential ban or sale of TikTok would negatively affect their business, only 28% actually have some sort of contingency plan in place. TikTok has become a crucial platform for product discovery, with over two-thirds of the actual consumers finding products on the app and then purchasing them elsewhere. So I would say for Amazon and Walmart sellers, this sort of uncertainty around TikTok's future could potentially pose a disruption in customer acquisition, particularly as 81% of retailers are actually using TikTok to sell directly to consumers. I think we all recognize how monumental viral content can be for a business, and it's no secret that viral content on the platform has led to issues like stockouts and delays. So are you prepared for any impact associated to a possible shutdown? According to the article, 73% of consumers plan to use TikTok as inspiration for their holiday shopping and 59% intend to make purchases directly through TikTok shop, whereas 39% of consumers named Facebook as the platform where they will spend a majority of their time if something happens to TikTok, meaning that there is going to most likely be increased competition for attention on those platforms, on the social media platforms that are not TikTok, where people are finding inspo. Consider diversifying your marketing channels from now and create those contingency plans to prepare for the potential loss of TikTok as a sales tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Now I'm not saying that it's gone just yet, but be prepared is what I'm getting at. Of course, quite a bit of things are category dependent, but as the holiday shopping approaches, I really think it's important to have a robust strategy across multiple channels, and that will be paramount to maintaining visibility and customer engagement. All right now directly from Amazon and you can find this inside of Seller Central News. But Amazon just rolled out faster delivery of multi-channel fulfillment orders, and this gives sellers a big advantage in meeting customer demands. The updated delivery speeds come at no additional cost, and standard delivery has improved to three business days, which is down from five business days. Expedited delivery has improved to three business days, which is down from five business days. Expedited delivery has improved to two business days, down from three, and priority delivery has been discontinued. Any new orders will be charged at the expedited rate. This improvement means your customers can enjoy faster shipping, helping you boost satisfaction and sales across your channels. Take advantage of these updates to grow your business by providing even quicker delivery. For more information, you guys can just go in and tap this link right here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>In other news, amazon just introduced its newest tool in online shopping an AI-powered assistant named Rufus. Are any of you guys familiar with it? Let me know in the chat. I feel like I've mentioned this before on Buzz, but I was in the UK just a couple weeks ago and actually got to see this during my shopping experience in the app, so it's now in beta for select UK customers. Rufus is designed to enhance the shopping experience by answering your customer questions, offering personalized recommendations. Like, let's say, you say I'm preparing for a camping trip. It would give you recommendations based off that and just helping in general with product discovery. So, using Amazon's vast product catalog and web data, rufus can assist with everything from suggesting the climbing gear, the camping gear, to comparing products like lip gloss versus lip oil, and I think for sellers, this represents an interesting and exciting development in how customers can find our products. So, with Rufus, shoppers can save time and make more informed decisions, ultimately improving the overall experience and potentially driving more sales. This AI integration really highlights the future of e-com, you guys, and it's only going to continue to evolve. As Amazon continues to roll out this tool, I anticipate that more AI-driven features will come out that can change how customers interact with our products, which is why, of course, you'll want to keep tuned in to weekly buzzes to ensure maximized product visibility.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>And finally, let's talk about Temu and Shein, as they've surged in popularity, now sending about 900,000 packages daily. That is insane. That is a lot of packages, and I know a lot of you are concerned on whether this signals incoming price wars. These packages enter the country using the D Minus exemption. Now this helps keep shipping costs low, which allows the company to offer highly competitive prices. However, increasing scrutiny from lawmakers could actually impact this exemption and potentially affect both companies and the carriers that depend on their volume. What I mean by this is parcel carriers like UPS have seen notable growth with the rise of Temu and Shein, and both rely on low-cost shipping rates, which help them keep their product prices affordable, while slower delivery speeds 6 to 22 days for Temu and then 10 to 13 for Shein are the trade-off for shoppers. The high volume of packages keep those carrier trucks full and routes efficient. However, if regulatory changes alter the shipping process, costs could rise, impacting the current delivery boom. So keep an eye out for any potential changes in regulations. With that, that is it for this week's news.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Now let's talk strategy. Let me show you how you can easily find your closest competitors for any Amazon product. Now, why is this important and how can it help you make money? Well, if you're researching a new niche, you need to understand who your competition is. Who do you need to watch out for? Who should you study at the keyword level to understand where they're getting their sales from? This tool will help you do just that. Using Black Box's competitors tab, you can input any ASIN that has some sort of history, something that's sold decent volume, and you'll want to avoid new products that aren't ranking yet, because the tool works best with established products. What it does do is it shows you the closest competitors based on how many keywords they rank similarly for. So, for example, let's say I were to input something in like an LED makeup case, I would see other products that are ranking high for the same keywords that that LED makeup case is ranking for, such as lighted makeup case or LED makeup bag.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Let me actually share my screen and show you how it's done. You're going to navigate over to the fourth tab inside of Black Box, which says competitors. You're going to input in your own products ASIN or, let's say, a competitor's ASIN, which is what I'm doing, and then click search. In doing so, in my case, I got back 187 products here. So in my case, I got back 187 products here. If you are unfamiliar with the P index that's listed right here. This is what it is sorted by default. It tells you how closely related the products are based on shared keywords. So a product with a higher P index, closer to 10, means that the product is ranking for many of the same keywords as the one that you entered. Now. This is useful because you can immediately gain insight into how relevant these products are compared to yours.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>A lot of what we're looking at here in these results is makeup cases. They're just a bunch of additional makeup cases. However, you really never know Like. When I run the same search, typically with coffin shelves, I see other products like makeup shelves, spiderweb shelves or even goth themed items. So, depending on your niche, running the search is really really great for understanding what other products are closely competing with yours. From there, the next step would be to take these and jump into Cerebro to check out exactly which keywords these products are ranking for. From here, the next step would be to jump into Cerebro to check out exactly which keywords these products are ranking for. From here, the next step would be to jump into Cerebro to check out exactly which keywords these products are ranking for, or even take one of these products and start a fresh competitor search inside of Black Box to dive a bit deeper. Or let's say that you need to discover which products to target for your sponsored display or sponsored product campaigns Products that you know have a better offering or maybe some incentive over, so that if you appear on their product pages, you could potentially capture the sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>You can just use the filters at the very top to narrow down your search, and that is going to be these filters right here. So let's say, for example, you are looking for products that have fewer reviews than yours you would input in a max for review count. Or maybe you're looking for products that have fewer reviews than yours you would input in a max for review count. Or maybe you're looking for the ones where your product is actually priced a little bit lower you can type in a max for price point. So, in short, guys, this tool is invaluable for competitor research, generating PPC targets or identifying product opportunities in your niche. If you're seeing irrelevant products after the top five or so, then that's a sign that there are not many close competitors, giving you even more insight into the market space. Okay, that's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed this week's episode. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon checkout process hits technical snag during Labor Day sale<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/30/amazon-checkout-process-hits-technical-snag-during-labor-day-sale.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/30/amazon-checkout-process-hits-technical-snag-during-labor-day-sale.html<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart wants to beat Amazon at its own e-commerce game<br>
<a href='https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/walmart-wants-beat-amazon-its-own-e-commerce-game'>https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/walmart-wants-beat-amazon-its-own-e-commerce-game<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart to Compete Directly with Amazon on Marketplace Logistics<br>
<a href='https://www.webpronews.com/walmart-to-compete-directly-with-amazon-on-marketplace-logistics/'>https://www.webpronews.com/walmart-to-compete-directly-with-amazon-on-marketplace-logistics/<br>
<br>
</a>Most retailers not prepared for a TikTok shut down<br>
<a href='https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/news/most-retailers-not-prepared-for-a-tiktok-shut-down/'>https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/news/most-retailers-not-prepared-for-a-tiktok-shut-down/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon launches AI shopping assistant Rufus in the UK<br>
<a href='https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-launches-ai-shopping-assistant-121706169.html'>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-launches-ai-shopping-assistant-121706169.html?</a></p>
<p>Temu and Shein packages are flooding delivery networks. Will the surge persist?<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/temu-shein-shipping-delivery-industry-impact/725707/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/temu-shein-shipping-delivery-industry-impact/725707/<br>
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</a>For Amazon sellers, we've got game-changing strategies up our sleeves, featuring a deep dive into Helium 10’s  BlackBox tool Competitor tab. Learn how to pinpoint your closest competitors through shared keywords, supercharge your product listings, and fine-tune your Amazon PPC campaigns to stay ahead in a fiercely competitive market. Don't miss out on this invaluable news and insights!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:53 - Amazon's Technical Snag</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:03 - Walmart Levels Up</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:17 - Using WFS Beyond Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:59 - TikTok Contingency Plan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:00 - Faster Delivery for MCF</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:45 - Rufus Launches in UK</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:14 - Temu &amp; Shein Changes?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:36 - Training Tip: Black Box Competitor Tab</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
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<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Walmart now offering competitive rates to fulfill orders beyond its platform, Amazon, rolling out faster delivery options for multi-channel fulfillment and potential regulation changes that could affect pricing on Temu and Shein. This and more on this week's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that'll give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Today, our host is going to be Shivali Patel, and so, Shivali, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>First up, we have this news article from CNBC discussing the technical snag Amazon faced during its Labor Day sale. On Friday, customers were unable to complete purchases due to some technical issue in the checkout process. Sometimes the consumers would encounter error messages featuring Amazon's famous dog photos. This glitch occurred just as Amazon was rolling out major discounts for the holiday weekend, frustrating those customers eager to grab deals, leading to it quickly becoming a topic of conversation for social media. For sellers on Amazon, this should serve as a reminder for you guys of the impact that technical challenges can have on sales, especially during big promotional events. While Amazon saw a robust $148 billion in the second quarter, things like this can really damage both sales performance and consumer trust. So, as that holiday season peaks around the corner, make sure that you guys are staying vigilant during peak sales periods to manage your customer interactions and monitor any potential issues that could affect your business.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Next up, some Walmart news. We have Fox Business reporting on Walmart stepping up its e-commerce game with bold new strategies aimed at expanding its product offerings. Currently dominating brick-and-mortar retail, Walmart has only a 6% share of the online marketplace, compared to Amazon's commanding 38%, but they're working hard to close that gap. Walmart's leveraging its vast physical store network as fulfillment hubs, while increasing its focus on its online marketplace. The company's actually been rolling out new categories, such as the premium beauty category. This is gonna feature brands like T3 and CauseRx if you've heard of them and they're launching initiatives like Resold at Walmart for pre-owned goods on the Walmart marketplace, which is designed for sellers like you and I, not to mention that Walmart's marketplace has achieved over 30% sales growth for four consecutive quarters and while it's not at Amazon's level, this expansion is only one more reason for you guys to begin considering Walmart as a viable e-commerce platform. If you're not actively selling on it. Increase competition or new opportunities to diversify sales channels and take advantage of Walmart's lower fees and growing customer base. You decide. And this leads me into the next news piece from WebPro News.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>You guys, if you didn't know, Walmart now has a Walmart's multi-channel solutions program, which allows sellers to fulfill orders from any e-commerce site using Walmart's fulfillment services, offering competitive rates that are 15% lower than its competitors. I mean talk about making the platform an even more attractive option for third-party sellers. Starting September 10th, sellers will be able to use Walmart's extensive warehousing, delivery and return services to fulfill orders from other e-commerce platforms, including Target, Etsy and even Amazon itself. This initiative expands Walmart fulfillment services and directly challenges Amazon's fulfillment by Amazon model, allowing sellers like you and I to manage logistics with Walmart's resources For sellers, using Amazon or other platforms. So if this is you, this means you will now have an alternative fulfillment solution that offers cost-effective logistics, helping you streamline operations while reaching customers across multiple channels. Walmart's logistics services will feature plain, unbranded packaging and two shipping options expedited and standard, though there are going to be some limitations for specific products, like multi-box orders, so just make sure that you read up on those things. Despite these challenges, Walmart is aiming to reshape the logistics landscape and offer more flexibility for sellers across the board. This, you guys, has really big implications for e-commerce and, as a seller, I would just encourage you to keep an eye on how this logistics network evolves over time and provides even more opportunities for growth.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Okay, let's switch over to TikTok. A news report from Retail Customer Experience has revealed that, while a majority of retailers 68% of them believe that a potential ban or sale of TikTok would negatively affect their business, only 28% actually have some sort of contingency plan in place. TikTok has become a crucial platform for product discovery, with over two-thirds of the actual consumers finding products on the app and then purchasing them elsewhere. So I would say for Amazon and Walmart sellers, this sort of uncertainty around TikTok's future could potentially pose a disruption in customer acquisition, particularly as 81% of retailers are actually using TikTok to sell directly to consumers. I think we all recognize how monumental viral content can be for a business, and it's no secret that viral content on the platform has led to issues like stockouts and delays. So are you prepared for any impact associated to a possible shutdown? According to the article, 73% of consumers plan to use TikTok as inspiration for their holiday shopping and 59% intend to make purchases directly through TikTok shop, whereas 39% of consumers named Facebook as the platform where they will spend a majority of their time if something happens to TikTok, meaning that there is going to most likely be increased competition for attention on those platforms, on the social media platforms that are not TikTok, where people are finding inspo. Consider diversifying your marketing channels from now and create those contingency plans to prepare for the potential loss of TikTok as a sales tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Now I'm not saying that it's gone just yet, but be prepared is what I'm getting at. Of course, quite a bit of things are category dependent, but as the holiday shopping approaches, I really think it's important to have a robust strategy across multiple channels, and that will be paramount to maintaining visibility and customer engagement. All right now directly from Amazon and you can find this inside of Seller Central News. But Amazon just rolled out faster delivery of multi-channel fulfillment orders, and this gives sellers a big advantage in meeting customer demands. The updated delivery speeds come at no additional cost, and standard delivery has improved to three business days, which is down from five business days. Expedited delivery has improved to three business days, which is down from five business days. Expedited delivery has improved to two business days, down from three, and priority delivery has been discontinued. Any new orders will be charged at the expedited rate. This improvement means your customers can enjoy faster shipping, helping you boost satisfaction and sales across your channels. Take advantage of these updates to grow your business by providing even quicker delivery. For more information, you guys can just go in and tap this link right here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>In other news, amazon just introduced its newest tool in online shopping an AI-powered assistant named Rufus. Are any of you guys familiar with it? Let me know in the chat. I feel like I've mentioned this before on Buzz, but I was in the UK just a couple weeks ago and actually got to see this during my shopping experience in the app, so it's now in beta for select UK customers. Rufus is designed to enhance the shopping experience by answering your customer questions, offering personalized recommendations. Like, let's say, you say I'm preparing for a camping trip. It would give you recommendations based off that and just helping in general with product discovery. So, using Amazon's vast product catalog and web data, rufus can assist with everything from suggesting the climbing gear, the camping gear, to comparing products like lip gloss versus lip oil, and I think for sellers, this represents an interesting and exciting development in how customers can find our products. So, with Rufus, shoppers can save time and make more informed decisions, ultimately improving the overall experience and potentially driving more sales. This AI integration really highlights the future of e-com, you guys, and it's only going to continue to evolve. As Amazon continues to roll out this tool, I anticipate that more AI-driven features will come out that can change how customers interact with our products, which is why, of course, you'll want to keep tuned in to weekly buzzes to ensure maximized product visibility.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>And finally, let's talk about Temu and Shein, as they've surged in popularity, now sending about 900,000 packages daily. That is insane. That is a lot of packages, and I know a lot of you are concerned on whether this signals incoming price wars. These packages enter the country using the D Minus exemption. Now this helps keep shipping costs low, which allows the company to offer highly competitive prices. However, increasing scrutiny from lawmakers could actually impact this exemption and potentially affect both companies and the carriers that depend on their volume. What I mean by this is parcel carriers like UPS have seen notable growth with the rise of Temu and Shein, and both rely on low-cost shipping rates, which help them keep their product prices affordable, while slower delivery speeds 6 to 22 days for Temu and then 10 to 13 for Shein are the trade-off for shoppers. The high volume of packages keep those carrier trucks full and routes efficient. However, if regulatory changes alter the shipping process, costs could rise, impacting the current delivery boom. So keep an eye out for any potential changes in regulations. With that, that is it for this week's news.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Now let's talk strategy. Let me show you how you can easily find your closest competitors for any Amazon product. Now, why is this important and how can it help you make money? Well, if you're researching a new niche, you need to understand who your competition is. Who do you need to watch out for? Who should you study at the keyword level to understand where they're getting their sales from? This tool will help you do just that. Using Black Box's competitors tab, you can input any ASIN that has some sort of history, something that's sold decent volume, and you'll want to avoid new products that aren't ranking yet, because the tool works best with established products. What it does do is it shows you the closest competitors based on how many keywords they rank similarly for. So, for example, let's say I were to input something in like an LED makeup case, I would see other products that are ranking high for the same keywords that that LED makeup case is ranking for, such as lighted makeup case or LED makeup bag.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>Let me actually share my screen and show you how it's done. You're going to navigate over to the fourth tab inside of Black Box, which says competitors. You're going to input in your own products ASIN or, let's say, a competitor's ASIN, which is what I'm doing, and then click search. In doing so, in my case, I got back 187 products here. So in my case, I got back 187 products here. If you are unfamiliar with the P index that's listed right here. This is what it is sorted by default. It tells you how closely related the products are based on shared keywords. So a product with a higher P index, closer to 10, means that the product is ranking for many of the same keywords as the one that you entered. Now. This is useful because you can immediately gain insight into how relevant these products are compared to yours.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>A lot of what we're looking at here in these results is makeup cases. They're just a bunch of additional makeup cases. However, you really never know Like. When I run the same search, typically with coffin shelves, I see other products like makeup shelves, spiderweb shelves or even goth themed items. So, depending on your niche, running the search is really really great for understanding what other products are closely competing with yours. From there, the next step would be to take these and jump into Cerebro to check out exactly which keywords these products are ranking for. From here, the next step would be to jump into Cerebro to check out exactly which keywords these products are ranking for. From here, the next step would be to jump into Cerebro to check out exactly which keywords these products are ranking for, or even take one of these products and start a fresh competitor search inside of Black Box to dive a bit deeper. Or let's say that you need to discover which products to target for your sponsored display or sponsored product campaigns Products that you know have a better offering or maybe some incentive over, so that if you appear on their product pages, you could potentially capture the sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Shivali Patel:</p>
<p>You can just use the filters at the very top to narrow down your search, and that is going to be these filters right here. So let's say, for example, you are looking for products that have fewer reviews than yours you would input in a max for review count. Or maybe you're looking for products that have fewer reviews than yours you would input in a max for review count. Or maybe you're looking for the ones where your product is actually priced a little bit lower you can type in a max for price point. So, in short, guys, this tool is invaluable for competitor research, generating PPC targets or identifying product opportunities in your niche. If you're seeing irrelevant products after the top five or so, then that's a sign that there are not many close competitors, giving you even more insight into the market space. Okay, that's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed this week's episode. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Can selling on Walmart.com be your new secret weapon for e-commerce success? Join us as we welcome Ryan King from BlueRyse, a true Walmart marketplace expert, who shares game-changing strategies for boosting your sales on Walmart. Ryan explains why diversifying your online presence beyond Amazon is not just a smart move but essential for long-term growth. He details how to establish a strong foundation on Walmart early, from crafting compelling listings to amassing reviews and maintaining brand consistency, all while catering to the unique preferences of Walmart shoppers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For those new to the world of e-commerce, Ryan offers a comparative analysis of Amazon and Walmart, shedding light on why Amazon is often the go-to starting point due to its extensive tools and higher volume opportunities. He shares insider tips on navigating Walmart's international selling stipulations and highlights the importance of brand registration to unlock exclusive advertising opportunities and protect intellectual property. Misconceptions about Walmart’s technology and algorithms are debunked, providing you with a solid understanding of how to effectively optimize your presence on this evolving platform.

Optimizing your product listings on Walmart isn't just about slapping on a few keywords. Ryan emphasizes the importance of new product type level attributes and backend attributes for better search visibility. He also discusses the benefits of the Walmart Pro Seller badge and why re-uploading listings using the latest item spec 5.0 can make a difference. Learn how to craft clear product descriptions, optimize image stacks, and leverage sponsored product campaigns to skyrocket your sales. Plus, get the scoop on exciting new developments like sponsored brand shops and shelves that can significantly enhance your offsite traffic and ranking. Don't miss this episode full of insights to elevate your Walmart selling game!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 593 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Ryan discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul><li>00:00 - Advanced Strategies Q&amp;A for Walmart Sellers</li>
 
<li>02:56 - The Importance of Selling on Walmart</li>
 
<li>07:33 - Organic Shopping Shift Towards Walmart</li>
 
<li>10:51 - Maximizing Profits While Avoiding Price Wars</li>
 
<li>12:41 - Optimizing Sales on Walmart Marketplace</li>
 
<li>16:47 - Managing Duplicate Listings and IP Claims</li>
 
<li>22:28 - Optimizing Walmart Listings for Conversion</li>
 
<li>27:22 - Walmart Pro Seller Badge's Impact on Ranking</li>
 
<li>29:32 - Optimizing Walmart Listings and Advertising</li>
 
<li>33:03 - Optimizing Walmart PPC Campaigns for Efficiency</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
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<p>Can selling on Walmart.com be your new secret weapon for e-commerce success? Join us as we welcome Ryan King from BlueRyse, a true Walmart marketplace expert, who shares game-changing strategies for boosting your sales on Walmart. Ryan explains why diversifying your online presence beyond Amazon is not just a smart move but essential for long-term growth. He details how to establish a strong foundation on Walmart early, from crafting compelling listings to amassing reviews and maintaining brand consistency, all while catering to the unique preferences of Walmart shoppers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For those new to the world of e-commerce, Ryan offers a comparative analysis of Amazon and Walmart, shedding light on why Amazon is often the go-to starting point due to its extensive tools and higher volume opportunities. He shares insider tips on navigating Walmart's international selling stipulations and highlights the importance of brand registration to unlock exclusive advertising opportunities and protect intellectual property. Misconceptions about Walmart’s technology and algorithms are debunked, providing you with a solid understanding of how to effectively optimize your presence on this evolving platform.<br>
<br>
Optimizing your product listings on Walmart isn't just about slapping on a few keywords. Ryan emphasizes the importance of new product type level attributes and backend attributes for better search visibility. He also discusses the benefits of the Walmart Pro Seller badge and why re-uploading listings using the latest item spec 5.0 can make a difference. Learn how to craft clear product descriptions, optimize image stacks, and leverage sponsored product campaigns to skyrocket your sales. Plus, get the scoop on exciting new developments like sponsored brand shops and shelves that can significantly enhance your offsite traffic and ranking. Don't miss this episode full of insights to elevate your Walmart selling game!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In episode 593 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie, Kevin, and Ryan discuss:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul><li>00:00 - Advanced Strategies Q&amp;A for Walmart Sellers</li>
 
<li>02:56 - The Importance of Selling on Walmart</li>
 
<li>07:33 - Organic Shopping Shift Towards Walmart</li>
 
<li>10:51 - Maximizing Profits While Avoiding Price Wars</li>
 
<li>12:41 - Optimizing Sales on Walmart Marketplace</li>
 
<li>16:47 - Managing Duplicate Listings and IP Claims</li>
 
<li>22:28 - Optimizing Walmart Listings for Conversion</li>
 
<li>27:22 - Walmart Pro Seller Badge's Impact on Ranking</li>
 
<li>29:32 - Optimizing Walmart Listings and Advertising</li>
 
<li>33:03 - Optimizing Walmart PPC Campaigns for Efficiency</li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
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<p>Is your Amazon product logistics strategy ready for Q4? Join us as we sit down with Burak Yolga, Co-Founder &amp; CEO at <a href='http://h10.me/forceget'>Forceget</a>, a leading expert in global supply chain and logistics, who reveals crucial strategies that Amazon sellers need to thrive in the fast-approaching holiday season. Burak unpacks how to save money on logistics and explore new marketplaces amidst the rise of new players like TikTok Shop Temu, and Shein. As a special treat, Burak shares his favorite restaurants in Istanbul, just in time for Bradley who is heading to the upcoming conference in the city.</p>
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<p>We break down the factors driving up international shipping prices, from reduced vessel schedules to container shortages and shifting market demands. High inflation and the growth of platforms such as Temu and AliExpress are reshaping e-commerce, creating new challenges for Amazon sellers. Learn how to navigate Amazon Global Logistics’ practices, adapt to the new fees, and optimize your shipment strategy to stay competitive in today’s volatile market.</p>
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<p>This episode is a goldmine of insights for those grappling with the costs of selling large items on Amazon. Discover why more sellers are turning to third-party logistics providers and exploring multi-channel selling to maximize profitability. We highlight the benefits of early inventory planning, the impact of Amazon's new delivery rules, and the critical need for flexible fulfillment options. Plus, find out how expanding into physical retail stores like Walmart can be a game-changer for your business. Tune in for expert strategies that can transform your logistics approach and boost your bottom line this Q4.</p>
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<p>In episode 593 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Burak discuss:</p>
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<ul><li>00:00 - Global Supply Chain Insights and Tips</li>
 
<li>04:11 - Impact of Rising International Shipping Prices</li>
 
<li>07:20 - Impact of New Amazon Fees</li>
 
<li>12:26 - Amazon Global Logistics vs Independent Freight Forwarder</li>
 
<li>16:38 - Maximizing Amazon Seller Profitability</li>
 
<li>17:31 - Expanding Sales Beyond Amazon </li>
 
<li>23:00 - Diversifying Sales Channels and Maximizing Profits</li>
 
<li>24:03 - Saving on FBA Fees and Freight</li>
 
<li>30:11 - Benefits of Investing in Your Brand’s Website</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Today we've got one of the world's leading experts on global supply chain and logistics and he's going to talk about a wide variety of topics, like things Amazon sellers can keep in mind for Q4, how they can save money on logistics and expanding to other marketplaces. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Black Box by Helium 10 House is the largest database of Amazon products and keywords in the world. Outside of Amazon itself, we have over 2 billion products and many millions more keywords from different Amazon marketplaces, from USA to Australia to Germany and more. Use our powerful filters to search through this database for pockets of opportunity that you might want to get into with your first or next product to sell on Amazon. For more information, go to h10.me/blackbox. Don't forget you can save 10% off for life on Helium 10 by using our special code SSP10. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for Serious Sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.  And we got somebody who helped Serious Seller all over the world, I think the third, maybe fourth time he's been on the Podcast. Burak, how's it going? Man? I'm great. Bradley, Thanks for having me again.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I'm great. Bradley, Thanks for having me again.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Are you in Miami right now?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Yes, Miami Florida.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Okay, I'm wearing my Miami hat. This is, like, I think, an older minor league baseball team or something. That's why I'm wearing my Miami hat today in your honor. But you're originally from Turkey. Did you know that I'm going to Istanbul in a little bit?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I think you mentioned. Yes, I'm very excited. I wish I was there to take you to the best food restaurants, you know.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>You'll have to tell me what the good ones are. Are there any in Istanbul that for sure I need to go to so I can maybe even by myself I can go?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I think you should definitely visit Galata Port. It's a new place. It's right by the water. There are some good Kebab places and also definitely Baklava. You should try Gülolu, the best Baklava in the world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Perfect, all right, I'm going to those places. By the way, I'm not sure when this podcast is going to go out, but if anybody is in Turkey and is down to meet me on September the 4th or 5th and you want to go with me to one of these restaurants or take me there. Conference I'm speaking at, you can get a link to it at h10.me forward slash Istanbul. H10.me forward slash Istanbul. It will forward you to the conference I'll be speaking at. So, I'd love to do like a little mini-Helium 10 meetup over there. Now. We're not here just to talk about Turkish food and Turkish delights. I'm sure we could spend a whole episode. You know as much as I love food to talk about that. But you know you're one of the leading experts in the world about, you know shipping and logistics and things like that, so let's just hop right into it. You know the last time you were on this show was episode 457. So, by the way, if anybody wants to get Burak's more of his backstory, actually go back to the very first episode he was on, which is episode 324. You can learn about his origin story. And then 457, we talked about some other topics, but what was 457? I think it was around, like you know, May, June of last year. So obviously you know things in logistics change month by month, even. What are some of the biggest changes that sellers should be aware of, just in general? First of all, in the logistics world, whether it's about pricing or taxes, what can you tell us has been different since the last time you were on the show?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>You know you're right, things sometimes change its daily base and you know, when we started ForceGet, it was probably five years ago, we were mainly focusing on international shipping, but we became more like a supply chain. Now there has been a lot of changes within our company as well as in the world. In the industry, with the e-commerce, especially with the Amazon FBA plus, the new players are coming into the market TikTok, Teemu, Shein and Shopify. According to the reports, they have lost some revenue. However, a lot of companies they're trying to enter omnichannel. That's something that I mentioned before we start recording. When it comes to international shipping, actually, international shipping prices increased. Compared to six months ago. I think we have seen the lowest shipping prices last probably a few decades. Full container price was almost uh 1500 dollars from China to Los Angeles. Now it went back up to seven, eight thousand dollars. Now we see the range of five thousand, five thousand, five hundred dollars, which is, I think, a hell to range for both um shipping lines, freight forwarders, as well as for f the um e-commerce and amazon sellers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Prices went down but then prices have been going up again for different things. Obviously, there was that thing that happened last year in the Red Sea and things like that. So obviously there's always random things COVID, or there's a container ship blocking the whole Suez Canal or something like that. Those would obviously have an effect. But the recent price increases in shipping, like what is that attributed to? Because, like, is that because of the, the war that that's happening, or is it something else?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Actually, this was uh sort of uh happened, I would say, inorganically. Uh, one of the reasons was the shipping lines. Uh, you know all these worldwide companies like Hyundai, Zim, Evergreen. I'm sure everybody's familiar with that big logo block less US channel they have canceled a lot of scheduled vessels because maybe 30%, 40% of the container vessel was not 100% fulfilled, vessel was not 100 percent fulfilled. Basically, they were losing a lot of money so they decided to roll over one of the week's shipping schedules to the next one. So basically, there was not enough demand but there is a lot of supply. Obviously then the prices start going down, basically in order to save money on the fuel, maybe the crew, maybe the insurance. So, they started to cancel a lot of scheduled vessels and obviously this caused a big chaos in the market. A lot of containers went, uh from China to other places like Europe, us did not come back. Then we start having container shortage. So, this is something uh started organically. Uh, there was not enough demand in the marketplaces, like in the US, like North America, USA, Canada, because of, I would say maybe, high inflation, or companies like Teemu, AliExpress start to do very cheap price Drop shipping from China, which is something interesting that we maybe talk later. Teemu is start entering US market. Start working with local 3PLs to acquire Amazon sellers to start selling the ones which are qualified OEC. Start selling on Teemu so they will start doing local deliveries with a shorter period of delivery times, which I believe they will try to attract Surplus. What is Surplus? The product that already has been sitting in the US for a long time. Amazon sellers or their wholesalers they cannot sell it, so they need to liquidate the product. So, Teemu was basically saying that hey, use our platform to liquidate them, not on the retail price, but heavily discounted price, maybe 60%, 70%. So, I think all these things happening last two years after COVID, when we saw a very big peak when the Amazon sellers were making really good money but then the sales dropped a couple of different reasons, and I see that it's the same thing is affecting the international shipping prices and fulfillment prices. Things are really very different right now compared to even six months ago.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Obviously, this has been the year of crazy Amazon, new fees and new announcements, you know, be it inbound, placement fees, and so I want to talk just a little bit about that. First, like in your you know you're handling both sides, you know, be it. You know shipping side, be it logistics side, warehousing and things. What have you seen as far as how this has changed, what Amazon sellers are doing, like, for example, me, I've got my own warehouse, but still now I'm being very mindful of how many you know, like, how many, you know what kind of boxes I'm putting in. Like, like, maybe before I was only trying to do you know a certain number of shipments, but now I'm like, no, I got to have minimum five, you know of one box or, oh, I need to try and increase a 15 because I got to avoid that placement fee. But what have you noticed as far as your clients? How are their practices different because of some of these new fees?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Man. It's a really, really long topic actually when it comes to make it shorter version. When Amazon came up with this, the idea was start charging sellers for all those distribution fees that they need to ship to many small warehouses across fulfillment centers across the nation so the end user can receive the products not in two days but one day, even maybe sometimes half day. But we have seen a lot of case studies actually our customers. They created five shipments and when, let's say, 100 cartons, Amazon asked you to ship 50 cartons to Texas, we saw that the final delivery address Amazon distributed these products were still Pennsylvania or Florida or still North Carolina maybe. So what? Amazon was actually telling sellers in theory hey, split the shipments to five locations because that's going to be closer to the buyers. That was not really the case. Yeah, I guess they're still working on a lot of Optimization, uh structure. Obviously, this was like a new project for them. But there has been a lot of confusing for sellers. A lot of seller’s kind of felt like they have to use Amazon Global Logistics to avoid those uh placement. But then when they tried to book the shipment, amazon Global Logistics did not arrange to pick up. Three weeks, four weeks’ time Then they have charged people wrong HDS code. So, a lot of sellers they paid very high tax and duty instead of some other lower charges that they're supposed to receive. I mean, obviously we talked to a lot of people, some people they have good experience with Amazon Global Logistics, some people have bad experiences. But in my opinion that was not really fair for Amazon to tell people, hey, if you use AGL, then you will not be paying any of these fees, but then if you don't, then you have to pay for it. I guess I understand they have invested billions of dollars into this fulfillment center supply chain logistics, so they want to leverage the power of their seller the seller power, I would say. But I think I would not put all my eggs in the same basket, so I would not just use AGL and AWD, you know AWD also a new program Amazon has launched like two years. But since they're pushing a lot harder right now and I think the fourth quarter will be very tough uh test for Amazon with all the check-in processes, transferring uh products between the fulfillment centers and making sure that they become available and one of my I believe most of our customers now start looking into FBM options. Number one very high FBA fees. Number two all these delays with AGL, AWD, fulfillment center transfers. Obviously, amazon is going to prioritize. The products are already sitting in the fulfillment centers. They will prioritize to ship the products first, not receive the products first. So that always has been the case. So, if you ask my opinion, it's going to be a tough year for a lot of sellers to get and understand these FBA fees. But also try to be profitable. You know that's something that we've been talking about. It doesn't make sense anymore to say, hey, I'm seven, eight figure seller, but how much profit I'm making? So, I believe to make plan B, plan C is very, very important, Bradley.</p>
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<p>Me having my own warehouse and obviously I can repack things and I do smaller quantities. I can easily make sure to send to four or five locations to get that, you know to skip the low inventory fee. But if I'm sending in containers and before I would send to Amazon directly, I pretty much have no option, right, like I am going to get that low inventory fee no matter what unless I send to a 3PL first and they divide it. Or am I thinking of that wrong, since I don't send containers directly to Amazon? I don't know, but is that correct? Like pretty much anybody who's sending full containers or containers that can't be broken up or shipments that can't be broken up, they're forced into this fee.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Yes, kind of. But we have done some case studies to see what really makes sense, if it makes sense to ship, because Amazon Global Logistics is also not charging sellers the market fees. They're charging actually higher, a lot higher. So, if you're looking at door-to-door shipment from China to one of the most popular Amazon FBA fulfillment centers, let's say ONT8, which is in Los Angeles, California Riverside, if you use us it's going to cost $6,000, but with Amazon Global Logistics they're charging $8,000 or $9,000. So basically, they're kind of charging a little higher so that they can use probably that money to distribute the products within three to four different locations. And if it is LCL, then less than full container. Yes, you can actually choose to use your own freight forwarder and price is very similar. But one of the things that we realized; their FC transfer times a lot longer than using an independent Freight Forwarder. So, which means if you ship with AGL it will maybe be fully delivered to Amazon, fully check in, all received 90 days, versus you use your own Freight Forwarder, probably it will be delivered and checked in 45 to 50 days. So, does it matter for you? Maybe it doesn't really matter because the sales are not that fast right now, unfortunately, I don't see really much Amazon sales recently saying that, hey, I'm running out of inventory all the time. I hope it's a good problem. I hope some of the people having that problem. But majority of the people are saying, hey, I'm not in the rush, so I'm okay to take these fees. But then you should really understand the cost of actually paying everything in advance and your cash tied up to. If you're using a loan, if you're not using just cash, if you're, you know, withdrawing some money with, I don't know, amazon financing or third-party money, you get funding. So, you need to understand you may be paying monthly two to 3% because these are short term funds, so probably charging 20, 25% annually. So, every month you're paying two to 3% something that you're not selling. So that's basically three percent minus from your actual margin. So, there are so many things to consider. You know trying to explain as basic as possible. So definitely understand and see what is better for your business. And if I were a big seller, I wouldn't send all of my inventory FBA. I would keep some of my inventory in a 3pl close to amazon and send it in a you know, smaller batches and more frequent. This way I'm not going to be paying high inventory fees, the storage fees and, more importantly, I can test other marketplaces. You know, I can try to drive traffic. I will do FBM, I can do Tic Tac Shops or maybe even Walmart. So, it will give you more flexibility instead of sending everything to Amazon, FBA. And if one day somehow your listings get suspended or hijacked or your sales is down for some reason, then you'll be like, oh my God, what I'm going to do versus you have some inventory in a different location and you can start considering some other options.</p>
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<p>We talked about new inventory fees that Amazon sellers are having to do, and then the question about whether to go AGL and things like that. But you also mentioned Fulfilled by Merchant. Now, for me, I do all of my products both. I have two SKUs for every product. I have FBM and FBA, and I always tell people to do that. Not necessarily anything to do with logistics, but just because there's still some people out there who don't have Amazon Prime and then, especially if we're talking about products that are priced below $25, they actually prime prices them out of it. So, like, if you're only FBA and you've got like a $24 product, when that person checks out, it's going to add like $8 shipping and now that $24 product became $32 product and you just lost that sale, probably you know, to somebody else and then so for, for that person, I can. I always have a skew. The buy box is actually the FBM skew, because it's only I'll do 2497, you know, with shipping, free shipping, I can, I can fulfill, uh, for almost the same as Amazon, considering that I don't have to pay, I don't have to send it to Amazon. I have to send Amazon pick and pack fees, but that's my reason for doing FBM, but are you saying that you're actually seeing some sellers go to Seller Fulfilled Prime and not do FBA, or you're just saying they're just forgetting Prime at all and having a listing that's strictly FBM?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>For larger items. We see sometimes only FBM, because some people say that, hey, Amazon is taking 50% to 55% of my sales price for large items. FBA is extremely expensive and I feel like a lot of people, a lot of buyers, are more price sensitive recently compared to two years ago. That's real. Most of our customers, they have both FBA and FBM. They do most likely what you do. Because you're right. I mean, some people they don't need the product in one day, they want to do the cheaper version. So why wouldn't you add an additional strategy to your listing? And it's your own money versus paying Amazon and 3pl will handle that a lot cheaper and then, if it is not a big item, your shipping price is not going to be that expensive. You can still buy the shipping within Amazon, which is great. You don't have to have your own ups FedEx account. But majority of our customers, they want to test new marketplaces. I  know that our some of our customer they're investing into their own websites and when they get the order, they drive traffic, they convert. Then it's much easier to launch a product with your own email marketing, like with your own email database which you've been talking about. You know how to launch a product, like all the honeymoon period, amazon changing the algorithms, a lot of our customers also they have problem with launching a brand-new product on Amazon. It's not that easy as it used to be like a few years ago. So, people are testing different marketplaces and different channels to see if they can get a better ROI. Obviously, amazon still has. It's very interesting actually, when we see the Amazon's quarterly earnings report, we see that Amazon is keep growing their profit, number of buyers, their revenue. We see a big part of it from the seller's fees revenue. But there is a fact that Amazon does not want to leave the market share to other players that aggressively come in, especially out of China. We see that a new Amazon program is going to roll out which is Dropshipping from China. I don't think that's a great idea, but I think just Amazon wants to keep it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I don't think any Amazon seller is based in the US thinks that's a good idea.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Not only Amazon sellers, but I think it's also not fair for other traditional importers who have, like a warehouse people in here. They're paying tax and payrolls. That's my personal opinion. Obviously, it's not a yes or no, white or black topic. A lot of people have their own opinion. But eventually I know that we have some importers, like traditional wholesalers, that their business is down 30 to 40% just because a lot of people buying products directly from China and those companies. Of course they have a cheaper price. They don't have local expenses, all these utility fees, the warehouse rents and et cetera. We all know that it all adds up. So, I think it's going to be a tough uh year for next year for a lot of amazon sellers. That's why I think it's a really good idea to start considering uh different strategies and different plans for uh increasing the revenue and profitability..</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>We're heading close to Q4. Um, amazon's made different announcements as far as hey, have your inventory in by. I think one of them was like, if you want it for Black Friday, you got to have it in by October 19th, or something like that. They had said what are your predictions as far as like? Is this year the same thing as every year, where Amazon has a deadline and you got to kind of stick to it, or do you notice anything from some of these announcements where you think there's something that sellers need to be aware of going into this year's Q4?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I think last week they announced a new Q4's delivery structure and delivery rules. Some of them are the restriction with FBA delivery appointments, reduction in capacity limits, holiday peak fulfillment fees. So, all these are basically saying that the amazon sellers uh, need to plan better when they're going to send their inventory, how they're going to send it. And you know the thing. What amazon wants you to do is actually send your inventory as early as possible. So, this way they can charge you a lot higher for the fourth quarter, with the maximum amount of, you know, the low inventory fee. Because even if you don't ship it to Amazon, you still pay in that inventory because inventory fee, because Amazon thinks that, hey, I, I allocate some space for you according to your sales history. Now, whether you ship it or not, I'm going to still charge you that. So, we have a lot of sellers. We I think they still don't know exactly how this fee structure is going to work for seasonal products. We had a client they shipped like four or five containers for Christmas lights, Christmas tree decorations. So, they don't have enough space right now in Amazon FBA. So, I think that is a problem for sellers, like they sell seasonal products. So basically, like what amazon is saying versus what they are doing. I think it's a little bit opposite, um, because you cannot really ship as much as you want, but then amazon is saying, hey, send me all this product. I want to charge you more, but same time you cannot do it. So, I don't think there's going to be a big solution for these people. The best to do is create an FPM auction to make sure you don't get charged all these high FBA fees, especially for the long term, and, God forbid if you miss that season. You can't sell out everything and you have some inventory left over. In January you definitely need to take the product back, otherwise your fees are going to be very high.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>In the past you've talked about ways that, without even doing anything, major Amazon sellers can possibly save money, like they're probably doing something wrong or not taking into consideration the right tariff and or you know they're letting their freight forward or take advantage of them in a certain way. Can you remind everybody out there what are some easy steps they can take to save money? You know, without having to completely overhaul their entire system of where they could save a little bit of money potentially here or there, just by maybe doing a little mini audit on their SOPs or something like that.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>You know, I really think that they should go download their FBA fees and to see how much they're spending on their storage. That's one thing that Amazon is going to hit everyone really bad this year, especially in the fourth quarter. And what is the average age of their inventory stays in the FBA before they sell out. I know that there are a lot of people their sales decrease. I think one of the best ways to do is have a 3PL option. Ship everything to your 3PL and then ship it frequently to Amazon FBA. Because, yes, you will be maybe paying that placement fees but at the same time you can manage your listings somehow. We have seen last year, last quarter, that a lot of shipments delivered to Amazon but Amazon took way longer to check them in. So, we had some clients that they ship product to Amazon FBA. It's delivered but Amazon never checked in. They waited the busy season to pass. So that was pretty bad for some people and they were selling like toys or I remember we had a client that we shipped for them puzzles but Amazon checked them in like very late, so they had to like sell it for a cheaper price. So, you should plan it. Send in your inventory as early as possible on FBA and keep constantly shipping to Amazon FBA to avoid the fees. I think the big saving this year can be from the FBA fees. Obviously check the Freight prices. Compare AGL with other Freight Forwarders to deliver the products instead of one place to five locations. That's a good way to do it. HTS code is a great way to check that. But I think this year's big jackpot is going to be FBA fees.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>We've been going over some beginner strategies, some advanced strategy. But if some of this is a little bit over your head or you want to just get a nice overview for you or your team about logistics and shipping, Burak actually is in Freedom Ticket 4.0. So, if you guys want to have your team go over some of the basics and some advanced stuff, to go into your Freedom Ticket inside of Helium 10 and then click on the week or the group of modules called supply chain and logistics, and then you're going to see some different modules here that Burak has done. That will help you with that. So, make sure anybody who's a Helium 10 member make sure to go into Freedom Ticket and be able to see it. Do you remember some of the other things that you talked about in that module? Just to let people know what to expect in there.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I think yes. One of the things that relates to FBA fees are the product size, whether you can make your product smaller so Amazon will charge you smaller tiers. I know that we used to do some free audits for the FBA fees that what we realize is actually customer products are a different size than what Amazon is actually charging them, so Amazon is supposed to charge them lower. So definitely, order your competitor's product to see their packaging so that you can redesign your, maybe package. This is a little bit of my background. I lived in China eight years. I've done a lot of sourcing so I'm kind of familiar with like how to make things like lighter, maybe smaller, maybe if you're paying too high for the duty and tax because your product has a different material. So definitely I would say, order your competitor's product to see the size of the box. Maybe they fold the product, they maybe made it smaller. It's definitely helping to see what are the product sizes, mustard cartons and maybe even labeling and maybe inserting some special cards from the competitors. Obviously not asking five-star reviews, but you could see some other maybe conversions that they are doing, maybe because you have other products in the same category. You don't know whether your customers have them. You know they love your brand or not, but you can actually let them know that you're selling some other products that can be related. So, I think it's a good idea to order a competitor's product to see if you can save anything on the size of the product which can save you money on shipping fulfillment in the 3PL as well as Amazon FBA. So, it could be up to 10% to 15%, which is going to be, when you look at it, annually. It's a huge saving.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>What else do you have for us? We've got sellers of all levels here and I think nowadays maybe people are thinking about some of these newer marketplaces, like TikTok Shop, which now you know, has fulfilled by TikTok and then, and then <a>Teemu </a>is now trying to recruit, you know, US sellers. You know I'm trying to get on the Teemu platform just to just to see how the process goes myself. But what are some things you think you know? When we think multi-channel, you know, gone are the days where people can just say, hey, I'm only going to sell on Amazon, and then maybe there are some days where it's like, oh no, I only need to worry about Amazon and Walmart. So, 2024, 2025, we live. I think it's the year of the many marketplaces trying to make a name for themselves. What are some trends that you're seeing? What is some advice you have for other sellers?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>You know? I think the Teemu strategy is very different than Walmart. If I want my products because, if you think about it, Walmart has thousands of stores across US and Canada and even in Mexico. Now they're trying to acquire sellers and they have been very active. You know we go to a lot of different events Prosper Show and others. You see that all the time Walmart's booth there. They're trying to acquire D2C brand events like a shop talk and stuff. What I see is, if you want your products to be in a long term, maybe one day a big brand acquires you because you're in a niche category. Let's say you're in a cosmetic, you're doing something maybe just special for lips or for some special type of skin. I don't know. You could be acquired by a big brand if your product can be on the shelves like physical stores. We have so many customers in the past that they started only online but then they were invited to as a test run to start selling on the retailers. Like you know, it could be Dick's Sports, it could be Walmart. If you're in a sports category, you know those retailers are trying to get some good brands on their shelves which can add a lot of value to your branding and people who see you actually on the physical store. They can go and buy online, because I personally love to compare the price in a retailer versus online. It could be Target. It helps you to find and give your brand a big shout out and people can go and find you and then wholesalers can find you. Maybe, like a retailer chain can find you. So, there's actually both options. I think you're right. I mean, there's so many options. It makes really sense to enter all of these platforms to have reached out the maximum amount of audience. But obviously you need to understand how to manage that inventory because different market channels require maybe different UPC codes, which one of our customers? They had an issue. What the UPC codes the factory is putting actually has not been scanned by the retailer. So, the UPC codes was not valid, so they had to bring the products back, relabel it.</p>
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<p>Uh, baby steps are good if you're a brand-new seller. Amazon FBA is very good way to start, but maybe it's not that profitable as it, as it used to be. Definitely look for the fpm options and then whatever makes more sense. But I would definitely keep one more sales channel, one more marketplace. <a>Teemu </a>is not the great one yet, because either you need to have a special invite, we have so many people actually asking about the Teemu. Either you have to be invited by a friend or referred by Teemu team directly so you can actually send an email to Temu. But I think in the long term it will be great to invest into your own website because you can easily launch different products. Great to invest into your own website uh, you can do it on Shopify and you know you will have definitely better margins in that and some people they have their own website. They even never want to go to Amazon because they want. They don't want to compete on the price. You, we all know that how amazon works, so it's really a long-term plan. I don't think anyone can really get rich that fast anymore through the e-commerce. I think it's all about branded strategy and it makes more sense to invest in your own website and Shopify. Obviously, amazon has the traffic. It's very hard to bring in traffic. It's not hard but it's going to be expensive in that converting. But, I know that Shopify is working a lot on how to convert more on the products they left in the cart how they can have better conversion. It's very interesting. Recently, I see that installment options pops up on many websites If you're selling an expensive product and I was going to buy a kayak for summertime, it was like $800. I'm like I don't want to pay $800. Then it pops up, hey, you want to pay six times. I was like, okay, but I still didn't buy. But it made me think about okay, that's doable,</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>You're a little bit more hesitant.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Yes, exactly, you're a little bit more on the fence, exactly so looking for different channels definitely is a good strategy and eventually it's your own business. You know we have seen a lot of changes with Amazon algorithm. Maybe this new AI tool that Amazon is offering actually messes up a lot of people's listings. Have you heard? Have you tried using Amazon AI? Did it affect your ranking on keywords?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>No, I'm not touching that, I don't want. I opted out of that immediately because I don't want Amazon doing anything, because the Amazon AI is nowhere near where it needs to be. All right. So, before we get into your last strategy of the day, just heads up for everybody out there. You want to get some more information about what ForceGet does. Go to h10.me forward slash ForceGet. That'll take you right to our hub website where you can open up a contact with them right there. How else, other than your website, can people find you on the interwebs like Instagram or LinkedIn you want to promote at all?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Yes, absolutely, and they can subscribe to my YouTube channel. We are recording a lot of real case studies and scenarios, what's going on and we're going to a lot of different in-person events. We will be in Amazon Accelerate in Seattle. We will go to other events throughout the year so they can come and meet us in person at most of the events, as well as find us on forescan.com.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right, what's your last 30 or 60 second tip for our sellers out there?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Be careful about your lending costs. That's something that a lot of people they don't really pay attention. Profit is everything. Bad profit means bad cashflow and bad cash flow means that you can't be sustainable in your business. So, understand your lending cost. Look at your FBA fees, how you can save and what is the strategy. Are you paying too much for your international shipments? Are you paying too much for FBA fees? Are you paying too much for long-term storage? So, find out where you can make optimizations, where you can make savings. I believe this business is open to different optimizations and every different aspect you get closer you can find 1% or 2% saving, and if you find three to five different ways of savings, you can save up to 10%. So, talk to the experts. Don't forget to subscribe to the Helium 10's newsletter. I see a lot of interesting topics actually about that. So being part of the community, it's the most important things and whenever you have a problem, ask the right people, get the right answer to fix your problems.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Awesome. Well, Burak, thank you for coming on here. I'll let you know what I think about those restaurants you told me and then I'll see you at Amazon Accelerate in Seattle and hopefully some other sellers that are listening to this episode, and we'll definitely have you back on in 2025 and let's see what else has changed in the world of shipping logistics.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Looking forward to see you, Bradley.</p>
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<p>Is your Amazon product logistics strategy ready for Q4? Join us as we sit down with Burak Yolga, Co-Founder &amp; CEO at <a href='http://h10.me/forceget'>Forceget</a>, a leading expert in global supply chain and logistics, who reveals crucial strategies that Amazon sellers need to thrive in the fast-approaching holiday season. Burak unpacks how to save money on logistics and explore new marketplaces amidst the rise of new players like TikTok Shop Temu, and Shein. As a special treat, Burak shares his favorite restaurants in Istanbul, just in time for Bradley who is heading to the upcoming conference in the city.</p>
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<p>We break down the factors driving up international shipping prices, from reduced vessel schedules to container shortages and shifting market demands. High inflation and the growth of platforms such as Temu and AliExpress are reshaping e-commerce, creating new challenges for Amazon sellers. Learn how to navigate Amazon Global Logistics’ practices, adapt to the new fees, and optimize your shipment strategy to stay competitive in today’s volatile market.</p>
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<p>This episode is a goldmine of insights for those grappling with the costs of selling large items on Amazon. Discover why more sellers are turning to third-party logistics providers and exploring multi-channel selling to maximize profitability. We highlight the benefits of early inventory planning, the impact of Amazon's new delivery rules, and the critical need for flexible fulfillment options. Plus, find out how expanding into physical retail stores like Walmart can be a game-changer for your business. Tune in for expert strategies that can transform your logistics approach and boost your bottom line this Q4.</p>
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<p>In episode 593 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Burak discuss:</p>
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<ul><li>00:00 - Global Supply Chain Insights and Tips</li>
 
<li>04:11 - Impact of Rising International Shipping Prices</li>
 
<li>07:20 - Impact of New Amazon Fees</li>
 
<li>12:26 - Amazon Global Logistics vs Independent Freight Forwarder</li>
 
<li>16:38 - Maximizing Amazon Seller Profitability</li>
 
<li>17:31 - Expanding Sales Beyond Amazon </li>
 
<li>23:00 - Diversifying Sales Channels and Maximizing Profits</li>
 
<li>24:03 - Saving on FBA Fees and Freight</li>
 
<li>30:11 - Benefits of Investing in Your Brand’s Website</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Today we've got one of the world's leading experts on global supply chain and logistics and he's going to talk about a wide variety of topics, like things Amazon sellers can keep in mind for Q4, how they can save money on logistics and expanding to other marketplaces. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Black Box by Helium 10 House is the largest database of Amazon products and keywords in the world. Outside of Amazon itself, we have over 2 billion products and many millions more keywords from different Amazon marketplaces, from USA to Australia to Germany and more. Use our powerful filters to search through this database for pockets of opportunity that you might want to get into with your first or next product to sell on Amazon. For more information, go to h10.me/blackbox. Don't forget you can save 10% off for life on Helium 10 by using our special code SSP10. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for Serious Sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.  And we got somebody who helped Serious Seller all over the world, I think the third, maybe fourth time he's been on the Podcast. Burak, how's it going? Man? I'm great. Bradley, Thanks for having me again.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I'm great. Bradley, Thanks for having me again.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Are you in Miami right now?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Yes, Miami Florida.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Okay, I'm wearing my Miami hat. This is, like, I think, an older minor league baseball team or something. That's why I'm wearing my Miami hat today in your honor. But you're originally from Turkey. Did you know that I'm going to Istanbul in a little bit?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I think you mentioned. Yes, I'm very excited. I wish I was there to take you to the best food restaurants, you know.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>You'll have to tell me what the good ones are. Are there any in Istanbul that for sure I need to go to so I can maybe even by myself I can go?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>I think you should definitely visit Galata Port. It's a new place. It's right by the water. There are some good Kebab places and also definitely Baklava. You should try Gülolu, the best Baklava in the world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Perfect, all right, I'm going to those places. By the way, I'm not sure when this podcast is going to go out, but if anybody is in Turkey and is down to meet me on September the 4th or 5th and you want to go with me to one of these restaurants or take me there. Conference I'm speaking at, you can get a link to it at h10.me forward slash Istanbul. H10.me forward slash Istanbul. It will forward you to the conference I'll be speaking at. So, I'd love to do like a little mini-Helium 10 meetup over there. Now. We're not here just to talk about Turkish food and Turkish delights. I'm sure we could spend a whole episode. You know as much as I love food to talk about that. But you know you're one of the leading experts in the world about, you know shipping and logistics and things like that, so let's just hop right into it. You know the last time you were on this show was episode 457. So, by the way, if anybody wants to get Burak's more of his backstory, actually go back to the very first episode he was on, which is episode 324. You can learn about his origin story. And then 457, we talked about some other topics, but what was 457? I think it was around, like you know, May, June of last year. So obviously you know things in logistics change month by month, even. What are some of the biggest changes that sellers should be aware of, just in general? First of all, in the logistics world, whether it's about pricing or taxes, what can you tell us has been different since the last time you were on the show?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>You know you're right, things sometimes change its daily base and you know, when we started ForceGet, it was probably five years ago, we were mainly focusing on international shipping, but we became more like a supply chain. Now there has been a lot of changes within our company as well as in the world. In the industry, with the e-commerce, especially with the Amazon FBA plus, the new players are coming into the market TikTok, Teemu, Shein and Shopify. According to the reports, they have lost some revenue. However, a lot of companies they're trying to enter omnichannel. That's something that I mentioned before we start recording. When it comes to international shipping, actually, international shipping prices increased. Compared to six months ago. I think we have seen the lowest shipping prices last probably a few decades. Full container price was almost uh 1500 dollars from China to Los Angeles. Now it went back up to seven, eight thousand dollars. Now we see the range of five thousand, five thousand, five hundred dollars, which is, I think, a hell to range for both um shipping lines, freight forwarders, as well as for f the um e-commerce and amazon sellers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Prices went down but then prices have been going up again for different things. Obviously, there was that thing that happened last year in the Red Sea and things like that. So obviously there's always random things COVID, or there's a container ship blocking the whole Suez Canal or something like that. Those would obviously have an effect. But the recent price increases in shipping, like what is that attributed to? Because, like, is that because of the, the war that that's happening, or is it something else?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Actually, this was uh sort of uh happened, I would say, inorganically. Uh, one of the reasons was the shipping lines. Uh, you know all these worldwide companies like Hyundai, Zim, Evergreen. I'm sure everybody's familiar with that big logo block less US channel they have canceled a lot of scheduled vessels because maybe 30%, 40% of the container vessel was not 100% fulfilled, vessel was not 100 percent fulfilled. Basically, they were losing a lot of money so they decided to roll over one of the week's shipping schedules to the next one. So basically, there was not enough demand but there is a lot of supply. Obviously then the prices start going down, basically in order to save money on the fuel, maybe the crew, maybe the insurance. So, they started to cancel a lot of scheduled vessels and obviously this caused a big chaos in the market. A lot of containers went, uh from China to other places like Europe, us did not come back. Then we start having container shortage. So, this is something uh started organically. Uh, there was not enough demand in the marketplaces, like in the US, like North America, USA, Canada, because of, I would say maybe, high inflation, or companies like Teemu, AliExpress start to do very cheap price Drop shipping from China, which is something interesting that we maybe talk later. Teemu is start entering US market. Start working with local 3PLs to acquire Amazon sellers to start selling the ones which are qualified OEC. Start selling on Teemu so they will start doing local deliveries with a shorter period of delivery times, which I believe they will try to attract Surplus. What is Surplus? The product that already has been sitting in the US for a long time. Amazon sellers or their wholesalers they cannot sell it, so they need to liquidate the product. So, Teemu was basically saying that hey, use our platform to liquidate them, not on the retail price, but heavily discounted price, maybe 60%, 70%. So, I think all these things happening last two years after COVID, when we saw a very big peak when the Amazon sellers were making really good money but then the sales dropped a couple of different reasons, and I see that it's the same thing is affecting the international shipping prices and fulfillment prices. Things are really very different right now compared to even six months ago.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Obviously, this has been the year of crazy Amazon, new fees and new announcements, you know, be it inbound, placement fees, and so I want to talk just a little bit about that. First, like in your you know you're handling both sides, you know, be it. You know shipping side, be it logistics side, warehousing and things. What have you seen as far as how this has changed, what Amazon sellers are doing, like, for example, me, I've got my own warehouse, but still now I'm being very mindful of how many you know, like, how many, you know what kind of boxes I'm putting in. Like, like, maybe before I was only trying to do you know a certain number of shipments, but now I'm like, no, I got to have minimum five, you know of one box or, oh, I need to try and increase a 15 because I got to avoid that placement fee. But what have you noticed as far as your clients? How are their practices different because of some of these new fees?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Man. It's a really, really long topic actually when it comes to make it shorter version. When Amazon came up with this, the idea was start charging sellers for all those distribution fees that they need to ship to many small warehouses across fulfillment centers across the nation so the end user can receive the products not in two days but one day, even maybe sometimes half day. But we have seen a lot of case studies actually our customers. They created five shipments and when, let's say, 100 cartons, Amazon asked you to ship 50 cartons to Texas, we saw that the final delivery address Amazon distributed these products were still Pennsylvania or Florida or still North Carolina maybe. So what? Amazon was actually telling sellers in theory hey, split the shipments to five locations because that's going to be closer to the buyers. That was not really the case. Yeah, I guess they're still working on a lot of Optimization, uh structure. Obviously, this was like a new project for them. But there has been a lot of confusing for sellers. A lot of seller’s kind of felt like they have to use Amazon Global Logistics to avoid those uh placement. But then when they tried to book the shipment, amazon Global Logistics did not arrange to pick up. Three weeks, four weeks’ time Then they have charged people wrong HDS code. So, a lot of sellers they paid very high tax and duty instead of some other lower charges that they're supposed to receive. I mean, obviously we talked to a lot of people, some people they have good experience with Amazon Global Logistics, some people have bad experiences. But in my opinion that was not really fair for Amazon to tell people, hey, if you use AGL, then you will not be paying any of these fees, but then if you don't, then you have to pay for it. I guess I understand they have invested billions of dollars into this fulfillment center supply chain logistics, so they want to leverage the power of their seller the seller power, I would say. But I think I would not put all my eggs in the same basket, so I would not just use AGL and AWD, you know AWD also a new program Amazon has launched like two years. But since they're pushing a lot harder right now and I think the fourth quarter will be very tough uh test for Amazon with all the check-in processes, transferring uh products between the fulfillment centers and making sure that they become available and one of my I believe most of our customers now start looking into FBM options. Number one very high FBA fees. Number two all these delays with AGL, AWD, fulfillment center transfers. Obviously, amazon is going to prioritize. The products are already sitting in the fulfillment centers. They will prioritize to ship the products first, not receive the products first. So that always has been the case. So, if you ask my opinion, it's going to be a tough year for a lot of sellers to get and understand these FBA fees. But also try to be profitable. You know that's something that we've been talking about. It doesn't make sense anymore to say, hey, I'm seven, eight figure seller, but how much profit I'm making? So, I believe to make plan B, plan C is very, very important, Bradley.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Me having my own warehouse and obviously I can repack things and I do smaller quantities. I can easily make sure to send to four or five locations to get that, you know to skip the low inventory fee. But if I'm sending in containers and before I would send to Amazon directly, I pretty much have no option, right, like I am going to get that low inventory fee no matter what unless I send to a 3PL first and they divide it. Or am I thinking of that wrong, since I don't send containers directly to Amazon? I don't know, but is that correct? Like pretty much anybody who's sending full containers or containers that can't be broken up or shipments that can't be broken up, they're forced into this fee.</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
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<p>Yes, kind of. But we have done some case studies to see what really makes sense, if it makes sense to ship, because Amazon Global Logistics is also not charging sellers the market fees. They're charging actually higher, a lot higher. So, if you're looking at door-to-door shipment from China to one of the most popular Amazon FBA fulfillment centers, let's say ONT8, which is in Los Angeles, California Riverside, if you use us it's going to cost $6,000, but with Amazon Global Logistics they're charging $8,000 or $9,000. So basically, they're kind of charging a little higher so that they can use probably that money to distribute the products within three to four different locations. And if it is LCL, then less than full container. Yes, you can actually choose to use your own freight forwarder and price is very similar. But one of the things that we realized; their FC transfer times a lot longer than using an independent Freight Forwarder. So, which means if you ship with AGL it will maybe be fully delivered to Amazon, fully check in, all received 90 days, versus you use your own Freight Forwarder, probably it will be delivered and checked in 45 to 50 days. So, does it matter for you? Maybe it doesn't really matter because the sales are not that fast right now, unfortunately, I don't see really much Amazon sales recently saying that, hey, I'm running out of inventory all the time. I hope it's a good problem. I hope some of the people having that problem. But majority of the people are saying, hey, I'm not in the rush, so I'm okay to take these fees. But then you should really understand the cost of actually paying everything in advance and your cash tied up to. If you're using a loan, if you're not using just cash, if you're, you know, withdrawing some money with, I don't know, amazon financing or third-party money, you get funding. So, you need to understand you may be paying monthly two to 3% because these are short term funds, so probably charging 20, 25% annually. So, every month you're paying two to 3% something that you're not selling. So that's basically three percent minus from your actual margin. So, there are so many things to consider. You know trying to explain as basic as possible. So definitely understand and see what is better for your business. And if I were a big seller, I wouldn't send all of my inventory FBA. I would keep some of my inventory in a 3pl close to amazon and send it in a you know, smaller batches and more frequent. This way I'm not going to be paying high inventory fees, the storage fees and, more importantly, I can test other marketplaces. You know, I can try to drive traffic. I will do FBM, I can do Tic Tac Shops or maybe even Walmart. So, it will give you more flexibility instead of sending everything to Amazon, FBA. And if one day somehow your listings get suspended or hijacked or your sales is down for some reason, then you'll be like, oh my God, what I'm going to do versus you have some inventory in a different location and you can start considering some other options.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>We talked about new inventory fees that Amazon sellers are having to do, and then the question about whether to go AGL and things like that. But you also mentioned Fulfilled by Merchant. Now, for me, I do all of my products both. I have two SKUs for every product. I have FBM and FBA, and I always tell people to do that. Not necessarily anything to do with logistics, but just because there's still some people out there who don't have Amazon Prime and then, especially if we're talking about products that are priced below $25, they actually prime prices them out of it. So, like, if you're only FBA and you've got like a $24 product, when that person checks out, it's going to add like $8 shipping and now that $24 product became $32 product and you just lost that sale, probably you know, to somebody else and then so for, for that person, I can. I always have a skew. The buy box is actually the FBM skew, because it's only I'll do 2497, you know, with shipping, free shipping, I can, I can fulfill, uh, for almost the same as Amazon, considering that I don't have to pay, I don't have to send it to Amazon. I have to send Amazon pick and pack fees, but that's my reason for doing FBM, but are you saying that you're actually seeing some sellers go to Seller Fulfilled Prime and not do FBA, or you're just saying they're just forgetting Prime at all and having a listing that's strictly FBM?</p>
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<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For larger items. We see sometimes only FBM, because some people say that, hey, Amazon is taking 50% to 55% of my sales price for large items. FBA is extremely expensive and I feel like a lot of people, a lot of buyers, are more price sensitive recently compared to two years ago. That's real. Most of our customers, they have both FBA and FBM. They do most likely what you do. Because you're right. I mean, some people they don't need the product in one day, they want to do the cheaper version. So why wouldn't you add an additional strategy to your listing? And it's your own money versus paying Amazon and 3pl will handle that a lot cheaper and then, if it is not a big item, your shipping price is not going to be that expensive. You can still buy the shipping within Amazon, which is great. You don't have to have your own ups FedEx account. But majority of our customers, they want to test new marketplaces. I  know that our some of our customer they're investing into their own websites and when they get the order, they drive traffic, they convert. Then it's much easier to launch a product with your own email marketing, like with your own email database which you've been talking about. You know how to launch a product, like all the honeymoon period, amazon changing the algorithms, a lot of our customers also they have problem with launching a brand-new product on Amazon. It's not that easy as it used to be like a few years ago. So, people are testing different marketplaces and different channels to see if they can get a better ROI. Obviously, amazon still has. It's very interesting actually, when we see the Amazon's quarterly earnings report, we see that Amazon is keep growing their profit, number of buyers, their revenue. We see a big part of it from the seller's fees revenue. But there is a fact that Amazon does not want to leave the market share to other players that aggressively come in, especially out of China. We see that a new Amazon program is going to roll out which is Dropshipping from China. I don't think that's a great idea, but I think just Amazon wants to keep it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I don't think any Amazon seller is based in the US thinks that's a good idea.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Not only Amazon sellers, but I think it's also not fair for other traditional importers who have, like a warehouse people in here. They're paying tax and payrolls. That's my personal opinion. Obviously, it's not a yes or no, white or black topic. A lot of people have their own opinion. But eventually I know that we have some importers, like traditional wholesalers, that their business is down 30 to 40% just because a lot of people buying products directly from China and those companies. Of course they have a cheaper price. They don't have local expenses, all these utility fees, the warehouse rents and et cetera. We all know that it all adds up. So, I think it's going to be a tough uh year for next year for a lot of amazon sellers. That's why I think it's a really good idea to start considering uh different strategies and different plans for uh increasing the revenue and profitability..</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We're heading close to Q4. Um, amazon's made different announcements as far as hey, have your inventory in by. I think one of them was like, if you want it for Black Friday, you got to have it in by October 19th, or something like that. They had said what are your predictions as far as like? Is this year the same thing as every year, where Amazon has a deadline and you got to kind of stick to it, or do you notice anything from some of these announcements where you think there's something that sellers need to be aware of going into this year's Q4?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think last week they announced a new Q4's delivery structure and delivery rules. Some of them are the restriction with FBA delivery appointments, reduction in capacity limits, holiday peak fulfillment fees. So, all these are basically saying that the amazon sellers uh, need to plan better when they're going to send their inventory, how they're going to send it. And you know the thing. What amazon wants you to do is actually send your inventory as early as possible. So, this way they can charge you a lot higher for the fourth quarter, with the maximum amount of, you know, the low inventory fee. Because even if you don't ship it to Amazon, you still pay in that inventory because inventory fee, because Amazon thinks that, hey, I, I allocate some space for you according to your sales history. Now, whether you ship it or not, I'm going to still charge you that. So, we have a lot of sellers. We I think they still don't know exactly how this fee structure is going to work for seasonal products. We had a client they shipped like four or five containers for Christmas lights, Christmas tree decorations. So, they don't have enough space right now in Amazon FBA. So, I think that is a problem for sellers, like they sell seasonal products. So basically, like what amazon is saying versus what they are doing. I think it's a little bit opposite, um, because you cannot really ship as much as you want, but then amazon is saying, hey, send me all this product. I want to charge you more, but same time you cannot do it. So, I don't think there's going to be a big solution for these people. The best to do is create an FPM auction to make sure you don't get charged all these high FBA fees, especially for the long term, and, God forbid if you miss that season. You can't sell out everything and you have some inventory left over. In January you definitely need to take the product back, otherwise your fees are going to be very high.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In the past you've talked about ways that, without even doing anything, major Amazon sellers can possibly save money, like they're probably doing something wrong or not taking into consideration the right tariff and or you know they're letting their freight forward or take advantage of them in a certain way. Can you remind everybody out there what are some easy steps they can take to save money? You know, without having to completely overhaul their entire system of where they could save a little bit of money potentially here or there, just by maybe doing a little mini audit on their SOPs or something like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, I really think that they should go download their FBA fees and to see how much they're spending on their storage. That's one thing that Amazon is going to hit everyone really bad this year, especially in the fourth quarter. And what is the average age of their inventory stays in the FBA before they sell out. I know that there are a lot of people their sales decrease. I think one of the best ways to do is have a 3PL option. Ship everything to your 3PL and then ship it frequently to Amazon FBA. Because, yes, you will be maybe paying that placement fees but at the same time you can manage your listings somehow. We have seen last year, last quarter, that a lot of shipments delivered to Amazon but Amazon took way longer to check them in. So, we had some clients that they ship product to Amazon FBA. It's delivered but Amazon never checked in. They waited the busy season to pass. So that was pretty bad for some people and they were selling like toys or I remember we had a client that we shipped for them puzzles but Amazon checked them in like very late, so they had to like sell it for a cheaper price. So, you should plan it. Send in your inventory as early as possible on FBA and keep constantly shipping to Amazon FBA to avoid the fees. I think the big saving this year can be from the FBA fees. Obviously check the Freight prices. Compare AGL with other Freight Forwarders to deliver the products instead of one place to five locations. That's a good way to do it. HTS code is a great way to check that. But I think this year's big jackpot is going to be FBA fees.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We've been going over some beginner strategies, some advanced strategy. But if some of this is a little bit over your head or you want to just get a nice overview for you or your team about logistics and shipping, Burak actually is in Freedom Ticket 4.0. So, if you guys want to have your team go over some of the basics and some advanced stuff, to go into your Freedom Ticket inside of Helium 10 and then click on the week or the group of modules called supply chain and logistics, and then you're going to see some different modules here that Burak has done. That will help you with that. So, make sure anybody who's a Helium 10 member make sure to go into Freedom Ticket and be able to see it. Do you remember some of the other things that you talked about in that module? Just to let people know what to expect in there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think yes. One of the things that relates to FBA fees are the product size, whether you can make your product smaller so Amazon will charge you smaller tiers. I know that we used to do some free audits for the FBA fees that what we realize is actually customer products are a different size than what Amazon is actually charging them, so Amazon is supposed to charge them lower. So definitely, order your competitor's product to see their packaging so that you can redesign your, maybe package. This is a little bit of my background. I lived in China eight years. I've done a lot of sourcing so I'm kind of familiar with like how to make things like lighter, maybe smaller, maybe if you're paying too high for the duty and tax because your product has a different material. So definitely I would say, order your competitor's product to see the size of the box. Maybe they fold the product, they maybe made it smaller. It's definitely helping to see what are the product sizes, mustard cartons and maybe even labeling and maybe inserting some special cards from the competitors. Obviously not asking five-star reviews, but you could see some other maybe conversions that they are doing, maybe because you have other products in the same category. You don't know whether your customers have them. You know they love your brand or not, but you can actually let them know that you're selling some other products that can be related. So, I think it's a good idea to order a competitor's product to see if you can save anything on the size of the product which can save you money on shipping fulfillment in the 3PL as well as Amazon FBA. So, it could be up to 10% to 15%, which is going to be, when you look at it, annually. It's a huge saving.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What else do you have for us? We've got sellers of all levels here and I think nowadays maybe people are thinking about some of these newer marketplaces, like TikTok Shop, which now you know, has fulfilled by TikTok and then, and then <a>Teemu </a>is now trying to recruit, you know, US sellers. You know I'm trying to get on the Teemu platform just to just to see how the process goes myself. But what are some things you think you know? When we think multi-channel, you know, gone are the days where people can just say, hey, I'm only going to sell on Amazon, and then maybe there are some days where it's like, oh no, I only need to worry about Amazon and Walmart. So, 2024, 2025, we live. I think it's the year of the many marketplaces trying to make a name for themselves. What are some trends that you're seeing? What is some advice you have for other sellers?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know? I think the Teemu strategy is very different than Walmart. If I want my products because, if you think about it, Walmart has thousands of stores across US and Canada and even in Mexico. Now they're trying to acquire sellers and they have been very active. You know we go to a lot of different events Prosper Show and others. You see that all the time Walmart's booth there. They're trying to acquire D2C brand events like a shop talk and stuff. What I see is, if you want your products to be in a long term, maybe one day a big brand acquires you because you're in a niche category. Let's say you're in a cosmetic, you're doing something maybe just special for lips or for some special type of skin. I don't know. You could be acquired by a big brand if your product can be on the shelves like physical stores. We have so many customers in the past that they started only online but then they were invited to as a test run to start selling on the retailers. Like you know, it could be Dick's Sports, it could be Walmart. If you're in a sports category, you know those retailers are trying to get some good brands on their shelves which can add a lot of value to your branding and people who see you actually on the physical store. They can go and buy online, because I personally love to compare the price in a retailer versus online. It could be Target. It helps you to find and give your brand a big shout out and people can go and find you and then wholesalers can find you. Maybe, like a retailer chain can find you. So, there's actually both options. I think you're right. I mean, there's so many options. It makes really sense to enter all of these platforms to have reached out the maximum amount of audience. But obviously you need to understand how to manage that inventory because different market channels require maybe different UPC codes, which one of our customers? They had an issue. What the UPC codes the factory is putting actually has not been scanned by the retailer. So, the UPC codes was not valid, so they had to bring the products back, relabel it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Uh, baby steps are good if you're a brand-new seller. Amazon FBA is very good way to start, but maybe it's not that profitable as it, as it used to be. Definitely look for the fpm options and then whatever makes more sense. But I would definitely keep one more sales channel, one more marketplace. <a>Teemu </a>is not the great one yet, because either you need to have a special invite, we have so many people actually asking about the Teemu. Either you have to be invited by a friend or referred by Teemu team directly so you can actually send an email to Temu. But I think in the long term it will be great to invest into your own website because you can easily launch different products. Great to invest into your own website uh, you can do it on Shopify and you know you will have definitely better margins in that and some people they have their own website. They even never want to go to Amazon because they want. They don't want to compete on the price. You, we all know that how amazon works, so it's really a long-term plan. I don't think anyone can really get rich that fast anymore through the e-commerce. I think it's all about branded strategy and it makes more sense to invest in your own website and Shopify. Obviously, amazon has the traffic. It's very hard to bring in traffic. It's not hard but it's going to be expensive in that converting. But, I know that Shopify is working a lot on how to convert more on the products they left in the cart how they can have better conversion. It's very interesting. Recently, I see that installment options pops up on many websites If you're selling an expensive product and I was going to buy a kayak for summertime, it was like $800. I'm like I don't want to pay $800. Then it pops up, hey, you want to pay six times. I was like, okay, but I still didn't buy. But it made me think about okay, that's doable,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You're a little bit more hesitant.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, exactly, you're a little bit more on the fence, exactly so looking for different channels definitely is a good strategy and eventually it's your own business. You know we have seen a lot of changes with Amazon algorithm. Maybe this new AI tool that Amazon is offering actually messes up a lot of people's listings. Have you heard? Have you tried using Amazon AI? Did it affect your ranking on keywords?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, I'm not touching that, I don't want. I opted out of that immediately because I don't want Amazon doing anything, because the Amazon AI is nowhere near where it needs to be. All right. So, before we get into your last strategy of the day, just heads up for everybody out there. You want to get some more information about what ForceGet does. Go to h10.me forward slash ForceGet. That'll take you right to our hub website where you can open up a contact with them right there. How else, other than your website, can people find you on the interwebs like Instagram or LinkedIn you want to promote at all?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, absolutely, and they can subscribe to my YouTube channel. We are recording a lot of real case studies and scenarios, what's going on and we're going to a lot of different in-person events. We will be in Amazon Accelerate in Seattle. We will go to other events throughout the year so they can come and meet us in person at most of the events, as well as find us on forescan.com.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, what's your last 30 or 60 second tip for our sellers out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Be careful about your lending costs. That's something that a lot of people they don't really pay attention. Profit is everything. Bad profit means bad cashflow and bad cash flow means that you can't be sustainable in your business. So, understand your lending cost. Look at your FBA fees, how you can save and what is the strategy. Are you paying too much for your international shipments? Are you paying too much for FBA fees? Are you paying too much for long-term storage? So, find out where you can make optimizations, where you can make savings. I believe this business is open to different optimizations and every different aspect you get closer you can find 1% or 2% saving, and if you find three to five different ways of savings, you can save up to 10%. So, talk to the experts. Don't forget to subscribe to the Helium 10's newsletter. I see a lot of interesting topics actually about that. So being part of the community, it's the most important things and whenever you have a problem, ask the right people, get the right answer to fix your problems.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome. Well, Burak, thank you for coming on here. I'll let you know what I think about those restaurants you told me and then I'll see you at Amazon Accelerate in Seattle and hopefully some other sellers that are listening to this episode, and we'll definitely have you back on in 2025 and let's see what else has changed in the world of shipping logistics.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Burak:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Looking forward to see you, Bradley.</p>
<p></p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon's revamped Alexa with generative AI to roll out in October
<a href='https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/amazons-revamped-alexa-with-generative-ai-to-roll-out-in-october/'>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/amazons-revamped-alexa-with-generative-ai-to-roll-out-in-october/

</a>Walmart Marketplace Accelerates Growth; Launches Category Expansion, Multichannel Solutions and Omnichannel Innovations for Sellers
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/08/27/walmart-marketplace-accelerates-growth-launches-category-expansion-multichannel-solutions-and-omnichannel-innovations-for-sellers'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/08/27/walmart-marketplace-accelerates-growth-launches-category-expansion-multichannel-solutions-and-omnichannel-innovations-for-sellers

</a>How customers are making more informed shopping decisions with Rufus, Amazon’s generative AI-powered shopping assistant
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-rufus'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-rufus

</a>How Amazon is using AI to detect fake product reviews and ensure authentic customer feedback
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/customer-trust/how-amazon-is-using-ai-to-detect-fake-product-reviews-and-ensure-authentic-customer-feedback'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/customer-trust/how-amazon-is-using-ai-to-detect-fake-product-reviews-and-ensure-authentic-customer-feedback

</a>China fast-fashion retailer Temu soared like a rocket for two years—in just a few hours, its parent company lost more than $50 billion in market value
<a href='https://fortune.com/2024/08/26/temu-pdd-stock-plunges-government-scrutiny-amazon-rivals/'>https://fortune.com/2024/08/26/temu-pdd-stock-plunges-government-scrutiny-amazon-rivals/

</a>Amazon India to cut down its selling fees by 12% ahead of festive season
<a href='https://www.livemint.com/companies/amazon-india-to-cut-down-its-selling-fees-by-12-ahead-of-festive-season-janmashtami-2024-11724471866431.html'>https://www.livemint.com/companies/amazon-india-to-cut-down-its-selling-fees-by-12-ahead-of-festive-season-janmashtami-2024-11724471866431.html

</a>Join Bradley and other Helium 10 Members for an informal meetup in Mumbai early in the morning on Friday the 6th! We will be in the Crystal Lounge networking and would love to see you there! For more details go to: <a href='http://h10.me/mumbai'>h10.me/mumbai

</a>Catch Bradley at the Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2024 <a href='http://h10.me/istanbul'>h10.me/istanbul</a> and at the Amazon Global Selling Community Event PH Seller Bootcamp in Manila <a href='http://h10.me/manila'>h10.me/manila

</a>Lastly, are you leveraging Helium 10 to its fullest potential? We break down the newest features of Helium 10's Chrome extension, including the X-ray tool's suggested PPC bid column and clickable brand insights. Learn how to split-test product images and ideas with real Amazon buyer feedback using Helium 10's Audience tool powered by PickFu, and listen to a special use case from Kseniia that showcases its power in product development. Tune in for all these valuable insights and more to keep your e-commerce strategy ahead of the curve!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:17 - Alexa With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:13 - Walmart Big Announcements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:09 - Amazon Rufus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:19 - Amazon Fake Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:55 - Shipping Time Settings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:32 - Temu Trouble</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:21 - India Fee Reductions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:54 - Meet Bradley on the Following Events</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:03 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:06 - Training Tip: How To Use Helium 10 Audience</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon's revamped Alexa with generative AI to roll out in October<br>
<a href='https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/amazons-revamped-alexa-with-generative-ai-to-roll-out-in-october/'>https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/smart-home/amazons-revamped-alexa-with-generative-ai-to-roll-out-in-october/<br>
<br>
</a>Walmart Marketplace Accelerates Growth; Launches Category Expansion, Multichannel Solutions and Omnichannel Innovations for Sellers<br>
<a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/08/27/walmart-marketplace-accelerates-growth-launches-category-expansion-multichannel-solutions-and-omnichannel-innovations-for-sellers'>https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/08/27/walmart-marketplace-accelerates-growth-launches-category-expansion-multichannel-solutions-and-omnichannel-innovations-for-sellers<br>
<br>
</a>How customers are making more informed shopping decisions with Rufus, Amazon’s generative AI-powered shopping assistant<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-rufus'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/how-to-use-amazon-rufus<br>
<br>
</a>How Amazon is using AI to detect fake product reviews and ensure authentic customer feedback<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/customer-trust/how-amazon-is-using-ai-to-detect-fake-product-reviews-and-ensure-authentic-customer-feedback'>https://www.aboutamazon.eu/news/customer-trust/how-amazon-is-using-ai-to-detect-fake-product-reviews-and-ensure-authentic-customer-feedback<br>
<br>
</a>China fast-fashion retailer Temu soared like a rocket for two years—in just a few hours, its parent company lost more than $50 billion in market value<br>
<a href='https://fortune.com/2024/08/26/temu-pdd-stock-plunges-government-scrutiny-amazon-rivals/'>https://fortune.com/2024/08/26/temu-pdd-stock-plunges-government-scrutiny-amazon-rivals/<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon India to cut down its selling fees by 12% ahead of festive season<br>
<a href='https://www.livemint.com/companies/amazon-india-to-cut-down-its-selling-fees-by-12-ahead-of-festive-season-janmashtami-2024-11724471866431.html'>https://www.livemint.com/companies/amazon-india-to-cut-down-its-selling-fees-by-12-ahead-of-festive-season-janmashtami-2024-11724471866431.html<br>
<br>
</a>Join Bradley and other Helium 10 Members for an informal meetup in Mumbai early in the morning on Friday the 6th! We will be in the Crystal Lounge networking and would love to see you there! For more details go to: <a href='http://h10.me/mumbai'>h10.me/mumbai<br>
<br>
</a>Catch Bradley at the Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2024 <a href='http://h10.me/istanbul'>h10.me/istanbul</a> and at the Amazon Global Selling Community Event PH Seller Bootcamp in Manila <a href='http://h10.me/manila'>h10.me/manila<br>
<br>
</a>Lastly, are you leveraging Helium 10 to its fullest potential? We break down the newest features of Helium 10's Chrome extension, including the X-ray tool's suggested PPC bid column and clickable brand insights. Learn how to split-test product images and ideas with real Amazon buyer feedback using Helium 10's Audience tool powered by PickFu, and listen to a special use case from Kseniia that showcases its power in product development. Tune in for all these valuable insights and more to keep your e-commerce strategy ahead of the curve!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:17 - Alexa With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:13 - Walmart Big Announcements</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:09 - Amazon Rufus</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:19 - Amazon Fake Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:55 - Shipping Time Settings</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:32 - Temu Trouble</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:21 - India Fee Reductions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:54 - Meet Bradley on the Following Events</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:03 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:06 - Training Tip: How To Use Helium 10 Audience</li>
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<p>Join us on this episode as we explore the exciting new updates to Helium 10's Keyword Tracker tool. Our host, Bradley Sutton, takes you through the revamped interface, showcasing features like customizable columns and the ability to add notes for tracking changes over time. We also highlight the importance of adding competitors and introduce new functionalities such as the instant index checker and automated Cerebro runs on competitors. Discover how to monitor organic and sponsored keyword ranks over time and leverage brand analytics for top keywords to enhance your keyword-tracking strategy.</p>
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<p>Additionally, we navigate the advanced functionalities within the keyword tracking tools, focusing on features like boosting keywords, tagging them for various phases of product launches, and examining keyword sales metrics versus search volume. Learn about the significance of the CPR number tailored to your product, and explore new features like Amazon Brand Analytics for click and conversion shares, as well as tracking keywords by department. We also tackle an open AMA session, answering questions about managing inventory during the honeymoon phase and strategies for maintaining sales momentum. Tune in for valuable insights and practical tips to optimize your Amazon selling experience using Helium 10's powerful tools.</p>
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<p>In episode 591 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
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<ul><li>00:00 - Helium 10 Keyword Tracker Revamped!</li>
 
<li>03:00 - Tracking Product Changes in Keyword Tracker</li>
 
<li>06:30 - New Helium 10 Keyword Tracker Feature Updates</li>
 
<li>07:06 - Managing Keywords and Notes in Tracker</li>
 
<li>11:08 - New Keyword Tracker Features Introduced</li>
 
<li>13:58 - Automating Competitor Analysis in Keyword Tracker</li>
 
<li>17:27 - Ask Me Anything with Bradley Sutton</li>
 
<li>22:53 - Adtomic For Amazon KDP</li>
 
<li>25:38 - Competitor Keyword Sales Analysis With Cerebro</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you notice something new lately in Helium 10? Keyword Tracker got a complete makeover with exciting new features like instant index checker, a list of your top brand analytics keywords, automated Cerebro runs on your competitors in Keyword Tracker, and more. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Did you know that just because you have a keyword in your listing, that does not mean that you are automatically guaranteed to be searchable or, as we say, indexed for that keyword? Well, how can you know what you are indexed for and not? You can actually use Helium 10's index checker to check any keywords you want. For more information, go to h10.me/indexchecker.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our monthly Ask Me Anything and special training, and this month we have a special reveal about phase one of our new Keyword Tracker launch. So let's go ahead and hop into this. This was recorded live, so I'm also going to have some of the questions that you guys answered. Let's go ahead and hop into it. We are going to now get into the new Helium 10 Keyword Tracker. This is just the beginning. All right, I've been teasing this for months and months. Now there's some symbolism going with my wardrobe today for those watching this on YouTube or watching this out there. You'll notice I have the OG Helium 10 logo. Okay, so this is the original Helium 10 logo from you know that got started in 2016, 2017. And then my hat is the new Helium 10 logo right? And that's symbolic, because Keyword Tracker is one of the first tools that came out in 2017 and hasn't had, like any earth shattering design changes or things like that for a long time. And now you know, now we're bringing it to the new Helium 10. What are the new features? Let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me go ahead and share my screen, okay. So here we go guys, you should already have this new Keyword Tracker window. All right, this is how Keyword Tracker should look. What is new? The first of all, obviously, the whole look and feel of Keyword Tracker is different. If you don't have that, you should have a button up here that says try the new Keyword Tracker or something like that. All right, for a little bit of time. You're going to see a button that says go back to the previous Keyword Tracker. I wouldn't recommend doing that, because you know it's, you're going to have to go to this new one. Anyways, you can see up here at the top, just like before, how many keywords according to your plan you've used, and I have 30 out of my 500 boost used. You still have similar buttons up here like customize. Actually, this is new. If you hit the customize button, you can now choose which columns. You see you couldn't do that in the old Keyword Tracker, so I right now I have everything included. All right, I'm looking at all columns and there are some new columns that Keyword Tracker has never had. All right, so that customize button put what you want, like maybe you don't care about when, the date that it was added, all right, well, you can go ahead and take that column off now with the new Keyword Tracker. If you want to add a new product to Keyword Tracker, just right here, at the very top right of Keyword Tracker, there's a button that says add products. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, once you have all of your products here, without expanding it out, you've got a lot of information. First of all, something that I highly recommend, something brand new you can add notes, okay. So adding notes is important because now you can like tag it on a certain day, all right. So I could say, hey, today is 8/13 on this ASIN, I am doing a certain kind of test in PPC, or I lowered my price and then I can make a description here. And so now, later on, if you're tracking your keyword ranks and things like that, now you can see oh, on this date, I raised my price. What happened to my keyword rank after? Oh, on this date, I increased my sponsored ad target bid and did that improve my sponsored rank? Did it make my sponsored rank worse? You can start tracking a lot of these things. I mean, hopefully you guys were tracking this stuff already, but now it's a little bit easier because you're going to be able to graph it. All right, this is going to show me the track keywords. If I want to add more keywords, I just hit this edit button right here. Adding competitors all right. This is if you didn't add competitors before. Guys, I highly highly recommend adding competitors to your Keyword Tracker. It doesn't cost you any more money and I'm going to show you why that is so important.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Moving forward, here's something that is still the same as the old Keyword Tracker. It's going to show you the number of organic keywords in the top 10 and their combined search volume, and the number of organic keywords in top 50. You can actually now hit a graph and see the history over time. How many top, how many of your track keywords have you had in the top 10 over over time? How many have you had sponsored over time? You can see that right here. Now, here's another thing you can see now how many Amazon's choice keywords you have. The last time Helium 10 checked that's something that's net new, I believe, where it's going to let you know hey, for this product, six of your keywords have Amazon's choice badge for that keyword. Pretty cool, right. Another cool new thing brand analytics top click keyword. How many of your keywords that you're tracking, were you last week one of the top three clicked in all of Amazon for that keyword? That's pretty cool, right. And then not only that, now you hit this button you're going to see a history of that for your product and the keyword. So now you can see, like all right, hey, every week I'm usually one of the top three clicked on 10 products or 12. And now, all of a sudden, one week, you see you're down to three. Well, what would that make me do? I'm going to go in there and see where did I lose being one of the top three? Click what's going on? Did I lose my keyword rank? That's brand new. Another thing is going to be keyword suggestions. I'm going to talk about that in a little bit. That's something new and that is why you guys need to put your competitors in there. I'm going to talk about why.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, another cool thing you're going to start seeing now the category and subcategory BSR of your product. If you're tracking your product or your competitor's product as the seed product, you're going to now see the graph of BSR right here and you're also can now tag your keywords here with different tags. This is a tag for product. Okay, there we go, guys. This tag here is for the product. So maybe, watch this. I'm going to be like hey, Manny's mysterious oddities, I want to add that tag. All right, so now I'm going to be able to tag this coffin letter board as Manny's mysterious oddities and then, with this one click at the top, now I'm going to be able to go to those products. All right. The other thing I can have here and I can sort by is the date that I added this product to Keyword Tracker. This is another thing that's kind of net new. Okay, now let's dive into the actual keywords. All right, so you hit this button right. Or, by the way, you could actually run Cerebro from Keyword Tracker. Now you just hit these three dots that are right next to the picture and you can actually run in Cerebro. All right, and you can run your product in listing analyzer as well. But right now we're going to hit this down arrow so we can see all of these new tabs right here in the keyword details.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, and here we go. All right, so first of all, you'll see, I don't know why it's blue. I've been telling him to change that to red, so hopefully they're going to change the boost back to red. But you can see, here in blue I have a few keywords on boost. Boost is still working the same way. Now, another thing you notice is do you see that there's a number here for each one? What this is is like the number of when I added this keyword to Keyword Tracker. If I want to change the order of how it is and I don't want it to go by alphabetical or I don't want to sort it by this, I don't want to sort it by that. This is pretty cool because now I can just change this number right here. Okay, and then now that is going to change the order in which the keywords appear in Keyword Tracker. All right, so pretty cool. Another thing I can add the notes at the keyword level. All right, so I can add notes at the product level. I showed you guys that I can add notes at the keyword level now. So again, marking when I change something on a certain keyword, like maybe sometimes I'll do tests where I'm like you know what I want to insert this keyword into my title and then does that help my rank over a week or so. Well, I'm going to add that as a note, the date and time that I actually did that, so then I can go back and graph and see what happened.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I mentioned tags for keywords. We had tags for products. This is tags for keywords. So this is a product. This is a coffin letter board. You guys can see this on Amazon. Now I'm going to do a whole podcast about it in Maldives, about the Maldives honeymoon strategy. But you can see, I'm literally in launch right now in my fate, what I call phase one launch. So I gave a tag to all of these keywords. So then later I could just hit this button right here this is my tags and then it's only going to show the keywords that I have a certain tag on it. So maybe I have phase one launch, maybe I have a group of keywords that I'm doing a PPC test on, or whatever. This will allow you to quickly go and go directly to whatever group of keywords that you have Search volume, competing products, organic rank history these are all pretty much the same. The graphs might look a little bit different, but it's basically the same thing. Let's go in and take a look at one of the graphs here just to see how different it is. All right, yeah, it's pretty much the same. You can see here I can click and drag and zoom in. It's pretty much the Keyword Tracker that you guys know and love. We've got keyword sales. Remember, guys, last week I talked in depth in our weekly buzz about why this keyword sales metric is more important sometimes than the search volume metric.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We've got the CPR number here. The CPR number is based on your product, your exact product. This is where the CPR number is based on your product. If you look at CPR and Cerebro, it's just a general CPR number. This one is based on your product. We've got the suggested PPC bid in here, and then something new we've got the brand analytics total click share and total conversion share. Okay, so this is directly from Amazon brand analytics. Now you can see the history of what are the top three clicked products for this keyword that you are tracking in Keyword Tracker. What was the top three click products share of the conversions? In addition, another net new thing here is the department. So you know how sometimes you're on Amazon and you type in a search. You know what. Let's look at that now. Let's actually type, or let's go to Amazon. Let's hit Gothic Decor. By the way, guys, if you guys were watching, if you want to look at the search results of any keyword that you're tracking, just hit this arrow button right next to the keyword and it's going to take you to the search right there on Amazon. Okay, now you can see here how, in Gothic decor, it now shows which departments the results are in. Well, we are now showing that in Keyword Tracker. And so what happens is is we are taking that into consideration. Right here on the last column you will see it say under departments how many categories it's under and which categories those are. So it gives you a little bit of extra kind of like you know information there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There's a whole bunch that's coming. I'm not done here, but we're going to have an index checker button. Like, for example, if you notice all of a sudden you are not ranking organically, you are not ranking and sponsoring, what is the next step? Well, the next step is usually hey, I need to see, did I lose indexing for this keyword? Have I lost indexing? Well, there's going to be a one-click button. Instead of having to copy those keywords, export it to index checker, you are going to have an index checker right here in Keyword Tracker so that you can, within seconds, know is it just that you lost ranking or did you lose indexing as well? Super, super important. All right, so that's coming, we're going to have. I told you guys, a long time ago people were asking for those heat maps of ranks, just like our Market Tracker 360 tool has. Well, heat maps are coming here. But one thing that's important oh, by the way. There's a customize for which columns you want in your Keyword Tracker and watch this. Here is something that is new for organic rank. Maybe you want to see the rank, like you always have. Now you can toggle what page are you showing up. Maybe you don't care about your specific rank, but you're just like hey, I want to see how many keywords I have on page one, how many are on page two, how many are on page three. Take a look, you can toggle your rank to go from rank to page. That's pretty cool, right? That's something that a lot of our not a lot, but you know, otherwise we would have done it earlier, but a number of you were asking us and it finally got done. It was on our list for a lime, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So one thing that I want to go over is the suggestions, all right. So first of all, here's, let me go to a product that I actually have suggestions for. Yes, here we go. I've got one competitor for some reason. Here's. Here's one that I have five competitors. This will be a better one, all right. So, again, make sure to add the competitors. That should be one of the first things you guys do. Here we go for the bat shelf. I've got compared. Let me just take a look at who my competitors are Other bat shelves. Okay Now, by the way, remember how I told you that we are showing you which keywords, or how many keywords, you have. That is one of the top three clicked. Well, the way that you know it is, there's going to be an ABA and a number one, number two or number three. That's the symbol that lets you know if last week you were one of the top one, two or three products that were clicked from that search page. But anyways, this is showing me the ranks of all of my competitors. You guys see that here, all of my competitors, I know it's kind of hard to see, all right, so this is my bat bath mat and here are all of my competitors, and now I can see if they are ranking or not. Where is their average rank? How many of them are ranking? Like, for example, this is a keyword that's pretty important, right? Bat mat. This is a bat shaped bath mat. Bat mat obviously is a keyword I want to check and so I can see only three out of my six competitors are ranking for it, but the average rank is 25. So they're pretty much maybe most of them are on page one, if not all.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, I also have the competitor performance score. This is the key. This is the way that I can see which are the most important keywords to my niche. Right, it's the same metric that comes from Cerebro, and so the high competitor performance score means that most of your competitors that you entered are all ranking for that keyword, and they're all ranking highly. That's what gets you a 10 out of 10. All right, so look at that. These are all completely new things that Keyword Tracker has never had. Okay, now let's go right here to suggested keywords. By the way, you saw that I was looking at organic rank for my competitors. I can also look at their sponsored rank too, under suggested keywords. This is going to be something pretty cool. This is very similar to what we had in our insights dashboard. Once I add my competitors, now I can customize my settings and I can almost kind of like automate Cerebro guys right here in Keyword Tracker. So I could be like hey, you know what my competitors? I got five of them. I want to know if there is a keyword that has at least 500 search volume and my rank is between zero and zero meaning I'm not ranked at all and at least one of my competitors right here minimum one has the organic rank between one and 20. I want a suggestion. So, in other words, what this means is I'm basically automating Cerebro and I'm telling Keyword Tracker hey, watch my competitors, so I don't have to run them in Cerebro, and if they start ranking for a keyword on the first page in the first 20 positions and I'm not ranking at all, give me a notification. That's just an example. I could put any anything in here. I could be like hey, give me a notification if my rank is between 40 and 300, but but their rank is one in 40 or one in 39. Right? So in other words, hey, show me the keywords where I'm not on page one and where they are right. I could do a lot of those options.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing is I could run Cerebro on my own product in the background, like I. Obviously, when I started Keyword Tracker, I probably had a good idea of what my main keywords are. But, as you know, I hope you run Cerebro on your own product like once every two weeks or once a month to see hey, you run Cerebro on your own product, like once every two weeks or once a month, to see, hey, am I ranking for new keywords that I didn't even realize I was relevant for? Is Amazon showing me highly in sponsored rank, where I didn't even know that the auto campaign was showing me for? Well, you know what? Go ahead and set this notification in Keyword Tracker where you can say hey for any keyword that has at least 300 search volume, where my organic rank is between one and 30, give me a notification that tells me that I should probably track this keyword and we'll give you that notification as a suggestion. All right, so that's what suggestion means. And then. So now I can look at the suggestion, knowing that the only way that it was triggered is if something hit those rules that I put. All right, but right here I'm going to be able to see hey, which keywords do I want to start tracking? There's probably some, some more things that I'm missing here, but this is just the beginning. Make sure you are using this new Keyword Tracker and the new features. Every single one of the new features I went over is designed to give you insights that can help you make more money, help you optimize your listing more, help you track what is going on with your competitors. So I want you guys to make sure to use all of those features.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this part of the show when we do this once a month is a completely open AMA. So you guys can ask me anything about Helium 10, maybe even a couple Amazon questions, if you, if you want, if I, if we've got the time, um. Or it could be about this new Keyword Tracker. Okay, let me see we've got one from Jay here. It says for someone starting again selling on Amazon after five years oh, wow, what a what a long time between selling Um, where would you recommend to start from in order to learn how to use a software? I'm really lost with this. All right. So, Jay, if, if, if you're talking about where to learn how to sell on Amazon, we just barely launched a brand new Freedom Ticket. So even if you were selling five years ago, trust me so much has changed on Amazon I highly recommend going through the Freedom Ticket. So if you're a Helium 10 member, which I'm assuming you are it sounds like when you say software, there you have access 100% to Freedom Ticket. Five years ago when you remember you probably had to pay a thousand dollars for Freedom Ticket. Not anymore. You have. You have it covered for free. So go into Freedom Ticket. Take that to see what's new on Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The second thing to learn how to use the tools, go into the learn button in every tool. All right, just take a refresher course. Or if you just want to knock it all out in like three hours, you can go to a completely free website, academy.helium10.com. academy.helium10.com it has all of our tool software training videos all in one place. You could probably knock it out in two hours. Maybe three hours if you're just watching at one X speed, uh, but if you're two X in me, you can probably watch it in like one hour or an hour and a half. All of those videos and I'll give you a good refresher course on how to get reacquainted with Helium 10. And then, like I said, Freedom Ticket is going to give you a nice uh refresher course on how to get reacquainted with selling on Amazon and Walmart, and we even have now stuff that we definitely didn't have years ago, when you were around, Jay, like um, lessons on how to sell on tick tock shop, so pretty cool. Christopher says what's the best strategy for running out of inventory, especially if you're still in the honeymoon phase? Is there a module about it in the new Freedom Ticket? I don't remember if I put a module about it. But basically, um, obviously you don't want to run out, but do not try to slow your sales and slow your momentum or raise your price if your conversion rate goes down Now. If you can raise your price and still get the same amount of sales I mean regardless of if you have inventory now of course you should raise your price and get more profit, right. But don't be the kind of people who try to raise your price in order to slow sales because you're shooting yourself in the foot just to not run out of stock.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon is really good lately. If you run out of stock and you're only if you're out of stock for like eight months, I mean, first of all, slowing sales down. To run out three weeks later than you would have is not going to help you anyways. But yeah, if you're going to be out of stock for eight months. You're kind of screwed anyways because, yeah, you know Amazon, it might not put you back to where you were, but if you're out of stock for a couple weeks a month even I've been out of stock for two months, even recently because I just had a crazy amount of sales that I wasn't expecting or I had some shipping delays Amazon remembers what you've done. All right, if you're in your forties or fifties, you remember that song from Janet Jackson in the eighties what have you done for me lately? Amazon asked that question. They know what you've done for Amazon lately. If you are a high performing keyword or a high performing product for a certain keyword, Amazon remembers that and you're not. If you're a page one, position three and you're out of stock for a month and a half, does that mean you're immediately going back to page one position three? No, probably not. But it just takes a couple of orders, like in PPC, at the top of search, and Amazon will put you like right back up. A lot of times Now, on some of those products where it might be like 300,000 search volume or some crazy amount of sales, right Okay, that one might be a little bit hard to get back to top. It's not going to get to the top with just two or three orders, but, yeah, like it's not as critical as it was in the past where you lose your ranking permanently or something crazy. That would happen to some people, like five, six years ago, if you went out of stock.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing to keep in mind, too, is you run out of stock fast. It's not always a bad thing, remember, if you have a lot of sales, you have a period of time where you have low stock. That's actually a bad thing. You are going to get a low inventory fee. That's one of the new fees that Amazon put out is, if your inventory total for a certain time period dips under a threshold, you're going to get charged for every order that you have. Okay, if you have zero inventory, you run out. Well, at least you're not being charged. You know that fee. Again, don't get me wrong, don't run out. You know you should not run out, but don't do things to slow your sales. If you're going to run out, go ahead and run out at the whatever velocity you have, because that's what helping your keyword rank, how you convert for that keyword and then, um, as soon as you get back, you know, do a big push like don't put your, your product live until it's distributed across the country. So make sure to use Helium 10 inventory heat maps so you can see as Amazon distributed amongst other warehouses. And then go live, go heavy on PPC, maybe have a big discount a little bit to like really get that momentum going to remind amazon who you were and you should get back to page one for your keywords that you were page one for before.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Kyle says can you talk a little bit Adtomic and how I can use it as KDP? So I don't think you can use it yet on KDP, but when you can, as long as the API is very similar, it's going to be very similar. Like I run 200 campaigns on my Adtomic for regular products, not KDP products, regular physical products. And the beauty about it is I can have suggestions where I'm like hey, if I have an auto campaign going and I get two keyword conversions at a certain ACoS, I want you to tell me to move that to my manual campaign. Hey, if I get, I can put rules. Or I can be like hey, if I get 20 clicks on this keyword and no sales right and I've spent more than ten dollars, you know what I want a negative match that keyword. I can automate that or I can just have it, uh, set a rule where it tells me hey, you got 20 clicks over this period of time that you specified. You wanted me to let you know that this happened. Do you want a negative matches, yes or no? I just hit one button and I say yes, now it's negative match.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I can run analytics across all of my campaigns. You know, like I said, I've got 200 campaigns where I can put a query saying, hey, show me all of the search terms that I have less than four, or all the targets where I have less than 4% ACOS. Right, with at least one sale. Obviously you have to have a sale to have ACOS. But you know, then, now, instantly, all of those keywords across all 200, 200 of my campaigns will show up. I can just go ahead and just blanket re increase the bid on all those I'll be like ahead and just blanket re increase the bid on all those I'll be like you know what, raise the bid on all of these that I'm below 4% a cost. Raise my bid by 20%. Two clicks of a button, I mean, these kind of things take forever to do by yourself or something kind of stuff. You have to pay agencies, you know $1,000 a month to do. You can have that kind of like all inside of Adtomic. So that's how I use Adtomic and I would assume that once it's fully integrated with our KDP community, you're going to have very similar features as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, what other questions, guys? We got about five minutes left here I can go. It's 11.15 PM, so if anybody's in the US at this time of day? Thank you so much for joining. I used to do this back in the day. We used to call it midnight madness. I would just go randomly live at like midnight. Um, today was half accident. This was supposed to be at 10:15 am and my team said it at 10:15 pm. So that's why I'm up at this at this time of day. But I'm happy that I could uh talk to different people, because usually it's a lot of the same people I see in the chat, but today's all new people. Kyle says can you tell me a little bit about the CPR score and how accurate is is in Cerebro. So the CPR is basically the number of units over eight days that you should sell after somebody finds your product in search for that keyword either organic or sponsored over eight days, that gives you the best chance to stick on page one. Doesn't guarantee it, but it gives you the best chance. It was a formula that I came up with, uh, two years ago. The latest version I I did, or no, it was last year, uh, a year ago was the latest version. We've updated it three or four times in the last six years, um, but basically it's gives you a guide of like, hey, what is it going to take to get on the top, as close to the top of page one as possible for the keyword that you're trying to rank for? That's as easy as I can kind of like dumb it down of what it is, and it's a number over eight days. So if you have a keyword like I'm looking at a keyword right now, um, batmat and the CPR number is eight, that means you know the search volume is so low. If I get eight purchases, if somebody searched the word batman and bought a product eight different people over eight days I have a pretty darn good chance to get to page one. That's basically what it means there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's a question from Instagram. Grow with Daniel says is there a possibility to check on which keyword per competitor is getting sales? Which keyword per competitor? Yes, so I mean, if I'm understanding Daniel, your question is like hey, uh, which keywords are driving sales to your competitor? Absolutely, you just run Cerebro. Okay, there's two, there's two ways you can. You can know about it. You run Cerebro for your competitor and look at anything over 500 search volume where they're ranked between like one and 10, you know they're getting sales for that keyword or they have gotten sales for the keyword, unless it's a brand new product. You don't get on the top 10 search results without at some time having you know some sales and the higher the search volume, the more sales it is that it took to get there. You can also run it in brand analytics. We have that in Black Box, brand analytics, where you put the ace in and now you can see, hey, your competitor, where were they one of the top three clicked? And then, if they were one of the top three click, did they have conversions for that keyword and how much percent of those conversions? You can have that fully in Helium 10 as well. Oh, and now he says, except using Cerebro I mean Cerebro and Black Box. Uh, those are the two ways to do it inside of Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Jeffrey says, like Cerebro, Black Box, Magnet to see the ABA and keyword sales sold now for ABA. You now have access to that, Jeffrey. Like that's, we always bring stuff down to platinum. So that used to be diamond. Only the brand analytics data in Cerebro and Magnet now is in platinum. So you've fully got access to that. Now black. There's one tool in Black Box, yes, that that platinum members don't have access to, and that is the Black Box brand analytics tool. So, yeah, that is not available separately currently, but you know, who knows, maybe in the future it could be. And I swear that keyword sales also was brought down to platinum. I think you might check it, Jeffrey, you might have keyword sales. If you're based in the US and you're looking at Amazon USA data, you might have the keyword sales there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This presentation is what we do once a month where we have a training on some kind of aspect of Helium 10. And then we have an open. Ask Me Anything. So when you guys see the invite to this. Make sure to join up next time those of you listening to this on the replay or watching this on the podcast or on YouTube later on. We'll probably do one or no, probably. We will do one in probably late September or middle of September, so make sure to sign up early. That one will probably be like in the AM Pacific time instead of PM, like this time, but we, you know, make sure to join live so you can get your questions answered. This is what I do for Helium 10 Elite twice a week at times, but once a month we go ahead and open this up to everybody. So I really appreciate everybody joining us at this time of day and I wish you guys the best of success and please let us know what you think of phase one of our new Keyword Tracker. Thanks a lot, guys.</p>
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<p>Join us on this episode as we explore the exciting new updates to Helium 10's Keyword Tracker tool. Our host, Bradley Sutton, takes you through the revamped interface, showcasing features like customizable columns and the ability to add notes for tracking changes over time. We also highlight the importance of adding competitors and introduce new functionalities such as the instant index checker and automated Cerebro runs on competitors. Discover how to monitor organic and sponsored keyword ranks over time and leverage brand analytics for top keywords to enhance your keyword-tracking strategy.</p>
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<p>Additionally, we navigate the advanced functionalities within the keyword tracking tools, focusing on features like boosting keywords, tagging them for various phases of product launches, and examining keyword sales metrics versus search volume. Learn about the significance of the CPR number tailored to your product, and explore new features like Amazon Brand Analytics for click and conversion shares, as well as tracking keywords by department. We also tackle an open AMA session, answering questions about managing inventory during the honeymoon phase and strategies for maintaining sales momentum. Tune in for valuable insights and practical tips to optimize your Amazon selling experience using Helium 10's powerful tools.</p>
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<p>In episode 591 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley discusses:</p>
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<ul><li>00:00 - Helium 10 Keyword Tracker Revamped!</li>
 
<li>03:00 - Tracking Product Changes in Keyword Tracker</li>
 
<li>06:30 - New Helium 10 Keyword Tracker Feature Updates</li>
 
<li>07:06 - Managing Keywords and Notes in Tracker</li>
 
<li>11:08 - New Keyword Tracker Features Introduced</li>
 
<li>13:58 - Automating Competitor Analysis in Keyword Tracker</li>
 
<li>17:27 - Ask Me Anything with Bradley Sutton</li>
 
<li>22:53 - Adtomic For Amazon KDP</li>
 
<li>25:38 - Competitor Keyword Sales Analysis With Cerebro</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you notice something new lately in Helium 10? Keyword Tracker got a complete makeover with exciting new features like instant index checker, a list of your top brand analytics keywords, automated Cerebro runs on your competitors in Keyword Tracker, and more. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Did you know that just because you have a keyword in your listing, that does not mean that you are automatically guaranteed to be searchable or, as we say, indexed for that keyword? Well, how can you know what you are indexed for and not? You can actually use Helium 10's index checker to check any keywords you want. For more information, go to h10.me/indexchecker.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our monthly Ask Me Anything and special training, and this month we have a special reveal about phase one of our new Keyword Tracker launch. So let's go ahead and hop into this. This was recorded live, so I'm also going to have some of the questions that you guys answered. Let's go ahead and hop into it. We are going to now get into the new Helium 10 Keyword Tracker. This is just the beginning. All right, I've been teasing this for months and months. Now there's some symbolism going with my wardrobe today for those watching this on YouTube or watching this out there. You'll notice I have the OG Helium 10 logo. Okay, so this is the original Helium 10 logo from you know that got started in 2016, 2017. And then my hat is the new Helium 10 logo right? And that's symbolic, because Keyword Tracker is one of the first tools that came out in 2017 and hasn't had, like any earth shattering design changes or things like that for a long time. And now you know, now we're bringing it to the new Helium 10. What are the new features? Let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let me go ahead and share my screen, okay. So here we go guys, you should already have this new Keyword Tracker window. All right, this is how Keyword Tracker should look. What is new? The first of all, obviously, the whole look and feel of Keyword Tracker is different. If you don't have that, you should have a button up here that says try the new Keyword Tracker or something like that. All right, for a little bit of time. You're going to see a button that says go back to the previous Keyword Tracker. I wouldn't recommend doing that, because you know it's, you're going to have to go to this new one. Anyways, you can see up here at the top, just like before, how many keywords according to your plan you've used, and I have 30 out of my 500 boost used. You still have similar buttons up here like customize. Actually, this is new. If you hit the customize button, you can now choose which columns. You see you couldn't do that in the old Keyword Tracker, so I right now I have everything included. All right, I'm looking at all columns and there are some new columns that Keyword Tracker has never had. All right, so that customize button put what you want, like maybe you don't care about when, the date that it was added, all right, well, you can go ahead and take that column off now with the new Keyword Tracker. If you want to add a new product to Keyword Tracker, just right here, at the very top right of Keyword Tracker, there's a button that says add products. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, once you have all of your products here, without expanding it out, you've got a lot of information. First of all, something that I highly recommend, something brand new you can add notes, okay. So adding notes is important because now you can like tag it on a certain day, all right. So I could say, hey, today is 8/13 on this ASIN, I am doing a certain kind of test in PPC, or I lowered my price and then I can make a description here. And so now, later on, if you're tracking your keyword ranks and things like that, now you can see oh, on this date, I raised my price. What happened to my keyword rank after? Oh, on this date, I increased my sponsored ad target bid and did that improve my sponsored rank? Did it make my sponsored rank worse? You can start tracking a lot of these things. I mean, hopefully you guys were tracking this stuff already, but now it's a little bit easier because you're going to be able to graph it. All right, this is going to show me the track keywords. If I want to add more keywords, I just hit this edit button right here. Adding competitors all right. This is if you didn't add competitors before. Guys, I highly highly recommend adding competitors to your Keyword Tracker. It doesn't cost you any more money and I'm going to show you why that is so important.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Moving forward, here's something that is still the same as the old Keyword Tracker. It's going to show you the number of organic keywords in the top 10 and their combined search volume, and the number of organic keywords in top 50. You can actually now hit a graph and see the history over time. How many top, how many of your track keywords have you had in the top 10 over over time? How many have you had sponsored over time? You can see that right here. Now, here's another thing you can see now how many Amazon's choice keywords you have. The last time Helium 10 checked that's something that's net new, I believe, where it's going to let you know hey, for this product, six of your keywords have Amazon's choice badge for that keyword. Pretty cool, right. Another cool new thing brand analytics top click keyword. How many of your keywords that you're tracking, were you last week one of the top three clicked in all of Amazon for that keyword? That's pretty cool, right. And then not only that, now you hit this button you're going to see a history of that for your product and the keyword. So now you can see, like all right, hey, every week I'm usually one of the top three clicked on 10 products or 12. And now, all of a sudden, one week, you see you're down to three. Well, what would that make me do? I'm going to go in there and see where did I lose being one of the top three? Click what's going on? Did I lose my keyword rank? That's brand new. Another thing is going to be keyword suggestions. I'm going to talk about that in a little bit. That's something new and that is why you guys need to put your competitors in there. I'm going to talk about why.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, another cool thing you're going to start seeing now the category and subcategory BSR of your product. If you're tracking your product or your competitor's product as the seed product, you're going to now see the graph of BSR right here and you're also can now tag your keywords here with different tags. This is a tag for product. Okay, there we go, guys. This tag here is for the product. So maybe, watch this. I'm going to be like hey, Manny's mysterious oddities, I want to add that tag. All right, so now I'm going to be able to tag this coffin letter board as Manny's mysterious oddities and then, with this one click at the top, now I'm going to be able to go to those products. All right. The other thing I can have here and I can sort by is the date that I added this product to Keyword Tracker. This is another thing that's kind of net new. Okay, now let's dive into the actual keywords. All right, so you hit this button right. Or, by the way, you could actually run Cerebro from Keyword Tracker. Now you just hit these three dots that are right next to the picture and you can actually run in Cerebro. All right, and you can run your product in listing analyzer as well. But right now we're going to hit this down arrow so we can see all of these new tabs right here in the keyword details.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, and here we go. All right, so first of all, you'll see, I don't know why it's blue. I've been telling him to change that to red, so hopefully they're going to change the boost back to red. But you can see, here in blue I have a few keywords on boost. Boost is still working the same way. Now, another thing you notice is do you see that there's a number here for each one? What this is is like the number of when I added this keyword to Keyword Tracker. If I want to change the order of how it is and I don't want it to go by alphabetical or I don't want to sort it by this, I don't want to sort it by that. This is pretty cool because now I can just change this number right here. Okay, and then now that is going to change the order in which the keywords appear in Keyword Tracker. All right, so pretty cool. Another thing I can add the notes at the keyword level. All right, so I can add notes at the product level. I showed you guys that I can add notes at the keyword level now. So again, marking when I change something on a certain keyword, like maybe sometimes I'll do tests where I'm like you know what I want to insert this keyword into my title and then does that help my rank over a week or so. Well, I'm going to add that as a note, the date and time that I actually did that, so then I can go back and graph and see what happened.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I mentioned tags for keywords. We had tags for products. This is tags for keywords. So this is a product. This is a coffin letter board. You guys can see this on Amazon. Now I'm going to do a whole podcast about it in Maldives, about the Maldives honeymoon strategy. But you can see, I'm literally in launch right now in my fate, what I call phase one launch. So I gave a tag to all of these keywords. So then later I could just hit this button right here this is my tags and then it's only going to show the keywords that I have a certain tag on it. So maybe I have phase one launch, maybe I have a group of keywords that I'm doing a PPC test on, or whatever. This will allow you to quickly go and go directly to whatever group of keywords that you have Search volume, competing products, organic rank history these are all pretty much the same. The graphs might look a little bit different, but it's basically the same thing. Let's go in and take a look at one of the graphs here just to see how different it is. All right, yeah, it's pretty much the same. You can see here I can click and drag and zoom in. It's pretty much the Keyword Tracker that you guys know and love. We've got keyword sales. Remember, guys, last week I talked in depth in our weekly buzz about why this keyword sales metric is more important sometimes than the search volume metric.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We've got the CPR number here. The CPR number is based on your product, your exact product. This is where the CPR number is based on your product. If you look at CPR and Cerebro, it's just a general CPR number. This one is based on your product. We've got the suggested PPC bid in here, and then something new we've got the brand analytics total click share and total conversion share. Okay, so this is directly from Amazon brand analytics. Now you can see the history of what are the top three clicked products for this keyword that you are tracking in Keyword Tracker. What was the top three click products share of the conversions? In addition, another net new thing here is the department. So you know how sometimes you're on Amazon and you type in a search. You know what. Let's look at that now. Let's actually type, or let's go to Amazon. Let's hit Gothic Decor. By the way, guys, if you guys were watching, if you want to look at the search results of any keyword that you're tracking, just hit this arrow button right next to the keyword and it's going to take you to the search right there on Amazon. Okay, now you can see here how, in Gothic decor, it now shows which departments the results are in. Well, we are now showing that in Keyword Tracker. And so what happens is is we are taking that into consideration. Right here on the last column you will see it say under departments how many categories it's under and which categories those are. So it gives you a little bit of extra kind of like you know information there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There's a whole bunch that's coming. I'm not done here, but we're going to have an index checker button. Like, for example, if you notice all of a sudden you are not ranking organically, you are not ranking and sponsoring, what is the next step? Well, the next step is usually hey, I need to see, did I lose indexing for this keyword? Have I lost indexing? Well, there's going to be a one-click button. Instead of having to copy those keywords, export it to index checker, you are going to have an index checker right here in Keyword Tracker so that you can, within seconds, know is it just that you lost ranking or did you lose indexing as well? Super, super important. All right, so that's coming, we're going to have. I told you guys, a long time ago people were asking for those heat maps of ranks, just like our Market Tracker 360 tool has. Well, heat maps are coming here. But one thing that's important oh, by the way. There's a customize for which columns you want in your Keyword Tracker and watch this. Here is something that is new for organic rank. Maybe you want to see the rank, like you always have. Now you can toggle what page are you showing up. Maybe you don't care about your specific rank, but you're just like hey, I want to see how many keywords I have on page one, how many are on page two, how many are on page three. Take a look, you can toggle your rank to go from rank to page. That's pretty cool, right? That's something that a lot of our not a lot, but you know, otherwise we would have done it earlier, but a number of you were asking us and it finally got done. It was on our list for a lime, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So one thing that I want to go over is the suggestions, all right. So first of all, here's, let me go to a product that I actually have suggestions for. Yes, here we go. I've got one competitor for some reason. Here's. Here's one that I have five competitors. This will be a better one, all right. So, again, make sure to add the competitors. That should be one of the first things you guys do. Here we go for the bat shelf. I've got compared. Let me just take a look at who my competitors are Other bat shelves. Okay Now, by the way, remember how I told you that we are showing you which keywords, or how many keywords, you have. That is one of the top three clicked. Well, the way that you know it is, there's going to be an ABA and a number one, number two or number three. That's the symbol that lets you know if last week you were one of the top one, two or three products that were clicked from that search page. But anyways, this is showing me the ranks of all of my competitors. You guys see that here, all of my competitors, I know it's kind of hard to see, all right, so this is my bat bath mat and here are all of my competitors, and now I can see if they are ranking or not. Where is their average rank? How many of them are ranking? Like, for example, this is a keyword that's pretty important, right? Bat mat. This is a bat shaped bath mat. Bat mat obviously is a keyword I want to check and so I can see only three out of my six competitors are ranking for it, but the average rank is 25. So they're pretty much maybe most of them are on page one, if not all.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, I also have the competitor performance score. This is the key. This is the way that I can see which are the most important keywords to my niche. Right, it's the same metric that comes from Cerebro, and so the high competitor performance score means that most of your competitors that you entered are all ranking for that keyword, and they're all ranking highly. That's what gets you a 10 out of 10. All right, so look at that. These are all completely new things that Keyword Tracker has never had. Okay, now let's go right here to suggested keywords. By the way, you saw that I was looking at organic rank for my competitors. I can also look at their sponsored rank too, under suggested keywords. This is going to be something pretty cool. This is very similar to what we had in our insights dashboard. Once I add my competitors, now I can customize my settings and I can almost kind of like automate Cerebro guys right here in Keyword Tracker. So I could be like hey, you know what my competitors? I got five of them. I want to know if there is a keyword that has at least 500 search volume and my rank is between zero and zero meaning I'm not ranked at all and at least one of my competitors right here minimum one has the organic rank between one and 20. I want a suggestion. So, in other words, what this means is I'm basically automating Cerebro and I'm telling Keyword Tracker hey, watch my competitors, so I don't have to run them in Cerebro, and if they start ranking for a keyword on the first page in the first 20 positions and I'm not ranking at all, give me a notification. That's just an example. I could put any anything in here. I could be like hey, give me a notification if my rank is between 40 and 300, but but their rank is one in 40 or one in 39. Right? So in other words, hey, show me the keywords where I'm not on page one and where they are right. I could do a lot of those options.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing is I could run Cerebro on my own product in the background, like I. Obviously, when I started Keyword Tracker, I probably had a good idea of what my main keywords are. But, as you know, I hope you run Cerebro on your own product like once every two weeks or once a month to see hey, you run Cerebro on your own product, like once every two weeks or once a month, to see, hey, am I ranking for new keywords that I didn't even realize I was relevant for? Is Amazon showing me highly in sponsored rank, where I didn't even know that the auto campaign was showing me for? Well, you know what? Go ahead and set this notification in Keyword Tracker where you can say hey for any keyword that has at least 300 search volume, where my organic rank is between one and 30, give me a notification that tells me that I should probably track this keyword and we'll give you that notification as a suggestion. All right, so that's what suggestion means. And then. So now I can look at the suggestion, knowing that the only way that it was triggered is if something hit those rules that I put. All right, but right here I'm going to be able to see hey, which keywords do I want to start tracking? There's probably some, some more things that I'm missing here, but this is just the beginning. Make sure you are using this new Keyword Tracker and the new features. Every single one of the new features I went over is designed to give you insights that can help you make more money, help you optimize your listing more, help you track what is going on with your competitors. So I want you guys to make sure to use all of those features.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, this part of the show when we do this once a month is a completely open AMA. So you guys can ask me anything about Helium 10, maybe even a couple Amazon questions, if you, if you want, if I, if we've got the time, um. Or it could be about this new Keyword Tracker. Okay, let me see we've got one from Jay here. It says for someone starting again selling on Amazon after five years oh, wow, what a what a long time between selling Um, where would you recommend to start from in order to learn how to use a software? I'm really lost with this. All right. So, Jay, if, if, if you're talking about where to learn how to sell on Amazon, we just barely launched a brand new Freedom Ticket. So even if you were selling five years ago, trust me so much has changed on Amazon I highly recommend going through the Freedom Ticket. So if you're a Helium 10 member, which I'm assuming you are it sounds like when you say software, there you have access 100% to Freedom Ticket. Five years ago when you remember you probably had to pay a thousand dollars for Freedom Ticket. Not anymore. You have. You have it covered for free. So go into Freedom Ticket. Take that to see what's new on Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The second thing to learn how to use the tools, go into the learn button in every tool. All right, just take a refresher course. Or if you just want to knock it all out in like three hours, you can go to a completely free website, academy.helium10.com. academy.helium10.com it has all of our tool software training videos all in one place. You could probably knock it out in two hours. Maybe three hours if you're just watching at one X speed, uh, but if you're two X in me, you can probably watch it in like one hour or an hour and a half. All of those videos and I'll give you a good refresher course on how to get reacquainted with Helium 10. And then, like I said, Freedom Ticket is going to give you a nice uh refresher course on how to get reacquainted with selling on Amazon and Walmart, and we even have now stuff that we definitely didn't have years ago, when you were around, Jay, like um, lessons on how to sell on tick tock shop, so pretty cool. Christopher says what's the best strategy for running out of inventory, especially if you're still in the honeymoon phase? Is there a module about it in the new Freedom Ticket? I don't remember if I put a module about it. But basically, um, obviously you don't want to run out, but do not try to slow your sales and slow your momentum or raise your price if your conversion rate goes down Now. If you can raise your price and still get the same amount of sales I mean regardless of if you have inventory now of course you should raise your price and get more profit, right. But don't be the kind of people who try to raise your price in order to slow sales because you're shooting yourself in the foot just to not run out of stock.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon is really good lately. If you run out of stock and you're only if you're out of stock for like eight months, I mean, first of all, slowing sales down. To run out three weeks later than you would have is not going to help you anyways. But yeah, if you're going to be out of stock for eight months. You're kind of screwed anyways because, yeah, you know Amazon, it might not put you back to where you were, but if you're out of stock for a couple weeks a month even I've been out of stock for two months, even recently because I just had a crazy amount of sales that I wasn't expecting or I had some shipping delays Amazon remembers what you've done. All right, if you're in your forties or fifties, you remember that song from Janet Jackson in the eighties what have you done for me lately? Amazon asked that question. They know what you've done for Amazon lately. If you are a high performing keyword or a high performing product for a certain keyword, Amazon remembers that and you're not. If you're a page one, position three and you're out of stock for a month and a half, does that mean you're immediately going back to page one position three? No, probably not. But it just takes a couple of orders, like in PPC, at the top of search, and Amazon will put you like right back up. A lot of times Now, on some of those products where it might be like 300,000 search volume or some crazy amount of sales, right Okay, that one might be a little bit hard to get back to top. It's not going to get to the top with just two or three orders, but, yeah, like it's not as critical as it was in the past where you lose your ranking permanently or something crazy. That would happen to some people, like five, six years ago, if you went out of stock.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing to keep in mind, too, is you run out of stock fast. It's not always a bad thing, remember, if you have a lot of sales, you have a period of time where you have low stock. That's actually a bad thing. You are going to get a low inventory fee. That's one of the new fees that Amazon put out is, if your inventory total for a certain time period dips under a threshold, you're going to get charged for every order that you have. Okay, if you have zero inventory, you run out. Well, at least you're not being charged. You know that fee. Again, don't get me wrong, don't run out. You know you should not run out, but don't do things to slow your sales. If you're going to run out, go ahead and run out at the whatever velocity you have, because that's what helping your keyword rank, how you convert for that keyword and then, um, as soon as you get back, you know, do a big push like don't put your, your product live until it's distributed across the country. So make sure to use Helium 10 inventory heat maps so you can see as Amazon distributed amongst other warehouses. And then go live, go heavy on PPC, maybe have a big discount a little bit to like really get that momentum going to remind amazon who you were and you should get back to page one for your keywords that you were page one for before.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Kyle says can you talk a little bit Adtomic and how I can use it as KDP? So I don't think you can use it yet on KDP, but when you can, as long as the API is very similar, it's going to be very similar. Like I run 200 campaigns on my Adtomic for regular products, not KDP products, regular physical products. And the beauty about it is I can have suggestions where I'm like hey, if I have an auto campaign going and I get two keyword conversions at a certain ACoS, I want you to tell me to move that to my manual campaign. Hey, if I get, I can put rules. Or I can be like hey, if I get 20 clicks on this keyword and no sales right and I've spent more than ten dollars, you know what I want a negative match that keyword. I can automate that or I can just have it, uh, set a rule where it tells me hey, you got 20 clicks over this period of time that you specified. You wanted me to let you know that this happened. Do you want a negative matches, yes or no? I just hit one button and I say yes, now it's negative match.</p>
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<p>I can run analytics across all of my campaigns. You know, like I said, I've got 200 campaigns where I can put a query saying, hey, show me all of the search terms that I have less than four, or all the targets where I have less than 4% ACOS. Right, with at least one sale. Obviously you have to have a sale to have ACOS. But you know, then, now, instantly, all of those keywords across all 200, 200 of my campaigns will show up. I can just go ahead and just blanket re increase the bid on all those I'll be like ahead and just blanket re increase the bid on all those I'll be like you know what, raise the bid on all of these that I'm below 4% a cost. Raise my bid by 20%. Two clicks of a button, I mean, these kind of things take forever to do by yourself or something kind of stuff. You have to pay agencies, you know $1,000 a month to do. You can have that kind of like all inside of Adtomic. So that's how I use Adtomic and I would assume that once it's fully integrated with our KDP community, you're going to have very similar features as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, what other questions, guys? We got about five minutes left here I can go. It's 11.15 PM, so if anybody's in the US at this time of day? Thank you so much for joining. I used to do this back in the day. We used to call it midnight madness. I would just go randomly live at like midnight. Um, today was half accident. This was supposed to be at 10:15 am and my team said it at 10:15 pm. So that's why I'm up at this at this time of day. But I'm happy that I could uh talk to different people, because usually it's a lot of the same people I see in the chat, but today's all new people. Kyle says can you tell me a little bit about the CPR score and how accurate is is in Cerebro. So the CPR is basically the number of units over eight days that you should sell after somebody finds your product in search for that keyword either organic or sponsored over eight days, that gives you the best chance to stick on page one. Doesn't guarantee it, but it gives you the best chance. It was a formula that I came up with, uh, two years ago. The latest version I I did, or no, it was last year, uh, a year ago was the latest version. We've updated it three or four times in the last six years, um, but basically it's gives you a guide of like, hey, what is it going to take to get on the top, as close to the top of page one as possible for the keyword that you're trying to rank for? That's as easy as I can kind of like dumb it down of what it is, and it's a number over eight days. So if you have a keyword like I'm looking at a keyword right now, um, batmat and the CPR number is eight, that means you know the search volume is so low. If I get eight purchases, if somebody searched the word batman and bought a product eight different people over eight days I have a pretty darn good chance to get to page one. That's basically what it means there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Here's a question from Instagram. Grow with Daniel says is there a possibility to check on which keyword per competitor is getting sales? Which keyword per competitor? Yes, so I mean, if I'm understanding Daniel, your question is like hey, uh, which keywords are driving sales to your competitor? Absolutely, you just run Cerebro. Okay, there's two, there's two ways you can. You can know about it. You run Cerebro for your competitor and look at anything over 500 search volume where they're ranked between like one and 10, you know they're getting sales for that keyword or they have gotten sales for the keyword, unless it's a brand new product. You don't get on the top 10 search results without at some time having you know some sales and the higher the search volume, the more sales it is that it took to get there. You can also run it in brand analytics. We have that in Black Box, brand analytics, where you put the ace in and now you can see, hey, your competitor, where were they one of the top three clicked? And then, if they were one of the top three click, did they have conversions for that keyword and how much percent of those conversions? You can have that fully in Helium 10 as well. Oh, and now he says, except using Cerebro I mean Cerebro and Black Box. Uh, those are the two ways to do it inside of Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Jeffrey says, like Cerebro, Black Box, Magnet to see the ABA and keyword sales sold now for ABA. You now have access to that, Jeffrey. Like that's, we always bring stuff down to platinum. So that used to be diamond. Only the brand analytics data in Cerebro and Magnet now is in platinum. So you've fully got access to that. Now black. There's one tool in Black Box, yes, that that platinum members don't have access to, and that is the Black Box brand analytics tool. So, yeah, that is not available separately currently, but you know, who knows, maybe in the future it could be. And I swear that keyword sales also was brought down to platinum. I think you might check it, Jeffrey, you might have keyword sales. If you're based in the US and you're looking at Amazon USA data, you might have the keyword sales there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This presentation is what we do once a month where we have a training on some kind of aspect of Helium 10. And then we have an open. Ask Me Anything. So when you guys see the invite to this. Make sure to join up next time those of you listening to this on the replay or watching this on the podcast or on YouTube later on. We'll probably do one or no, probably. We will do one in probably late September or middle of September, so make sure to sign up early. That one will probably be like in the AM Pacific time instead of PM, like this time, but we, you know, make sure to join live so you can get your questions answered. This is what I do for Helium 10 Elite twice a week at times, but once a month we go ahead and open this up to everybody. So I really appreciate everybody joining us at this time of day and I wish you guys the best of success and please let us know what you think of phase one of our new Keyword Tracker. Thanks a lot, guys.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join Bradley Sutton in this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast as we explore the vital importance of search volume metrics for Amazon sellers. We'll reveal why accurate search volume data is crucial for making informed decisions on listing optimization, PPC campaigns, and more. We'll discuss how to gauge demand in a niche and prioritize keywords effectively, while also addressing the limitations of Amazon's own search volume metrics.</p>
<p>Listen in as Bradley addresses the misinformation circulating in the industry, particularly a misleading LinkedIn post comparing search volumes from Helium 10, Data Dive, and Jungle Scout. The episode highlights the flawed methodologies used in such comparisons and the significant differences between normalized and denormalized search volumes. Bradley clarifies the historical changes Amazon made to its search volume data and emphasizes the importance of fact-checking and accurate representation in tool comparisons.</p>
<p>Lastly, we'll highlight the importance of maintaining civility in discussions about Amazon tools, particularly when it comes to the accuracy of search volume data. After conducting comparison tests, where we matched Helium 10's data against Amazon's only normalized search data, Brand Analytics, Helium 10 achieved an impressive 93.5% accuracy rate. In comparison, Jungle Scout scored 41.9% accuracy when evaluated against Search Query Performance, which uses a denormalized search metric. It's crucial that we provide our audience with reliable information. We are committed to addressing misleading information in future episodes, ensuring that our listeners receive the most insightful and accurate information. Thank you for your support, and stay tuned for more in-depth analysis.</p>
<p>In episode 590 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:52 - Accurate Amazon Search Volume Metric Importance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:30 - Keyword Sales Is The Best Metric</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:11 - Addressing Misleading Information</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:19 - Debunking Jungle Scout’s Blog On Keyword Accuracy Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:30 - Search Frequency Rank And Why It’s Important</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:27 - Normalized vs. Denormalized Searches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:58 - The History Of Search Volume In Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:22 - Understanding Normalized and Denormalized Searches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:31 - Stop Comparing Apples to Oranges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:20 - Let’s Do A Real Test</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:42 - How Accurate Is Helium 10’s Search Volume?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:18 - Jungle Scout and Data Dive vs Search Query Performance Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:20 - Confusion Over Jungle Scout Search Volume History</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:45 - Bradley’s Final Message</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Search volume is one of the most important metrics for Amazon sellers to help make decisions like Listing, Optimization, PPC and more. Now, who has the most accurate search volume out there Jungle Scout and Data Dive or Helium 10? Well, spoiler alert in today's case. Today I'm going to show you that Helium 10 wins with a 93.5% accuracy, with Jungle Scout coming in second at 41.9%. How cool is that? Pretty cool. I think. You want to know what keywords are driving the most sales for listings on Amazon. To do that, you need to know what highly searched for keywords the product is ranking for, maybe at the top of page one. You can actually find that out in seconds by using Helium 10's keyword research tool, Cerebro. Now, that's just one of the many, many functions that make this tool my favorite tool in the whole suite, and it's the most powerful keyword research tool ever created for e-commerce sellers. For more information, go to h10.me/cerebro. Don't forget to use the Serious Sellers Podcast discount coupon SSP10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And today, guys, we are going to have a special episode where I'm going deep. I spent a couple of nights without sleep working on this because things got me real riled up on this. All right, this is an important topic to me, and there's just so much misinformation out there that I was like I got to set the record straight.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now the question is who has the most accurate search one? Well, of course, the first answer would be Amazon itself has the most accurate, because they're the ones who are providing information. Now, sometimes, though, it's not always the most useful though, like, for example hey, I'm trying to do research into a niche that I'm not selling in. Yet you're a little bit limited with being able to see search volume in Amazon. Search Query Performance for an existing listing. Great, all right. Uh, that shows you denormalized numbers. We're going to talk about what that means a little bit later. But if you're looking at, hey, well, the keywords that I'm getting traction for already, what is my search volume? There's nothing better out of a great apples to apples comparison as that. Now, the drawback there is you can only see what you're already ranking for you can't really like, put in your competitors and see their search volume. But again, obviously this is Amazon's platform. They've got the most accurate search volume. I'm sure they have multiple search volume metrics, some of which Amazon sellers can get at.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But let's just talk about this. Take a step back. Why is search volume important? Why do Amazon sellers rely on this metric so much? Well, there's a lot of different reasons. Maybe you're just looking for demand in a certain niche, for example. Hey, I'm looking into selling in this category. I don't see many products here with sales, so I can't really estimate demand because there's not enough sales. Maybe it's something newer, but there's a lot of search volume, right, because you could have a lot of search volume for something, but no sales yet because there's no competitors yet. All right, so that's something exciting. That's where search volume could be important. What about you've already decided to make a product right? The number one reason that we need search volume is prioritization. What do I mean by that? Let's say I've identified 200 equally relevant keywords. Obviously, all keywords aren't equally relevant. Let's just play devil's advocate and say we've got 200 keywords. That we've done in all of our keyword research and I need to put them in my listing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, can you put 200 unique phrases in phrase form in your listing to send those relevancy signals to Amazon, to let Amazon know hey, this is my product. You know, you always want to put your most important keywords in phrase form in your listing. No, you don't have room for 200 separate phrases. You maybe have room for 15, 20, 25. Well, how do you prioritize? Which ones you're going to put in phrase form, which ones you're going to concentrate on? Right, if all things were equal, the one thing that is different is search volume, right? Hey, my most search ones of these equally relevant keywords. That's what I'm putting in phrase form. The most search ones of the most relevant. That's what's going in my title, right? Similar with you. Know, when you're deciding what you're going to do for PPC, hey, am I going to try to equally target all 200 words? No, I might try and like target 20 words at first, 30 words at first. Again, relevancy is the most important. But then the next metric is search volume. All right, you know, I'm not going to try and put a whole bunch of 1 million search volume keywords in one campaign and then another campaign with an equal number of keywords that have 100 search volume. That just wouldn't make sense, right? So, I'm sure all of you would agree with me that a search volume is something that is important. Helps us in many different ways as Amazon sellers.</p>
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<p>Now here's the interesting thing. It's not always the number itself as the most important. When you think about search volume for prioritization, it's really the order in which they're in, right? That's one of the factors, not just the number itself, like, for example, um, you look at google trends, uh, google trends is not search volume, right? People have been using google trends for years and it's a scale of one to 100. Helps you prioritize, right? Brand Analytics, which you guys know I love. You know there's no search volume number in Brand Analytics. That's the data point that amazon gives and has been giving for like what, four or five years now. There's no search volume in there. It's just giving you an order. It gives you search frequency rank.</p>
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<p>You're totally able to prioritize keywords not based on a search volume number. Like, if all you had was Brand Analytics and zero search volume number, guess what You'd be able to do almost everything you do right now, right? Even if there was no Helium 10, no Jungle Scout, no, anything. You just had Brand Analytics, no search volume numbers at all. That's enough information to prioritize. Now you might have to make your own little formulas or something like that to try and see hey, I only want the search frequency rank from, from, you know, 500,000 and up, or 500,000 below, I should say, you know. Or a hundred thousand and below, you know. Of course, you know you might have to do something, but still, you could get around, uh, get along without the actual search volume number. So, it's not necessarily the search volume number that's the most important. Again, it is which ones are searched more in comparison with whatever other keywords you have, right?</p>
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<p>Now, of course, the best way to prioritize even more than just search volume itself or search order, is keyword sales, right? Not all keywords are created equal, right? You could have a 500,000-search volume keyword that generates, you know, the products on the page generate a hundred sales only because there's low, low buyer intent. You could have another keyword that's 500,000-search volume and it could generate a thousand sales because there's a lot more buyer intent. So actually, the best metric, of course, to prioritize if you're talking about, hey, what's going to potentially bring me the most sales is keyword sales.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, are you able to see estimated keyword sales by keyword? Yeah, Helium 10 can help you with that. Jungle Scout doesn't have that. I would assume that Data Dive doesn't. I have access to a Jungle Scout account. I don't have access to a Jungle Scout account. I don't have access to data. I can only monitor the biggest competitors out there. So, Jungle Scout, the last time I checked, no keyword sales. I would assume data doesn't. But if I'm mistaken, I apologize.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, why am I even doing this episode? How did this drama all get started and why am I so worked up?  Now, before I even get into this, let me just give a kind of disclaimer here. I'm pretty passionate about this subject. I might get a little worked up in this episode. I hope nobody takes anything personal. I'm even going to blur names over here. People can probably figure out by looking at posts and stuff where the party's involved. But again, I'm not trying to call somebody in particular out. So, I hope this doesn't come off as oh, I'm trying to like fight somebody in the backyard or something like that. All right, I just really get worked up about this kind of topic and when people are throwing Helium 10 under the bus, or when people are misleading others, intentionally or not, who are you know? Known figures like it just bothers me, all right. So again, I'm not going to try and throw any name, drop here personal names. I apologize if anybody ahead of time, if anybody gets offended. I'm just stating the facts. All right, just the facts, ma'am. All right.</p>
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<p>Now, how did this all get started? It all got started with this LinkedIn post. Uh, that's somebody. I have no idea who this person is, I'm not connected to them, but somebody I think they tagged me. Uh, people tag me all the time on LinkedIn. I'm not that great on LinkedIn. I don't do the whole, you know, interaction with other people's posts, like I'm supposed to. But anyway, somehow this post did get on my radar and I have nothing against this guy who made this post. He, he's not an influencer in this space where I could say, oh, he should definitely know better, whatever. But anyways, here is how this post looks like on LinkedIn.</p>
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<p>He was like hey, Helium 10 versus Jungle Scout versus Search Query Performance, comparison of search form. So, when I saw it, I barely skimmed it, because I get so many of these tags every day. I don't interact with hardly any of them, but he was like hey, why does helium 10 display three to four times lower search volume compare to Jungle Scout and Search Query Performance? Bradley, what are your thoughts? Blah, blah, blah. I use 80 keywords to compile the data, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Now, at the time I didn't really even look very closely at this, because I think I saw this graph that he gave and it didn't even show the keywords or anything. I'm like okay, it is what it is. This is just one of those things that I get tagged like on a million times.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But then what happened later is at the top of my feed, somebody who I am connected to and again is at the top of my feed. Somebody who I am connected to and again who I think is a very, one of the most respectable, uh, respected, people in the space, put out this message where he reposted it and was like hey, this, this dude did an analysis where he did 80 keywords that analyze with Data Dive and Jungle Scout compared to Helium 10. And he was questioning which one is most accurate and I told him to check Search Query Performance. All right, so there's strike one. I'm like why would you do that? What does Helium 10 have to do with Search Query Performance? All right, we're going to talk about that. Why? Why, this is such like a no brainer. Like why in the world is this person doing that? But let me keep going here. He says oh, after doing this, he found that Data Dive was within 5% accuracy for this keyword and Helium 10 had a deviation of 70. All right, this data is crucial.</p>
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<p>So now, all of a sudden, I'm starting to get pissed. I'm like this this is ridiculous. Helium 10 has nothing to do with Search Query Performance. Uh, you know whether Data Dive or Jungle Scout is. You know, we'll talk about that in a little bit. But like, why are you even bringing Helium 10 into this conversation? It's ridiculous that this other guy had mistakenly compared the two, thinking it was the same. But again, he doesn't work for a SaaS company. He doesn't know. You know the ins and outs of he's not monitoring. You know other companies and knows what they base their search volume. But I wouldn’t expect this individual to have no. And I even, when this like, I think you probably want to delete this post, you know, couple of times. I said, I was like, I don’t think this is a good look you know for you to like put out misinformation like trying to say that, oh Data Dive, Jungle Scout is 5% off of this amazon data point, but Helium 10 somehow has that 70% off. But they never took down the post. I’m like alright, that’s when I started not sleeping, like two nights in a row of just like data crunching and preparing for this episode. I'm like all right, you asked for it. Now, again, I told you guys, I wouldn't make it personal, but I get worked up about this.</p>
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<p>Anyways, it wasn't just this, things were escalating even more. Like a high-level executive from Jungle Scout hops on this thread and says, oh, we consistently see similar results in our own validation and hear similar feedback from customers, you know, basically talking about, oh, that Jungle Scout is so close to this Search Query Performance, but then Helium 10 is so far off. Supposedly they validate this all the time. And this is what and they hear this from customers all the time. Like what is going on? More misinformation from somebody who's respected in the industry. Like why are you saying this nonsense? This is happening now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But then a couple of months ago, uh, somebody forwarded me a blog, uh, on March 21st, that Jungle Scout put out Jungle Scout versus Helium 10, a comprehensive review. Uh, march 21st, 2024. You see it right here, dun, dun, dun. Like you see the big logos you know, versus each other. Now this blog, anyways, was just, oh, my goodness, there were so many inaccurate things in there, it just boggled my mind, really got me upset, but like I never did anything at that time, it was just all of this now together, kind of like put me over the edge.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But the one part, that of that blog that has to do with this, was a big section they had on Keyword Accuracy Analysis. Who is more accurate Jungle Scout or Helium 10 for search volume? Keyword search volume information? And look at what they said in this blog. They're like hey, amazon provides Search Query Performance and we found that Jungle Scout was way more accurate than Helium 10's keyword tool. On average, keyword Scout showed a positive 10.93% difference from the search volume provided by Amazon and Helium 10 showed a negative 58% difference. See the info below. And we chose keywords from Search Query Performance. And again, so like hey, if Jungle Scout wants to compare themselves to Search Query Performance, fine, if that's what they're basing their search volume on, go ahead. But why are you bringing Helium 10 into this conversation? Helium 10, uh search volume has nothing to do with Search Query Performance search volume.</p>
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<p>But then I'm looking at this, this, this case study that they supposedly did, and it just didn't make sense. It was like potty pads Helium 10, 11, three, 93 search volume. All right, this is, this is like their big expose to show how Helium 10 is different. Now, first of all, the number is just super weird here. Even according to them, uh, Amazon had 10,000, Helium 10 had 11,000, but somehow the difference was negative, 8%, like we were under. Like that, that's not right, like we're over according to this, but anyways, that's not important.</p>
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<p>I was trying to find out okay, in in Helium 10, we, we have history that goes back five years for a search volume. Okay, I think Jungle Scouts got only has two years, but anyways, Helium 10, 393. I was like, let me try to find where that is. And I kept having to go back and back in time to try and find out when in the heck they were pulling this data. And, lo and behold, I found this 11,393 number on 9/24, wait for it, guys 2022. So, this is a new blog. The date is 2024. And they're pulling some data point from September, like two years ago, two years, literally two years ago. So, I was like, well, that's weird, it did really Jungle Scouts numbers uh, you know, look like this way.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Back then. Now that's where things started getting weird. I was like this whole article just doesn't make sense because, uh, again, you know, they were saying that, hey, Jungle Scout said 10,800. And so, if they were taking Helium 10 in September of 2022, I was like, well, what really Jungle Scout said, such a close number to search, create performance. So, I look back in Jungle Scout to that same date of September of 2022 and started adding the numbers up. I was like no, look, these are weekly search volume that Jungle Scout is giving and it's like 6,000, 6,000, 5,000. I mean, we're talking like 20, 30,000. Where in the world is Jungle Scout saying that they were 10,800.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now I think maybe what happened was, later Jungle Scout changed, you know, after 2022 changed our whole search volume a model, because they made announced that they were trying to follow the search, create performance. So, I'm assuming they did go to like the denormalized number. I didn't realize at the time that they actually backdated and went back in time and maybe changed all their search volume numbers from before Helium 10 numbers don't change once we have the search one. That's there permanently. But anyways, I'm not sure that's the reason, but I could not find where Jungle Scout was 10,800. Because if I went back in time right now using Jungle Scout, it's way more than that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But anyways, these things were just like oh, really making me mad. Like LinkedIn, a bunch of people saying these crazy things, and then here's Jungle Scout blogs again. That's what kind of upsets me when people with authority you know who people trust is putting out misinformation to try and pump themselves up. Like, no, if you want to pump yourself up, pump yourself up with facts. Like why are you pulling in wrong information? So now that's when I was like, ok, fine, let me go and do a deep dive no pun intended, on this original guy's post. Well, again, I don't know who he is, I have nothing against him personally, but I'm looking here and, like I said, there was no even keywords mentioned here. So, I was like, well, I can't even double check this information and then just weird things were happening. First of all, you know, remember the other individual who I respect was trying to say, oh yeah, Helium 10 is off by 70%. That's not even what this guy was saying in his post. He was saying Helium 10 was off by 70% from Jungle Scout. I'm like why are we even doing it? Why are you comparing Jungle Scout with Amazon? But then you're just comparing Helium 10 with Jungle Scout.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>And then take a look at this, the way they were calculating the numbers for some of these. He's saying Search Query Performance says zero and Helium 10 and Jungle Scout are saying a certain number, but then somehow that means a Jungle Scout is a hundred percent off. So, if Search Query Performance is saying zero and Jungle Scout says a certain number, that's infinity percent off. You know, like you shouldn't even have counted that, bro, like I don't even know what. That's not the way you do. I'm not a data scientist, I'm not a mathematician at all, but I'm pretty sure you can't just say it's 100% off when you're comparing something with the number zero. But anyway, so his numbers of 5% off for Jungle Scout and 70% off of Helium 10, the whole thing is bogus, right. Like it wasn't an accurate test and he shouldn't have even done it anyways, as I'm going to show in a little bit, because Helium 10, again has nothing to do with Search Query Performance. Now Jungle Scout has said multiple times, even in this thread hey, you know, we're close at Search Query Performance, so go ahead and compare Jungle Scout to Search Query Performance. Guess what I'm about to do that you know in a few minutes here. Uh, so that part was fine. But again, why are you all trying to bring Helium 10 into this conversation? Now you might be wondering well, what is Helium 10 search? I'm going to get to that in a little bit.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, another funny thing about this one you know graph that this guy came up with is the numbers. Instead of showing that, you know, Jungle Scout is so close If you can take this numbers for granted it actually shows that Jungle Scout is way off. Remember I told you, what's more important than the actual number is the order in which, uh, the number of searches is presented. Right, the order, the search frequency, rank. That's the important thing. Take a look at this guy's own graph, like, for example again, I don't know the keywords here because he didn't put it but look at this keyword a, let's just call this keyword a. He's saying Search Query Performance was 6,000. Okay, and this keyword B was 5,000 something. Okay.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, you know, if you were going to prioritize one keyword over the other, which one would be the priority. With the actual Amazon data, it would be keyword A right Because it says it has 6,000 search volume. But then look at in his own chart, the Jungle Scout numbers. Or for those same keywords, keyword A only 3,000 search volume. So, the number is far, way, far off. But again, nothing wrong with a number being off. That's not what's important. The importance is the order. But his keyword B Jungle Scouts, keyword B was 4,000 search volume. So, it actually not only was way off in the search form. It was prioritizing the wrong order. So, if you were going by Jungle Scouts, you would have prioritized keyword B, because keyword B has 4,000 search volume and keyword A only had 3000, but guess what? Search Query Performance was completely opposite. So, he thought he was like maybe trying to hype up Jungle Scouts supposedly 5% accuracy but actually he was exposing something where it's off.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, as I started reading this more and I found you know what this entire thing was off because he was taking Jungle Scouts search volume from right now, or you know the last time Jungle Scout checked, which was August 10th. Okay, he was comparing it to Search Query performance all the way from July 1st through the end of July. So, we're not even talking about an apples versus apples comparison here. So, like again this whole original post, kind of like a waste of time here. But what happened was is people started jumping on this and that was what. That was what made me mad and nobody, nobody checked this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>It's like all these people jumping on this post and say, yeah, this is exactly what we see and we find the same numbers ourselves, and another person said, you know is reposting this and saying look at you know, uh, how accurate Jungle Scout and Data Dive are. But this whole thing was just a ridiculous post in the first place and none of these respected people should have been posting this information. I'm sure maybe I'll do that sometimes, maybe I'll just get so happy that somebody is hyping up Helium 10 and maybe I don't fact check, fact check, uh. But if it has to do with, like throwing a competitor under the bus, you're never going to find me throwing a competitor under the bus If I haven't, like, fact checked everything, like I literally spent the last 48 hours fact checking all of this before I make this podcast here to make sure I'm doing my due diligence and I'm not putting out misinformation, and that's what I would expect others to do as well. But again, you know, regardless of all these numbers being wrong, the whole premise of this was wrong, even if he picked the perfect numbers, because he's trying to compare things to Helium 10, which is based on normalized searches, and Search Query Performance is based on denormalized, and Jungle Scout is denormalized too in day to day because they've been open to say, hey, we're comparing ourselves to Search Query Performance, so they actually said that they were changing to denormalized a couple of like about a year and a half ago. Now let's get a little bit more into the history of search volume on Amazon so you can kind of understand how we got to this normalized versus denormalized. Now Amazon years ago like 2018 around there actually made a search volume that is normalized the actual number that Helium 10 designed its algorithm after it was available in the API to like software tools, and Helium 10 was the very first one to get access to it, and so we've got the most historic search volume data out there Now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Normalized means how many times pretty much somebody typed in a search term. So, if I search coffin shelf right now, that's one search. But then if I search that same keyword 10 hours from now, you know within 24 hours the search volume that Amazon counts as normal. Normalized means it still only counts as one. If I click to page two, it only counts for one. If I click back on my browser after I was on page two, it still only counts as one. There's only one search that somebody did in 24 hours.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, denormalized means hey, I search coffin shelf right now, there's one search. I click on a product on that page, I click back on my browser. Guess what that's? Another search. I click another product and I click back. There's another search. There’re three searches. Now I click to page two of the search results. Guess what that's counted as a search. Now we're up to four. Five hours later I come back to my computer and I search again that same exact keyword. Guess what that's five? I hit refresh on my browser for whatever reason. Guess what that's six? So, D? Uh, norm, denormalized means it's counting six searches, six search volume for that one individual, whereas normalized, which is what the original Amazon search volume is based off of, it's only counting one.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, before, when Amazon first started product opportunity explore and Search Query Performance, amazon still was basing their search volume on normalized searches. But then they made this big announcement all over the place in about April May of 2023, that says, hey, we are changing our model. This was plastered all over the place in Search Query Performance we're changing our model to be denormalized, and they explained exactly what denormalized meant, and that was like what I was talking about. And so, what was the difference in the search volume number Once Amazon moved it? I actually have some screenshots. Take a look at this. This is from a post I made because I used to talk about denormalized and normalized all the time. So, here's a post I made in one of our Facebook groups If you look at the coffin shelf niche, all of the keywords put together for 360 days was 85,000 searches. That's the normalized search volume. But then Amazon changed Search Query Performance and opportunity explorer to denormalized and now what was a 360-day search volume? Take a look at this screenshot here 406,000. It was like a five to one difference. Almost you see how big of a difference that made it. When they went to the Dean uh, normalized. And so again, this is why I was thinking that hey, like, hey, every all these respected, you know executives in the industry, they know this stuff. I mean that was all over Amazon. Um, I'm sure they've got to know these things and we weren't keeping, we were not hiding this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I would just talk about this nonstop Episode 433 of this podcast. You'll see I talked about the normalized versus denormalized Episode 435 of the podcast, episode 485. I actually had the Search Query Performance team from Amazon come on the podcast and they did a complete breakdown of what normalized versus denormalized meant. Even up to like a month ago I had Mansoor on the podcast he was talking about normalize versus denormalized in episode 584. So, this is not like some industry secret. All right, everybody should know what normalize versus denormalized means and that Helium 10 has always been based on the normalized.</p>
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<p>Now you might ask me like which one is better? Now, that's a subjective thing. Everybody can like their own kind of search volume. But for me I like the normalized searches better because to me that's more of an indication of what I'm trying to get at. I want to, I'm trying to find out how many customers are searching for this product and the normalized will count that one, that search volume, as one, but the denormalized counts it as five or six, just because they're clicking around on the browser. So, to me the more accurate number is the normalized search because you know it tells me hey, in this one instance there's one customer who is looking for it, or there was 100 customers who are looking for it, whereas on the other one I'm not sure how many times somebody was clicking around. That number just is kind of inflated. So that's why I personally like normalized. But hey, if somebody might have a use case for denormalized, I'm not sure what it would be, but let me know why you think that one might be better. Either way, you're still going to be able to prioritize it's. It shouldn't be that far off. But yes, Search Query Performance is going to be different than Brand Analytics, Amazon versus Amazon data, even though it's both from Amazon, because it's normalized versus denormalized. That's why the order is actually different, even when you're comparing those two.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So again, that's one of the reasons why I was getting so upset that they were all posting about this is because it's not. We're not even talking about comparing apples to apples. It's kind of like in this post, everybody was jumping on the bandwagon and saying, hey, look at, Jungle Scout is a tangerine orange, very close to a blood orange, right, ooh, that's very nice that they're close. Great, you're comparing an orange to an orange, good on you. But then they're coming in and saying, oh, but look, Helium 10 is an apple or a Granny Smith apple. Look how far off it is from this blood navel orange. Like, why are we even comparing this Granny Smith apple? We're not even trying to be an orange, or if there were Jungle Scout orange.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Anyways, where not even trying to be an orange, were just trying to be an apple that’s all were tying to do. So, why are you trying to bring us into this conversation about oranges, right. So, that was when I became so upset. But now, looks like, you know what, let’s go and let’s do a real test. You know like here, ah, I think we all agree that how bogus is this test that was done was and how useless it is. But like, all right, let’s go ahead and take Brand Analytics. Let’s compare that to Helium 10. Let’s take Search Query Performance, let’s compare it to Jungle Scout. And who has the most accurate search volume. Who has the most actionable search order.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, what I did was I spent like much of the last 48 hours just like diving deep into their information. All right, I pulled in the Brand Analytics search frequency rank for 31 keywords that have to do with like coffin shelves and stuff. All right, I took the Search Query Performance from each week though the exact week that matched the Brand Analytics, and then, four weeks, I pulled out all of these keywords one by one, because I'm an idiot who doesn't know how to use pivot tables and V lookups and stuff. So, I took these one by one, the search ones, because remember that one guy's test was based on a number from July. I'm like, no, let's make it apples to apples. Here's Jungle Scouts number as of eight, 10, which is a full month number. Let's take the eight, three to eight, 10 search rate performance. Let's take the seven, 28 to eight, three. Let's add up those four weeks and make it a month and let's compare it. All right. So, I took all of that, I went in and I took all of the Jungle Scout numbers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I went into Helium 10 and I took all of the magnet numbers for the search volume and I was like, all right, let's go ahead, put this stuff to the test and then so let's take a look, all right. So, first of all, why do I say, where did I get that 93.5 accuracy for Helium 10? Well, remember, there is no public search volume that you can compare one V one, the number of Helium 10, but what kind of normalized search do we have in Amazon that we can compare with Helium 10 Brand Analytics? So here, the first test I did was I took the Brand Analytics 31 keywords that have to do with coffin shelves and then I took Helium 10 and I got all the search volume of those same exact keywords. And then I sorted Brand Analytics keywords in the search frequency rank order, because that means you know the higher or the lower the number of search frequency rank, the more that it's searched Right. And then I ordered the Helium 10 one in the order of descending search volume order and guess what? It was almost identical. The first 29 keywords was 100% the exact same order. Only on the 20 or the 30th keyword here did things, uh, get out of whack and two of them were flipped coffin pet bed and glass coffin. Helium 10 had in the wrong order compared to Amazon Brand Analytics. So that is a 93.5% accuracy. How cool is that? All right, only two off. So, can you trust Helium 10 search volume? Is Helium 10 accurate a hundred percent? Well, maybe not a hundred percent 93.5%, all right. So there that part of the story is done. Helium 10, 93.5% accuracy. If you're comparing it to the only normalized data point we have, which is Brand Analytics.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now what about Jungle Scout? With Jungle Scout, what I did was I took the all of the Search Query Performance for four weeks. Right, I took four exact weeks and added it all up, so we have a full 30 day or one month search volume number uh goth, uh 121,000. Uh, gothic decor a hundred thousand, so on and so forth. And then I took the Jungle Scout search volume from the tool, their 30-day search volume. So here in Jungle Scout you can see where I got that information of 83,903. This is the exact search volume 30 day for the keyword goth. And if I actually click on their details, I can see when that date was from, because the very last date that they have in the system is August 10th. Okay, so we are like on a apples to apples comparison here, because search group performance was also based on the week, the month ending October or August 10th.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>And so, the first thing, remember Jungle Scout data dive. Everybody loves to compare. Jungle Scout is so accurate compared to a Search Query Performance. Let's look at the raw number. Remember, spoiler, like I said before, like I don't think the number is the most important thing, but if you guys are going to flaunt your uh accuracy, is that really true? Let's take a look. If you compare the month search volume of Search Query Performance versus Jungle Scout, on average, look at this it's 44% off, 46% off, 44% off, 71% off, 84% off. As a matter of fact, on average, it's a total of 34.5% off. Okay, 34.5% off is the number, but what? What if you say, okay, forget about the search volume number? You know search volume, you know? Actually, I don't think that 34.5% is that bad. If something has 10,000 searches and then it really has 7,000, is that the end of the day? You know, probably not right, but again, I'm just calling this out because they're trying to say, oh, our numbers and our data shows that we're 5% off. You know always. No, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now the other thing is remembered I said that search position, the order of search, is actually arguably more important than the search volume. So how off was Jungle Scout compared to Search Query Performance? The very first 11 keywords, Jungle Scout was 100% on, but then things got off the rail, and almost every other keyword was out of order. For example, coffin box was the 17th most searched term for Jungle Scout, but it was the 12th most searched term for Search Query Performance. And that is where I got the number of 41.9% accurate, because only 13 out of 31 had the right order of keywords 41.9%. How many did Helium 10 have when compared to Brand Analytics? 29 out of 31, which is the 93.5%. So again, whose search volume is more accurate between Data Dive and Jungle Scout and Helium 10? Helium 10 wins with 93.5% and Jungle Scout with 41.9%.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But then something was bothering me. Let me show you exactly what I mean. So, what was bothering me was when I looked at the Jungle Scout search volume history, I noticed that week by week, they actually had a weekly search volume, which I thought was actually pretty cool. I was like, oh, that's nice, they give the exact search volume for 30 days, but then weekly. But then it didn't add up. Like if you add up these last four weeks it does not add up on Gothic Decor to 68 000. Like wait a minute, this doesn't make any sense. How can the week uh be different? I was thinking, oh, maybe, maybe you know it's 28 days and so they need to. You know there's two days extra and I couldn't get it to like Jive.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But then I figured out what Jungle Scouts doing and they're actually doing something similar to Helium 10. They're actually basing their monthly search volume on a weekly velocity of the last day, the seven days, which is actually, actually, like I said, that's what Helium 10 is doing and that's good on Jungle Scout for figuring that out. That’s the best way to present it. But you know you might be confused if you might think that Jungle Scout was doing something weird in the numbers, because the monthly doesn't add up to what the weekly is. But watch this. This is what I figured out. Look at, the very last week of this Gothic Decor keyword had 15,982. If we take 15,982 divided by seven days, and then we multiply that by 30 days seven days, right. And then we multiply that by 30 days, that is the number 68,494. And that's what their exact search volume for the full month is.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, then I thought, wait a minute, maybe I was shortchanging Jungle Scout on this. I was just taking their, their number at raw data, their exact 30-day number, and comparing it to 30-day Search Query Performance. But if the real number is the week search volume because that's what it seems like they're basing their whole month off, I should just be comparing apples to apples and compare their latest week to Search Query Performance, latest week, right, again, if they're trying to be Search Query Performance, that would be a better comparison. So, I was like, oh, who knows, maybe the numbers are going to look better, did it? Let's take a look.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>The first thing that I tested was just the percentage off on the week. So again, I'm comparing the Jungle Scout super specific week number with the Search Query Performance week number and it was off 48%. It was 48% lower than Search Query Performance. I'm like, nope, no help there, this is actually worse. This actually made it worse Now that I got the real number because, remember, their month data, for whatever reason, was only off by 34%. This is off by 48%. So, then the next thing, I was like, okay, well, let me go and maybe the order is a little bit better. You know how? For from the, if I'm comparing the one week to the other week, is the order of the search volume at least better than before? Nope, 35.4% accuracy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Jungle Scout and Data Dive versus Search Query Performance, even when you're just comparing the week. So, no matter what way you spin this around, well, no matter what way you look at it, Jungle Scout and data diver just way off from Search Query Performance. Now, I don't mean to sound like I'm exaggerating. I've said this a few times before. I don't think numbers being far off is that big of a deal. Like, if you're 30% off, you're within the realm of possibility. But again, I'm bringing this out because, oh my God, do you know how many, how many blogs Jungle Scout has come out with saying oh, we are 5% more accurate than Helium 10, 11%. This is a big deal. And they're making a big deal out of 11% or something which I don't agree with those numbers in the first place. But even so, how can they be saying that when all their search volume numbers are literally 30% off and Helium 10 is 93% accurate? So anyways, guys, hope you guys stuck with me to the end.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I usually don't get so worked up like this, but I used to argue on the internet all the time. That was how I got discovered at Helium 10 was. I would always go on Facebook groups and start arguing with people who had misinformation, and I I've kept to myself for a while, but I just this, this just latest uh episode just kind of upset me and I was just like I just want to set the record straight again. I don't have anything personal against anybody involved in this this. You know people writing the blogs or the, or the people you know posting on LinkedIn and stuff. But it's my advice to every you know people out there who are respecting you know like there are people you know I guess I'm one of them Like is it still kind of strange for me to think like that?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But if you're a public figure in the Amazon world or any world, be careful what you post. You know, like be proud of your company. Nothing wrong with that. I mean you, you you've worked really hard to build up your company in the Amazon ecosystem. By all means, be proud of it. You know, um, I'm proud of my company.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Otherwise, why would I put a Helium 10 logo on my basketball court and do all the other crazy stuff? I do nothing wrong with being proud of your company, but don't put out misinformation just to. You know, kind of like elevate your company, or I would hope that nobody even here is doing that purposely, but then the alternative if it wasn't on purpose. It means that you're just like not even fact-checking and not even making sure that you're putting out the correct information, because you just want to, you know, hype yourselves up and try and throw Helium 10 to the bus. It doesn't even have to be Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I don't care who we're talking about. It could be Jungle Scout versus Data Dive or whatever comparison you're going to do. Guys, just let's keep it civilized. Talk about facts if you want to talk about facts, but don't try and sensationalize certain things and paint the wrong picture, because people listen to those of us who have these kinds of platforms on the internet and they take our word at face value, and so that's a heavy responsibility.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>And I'm not saying to totally misrepresent the entire way that a company does things or misrepresent my own accuracy, you know, and just hope that nobody calls me out on it. But anyways, um hope you guys found this interesting because, like I said before, search volume is important and you got to know who you can trust, and I think it's hands down. This has proven that. Hey, you are going to be able to trust Helium 10 with your search form, because we've got the most accurate out there at 93.5%. So, um, thank you guys for tuning in, and I'm going to do some other exposés now because I'm still riled up about some of these crazy blogs. It's time to set the record straight. But hope you guys enjoyed this episode and we'll see you in the next one.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join Bradley Sutton in this episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast as we explore the vital importance of search volume metrics for Amazon sellers. We'll reveal why accurate search volume data is crucial for making informed decisions on listing optimization, PPC campaigns, and more. We'll discuss how to gauge demand in a niche and prioritize keywords effectively, while also addressing the limitations of Amazon's own search volume metrics.</p>
<p>Listen in as Bradley addresses the misinformation circulating in the industry, particularly a misleading LinkedIn post comparing search volumes from Helium 10, Data Dive, and Jungle Scout. The episode highlights the flawed methodologies used in such comparisons and the significant differences between normalized and denormalized search volumes. Bradley clarifies the historical changes Amazon made to its search volume data and emphasizes the importance of fact-checking and accurate representation in tool comparisons.</p>
<p>Lastly, we'll highlight the importance of maintaining civility in discussions about Amazon tools, particularly when it comes to the accuracy of search volume data. After conducting comparison tests, where we matched Helium 10's data against Amazon's only normalized search data, Brand Analytics, Helium 10 achieved an impressive 93.5% accuracy rate. In comparison, Jungle Scout scored 41.9% accuracy when evaluated against Search Query Performance, which uses a denormalized search metric. It's crucial that we provide our audience with reliable information. We are committed to addressing misleading information in future episodes, ensuring that our listeners receive the most insightful and accurate information. Thank you for your support, and stay tuned for more in-depth analysis.</p>
<p>In episode 590 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:52 - Accurate Amazon Search Volume Metric Importance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:30 - Keyword Sales Is The Best Metric</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:11 - Addressing Misleading Information</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:19 - Debunking Jungle Scout’s Blog On Keyword Accuracy Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:30 - Search Frequency Rank And Why It’s Important</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:27 - Normalized vs. Denormalized Searches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:58 - The History Of Search Volume In Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:22 - Understanding Normalized and Denormalized Searches</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:31 - Stop Comparing Apples to Oranges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:20 - Let’s Do A Real Test</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:42 - How Accurate Is Helium 10’s Search Volume?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:18 - Jungle Scout and Data Dive vs Search Query Performance Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:20 - Confusion Over Jungle Scout Search Volume History</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:45 - Bradley’s Final Message</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Search volume is one of the most important metrics for Amazon sellers to help make decisions like Listing, Optimization, PPC and more. Now, who has the most accurate search volume out there Jungle Scout and Data Dive or Helium 10? Well, spoiler alert in today's case. Today I'm going to show you that Helium 10 wins with a 93.5% accuracy, with Jungle Scout coming in second at 41.9%. How cool is that? Pretty cool. I think. You want to know what keywords are driving the most sales for listings on Amazon. To do that, you need to know what highly searched for keywords the product is ranking for, maybe at the top of page one. You can actually find that out in seconds by using Helium 10's keyword research tool, Cerebro. Now, that's just one of the many, many functions that make this tool my favorite tool in the whole suite, and it's the most powerful keyword research tool ever created for e-commerce sellers. For more information, go to h10.me/cerebro. Don't forget to use the Serious Sellers Podcast discount coupon SSP10.</p>
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<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And today, guys, we are going to have a special episode where I'm going deep. I spent a couple of nights without sleep working on this because things got me real riled up on this. All right, this is an important topic to me, and there's just so much misinformation out there that I was like I got to set the record straight.</p>
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<p>Now the question is who has the most accurate search one? Well, of course, the first answer would be Amazon itself has the most accurate, because they're the ones who are providing information. Now, sometimes, though, it's not always the most useful though, like, for example hey, I'm trying to do research into a niche that I'm not selling in. Yet you're a little bit limited with being able to see search volume in Amazon. Search Query Performance for an existing listing. Great, all right. Uh, that shows you denormalized numbers. We're going to talk about what that means a little bit later. But if you're looking at, hey, well, the keywords that I'm getting traction for already, what is my search volume? There's nothing better out of a great apples to apples comparison as that. Now, the drawback there is you can only see what you're already ranking for you can't really like, put in your competitors and see their search volume. But again, obviously this is Amazon's platform. They've got the most accurate search volume. I'm sure they have multiple search volume metrics, some of which Amazon sellers can get at.</p>
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<p>But let's just talk about this. Take a step back. Why is search volume important? Why do Amazon sellers rely on this metric so much? Well, there's a lot of different reasons. Maybe you're just looking for demand in a certain niche, for example. Hey, I'm looking into selling in this category. I don't see many products here with sales, so I can't really estimate demand because there's not enough sales. Maybe it's something newer, but there's a lot of search volume, right, because you could have a lot of search volume for something, but no sales yet because there's no competitors yet. All right, so that's something exciting. That's where search volume could be important. What about you've already decided to make a product right? The number one reason that we need search volume is prioritization. What do I mean by that? Let's say I've identified 200 equally relevant keywords. Obviously, all keywords aren't equally relevant. Let's just play devil's advocate and say we've got 200 keywords. That we've done in all of our keyword research and I need to put them in my listing.</p>
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<p>Now, can you put 200 unique phrases in phrase form in your listing to send those relevancy signals to Amazon, to let Amazon know hey, this is my product. You know, you always want to put your most important keywords in phrase form in your listing. No, you don't have room for 200 separate phrases. You maybe have room for 15, 20, 25. Well, how do you prioritize? Which ones you're going to put in phrase form, which ones you're going to concentrate on? Right, if all things were equal, the one thing that is different is search volume, right? Hey, my most search ones of these equally relevant keywords. That's what I'm putting in phrase form. The most search ones of the most relevant. That's what's going in my title, right? Similar with you. Know, when you're deciding what you're going to do for PPC, hey, am I going to try to equally target all 200 words? No, I might try and like target 20 words at first, 30 words at first. Again, relevancy is the most important. But then the next metric is search volume. All right, you know, I'm not going to try and put a whole bunch of 1 million search volume keywords in one campaign and then another campaign with an equal number of keywords that have 100 search volume. That just wouldn't make sense, right? So, I'm sure all of you would agree with me that a search volume is something that is important. Helps us in many different ways as Amazon sellers.</p>
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<p>Now here's the interesting thing. It's not always the number itself as the most important. When you think about search volume for prioritization, it's really the order in which they're in, right? That's one of the factors, not just the number itself, like, for example, um, you look at google trends, uh, google trends is not search volume, right? People have been using google trends for years and it's a scale of one to 100. Helps you prioritize, right? Brand Analytics, which you guys know I love. You know there's no search volume number in Brand Analytics. That's the data point that amazon gives and has been giving for like what, four or five years now. There's no search volume in there. It's just giving you an order. It gives you search frequency rank.</p>
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<p>You're totally able to prioritize keywords not based on a search volume number. Like, if all you had was Brand Analytics and zero search volume number, guess what You'd be able to do almost everything you do right now, right? Even if there was no Helium 10, no Jungle Scout, no, anything. You just had Brand Analytics, no search volume numbers at all. That's enough information to prioritize. Now you might have to make your own little formulas or something like that to try and see hey, I only want the search frequency rank from, from, you know, 500,000 and up, or 500,000 below, I should say, you know. Or a hundred thousand and below, you know. Of course, you know you might have to do something, but still, you could get around, uh, get along without the actual search volume number. So, it's not necessarily the search volume number that's the most important. Again, it is which ones are searched more in comparison with whatever other keywords you have, right?</p>
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<p>Now, of course, the best way to prioritize even more than just search volume itself or search order, is keyword sales, right? Not all keywords are created equal, right? You could have a 500,000-search volume keyword that generates, you know, the products on the page generate a hundred sales only because there's low, low buyer intent. You could have another keyword that's 500,000-search volume and it could generate a thousand sales because there's a lot more buyer intent. So actually, the best metric, of course, to prioritize if you're talking about, hey, what's going to potentially bring me the most sales is keyword sales.</p>
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<p>Now, are you able to see estimated keyword sales by keyword? Yeah, Helium 10 can help you with that. Jungle Scout doesn't have that. I would assume that Data Dive doesn't. I have access to a Jungle Scout account. I don't have access to a Jungle Scout account. I don't have access to data. I can only monitor the biggest competitors out there. So, Jungle Scout, the last time I checked, no keyword sales. I would assume data doesn't. But if I'm mistaken, I apologize.</p>
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<p>Now, why am I even doing this episode? How did this drama all get started and why am I so worked up?  Now, before I even get into this, let me just give a kind of disclaimer here. I'm pretty passionate about this subject. I might get a little worked up in this episode. I hope nobody takes anything personal. I'm even going to blur names over here. People can probably figure out by looking at posts and stuff where the party's involved. But again, I'm not trying to call somebody in particular out. So, I hope this doesn't come off as oh, I'm trying to like fight somebody in the backyard or something like that. All right, I just really get worked up about this kind of topic and when people are throwing Helium 10 under the bus, or when people are misleading others, intentionally or not, who are you know? Known figures like it just bothers me, all right. So again, I'm not going to try and throw any name, drop here personal names. I apologize if anybody ahead of time, if anybody gets offended. I'm just stating the facts. All right, just the facts, ma'am. All right.</p>
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<p>Now, how did this all get started? It all got started with this LinkedIn post. Uh, that's somebody. I have no idea who this person is, I'm not connected to them, but somebody I think they tagged me. Uh, people tag me all the time on LinkedIn. I'm not that great on LinkedIn. I don't do the whole, you know, interaction with other people's posts, like I'm supposed to. But anyway, somehow this post did get on my radar and I have nothing against this guy who made this post. He, he's not an influencer in this space where I could say, oh, he should definitely know better, whatever. But anyways, here is how this post looks like on LinkedIn.</p>
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<p>He was like hey, Helium 10 versus Jungle Scout versus Search Query Performance, comparison of search form. So, when I saw it, I barely skimmed it, because I get so many of these tags every day. I don't interact with hardly any of them, but he was like hey, why does helium 10 display three to four times lower search volume compare to Jungle Scout and Search Query Performance? Bradley, what are your thoughts? Blah, blah, blah. I use 80 keywords to compile the data, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Now, at the time I didn't really even look very closely at this, because I think I saw this graph that he gave and it didn't even show the keywords or anything. I'm like okay, it is what it is. This is just one of those things that I get tagged like on a million times.</p>
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<p>But then what happened later is at the top of my feed, somebody who I am connected to and again is at the top of my feed. Somebody who I am connected to and again who I think is a very, one of the most respectable, uh, respected, people in the space, put out this message where he reposted it and was like hey, this, this dude did an analysis where he did 80 keywords that analyze with Data Dive and Jungle Scout compared to Helium 10. And he was questioning which one is most accurate and I told him to check Search Query Performance. All right, so there's strike one. I'm like why would you do that? What does Helium 10 have to do with Search Query Performance? All right, we're going to talk about that. Why? Why, this is such like a no brainer. Like why in the world is this person doing that? But let me keep going here. He says oh, after doing this, he found that Data Dive was within 5% accuracy for this keyword and Helium 10 had a deviation of 70. All right, this data is crucial.</p>
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<p>So now, all of a sudden, I'm starting to get pissed. I'm like this this is ridiculous. Helium 10 has nothing to do with Search Query Performance. Uh, you know whether Data Dive or Jungle Scout is. You know, we'll talk about that in a little bit. But like, why are you even bringing Helium 10 into this conversation? It's ridiculous that this other guy had mistakenly compared the two, thinking it was the same. But again, he doesn't work for a SaaS company. He doesn't know. You know the ins and outs of he's not monitoring. You know other companies and knows what they base their search volume. But I wouldn’t expect this individual to have no. And I even, when this like, I think you probably want to delete this post, you know, couple of times. I said, I was like, I don’t think this is a good look you know for you to like put out misinformation like trying to say that, oh Data Dive, Jungle Scout is 5% off of this amazon data point, but Helium 10 somehow has that 70% off. But they never took down the post. I’m like alright, that’s when I started not sleeping, like two nights in a row of just like data crunching and preparing for this episode. I'm like all right, you asked for it. Now, again, I told you guys, I wouldn't make it personal, but I get worked up about this.</p>
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<p>Anyways, it wasn't just this, things were escalating even more. Like a high-level executive from Jungle Scout hops on this thread and says, oh, we consistently see similar results in our own validation and hear similar feedback from customers, you know, basically talking about, oh, that Jungle Scout is so close to this Search Query Performance, but then Helium 10 is so far off. Supposedly they validate this all the time. And this is what and they hear this from customers all the time. Like what is going on? More misinformation from somebody who's respected in the industry. Like why are you saying this nonsense? This is happening now.</p>
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<p>But then a couple of months ago, uh, somebody forwarded me a blog, uh, on March 21st, that Jungle Scout put out Jungle Scout versus Helium 10, a comprehensive review. Uh, march 21st, 2024. You see it right here, dun, dun, dun. Like you see the big logos you know, versus each other. Now this blog, anyways, was just, oh, my goodness, there were so many inaccurate things in there, it just boggled my mind, really got me upset, but like I never did anything at that time, it was just all of this now together, kind of like put me over the edge.</p>
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<p>But the one part, that of that blog that has to do with this, was a big section they had on Keyword Accuracy Analysis. Who is more accurate Jungle Scout or Helium 10 for search volume? Keyword search volume information? And look at what they said in this blog. They're like hey, amazon provides Search Query Performance and we found that Jungle Scout was way more accurate than Helium 10's keyword tool. On average, keyword Scout showed a positive 10.93% difference from the search volume provided by Amazon and Helium 10 showed a negative 58% difference. See the info below. And we chose keywords from Search Query Performance. And again, so like hey, if Jungle Scout wants to compare themselves to Search Query Performance, fine, if that's what they're basing their search volume on, go ahead. But why are you bringing Helium 10 into this conversation? Helium 10, uh search volume has nothing to do with Search Query Performance search volume.</p>
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<p>But then I'm looking at this, this, this case study that they supposedly did, and it just didn't make sense. It was like potty pads Helium 10, 11, three, 93 search volume. All right, this is, this is like their big expose to show how Helium 10 is different. Now, first of all, the number is just super weird here. Even according to them, uh, Amazon had 10,000, Helium 10 had 11,000, but somehow the difference was negative, 8%, like we were under. Like that, that's not right, like we're over according to this, but anyways, that's not important.</p>
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<p>I was trying to find out okay, in in Helium 10, we, we have history that goes back five years for a search volume. Okay, I think Jungle Scouts got only has two years, but anyways, Helium 10, 393. I was like, let me try to find where that is. And I kept having to go back and back in time to try and find out when in the heck they were pulling this data. And, lo and behold, I found this 11,393 number on 9/24, wait for it, guys 2022. So, this is a new blog. The date is 2024. And they're pulling some data point from September, like two years ago, two years, literally two years ago. So, I was like, well, that's weird, it did really Jungle Scouts numbers uh, you know, look like this way.</p>
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<p>Back then. Now that's where things started getting weird. I was like this whole article just doesn't make sense because, uh, again, you know, they were saying that, hey, Jungle Scout said 10,800. And so, if they were taking Helium 10 in September of 2022, I was like, well, what really Jungle Scout said, such a close number to search, create performance. So, I look back in Jungle Scout to that same date of September of 2022 and started adding the numbers up. I was like no, look, these are weekly search volume that Jungle Scout is giving and it's like 6,000, 6,000, 5,000. I mean, we're talking like 20, 30,000. Where in the world is Jungle Scout saying that they were 10,800.</p>
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<p>Now I think maybe what happened was, later Jungle Scout changed, you know, after 2022 changed our whole search volume a model, because they made announced that they were trying to follow the search, create performance. So, I'm assuming they did go to like the denormalized number. I didn't realize at the time that they actually backdated and went back in time and maybe changed all their search volume numbers from before Helium 10 numbers don't change once we have the search one. That's there permanently. But anyways, I'm not sure that's the reason, but I could not find where Jungle Scout was 10,800. Because if I went back in time right now using Jungle Scout, it's way more than that.</p>
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<p>But anyways, these things were just like oh, really making me mad. Like LinkedIn, a bunch of people saying these crazy things, and then here's Jungle Scout blogs again. That's what kind of upsets me when people with authority you know who people trust is putting out misinformation to try and pump themselves up. Like, no, if you want to pump yourself up, pump yourself up with facts. Like why are you pulling in wrong information? So now that's when I was like, ok, fine, let me go and do a deep dive no pun intended, on this original guy's post. Well, again, I don't know who he is, I have nothing against him personally, but I'm looking here and, like I said, there was no even keywords mentioned here. So, I was like, well, I can't even double check this information and then just weird things were happening. First of all, you know, remember the other individual who I respect was trying to say, oh yeah, Helium 10 is off by 70%. That's not even what this guy was saying in his post. He was saying Helium 10 was off by 70% from Jungle Scout. I'm like why are we even doing it? Why are you comparing Jungle Scout with Amazon? But then you're just comparing Helium 10 with Jungle Scout.</p>
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<p>And then take a look at this, the way they were calculating the numbers for some of these. He's saying Search Query Performance says zero and Helium 10 and Jungle Scout are saying a certain number, but then somehow that means a Jungle Scout is a hundred percent off. So, if Search Query Performance is saying zero and Jungle Scout says a certain number, that's infinity percent off. You know, like you shouldn't even have counted that, bro, like I don't even know what. That's not the way you do. I'm not a data scientist, I'm not a mathematician at all, but I'm pretty sure you can't just say it's 100% off when you're comparing something with the number zero. But anyway, so his numbers of 5% off for Jungle Scout and 70% off of Helium 10, the whole thing is bogus, right. Like it wasn't an accurate test and he shouldn't have even done it anyways, as I'm going to show in a little bit, because Helium 10, again has nothing to do with Search Query Performance. Now Jungle Scout has said multiple times, even in this thread hey, you know, we're close at Search Query Performance, so go ahead and compare Jungle Scout to Search Query Performance. Guess what I'm about to do that you know in a few minutes here. Uh, so that part was fine. But again, why are you all trying to bring Helium 10 into this conversation? Now you might be wondering well, what is Helium 10 search? I'm going to get to that in a little bit.</p>
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<p>Now, another funny thing about this one you know graph that this guy came up with is the numbers. Instead of showing that, you know, Jungle Scout is so close If you can take this numbers for granted it actually shows that Jungle Scout is way off. Remember I told you, what's more important than the actual number is the order in which, uh, the number of searches is presented. Right, the order, the search frequency, rank. That's the important thing. Take a look at this guy's own graph, like, for example again, I don't know the keywords here because he didn't put it but look at this keyword a, let's just call this keyword a. He's saying Search Query Performance was 6,000. Okay, and this keyword B was 5,000 something. Okay.</p>
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<p>So, you know, if you were going to prioritize one keyword over the other, which one would be the priority. With the actual Amazon data, it would be keyword A right Because it says it has 6,000 search volume. But then look at in his own chart, the Jungle Scout numbers. Or for those same keywords, keyword A only 3,000 search volume. So, the number is far, way, far off. But again, nothing wrong with a number being off. That's not what's important. The importance is the order. But his keyword B Jungle Scouts, keyword B was 4,000 search volume. So, it actually not only was way off in the search form. It was prioritizing the wrong order. So, if you were going by Jungle Scouts, you would have prioritized keyword B, because keyword B has 4,000 search volume and keyword A only had 3000, but guess what? Search Query Performance was completely opposite. So, he thought he was like maybe trying to hype up Jungle Scouts supposedly 5% accuracy but actually he was exposing something where it's off.</p>
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<p>Now, as I started reading this more and I found you know what this entire thing was off because he was taking Jungle Scouts search volume from right now, or you know the last time Jungle Scout checked, which was August 10th. Okay, he was comparing it to Search Query performance all the way from July 1st through the end of July. So, we're not even talking about an apples versus apples comparison here. So, like again this whole original post, kind of like a waste of time here. But what happened was is people started jumping on this and that was what. That was what made me mad and nobody, nobody checked this.</p>
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<p>It's like all these people jumping on this post and say, yeah, this is exactly what we see and we find the same numbers ourselves, and another person said, you know is reposting this and saying look at you know, uh, how accurate Jungle Scout and Data Dive are. But this whole thing was just a ridiculous post in the first place and none of these respected people should have been posting this information. I'm sure maybe I'll do that sometimes, maybe I'll just get so happy that somebody is hyping up Helium 10 and maybe I don't fact check, fact check, uh. But if it has to do with, like throwing a competitor under the bus, you're never going to find me throwing a competitor under the bus If I haven't, like, fact checked everything, like I literally spent the last 48 hours fact checking all of this before I make this podcast here to make sure I'm doing my due diligence and I'm not putting out misinformation, and that's what I would expect others to do as well. But again, you know, regardless of all these numbers being wrong, the whole premise of this was wrong, even if he picked the perfect numbers, because he's trying to compare things to Helium 10, which is based on normalized searches, and Search Query Performance is based on denormalized, and Jungle Scout is denormalized too in day to day because they've been open to say, hey, we're comparing ourselves to Search Query Performance, so they actually said that they were changing to denormalized a couple of like about a year and a half ago. Now let's get a little bit more into the history of search volume on Amazon so you can kind of understand how we got to this normalized versus denormalized. Now Amazon years ago like 2018 around there actually made a search volume that is normalized the actual number that Helium 10 designed its algorithm after it was available in the API to like software tools, and Helium 10 was the very first one to get access to it, and so we've got the most historic search volume data out there Now.</p>
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<p>Normalized means how many times pretty much somebody typed in a search term. So, if I search coffin shelf right now, that's one search. But then if I search that same keyword 10 hours from now, you know within 24 hours the search volume that Amazon counts as normal. Normalized means it still only counts as one. If I click to page two, it only counts for one. If I click back on my browser after I was on page two, it still only counts as one. There's only one search that somebody did in 24 hours.</p>
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<p>Now, denormalized means hey, I search coffin shelf right now, there's one search. I click on a product on that page, I click back on my browser. Guess what that's? Another search. I click another product and I click back. There's another search. There’re three searches. Now I click to page two of the search results. Guess what that's counted as a search. Now we're up to four. Five hours later I come back to my computer and I search again that same exact keyword. Guess what that's five? I hit refresh on my browser for whatever reason. Guess what that's six? So, D? Uh, norm, denormalized means it's counting six searches, six search volume for that one individual, whereas normalized, which is what the original Amazon search volume is based off of, it's only counting one.</p>
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<p>Now, before, when Amazon first started product opportunity explore and Search Query Performance, amazon still was basing their search volume on normalized searches. But then they made this big announcement all over the place in about April May of 2023, that says, hey, we are changing our model. This was plastered all over the place in Search Query Performance we're changing our model to be denormalized, and they explained exactly what denormalized meant, and that was like what I was talking about. And so, what was the difference in the search volume number Once Amazon moved it? I actually have some screenshots. Take a look at this. This is from a post I made because I used to talk about denormalized and normalized all the time. So, here's a post I made in one of our Facebook groups If you look at the coffin shelf niche, all of the keywords put together for 360 days was 85,000 searches. That's the normalized search volume. But then Amazon changed Search Query Performance and opportunity explorer to denormalized and now what was a 360-day search volume? Take a look at this screenshot here 406,000. It was like a five to one difference. Almost you see how big of a difference that made it. When they went to the Dean uh, normalized. And so again, this is why I was thinking that hey, like, hey, every all these respected, you know executives in the industry, they know this stuff. I mean that was all over Amazon. Um, I'm sure they've got to know these things and we weren't keeping, we were not hiding this.</p>
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<p>I would just talk about this nonstop Episode 433 of this podcast. You'll see I talked about the normalized versus denormalized Episode 435 of the podcast, episode 485. I actually had the Search Query Performance team from Amazon come on the podcast and they did a complete breakdown of what normalized versus denormalized meant. Even up to like a month ago I had Mansoor on the podcast he was talking about normalize versus denormalized in episode 584. So, this is not like some industry secret. All right, everybody should know what normalize versus denormalized means and that Helium 10 has always been based on the normalized.</p>
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<p>Now you might ask me like which one is better? Now, that's a subjective thing. Everybody can like their own kind of search volume. But for me I like the normalized searches better because to me that's more of an indication of what I'm trying to get at. I want to, I'm trying to find out how many customers are searching for this product and the normalized will count that one, that search volume, as one, but the denormalized counts it as five or six, just because they're clicking around on the browser. So, to me the more accurate number is the normalized search because you know it tells me hey, in this one instance there's one customer who is looking for it, or there was 100 customers who are looking for it, whereas on the other one I'm not sure how many times somebody was clicking around. That number just is kind of inflated. So that's why I personally like normalized. But hey, if somebody might have a use case for denormalized, I'm not sure what it would be, but let me know why you think that one might be better. Either way, you're still going to be able to prioritize it's. It shouldn't be that far off. But yes, Search Query Performance is going to be different than Brand Analytics, Amazon versus Amazon data, even though it's both from Amazon, because it's normalized versus denormalized. That's why the order is actually different, even when you're comparing those two.</p>
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<p>So again, that's one of the reasons why I was getting so upset that they were all posting about this is because it's not. We're not even talking about comparing apples to apples. It's kind of like in this post, everybody was jumping on the bandwagon and saying, hey, look at, Jungle Scout is a tangerine orange, very close to a blood orange, right, ooh, that's very nice that they're close. Great, you're comparing an orange to an orange, good on you. But then they're coming in and saying, oh, but look, Helium 10 is an apple or a Granny Smith apple. Look how far off it is from this blood navel orange. Like, why are we even comparing this Granny Smith apple? We're not even trying to be an orange, or if there were Jungle Scout orange.</p>
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<p>Anyways, where not even trying to be an orange, were just trying to be an apple that’s all were tying to do. So, why are you trying to bring us into this conversation about oranges, right. So, that was when I became so upset. But now, looks like, you know what, let’s go and let’s do a real test. You know like here, ah, I think we all agree that how bogus is this test that was done was and how useless it is. But like, all right, let’s go ahead and take Brand Analytics. Let’s compare that to Helium 10. Let’s take Search Query Performance, let’s compare it to Jungle Scout. And who has the most accurate search volume. Who has the most actionable search order.</p>
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<p>So, what I did was I spent like much of the last 48 hours just like diving deep into their information. All right, I pulled in the Brand Analytics search frequency rank for 31 keywords that have to do with like coffin shelves and stuff. All right, I took the Search Query Performance from each week though the exact week that matched the Brand Analytics, and then, four weeks, I pulled out all of these keywords one by one, because I'm an idiot who doesn't know how to use pivot tables and V lookups and stuff. So, I took these one by one, the search ones, because remember that one guy's test was based on a number from July. I'm like, no, let's make it apples to apples. Here's Jungle Scouts number as of eight, 10, which is a full month number. Let's take the eight, three to eight, 10 search rate performance. Let's take the seven, 28 to eight, three. Let's add up those four weeks and make it a month and let's compare it. All right. So, I took all of that, I went in and I took all of the Jungle Scout numbers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I went into Helium 10 and I took all of the magnet numbers for the search volume and I was like, all right, let's go ahead, put this stuff to the test and then so let's take a look, all right. So, first of all, why do I say, where did I get that 93.5 accuracy for Helium 10? Well, remember, there is no public search volume that you can compare one V one, the number of Helium 10, but what kind of normalized search do we have in Amazon that we can compare with Helium 10 Brand Analytics? So here, the first test I did was I took the Brand Analytics 31 keywords that have to do with coffin shelves and then I took Helium 10 and I got all the search volume of those same exact keywords. And then I sorted Brand Analytics keywords in the search frequency rank order, because that means you know the higher or the lower the number of search frequency rank, the more that it's searched Right. And then I ordered the Helium 10 one in the order of descending search volume order and guess what? It was almost identical. The first 29 keywords was 100% the exact same order. Only on the 20 or the 30th keyword here did things, uh, get out of whack and two of them were flipped coffin pet bed and glass coffin. Helium 10 had in the wrong order compared to Amazon Brand Analytics. So that is a 93.5% accuracy. How cool is that? All right, only two off. So, can you trust Helium 10 search volume? Is Helium 10 accurate a hundred percent? Well, maybe not a hundred percent 93.5%, all right. So there that part of the story is done. Helium 10, 93.5% accuracy. If you're comparing it to the only normalized data point we have, which is Brand Analytics.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now what about Jungle Scout? With Jungle Scout, what I did was I took the all of the Search Query Performance for four weeks. Right, I took four exact weeks and added it all up, so we have a full 30 day or one month search volume number uh goth, uh 121,000. Uh, gothic decor a hundred thousand, so on and so forth. And then I took the Jungle Scout search volume from the tool, their 30-day search volume. So here in Jungle Scout you can see where I got that information of 83,903. This is the exact search volume 30 day for the keyword goth. And if I actually click on their details, I can see when that date was from, because the very last date that they have in the system is August 10th. Okay, so we are like on a apples to apples comparison here, because search group performance was also based on the week, the month ending October or August 10th.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>And so, the first thing, remember Jungle Scout data dive. Everybody loves to compare. Jungle Scout is so accurate compared to a Search Query Performance. Let's look at the raw number. Remember, spoiler, like I said before, like I don't think the number is the most important thing, but if you guys are going to flaunt your uh accuracy, is that really true? Let's take a look. If you compare the month search volume of Search Query Performance versus Jungle Scout, on average, look at this it's 44% off, 46% off, 44% off, 71% off, 84% off. As a matter of fact, on average, it's a total of 34.5% off. Okay, 34.5% off is the number, but what? What if you say, okay, forget about the search volume number? You know search volume, you know? Actually, I don't think that 34.5% is that bad. If something has 10,000 searches and then it really has 7,000, is that the end of the day? You know, probably not right, but again, I'm just calling this out because they're trying to say, oh, our numbers and our data shows that we're 5% off. You know always. No, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now the other thing is remembered I said that search position, the order of search, is actually arguably more important than the search volume. So how off was Jungle Scout compared to Search Query Performance? The very first 11 keywords, Jungle Scout was 100% on, but then things got off the rail, and almost every other keyword was out of order. For example, coffin box was the 17th most searched term for Jungle Scout, but it was the 12th most searched term for Search Query Performance. And that is where I got the number of 41.9% accurate, because only 13 out of 31 had the right order of keywords 41.9%. How many did Helium 10 have when compared to Brand Analytics? 29 out of 31, which is the 93.5%. So again, whose search volume is more accurate between Data Dive and Jungle Scout and Helium 10? Helium 10 wins with 93.5% and Jungle Scout with 41.9%.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But then something was bothering me. Let me show you exactly what I mean. So, what was bothering me was when I looked at the Jungle Scout search volume history, I noticed that week by week, they actually had a weekly search volume, which I thought was actually pretty cool. I was like, oh, that's nice, they give the exact search volume for 30 days, but then weekly. But then it didn't add up. Like if you add up these last four weeks it does not add up on Gothic Decor to 68 000. Like wait a minute, this doesn't make any sense. How can the week uh be different? I was thinking, oh, maybe, maybe you know it's 28 days and so they need to. You know there's two days extra and I couldn't get it to like Jive.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But then I figured out what Jungle Scouts doing and they're actually doing something similar to Helium 10. They're actually basing their monthly search volume on a weekly velocity of the last day, the seven days, which is actually, actually, like I said, that's what Helium 10 is doing and that's good on Jungle Scout for figuring that out. That’s the best way to present it. But you know you might be confused if you might think that Jungle Scout was doing something weird in the numbers, because the monthly doesn't add up to what the weekly is. But watch this. This is what I figured out. Look at, the very last week of this Gothic Decor keyword had 15,982. If we take 15,982 divided by seven days, and then we multiply that by 30 days seven days, right. And then we multiply that by 30 days, that is the number 68,494. And that's what their exact search volume for the full month is.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, then I thought, wait a minute, maybe I was shortchanging Jungle Scout on this. I was just taking their, their number at raw data, their exact 30-day number, and comparing it to 30-day Search Query Performance. But if the real number is the week search volume because that's what it seems like they're basing their whole month off, I should just be comparing apples to apples and compare their latest week to Search Query Performance, latest week, right, again, if they're trying to be Search Query Performance, that would be a better comparison. So, I was like, oh, who knows, maybe the numbers are going to look better, did it? Let's take a look.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The first thing that I tested was just the percentage off on the week. So again, I'm comparing the Jungle Scout super specific week number with the Search Query Performance week number and it was off 48%. It was 48% lower than Search Query Performance. I'm like, nope, no help there, this is actually worse. This actually made it worse Now that I got the real number because, remember, their month data, for whatever reason, was only off by 34%. This is off by 48%. So, then the next thing, I was like, okay, well, let me go and maybe the order is a little bit better. You know how? For from the, if I'm comparing the one week to the other week, is the order of the search volume at least better than before? Nope, 35.4% accuracy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Jungle Scout and Data Dive versus Search Query Performance, even when you're just comparing the week. So, no matter what way you spin this around, well, no matter what way you look at it, Jungle Scout and data diver just way off from Search Query Performance. Now, I don't mean to sound like I'm exaggerating. I've said this a few times before. I don't think numbers being far off is that big of a deal. Like, if you're 30% off, you're within the realm of possibility. But again, I'm bringing this out because, oh my God, do you know how many, how many blogs Jungle Scout has come out with saying oh, we are 5% more accurate than Helium 10, 11%. This is a big deal. And they're making a big deal out of 11% or something which I don't agree with those numbers in the first place. But even so, how can they be saying that when all their search volume numbers are literally 30% off and Helium 10 is 93% accurate? So anyways, guys, hope you guys stuck with me to the end.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I usually don't get so worked up like this, but I used to argue on the internet all the time. That was how I got discovered at Helium 10 was. I would always go on Facebook groups and start arguing with people who had misinformation, and I I've kept to myself for a while, but I just this, this just latest uh episode just kind of upset me and I was just like I just want to set the record straight again. I don't have anything personal against anybody involved in this this. You know people writing the blogs or the, or the people you know posting on LinkedIn and stuff. But it's my advice to every you know people out there who are respecting you know like there are people you know I guess I'm one of them Like is it still kind of strange for me to think like that?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But if you're a public figure in the Amazon world or any world, be careful what you post. You know, like be proud of your company. Nothing wrong with that. I mean you, you you've worked really hard to build up your company in the Amazon ecosystem. By all means, be proud of it. You know, um, I'm proud of my company.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Otherwise, why would I put a Helium 10 logo on my basketball court and do all the other crazy stuff? I do nothing wrong with being proud of your company, but don't put out misinformation just to. You know, kind of like elevate your company, or I would hope that nobody even here is doing that purposely, but then the alternative if it wasn't on purpose. It means that you're just like not even fact-checking and not even making sure that you're putting out the correct information, because you just want to, you know, hype yourselves up and try and throw Helium 10 to the bus. It doesn't even have to be Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I don't care who we're talking about. It could be Jungle Scout versus Data Dive or whatever comparison you're going to do. Guys, just let's keep it civilized. Talk about facts if you want to talk about facts, but don't try and sensationalize certain things and paint the wrong picture, because people listen to those of us who have these kinds of platforms on the internet and they take our word at face value, and so that's a heavy responsibility.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And I'm not saying to totally misrepresent the entire way that a company does things or misrepresent my own accuracy, you know, and just hope that nobody calls me out on it. But anyways, um hope you guys found this interesting because, like I said before, search volume is important and you got to know who you can trust, and I think it's hands down. This has proven that. Hey, you are going to be able to trust Helium 10 with your search form, because we've got the most accurate out there at 93.5%. So, um, thank you guys for tuning in, and I'm going to do some other exposés now because I'm still riled up about some of these crazy blogs. It's time to set the record straight. But hope you guys enjoyed this episode and we'll see you in the next one.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/youtube-takes-on-tiktok-shop-with-expanded-shopify-partnership/'>https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/youtube-takes-on-tiktok-shop-with-expanded-shopify-partnership/

</a>Walmart adds a Burger King benefit to its membership program
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/walmart-plus-burger-king-benefit.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/walmart-plus-burger-king-benefit.html

</a>Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement, alleges rival loses money on every sale
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/shein-sues-temu-over-copyright-infringement-trade-secret-theft.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/shein-sues-temu-over-copyright-infringement-trade-secret-theft.html

</a>FTC finally makes a sneaky online shopping tactic illegal
<a href='https://www.thestreet.com/retail/ftc-online-shopping-tactic'>https://www.thestreet.com/retail/ftc-online-shopping-tactic

</a>Temu’s Semi-Hosted Japan Site Will Officially Launch on August 27
<a href='https://pandaily.com/temus-semi-hosted-japan-site-will-officially-launch-on-august-27/'>https://pandaily.com/temus-semi-hosted-japan-site-will-officially-launch-on-august-27/

</a>50% of Amazon Prime, Walmart+ Subscribers Step Up During Sales Events
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/50-of-amazon-prime-walmart-subscribers-step-up-during-sales-events/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/50-of-amazon-prime-walmart-subscribers-step-up-during-sales-events/

</a>How Amazon supports Black-owned businesses during Black Business Month—and all year long
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/how-amazon-supports-black-owned-businesses-during-black-business-month-and-all-year-long'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/how-amazon-supports-black-owned-businesses-during-black-business-month-and-all-year-long

</a>Make sure to watch this week’s training tip in our Helium 10 Alerts tool, this is something that could potentially save you thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars. That's how valuable this tip is. Lastly, don't miss our insights into Helium 10 Adtomic's new features for creating custom bid rules in PPC management, designed to optimize your campaigns effectively.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Big Amazon Coupon Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Youtube x Shopify</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - FBA Inventory Deadlines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:36 - Walmart x Burger King</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:07 - International Return Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:08 - Temu vs. Shein</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - FTC vs Fake Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:48 - Temu Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:11 - Prime / Walmart+ Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Black Business Accelerator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:10 - Subscribe to Helium 10’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10'>YouTube Channel</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:40 - Training Tip: An Alert That Can Save you $1000’s</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:07 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
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Transcript
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon has made a big update to coupons and promotions that could save you from some expensive mistakes. YouTube's trying to pull off some TikTok shop type moves. Walmart's giving away free Burger King Whoppers these stories and more on this edition of the Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 weekly buzz. We give you a rundown of all the news stories and goings on in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We let you know what new Helium 10 features have and also give you a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. I've got a number of articles this week, so let's go ahead and hop right into it. First one coming up here is actually I was adding a coupon to this new product launch I'm doing of a coffin letter board and look what we found here on the coupon page. Anybody else notice this? In your browsers when you're trying to do coupons, there's this section that says stack promotions and it says do you want to allow this coupon to stack with percentage off or buy one get one. Promotions yes, allow stacking or no? Allow stacking. Now, this is pretty important because, as you know, in the past, like promotions stack with coupons and vice versa, meaning like let's say you had like a 20% off coupon on your page but then you had a 20% off promotion, that customer who's savvy could pick up both of those and apply it to your order, get 40% off right. But now, finally, you have the option to have it not stack If you're creating the coupon. Next, in the new help document about this, under stack promotions, amazon says here, based on your input provided on if you are going to stack or not, either one or both of the coupons or percentage off or buy one get one, free promotions will apply at checkout. So, for example, gave an example here it says let's say that you create a coupon 10% off and a percentage off coupon 20% off on the same ASIN, same duration. Now, if you say yes, I'm going to allow stacking during this promotion creation. Now both of these promotions are going to stack and the customer is going to get now 30% off at the checkout, right, the 10% plus the 30%. But if you select. No, I do not want them to stack. These promotions won't stack, and so the customer maybe they might see it and try and clip the coupon and do the promotion, but it says they're only going to get the higher benefit of the two promotions. So, like in that case there was a 20% off coupon and a 10% off promotion, they would get the 20% off coupon. So that's something that's pretty cool. I highly recommend doing that, for you know, usually people don't want to stack, and then when people have had stuff stacked, it's by accident and they end up losing a lot of money that they didn't realize. So if you're one of those who do not want your promotion stack, make sure to always click that no stacking.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from TechCrunch and it's entitled YouTube takes on TikTok shop with expanded Shopify partnership. All right, we talked a little bit about this, oh, I want to say, about four or five months ago, but now it looks like YouTube is ramping up efforts. It says, as TikTok shop is gaining traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube shopping affiliate program. All right, so now creators and influencers are going to get access to 1000s of new brands. It wasn't, like you know, before. We're just like 10 brands or something like very small number of brands you could actually promote for in a shopping experience on YouTube. Now it says 1000s of new brands are going to allow those products to be tagged in shopping videos. So you know, generating a lot of affiliate commission for these YouTube creators. Now if you're wondering, hey, what is the potential of this, well, YouTube actually had a pretty interesting stat. They said that people watched more than 30 billion hours of shopping related videos on YouTube last year and that the platform saw a 25% increase in watch time for videos that help people shop. And so you know, traditionally, the only option is okay, here I'm an influencer, I'm going to make a video about something and I'm directing people to Amazon, or I'm directing people to TikTok, or I'm directing people to Walmart or whatever, right. But now the YouTube influencers are going to be able to create content and then, right in there, link directly to Shopify products and people are going to be able to buy directly from YouTube or in the YouTube platform. And then these influencers are going to be incentivized because they now can get affiliate commission on YouTube.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from your Seller Central dashboard. Just a reminder of some important dates coming up. All right, prime big deal days is coming up in October. So now they announced that, hey, the last day that you can get inventory in to make sure that you have the Prime Ready badge is going to be September 13th. And then they reiterated again we already announced this a couple weeks ago Black Friday and Cyber Monday you've got to have your product in by October 19th. One other update they gave was hey, if you are using, you are going to get 25% off the base rate for e-storage fees and 15% off the base rate for AWD processing and transportation fees. All right, so this is going to be a limited time offer. If you're using a, amazon is giving putting some money back in your pocket for a change. What, what? What a novel concept. That is all right. Usually we're used to the uh, the other, the other side of things, right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from CNBC. This one gave me a chuckle here. You know we've talked before about how amazon will come out with something. Wal. Walmart will come out with something. Vice versa, Walmart is now a pioneer in doing something new. Now we've always talked about the benefits that Amazon Prime starts adding, the benefits that Walmart Plus starts adding et cetera. Because the more Walmart Plus, the more Amazon Prime members, the better it is for us sellers, right, the more likely it is that we're gonna get sales increase. Well, now Walmart is doing a first. They're the first ones in this. They're adding Burger King as a benefit to the Walmart plus program. All right. So now, if you've got Walmart plus, you're going to be able to save 25% off of any Burger King order made through the Burger King app. All right. In addition, members will also be eligible for a free Whopper every three months, starting in September with a purchase. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So first of all, you know it's painful to do this article. I've been on a crazy diet this week before I go traveling, lost already like eight pounds, and I'm looking at these hamburgers and fries. I'm like, oh my goodness, my stomach is growling. But anyways, I digress. What I really want to see now is all right, amazon, the ball's in your court. Let's see you make a similar deal with, like a fat burger in and out, Jollibee, something like that, and I'm going to be there. I need something for my Burger King. I'm not too much of a fan of, so. So, amazon, please hook us up with some good fast food and I am there to take advantage of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is going back to the amazon dashboard. It's an update just on international returns, all right. So seller fulfilled international returns is going to be updated starting September 16th. So if you're an international seller who's selling in the US but you're overseas and you don't have a default US return address in Seller Central, now you are going to be required to issue a return less refund or provide a prepaid international return shipping label. So this is kind of interesting. This might seem like one of those articles. Maybe you just completely skip over, but read this in detail. But read this in detail. You know, those of you who are overseas, check do you have a U S return? Because, trust me, guys, that's going to get expensive. All of a sudden, you know your customers start getting you know returned without even you being consulted, and you don't realize it. Or you have to go pay for some international shipping which is crazy expensive, all right. So take a look at this article in your dashboard, see if that affects you, those of you overseas sellers out there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's go back now to CNBC for another article, and this one's entitled Sheen sues Temu over copyright infringement, alleges rival losses money on every sale. So you know people are talking about oh man, Temu is trying to be like Amazon, you know, because they're trying to recruit US sellers and fulfilled in the US. You know, amazon trying to be like Temu. You know, trying to get Chinese sellers to ship directly with subsidized shipping. And then you know they're scared of each other for taking market share. You know, stories like that here and there have been coming up. But now it's Temu versus Sheen. All right, so this is something that was actually filed in the US. All right, this isn't some internal battle going on in the streets of Beijing or something right in China. This is happening in the US, in Washington DC.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A civil complaint where Sheen accused Temu of stealing its designs and also that an employee stole confidential trade secrets. They also say, hey, Temu is losing money on every single sale it makes and it uses trademark infringement to make up for the losses. This, this fight, you know, talks about a lot of different things, but it's kind of interesting because it kind of paints a picture of how sheen and Temu are making money and it makes you wonder, like, is that model sustainable? Like, if they are losing money in every order. How in the world can they keep that going, right? So, if you're interested in in these other marketplaces, I'm trying to get my Temu account set up just to test it out. I'm having a heck of a time getting approved on there, so so I'm still working on. I still want to be able to give you guys an update about Temu. So we'll see how it goes and let's see what if this lawsuit, ever you know, results in anything.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up article from the Street. It's entitled FTC finally makes a sneaky online shopping tactic illegal. Now, this article kind of confused me a little bit. I need to do some more research on this, because I'm not 100% sure that this article is going to happen the way it thinks it's going to happen. Okay, but this is a step in the right direction, all right. The article starts out hey, if you've ever read an online review for a product and thought, hey, this is too good to be true, you're probably right. It says that 30 or 40% of online reviews have been fake. But then here we go. But that will soon change, as the era of fake online reviews is about to come to an abrupt end. No, guys, I'm sorry. I don't care what FTC or Amazon or anybody, there is no way that you're going to clean up bad reviews, you know, like super fast, all right, it's just I'm sorry it's not going to happen. But again, I'm not trying to badmouth this. This is a move in the right direction, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now this new rule that's going to go in effect in October from the FTC, it's going to ban fake online reviews in several different ways. All right, the first rule says it's going to prohibit reviews from people who don't exist. Like wait, how can people who don't exist make review? No, obviously, what it's referring to is people making fake, you know. Can people who don't exist make review? No, obviously. What it's referring to is people making fake you know, profiles and leaving reviews, doing brushing and things like that, and also reviews generated by artificial intelligence. It's kind of saying that it's inferring that it's not going to be allowed. And now the interesting thing here maybe the most interesting for me is it says reviews from individuals who never experienced the product, business or service will be banned as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, why do you think I found that interesting? Because to me I'm now wondering does that mean that they're going to require Amazon, you know, Walmart, other platforms, to not accept any reviews other than verified reviews. You know, right now I can just go on any product and leave a review, right. But that almost makes me think, right that that Amazon might, or FTC might, ban that. The non-verified review is interesting. Now the rule also blocked businesses from providing compensation for positive or negative reviews. Okay, so I mean up until a few years ago that was even allowed on Amazon. It's still not illegal per se. Like I if I have McDonald’s, I can go pay somebody right now to leave a good review on my google profile. I guess you know, but that that's not going to be allowed anymore. So it's not just amazon's getting bad. It looks like that's going to be banned across the board. It says insider reviews, like by those who work for the company, is going to be prohibited. And here's a funny one, a funny statement. It says businesses will also no longer be allowed to use legal, groundless legal threats, physical threats, intimidation, to prevent a negative review. It says no longer be allowed. Does this mean that until now you've been allowed to use physical threats to get people to change? I don't know what this article is trying to say, or the FTC, I mean it is supposedly it was just quoted here but interesting stuff coming to the world of reviews.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article up here is from pandaily.com. Quick note Teemu is opening up a new marketplace in Japan on August 27th. Go look up information on that. Take a look at this article. It might be a good opportunity to get in a brand new marketplace. You know, right before it gets too big, who knows? If you're selling in Amazon Japan, you could probably get your stuff on the new Temu marketplace pretty fast if you hurry.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from payments.com. It was another one of these surveys. Some of these surveys are pretty interesting. It says 50% of Amazon Prime and Walmart Plus subscribers step up during sales events. Now, based on this study, they had some interesting data points here, all right. For example, it says shopper spending climbed 11% to 14 billion on this Amazon prime day. Now, 40% of all consumers participated in prime day. 20% participated in Walmart plus week, which is like their version of prime day. Now, this is pretty interesting because that Walmart number is still lagging way behind Amazon, but that surged 71% from 2022. It was only at 12% in 2022. So interesting Walmart Plus might be catching up. Walmart Plus subscriptions have increased 30%, especially among millennials and individuals earning less than $100,000 annually. But it says here Walmart Plus still lags way behind Amazon Prime, and both events saw a 50% participation rate from their subscribers. So interesting little stats that maybe you want to check this article out. Walmart plus is is still way, way, way behind amazon, according to this article, but they are catching up, maybe at a little bit faster rate than you might have expected.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, the last article of the day is just from amazon. Remind sellers that this month is black business month, all right. And then it talks here in this article about the Black Business Accelerator, a program that we've talked about right here on the podcast. It talks about a lot of the features they have for black owned businesses. It has some quotes here from Rod. You might remember right here he used to be. He was on the Serious Sellers podcast before. So if you have a black owned business, make sure that you get certified so you can get that badge, and then you're actually going to qualify for some special programs inside of the black business accelerator that Amazon has. Make sure to check out the article link to below for that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I want you guys to do is to go to YouTube search Helium 10, and make sure to hit this subscribe, the subscribe button right here at the top, and then make sure that you put notification on all, all notifications, so you know when we come out, weekly buzz and other articles. If you guys are watching a video right now, you're watching this on YouTube itself. Right under the actual video there's that subscribe button. Make sure to hit it, make sure you're subscribed, make sure it says all so that you get notified when we have new videos.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, let's get into our training tip of the week, and this is something that could potentially save you thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars. That's how valuable this tip is, all right. So a lot of sellers have said oh man, you know, I wish that I could be able to know if I'm on the border, what am my packaging on the border of one of these size tier changes like bulky to standard size, you know, or small oversize to just regular oversize? If I'm on the border, that could actually mean a lot of dollars to your bottom line. How are you going to find that? Whether you have a Platinum Diamond, whatever plan you have, watch this, what I want everybody to do right after this video or you can do it right now If you're at home. Go to Helium 10 Alerts. So go to your Alerts page you can find it in the tool menu and it is under operations hit Alerts and then check out on the top left-hand side under the overview section.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Normally, under overview, most sellers only have three lines of notifications talking about the buy box, monitoring slots et cetera. But if you have a package that is near the border of one of these size tiers, you are going to have a fourth line of Alerts here and it's going to say products with size tier automate optimization suggestions. And, as you can see, it says I've got three. So I click this button and it's going to take me to those suggestions. So take, you can see it says I've got three. So I click this button and it's going to take me to those suggestions. So take a look here. It took me to the place that has my dimensions and there's a big red little icon and then it's giving me a message. It says we've identified an opportunity to optimize your FBA fulfillment costs. By reducing the link by one inch, you could potentially move from size tier large bulky to large standard size, decreasing the FBA fulfillment costs from $10.75 to $7 per unit.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Guys, do the math really quick. All right, let's that. That's a whopping $3 whopping. You see, I was thinking about the Whopper that I talked about in the weekly buzz earlier. Yeah, $3.75 is nothing to scoff at. Let's do some math here. All right, so let's say I sell of this product 15 units a day, and now on my next shipment or maybe I can just change the packaging now on my next package and I can go take that one inch off, and now I save $3.75. Let's say, what did I say? Let's just say I sell 15 units a day, all right, so $3.75 times 15 units a day, that means every day. This could mean $56.25 to my bottom line. Times that by 365.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Guys, this one alert from Helium 10 has the potential to get me $20,000. I think that's a pretty valuable thing that Helium 10 is offering. So I hope everybody rushes to their computer. Check your Alerts page, check If you've got that size to your optimization active. Go to it and then take it. Take a look Now. You know some of you who are selling products that are a set size like because you have a mold or something it's not like. You can just snap your fingers and change your packaging. But, like me, if this is like one of my coffin shelves, I can easily redesign my next shipment where I can just shave off a half inch off the product itself and maybe shave it another half inch off of the packaging inside so I can cut down to that size All right. So that's a really cool update. Guys, make sure to go check that out. I said update. This has actually been around for about three or four months, but I think a lot of you guys didn't realize we had that. Now we are going to get into our Helium 10 new feature Alerts. Last week we had a huge one with a completely redesigned keyword tracker. This week I've got a lot of Adtomic updates for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. The very first one is the ability for ad Adtomic now to run sponsored ad TV ads. The first one here is now ad Adtomic is pulling in your sponsored TV campaigns. You're gonna be able to make rules in Adtomic for your sponsored TV ads. You're going to be able to see the metrics and run analytics. All of you can see me like I don't have any sponsored TV ads. It’s going to be able to see the metrics and run analytics. All of you can see me like I don't have any sponsored TV ads. It says zero right here, but now it is importing. How many of you guys out there are using sponsored TV? I'm just very curious. I'm not sure you know, like how much this is being used out there in the Amazon world. Let me know, are you, are you running sponsored TV ads? Have it? Has it worked out? Well, regardless, if you're using Adtomic, you can now make AI rules and bid rules and a whole bunch of cool keyword harvesting and things from those campaigns directly from Adtomic.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing we have in Adtomic is a new way to make bid rules. Okay, so in Adtomic you can create your own custom rules. You can say, hey for my bid. If, if my ACOS is over this amount and my ROAS is less than this amount, then I want you to take the bid and increase it by 10%. Like it can get super, super granular and very complicated, and rightfully so. I mean PPC is complicated. A lot of our customers out there use a lot of different methods when they're running their PPC, so you need this level of granularity to be able to make rules. But other people you might be like overwhelmed, like oh man, I don't got time to make all these rules. I really like some templates and so you know, now we actually have some templates. So if you go to add Tomic and hit add new rule, you know you choose all the products that you want to apply to this rule. Now, on the right hand side, you choose all the products that you want to apply to this rule. Now on the right hand side you are going to see this button that says apply template. So hit that and you'll be able to choose from some bid templates that we have, and we're going to keep adding more.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Like I believe destiny from better media is working on some. But, for example, you've got one that says high a cost bid window and current bid safety net set up to lower a cost. That sounds like a mouthful right there, but basically what it means is like hey, you're decreasing bids on a high a cost target within a window based on certain kinds of criteria. Another one is decrease when cost per click is lower than the bid. So some people are like hey, I've got a bid that's $4, but if I'm getting cost per click for only three, I don't need to be at $4. You know somebody could bid me up and I could lose money. I want to go decrease it. You can just create a rule and all the little algorithms instead of having to, you know, come up with the actual rule step by step, it's going to just automatically create that for you. You've got an automatic bid rule, that's that takes away your wasted spend who doesn't want that? And then another automatic or another template that increases your exposure and resets your bid if you feel that there's a certain you know threshold that you're not reaching.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So a couple cool updates right there in Adtomic. Now, the coolest one of them all is now you can do paw. You can set a rule to pause your targets. Okay now, why is? Why is this important? I have rules in Adtomic where, for my search terms, I'm like, hey, if I get 20 orders and, by the way, guys, you know whether you use Adtomic or not this is something that I hope you guys are doing with your own software or with your own spreadsheets but basically I have rules where I'm like, hey, if I get 30 clicks or something like that 25 clicks, 30 clicks, 20 clicks with no sales I want to pause this or I want a negative match, right, this search term.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, I've always suggested do not negative match search terms in your performance manual campaigns, your, your exact manual campaigns, because now it's going to look like you have a target active but you really pause it in the background and then you might be like, oh no, I can't add any more keywords or targets to this campaign, cause I have so many, but in actuality you had pause all of them. You just don't realize it. So because of that, now we have the ability to make a rule. Let me show you guys how to do that here in Adtomic. I can go in here and I can select a new rule type and I'm going to put bid. All right, I hit next. Now it's going to take me to the new bid rule page and then watch this from here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Under the criteria, I can say, hey, if my ACoS is greater than I don't know, 50%, right, I can actually now choose to pause targeting. All right, so it's going to pause the target. So if you've got an exact manual product targeting, ASIN targeting campaign, a keyword, exact campaign, and you've never and you always had to pause the targets manually, one by one, because you couldn't do a negative match or you didn't want to do a negative match. Now you can set that as a rule in your Adtomic. Another super cool thing that saves you tons of time and, as we know, time is money. So if you guys haven't gotten into Adtomic, make sure to go to h10.me/adtomic and sign up now, because this is what I use to manage all my campaigns and it's just getting better and better as we go along. All right, guys. That's it for this week. Thank you so much for and tuning in. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership<br>
<a href='https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/youtube-takes-on-tiktok-shop-with-expanded-shopify-partnership/'>https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/youtube-takes-on-tiktok-shop-with-expanded-shopify-partnership/<br>
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</a>Walmart adds a Burger King benefit to its membership program<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/walmart-plus-burger-king-benefit.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/walmart-plus-burger-king-benefit.html<br>
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</a>Shein sues Temu over copyright infringement, alleges rival loses money on every sale<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/shein-sues-temu-over-copyright-infringement-trade-secret-theft.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/shein-sues-temu-over-copyright-infringement-trade-secret-theft.html<br>
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</a>FTC finally makes a sneaky online shopping tactic illegal<br>
<a href='https://www.thestreet.com/retail/ftc-online-shopping-tactic'>https://www.thestreet.com/retail/ftc-online-shopping-tactic<br>
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</a>Temu’s Semi-Hosted Japan Site Will Officially Launch on August 27<br>
<a href='https://pandaily.com/temus-semi-hosted-japan-site-will-officially-launch-on-august-27/'>https://pandaily.com/temus-semi-hosted-japan-site-will-officially-launch-on-august-27/<br>
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</a>50% of Amazon Prime, Walmart+ Subscribers Step Up During Sales Events<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/50-of-amazon-prime-walmart-subscribers-step-up-during-sales-events/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2024/50-of-amazon-prime-walmart-subscribers-step-up-during-sales-events/<br>
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</a>How Amazon supports Black-owned businesses during Black Business Month—and all year long<br>
<a href='https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/how-amazon-supports-black-owned-businesses-during-black-business-month-and-all-year-long'>https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/how-amazon-supports-black-owned-businesses-during-black-business-month-and-all-year-long<br>
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</a>Make sure to watch this week’s training tip in our Helium 10 Alerts tool, this is something that could potentially save you thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars. That's how valuable this tip is. Lastly, don't miss our insights into Helium 10 Adtomic's new features for creating custom bid rules in PPC management, designed to optimize your campaigns effectively.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Big Amazon Coupon Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:05 - Youtube x Shopify</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:47 - FBA Inventory Deadlines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:36 - Walmart x Burger King</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:07 - International Return Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:08 - Temu vs. Shein</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:48 - FTC vs Fake Reviews</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:48 - Temu Japan</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:11 - Prime / Walmart+ Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:33 - Black Business Accelerator</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:10 - Subscribe to Helium 10’s <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10'>YouTube Channel</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:40 - Training Tip: An Alert That Can Save you $1000’s</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:07 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
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Transcript
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Amazon has made a big update to coupons and promotions that could save you from some expensive mistakes. YouTube's trying to pull off some TikTok shop type moves. Walmart's giving away free Burger King Whoppers these stories and more on this edition of the Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 weekly buzz. We give you a rundown of all the news stories and goings on in the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We let you know what new Helium 10 features have and also give you a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. I've got a number of articles this week, so let's go ahead and hop right into it. First one coming up here is actually I was adding a coupon to this new product launch I'm doing of a coffin letter board and look what we found here on the coupon page. Anybody else notice this? In your browsers when you're trying to do coupons, there's this section that says stack promotions and it says do you want to allow this coupon to stack with percentage off or buy one get one. Promotions yes, allow stacking or no? Allow stacking. Now, this is pretty important because, as you know, in the past, like promotions stack with coupons and vice versa, meaning like let's say you had like a 20% off coupon on your page but then you had a 20% off promotion, that customer who's savvy could pick up both of those and apply it to your order, get 40% off right. But now, finally, you have the option to have it not stack If you're creating the coupon. Next, in the new help document about this, under stack promotions, amazon says here, based on your input provided on if you are going to stack or not, either one or both of the coupons or percentage off or buy one get one, free promotions will apply at checkout. So, for example, gave an example here it says let's say that you create a coupon 10% off and a percentage off coupon 20% off on the same ASIN, same duration. Now, if you say yes, I'm going to allow stacking during this promotion creation. Now both of these promotions are going to stack and the customer is going to get now 30% off at the checkout, right, the 10% plus the 30%. But if you select. No, I do not want them to stack. These promotions won't stack, and so the customer maybe they might see it and try and clip the coupon and do the promotion, but it says they're only going to get the higher benefit of the two promotions. So, like in that case there was a 20% off coupon and a 10% off promotion, they would get the 20% off coupon. So that's something that's pretty cool. I highly recommend doing that, for you know, usually people don't want to stack, and then when people have had stuff stacked, it's by accident and they end up losing a lot of money that they didn't realize. So if you're one of those who do not want your promotion stack, make sure to always click that no stacking.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from TechCrunch and it's entitled YouTube takes on TikTok shop with expanded Shopify partnership. All right, we talked a little bit about this, oh, I want to say, about four or five months ago, but now it looks like YouTube is ramping up efforts. It says, as TikTok shop is gaining traction, YouTube is expanding its partnership with Shopify to onboard more brands for its YouTube shopping affiliate program. All right, so now creators and influencers are going to get access to 1000s of new brands. It wasn't, like you know, before. We're just like 10 brands or something like very small number of brands you could actually promote for in a shopping experience on YouTube. Now it says 1000s of new brands are going to allow those products to be tagged in shopping videos. So you know, generating a lot of affiliate commission for these YouTube creators. Now if you're wondering, hey, what is the potential of this, well, YouTube actually had a pretty interesting stat. They said that people watched more than 30 billion hours of shopping related videos on YouTube last year and that the platform saw a 25% increase in watch time for videos that help people shop. And so you know, traditionally, the only option is okay, here I'm an influencer, I'm going to make a video about something and I'm directing people to Amazon, or I'm directing people to TikTok, or I'm directing people to Walmart or whatever, right. But now the YouTube influencers are going to be able to create content and then, right in there, link directly to Shopify products and people are going to be able to buy directly from YouTube or in the YouTube platform. And then these influencers are going to be incentivized because they now can get affiliate commission on YouTube.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from your Seller Central dashboard. Just a reminder of some important dates coming up. All right, prime big deal days is coming up in October. So now they announced that, hey, the last day that you can get inventory in to make sure that you have the Prime Ready badge is going to be September 13th. And then they reiterated again we already announced this a couple weeks ago Black Friday and Cyber Monday you've got to have your product in by October 19th. One other update they gave was hey, if you are using, you are going to get 25% off the base rate for e-storage fees and 15% off the base rate for AWD processing and transportation fees. All right, so this is going to be a limited time offer. If you're using a, amazon is giving putting some money back in your pocket for a change. What, what? What a novel concept. That is all right. Usually we're used to the uh, the other, the other side of things, right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from CNBC. This one gave me a chuckle here. You know we've talked before about how amazon will come out with something. Wal. Walmart will come out with something. Vice versa, Walmart is now a pioneer in doing something new. Now we've always talked about the benefits that Amazon Prime starts adding, the benefits that Walmart Plus starts adding et cetera. Because the more Walmart Plus, the more Amazon Prime members, the better it is for us sellers, right, the more likely it is that we're gonna get sales increase. Well, now Walmart is doing a first. They're the first ones in this. They're adding Burger King as a benefit to the Walmart plus program. All right. So now, if you've got Walmart plus, you're going to be able to save 25% off of any Burger King order made through the Burger King app. All right. In addition, members will also be eligible for a free Whopper every three months, starting in September with a purchase. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So first of all, you know it's painful to do this article. I've been on a crazy diet this week before I go traveling, lost already like eight pounds, and I'm looking at these hamburgers and fries. I'm like, oh my goodness, my stomach is growling. But anyways, I digress. What I really want to see now is all right, amazon, the ball's in your court. Let's see you make a similar deal with, like a fat burger in and out, Jollibee, something like that, and I'm going to be there. I need something for my Burger King. I'm not too much of a fan of, so. So, amazon, please hook us up with some good fast food and I am there to take advantage of it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is going back to the amazon dashboard. It's an update just on international returns, all right. So seller fulfilled international returns is going to be updated starting September 16th. So if you're an international seller who's selling in the US but you're overseas and you don't have a default US return address in Seller Central, now you are going to be required to issue a return less refund or provide a prepaid international return shipping label. So this is kind of interesting. This might seem like one of those articles. Maybe you just completely skip over, but read this in detail. But read this in detail. You know, those of you who are overseas, check do you have a U S return? Because, trust me, guys, that's going to get expensive. All of a sudden, you know your customers start getting you know returned without even you being consulted, and you don't realize it. Or you have to go pay for some international shipping which is crazy expensive, all right. So take a look at this article in your dashboard, see if that affects you, those of you overseas sellers out there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's go back now to CNBC for another article, and this one's entitled Sheen sues Temu over copyright infringement, alleges rival losses money on every sale. So you know people are talking about oh man, Temu is trying to be like Amazon, you know, because they're trying to recruit US sellers and fulfilled in the US. You know, amazon trying to be like Temu. You know, trying to get Chinese sellers to ship directly with subsidized shipping. And then you know they're scared of each other for taking market share. You know, stories like that here and there have been coming up. But now it's Temu versus Sheen. All right, so this is something that was actually filed in the US. All right, this isn't some internal battle going on in the streets of Beijing or something right in China. This is happening in the US, in Washington DC.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A civil complaint where Sheen accused Temu of stealing its designs and also that an employee stole confidential trade secrets. They also say, hey, Temu is losing money on every single sale it makes and it uses trademark infringement to make up for the losses. This, this fight, you know, talks about a lot of different things, but it's kind of interesting because it kind of paints a picture of how sheen and Temu are making money and it makes you wonder, like, is that model sustainable? Like, if they are losing money in every order. How in the world can they keep that going, right? So, if you're interested in in these other marketplaces, I'm trying to get my Temu account set up just to test it out. I'm having a heck of a time getting approved on there, so so I'm still working on. I still want to be able to give you guys an update about Temu. So we'll see how it goes and let's see what if this lawsuit, ever you know, results in anything.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up article from the Street. It's entitled FTC finally makes a sneaky online shopping tactic illegal. Now, this article kind of confused me a little bit. I need to do some more research on this, because I'm not 100% sure that this article is going to happen the way it thinks it's going to happen. Okay, but this is a step in the right direction, all right. The article starts out hey, if you've ever read an online review for a product and thought, hey, this is too good to be true, you're probably right. It says that 30 or 40% of online reviews have been fake. But then here we go. But that will soon change, as the era of fake online reviews is about to come to an abrupt end. No, guys, I'm sorry. I don't care what FTC or Amazon or anybody, there is no way that you're going to clean up bad reviews, you know, like super fast, all right, it's just I'm sorry it's not going to happen. But again, I'm not trying to badmouth this. This is a move in the right direction, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now this new rule that's going to go in effect in October from the FTC, it's going to ban fake online reviews in several different ways. All right, the first rule says it's going to prohibit reviews from people who don't exist. Like wait, how can people who don't exist make review? No, obviously, what it's referring to is people making fake, you know. Can people who don't exist make review? No, obviously. What it's referring to is people making fake you know, profiles and leaving reviews, doing brushing and things like that, and also reviews generated by artificial intelligence. It's kind of saying that it's inferring that it's not going to be allowed. And now the interesting thing here maybe the most interesting for me is it says reviews from individuals who never experienced the product, business or service will be banned as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, why do you think I found that interesting? Because to me I'm now wondering does that mean that they're going to require Amazon, you know, Walmart, other platforms, to not accept any reviews other than verified reviews. You know, right now I can just go on any product and leave a review, right. But that almost makes me think, right that that Amazon might, or FTC might, ban that. The non-verified review is interesting. Now the rule also blocked businesses from providing compensation for positive or negative reviews. Okay, so I mean up until a few years ago that was even allowed on Amazon. It's still not illegal per se. Like I if I have McDonald’s, I can go pay somebody right now to leave a good review on my google profile. I guess you know, but that that's not going to be allowed anymore. So it's not just amazon's getting bad. It looks like that's going to be banned across the board. It says insider reviews, like by those who work for the company, is going to be prohibited. And here's a funny one, a funny statement. It says businesses will also no longer be allowed to use legal, groundless legal threats, physical threats, intimidation, to prevent a negative review. It says no longer be allowed. Does this mean that until now you've been allowed to use physical threats to get people to change? I don't know what this article is trying to say, or the FTC, I mean it is supposedly it was just quoted here but interesting stuff coming to the world of reviews.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article up here is from pandaily.com. Quick note Teemu is opening up a new marketplace in Japan on August 27th. Go look up information on that. Take a look at this article. It might be a good opportunity to get in a brand new marketplace. You know, right before it gets too big, who knows? If you're selling in Amazon Japan, you could probably get your stuff on the new Temu marketplace pretty fast if you hurry.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from payments.com. It was another one of these surveys. Some of these surveys are pretty interesting. It says 50% of Amazon Prime and Walmart Plus subscribers step up during sales events. Now, based on this study, they had some interesting data points here, all right. For example, it says shopper spending climbed 11% to 14 billion on this Amazon prime day. Now, 40% of all consumers participated in prime day. 20% participated in Walmart plus week, which is like their version of prime day. Now, this is pretty interesting because that Walmart number is still lagging way behind Amazon, but that surged 71% from 2022. It was only at 12% in 2022. So interesting Walmart Plus might be catching up. Walmart Plus subscriptions have increased 30%, especially among millennials and individuals earning less than $100,000 annually. But it says here Walmart Plus still lags way behind Amazon Prime, and both events saw a 50% participation rate from their subscribers. So interesting little stats that maybe you want to check this article out. Walmart plus is is still way, way, way behind amazon, according to this article, but they are catching up, maybe at a little bit faster rate than you might have expected.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, the last article of the day is just from amazon. Remind sellers that this month is black business month, all right. And then it talks here in this article about the Black Business Accelerator, a program that we've talked about right here on the podcast. It talks about a lot of the features they have for black owned businesses. It has some quotes here from Rod. You might remember right here he used to be. He was on the Serious Sellers podcast before. So if you have a black owned business, make sure that you get certified so you can get that badge, and then you're actually going to qualify for some special programs inside of the black business accelerator that Amazon has. Make sure to check out the article link to below for that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I want you guys to do is to go to YouTube search Helium 10, and make sure to hit this subscribe, the subscribe button right here at the top, and then make sure that you put notification on all, all notifications, so you know when we come out, weekly buzz and other articles. If you guys are watching a video right now, you're watching this on YouTube itself. Right under the actual video there's that subscribe button. Make sure to hit it, make sure you're subscribed, make sure it says all so that you get notified when we have new videos.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, let's get into our training tip of the week, and this is something that could potentially save you thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars. That's how valuable this tip is, all right. So a lot of sellers have said oh man, you know, I wish that I could be able to know if I'm on the border, what am my packaging on the border of one of these size tier changes like bulky to standard size, you know, or small oversize to just regular oversize? If I'm on the border, that could actually mean a lot of dollars to your bottom line. How are you going to find that? Whether you have a Platinum Diamond, whatever plan you have, watch this, what I want everybody to do right after this video or you can do it right now If you're at home. Go to Helium 10 Alerts. So go to your Alerts page you can find it in the tool menu and it is under operations hit Alerts and then check out on the top left-hand side under the overview section.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Normally, under overview, most sellers only have three lines of notifications talking about the buy box, monitoring slots et cetera. But if you have a package that is near the border of one of these size tiers, you are going to have a fourth line of Alerts here and it's going to say products with size tier automate optimization suggestions. And, as you can see, it says I've got three. So I click this button and it's going to take me to those suggestions. So take, you can see it says I've got three. So I click this button and it's going to take me to those suggestions. So take a look here. It took me to the place that has my dimensions and there's a big red little icon and then it's giving me a message. It says we've identified an opportunity to optimize your FBA fulfillment costs. By reducing the link by one inch, you could potentially move from size tier large bulky to large standard size, decreasing the FBA fulfillment costs from $10.75 to $7 per unit.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Guys, do the math really quick. All right, let's that. That's a whopping $3 whopping. You see, I was thinking about the Whopper that I talked about in the weekly buzz earlier. Yeah, $3.75 is nothing to scoff at. Let's do some math here. All right, so let's say I sell of this product 15 units a day, and now on my next shipment or maybe I can just change the packaging now on my next package and I can go take that one inch off, and now I save $3.75. Let's say, what did I say? Let's just say I sell 15 units a day, all right, so $3.75 times 15 units a day, that means every day. This could mean $56.25 to my bottom line. Times that by 365.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Guys, this one alert from Helium 10 has the potential to get me $20,000. I think that's a pretty valuable thing that Helium 10 is offering. So I hope everybody rushes to their computer. Check your Alerts page, check If you've got that size to your optimization active. Go to it and then take it. Take a look Now. You know some of you who are selling products that are a set size like because you have a mold or something it's not like. You can just snap your fingers and change your packaging. But, like me, if this is like one of my coffin shelves, I can easily redesign my next shipment where I can just shave off a half inch off the product itself and maybe shave it another half inch off of the packaging inside so I can cut down to that size All right. So that's a really cool update. Guys, make sure to go check that out. I said update. This has actually been around for about three or four months, but I think a lot of you guys didn't realize we had that. Now we are going to get into our Helium 10 new feature Alerts. Last week we had a huge one with a completely redesigned keyword tracker. This week I've got a lot of Adtomic updates for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. The very first one is the ability for ad Adtomic now to run sponsored ad TV ads. The first one here is now ad Adtomic is pulling in your sponsored TV campaigns. You're gonna be able to make rules in Adtomic for your sponsored TV ads. You're going to be able to see the metrics and run analytics. All of you can see me like I don't have any sponsored TV ads. It’s going to be able to see the metrics and run analytics. All of you can see me like I don't have any sponsored TV ads. It says zero right here, but now it is importing. How many of you guys out there are using sponsored TV? I'm just very curious. I'm not sure you know, like how much this is being used out there in the Amazon world. Let me know, are you, are you running sponsored TV ads? Have it? Has it worked out? Well, regardless, if you're using Adtomic, you can now make AI rules and bid rules and a whole bunch of cool keyword harvesting and things from those campaigns directly from Adtomic.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another thing we have in Adtomic is a new way to make bid rules. Okay, so in Adtomic you can create your own custom rules. You can say, hey for my bid. If, if my ACOS is over this amount and my ROAS is less than this amount, then I want you to take the bid and increase it by 10%. Like it can get super, super granular and very complicated, and rightfully so. I mean PPC is complicated. A lot of our customers out there use a lot of different methods when they're running their PPC, so you need this level of granularity to be able to make rules. But other people you might be like overwhelmed, like oh man, I don't got time to make all these rules. I really like some templates and so you know, now we actually have some templates. So if you go to add Tomic and hit add new rule, you know you choose all the products that you want to apply to this rule. Now, on the right hand side, you choose all the products that you want to apply to this rule. Now on the right hand side you are going to see this button that says apply template. So hit that and you'll be able to choose from some bid templates that we have, and we're going to keep adding more.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Like I believe destiny from better media is working on some. But, for example, you've got one that says high a cost bid window and current bid safety net set up to lower a cost. That sounds like a mouthful right there, but basically what it means is like hey, you're decreasing bids on a high a cost target within a window based on certain kinds of criteria. Another one is decrease when cost per click is lower than the bid. So some people are like hey, I've got a bid that's $4, but if I'm getting cost per click for only three, I don't need to be at $4. You know somebody could bid me up and I could lose money. I want to go decrease it. You can just create a rule and all the little algorithms instead of having to, you know, come up with the actual rule step by step, it's going to just automatically create that for you. You've got an automatic bid rule, that's that takes away your wasted spend who doesn't want that? And then another automatic or another template that increases your exposure and resets your bid if you feel that there's a certain you know threshold that you're not reaching.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So a couple cool updates right there in Adtomic. Now, the coolest one of them all is now you can do paw. You can set a rule to pause your targets. Okay now, why is? Why is this important? I have rules in Adtomic where, for my search terms, I'm like, hey, if I get 20 orders and, by the way, guys, you know whether you use Adtomic or not this is something that I hope you guys are doing with your own software or with your own spreadsheets but basically I have rules where I'm like, hey, if I get 30 clicks or something like that 25 clicks, 30 clicks, 20 clicks with no sales I want to pause this or I want a negative match, right, this search term.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, I've always suggested do not negative match search terms in your performance manual campaigns, your, your exact manual campaigns, because now it's going to look like you have a target active but you really pause it in the background and then you might be like, oh no, I can't add any more keywords or targets to this campaign, cause I have so many, but in actuality you had pause all of them. You just don't realize it. So because of that, now we have the ability to make a rule. Let me show you guys how to do that here in Adtomic. I can go in here and I can select a new rule type and I'm going to put bid. All right, I hit next. Now it's going to take me to the new bid rule page and then watch this from here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Under the criteria, I can say, hey, if my ACoS is greater than I don't know, 50%, right, I can actually now choose to pause targeting. All right, so it's going to pause the target. So if you've got an exact manual product targeting, ASIN targeting campaign, a keyword, exact campaign, and you've never and you always had to pause the targets manually, one by one, because you couldn't do a negative match or you didn't want to do a negative match. Now you can set that as a rule in your Adtomic. Another super cool thing that saves you tons of time and, as we know, time is money. So if you guys haven't gotten into Adtomic, make sure to go to h10.me/adtomic and sign up now, because this is what I use to manage all my campaigns and it's just getting better and better as we go along. All right, guys. That's it for this week. Thank you so much for and tuning in. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Are you still using the same Amazon PPC strategies you started with? Join us as Vincenzo Toscano from <a href='https://hub.helium10.com/partner/ecomcy'>Ecomcy</a> breaks down the evolution of Amazon PPC campaigns, sharing expert tips for launching and optimizing campaigns for maximum profitability. Vincenzo offers insights on how to adapt your strategies as your business grows and reveals common mistakes sellers make, like applying the same tactics across different stages of a product's lifecycle. From keyword adjustments to bid optimization, you’ll get a comprehensive guide to staying competitive.</p>
<p>Explore the crucial role of keyword optimization during a product launch with Vincenzo's actionable advice. Discover how focusing on exact-match keywords and leveraging tools like Helium 10’s Cerebro can amplify your product’s success. Learn about the importance of the honeymoon period, and why organic positioning should be prioritized to build a solid foundation for future campaigns. With Vincenzo's guidance, you'll be armed with the knowledge to set up effective campaigns right from the start.</p>
<p>Get to grips with the hierarchy of PPC campaign types and how to set ACoS goals tailored to your product's lifecycle with Vincenzo’s expert insights. Dive into strategies for targeting specific ASINs, managing product variations, and maintaining higher bids for exact-match keywords to ensure visibility. Vincenzo also shares his approach to handling irrelevant search terms and optimizing campaign performance. To wrap up, learn how to connect with Vincenzo and his agency, Ecomcy, for further consultation and support, making this episode an invaluable resource for serious Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>In episode 589 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Vincenzo discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies for Launching With Amazon PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:52 - PPC Tips for Successful Launch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:08 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Keywords for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:47 - Keyword Research and Profitability Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:07 - PPC Strategy Hierarchy and ACoS Goals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:23 - Optimizing ACoS for Amazon Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:20 - Scaling Product With PPC Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:48 - Optimizing ASIN Targeting for PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - Keyword Variation Strategy for Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:49 - Connecting With Vincenzo and Ecomcy</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Today we're talking with Vincenzo Toscano from Ecomcy and he's going to be sharing tips and strategies for launching with PPC. He's also going to give you some tips and tricks on how to best optimize for profitability and he's going to give you ways to find the best keywords for those launch campaigns.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week. Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit <a href='http://h10.me/adtomic.'>h10.me/adtomic</a> for more information. That's <a href='http://h10.me/adtomic.'>h10.me/adtomic.</a> Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is a show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and this episode is our monthly live Tacos Tuesday show, where we talk about anything and everything Amazon and Walmart, PPC and advertising related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm going to go ahead and bring on our guest, who is a friend of mine and I'm very excited to have him today, and it's Vincenzo Toscano. Hey, Vincenzo.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Hello Carrie. Thank you so much for having me and a pleasure to be here. How are you doing?</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Yes, I'm doing great. Tell everyone where you're at. You're a world traveler, so.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Right now I'm in London, so August for me is been kind of like a slower month. I mean, I still did like two, three trips but it’s lower than usual. And then in September, I retake the traveling around, yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Yeah, you're always somewhere, so it's always fun to hear where you're at. Vincenzo, can you just tell everyone a little bit about yourself and also your agency, Ecomcy?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>So, essentially, at Ecomcy, we are a full Amazon and Walmart brand management agency. So we specialize on everything in terms of listing optimization, PPC, brand creative, international expansion, everything that has to do in terms of all the tasks that your business needs to successfully get scaled into these two marketplaces. So we've got teams across the world. We've got teams in the US, in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia, so, effectively, we're able to cover the full spectrum where, specifically, Amazon is allocated. And, yeah, our main core offering to brands is essentially your one-stop solution when it comes to scaling your brand into these two marketplaces. So, yeah, we do everything from A to Z for you.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, let's go ahead and get into it. Then I'll ask the first question and I want to just get some some of your best tips for PPC. What are some tips that you usually share with people?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Of course. So I would say something that I'm very basically been pushing in terms of content is how PPC evolves over time. Right, I feel I have seen this mistake so many times, unfortunately that when we do audits on a daily basis and we have a look at accounts from people that you know are really struggling, I usually identify that one of the main reasons is because the strategy they basically decided to use for the launch is the same one they've been using effectively for scale and also the same strategy they've been using for reaching profitability. So I would say that's one of the main things sellers have to start understanding that PPC is not something that you sit and forget and in fact, I guess so many times this conversation from people that, let's say, want to work with us and say oh, what if you do the campaign once and then I just leave it there and then they're on their own. It's like it doesn't work like that. Your PPC is going to change constantly, especially in markets such as the US that's so competitive If you're not on top of the game and you're practically, you know, adjusting the type of targeting, the type of keywords, the type of beats, the type of ads that you can do sponsor brand, sponsor a product, sponsor display. It can get very, very, very difficult. Now in terms of tips. So I will say one of the first thing and I'm going to focus now a little bit on the launch side of things, because I know that's where most of the sellers really struggle is you have to understand the setup of campaigns that you do throughout a launch of your product. It's completely different when you're on a profitability mode, right, and that's where I want to really give you as much basically actionable steps so you can then go after this live and implement it throughout your next launch. So, when it comes to launching a product on Amazon the other day, guys, we need to understand that PPC is basically a tool that is there to amplify the success of your product on Amazon, right? Why do I say this like that? Because I feel, if your product is the type of product that you feel is gonna require all its PPC to be a successful product, unfortunately I have the bad news for you that is the wrong product, right? PPC is only there as a tool to, of course, get the momentum going, but where the money really is gonna come is from your organic position. Once you understand that initial fundamental, that's going to completely shift your focus in terms of why you do your PPC from day one. We have heard so many times, even from Bradley, like the honeymoon period is the most important thing of your listing on Amazon. Right, it's really the foundation of how Amazon basically goes from knowing zero about your product to building a very mature understanding about where your product is basically reflected within a category and what connotation has to specific keywords. So one of the tip I always give to people when launching a product try to not get distracted by shiny objects, right? So many times I feel people launching their PPC and they try to do all type of the campaigns from day one. They try to do Excel, phrase, automatic, tons of brands, also display.  And the issue with that is that because your product is not mature at all and it doesn't have a really good indexation in the system yet, at the end of the day you can actually do worse than actually helping. You're confusing the system with so much data from day one. So the tip is usually the first 14 days to 30 days. I only focus on exact match keywords in terms of the way I target them and I also try to only focus on my 10 to 20 keywords max. I try to not spread myself so thin, because the other mistake and this is a tip as well If you start spreading your budget too thin across multiple keywords, you also dilute your efforts In terms of, when I say dilute your efforts, your budget runs out very fast or you don't show very high on that specific keyword. Well, effectively what happens is that you don't even get enough clicks to make a proper optimization. Therefore, from those initial two weeks to four weeks, you really want to build a strong link between the fact that your product has zero information on Amazon eyes to the point that once you start targeting this keyword aggressively with exact match, you create a link and then that's when you start launching your phrase, your product, your other campaigns and so on and you start creating that momentum. I'm going to make a small pause, so I don't know if you're going to ask something next, but that's a little bit of one of the initial tips I want to give you. Like focus on exact match, try to not dilute your budget across many keywords. That means focus on the core keywords that are really going to position yourself for success in the future and, at the end of the day, that's going to allow you to create that initial foundation to them with the rest of the campaigns forward and also create basically a face in front of Amazon eyes of what your pro actually is and what are the keywords you want to get positioned for.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I think that's really good. Those are good tips because people are always asking me how many keywords they should focus on for launching and how many per campaign. So that's really really good info. So, in terms of keywords, what is the best way to find those keywords that they should? And then you know what kinds of keywords should they be looking for?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah Well, the answer is let's see Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Very nice.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>So that's the best way of finding the keywords. Like I mean, we use Helium 10 on our daily basis for finding keywords for our clients, one of the things that is definitely going to be your best tool for that is Cerebro. Cerebro is like the best tool out there when it comes to really filtering down and finding those winning keywords that's actually going to give you the ROAS that you want on your investment. Why that's important? Because another day, when you start researching a specific category, it's very easy to fall into a trap that you come across 50, 100, 200 keywords and you start falling into the mindset oh, if I target all these keywords at once, my chances of success is actually big. And that's actually the opposite. By multiple studies and even case studies we have done internally, usually 70 to 80% of your sales are going to come from 10 keywords most of the time, right? So therefore, once you start understanding that most of the time, 10 to 20 keywords are going to be the backbone of your business, if you start diluting yourself on things that effectively which is what we call the 80 to 20 rule you put your efforts on something that's not going to give you the best outcome. That is not going to create the momentum that you want. So we use Helium 10 by analyzing the top 10 competitors on a specific keyword and once we identify the top 10 competitors, then we use a Cerebro to say, okay, find me the keywords where these competitors are on page one. Okay, and this keywords is consistent across this many number of products. Right, because by using the specific initial filtering, then I'm basically removing a ton of keywords that I know. Yes, these competitors are ranking there, but not necessarily they're on page one and on a consistent basis, because if you're on page one, most likely by nature you got there because you got multiple sales organically and therefore that's why also that keyword, by being repeated across other competitors, is giving you a validation that the keyword is essentially one of the main keywords of that specific category. So once you find those keywords, that's then where you have to also have some of your insights in terms of what you know about the market. What do I mean by that? If you come across a specific category I'm going to put you on an example like yoga mats, which, by the way, very competitive pro guys, so don't do yoga mats. Okay, let's say you come across yoga mat and you do an analysis of the top competitors and then on your top 10 to 20 keywords, you start seeing keywords that, yes, they are very high in search volume and relevancy. But then you start identify that some of those keywords have things embedded that your product doesn't have, maybe a specific material, specific shape, specific color. You have to be careful with that, because if you only go blindly by data and then you don't use your analytical mind to then see it's actually that has some kind of relevancy to my product, you can also fall into the trap of targeting the wrong keywords. So that's how we find the keywords. Then, of course, we can start going deeper into the strategy in terms of, okay, what kind of CPC I want to go for, for example, with the healing term. You also get certain averages. So you can say, at the moment I can only afford this keyword or I can afford that keyword, but you can go even an extra layer and focus on title density, so to focus on keywords that are less competitive. So there are many verticals you can take from there. But the basics is that top 10 competitors finding them where a decent page one on a consistent basis, at least 40 or 50% of those products, and those are usually my starting point, to then go deeper and filter down.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>This question from Eric kind of goes along with what you're saying. What if the first 15 to 20 keywords for exact match don't get enough traffic? Also, the bid can get very expensive as well.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. So if you come across that, essentially, the search volume is not high enough, first of all, that's a red flag, because this is actually something, guys, that you should do from the very beginning. Like all this process I've been describing in terms of keyword research has to be part of your product research. Like something I do with all the products that we launch, and I launch beef. Even if the product is a super winning Amazon in terms of the data and I also validate with Helium 10, I still need to figure out my profitability at some point. So what do I mean? Answering your cost per click question, if I then have a look at the cost per click average, right, and that cost per click average in correlation to the average of the conversion, which you might ask yourself, how do we get access to this data? You have brand analytics. You can, with brand analytics, have an understanding of what is the average of conversion With that. If you start making the math of this is the cost per click, this is the average conversion, and I pay X amount of dollar for a product. You know sometimes, mathematically, even if your position number one on all the keywords and you put a minimum in your PPC, you're never gonna be profitable. So that's the first thing you have to do before launch any problem making sure that within your margin, even in the ideal a scenario, you have the best compression, your rank and everything the margin allows for the average of CPC. Now, when it comes to search volume, you're gonna find sometimes products that are gonna be surprising in terms of why this product, for example, is doing $20,000-$30,000. But then when I have a look at the keywords, the keywords don't really resemble the level of demand. It's like very small keywords. Usually that happens because you're going to find a term in the Amazon space called outlier keywords, right, keywords that go beyond the scope of the product itself. So I'm going to give an example. There was this specific product we were working with which was like a key to things in the kitchen, right, like doing a specific type of cakes here and there and all of that. But when you go around the actual keywords of the product, the search volume wasn't high enough. And then we started to see but yes, these two or three competitors are doing high revenue. How are they getting all these sales? When we went deeper into the research, we identified that they were ranking for things such as gift for mom, gift for girlfriend, cooking, cooking accessories. Words are very broad and when you go on those broad, we're talking thousands of search volumes. So that's also something you have to be very careful when you do product research because if not, you might feel, oh yes, this product do x amount of revenue with this, very easy to get keywords. But most of the time, I can guarantee you, is because they have some of these outlier keywords that are pushing the level revenue. And to conclude, if the search volume you feel is not high enough to you know, create the momentum themselves. Something I will try to do is try to attack, for example, accessories that go along with your product. When I have limitation on the keyword level, my best friend is acing targeting Because, for example, let's say you're selling again a yoga mat and let's assume the search volume is very low. Then you're struggling, like, okay, all the keywords have to be yoga mats. Like have a low search volume. I'm really struggling to scale this product. What should I do? Then you start using your money and say, okay, but actually people are buying yoga mats, but they buy yoga blocks or they buy yoga water bottles or they buy leggings, you name it. So what you do is you start targeting with AC, targeting those products, and then you try to, essentially, even if you cannot win at the QLA, you can try to create some kind of profitability by targeting accessories that go with your niche. So that's usually a way you can mitigate that. But again, in conclusion, you're going to find that if then the search fund is really to a point that's super, super minimal, the only savior if I'm honest with you, is going for all of your keywords, which that by itself means you're going to require a higher budget that you anticipated, because usually those are like very big keywords you have to attack.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Yeah, those are all really good points. Keyword research is super important and you know when you're doing product research for sure. If I have a well-performing search terms in an auto campaign that I want to start exact campaigns for, should I negate those keywords in the auto campaign or keep them active in the auto campaign?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah, I always get this question. So essentially what happens is that as you start running your other campaigns and, as I say, I usually recommend touring your other campaigns at least two weeks or four weeks after launching your product in fact, you can do this exercise. If you try to create a phrase broad other campaigns from day one, it won't excite much campaign. You go to the suggested keyword tab which amazon generic gives for you. You're gonna see that's right and that's effectively the theory and the behavior we have identified. If Amazon doesn't have history about your product, why are you going to give them basically an empty field for them to run like crazy and not really have a direction? What is the real path towards success, right? So once you generate that with exact match, a keyword campaigns when it comes to other campaigns, those are gonna be your best friends. When it comes to keyword that sometimes you're gonna struggle to find, for example, within them, and that's normal, because sometimes other campaign what it's gonna do is it's gonna find like very, very small long tails that have a lower search volume or very specific that sometimes a. The reason why they are so specific is that they come with specific trends throughout the year or they just come and go, so the auto campaign is going to ensure that catch, basically the low hanging fruit. And once you identify these keywords, let's say you start identifying one that start to become very repetitive in sales, like when I say repetitive is at least three to five sales. If it's only one sale, like I, wouldn't necessarily move it to exact much campaign yet because I want to allow it to prove itself right. Once I move it something you want to do and this applies to all your PPC strategy you have to follow always a hierarchy. Exact is the king right, then you have rest, then you have broad, then you have auto campaigns. Why this is important? Because the other mistake I see a lot is let's say you have a bid in your other campaigns of $1, right, and then you move that keyword to an exact match campaign. You put it 50 cents right by nature. The other campaign on Amazon are still gonna have high priority across your whole account and it's gonna hit most of the budget and most likely it's gonna have priority in terms of placement visibility compared to the exact version of that keyword. So that's very important. If you move it, the bids on those new campaigns have to be higher than your other campaigns. Once you move it I usually don't like to negate it. I'm gonna tell you why. You're gonna find that your other campaigns usually you end up in placements that you don't end on manual campaigns. And this is because Amazon essentially when you work with lower bids they have like what we call like lower tier actually placements that they usually are attributed more to auto campaigns. So you're gonna find that for some specific keywords and this happened to us all the time we move the same keyword to a manual campaign and we start getting a higher CPC or conversion drop significantly. Because even if you think you're targeting the same keyword and it goes an extra layer, it's not only about targeting the keywords, it's about how Amazon actually showcased those impressions in different placements. Therefore, for me I don't negate it because if, let's say, I had Yoga Mat at $1, it came at a $1 average CPC on my other campaigns, then I move that to my manual exact. I will start at least at 120. So I have that hierarchy defined. But then I wouldn't fully remove from my other campaigns, at least at the beginning, because I want to see if the behavior of my new campaign is effectively reflecting the reason I moved the queue in the first place. If I see that after a while that behavior start to happen, then usually yes, I like to negate on my other campaigns I move it to exact. But the reason for that is because some of the, when it comes to optimization that we haven't really got deep as of now. One of the things that can get very confusing, especially when you start targeting multiple listings on your account and so on, is the illusion of essentially data that will define clear KPIs. What do I mean by that? Let's say you're targeting Yoga Mart from another campaign and then you're targeting Yoga Mart from an exact match campaign. The same queue is being targeted from two fronts, but then when you're going to do optimization, in Amazon eyes they are seen as two different search terms because they are under different campaigns. So you're not quantifying the real success of the keyword combined, right. You are seeing them separated and if you start doing that across multiple campaigns, what is going to happen is you might fall into the trap of sometimes thinking a keyword is a loser when actually it's a winner where you combine the efforts of all their impressions is having across all the campaigns. So therefore you want to make sure over time if the campaign is performing better for a specific keyword on a specific placement. That's the one you leverage and then over time you start negating the rest until you have a single point of contact for every single keyword.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm starting to build campaigns and bid rules in Adtomic. When looking at ACoS and setting goals, should I look at ACoS data from our past campaigns or is there a set percentage for ACoS for certain products?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah, so ACoS, at the end of the day it goes a little bit with the tip I was saying in the beginning. It has to be teletraining your strategy in terms of your journey, launching scale, profitability, because it's different, the echoes you're going to target as a brand when essentially the product is completely new compared to when it's very stable, and I'm going to give an example so you can essentially visualize what I'm going to explain next. So let's assume, when you go start selling on Amazon, you had an ACoS of 80% which, again when you launch on Amazon, being over 50% is normal. 50-100% is usually the bandwidth I try to build when launching. Usually, the thing that is most important throughout this phase is actually not even the ACoS, it's conversion right, because when you're launching on Amazon eyes it's not about making money, it's about the new traffic I'm giving to the new kid in the block. How is this person behaving with this new set of traffic? And therefore, in Amazon eyes, if I get as many conversions as possible, which effectively is sales, that is gonna allow me to get a more and more placement organically, indifferently of the ACoS. That's why the initial ACoS of the initial two months I wouldn't use that as a baseline to do what I'm gonna do next, after my scale and profitability because here the focus is not ACoS is making sure I get position organically. Therefore, long-term, I can dilute my efforts for my PPC perspective so I have lower expenses and at the same time, the cells start coming organically, I'm gonna make my order revenue bigger and therefore my TACoS, which is my true ACoS, is gonna get lower and lower and therefore that's what the profitability kicks in. Now, when it comes to setting the goal, something you have to also be mindful is ACoS is highly related as well to your profitability. Okay, why? Because it's not the same delivery aggressiveness I'm going to do with a product that have 50% margin. That product have 10% margin, right, because that defines by itself like how much extra room you can allow to lose money for a specific period of time and you can budget for it. Therefore, the first question you have to ask yourself like do a P&amp;L see what is the basically margin you can allow yourself in terms of, let's say, you identify that your margin is 20%. Once you identify that your margin is 20%, usually a good rule of thumb is that if my margin is 20%, then I should be my ideal ACoS for breaking even, for example, is 20%, but usually what I do as a rule of thumb towards launch, I double it. So whatever is my breaking point, I do 2 to 3 times. So that means I can afford a 40 to 60 percent ACoS and usually that's gonna be like your bandwidth, you need to play in between right and then you, of course, you start diluting, diluting until you get back to 20% and then eventually, with organic sales, they're going to kick in. That's going to make it lower and it's going to make you profitable, yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Next question what search volume of keywords should I target for launching? Some keywords have huge search volume and are hard to rank on page one immediately.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Search volume, something that you have to do and this is also another tip, guys when it comes to creating your PPC campaigns. Something that is key is segmentation at the volume level. I have seen this mistake so many times and this is one of the reasons why sometimes your PPC is not working. You should never put on the same campaign a keyword that has a search volume of 10,000 with a keyword that has a search volume of 10,000 with a keyword that has a search volume of 1,000. Why? Because the ratio in terms of difference is so big that, in Amazon eyes, given that this queue has a much higher search volume and therefore relevancy for this specific product, all the budget is going to go to that specific keyword and therefore, if you don't do campaigns that is, for high search volume, medium search volume or low search, low search volume you're going to find the phenomenon which I'm sure a lot of you are going to find if you go right now on your PPC dashboard that only 3 or 4 keywords are getting all the spend and the rest are getting no impressions and clicks. That's the first thing about search volume. Second thing the way you define what search volume you can attack is also highly dependent on what is the budget that you have allocated toward launch, because the higher the search volume is, the higher is going to be the cost per click because, by nature, there's more competition attached to it. That's why this is a question that should actually be asked even before launching the product, throughout the product development phase. But let's say we come across and say, okay, I have an identified that the search volume average is, I'm gonna make you now, basically a bandwidth of what usually you see between 1,000 and 10,000 and usually I have, let's say, 20 keywords in between. Right, usually that's a very similar behavior you're going to find what I usually try to do is most likely if you also go under the 1,000 mark. You're going to find a lot of keywords that have lower search volume, but usually the list is going to go from 20 keywords to maybe 1,500 keywords, because you're going to find a lot of keywords that have a low search volume. Now what is going to happen is usually by norm, I only focus on the top 15 to 20 that define the ratio of the search for us. Therefore, if between 1000 and 10,000 is where I find the top 20 keywords, that's usually the bound where I would stay, from the best keyword to the 15 or 20, right? Because if you start going below that, you're going to dilute the effort. What is going to happen? Your budget is going to spread two things and sometimes, given that you're not competitive enough on the main keywords, most of the budget is also going to go, by nature, on the less competitive keywords. And, yes, maybe you start getting more sales on the less competitive keywords, but, at the end of the day, that's not what is going to set your business for success in the long term. So I rather forget the ones that I know are not going to create the backbone of my business. Focus on those top 10 to 20 keywords, define that as the ratio of search volume and then, from there, start going down as the momentum itself is getting built up.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right, this next one is a pretty good one that I've been asked this a few times too. How do I scale a product with PPC? I've got good results with the campaign for the past 30 days. ACoS is under control, click-through rate is good. Should I increase the budget or duplicate the campaign? Thank you.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>So, let's say, your PPC is already performing and your click-through rate is good, which is one of the main metrics I keep mentioning. Some of the things you have to do next is okay, this is a the keywords I'm pretty much getting most of my sales from in terms of my PPC, and you want to start isolating those keywords as much as possible, because what you're going to identify most likely on those campaigns when you start going deeper and deeper most likely the ones that are driving most of the success is like five keywords, right. Therefore, usually, if you follow the strategy of adding multiple keywords on a campaign, you're gonna find that other keywords are diluting the efforts of going tunnel vision on the keywords that giving you the ROAS that you need. Therefore, I will go on all my campaigns making sure the keywords have the good click-through rate and performance I need are kept in the legacy campaigns, which means the ones already have history, and the keywords that haven't performed I move them into new campaigns and therefore rinse and repeat. Usually, winners stay in the campaigns where they're being winners. The losers I remove and, based on how bad they perform, I might retry them on a new campaign or I might remove them altogether and re-engage on a new keyword research perspective. Yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right, we actually have a question from Bradley Sutton.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Oh, there you go.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I don't have too many search terms showing up on my ASIN product targeting campaigns, but I heard others get a lot of irrelevant search terms. Now instead of only ASINs Is the only way to stop this is to put search terms in negative match or at the campaign level.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yes, yeah, thank you for that question, Bradley. Yeah, at the moment it will be at the campaign level. Yeah, so this for those that might not know when you actually target a specific ASIN, for whatever reason, that actually also shows you for search terms right and therefore you know you appear for a specific search term. The issue with that is that it appears as a search term. It doesn't appear as a keyword. Therefore, if you negate it at the R group level, essentially you're not negating it because this is not even a keyword you're targeting in the first place, you're targeting an ASIN. So one way we have found I mean in between to you, Bradley, because sometimes we still see by passing that it will be at the campaign level you negate at the campaign level so that ASIN the search term that it generates, it doesn't basically get repeated.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Lots of my products have several variations. When I create a PPC campaign, should I only select one variation for the campaign to target, or should I select multiple or all of the variations?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Good. So some of the things I usually do is, if you have historical I'm going to give you two scenarios, because usually there's two scenarios you have the scenario where you've been selling for a while and you have historical data. Therefore, that's very simple you just go have a look which variation is the one that has the best conversion and you go for that one. Now the second approach is what most people go across, which is you're going to launch this product with multiple color sizes and all of that, and you know which one to go for. Usually, your best friends for this is having a look at and I'm sure by then, if you're launching the project, you already understand the market having a look at reviews of your competitors, which you can do with Helium 10, and then figure out what is the ratio of the color or the variation that sold the most. So you start having some educated guess. That's one way of doing it. Then the second way of doing it is also a brand analytics. You can have a look at the specific ASIN that's been sold the most on the specific a category. You can also use proper to an explorer to get some insights around a specific a variation that sell the most. So there's different, different sources of data. You can combine and make this guess and if you still Somehow not decisive, because maybe all these sources doesn't really give you a clear answer, then the way I will go for it is initially only I will pull them all within the same campaign to see how this performs, because by nature, Amazon is gonna most likely start selecting one over other based on KPI. So who click the mouse and who convert the mouse? And then that's gonna be my winner and my baseline for my rest of the campaigns are gonna create. Forward, now, forward. Now another thing, guys when you start creating campaigns and you define a clear variation, let's say you define the clear winner is color, red, red, yoga mats right, that's going to be the one you're going to use on all your generic keywords. Still, if you have blue, white, black all these are colors you still want to create the same resembles of these keywords, but with the variation embedded in it, right? So, for example, let's say, as I gave you the example, red, blue, black yoga mats. Then you want to have, for example, a campaign for red, red yoga mat, red, exercise mat, red, and you name it and you do that with every single color and then you can also mix the order. And all of that because that's what it's going to allow you to do is, while the main variation takes the pull of the sales from the generic keywords, you still want to have a very strong presence on the long tail and more niche keywords that people are going to try to look for, that specific variation, even if it's lower than that. So you have a full spectrum control of the main market, the main market, the mainstream market, and they have control of the more niche market at the keyword specific level.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Thank you so much, Vincenzo, for joining us on this TACoS Tuesday. It's always great to have you. You have so much knowledge, so much to share. Every time I've seen you speak or just share everyone, there's always some great info that people can take and, do you know, basically put things right to work with their PPC. So thank you for doing that. Thank you for doing that, thank you for sharing, answering all these questions, and hopefully we'll see you again soon. Where can anyone find you? If they want to find you and reach you and maybe ask you questions or connect with your agency.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Sure, so you can find me as Vincenzo just counting all the social media channels Like. Luckily, I'm the only one in the industry called Vincenzo, so it's going to be very easy to find me. When it comes to the agency, you can find Ecomcy, also in all the channels, or go to our website, ecomcy.com, where you're more than welcome to book a free consultation with our team and hopefully we can answer some questions and explore future partnerships.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Awesome. Well, thanks again so much and thank you everyone for joining and asking questions and hopefully this was very helpful for you all in the audience and we'll see you again next time. Thank you, guys.</p>
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<p>Are you still using the same Amazon PPC strategies you started with? Join us as Vincenzo Toscano from <a href='https://hub.helium10.com/partner/ecomcy'>Ecomcy</a> breaks down the evolution of Amazon PPC campaigns, sharing expert tips for launching and optimizing campaigns for maximum profitability. Vincenzo offers insights on how to adapt your strategies as your business grows and reveals common mistakes sellers make, like applying the same tactics across different stages of a product's lifecycle. From keyword adjustments to bid optimization, you’ll get a comprehensive guide to staying competitive.</p>
<p>Explore the crucial role of keyword optimization during a product launch with Vincenzo's actionable advice. Discover how focusing on exact-match keywords and leveraging tools like Helium 10’s Cerebro can amplify your product’s success. Learn about the importance of the honeymoon period, and why organic positioning should be prioritized to build a solid foundation for future campaigns. With Vincenzo's guidance, you'll be armed with the knowledge to set up effective campaigns right from the start.</p>
<p>Get to grips with the hierarchy of PPC campaign types and how to set ACoS goals tailored to your product's lifecycle with Vincenzo’s expert insights. Dive into strategies for targeting specific ASINs, managing product variations, and maintaining higher bids for exact-match keywords to ensure visibility. Vincenzo also shares his approach to handling irrelevant search terms and optimizing campaign performance. To wrap up, learn how to connect with Vincenzo and his agency, Ecomcy, for further consultation and support, making this episode an invaluable resource for serious Amazon sellers.</p>
<p>In episode 589 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and Vincenzo discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Strategies for Launching With Amazon PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:52 - PPC Tips for Successful Launch</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:08 - Optimizing Amazon PPC Keywords for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:47 - Keyword Research and Profitability Analysis</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:07 - PPC Strategy Hierarchy and ACoS Goals</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:23 - Optimizing ACoS for Amazon Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:20 - Scaling Product With PPC Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:48 - Optimizing ASIN Targeting for PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:33 - Keyword Variation Strategy for Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:49 - Connecting With Vincenzo and Ecomcy</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Today we're talking with Vincenzo Toscano from Ecomcy and he's going to be sharing tips and strategies for launching with PPC. He's also going to give you some tips and tricks on how to best optimize for profitability and he's going to give you ways to find the best keywords for those launch campaigns.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week. Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit <a href='http://h10.me/adtomic.'>h10.me/adtomic</a> for more information. That's <a href='http://h10.me/adtomic.'>h10.me/adtomic.</a> Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is a show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and this episode is our monthly live Tacos Tuesday show, where we talk about anything and everything Amazon and Walmart, PPC and advertising related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm going to go ahead and bring on our guest, who is a friend of mine and I'm very excited to have him today, and it's Vincenzo Toscano. Hey, Vincenzo.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Hello Carrie. Thank you so much for having me and a pleasure to be here. How are you doing?</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Yes, I'm doing great. Tell everyone where you're at. You're a world traveler, so.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Right now I'm in London, so August for me is been kind of like a slower month. I mean, I still did like two, three trips but it’s lower than usual. And then in September, I retake the traveling around, yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Yeah, you're always somewhere, so it's always fun to hear where you're at. Vincenzo, can you just tell everyone a little bit about yourself and also your agency, Ecomcy?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>So, essentially, at Ecomcy, we are a full Amazon and Walmart brand management agency. So we specialize on everything in terms of listing optimization, PPC, brand creative, international expansion, everything that has to do in terms of all the tasks that your business needs to successfully get scaled into these two marketplaces. So we've got teams across the world. We've got teams in the US, in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Asia, so, effectively, we're able to cover the full spectrum where, specifically, Amazon is allocated. And, yeah, our main core offering to brands is essentially your one-stop solution when it comes to scaling your brand into these two marketplaces. So, yeah, we do everything from A to Z for you.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Okay, let's go ahead and get into it. Then I'll ask the first question and I want to just get some some of your best tips for PPC. What are some tips that you usually share with people?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Of course. So I would say something that I'm very basically been pushing in terms of content is how PPC evolves over time. Right, I feel I have seen this mistake so many times, unfortunately that when we do audits on a daily basis and we have a look at accounts from people that you know are really struggling, I usually identify that one of the main reasons is because the strategy they basically decided to use for the launch is the same one they've been using effectively for scale and also the same strategy they've been using for reaching profitability. So I would say that's one of the main things sellers have to start understanding that PPC is not something that you sit and forget and in fact, I guess so many times this conversation from people that, let's say, want to work with us and say oh, what if you do the campaign once and then I just leave it there and then they're on their own. It's like it doesn't work like that. Your PPC is going to change constantly, especially in markets such as the US that's so competitive If you're not on top of the game and you're practically, you know, adjusting the type of targeting, the type of keywords, the type of beats, the type of ads that you can do sponsor brand, sponsor a product, sponsor display. It can get very, very, very difficult. Now in terms of tips. So I will say one of the first thing and I'm going to focus now a little bit on the launch side of things, because I know that's where most of the sellers really struggle is you have to understand the setup of campaigns that you do throughout a launch of your product. It's completely different when you're on a profitability mode, right, and that's where I want to really give you as much basically actionable steps so you can then go after this live and implement it throughout your next launch. So, when it comes to launching a product on Amazon the other day, guys, we need to understand that PPC is basically a tool that is there to amplify the success of your product on Amazon, right? Why do I say this like that? Because I feel, if your product is the type of product that you feel is gonna require all its PPC to be a successful product, unfortunately I have the bad news for you that is the wrong product, right? PPC is only there as a tool to, of course, get the momentum going, but where the money really is gonna come is from your organic position. Once you understand that initial fundamental, that's going to completely shift your focus in terms of why you do your PPC from day one. We have heard so many times, even from Bradley, like the honeymoon period is the most important thing of your listing on Amazon. Right, it's really the foundation of how Amazon basically goes from knowing zero about your product to building a very mature understanding about where your product is basically reflected within a category and what connotation has to specific keywords. So one of the tip I always give to people when launching a product try to not get distracted by shiny objects, right? So many times I feel people launching their PPC and they try to do all type of the campaigns from day one. They try to do Excel, phrase, automatic, tons of brands, also display.  And the issue with that is that because your product is not mature at all and it doesn't have a really good indexation in the system yet, at the end of the day you can actually do worse than actually helping. You're confusing the system with so much data from day one. So the tip is usually the first 14 days to 30 days. I only focus on exact match keywords in terms of the way I target them and I also try to only focus on my 10 to 20 keywords max. I try to not spread myself so thin, because the other mistake and this is a tip as well If you start spreading your budget too thin across multiple keywords, you also dilute your efforts In terms of, when I say dilute your efforts, your budget runs out very fast or you don't show very high on that specific keyword. Well, effectively what happens is that you don't even get enough clicks to make a proper optimization. Therefore, from those initial two weeks to four weeks, you really want to build a strong link between the fact that your product has zero information on Amazon eyes to the point that once you start targeting this keyword aggressively with exact match, you create a link and then that's when you start launching your phrase, your product, your other campaigns and so on and you start creating that momentum. I'm going to make a small pause, so I don't know if you're going to ask something next, but that's a little bit of one of the initial tips I want to give you. Like focus on exact match, try to not dilute your budget across many keywords. That means focus on the core keywords that are really going to position yourself for success in the future and, at the end of the day, that's going to allow you to create that initial foundation to them with the rest of the campaigns forward and also create basically a face in front of Amazon eyes of what your pro actually is and what are the keywords you want to get positioned for.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I think that's really good. Those are good tips because people are always asking me how many keywords they should focus on for launching and how many per campaign. So that's really really good info. So, in terms of keywords, what is the best way to find those keywords that they should? And then you know what kinds of keywords should they be looking for?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah Well, the answer is let's see Helium 10.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Very nice.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>So that's the best way of finding the keywords. Like I mean, we use Helium 10 on our daily basis for finding keywords for our clients, one of the things that is definitely going to be your best tool for that is Cerebro. Cerebro is like the best tool out there when it comes to really filtering down and finding those winning keywords that's actually going to give you the ROAS that you want on your investment. Why that's important? Because another day, when you start researching a specific category, it's very easy to fall into a trap that you come across 50, 100, 200 keywords and you start falling into the mindset oh, if I target all these keywords at once, my chances of success is actually big. And that's actually the opposite. By multiple studies and even case studies we have done internally, usually 70 to 80% of your sales are going to come from 10 keywords most of the time, right? So therefore, once you start understanding that most of the time, 10 to 20 keywords are going to be the backbone of your business, if you start diluting yourself on things that effectively which is what we call the 80 to 20 rule you put your efforts on something that's not going to give you the best outcome. That is not going to create the momentum that you want. So we use Helium 10 by analyzing the top 10 competitors on a specific keyword and once we identify the top 10 competitors, then we use a Cerebro to say, okay, find me the keywords where these competitors are on page one. Okay, and this keywords is consistent across this many number of products. Right, because by using the specific initial filtering, then I'm basically removing a ton of keywords that I know. Yes, these competitors are ranking there, but not necessarily they're on page one and on a consistent basis, because if you're on page one, most likely by nature you got there because you got multiple sales organically and therefore that's why also that keyword, by being repeated across other competitors, is giving you a validation that the keyword is essentially one of the main keywords of that specific category. So once you find those keywords, that's then where you have to also have some of your insights in terms of what you know about the market. What do I mean by that? If you come across a specific category I'm going to put you on an example like yoga mats, which, by the way, very competitive pro guys, so don't do yoga mats. Okay, let's say you come across yoga mat and you do an analysis of the top competitors and then on your top 10 to 20 keywords, you start seeing keywords that, yes, they are very high in search volume and relevancy. But then you start identify that some of those keywords have things embedded that your product doesn't have, maybe a specific material, specific shape, specific color. You have to be careful with that, because if you only go blindly by data and then you don't use your analytical mind to then see it's actually that has some kind of relevancy to my product, you can also fall into the trap of targeting the wrong keywords. So that's how we find the keywords. Then, of course, we can start going deeper into the strategy in terms of, okay, what kind of CPC I want to go for, for example, with the healing term. You also get certain averages. So you can say, at the moment I can only afford this keyword or I can afford that keyword, but you can go even an extra layer and focus on title density, so to focus on keywords that are less competitive. So there are many verticals you can take from there. But the basics is that top 10 competitors finding them where a decent page one on a consistent basis, at least 40 or 50% of those products, and those are usually my starting point, to then go deeper and filter down.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>This question from Eric kind of goes along with what you're saying. What if the first 15 to 20 keywords for exact match don't get enough traffic? Also, the bid can get very expensive as well.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah. So if you come across that, essentially, the search volume is not high enough, first of all, that's a red flag, because this is actually something, guys, that you should do from the very beginning. Like all this process I've been describing in terms of keyword research has to be part of your product research. Like something I do with all the products that we launch, and I launch beef. Even if the product is a super winning Amazon in terms of the data and I also validate with Helium 10, I still need to figure out my profitability at some point. So what do I mean? Answering your cost per click question, if I then have a look at the cost per click average, right, and that cost per click average in correlation to the average of the conversion, which you might ask yourself, how do we get access to this data? You have brand analytics. You can, with brand analytics, have an understanding of what is the average of conversion With that. If you start making the math of this is the cost per click, this is the average conversion, and I pay X amount of dollar for a product. You know sometimes, mathematically, even if your position number one on all the keywords and you put a minimum in your PPC, you're never gonna be profitable. So that's the first thing you have to do before launch any problem making sure that within your margin, even in the ideal a scenario, you have the best compression, your rank and everything the margin allows for the average of CPC. Now, when it comes to search volume, you're gonna find sometimes products that are gonna be surprising in terms of why this product, for example, is doing $20,000-$30,000. But then when I have a look at the keywords, the keywords don't really resemble the level of demand. It's like very small keywords. Usually that happens because you're going to find a term in the Amazon space called outlier keywords, right, keywords that go beyond the scope of the product itself. So I'm going to give an example. There was this specific product we were working with which was like a key to things in the kitchen, right, like doing a specific type of cakes here and there and all of that. But when you go around the actual keywords of the product, the search volume wasn't high enough. And then we started to see but yes, these two or three competitors are doing high revenue. How are they getting all these sales? When we went deeper into the research, we identified that they were ranking for things such as gift for mom, gift for girlfriend, cooking, cooking accessories. Words are very broad and when you go on those broad, we're talking thousands of search volumes. So that's also something you have to be very careful when you do product research because if not, you might feel, oh yes, this product do x amount of revenue with this, very easy to get keywords. But most of the time, I can guarantee you, is because they have some of these outlier keywords that are pushing the level revenue. And to conclude, if the search volume you feel is not high enough to you know, create the momentum themselves. Something I will try to do is try to attack, for example, accessories that go along with your product. When I have limitation on the keyword level, my best friend is acing targeting Because, for example, let's say you're selling again a yoga mat and let's assume the search volume is very low. Then you're struggling, like, okay, all the keywords have to be yoga mats. Like have a low search volume. I'm really struggling to scale this product. What should I do? Then you start using your money and say, okay, but actually people are buying yoga mats, but they buy yoga blocks or they buy yoga water bottles or they buy leggings, you name it. So what you do is you start targeting with AC, targeting those products, and then you try to, essentially, even if you cannot win at the QLA, you can try to create some kind of profitability by targeting accessories that go with your niche. So that's usually a way you can mitigate that. But again, in conclusion, you're going to find that if then the search fund is really to a point that's super, super minimal, the only savior if I'm honest with you, is going for all of your keywords, which that by itself means you're going to require a higher budget that you anticipated, because usually those are like very big keywords you have to attack.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Yeah, those are all really good points. Keyword research is super important and you know when you're doing product research for sure. If I have a well-performing search terms in an auto campaign that I want to start exact campaigns for, should I negate those keywords in the auto campaign or keep them active in the auto campaign?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah, I always get this question. So essentially what happens is that as you start running your other campaigns and, as I say, I usually recommend touring your other campaigns at least two weeks or four weeks after launching your product in fact, you can do this exercise. If you try to create a phrase broad other campaigns from day one, it won't excite much campaign. You go to the suggested keyword tab which amazon generic gives for you. You're gonna see that's right and that's effectively the theory and the behavior we have identified. If Amazon doesn't have history about your product, why are you going to give them basically an empty field for them to run like crazy and not really have a direction? What is the real path towards success, right? So once you generate that with exact match, a keyword campaigns when it comes to other campaigns, those are gonna be your best friends. When it comes to keyword that sometimes you're gonna struggle to find, for example, within them, and that's normal, because sometimes other campaign what it's gonna do is it's gonna find like very, very small long tails that have a lower search volume or very specific that sometimes a. The reason why they are so specific is that they come with specific trends throughout the year or they just come and go, so the auto campaign is going to ensure that catch, basically the low hanging fruit. And once you identify these keywords, let's say you start identifying one that start to become very repetitive in sales, like when I say repetitive is at least three to five sales. If it's only one sale, like I, wouldn't necessarily move it to exact much campaign yet because I want to allow it to prove itself right. Once I move it something you want to do and this applies to all your PPC strategy you have to follow always a hierarchy. Exact is the king right, then you have rest, then you have broad, then you have auto campaigns. Why this is important? Because the other mistake I see a lot is let's say you have a bid in your other campaigns of $1, right, and then you move that keyword to an exact match campaign. You put it 50 cents right by nature. The other campaign on Amazon are still gonna have high priority across your whole account and it's gonna hit most of the budget and most likely it's gonna have priority in terms of placement visibility compared to the exact version of that keyword. So that's very important. If you move it, the bids on those new campaigns have to be higher than your other campaigns. Once you move it I usually don't like to negate it. I'm gonna tell you why. You're gonna find that your other campaigns usually you end up in placements that you don't end on manual campaigns. And this is because Amazon essentially when you work with lower bids they have like what we call like lower tier actually placements that they usually are attributed more to auto campaigns. So you're gonna find that for some specific keywords and this happened to us all the time we move the same keyword to a manual campaign and we start getting a higher CPC or conversion drop significantly. Because even if you think you're targeting the same keyword and it goes an extra layer, it's not only about targeting the keywords, it's about how Amazon actually showcased those impressions in different placements. Therefore, for me I don't negate it because if, let's say, I had Yoga Mat at $1, it came at a $1 average CPC on my other campaigns, then I move that to my manual exact. I will start at least at 120. So I have that hierarchy defined. But then I wouldn't fully remove from my other campaigns, at least at the beginning, because I want to see if the behavior of my new campaign is effectively reflecting the reason I moved the queue in the first place. If I see that after a while that behavior start to happen, then usually yes, I like to negate on my other campaigns I move it to exact. But the reason for that is because some of the, when it comes to optimization that we haven't really got deep as of now. One of the things that can get very confusing, especially when you start targeting multiple listings on your account and so on, is the illusion of essentially data that will define clear KPIs. What do I mean by that? Let's say you're targeting Yoga Mart from another campaign and then you're targeting Yoga Mart from an exact match campaign. The same queue is being targeted from two fronts, but then when you're going to do optimization, in Amazon eyes they are seen as two different search terms because they are under different campaigns. So you're not quantifying the real success of the keyword combined, right. You are seeing them separated and if you start doing that across multiple campaigns, what is going to happen is you might fall into the trap of sometimes thinking a keyword is a loser when actually it's a winner where you combine the efforts of all their impressions is having across all the campaigns. So therefore you want to make sure over time if the campaign is performing better for a specific keyword on a specific placement. That's the one you leverage and then over time you start negating the rest until you have a single point of contact for every single keyword.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I'm starting to build campaigns and bid rules in Adtomic. When looking at ACoS and setting goals, should I look at ACoS data from our past campaigns or is there a set percentage for ACoS for certain products?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yeah, so ACoS, at the end of the day it goes a little bit with the tip I was saying in the beginning. It has to be teletraining your strategy in terms of your journey, launching scale, profitability, because it's different, the echoes you're going to target as a brand when essentially the product is completely new compared to when it's very stable, and I'm going to give an example so you can essentially visualize what I'm going to explain next. So let's assume, when you go start selling on Amazon, you had an ACoS of 80% which, again when you launch on Amazon, being over 50% is normal. 50-100% is usually the bandwidth I try to build when launching. Usually, the thing that is most important throughout this phase is actually not even the ACoS, it's conversion right, because when you're launching on Amazon eyes it's not about making money, it's about the new traffic I'm giving to the new kid in the block. How is this person behaving with this new set of traffic? And therefore, in Amazon eyes, if I get as many conversions as possible, which effectively is sales, that is gonna allow me to get a more and more placement organically, indifferently of the ACoS. That's why the initial ACoS of the initial two months I wouldn't use that as a baseline to do what I'm gonna do next, after my scale and profitability because here the focus is not ACoS is making sure I get position organically. Therefore, long-term, I can dilute my efforts for my PPC perspective so I have lower expenses and at the same time, the cells start coming organically, I'm gonna make my order revenue bigger and therefore my TACoS, which is my true ACoS, is gonna get lower and lower and therefore that's what the profitability kicks in. Now, when it comes to setting the goal, something you have to also be mindful is ACoS is highly related as well to your profitability. Okay, why? Because it's not the same delivery aggressiveness I'm going to do with a product that have 50% margin. That product have 10% margin, right, because that defines by itself like how much extra room you can allow to lose money for a specific period of time and you can budget for it. Therefore, the first question you have to ask yourself like do a P&amp;L see what is the basically margin you can allow yourself in terms of, let's say, you identify that your margin is 20%. Once you identify that your margin is 20%, usually a good rule of thumb is that if my margin is 20%, then I should be my ideal ACoS for breaking even, for example, is 20%, but usually what I do as a rule of thumb towards launch, I double it. So whatever is my breaking point, I do 2 to 3 times. So that means I can afford a 40 to 60 percent ACoS and usually that's gonna be like your bandwidth, you need to play in between right and then you, of course, you start diluting, diluting until you get back to 20% and then eventually, with organic sales, they're going to kick in. That's going to make it lower and it's going to make you profitable, yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Next question what search volume of keywords should I target for launching? Some keywords have huge search volume and are hard to rank on page one immediately.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Search volume, something that you have to do and this is also another tip, guys when it comes to creating your PPC campaigns. Something that is key is segmentation at the volume level. I have seen this mistake so many times and this is one of the reasons why sometimes your PPC is not working. You should never put on the same campaign a keyword that has a search volume of 10,000 with a keyword that has a search volume of 10,000 with a keyword that has a search volume of 1,000. Why? Because the ratio in terms of difference is so big that, in Amazon eyes, given that this queue has a much higher search volume and therefore relevancy for this specific product, all the budget is going to go to that specific keyword and therefore, if you don't do campaigns that is, for high search volume, medium search volume or low search, low search volume you're going to find the phenomenon which I'm sure a lot of you are going to find if you go right now on your PPC dashboard that only 3 or 4 keywords are getting all the spend and the rest are getting no impressions and clicks. That's the first thing about search volume. Second thing the way you define what search volume you can attack is also highly dependent on what is the budget that you have allocated toward launch, because the higher the search volume is, the higher is going to be the cost per click because, by nature, there's more competition attached to it. That's why this is a question that should actually be asked even before launching the product, throughout the product development phase. But let's say we come across and say, okay, I have an identified that the search volume average is, I'm gonna make you now, basically a bandwidth of what usually you see between 1,000 and 10,000 and usually I have, let's say, 20 keywords in between. Right, usually that's a very similar behavior you're going to find what I usually try to do is most likely if you also go under the 1,000 mark. You're going to find a lot of keywords that have lower search volume, but usually the list is going to go from 20 keywords to maybe 1,500 keywords, because you're going to find a lot of keywords that have a low search volume. Now what is going to happen is usually by norm, I only focus on the top 15 to 20 that define the ratio of the search for us. Therefore, if between 1000 and 10,000 is where I find the top 20 keywords, that's usually the bound where I would stay, from the best keyword to the 15 or 20, right? Because if you start going below that, you're going to dilute the effort. What is going to happen? Your budget is going to spread two things and sometimes, given that you're not competitive enough on the main keywords, most of the budget is also going to go, by nature, on the less competitive keywords. And, yes, maybe you start getting more sales on the less competitive keywords, but, at the end of the day, that's not what is going to set your business for success in the long term. So I rather forget the ones that I know are not going to create the backbone of my business. Focus on those top 10 to 20 keywords, define that as the ratio of search volume and then, from there, start going down as the momentum itself is getting built up.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right, this next one is a pretty good one that I've been asked this a few times too. How do I scale a product with PPC? I've got good results with the campaign for the past 30 days. ACoS is under control, click-through rate is good. Should I increase the budget or duplicate the campaign? Thank you.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>So, let's say, your PPC is already performing and your click-through rate is good, which is one of the main metrics I keep mentioning. Some of the things you have to do next is okay, this is a the keywords I'm pretty much getting most of my sales from in terms of my PPC, and you want to start isolating those keywords as much as possible, because what you're going to identify most likely on those campaigns when you start going deeper and deeper most likely the ones that are driving most of the success is like five keywords, right. Therefore, usually, if you follow the strategy of adding multiple keywords on a campaign, you're gonna find that other keywords are diluting the efforts of going tunnel vision on the keywords that giving you the ROAS that you need. Therefore, I will go on all my campaigns making sure the keywords have the good click-through rate and performance I need are kept in the legacy campaigns, which means the ones already have history, and the keywords that haven't performed I move them into new campaigns and therefore rinse and repeat. Usually, winners stay in the campaigns where they're being winners. The losers I remove and, based on how bad they perform, I might retry them on a new campaign or I might remove them altogether and re-engage on a new keyword research perspective. Yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>All right, we actually have a question from Bradley Sutton.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Oh, there you go.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I don't have too many search terms showing up on my ASIN product targeting campaigns, but I heard others get a lot of irrelevant search terms. Now instead of only ASINs Is the only way to stop this is to put search terms in negative match or at the campaign level.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Yes, yeah, thank you for that question, Bradley. Yeah, at the moment it will be at the campaign level. Yeah, so this for those that might not know when you actually target a specific ASIN, for whatever reason, that actually also shows you for search terms right and therefore you know you appear for a specific search term. The issue with that is that it appears as a search term. It doesn't appear as a keyword. Therefore, if you negate it at the R group level, essentially you're not negating it because this is not even a keyword you're targeting in the first place, you're targeting an ASIN. So one way we have found I mean in between to you, Bradley, because sometimes we still see by passing that it will be at the campaign level you negate at the campaign level so that ASIN the search term that it generates, it doesn't basically get repeated.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Lots of my products have several variations. When I create a PPC campaign, should I only select one variation for the campaign to target, or should I select multiple or all of the variations?</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Good. So some of the things I usually do is, if you have historical I'm going to give you two scenarios, because usually there's two scenarios you have the scenario where you've been selling for a while and you have historical data. Therefore, that's very simple you just go have a look which variation is the one that has the best conversion and you go for that one. Now the second approach is what most people go across, which is you're going to launch this product with multiple color sizes and all of that, and you know which one to go for. Usually, your best friends for this is having a look at and I'm sure by then, if you're launching the project, you already understand the market having a look at reviews of your competitors, which you can do with Helium 10, and then figure out what is the ratio of the color or the variation that sold the most. So you start having some educated guess. That's one way of doing it. Then the second way of doing it is also a brand analytics. You can have a look at the specific ASIN that's been sold the most on the specific a category. You can also use proper to an explorer to get some insights around a specific a variation that sell the most. So there's different, different sources of data. You can combine and make this guess and if you still Somehow not decisive, because maybe all these sources doesn't really give you a clear answer, then the way I will go for it is initially only I will pull them all within the same campaign to see how this performs, because by nature, Amazon is gonna most likely start selecting one over other based on KPI. So who click the mouse and who convert the mouse? And then that's gonna be my winner and my baseline for my rest of the campaigns are gonna create. Forward, now, forward. Now another thing, guys when you start creating campaigns and you define a clear variation, let's say you define the clear winner is color, red, red, yoga mats right, that's going to be the one you're going to use on all your generic keywords. Still, if you have blue, white, black all these are colors you still want to create the same resembles of these keywords, but with the variation embedded in it, right? So, for example, let's say, as I gave you the example, red, blue, black yoga mats. Then you want to have, for example, a campaign for red, red yoga mat, red, exercise mat, red, and you name it and you do that with every single color and then you can also mix the order. And all of that because that's what it's going to allow you to do is, while the main variation takes the pull of the sales from the generic keywords, you still want to have a very strong presence on the long tail and more niche keywords that people are going to try to look for, that specific variation, even if it's lower than that. So you have a full spectrum control of the main market, the main market, the mainstream market, and they have control of the more niche market at the keyword specific level.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Thank you so much, Vincenzo, for joining us on this TACoS Tuesday. It's always great to have you. You have so much knowledge, so much to share. Every time I've seen you speak or just share everyone, there's always some great info that people can take and, do you know, basically put things right to work with their PPC. So thank you for doing that. Thank you for doing that, thank you for sharing, answering all these questions, and hopefully we'll see you again soon. Where can anyone find you? If they want to find you and reach you and maybe ask you questions or connect with your agency.</p>
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<p>Vincenzo:</p>
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<p>Sure, so you can find me as Vincenzo just counting all the social media channels Like. Luckily, I'm the only one in the industry called Vincenzo, so it's going to be very easy to find me. When it comes to the agency, you can find Ecomcy, also in all the channels, or go to our website, ecomcy.com, where you're more than welcome to book a free consultation with our team and hopefully we can answer some questions and explore future partnerships.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Awesome. Well, thanks again so much and thank you everyone for joining and asking questions and hopefully this was very helpful for you all in the audience and we'll see you again next time. Thank you, guys.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered how to navigate the complex world of tax and compliance as an Amazon seller? Join us as we chat with Bojan Gajic, the former CEO of Helium 10 and now CEO of Avask, who brings a wealth of knowledge and fresh perspectives on scaling your Amazon, Walmart, and e-commerce business. Bojan shares his experience from recent Avask x Helium 10 workshops in Europe, offering valuable insights into the benefits of advanced content and the irreplaceable value of in-person networking.</p>
<p>Balancing work, family, and personal interests while striving for business growth can be a tough juggle. We'll explore the current landscape for Amazon sellers, highlighting the increasing challenges in the saturated U.S. market and the promising opportunities in Europe. Learn practical strategies for maintaining healthy margins and adapting to market shifts, ensuring your business not only survives but thrives.</p>
<p>Expanding into the European market can be a daunting task, fraught with regulatory hurdles and compliance issues. We dive into the intricacies of choosing the right country for importing goods and the critical role of sophisticated compliance providers like Avask. Plus, we discuss the transition of Avalara’s tax support in Europe and offer guidance on selecting new service providers. Tune in for a rich discussion that also touches on the joys and heartbreaks of Serbian basketball and offers tips for your next trip to the UK.</p>
<p>In episode 588 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Bojan discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sellers, Avask CEO Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:32 - Upcoming Avask x Helium 10 Workshop Announcement </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:53 - E-Commerce Seller Profitability Trends in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:02 - Amazon's Marketplace Expansion Strategy in Europe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:24 - Optimizing European Logistics for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:27 - Global E-Commerce Compliance and Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:13 - Transitioning E-Commerce Tax Compliance Providers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:40 - Transitioning to Avask for Tax Solutions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:46 - Discussion on Serbian and UK Culture</li>
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Transcript
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got on the show the former CEO of Helium 10, who's now the CEO of Avask, the leading company in the world for tax and compliance for Amazon sellers. We're going to talk on a wide variety of topics, including new Amazon incentives for some marketplaces, how sellers can help their profitability, and even Serbian basketball. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Want to enter in an Amazon keyword and then within seconds get up to thousands of potentially related keywords that you could research? Then you need Magnet by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me/magnet. Magnet works in most Amazon marketplaces, including USA, Mexico, Australia, Germany, UK, India and much more. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely bs free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. So we have got somebody who is no stranger to the show. He's been on the podcast multiple times, former CTO and CEO of Helium 10, now current CEO of Avask, Bojan. Welcome back.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Thank you, Bradley. It's good to be back. It's always great to have a conversation with you and on Serious Seller Podcast, even better.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And especially, you now have this Walter White Heisenberg era. Look to you, you got the goatee and shaved heads. A little bit different look than when you had here at Helium 10. I like it. I like it. You got that Avask gear. I've got some of Avask gear. I got this Real Madrid jersey. For those who are watching this on YouTube a Real Madrid, Avask jersey that I got at our workshop. So let's just talk about that real quick. You know we've been doing these workshops over there together a Avask and Helium 10 in Europe. For the first time we did one in in Germany near the Avask office, and then we did another one in Spain and so, like what's been the feedback as far as these events that we’ve been doing?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>There's excitement internally and externally. You were there, obviously, and I met people who woke up at 3am and then drove for four hours to meet you. So the level of excitement that you generate around the world is astonishing. I was familiar with that, but always impressed to see the level of excitement, the commitment that people have and are ready to make to exchange experiences with you. So that was great. Feedback was positive all across the board. So sellers that attended, they're saying that this kind of experience, this kind of focused content that is not beginner content but sort of content that allows you to move your business beyond proof of concept, beyond the early stages of something that is missing or was missing. There are opportunities to learn things wherever you are obviously interns, being global, et cetera but interacting in person, interacting, networking with other sellers that are in similar kind of stage that's a value that's really hard to reproduce and Europe sort. So fragmentation in Europe led to a lack of organized events like that. The two events that we ran together were very well received. There's a lot of demand for the next one, so I know we have something planned out. Maybe we don't want to share at the moment, but there will be another one coming soon. So, before the end of the year, be ready to join us again in the United Nations. So we have some activity for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So if you're in Europe, I mean, actually you don't have to be in Europe. There was somebody who went to the Germany one who flew from South Africa. I don't know if you met that gentleman, but he flew from South Africa to go to the event. But obviously, if you're in Europe you're like a 40 euro Ryanair flight away from wherever we're going to have our next workshops. Make sure to join. Now, real quick. I'm wearing this soccer jersey. I'm wearing my MLS actually LA Galaxy hat here. So you know, Bojan is a sports fan too. That was a close game between Serbia and the United States in basketball. I thought Serbia was going to take it. There's a lot of maybe disappointed people from your home country.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Just for you, sir, I'm wearing a jersey as well.</p>
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<p>0:04:08 - Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You got the Helium 10. I love it. He just did a Superman, you know, like opening up his shirt right there. I love it.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So Split Allegiance is an investor. Oh here, I got a Helium 10 in the last cup.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love it. I love it.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So, it's the game. Yesterday Serbia, US. It was a heartbreak, because I'm deep down rooting for Serbia, obviously, and I have no expectations whatsoever. I hope to not be blown out after losing two games within two weeks by 26. So I was like okay, hopefully it's not embarrassment. And then first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, I'm like yeah. I know things will turn around, but when the results were 75-63, I actually allowed myself to start hoping that things might end up the way I would like them to end up. And then you have KD and Booker score two threes within like three seconds and it goes from 11 to five and the game kind of falls apart. It's like man. But that's sort of the beauty of being a fan of small nation or underdog team you lose a lot of times and you sort of learn to find happiness in small successes and then from time to time there'll be a big win and you really enjoy that. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Makes it that much sweeter. That's why I'm a Clippers fan. I'm still waiting for that big moment, but switching gears, kind of on a personal note, like this too, but I think it's something that's important for entrepreneurs out there. I get this question a lot. I'm not sure if you get it a lot, but you're going to get it today. But people ask me sometimes. They say, hey Bradley you’ve got your family, you know I don’t have small kids anymore but they’re still in Home.  And how do you manage it when you’re travelling so much for business and now you are working in a company based in UK, and I know you're going around and you've got offices all over the world too and you're probably traveling, I would assume, more than you did when you were at Helium 10. What is it, you know? And there's entrepreneurs out there like, hey, I need to, I need to spend a month in my factory in China, or I need to go to these conferences and stuff. How do entrepreneurs? What advice can you give them about juggling family life with travel? How do you make it work?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>I tried everything I could think of. I tried commingling these two and bringing my family along. Even this summer, I spent three months in Europe visiting different offices and trying to combine that with family time and what I learned over years is that it doesn't really work out. If you're trying to split your attention between work and family and God forbid, you have sort of personal hobbies, you're most likely going to end up frustrating everyone. I would be frustrated by not being present for the family, where I want to be present for the family, and also not being on top of my game professionally. What I would recommend is accepting that there is a difference between your personal time and your professional time and being present for the topic that requires attention at the moment. So, when your family, when you're doing something for you personally, then try to create a big enough box where you can focus and enjoy that time and be there for your family and do that for yourself. When you focus on work, try to focus on work, and it's not trivial. I would assume that through failure rates from marriages that entrepreneurs will have probably second to military families. It's not trivial for sure, but my recommendation would be accept that there are sacrifices that need to be made on both sides and start from there, like make sure that you're maximizing the value of time that you do have and you can spend it without.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's talk about some strategies and things that are going on in the e-commerce world. You've got now a new kind of maybe perspective on things Obviously working here at Helium 10, you could see a lot, but now you're a little bit more on the accounting and regulations and things like that side. I think the top of thing on Amazon sellers in the USA right now in mind is like profitability, especially this year. I mean, obviously everybody should be worried about profitability. But when I say that it's like hey, no, they're worried about it's going down because of all these new fees, like what are you seeing? You know, obviously you have customers in Europe. You've got customers in US. Are there any trends? Like, do you see profitability going down amongst American sellers or more worry on that side? Is it the same worries that Europeans sellers are facing? What's the kind of like state of affairs as far as profitability goes amongst Amazon sellers that you have dealings with?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So you've been in industry longer than I have. So I don't remember since what? 2016. Since I started operating this space, I don't remember a year where dominant sentiment was, oh, this year is better than the last year. It's always like, hey, it's harder than it was last year and it's fair to assume that next year will be more difficult than this year. So, it depends on who you ask, depends on where you look. So, there are challenges, there are always new challenges, but what I'm seeing in the US is maturing of the market. So, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, amazon was still in sort of explosive growth mode in the US. So Amazon was drawing in terms of GMB some more money being moved to the platform. Amazon was drawing in terms of customer count. Today, when you look at number of clients drivers 180 million in the US they're not making that many more people in the US, so that's already a fairly saturated market. Going back to history, Amazon US you had a handful of categories. 15, 20 years ago, Jeff Bezos was floating about the ability to expand beyond books and being successful in the electronics category. So as Amazon grew over the last 10, 15 years in the US, growth of Amazon drove growth of individual sellers. So, you essentially had to find a niche, find an opportunity and sort of continue to grow with Amazon. What you're seeing now is a slowdown in that kind of growth that you experienced over the last 10, 15 years, and every industry has similar kind of trajectory Google, Google advertising, similar kind of stuff happened there. It's natural that the margins will be compressed. For most, there might be sellers that are finding ways to keep their margins protected based on the IP or unique positionings that they have or just brand investment they're making. But the US is challenging and I don't expect that to change much. Amazon is still drawing in the US and when you look at the share of third-party sales, that's drawing in the US. So someone is making money. It's possible that the growth of seller base, for maybe the first time ever, is outstripping the growth of the market as it is in the US. Amazon, on the other hand, essentially fully saturated the market, so they don't have strong incentives to invest in expanding seller base as they bring on new categories. If they are expanding more into food or fast fashion, or they're expanding into drugs, like. Yes, there will be incentives, but those incentives will be more localized now than ever before you have a maturing of their advertising platform. So, when the new product, the new advertising product comes online, when they, when they start pushing ads through TikTok, there will be an opportunity window of opportunity. But first, world advantage is valid for only so long. So, us, I see, I can feel the squeeze. Your customers, my customers, sellers it's real, it's your margin compression is real and people are trying to figure out how to keep that margin positive. There will be winners, there'll be losers. Winners will be survivors. So, as the picture clears out as successful mid-sized, larger brands or survive the squeeze, there'll be less competition for them. What I'm seeing in Europe is still the sort of 2015, 2016, 2017 Amazon. So Amazon is drawing and bulk of the growth Amazon's corporation is actually happening in Europe and it's drawing in large, established countries. So Amazon still has material growth in countries like Germany, France, UK, where they've been present for more than a decade. But they're also bringing on new wealthy markets to Amazon. Not sure if you heard about that, but Sweden became part of their Pan-EU program now so you can store goods in Sweden, which makes it more affordable. Less expensive to distribute to Nordic countries Norway, Finland, Denmark but Amazon is actually actively investing in bringing sellers to that market. They need selection. So what used to be mantra in the US, that's now happening in Europe, and while in the US fees are going up and new fees are being levied, in Sweden, for example, Amazon is covering the cost of compliance, but there is cost. There's fixed costs for compliance. Amazon is covering cost of compliance for a certain amount of time and they're lowering FBA fees by 50% per year. So it's a sort of limited time promotion. It's not open to everyone, but that's the kind of investment that Amazon is making in Europe. They used to make the same kind of investment or similar kind of investment in the US, but that's no longer the case. As you think about expansion, as you think about growing your business, there are essentially four ways to grow your business. One is product innovation. So whatever your product portfolio looks like today, you have to continue to innovate. So that's a must do. If you stop innovating, if you start bringing new products to market, your growth will turn negative. It applies to Nike, it applies to someone who just started in business. You can grow by spending more money on acquiring customers, which is essentially Amazon advertising in our sense. But marginal value is being squeezed there as well, so that especially in the US, that's pretty saturated. So you can product innovation must do regardless of where you are find more eyeballs through spending on advertising getting more and more expensive, so marginal return diminishing. You can go into new channels, you can expand into new channels in your existing market. So if you're in the US you will go B2C or you'll go Walmart or you'll go to Chewy Home Depot, whatever the category is there. You're sort of betting that Amazon will shrink. So it's more like insurance. If Walmart manages to take some of Amazon's market shares, Amazon will be shrinking, Walmart will be expanding, so you will expand. So you're placing that bet that someone will win and take over Amazon's market share. So, when you go through those three, option number four is geo-expansion. So, it is non-trivial, so you have to be ready to make an investment. There's fixed costs associated with geographic expansion, but tools allow you to automate and offset some of those costs or minimize the cost. Allow you to automate and offset some of those costs or minimize the cost localizing listings. I'm not sure if Helium 10 has the tool, but I believe that there are capabilities that would allow you to programmatically localize your listing to German and Dutch and whatnot, with high degree of quality. It's like by that total you get 80% of value for 20% of effort. So once you satisfy all those essential needs, it becomes really good growth opportunity. But if you want to grow, if you want to take advantage of this marginal opportunity and sort of be agile because that's what small businesses have like ability to adjust in the moment, as opposed to large businesses that have long-term plans like lack of flexibility so leverage your agility to take advantage of new opportunities and geo expansion into a market that has sort of similar purchasing profile as one in US.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There's no great interest, okay well, there's a lot of the stuff you mentioned there that maybe you know can be considered a little bit of the sexy side of things like expanding to new marketplaces and localizing your listings and optimizing this and that. But then out of Avask there's a lot of non-sexy stuff too, because most people don't think accounting and taxes and all that stuff, taxes and all that stuff. I'm just curious, like, is there any like, when you onboard a new client or something, are you anecdotally seeing something where it's like oh, my goodness, you know you've been, you've been reporting this. This way you're wasting a lot of money or what you're not? You know, putting this and making it a business expense. You know, like, or hey, you're double paying this tax. You don't need to pay this, like. Are there things like that that you see that maybe you can tell sellers about that that maybe haven't gone to you yet and there may be losing money because of it.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So, I do my own personal taxes still, because I'm too lazy to keep track of all the expenses in a way that allow an accountant to do taxes for me. So, I'm sort of scrambling at the end of the year, at the end of the period, to do taxes, and I know that I leave a lot of money on the table by doing that. Same thing happens in this industry. So there are two ways where you can lose. There are obvious two ways where you can lose money. One is you're just making poor business decisions and moving goods in Europe while it's automated. So, especially if you're selling through Amazon, Amazon will take care of logistics for you the same way it does in the US, so you don't have to think about finding people that will pick it back. So Amazon takes care of all of that. But how do you bring goods into Europe can have a dramatic impact on your cash flow. You could import goods into Amazon's network through France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, and it's like on the surface everything feels the same. But then there are various tax schemes that will impact not necessarily how much you pay, but it will impact when you pay. So it's a thing having to prepay your taxes based on estimated earnings for a year, versus holding off until you actually sell goods and then you pay taxes based on sales as opposed to based on income. So I would say, don't go through Germany, like get to Germany by going through France or Netherlands. That's the recipe for success. Don't go through Italy and Spain unless you're incorporated in Italy and Spain, because local governments can be not very forthcoming if there's money that they owe you, if there's money that you owe them, they will be very agile, but if they owe you some money, it's like Mañana, come back next year. So that's one way to lose money or overspend money on compliance is by just making poor, uninformed business decisions. Another one is not having a sophisticated enough provider, and that's another thing that you're seeing a lot, because for a lot of businesses, compliance is part of, as you said, not very sexy, not very exciting things, and it's usually handled by professionals that are competent in their lane. Think accountant that handles your corporate taxes and whatnot but they don't necessarily have the experience with international fixations and rules. We very often have things or have instances where, not due to lack of desire but more like lack of skill, our clients have been overpaying or not reclaiming what they were supposed to reclaim.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's funny because I've had Melanie from Avask and others on before and I have a general understanding of what you do. But then somebody just this week was asking me like hey, I'm trying to, you know, I want to expand to Europe and I'm not sure about the regulations. And I was like, oh yeah, you know, maybe hit up Avask. But then I'm like I'm not. You know, I know they can handle VAT things and help you with some compliance. But as far as like setting up corporations, you know, it was kind of like I worked so much with you guys. I'm like it was kind of embarrassing moment for me. But then so I have you on here now, two days later. What is it exactly? Like who should be thinking about, you know, using Avask? I mean, it's a no brainer to me Like, hey, somebody who's confused about VAT and somebody who needs an accountant service, you know, of course I know that, but like, I'm an Amazon seller in ex -country, at what point? Or like, who is Avask right for in other words?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Businesses expanding into Europe, businesses that are trading across Europe, there's marketing side of needs sort of like what Helium 10 supports and not Helium 10 addresses. So, what is sizing the opportunity? And then creating all the collateral that's needed to address the situation. What's the size of this niche in Spain? Should I get into this or not? And if I decide to do it, what does it mean to get into this niche in Spain? Creating listing, thinking about advertising so that's where Helium 10 fits in. Now, how that really happens, how do you make it past the regulatory hurdles that every government will put in front of you? That's where Avast comes in. So, yes, we can help with incorporation and we can help give you an advice. Does it make sense for you to incorporate or not? So there's this advisory component that you're happy to provide. The core focus for the business is around regulatory compliance and you don't want to hear everything that happens there. There's tax compliance and then there's echo compliance. So now, if you sell goods like you live in California, when California, when you buy a bottle of water, you pay a recycling fee, in Europe, that is seller's responsibility. So if you're selling goods in Europe, you as a seller, you're responsible for end-of-life care for that product. So let's say you're selling a battery operated shaver in Germany, you have to think about packaging. So eventually that packaging will have to be disposed of. You have to think about electronic components. Electronic components have to be disposed of. And you have to think about batteries. If you include batteries in your product, then I recommend you do, because that has to be disposed of, and in Germany there are three different bodies that regulate this. So taking care of batteries is separate from taking care of electronic components, is separate from taking care of packaging. Some countries have even more category. When you go to France it's like there's a lot like textile and plastics and this and that. So that has nothing to do with corporate taxes and sales tax. That is essentially sales tax and wrapped in the final cost of product. But you still need to do it, otherwise you will not be able to sell. So what Avask does is take care of that compliance requirement without you having to do more than register. There is like going to the doctor for inoculation, so if you get a jab, there's a little bit of pain and then you're done. So it's a similar thing here we will help you, walk you, guide you through registration process. Once you're done with that process, we take care of that. Environmental customs so just movement of goods. If you make a mistake, if you misdeclare, if you import into wrong port, customs duties could be pretty expensive. Customs fees could be expensive. If you have goods that have limited shelf life, obviously it could go bad and it could be in trouble. So these are three main buckets tax compliance, environmental compliance and then cross-border movement to goods compliance. Not sexy and I don't recommend like it's non-differentiated knowledge. If I'm a seller, I don't benefit from understanding all of it like I learned about it because it's needed in order to support businesses, but as a seller I would not waste my time dealing with it like as a seller, I'm looking at new opportunities, I'm trying to understand the needs of the market, I'm trying to understand sourcing. But so all of this can make me more successful in my business. If I can find goods at 10% lower cost in wherever I'm sourcing, that's great. That's a better margin. If I can improve conversion rate by optimizing my listing, that's a great margin. If I spend hours doing some administrative work and then hopefully I don't get in trouble by forgetting to check the box, like best case scenario, I am where I was. Worst case scenario I'm in a deep hole because I made a mistake. So that's the. It's a long answer, but compliance, so operational compliance in European countries. We have sales tax team in the US as well. For businesses who need reporting criteria in the US. Let's say you're selling D2C or you're selling large enough volume, you also have to report sales tax in the US. We have that capability as well. The bulk of the focus at the moment is in Europe.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of some North American and European things, there's an announcement we gave on the Weekly Buzz where now there's some new digital service fees that you're going to have to pay if you're like a Spain based seller selling in the US or vice versa. So make sure you guys know about some of those, just in general. You know, you have a lot of sellers you work with. You mentioned Amazon Sweden before, but what other Amazon marketplaces are you seeing people expand to most lately? You know, maybe some of the more off the wall ones you know I'm not talking about. Oh yeah, obviously there's always going to be a lot of people expanding to Amazon Germany or France, but you know, like in my circles I've heard a lot more than before from Amazon Saudi Arabia for one, and then you know people are. I heard Amazon Australia is finally growing a little bit. It was so slow for a while and more people thinking about Japan, but there's plenty of other newer marketplaces. Do you have anything that sticks out, or pretty much all businesses as normal the last year or so?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Nothing major if you have any global evidence for various marketplaces like Dutch and Belgium. Apparently there's. There's something happening there where, in certain categories, sellers are finding success, but our core focus is Europe. We are seeing you're seeing anecdotal evidence, but that might not be particularly relevant for your audience. Those might be sort of huge reds that have name recognition that they're leveraging and extracting value as opposed to trying to build new presence. I think Kim Kardashian trying to monetize her name in Australia much easier than if you need to establish your brand. So, nothing, no nuggets sitting there beyond Sweden and that sort. Our Nordic region, where investments are, you have off Amazon. You have this belt in Central Europe like Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, but that also requires expansion beyond Amazon. There are others. You have Allegra that dominates that market, that sliver, which is a sizable market $15 to $20 billion but I would not recommend exploring that until you've mastered European markets in general and if you're an Amazon seller, that's where you would go. You can start with Amazon and ride the growth of Amazon. Huge positive things. Developments happening in terms Amazon and ride the growth of Amazon. Huge positive things. Developing is happening in terms of market growth in Europe for Amazon. I would just piggyback on that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you know you and I were talking, you know before something I hadn't heard of, because I don't sell in Europe, I don't deal with too many European sellers here in the States, but I believe that there was like one, a pretty large company that was helping hundreds, if not thousands, of sellers in Europe with some of their taxes and compliance, is trying to step away from the Amazon game. So can you elaborate on that and what those sellers need to know?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>It's a huge company. It's one of those companies that are not well known to consumers or smaller businesses, but large businesses who recognize the name. Avalara is a company that provides sales tax calculation software in the US. Pretty much any company calculating sales tax in the US will use Avalara in some form on the back end. So you don't see it. But when they say hey, in this zip code it's 775, and that one over there is 7875, that most likely comes from Avalara. It used to be a private company but public, got bought by Pista Capital but potentially they can private again. So possibly due to optimization of their balance sheet, they left or they're leaving, and it's not a secret. They made it public. Both Avalara and Amazon communicated that to a larger audience. Avalara is leaving the market at the end of Q3 and they will stop providing bad support for sellers in Europe at the end of that quarter. So through the end of Q3, you're fine. After that if you're selling in Europe, you will need a different service provider. You can try to do this yourself. I'm not saying it's impossible, just not recommended. And there are a few other providers in the space. Avalara is sort of a big name because they're the first Amazon partner in this space. So, if you started selling in Europe when they were initially pushing Pan-EU and European expansion in 2016, 17, 18, you're most likely using Avalara for that, even if you were not aware of that. If you're interacting with Amazon, but on the back end, Avalara is actually providing services they're getting out. You didn't hear about it. On the other hand, in my world, that seems to be the only thing people talk about. So it's probably somewhere in the middle, like somewhere it's noise, somewhere it's signal. It can be very stressful for businesses, but obviously Avask is one company that provides alternative to that and the transition is pretty seamless. Starting with this can be painful. Getting registrations in place, et cetera, et cetera, used to be pretty challenging and painful. Now it's much easier because we have providers like Avask and also process of transitioning from one provider to another is not as painful as starting from scratch. So if you're a seller selling in Europe, then you have to pay taxes, obviously, and you might be impacted by this, but I don't want that level of stress to be particularly high, especially considering that you're getting into sort of prime day or whatever it's like prime selling. So prime of stress to be particularly high, especially considering that you're getting into Prime Day or whatever it's like Prime Selling. So Prime Day, number two, and then follow this Tax Staff will be taken care of. You just need to make a selection. You need to go to Amazon and select who will be handling your account. So could be me, absolutely, but we are not the only provider there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Anyways, good segue into what I do at the end of episodes. Anyways, if anybody wants to, you know, get more information from Avask or reach out. You know one way they can do is just go to hub.helium10.com. You type in Avask and you'll be able to contact them right from within the Helium 10 portal. Here, you know, you can go to, to avaskgroup.com. How can people find you? Are you active on LinkedIn or how can they reach you out there?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>LinkedIn is the best way to get a hold of me. I don't have a Facebook account. I actually spent a few minutes earlier today looking at my Facebook account, specifically some conversation on Helium 10 Elite. Someone remembered that you co-hosted AMA with Matt Benton yeah, I did a little trivia.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I did a little trivia there. Those are the old days and and that correct answer was Matt Benton, of who I used to co-host AMA’s was like six years ago and only one person got it right and that person won a free ticket to Amazon Accelerate.  </p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>$600 worth of value there so that that trivia paid off. But yeah, yeah, Avask.com or Helium 10, affordable, but Avask.com easier to remember and for me personally find that LinkedIn always happy to connect.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Do you have any last 30 second strategy or 60 second strategy? For us, it could be about the best Serbian food or best places to eat in the UK, since you've spent a lot of time there Accounting. It could be about Amazon software. You've got a lot of expertise, so go ahead and knock it out, whatever you want to talk about.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>UK is wonderful June through early September, so if you're going to visit, it's a great country, great place, great area to visit during summer. If you spend more time there September through May, you will understand why they built all those ships and conquered the world. And I thought that was original when I said this, but then I was told that's a meme. So I'm not sure how valuable this is Beautiful country, great people but whether June through August. That's Okay.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, all right, good to know because I've been putting off my trip over there. I haven't been back since before COVID, so now I know when I can go. Well, Bojan, it's been great to have you back on the shows, great to see you in person at these recent events and everybody else out there, like we said, look forward to, perhaps in another announcement of another event, that that we're going to do. Uh, maybe October, maybe November, not sure when, but be looking out for that announcement and you can hang out with us and we can talk, uh, Serbian sports. Um, don't talk about Serbian soccer. That was a very not great performance this year, that it's a sore point for boy on there. But we'll talk about Serbian basketball, because that's always a positive one to talk about.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wondered how to navigate the complex world of tax and compliance as an Amazon seller? Join us as we chat with Bojan Gajic, the former CEO of Helium 10 and now CEO of Avask, who brings a wealth of knowledge and fresh perspectives on scaling your Amazon, Walmart, and e-commerce business. Bojan shares his experience from recent Avask x Helium 10 workshops in Europe, offering valuable insights into the benefits of advanced content and the irreplaceable value of in-person networking.</p>
<p>Balancing work, family, and personal interests while striving for business growth can be a tough juggle. We'll explore the current landscape for Amazon sellers, highlighting the increasing challenges in the saturated U.S. market and the promising opportunities in Europe. Learn practical strategies for maintaining healthy margins and adapting to market shifts, ensuring your business not only survives but thrives.</p>
<p>Expanding into the European market can be a daunting task, fraught with regulatory hurdles and compliance issues. We dive into the intricacies of choosing the right country for importing goods and the critical role of sophisticated compliance providers like Avask. Plus, we discuss the transition of Avalara’s tax support in Europe and offer guidance on selecting new service providers. Tune in for a rich discussion that also touches on the joys and heartbreaks of Serbian basketball and offers tips for your next trip to the UK.</p>
<p>In episode 588 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Bojan discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sellers, Avask CEO Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:32 - Upcoming Avask x Helium 10 Workshop Announcement </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:53 - E-Commerce Seller Profitability Trends in Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:02 - Amazon's Marketplace Expansion Strategy in Europe</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:24 - Optimizing European Logistics for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:27 - Global E-Commerce Compliance and Expansion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:13 - Transitioning E-Commerce Tax Compliance Providers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:40 - Transitioning to Avask for Tax Solutions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:46 - Discussion on Serbian and UK Culture</li>
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Transcript
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got on the show the former CEO of Helium 10, who's now the CEO of Avask, the leading company in the world for tax and compliance for Amazon sellers. We're going to talk on a wide variety of topics, including new Amazon incentives for some marketplaces, how sellers can help their profitability, and even Serbian basketball. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Want to enter in an Amazon keyword and then within seconds get up to thousands of potentially related keywords that you could research? Then you need Magnet by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me/magnet. Magnet works in most Amazon marketplaces, including USA, Mexico, Australia, Germany, UK, India and much more. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely bs free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. So we have got somebody who is no stranger to the show. He's been on the podcast multiple times, former CTO and CEO of Helium 10, now current CEO of Avask, Bojan. Welcome back.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Thank you, Bradley. It's good to be back. It's always great to have a conversation with you and on Serious Seller Podcast, even better.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>And especially, you now have this Walter White Heisenberg era. Look to you, you got the goatee and shaved heads. A little bit different look than when you had here at Helium 10. I like it. I like it. You got that Avask gear. I've got some of Avask gear. I got this Real Madrid jersey. For those who are watching this on YouTube a Real Madrid, Avask jersey that I got at our workshop. So let's just talk about that real quick. You know we've been doing these workshops over there together a Avask and Helium 10 in Europe. For the first time we did one in in Germany near the Avask office, and then we did another one in Spain and so, like what's been the feedback as far as these events that we’ve been doing?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>There's excitement internally and externally. You were there, obviously, and I met people who woke up at 3am and then drove for four hours to meet you. So the level of excitement that you generate around the world is astonishing. I was familiar with that, but always impressed to see the level of excitement, the commitment that people have and are ready to make to exchange experiences with you. So that was great. Feedback was positive all across the board. So sellers that attended, they're saying that this kind of experience, this kind of focused content that is not beginner content but sort of content that allows you to move your business beyond proof of concept, beyond the early stages of something that is missing or was missing. There are opportunities to learn things wherever you are obviously interns, being global, et cetera but interacting in person, interacting, networking with other sellers that are in similar kind of stage that's a value that's really hard to reproduce and Europe sort. So fragmentation in Europe led to a lack of organized events like that. The two events that we ran together were very well received. There's a lot of demand for the next one, so I know we have something planned out. Maybe we don't want to share at the moment, but there will be another one coming soon. So, before the end of the year, be ready to join us again in the United Nations. So we have some activity for you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So if you're in Europe, I mean, actually you don't have to be in Europe. There was somebody who went to the Germany one who flew from South Africa. I don't know if you met that gentleman, but he flew from South Africa to go to the event. But obviously, if you're in Europe you're like a 40 euro Ryanair flight away from wherever we're going to have our next workshops. Make sure to join. Now, real quick. I'm wearing this soccer jersey. I'm wearing my MLS actually LA Galaxy hat here. So you know, Bojan is a sports fan too. That was a close game between Serbia and the United States in basketball. I thought Serbia was going to take it. There's a lot of maybe disappointed people from your home country.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Just for you, sir, I'm wearing a jersey as well.</p>
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<p>0:04:08 - Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You got the Helium 10. I love it. He just did a Superman, you know, like opening up his shirt right there. I love it.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So Split Allegiance is an investor. Oh here, I got a Helium 10 in the last cup.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love it. I love it.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So, it's the game. Yesterday Serbia, US. It was a heartbreak, because I'm deep down rooting for Serbia, obviously, and I have no expectations whatsoever. I hope to not be blown out after losing two games within two weeks by 26. So I was like okay, hopefully it's not embarrassment. And then first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, I'm like yeah. I know things will turn around, but when the results were 75-63, I actually allowed myself to start hoping that things might end up the way I would like them to end up. And then you have KD and Booker score two threes within like three seconds and it goes from 11 to five and the game kind of falls apart. It's like man. But that's sort of the beauty of being a fan of small nation or underdog team you lose a lot of times and you sort of learn to find happiness in small successes and then from time to time there'll be a big win and you really enjoy that. </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Makes it that much sweeter. That's why I'm a Clippers fan. I'm still waiting for that big moment, but switching gears, kind of on a personal note, like this too, but I think it's something that's important for entrepreneurs out there. I get this question a lot. I'm not sure if you get it a lot, but you're going to get it today. But people ask me sometimes. They say, hey Bradley you’ve got your family, you know I don’t have small kids anymore but they’re still in Home.  And how do you manage it when you’re travelling so much for business and now you are working in a company based in UK, and I know you're going around and you've got offices all over the world too and you're probably traveling, I would assume, more than you did when you were at Helium 10. What is it, you know? And there's entrepreneurs out there like, hey, I need to, I need to spend a month in my factory in China, or I need to go to these conferences and stuff. How do entrepreneurs? What advice can you give them about juggling family life with travel? How do you make it work?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>I tried everything I could think of. I tried commingling these two and bringing my family along. Even this summer, I spent three months in Europe visiting different offices and trying to combine that with family time and what I learned over years is that it doesn't really work out. If you're trying to split your attention between work and family and God forbid, you have sort of personal hobbies, you're most likely going to end up frustrating everyone. I would be frustrated by not being present for the family, where I want to be present for the family, and also not being on top of my game professionally. What I would recommend is accepting that there is a difference between your personal time and your professional time and being present for the topic that requires attention at the moment. So, when your family, when you're doing something for you personally, then try to create a big enough box where you can focus and enjoy that time and be there for your family and do that for yourself. When you focus on work, try to focus on work, and it's not trivial. I would assume that through failure rates from marriages that entrepreneurs will have probably second to military families. It's not trivial for sure, but my recommendation would be accept that there are sacrifices that need to be made on both sides and start from there, like make sure that you're maximizing the value of time that you do have and you can spend it without.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's talk about some strategies and things that are going on in the e-commerce world. You've got now a new kind of maybe perspective on things Obviously working here at Helium 10, you could see a lot, but now you're a little bit more on the accounting and regulations and things like that side. I think the top of thing on Amazon sellers in the USA right now in mind is like profitability, especially this year. I mean, obviously everybody should be worried about profitability. But when I say that it's like hey, no, they're worried about it's going down because of all these new fees, like what are you seeing? You know, obviously you have customers in Europe. You've got customers in US. Are there any trends? Like, do you see profitability going down amongst American sellers or more worry on that side? Is it the same worries that Europeans sellers are facing? What's the kind of like state of affairs as far as profitability goes amongst Amazon sellers that you have dealings with?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So you've been in industry longer than I have. So I don't remember since what? 2016. Since I started operating this space, I don't remember a year where dominant sentiment was, oh, this year is better than the last year. It's always like, hey, it's harder than it was last year and it's fair to assume that next year will be more difficult than this year. So, it depends on who you ask, depends on where you look. So, there are challenges, there are always new challenges, but what I'm seeing in the US is maturing of the market. So, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, amazon was still in sort of explosive growth mode in the US. So Amazon was drawing in terms of GMB some more money being moved to the platform. Amazon was drawing in terms of customer count. Today, when you look at number of clients drivers 180 million in the US they're not making that many more people in the US, so that's already a fairly saturated market. Going back to history, Amazon US you had a handful of categories. 15, 20 years ago, Jeff Bezos was floating about the ability to expand beyond books and being successful in the electronics category. So as Amazon grew over the last 10, 15 years in the US, growth of Amazon drove growth of individual sellers. So, you essentially had to find a niche, find an opportunity and sort of continue to grow with Amazon. What you're seeing now is a slowdown in that kind of growth that you experienced over the last 10, 15 years, and every industry has similar kind of trajectory Google, Google advertising, similar kind of stuff happened there. It's natural that the margins will be compressed. For most, there might be sellers that are finding ways to keep their margins protected based on the IP or unique positionings that they have or just brand investment they're making. But the US is challenging and I don't expect that to change much. Amazon is still drawing in the US and when you look at the share of third-party sales, that's drawing in the US. So someone is making money. It's possible that the growth of seller base, for maybe the first time ever, is outstripping the growth of the market as it is in the US. Amazon, on the other hand, essentially fully saturated the market, so they don't have strong incentives to invest in expanding seller base as they bring on new categories. If they are expanding more into food or fast fashion, or they're expanding into drugs, like. Yes, there will be incentives, but those incentives will be more localized now than ever before you have a maturing of their advertising platform. So, when the new product, the new advertising product comes online, when they, when they start pushing ads through TikTok, there will be an opportunity window of opportunity. But first, world advantage is valid for only so long. So, us, I see, I can feel the squeeze. Your customers, my customers, sellers it's real, it's your margin compression is real and people are trying to figure out how to keep that margin positive. There will be winners, there'll be losers. Winners will be survivors. So, as the picture clears out as successful mid-sized, larger brands or survive the squeeze, there'll be less competition for them. What I'm seeing in Europe is still the sort of 2015, 2016, 2017 Amazon. So Amazon is drawing and bulk of the growth Amazon's corporation is actually happening in Europe and it's drawing in large, established countries. So Amazon still has material growth in countries like Germany, France, UK, where they've been present for more than a decade. But they're also bringing on new wealthy markets to Amazon. Not sure if you heard about that, but Sweden became part of their Pan-EU program now so you can store goods in Sweden, which makes it more affordable. Less expensive to distribute to Nordic countries Norway, Finland, Denmark but Amazon is actually actively investing in bringing sellers to that market. They need selection. So what used to be mantra in the US, that's now happening in Europe, and while in the US fees are going up and new fees are being levied, in Sweden, for example, Amazon is covering the cost of compliance, but there is cost. There's fixed costs for compliance. Amazon is covering cost of compliance for a certain amount of time and they're lowering FBA fees by 50% per year. So it's a sort of limited time promotion. It's not open to everyone, but that's the kind of investment that Amazon is making in Europe. They used to make the same kind of investment or similar kind of investment in the US, but that's no longer the case. As you think about expansion, as you think about growing your business, there are essentially four ways to grow your business. One is product innovation. So whatever your product portfolio looks like today, you have to continue to innovate. So that's a must do. If you stop innovating, if you start bringing new products to market, your growth will turn negative. It applies to Nike, it applies to someone who just started in business. You can grow by spending more money on acquiring customers, which is essentially Amazon advertising in our sense. But marginal value is being squeezed there as well, so that especially in the US, that's pretty saturated. So you can product innovation must do regardless of where you are find more eyeballs through spending on advertising getting more and more expensive, so marginal return diminishing. You can go into new channels, you can expand into new channels in your existing market. So if you're in the US you will go B2C or you'll go Walmart or you'll go to Chewy Home Depot, whatever the category is there. You're sort of betting that Amazon will shrink. So it's more like insurance. If Walmart manages to take some of Amazon's market shares, Amazon will be shrinking, Walmart will be expanding, so you will expand. So you're placing that bet that someone will win and take over Amazon's market share. So, when you go through those three, option number four is geo-expansion. So, it is non-trivial, so you have to be ready to make an investment. There's fixed costs associated with geographic expansion, but tools allow you to automate and offset some of those costs or minimize the cost. Allow you to automate and offset some of those costs or minimize the cost localizing listings. I'm not sure if Helium 10 has the tool, but I believe that there are capabilities that would allow you to programmatically localize your listing to German and Dutch and whatnot, with high degree of quality. It's like by that total you get 80% of value for 20% of effort. So once you satisfy all those essential needs, it becomes really good growth opportunity. But if you want to grow, if you want to take advantage of this marginal opportunity and sort of be agile because that's what small businesses have like ability to adjust in the moment, as opposed to large businesses that have long-term plans like lack of flexibility so leverage your agility to take advantage of new opportunities and geo expansion into a market that has sort of similar purchasing profile as one in US.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There's no great interest, okay well, there's a lot of the stuff you mentioned there that maybe you know can be considered a little bit of the sexy side of things like expanding to new marketplaces and localizing your listings and optimizing this and that. But then out of Avask there's a lot of non-sexy stuff too, because most people don't think accounting and taxes and all that stuff, taxes and all that stuff. I'm just curious, like, is there any like, when you onboard a new client or something, are you anecdotally seeing something where it's like oh, my goodness, you know you've been, you've been reporting this. This way you're wasting a lot of money or what you're not? You know, putting this and making it a business expense. You know, like, or hey, you're double paying this tax. You don't need to pay this, like. Are there things like that that you see that maybe you can tell sellers about that that maybe haven't gone to you yet and there may be losing money because of it.</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>So, I do my own personal taxes still, because I'm too lazy to keep track of all the expenses in a way that allow an accountant to do taxes for me. So, I'm sort of scrambling at the end of the year, at the end of the period, to do taxes, and I know that I leave a lot of money on the table by doing that. Same thing happens in this industry. So there are two ways where you can lose. There are obvious two ways where you can lose money. One is you're just making poor business decisions and moving goods in Europe while it's automated. So, especially if you're selling through Amazon, Amazon will take care of logistics for you the same way it does in the US, so you don't have to think about finding people that will pick it back. So Amazon takes care of all of that. But how do you bring goods into Europe can have a dramatic impact on your cash flow. You could import goods into Amazon's network through France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, and it's like on the surface everything feels the same. But then there are various tax schemes that will impact not necessarily how much you pay, but it will impact when you pay. So it's a thing having to prepay your taxes based on estimated earnings for a year, versus holding off until you actually sell goods and then you pay taxes based on sales as opposed to based on income. So I would say, don't go through Germany, like get to Germany by going through France or Netherlands. That's the recipe for success. Don't go through Italy and Spain unless you're incorporated in Italy and Spain, because local governments can be not very forthcoming if there's money that they owe you, if there's money that you owe them, they will be very agile, but if they owe you some money, it's like Mañana, come back next year. So that's one way to lose money or overspend money on compliance is by just making poor, uninformed business decisions. Another one is not having a sophisticated enough provider, and that's another thing that you're seeing a lot, because for a lot of businesses, compliance is part of, as you said, not very sexy, not very exciting things, and it's usually handled by professionals that are competent in their lane. Think accountant that handles your corporate taxes and whatnot but they don't necessarily have the experience with international fixations and rules. We very often have things or have instances where, not due to lack of desire but more like lack of skill, our clients have been overpaying or not reclaiming what they were supposed to reclaim.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It's funny because I've had Melanie from Avask and others on before and I have a general understanding of what you do. But then somebody just this week was asking me like hey, I'm trying to, you know, I want to expand to Europe and I'm not sure about the regulations. And I was like, oh yeah, you know, maybe hit up Avask. But then I'm like I'm not. You know, I know they can handle VAT things and help you with some compliance. But as far as like setting up corporations, you know, it was kind of like I worked so much with you guys. I'm like it was kind of embarrassing moment for me. But then so I have you on here now, two days later. What is it exactly? Like who should be thinking about, you know, using Avask? I mean, it's a no brainer to me Like, hey, somebody who's confused about VAT and somebody who needs an accountant service, you know, of course I know that, but like, I'm an Amazon seller in ex -country, at what point? Or like, who is Avask right for in other words?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Businesses expanding into Europe, businesses that are trading across Europe, there's marketing side of needs sort of like what Helium 10 supports and not Helium 10 addresses. So, what is sizing the opportunity? And then creating all the collateral that's needed to address the situation. What's the size of this niche in Spain? Should I get into this or not? And if I decide to do it, what does it mean to get into this niche in Spain? Creating listing, thinking about advertising so that's where Helium 10 fits in. Now, how that really happens, how do you make it past the regulatory hurdles that every government will put in front of you? That's where Avast comes in. So, yes, we can help with incorporation and we can help give you an advice. Does it make sense for you to incorporate or not? So there's this advisory component that you're happy to provide. The core focus for the business is around regulatory compliance and you don't want to hear everything that happens there. There's tax compliance and then there's echo compliance. So now, if you sell goods like you live in California, when California, when you buy a bottle of water, you pay a recycling fee, in Europe, that is seller's responsibility. So if you're selling goods in Europe, you as a seller, you're responsible for end-of-life care for that product. So let's say you're selling a battery operated shaver in Germany, you have to think about packaging. So eventually that packaging will have to be disposed of. You have to think about electronic components. Electronic components have to be disposed of. And you have to think about batteries. If you include batteries in your product, then I recommend you do, because that has to be disposed of, and in Germany there are three different bodies that regulate this. So taking care of batteries is separate from taking care of electronic components, is separate from taking care of packaging. Some countries have even more category. When you go to France it's like there's a lot like textile and plastics and this and that. So that has nothing to do with corporate taxes and sales tax. That is essentially sales tax and wrapped in the final cost of product. But you still need to do it, otherwise you will not be able to sell. So what Avask does is take care of that compliance requirement without you having to do more than register. There is like going to the doctor for inoculation, so if you get a jab, there's a little bit of pain and then you're done. So it's a similar thing here we will help you, walk you, guide you through registration process. Once you're done with that process, we take care of that. Environmental customs so just movement of goods. If you make a mistake, if you misdeclare, if you import into wrong port, customs duties could be pretty expensive. Customs fees could be expensive. If you have goods that have limited shelf life, obviously it could go bad and it could be in trouble. So these are three main buckets tax compliance, environmental compliance and then cross-border movement to goods compliance. Not sexy and I don't recommend like it's non-differentiated knowledge. If I'm a seller, I don't benefit from understanding all of it like I learned about it because it's needed in order to support businesses, but as a seller I would not waste my time dealing with it like as a seller, I'm looking at new opportunities, I'm trying to understand the needs of the market, I'm trying to understand sourcing. But so all of this can make me more successful in my business. If I can find goods at 10% lower cost in wherever I'm sourcing, that's great. That's a better margin. If I can improve conversion rate by optimizing my listing, that's a great margin. If I spend hours doing some administrative work and then hopefully I don't get in trouble by forgetting to check the box, like best case scenario, I am where I was. Worst case scenario I'm in a deep hole because I made a mistake. So that's the. It's a long answer, but compliance, so operational compliance in European countries. We have sales tax team in the US as well. For businesses who need reporting criteria in the US. Let's say you're selling D2C or you're selling large enough volume, you also have to report sales tax in the US. We have that capability as well. The bulk of the focus at the moment is in Europe.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of some North American and European things, there's an announcement we gave on the Weekly Buzz where now there's some new digital service fees that you're going to have to pay if you're like a Spain based seller selling in the US or vice versa. So make sure you guys know about some of those, just in general. You know, you have a lot of sellers you work with. You mentioned Amazon Sweden before, but what other Amazon marketplaces are you seeing people expand to most lately? You know, maybe some of the more off the wall ones you know I'm not talking about. Oh yeah, obviously there's always going to be a lot of people expanding to Amazon Germany or France, but you know, like in my circles I've heard a lot more than before from Amazon Saudi Arabia for one, and then you know people are. I heard Amazon Australia is finally growing a little bit. It was so slow for a while and more people thinking about Japan, but there's plenty of other newer marketplaces. Do you have anything that sticks out, or pretty much all businesses as normal the last year or so?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>Nothing major if you have any global evidence for various marketplaces like Dutch and Belgium. Apparently there's. There's something happening there where, in certain categories, sellers are finding success, but our core focus is Europe. We are seeing you're seeing anecdotal evidence, but that might not be particularly relevant for your audience. Those might be sort of huge reds that have name recognition that they're leveraging and extracting value as opposed to trying to build new presence. I think Kim Kardashian trying to monetize her name in Australia much easier than if you need to establish your brand. So, nothing, no nuggets sitting there beyond Sweden and that sort. Our Nordic region, where investments are, you have off Amazon. You have this belt in Central Europe like Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, but that also requires expansion beyond Amazon. There are others. You have Allegra that dominates that market, that sliver, which is a sizable market $15 to $20 billion but I would not recommend exploring that until you've mastered European markets in general and if you're an Amazon seller, that's where you would go. You can start with Amazon and ride the growth of Amazon. Huge positive things. Developments happening in terms Amazon and ride the growth of Amazon. Huge positive things. Developing is happening in terms of market growth in Europe for Amazon. I would just piggyback on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you know you and I were talking, you know before something I hadn't heard of, because I don't sell in Europe, I don't deal with too many European sellers here in the States, but I believe that there was like one, a pretty large company that was helping hundreds, if not thousands, of sellers in Europe with some of their taxes and compliance, is trying to step away from the Amazon game. So can you elaborate on that and what those sellers need to know?</p>
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<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>It's a huge company. It's one of those companies that are not well known to consumers or smaller businesses, but large businesses who recognize the name. Avalara is a company that provides sales tax calculation software in the US. Pretty much any company calculating sales tax in the US will use Avalara in some form on the back end. So you don't see it. But when they say hey, in this zip code it's 775, and that one over there is 7875, that most likely comes from Avalara. It used to be a private company but public, got bought by Pista Capital but potentially they can private again. So possibly due to optimization of their balance sheet, they left or they're leaving, and it's not a secret. They made it public. Both Avalara and Amazon communicated that to a larger audience. Avalara is leaving the market at the end of Q3 and they will stop providing bad support for sellers in Europe at the end of that quarter. So through the end of Q3, you're fine. After that if you're selling in Europe, you will need a different service provider. You can try to do this yourself. I'm not saying it's impossible, just not recommended. And there are a few other providers in the space. Avalara is sort of a big name because they're the first Amazon partner in this space. So, if you started selling in Europe when they were initially pushing Pan-EU and European expansion in 2016, 17, 18, you're most likely using Avalara for that, even if you were not aware of that. If you're interacting with Amazon, but on the back end, Avalara is actually providing services they're getting out. You didn't hear about it. On the other hand, in my world, that seems to be the only thing people talk about. So it's probably somewhere in the middle, like somewhere it's noise, somewhere it's signal. It can be very stressful for businesses, but obviously Avask is one company that provides alternative to that and the transition is pretty seamless. Starting with this can be painful. Getting registrations in place, et cetera, et cetera, used to be pretty challenging and painful. Now it's much easier because we have providers like Avask and also process of transitioning from one provider to another is not as painful as starting from scratch. So if you're a seller selling in Europe, then you have to pay taxes, obviously, and you might be impacted by this, but I don't want that level of stress to be particularly high, especially considering that you're getting into sort of prime day or whatever it's like prime selling. So prime of stress to be particularly high, especially considering that you're getting into Prime Day or whatever it's like Prime Selling. So Prime Day, number two, and then follow this Tax Staff will be taken care of. You just need to make a selection. You need to go to Amazon and select who will be handling your account. So could be me, absolutely, but we are not the only provider there.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Anyways, good segue into what I do at the end of episodes. Anyways, if anybody wants to, you know, get more information from Avask or reach out. You know one way they can do is just go to hub.helium10.com. You type in Avask and you'll be able to contact them right from within the Helium 10 portal. Here, you know, you can go to, to avaskgroup.com. How can people find you? Are you active on LinkedIn or how can they reach you out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>LinkedIn is the best way to get a hold of me. I don't have a Facebook account. I actually spent a few minutes earlier today looking at my Facebook account, specifically some conversation on Helium 10 Elite. Someone remembered that you co-hosted AMA with Matt Benton yeah, I did a little trivia.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I did a little trivia there. Those are the old days and and that correct answer was Matt Benton, of who I used to co-host AMA’s was like six years ago and only one person got it right and that person won a free ticket to Amazon Accelerate.  </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>$600 worth of value there so that that trivia paid off. But yeah, yeah, Avask.com or Helium 10, affordable, but Avask.com easier to remember and for me personally find that LinkedIn always happy to connect.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Do you have any last 30 second strategy or 60 second strategy? For us, it could be about the best Serbian food or best places to eat in the UK, since you've spent a lot of time there Accounting. It could be about Amazon software. You've got a lot of expertise, so go ahead and knock it out, whatever you want to talk about.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bojan:</p>
<p>UK is wonderful June through early September, so if you're going to visit, it's a great country, great place, great area to visit during summer. If you spend more time there September through May, you will understand why they built all those ships and conquered the world. And I thought that was original when I said this, but then I was told that's a meme. So I'm not sure how valuable this is Beautiful country, great people but whether June through August. That's Okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, all right, good to know because I've been putting off my trip over there. I haven't been back since before COVID, so now I know when I can go. Well, Bojan, it's been great to have you back on the shows, great to see you in person at these recent events and everybody else out there, like we said, look forward to, perhaps in another announcement of another event, that that we're going to do. Uh, maybe October, maybe November, not sure when, but be looking out for that announcement and you can hang out with us and we can talk, uh, Serbian sports. Um, don't talk about Serbian soccer. That was a very not great performance this year, that it's a sore point for boy on there. But we'll talk about Serbian basketball, because that's always a positive one to talk about.</p>
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Let’s take a closer look at the anticipated Prime Big Deal Days and speculate on the potential dates for this high-stakes event. And just when you thought Walmart was keeping quiet, they've rolled out Walmart Cross Border, a service designed to challenge Amazon Global Logistics with efficient port-to-door shipping for goods manufactured in China. Tune in to understand how these changes might alter your business strategies in the upcoming shopping seasons.

Walmart opens ocean shipping network to marketplace sellers
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-china-cross-border-shipping-service-marketplace-sellers/724202/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-china-cross-border-shipping-service-marketplace-sellers/724202/


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<p>But that's not all—AI is revolutionizing the way we shop and sell online. From helping consumers find the best deals to potentially reducing the advertising burden for sellers, AI-powered search tools are transforming the e-commerce landscape. Whether you see AI as a friend or foe in your selling journey, it's crucial to stay informed. I've got all the insights you need, along with a must-read article linked in the description for a deeper dive. 

Recent Google Ruling May Open Door to More AI-Powered eCommerce
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/recent-google-ruling-may-open-door-to-more-ai-powered-ecommerce/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/recent-google-ruling-may-open-door-to-more-ai-powered-ecommerce/

</a>Don't miss out on this week's buzzing news roundup that's packed with actionable advice and expert insights.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Prime Exclusive Discounts FREE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:56 - Prime Big Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:38 - Walmart Cross Border</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 - Amazon Inbound Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:55 - FBA Returnless Resolutions</li>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Let’s take a closer look at the anticipated Prime Big Deal Days and speculate on the potential dates for this high-stakes event. And just when you thought Walmart was keeping quiet, they've rolled out Walmart Cross Border, a service designed to challenge Amazon Global Logistics with efficient port-to-door shipping for goods manufactured in China. Tune in to understand how these changes might alter your business strategies in the upcoming shopping seasons.<br>
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Walmart opens ocean shipping network to marketplace sellers<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-china-cross-border-shipping-service-marketplace-sellers/724202/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmart-china-cross-border-shipping-service-marketplace-sellers/724202/<br>
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<p>But that's not all—AI is revolutionizing the way we shop and sell online. From helping consumers find the best deals to potentially reducing the advertising burden for sellers, AI-powered search tools are transforming the e-commerce landscape. Whether you see AI as a friend or foe in your selling journey, it's crucial to stay informed. I've got all the insights you need, along with a must-read article linked in the description for a deeper dive. <br>
<br>
Recent Google Ruling May Open Door to More AI-Powered eCommerce<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/recent-google-ruling-may-open-door-to-more-ai-powered-ecommerce/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/recent-google-ruling-may-open-door-to-more-ai-powered-ecommerce/<br>
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</a>Don't miss out on this week's buzzing news roundup that's packed with actionable advice and expert insights.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:54 - Prime Exclusive Discounts FREE</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:56 - Prime Big Deal Days</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:38 - Walmart Cross Border</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:48 - Amazon Inbound Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:55 - FBA Returnless Resolutions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:45 - AI E-commerce</li>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>What if you could replace your corporate salary with millions in e-commerce sales? This inspiring episode brings together Robert Gomez, a former senior finance manager at Microsoft turned successful e-commerce entrepreneur, and Kseniia Reidel, an aspiring Amazon e-commerce star. Robert reveals his transformative journey from the corporate world to achieving over $10 million in sales on Amazon and Walmart brand called Kaffe. Kseniia, on the verge of hitting her first seven-figure mark using Project X methods, shares her innovative strategies and experiences in scaling up an Amazon business.</p>
<p>From facing the challenge of declining sales due to over-dependence on a single product to launching new product lines in Walmart, Robert and Kseniia provide invaluable insights into the world of e-commerce adaptability. They discuss the critical importance of diversifying product offerings and successfully managing logistics during peak seasons. The conversation underscores the significance of strategic retail placement and the rewards of being flexible in the ever-evolving online and retail marketplaces.</p>
<p>We also delve into the game-changing benefits of hiring Virtual Assistants (VAs) for essential tasks like product research. Learn how effective VA onboarding can propel business growth and the impact of diversifying sales channels beyond Amazon, including Walmart, Faire.com, and even TikTok Shop. With strategies for maximizing profit margins and leveraging social media for brand growth, this episode is packed with actionable insights for anyone looking to thrive in the competitive Amazon, Walmart, and e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 587 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Kseniia, and Robert discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:08 - Amazon Seller Stories - Catching Up with Kseniia Reidel &amp; Robert Gomez</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - Dependence on Declining Kitchen Appliance Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Navigating Brand Pivots and Retail Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:32 - Walmart Retail Expansion Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:52 - Product Expansion and Virtual Assistant Hiring Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:17 - High Margin Product Strategy Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:01 - Product Launch Strategy at Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:55 - Amazon Seller VA Time Management</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:01 - Exploring TikTok Shop for their E-commerce Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:12 - Retail Expansion and Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">44:04 - Brand Expansion Strategy Discussion</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got two guests back on the show who've never met each other, but they've both been on here before Robert, who's generated over $10 million of sales with his brand on Amazon and Walmart, and Kseniia, who used Project X strategies to launch her first product, and now this year she's about to hit seven figures for the first time. How cool, is that? Pretty cool I think. Not sure on what main image you should choose from. Or maybe you don't know whether buyers would be interested in your product at a certain price point. Perhaps you want feedback on your new brand or company logo? Get instant and detailed market feedback from actual Amazon Prime members by using Helium 10 Audience. Just enter in your poll or questions and, within a short period of time, 50 to 100 or even more Amazon buyers will give you detailed feedback on what resonates with them the most. For more information, go to h10.me/audience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>forward slash audience. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we've got a couple of serious sellers back on the show Robert for the second time, Kseniia for the third and a half time. We had her on a little Prime Day special here. But welcome back to the show, guys, your first time meeting each other was today. Right, you had no idea who each other was.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>No idea.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love doing that. I love bringing different sellers who maybe under other circumstances, might never have known each other. So it's really good to see that people from all walks of life have success on Amazon. Now, if you want to get the backstory of Robert, his first episode was on 448. So we're not going to go too much into his backstory here. Maybe we'll touch a little bit on it, but 448 is a good one to see his episode. And then Kseniia has been on. I think her first was episode 320. And then she was back on episode 441. So we're really close to Robert's episode there, talking about how she 10X her sales from that first episode today. I'm not sure what we're gonna completely know about. We're gonna catch up, completely know about. We're gonna catch up with them might be up, might be down, but hey, we keep it real here. We're not here to make it seem like, uh, everybody who comes on is gonna 10x their, their, their sales. That's not why we brought her on the last time. But uh, let's see, let's see what happens. So, first of all, Robert, you know, like, like I, you know, the one thing that maybe people who listen to your episode, uh, that stood out was how you were still working at I don't remember it was like Microsoft or something like that for years and years, even though you were already a successful Amazon seller and that you had just around. That time finally was like, all right, I'm going to quit the day job. So you know, you have a couple of years maybe under your belt not working for the man, as it were. So how has that been?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>How's that transition been from so long being like the corporate world and stuff and now being your own boss, kind of I think last time I was on was around that time that I had just quit or was about to quit or something. But yeah, I was at Microsoft for a few years. My background is in corporate finance and I started Amazon, kind of like a side venture, back in 2017, 2019. I launched the current brand that I have, but I sort of held on as long as I could, had a whole team and everything, before I finally quit. And around that time was when we were going into physical retail and we had got our first sort of big contract. So you know, it was kind of just time. The amount of time it was taking, the amount of efforts it took to execute that program just had to do it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>And it's now been a little under two years and it's amazing, I mean just the fact. I mean I love I was there for a reason, you know, and corporate served this purpose. You know, I think I'm always able to say that I used to work for Microsoft and that's kind of level setting very easy to tell somebody. But at the same time, obviously it just wasn't for me. From the day I joined Microsoft, I already knew that I wanted to quit. I already had the Amazon business and everything. It was just, you know, really just the golden handcuffs, as they call them. But yeah, haven't thought about going back any single time in this past year plus. So, yeah, thankfully, you know, any day that I get to do this has really been a blessing. It really doesn't feel like work.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What would you say were the effects of it as far as on your Amazon business? Like having more time to focus? Like, did it stress you out more? Was it the opposite? Were you able to take care of things that might have slipped into their cracks? Were you able to scale faster? You think? What were the differences on that part of things?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>It's hard to quantify it in that sense. But basically you know the role I had at Microsoft. I was a senior finance manager. My team was in the west coast at the headquarters, but I I'm based in the east coast, so it wasn't the amount of necessarily time it was taking. Quite frankly, you know, I had a pretty sweet sort of setup where I didn't take a lot of time right, and that's what made it even harder, because the more you get paid and the less you kind of work.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Of course that just sounds like a dream, right, if I just, you know, mentioned it to friends or just talk to people about it, like what are you doing? What are you thinking of putting it for? But it was just the mental sort of real estate, the real estate it took in my mind, even if I only had one meeting that day or two meetings that day. It was just kind of thinking of like oh, I have that meeting coming up, or just like I have to do this, or the feeling of like not giving something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>My all you know I'm kind of like all or nothing type of guy and so like just having to, like almost feel fake in the way that I showed up to work and it's. They still thought I was doing a good job. You know we had reviews and I was kind of doing OK and good on them, but internally I just felt terrible, you know, and then I just felt like if I could focus all the time, you know, on Cafe, it would unlock a lot of other things and it has, you know, like it has allowed me to get the team into more of a rhythm in the way that we run meetings and run cadences for certain product development, for sales, et cetera, whereas before it could have been interrupted at any given moment, right, because basically I had a job so I could always take that backseat.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So yeah, it's been a ride, All right. Interesting. I think that's something that Amazon sellers out there, once they hit a certain level if they were working, you know is like a universal question All right, at what point do I do I, you know, give up the steadiness of income and the reliability and the insurance and things like that and go, you know, you know, focus solely on my, my Amazon business? For the people who already are out of out of the, the people who already are out of the corporate world once they start their Amazon business, well, they're just all in from day one, kind of, so they don't have that option. But I think the answer is it's different strokes for different folks. You're probably waiting the longest, more than anybody I've known, wasn't it like, even after you started your, your amazon business? Like a good three, four years um?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>yeah, it was about ready to get multiple seven figures at that by that time yeah, yeah, um, we had sold a total of uh, maybe like 12 million or so, um, before I quit, and we rolled, I quit, we rolled out 4,000 Walmart stores and then I quit, basically yeah he was still rolling out 4,000 Walmart stores with his product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>He's like you know what. Yeah, I think it's time now, but that just shows you that's not the wrong choice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>There's other people who wait after one month, and they're ready.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's not necessarily the wrong choice. It's whatever works for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>There was no room for error. If I messed any of that up, not only would I need a job I would be way in that way, so there's one way to look at it but also the focus was there. That was my full time job. You know, I always say Amazon was my full time job, and then I had kind of a side side job in corporate.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. So now going back to Kseniia, first of all, I'm not sure you know I don't remember the kind of things we talk about all the time. My memory is so bad. But then you know, Mhel gave me some notes this wasn't on there but before you started on Amazon like I do have in my notes here that you were doing like selling collectibles on eBay from Russia and things like that, but at any point, while you were doing Amazon, did you also have a day job or you were 100% your e-commerce business from day one?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>100% e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A great contrast I didn't even plan that, but is perfect. It is to have a. To have the contrast here now. I remember one thing that was, you know, kind of like the highlight of your old episodes is is the way that you discovered uh and launched some of those first products that brought you success was like using the project x uh method. So that brand that you started back in you know 2021, 2022, whenever it was uh are you still selling that brand today, the successful one?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yep, still selling. I've had to change a little bit the product line and expand it but, yeah, the first product since from which one it started still there, still selling. It was exactly three years ago, actually, in August 2021.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow, okay, perfect, perfect. Now, the last time we talked back, in 2023, uh, I think some of your closing comments about your goals was hey, you wanted to kind of like focus on, on building the brand a little bit more. I mean building the brand in the figurative sense, not, you know, not just expanding their products, but like actually building a, a brand. And how, what did you do to try to do that and how has that, those efforts, worked out?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing I want to talk about is what happened after last we talked. Is that in 2023, I lost like 40 percent of my sales? Wow, let's keep it real here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's keep it real Well, what was it an attack or just you know the competition? Did you make a huge mistake or what? What happened? Uh, did you make a huge mistake or what? What, what, what happened?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>yes, I made a huge mistake, totally my fault, because when I started building this brand, this brand was focused on accessories for a kitchen appliance, and what I didn't think about is that my sales are going to be totally dependent on the sales of that kitchen appliance. Under no, no, no circumstances I can sell more accessories than the appliances sold. And so what happened is, in 2021 and 2022, the appliance sales were growing and they were doing a lot of social media, so my sales were growing, with me not really doing anything, like I didn't do any social media for my brand. But in 2023, from the beginning of 2023, for whatever reason, their sales started dropping like every month, less and less and less, and by the end of the year, I think they also lost like 40 or 50 percent of their sales and your sales were 100 reliant on theirs, yeah, the same. And anything I was trying to do. I tried to do social media, I tried to do Google ads at an agency, but nothing really was just a waste of money, basically because their product wasn't selling, so my products were not selling and my brand was 100% focused on accessories around that kitchen appliance. Wow, okay, so like I had eight products, I think, by the end of 2022. And they all were related to that kitchen appliance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting, interesting. And so then you're like how do you pivot from something like that? It's like you know, your whole concept of your brand is around this one thing. And here you are trying to build your brand, but then like, wait a minute, this is not the direction I need to keep going, or else I'm going to keep going down yeah, I spent several months on trying to think about what to do about it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I was like, oh, do I just dump it all and just start it all over? But then, like I had a patent pending for two of the products because they were selling really well and it was really my like design idea that I totally made from scratch, I was like I don't really want to dump it because, who knows, maybe like next year, their sales will go up again, you don't know. So I was thinking about it and I just decided to expand into the products that not a hundred percent related to this kitchen appliance that but can be used by the same people but also can be used by other people as well. So kind of exit the sub niche and get in a little higher niche. So they're still all related, but now I'm not tied to that kitchen appliance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, did it help at all that you were in that niche already to launch these other products? Were you able to market to your existing customers at all, or was it almost like starting from scratch again?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>No, the first product that I launched after that was not 100 related to the other brand um was made for I actually got the idea from the customers of that brand, but it was also being bought by all other people. So and sometimes I see that the um, some of the purchases that are made, they're made like two products bought together yeah, the one for the brand and not not for the brand. So the first one kind of easy, and then I started expanding a little bit more outside of the something totally not related to that brand.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay all right. All right, we're going to come back to you because I want to uh, double click on a couple of those things you're talking about. But now back to Robert. You know you had mentioned how, in in around the timing of the last episode, you're launching Walmart and there are thousands of stores. Um, I would assume you know we're here in in august that it's been over a full year now of Walmart store sales. So how would you, how would you say that that's gone? Like what kind of gross sales we talking about just in in stores on Walmart, and are we only talking one skew?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so we launched, uh, maybe, yeah, 16 months ago or so, with two skews uh right away. Basically, one of those items was the intro offer. What they call that at walmart is basically the the cheapest option of that product at walmart right, in this case a coffee grinder, and from the time it went live it just started really selling. Just basically, we could see from the data like Nielsen data, which is like official retail data, not counting Amazon and e-commerce we could see that our product was the best-selling grinder in the us, like across all retail points, just because of that walmart placement, right like. So, imagine walmart being, you know, the kind of highest volume retailer and you're the cheapest in uh or the intro uh pricing there, so that that, you know, had what was kind of like a big boom.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Uh, struggle to kind of just make sure you know, basically keeping up with their projections were a lot lower than we actually did end up selling. Uh, and you know I kind of had already predicted that we would sell, about you know, more than they predicted, just cause that product did well in any other channel that we put it Um, and so, yeah, just kind of stabilizing that right, so making sure that through the holidays.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I would always remember your uh, remember your Instagram post.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>You would be going around to Walmart’s all over the country you're on vacation stuff and go to the shelf where your product is and look it's empty, like we're sold out, like it's a fly, literally flying off the shelves yeah, so that's what was happening, you know, and so because it had one facing, meaning it's on the shelf once, instead of like having two, two of them and it would sell kind of fast enough that basically it wasn't. It wasn't able to maximize what it could do, right, because it wasn't available fully right. So we were missing, you know, maybe 20, 25 percent of sales there until, like, the Walmart kind of system catches up with it, like, uh, their forecasting system, um, but yeah, it's basically uh, it's bigger than an amazon business, uh, it's a high seven figures kind of deal and we're counting wholesale costs, so like not the actual retail, so it kind of would be bigger. And the thing with Walmart there is, you know it's compared to amazon it's huge. You know, like it's guaranteed you're a vendor, there's no middle sort of person there and just you know they place every week orders for 42 distribution centers, so like, basically every week we get 42 orders and it goes to other distribution centers, and then this May, so basically a year later or a little before that, they launched one additional item, so they added one more to the two and now there's three. And I also went to another line review for next May to hopefully add a couple more items. So it's just kind of working on the retail side there, but separately.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>I was actually in Puerto Rico yesterday. I was, as I was telling you, meeting with the Walmart Puerto Rico team because they're rolling out, uh, basically a whole section of like 15 items, um, like they're, they're actually like taking up a whole section, um, and that, you know, even though there's not that many stores in Puerto Rico, it's a, it's a huge kind of way of proving it out, like you know, hey, you know, we did this over there. How about, you know, over here, right, right, two other retailers in the us, and that's kind of where the strategy is. So certainly ups and downs, you know it's not always, uh, rainbows and butterflies, as they say. Uh, that side of the business is great. That's what we've been focusing on for a while. But, uh, there's amazon as well. Not such a pretty picture there, but we're still going at it strong, obviously we're gonna want to uh, you know, uh listen to your story on amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But just going back to the Walmart you might have said this in the last episode but, like I said, I forget things how was it that you even got into Walmart before? Did you start to sell on Walmart.com? Did a buyer at Walmart take notice of you because you were crushing it on Amazon, amazon? You know that's probably the hardest thing for somebody who's interested to get in Walmart brick and mortar is getting on the radar of the buyers and actually getting you know in a media unless you'd, like you know, win a contest or do that uh open call or something like that. But how was it that you were even able to get your foot in the door with Walmart?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so a little combination of a couple of things you mentioned, but essentially we have a broker, okay, and a broker, what a broker does, and it wasn't the first broker we had, by the way, and we have one for Target we have. You know, these brokers kind of charge a single digit percentage of sales if they ever sort of get you in the door. Some charge a monthly retainer. In my opinion I wouldn't go with those. You know, the ones that are like serious in my opinion more are the ones that charge you a percentage only if they ever get you in the door, right, um, and so we had tried one. It didn't work out. I mean, it's the same as us reaching out to the buyers, which we had also done, you know, and they don't really reply. You know, like all these retailers at least the, the biggest retailers they have once a year kind of reviews, right. So if you kind of get invited to the review, then maybe you they'll review your product, but that has to do with whether they're wanting to change whatever they have on the shelves, whether they're open to whatever you have, just like a lot of different things. Like the most common thing to happen is that they don't change anything on the shelf Right If it's kind of working or. You know, their jobs depend on the performance of what's on the shelf Right. There's not unlimited amounts, so they're very picky on what they select in. So that's why it's kind of like an uphill battle to get into the retail shelves, and more nowadays that everyone's pushing for conf right. If anything, they'll tell you oh, go try conf first. That's just kind of like a cop out to say like we don't want you on the shelf at the moment.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>So how it worked with us is basically we had worked with a broker. It didn't kind of work out, just no motion there, and not to their fault. But another broker reached out and said hey, you know I can try to reach out, and he did, and it was regarding our coffee grinders and they basically said you know, you can come to Venville to present it at our line review in June of that year and they had seen the product on Amazon. So yeah, I think we were bestsellers or just doing really well compared to other things they had on the shelf and they invited us for that one product and of course when we went I presented other products Right. So you have like 30 minutes. You set up on a table and it's like go, go, go, and after that just kind of I thought it would be like a lesson learned sort of like. You know, maybe come back next year like a good job. You know, at least I learned how to do this thing. But they came back with, you know, questions that led me to believe that they were really interested, like, hey, you know, would you be able to like fulfill a large number of stores if we allocated you that? And, and you know, I just said yes, you know, I never.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Even that was our first retailer. You know, usually they try you out with a hundred stores or you maybe get into another independent retailer and then you kind of work your way up. But it was one of a weird case where our first retailer was, you know, every Walmart. So it's kind of like you have to learn how to execute the biggest one first, and so now we feel confident that any other retailer, it's kind of like it'll be okay. You know, capacity, volume, just processing the orders. It was a beast at first but yeah, that's how it worked out. Okay, cool, a long sales cycle.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, Interesting, interesting. Now, switching back to Kseniia, you know, like in the old you know I remember some of your other products the way you would kind of find and or launch was, you know, like through Facebook groups and things like that. Like, are you still using that method to like? You know now that you kind of are going a different path, like, is this Facebook play a role, or how are you finding where the needs are to launch these new products? And then, how are you getting the initial eyeballs on your product once you do launch?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yeah, the first one that I launched after switching of being the accessories for other brand that was also from a Facebook group. That also was from the same people. But then after that I realized that I need to find a VA finally, because it was only me before that and it got kind of hard when I got to like almost close to seven figures.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Remind everybody what you did uh, you know to do that so they can kind of have a for those who didn't hear the last episode, so they can have a picture of your strategy here so before, uh, I was finding product ideas, I was on the Facebook groups for that kitchen appliance and I would just see what customers say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Sometimes, a lot of times, because it was a new brand and it was like, basically no accessories for this kitchen appliance they would just say, oh, have anybody, anybody seen this product or this product that we can't find anything like this on amazon? We really want it and I would go like Esty or eBay, I don't know. I check Pinterest and I would see people try to make it themselves from, like I don't know, pieces of wood or something like that. So I realized, okay, well, it's great, then you check the search terms and people actually searching for this product, but there is no options available on Amazon. So that's how all the other products before were and then.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what did you hire the VA to do? Just start, you know, just be in all these Facebook groups and Reddits and stuff like that trying to get information, or what are they doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>no, the first thing that I did when I hired her, I told her she needs to learn the Project X.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Nice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I gave her the Project X because I told her that's exactly how I learned how to search for products. So the first thing we did is that she watched the whole Project X Love it. Because I wanted her to learn how to find products, the way how the Project X was done. Not starting from the product itself, but let's say starting from the product itself. But I'll say started from the keyword. Yes, so searching for the opportunities and not searching for something that already exists, and you'll be surprised. I think it's in two months I don't remember how many she actually found, but the one that we're actually going with in two months it's like 10 or 15 products, something like that that's already passed, like we're getting the samples.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Oh, wow.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>So that's just not the product ideas. That's actually what we will be launching.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's awesome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>So yeah, she's really great Okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How did you find her? I think that's another thing that people wonder about is hey, how do I find good VAs who are actually going to produce, Like, did you go to a service? Did you just put a notice up, or?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I just went on a website. I forgot how it's called like jobsph or something like that. And yeah, I just did a post that I'm looking for a VA with like a specific requirements and I actually did like a an attention test, let's say so. I put it a note and in the middle of the resume and tell them that's how they should name the email when they reach out to me. And you'll be surprised, out of maybe a hundred people or more that reached out to me, maybe like five only actually read yeah the joke post and they put it the and that was like the first test and then they did a task trying to find a product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So hey, there you go, Robert. There's a tip for your, your next hiring thing. Like uh, dude, that's a good test to weed out half of the applications right there. I like it. I like it, okay, cool. So now you know, now that You've launched some products that kind of are not reliant on that one appliance, what do you project? Is your sales going to be by the end of this year on the trajectory you're going now?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yeah, I think we will definitely hit the seven figures this year, so it should be better than so. So far, the best year was in 2022, when we got very close. I think it ended with like nine80,000 or something like that, and I think we should be more. Yeah, it should be more this year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome, awesome Congrats.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>You got to buy $20,000 worth of goods at that point. Yeah, just at the end of the year just like buy your own product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Come on, I mean you got to hit that number, but hey, that's good, you're going to do it without having to game the system like that this year. Awesome, Robert. Amazon. Let me look at my notes here. In your first year I saw you did $2 million on Amazon. You had grown it to like $4 million, which was pretty much Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Only If we were just to take the Amazon, not the Walmart. Are you up down? We're probably slightly down. I would say maybe 15% or so, 10 to 20. Part of that was our own doing. We had to prioritize. If we ran out of stock, it's not going to be at Walmart stores, it's going to be at Amazon, and it's happened a couple of times and know, and that's kind of affected. We had a really kind of high margin sort of products that we've launched and one of them did extremely well and we just haven't been able to keep it in stock because it is a new item to our supplier. But, like as an example, we launched it basically like month one, with no reviews, you know, just like our branding and running ads. We did almost like a quarter million dollars of sales and it was profitable, which is crazy. You know, usually we're used to losing money, you know, even after a while sometimes, uh, but you know that kind of like margin. There's certain like we're basically focused more on things that make margin, you know, or things that will basically help us push sales through our website, through other products, or things like that, like our hero, where we include an insert card and they're able to buy other accessories from us. But yeah, certainly, strategy slightly changed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Within Amazon, advertising basically just kills a lot of the margins, but we see it as a brand awareness exercise as well. We have a lot of products on the roadmap that are higher margin and just kind of like uh, you know, complementary products and stuff that you know I think it's a survival of the fittest on amazon. You know, thankfully, we have always tried to open new channels. You know it wasn't just Walmart stores, you know, for a while we've done all the dot coms, you know, even as vendors like Target dot com, Walmart.com, Macy’s Home Depot, fair dot com If anyone out there listening, maybe I'll save it for the 60 second tip. But Fair dot com, yeah, just, you know, all the channels start adding up, you know, and those are higher margin than and where you don't have to run ads and stuff.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So how are you dealing with the year of the fees? It seems you know Amazon, you know 2024 new inbound fees and low inventory fees, which it sounds like you probably hit because you keep running out of stock, you know, on some items and refund fees and stuff like that. Like how have you been able to maintain your profitability? Or have you been able to maintain your profitability, you know? Have you had to raise prices or what's going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>On no, we just, we have not maintained the profitability, it's just straight. But not on amazon wise. You know, thankfully, the retail side for us just, you know, pays the bills and more. You know thankfully. But uh, we see amazon, as hey it's, it's tough for everybody. You know, thankfully we have another side of the business that it's actually our priority and you know we're still focused on Amazon. But we didn't keep the profitability. Necessarily we can't always just raise prices because we are basically selling on a lot of other channels, so it disrupts a buy box potentially and it's just one of those things where we just have to optimize on the ad side and just straight up, not focus on some SKUs that are, you know, kind of loss leaders or could be loss leaders.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now I'm looking, I'm just looking with Helium 10 here on your store page with X-Ray, and I see actually you know there's a number of products here that you've launched in the last year. Like I see it, says March of 2024. I see another one here, June of 2024, this coffee scale with a timer. Why, somebody, that's gotta be a serious person. You're weighing your coffee and you got a timer on it, but whatever. So there's all these unique products.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>It's at Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>So that product is at 3,000 Walmart stores. Wow so wait, hold on stores. Wow so wait, hold on, hold on.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It just says you launch this in June. So does that mean that you actually launched a product on Walmart before Amazon? I love that. You see, I keep trying to tell people that exists. Some people say, oh no, Walmart is the opposite. You can expect less sales unless you get into the stores. But there are definitely people out there who launch on Walmart first. But anyways, my point was I see at least four or five products here that were launches here. So obviously you're actively, you know um, trying to expand the brand, you know. I asked Kseniia the same question how are you finding these, these new opportunities, like? What are you doing to, like, do your market research to say you know what? This is the next product we're going to try.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so a lot to do with I mean doubling down on what works, for example, the categories that are working. We introduce either variations or new models if we see fit, and then we get a lot of feedback from retailers and pitches that we do to retailers. So we're in line reviews all the time with different retailers and they tell us we like this product, we don't like this product, or potentially, I think we launched maybe like 20 or 15 or 20 espresso sort of accessories, the scale being one of them this year, and that was from, basically, feedback from a Walmart buyer saying, hey, you know, it'd be nice in the future if we have some espresso tools you know that's kind of a trending category, or whatever. And we sort of said tools, you know that's kind of a trending category, whatever. And we sort of said you know, yeah, we have those kind of coming anyway. Yeah, you know. And then we went and looked for those. So we you know I have a lot of products that I've already tested and stuff, you know, every, basically everything. We're a coffee brand, so anything around the coffee categories, you know, are sort of constantly keeping my eye out and our factories also like innovating with us. Um, but yeah, it's, it's.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>It's a lot of prototyping for retailers, rather than launching on amazon and seeing if it works and then sort of uh, then going to pitch to the retailer. So it's a lot more capital efficient, just sort of prototyping things or final sampling and then uh, sort of having them available on your catalog and then if a retailer wants it, then of course you go to mass production, you go kind of bigger on that and double down on amazon um, but yeah, on the amazon side for us, you know one thing that you probably wouldn't see on the numbers there, but we're we've been working with a 1p partner where we basically have a lot of margin on but we don't necessarily account for the sales through our account, you know. So, like our item wouldn't necessarily show that but it says sold by amazon. So there's some. We just started that as of like a month and a half ago or so, uh, and it's been kind of working really well, um, certainly making a lot of profit, and they're selling uh as dot com, as amazoncom. So that is sort of how we're mitigating the risk, just sort of looking for ways where we're able to keep profitability, because you know categories that need our products. You know our brand fits in well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now one thing. The last question for you, before I go back to Xenia, is I don't know the specifics, but I used to supply Walmart to other companies I've worked at. But it's not like they pay you a month in advance or even they pay you up front. There's different terms that Walmart needs and then when they're ordering what? 50 units for 4,000 stores or 20 units for 4,000 stores everybody can do the math out there. We're talking a sizable chunk of change. How do you manage cash flow when you're almost having to front Walmart and some of these other things like and have such a big business with so much turnover? How do you have the capital to sustain, to keep it, to keep it going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>yeah, that's the part that hasn't been easy for sure. You know, financing environment altogether has gotten, you know, tougher for everyone. You know, obviously, the higher interest rates and stuff. I just bootstrapped this so of course even harder right, and I'm in a sort of categories that are, you know, some would say commoditized, unless you have like strong brand but you definitely are competing against legacy brands that are sold by amazon. So basically a lot of competition in that way. Um, so, to scale it, it's not like I had extra sort of profit margins to just dump around and make mistakes and sort of, you know, go everywhere. So it definitely took some, you know, strategic there, partnering with the.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>I would say the biggest lever is our supply chain terms. You know our supplier terms are almost unheard of when I tell even you know bigger, much bigger sellers. Obviously I've taken on debt, you know, um, and that's been helpful, you know. You know decent amount of debt, but the largest chunk that allowed to scale at that point has been the supplier term. So think of uh, you know, usually you pay your suppliers maybe like 30 deposit and then the 70 maybe when the goods goods arrive at the US. You know if you're lucky, you know if not when it left China. We pay 15% deposit and then we don't pay the 85%, sometimes until 90 days after the goods arrive in the US. So basically, we sell it to Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Walmart pays us in 55 days and then we go and pay our supplier essentially. So at any given time we owe our supplier so much money that it also makes a relationship so that we basically don't have to. We do, uh, at least once for all we don't have to do inspections on containers because they're not going to mess it up. You know, if they mess it up, we owe them so much money that it's in their best interest to not. You know, uh, so it keeps that relationship always kind of lopsided in in this way and, quite frankly, is the cheapest financing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>You know that that one can get right. It's just basically your supplier taking on the brunt of it. So at some point earlier this year, yeah, like because of the terms with Walmart, basically Walmart owed us like maybe a million and a half dollars or something, which is crazy. You're like, okay, in the next 55 days every they're going to be paying some amount. But then we also owe the supplier like hundreds and hundreds of thousands, and then over there, this and then you have to order another container because you know Walmart's going to reorder and they're not telling you that, but if it's on the shelves they're going to start reordering as soon as it starts trickling in. So it's just a huge risk really. But when it's Walmart stores, I mean you just have to take it. You know I always said I'm either going to make this thing, you know work kind of do it big or leave a huge hole in the ground of where it was once. But it's business. You know, I try to remove the outcome from me. You know me, or my sort of self-worth, I guess</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, Kseniia, a similar question to you is you, as a smaller up-and-coming seller, how have you been able to deal with all the new fees? Have you changed your strategy about how you send stuff to Amazon at all, or anything else like about how you send stuff to Amazon at all or anything else, or are you just kind of like you know, just taking the new fees and raising prices, or how are you dealing with it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well, generally when I did the product research before and now we look only for the products that look at like 40% profit and obviously that was the profits that I had in 2022. And after all the fees, it just dropped to like 23, probably percent, 23, 25%. I'm very careful with PPC right now. I'm not trying to overspend on it Plus on the storage, so I'm basically storing for free the products in China after they're being manufactured, so I'm saving money on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I think this is interesting. A lot of sellers are kind of like maybe in your shoes right now, maybe just by themselves, or maybe they have one or two VAs. Tell me, how many hours a week are you putting to your Amazon business? How many hours a week is your VA doing? And then what are you guys doing? How does your week look? How do you break apart the responsibilities?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>So actually I hired the first VA in April, I think and I liked so much that I hired a second one, like a month ago. But she's only responsible for like social media because we started doing TikTok, uh and a lot of like UGC content, um. So the first VA she does a full time, so 40 hours um a week, and the second one is a part-time for now because I don't know how it's gonna go, because I don't think all the products are fit for like TikTok are you doing TikTok shop or just like promoting?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>yeah, TikTok shop. Okay, how's that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>How's that working out for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'll go back to the employees or the time management one, but how's TikTok?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well nothing really. Yeah, we just we just started like three weeks ago, I think four weeks ago ago. So she's reaching out to a lot of influencers and through the affiliate program, through TikTok, so I don't know how many she probably reached out to like 200 a day or something like that. So some reply, some don't. So we've just been sending out some sample. I think we only got like one video or something like that yet posted, so not much yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, one employee is specifically doing social media for you, including TikTok shop, and the other one is she just doing the product research, like you mentioned before, she has other tasks for you as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yeah, so the first one. She initially was hired specifically for product research, but then we got to the point where we got so many products that we found but there is not too much money, even though I've taken out the loan, but still there is not enough Like. But there is not too much money even though I've taken out the loan, but still there is not enough like. I don't feel confident yet to get like a huge loan. So we still have to launch like one or two products at a time. I can't do like go and launch all 15 at the same time, because the problem I ran into maybe six months ago is a launch product and it became. It started selling a lot better than I expected to.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So cash flow. Same thing we're talking about with uh, with Robert there, yeah yeah, of course.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well, at the moment where I started losing sales, obviously I didn't have any profits. So that's the moment when I had to decide what I'm gonna do if I'm just closing it all down or am I taking a loan. So I decided to get a loan and start launching new products, and then it got better. But also I use a lot of credit cards just because I get points. I figured out the right credit cards to use because I travel a lot. Then I honestly don't remember last time I paid for a ticket. It's all always done through points.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So how do you, how are you paying your suppliers with a credit card? Cause not all, not everybody, knows how to do, how to do that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Uh, so I just do it through Alibaba, but I negotiated a terms with them where they covered Alibaba fee, so I'm not worried about that. Okay, cool, but that way I get a bunch of points every month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, because I know you and your husband like to travel a lot too. So you're saying all those are. Are you business class on everything too? Most of the times, but not for the short flights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Okay cool, cool for the longer ones.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, Robert, as I'm talking to Kseniia, she was talking about TikTok shop. Here I'm looking and I see you're on TikTok shop too. So how, how long have you been on there and how's that been working for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>yeah, I think we maybe, uh, earlier this year or something like that. Um, again, we have, uh, there's certain products that we know work a lot better for TikTok shop and we see it. You know, there's a concentration on a few products basically that work very well there. You have one of them pulled up. We just had inventory issues on those products. Basically, those products are really hot, kind of everywhere we put them and we really haven't been able to push as hard as we can on TikTok shop, but certainly everywhere we put them and we really haven't been able to push as hard as we can on tiktok shop but certainly are gathering a lot of affiliate content.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Um, and sales are starting to come in. You know, uh, we see it as a big kind of big potential there. Um, certainly so. We're. We're reloading on inventory on those and, and for those that didn't know, uh, fulfilled by tick tock, I think basically, and for those that didn't know, fulfilled by TikTok, I think, basically they're subsidizing shipping. So you essentially make more margin on certain products as long as you get them above a certain threshold. So, yeah, it's one of the channels that we're focusing on. That's newer, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know we talked before about your goals. So, like what are your goals now for the future of your brand, now that you have like a different direction than the last time we were talking? Like what are you trying to accomplish at the end of this year other than hitting seven figures? What's next year look like for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>We're just going to try to launch as many products as we can. Our goal is probably two to three products every couple of months, so like a product a month. So that why we try to develop um. At the same time we're developing like five products, because you never know how it's gonna go um and, of course, do more social media, do more content, just to, you know, to get the, the brand name out there. Uh, we just started doing Shopify, like a month ago or no, a week ago, I think. I just started working on a website um.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you launching any other platforms? Obviously you're on amazon. You're on TikTok shop. You just said you're on Shopify. Are you on Walmart?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>or other places. Not yet, not yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But yeah, I'm thinking about going there too, as well, now you've got an inside connection at walmart if one of your product takes off somebody who can help you out here, Excellent. What is your favorite? Helium 10 tool, Kseniia or function of a tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Probably the audience. That's the one that I use all the time. Is it called audience?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, the split where you ask the questions to the people and say, how are you using that Like for your images, or just for product ideas, or what are you using that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>honestly for everything, for both for the product ideas, for the images, because I just think it's so easy. You know, when you're thinking about like the product we find, then I usually do um, like the drawing and uh, 3d you know the 3d image of the product that doesn't exist yet. Then usually all my products are like, really designed differently. That's what's on the market right now and I just upload the image there and I see what people say and ask them would you buy this product? And if you wouldn't buy this product, why not? Or what would you change in this product? And sometimes I see the things that I didn't even you know, I didn't even think about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you're launching just the 3D rendering and just asking a question on that image, or you're launching it like, or you're launching it, you're putting it in a poll next to like existing products and asking them, or which one are you doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I'm doing both. Actually, the first I just do the rendering and ask them would you buy this product? And if you would not buy this product, would you change like, how would you make it better for you? And then sometimes I also compare it to the other products that on the market and ask them which one would they buy? Interesting and a lot of times I do the changes on the product based on what the people say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, I think it's important. I mean helium 10 audience, which is, you know, uh basically pick fu inside of Helium 10. I think is slept on by a lot of people. But that's, that's uh glad to see somebody's similar questions. To close out, uh, before we get to our final 30 second tips to Robert, like what's, what's your goals for the brand this year, next year and beyond?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so we're. We're really just doubling down on retail. We have a line reviews with different retailers. We're attending different trade shows, not like Amazon trade shows but like actually exhibiting. We did our first one in Chicago this year that had brought a lot of leads to basically regional retailers and all these new doors where we can just increase our distribution Within Amazon. Just continue to execute our roadmap. You know, basically double down on the products that are working and like higher margin products, but basically just doubling down on what's working. The brand, the angle of like being a go-to coffee brand versus legacy brands, that kind of just focus all over home, all over kitchen yeah, it's really, you know, seems to be really hitting a nerve with retail buyers. So that's kind of where we're going.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Nice, nice and your favorite Helium 10 tool for you or your team.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Keyword Tracker. I use the Keyword Tracker a lot, market Tracker the original one. So those are my top two and that's because I have a lot of customization there. And I would say, to answer your other question on what could have maybe some improvement, although I like the interface a lot, is the profits. I think I talked to the team already but maybe there was some delay there with the advertising numbers being posted and so, like you know, profit being a tool that you want to look at almost like real time, you know, as opposed to like a few days back. But overall, you know, I love Helium 10. We use a lot of the tools the follow up tool, the you know I hadn't heard of the audience one we use PickFu from time to time, same thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It literally is PickFu just inside of Helium 10.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, I didn't know that you guys had integrated like that. But, yeah, a lot of tools that help us keep an eye on the business, a lot of the notification stuff, the daily like keyword tracker emails that we get. You know, we really do use all those things Awesome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. So now you know. Robert and Kseniia have been on this podcast for a while, so they know what's coming up next. What is your 30 or 60 second tip? Let's start with Robert.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>So my tip revolves around retail or going into retail. But first I want to talk about a channel called Faire like fair with an E at the end, dot com. To those who haven't heard it, especially if you're selling on Amazon or already on e-com, it's essentially a marketplace for independent stores all throughout the US, Europe, whatever, just sort of mom and pops, coffee shops, just any sort of stores that wants to source goods for their store, and it does really well for us. We've sold six figures through there, high margins, and we get pictures all the time from random friends and things like hey, how is your product that's in a random coffee shop in the middle of random city? Or just like in this little store, I saw your products. So you get actual feedback on what your products look like on the shelves and which products actually sell, Because those products, even though it's going to be a little store, it's going to be on the shelf, so you're going to see which products turn and why they do or do not turn, and that will kind of build up your first book of customers that are actual physical retails. Right, there's a lot of reorders on there and it's just a great way to get your feet wet into going to retail go ahead, you know, into going to retail.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So that's my tip there. Okay, cool, all right now. Now over to uh Kseniia. What is your uh 30 or 60 seconds? Uh tip or strategy for the sellers out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I want to talk about the product development. I want to say that never stop product development. Uh, always have multiple products and a development at the same time. Um, even if your budget allowing launching only one at a time, because there is always going to be something that's going to go wrong, like the samples might not be made according to the drawings, suppliers might take a lot longer time to make the sample, or your packaging can get lost in the mail. So, and if something goes wrong with one of the products that you're developing, you always will have another options what to launch.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Cassini in the past. I know she kind of flies under the radar here, and that's why I love having people on the show. They don't come here with agendas, they're not trying to. You know like I'll have professionals, no problem. You know people who have agencies, people who do want to make a name for themselves no problem with that at all. I get good stories. But I also like having people on here who, who, hey, they're not on here for promotion, they're just trying to help other sellers out here. So, Kseniia, I know I don't even have to ask that that that she doesn't even have a you know any website or LinkedIn for people to reach out to. But, Robert, I think you do so like, if people want to, you know somehow find you on the interwebs out there. How can, how can they locate you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Gladly, we'll connect. I love just talking to sellers and helping in any way I can. I always learn as much as I give away at least. So gladly please reach out. LinkedIn would be fine, Robert Gomez, just search for me and glad to chat.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Well, Robert and Kseniia, thank you so much for coming on and sharing what you guys have been up to, and we definitely want to reach out maybe in 2025 and maybe not together, because I like introducing people to new ones, but maybe we'll connect you with other sellers out there. But thank you so much for coming on and wish you the most of success in your e-commerce journeys.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What if you could replace your corporate salary with millions in e-commerce sales? This inspiring episode brings together Robert Gomez, a former senior finance manager at Microsoft turned successful e-commerce entrepreneur, and Kseniia Reidel, an aspiring Amazon e-commerce star. Robert reveals his transformative journey from the corporate world to achieving over $10 million in sales on Amazon and Walmart brand called Kaffe. Kseniia, on the verge of hitting her first seven-figure mark using Project X methods, shares her innovative strategies and experiences in scaling up an Amazon business.</p>
<p>From facing the challenge of declining sales due to over-dependence on a single product to launching new product lines in Walmart, Robert and Kseniia provide invaluable insights into the world of e-commerce adaptability. They discuss the critical importance of diversifying product offerings and successfully managing logistics during peak seasons. The conversation underscores the significance of strategic retail placement and the rewards of being flexible in the ever-evolving online and retail marketplaces.</p>
<p>We also delve into the game-changing benefits of hiring Virtual Assistants (VAs) for essential tasks like product research. Learn how effective VA onboarding can propel business growth and the impact of diversifying sales channels beyond Amazon, including Walmart, Faire.com, and even TikTok Shop. With strategies for maximizing profit margins and leveraging social media for brand growth, this episode is packed with actionable insights for anyone looking to thrive in the competitive Amazon, Walmart, and e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 587 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Kseniia, and Robert discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:08 - Amazon Seller Stories - Catching Up with Kseniia Reidel &amp; Robert Gomez</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:17 - Dependence on Declining Kitchen Appliance Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Navigating Brand Pivots and Retail Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:32 - Walmart Retail Expansion Success Story</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:52 - Product Expansion and Virtual Assistant Hiring Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:17 - High Margin Product Strategy Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:01 - Product Launch Strategy at Walmart</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:55 - Amazon Seller VA Time Management</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">40:01 - Exploring TikTok Shop for their E-commerce Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">41:12 - Retail Expansion and Product Development</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">44:04 - Brand Expansion Strategy Discussion</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got two guests back on the show who've never met each other, but they've both been on here before Robert, who's generated over $10 million of sales with his brand on Amazon and Walmart, and Kseniia, who used Project X strategies to launch her first product, and now this year she's about to hit seven figures for the first time. How cool, is that? Pretty cool I think. Not sure on what main image you should choose from. Or maybe you don't know whether buyers would be interested in your product at a certain price point. Perhaps you want feedback on your new brand or company logo? Get instant and detailed market feedback from actual Amazon Prime members by using Helium 10 Audience. Just enter in your poll or questions and, within a short period of time, 50 to 100 or even more Amazon buyers will give you detailed feedback on what resonates with them the most. For more information, go to h10.me/audience.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>forward slash audience. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we've got a couple of serious sellers back on the show Robert for the second time, Kseniia for the third and a half time. We had her on a little Prime Day special here. But welcome back to the show, guys, your first time meeting each other was today. Right, you had no idea who each other was.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>No idea.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love doing that. I love bringing different sellers who maybe under other circumstances, might never have known each other. So it's really good to see that people from all walks of life have success on Amazon. Now, if you want to get the backstory of Robert, his first episode was on 448. So we're not going to go too much into his backstory here. Maybe we'll touch a little bit on it, but 448 is a good one to see his episode. And then Kseniia has been on. I think her first was episode 320. And then she was back on episode 441. So we're really close to Robert's episode there, talking about how she 10X her sales from that first episode today. I'm not sure what we're gonna completely know about. We're gonna catch up, completely know about. We're gonna catch up with them might be up, might be down, but hey, we keep it real here. We're not here to make it seem like, uh, everybody who comes on is gonna 10x their, their, their sales. That's not why we brought her on the last time. But uh, let's see, let's see what happens. So, first of all, Robert, you know, like, like I, you know, the one thing that maybe people who listen to your episode, uh, that stood out was how you were still working at I don't remember it was like Microsoft or something like that for years and years, even though you were already a successful Amazon seller and that you had just around. That time finally was like, all right, I'm going to quit the day job. So you know, you have a couple of years maybe under your belt not working for the man, as it were. So how has that been?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>How's that transition been from so long being like the corporate world and stuff and now being your own boss, kind of I think last time I was on was around that time that I had just quit or was about to quit or something. But yeah, I was at Microsoft for a few years. My background is in corporate finance and I started Amazon, kind of like a side venture, back in 2017, 2019. I launched the current brand that I have, but I sort of held on as long as I could, had a whole team and everything, before I finally quit. And around that time was when we were going into physical retail and we had got our first sort of big contract. So you know, it was kind of just time. The amount of time it was taking, the amount of efforts it took to execute that program just had to do it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>And it's now been a little under two years and it's amazing, I mean just the fact. I mean I love I was there for a reason, you know, and corporate served this purpose. You know, I think I'm always able to say that I used to work for Microsoft and that's kind of level setting very easy to tell somebody. But at the same time, obviously it just wasn't for me. From the day I joined Microsoft, I already knew that I wanted to quit. I already had the Amazon business and everything. It was just, you know, really just the golden handcuffs, as they call them. But yeah, haven't thought about going back any single time in this past year plus. So, yeah, thankfully, you know, any day that I get to do this has really been a blessing. It really doesn't feel like work.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What would you say were the effects of it as far as on your Amazon business? Like having more time to focus? Like, did it stress you out more? Was it the opposite? Were you able to take care of things that might have slipped into their cracks? Were you able to scale faster? You think? What were the differences on that part of things?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>It's hard to quantify it in that sense. But basically you know the role I had at Microsoft. I was a senior finance manager. My team was in the west coast at the headquarters, but I I'm based in the east coast, so it wasn't the amount of necessarily time it was taking. Quite frankly, you know, I had a pretty sweet sort of setup where I didn't take a lot of time right, and that's what made it even harder, because the more you get paid and the less you kind of work.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Of course that just sounds like a dream, right, if I just, you know, mentioned it to friends or just talk to people about it, like what are you doing? What are you thinking of putting it for? But it was just the mental sort of real estate, the real estate it took in my mind, even if I only had one meeting that day or two meetings that day. It was just kind of thinking of like oh, I have that meeting coming up, or just like I have to do this, or the feeling of like not giving something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>My all you know I'm kind of like all or nothing type of guy and so like just having to, like almost feel fake in the way that I showed up to work and it's. They still thought I was doing a good job. You know we had reviews and I was kind of doing OK and good on them, but internally I just felt terrible, you know, and then I just felt like if I could focus all the time, you know, on Cafe, it would unlock a lot of other things and it has, you know, like it has allowed me to get the team into more of a rhythm in the way that we run meetings and run cadences for certain product development, for sales, et cetera, whereas before it could have been interrupted at any given moment, right, because basically I had a job so I could always take that backseat.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So yeah, it's been a ride, All right. Interesting. I think that's something that Amazon sellers out there, once they hit a certain level if they were working, you know is like a universal question All right, at what point do I do I, you know, give up the steadiness of income and the reliability and the insurance and things like that and go, you know, you know, focus solely on my, my Amazon business? For the people who already are out of out of the, the people who already are out of the corporate world once they start their Amazon business, well, they're just all in from day one, kind of, so they don't have that option. But I think the answer is it's different strokes for different folks. You're probably waiting the longest, more than anybody I've known, wasn't it like, even after you started your, your amazon business? Like a good three, four years um?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>yeah, it was about ready to get multiple seven figures at that by that time yeah, yeah, um, we had sold a total of uh, maybe like 12 million or so, um, before I quit, and we rolled, I quit, we rolled out 4,000 Walmart stores and then I quit, basically yeah he was still rolling out 4,000 Walmart stores with his product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>He's like you know what. Yeah, I think it's time now, but that just shows you that's not the wrong choice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>There's other people who wait after one month, and they're ready.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's not necessarily the wrong choice. It's whatever works for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>There was no room for error. If I messed any of that up, not only would I need a job I would be way in that way, so there's one way to look at it but also the focus was there. That was my full time job. You know, I always say Amazon was my full time job, and then I had kind of a side side job in corporate.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. So now going back to Kseniia, first of all, I'm not sure you know I don't remember the kind of things we talk about all the time. My memory is so bad. But then you know, Mhel gave me some notes this wasn't on there but before you started on Amazon like I do have in my notes here that you were doing like selling collectibles on eBay from Russia and things like that, but at any point, while you were doing Amazon, did you also have a day job or you were 100% your e-commerce business from day one?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>100% e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A great contrast I didn't even plan that, but is perfect. It is to have a. To have the contrast here now. I remember one thing that was, you know, kind of like the highlight of your old episodes is is the way that you discovered uh and launched some of those first products that brought you success was like using the project x uh method. So that brand that you started back in you know 2021, 2022, whenever it was uh are you still selling that brand today, the successful one?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yep, still selling. I've had to change a little bit the product line and expand it but, yeah, the first product since from which one it started still there, still selling. It was exactly three years ago, actually, in August 2021.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Wow, okay, perfect, perfect. Now, the last time we talked back, in 2023, uh, I think some of your closing comments about your goals was hey, you wanted to kind of like focus on, on building the brand a little bit more. I mean building the brand in the figurative sense, not, you know, not just expanding their products, but like actually building a, a brand. And how, what did you do to try to do that and how has that, those efforts, worked out?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing I want to talk about is what happened after last we talked. Is that in 2023, I lost like 40 percent of my sales? Wow, let's keep it real here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's keep it real Well, what was it an attack or just you know the competition? Did you make a huge mistake or what? What happened? Uh, did you make a huge mistake or what? What, what, what happened?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>yes, I made a huge mistake, totally my fault, because when I started building this brand, this brand was focused on accessories for a kitchen appliance, and what I didn't think about is that my sales are going to be totally dependent on the sales of that kitchen appliance. Under no, no, no circumstances I can sell more accessories than the appliances sold. And so what happened is, in 2021 and 2022, the appliance sales were growing and they were doing a lot of social media, so my sales were growing, with me not really doing anything, like I didn't do any social media for my brand. But in 2023, from the beginning of 2023, for whatever reason, their sales started dropping like every month, less and less and less, and by the end of the year, I think they also lost like 40 or 50 percent of their sales and your sales were 100 reliant on theirs, yeah, the same. And anything I was trying to do. I tried to do social media, I tried to do Google ads at an agency, but nothing really was just a waste of money, basically because their product wasn't selling, so my products were not selling and my brand was 100% focused on accessories around that kitchen appliance. Wow, okay, so like I had eight products, I think, by the end of 2022. And they all were related to that kitchen appliance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Interesting, interesting. And so then you're like how do you pivot from something like that? It's like you know, your whole concept of your brand is around this one thing. And here you are trying to build your brand, but then like, wait a minute, this is not the direction I need to keep going, or else I'm going to keep going down yeah, I spent several months on trying to think about what to do about it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I was like, oh, do I just dump it all and just start it all over? But then, like I had a patent pending for two of the products because they were selling really well and it was really my like design idea that I totally made from scratch, I was like I don't really want to dump it because, who knows, maybe like next year, their sales will go up again, you don't know. So I was thinking about it and I just decided to expand into the products that not a hundred percent related to this kitchen appliance that but can be used by the same people but also can be used by other people as well. So kind of exit the sub niche and get in a little higher niche. So they're still all related, but now I'm not tied to that kitchen appliance.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, did it help at all that you were in that niche already to launch these other products? Were you able to market to your existing customers at all, or was it almost like starting from scratch again?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>No, the first product that I launched after that was not 100 related to the other brand um was made for I actually got the idea from the customers of that brand, but it was also being bought by all other people. So and sometimes I see that the um, some of the purchases that are made, they're made like two products bought together yeah, the one for the brand and not not for the brand. So the first one kind of easy, and then I started expanding a little bit more outside of the something totally not related to that brand.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay all right. All right, we're going to come back to you because I want to uh, double click on a couple of those things you're talking about. But now back to Robert. You know you had mentioned how, in in around the timing of the last episode, you're launching Walmart and there are thousands of stores. Um, I would assume you know we're here in in august that it's been over a full year now of Walmart store sales. So how would you, how would you say that that's gone? Like what kind of gross sales we talking about just in in stores on Walmart, and are we only talking one skew?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so we launched, uh, maybe, yeah, 16 months ago or so, with two skews uh right away. Basically, one of those items was the intro offer. What they call that at walmart is basically the the cheapest option of that product at walmart right, in this case a coffee grinder, and from the time it went live it just started really selling. Just basically, we could see from the data like Nielsen data, which is like official retail data, not counting Amazon and e-commerce we could see that our product was the best-selling grinder in the us, like across all retail points, just because of that walmart placement, right like. So, imagine walmart being, you know, the kind of highest volume retailer and you're the cheapest in uh or the intro uh pricing there, so that that, you know, had what was kind of like a big boom.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Uh, struggle to kind of just make sure you know, basically keeping up with their projections were a lot lower than we actually did end up selling. Uh, and you know I kind of had already predicted that we would sell, about you know, more than they predicted, just cause that product did well in any other channel that we put it Um, and so, yeah, just kind of stabilizing that right, so making sure that through the holidays.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I would always remember your uh, remember your Instagram post.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>You would be going around to Walmart’s all over the country you're on vacation stuff and go to the shelf where your product is and look it's empty, like we're sold out, like it's a fly, literally flying off the shelves yeah, so that's what was happening, you know, and so because it had one facing, meaning it's on the shelf once, instead of like having two, two of them and it would sell kind of fast enough that basically it wasn't. It wasn't able to maximize what it could do, right, because it wasn't available fully right. So we were missing, you know, maybe 20, 25 percent of sales there until, like, the Walmart kind of system catches up with it, like, uh, their forecasting system, um, but yeah, it's basically uh, it's bigger than an amazon business, uh, it's a high seven figures kind of deal and we're counting wholesale costs, so like not the actual retail, so it kind of would be bigger. And the thing with Walmart there is, you know it's compared to amazon it's huge. You know, like it's guaranteed you're a vendor, there's no middle sort of person there and just you know they place every week orders for 42 distribution centers, so like, basically every week we get 42 orders and it goes to other distribution centers, and then this May, so basically a year later or a little before that, they launched one additional item, so they added one more to the two and now there's three. And I also went to another line review for next May to hopefully add a couple more items. So it's just kind of working on the retail side there, but separately.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>I was actually in Puerto Rico yesterday. I was, as I was telling you, meeting with the Walmart Puerto Rico team because they're rolling out, uh, basically a whole section of like 15 items, um, like they're, they're actually like taking up a whole section, um, and that, you know, even though there's not that many stores in Puerto Rico, it's a, it's a huge kind of way of proving it out, like you know, hey, you know, we did this over there. How about, you know, over here, right, right, two other retailers in the us, and that's kind of where the strategy is. So certainly ups and downs, you know it's not always, uh, rainbows and butterflies, as they say. Uh, that side of the business is great. That's what we've been focusing on for a while. But, uh, there's amazon as well. Not such a pretty picture there, but we're still going at it strong, obviously we're gonna want to uh, you know, uh listen to your story on amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But just going back to the Walmart you might have said this in the last episode but, like I said, I forget things how was it that you even got into Walmart before? Did you start to sell on Walmart.com? Did a buyer at Walmart take notice of you because you were crushing it on Amazon, amazon? You know that's probably the hardest thing for somebody who's interested to get in Walmart brick and mortar is getting on the radar of the buyers and actually getting you know in a media unless you'd, like you know, win a contest or do that uh open call or something like that. But how was it that you were even able to get your foot in the door with Walmart?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so a little combination of a couple of things you mentioned, but essentially we have a broker, okay, and a broker, what a broker does, and it wasn't the first broker we had, by the way, and we have one for Target we have. You know, these brokers kind of charge a single digit percentage of sales if they ever sort of get you in the door. Some charge a monthly retainer. In my opinion I wouldn't go with those. You know, the ones that are like serious in my opinion more are the ones that charge you a percentage only if they ever get you in the door, right, um, and so we had tried one. It didn't work out. I mean, it's the same as us reaching out to the buyers, which we had also done, you know, and they don't really reply. You know, like all these retailers at least the, the biggest retailers they have once a year kind of reviews, right. So if you kind of get invited to the review, then maybe you they'll review your product, but that has to do with whether they're wanting to change whatever they have on the shelves, whether they're open to whatever you have, just like a lot of different things. Like the most common thing to happen is that they don't change anything on the shelf Right If it's kind of working or. You know, their jobs depend on the performance of what's on the shelf Right. There's not unlimited amounts, so they're very picky on what they select in. So that's why it's kind of like an uphill battle to get into the retail shelves, and more nowadays that everyone's pushing for conf right. If anything, they'll tell you oh, go try conf first. That's just kind of like a cop out to say like we don't want you on the shelf at the moment.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>So how it worked with us is basically we had worked with a broker. It didn't kind of work out, just no motion there, and not to their fault. But another broker reached out and said hey, you know I can try to reach out, and he did, and it was regarding our coffee grinders and they basically said you know, you can come to Venville to present it at our line review in June of that year and they had seen the product on Amazon. So yeah, I think we were bestsellers or just doing really well compared to other things they had on the shelf and they invited us for that one product and of course when we went I presented other products Right. So you have like 30 minutes. You set up on a table and it's like go, go, go, and after that just kind of I thought it would be like a lesson learned sort of like. You know, maybe come back next year like a good job. You know, at least I learned how to do this thing. But they came back with, you know, questions that led me to believe that they were really interested, like, hey, you know, would you be able to like fulfill a large number of stores if we allocated you that? And, and you know, I just said yes, you know, I never.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Even that was our first retailer. You know, usually they try you out with a hundred stores or you maybe get into another independent retailer and then you kind of work your way up. But it was one of a weird case where our first retailer was, you know, every Walmart. So it's kind of like you have to learn how to execute the biggest one first, and so now we feel confident that any other retailer, it's kind of like it'll be okay. You know, capacity, volume, just processing the orders. It was a beast at first but yeah, that's how it worked out. Okay, cool, a long sales cycle.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, Interesting, interesting. Now, switching back to Kseniia, you know, like in the old you know I remember some of your other products the way you would kind of find and or launch was, you know, like through Facebook groups and things like that. Like, are you still using that method to like? You know now that you kind of are going a different path, like, is this Facebook play a role, or how are you finding where the needs are to launch these new products? And then, how are you getting the initial eyeballs on your product once you do launch?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yeah, the first one that I launched after switching of being the accessories for other brand that was also from a Facebook group. That also was from the same people. But then after that I realized that I need to find a VA finally, because it was only me before that and it got kind of hard when I got to like almost close to seven figures.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Remind everybody what you did uh, you know to do that so they can kind of have a for those who didn't hear the last episode, so they can have a picture of your strategy here so before, uh, I was finding product ideas, I was on the Facebook groups for that kitchen appliance and I would just see what customers say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Sometimes, a lot of times, because it was a new brand and it was like, basically no accessories for this kitchen appliance they would just say, oh, have anybody, anybody seen this product or this product that we can't find anything like this on amazon? We really want it and I would go like Esty or eBay, I don't know. I check Pinterest and I would see people try to make it themselves from, like I don't know, pieces of wood or something like that. So I realized, okay, well, it's great, then you check the search terms and people actually searching for this product, but there is no options available on Amazon. So that's how all the other products before were and then.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what did you hire the VA to do? Just start, you know, just be in all these Facebook groups and Reddits and stuff like that trying to get information, or what are they doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>no, the first thing that I did when I hired her, I told her she needs to learn the Project X.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Nice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I gave her the Project X because I told her that's exactly how I learned how to search for products. So the first thing we did is that she watched the whole Project X Love it. Because I wanted her to learn how to find products, the way how the Project X was done. Not starting from the product itself, but let's say starting from the product itself. But I'll say started from the keyword. Yes, so searching for the opportunities and not searching for something that already exists, and you'll be surprised. I think it's in two months I don't remember how many she actually found, but the one that we're actually going with in two months it's like 10 or 15 products, something like that that's already passed, like we're getting the samples.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Oh, wow.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>So that's just not the product ideas. That's actually what we will be launching.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's awesome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>So yeah, she's really great Okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How did you find her? I think that's another thing that people wonder about is hey, how do I find good VAs who are actually going to produce, Like, did you go to a service? Did you just put a notice up, or?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I just went on a website. I forgot how it's called like jobsph or something like that. And yeah, I just did a post that I'm looking for a VA with like a specific requirements and I actually did like a an attention test, let's say so. I put it a note and in the middle of the resume and tell them that's how they should name the email when they reach out to me. And you'll be surprised, out of maybe a hundred people or more that reached out to me, maybe like five only actually read yeah the joke post and they put it the and that was like the first test and then they did a task trying to find a product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So hey, there you go, Robert. There's a tip for your, your next hiring thing. Like uh, dude, that's a good test to weed out half of the applications right there. I like it. I like it, okay, cool. So now you know, now that You've launched some products that kind of are not reliant on that one appliance, what do you project? Is your sales going to be by the end of this year on the trajectory you're going now?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yeah, I think we will definitely hit the seven figures this year, so it should be better than so. So far, the best year was in 2022, when we got very close. I think it ended with like nine80,000 or something like that, and I think we should be more. Yeah, it should be more this year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome, awesome Congrats.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>You got to buy $20,000 worth of goods at that point. Yeah, just at the end of the year just like buy your own product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Come on, I mean you got to hit that number, but hey, that's good, you're going to do it without having to game the system like that this year. Awesome, Robert. Amazon. Let me look at my notes here. In your first year I saw you did $2 million on Amazon. You had grown it to like $4 million, which was pretty much Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Only If we were just to take the Amazon, not the Walmart. Are you up down? We're probably slightly down. I would say maybe 15% or so, 10 to 20. Part of that was our own doing. We had to prioritize. If we ran out of stock, it's not going to be at Walmart stores, it's going to be at Amazon, and it's happened a couple of times and know, and that's kind of affected. We had a really kind of high margin sort of products that we've launched and one of them did extremely well and we just haven't been able to keep it in stock because it is a new item to our supplier. But, like as an example, we launched it basically like month one, with no reviews, you know, just like our branding and running ads. We did almost like a quarter million dollars of sales and it was profitable, which is crazy. You know, usually we're used to losing money, you know, even after a while sometimes, uh, but you know that kind of like margin. There's certain like we're basically focused more on things that make margin, you know, or things that will basically help us push sales through our website, through other products, or things like that, like our hero, where we include an insert card and they're able to buy other accessories from us. But yeah, certainly, strategy slightly changed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Within Amazon, advertising basically just kills a lot of the margins, but we see it as a brand awareness exercise as well. We have a lot of products on the roadmap that are higher margin and just kind of like uh, you know, complementary products and stuff that you know I think it's a survival of the fittest on amazon. You know, thankfully, we have always tried to open new channels. You know it wasn't just Walmart stores, you know, for a while we've done all the dot coms, you know, even as vendors like Target dot com, Walmart.com, Macy’s Home Depot, fair dot com If anyone out there listening, maybe I'll save it for the 60 second tip. But Fair dot com, yeah, just, you know, all the channels start adding up, you know, and those are higher margin than and where you don't have to run ads and stuff.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So how are you dealing with the year of the fees? It seems you know Amazon, you know 2024 new inbound fees and low inventory fees, which it sounds like you probably hit because you keep running out of stock, you know, on some items and refund fees and stuff like that. Like how have you been able to maintain your profitability? Or have you been able to maintain your profitability, you know? Have you had to raise prices or what's going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>On no, we just, we have not maintained the profitability, it's just straight. But not on amazon wise. You know, thankfully, the retail side for us just, you know, pays the bills and more. You know thankfully. But uh, we see amazon, as hey it's, it's tough for everybody. You know, thankfully we have another side of the business that it's actually our priority and you know we're still focused on Amazon. But we didn't keep the profitability. Necessarily we can't always just raise prices because we are basically selling on a lot of other channels, so it disrupts a buy box potentially and it's just one of those things where we just have to optimize on the ad side and just straight up, not focus on some SKUs that are, you know, kind of loss leaders or could be loss leaders.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now I'm looking, I'm just looking with Helium 10 here on your store page with X-Ray, and I see actually you know there's a number of products here that you've launched in the last year. Like I see it, says March of 2024. I see another one here, June of 2024, this coffee scale with a timer. Why, somebody, that's gotta be a serious person. You're weighing your coffee and you got a timer on it, but whatever. So there's all these unique products.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>It's at Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>So that product is at 3,000 Walmart stores. Wow so wait, hold on stores. Wow so wait, hold on, hold on.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It just says you launch this in June. So does that mean that you actually launched a product on Walmart before Amazon? I love that. You see, I keep trying to tell people that exists. Some people say, oh no, Walmart is the opposite. You can expect less sales unless you get into the stores. But there are definitely people out there who launch on Walmart first. But anyways, my point was I see at least four or five products here that were launches here. So obviously you're actively, you know um, trying to expand the brand, you know. I asked Kseniia the same question how are you finding these, these new opportunities, like? What are you doing to, like, do your market research to say you know what? This is the next product we're going to try.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so a lot to do with I mean doubling down on what works, for example, the categories that are working. We introduce either variations or new models if we see fit, and then we get a lot of feedback from retailers and pitches that we do to retailers. So we're in line reviews all the time with different retailers and they tell us we like this product, we don't like this product, or potentially, I think we launched maybe like 20 or 15 or 20 espresso sort of accessories, the scale being one of them this year, and that was from, basically, feedback from a Walmart buyer saying, hey, you know, it'd be nice in the future if we have some espresso tools you know that's kind of a trending category, or whatever. And we sort of said tools, you know that's kind of a trending category, whatever. And we sort of said you know, yeah, we have those kind of coming anyway. Yeah, you know. And then we went and looked for those. So we you know I have a lot of products that I've already tested and stuff, you know, every, basically everything. We're a coffee brand, so anything around the coffee categories, you know, are sort of constantly keeping my eye out and our factories also like innovating with us. Um, but yeah, it's, it's.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>It's a lot of prototyping for retailers, rather than launching on amazon and seeing if it works and then sort of uh, then going to pitch to the retailer. So it's a lot more capital efficient, just sort of prototyping things or final sampling and then uh, sort of having them available on your catalog and then if a retailer wants it, then of course you go to mass production, you go kind of bigger on that and double down on amazon um, but yeah, on the amazon side for us, you know one thing that you probably wouldn't see on the numbers there, but we're we've been working with a 1p partner where we basically have a lot of margin on but we don't necessarily account for the sales through our account, you know. So, like our item wouldn't necessarily show that but it says sold by amazon. So there's some. We just started that as of like a month and a half ago or so, uh, and it's been kind of working really well, um, certainly making a lot of profit, and they're selling uh as dot com, as amazoncom. So that is sort of how we're mitigating the risk, just sort of looking for ways where we're able to keep profitability, because you know categories that need our products. You know our brand fits in well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now one thing. The last question for you, before I go back to Xenia, is I don't know the specifics, but I used to supply Walmart to other companies I've worked at. But it's not like they pay you a month in advance or even they pay you up front. There's different terms that Walmart needs and then when they're ordering what? 50 units for 4,000 stores or 20 units for 4,000 stores everybody can do the math out there. We're talking a sizable chunk of change. How do you manage cash flow when you're almost having to front Walmart and some of these other things like and have such a big business with so much turnover? How do you have the capital to sustain, to keep it, to keep it going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>yeah, that's the part that hasn't been easy for sure. You know, financing environment altogether has gotten, you know, tougher for everyone. You know, obviously, the higher interest rates and stuff. I just bootstrapped this so of course even harder right, and I'm in a sort of categories that are, you know, some would say commoditized, unless you have like strong brand but you definitely are competing against legacy brands that are sold by amazon. So basically a lot of competition in that way. Um, so, to scale it, it's not like I had extra sort of profit margins to just dump around and make mistakes and sort of, you know, go everywhere. So it definitely took some, you know, strategic there, partnering with the.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>I would say the biggest lever is our supply chain terms. You know our supplier terms are almost unheard of when I tell even you know bigger, much bigger sellers. Obviously I've taken on debt, you know, um, and that's been helpful, you know. You know decent amount of debt, but the largest chunk that allowed to scale at that point has been the supplier term. So think of uh, you know, usually you pay your suppliers maybe like 30 deposit and then the 70 maybe when the goods goods arrive at the US. You know if you're lucky, you know if not when it left China. We pay 15% deposit and then we don't pay the 85%, sometimes until 90 days after the goods arrive in the US. So basically, we sell it to Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Walmart pays us in 55 days and then we go and pay our supplier essentially. So at any given time we owe our supplier so much money that it also makes a relationship so that we basically don't have to. We do, uh, at least once for all we don't have to do inspections on containers because they're not going to mess it up. You know, if they mess it up, we owe them so much money that it's in their best interest to not. You know, uh, so it keeps that relationship always kind of lopsided in in this way and, quite frankly, is the cheapest financing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>You know that that one can get right. It's just basically your supplier taking on the brunt of it. So at some point earlier this year, yeah, like because of the terms with Walmart, basically Walmart owed us like maybe a million and a half dollars or something, which is crazy. You're like, okay, in the next 55 days every they're going to be paying some amount. But then we also owe the supplier like hundreds and hundreds of thousands, and then over there, this and then you have to order another container because you know Walmart's going to reorder and they're not telling you that, but if it's on the shelves they're going to start reordering as soon as it starts trickling in. So it's just a huge risk really. But when it's Walmart stores, I mean you just have to take it. You know I always said I'm either going to make this thing, you know work kind of do it big or leave a huge hole in the ground of where it was once. But it's business. You know, I try to remove the outcome from me. You know me, or my sort of self-worth, I guess</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, Kseniia, a similar question to you is you, as a smaller up-and-coming seller, how have you been able to deal with all the new fees? Have you changed your strategy about how you send stuff to Amazon at all, or anything else like about how you send stuff to Amazon at all or anything else, or are you just kind of like you know, just taking the new fees and raising prices, or how are you dealing with it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well, generally when I did the product research before and now we look only for the products that look at like 40% profit and obviously that was the profits that I had in 2022. And after all the fees, it just dropped to like 23, probably percent, 23, 25%. I'm very careful with PPC right now. I'm not trying to overspend on it Plus on the storage, so I'm basically storing for free the products in China after they're being manufactured, so I'm saving money on that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I think this is interesting. A lot of sellers are kind of like maybe in your shoes right now, maybe just by themselves, or maybe they have one or two VAs. Tell me, how many hours a week are you putting to your Amazon business? How many hours a week is your VA doing? And then what are you guys doing? How does your week look? How do you break apart the responsibilities?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>So actually I hired the first VA in April, I think and I liked so much that I hired a second one, like a month ago. But she's only responsible for like social media because we started doing TikTok, uh and a lot of like UGC content, um. So the first VA she does a full time, so 40 hours um a week, and the second one is a part-time for now because I don't know how it's gonna go, because I don't think all the products are fit for like TikTok are you doing TikTok shop or just like promoting?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>yeah, TikTok shop. Okay, how's that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>How's that working out for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'll go back to the employees or the time management one, but how's TikTok?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well nothing really. Yeah, we just we just started like three weeks ago, I think four weeks ago ago. So she's reaching out to a lot of influencers and through the affiliate program, through TikTok, so I don't know how many she probably reached out to like 200 a day or something like that. So some reply, some don't. So we've just been sending out some sample. I think we only got like one video or something like that yet posted, so not much yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, one employee is specifically doing social media for you, including TikTok shop, and the other one is she just doing the product research, like you mentioned before, she has other tasks for you as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Yeah, so the first one. She initially was hired specifically for product research, but then we got to the point where we got so many products that we found but there is not too much money, even though I've taken out the loan, but still there is not enough Like. But there is not too much money even though I've taken out the loan, but still there is not enough like. I don't feel confident yet to get like a huge loan. So we still have to launch like one or two products at a time. I can't do like go and launch all 15 at the same time, because the problem I ran into maybe six months ago is a launch product and it became. It started selling a lot better than I expected to.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So cash flow. Same thing we're talking about with uh, with Robert there, yeah yeah, of course.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Well, at the moment where I started losing sales, obviously I didn't have any profits. So that's the moment when I had to decide what I'm gonna do if I'm just closing it all down or am I taking a loan. So I decided to get a loan and start launching new products, and then it got better. But also I use a lot of credit cards just because I get points. I figured out the right credit cards to use because I travel a lot. Then I honestly don't remember last time I paid for a ticket. It's all always done through points.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So how do you, how are you paying your suppliers with a credit card? Cause not all, not everybody, knows how to do, how to do that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Uh, so I just do it through Alibaba, but I negotiated a terms with them where they covered Alibaba fee, so I'm not worried about that. Okay, cool, but that way I get a bunch of points every month.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, because I know you and your husband like to travel a lot too. So you're saying all those are. Are you business class on everything too? Most of the times, but not for the short flights.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Okay cool, cool for the longer ones.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, Robert, as I'm talking to Kseniia, she was talking about TikTok shop. Here I'm looking and I see you're on TikTok shop too. So how, how long have you been on there and how's that been working for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>yeah, I think we maybe, uh, earlier this year or something like that. Um, again, we have, uh, there's certain products that we know work a lot better for TikTok shop and we see it. You know, there's a concentration on a few products basically that work very well there. You have one of them pulled up. We just had inventory issues on those products. Basically, those products are really hot, kind of everywhere we put them and we really haven't been able to push as hard as we can on TikTok shop, but certainly everywhere we put them and we really haven't been able to push as hard as we can on tiktok shop but certainly are gathering a lot of affiliate content.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Um, and sales are starting to come in. You know, uh, we see it as a big kind of big potential there. Um, certainly so. We're. We're reloading on inventory on those and, and for those that didn't know, uh, fulfilled by tick tock, I think basically, and for those that didn't know, fulfilled by TikTok, I think, basically they're subsidizing shipping. So you essentially make more margin on certain products as long as you get them above a certain threshold. So, yeah, it's one of the channels that we're focusing on. That's newer, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know we talked before about your goals. So, like what are your goals now for the future of your brand, now that you have like a different direction than the last time we were talking? Like what are you trying to accomplish at the end of this year other than hitting seven figures? What's next year look like for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>We're just going to try to launch as many products as we can. Our goal is probably two to three products every couple of months, so like a product a month. So that why we try to develop um. At the same time we're developing like five products, because you never know how it's gonna go um and, of course, do more social media, do more content, just to, you know, to get the, the brand name out there. Uh, we just started doing Shopify, like a month ago or no, a week ago, I think. I just started working on a website um.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are you launching any other platforms? Obviously you're on amazon. You're on TikTok shop. You just said you're on Shopify. Are you on Walmart?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>or other places. Not yet, not yet.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But yeah, I'm thinking about going there too, as well, now you've got an inside connection at walmart if one of your product takes off somebody who can help you out here, Excellent. What is your favorite? Helium 10 tool, Kseniia or function of a tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>Probably the audience. That's the one that I use all the time. Is it called audience?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, the split where you ask the questions to the people and say, how are you using that Like for your images, or just for product ideas, or what are you using that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>honestly for everything, for both for the product ideas, for the images, because I just think it's so easy. You know, when you're thinking about like the product we find, then I usually do um, like the drawing and uh, 3d you know the 3d image of the product that doesn't exist yet. Then usually all my products are like, really designed differently. That's what's on the market right now and I just upload the image there and I see what people say and ask them would you buy this product? And if you wouldn't buy this product, why not? Or what would you change in this product? And sometimes I see the things that I didn't even you know, I didn't even think about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So you're launching just the 3D rendering and just asking a question on that image, or you're launching it like, or you're launching it, you're putting it in a poll next to like existing products and asking them, or which one are you doing?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I'm doing both. Actually, the first I just do the rendering and ask them would you buy this product? And if you would not buy this product, would you change like, how would you make it better for you? And then sometimes I also compare it to the other products that on the market and ask them which one would they buy? Interesting and a lot of times I do the changes on the product based on what the people say.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, I think it's important. I mean helium 10 audience, which is, you know, uh basically pick fu inside of Helium 10. I think is slept on by a lot of people. But that's, that's uh glad to see somebody's similar questions. To close out, uh, before we get to our final 30 second tips to Robert, like what's, what's your goals for the brand this year, next year and beyond?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, so we're. We're really just doubling down on retail. We have a line reviews with different retailers. We're attending different trade shows, not like Amazon trade shows but like actually exhibiting. We did our first one in Chicago this year that had brought a lot of leads to basically regional retailers and all these new doors where we can just increase our distribution Within Amazon. Just continue to execute our roadmap. You know, basically double down on the products that are working and like higher margin products, but basically just doubling down on what's working. The brand, the angle of like being a go-to coffee brand versus legacy brands, that kind of just focus all over home, all over kitchen yeah, it's really, you know, seems to be really hitting a nerve with retail buyers. So that's kind of where we're going.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Nice, nice and your favorite Helium 10 tool for you or your team.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Keyword Tracker. I use the Keyword Tracker a lot, market Tracker the original one. So those are my top two and that's because I have a lot of customization there. And I would say, to answer your other question on what could have maybe some improvement, although I like the interface a lot, is the profits. I think I talked to the team already but maybe there was some delay there with the advertising numbers being posted and so, like you know, profit being a tool that you want to look at almost like real time, you know, as opposed to like a few days back. But overall, you know, I love Helium 10. We use a lot of the tools the follow up tool, the you know I hadn't heard of the audience one we use PickFu from time to time, same thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>It literally is PickFu just inside of Helium 10.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Yeah, I didn't know that you guys had integrated like that. But, yeah, a lot of tools that help us keep an eye on the business, a lot of the notification stuff, the daily like keyword tracker emails that we get. You know, we really do use all those things Awesome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. So now you know. Robert and Kseniia have been on this podcast for a while, so they know what's coming up next. What is your 30 or 60 second tip? Let's start with Robert.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>So my tip revolves around retail or going into retail. But first I want to talk about a channel called Faire like fair with an E at the end, dot com. To those who haven't heard it, especially if you're selling on Amazon or already on e-com, it's essentially a marketplace for independent stores all throughout the US, Europe, whatever, just sort of mom and pops, coffee shops, just any sort of stores that wants to source goods for their store, and it does really well for us. We've sold six figures through there, high margins, and we get pictures all the time from random friends and things like hey, how is your product that's in a random coffee shop in the middle of random city? Or just like in this little store, I saw your products. So you get actual feedback on what your products look like on the shelves and which products actually sell, Because those products, even though it's going to be a little store, it's going to be on the shelf, so you're going to see which products turn and why they do or do not turn, and that will kind of build up your first book of customers that are actual physical retails. Right, there's a lot of reorders on there and it's just a great way to get your feet wet into going to retail go ahead, you know, into going to retail.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So that's my tip there. Okay, cool, all right now. Now over to uh Kseniia. What is your uh 30 or 60 seconds? Uh tip or strategy for the sellers out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kseniia:</p>
<p>I want to talk about the product development. I want to say that never stop product development. Uh, always have multiple products and a development at the same time. Um, even if your budget allowing launching only one at a time, because there is always going to be something that's going to go wrong, like the samples might not be made according to the drawings, suppliers might take a lot longer time to make the sample, or your packaging can get lost in the mail. So, and if something goes wrong with one of the products that you're developing, you always will have another options what to launch.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Cassini in the past. I know she kind of flies under the radar here, and that's why I love having people on the show. They don't come here with agendas, they're not trying to. You know like I'll have professionals, no problem. You know people who have agencies, people who do want to make a name for themselves no problem with that at all. I get good stories. But I also like having people on here who, who, hey, they're not on here for promotion, they're just trying to help other sellers out here. So, Kseniia, I know I don't even have to ask that that that she doesn't even have a you know any website or LinkedIn for people to reach out to. But, Robert, I think you do so like, if people want to, you know somehow find you on the interwebs out there. How can, how can they locate you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Robert:</p>
<p>Gladly, we'll connect. I love just talking to sellers and helping in any way I can. I always learn as much as I give away at least. So gladly please reach out. LinkedIn would be fine, Robert Gomez, just search for me and glad to chat.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Well, Robert and Kseniia, thank you so much for coming on and sharing what you guys have been up to, and we definitely want to reach out maybe in 2025 and maybe not together, because I like introducing people to new ones, but maybe we'll connect you with other sellers out there. But thank you so much for coming on and wish you the most of success in your e-commerce journeys.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us as we welcome back Steve Simonson, a renowned expert on sourcing and leveraging AI technology for Amazon sellers. This episode is packed with insights on a wide range of topics, from managing remote teams to the innovative use of voice AI in customer service. Steve shares his experiences over the past year, highlighting the rapid advancements in AI technology and how his team has been integrating these updates into their processes. We also discuss effective strategies for managing remote teams, emphasizing the importance of building management skills, fostering online collaboration, and maintaining team morale through regular communication and celebrations.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the evolving role of AI in enhancing workflows and customer interactions, particularly for Amazon sellers. Steve sheds light on how major companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta are advancing AI technologies, with mentions of Meta's open-source Lama model and Amazon's AI applications like Rufus. Despite ongoing concerns about AI accuracy, Steve assures us that issues like hallucinations are gradually diminishing. We discuss the successful deployment of AI chatbots in customer service and the growing importance of AI in managing brand websites and internal company processes, with specific resources within the Helium 10 software highlighted for deeper insights.

We also address the challenges facing Amazon sellers, including new fees, profitability issues, and competition. Steve offers reassurance by drawing parallels to past economic cycles and emphasizing persistence, sharing insights from Jeff Bezos' relentless approach. Additionally, we tackle the complexities of modern supply chain disruptions, offering practical tips for short-term problem-solving and long-term strategies such as resourcing and nearshoring. Finally, we highlight the significant opportunities that AI presents for small brands, encouraging businesses to embrace AI tools and look forward to upcoming events like Amazon Accelerate in Seattle.</p>
<p>In episode 586 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Steve discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Managing Remote Teams and Leveraging AI For Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:53 - International Team Leadership Reflection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:27 - Emerging AI Tools for Ecommerce Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:05 - Accessing Freedom Ticket for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - AI Video Creation for Beginners</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:46 - Leveraging AI for Listing Generation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:56 - Navigating Challenges in E-Commerce Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:24 - Talking About Retirement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:29 - Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:09 - Enterprise Software and AI Integration Advice</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:32 - Small Brands Embracing AI Opportunities</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got Steve Simonson back on the show, one of the most knowledgeable people in the world when it comes to leveraging AI for Amazon sellers. He's going to talk about a wide variety of topics, such as running remote teams, to sourcing, to voice AI that can actually be your customer service rep. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Are you afraid of running out of inventory before your next shipment comes in? Or maybe you're on the other side and you worry about having too much inventory, which could cap you out at the Amazon warehouses or even cost you storage fees? Stay on top of your inventory by using our robust inventory management tool. You can take advantage of our advanced forecasting algorithms, manage your 3PL inventory, create POs for your suppliers, create replenishment shipments and more all from inside Inventory Management by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me. Forward slash inventory management. Forward slash inventory management. And don't forget, you can sign up for a free Helium 10 account from there, or you can get 10% off for life by using our special podcast code SSP10.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. You know, here at Helium 10, I don't know how this happened but we have a lot of S things. You know, we've got the Serious Sellers podcast, we did the Sell and Scale Summit. Now we've got Steve Simonson here and so I did have a hat with an S. This is actually a unique minor league baseball Sacramento hat here, but we're trying to keep the S theme together here. Steve, how's it going?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Boy, I'm well, I love it. The alliteration does not stop. That is really impressive. If you look closely at my forehead, you'll see a giant S carved into the forehead. So everybody, get out your inspection equipment. But it's there, you can rest assured.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love it. I love it All right, guys. Well, this is not the first rodeo of Steve here. He's been on the podcast before, so if you want to get back into a little bit more of his backstory and different things, some of the episodes he's been on is episode 38, episode 459. And we're going to talk a lot about AI today because I think that's what Steve is known for and that's what his module on Freedom Ticket is also about. But before I even, I just wanted to just see what you've been up to like the last year. It's been a year or so since you've been on the podcast. How's the back end of 2023 and 2024 been for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's been good. I tell you it's a very fast-paced world we live in, and particularly as I focus on AI and how we integrate that into some of our enterprise-level software, it is just an endless train of upgrades, like every week somebody's got a new model and some new AI breakthrough has happened, and so we've been really quite busy at trying to figure out how to support these future frameworks within the same context of how can you build it once but allow it to be upgradable. So it's been exciting, it's been fun, but, no, no short of challenges as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Sure, sure, absolutely, absolutely. Now, one place in the last year or so that we caught up was in Bali. We went and spoke at this event and that was an amazing event. So anybody who has a chance to attend an event that Regina organizes, you should definitely, you should definitely try. We even had mud wrestling and everything. And I remember one thing you were talking about there. It's funny. I don't remember what I did yesterday, but then I'll just remember the strangest things or the most random things. I remember you had a big team across different countries and you were talking a little bit about that and it just, you know, across. You know across different countries, and you were talking a little bit about that. And it just got me thinking too. You know, as entrepreneurs most of us we don't have like an office and we've got, you know, in-office employees. You know we might start out hiring a VA here or there, and then you know the team scale. So you know somebody like yourself with experience, you know managing scores of employees at the same time. What are some tips you can give Amazon sellers out there or just entrepreneurs who have remote teams Like how do you, first of all, just what are some tips on managing a remote team where you're not there in person?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing is it is. It's a skill that you have to learn right. So a lot of us think that somehow management is just built into all of us. I don't believe it is, and I think entrepreneurs are some of the worst at it, myself included, maybe first and foremost terrible manager, but I think you've got to build the skills, and so one of the things that we try to do is find ways of collaborating online that would be similar to an office environment. So, you know, our HR folks will have, you know, birthday celebrations or, you know, have monthly meetings to celebrate everybody's birthday or those types of things. We also have other things systemically that try to help, you know, remind everybody. Hey, celebrate your Wednesday weekly win. Everybody has at least one win every week, so let's share those amongst the company, because there's a lot of people in the company who may not know each other different locations, different parts of the world but I do want to just remind people that the basics really matter, like how you talk to people, you know understanding, you know where they're coming from, do they have the essentials that they need to, you know, perform the job.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>And the biggest I don't know revelation, especially dealing in the Amazon world is everybody expects a VA to be a unicorn. It's like you can do everything as the entrepreneur, so you just think you're going to delegate everything over to this unicorn. That's not going to happen. It's unfair, it's unrealistic and it shows that you're not yet a competent manager. And so my advice is you know, start slow, give very specific, task oriented things that have a beginning and an end, and then you know kind of work up from there and, as the internet says, educate yourself right. There's lots of books. One of my favorites is it's. It's the book name is called it's the manager. People don't quit jobs, they quit managers, and the faster we, as entrepreneurs, learn that, the better off we'll be.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah for sure. Now, speaking of managers, you know, once you get more than a few employees in a foreign location, you know you might make some kind of managerial structure. So for the subordinates, hey, you know performance management, things like that, you know it's probably handled by the manager. But how do you, kind of like you know performance, evaluate the managers themselves? You know, because you don't have really a middleman, they're directly reporting to you. How do you know who's your stars? And then how do you know when you need to take, perhaps corrective action?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the number one thing that leads our decision making and I recommend this for anybody is data right. Let's start with what are the responsibilities this particular section manager, right? Are they in charge of marketing? All right, how are the leads going? What are the KPIs related to this? And people have a lot of trouble coming up. They ask all the time what are the KPIs? What are the KPIs? And you know we talk about AI a lot. Go ask ChatGPT. Here's the position. Give me a you know, general position description and give me good KPIs and then massage it right. It can't read your mind, but it can, you know, kind of move and groove with the suggestions you give it. So KPIs are absolutely doable. Now, sometimes getting the data is a little harder than you want it to be, but once you overcome that hurdle or at least come up with an alternative, then data should drive those conversations. And the question is like hey, you're doing really well this week. What's going right? Why is this going so well? We want to be able to understand and replicate it. Or hey, you're behind your numbers. What are the challenges you're facing? Maybe they got a bunch of people on vacation or maybe the Google credit card stopped charging. There's all kinds of things that happen in business, but numbers drive decisions and we like to say what's broken in the system, not what's broken in the people. The people want to do a good job In general. If you manage them and you're fair with them, then you're going to find that they want to perform well. They want to do a good job.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm sure we talked about more things. We had a good time there at the Balinese massage. That was my first one. I don't like those rough, those really rough ones. The Thai massages Guys, don't get Thai massages unless you like pain, oh my goodness. But I think they put you and Leo like in a couple's massage.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, Leo, and I decided that you have the romantic couple's massage. Yeah, it was lovely.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah like I had my room all to myself and then you're like oh, okay, well, I guess we're going to be here in this room.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>How did he get the room? Although we all had the room with no walls, which is like you know bugs and everything else but yeah, it was pretty neat. I think all of the you know for an hour it was nine bucks or something and it was a joy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, you can't beat that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, it was a delight.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Can't beat that. Great food and everything else. All right. Now switching back to you know, one thing you talked about there and you've been known for the last couple of years is at the forefront of how Amazon sellers and e-commerce entrepreneurs should be leveraging AI, and so that's something that's changing on a weekly, monthly basis. The last year, what are some of the most notable advancements or differences in the world of AI as it relates to Amazon sellers?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, first of all, you know, last year it was kind of the year of ChatGPT, right, everybody heard ChatGPT and this became a synonymous term with AI. But they're just one company. ChatGPT is led by OpenAI, which is ironically not open now. It's closed source, and over that they kind of led the tip of the spear into this new world of AI. There are plenty of others trying to get things done. Google has tried and has had a couple flubs. Amazon itself is now deploying AI for the customer-facing side, as I'm sure many sellers are recognizing. And then there's so many others, including Meta, which has allowed their stuff to go actually open source. The Lama model, which is a large language model built on, like you know, 400 billion or 40 billion, I can't even remember. The numbers get so insane. I think it's 400 billion data points in the Lama 3.1, which is as good as any closed source or paid service, and that is exciting. Groq is exciting. So there's a lot of these engines coming out. For sellers, what they, in my opinion, should be focused on is like how do I make my workflow today better, right, whether it's my own personal workflow which I use AI all the time, or the work, you know process of my colleagues. And it's really important to tell your team this is not to replace you, this is to enhance you. The AI will not replace you, but somebody who uses AI will replace you if you don't get your act together. Like this is really, really an important message. And so you know, the first step is just how do you improve those workflows, and then there are many other exciting steps coming up down the line. You know almost immediately.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Maybe it's because I'm an old fogey, as it were, as far as adopting new things sometimes, but a problem with AI I've had in the past is a similar one, which I remember you kind of talked about in some of your presentations. How you asked AI last year like who is Steve Simonson? And it had your birth date wrong and it said you had done this when you were some author or something like that and this and that. And so you know like, hey, you know, I guess we call those hallucinations. But then, like, you know somebody even you know we're a year later and I'm still seeing similar things like for example you mentioned the Amazon AI you know there's Rufus and then there's ones that summarize reviews and stuff like that, and some of it's just absolutely useless. You know like, no, yeah, customers love how large this seems and they also love how small it seems. I'm like, come on, like this doesn't even help me. So like, is that an accurate assessment or am I being biased? Like, say, hey, why is it taking so long to fix a lot of these hallucinations, or are you seeing a macro? Uh an improvement on those kinds of things?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, no question it is improving. So if you start comparing you know ChatGPT three and a half to ChatGPT four to you know 4.0 and some of these other evolving models the hallucinations are shrinking. They won't go away until there's a large enough data set that is just more robust, honestly. So we should understand that it's still lying to you 20% to 25% of the time, just making stuff up out of thin air, and so that should be a real staunch warning to everybody. When you see the thing, tell you something. In my case it had the several book titles that I had written, that I had not written, and no one's written right. So, like I was very impressed with what it wrote, but it was unfortunately it was not me. So expect that hallucinations will continue, but they will continue to reduce over time as well. So don't use that as your obstacle. That ain't going to work. There's so much positive, good stuff. Now some of it has to do with how you structure the prompt or how you use the ins and outs of the data, and it's certainly not flawless. But you know, every day it's getting better, and I've seen like the voice stuff is incredibly good now and I suspect within, let's say, 12 months, all the early adopters will have on their their brand website. They'll have a brand, you know, a message bot that is completely trained on their stuff, right? So all your PDFs, all your products, all your company policies, return policies, shipping, whatever and it will be able to perform chats better than a human on average, right? And, by the way, this has already been proven.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>This year, a company sent 2 million live customers to their new AI chatbot and it had more first touch resolutions, it had higher customer satisfaction and obviously, the cost was less and it was the equivalent of 700 full-time people. So what we want is we want better customer experience and if you can do that with AI, people will come to expect that to be available. So, early adopters within 12 months, you know, and then other people over time, for sure. Message bot chat, you know, 24, seven live, educated bots about your stuff. We're doing this now. It's very powerful. By the way, the larger your company is, sometimes you need this internally, right? Hey, what's the HR policy? What's the vacation and where it can actually interact and go? Oh well, can I get this vacation off? And it will allow it to schedule and do other things. So very powerful stuff that's coming real quick.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We're not going to go into everything he talked about in our module, but just for those who have access to Freedom Ticket, which is pretty much any Helium 10 member let me just show you, guys, where you can go to see his information. Go into Freedom Ticket 4.0 under the module Product Research and Sourcing. Click on the Power of AI for Amazon. We got you in a very flattering screenshot right there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>That's actually how I talk. My eyes are closed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Love it, but, hey guys, he goes in-depth there on how it can help Amazon sellers. But let's just stay on this subject and talk about some specific use cases. I think one of the things that was terrible maybe a year and a half ago or a year ago that has gotten a lot better, in my opinion is images. You know, um, and obviously Helium 10 has integrated some things Amazon has integrated into their advertising. They actually require, um, you know, sellers to have a custom images now for, like, sponsored brand ads and things like that. So if you're not, if you don't have this humongous repertoire of, or a repository, I should say, of, all these images, well, AI is kind of like the only way to go. So what kind of different AI tools should Amazon sellers be using now as far as imagery? And then, what are the use cases that you see most useful?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first is the idea of simply being able to scale up your images. Right? You can upscale images with very high fidelity that you could not do in the old days, right? I remember watching shows, you know, maybe as far back as the 80s, you know, and the cop shows like, zoom in and enhance, and it's like anybody's ever worked with photos or videos. It's like you could zoom in all you want. You're going to see giant pixels. There's no enhance available, right? But today you actually can upscale those images. So anybody who doesn't have giant zoomable images, I think that's a lost opportunity and within that module, I put in a couple options that will do that upscaling for you. The other thing is coming very fast down the line is, you know, beautiful room scenes or lifestyle shots. They might be called with your product in the shot itself, and so that gives you just unending abilities to position your product in natural life. You know style images. There's any number of other ways you can do it. You know we use, uh, AI images to make themes, right, so you may say well, gosh, I want to have my I don't know my little travel bag and I want to show it with a, a Washington state theme or a, you know, a California theme, and AI will make beautiful, beautiful background imagery. And there's your social media right. You can just do that for every single day or multiple per day. Really incredible. The ideation that this AI brings to the table, I think, is worthwhile, and the quality, as you said, Bradley, incredibly advanced compared to how it was, you know, even a year ago, especially two years ago. So really, really, you know, images should be a high priority for everybody.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I forgot it was a webinar. I was watching Kevin King. He showed some kind of like I'm not sure if it was released yet, but some previews of different AIs for video and it looked real. I was like, how is this not real? So what is available out there that you're not having to pay thousands, you know? Uh, obviously you can get super advanced stuff and you can make movies and everything you know with it, but something that's accessible to like Joe Amazon seller, um, who could you know, perhaps you know, make make a product video with just uploading an image or a short video and then and then make that into a nice video ad or something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, so one of my favorites for this type of purpose is called Invideo.io, and I believe I highlight it in the Helium 10 presentation. But basically you can either just give it a text prompt, right, and it'll make an entire video for you. You say how long do you want it? What's your? You know, are you going on a vertical short format or a horizontal long video format? Right, so you know, one might be more appropriate for TikTok and the other one for LinkedIn or YouTube. And then you can even upload images of your product or videos that you may already have, and it can incorporate those and it will do the music, it'll do the voiceover, it'll do the pulling in a bunch of videos around it, and it can be very, very effective. And so you'll. You know, we use that every single day to make videos that are mostly good quality. There's a couple little pieces. It's like I basically told my marketing folks. It's like it's more important to have the video and get it out there and show some content and then have the final little you know accent or the little you know relic that's on the screen solved, but in video is very, very powerful, and that's just one example. There are many like it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What else. As far as you know, I think the number one thing for me that even I'm using AI and like even six months ago I probably still hadn't really used AI, but now I use it for almost every single one of my listings is like listing generation. You know, obviously, since Helium 10 has it, I get access to it for free. But hey, you know people, you know you can get free versions of ChatGPT. But that one is really powerful to me because I'm not just for you know, I'm, I'm obviously a native English speaker. I don't need help writing an English listing. But then sometimes I have writer's block and I'm like, hey, let me go ahead and say, hey, make a listing here's, here's my keywords, and I want it like in a funny tone. And then it's not the listing I end up with. But then I'm like, oh, this is a great direction. Let me just, you know, tweak a couple of things. But for me the power is like, hey, I'm going to make a listing in in UK and hey, I need to make one with British. You know English. Hey, I need to make a listing in Spanish. I can kind of speak Spanish, but I'm not a native speaker. So, uh, I can write all my prompts in English and then it'll go ahead and, and you know, make a listing in Spanish what. What are some things that you maybe think that sellers might be leaving money on the table as far as leveraging AI when it comes to their actual copy that they're doing, whether it's listings, whether it's, you know, blogs, et cetera.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing is I believe that because AI is so new as a tool and a lot of people, myself included, we had negative experiences right. I would generate an image on mid-journey and the guy would have nine fingers right and I'm like so the clear thing that a lot of us said is this stuff is crap, it'll never work, I'm out right. And if you had hallucinations or you had kind of weird images and you haven't revisited it, you're making a mistake. So when you get in there, the next most common mistake is single dimension thinking. Right, you say I need a listing for Amazon for this product and it writes out something that's, you know, relatively generic because you gave it one single dimension listing Amazon, this product. But if you say you know I'm, I want to add a language, like you talked about Bradley, or I want to write this like Dan Kennedy, You know one of the you know very, very best copywriters, or maybe you don't know the name of great copywriters. You go who are the top five copywriters, right, that are direct response copywriters, or who's the best you know, fantasy writers, whatever and then write it in whatever style that you're looking for. So, having a writing style, having an audience that you're trying to reach, is just adding extra dimensions to that. You know, first, single dimension concept right, I just need a listing. No, you need a listing written in a style for a platform to an audience, in a tone, right. And the more of these dimensions you add and there are far more that you could go the more personality comes out of that and that's really what you're looking for. You want the AI to help bring forward your own personality and I highly recommend people add additional dimensional layers and they will have better results.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Switching gears a little bit and, who knows, maybe this conversation will, or the answer might be some version of AI. But you are in, you know you network a lot, you go to events, you talk to a lot of Amazon sellers and I'm sure you have felt the sentiment this year. It's probably, I would say, the most negative it's been in a while as far as new fees and profitability and competition. And hey, now there might be almost like Teemu-ish thing going on where Chinese sellers can sell directly and ship directly and stuff. And so what is your advice to those people who maybe have a little bit negative connotation compared to before as far as selling on Amazon, not sure how they're going to proceed?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first is, if they can get on the screen, I'll just pat them on the head. Hey, little buddy, it's going to be okay. So you guys can line yourself up if you're feeling down, and go in for the pat. Listen, I've been around a long time, right? Dinosaur is you know? They're the young upstarts compared to me. So I've seen these patterns happen for multiple generations of e-com. Right, believe me, back in 99, 2000,. It was the glory days. Then 2001, 9-11 happened and it was a nightmare and everyone hated everything. And the dot-com crash happened. And then it got really good again in the mid-2000s and everybody's flying high. And then the housing crisis and financial crisis globally happened and everybody hates everything again. Right and so and again, these continue to happen. And so my, my mission for true entrepreneurs is if you're going to be persistent, if you're going to be in the game, expect ups and downs. Do not play that just straight up line. There is no line that looks like that, even those crazy hockey sticks that you see. That you know from companies there were little iterations of up and down all the way, and I just want people to know that. You know, persistence is really part of the game and you know if you go to relentless.com. Do you know where that goes, Bradley? I do not. It goes to Amazon. And the reason why is because Jeff Bezos said if you're going to be an entrepreneur, you better be relentless so you can check it out right now, relentless.com for anybody out there. That's what you got to be. And so listen, it's okay to. I always say take one lap and go. This sucks, I wish this didn't exist. These fees, this competition, this problem, this whatever. And then get to work and try to solve it or come up with a strategy to get over the obstacle. That's your choice deal with it or get out of the business, and I think serious people have to get serious about business, so they should listen to a podcast for serious sellers. I don't know. There you go.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Double clicking on your little dinosaur comment. You know, if I'm not mistaken, you even at one point kind of retired and got out of the game and then you got back in. How does somebody know when it's time to? You know, I'm not talking about the, you know long sail into the sunset or anything, but hey, it's time to just relax and enjoy life, or no, you know what? I still need something that drives me. You know, because it's not an age thing. You know like, I know people in their late 20s who retire because they've had enough success and they've accomplished what they want to. I know people in their 80s who are still working strong. So how does the entrepreneur get to a point where it's like you know what I'm ready to, kind of like, relax a little bit.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing is, you know, everybody's got their own context of where they came from and where they want to go. So don't let me project my stuff onto you guys. But I can tell you retirement 1.0 sucked right. It was awful, and it's not a question of you know. Could I do anything I want? Yes, I could, but my friends couldn't come out and play right, and my family got tired of being on vacation. My kids were tired of being on vacation. Now people can go oh, crying me a river. What kind of first world problem is that? But it's still a real problem, right? Because I did not enjoy it. And then I felt guilty, because I'm living a life that anybody would kill for and that doesn't make you feel good. So my brain is not wired to kind of check out. And so retirement 2.0, which I've recently begun testing we're in beta is basically just trying to say well, listen, I don't want to work 80 hours and I don't want to work any hours on things that I don't like. So over time you'll find things that you like or don't like and start positioning even your role within your current company on the things that you like to do. By the way, somebody loves to do the thing that you hate the most. Right, and I had this realization. One of my finest team members she's been with me gosh, it's probably coming up on, you know, 25 or 30 years she loves the thing that I hate the most. So I kept doing the details and very complex Excel sheets and forecasts and inventory and things that I hated doing far too long. When I was able to turn it over to her kind of an exasperation because I'm a terrible manager and I don't know anything. She's like, oh, thank God, I've been dreaming about this and I just couldn't imagine in my own small brain that, like somebody else, would love to do this thing. So remember that there's so many different people. Somebody wants to do the things that you hate to do. So please, the faster you can excuse yourself from the things you hate, get the people who love to do those things and then you'll start to chart. You know, chart your course, whether it is a financial course or a lifestyle course or whatever it is, towards, you know that, that bright future. Me, I, I have to do stuff. My brain will not allow it to stop and you know, that's why I try to spend so much time helping entrepreneurs. I want them to come on vacation with me and let's go play.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's good advice. You know I asked myself this question. You know, sometime of wondering, hey, well, when is it time to? You know, to hang it up, as it were. But I wouldn't be doing what I do if I wasn't feeling, you know, fulfillment and motivation from it. So as long as I still can, I'm still going to keep on trucking. Now, speaking of pre-retirement 1.0, one of your previous lives you were heavy into sourcing and things like that. I'm sure you keep your pulse on that industry as well. What should Amazon sellers these days be thinking about when it comes to, hey, I'm competing sometimes with Chinese factories. Now, hey, there's tariffs, you know, should I be considering India and Pakistan and Vietnam? Hey, you know, shipping prices are fluctuating like ridiculousness, you know, like as if it were still COVID. You know what's some just general advice you can give sellers who are, you know, thinking about those kinds of issues.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>General advice get in the bunker and prepare for war. It is yeah, it's we still the companies I sold, we still have me and my team still have some supply chain responsibilities. So we're interacting frequently in this space and I just got off the call with some sourcing folks I have in Pakistan just before our conversation, and all of the things you just brought up are annoyances. They're just part of the thing. I did not predict shipping getting spicy again, but I did predict some of what I call kinetic action over the last couple of years. We've said the people who follow geopolitics. We've said there's going to be more kinetic action, which is a nice way of saying people are shooting stuff at each other, which is terrible. What that means is these supply chain disruptions are unexpected. The fact that the Red Sea is kind of closed for business is insane. Nobody had that on the bingo card, right. So everybody's going around the South African. I just saw two ships going around the Arctic on their way to Holland. So from China around the Arctic to Holland, and at some point they'll need icebreakers there. So there are unique things and unique challenges that we face, but it's kind of like take a beat, look at the immediate picture. Right, you have your short term. I got a ship product. Now deal with that, overcome whatever the obstacles, pay what you have to, and then think about all right now, in six months, what does it look like? And is there a way I can avoid this, whether it's resourcing elsewhere, nearshoring or onshoring.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>But I can tell you like right now we have a very complex project and I've got people in Pakistan and India and it is very difficult to solve this problem. But that's why there's a moat right, and everybody who's complaining about how difficult or hard or whatever all of those are moats right. This is your advantage. We're, ultimately, most Amazon sellers are not manufacturing the product ourselves. We have somebody else do that. So what value do we add? We add all the value of solving the problems throughout that supply chain and then into the marketing side, like all of that is our value add, and we either add value and deserve what we make or we don't. And we deserve what we make right, and this is a very important point Our value that we're adding is overcoming all of these problems. So guess what? That's why they you know you get paid. You got to deal with the trouble.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, before we get into your final strategies of the day. How can people find you reach out to you on the interwebs out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>The awesomeers.com podcast still records videos from time to time and I have a whole founder series directed at folks. Just, it's almost like a little mini course for you. It's free, it doesn't, you know, doesn't take anything to do it. You can find me at parsimony.com just steve at parsimony.com. I spend most of my time on software and AI, trying to smash those things together in an enterprise way, right? So anybody who's doing you know 5 million, 10 million. If you're doing 10 million or more and you don't know what ERP is, you are unnecessarily driving yourself insane. But I recommend not going insane. Systems are better.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Usually better not to. Yeah, yeah, you know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>I'm not a doctor, I'm just thinking.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There you go, all right. Now, you know, can you give us a couple of 30 or 60 second tips? Could be about traveling, could be about AI, could be about sourcing, anything you want.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, one thing, I mentioned earlier that chat bots are going to be a big thing for early adopters in the next 12 months. But I want to call out one of my favorites, bland.AI is a voice customer service tool. And that company is an example of it. I'm saying this concept is coming to a voice line near you, and especially for brands who have the capacity to pay nine cents a minute to interact with customers. You train it on your own data and then this bot can be a sales person for you, a customer service person, and it's really really good. Bland.ai, amazing types of technology. I'm not suggesting this is the only company. There are many and many more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Is that the one that at Billion Dollar Seller Summit we were waiting for the helicopter, and then you're like here I'm going to call this, Okay, yeah, yeah, I remember that. I remember that it was kind of it kind of blew me away, yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>It's still the great example of what if you could just call a number and talk to a AI like a human, which is the ironic twist, and stop yelling representative a thousand times right, which is the ultimate nightmare. So all the big companies are moving this direction. I think small brands have this opportunity to, in the same way that AI can supercharge you know, a non-English speaker into beautiful English language listings, which should be a warning to everybody. Small guys can do what big guys do, right, whether it's video, voice messaging, AI levels of playing field. That is the most important point. So if you feel scared, if you feel nervous, talk to your friends, figure out those easy use cases, but don't be afraid of it. Embrace the fear and get to it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for joining us. We're definitely going to have you back. You know, unless you're on retirement 3.0 and full launch mode, we'd love to have you back next year to see what you've been up to, and I'm sure I'll be seeing you at an event. Are you going to Amazon Accelerate?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah that one. I actually live in Seattle, so a good chance</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I know, I was like about to say just maybe walk there, ride a bike or something.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, well, I'll be seeing you at Amazon Accelerate along with everybody else and thanks a lot for joining us again.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us as we welcome back Steve Simonson, a renowned expert on sourcing and leveraging AI technology for Amazon sellers. This episode is packed with insights on a wide range of topics, from managing remote teams to the innovative use of voice AI in customer service. Steve shares his experiences over the past year, highlighting the rapid advancements in AI technology and how his team has been integrating these updates into their processes. We also discuss effective strategies for managing remote teams, emphasizing the importance of building management skills, fostering online collaboration, and maintaining team morale through regular communication and celebrations.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore the evolving role of AI in enhancing workflows and customer interactions, particularly for Amazon sellers. Steve sheds light on how major companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta are advancing AI technologies, with mentions of Meta's open-source Lama model and Amazon's AI applications like Rufus. Despite ongoing concerns about AI accuracy, Steve assures us that issues like hallucinations are gradually diminishing. We discuss the successful deployment of AI chatbots in customer service and the growing importance of AI in managing brand websites and internal company processes, with specific resources within the Helium 10 software highlighted for deeper insights.<br>
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We also address the challenges facing Amazon sellers, including new fees, profitability issues, and competition. Steve offers reassurance by drawing parallels to past economic cycles and emphasizing persistence, sharing insights from Jeff Bezos' relentless approach. Additionally, we tackle the complexities of modern supply chain disruptions, offering practical tips for short-term problem-solving and long-term strategies such as resourcing and nearshoring. Finally, we highlight the significant opportunities that AI presents for small brands, encouraging businesses to embrace AI tools and look forward to upcoming events like Amazon Accelerate in Seattle.</p>
<p>In episode 586 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Steve discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Managing Remote Teams and Leveraging AI For Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:53 - International Team Leadership Reflection</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:27 - Emerging AI Tools for Ecommerce Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:05 - Accessing Freedom Ticket for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:09 - AI Video Creation for Beginners</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:46 - Leveraging AI for Listing Generation</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:56 - Navigating Challenges in E-Commerce Business</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:24 - Talking About Retirement</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:29 - Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">34:09 - Enterprise Software and AI Integration Advice</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:32 - Small Brands Embracing AI Opportunities</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got Steve Simonson back on the show, one of the most knowledgeable people in the world when it comes to leveraging AI for Amazon sellers. He's going to talk about a wide variety of topics, such as running remote teams, to sourcing, to voice AI that can actually be your customer service rep. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Are you afraid of running out of inventory before your next shipment comes in? Or maybe you're on the other side and you worry about having too much inventory, which could cap you out at the Amazon warehouses or even cost you storage fees? Stay on top of your inventory by using our robust inventory management tool. You can take advantage of our advanced forecasting algorithms, manage your 3PL inventory, create POs for your suppliers, create replenishment shipments and more all from inside Inventory Management by Helium 10. For more information, go to h10.me. Forward slash inventory management. Forward slash inventory management. And don't forget, you can sign up for a free Helium 10 account from there, or you can get 10% off for life by using our special podcast code SSP10.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. You know, here at Helium 10, I don't know how this happened but we have a lot of S things. You know, we've got the Serious Sellers podcast, we did the Sell and Scale Summit. Now we've got Steve Simonson here and so I did have a hat with an S. This is actually a unique minor league baseball Sacramento hat here, but we're trying to keep the S theme together here. Steve, how's it going?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Boy, I'm well, I love it. The alliteration does not stop. That is really impressive. If you look closely at my forehead, you'll see a giant S carved into the forehead. So everybody, get out your inspection equipment. But it's there, you can rest assured.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love it. I love it All right, guys. Well, this is not the first rodeo of Steve here. He's been on the podcast before, so if you want to get back into a little bit more of his backstory and different things, some of the episodes he's been on is episode 38, episode 459. And we're going to talk a lot about AI today because I think that's what Steve is known for and that's what his module on Freedom Ticket is also about. But before I even, I just wanted to just see what you've been up to like the last year. It's been a year or so since you've been on the podcast. How's the back end of 2023 and 2024 been for you?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, it's been good. I tell you it's a very fast-paced world we live in, and particularly as I focus on AI and how we integrate that into some of our enterprise-level software, it is just an endless train of upgrades, like every week somebody's got a new model and some new AI breakthrough has happened, and so we've been really quite busy at trying to figure out how to support these future frameworks within the same context of how can you build it once but allow it to be upgradable. So it's been exciting, it's been fun, but, no, no short of challenges as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Sure, sure, absolutely, absolutely. Now, one place in the last year or so that we caught up was in Bali. We went and spoke at this event and that was an amazing event. So anybody who has a chance to attend an event that Regina organizes, you should definitely, you should definitely try. We even had mud wrestling and everything. And I remember one thing you were talking about there. It's funny. I don't remember what I did yesterday, but then I'll just remember the strangest things or the most random things. I remember you had a big team across different countries and you were talking a little bit about that and it just, you know, across. You know across different countries, and you were talking a little bit about that. And it just got me thinking too. You know, as entrepreneurs most of us we don't have like an office and we've got, you know, in-office employees. You know we might start out hiring a VA here or there, and then you know the team scale. So you know somebody like yourself with experience, you know managing scores of employees at the same time. What are some tips you can give Amazon sellers out there or just entrepreneurs who have remote teams Like how do you, first of all, just what are some tips on managing a remote team where you're not there in person?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing is it is. It's a skill that you have to learn right. So a lot of us think that somehow management is just built into all of us. I don't believe it is, and I think entrepreneurs are some of the worst at it, myself included, maybe first and foremost terrible manager, but I think you've got to build the skills, and so one of the things that we try to do is find ways of collaborating online that would be similar to an office environment. So, you know, our HR folks will have, you know, birthday celebrations or, you know, have monthly meetings to celebrate everybody's birthday or those types of things. We also have other things systemically that try to help, you know, remind everybody. Hey, celebrate your Wednesday weekly win. Everybody has at least one win every week, so let's share those amongst the company, because there's a lot of people in the company who may not know each other different locations, different parts of the world but I do want to just remind people that the basics really matter, like how you talk to people, you know understanding, you know where they're coming from, do they have the essentials that they need to, you know, perform the job.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>And the biggest I don't know revelation, especially dealing in the Amazon world is everybody expects a VA to be a unicorn. It's like you can do everything as the entrepreneur, so you just think you're going to delegate everything over to this unicorn. That's not going to happen. It's unfair, it's unrealistic and it shows that you're not yet a competent manager. And so my advice is you know, start slow, give very specific, task oriented things that have a beginning and an end, and then you know kind of work up from there and, as the internet says, educate yourself right. There's lots of books. One of my favorites is it's. It's the book name is called it's the manager. People don't quit jobs, they quit managers, and the faster we, as entrepreneurs, learn that, the better off we'll be.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah for sure. Now, speaking of managers, you know, once you get more than a few employees in a foreign location, you know you might make some kind of managerial structure. So for the subordinates, hey, you know performance management, things like that, you know it's probably handled by the manager. But how do you, kind of like you know performance, evaluate the managers themselves? You know, because you don't have really a middleman, they're directly reporting to you. How do you know who's your stars? And then how do you know when you need to take, perhaps corrective action?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the number one thing that leads our decision making and I recommend this for anybody is data right. Let's start with what are the responsibilities this particular section manager, right? Are they in charge of marketing? All right, how are the leads going? What are the KPIs related to this? And people have a lot of trouble coming up. They ask all the time what are the KPIs? What are the KPIs? And you know we talk about AI a lot. Go ask ChatGPT. Here's the position. Give me a you know, general position description and give me good KPIs and then massage it right. It can't read your mind, but it can, you know, kind of move and groove with the suggestions you give it. So KPIs are absolutely doable. Now, sometimes getting the data is a little harder than you want it to be, but once you overcome that hurdle or at least come up with an alternative, then data should drive those conversations. And the question is like hey, you're doing really well this week. What's going right? Why is this going so well? We want to be able to understand and replicate it. Or hey, you're behind your numbers. What are the challenges you're facing? Maybe they got a bunch of people on vacation or maybe the Google credit card stopped charging. There's all kinds of things that happen in business, but numbers drive decisions and we like to say what's broken in the system, not what's broken in the people. The people want to do a good job In general. If you manage them and you're fair with them, then you're going to find that they want to perform well. They want to do a good job.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I'm sure we talked about more things. We had a good time there at the Balinese massage. That was my first one. I don't like those rough, those really rough ones. The Thai massages Guys, don't get Thai massages unless you like pain, oh my goodness. But I think they put you and Leo like in a couple's massage.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, Leo, and I decided that you have the romantic couple's massage. Yeah, it was lovely.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah like I had my room all to myself and then you're like oh, okay, well, I guess we're going to be here in this room.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>How did he get the room? Although we all had the room with no walls, which is like you know bugs and everything else but yeah, it was pretty neat. I think all of the you know for an hour it was nine bucks or something and it was a joy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yeah, you can't beat that.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, it was a delight.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Can't beat that. Great food and everything else. All right. Now switching back to you know, one thing you talked about there and you've been known for the last couple of years is at the forefront of how Amazon sellers and e-commerce entrepreneurs should be leveraging AI, and so that's something that's changing on a weekly, monthly basis. The last year, what are some of the most notable advancements or differences in the world of AI as it relates to Amazon sellers?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, first of all, you know, last year it was kind of the year of ChatGPT, right, everybody heard ChatGPT and this became a synonymous term with AI. But they're just one company. ChatGPT is led by OpenAI, which is ironically not open now. It's closed source, and over that they kind of led the tip of the spear into this new world of AI. There are plenty of others trying to get things done. Google has tried and has had a couple flubs. Amazon itself is now deploying AI for the customer-facing side, as I'm sure many sellers are recognizing. And then there's so many others, including Meta, which has allowed their stuff to go actually open source. The Lama model, which is a large language model built on, like you know, 400 billion or 40 billion, I can't even remember. The numbers get so insane. I think it's 400 billion data points in the Lama 3.1, which is as good as any closed source or paid service, and that is exciting. Groq is exciting. So there's a lot of these engines coming out. For sellers, what they, in my opinion, should be focused on is like how do I make my workflow today better, right, whether it's my own personal workflow which I use AI all the time, or the work, you know process of my colleagues. And it's really important to tell your team this is not to replace you, this is to enhance you. The AI will not replace you, but somebody who uses AI will replace you if you don't get your act together. Like this is really, really an important message. And so you know, the first step is just how do you improve those workflows, and then there are many other exciting steps coming up down the line. You know almost immediately.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Maybe it's because I'm an old fogey, as it were, as far as adopting new things sometimes, but a problem with AI I've had in the past is a similar one, which I remember you kind of talked about in some of your presentations. How you asked AI last year like who is Steve Simonson? And it had your birth date wrong and it said you had done this when you were some author or something like that and this and that. And so you know like, hey, you know, I guess we call those hallucinations. But then, like, you know somebody even you know we're a year later and I'm still seeing similar things like for example you mentioned the Amazon AI you know there's Rufus and then there's ones that summarize reviews and stuff like that, and some of it's just absolutely useless. You know like, no, yeah, customers love how large this seems and they also love how small it seems. I'm like, come on, like this doesn't even help me. So like, is that an accurate assessment or am I being biased? Like, say, hey, why is it taking so long to fix a lot of these hallucinations, or are you seeing a macro? Uh an improvement on those kinds of things?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, no question it is improving. So if you start comparing you know ChatGPT three and a half to ChatGPT four to you know 4.0 and some of these other evolving models the hallucinations are shrinking. They won't go away until there's a large enough data set that is just more robust, honestly. So we should understand that it's still lying to you 20% to 25% of the time, just making stuff up out of thin air, and so that should be a real staunch warning to everybody. When you see the thing, tell you something. In my case it had the several book titles that I had written, that I had not written, and no one's written right. So, like I was very impressed with what it wrote, but it was unfortunately it was not me. So expect that hallucinations will continue, but they will continue to reduce over time as well. So don't use that as your obstacle. That ain't going to work. There's so much positive, good stuff. Now some of it has to do with how you structure the prompt or how you use the ins and outs of the data, and it's certainly not flawless. But you know, every day it's getting better, and I've seen like the voice stuff is incredibly good now and I suspect within, let's say, 12 months, all the early adopters will have on their their brand website. They'll have a brand, you know, a message bot that is completely trained on their stuff, right? So all your PDFs, all your products, all your company policies, return policies, shipping, whatever and it will be able to perform chats better than a human on average, right? And, by the way, this has already been proven.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>This year, a company sent 2 million live customers to their new AI chatbot and it had more first touch resolutions, it had higher customer satisfaction and obviously, the cost was less and it was the equivalent of 700 full-time people. So what we want is we want better customer experience and if you can do that with AI, people will come to expect that to be available. So, early adopters within 12 months, you know, and then other people over time, for sure. Message bot chat, you know, 24, seven live, educated bots about your stuff. We're doing this now. It's very powerful. By the way, the larger your company is, sometimes you need this internally, right? Hey, what's the HR policy? What's the vacation and where it can actually interact and go? Oh well, can I get this vacation off? And it will allow it to schedule and do other things. So very powerful stuff that's coming real quick.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We're not going to go into everything he talked about in our module, but just for those who have access to Freedom Ticket, which is pretty much any Helium 10 member let me just show you, guys, where you can go to see his information. Go into Freedom Ticket 4.0 under the module Product Research and Sourcing. Click on the Power of AI for Amazon. We got you in a very flattering screenshot right there.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>That's actually how I talk. My eyes are closed.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Love it, but, hey guys, he goes in-depth there on how it can help Amazon sellers. But let's just stay on this subject and talk about some specific use cases. I think one of the things that was terrible maybe a year and a half ago or a year ago that has gotten a lot better, in my opinion is images. You know, um, and obviously Helium 10 has integrated some things Amazon has integrated into their advertising. They actually require, um, you know, sellers to have a custom images now for, like, sponsored brand ads and things like that. So if you're not, if you don't have this humongous repertoire of, or a repository, I should say, of, all these images, well, AI is kind of like the only way to go. So what kind of different AI tools should Amazon sellers be using now as far as imagery? And then, what are the use cases that you see most useful?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first is the idea of simply being able to scale up your images. Right? You can upscale images with very high fidelity that you could not do in the old days, right? I remember watching shows, you know, maybe as far back as the 80s, you know, and the cop shows like, zoom in and enhance, and it's like anybody's ever worked with photos or videos. It's like you could zoom in all you want. You're going to see giant pixels. There's no enhance available, right? But today you actually can upscale those images. So anybody who doesn't have giant zoomable images, I think that's a lost opportunity and within that module, I put in a couple options that will do that upscaling for you. The other thing is coming very fast down the line is, you know, beautiful room scenes or lifestyle shots. They might be called with your product in the shot itself, and so that gives you just unending abilities to position your product in natural life. You know style images. There's any number of other ways you can do it. You know we use, uh, AI images to make themes, right, so you may say well, gosh, I want to have my I don't know my little travel bag and I want to show it with a, a Washington state theme or a, you know, a California theme, and AI will make beautiful, beautiful background imagery. And there's your social media right. You can just do that for every single day or multiple per day. Really incredible. The ideation that this AI brings to the table, I think, is worthwhile, and the quality, as you said, Bradley, incredibly advanced compared to how it was, you know, even a year ago, especially two years ago. So really, really, you know, images should be a high priority for everybody.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I forgot it was a webinar. I was watching Kevin King. He showed some kind of like I'm not sure if it was released yet, but some previews of different AIs for video and it looked real. I was like, how is this not real? So what is available out there that you're not having to pay thousands, you know? Uh, obviously you can get super advanced stuff and you can make movies and everything you know with it, but something that's accessible to like Joe Amazon seller, um, who could you know, perhaps you know, make make a product video with just uploading an image or a short video and then and then make that into a nice video ad or something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, so one of my favorites for this type of purpose is called Invideo.io, and I believe I highlight it in the Helium 10 presentation. But basically you can either just give it a text prompt, right, and it'll make an entire video for you. You say how long do you want it? What's your? You know, are you going on a vertical short format or a horizontal long video format? Right, so you know, one might be more appropriate for TikTok and the other one for LinkedIn or YouTube. And then you can even upload images of your product or videos that you may already have, and it can incorporate those and it will do the music, it'll do the voiceover, it'll do the pulling in a bunch of videos around it, and it can be very, very effective. And so you'll. You know, we use that every single day to make videos that are mostly good quality. There's a couple little pieces. It's like I basically told my marketing folks. It's like it's more important to have the video and get it out there and show some content and then have the final little you know accent or the little you know relic that's on the screen solved, but in video is very, very powerful, and that's just one example. There are many like it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What else. As far as you know, I think the number one thing for me that even I'm using AI and like even six months ago I probably still hadn't really used AI, but now I use it for almost every single one of my listings is like listing generation. You know, obviously, since Helium 10 has it, I get access to it for free. But hey, you know people, you know you can get free versions of ChatGPT. But that one is really powerful to me because I'm not just for you know, I'm, I'm obviously a native English speaker. I don't need help writing an English listing. But then sometimes I have writer's block and I'm like, hey, let me go ahead and say, hey, make a listing here's, here's my keywords, and I want it like in a funny tone. And then it's not the listing I end up with. But then I'm like, oh, this is a great direction. Let me just, you know, tweak a couple of things. But for me the power is like, hey, I'm going to make a listing in in UK and hey, I need to make one with British. You know English. Hey, I need to make a listing in Spanish. I can kind of speak Spanish, but I'm not a native speaker. So, uh, I can write all my prompts in English and then it'll go ahead and, and you know, make a listing in Spanish what. What are some things that you maybe think that sellers might be leaving money on the table as far as leveraging AI when it comes to their actual copy that they're doing, whether it's listings, whether it's, you know, blogs, et cetera.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing is I believe that because AI is so new as a tool and a lot of people, myself included, we had negative experiences right. I would generate an image on mid-journey and the guy would have nine fingers right and I'm like so the clear thing that a lot of us said is this stuff is crap, it'll never work, I'm out right. And if you had hallucinations or you had kind of weird images and you haven't revisited it, you're making a mistake. So when you get in there, the next most common mistake is single dimension thinking. Right, you say I need a listing for Amazon for this product and it writes out something that's, you know, relatively generic because you gave it one single dimension listing Amazon, this product. But if you say you know I'm, I want to add a language, like you talked about Bradley, or I want to write this like Dan Kennedy, You know one of the you know very, very best copywriters, or maybe you don't know the name of great copywriters. You go who are the top five copywriters, right, that are direct response copywriters, or who's the best you know, fantasy writers, whatever and then write it in whatever style that you're looking for. So, having a writing style, having an audience that you're trying to reach, is just adding extra dimensions to that. You know, first, single dimension concept right, I just need a listing. No, you need a listing written in a style for a platform to an audience, in a tone, right. And the more of these dimensions you add and there are far more that you could go the more personality comes out of that and that's really what you're looking for. You want the AI to help bring forward your own personality and I highly recommend people add additional dimensional layers and they will have better results.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Switching gears a little bit and, who knows, maybe this conversation will, or the answer might be some version of AI. But you are in, you know you network a lot, you go to events, you talk to a lot of Amazon sellers and I'm sure you have felt the sentiment this year. It's probably, I would say, the most negative it's been in a while as far as new fees and profitability and competition. And hey, now there might be almost like Teemu-ish thing going on where Chinese sellers can sell directly and ship directly and stuff. And so what is your advice to those people who maybe have a little bit negative connotation compared to before as far as selling on Amazon, not sure how they're going to proceed?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first is, if they can get on the screen, I'll just pat them on the head. Hey, little buddy, it's going to be okay. So you guys can line yourself up if you're feeling down, and go in for the pat. Listen, I've been around a long time, right? Dinosaur is you know? They're the young upstarts compared to me. So I've seen these patterns happen for multiple generations of e-com. Right, believe me, back in 99, 2000,. It was the glory days. Then 2001, 9-11 happened and it was a nightmare and everyone hated everything. And the dot-com crash happened. And then it got really good again in the mid-2000s and everybody's flying high. And then the housing crisis and financial crisis globally happened and everybody hates everything again. Right and so and again, these continue to happen. And so my, my mission for true entrepreneurs is if you're going to be persistent, if you're going to be in the game, expect ups and downs. Do not play that just straight up line. There is no line that looks like that, even those crazy hockey sticks that you see. That you know from companies there were little iterations of up and down all the way, and I just want people to know that. You know, persistence is really part of the game and you know if you go to relentless.com. Do you know where that goes, Bradley? I do not. It goes to Amazon. And the reason why is because Jeff Bezos said if you're going to be an entrepreneur, you better be relentless so you can check it out right now, relentless.com for anybody out there. That's what you got to be. And so listen, it's okay to. I always say take one lap and go. This sucks, I wish this didn't exist. These fees, this competition, this problem, this whatever. And then get to work and try to solve it or come up with a strategy to get over the obstacle. That's your choice deal with it or get out of the business, and I think serious people have to get serious about business, so they should listen to a podcast for serious sellers. I don't know. There you go.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Double clicking on your little dinosaur comment. You know, if I'm not mistaken, you even at one point kind of retired and got out of the game and then you got back in. How does somebody know when it's time to? You know, I'm not talking about the, you know long sail into the sunset or anything, but hey, it's time to just relax and enjoy life, or no, you know what? I still need something that drives me. You know, because it's not an age thing. You know like, I know people in their late 20s who retire because they've had enough success and they've accomplished what they want to. I know people in their 80s who are still working strong. So how does the entrepreneur get to a point where it's like you know what I'm ready to, kind of like, relax a little bit.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, the first thing is, you know, everybody's got their own context of where they came from and where they want to go. So don't let me project my stuff onto you guys. But I can tell you retirement 1.0 sucked right. It was awful, and it's not a question of you know. Could I do anything I want? Yes, I could, but my friends couldn't come out and play right, and my family got tired of being on vacation. My kids were tired of being on vacation. Now people can go oh, crying me a river. What kind of first world problem is that? But it's still a real problem, right? Because I did not enjoy it. And then I felt guilty, because I'm living a life that anybody would kill for and that doesn't make you feel good. So my brain is not wired to kind of check out. And so retirement 2.0, which I've recently begun testing we're in beta is basically just trying to say well, listen, I don't want to work 80 hours and I don't want to work any hours on things that I don't like. So over time you'll find things that you like or don't like and start positioning even your role within your current company on the things that you like to do. By the way, somebody loves to do the thing that you hate the most. Right, and I had this realization. One of my finest team members she's been with me gosh, it's probably coming up on, you know, 25 or 30 years she loves the thing that I hate the most. So I kept doing the details and very complex Excel sheets and forecasts and inventory and things that I hated doing far too long. When I was able to turn it over to her kind of an exasperation because I'm a terrible manager and I don't know anything. She's like, oh, thank God, I've been dreaming about this and I just couldn't imagine in my own small brain that, like somebody else, would love to do this thing. So remember that there's so many different people. Somebody wants to do the things that you hate to do. So please, the faster you can excuse yourself from the things you hate, get the people who love to do those things and then you'll start to chart. You know, chart your course, whether it is a financial course or a lifestyle course or whatever it is, towards, you know that, that bright future. Me, I, I have to do stuff. My brain will not allow it to stop and you know, that's why I try to spend so much time helping entrepreneurs. I want them to come on vacation with me and let's go play.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's good advice. You know I asked myself this question. You know, sometime of wondering, hey, well, when is it time to? You know, to hang it up, as it were. But I wouldn't be doing what I do if I wasn't feeling, you know, fulfillment and motivation from it. So as long as I still can, I'm still going to keep on trucking. Now, speaking of pre-retirement 1.0, one of your previous lives you were heavy into sourcing and things like that. I'm sure you keep your pulse on that industry as well. What should Amazon sellers these days be thinking about when it comes to, hey, I'm competing sometimes with Chinese factories. Now, hey, there's tariffs, you know, should I be considering India and Pakistan and Vietnam? Hey, you know, shipping prices are fluctuating like ridiculousness, you know, like as if it were still COVID. You know what's some just general advice you can give sellers who are, you know, thinking about those kinds of issues.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>General advice get in the bunker and prepare for war. It is yeah, it's we still the companies I sold, we still have me and my team still have some supply chain responsibilities. So we're interacting frequently in this space and I just got off the call with some sourcing folks I have in Pakistan just before our conversation, and all of the things you just brought up are annoyances. They're just part of the thing. I did not predict shipping getting spicy again, but I did predict some of what I call kinetic action over the last couple of years. We've said the people who follow geopolitics. We've said there's going to be more kinetic action, which is a nice way of saying people are shooting stuff at each other, which is terrible. What that means is these supply chain disruptions are unexpected. The fact that the Red Sea is kind of closed for business is insane. Nobody had that on the bingo card, right. So everybody's going around the South African. I just saw two ships going around the Arctic on their way to Holland. So from China around the Arctic to Holland, and at some point they'll need icebreakers there. So there are unique things and unique challenges that we face, but it's kind of like take a beat, look at the immediate picture. Right, you have your short term. I got a ship product. Now deal with that, overcome whatever the obstacles, pay what you have to, and then think about all right now, in six months, what does it look like? And is there a way I can avoid this, whether it's resourcing elsewhere, nearshoring or onshoring.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>But I can tell you like right now we have a very complex project and I've got people in Pakistan and India and it is very difficult to solve this problem. But that's why there's a moat right, and everybody who's complaining about how difficult or hard or whatever all of those are moats right. This is your advantage. We're, ultimately, most Amazon sellers are not manufacturing the product ourselves. We have somebody else do that. So what value do we add? We add all the value of solving the problems throughout that supply chain and then into the marketing side, like all of that is our value add, and we either add value and deserve what we make or we don't. And we deserve what we make right, and this is a very important point Our value that we're adding is overcoming all of these problems. So guess what? That's why they you know you get paid. You got to deal with the trouble.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, before we get into your final strategies of the day. How can people find you reach out to you on the interwebs out there?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>The awesomeers.com podcast still records videos from time to time and I have a whole founder series directed at folks. Just, it's almost like a little mini course for you. It's free, it doesn't, you know, doesn't take anything to do it. You can find me at parsimony.com just steve at parsimony.com. I spend most of my time on software and AI, trying to smash those things together in an enterprise way, right? So anybody who's doing you know 5 million, 10 million. If you're doing 10 million or more and you don't know what ERP is, you are unnecessarily driving yourself insane. But I recommend not going insane. Systems are better.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Usually better not to. Yeah, yeah, you know.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>I'm not a doctor, I'm just thinking.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>There you go, all right. Now, you know, can you give us a couple of 30 or 60 second tips? Could be about traveling, could be about AI, could be about sourcing, anything you want.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Well, one thing, I mentioned earlier that chat bots are going to be a big thing for early adopters in the next 12 months. But I want to call out one of my favorites, bland.AI is a voice customer service tool. And that company is an example of it. I'm saying this concept is coming to a voice line near you, and especially for brands who have the capacity to pay nine cents a minute to interact with customers. You train it on your own data and then this bot can be a sales person for you, a customer service person, and it's really really good. Bland.ai, amazing types of technology. I'm not suggesting this is the only company. There are many and many more.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Is that the one that at Billion Dollar Seller Summit we were waiting for the helicopter, and then you're like here I'm going to call this, Okay, yeah, yeah, I remember that. I remember that it was kind of it kind of blew me away, yeah.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>It's still the great example of what if you could just call a number and talk to a AI like a human, which is the ironic twist, and stop yelling representative a thousand times right, which is the ultimate nightmare. So all the big companies are moving this direction. I think small brands have this opportunity to, in the same way that AI can supercharge you know, a non-English speaker into beautiful English language listings, which should be a warning to everybody. Small guys can do what big guys do, right, whether it's video, voice messaging, AI levels of playing field. That is the most important point. So if you feel scared, if you feel nervous, talk to your friends, figure out those easy use cases, but don't be afraid of it. Embrace the fear and get to it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Thank you so much for joining us. We're definitely going to have you back. You know, unless you're on retirement 3.0 and full launch mode, we'd love to have you back next year to see what you've been up to, and I'm sure I'll be seeing you at an event. Are you going to Amazon Accelerate?</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah that one. I actually live in Seattle, so a good chance</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I know, I was like about to say just maybe walk there, ride a bike or something.</p>
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<p>Steve:</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, well, I'll be seeing you at Amazon Accelerate along with everybody else and thanks a lot for joining us again.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon to let TikTok users shop select products without leaving the video app
<a href='https://seekingalpha.com/news/4137470-amazon-to-let-tiktok-users-shop-select-products-without-leaving-the-video-app-report'>https://seekingalpha.com/news/4137470-amazon-to-let-tiktok-users-shop-select-products-without-leaving-the-video-app-report</a> </p>
<p>UK TikTok Shop fees rise to 9% from September
<a href='https://channelx.world/2024/08/uk-tiktok-shop-fees-rise-to-9-from-september/'>https://channelx.world/2024/08/uk-tiktok-shop-fees-rise-to-9-from-september/</a></p>
<p>Temu, Shein and Aliexpress are attracting US customers in their millions
<a href='https://www.techradar.com/pro/temu-shein-and-aliexpress-are-attracting-us-customers-in-their-millions-poll-shows-and-thats-despite-the-fact-that-the-vast-majority-do-not-trust-these-online-chinese-retailers-in-the-first-place'>https://www.techradar.com/pro/temu-shein-and-aliexpress-are-attracting-us-customers-in-their-millions-poll-shows-and-thats-despite-the-fact-that-the-vast-majority-do-not-trust-these-online-chinese-retailers-in-the-first-place</a></p>
<p>Plan your agenda for Amazon Accelerate 2024
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/accelerate-agenda-builder'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/accelerate-agenda-builder</a></p>
<p>Lastly, get ready for Amazon Accelerate 2024 with tips on making the most out of this event by planning your agenda for the conference. Also don’t forget to join us for the Elite Workshop in Seattle. Don't miss out on these game-changing insights on the latest episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:58 - Shop Amazon ON TikTok!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:21 - Amazon Holiday Fee Increase</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:26 - TikTok Fee Increase</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:06 - Temu / Shein Growing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:45 - FBA Grade and Resell</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:29 - Kia Soul Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:58 - Amazon Accelerate Agenda</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:06 - <a href='http://h10.me/seattle'>Q3 Elite Workshop</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:01 - Pro Training Tip: Revamped Keyword Sales Estimation</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You're going to be able to run Amazon ads on TikTok and users are going to be able to purchase from Amazon directly from TikTok. Amazon has increased its fees for fulfillment in Q4. These stories and more, on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings-ons and news stories that are going on the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world and we give you training tips of the week, as well as let you know what new Helium 10 features will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, let's go ahead and hop into the news. We don't have as much quantity wise as stories as last week. We had a record 14, but we've got some bangers here today, so let's get into the first article. It's actually from seekingalpha.com. I don't think I've ever quoted that news website, but look at this. This is a doozy, guys. If it is what this article says, it is, but it says Amazon is going to let TikTok users shop select products without leaving the video app, all right. So what does that mean? Sounds like it's just what it says. It says Amazon is teaming up with TikTok to enable e-commerce shopping on the short content video app. All right, so this is actually citing an Amazon spokesperson. So it's supposedly now TikTok users can buy items from Amazon ads that are going to be run inside of TikTok. So they're scrolling TikTok not necessarily TikTok shop, but just regular TikTok and then somehow there's an ad on there and they're going to be able to purchase without even leaving TikTok. Now this, to me, is kind of a little bit mind boggling, because, you know, I would think that TikTok wants to prioritize TikTok shop.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But this is interesting. It recognizes, hey, amazon has got a lot of products that maybe people want to buy from there, and so now it says here this Amazon spokesperson says in app shopping with Amazon, is it going to be available for select products advertised on TikTok and sold by Amazon or independent sellers. So basically, what's going to happen, like Instagram and TikTok and others, is, with these new ads, users of those platforms can link their social media accounts to their Amazon profiles and check out within the social media apps using the payment and shipping information they've stored with Amazon. And I guess this the information which is the original source of this news article says that the social media ads are going to show more details that a shopper would find on Amazon's website prices, estimated shipping times, even prime eligibility. So that is a how cool? Is that? Pretty cool, I think. Like if, if you can now run targeted ads like that would be the key to me. Like is it only going to show up, you know, if I'm doing some kind of sponsored display ad or DSP or something like that, and then and Amazon randomly shows me. Or can I target TikTok directly? Can I target hashtags? You know would be interesting. What effect is this going to have on TikTok shop itself? What will be interesting to like? Already, TikTok users are getting kind of upset with how many you know products come to their feed right From TikTok shop. They're still buying it, but you know, like is this going to flood even more e-commerce and might give people some TikTok fatigue? I guess who knows what's going on, but this was interesting breaking news today.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article that we have going on is actually from Seller Central itself, and it's another week. Another news article about raising fees. But this shouldn't be, you know, like earth shattering or something. This is what happens every year. It doesn't matter who you use to ship, you know fulfillment fees increase. Shipping prices increase a lot of times across the board during Q4. So it's saying that, hey, starting October 15th through January 14th, there is going to be peak fulfillment prices. All right, it's going to apply to all products and it's going to be the same within a specific size band. It says and this is going to apply for, you know, remote fulfillment, multi-channel fulfillment, buy with Prime and more. And it says the fulfillment fee is going to be the same as it was last year, except for products priced under $10, because that is going to have a new fee or a new fee in 2024. Because remember the what is it? Small and light no longer has it and they have something that's for $10 and below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I would recommend guys going into seller central and checking out the new like size tiers, like just just as an example. You know, don't think this is something that is going to increase your cost 50% or something crazy like that. For example, let's just say you've got a large standard item I think my coffin shelf is one of those, and it's one point or two to 2.25 pounds I think that's my coffin shelf, I'm not sure, uh. Or if it's two, 25 to 2.5, it's $6 and 5 cents. Let's say I'm paying $6 and 5 cents, now that is going to go up to a $6 and 44 cents. So I mean, that's not nothing, right? You know it's 40 cents per unit on my coffin shelf, all right. So just keep that in mind. That's. That's something that's going to happen.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, some, some sellers raise their prices during Q4 because they know the conversion might be higher, especially during peak shopping times. But just know that if you don't raise your prices, your profit is going to go down due to these fee changes. So again, check your Seller Central dashboard for the links to the articles that will talk about what size tier you're on and what your price was and what it would be, etc. Speaking of fee increases, TikTok shop has fee increases. It's going to nine percent starting in September, but this is for TikTok UK, all right. So I don't have any new information on am. On USA, remember, I think I believe TikTok UK was actually started before USA, unless I'm mistaken. So that could mean that in us. You know some of these fee increases might come behind, but they were at five percent for UK sellers and it is going to 9% for UK sellers, all right, so take a look at. If you're selling on TikTok UK, uh, make sure to check out this article. If you're selling a TikTok Shop US, don't even. You can just skip over that. It doesn't apply to you yet, but just a heads up for you. Uh, selling on Tik TOK in UK. Moving to other platforms, talking about Amazon, talking about TikTok, we're going all over the place.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today, let's talk about Temu Sheen and AliExpress. Per an article on TechRadar, it says Temu Sheen and AliExpress are attracting US customers in the millions and this is the funny part and that's despite the fact that the vast majority do not trust these online retailers in the first place. All right, so what's some of the numbers? They polled 4,000 people in the US UK polled 4,000 people in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, and they said that 60% of respondents had shopped on one of these three websites in the last year, with 50% of them shopping at more than one. I am not one of them. I'm not on there yet. 72% of people knew about Temu 55% knew about Sheen. 48% of online shoppers, it says, bought items from Temu, 42% from Sheen and 28% from AliExpress. That's mind boggling to me, like I don't know any American people who know about AliExpress. You know outside of you know us Amazon sellers, right? Some of the popular items is adult clothing for Sheen 57%. Household items on Temu 35%. Now this is the funny part here Even though all of these sales, all these people 50% shopping on Temu right, 94% of these respondents said they don't trust Temu, but they're still shopping on there. That's kind of ridiculous to me. If you don't trust them, why are you shopping on there? So that's kind of interesting to me. Is growing in popularity. Like I told you a few weeks ago, I'm investigating starting selling some of my products on Temu to see how that goes, shipping from US and having a higher price, obviously, than the Chinese sellers. Let's see how that goes. I'll have my results on that in a few weeks. I'm also trying to get Project X up on Temu as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Our next article is going back to Seller Central and it is entitled Give Returns a Second Life with FBA Grade and Resell. I don't enroll in this, or I haven't enrolled in this. I'm wondering if has anybody out there enrolled in this FBA Grade and Resell? Because what it does is it says it grades and relists your return products, allowing you to recover value and give them a second life. It's a set it and forget it system and it's a fee-based so. So take a look at more details. If this is right for you, you know, if you're getting a lot of returns and you don't want to have it come back to you or you want to have Amazon take a closer look before putting it back in inventory, maybe this uh service you know could be for you. FBA Grade and Resell. Do a search on that and your seller central dashboard and you will get information on it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next news article is just almost like a throwaway news article. I just thought it was funny because I probably have owned um more Kia souls than most people Like. I think I have owned eight different Kia souls over the last 10 years. I've got two Kia souls right now. Like for my family, uh, my daughter has had three different Kia souls. All right, so we have. We were a Kia soul family. But this article is entitled I think this is from Bloomberg Amazon is testing speedy delivery featuring Kia Souls, all right. So this is kind of like to counterbalance how much they rely on the flex drivers of souls. I'm doing it, but I don't think it's a matter of, oh, if you drive a Kia soul, maybe you can get hired as an Amazon delivery driver. It's actually the opposite, I believe. It looks like maybe Amazon is going to buy their own Kia souls or something and instead of having a like sometimes flex drivers, you know, like have you ever had your Amazon products delivered by door dash drivers or Uber drivers? Or like random strangers, like pulling up to your life, who's this pulling up to my house? Oh, shoot, it's just an Amazon delivery. All right, those are flex drivers. They're not necessarily Amazon employees, but I guess instead of having to rely on that, they want to have like take it in house a little bit and maybe they're going to be buying a fleet of of Kia souls. Interesting. I used to have a blue electric Kia soul. I don't have it anymore, but look, look kind of like the Amazon blue. I wonder what color these Amazon delivery Kia Soles will have. But now you see a Kia Sole pulling up in your neighborhood. It's probably either me or my family or an Amazon delivery driver.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Last article of the day is an announcement by Amazon saying hey, you can now plan your agenda for Amazon Accelerate 2024. This is the event of the year that you should go to. It's September 17 and 19 in Seattle. You guys have known about that. If you want to sign up, go to h10.me forward slash accelerate. But this announcement is about oh, by the way you know, it talks about seller cafe super important. If you have any issue with your Amazon account at all, seller cafe, set an appointment. You can get it fixed. Most likely, if you're on the right, these guys know what they're doing. If seller central hasn't been able to fix something, I almost guarantee I can't guarantee completely I don't work for Amazon, but I almost want to guarantee that that those seller cafe people can fix it for you. But anyways, the thing that's new is you can now do your agenda. So if you've signed up or are planning to sign up, you want to see what kind of agenda is like. You know when is Martha Stewart speaking, which, which she is and what are the other executives and when is Amazon going to release that? Go to the agenda builder. Mine's not on there yet, but I'm a speaker at Amazon Accelerate myself. So make sure those of you going, you guys put me on your agenda, my speech that I'm going to be doing. We're doing a 15 at Amazon Accelerate and along those same lines for those going to Amazon Accelerate or maybe you just live in Seattle or you want to fly to Seattle, not go to Accelerate just hang out with us.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Any listener of the podcast you can attend our elite workshop for free on the 16th. Space is limited, so this is not unlimited. It's going to sell out. We're capping at like about 100, 125 people, but we're going to have Kevin King speaking there. We're going to have Destiny I 25 people, but we're going to have Kevin King speaking there. We're going to have destiny I'm going to be there. Jeff Cohen from Amazon advertising Uh, we'll, we'll be there. We'll have some food and beverages. It's going to be from one to 6 PM on September 16th. So go to h10.me forward slash Seattle to get tickets. H10.me forward slash Seattle and it's free for now. All right, um, you know, usually you have to pay like 300 bucks to get into these high level workshops. We have rubbed shoulders with Kevin and Destiny and others, but this one for podcast listeners is going to be free, but while tickets remain, all right, it's going to sell out and then I can't guarantee your entry. I'll see you in Seattle, all right?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up, let's go ahead and combine our training tip of the week with a Helium 10 feature update. It's not really a feature update, but we revamped and made our keyword sales estimations even more accurate, all right. So this is why is keyword sales estimations an important metric? Search volume, obviously, is great. It's a great way to kind of prioritize your keywords. Why? Because you know, maybe you have 10 relevant keywords. You want to know which one to put in your title. Well, if they're all equally relevant, you're probably going to pick them over the most search form. But in addition, what is the reason you're doing that? Well, the reason you're doing that is because you're assuming that the ones with the most search volume can lead to the most sales. Right, and that would normally and in most situations absolutely be a hundred percent accurate statement. All right, but I said most situations, because sometimes you'll have a keyword that has less buyer intent. What does that mean? That means you know a hundred thousand people are searching it, but maybe only 1000 people are actually buying something after it where you could have a keyword with 20,000 searches and 2000 people purchasing a product because it was so specific that it has a lot of buyer intent. So you can see that looking just at search volume sometimes is not the best way to look at things. Well, Helium 10 has keyword sales estimates and they revamped the algorithm and it's pretty cool because I was just doing some testing on my top two keywords Everybody, everybody right now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Who's seeing Project X and the coffin shelf. What is our top two keywords? You probably know coffin shelf and gothic decor. So take a look here at where this metric is and let me just show you something super cool. All right, so I'm here right now in Magnet, Helium, Magnet, I put my top two keywords, coffin shelf and Gothic decor and, as you can see here, this is interesting. Coffin shelf has 3,900 searches a month estimated and Gothic decor has 15,000, but you would think that maybe is it three times as many sales that Gothic decor has in coffin shelf. No, um, look at this. This is actually kind of crazy. Coffin shelf has 18 keyword sales, but Gothic decor has 147. So actually, Gothic decor has a lot of buyer intent, even more than coffin shelf. The conversion rate from sales to search volume is a lot higher on Gothic decor.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now don't get it twisted. That doesn't mean that Gothic decor is a better keyword. It's not, you know, like Gothic decor. If you look at the people who buy things on Gothic decor, they're buying all kinds of products. They're not really buying coffin shelves, you know per se. Okay, so take a look at this. Um, let me just show you, uh, how accurate this is. Like you can't do this always, but I just. These were the first two keywords I tested, because this is what's near and dear to my heart. Right, I love how Amazon shows data, because when Amazon shows more data, sometimes people say, oh, amazon showing search query performance and brand analytics and this and that, and why do I need Helium 10 anymore? That's like incompetent. I'm like no, it's great, because the more data that Amazon shows, the more you could actually kind of prove that Helium 10's data is correct. So watch this. I went inside brand analytics, top search terms, and I looked first at coffin shelf, right, and this is not something you can do a hundred percent of the time. And, and Helium 10 is not going to be like a hundred percent. Uh, exactly, you know aligned with this, but it's just one of these things that just shows you how accurate Helium 10 is most of the time.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Take a look at this coffin shelf. It's telling you that there were pro, there were three products that had. One of them had 5.56% conversion, one of them had 33.33% and one of them had 5.56%. And then you can add those three numbers up, subtract it from 100% and then get like the remaining amount of conversions right Now. Here's the thing. That's on an actual number, right? So if you put in some random number like 153, and then you took 550 or 5.56%, it might come out to some number that that has like this decimal place, and then you know that, well, it's probably the wrong estimate because it's not exactly like that should be a whole number. So watch this. So I put those percentages here in a Google spreadsheet 5.56% twice 33.3% and the remainder is 55.55% Anyway.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what did Helium 10 say? Was the sales again 18. So if I put 18 right here and I have this calculation, that goes it. Look, it works out to a perfect whole number here. All right, so the first product, and now I can actually see how many sales did that product have the top three. They had one sale, all right. This one had six sales, this one had one sale. So pretty cool, right? Uh, it came out perfect. Now what about Gothic decor? Let's take a look. Gothic decor we said 147, uh, sales, and then, if you look at brand analytics, uh, we have percentages of 1.36%, 1.36%, and then another couple of numbers here. I put it here Actually they're all 1.36% and that means 95.92% is the other orders. So let's put the Helium 10 number of 147 in here and survey says look at that, it comes out to a perfect number here of two sales, two sales, two sales and the rest of the product 141 sales.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, like I said this, you can't just do this cross-check. It's not always going to line up perfectly, especially when we're talking about, you know, ones where it says zero sales or 50% or something. But you know Helium 10 has other algorithms. That's why we're able to keep so, so accurate here. But now, guys, you know, take a look at that data about keyword sales. I think it's going to be very beneficial for you to look at that number so you can prioritize keywords based on which ones have the most buyer intent. So if you have a Platinum Plan at Helium 10, you're going to see the keyword sales estimate in Magnet and Cerebro. Make sure you're taking a look at that. All right, guys. Thank you so much for joining us this week. Don't forget to tune in next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon to let TikTok users shop select products without leaving the video app<br>
<a href='https://seekingalpha.com/news/4137470-amazon-to-let-tiktok-users-shop-select-products-without-leaving-the-video-app-report'>https://seekingalpha.com/news/4137470-amazon-to-let-tiktok-users-shop-select-products-without-leaving-the-video-app-report</a> </p>
<p>UK TikTok Shop fees rise to 9% from September<br>
<a href='https://channelx.world/2024/08/uk-tiktok-shop-fees-rise-to-9-from-september/'>https://channelx.world/2024/08/uk-tiktok-shop-fees-rise-to-9-from-september/</a></p>
<p>Temu, Shein and Aliexpress are attracting US customers in their millions<br>
<a href='https://www.techradar.com/pro/temu-shein-and-aliexpress-are-attracting-us-customers-in-their-millions-poll-shows-and-thats-despite-the-fact-that-the-vast-majority-do-not-trust-these-online-chinese-retailers-in-the-first-place'>https://www.techradar.com/pro/temu-shein-and-aliexpress-are-attracting-us-customers-in-their-millions-poll-shows-and-thats-despite-the-fact-that-the-vast-majority-do-not-trust-these-online-chinese-retailers-in-the-first-place</a></p>
<p>Plan your agenda for Amazon Accelerate 2024<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/accelerate-agenda-builder'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/accelerate-agenda-builder</a></p>
<p>Lastly, get ready for Amazon Accelerate 2024 with tips on making the most out of this event by planning your agenda for the conference. Also don’t forget to join us for the Elite Workshop in Seattle. Don't miss out on these game-changing insights on the latest episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:58 - Shop Amazon ON TikTok!</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:21 - Amazon Holiday Fee Increase</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:26 - TikTok Fee Increase</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:06 - Temu / Shein Growing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:45 - FBA Grade and Resell</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:29 - Kia Soul Delivery</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:58 - Amazon Accelerate Agenda</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:06 - <a href='http://h10.me/seattle'>Q3 Elite Workshop</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:01 - Pro Training Tip: Revamped Keyword Sales Estimation</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You're going to be able to run Amazon ads on TikTok and users are going to be able to purchase from Amazon directly from TikTok. Amazon has increased its fees for fulfillment in Q4. These stories and more, on this week's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the goings-ons and news stories that are going on the Amazon, TikTok shop and e-commerce world and we give you training tips of the week, as well as let you know what new Helium 10 features will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, let's go ahead and hop into the news. We don't have as much quantity wise as stories as last week. We had a record 14, but we've got some bangers here today, so let's get into the first article. It's actually from seekingalpha.com. I don't think I've ever quoted that news website, but look at this. This is a doozy, guys. If it is what this article says, it is, but it says Amazon is going to let TikTok users shop select products without leaving the video app, all right. So what does that mean? Sounds like it's just what it says. It says Amazon is teaming up with TikTok to enable e-commerce shopping on the short content video app. All right, so this is actually citing an Amazon spokesperson. So it's supposedly now TikTok users can buy items from Amazon ads that are going to be run inside of TikTok. So they're scrolling TikTok not necessarily TikTok shop, but just regular TikTok and then somehow there's an ad on there and they're going to be able to purchase without even leaving TikTok. Now this, to me, is kind of a little bit mind boggling, because, you know, I would think that TikTok wants to prioritize TikTok shop.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>But this is interesting. It recognizes, hey, amazon has got a lot of products that maybe people want to buy from there, and so now it says here this Amazon spokesperson says in app shopping with Amazon, is it going to be available for select products advertised on TikTok and sold by Amazon or independent sellers. So basically, what's going to happen, like Instagram and TikTok and others, is, with these new ads, users of those platforms can link their social media accounts to their Amazon profiles and check out within the social media apps using the payment and shipping information they've stored with Amazon. And I guess this the information which is the original source of this news article says that the social media ads are going to show more details that a shopper would find on Amazon's website prices, estimated shipping times, even prime eligibility. So that is a how cool? Is that? Pretty cool, I think. Like if, if you can now run targeted ads like that would be the key to me. Like is it only going to show up, you know, if I'm doing some kind of sponsored display ad or DSP or something like that, and then and Amazon randomly shows me. Or can I target TikTok directly? Can I target hashtags? You know would be interesting. What effect is this going to have on TikTok shop itself? What will be interesting to like? Already, TikTok users are getting kind of upset with how many you know products come to their feed right From TikTok shop. They're still buying it, but you know, like is this going to flood even more e-commerce and might give people some TikTok fatigue? I guess who knows what's going on, but this was interesting breaking news today.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article that we have going on is actually from Seller Central itself, and it's another week. Another news article about raising fees. But this shouldn't be, you know, like earth shattering or something. This is what happens every year. It doesn't matter who you use to ship, you know fulfillment fees increase. Shipping prices increase a lot of times across the board during Q4. So it's saying that, hey, starting October 15th through January 14th, there is going to be peak fulfillment prices. All right, it's going to apply to all products and it's going to be the same within a specific size band. It says and this is going to apply for, you know, remote fulfillment, multi-channel fulfillment, buy with Prime and more. And it says the fulfillment fee is going to be the same as it was last year, except for products priced under $10, because that is going to have a new fee or a new fee in 2024. Because remember the what is it? Small and light no longer has it and they have something that's for $10 and below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So I would recommend guys going into seller central and checking out the new like size tiers, like just just as an example. You know, don't think this is something that is going to increase your cost 50% or something crazy like that. For example, let's just say you've got a large standard item I think my coffin shelf is one of those, and it's one point or two to 2.25 pounds I think that's my coffin shelf, I'm not sure, uh. Or if it's two, 25 to 2.5, it's $6 and 5 cents. Let's say I'm paying $6 and 5 cents, now that is going to go up to a $6 and 44 cents. So I mean, that's not nothing, right? You know it's 40 cents per unit on my coffin shelf, all right. So just keep that in mind. That's. That's something that's going to happen.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, some, some sellers raise their prices during Q4 because they know the conversion might be higher, especially during peak shopping times. But just know that if you don't raise your prices, your profit is going to go down due to these fee changes. So again, check your Seller Central dashboard for the links to the articles that will talk about what size tier you're on and what your price was and what it would be, etc. Speaking of fee increases, TikTok shop has fee increases. It's going to nine percent starting in September, but this is for TikTok UK, all right. So I don't have any new information on am. On USA, remember, I think I believe TikTok UK was actually started before USA, unless I'm mistaken. So that could mean that in us. You know some of these fee increases might come behind, but they were at five percent for UK sellers and it is going to 9% for UK sellers, all right, so take a look at. If you're selling on TikTok UK, uh, make sure to check out this article. If you're selling a TikTok Shop US, don't even. You can just skip over that. It doesn't apply to you yet, but just a heads up for you. Uh, selling on Tik TOK in UK. Moving to other platforms, talking about Amazon, talking about TikTok, we're going all over the place.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today, let's talk about Temu Sheen and AliExpress. Per an article on TechRadar, it says Temu Sheen and AliExpress are attracting US customers in the millions and this is the funny part and that's despite the fact that the vast majority do not trust these online retailers in the first place. All right, so what's some of the numbers? They polled 4,000 people in the US UK polled 4,000 people in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, and they said that 60% of respondents had shopped on one of these three websites in the last year, with 50% of them shopping at more than one. I am not one of them. I'm not on there yet. 72% of people knew about Temu 55% knew about Sheen. 48% of online shoppers, it says, bought items from Temu, 42% from Sheen and 28% from AliExpress. That's mind boggling to me, like I don't know any American people who know about AliExpress. You know outside of you know us Amazon sellers, right? Some of the popular items is adult clothing for Sheen 57%. Household items on Temu 35%. Now this is the funny part here Even though all of these sales, all these people 50% shopping on Temu right, 94% of these respondents said they don't trust Temu, but they're still shopping on there. That's kind of ridiculous to me. If you don't trust them, why are you shopping on there? So that's kind of interesting to me. Is growing in popularity. Like I told you a few weeks ago, I'm investigating starting selling some of my products on Temu to see how that goes, shipping from US and having a higher price, obviously, than the Chinese sellers. Let's see how that goes. I'll have my results on that in a few weeks. I'm also trying to get Project X up on Temu as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Our next article is going back to Seller Central and it is entitled Give Returns a Second Life with FBA Grade and Resell. I don't enroll in this, or I haven't enrolled in this. I'm wondering if has anybody out there enrolled in this FBA Grade and Resell? Because what it does is it says it grades and relists your return products, allowing you to recover value and give them a second life. It's a set it and forget it system and it's a fee-based so. So take a look at more details. If this is right for you, you know, if you're getting a lot of returns and you don't want to have it come back to you or you want to have Amazon take a closer look before putting it back in inventory, maybe this uh service you know could be for you. FBA Grade and Resell. Do a search on that and your seller central dashboard and you will get information on it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next news article is just almost like a throwaway news article. I just thought it was funny because I probably have owned um more Kia souls than most people Like. I think I have owned eight different Kia souls over the last 10 years. I've got two Kia souls right now. Like for my family, uh, my daughter has had three different Kia souls. All right, so we have. We were a Kia soul family. But this article is entitled I think this is from Bloomberg Amazon is testing speedy delivery featuring Kia Souls, all right. So this is kind of like to counterbalance how much they rely on the flex drivers of souls. I'm doing it, but I don't think it's a matter of, oh, if you drive a Kia soul, maybe you can get hired as an Amazon delivery driver. It's actually the opposite, I believe. It looks like maybe Amazon is going to buy their own Kia souls or something and instead of having a like sometimes flex drivers, you know, like have you ever had your Amazon products delivered by door dash drivers or Uber drivers? Or like random strangers, like pulling up to your life, who's this pulling up to my house? Oh, shoot, it's just an Amazon delivery. All right, those are flex drivers. They're not necessarily Amazon employees, but I guess instead of having to rely on that, they want to have like take it in house a little bit and maybe they're going to be buying a fleet of of Kia souls. Interesting. I used to have a blue electric Kia soul. I don't have it anymore, but look, look kind of like the Amazon blue. I wonder what color these Amazon delivery Kia Soles will have. But now you see a Kia Sole pulling up in your neighborhood. It's probably either me or my family or an Amazon delivery driver.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Last article of the day is an announcement by Amazon saying hey, you can now plan your agenda for Amazon Accelerate 2024. This is the event of the year that you should go to. It's September 17 and 19 in Seattle. You guys have known about that. If you want to sign up, go to h10.me forward slash accelerate. But this announcement is about oh, by the way you know, it talks about seller cafe super important. If you have any issue with your Amazon account at all, seller cafe, set an appointment. You can get it fixed. Most likely, if you're on the right, these guys know what they're doing. If seller central hasn't been able to fix something, I almost guarantee I can't guarantee completely I don't work for Amazon, but I almost want to guarantee that that those seller cafe people can fix it for you. But anyways, the thing that's new is you can now do your agenda. So if you've signed up or are planning to sign up, you want to see what kind of agenda is like. You know when is Martha Stewart speaking, which, which she is and what are the other executives and when is Amazon going to release that? Go to the agenda builder. Mine's not on there yet, but I'm a speaker at Amazon Accelerate myself. So make sure those of you going, you guys put me on your agenda, my speech that I'm going to be doing. We're doing a 15 at Amazon Accelerate and along those same lines for those going to Amazon Accelerate or maybe you just live in Seattle or you want to fly to Seattle, not go to Accelerate just hang out with us.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Any listener of the podcast you can attend our elite workshop for free on the 16th. Space is limited, so this is not unlimited. It's going to sell out. We're capping at like about 100, 125 people, but we're going to have Kevin King speaking there. We're going to have Destiny I 25 people, but we're going to have Kevin King speaking there. We're going to have destiny I'm going to be there. Jeff Cohen from Amazon advertising Uh, we'll, we'll be there. We'll have some food and beverages. It's going to be from one to 6 PM on September 16th. So go to h10.me forward slash Seattle to get tickets. H10.me forward slash Seattle and it's free for now. All right, um, you know, usually you have to pay like 300 bucks to get into these high level workshops. We have rubbed shoulders with Kevin and Destiny and others, but this one for podcast listeners is going to be free, but while tickets remain, all right, it's going to sell out and then I can't guarantee your entry. I'll see you in Seattle, all right?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next up, let's go ahead and combine our training tip of the week with a Helium 10 feature update. It's not really a feature update, but we revamped and made our keyword sales estimations even more accurate, all right. So this is why is keyword sales estimations an important metric? Search volume, obviously, is great. It's a great way to kind of prioritize your keywords. Why? Because you know, maybe you have 10 relevant keywords. You want to know which one to put in your title. Well, if they're all equally relevant, you're probably going to pick them over the most search form. But in addition, what is the reason you're doing that? Well, the reason you're doing that is because you're assuming that the ones with the most search volume can lead to the most sales. Right, and that would normally and in most situations absolutely be a hundred percent accurate statement. All right, but I said most situations, because sometimes you'll have a keyword that has less buyer intent. What does that mean? That means you know a hundred thousand people are searching it, but maybe only 1000 people are actually buying something after it where you could have a keyword with 20,000 searches and 2000 people purchasing a product because it was so specific that it has a lot of buyer intent. So you can see that looking just at search volume sometimes is not the best way to look at things. Well, Helium 10 has keyword sales estimates and they revamped the algorithm and it's pretty cool because I was just doing some testing on my top two keywords Everybody, everybody right now.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Who's seeing Project X and the coffin shelf. What is our top two keywords? You probably know coffin shelf and gothic decor. So take a look here at where this metric is and let me just show you something super cool. All right, so I'm here right now in Magnet, Helium, Magnet, I put my top two keywords, coffin shelf and Gothic decor and, as you can see here, this is interesting. Coffin shelf has 3,900 searches a month estimated and Gothic decor has 15,000, but you would think that maybe is it three times as many sales that Gothic decor has in coffin shelf. No, um, look at this. This is actually kind of crazy. Coffin shelf has 18 keyword sales, but Gothic decor has 147. So actually, Gothic decor has a lot of buyer intent, even more than coffin shelf. The conversion rate from sales to search volume is a lot higher on Gothic decor.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now don't get it twisted. That doesn't mean that Gothic decor is a better keyword. It's not, you know, like Gothic decor. If you look at the people who buy things on Gothic decor, they're buying all kinds of products. They're not really buying coffin shelves, you know per se. Okay, so take a look at this. Um, let me just show you, uh, how accurate this is. Like you can't do this always, but I just. These were the first two keywords I tested, because this is what's near and dear to my heart. Right, I love how Amazon shows data, because when Amazon shows more data, sometimes people say, oh, amazon showing search query performance and brand analytics and this and that, and why do I need Helium 10 anymore? That's like incompetent. I'm like no, it's great, because the more data that Amazon shows, the more you could actually kind of prove that Helium 10's data is correct. So watch this. I went inside brand analytics, top search terms, and I looked first at coffin shelf, right, and this is not something you can do a hundred percent of the time. And, and Helium 10 is not going to be like a hundred percent. Uh, exactly, you know aligned with this, but it's just one of these things that just shows you how accurate Helium 10 is most of the time.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Take a look at this coffin shelf. It's telling you that there were pro, there were three products that had. One of them had 5.56% conversion, one of them had 33.33% and one of them had 5.56%. And then you can add those three numbers up, subtract it from 100% and then get like the remaining amount of conversions right Now. Here's the thing. That's on an actual number, right? So if you put in some random number like 153, and then you took 550 or 5.56%, it might come out to some number that that has like this decimal place, and then you know that, well, it's probably the wrong estimate because it's not exactly like that should be a whole number. So watch this. So I put those percentages here in a Google spreadsheet 5.56% twice 33.3% and the remainder is 55.55% Anyway.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what did Helium 10 say? Was the sales again 18. So if I put 18 right here and I have this calculation, that goes it. Look, it works out to a perfect whole number here. All right, so the first product, and now I can actually see how many sales did that product have the top three. They had one sale, all right. This one had six sales, this one had one sale. So pretty cool, right? Uh, it came out perfect. Now what about Gothic decor? Let's take a look. Gothic decor we said 147, uh, sales, and then, if you look at brand analytics, uh, we have percentages of 1.36%, 1.36%, and then another couple of numbers here. I put it here Actually they're all 1.36% and that means 95.92% is the other orders. So let's put the Helium 10 number of 147 in here and survey says look at that, it comes out to a perfect number here of two sales, two sales, two sales and the rest of the product 141 sales.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, like I said this, you can't just do this cross-check. It's not always going to line up perfectly, especially when we're talking about, you know, ones where it says zero sales or 50% or something. But you know Helium 10 has other algorithms. That's why we're able to keep so, so accurate here. But now, guys, you know, take a look at that data about keyword sales. I think it's going to be very beneficial for you to look at that number so you can prioritize keywords based on which ones have the most buyer intent. So if you have a Platinum Plan at Helium 10, you're going to see the keyword sales estimate in Magnet and Cerebro. Make sure you're taking a look at that. All right, guys. Thank you so much for joining us this week. Don't forget to tune in next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Erica Greenhalgh's transition from the funeral home industry to becoming a top Amazon seller is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode, we uncover the unique twists and turns of her career, beginning with her early days aspiring to be a dental hygienist, her unexpected entry into the funeral business, and ultimately, her leap into e-commerce. Erica opens up about the struggles she faced, the countless hours she invested, and the pivotal moments that shaped her path to success. With six associate degrees under her belt, her story is a testament to perseverance and the power of pursuing unconventional opportunities.</p>
<p>We also talk about the nitty-gritty details of Erica's journey from a failed business to grossing $200,000 in her first year on Amazon. She shares her strategies for securing wholesale deals, managing a home warehouse, and the art of transforming poorly listed products on Amazon into top sellers. Erica's expertise in navigating the complexities of the adult product category on Amazon offers a unique perspective on the challenges and rewards of this niche market. Her ability to build strong relationships with small brands and address issues like minimum advertised pricing has been key to her success.</p>
<p>Our conversation also explores the broader landscape of e-commerce, from compliance with Amazon's advertising policies to the potential of expanding to platforms like Walmart and TikTok. Erica's passion for her work and her humorous reflections on her unconventional career path make this episode a must-listen. We wrap up with a look ahead, eager to reconnect with Erica next year to see how her journey evolves and the new heights she aims to reach with her innovative strategies and tools like Helium 10. Join us for this engaging and insightful episode that promises to inspire and entertain.</p>
<p>In episode 585 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Erica discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - From Funeral Homes to Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:39 - Unique Amazon Seller Stories With Erica</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:36 - Transitioning to Amazon Sales Through Books</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:24 - From Funeral Home to Adult Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Wholesale Account Setup Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:01 - Growing Brands in Adult E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:43 - Sales Goals and Profit Margins</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:22 - Product Placement and Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:21 - Strange Incidents While Selling on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:47 - Amazon's Advertising Guidelines Explained</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:30 - Amazon Strategies and TikTok Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:34 - From Funeral Homes to Novelty Products</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Today we've got one of the most unique sellers we've had on. She started off her professional career running funeral homes, then transitioned to selling books online and doing retail arbitrage and now she grosses over $2 million a year selling adult products. How cool, is that? Pretty cool, I think. What was your gross sales yesterday, last week, last year? More importantly, what are your profits after all your cost of selling on Amazon? Did you pay any storage charges to Amazon? How much did you spend on PPC? Find out these key metrics and more by using the Helium 10 tool Profits. For more information, go to h10.me/profits. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Seller’s podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we've got somebody who's a first time on the show and I actually just met her on a one-on-one call a couple of weeks ago here at you know, if you guys don't know this, you know Helium 10 Elite Program. One of the many benefits other than just you know being able to get training with Kevin King and weekly round tables and stuff? Is you get to book one-on-one calls with myself and Carrie and roundtables and stuff? Is you get to book one-on-one calls with myself and Carrie? And I started hearing about her business and a little bit of her story. I was like you know what? Say no more, because I would love to learn more about this from the podcast. I love just bringing in people who I meet at conferences and other ways who have unique Amazon stories and this definitely, I think, is a unique Amazon story. So, Erica, welcome to the show.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>Awesome. Thanks so much for having me. I appreciate it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Awesome, awesome. Now, where are you at right now in the US of A.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>Currently I am in just a Mesa, Arizona, a little suburb of Phoenix. So, we are fortunate enough to have a little cabin up north that we could escape the heat from.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But isn't all of Arizona pretty hot?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>No, we're up in the mountains, so we are, we get lots of snow and pine trees and get to enjoy all of that, okay.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I didn't even realize there was places like that around there. Okay, not bad. Now is that where you were born and raised in Arizona, or you come from somewhere else?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>For the most part. So, I was born in Tucson, I spent all my teen years in Salt Lake City and came back as a young adult and have been here ever since.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cool. Where did you go to university?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>You know I have six associates degrees because I couldn't decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. So, I'm a professional college student.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice. hey, before I actually do have a bachelor's degree, but I got it like, oh my God, like 15 years after I graduated high school, just because one of my companies I was working for at the time paid me to go do it. I was like sure I'll do it. But yeah, I have, like from local junior college, I've got like six different degrees. It was. I loved it, it was fun, you actually learn stuff, instead of having to take a whole bunch of just like general ed and stuff like that.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So yeah, it was. It was awesome for me. I have dyslexia, I always really struggled in school and so, for whatever reason, learning finally clicked for me in college, and so it kind of became like look, I'm not dumb, see what I can do.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Nice. Now what? Did you have a theme of what you were taking, though? Like, did you have some kind of goal in mind, like hey, I would like to work in this? Or you just like, hey, I want to learn.</p>
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<p>­Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, from a young age I wanted to be a dental assistant, dental hygienist, so, ongoing to dental hygiene school, I moved out at 17, because you know everything at 17. And I found myself completely broke and not having a clue what to do. I remembered a girlfriend of mine. We took a health science occupations class in high school and part of the class was to get up and job shadow somebody in a medically related field, and she had done a funeral director and in the back of my mind I was like, well, that's cool. But I knew what I was going to do. And I then had an opportunity. I walked into a funeral home that was next to the college, wondering how I'm going to pay my rent, and the gentleman spent about three hours with me. I put my name in a local newsletter and, lo and behold, a few months later I was offered a job at a funeral home as an intern, and also.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, then, what you had chosen as your shadow, whatever day was the funeral home.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No well, I had chosen other medically related careers. A girlfriend of mine did funeral to done, had job shadowed a funeral director and I always thought that was cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, this is it almost sounded like you, just randomly. It was kind of getting kind of morbid there for a second. I was like, yeah, I didn't know what I was going to do with my life, so I went into a funeral home.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I was like wait, wait, wait, where's?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>this story going here.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That is exactly what happened.</p>
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<p><a>Bradley Sutton:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>I had no idea what I was going to do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I just walked into the funeral home going, well maybe there's an opportunity for a job here, like, let's explore this adventure in life. Okay, so there is a little morbidity to it. There's no family history. There's none of that. So, I fell in love with the industry. I love serving families. I love every aspect of it. It's my true passion. But unfortunately, that job is a very high demand and very high stress, so there's no margin for errors within that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you started working full time there when you were still in the junior college.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I did, yeah. So, I completely did a 180 and started going a different direction in life and worked in the funeral world, had some kids, stayed home for a while and went back into the funeral world. And the funeral home I was working for at the time was a fantastic family run funeral home here in Arizona and unfortunately, the gentleman who had started it began to age out, needed to take care of his wife who was also aging, and the people he left in charge were just cutting corners to make a dime and I really felt that they were going against everything the business was built on. And so, I left there and a former friend business partner of mine was like hey, I'm selling books and shoes on Amazon and making like a thousand dollars a week doing it. And I was like that sounds fantastic. I can sell books and shoes and figure this out.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>What year are we talking about? About more or less?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>This was back in 2015, 2016.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so almost 10 years ago. Now, I think I asked you this before, but the funeral home did they have a Ghostbusters like a Hurst that you could drive?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We did. In fact, my business partner that I started the e-commerce business with we had a custom coach made that was old timey looking. It was pretty sweet. It was Rosewood is the company Rosewood Coach and got to pick out custom colors and all the details and it was pretty awesome.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right. So, working at the funeral home, you're like, hey, this is not what it used to be, and so I'm open to other ideas. And then you hear about Amazon, and then so your first entry into it was it books, was it arbitrage? How did you just kind of get into Amazon?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was a little of both. So it was kind of getting our feet wet going out and I would buy lots of books off of Craigslist and I had a Ford Explorer at the time and I would load up every ounce of Squarespace in that Explorer with lots of books that I could buy and figuring that out and it was just learning the pieces and putting it together of you know how to find what's what will sell on Amazon, how to find what won't, where your margins are going to be. It was a really fantastic place for us to start to get a full understanding of the Amazon game without a ton of investment required.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Were you still working at the funeral home and started this, or did you already leave and then now this is your only income, or what was that transition like?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know what? I had left the funeral home, I had about six months of income, and so it was one of those decisions that I either had to make this work and or it didn't, and I had to move on. So, I was just coming off of another failed business. I guess I'm an entrepreneur at heart and always looking for the next. I knew that I was capable of doing more, and so I was a little down. To be honest, I wasn't feeling great about things in life. I had left the funeral home, just had a failed business, and so this was kind of a I have nothing left to lose and all or nothing, and so I made the best of it over six months and was able to more than replace my income at the funeral home and decide to run with it and see how far I could take it and where we could go.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, in that first year of selling on Amazon, or first of all, was it only Amazon, or were you also selling other websites? Or we're just talking about Amazon here?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>I was exclusively Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How much did you gross in the first year and then profit off of that?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>I want to say, in our first year and I apologize, I don't have numbers in front of me we did about $200,000 our first year.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So how much like were you spending eight-hour days, kind of like, or more or less, or.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I would say about six to eight hours a day and more. A lot of that was figuring out. What's your strategy going to be? Are you going to do online arbitrage? Are you going to do in stores? I would go and spend hours just scanning every possible thing in any store that I could, just to get an idea of what are some restricted products, what are categories that needed gating. And as I began to do that, the first year or so I realized it was a hustle to go out and find that deal, like sometimes you struggled and sometimes it was a complete mess and you would spend days with nothing. It was a complete mess and you would spend days with nothing. And so, we began to look at different wholesale accounts of I'd like to prefer to pick up a phone and just replenish my inventory rather than going out and hustle to find it. And we set up random wholesale accounts with probably 20 different companies, seeing what worked and what didn't?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>What was your line? Like you'd cold call them and then just say how would you get them on board.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>Well, to be honest, I think that I purchased a course of how to set up wholesale accounts I want to say it was like $1,000 or $1,500. And in turn they're like here's this list, and I think I bought a list off of them and they're like but be prepared to be told no 90% of the time. And I was like, yeah, no problem, I'm willing to make all these phone calls and see where it goes. And so, as I began to make these phone calls, every single person said yes to setting up a wholesale account. Now, I think times are a little bit different today than it was back in 2016 when I did this, but all they wanted was our reseller certificate and bam, we had a wholesale account. And so, then I was overwhelmed by these massive catalogs and I want to say we were selling everything from baby pacifiers to nun chucks and nail polish and everything in between. There was no rhyme or reason between what we sold. Using FBA, so everything was FBA.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So then, did you have your own warehouse, would you need to get all this stuff in and label it, or you would have these companies send it to Amazon for you.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, I had a card table set up in my bedroom with my computer and my label printer and it was absolutely ridiculous. You know, I'd fill my entire living room with boxes and it was one at a time opening them up, and I couldn't even afford the $8 pickup for UPS to come get it. Then I would load my car and carry all of it in. And it was. You know it was a hustle.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was an adventure bootstrapping it, figuring it out, you know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>less labor-intensive kind of than the retail arbitrage where you're actually having to go out so much, you know, at least you could do it from your house and things like that right and no scotty peeler injuries so saved okay and then how? Did that progress? Did you just kind of like transition to only wholesale and cut out the books and arbitrage?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We did so we transitioned into wholesale exclusively, and at that time we began to see a lot of these manufacturers had map pricing in place. So minimum advertised pricing. Minimum advertised pricing. So, if your item is supposed to sell for $49.99, I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that it's selling for $26. And by the time I was doing the math, I'm like these people are making pennies and I just couldn't understand this. And so, then I began to speak with our wholesaler more, and they began to tell us how frustrated these manufacturers are that nobody is taking care of Amazon and how upset their brick-and-mortar stores are, that people could go online and find it for less, and how they're losing out on money. And I would also find incorrect information and incorrect images. And so, I began to really pivot our business, seeing a huge hole in the industry between manufacturers and the e-commerce space. And so, I approached these manufacturers and I said, hey, what if you were to give me exclusivity on your product in exchange for me managing it on Amazon? And it's a win-win for everybody. I will do it for free. If you don't like me, you can fire me. I won't make you sign a contract or anything else.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>When you say manufacturers, are these the same people that you were buying stuff from wholesale? And you're just like hey, can I have exclusive? Or were you buying from distributors? And you're like let me find who's the real manufacturer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I actually worked as a team with my distributor. I think that there's enough money to be made by everybody. Could I make more money going direct to the manufacturer? Absolutely, but he really opened those doors for me to the manufacturers direct, and so my agreement was you know, I'm going to continue buying it where I get it from in exchange for you know, everybody wins in this situation. So, the manufacturer wins, the distributor wins, and I felt like I came away a winner in that, and so we began to grow that way. we, I only do. I'm to the point now that I only work with brands that have brand registry done so that we could maximize and take advantage of all of the benefits that brand registry offers and it's grown.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>At what point did you get into the adult products? Cause, that's pretty much all you do now, right? It's exclusively all you do, and how in the world did that transition happen?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, we found, as we began to look for local wholesalers because we're limited on funds and we had to keep our money moving we found one of our wholesale accounts was a rubber duck company and my former business partner was like, hey, I think they make a vibrator rubber duck. And so, we then discovered that there was a distributor here in Phoenix and reached out to them and that cut down a huge amount of our lead time because we could go and directly pick it up and we didn't have that extra delay in products coming in, because we were so new that tires were not something I knew to ask for or could get, especially as a new customer. And so, we started working exclusively with a distributor here and they're the ones who were fortunate enough to open up those doors for us directly working with the manufacturers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, and then so did you like slowly just move everything in that direction because there was more profit, or how did that happen?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, it became a passion to see these brands grow and I loved seeing these terrible listings with terrible images grow into something amazing watching sales increase. Their sales as a whole increase because brick and mortar stores were willing to pick them up more, without having that competition online and the low price, they said okay, well, as long as online is the same price as us, we're happy to carry it, and so it really builds the brand's overall health really.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And so, how long has it been now? how many years? Where are your kind of like, exclusively uh in the adult space?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We started short in in 2016, so I'm in nine years, so it was right after.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, it's been a while now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, okay, which year was your peak, would you say. Was it during covid is? Is it every year you're growing, or did you have a peak a couple years ago?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I've been extremely fortunate to grow every year, but definitely COVID was a massive peak, so during that time we owned two funeral homes and the e-commerce business. So those who are bored during that time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you got back into the funeral home business then, after you had left that, yes, oh, hold on I skipped this part of the story.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, my former business partner had owned a funeral home in Sun City and we had partnered on the e-commerce business together. But I was the one who'd built the e-commerce business and we decided to open a second funeral home and said well if we're going to do that, let's partner on everything. And so, we did. Unfortunately, about two and a half years ago, we just went our own directions in life and I continued the e-commerce business and he went on his own direction.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Interesting. What do you think you're going to end this year sales wise? If you know we're over halfway through the year, what do you you'll end up gross?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think we'll be a little over two million this year in gross sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wholesales obviously different kinds of profit margins and stuff. What's your target? Profit margins, after all your expenses, of what you're trying to clear so that you know whether you can take on this product or this account. What do you target?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, if Amazon would quit upping their fees, it would be a lot better. Our goal is around 30%.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Good Lord, that's a lot. That's more than private label even sometimes, yeah, interesting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>yeah it's a niche that really, I think that anybody can go into. I don't know about anybody, but well, it's definitely an avenue that others can pursue. There’re so many small companies out there that really their attention needs to be focused on building their brands and marketing and expansion and growth that if you're able to reach out and add some value and take on this piece to them. A lot of the companies I work with are small mom and pop companies and they've really become family, and that's the part that I think that I love the most is the relationships that I have in the industry, so truly everyone has become family.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, are you still going out there and looking for more accounts, or is all your growth just from growing the accounts that you do have? What can you contribute your growth to?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For the most part, my growth, I think, has contributed towards just doing the right thing. I don't pursue any new accounts. I do have people who approach me often and I'm very selective on who I work with at this point.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you at the point now where you know you had said before you only talk to people that already have brand registry. But are you the one who's like making the list, like, like, let's say that you know you've been working with somebody for a year and they're like, hey, I've got this you know, pocket rocket 3.0 that's coming out brand new launch. Now are you the one who's making the listings and organizing the photography and the launch strategy, that stuff, or you just work with okay and the launch strategy that stuff, or you just work with Okay. So, it's almost as if you're running it like a private label ,even though it's not your private label but it's like you're not just buying product and reselling it. You're doing the steps that a private label seller would do, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, so I'm doing all of those steps. These are their babies, so they've poured their blood, sweat and tears into building, grow them the way that they want to see it done. So, I don't do anything that they're not okay with. I work closely with everybody and provide them annual reports. Here's where they're at somewhat quarterly reports. Want to see growth. Here's where we're struggling. Here's a higher level of returns on this product. Let's try to figure out why, and so we really work together in growing this, and so I feel like it's a huge honor and a huge privilege to be given this level of trust.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tell the audience about, like, some of the differences of selling in this category compared to, you know, the average category where you know you can pretty much you know, do anything you want. What are some of the restrictions as far as that goes in the adult category?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our biggest challenge is the lack of ability to advertise, so there is no advertising allowed. They are extremely restrictive on images. That's been probably my biggest challenge lately is that I'll have some images published on one variation and they block my images on another variation. Why, who knows? It's Amazon. We don't know why they do what they do most of the time and you know, language is extremely important. There's a lot of words that unfortunately, we can't use in writing copy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know like, obviously there's words that you know adult, words that a non-adult category wouldn't want to use, because then you get classified as in the adult. But you're saying, even if you are in the adult category, there's still limitations on the verbiage you can use.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Correct, correct. And we're even behind a virtual black curtain, in that you can go into Amazon and there are listings that pop up who are not listed in the adult category and eventually you get caught. So, I really don't recommend it if you're looking for longevity on Amazon, but in order to even find sexual wellness products, you have to go under health and household and then you can begin to search for them, and a lot of times then even you have to hit sexual wellness to locate items.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Advertising, obviously, is what brings eyeballs to products, and especially when you launch, you might not be on top of page one right away. So, you use advertising to get to the top of page one and then hopefully, your organic rank increases. But then now, without advertising, when you have newer products like, how are you getting placed on? How are you getting to page one for your main keywords? Are you sending outside traffic? is it just a slow roll that that you know? You cross promote your different products, what's your strategy there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's a mix between all of the brands. So, some brands um, I have one in particular that they've completely built their entire branding off of social media. So, he has a social media background and it's where he came from and he decided to do a product launch to see, thought it would be fun and see where he would take it, and had a ton of success with that. I have other brands that have been around for decades and so people are very aware of the brand name and pursue it that way, and we'll highlight items within the storefronts. We do some online advertising with different brands, so it's really different between what these manufacturers are looking for across the brand, so it's different with everybody.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The rest, though, of the whole Amazon journey is it pretty much similar as any other Helium 10 user like you're running Cerebro on maybe your competitors’ listings or tracking your keywords and things like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, so I'm back, new to Helium 10. It's been a few years and I'm realizing how much my business needed it. So there's a lot of tools and a lot of words and a lot of content, a lot of features that really I needed to get me to the next level, because I've been doing it for so long that you think you know what you know until you get to the point that you realize that a lot of the information that you used to use and used to know is dated and out of date, and so I'm missing the boat and, I'm kind of kicking myself a little bit now, realizing that I'm a little late to the game.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Maybe you left some money on the table the last couple of years.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, a little late, but then never right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Is it now to the point? Obviously, you know $2 million of the products you're not labeling and stuff in your bedroom anymore. So, do you have a warehouse or do you just tell them, hey, put this sticker on your products and then send it to Amazon? How does that work?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, that's exactly what I do. So, I have a couple of warehouses that I work with and they take care of all the fulfillment for me. So, I did seller FBA for a while. I was not a big fan, especially with Amazon's page view requirements and next day shipping requirements. It just got to the point that it was not profitable.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, seller, fulfilled prime where, where you, you have to deliver it to the customer in like a day or two. Uh, and hit those deadlines, yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I did that for a while and then it just got out of control and unrealistic, so I went back to FBA and it's it. It's worked out well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Any horror stories over the last five years you know other than you know. All of a sudden, they shut down one of your listings because of one of the images they don't like, but anything really like where the whole account has gotten shut down, or lawsuits over somebody saying, hey, I use this lotion and it made me amputate my leg, I don't know. Whatever the heck. Anything weird has come up since you've been selling on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, I mean, you always get crazy returns</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>how do you even take returns in this category?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You're not supposed to. It violates. But somehow, they allow it. But I did have a very sweet lady write me a handwritten letter about how her brother bought her a vibrator and how she. Yeah, about how she appreciates the kindness and thoughtfulness behind it, but it's not really for her and it is not used and she would really appreciate if we would give her brother her money back.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>yeah, that family might have some issues that that should not be the kind of thing you give to a sibling. Okay, interesting,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>She was in her 70’s and wrote this beautiful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>now it's even more interesting, oh my goodness gracious!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So weird. So, I was like okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, what about on the opposite side, any other funny story? Hey, because of these products you saved my marriage or something, messages like that, or just like something really cool that's happened, like amazing prime day, or you had a product go viral, or anything like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I've had some messages that they're lubed into riven time and so, unfortunately, they suffered severe chafing and they would appreciate if I could deliver on time. This was fulfilled by amazon, not me, but I was like well okay, I don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry that you experienced this. Other than that, you know I've been shut down a few times. Unfortunately, some customers claimed they received inauthentic product or used product, which can never be the case based on how we operate and how Amazon operates. And so, you know, you're down for a day or two, you submit invoices, you're back up. So, as frustrating and as annoying as that is, you know it is fixable.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I haven't said anything that can happen to any um Amazon seller. Okay, what are you know, other than certain words that Amazon doesn't approve, and I'm assuming that Amazon doesn't necessarily give you the exact list. It's just kind of like a you'll know when you know, but what? What give you the exact list is just kind of like a you'll know when you know, but what? What if anybody else is getting interested in getting into this niche? how do you know what words not to use, like what images for sure you can't use Like what? What are some of the guidelines that people need to know?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>There are some guidelines within the back end. I think that they're extremely vague, um, but they do not like product images in hands, um, even textbook terms like nipples and footrests and things like that you're not able to use in your texts. The only trick that I've found into finding out what is okay and not okay is when you submit a plus content. So, a plus content then gives you the red flag. Red flag you need to remove this word. But as far as Seller Central goes and writing your copy and it not being published, you just have no idea and you open up cases and you get a very generic response back. Nobody tells you specifics and so really, it's been a trial and an error of what they'll allow and what they won't allow.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you mentioned A-plus content, so obviously, obviously that's allowed in your niche. Other, what about like things like virtual bundles or other things? Is it just that strict advertising, like there's no sponsored product, no sponsored brand ads, no videos? Yeah, video could never work in this niche.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But videos, but not advertise. Oh, so you have videos like for your listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I do so. Not every product has a video, but there are quite a few videos that I'm able to post on the listings.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Oh well, that's kind of mind boggling to me, Like I would think that definitely that would be kind of hard to be able to have a compliant one, but okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, welcome to Amazon, but you just can't yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How about like amazon post. Are you allowed to do those?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, no posts. Um, I'm able to do brand stories, a plus content, videos, and then storefronts and storefronts, are you know? Again, you have to be careful with images and words that you use. It's like anything. Sometimes you submit it to Amazon and they'll say something is wrong with page one, and then you submit it again and page one is just fine and page three has an issue, and so you just go through and kind of whack them all until you get it to where it's okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you selling on other platforms as well, or just Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We do a little bit of Walmart as well, and I just got my TikTok storefront approved, so I'm working on pursuing that as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Excellent. So, do you know what's the? Is that a lot is that kind of products allowed on TikTok shop?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>They are. So, one of my manufacturers that I work with that's really how he's built his business. You just have to. There's a lot of guidelines and rules, so I'm fortunate to have a mentor in this area that's going to be able to guide me on that, because this is something new and outside of anything I've ever done.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, let me just warn you, you, you could potentially get real busy real fast, like, I know people who, within a couple months of starting on Amazon or a TikTok shop, already surpassed their Amazon sales, and I can imagine if that's I was curious, if it was allowed that this would be the perfect product for TikTok shop, because you know influencers, which is what it's driven by like your stuff could definitely go viral. So, okay, you might have to expand out your three-employee team there soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, that's, yeah, it's. It's totally new realm to me. So, I we'll see how it goes. What's the worst thing that can happen, right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, right. So, you referenced that, hey, you're happier back using helium 10 now and that you've noticed already some things that you could have been doing before. What are some of those things I like? What have you know, even though you came in as like an experienced seller and then, not having used helium 10 for years, it's almost like as if you're a new Helium 10 user. So, what were some of the things that have already, kind of like changed up your SOPs on how you how you do things?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I love your keyword tracking and I love competitor tracking. Those have been huge because I could never figure out what they were doing and I wasn't. That's been my biggest thing. And I also love my ranking on my product page of where am I scoring? You know, some of my listings. I'm like wow, I didn't realize how short I was falling here or copy wasn't displaying, and so I'm going through and re-digging through everything as I go and finding it's allowing me to completely clean up my product catalog and to maximize clean up my product catalog and to maximize every single word, every single image, every single phrase that I'm using to at least optimize where I'm ranking in keywords. If I realize I'm missing out on opportunities of advertising, but let's maximize what I can do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What are strategies you think just here, in brief, like that you can say to anybody, regardless of what category they're in? That's really helped you, because it takes a special little something to be able to have a three-person team and manage the number of SKUs you have and scale it to this amount and at that kind of profitability. That's not something that just anybody off the street can do. So, what are a couple of things that you think are working in your favor here?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm a big believer in always doing the right thing and never chasing money. So, I think when you do the right thing, the money follows, and so, unfortunately, I've seen on Amazon over the years that people try to make a quick dime and you do. You can make a quick dime on Amazon, but it's never works in your favor on the longevity of doing things. So that's my number one thing is to do the right thing even when people aren't watching it. You know, if you don't have manufacturers watching, if you know, no matter who's looking over your shoulder, to never do it to make a quick buck. And the second thing is I think that, no matter what the industry is, go and start having conversations. Whether you go to a coffee expo, find out local expos that are coming to town, and start having conversations with manufacturers and look for opportunities.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you planning to go to Amazon Accelerate in Seattle?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, I'm not going this year, unfortunately, I know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anybody else out there who wants to go. You can't get tickets from Helium 10, but just go to h10.me/accelerate, I think, is the link to go. But yeah, I was about to say it would have been cool to be able to meet you in person over there. If anybody is interested, we're going to have a special event that's normally only for Elite members, but we're going to open it up to a few others. So, if anybody's interested in registering, only register, guys. If you're going to go, use h10.me forward slash Seattle. We're doing an event on the 16th of September, the day before Amazon Accelerate. We'll have Kevin King there, Destaney Jeff from Amazon, Melanie from Avasa. We have a lot of cool speakers and some networking and partying to do. If you were there, you would have been the toast of the town, I think, everybody wanting to pick your brain on your interesting story there. But we'll have to meet up at another event another time. Well, thank you so much, Erica, for joining us and telling us your very unique story. There are some people that you can probably say I'm sure somebody else has done something pretty similar. There's probably nobody who has gone from funeral homes to selling books and adult products. I think it was really nice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I get you coming and going.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Oh, okay. I wonder how many people throughout this had a that's what she said like in the back of their minds, or some puns like we could have had a field day with today's content, but that one was. That's a perfect way to end the episode there, I guess.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, anyways, Erica, I definitely want to reach out to you next year, have after another year under your belt of selling, to see what new things you've learned or what new Helium 10 tools you're using and maybe did you hit 3 million or not, so look forward to bringing you back on the show sometime next year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome, sounds great, thank you.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erica Greenhalgh's transition from the funeral home industry to becoming a top Amazon seller is nothing short of remarkable. In this episode, we uncover the unique twists and turns of her career, beginning with her early days aspiring to be a dental hygienist, her unexpected entry into the funeral business, and ultimately, her leap into e-commerce. Erica opens up about the struggles she faced, the countless hours she invested, and the pivotal moments that shaped her path to success. With six associate degrees under her belt, her story is a testament to perseverance and the power of pursuing unconventional opportunities.</p>
<p>We also talk about the nitty-gritty details of Erica's journey from a failed business to grossing $200,000 in her first year on Amazon. She shares her strategies for securing wholesale deals, managing a home warehouse, and the art of transforming poorly listed products on Amazon into top sellers. Erica's expertise in navigating the complexities of the adult product category on Amazon offers a unique perspective on the challenges and rewards of this niche market. Her ability to build strong relationships with small brands and address issues like minimum advertised pricing has been key to her success.</p>
<p>Our conversation also explores the broader landscape of e-commerce, from compliance with Amazon's advertising policies to the potential of expanding to platforms like Walmart and TikTok. Erica's passion for her work and her humorous reflections on her unconventional career path make this episode a must-listen. We wrap up with a look ahead, eager to reconnect with Erica next year to see how her journey evolves and the new heights she aims to reach with her innovative strategies and tools like Helium 10. Join us for this engaging and insightful episode that promises to inspire and entertain.</p>
<p>In episode 585 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Erica discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - From Funeral Homes to Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">00:39 - Unique Amazon Seller Stories With Erica</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:36 - Transitioning to Amazon Sales Through Books</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:24 - From Funeral Home to Adult Products</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:47 - Wholesale Account Setup Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:01 - Growing Brands in Adult E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:43 - Sales Goals and Profit Margins</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:22 - Product Placement and Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:21 - Strange Incidents While Selling on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:47 - Amazon's Advertising Guidelines Explained</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:30 - Amazon Strategies and TikTok Opportunities</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:34 - From Funeral Homes to Novelty Products</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Today we've got one of the most unique sellers we've had on. She started off her professional career running funeral homes, then transitioned to selling books online and doing retail arbitrage and now she grosses over $2 million a year selling adult products. How cool, is that? Pretty cool, I think. What was your gross sales yesterday, last week, last year? More importantly, what are your profits after all your cost of selling on Amazon? Did you pay any storage charges to Amazon? How much did you spend on PPC? Find out these key metrics and more by using the Helium 10 tool Profits. For more information, go to h10.me/profits. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Seller’s podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And we've got somebody who's a first time on the show and I actually just met her on a one-on-one call a couple of weeks ago here at you know, if you guys don't know this, you know Helium 10 Elite Program. One of the many benefits other than just you know being able to get training with Kevin King and weekly round tables and stuff? Is you get to book one-on-one calls with myself and Carrie and roundtables and stuff? Is you get to book one-on-one calls with myself and Carrie? And I started hearing about her business and a little bit of her story. I was like you know what? Say no more, because I would love to learn more about this from the podcast. I love just bringing in people who I meet at conferences and other ways who have unique Amazon stories and this definitely, I think, is a unique Amazon story. So, Erica, welcome to the show.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>Awesome. Thanks so much for having me. I appreciate it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Now, where are you at right now in the US of A.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Currently I am in just a Mesa, Arizona, a little suburb of Phoenix. So, we are fortunate enough to have a little cabin up north that we could escape the heat from.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But isn't all of Arizona pretty hot?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, we're up in the mountains, so we are, we get lots of snow and pine trees and get to enjoy all of that, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I didn't even realize there was places like that around there. Okay, not bad. Now is that where you were born and raised in Arizona, or you come from somewhere else?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For the most part. So, I was born in Tucson, I spent all my teen years in Salt Lake City and came back as a young adult and have been here ever since.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Cool. Where did you go to university?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know I have six associates degrees because I couldn't decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. So, I'm a professional college student.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice. hey, before I actually do have a bachelor's degree, but I got it like, oh my God, like 15 years after I graduated high school, just because one of my companies I was working for at the time paid me to go do it. I was like sure I'll do it. But yeah, I have, like from local junior college, I've got like six different degrees. It was. I loved it, it was fun, you actually learn stuff, instead of having to take a whole bunch of just like general ed and stuff like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So yeah, it was. It was awesome for me. I have dyslexia, I always really struggled in school and so, for whatever reason, learning finally clicked for me in college, and so it kind of became like look, I'm not dumb, see what I can do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice. Now what? Did you have a theme of what you were taking, though? Like, did you have some kind of goal in mind, like hey, I would like to work in this? Or you just like, hey, I want to learn.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>­Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, from a young age I wanted to be a dental assistant, dental hygienist, so, ongoing to dental hygiene school, I moved out at 17, because you know everything at 17. And I found myself completely broke and not having a clue what to do. I remembered a girlfriend of mine. We took a health science occupations class in high school and part of the class was to get up and job shadow somebody in a medically related field, and she had done a funeral director and in the back of my mind I was like, well, that's cool. But I knew what I was going to do. And I then had an opportunity. I walked into a funeral home that was next to the college, wondering how I'm going to pay my rent, and the gentleman spent about three hours with me. I put my name in a local newsletter and, lo and behold, a few months later I was offered a job at a funeral home as an intern, and also.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, then, what you had chosen as your shadow, whatever day was the funeral home.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No well, I had chosen other medically related careers. A girlfriend of mine did funeral to done, had job shadowed a funeral director and I always thought that was cool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, this is it almost sounded like you, just randomly. It was kind of getting kind of morbid there for a second. I was like, yeah, I didn't know what I was going to do with my life, so I went into a funeral home.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I was like wait, wait, wait, where's?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>this story going here.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That is exactly what happened.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a>Bradley Sutton:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>I had no idea what I was going to do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I just walked into the funeral home going, well maybe there's an opportunity for a job here, like, let's explore this adventure in life. Okay, so there is a little morbidity to it. There's no family history. There's none of that. So, I fell in love with the industry. I love serving families. I love every aspect of it. It's my true passion. But unfortunately, that job is a very high demand and very high stress, so there's no margin for errors within that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you started working full time there when you were still in the junior college.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I did, yeah. So, I completely did a 180 and started going a different direction in life and worked in the funeral world, had some kids, stayed home for a while and went back into the funeral world. And the funeral home I was working for at the time was a fantastic family run funeral home here in Arizona and unfortunately, the gentleman who had started it began to age out, needed to take care of his wife who was also aging, and the people he left in charge were just cutting corners to make a dime and I really felt that they were going against everything the business was built on. And so, I left there and a former friend business partner of mine was like hey, I'm selling books and shoes on Amazon and making like a thousand dollars a week doing it. And I was like that sounds fantastic. I can sell books and shoes and figure this out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What year are we talking about? About more or less?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This was back in 2015, 2016.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so almost 10 years ago. Now, I think I asked you this before, but the funeral home did they have a Ghostbusters like a Hurst that you could drive?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We did. In fact, my business partner that I started the e-commerce business with we had a custom coach made that was old timey looking. It was pretty sweet. It was Rosewood is the company Rosewood Coach and got to pick out custom colors and all the details and it was pretty awesome.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right. So, working at the funeral home, you're like, hey, this is not what it used to be, and so I'm open to other ideas. And then you hear about Amazon, and then so your first entry into it was it books, was it arbitrage? How did you just kind of get into Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was a little of both. So it was kind of getting our feet wet going out and I would buy lots of books off of Craigslist and I had a Ford Explorer at the time and I would load up every ounce of Squarespace in that Explorer with lots of books that I could buy and figuring that out and it was just learning the pieces and putting it together of you know how to find what's what will sell on Amazon, how to find what won't, where your margins are going to be. It was a really fantastic place for us to start to get a full understanding of the Amazon game without a ton of investment required.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Were you still working at the funeral home and started this, or did you already leave and then now this is your only income, or what was that transition like?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know what? I had left the funeral home, I had about six months of income, and so it was one of those decisions that I either had to make this work and or it didn't, and I had to move on. So, I was just coming off of another failed business. I guess I'm an entrepreneur at heart and always looking for the next. I knew that I was capable of doing more, and so I was a little down. To be honest, I wasn't feeling great about things in life. I had left the funeral home, just had a failed business, and so this was kind of a I have nothing left to lose and all or nothing, and so I made the best of it over six months and was able to more than replace my income at the funeral home and decide to run with it and see how far I could take it and where we could go.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, in that first year of selling on Amazon, or first of all, was it only Amazon, or were you also selling other websites? Or we're just talking about Amazon here?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I was exclusively Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How much did you gross in the first year and then profit off of that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I want to say, in our first year and I apologize, I don't have numbers in front of me we did about $200,000 our first year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So how much like were you spending eight-hour days, kind of like, or more or less, or.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I would say about six to eight hours a day and more. A lot of that was figuring out. What's your strategy going to be? Are you going to do online arbitrage? Are you going to do in stores? I would go and spend hours just scanning every possible thing in any store that I could, just to get an idea of what are some restricted products, what are categories that needed gating. And as I began to do that, the first year or so I realized it was a hustle to go out and find that deal, like sometimes you struggled and sometimes it was a complete mess and you would spend days with nothing. It was a complete mess and you would spend days with nothing. And so, we began to look at different wholesale accounts of I'd like to prefer to pick up a phone and just replenish my inventory rather than going out and hustle to find it. And we set up random wholesale accounts with probably 20 different companies, seeing what worked and what didn't?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What was your line? Like you'd cold call them and then just say how would you get them on board.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, to be honest, I think that I purchased a course of how to set up wholesale accounts I want to say it was like $1,000 or $1,500. And in turn they're like here's this list, and I think I bought a list off of them and they're like but be prepared to be told no 90% of the time. And I was like, yeah, no problem, I'm willing to make all these phone calls and see where it goes. And so, as I began to make these phone calls, every single person said yes to setting up a wholesale account. Now, I think times are a little bit different today than it was back in 2016 when I did this, but all they wanted was our reseller certificate and bam, we had a wholesale account. And so, then I was overwhelmed by these massive catalogs and I want to say we were selling everything from baby pacifiers to nun chucks and nail polish and everything in between. There was no rhyme or reason between what we sold. Using FBA, so everything was FBA.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So then, did you have your own warehouse, would you need to get all this stuff in and label it, or you would have these companies send it to Amazon for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, I had a card table set up in my bedroom with my computer and my label printer and it was absolutely ridiculous. You know, I'd fill my entire living room with boxes and it was one at a time opening them up, and I couldn't even afford the $8 pickup for UPS to come get it. Then I would load my car and carry all of it in. And it was. You know it was a hustle.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It was an adventure bootstrapping it, figuring it out, you know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>less labor-intensive kind of than the retail arbitrage where you're actually having to go out so much, you know, at least you could do it from your house and things like that right and no scotty peeler injuries so saved okay and then how? Did that progress? Did you just kind of like transition to only wholesale and cut out the books and arbitrage?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We did so we transitioned into wholesale exclusively, and at that time we began to see a lot of these manufacturers had map pricing in place. So minimum advertised pricing. Minimum advertised pricing. So, if your item is supposed to sell for $49.99, I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that it's selling for $26. And by the time I was doing the math, I'm like these people are making pennies and I just couldn't understand this. And so, then I began to speak with our wholesaler more, and they began to tell us how frustrated these manufacturers are that nobody is taking care of Amazon and how upset their brick-and-mortar stores are, that people could go online and find it for less, and how they're losing out on money. And I would also find incorrect information and incorrect images. And so, I began to really pivot our business, seeing a huge hole in the industry between manufacturers and the e-commerce space. And so, I approached these manufacturers and I said, hey, what if you were to give me exclusivity on your product in exchange for me managing it on Amazon? And it's a win-win for everybody. I will do it for free. If you don't like me, you can fire me. I won't make you sign a contract or anything else.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When you say manufacturers, are these the same people that you were buying stuff from wholesale? And you're just like hey, can I have exclusive? Or were you buying from distributors? And you're like let me find who's the real manufacturer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I actually worked as a team with my distributor. I think that there's enough money to be made by everybody. Could I make more money going direct to the manufacturer? Absolutely, but he really opened those doors for me to the manufacturers direct, and so my agreement was you know, I'm going to continue buying it where I get it from in exchange for you know, everybody wins in this situation. So, the manufacturer wins, the distributor wins, and I felt like I came away a winner in that, and so we began to grow that way. we, I only do. I'm to the point now that I only work with brands that have brand registry done so that we could maximize and take advantage of all of the benefits that brand registry offers and it's grown.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>At what point did you get into the adult products? Cause, that's pretty much all you do now, right? It's exclusively all you do, and how in the world did that transition happen?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, we found, as we began to look for local wholesalers because we're limited on funds and we had to keep our money moving we found one of our wholesale accounts was a rubber duck company and my former business partner was like, hey, I think they make a vibrator rubber duck. And so, we then discovered that there was a distributor here in Phoenix and reached out to them and that cut down a huge amount of our lead time because we could go and directly pick it up and we didn't have that extra delay in products coming in, because we were so new that tires were not something I knew to ask for or could get, especially as a new customer. And so, we started working exclusively with a distributor here and they're the ones who were fortunate enough to open up those doors for us directly working with the manufacturers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, and then so did you like slowly just move everything in that direction because there was more profit, or how did that happen?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, it became a passion to see these brands grow and I loved seeing these terrible listings with terrible images grow into something amazing watching sales increase. Their sales as a whole increase because brick and mortar stores were willing to pick them up more, without having that competition online and the low price, they said okay, well, as long as online is the same price as us, we're happy to carry it, and so it really builds the brand's overall health really.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And so, how long has it been now? how many years? Where are your kind of like, exclusively uh in the adult space?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We started short in in 2016, so I'm in nine years, so it was right after.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, it's been a while now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, okay, which year was your peak, would you say. Was it during covid is? Is it every year you're growing, or did you have a peak a couple years ago?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I've been extremely fortunate to grow every year, but definitely COVID was a massive peak, so during that time we owned two funeral homes and the e-commerce business. So those who are bored during that time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you got back into the funeral home business then, after you had left that, yes, oh, hold on I skipped this part of the story.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, my former business partner had owned a funeral home in Sun City and we had partnered on the e-commerce business together. But I was the one who'd built the e-commerce business and we decided to open a second funeral home and said well if we're going to do that, let's partner on everything. And so, we did. Unfortunately, about two and a half years ago, we just went our own directions in life and I continued the e-commerce business and he went on his own direction.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Interesting. What do you think you're going to end this year sales wise? If you know we're over halfway through the year, what do you you'll end up gross?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think we'll be a little over two million this year in gross sales.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wholesales obviously different kinds of profit margins and stuff. What's your target? Profit margins, after all your expenses, of what you're trying to clear so that you know whether you can take on this product or this account. What do you target?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, if Amazon would quit upping their fees, it would be a lot better. Our goal is around 30%.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Good Lord, that's a lot. That's more than private label even sometimes, yeah, interesting.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>yeah it's a niche that really, I think that anybody can go into. I don't know about anybody, but well, it's definitely an avenue that others can pursue. There’re so many small companies out there that really their attention needs to be focused on building their brands and marketing and expansion and growth that if you're able to reach out and add some value and take on this piece to them. A lot of the companies I work with are small mom and pop companies and they've really become family, and that's the part that I think that I love the most is the relationships that I have in the industry, so truly everyone has become family.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, are you still going out there and looking for more accounts, or is all your growth just from growing the accounts that you do have? What can you contribute your growth to?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For the most part, my growth, I think, has contributed towards just doing the right thing. I don't pursue any new accounts. I do have people who approach me often and I'm very selective on who I work with at this point.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you at the point now where you know you had said before you only talk to people that already have brand registry. But are you the one who's like making the list, like, like, let's say that you know you've been working with somebody for a year and they're like, hey, I've got this you know, pocket rocket 3.0 that's coming out brand new launch. Now are you the one who's making the listings and organizing the photography and the launch strategy, that stuff, or you just work with okay and the launch strategy that stuff, or you just work with Okay. So, it's almost as if you're running it like a private label ,even though it's not your private label but it's like you're not just buying product and reselling it. You're doing the steps that a private label seller would do, okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, so I'm doing all of those steps. These are their babies, so they've poured their blood, sweat and tears into building, grow them the way that they want to see it done. So, I don't do anything that they're not okay with. I work closely with everybody and provide them annual reports. Here's where they're at somewhat quarterly reports. Want to see growth. Here's where we're struggling. Here's a higher level of returns on this product. Let's try to figure out why, and so we really work together in growing this, and so I feel like it's a huge honor and a huge privilege to be given this level of trust.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tell the audience about, like, some of the differences of selling in this category compared to, you know, the average category where you know you can pretty much you know, do anything you want. What are some of the restrictions as far as that goes in the adult category?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our biggest challenge is the lack of ability to advertise, so there is no advertising allowed. They are extremely restrictive on images. That's been probably my biggest challenge lately is that I'll have some images published on one variation and they block my images on another variation. Why, who knows? It's Amazon. We don't know why they do what they do most of the time and you know, language is extremely important. There's a lot of words that unfortunately, we can't use in writing copy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know like, obviously there's words that you know adult, words that a non-adult category wouldn't want to use, because then you get classified as in the adult. But you're saying, even if you are in the adult category, there's still limitations on the verbiage you can use.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Correct, correct. And we're even behind a virtual black curtain, in that you can go into Amazon and there are listings that pop up who are not listed in the adult category and eventually you get caught. So, I really don't recommend it if you're looking for longevity on Amazon, but in order to even find sexual wellness products, you have to go under health and household and then you can begin to search for them, and a lot of times then even you have to hit sexual wellness to locate items.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Advertising, obviously, is what brings eyeballs to products, and especially when you launch, you might not be on top of page one right away. So, you use advertising to get to the top of page one and then hopefully, your organic rank increases. But then now, without advertising, when you have newer products like, how are you getting placed on? How are you getting to page one for your main keywords? Are you sending outside traffic? is it just a slow roll that that you know? You cross promote your different products, what's your strategy there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It's a mix between all of the brands. So, some brands um, I have one in particular that they've completely built their entire branding off of social media. So, he has a social media background and it's where he came from and he decided to do a product launch to see, thought it would be fun and see where he would take it, and had a ton of success with that. I have other brands that have been around for decades and so people are very aware of the brand name and pursue it that way, and we'll highlight items within the storefronts. We do some online advertising with different brands, so it's really different between what these manufacturers are looking for across the brand, so it's different with everybody.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The rest, though, of the whole Amazon journey is it pretty much similar as any other Helium 10 user like you're running Cerebro on maybe your competitors’ listings or tracking your keywords and things like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, so I'm back, new to Helium 10. It's been a few years and I'm realizing how much my business needed it. So there's a lot of tools and a lot of words and a lot of content, a lot of features that really I needed to get me to the next level, because I've been doing it for so long that you think you know what you know until you get to the point that you realize that a lot of the information that you used to use and used to know is dated and out of date, and so I'm missing the boat and, I'm kind of kicking myself a little bit now, realizing that I'm a little late to the game.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Maybe you left some money on the table the last couple of years.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, a little late, but then never right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Is it now to the point? Obviously, you know $2 million of the products you're not labeling and stuff in your bedroom anymore. So, do you have a warehouse or do you just tell them, hey, put this sticker on your products and then send it to Amazon? How does that work?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, that's exactly what I do. So, I have a couple of warehouses that I work with and they take care of all the fulfillment for me. So, I did seller FBA for a while. I was not a big fan, especially with Amazon's page view requirements and next day shipping requirements. It just got to the point that it was not profitable.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, seller, fulfilled prime where, where you, you have to deliver it to the customer in like a day or two. Uh, and hit those deadlines, yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I did that for a while and then it just got out of control and unrealistic, so I went back to FBA and it's it. It's worked out well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Any horror stories over the last five years you know other than you know. All of a sudden, they shut down one of your listings because of one of the images they don't like, but anything really like where the whole account has gotten shut down, or lawsuits over somebody saying, hey, I use this lotion and it made me amputate my leg, I don't know. Whatever the heck. Anything weird has come up since you've been selling on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, I mean, you always get crazy returns</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>how do you even take returns in this category?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You're not supposed to. It violates. But somehow, they allow it. But I did have a very sweet lady write me a handwritten letter about how her brother bought her a vibrator and how she. Yeah, about how she appreciates the kindness and thoughtfulness behind it, but it's not really for her and it is not used and she would really appreciate if we would give her brother her money back.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>yeah, that family might have some issues that that should not be the kind of thing you give to a sibling. Okay, interesting,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>She was in her 70’s and wrote this beautiful.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>now it's even more interesting, oh my goodness gracious!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So weird. So, I was like okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, what about on the opposite side, any other funny story? Hey, because of these products you saved my marriage or something, messages like that, or just like something really cool that's happened, like amazing prime day, or you had a product go viral, or anything like that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I've had some messages that they're lubed into riven time and so, unfortunately, they suffered severe chafing and they would appreciate if I could deliver on time. This was fulfilled by amazon, not me, but I was like well okay, I don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry that you experienced this. Other than that, you know I've been shut down a few times. Unfortunately, some customers claimed they received inauthentic product or used product, which can never be the case based on how we operate and how Amazon operates. And so, you know, you're down for a day or two, you submit invoices, you're back up. So, as frustrating and as annoying as that is, you know it is fixable.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I haven't said anything that can happen to any um Amazon seller. Okay, what are you know, other than certain words that Amazon doesn't approve, and I'm assuming that Amazon doesn't necessarily give you the exact list. It's just kind of like a you'll know when you know, but what? What give you the exact list is just kind of like a you'll know when you know, but what? What if anybody else is getting interested in getting into this niche? how do you know what words not to use, like what images for sure you can't use Like what? What are some of the guidelines that people need to know?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>There are some guidelines within the back end. I think that they're extremely vague, um, but they do not like product images in hands, um, even textbook terms like nipples and footrests and things like that you're not able to use in your texts. The only trick that I've found into finding out what is okay and not okay is when you submit a plus content. So, a plus content then gives you the red flag. Red flag you need to remove this word. But as far as Seller Central goes and writing your copy and it not being published, you just have no idea and you open up cases and you get a very generic response back. Nobody tells you specifics and so really, it's been a trial and an error of what they'll allow and what they won't allow.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you mentioned A-plus content, so obviously, obviously that's allowed in your niche. Other, what about like things like virtual bundles or other things? Is it just that strict advertising, like there's no sponsored product, no sponsored brand ads, no videos? Yeah, video could never work in this niche.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But videos, but not advertise. Oh, so you have videos like for your listing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I do so. Not every product has a video, but there are quite a few videos that I'm able to post on the listings.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Oh well, that's kind of mind boggling to me, Like I would think that definitely that would be kind of hard to be able to have a compliant one, but okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, welcome to Amazon, but you just can't yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How about like amazon post. Are you allowed to do those?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, no posts. Um, I'm able to do brand stories, a plus content, videos, and then storefronts and storefronts, are you know? Again, you have to be careful with images and words that you use. It's like anything. Sometimes you submit it to Amazon and they'll say something is wrong with page one, and then you submit it again and page one is just fine and page three has an issue, and so you just go through and kind of whack them all until you get it to where it's okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you selling on other platforms as well, or just Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We do a little bit of Walmart as well, and I just got my TikTok storefront approved, so I'm working on pursuing that as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Excellent. So, do you know what's the? Is that a lot is that kind of products allowed on TikTok shop?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>They are. So, one of my manufacturers that I work with that's really how he's built his business. You just have to. There's a lot of guidelines and rules, so I'm fortunate to have a mentor in this area that's going to be able to guide me on that, because this is something new and outside of anything I've ever done.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Yeah, let me just warn you, you, you could potentially get real busy real fast, like, I know people who, within a couple months of starting on Amazon or a TikTok shop, already surpassed their Amazon sales, and I can imagine if that's I was curious, if it was allowed that this would be the perfect product for TikTok shop, because you know influencers, which is what it's driven by like your stuff could definitely go viral. So, okay, you might have to expand out your three-employee team there soon.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
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<p>So, that's, yeah, it's. It's totally new realm to me. So, I we'll see how it goes. What's the worst thing that can happen, right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Yeah, right. So, you referenced that, hey, you're happier back using helium 10 now and that you've noticed already some things that you could have been doing before. What are some of those things I like? What have you know, even though you came in as like an experienced seller and then, not having used helium 10 for years, it's almost like as if you're a new Helium 10 user. So, what were some of the things that have already, kind of like changed up your SOPs on how you how you do things?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I love your keyword tracking and I love competitor tracking. Those have been huge because I could never figure out what they were doing and I wasn't. That's been my biggest thing. And I also love my ranking on my product page of where am I scoring? You know, some of my listings. I'm like wow, I didn't realize how short I was falling here or copy wasn't displaying, and so I'm going through and re-digging through everything as I go and finding it's allowing me to completely clean up my product catalog and to maximize clean up my product catalog and to maximize every single word, every single image, every single phrase that I'm using to at least optimize where I'm ranking in keywords. If I realize I'm missing out on opportunities of advertising, but let's maximize what I can do.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What are strategies you think just here, in brief, like that you can say to anybody, regardless of what category they're in? That's really helped you, because it takes a special little something to be able to have a three-person team and manage the number of SKUs you have and scale it to this amount and at that kind of profitability. That's not something that just anybody off the street can do. So, what are a couple of things that you think are working in your favor here?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm a big believer in always doing the right thing and never chasing money. So, I think when you do the right thing, the money follows, and so, unfortunately, I've seen on Amazon over the years that people try to make a quick dime and you do. You can make a quick dime on Amazon, but it's never works in your favor on the longevity of doing things. So that's my number one thing is to do the right thing even when people aren't watching it. You know, if you don't have manufacturers watching, if you know, no matter who's looking over your shoulder, to never do it to make a quick buck. And the second thing is I think that, no matter what the industry is, go and start having conversations. Whether you go to a coffee expo, find out local expos that are coming to town, and start having conversations with manufacturers and look for opportunities.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Are you planning to go to Amazon Accelerate in Seattle?</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, I'm not going this year, unfortunately, I know.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Anybody else out there who wants to go. You can't get tickets from Helium 10, but just go to h10.me/accelerate, I think, is the link to go. But yeah, I was about to say it would have been cool to be able to meet you in person over there. If anybody is interested, we're going to have a special event that's normally only for Elite members, but we're going to open it up to a few others. So, if anybody's interested in registering, only register, guys. If you're going to go, use h10.me forward slash Seattle. We're doing an event on the 16th of September, the day before Amazon Accelerate. We'll have Kevin King there, Destaney Jeff from Amazon, Melanie from Avasa. We have a lot of cool speakers and some networking and partying to do. If you were there, you would have been the toast of the town, I think, everybody wanting to pick your brain on your interesting story there. But we'll have to meet up at another event another time. Well, thank you so much, Erica, for joining us and telling us your very unique story. There are some people that you can probably say I'm sure somebody else has done something pretty similar. There's probably nobody who has gone from funeral homes to selling books and adult products. I think it was really nice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I get you coming and going.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Oh, okay. I wonder how many people throughout this had a that's what she said like in the back of their minds, or some puns like we could have had a field day with today's content, but that one was. That's a perfect way to end the episode there, I guess.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, anyways, Erica, I definitely want to reach out to you next year, have after another year under your belt of selling, to see what new things you've learned or what new Helium 10 tools you're using and maybe did you hit 3 million or not, so look forward to bringing you back on the show sometime next year.</p>
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<p>Erica:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome, sounds great, thank you.</p>
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<p>We also explore the utility and limitations of Amazon's Search Query Performance report. This often misunderstood data can be a goldmine for sellers when used correctly. Discover how Search Query Performance and the Product Opportunity Explorer can aid in ad testing, monitoring keyword trends, and understanding click-through and conversion rates compared to competitors. Learn about the challenges of scaling data analysis across multiple ASINs and the potential benefits of API integration. For a holistic brand view, focusing on top-performing products and key keywords is recommended, and the need for more streamlined solutions from Amazon is highlighted.</p>
<p>The episode also covers optimizing advertising strategies on different platforms, including the nuanced differences between Walmart and Amazon. Mansour discusses the effectiveness of auto campaigns on Walmart and the importance of advanced placement controls for desktop and mobile optimization. Additionally, integrating Amazon data with Amazon seller tools like Helium 10 and conducting market share analysis using Market360 are emphasized for better insights. Finally, we dive into evolving strategies for cost-effective customer acquisition, sharing practical tips and real-world examples that have helped brands improve performance metrics over the past several months. Tune in for an episode packed with actionable strategies and inspiring success stories!</p>
<p>In episode 584 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Mansour discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveraging Amazon Data Points for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:57 - Transition From Engineering to Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:40 - Optimizing Performance With Amazon Search Data</li>
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<li style="font-weight:400;">18:26 - Analyzing Market Trends for Sales Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:56 - Understanding Brand Metrics for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:49 - Amazon's Free Visibility Advantage</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:04 - Optimizing Advertising Strategies for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:23 - Differentiating Amazon Data vs Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:30 - Forecasting Strategy for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:09 - Driving Cost-Effective Acquisition Strategy</li>
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<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
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<p>We also explore the utility and limitations of Amazon's Search Query Performance report. This often misunderstood data can be a goldmine for sellers when used correctly. Discover how Search Query Performance and the Product Opportunity Explorer can aid in ad testing, monitoring keyword trends, and understanding click-through and conversion rates compared to competitors. Learn about the challenges of scaling data analysis across multiple ASINs and the potential benefits of API integration. For a holistic brand view, focusing on top-performing products and key keywords is recommended, and the need for more streamlined solutions from Amazon is highlighted.</p>
<p>The episode also covers optimizing advertising strategies on different platforms, including the nuanced differences between Walmart and Amazon. Mansour discusses the effectiveness of auto campaigns on Walmart and the importance of advanced placement controls for desktop and mobile optimization. Additionally, integrating Amazon data with Amazon seller tools like Helium 10 and conducting market share analysis using Market360 are emphasized for better insights. Finally, we dive into evolving strategies for cost-effective customer acquisition, sharing practical tips and real-world examples that have helped brands improve performance metrics over the past several months. Tune in for an episode packed with actionable strategies and inspiring success stories!</p>
<p>In episode 584 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Mansour discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Leveraging Amazon Data Points for Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:57 - Transition From Engineering to Entrepreneurship</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:40 - Optimizing Performance With Amazon Search Data</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:43 - Challenges of Scaling Search Query Performance</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:26 - Analyzing Market Trends for Sales Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:56 - Understanding Brand Metrics for Amazon Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:49 - Amazon's Free Visibility Advantage</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:04 - Optimizing Advertising Strategies for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:23 - Differentiating Amazon Data vs Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:30 - Forecasting Strategy for Amazon Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:09 - Driving Cost-Effective Acquisition Strategy</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon is responsible for dangerous products sold on its site, federal agency rules
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/amazon-responsible-dangerous-products-sold-site-federal-agency-rules-rcna164309'>https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/amazon-responsible-dangerous-products-sold-site-federal-agency-rules-rcna164309

</a>Etsy Is Getting Loyalty Program for Its Most Dedicated Shoppers
<a href='https://gizmodo.com/etsy-is-getting-loyalty-program-for-its-most-dedicated-shoppers-2000481536'>https://gizmodo.com/etsy-is-getting-loyalty-program-for-its-most-dedicated-shoppers-2000481536

</a>AWS Outage Hits Amazon Services, Ring, Whole Foods, Alexa
<a href='https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/aws-outage-hits-amazon-services-ring-whole-foods-alexa'>https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/aws-outage-hits-amazon-services-ring-whole-foods-alex</a></p>
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Amazon looks to reduce costs to compete more aggressively on price as consumer habits shift
<a href='https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-looks-to-reduce-costs-to-compete-more-aggressively-on-price/'>https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-looks-to-reduce-costs-to-compete-more-aggressively-on-price/

</a>Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns
<a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/temus-office-besieged-chinese-suppliers-protesting-refund-policy-2024-7'>https://www.businessinsider.com/temus-office-besieged-chinese-suppliers-protesting-refund-policy-2024-7

</a>New landing page in Sponsored Brands Grow brand impression share goal
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/grow-brand-impression-share-with-new-landing-page/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/grow-brand-impression-share-with-new-landing-page/

</a>Scale your message with priority delivery using Prime Video programmatic guaranteed deals
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/scale-your-message-using-prime-video-programmatic-guaranteed-deals/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/scale-your-message-using-prime-video-programmatic-guaranteed-deals/

</a>Harvest high performing targets with Target Promotion, now available for Sponsored Products advertisers in UCM ads console
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/target-promotion-for-sponsored-products/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/target-promotion-for-sponsored-products/

</a>This episode is jam-packed with news and insights to help you stay ahead in the competitive world of selling on Amazon, Walmart, and ecommerce!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Amazon Recall Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:40 - New Bullet Point Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:23 - Etsy Prime?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:01 - Amazon Outage</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:43 - New Amazon Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:50 - Amazon Cost Cutting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:30 - Product Images Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:22 - On Time Delivery Policy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:42 - Temu Sellers Gone Wild</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:38 - Labor Day Sale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:16 - FBA Capacity Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:51 - New Sponsored Brand Page</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:24 - Prime Video Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:03 - Keyword Harvesting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:04 - <a href='http://h10.me/sellerfest'>Sellerfest Online Event</a></li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Amazon is changing its bullet point requirements. There is yet another new fee that Amazon sellers are going to have to pay. Temu sellers in China storm the Temu offices in protest. This and more on today's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Series Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. Today might be a first. There's so much news today. I think there might be a total of 14 or possibly more news articles that affect e-commerce sellers out there. So a very abnormal week. Let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The first news story that we're going to talk about today is from NBC News and it is entitled Amazon is responsible for dangerous products sold in its site. Federal agency rules, all right. So the Consumer Product Safety Commission is classifying Amazon, it says, as a distributor of the product and therefore bears legal responsibility for a recall. You know, in the past Amazon kind of like had this stance where they're like hey, we're not the sellers. It's third party sellers. You know like we'll do what we can to keep customers safe, but we're not the ones who are responsible for it. But now this ruling says that Amazon has to notify customers about and remove products deemed dangerous that it sells through its website. Federal regulators ruled on Tuesday, all right. So basically it's saying that, hey, amazon bears legal responsibility for product recalls, even if they are sold by us. You know, third party sellers. I guess there was a few years ago, three years ago, there was about 400,000 products sold that had faulty carbon monoxide alarms and and flammable children's pajamas, that's. I shouldn't laugh at that. But that's like who? Who is selling flammable children's pajamas? Like what kind of quality control are you guys doing? And flammable hairdryer, and they're subject to this order. But you know Amazon says it's already removed and notified customers about it. But anyways, you know like this might seem like, hey, we're not selling flammable pajamas, what does this have to do with me? But you know if this requires a lot more procedures or things that Amazon is going to have to do, well, you know there's costs that come with that and we might see some of the cost of that. Now, on the flip side. You know, let's say, there are sellers from other countries, like factories that are are selling, you know, not high quality things that are dangerous. Now it looks like maybe Amazon might take a more proactive approach and so you know, hey, this could help Amazon sellers long term.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next article is going to Seller Central. Spend a little bit of time on this one because this is interesting. I think a lot of sellers are going to find this important and it's entitled Review Updated Bullet Point Requirements to Optimize your Listing. All right, so effective in a couple of weeks, on August 15, 2024,. It says Amazon is updating its bullet point requirements. All right, so we announced this a long time ago, actually, where it was for hardline. Now it says here that the main points is restriction of special characters, emojis and some phrases such as refund related guarantees. Now, supposedly, you know like Amazon a while back said no more emojis, but we haven't seen that policed too much. So now that it's kind of like coming out with it a little bit in a more official capacity, perhaps like could this mean that you know, listings might start getting suppressed, or things like that. Well, let's read on here. Other thing is it says is that one change is you're going to have guidance to help you create high quality bullet points that are clear and concise.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, now here's the thing. They're going to use AI to help optimize listing quality. They're going to remove non-compliant content and use AI to generate compliant, high quality bullet points. Supposedly they're going to share these with you for review before published. But again, this is kind of like something like before. We talked about how Amazon has image requirements, we're going to talk about that later and then, if you're not meeting the requirements, amazon could go in there and change your images. They can go in there and change your title, and then you're kind of stuck with that. So, buyer beware now, hey us. Or seller beware. I guess I should say, if you're a seller, who's kind of like towing the line and then using emojis or using things that you shouldn't. Potentially this kind of like policy might state that, hey, you're giving Amazon the right to go in there and put some AI thing or put what it thinks is valid, and in the past, when Amazon does that, you know, be it with images or be it with titles, once that happens, it's like you can't change it back, right. So it's kind of a serious thing Now that article that was in your seller central dashboard.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It says hey, don't put a sense, don't put N a or not applicable or not eligible or TBD or copy pending. Don't do any of that. It says don't use phrases such as eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, ecologically friendly antibacterial made from bamboo I didn't realize. Made from bamboozle. I have a bamboo brand. I didn't realize. Made from bamboo. I have a bamboo brand. I didn't realize that that's not allowed. Made from soy or contained soy. You can't say hey, if not satisfied, send it back. Full refund, unconditional guarantee with no limit, not allowed to say those things. Obviously no company information there, no repetition.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>It says and then you have to include at least three bullet points as far as character limits, as hey, uh, use more than 10 characters but less than 255, uh characters. So something to think about. Like, uh, you might want to do an audit on your listings. Make sure that you're compliant instead of like just taking the chance that you know Amazon might just slap you on the wrist and you can just remove your emojis or something later on. So curious, what do you the wrist and you can just remove your emojis or something later on. So I'm curious, are you guys going to just take this seriously, or maybe think that's kind of like their image requirements where Amazon doesn't enforce it too much, or hey, they've been saying bullet points, no emojis for years and I've been able to get away with it. What are you going to do? Are you going to keep going or are you going to actually change it this time? Let me know in the comments below.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Next article is from Gizmodo and it's entitled Etsy is getting a loyalty program for its most dedicated shopper. So this is going to be an invite only closed beta. It's going to cost $5 a month and kind of like. Makes me think of Walmart plus. You know Amazon prime target three, 60, where it's a membership buyer called Etsy insider. So it's not called Etsy Prime, but it's called Etsy Insider and it's going to offer exclusive benefits to buyers. So something very similar perhaps to what you guys know about Amazon Prime is now coming to Etsy. So is that going to increase sales, increase loyalty on the Etsy platform? Will be interesting to find out.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Next article is from CRN.com and it's entitled AWS outage has Amazon services, ring, whole foods and Alexa. Um, you know a lot of stuff in this article. Maybe doesn't, you think doesn't apply. But this is maybe what happened. Like how many of you guys out there, I saw a lot of message boards and groups where, talking about a few days ago, the seller central dashboard was glitching like crazy, you couldn't even get into your Amazon advertising, et cetera. So it probably is related to this. So I saw some people saying, hey, is it just me or you're not able to get your data? Well, it's no, it wasn't just you. There was this big outage that even affected whole foods, uh, supermarkets from Amazon. So don't worry, it looks like everything's back to normal. Uh, but you weren't the only one affected, if that was affecting you.</p>
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<p>Next article, back to Seller Central Dashboard, and it's entitled Digital Service Fees Effective October 1st. So guess what, guys? We have got yet another set of fees, but it's not anything huge and it's because of some kind of regulation. So it says the Canadian government recently implemented a DST Digital Services Tax similar to those of the UK, France, Italy and Spain, and so on October 1st, we're going to start introducing a digital services fee to account for DST. Now, who does this apply to? All right, well, this DST rate is 2% in the UK, 3% in Canada, France, Italy and Spain. But it depends on the location of the buyer, the location of your business, et cetera.</p>
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<p>So if you are a USA seller and you only sell in US, all right, so you're a US-based company and you're selling Amazon USA, you're not going to have to worry about any of this. All right, it's not going to apply. But if you sell in Amazon USA but your business is established in a country in which DST has been introduced UK, France, Spain, Canada now the sales in your Amazon USA store is going to apply to this DST fee. All right, so it is a 3% fee in the US store. Now you might be thinking 3%, good grief. Now that's crazy. If I'm already paying 15%, what? It's 18%? No, it's 3% of your Amazon seller fees. So if your seller fee is $2.25, like it is on a $15 item, you're paying only 7 cents more because it's 3% of that 225, as opposed to 3% of the 15. All right. And another example they gave here is if your product is in the UK, uh, that's going to be a 2% fee based on the Amazon fee, all right. So, so make sure to check your dashboard If you're not sure. Hey, is this going to apply to you? Um, you know, if you're outside of Canada and these other places, check the fee schedule in your dashboard for more information. But hey, it's not going to be a surprise if something is coming months from now and Amazon is giving everybody a heads up on it.</p>
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<p>The next article here is from CRN.com and it's entitled Amazon looks to reduce costs to compete more aggressively on price as consumer habits shift. All right, so a lot of this was on their Q2 report. You know they actually had some. The shares of Amazon went down. But whenever you have these reports there's always some interesting tidbits that Amazon kind of like not leaks but mentions, and it kind of can give you insights into what their plan is in the future. And then one thing that Andy Jassy was saying is they're trying to make cost improvements, all right. And the thing that I thought affected sellers is. It says here Jassy said that the company will expand its use of automation and robots, continue to build out its same day delivery network Okay, great so far further regionalize its inbound network and strive for better inventory placement. He says it's going to enable faster speeds, more orders per box, and then here we go Fewer inventory transfers once items hit fulfillment centers. So that's the part that I liked. The other stuff, whether Amazon's using robots or not I don't know how that's going to affect me, but how many times have you had some inventory and all of a sudden it goes into transfer status or reserve status and then a lot of times that's because Amazon's having to move it around to different warehouses. Well, I think this is definitely going to help because the less you know, the more it kind of like you know distributes your inventory in a correct way and doesn't have to redistribute. Well, that's going to. That's going to help. You know your, your buyability, in my opinion, and how much you know units you have available to sellers or to buyers, and then you then it's going to help the shipping times as well. So let's see how this works out, if sellers are going to have an advantage because of these changes.</p>
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<p>Our next article is going back to the Seller Central dashboard and it's entitled Update to how Product Detail Page Images Are Selected. So back in January on the Weekly Buzz, we had talked about how product details pages for hard lines product types are going to start displaying, potentially, images from multiple sellers. All right, now, in the coming months, this article says it's going to now include both soft lines and consumable products types. All right, and supposedly this is going to help increase sales. Um, but you know the they made a couple of tweaks to it since January. All right, they're going to prioritize brand owner images, thank goodness. All right. So if you're a brand registered owner, it's not like you're just going to automatically get your images removed. Um, and they're only going to use Amazon or brand registered sellers content If the required images are missing in the product detail page or to upgrade low quality content.</p>
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<p>So this is what I talked about a little bit earlier, about what's going on, where sometimes, if Amazon says, hey, if you're not hitting our requirements on images, on title, on bullet points, we're going to step in and make necessary changes that we see fit. Now, again, this is the thing that I brought up like seven months ago, back in January. That I thought was super noteworthy, and they're reiterating it here. It says, as a reminder, each product detail page must have at least three required images one with the product on white background main image. One with a product in an environment that's what we call lifestyle images and one with product information such as dimensions or nutritional facts. This is an infographic. January was the first time I ever saw this where Amazon is basically saying you need a white background image, you need an infographic. January was the first time I ever saw this where Amazon is basically saying you need a white background image, you need an infographic and a lifestyle image. So they're reiterating that requirement. Now, you know, like three years ago you never, you only saw the white background image and the rest of the images could be whatever you wanted it. So, so make sure your images, guys, are in compliance.</p>
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<p>All right, the next article back to the seller central dashboard. I mean, it seems like they they just seems like they just spit all these things out back to back to back 're going to have to maintain a 90% OTDR on time delivery rate. All right, I don't know what it was before. I mean, 90% seems pretty reasonable, like I thought it was a hundred percent that you pretty much had to do, but it's recommending that you actually do 95% according to this article. And obviously this does not apply at all to FBA, you know, because sellers aren't responsible for on-time delivery promises. Okay, now another thing is transit time settings. Now, before this September 25th date, on August 25th, the transit time requirements are going to be updated to match delivery capabilities of shipping services. So if you're shipping within the continental US you know that means that's not including Puerto Rico and Hawaii and Alaska you have to have a maximum transit time of only five days for standard and eight days for free economy shipping. Now this is interesting to me because I know some sellers who are doing FBM. You know, including myself.</p>
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<p>You know maybe your initial reaction is like oh, this is going to be a pain in the neck. But remember what was announced in the Weekly Buzz a few weeks ago by Carrie about how Amazon might have like a Teemu-ish kind of like setup where Chinese sellers can ship directly within like eight to 10 days. Well, if that happens, who knows, maybe this is kind of like a protection for those of you shipping for full but fulfilled by merchant domestically, where you're going to have a guaranteed advantage over those Chinese direct shipping where you know the buyer is going to see five days delivery time, all right. So this five day delivery time, it's because Amazon's going to be displaying this as the as the shipping time for the product. And then if the Temu ish ones have like eight to 10 days, well, you, the Temu-ish ones have like eight to 10 days. Well, you know, this might help you know the buyability of your products. There's a lot more information here in this detailed article on your Seller Central dashboard, so make sure to check it out when you can. If you are an FBM seller, if you do 100% FBA, you can just go ahead and forget about that article, as it doesn't apply to you.</p>
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<p>Now, speaking of Temu, this next article is kind of funny. Like sometimes, I think, amazon sellers, you know, like, especially when I read message boards, they get on the same page. They want to complain about the same thing of Amazon. Have you guys ever fantasized about or like thought about, let's all get together and let's like storm Amazon's headquarters not storm it, but, like you know, let's go there and let Bezos or let Jassy know how we feel and see if we can get up a meeting. Well, that might seem comical and like not realistic, but that is like literally what happened in Temu last week. All right, so this is an article for Business Insider and it says dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns. Now, 80 people got in the building. There's like 300 people this article says was protesting and then 80 of them actually were able to storm the building here and they're disgruntled. So I know we're kind of jealous of what's going on with Temu sellers. Man, how could we ever match the prices? But not all is rosy over there. So these Temu suppliers are upset that Temu is trying to recruit US-based sellers and they're also upset about the refund policy.</p>
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<p>So if they ship something from China to the customer and the customer says you know what, I don't like this product, it looks like I didn't realize this. I've never bought one thing from Temu myself, but Temu just returns the money and they don't even have to return the product to the, the product to the customer. So, like the sellers are up in arms about this. One merchant said told this Chinese newspaper that he lost almost all of his profits when he was fined $400,000 for customer refunds and complaints. First of all, holy crap, if he profited $400,000, how much did he actually sell in the last you know a few months? But anyways, this is what's going on in Temu. Don't get any ideas, guys. I don't think if 300 of you tried to storm Amazon Seattle offices that 80 are going to get through. Pretty sure Amazon has got some pretty tight security over here.</p>
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<p>All right. Next article, again going back to Seller Central. It's not necessarily a prime day, but there is going to be a special Labor Day sale that Amazon is going to have. All right, it's actually entitled Labor Day sale and this is going to begin August 26th and runs through September 3rd. All right, so right. There's going to be deals that you can offer and these are time bound promotional offers and go to advertising, go to deals hit, create new deals and then select the week of the 26th and then that's going to go ahead and see if you're eligible to be able to have a special Labor Day sale deal. All right, the next article is for the last time, I believe again going back to Seller Central Dashboard, and this is an article about peak readiness and timelines for FBA capacity limits.</p>
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<p>Now a couple important things. Number one a date that you have to keep in mind. It says if you want to guarantee you're going to have the prime badge for black Friday we're looking way ahead you have to have your inventory in the fulfillment centers by October 19th. So set a reminder for yourself. However you ship your inventory to Amazon, you've got to have it in the fulfillment centers by October 19th. Now that's kind of crazy if you think about it. When is Black Friday? Isn't that like November? You got to get your stuff. Don't think that you're going to send it in the beginning of November. You got to get your stuff in there pretty early. And one more thing here about fees and actual elimination of a fee. You know for once. Isn't that nice. It says additionally, to help you simplify operations and manage inventory more efficiency during peak, we have eliminated this overage fee for storage effective July 1st 2024. So if your on-hand inventory exceeds your capacity limit, you are not going to get this overage fee. All right. So that's, how often is it that there's a reduction or elimination of fees? Usually the announcements we we give her are about new fees that Amazon is charging. So that's a nice little welcome surprise from Amazon this week. If you want more information on that, make sure to check that news article in your dashboard.</p>
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<p>All right, now we've got a few Amazon ads announcements, all right. So for those of you who are doing PPC, we have got some advanced ones, some beginners ones. Let's go ahead and hop into that. The first one from Amazon advertising. They announced new landing page in sponsored brand grow brand impression share goal Right. So what is this? That launch says the sponsored brand grow brand impression share campaign now allows advertisers to utilize a new landing page option in the product collection ad format. So you can select three products to advertise and then that's going to lead shoppers from a top of search ad to a new brand landing page containing these products.</p>
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<p>All right. So one of the differences is now this is a new type of landing page that Amazon creates that buyers can land on. So sellers who even don't have a formally prerequisite Amazon store brand store which hopefully you guys have, but that used to be a requirement to be able to advertise some of your top of search ads Well, now you don't need that prerequisite stores to say you can just start this campaign super quick and ensure the brand product discovery experience. So where this is is under your goals when you set up a new sponsored brand campaign, one of the goals is grow brand impression share and now you can choose, once you, if you select that one, the product collection ad format, and then there's a brand new section right here that says new landing page and says pick products to advertise and we'll create a landing page for you here. For those of you watching on YouTube, I'm showing an example of the shoe brand. Who's got one of these set up right now and where this is now available. It's across the board North America, south America, Europe, middle East and Asia Pacific East and Asia Pacific. Next news article from Amazon advertising.</p>
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<p>It says scale your message with priority delivery using Prime Video programmatic guaranteed deals. I'm not going to go too much into details because probably not that many of you are using Prime Video ads, but basically they launch programmatic guaranteed deals for Prime Video so you can have run of service deals, contextual deals that can go on, like you know top best of TV shows, page best of movies, best of Prime Video originals, et cetera, and then audience based deals. Check the link in the comments below or the description below If you want, if you're somebody who uses Prime Video ads and you can get a little bit more information on this. Last article of the day is an announcement from Amazon Advertising says on this last article of the day is an announcement from amazon advertising says harvest high performing targets with target promotion now available for sponsored products advertisers. So this is kind of like funny. It's like like very similar to what like atomic and another you know PPC software does where you can supposedly harvest keywords from like auto campaigns and move it to a manual. Now I tried to test this in my account and it wasn't working. So like just got a bunch of error messages. But for those of you who aren't using software, you know this is a potential option for you. Um, I'm not sure I can suggest using it yet because I got to see first how the suggestions work. You know, like if Amazon's algorithms was perfect in advertising, they wouldn't we wouldn't even have to negative match keywords because once we get like 30, 40 clicks they would start negative matching itself. But no, if we don't do anything, amazon's still going to keep charging us. So you know that in mind, like I'm not sure if we can, you know, quote unquote just trust this Amazon suggestion thing to move keywords in the right way. But who knows, maybe it's going to be pretty cool thing to move keywords in the right way. But who knows, maybe it's going to be pretty cool.</p>
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<p>But for me it doesn't affect me much because I've been doing keyword harvesting for four years using Helium 10 Atomic. I set my rules and I say, hey, if one of my auto or broad campaign gets two orders at this ACoS or less, I want you to go ahead and move it to this campaign and I could exactly set up the flow. So there's nothing that is coming out here that is going to really affect the way I do things, but maybe for those of you who are just trying to eyeball your Amazon advertising and not even using the search term reports and not making pivot tables and not using software or whatever, maybe this might be a feature that can help you a little bit. So check out your advertising console, go to one of your auto campaigns, go to the ad group, go to the search terms page and take a look there. Does it show you something that? Uh? Does it give you suggestions on what you can move? Uh, it did it on mine because it was broken, but maybe it's working on yours. Let me know what you think and I'll leave a message in the comments below. All right, that's finally it for the news this week.</p>
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<p>One last thing I wanted to give you a heads up. I'm going to be giving some cool strategies at the Seller Fest online next week. So if you want to get free tickets. I think it's free. I'm not sure if it's free or not but for more information, go to <a href='http://h10.me/sellerfest'>h10.me/sellerfest</a>. Even if you have to pay, it'll be worth it. There's going to be tons of great speakers uh, other than myself as well, so I'm sure you're going to get a lot of value. <a href='http://h10.me/sellerfest'>h10.me/sellerfest</a> for more information. All right, guys who that literally made a record? We've been doing Weekly Buzz for four years and this was the most articles, the most news stories in one week that we have ever had. So thank you, guys. For those of you who stuck to the end, let's see what's going to happen next week. Make sure to tune in next Thursday or Friday to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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Amazon is responsible for dangerous products sold on its site, federal agency rules<br>
<a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/amazon-responsible-dangerous-products-sold-site-federal-agency-rules-rcna164309'>https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/amazon-responsible-dangerous-products-sold-site-federal-agency-rules-rcna164309<br>
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</a>Etsy Is Getting Loyalty Program for Its Most Dedicated Shoppers<br>
<a href='https://gizmodo.com/etsy-is-getting-loyalty-program-for-its-most-dedicated-shoppers-2000481536'>https://gizmodo.com/etsy-is-getting-loyalty-program-for-its-most-dedicated-shoppers-2000481536<br>
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</a>AWS Outage Hits Amazon Services, Ring, Whole Foods, Alexa<br>
<a href='https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/aws-outage-hits-amazon-services-ring-whole-foods-alexa'>https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/2024/aws-outage-hits-amazon-services-ring-whole-foods-alex</a></p>
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Amazon looks to reduce costs to compete more aggressively on price as consumer habits shift<br>
<a href='https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-looks-to-reduce-costs-to-compete-more-aggressively-on-price/'>https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-looks-to-reduce-costs-to-compete-more-aggressively-on-price/<br>
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</a>Dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office, saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns<br>
<a href='https://www.businessinsider.com/temus-office-besieged-chinese-suppliers-protesting-refund-policy-2024-7'>https://www.businessinsider.com/temus-office-besieged-chinese-suppliers-protesting-refund-policy-2024-7<br>
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</a>New landing page in Sponsored Brands Grow brand impression share goal<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/grow-brand-impression-share-with-new-landing-page/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/grow-brand-impression-share-with-new-landing-page/<br>
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</a>Scale your message with priority delivery using Prime Video programmatic guaranteed deals<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/scale-your-message-using-prime-video-programmatic-guaranteed-deals/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/scale-your-message-using-prime-video-programmatic-guaranteed-deals/<br>
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</a>Harvest high performing targets with Target Promotion, now available for Sponsored Products advertisers in UCM ads console<br>
<a href='https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/target-promotion-for-sponsored-products/'>https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/target-promotion-for-sponsored-products/<br>
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</a>This episode is jam-packed with news and insights to help you stay ahead in the competitive world of selling on Amazon, Walmart, and ecommerce!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:50 - Amazon Recall Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:40 - New Bullet Point Rules</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:23 - Etsy Prime?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:01 - Amazon Outage</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:43 - New Amazon Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:50 - Amazon Cost Cutting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:30 - Product Images Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:22 - On Time Delivery Policy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:42 - Temu Sellers Gone Wild</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">17:38 - Labor Day Sale</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:16 - FBA Capacity Fees</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:51 - New Sponsored Brand Page</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:24 - Prime Video Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:03 - Keyword Harvesting</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:04 - <a href='http://h10.me/sellerfest'>Sellerfest Online Event</a></li>
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<p>Amazon is changing its bullet point requirements. There is yet another new fee that Amazon sellers are going to have to pay. Temu sellers in China storm the Temu offices in protest. This and more on today's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Series Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. Today might be a first. There's so much news today. I think there might be a total of 14 or possibly more news articles that affect e-commerce sellers out there. So a very abnormal week. Let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>The first news story that we're going to talk about today is from NBC News and it is entitled Amazon is responsible for dangerous products sold in its site. Federal agency rules, all right. So the Consumer Product Safety Commission is classifying Amazon, it says, as a distributor of the product and therefore bears legal responsibility for a recall. You know, in the past Amazon kind of like had this stance where they're like hey, we're not the sellers. It's third party sellers. You know like we'll do what we can to keep customers safe, but we're not the ones who are responsible for it. But now this ruling says that Amazon has to notify customers about and remove products deemed dangerous that it sells through its website. Federal regulators ruled on Tuesday, all right. So basically it's saying that, hey, amazon bears legal responsibility for product recalls, even if they are sold by us. You know, third party sellers. I guess there was a few years ago, three years ago, there was about 400,000 products sold that had faulty carbon monoxide alarms and and flammable children's pajamas, that's. I shouldn't laugh at that. But that's like who? Who is selling flammable children's pajamas? Like what kind of quality control are you guys doing? And flammable hairdryer, and they're subject to this order. But you know Amazon says it's already removed and notified customers about it. But anyways, you know like this might seem like, hey, we're not selling flammable pajamas, what does this have to do with me? But you know if this requires a lot more procedures or things that Amazon is going to have to do, well, you know there's costs that come with that and we might see some of the cost of that. Now, on the flip side. You know, let's say, there are sellers from other countries, like factories that are are selling, you know, not high quality things that are dangerous. Now it looks like maybe Amazon might take a more proactive approach and so you know, hey, this could help Amazon sellers long term.</p>
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<p>Next article is going to Seller Central. Spend a little bit of time on this one because this is interesting. I think a lot of sellers are going to find this important and it's entitled Review Updated Bullet Point Requirements to Optimize your Listing. All right, so effective in a couple of weeks, on August 15, 2024,. It says Amazon is updating its bullet point requirements. All right, so we announced this a long time ago, actually, where it was for hardline. Now it says here that the main points is restriction of special characters, emojis and some phrases such as refund related guarantees. Now, supposedly, you know like Amazon a while back said no more emojis, but we haven't seen that policed too much. So now that it's kind of like coming out with it a little bit in a more official capacity, perhaps like could this mean that you know, listings might start getting suppressed, or things like that. Well, let's read on here. Other thing is it says is that one change is you're going to have guidance to help you create high quality bullet points that are clear and concise.</p>
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<p>All right, now here's the thing. They're going to use AI to help optimize listing quality. They're going to remove non-compliant content and use AI to generate compliant, high quality bullet points. Supposedly they're going to share these with you for review before published. But again, this is kind of like something like before. We talked about how Amazon has image requirements, we're going to talk about that later and then, if you're not meeting the requirements, amazon could go in there and change your images. They can go in there and change your title, and then you're kind of stuck with that. So, buyer beware now, hey us. Or seller beware. I guess I should say, if you're a seller, who's kind of like towing the line and then using emojis or using things that you shouldn't. Potentially this kind of like policy might state that, hey, you're giving Amazon the right to go in there and put some AI thing or put what it thinks is valid, and in the past, when Amazon does that, you know, be it with images or be it with titles, once that happens, it's like you can't change it back, right. So it's kind of a serious thing Now that article that was in your seller central dashboard.</p>
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<p>It says hey, don't put a sense, don't put N a or not applicable or not eligible or TBD or copy pending. Don't do any of that. It says don't use phrases such as eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, ecologically friendly antibacterial made from bamboo I didn't realize. Made from bamboozle. I have a bamboo brand. I didn't realize. Made from bamboo. I have a bamboo brand. I didn't realize that that's not allowed. Made from soy or contained soy. You can't say hey, if not satisfied, send it back. Full refund, unconditional guarantee with no limit, not allowed to say those things. Obviously no company information there, no repetition.</p>
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<p>It says and then you have to include at least three bullet points as far as character limits, as hey, uh, use more than 10 characters but less than 255, uh characters. So something to think about. Like, uh, you might want to do an audit on your listings. Make sure that you're compliant instead of like just taking the chance that you know Amazon might just slap you on the wrist and you can just remove your emojis or something later on. So curious, what do you the wrist and you can just remove your emojis or something later on. So I'm curious, are you guys going to just take this seriously, or maybe think that's kind of like their image requirements where Amazon doesn't enforce it too much, or hey, they've been saying bullet points, no emojis for years and I've been able to get away with it. What are you going to do? Are you going to keep going or are you going to actually change it this time? Let me know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Next article is from Gizmodo and it's entitled Etsy is getting a loyalty program for its most dedicated shopper. So this is going to be an invite only closed beta. It's going to cost $5 a month and kind of like. Makes me think of Walmart plus. You know Amazon prime target three, 60, where it's a membership buyer called Etsy insider. So it's not called Etsy Prime, but it's called Etsy Insider and it's going to offer exclusive benefits to buyers. So something very similar perhaps to what you guys know about Amazon Prime is now coming to Etsy. So is that going to increase sales, increase loyalty on the Etsy platform? Will be interesting to find out.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next article is from CRN.com and it's entitled AWS outage has Amazon services, ring, whole foods and Alexa. Um, you know a lot of stuff in this article. Maybe doesn't, you think doesn't apply. But this is maybe what happened. Like how many of you guys out there, I saw a lot of message boards and groups where, talking about a few days ago, the seller central dashboard was glitching like crazy, you couldn't even get into your Amazon advertising, et cetera. So it probably is related to this. So I saw some people saying, hey, is it just me or you're not able to get your data? Well, it's no, it wasn't just you. There was this big outage that even affected whole foods, uh, supermarkets from Amazon. So don't worry, it looks like everything's back to normal. Uh, but you weren't the only one affected, if that was affecting you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next article, back to Seller Central Dashboard, and it's entitled Digital Service Fees Effective October 1st. So guess what, guys? We have got yet another set of fees, but it's not anything huge and it's because of some kind of regulation. So it says the Canadian government recently implemented a DST Digital Services Tax similar to those of the UK, France, Italy and Spain, and so on October 1st, we're going to start introducing a digital services fee to account for DST. Now, who does this apply to? All right, well, this DST rate is 2% in the UK, 3% in Canada, France, Italy and Spain. But it depends on the location of the buyer, the location of your business, et cetera.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So if you are a USA seller and you only sell in US, all right, so you're a US-based company and you're selling Amazon USA, you're not going to have to worry about any of this. All right, it's not going to apply. But if you sell in Amazon USA but your business is established in a country in which DST has been introduced UK, France, Spain, Canada now the sales in your Amazon USA store is going to apply to this DST fee. All right, so it is a 3% fee in the US store. Now you might be thinking 3%, good grief. Now that's crazy. If I'm already paying 15%, what? It's 18%? No, it's 3% of your Amazon seller fees. So if your seller fee is $2.25, like it is on a $15 item, you're paying only 7 cents more because it's 3% of that 225, as opposed to 3% of the 15. All right. And another example they gave here is if your product is in the UK, uh, that's going to be a 2% fee based on the Amazon fee, all right. So, so make sure to check your dashboard If you're not sure. Hey, is this going to apply to you? Um, you know, if you're outside of Canada and these other places, check the fee schedule in your dashboard for more information. But hey, it's not going to be a surprise if something is coming months from now and Amazon is giving everybody a heads up on it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>The next article here is from CRN.com and it's entitled Amazon looks to reduce costs to compete more aggressively on price as consumer habits shift. All right, so a lot of this was on their Q2 report. You know they actually had some. The shares of Amazon went down. But whenever you have these reports there's always some interesting tidbits that Amazon kind of like not leaks but mentions, and it kind of can give you insights into what their plan is in the future. And then one thing that Andy Jassy was saying is they're trying to make cost improvements, all right. And the thing that I thought affected sellers is. It says here Jassy said that the company will expand its use of automation and robots, continue to build out its same day delivery network Okay, great so far further regionalize its inbound network and strive for better inventory placement. He says it's going to enable faster speeds, more orders per box, and then here we go Fewer inventory transfers once items hit fulfillment centers. So that's the part that I liked. The other stuff, whether Amazon's using robots or not I don't know how that's going to affect me, but how many times have you had some inventory and all of a sudden it goes into transfer status or reserve status and then a lot of times that's because Amazon's having to move it around to different warehouses. Well, I think this is definitely going to help because the less you know, the more it kind of like you know distributes your inventory in a correct way and doesn't have to redistribute. Well, that's going to. That's going to help. You know your, your buyability, in my opinion, and how much you know units you have available to sellers or to buyers, and then you then it's going to help the shipping times as well. So let's see how this works out, if sellers are going to have an advantage because of these changes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Our next article is going back to the Seller Central dashboard and it's entitled Update to how Product Detail Page Images Are Selected. So back in January on the Weekly Buzz, we had talked about how product details pages for hard lines product types are going to start displaying, potentially, images from multiple sellers. All right, now, in the coming months, this article says it's going to now include both soft lines and consumable products types. All right, and supposedly this is going to help increase sales. Um, but you know the they made a couple of tweaks to it since January. All right, they're going to prioritize brand owner images, thank goodness. All right. So if you're a brand registered owner, it's not like you're just going to automatically get your images removed. Um, and they're only going to use Amazon or brand registered sellers content If the required images are missing in the product detail page or to upgrade low quality content.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So this is what I talked about a little bit earlier, about what's going on, where sometimes, if Amazon says, hey, if you're not hitting our requirements on images, on title, on bullet points, we're going to step in and make necessary changes that we see fit. Now, again, this is the thing that I brought up like seven months ago, back in January. That I thought was super noteworthy, and they're reiterating it here. It says, as a reminder, each product detail page must have at least three required images one with the product on white background main image. One with a product in an environment that's what we call lifestyle images and one with product information such as dimensions or nutritional facts. This is an infographic. January was the first time I ever saw this where Amazon is basically saying you need a white background image, you need an infographic. January was the first time I ever saw this where Amazon is basically saying you need a white background image, you need an infographic and a lifestyle image. So they're reiterating that requirement. Now, you know, like three years ago you never, you only saw the white background image and the rest of the images could be whatever you wanted it. So, so make sure your images, guys, are in compliance.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right, the next article back to the seller central dashboard. I mean, it seems like they they just seems like they just spit all these things out back to back to back 're going to have to maintain a 90% OTDR on time delivery rate. All right, I don't know what it was before. I mean, 90% seems pretty reasonable, like I thought it was a hundred percent that you pretty much had to do, but it's recommending that you actually do 95% according to this article. And obviously this does not apply at all to FBA, you know, because sellers aren't responsible for on-time delivery promises. Okay, now another thing is transit time settings. Now, before this September 25th date, on August 25th, the transit time requirements are going to be updated to match delivery capabilities of shipping services. So if you're shipping within the continental US you know that means that's not including Puerto Rico and Hawaii and Alaska you have to have a maximum transit time of only five days for standard and eight days for free economy shipping. Now this is interesting to me because I know some sellers who are doing FBM. You know, including myself.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>You know maybe your initial reaction is like oh, this is going to be a pain in the neck. But remember what was announced in the Weekly Buzz a few weeks ago by Carrie about how Amazon might have like a Teemu-ish kind of like setup where Chinese sellers can ship directly within like eight to 10 days. Well, if that happens, who knows, maybe this is kind of like a protection for those of you shipping for full but fulfilled by merchant domestically, where you're going to have a guaranteed advantage over those Chinese direct shipping where you know the buyer is going to see five days delivery time, all right. So this five day delivery time, it's because Amazon's going to be displaying this as the as the shipping time for the product. And then if the Temu ish ones have like eight to 10 days, well, you, the Temu-ish ones have like eight to 10 days. Well, you know, this might help you know the buyability of your products. There's a lot more information here in this detailed article on your Seller Central dashboard, so make sure to check it out when you can. If you are an FBM seller, if you do 100% FBA, you can just go ahead and forget about that article, as it doesn't apply to you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, speaking of Temu, this next article is kind of funny. Like sometimes, I think, amazon sellers, you know, like, especially when I read message boards, they get on the same page. They want to complain about the same thing of Amazon. Have you guys ever fantasized about or like thought about, let's all get together and let's like storm Amazon's headquarters not storm it, but, like you know, let's go there and let Bezos or let Jassy know how we feel and see if we can get up a meeting. Well, that might seem comical and like not realistic, but that is like literally what happened in Temu last week. All right, so this is an article for Business Insider and it says dozens of angry Chinese suppliers swarmed Temu's office saying they're tired of giving Westerners refunds without returns. Now, 80 people got in the building. There's like 300 people this article says was protesting and then 80 of them actually were able to storm the building here and they're disgruntled. So I know we're kind of jealous of what's going on with Temu sellers. Man, how could we ever match the prices? But not all is rosy over there. So these Temu suppliers are upset that Temu is trying to recruit US-based sellers and they're also upset about the refund policy.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So if they ship something from China to the customer and the customer says you know what, I don't like this product, it looks like I didn't realize this. I've never bought one thing from Temu myself, but Temu just returns the money and they don't even have to return the product to the, the product to the customer. So, like the sellers are up in arms about this. One merchant said told this Chinese newspaper that he lost almost all of his profits when he was fined $400,000 for customer refunds and complaints. First of all, holy crap, if he profited $400,000, how much did he actually sell in the last you know a few months? But anyways, this is what's going on in Temu. Don't get any ideas, guys. I don't think if 300 of you tried to storm Amazon Seattle offices that 80 are going to get through. Pretty sure Amazon has got some pretty tight security over here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right. Next article, again going back to Seller Central. It's not necessarily a prime day, but there is going to be a special Labor Day sale that Amazon is going to have. All right, it's actually entitled Labor Day sale and this is going to begin August 26th and runs through September 3rd. All right, so right. There's going to be deals that you can offer and these are time bound promotional offers and go to advertising, go to deals hit, create new deals and then select the week of the 26th and then that's going to go ahead and see if you're eligible to be able to have a special Labor Day sale deal. All right, the next article is for the last time, I believe again going back to Seller Central Dashboard, and this is an article about peak readiness and timelines for FBA capacity limits.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now a couple important things. Number one a date that you have to keep in mind. It says if you want to guarantee you're going to have the prime badge for black Friday we're looking way ahead you have to have your inventory in the fulfillment centers by October 19th. So set a reminder for yourself. However you ship your inventory to Amazon, you've got to have it in the fulfillment centers by October 19th. Now that's kind of crazy if you think about it. When is Black Friday? Isn't that like November? You got to get your stuff. Don't think that you're going to send it in the beginning of November. You got to get your stuff in there pretty early. And one more thing here about fees and actual elimination of a fee. You know for once. Isn't that nice. It says additionally, to help you simplify operations and manage inventory more efficiency during peak, we have eliminated this overage fee for storage effective July 1st 2024. So if your on-hand inventory exceeds your capacity limit, you are not going to get this overage fee. All right. So that's, how often is it that there's a reduction or elimination of fees? Usually the announcements we we give her are about new fees that Amazon is charging. So that's a nice little welcome surprise from Amazon this week. If you want more information on that, make sure to check that news article in your dashboard.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right, now we've got a few Amazon ads announcements, all right. So for those of you who are doing PPC, we have got some advanced ones, some beginners ones. Let's go ahead and hop into that. The first one from Amazon advertising. They announced new landing page in sponsored brand grow brand impression share goal Right. So what is this? That launch says the sponsored brand grow brand impression share campaign now allows advertisers to utilize a new landing page option in the product collection ad format. So you can select three products to advertise and then that's going to lead shoppers from a top of search ad to a new brand landing page containing these products.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right. So one of the differences is now this is a new type of landing page that Amazon creates that buyers can land on. So sellers who even don't have a formally prerequisite Amazon store brand store which hopefully you guys have, but that used to be a requirement to be able to advertise some of your top of search ads Well, now you don't need that prerequisite stores to say you can just start this campaign super quick and ensure the brand product discovery experience. So where this is is under your goals when you set up a new sponsored brand campaign, one of the goals is grow brand impression share and now you can choose, once you, if you select that one, the product collection ad format, and then there's a brand new section right here that says new landing page and says pick products to advertise and we'll create a landing page for you here. For those of you watching on YouTube, I'm showing an example of the shoe brand. Who's got one of these set up right now and where this is now available. It's across the board North America, south America, Europe, middle East and Asia Pacific East and Asia Pacific. Next news article from Amazon advertising.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>It says scale your message with priority delivery using Prime Video programmatic guaranteed deals. I'm not going to go too much into details because probably not that many of you are using Prime Video ads, but basically they launch programmatic guaranteed deals for Prime Video so you can have run of service deals, contextual deals that can go on, like you know top best of TV shows, page best of movies, best of Prime Video originals, et cetera, and then audience based deals. Check the link in the comments below or the description below If you want, if you're somebody who uses Prime Video ads and you can get a little bit more information on this. Last article of the day is an announcement from Amazon Advertising says on this last article of the day is an announcement from amazon advertising says harvest high performing targets with target promotion now available for sponsored products advertisers. So this is kind of like funny. It's like like very similar to what like atomic and another you know PPC software does where you can supposedly harvest keywords from like auto campaigns and move it to a manual. Now I tried to test this in my account and it wasn't working. So like just got a bunch of error messages. But for those of you who aren't using software, you know this is a potential option for you. Um, I'm not sure I can suggest using it yet because I got to see first how the suggestions work. You know, like if Amazon's algorithms was perfect in advertising, they wouldn't we wouldn't even have to negative match keywords because once we get like 30, 40 clicks they would start negative matching itself. But no, if we don't do anything, amazon's still going to keep charging us. So you know that in mind, like I'm not sure if we can, you know, quote unquote just trust this Amazon suggestion thing to move keywords in the right way. But who knows, maybe it's going to be pretty cool thing to move keywords in the right way. But who knows, maybe it's going to be pretty cool.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>But for me it doesn't affect me much because I've been doing keyword harvesting for four years using Helium 10 Atomic. I set my rules and I say, hey, if one of my auto or broad campaign gets two orders at this ACoS or less, I want you to go ahead and move it to this campaign and I could exactly set up the flow. So there's nothing that is coming out here that is going to really affect the way I do things, but maybe for those of you who are just trying to eyeball your Amazon advertising and not even using the search term reports and not making pivot tables and not using software or whatever, maybe this might be a feature that can help you a little bit. So check out your advertising console, go to one of your auto campaigns, go to the ad group, go to the search terms page and take a look there. Does it show you something that? Uh? Does it give you suggestions on what you can move? Uh, it did it on mine because it was broken, but maybe it's working on yours. Let me know what you think and I'll leave a message in the comments below. All right, that's finally it for the news this week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>One last thing I wanted to give you a heads up. I'm going to be giving some cool strategies at the Seller Fest online next week. So if you want to get free tickets. I think it's free. I'm not sure if it's free or not but for more information, go to <a href='http://h10.me/sellerfest'>h10.me/sellerfest</a>. Even if you have to pay, it'll be worth it. There's going to be tons of great speakers uh, other than myself as well, so I'm sure you're going to get a lot of value. <a href='http://h10.me/sellerfest'>h10.me/sellerfest</a> for more information. All right, guys who that literally made a record? We've been doing Weekly Buzz for four years and this was the most articles, the most news stories in one week that we have ever had. So thank you, guys. For those of you who stuck to the end, let's see what's going to happen next week. Make sure to tune in next Thursday or Friday to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Can bold, provocative branding be the key to skyrocketing your success on Amazon? In this episode, we are joined by the insightful Emma Schermer Tamir of Marketing by Emma, as she unpacks the art of building an iconic brand that doesn’t just blend in but stands out in a crowded marketplace. Alongside Kevin King, Emma demystifies the elements of branding beyond mere logos and names, highlighting actionable strategies to boost profitability and customer lifetime value. Using the example of selling water, she makes a compelling case for unique value propositions and effective communication with target customers.</p>
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<p>Discover how AI can be a game-changer for your Amazon branding strategy. We discuss powerful techniques for competitor analysis, from examining social media presence to dissecting customer feedback. Emma explains how AI tools can streamline this process, allowing you to build comprehensive customer avatars that include demographic details, emotional drivers, and cultural references. By examining the bold and provocative marketing strategies of Liquid Death, we showcase the importance of truly understanding your target audience and aligning your brand to meet their needs and expectations.</p>
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<p>Creating and maintaining a cohesive and evolving brand identity is more critical than ever. Emma shares the importance of continuously updating your customer avatar to reflect the shifting behaviors and needs of your market. She further explores the concept of imagining your business as a person, ensuring that every aspect, from marketing to product packaging, aligns with this identity. Through the compelling case of Liquid Death, Emma illustrates how bold messaging and sustainability efforts can create a deep customer connection. We wrap up by emphasizing the strategic benefits of thoroughly understanding your competitors and customer preferences to cultivate a loyal and enthusiastic customer base.</p>
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<p>In episode 583 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Kevin, and Emma discuss:</p>
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<li>30:02 - Effective Brand Storytelling for Communication</li>
 
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<p>Can bold, provocative branding be the key to skyrocketing your success on Amazon? In this episode, we are joined by the insightful Emma Schermer Tamir of Marketing by Emma, as she unpacks the art of building an iconic brand that doesn’t just blend in but stands out in a crowded marketplace. Alongside Kevin King, Emma demystifies the elements of branding beyond mere logos and names, highlighting actionable strategies to boost profitability and customer lifetime value. Using the example of selling water, she makes a compelling case for unique value propositions and effective communication with target customers.</p>
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<p>Discover how AI can be a game-changer for your Amazon branding strategy. We discuss powerful techniques for competitor analysis, from examining social media presence to dissecting customer feedback. Emma explains how AI tools can streamline this process, allowing you to build comprehensive customer avatars that include demographic details, emotional drivers, and cultural references. By examining the bold and provocative marketing strategies of Liquid Death, we showcase the importance of truly understanding your target audience and aligning your brand to meet their needs and expectations.</p>
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<p>Creating and maintaining a cohesive and evolving brand identity is more critical than ever. Emma shares the importance of continuously updating your customer avatar to reflect the shifting behaviors and needs of your market. She further explores the concept of imagining your business as a person, ensuring that every aspect, from marketing to product packaging, aligns with this identity. Through the compelling case of Liquid Death, Emma illustrates how bold messaging and sustainability efforts can create a deep customer connection. We wrap up by emphasizing the strategic benefits of thoroughly understanding your competitors and customer preferences to cultivate a loyal and enthusiastic customer base.</p>
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<p>In episode 583 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Kevin, and Emma discuss:</p>
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<li>02:06 - Copywriting and Branding Expert Interview</li>
 
<li>05:26 - Building a Profitable Water Business</li>
 
<li>13:14 - The Edgy Marketing of Liquid Death</li>
 
<li>14:44 - Differentiating Brand on Amazon With AI</li>
 
<li>18:08 - Powerful Branding Strategies</li>
 
<li>21:56 - Creating a Strong Brand Identity</li>
 
<li>30:02 - Effective Brand Storytelling for Communication</li>
 
<li>33:50 - Elevating Brand Strategy for Customer Connection</li>
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<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us on an incredible journey as we welcome Carrie Miller, a familiar voice on the Serious Sellers Podcast, who shares her remarkable transition from teaching to becoming a multi-seven-figure seller on Amazon and Walmart. Born in Florida and raised in San Diego, Carrie attended Pepperdine University with aspirations of becoming a teacher, only to find herself navigating a challenging job market. Despite the odds, she secured a position teaching high school Spanish and even coached basketball, showcasing her dedication and versatility. Carrie's global experiences in Argentina and China add a unique flavor to her story, making her insights into the e-commerce world all the more compelling.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore her journey working for another e-commerce software company and shifting from customer interactions to creating content and masterclasses for their Academy. Her extensive experience with Helium 10 since 2017 played a pivotal role in her freelance work for various clients. Discover the impressive growth of their skateboard and apparel businesses, which saw significant milestones in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The discussion also touches on their successful foray into Walmart's marketplace and their upcoming venture into TikTok Shop, offering listeners valuable insights into e-commerce business growth and strategies.</p>
<p>This episode also uncovers the lessons learned in product inspections and the importance of targeting niche markets. Hear firsthand about the challenges of receiving a large batch of smeared skateboard decks and dealing with quality issues that impacted product reviews. We emphasize the critical role of thorough factory inspections and having reliable on-the-ground sourcing experts. Additionally, we tackle security risks and challenges on Amazon, including account hacks and listing issues, and share effective strategies for optimizing e-commerce operations. From managing supply chain fees to utilizing AI-powered tools for competitor analysis, this episode is packed with practical advice to help you succeed in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 582 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Carrie discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Strategies With Carrie Miller</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:07 - Global Teaching and Living Experiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:35 - E-Commerce Business Growth and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:04 - Helium 10 Essential Tool for Agencies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:52 - Success in a Competitive Apparel Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:44 - Learning From Mistakes in Product Inspections</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:38 - Security Risks and E-Commerce Challenges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:41 - Success Through Consistency and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:13 - Unique Amazon &amp; Walmart Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:09 - Optimizing Listing SEO Strategy With AI</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us on an incredible journey as we welcome Carrie Miller, a familiar voice on the Serious Sellers Podcast, who shares her remarkable transition from teaching to becoming a multi-seven-figure seller on Amazon and Walmart. Born in Florida and raised in San Diego, Carrie attended Pepperdine University with aspirations of becoming a teacher, only to find herself navigating a challenging job market. Despite the odds, she secured a position teaching high school Spanish and even coached basketball, showcasing her dedication and versatility. Carrie's global experiences in Argentina and China add a unique flavor to her story, making her insights into the e-commerce world all the more compelling.</p>
<p>Listen in as we explore her journey working for another e-commerce software company and shifting from customer interactions to creating content and masterclasses for their Academy. Her extensive experience with Helium 10 since 2017 played a pivotal role in her freelance work for various clients. Discover the impressive growth of their skateboard and apparel businesses, which saw significant milestones in 2020 and 2022, respectively. The discussion also touches on their successful foray into Walmart's marketplace and their upcoming venture into TikTok Shop, offering listeners valuable insights into e-commerce business growth and strategies.</p>
<p>This episode also uncovers the lessons learned in product inspections and the importance of targeting niche markets. Hear firsthand about the challenges of receiving a large batch of smeared skateboard decks and dealing with quality issues that impacted product reviews. We emphasize the critical role of thorough factory inspections and having reliable on-the-ground sourcing experts. Additionally, we tackle security risks and challenges on Amazon, including account hacks and listing issues, and share effective strategies for optimizing e-commerce operations. From managing supply chain fees to utilizing AI-powered tools for competitor analysis, this episode is packed with practical advice to help you succeed in the competitive e-commerce landscape.</p>
<p>In episode 582 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Carrie discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - E-Commerce Strategies With Carrie Miller</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:07 - Global Teaching and Living Experiences</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:35 - E-Commerce Business Growth and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:04 - Helium 10 Essential Tool for Agencies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:52 - Success in a Competitive Apparel Market</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:44 - Learning From Mistakes in Product Inspections</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:38 - Security Risks and E-Commerce Challenges</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">24:41 - Success Through Consistency and Growth</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:13 - Unique Amazon &amp; Walmart Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:09 - Optimizing Listing SEO Strategy With AI</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
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<p>E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

<a href='https://www.helium10.com/blog/amazon-fba-inventory-reimbursement-policy-update/'>Amazon FBA Inventory Reimbursement Policy Update | Helium 10
https://www.helium10.com/blog/amazon-fba-inventory-reimbursement-policy-update/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>TikTok Reportedly Bringing In-App Shopping to Spain and Ireland
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/tiktok-reportedly-bringing-in-app-shopping-to-spain-and-ireland/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/tiktok-reportedly-bringing-in-app-shopping-to-spain-and-ireland/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Additionally, we highlight significant updates on Amazon Seller Central. Discover the enhanced Voice of the Customer dashboard, which now includes new performance metrics and multilingual customer feedback. US-based brand-registered sellers can now create free 3D product models using the Amazon Seller iOS app, offering a 360-degree view to elevate the shopping experience. New brand analytics features are also on the horizon, focusing on customer segmentation to better target new audiences and reduce cart abandonment.

Lastly, we explore Helium 10's AI-powered features in the Listing Builder tool, designed to optimize and generate copy and seasonal AI images for Amazon Posts and product listings. Tune in for a comprehensive rundown of these updates and more!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul><li>00:51 - Amazon Reimbursement Changes</li>
 
<li>02:47 - TikTok Shop Expansion</li>
 
<li>04:00 - Voice of the Customer Updates</li>
 
<li>05:09 - Free 3D Models</li>
 
<li>06:42 - New Customer Segmentation</li>
 
<li>07:34 - Pro Training Tip: New AI Features Of Listing Builder</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amazon has a new reimbursement policy, TikTok is expanding to even more countries and free 3D models for sellers who have an iOS seller app. This and so much more on today's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the first story is about Amazon changing their reimbursement policy. So, starting November 1st of 2024, amazon is going to proactively reimburse sellers for FBA items that are lost in Amazon fulfillment centers. They're going to issue the reimbursement as soon as an item is reported as a loss by the fulfillment center, which you can actually track in the reimbursements report on seller central, and Amazon is hoping that this is going to be a more seamless experience that's going to save sellers time and money by minimizing the need to manually research and file claims for lost items. However, if you as a seller do not receive an automatic reimbursement and you believe that your inventory has been lost or damaged, then you're going to actually also have to file a manual claim when they don't proactively do it, if there's a glitch in the system. Additionally, any removal claims are still going to be need to be filed manually. Also, starting October 23rd, amazon is actually updating their eligibility window policy, so all manual claims must now be submitted with the following deadlines. So, first, a fulfillment center operations claim for an item that is lost or damaged in the fulfillment center must be submitted no later than 60 days after the item was reported lost or damaged. Second, an FBA customer returns claim can be submitted between 60 to 120 days after the customer refund or replacement date. Claims must not be submitted before 60 days to ensure that the customer has time to return the item to Amazon for processing. Third, a removal claim for items lost in transit can be submitted 15 to 75 days from the shipment creation date. Claims must not be submitted before 15 days to ensure the shipment can be delivered back to you. And then, last, all other removal claims must be filed within 60 days of the shipment being delivered back to you. If you want more information, we actually wrote a blog so you can get that link to that blog in our description. So go ahead and check out the blog and it should answer all of your questions in regards to the new policy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, so next up, we have some TikTok shop news. TikTok shop is allegedly, or reportedly, going to be bringing in-app shopping to Ireland and Spain. According to this article, they're basically saying that they're expanding first to Ireland and Spain and have some plans to expand to more countries in Europe. Now, obviously, TikTok is already in these countries, but this is going to be the in-app shopping piece so that people can actually utilize TikTok shop here. And this is after a few months ago. It talks about here and here that TikTok had planned to bring this shopping feature to Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Ireland earlier this year, but they actually halted that because they wanted to focus on the US market. Now there's a lot of uncertainty with the US market, so they probably are going ahead with the expansion to Europe because of that. So we'll see what happens. I think this is an interesting development. It could be some really great opportunity for sellers to everywhere. So we'll see how this goes and you know, just keep your eye on these European countries. If you are a seller and you can potentially expand out there or, you know, maybe some influencers in these countries can start making money selling on TikTok shop.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, next up, we have some information about how the voice of the customer dashboard has been updated as well as there are some new translation features. So Amazon says here to show you how your products perform against industry bank benchmarks, amazon has updated some features on the voice of the customer dashboard. The negative customer experience review rate and the NCX return rate show how your product review and return rates compared to the product category benchmarks. This information enables you to track your product performance over time so you can make informed decisions to improve quality. On the listings detail page, you can you to make corrective action and improve your product offerings. Amazon, finally also has enhanced the customer feedback section by now offering it in multiple languages. Previously it was only available in English and now it's available in multiple languages.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, we actually have another update to share that was actually in your Seller Central dashboard and that was where it was announced, and it's for brand registered sellers in the US, and that is that you can now create free that's right, free 3D product models using the Amazon Seller iOS app. These models are gonna provide a 360 degree view of your product, which is going to further enhance your customer's shopping experience. So 3D scanning in the Amazon seller app is actually going to be a guided experience and the eligibility actually depends on the type of product is, because not all products are actually going to be good for a 360 model. So you know things like that more like hard products, and so they're going to look at the product category, the physical properties and other factors. So if your, if your products don't appear in the app for scanning, then that's probably wise because they're not actually eligible. In order to get access to this feature on your phone, you're going to need an iOS or an Apple device, and it has to have iOS 17 or newer, and your device language needs to be set to English. So you're going to also find instructions in the app on how to prepare your product for scanning, and a 3D artist will actually review each scanned model for quality and if your status if you basically it says in progress that means they've successfully received a scan, and then, once they've received the scan, it's going to take about three weeks to complete the model and then make it ready for your customers on your listing and it's going to actually just pop up there automatically, so you don't actually need to kind of check anywhere and upload it yourself. It'll automatically populate. So you just want to keep checking your listing to see if it's been populated.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, this last piece of news is actually with brand analytics. Amazon has actually introduced new brand analytics features that are going to help you to refine your segmentation of customers and help you to engage the following audiences. So the first audience is new audiences. That allows you to highlight declining top tier and declining promising customers segments for insights on groups of likely customers who are forecasted to spend less in the next year, and then next cart abandoners to spend less in the next year, and then next cart abandoners. So this audience is going to help you to engage and convert customers who have added your products to their cart and they have not yet completed their purchase. All right, so that is all the news, and you can see there's a lot going on. You know lots of really important information. So if you want to check anything further out, you can find some of those things in your seller central dashboard with some more information. Or if you want to check out our blog on those reimbursements, you can check that out as well. All right, so let's go ahead and get into our training tip of the week now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is going to be in our listing builder, ai. We have a lot of really great ai features throughout helium 10 tools, but I wanted to focus on the ones that are in our listing builder because I think they might be a little bit overlooked or maybe you don't even know that they exist. This is one of our listings, this is our coffin shelf and what you need to do is you're going to just scroll all the way down. So we've already written this one and used AI there. But if you scroll all the way down to the bottom, you're going to see where it says Amazon posts, and sometimes you might have writer's block and not really know what to caption your Amazon posts with and you want to make sure that they're optimized. So what we will do is take the keywords that are in the listing here and just the information from the listing, and it's going to help write some different posts for you. So I just hit write it for me and then you're going to see some fully optimized posts come up here. So, for example, we've got here transform your space with this coffin shelf set, perfect for your goth decor. It includes a skull figurine and led pumpkin candle. Okay, so since ours does not include that, I'm going to just kind of I can just edit this if I wanted to use it. So you can basically kind of use it as a jumping off point and you can just start, you know, editing and doing whatever you need to do. You can also hit rewrite it for me and you can get some more suggestions that are rewritten for you right there and you can utilize those or kind of take some from this one and then add it to this one anything that you want to do, but that is a great way that you can get some optimized content for your Amazon posts.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next, we have how to generate AI images. Now, this is really cool because you can change these amazing backgrounds. Sometimes, especially going into different holiday seasons, you might want to put your product in a different background with a different holiday season. So all you need to do is just upload your product with a white background here and you'll just click browse and upload that and then you're going to choose a theme. So you could choose you know holiday and maybe you know Halloween or something like that, and it will give you kind of a suggested description. But you can actually edit this and do whatever you want to do.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I already did one for you here. I uploaded this coffin shelf here and I chose holiday and Halloween spookiness, and I actually just kind of changed the item, the image description, and I was able to get some of these. Now, obviously, some of them are not perfect, but you can go ahead and edit the description and then hit generate images. Again. It'll generate some images that are different, so this is a really good place to get some of those really cool backgrounds, especially for those stationary products, and help to make your product look a lot more festive for the holidays or anything else. You can choose any of these themes. You can do home themes, abstract, whatever you want, and then you can choose a theme setting once you get over here. So really great cool things in Helium 10. We're always trying to innovate and give you the latest and greatest tools to help you with your Amazon business. All right, so thank you all for tuning in to this week's Weekly Buzz. We'll see you all next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
<a href='https://www.helium10.com/blog/amazon-fba-inventory-reimbursement-policy-update/'>Amazon FBA Inventory Reimbursement Policy Update | Helium 10<br>
https://www.helium10.com/blog/amazon-fba-inventory-reimbursement-policy-update/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>TikTok Reportedly Bringing In-App Shopping to Spain and Ireland<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/tiktok-reportedly-bringing-in-app-shopping-to-spain-and-ireland/'>https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2024/tiktok-reportedly-bringing-in-app-shopping-to-spain-and-ireland/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Additionally, we highlight significant updates on Amazon Seller Central. Discover the enhanced Voice of the Customer dashboard, which now includes new performance metrics and multilingual customer feedback. US-based brand-registered sellers can now create free 3D product models using the Amazon Seller iOS app, offering a 360-degree view to elevate the shopping experience. New brand analytics features are also on the horizon, focusing on customer segmentation to better target new audiences and reduce cart abandonment.<br>
<br>
Lastly, we explore Helium 10's AI-powered features in the Listing Builder tool, designed to optimize and generate copy and seasonal AI images for Amazon Posts and product listings. Tune in for a comprehensive rundown of these updates and more!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Carrie covers:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul><li>00:51 - Amazon Reimbursement Changes</li>
 
<li>02:47 - TikTok Shop Expansion</li>
 
<li>04:00 - Voice of the Customer Updates</li>
 
<li>05:09 - Free 3D Models</li>
 
<li>06:42 - New Customer Segmentation</li>
 
<li>07:34 - Pro Training Tip: New AI Features Of Listing Builder</li>
</ul>
<p>► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast</p>
<p>► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension</p>
<p>► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life)</p>
<p>► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft</p>
<p>► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos</p>
<p> </p>
Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Amazon has a new reimbursement policy, TikTok is expanding to even more countries and free 3D models for sellers who have an iOS seller app. This and so much more on today's episode of the Weekly Buzz.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on in the Amazon, Walmart and e-commerce world. We highlight the latest new feature alerts from Helium 10, and we review a training tip of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Now, today, our host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away and let us know what's buzzing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So the first story is about Amazon changing their reimbursement policy. So, starting November 1st of 2024, amazon is going to proactively reimburse sellers for FBA items that are lost in Amazon fulfillment centers. They're going to issue the reimbursement as soon as an item is reported as a loss by the fulfillment center, which you can actually track in the reimbursements report on seller central, and Amazon is hoping that this is going to be a more seamless experience that's going to save sellers time and money by minimizing the need to manually research and file claims for lost items. However, if you as a seller do not receive an automatic reimbursement and you believe that your inventory has been lost or damaged, then you're going to actually also have to file a manual claim when they don't proactively do it, if there's a glitch in the system. Additionally, any removal claims are still going to be need to be filed manually. Also, starting October 23rd, amazon is actually updating their eligibility window policy, so all manual claims must now be submitted with the following deadlines. So, first, a fulfillment center operations claim for an item that is lost or damaged in the fulfillment center must be submitted no later than 60 days after the item was reported lost or damaged. Second, an FBA customer returns claim can be submitted between 60 to 120 days after the customer refund or replacement date. Claims must not be submitted before 60 days to ensure that the customer has time to return the item to Amazon for processing. Third, a removal claim for items lost in transit can be submitted 15 to 75 days from the shipment creation date. Claims must not be submitted before 15 days to ensure the shipment can be delivered back to you. And then, last, all other removal claims must be filed within 60 days of the shipment being delivered back to you. If you want more information, we actually wrote a blog so you can get that link to that blog in our description. So go ahead and check out the blog and it should answer all of your questions in regards to the new policy.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, so next up, we have some TikTok shop news. TikTok shop is allegedly, or reportedly, going to be bringing in-app shopping to Ireland and Spain. According to this article, they're basically saying that they're expanding first to Ireland and Spain and have some plans to expand to more countries in Europe. Now, obviously, TikTok is already in these countries, but this is going to be the in-app shopping piece so that people can actually utilize TikTok shop here. And this is after a few months ago. It talks about here and here that TikTok had planned to bring this shopping feature to Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Ireland earlier this year, but they actually halted that because they wanted to focus on the US market. Now there's a lot of uncertainty with the US market, so they probably are going ahead with the expansion to Europe because of that. So we'll see what happens. I think this is an interesting development. It could be some really great opportunity for sellers to everywhere. So we'll see how this goes and you know, just keep your eye on these European countries. If you are a seller and you can potentially expand out there or, you know, maybe some influencers in these countries can start making money selling on TikTok shop.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, next up, we have some information about how the voice of the customer dashboard has been updated as well as there are some new translation features. So Amazon says here to show you how your products perform against industry bank benchmarks, amazon has updated some features on the voice of the customer dashboard. The negative customer experience review rate and the NCX return rate show how your product review and return rates compared to the product category benchmarks. This information enables you to track your product performance over time so you can make informed decisions to improve quality. On the listings detail page, you can you to make corrective action and improve your product offerings. Amazon, finally also has enhanced the customer feedback section by now offering it in multiple languages. Previously it was only available in English and now it's available in multiple languages.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, we actually have another update to share that was actually in your Seller Central dashboard and that was where it was announced, and it's for brand registered sellers in the US, and that is that you can now create free that's right, free 3D product models using the Amazon Seller iOS app. These models are gonna provide a 360 degree view of your product, which is going to further enhance your customer's shopping experience. So 3D scanning in the Amazon seller app is actually going to be a guided experience and the eligibility actually depends on the type of product is, because not all products are actually going to be good for a 360 model. So you know things like that more like hard products, and so they're going to look at the product category, the physical properties and other factors. So if your, if your products don't appear in the app for scanning, then that's probably wise because they're not actually eligible. In order to get access to this feature on your phone, you're going to need an iOS or an Apple device, and it has to have iOS 17 or newer, and your device language needs to be set to English. So you're going to also find instructions in the app on how to prepare your product for scanning, and a 3D artist will actually review each scanned model for quality and if your status if you basically it says in progress that means they've successfully received a scan, and then, once they've received the scan, it's going to take about three weeks to complete the model and then make it ready for your customers on your listing and it's going to actually just pop up there automatically, so you don't actually need to kind of check anywhere and upload it yourself. It'll automatically populate. So you just want to keep checking your listing to see if it's been populated.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, this last piece of news is actually with brand analytics. Amazon has actually introduced new brand analytics features that are going to help you to refine your segmentation of customers and help you to engage the following audiences. So the first audience is new audiences. That allows you to highlight declining top tier and declining promising customers segments for insights on groups of likely customers who are forecasted to spend less in the next year, and then next cart abandoners to spend less in the next year, and then next cart abandoners. So this audience is going to help you to engage and convert customers who have added your products to their cart and they have not yet completed their purchase. All right, so that is all the news, and you can see there's a lot going on. You know lots of really important information. So if you want to check anything further out, you can find some of those things in your seller central dashboard with some more information. Or if you want to check out our blog on those reimbursements, you can check that out as well. All right, so let's go ahead and get into our training tip of the week now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This is going to be in our listing builder, ai. We have a lot of really great ai features throughout helium 10 tools, but I wanted to focus on the ones that are in our listing builder because I think they might be a little bit overlooked or maybe you don't even know that they exist. This is one of our listings, this is our coffin shelf and what you need to do is you're going to just scroll all the way down. So we've already written this one and used AI there. But if you scroll all the way down to the bottom, you're going to see where it says Amazon posts, and sometimes you might have writer's block and not really know what to caption your Amazon posts with and you want to make sure that they're optimized. So what we will do is take the keywords that are in the listing here and just the information from the listing, and it's going to help write some different posts for you. So I just hit write it for me and then you're going to see some fully optimized posts come up here. So, for example, we've got here transform your space with this coffin shelf set, perfect for your goth decor. It includes a skull figurine and led pumpkin candle. Okay, so since ours does not include that, I'm going to just kind of I can just edit this if I wanted to use it. So you can basically kind of use it as a jumping off point and you can just start, you know, editing and doing whatever you need to do. You can also hit rewrite it for me and you can get some more suggestions that are rewritten for you right there and you can utilize those or kind of take some from this one and then add it to this one anything that you want to do, but that is a great way that you can get some optimized content for your Amazon posts.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>Next, we have how to generate AI images. Now, this is really cool because you can change these amazing backgrounds. Sometimes, especially going into different holiday seasons, you might want to put your product in a different background with a different holiday season. So all you need to do is just upload your product with a white background here and you'll just click browse and upload that and then you're going to choose a theme. So you could choose you know holiday and maybe you know Halloween or something like that, and it will give you kind of a suggested description. But you can actually edit this and do whatever you want to do.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
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<p>I already did one for you here. I uploaded this coffin shelf here and I chose holiday and Halloween spookiness, and I actually just kind of changed the item, the image description, and I was able to get some of these. Now, obviously, some of them are not perfect, but you can go ahead and edit the description and then hit generate images. Again. It'll generate some images that are different, so this is a really good place to get some of those really cool backgrounds, especially for those stationary products, and help to make your product look a lot more festive for the holidays or anything else. You can choose any of these themes. You can do home themes, abstract, whatever you want, and then you can choose a theme setting once you get over here. So really great cool things in Helium 10. We're always trying to innovate and give you the latest and greatest tools to help you with your Amazon business. All right, so thank you all for tuning in to this week's Weekly Buzz. We'll see you all next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an exciting episode where we uncover the latest and greatest from Helium 10. We kick off by exploring the top 14 innovative tools and features introduced this 2024, designed to give Amazon sellers a competitive edge. We highlight the platform's expanded capabilities to include the Amazon Brazil marketplace, making it easier than ever to tap into this emerging market through Amazon's Remote Fulfillment Program.</p>
<p>Next, we introduce the powerful Product Launchpad tool, perfect for organizing multiple product research projects. Discover how you can track competitors, get AI-generated summaries, and even change Amazon prices directly within Helium 10. We also discuss the revamped Demand Analyzer tool and updated title length recommendations feature in the X-Ray tool, all aimed at enhancing your product research and listing optimization.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore advanced features like the automation of Cerebro, available on the Diamond plan, and how it can save you time by tracking competitor activities and identifying valuable keywords. Learn about the new AI image generator in the Listing Builder tool, which allows you to create customized product images with specific instructions. We also cover Helium 10's new Listing Builder Scoring System that enhances Amazon SEO by providing a comprehensive score based on keyword usage and relevancy. Tune in to find out how these features can transform your Amazon selling experience!</p>
<p>In episode 581 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Features in Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:52 - Expanding Marketplaces With Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:46 - New Tools for Amazon Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:32 - Helium 10 Niche Analysis and Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:09 - AI Image Generator in Listing Builder </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:19 - Tracking Competitors' Ads on the Product Page</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:48 - Helium 10 New Product Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:06 - Listing Builder Scoring System Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:55 - Optimizing Product Listing With AI</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you know that since November of last year, Helium 10 has released 67 new tools and features? Today I'm going to go over my personal top 14 list of the best ones that can make you money right now, including one new tool that's going to make me over $3,000 for me on just one product alone. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What I wanted to do today was I wanted to pick, I tried to pick, the top 10 best ones that can help you immediately as Amazon sellers right now, just from what we launched this year. All right, but I couldn't keep it to 10. So we're going to go to 14. So this, basically, these are my top 14 new features just from this year in Helium 10 that I think can help you guys out and probably apply to the great majority of you. All right, like, like it's not just like, oh, only a few people can use this one or a couple of people can use this, and I think you guys will find benefit in a lot of these, and I want to start going over these one by one here. Number 14 is now Helium 10 works for Brazil. All right, so we have a lot of marketplaces that Helium 10 works in. We have, obviously, Amazon USA, Walmart, Amazon Canada, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, UK, India, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, United Arab Emirates and now Brazil.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So why is this important, though, is what changed on Amazon? Is you guys know about the Amazon North American fulfillment used to be called North American remote fulfillment. Now it's just called remote fulfillment, I believe, but that allows you, if you're selling an Amazon USA, it allows you to be able to just click a button and then your listings go live and are translated for Mexico, and then also your listing goes live in Canada if it qualifies. Well, now last year or early this year, Amazon changed it where now, if you are activate remote fulfillment, you have the option to sell on Amazon Brazil, which is an emerging marketplace in the Amazon ecosystem. So Helium 10 now works for Cerebro, Blackbox, X-ray, Magnet, Profits, whole bunch of tools. So, for example, I entered in this cooler bag my Portuguese is not great, that's what I'm assuming his is here into Cerebro and, as you can see, I get all these Portuguese keywords and some English keywords come up to of where this product is ranking. So, guys, this, the first part of this has nothing to do with Helium 10 is hey, go in and check, do you qualify to go ahead and open up your listings for fulfillment in Brazil? Now, how it works is Amazon will ship from your Amazon FBA USA inventory to the Brazilian customers and you're not having to pay any extra fees or anything like that. So, first of all, get your listings active over there and then go ahead and use Cerebro, Magnet, et cetera, to maybe optimize your listings. Maybe, if you don't like the translation, you might change the translation for the listings up a little bit, using what Cerebro is telling you, and then obviously put in the Keyword Tracker, et cetera. So that's number 14 on the list.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Number 13 was a brand new tool that we launched. All right, so maybe some of you are doing multiple product research things at the same time. Right, if you do multiple product research things at the same time, you might have trouble keeping track of all your projects. Like hey, I'm uh, you know searching this in the home and kitchen category and I've got this one that looks like a good idea. I mean, you might have 10, 15. Well, now you can go ahead and organize all of them in product launchpad, which is a brand new net new tool to Helium 10. Now, this product launchpad allows you to go ahead and start different projects. Like here's one I had started a while back of coffin makeup shelves and gives me like aggregate numbers of what's going on in the coffin makeup shelf niche, what are the main keywords for these products. I can go ahead and add competitors to this. Like, hey, I want to start tracking this product and this product because they're part of the coffin makeup shelf ecosystem, the niche right and then, using AI, it's going to give me kind of like some summaries of what I have come up with in my product research. But the main part of this new tool is to just help you organize all of your projects so that you might want to not forget about what you had done and you might want to come back to it. Like, maybe you decide to go forward with one project, like, hey, I'm going to make this coffin letterboard, but let me save that makeup shelf for later. Now you can go back to your projects and then also add products, add keywords to it and then see if the AI has any other advice based on best practices, on what the future of that niche is. So again, that's number 13 guys, brand new tool that launched this year called Product Launchpad.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, number 12 thing of something brand new is you can change your Amazon prices inside of Helium 10. Let's say you're like, hey, you know what I'm not doing a prime, exclusive discount, but I want to go ahead and change my prices and just drop everything 50 cents because my competitor will now on your dashboard right, I think this might be for Diamond members and up you can actually change your Amazon price for your products without going into seller central. So you just go to the listing section of the SKU, zoom in here. I'm going to zoom in and you can see all of these little price fields. You can actually change your Amazon price right here inside of Helium 10. So that's number 12 in the list of new updates. Number 11 is the relaunch of an older tool that we used to have and now we relaunch is called Demand Analyzer. Let me give you a scenario here. Let's say you're searching for something on Alibaba, on whatever website Etsy, I don't care what website you're on. Did you know that the Helium 10 Chrome extension will work on any website to let you know something that's going on Amazon based on what you input? For example, I was searching at these crazy Alibaba companies that were copying my images for my coffin shelf and I was just curious what other things are these people selling in their Alibaba factory? And I went into this Alibaba factory page and I went to this category of letter boards, right? So, for example, what can I do here? Maybe I didn't know there was a such thing as letter boards, right? So maybe I'm wondering, hey, is there demand on Amazon for letter boards? Well, maybe in the past you thought, oh, okay, now I have to go to Helium 10, uh X-ray and be on Amazon and search letter boards and see what the search volume is. Or I have to go into Helium 10 Cerebro or Magnet. Let me see what are the related keywords. What is the search volume? No, you can actually do that right from here, so I can see here. This is like a pumpkin letter board, like you know, Halloween coming up and then maybe I'm wondering right now hey, is there any demand for pumpkin letter boards on Amazon? Well, let me go ahead and hit that and then I'll type in here pumpkin letter board, all right, and then analyze. Is anybody searching that? No, all right, I got to answer right away. It's something new and cool. But I see that there's an autocomplete says pumpkin, four letter boards, all right. So maybe I might want to look into that more. Maybe what about this one Hexagon letter board, hexagon shaped letter board? Is anybody searching? Oh, okay, there's about 50 people searching a month, but you see what I'm talking about here. You guys can now go on other websites and get product ideas and instantly see what is going on Amazon for that Um, and so I highly, highly recommend doing that when you get inspiration or ideas from other websites. All right, so that was number 11.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's go to number 10. This is actually a newish, um, a newish thing that has been updated and this is in X-ray. Do you ever think about how long should my title be? Now, I know Helium 10 has scoring systems and stuff, but it's based on like overall best practices, right? Uh, as I've always trained you guys, I hope you guys follow the training videos. It's not one size fits all as far as what goes best for how long your title should be across the board on Amazon. I've always said look at the niche theme. What are some of the main players in your niche doing on page one, you know? Then you know, hey, if everybody's got long titles, well, it looks like long titles actually are a good thing for this niche. Maybe you're in a niche where there's shorter titles that work better, all right. So now how can you go ahead and figure that out? Well, you can go into X-Ray and then right here at the very top, you see you're going to have an average title character count. You guys see that there? Average title character count of the top 20 products on the page and so you can see in collagen peptides, oh, it looks like most people have long titles because the average title character count is 167. I can put my mouse here and I can see, all right well, of those top 20 products, what kind of distribution I can see. Wow, look at this. 65% of the top 20 products have titles between 180 and 200 characters, right? So I'm like, oh wow, definitely, long titles are working really well in collagen peptides. So if I'm going to start a collagen peptides product, let me go ahead and, you know, maybe put my title out 190 characters or so. Now let's go to the flip side. Let's look at this one accordion. All right, this is the accordion search term on Amazon and take a look here. What's the average title character counts. It's 110 way different than collagen peptides. Let's take a look at the distribution here. Look at that. Half of the listings on the top 20 have only between a 99 and 119. Okay, uh, limit, all right. So almost nobody has longer titles. Most people have you. So you see how it's different based on the keyword and based on the niche.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is not new, this strategy of, hey, look at what kind of titles people have. But in the past, what did you have to do? You would just have to kind of like eyeball it, right? Hey, let me look. Ah, it looks like they have long titles, but how, how many characters would you really know? Now you can see the title character count of every single listing on page one to see what your competitors are doing. Next one we are now in the top 10. Number nine I don't have a screenshot of because this is I don't sell in Europe, but Helium 10 inventory management historically only worked for Amazon USA and this year we launched it now for Amazon Europe, and so there's still a lot that we're working on for there, like you know, trying to integrate pan, pan EU uh forms of FBA, distribution and velocity. So, guys, if you are in Europe and please take a test drive of our Helium 10 inventory management, let us know what you like, let us know what you don't like, so that we can tailor it to your needs. All right, so that's number nine. Uh, number eight is not actually a new tool but a relaunch of a feature. You guys remember the Helium 10 Elite program we've had for years, but for over a year it was fully closed, like you could not get into Elite even if you wanted to, unless you were like a Supercharge member, like, like. Elite is actually part of the Supercharge program, but elite as an add-on just couldn't do it for almost a year. Well, we relaunched it this year and it has a lot of cool new features. So, for anybody interested in like a one-on-one call with me, a one-on-one call with Carrie, Elite members can do that once a month. Do you want to meet with other high level sellers once a week on zoom in round tables that aren't recorded so you can talk about anything and everything you want. That's available for a Helium 10 lead. Do you want to do quarterly workshops around the world and be able to learn from a high level speakers? We just finished one a couple a few weeks ago in Spain.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next one is going to be right before Amazon accelerates. So if you sign up for Elite, you get to go to that one. It's going to be Kevin King as a speaker and destiny with Sean. We're going to have meals and networking and a lot of prizes and a lot of cool things and a lot of learning. Obviously, for those two, um, it's going to be on. September 16th is the next one. That it's going to be, like I said, in Seattle and maybe another one later on this year in Milan, Italy. I'm not sure yet, but we've got those. We've got monthly trainings with Kevin King and expert guests online where you can ask them live questions and you can learn from like high level things that's not normally in like a podcast episode or something like that. You get exclusive first access to tools and then the new price. Instead of having it being a separate Helium 10 plan like it was before, it is now just an add on. So if you've got a Diamond plan, you can just add on Elite for only $99 a month. All of that, what I just mentioned, only $99 a month, and a lot more. There's monthly Zoom calls with Kevin King, there's a private Facebook group. The list goes on and on. So, guys, I highly highly recommend giving that a spin for a few months. Helium 10 Elite if you've got the Diamond program, you can just add it on for only $99. All right, so that was the number eight thing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Number seven is an AI image generator. All right, AI image generator this is living inside of Listing Builder. All right, so you go into Listing Builder, go into any of your listings and then hit generate AI images. And then this is super cool because you just put you know, you upload, like your maybe stock image of something or a white background or whatever, and then you put in your instructions of like hey, I want to see this. Uh, here's an example here. I want to see this product in a cozy, dim and inviting home setting, resting on a table, various natural elements around you and this is a candle, right, and you can see that this is all AI generated, what this came up with. I've done this with my coffin shelf listings a lot as well, and the cool thing about it is you can do this for different Amazon assets. Like, for example, if you are doing a main, if you're doing a main image or a regular image on Amazon, what kind of dimension should that be? It's a square right. You should probably have it 1600 by 1600 at the minimum. Or you can actually do a custom size, like for whatever reason. You have some custom uh image that you want to put on your website or something you can put the custom size Uh. Let's say, you want to do something for Amazon post. Amazon post should be 640 by 640. There is a preset for that. What if it's an A+ logo image, that's actually a banner size image, or it's 600 by 180. You can go ahead and have the AI create an image based on your regular image, but now it's made for Amazon A+ content, and the list goes on and on of different sizes and different things you can have. So I like using it for the Amazon post, especially since in Listing Builder we have an Amazon post caption generator. So, as you know, for Amazon post, you should be doing one per day for each of your products. Well, maybe you didn't take 365 images of your product, uh, you know, when you did a photo shoot. So how are you going to do 365 different images in a year? The answer is with Helium 10’s AI, you can go ahead and create 365 versions of a certain image, and then who wants to write 365 different captions that relate to that image? Nobody wants to do that, I hope, right. So again, you can use Listing Builder AI and it will go ahead and generate as many captions for your product as you want. So now it's kind of like Amazon post made easy. So that's another cool feature that Helium 10 released this year. That's number seven.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now we're getting into the top six. Uh, okay, so top six for new features of 2024 for Helium 10 is Freedom Ticket, all right. So Freedom Ticket is the number one course for Amazon sellers out there and a lot of you who are watching this. Maybe you're already Amazon sellers. That's fine. It's a great refresher course or you could share it with your teams. A lot of bigger Amazon companies use the Freedom Ticket course to onboard their new employees, to train them on the Amazon. It's not just oh, here's how you do Seller Central and stuff. It's like explaining the concepts behind Amazon. We've got tons and tons of modules here. There's about 20, 30 hours of training that we have in the Freedom Ticket and we're constantly updating it. That's a new update too. This is version 4.0. We've made three versions before, from 2017 up until 2021, 2022. And now this is version 4.0. Just film this year in 2024. And every month we're actually adding, with a live workshop, a new module so that you're always guaranteed to have the best information in 2024. For example, some of the things that we just did a couple of weeks ago, we had a virtual workshop on how to set up TikTok shop. That's all the rage these days TikTok shop, right. In a couple of weeks, we're going to be talking about advanced brand building, all right. So all of that is going down inside the Freedom Ticket program. Huge, it takes a lot of work, guys, to make an entire A to Z Amazon course and a lot of work, a lot of money, and so that's a big update that we have Freedom Ticket 4.0. Platinum members have access to it, Diamond members, obviously, Elite members all of you guys have access to Freedom Ticket 4.0. So make sure to take a look at that. So that is number six, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:                                                                                       </p>
<p>Now number five is another one. Um, that is going back to the Chrome extension. Now, this is, uh, pretty cool. Let me show you guys, what you can do here now. Uh, the first thing is, if you're in the search results of a page, all right. So if I'm in the search results of a page, I can now see the different placements of the PPC, for example, sponsor brand ads. Maybe there's some sponsor display on the end. Now, all of that is going to show up here in line. Before, only sponsored product was showing up. But look at this. You see these little widgets here that say SB. Well, those are the three sponsored brand ads that showed up on the top header. Uh, what about sponsored video? That's going to show up here. Sponsored product is also going to show, uh, up over here. Uh, is so. Does something have Amazon's choice? We'll show that, um, over here. So be looking at that. You can see all the now, all the uh, start tracking all the different placements on the page for sponsored ads. All, right, now what about? If you're on a product page itself? Let's go like, like, maybe your own product page, like, hey, I want to know what listings on Amazon are advertising on my page, right, cause you know there's sponsored display ads here? Uh, there's, there's going to be, uh, this sponsor brand section. Um, there is your, your favorite brands. That comes up at the or not favorite brands, but, like similar brands on Amazon, shows up on the very bottom. All these things are ads writing on your page and you want to start tracking. Say, hey, who is showing up on my page, right? Well, now you can do that by hitting the Chrome extension, going into X-ray. Look at all these ads. So, all the different variations are going to show up here, all the different ads. You know this. This is the similar brands on Amazon. Here's sponsored product, there's going to be sponsored display, so now you can start tracking. I could just download this with one click, export it to an Excel file and now start tracking daily or maybe weekly. Hey, who is bidding for placements on my page? And maybe you want to target them right back right. Or maybe you know track who are the ones that stay there the longest? And hey, those guys might be having success stealing a couple of my sales. I got to figure out what they're doing. That's working right, all right, so that is something that, again, is available for all plans. I think super, super cool. That's why I had it in the top five of new features.</p>
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Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so now we are in the top four. Let me ask you guys I hope that part of your SOP for Amazon is to create or to run Cerebro on your product versus your competitor's product, maybe once a week, maybe once a month or whatever. And the point is, when you're running that over and over again, it's like hey, you just want to make sure, uh, are your competitors not getting sales from keywords that you're not getting sales from? Like, maybe they discovered a new keyword that they're ranking highly for that you're not ranking at all Right. So, so obvious. We've always told you, hey, you should be running Cerebro every now and then. Now, that's all fine and good If you've got one product right. You got one product, five competitors, we're all good to go right. But what about those If who've got 10 products? And having to run Cerebro on those 10 products and your 50 competitors? What if you've got 100 products right? That's a very tedious process. That's almost a full-time job for somebody, but you still got to do it because you got to make sure that you're keeping up with the Joneses, right, make sure that you're keeping up with all their keywords. Well, you can now automate that with Helium 10. All right, so this is the number four coolest new feature that we've launched in 2024 is kind of like the automation of Cerebro, and where that is in your dashboard. I believe this is for the Diamond plan, only so far. The first step is you have to make sure that your main competitors you're tracking, all right. So how you can do that, let me just show you. You go in, make sure that you have your child level set up in your or you're on your child level category here in your dashboard and then, for example, you just hit expand right here, which is the arrow right next to there, and then hit competitors. Now make sure you have got your main competitors right here. All right, these are your main competitors. And now, once you do that, you can actually not only first of all, this is not even this was another new feature, but I didn't even add, it, didn't even make my top 14 lists but you're going to be able to get notifications on hey, is my competitor changing their price? Is my competitor changing the number of variations they have? Are they running a coupon or did they take off a coupon? Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. You're going to get notifications on that. But the cool thing that this one is this is why it's number four is I'm going to automate the Cerebro.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You go to insights and then I am going to create a new insight and it is going to be a keyword insight, keyword suggestions based on my competitors. And then, once I hit that, I go here and these at the very bottom this are the settings that I could do. I could do a specific product or I could do it across the board. For all of my products. I can say, hey, it's basically a mini cerebral. I can say, hey, I want to look at keywords that are at least 500 search, 400, 300, whatever you want, and then where my product rank is All right. So for this one I would change. I would do two different insights, guys. This is how I have it set up. I would do one insight where it says where my products rank is zero minimum, zero maximum. What that means is I'm not ranking at all in the top seven pages, right? And then the number of competitors ranking for the keyword is minimum one and they are ranked, let's say, between one and 40. So what does that mean? What does that gibberish? I guess that means that basically says hey, Helium 10, run Cerebro on my product and my competitors every day, every week, whatever, and look for any keyword that's at least 500 search volume, where I'm not ranked at all, but my competitors are ranking on page one. Boom goes to dynamite. You're getting a notification whenever your competitors are getting sales for a new keyword. That's basically, in a nutshell what that is. Another one that I would do is I would say where my products rank is between, let's say, 50 and 306, and my competitors product rank is between one and 40. What does that mean? That means, hey, I'm ranking for this keyword, but I'm on like page two, three, four, five, six, seven, but my competitor is on page one. Don't you think that's a valuable keyword to know about this, guys? I can, I could, I could have spent this whole show talking about how valuable that is all right. That right there is enough for Diamond package by itself, just because of the time it saves. Now, if you're a Platinum member and you're wondering, is that worth it for you and you've only got one product, I'm no salesman, guys, but let me just tell you no, it's not worth it. Don't upgrade to Diamond just to get this feature because you're lazy, all right. And if you're lazy, go ahead and you're proud to admit you're lazy and you need Helium 10's help to help with a 30-minute job once a week or a 20-minute job. Go ahead and admit it. We'll be glad to take your money as a Diamond member. But as a realist guys, don't do that. But if you've got five products. We're not talking about a 30 minute job anymore. Now we're talking about a three hour job. What if you've got 20 products? Now we're talking about an eight hours a week job that Helium 10 can automate with the click of a button.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now you can see why. You know, like, how beneficial it is to have Diamond plan based on how many products you have. This is when you're going to need that, all right, so that's pretty cool. That is the number four new feature from Helium 10. Now, uh, here is another, in my opinion, game changer. Now we're in the top three, okay, the top three of new things, and let me just show you. This is like super, super cool, and this is only if you have brand registry, All right. So hopefully you guys have brand registry, right, but basically it's linking brand analytics to the Chrome extension. So now you can see for last week, what were the top three products clicked on that had the most clicks out of any product for this keyword. After somebody searched for this keyword, what were the three products that were clicked on most. This is not some Helium 10 algorithm or estimation. This is literally direct from Amazon, all right, and so you can see here it's going to say ABA most click, number one, ABA most click number two and ABA most click number three. Now the thing that is also beneficial is don't always think that just because it's the number one most click product that it's going to have the most conversions or sales. Like, watch what happens when I put my mouse over the number one clicked coffin shelf, it says CVR 0%. What does that mean? That means that's not conversion rate, that's percentage of the conversion. So actually last week the most click product of coffin shelves got zero order. So now, all of a sudden, that maybe have my creative juices flowing. I'm like, hmm, why are people clicking on this? Maybe they think that's interesting, this product, but then what's wrong with the product page that nobody's buying it. And then I go to the second one and put my mouse over all right, ah, this product was a number two most clicked, but it had 20%. I don't know if you guys can see that there it had 20% of the sales for this keyword. So actually, the number two guys, the one I got to worry about, I'm like man, this guy got 20% of the sales, right. So this, guys, I hope changes the way that you look at search results. It's not just about who's ranked at the top one or two or three. Now, I know in this situation actually hold on. Look at this Is the number one most clicked product, the number one organic position? No, it's not. This is a sponsored placement. Where is this product showing up? This product is one, two, three, four. The number one click product was the fifth sponsored or the fifth organic position. So you can just get so much knowledge and ideas about what's going on in the niche just by looking at these search results that you maybe you didn't have before. Okay, so really, really cool guys. Whenever you're searching on Amazon, take a look for those blue bars that say ABA most click one, ABA most click two, and you'll be able to see that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now we are at number two, and number two is something that might have just saved me $6,000. That's why I put this as the number two new feature. Now here in the Project X account I don't have. I don't have it because not every account is going to have it. But what Helium 10 is doing is we are monitoring all of your products and if we notice you have got a product that is at the border of one of the Amazon size tiers and what are Amazon size tiers? That's like standard size, large standard size, standard oversize, bulky oversize, all those things right. If you are within one inch of one side of changing that, all right, if you are within one inch of one side. Basically, what's going to happen is we're going to send you an alert and say, hey, did you know that for blankety, blank product, if you just decrease the length by one inch, you are going to go from large standard size to standard size. I got one of these notifications in one of my accounts, guys and that one inch. Can you guys guess how much per unit I would save? And healing tends to show me $2 and 75 cents. That's the difference to go from large standard size to standard size or whatever it was, 2.75 per unit. Now do that math, guys. Let's say you are selling 10 units a day of this product. All right. That means that every day, like let's say the next time, you do a production run and somehow you're able to lessen the size of the package by one inch, that means every day. If I do this, which I am going to do. I am going to do it on my next product when I reorder this product. I'm absolutely doing this. I could save $27 a day just with that one inch savings. Now, times that by a full year, that is $3,650. I'm saving just by changing my package and I never would have known that unless Helium 10 told me. So that's what you guys should do, guys, is go into your alerts. This is Platinum, this is Diamond. It doesn't matter what account you have. This is number two, because this brings you like ridiculous amounts of money. Go to your alerts page and look at the very top left where it says overview. Everybody do that right now and you guys tell me if you have anything. I hope that nobody has it here. Like it actually kind of hurts to know that I've been wasting money for this long. Very few people are right there on the border of within one inch, but, like I said, my other account absolutely had it. Take a look under overview, right under, where it says Buy Box. If it has size tier optimization alert, you're going to see it right down here in this section, all right, so take a look. Everybody's listening to this podcast. Everybody's watching this live right now watching this on YouTube. Pause this, go to your alerts page and see if you have one, and it's going to be a game changer for you guys, like that's probably the most valuable alert we've come up with in years. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now we have come to the number one new tool or feature alert that Helium 10 has created, and that is the Listing Builder scoring system. Okay, so this is something that people have been asking us for years and I've kind of wanted Helium 10 to do ever since I was doing SEO tools for the blogs, when I used to write blogs for Helium 10 years ago, where we had a scoring system where it says based on where I use my keywords right and based on how many times I have it and what's the relevancy, uh, to the niche, um, what kind of impact it's going to have on your score right, and that really you know the higher the score. Theoretically usually it's not a hundred percent. Nobody knows the Amazon algorithm a hundred percent but it's going to give you a better chance to rank. It's going to get give you a better chance to get sales. So, for example, I just create a full listing inside of listing builder for a brand new product I haven't even launched yet, but I create it and listed, but I actually use the AI to help me create it. But now I put all of the phrases in Helium 10 Listing Builder and I can see based on the competitor performance score. This is nothing new. This is actually the same score that you have in Cerebro. It's the last column in Cerebro. But once you put your competitors now I can see, hey, which are the most important keywords for my niche that my competitors are getting sales from. And then I can see oh, shoot, I already dropped off. I was number one a few days ago when I created this listing, but now I can see my score is 194,000. And then number one in my niche is 198,000. So I still have to maybe tweak my listing a little bit more to try and up my score. I could see what all my root keywords are. You've always been able to do that in listing builder, where we show you the one word roots. Now we can show you the two word roots that are showing up, the three word roots and more. Okay, take a look down here. I can actually go to my keyword performance score and see what's going into the score. I could open up competitor comparison and take a look.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, how do people have these keywords phrases in their listings, like, for example, let's look at the most important keywords, which is sorting it by competitor performance score, and I can see here here is a keyword that most people it's actually the most important coffin letterboard. Without a space between letter and board, and I can actually see wow, this product doesn't even have it in their title. They've only got it as a phrase form in their bullets. This coffin letterboard doesn't have it anywhere in their listing. So maybe this is an opportunity. Most of these competitors don't have it. Only two competitors have coffin letter board in their title. So there's an option. This is obviously not an important keyword to my niche. That's why the score is low. But coffin cooler, if I look here, not one of my competitors has coffin cooler in their listing in exact form. So now I, with just in seconds, I get I get insight into wow, if I put coffin cooler in phrase form, I'm going to be way more relevant to Amazon algorithm compared to my competitors. I can just see that at a glance. What if I want to see like, hey, what about? How am I doing on certain root phrases. How about words in my listing that have coffin? Wow, there's 27 words that were important to my niche that have the word coffin in it. How do I have it distributed? Oh, wow, look at all these keywords I don't have anywhere in my listing at all. Maybe I need to put it into my description, I need to put it in my bullet points. I mean, the list goes on and on. Guys, this Listing Builder scoring system is something a team worked on for months. I worked on the scoring part also for months. I created like over a hundred listings and I tested micro changes to make sure. Hey, is this scoring system based on what actually moves the needle for Amazon ranking? If I just put one keyword in a different place, is that going to, obviously, or is that going to instantaneously bring me to page one and get me a billion dollars for the sales? No, probably not. But these little micro changes, these are the things that give you a leg up on the competition that they're probably not doing, unless they're using Helium 10 to really see how they can optimize their listing for the Amazon algorithm, and I've been testing this. Like I told you, I'm launching four new products the last few weeks. All of this worked. Guys Like I'm just crushing my launches, getting to page one for all of my main keywords. Thanks to this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, guys, thank you so much for joining us. Hope this was helpful. Those of you who are Helium 10 Elite members and those of you who are Serious Sellers Club members you get this every week, so make sure to tune in next week. If you're Elite member and you're not getting the invites for these calls, let customer support know. And for the rest of you who are Platinum, Diamond members, you are going to get access to this monthly call sometime in August. So we'll do another one of these sometime in August with a new training tip and a new Ask Me Anything. Thank you, guys so much and have a great rest of your day. Bye-bye now.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an exciting episode where we uncover the latest and greatest from Helium 10. We kick off by exploring the top 14 innovative tools and features introduced this 2024, designed to give Amazon sellers a competitive edge. We highlight the platform's expanded capabilities to include the Amazon Brazil marketplace, making it easier than ever to tap into this emerging market through Amazon's Remote Fulfillment Program.</p>
<p>Next, we introduce the powerful Product Launchpad tool, perfect for organizing multiple product research projects. Discover how you can track competitors, get AI-generated summaries, and even change Amazon prices directly within Helium 10. We also discuss the revamped Demand Analyzer tool and updated title length recommendations feature in the X-Ray tool, all aimed at enhancing your product research and listing optimization.</p>
<p>Finally, we explore advanced features like the automation of Cerebro, available on the Diamond plan, and how it can save you time by tracking competitor activities and identifying valuable keywords. Learn about the new AI image generator in the Listing Builder tool, which allows you to create customized product images with specific instructions. We also cover Helium 10's new Listing Builder Scoring System that enhances Amazon SEO by providing a comprehensive score based on keyword usage and relevancy. Tune in to find out how these features can transform your Amazon selling experience!</p>
<p>In episode 581 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley talks about:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - New Features in Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:52 - Expanding Marketplaces With Helium 10</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:46 - New Tools for Amazon Product Research</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:32 - Helium 10 Niche Analysis and Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:09 - AI Image Generator in Listing Builder </li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:19 - Tracking Competitors' Ads on the Product Page</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:48 - Helium 10 New Product Features</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:06 - Listing Builder Scoring System Overview</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:55 - Optimizing Product Listing With AI</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Did you know that since November of last year, Helium 10 has released 67 new tools and features? Today I'm going to go over my personal top 14 list of the best ones that can make you money right now, including one new tool that's going to make me over $3,000 for me on just one product alone. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What I wanted to do today was I wanted to pick, I tried to pick, the top 10 best ones that can help you immediately as Amazon sellers right now, just from what we launched this year. All right, but I couldn't keep it to 10. So we're going to go to 14. So this, basically, these are my top 14 new features just from this year in Helium 10 that I think can help you guys out and probably apply to the great majority of you. All right, like, like it's not just like, oh, only a few people can use this one or a couple of people can use this, and I think you guys will find benefit in a lot of these, and I want to start going over these one by one here. Number 14 is now Helium 10 works for Brazil. All right, so we have a lot of marketplaces that Helium 10 works in. We have, obviously, Amazon USA, Walmart, Amazon Canada, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, UK, India, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, United Arab Emirates and now Brazil.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So why is this important, though, is what changed on Amazon? Is you guys know about the Amazon North American fulfillment used to be called North American remote fulfillment. Now it's just called remote fulfillment, I believe, but that allows you, if you're selling an Amazon USA, it allows you to be able to just click a button and then your listings go live and are translated for Mexico, and then also your listing goes live in Canada if it qualifies. Well, now last year or early this year, Amazon changed it where now, if you are activate remote fulfillment, you have the option to sell on Amazon Brazil, which is an emerging marketplace in the Amazon ecosystem. So Helium 10 now works for Cerebro, Blackbox, X-ray, Magnet, Profits, whole bunch of tools. So, for example, I entered in this cooler bag my Portuguese is not great, that's what I'm assuming his is here into Cerebro and, as you can see, I get all these Portuguese keywords and some English keywords come up to of where this product is ranking. So, guys, this, the first part of this has nothing to do with Helium 10 is hey, go in and check, do you qualify to go ahead and open up your listings for fulfillment in Brazil? Now, how it works is Amazon will ship from your Amazon FBA USA inventory to the Brazilian customers and you're not having to pay any extra fees or anything like that. So, first of all, get your listings active over there and then go ahead and use Cerebro, Magnet, et cetera, to maybe optimize your listings. Maybe, if you don't like the translation, you might change the translation for the listings up a little bit, using what Cerebro is telling you, and then obviously put in the Keyword Tracker, et cetera. So that's number 14 on the list.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Number 13 was a brand new tool that we launched. All right, so maybe some of you are doing multiple product research things at the same time. Right, if you do multiple product research things at the same time, you might have trouble keeping track of all your projects. Like hey, I'm uh, you know searching this in the home and kitchen category and I've got this one that looks like a good idea. I mean, you might have 10, 15. Well, now you can go ahead and organize all of them in product launchpad, which is a brand new net new tool to Helium 10. Now, this product launchpad allows you to go ahead and start different projects. Like here's one I had started a while back of coffin makeup shelves and gives me like aggregate numbers of what's going on in the coffin makeup shelf niche, what are the main keywords for these products. I can go ahead and add competitors to this. Like, hey, I want to start tracking this product and this product because they're part of the coffin makeup shelf ecosystem, the niche right and then, using AI, it's going to give me kind of like some summaries of what I have come up with in my product research. But the main part of this new tool is to just help you organize all of your projects so that you might want to not forget about what you had done and you might want to come back to it. Like, maybe you decide to go forward with one project, like, hey, I'm going to make this coffin letterboard, but let me save that makeup shelf for later. Now you can go back to your projects and then also add products, add keywords to it and then see if the AI has any other advice based on best practices, on what the future of that niche is. So again, that's number 13 guys, brand new tool that launched this year called Product Launchpad.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, number 12 thing of something brand new is you can change your Amazon prices inside of Helium 10. Let's say you're like, hey, you know what I'm not doing a prime, exclusive discount, but I want to go ahead and change my prices and just drop everything 50 cents because my competitor will now on your dashboard right, I think this might be for Diamond members and up you can actually change your Amazon price for your products without going into seller central. So you just go to the listing section of the SKU, zoom in here. I'm going to zoom in and you can see all of these little price fields. You can actually change your Amazon price right here inside of Helium 10. So that's number 12 in the list of new updates. Number 11 is the relaunch of an older tool that we used to have and now we relaunch is called Demand Analyzer. Let me give you a scenario here. Let's say you're searching for something on Alibaba, on whatever website Etsy, I don't care what website you're on. Did you know that the Helium 10 Chrome extension will work on any website to let you know something that's going on Amazon based on what you input? For example, I was searching at these crazy Alibaba companies that were copying my images for my coffin shelf and I was just curious what other things are these people selling in their Alibaba factory? And I went into this Alibaba factory page and I went to this category of letter boards, right? So, for example, what can I do here? Maybe I didn't know there was a such thing as letter boards, right? So maybe I'm wondering, hey, is there demand on Amazon for letter boards? Well, maybe in the past you thought, oh, okay, now I have to go to Helium 10, uh X-ray and be on Amazon and search letter boards and see what the search volume is. Or I have to go into Helium 10 Cerebro or Magnet. Let me see what are the related keywords. What is the search volume? No, you can actually do that right from here, so I can see here. This is like a pumpkin letter board, like you know, Halloween coming up and then maybe I'm wondering right now hey, is there any demand for pumpkin letter boards on Amazon? Well, let me go ahead and hit that and then I'll type in here pumpkin letter board, all right, and then analyze. Is anybody searching that? No, all right, I got to answer right away. It's something new and cool. But I see that there's an autocomplete says pumpkin, four letter boards, all right. So maybe I might want to look into that more. Maybe what about this one Hexagon letter board, hexagon shaped letter board? Is anybody searching? Oh, okay, there's about 50 people searching a month, but you see what I'm talking about here. You guys can now go on other websites and get product ideas and instantly see what is going on Amazon for that Um, and so I highly, highly recommend doing that when you get inspiration or ideas from other websites. All right, so that was number 11.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's go to number 10. This is actually a newish, um, a newish thing that has been updated and this is in X-ray. Do you ever think about how long should my title be? Now, I know Helium 10 has scoring systems and stuff, but it's based on like overall best practices, right? Uh, as I've always trained you guys, I hope you guys follow the training videos. It's not one size fits all as far as what goes best for how long your title should be across the board on Amazon. I've always said look at the niche theme. What are some of the main players in your niche doing on page one, you know? Then you know, hey, if everybody's got long titles, well, it looks like long titles actually are a good thing for this niche. Maybe you're in a niche where there's shorter titles that work better, all right. So now how can you go ahead and figure that out? Well, you can go into X-Ray and then right here at the very top, you see you're going to have an average title character count. You guys see that there? Average title character count of the top 20 products on the page and so you can see in collagen peptides, oh, it looks like most people have long titles because the average title character count is 167. I can put my mouse here and I can see, all right well, of those top 20 products, what kind of distribution I can see. Wow, look at this. 65% of the top 20 products have titles between 180 and 200 characters, right? So I'm like, oh wow, definitely, long titles are working really well in collagen peptides. So if I'm going to start a collagen peptides product, let me go ahead and, you know, maybe put my title out 190 characters or so. Now let's go to the flip side. Let's look at this one accordion. All right, this is the accordion search term on Amazon and take a look here. What's the average title character counts. It's 110 way different than collagen peptides. Let's take a look at the distribution here. Look at that. Half of the listings on the top 20 have only between a 99 and 119. Okay, uh, limit, all right. So almost nobody has longer titles. Most people have you. So you see how it's different based on the keyword and based on the niche.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So this is not new, this strategy of, hey, look at what kind of titles people have. But in the past, what did you have to do? You would just have to kind of like eyeball it, right? Hey, let me look. Ah, it looks like they have long titles, but how, how many characters would you really know? Now you can see the title character count of every single listing on page one to see what your competitors are doing. Next one we are now in the top 10. Number nine I don't have a screenshot of because this is I don't sell in Europe, but Helium 10 inventory management historically only worked for Amazon USA and this year we launched it now for Amazon Europe, and so there's still a lot that we're working on for there, like you know, trying to integrate pan, pan EU uh forms of FBA, distribution and velocity. So, guys, if you are in Europe and please take a test drive of our Helium 10 inventory management, let us know what you like, let us know what you don't like, so that we can tailor it to your needs. All right, so that's number nine. Uh, number eight is not actually a new tool but a relaunch of a feature. You guys remember the Helium 10 Elite program we've had for years, but for over a year it was fully closed, like you could not get into Elite even if you wanted to, unless you were like a Supercharge member, like, like. Elite is actually part of the Supercharge program, but elite as an add-on just couldn't do it for almost a year. Well, we relaunched it this year and it has a lot of cool new features. So, for anybody interested in like a one-on-one call with me, a one-on-one call with Carrie, Elite members can do that once a month. Do you want to meet with other high level sellers once a week on zoom in round tables that aren't recorded so you can talk about anything and everything you want. That's available for a Helium 10 lead. Do you want to do quarterly workshops around the world and be able to learn from a high level speakers? We just finished one a couple a few weeks ago in Spain.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>The next one is going to be right before Amazon accelerates. So if you sign up for Elite, you get to go to that one. It's going to be Kevin King as a speaker and destiny with Sean. We're going to have meals and networking and a lot of prizes and a lot of cool things and a lot of learning. Obviously, for those two, um, it's going to be on. September 16th is the next one. That it's going to be, like I said, in Seattle and maybe another one later on this year in Milan, Italy. I'm not sure yet, but we've got those. We've got monthly trainings with Kevin King and expert guests online where you can ask them live questions and you can learn from like high level things that's not normally in like a podcast episode or something like that. You get exclusive first access to tools and then the new price. Instead of having it being a separate Helium 10 plan like it was before, it is now just an add on. So if you've got a Diamond plan, you can just add on Elite for only $99 a month. All of that, what I just mentioned, only $99 a month, and a lot more. There's monthly Zoom calls with Kevin King, there's a private Facebook group. The list goes on and on. So, guys, I highly highly recommend giving that a spin for a few months. Helium 10 Elite if you've got the Diamond program, you can just add it on for only $99. All right, so that was the number eight thing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Number seven is an AI image generator. All right, AI image generator this is living inside of Listing Builder. All right, so you go into Listing Builder, go into any of your listings and then hit generate AI images. And then this is super cool because you just put you know, you upload, like your maybe stock image of something or a white background or whatever, and then you put in your instructions of like hey, I want to see this. Uh, here's an example here. I want to see this product in a cozy, dim and inviting home setting, resting on a table, various natural elements around you and this is a candle, right, and you can see that this is all AI generated, what this came up with. I've done this with my coffin shelf listings a lot as well, and the cool thing about it is you can do this for different Amazon assets. Like, for example, if you are doing a main, if you're doing a main image or a regular image on Amazon, what kind of dimension should that be? It's a square right. You should probably have it 1600 by 1600 at the minimum. Or you can actually do a custom size, like for whatever reason. You have some custom uh image that you want to put on your website or something you can put the custom size Uh. Let's say, you want to do something for Amazon post. Amazon post should be 640 by 640. There is a preset for that. What if it's an A+ logo image, that's actually a banner size image, or it's 600 by 180. You can go ahead and have the AI create an image based on your regular image, but now it's made for Amazon A+ content, and the list goes on and on of different sizes and different things you can have. So I like using it for the Amazon post, especially since in Listing Builder we have an Amazon post caption generator. So, as you know, for Amazon post, you should be doing one per day for each of your products. Well, maybe you didn't take 365 images of your product, uh, you know, when you did a photo shoot. So how are you going to do 365 different images in a year? The answer is with Helium 10’s AI, you can go ahead and create 365 versions of a certain image, and then who wants to write 365 different captions that relate to that image? Nobody wants to do that, I hope, right. So again, you can use Listing Builder AI and it will go ahead and generate as many captions for your product as you want. So now it's kind of like Amazon post made easy. So that's another cool feature that Helium 10 released this year. That's number seven.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now we're getting into the top six. Uh, okay, so top six for new features of 2024 for Helium 10 is Freedom Ticket, all right. So Freedom Ticket is the number one course for Amazon sellers out there and a lot of you who are watching this. Maybe you're already Amazon sellers. That's fine. It's a great refresher course or you could share it with your teams. A lot of bigger Amazon companies use the Freedom Ticket course to onboard their new employees, to train them on the Amazon. It's not just oh, here's how you do Seller Central and stuff. It's like explaining the concepts behind Amazon. We've got tons and tons of modules here. There's about 20, 30 hours of training that we have in the Freedom Ticket and we're constantly updating it. That's a new update too. This is version 4.0. We've made three versions before, from 2017 up until 2021, 2022. And now this is version 4.0. Just film this year in 2024. And every month we're actually adding, with a live workshop, a new module so that you're always guaranteed to have the best information in 2024. For example, some of the things that we just did a couple of weeks ago, we had a virtual workshop on how to set up TikTok shop. That's all the rage these days TikTok shop, right. In a couple of weeks, we're going to be talking about advanced brand building, all right. So all of that is going down inside the Freedom Ticket program. Huge, it takes a lot of work, guys, to make an entire A to Z Amazon course and a lot of work, a lot of money, and so that's a big update that we have Freedom Ticket 4.0. Platinum members have access to it, Diamond members, obviously, Elite members all of you guys have access to Freedom Ticket 4.0. So make sure to take a look at that. So that is number six, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:                                                                                       </p>
<p>Now number five is another one. Um, that is going back to the Chrome extension. Now, this is, uh, pretty cool. Let me show you guys, what you can do here now. Uh, the first thing is, if you're in the search results of a page, all right. So if I'm in the search results of a page, I can now see the different placements of the PPC, for example, sponsor brand ads. Maybe there's some sponsor display on the end. Now, all of that is going to show up here in line. Before, only sponsored product was showing up. But look at this. You see these little widgets here that say SB. Well, those are the three sponsored brand ads that showed up on the top header. Uh, what about sponsored video? That's going to show up here. Sponsored product is also going to show, uh, up over here. Uh, is so. Does something have Amazon's choice? We'll show that, um, over here. So be looking at that. You can see all the now, all the uh, start tracking all the different placements on the page for sponsored ads. All, right, now what about? If you're on a product page itself? Let's go like, like, maybe your own product page, like, hey, I want to know what listings on Amazon are advertising on my page, right, cause you know there's sponsored display ads here? Uh, there's, there's going to be, uh, this sponsor brand section. Um, there is your, your favorite brands. That comes up at the or not favorite brands, but, like similar brands on Amazon, shows up on the very bottom. All these things are ads writing on your page and you want to start tracking. Say, hey, who is showing up on my page, right? Well, now you can do that by hitting the Chrome extension, going into X-ray. Look at all these ads. So, all the different variations are going to show up here, all the different ads. You know this. This is the similar brands on Amazon. Here's sponsored product, there's going to be sponsored display, so now you can start tracking. I could just download this with one click, export it to an Excel file and now start tracking daily or maybe weekly. Hey, who is bidding for placements on my page? And maybe you want to target them right back right. Or maybe you know track who are the ones that stay there the longest? And hey, those guys might be having success stealing a couple of my sales. I got to figure out what they're doing. That's working right, all right, so that is something that, again, is available for all plans. I think super, super cool. That's why I had it in the top five of new features.</p>
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Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so now we are in the top four. Let me ask you guys I hope that part of your SOP for Amazon is to create or to run Cerebro on your product versus your competitor's product, maybe once a week, maybe once a month or whatever. And the point is, when you're running that over and over again, it's like hey, you just want to make sure, uh, are your competitors not getting sales from keywords that you're not getting sales from? Like, maybe they discovered a new keyword that they're ranking highly for that you're not ranking at all Right. So, so obvious. We've always told you, hey, you should be running Cerebro every now and then. Now, that's all fine and good If you've got one product right. You got one product, five competitors, we're all good to go right. But what about those If who've got 10 products? And having to run Cerebro on those 10 products and your 50 competitors? What if you've got 100 products right? That's a very tedious process. That's almost a full-time job for somebody, but you still got to do it because you got to make sure that you're keeping up with the Joneses, right, make sure that you're keeping up with all their keywords. Well, you can now automate that with Helium 10. All right, so this is the number four coolest new feature that we've launched in 2024 is kind of like the automation of Cerebro, and where that is in your dashboard. I believe this is for the Diamond plan, only so far. The first step is you have to make sure that your main competitors you're tracking, all right. So how you can do that, let me just show you. You go in, make sure that you have your child level set up in your or you're on your child level category here in your dashboard and then, for example, you just hit expand right here, which is the arrow right next to there, and then hit competitors. Now make sure you have got your main competitors right here. All right, these are your main competitors. And now, once you do that, you can actually not only first of all, this is not even this was another new feature, but I didn't even add, it, didn't even make my top 14 lists but you're going to be able to get notifications on hey, is my competitor changing their price? Is my competitor changing the number of variations they have? Are they running a coupon or did they take off a coupon? Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. You're going to get notifications on that. But the cool thing that this one is this is why it's number four is I'm going to automate the Cerebro.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You go to insights and then I am going to create a new insight and it is going to be a keyword insight, keyword suggestions based on my competitors. And then, once I hit that, I go here and these at the very bottom this are the settings that I could do. I could do a specific product or I could do it across the board. For all of my products. I can say, hey, it's basically a mini cerebral. I can say, hey, I want to look at keywords that are at least 500 search, 400, 300, whatever you want, and then where my product rank is All right. So for this one I would change. I would do two different insights, guys. This is how I have it set up. I would do one insight where it says where my products rank is zero minimum, zero maximum. What that means is I'm not ranking at all in the top seven pages, right? And then the number of competitors ranking for the keyword is minimum one and they are ranked, let's say, between one and 40. So what does that mean? What does that gibberish? I guess that means that basically says hey, Helium 10, run Cerebro on my product and my competitors every day, every week, whatever, and look for any keyword that's at least 500 search volume, where I'm not ranked at all, but my competitors are ranking on page one. Boom goes to dynamite. You're getting a notification whenever your competitors are getting sales for a new keyword. That's basically, in a nutshell what that is. Another one that I would do is I would say where my products rank is between, let's say, 50 and 306, and my competitors product rank is between one and 40. What does that mean? That means, hey, I'm ranking for this keyword, but I'm on like page two, three, four, five, six, seven, but my competitor is on page one. Don't you think that's a valuable keyword to know about this, guys? I can, I could, I could have spent this whole show talking about how valuable that is all right. That right there is enough for Diamond package by itself, just because of the time it saves. Now, if you're a Platinum member and you're wondering, is that worth it for you and you've only got one product, I'm no salesman, guys, but let me just tell you no, it's not worth it. Don't upgrade to Diamond just to get this feature because you're lazy, all right. And if you're lazy, go ahead and you're proud to admit you're lazy and you need Helium 10's help to help with a 30-minute job once a week or a 20-minute job. Go ahead and admit it. We'll be glad to take your money as a Diamond member. But as a realist guys, don't do that. But if you've got five products. We're not talking about a 30 minute job anymore. Now we're talking about a three hour job. What if you've got 20 products? Now we're talking about an eight hours a week job that Helium 10 can automate with the click of a button.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now you can see why. You know, like, how beneficial it is to have Diamond plan based on how many products you have. This is when you're going to need that, all right, so that's pretty cool. That is the number four new feature from Helium 10. Now, uh, here is another, in my opinion, game changer. Now we're in the top three, okay, the top three of new things, and let me just show you. This is like super, super cool, and this is only if you have brand registry, All right. So hopefully you guys have brand registry, right, but basically it's linking brand analytics to the Chrome extension. So now you can see for last week, what were the top three products clicked on that had the most clicks out of any product for this keyword. After somebody searched for this keyword, what were the three products that were clicked on most. This is not some Helium 10 algorithm or estimation. This is literally direct from Amazon, all right, and so you can see here it's going to say ABA most click, number one, ABA most click number two and ABA most click number three. Now the thing that is also beneficial is don't always think that just because it's the number one most click product that it's going to have the most conversions or sales. Like, watch what happens when I put my mouse over the number one clicked coffin shelf, it says CVR 0%. What does that mean? That means that's not conversion rate, that's percentage of the conversion. So actually last week the most click product of coffin shelves got zero order. So now, all of a sudden, that maybe have my creative juices flowing. I'm like, hmm, why are people clicking on this? Maybe they think that's interesting, this product, but then what's wrong with the product page that nobody's buying it. And then I go to the second one and put my mouse over all right, ah, this product was a number two most clicked, but it had 20%. I don't know if you guys can see that there it had 20% of the sales for this keyword. So actually, the number two guys, the one I got to worry about, I'm like man, this guy got 20% of the sales, right. So this, guys, I hope changes the way that you look at search results. It's not just about who's ranked at the top one or two or three. Now, I know in this situation actually hold on. Look at this Is the number one most clicked product, the number one organic position? No, it's not. This is a sponsored placement. Where is this product showing up? This product is one, two, three, four. The number one click product was the fifth sponsored or the fifth organic position. So you can just get so much knowledge and ideas about what's going on in the niche just by looking at these search results that you maybe you didn't have before. Okay, so really, really cool guys. Whenever you're searching on Amazon, take a look for those blue bars that say ABA most click one, ABA most click two, and you'll be able to see that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now we are at number two, and number two is something that might have just saved me $6,000. That's why I put this as the number two new feature. Now here in the Project X account I don't have. I don't have it because not every account is going to have it. But what Helium 10 is doing is we are monitoring all of your products and if we notice you have got a product that is at the border of one of the Amazon size tiers and what are Amazon size tiers? That's like standard size, large standard size, standard oversize, bulky oversize, all those things right. If you are within one inch of one side of changing that, all right, if you are within one inch of one side. Basically, what's going to happen is we're going to send you an alert and say, hey, did you know that for blankety, blank product, if you just decrease the length by one inch, you are going to go from large standard size to standard size. I got one of these notifications in one of my accounts, guys and that one inch. Can you guys guess how much per unit I would save? And healing tends to show me $2 and 75 cents. That's the difference to go from large standard size to standard size or whatever it was, 2.75 per unit. Now do that math, guys. Let's say you are selling 10 units a day of this product. All right. That means that every day, like let's say the next time, you do a production run and somehow you're able to lessen the size of the package by one inch, that means every day. If I do this, which I am going to do. I am going to do it on my next product when I reorder this product. I'm absolutely doing this. I could save $27 a day just with that one inch savings. Now, times that by a full year, that is $3,650. I'm saving just by changing my package and I never would have known that unless Helium 10 told me. So that's what you guys should do, guys, is go into your alerts. This is Platinum, this is Diamond. It doesn't matter what account you have. This is number two, because this brings you like ridiculous amounts of money. Go to your alerts page and look at the very top left where it says overview. Everybody do that right now and you guys tell me if you have anything. I hope that nobody has it here. Like it actually kind of hurts to know that I've been wasting money for this long. Very few people are right there on the border of within one inch, but, like I said, my other account absolutely had it. Take a look under overview, right under, where it says Buy Box. If it has size tier optimization alert, you're going to see it right down here in this section, all right, so take a look. Everybody's listening to this podcast. Everybody's watching this live right now watching this on YouTube. Pause this, go to your alerts page and see if you have one, and it's going to be a game changer for you guys, like that's probably the most valuable alert we've come up with in years. All right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now we have come to the number one new tool or feature alert that Helium 10 has created, and that is the Listing Builder scoring system. Okay, so this is something that people have been asking us for years and I've kind of wanted Helium 10 to do ever since I was doing SEO tools for the blogs, when I used to write blogs for Helium 10 years ago, where we had a scoring system where it says based on where I use my keywords right and based on how many times I have it and what's the relevancy, uh, to the niche, um, what kind of impact it's going to have on your score right, and that really you know the higher the score. Theoretically usually it's not a hundred percent. Nobody knows the Amazon algorithm a hundred percent but it's going to give you a better chance to rank. It's going to get give you a better chance to get sales. So, for example, I just create a full listing inside of listing builder for a brand new product I haven't even launched yet, but I create it and listed, but I actually use the AI to help me create it. But now I put all of the phrases in Helium 10 Listing Builder and I can see based on the competitor performance score. This is nothing new. This is actually the same score that you have in Cerebro. It's the last column in Cerebro. But once you put your competitors now I can see, hey, which are the most important keywords for my niche that my competitors are getting sales from. And then I can see oh, shoot, I already dropped off. I was number one a few days ago when I created this listing, but now I can see my score is 194,000. And then number one in my niche is 198,000. So I still have to maybe tweak my listing a little bit more to try and up my score. I could see what all my root keywords are. You've always been able to do that in listing builder, where we show you the one word roots. Now we can show you the two word roots that are showing up, the three word roots and more. Okay, take a look down here. I can actually go to my keyword performance score and see what's going into the score. I could open up competitor comparison and take a look.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, how do people have these keywords phrases in their listings, like, for example, let's look at the most important keywords, which is sorting it by competitor performance score, and I can see here here is a keyword that most people it's actually the most important coffin letterboard. Without a space between letter and board, and I can actually see wow, this product doesn't even have it in their title. They've only got it as a phrase form in their bullets. This coffin letterboard doesn't have it anywhere in their listing. So maybe this is an opportunity. Most of these competitors don't have it. Only two competitors have coffin letter board in their title. So there's an option. This is obviously not an important keyword to my niche. That's why the score is low. But coffin cooler, if I look here, not one of my competitors has coffin cooler in their listing in exact form. So now I, with just in seconds, I get I get insight into wow, if I put coffin cooler in phrase form, I'm going to be way more relevant to Amazon algorithm compared to my competitors. I can just see that at a glance. What if I want to see like, hey, what about? How am I doing on certain root phrases. How about words in my listing that have coffin? Wow, there's 27 words that were important to my niche that have the word coffin in it. How do I have it distributed? Oh, wow, look at all these keywords I don't have anywhere in my listing at all. Maybe I need to put it into my description, I need to put it in my bullet points. I mean, the list goes on and on. Guys, this Listing Builder scoring system is something a team worked on for months. I worked on the scoring part also for months. I created like over a hundred listings and I tested micro changes to make sure. Hey, is this scoring system based on what actually moves the needle for Amazon ranking? If I just put one keyword in a different place, is that going to, obviously, or is that going to instantaneously bring me to page one and get me a billion dollars for the sales? No, probably not. But these little micro changes, these are the things that give you a leg up on the competition that they're probably not doing, unless they're using Helium 10 to really see how they can optimize their listing for the Amazon algorithm, and I've been testing this. Like I told you, I'm launching four new products the last few weeks. All of this worked. Guys Like I'm just crushing my launches, getting to page one for all of my main keywords. Thanks to this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, guys, thank you so much for joining us. Hope this was helpful. Those of you who are Helium 10 Elite members and those of you who are Serious Sellers Club members you get this every week, so make sure to tune in next week. If you're Elite member and you're not getting the invites for these calls, let customer support know. And for the rest of you who are Platinum, Diamond members, you are going to get access to this monthly call sometime in August. So we'll do another one of these sometime in August with a new training tip and a new Ask Me Anything. Thank you, guys so much and have a great rest of your day. Bye-bye now.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever wondered how to conquer competitive markets without relying on PPC? In our latest episode, Melisa Vong, a Serial E-commerce Entrepreneur &amp; Investor, returns after nearly three years to share her journey of exiting two successful brands in the beauty and supplement niches using innovative strategies. She dives into her unique approach of utilizing Reddit for Amazon sellers and stresses the importance of a diverse product catalog. Melisa also unveils her rapid product launch methodology, which employs extensive A/B split testing to constantly refine and improve her tactics.</p>
<p>But Melisa's entrepreneurial flair doesn't stop there. She takes us on an exciting detour into the world of escape rooms, revealing how her Amazon-selling success funded this new venture. Melisa talks about why she chose to become a franchisee instead of starting from scratch, and the benefits of partnering with an established brand to manage logistics and technology. She opens up about the investment required and how a side hustle turned into an unexpected career opportunity at the franchise's head office.</p>
<p>We also explore cutting-edge marketing strategies for e-commerce, including the use of Advite.ai to monitor Reddit threads for promotional opportunities. Melisa highlights how personalized branding can set you apart in crowded markets and discusses innovative tactics like Google redirects to drive external traffic to Amazon listings. Tune in for a wealth of practical tips and inspiring entrepreneurial insights, and find out how to connect with Melisa online to keep the conversation going.</p>
<p>In episode 580 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Melisa discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">03:47 - Success in the Competitive Supplement Market on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:12 - The Impact of Creative Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Franchise Escape Room Side Business Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:43 - Potential Partnership Opportunity With A Game Company</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:11 - Melisa's Passion Project</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:26 - Innovative Marketing Strategies for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - Reddit Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:23 - Label Variation for Product Packaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:21 - Enhancing Customer Engagement With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:40 - Heat Maps Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:18 - Targeting Dog Breeds for Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:29 - Networking and Escape Room Fun</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Today, we've got Melissa back on the show who's going to talk about how she's exited a couple of brands. She's had success in competitive niches without even using PPC. She's got a cool Reddit strategy for Amazon sellers and now how she's using her Amazon income to start an escape room business. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Hello, everybody! And welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. I just had somebody recently on the show. I forgot who it was, but I was like man. It's been like forever since you've been on the show. It might be a record. Well, whatever it was for him or her, you have broken that record because I'm looking at my notes from Mel here and the last time you were on the show was 2021. So almost three years in between I've been trying to get you back. Melissa, you're just so hard to get a hold of. You're such a busy, busy boss lady. Anyways, how's it been going?</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
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<p>I know. I'm so sorry it's been a while but I'm excited to be back and thank you for your persistence and your patience with me. You know what they say the fortune's in the follow-up. So there you nailed that. But I've been awesome, you know, keeping busy not just Amazon, but kind of just dabbling in different worlds, and it's been fun, yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Yeah, we're definitely going to talk about some of that stuff. You know I follow you vicariously a little bit through Instagram. It's kind of interesting to see some of the things that are going on your side. We're definitely going to dive into that. But if anybody wants to get more of Melissa's backstory, we're not going to completely rehash it here. Check out episodes 111 and also episode 302. All right, so episode 111, episode 302, you could learn a lot about her history and actually, one of the, were you in the? I don't think you had exited at the time in 2021, had you exited that? Was it a supplement brand or a beauty brand that you were doing back then?</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
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<p>So I exited a beauty brand and then also the following year exited in a supplement category, so still currently selling in supplements. I think when we last spoke, we did close out our exit.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>What kind of beauty products was it?</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
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<p>So it's like natural and organic skincare. So things like castor oil. I know we've talked about it a couple times in previous so it's like vitamin c serum skincare. You know, moisturizers.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I'm all into that kind of stuff. As I get older, you know, like I've been, I've been going like I got it here on my desk been going heavily into k-beauty products. I got these products called Be Wants and it's funny because I always talk about collagen peptides on my podcast and stuff right, this is like collagen lifting cream, collagen essence toner the secret to looking like I do when I have a 23 year old daughter. So there it is Korean beauty products. That's the secret.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now that, you know, beauty products and supplements are cliché as far as the most difficult things to break into. And then, of course, oh, maybe you, you know, somebody might say, oh yeah, she had a beauty brand. Maybe she started when it wasn't so, it wasn't so competitive, way back when, and that's how she was able to exit. But right after that, you said you went into supplements and were so successful. What's some of your secrets?</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
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<p>Yeah, obviously everyone kind of thinks that supplements is this weird and uncharted territory and it really is. It's a whole different ballgame in terms of how competitive it is, but from not just a black hat, you know perspective, because there are a lot of things that people will do to try to bring you down and it's unfortunate. But sometimes it's just about having a very wide catalog and just having you know a number of different products rather than just relying on one cash cow because then if you only have like one, really you know one real cash cow product that's bringing in all the money, if it goes down, then you're kind of screwed. So we kind of had to move quickly when it came to launches. So it was just speed to market. Just every quarter we were launching you know three, four new products, just consistently. And that gave us a lot of practice on launches and figuring out okay, what's working, what's not working. So we were able to kind of figure out and do a lot of AB split testing and see, okay, now we have like an actual template that we can work off of.</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
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<p>And supplements is one of those easy things where really you don't have to reinvent the wheel, it's really just slapping on. You know a label on a bottle and branding does pay a big. You know it's a big part of it in how you can differentiate yourself. But one thing that we did even now because we're still in the supplement space, so even though we sold that company moved into a little bit more of a niche supplement space. So now we sell gummies in particular and I also sit on the board for another company, which is like pharmaceutical crafted supplements. So a little bit more niche where it's like multi-ingredient formulations, so you can no longer just launch single ingredient products anymore and think you're going to rank for those super high volume keywords now we're relying-</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Let me launch a vitamin c or some vitamin d and crush it.</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, no, like you always use the example of collagen right there you no one should ever go into the collagen market these days. Even you know, five years ago it was very, very hard to break into collagen. So rather than focusing on collagen, we focus on solutions. So things for hair growth, things for, you know, hair, skin nails is also another big keyword, things like that. You want to go after more of those long tail keywords, but ones that target specific problems that people are having. So that's kind of what we've kind of shifted into, and then also doing things that you know are kind of following a trend as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, for example, you know, there was that whole big craze it still is a craze where people are taking semi-glutides which are like Ozempic, you know, Manjarono, things like that for weight loss, and obviously with that comes a lot of side effects. So we were able to create a custom formulation that targets and helps with a lot of those side effects. So that really helped us gain a lot of traction because no one else was doing it. So we're creating different solutions for these problems. That kind of became more popular and more in, you know, more searched. So if you pay attention to different trends, keywords, things like that, sometimes you can get ahead of the trends. So, rather than trying to arrive a wave that's already dying, you're almost positioning yourself for the wave before it happens, and that's what any good surfer knows.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Something crazy. I don't remember if it was your beauty brand or your supplement brand, but you were talking about. At one point you were doing like 400 K of sales a month and you were not using PPC. Now, was that for the beauty brand or also for the supplements? You weren't doing PPC.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For both. Yeah, we never really focused too much on PPC. We did have a little bit for the beauty brand, but for supplements in particular, we focused on velocity, because if you can sell at a slightly you know lower price point and remain competitive, still making a profit. Our goal was not you know the amount of profit we're making per product, it was how much we could actually sell, how many units could we actually get out the door. Because not only that, we get more exposure to the customers if someone buys a product once, it's easier to sell to someone again rather than trying to sell to a new person. So we make it very easy for people to purchase our products because they're affordable, right. So not only that, it's negotiating with your suppliers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We now have brought on our supplier as a partner in one of our brands, so we have the best terms. We have net 90. We don't have to pay them and it's basically until most of our stock is already sold, which is it puts us at a huge advantage compared to some of our other competitors, right, where you have to pay for it upfront, before it even gets sent into Amazon. You know, Amazon takes like four weeks sometimes to check in your inventory, depending on the season. So things like that definitely make a difference in helping us remain competitive. But the reason why we weren't needing to spend on PPC was because we were riding the wave of other people spending big marketing dollars to educate our customers for us and we just had to make sure we were positioned next to them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like direct influencers, or just riding the wave of just like search terms that were generic and those people weren't even necessarily pushing you? Or is it a mixture of both?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Right. The search terms and then also the branded search terms as well. But you know the whole craze with apple cider vinegar gummies, right? So there was that big company that they launched apple cider vinegar gummies. They were the first to do it. They were spending so much money trying to get Ellen, you know, on the Ellen Degeneres show, all these different outlets like paying out the Kardashians to promote this product and they were educating people for us on, okay, this is what this product does.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We just had to make sure we were showing up for the right keywords and showing up for their brand keywords as a cheaper alternative. So even if we could just get like a small percentage of their market share, people are going to try us. Just because we were undercutting them a little bit. They were charging, you know, a pretty high price point at the time and now there's so many different players in the space, so obviously it's kind of like a price race to the bottom now. So we don't currently sell it because that was in our previous brand that we sold.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But that was one of the things where, like, we saw the trend, we're like, okay, they're already spending so much money on marketing, we don't have to spend it ourselves. We just have to make sure that we show up in the right places at the right time because that's what marketing is. It's all about. You know, being there when someone needs something and the more times you can be in front of someone when you know, the time kind of persists because not everyone's going to need to buy certain things at that exact moment, so the more times that you can actually position yourself so that when they are ready to buy and you're there, you're more likely to be able to convert.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like the cool thing about marketing is not just about how you say something but like there's so many different ways that you can say something. So like if you walk down the street and you see two different coffee shops, for example, right, and both of them have a sign out, one maybe says, like you know, we sell hot liquid from brown beans, and then the other is like hey, our coffee is stronger than your Wi-Fi. By the way, we have free Wi-Fi, you know? Like which one are you going to go to? There's so many ways to say we sell coffee. So it's really cool, because it's such a fun game of finding the most creative ways to say something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>0:11:04 - Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I like it. Now we're going to get back to your e-commerce strategies, but one thing, as I was mentioning, I live my life vicariously, sometimes through Instagram, and so I've noticed you know, you've done some side hustles and some other endeavors and investments, which I think is important that e-commerce sellers think about the next step too. It could be, for some, a hobby, like, hey, I've always wanted to do this, but now I have the means to do it because of my Amazon business, or they've exited and now they want to. You know, hey, what else can I get into? So I think it's something that a lot of Amazon sellers aren't thinking about. But maybe, talking about your experiences, you might stir some creative juices.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But one of the things that you decided to do and I'd like to just get into, like how you came to that was doing an escape room. So was like escape room something that you always like doing yourself, and you're like, oh, this is a passion project. Or were you like, oh man, there's in this area, there's a need for this. I think I can make some money off of it. How did you come? You know, land on that as your side hustle, kind of thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I love escape rooms. I think, as entrepreneurs as well, we naturally are good problem solvers, so these are kind of like fun problems to solve, right. They put you in a situation where you need to complete all the puzzles and then you have to escape. But it's usually immersed in some sort of storyline, which makes it interesting. So essentially you become like the main character in a little video game and it's a lot of fun. So it's good for team building. We like doing it with family.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know friends, other entrepreneurs I've met on my travels. I'll be like, hey, like I know we just met, but like, call me crazy, let's do an escape room together. I know it's crazy walking you know strangers in a room for an hour. Anything could go wrong. But some of like the strongest partnerships and I guess relationships I've had are, you know people I've done escape rooms with because you kind of see this different side of them and you work together. You're almost like you know how trauma bonds people. Well, this is like you're in a high stress environment where, like, you need to escape by a certain time and you know, naturally we're all competitive people, we're entrepreneurs, business owners, so it was like really cool seeing people work really well together to get towards a common goal. And then you know some of those people I still talk to today and it's really, really cool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now is this something that, like you, 100% did from scratch, or you bought into a franchise or something, or you just started your own brand and built it all yourself.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. So I am a franchisee, which is, I thought it was the best way to, you know, get into this space, because for me to learn everything from scratch, you know, like, how to program controllers, the logic flow, writing all the storylines. You know the prop building all that stuff. You know CNC, build it like printing 3D printing, all that stuff you know CNC building like printing 3D printing, all that stuff like that would be way too much for me to do as a single person. Sure, I could hire out teams, but it just made more sense to partner with an existing company. So I ended up doing some of their games. I was like you know what? These are really great. There's obviously some room for improvement, as well, which I would be able to take care of on my side for my specific location.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then, you know, fast forward, they love what I did so much with my location that they actually offered me a job, which is crazy. Now I haven't accepted it yet, so it was like we're still kind of talking back and forth, but it would, you know, consist of some equity in the overall franchise, as well as, you know, a cushy paycheck. So it's it might be a cool thing for me to do or even as a consultant for them but they want to bring me on as part of the head office teams. I think that would be kind of cool and I really thought I'd, you know, have another job again after having a job for what? Eight years, eight-nine years now being self-employed. So yeah, it'd be definitely interesting, for sure.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, for this kind of thing. You know what kind of investment. Obviously there's a franchise, you know fee, and then there's, you know, construction and you know training new employees and getting everything together. So, like how much would I need? I mean, obviously you know I'm in California, it might be different than wherever you did yours, but you know we talking a hundred thousand, 200,000, $300,000 that somebody would need to be able to start an endeavor like this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Right, so I mean out of pocket, you'd probably need at least $150,000, but it could be upwards of 500,000. Most of it would be covered by like SBA financing in your case in the States because it's an existing franchise. It's a lot easier to get you know that friend or that funding for a brick and mortar business, so that's also the appeal of it as well. So to be able to have you know outside sources or using other people's money we all know how great that is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But in terms of like construction, that depends on the size of the space. So if you want to do you know, the bare minimum is you need at least 2,500 square feet of space. That's going to provide you with four different games. But if you want more space, obviously you can have a lot more space to work with, but it's going to cost you more in construction. So, depending on the space that you find, if there's already existing infrastructure like it has drywall, it has drop ceilings, the HVAC is already installed, it has bathrooms and you have very minimal to work with your costs are going to be much lower than if you were to work with an empty shell building. So for me, I literally moved into a building that was like completely empty. It was gutted they call it vanilla shell so I had freedom to do whatever I wanted with that space.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And it is very, very, very tall. It has like super tall ceilings. It's like 17 and a half feet tall. So obviously that's a lot more paint that I have to pay for, so it does get more costly, but it could run you, like I said, anywhere from 150 to 500,000. But in terms of like ROI, it just made so much sense because I went to a franchise show, checked out so many different business models the food space. You have all this overhead cost in terms of inventory. You have food costs. You have spoilage right. Food that doesn't get bought, or, like you mess up, you cook it improperly, so there's a lot that could go wrong, whereas this, you build it at once and then that's your main cost. The only thing you have is your rent and then the employees to run it, which really doesn't take that many people to run an escape room.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, that's something I noticed when I did my escape room with my family. It was like two people or one, you know, just the front desk person. There might have been somebody cleaning or something like that. Just thinking from an e-commerce seller's viewpoint, at what stage or what level of person should you say, hey, you know, I mean not necessarily escape room, but just anything you know like this, like what you know. Like hey, if you're making less than a million dollars a year and you're doing everything on your own a hundred percent, don't be trying to think about you know doing this. Or hey, once you get to the level where you've got two-three employees in your business on autopilot, or hey, you should not even think about this unless you hit this kind of you know revenue or profit, or like. What kind of guidelines would you suggest to people out there who might be like, hey, I've always wanted to do something on the side for some more steady income perhaps. How would you advise them?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The thing is there's so many ways to make money these days that don't require a lot of, I guess, startup capital. Especially when it comes to affiliate marketing or high ticket sales things like that. I always recommend, if you need to make some extra cash, get really, really good at sales. That's going to be, you know, the biggest skill build and investment that you can make into yourself. But also, if you just need to make cash, like sell for someone who has something really awesome to offer and you can make a big commission from that, right. But if you want to start like an actual, I guess for me this is very much like a passion project because I love escape rooms and it's kind of like I wouldn't say a side hustle at this point because it does require a lot of time and effort, just in the beginning at least. But once you have it up and running for about six months and your staff is trained, you have a manager, you know you could step away. That's why I was able to go to Hawaii. I was able to, you know, be in Hawaii with you for BDSS and take time off and not have to worry and like I'm not there right now, but I have staff there right now who are running it while I'm gone. I'll probably stop in later because we're doing a really cool collaboration with this local influencer. He has like 14 million subscribers on YouTube but we're getting him to do one of our escape rooms so I'm really excited for that but there's like so much opportunity for collaboration.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyways, in terms of how much you need comfortably to start something like an escape room or franchise, I guess in general it really depends on the franchise. You know McDonald's, it's going to require you at least a minimum one million dollars, right. Subway's a minimum 500, 000. This escape room very low entry compared to some of these bigger franchises. So, like I mentioned, 150 to 500, 000. But a lot of that is covered by the bank loan. So, as long as you have in excess capital, be able to float.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know the time during construction. But there's ways to negotiate free rent during the construction period, which is pretty. It's often offered depending on you know the space that you're looking pretty. It's often offered depending on you know the space that you're looking at. If it's been empty for like a year and they want to put someone in it. They don't mind giving you four or five, six months free rent while you do construction, until you're up and running. So I'd say you know you would want probably half a million in assets before thinking about doing something like that, just because, in case something happens, it's always good to have a rainy day fund.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, I think it's funny because a lot of people obviously complain about Amazon and the problems that sometimes it has and new fees and this, you know, screw up by Amazon, or they lost my inventory, but they don't realize. Hey, businesses have trouble, too. So, like you just mentioned your fire thing, but then also, when you got started, did you like even get robbed, like right away, or something like that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, we had a break in and, funny enough, a month ago we had another break in, but twice in one night. So it's just a different set of problems, right. Every business is going to have its own unique problems itself. Sometimes I joke, I'm like, oh, maybe I should just do an e-commerce. But I love what I do with the escape room. Obviously, it's very fulfilling.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I get to hire students. I have this amazing work culture. You know some of my employees they'll come to work even on their day off. Like it's so cool seeing that and to be able to provide that kind of and give back to my local community, providing a place of work where people can grow as individuals who can build these different skills. Just from customer service standpoint and, you know, learning the ins and outs of the business and being a key holder, things like that and being in proximity to me, because I have one girl that works for me and she's also kind of in the e-commerce world as well, so she's almost like my little pupil, little protege. So it's kind of cool just having that know mentor-mentee relationship as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice, nice, all right. Now, coming back to e-commerce, you know you won best speaker at Billion Dollar Seller Summit. You did some cool magic tricks. I remember too. But you know, obviously we're not going to rehash the whole entire Billion Dollar Seller Summit. You got to go to Billion Dollar Seller Summit, guys, if you want to get that good data. But I wanted know, like, maybe you can bring out one of the topics you did, maybe either the site map one or the Reddit one, your choice. But what do you think is relevant here in middle of 2024, that on one of those topics that you think that can help our sellers out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I think that Reddit would be a cool topic of discussion just because it's such an underrated social media platform. Like cool topic of discussion just because it's such an underrated social media platform. Like when you think social media, you don't really Reddit is not at the top of your mind, but it's a really great place for people to do research. So most of your customers are still in their research phase, so you want to show up when they are doing their research. Right, and that's where, if you have all these different threads that you are consistently mentioned in, it's going to be so much easier when it comes time to them actually pulling the trigger to actually want to buy from you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So there's this really cool tool called Advite that we use. That helps us A-D-V-I-T-E dot AI, I believe, and they use AI to basically scrape Reddit and all the different threads and it will actually ping you whenever there's a relevant thread that you should maybe comment on. It's almost like help a reporter out, but like, for you know people, just random people that need answers for questions, and it's usually very unique questions too, like whenever I have a specific problem unique to myself, I always like type in, like, okay, this is the problem I'm having and I put Reddit at the end because I know someone in the world has had this problem before. Maybe someone has a solution. So it's really cool because these threads they obviously live there as like a forever forum and once you've recommended your own product or whatever it is, or your own solution on it, it stays there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So other people who might have that problem will end up coming back to that thread and you can hit people and it's very evergreen. It's like it's there. It's almost like you posted it once and it's going to be there forever for people to come back to. So that's definitely something you should keep in mind when trying to warm up your potential customers. And if you use Advite, it's going to ping you all of those different threads. Just be on top of posting, contributing, getting that good karma, those upvotes, things like that, and you can even get other people or higher VAs to comment on your behalf on different ghost accounts. And as long as you can show up multiple times, people are going to be like oh yeah, I remember that brand. I've seen it pop up a couple of times. That's the brand I'm probably going to choose because you know so many people have recommended it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So now I see you active sometimes in the Helium 10 Elite Facebook group, you know. So obviously you're doing something on Amazon now, but you exited the other brand. Are you still working with that brand you exited, or you went and started another one? Or what exactly are you doing in the Amazon world these days?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No. So we've exited that brand and then started shortly after another supplement brand. Thankfully, we didn't have like a very strict non-compete, so we were able to get into that space and then also dabbling in pet supplements as well. So another cool thing is that we're kind of looking into is customization of packaging, because nowadays, like you, really do have to do things different. Amazon just announced that they're making it so much easier for Chinese sellers to be able to ship their products straight from China. So that's going to change the game a lot. And if you don't have a solid brand or you're not connecting personally with your customers, then you are going to have a very rough time once that starts kicking in and all of your the Chinese competitors are undercutting you. So things like the kitchen industry are going to get really disrupted, like things that don't really have a lot of branding. You know, like most people can't really brand a garlic press. People are just going to buy the cheapest one that they think is going to for them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But in terms of like supplements, especially things for pets, like it's such a personal thing, like people will spend as much money as they can for their pet. They have the budget spread because it's like their second children really, especially for millennials, right, who can't afford children. Like pets are our new children. But yeah, in Hawaii, actually, Janelle page, she mentioned something in her presentation about Jones Soda Company, how they would let people vote on different photos to put on the bottles. So we kind of want to implement something similar where we actually have our customers, dogs, photos on the bottles of our products. So that's something that we're kind of logistically exploring right now and I think that everyone should be kind of forward thinking like that, if you can to personalize it, or even if you can't, you can, you know, do a lot more blanket. Like for this print run, we're going to feature one of your dogs, so get everyone to post selfies with their dogs, with your product, and that's a good way to generate more content for your company. So doing things like that aren't as difficult to implement, especially if you don't do the manufacturing yourself.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Difficult to implement, especially if you don't do the manufacturing yourself, but with labels nowadays, like it becomes a lot easier, as long as you can get them all printed on the same roll. We do have, I think, our manufacturer for labels. They allow you to have as many different variations of label as you want. Which I think is cool. So if we had even like a hundred different dogs that we like have on this bottle, so we had even like a hundred different dogs that we like have on this bottle, so it's not like a consistent one, but then at least when we do go to retail people are going to see oh, this is the same dog as my dog. Like I'm going to buy that just because my dog is on the product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, yeah, I like that. I think I always wonder about you know how, when your listing goes down on Amazon, that there's a dog page, that, like I always wondered. It was like are those Amazon employees dogs? Or something like that. It was a similar vibe, I guess.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay. That's pretty cool. Now what? What's one thing new you're doing with this supplement brand that's working, and what's one thing that you're not doing? That you did with the other ones because, like you know, the Amazon world has changed off of.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So I guess something new that we've done is, I mean, it has been pretty consistent across all of our brands is just doing like variations of Supreme URLs I know Super URLs and that kind of graduated but we've been doing a lot of Google redirects, so making sure that we have a lot of external traffic coming into our pages because before we weren't doing any of that, it was just strictly. We were so Amazon focused. We were just like let's rank for keywords on Amazon, like let's just make sure that we're good here. But now you can't just rely on Amazon anymore. You have to be well-rounded in on different platforms. And we've been doing a lot more social media. It's obviously a lot more work but once you have the systems in play, it kind of makes it easier when you have VAS pumping out that content for you. But yeah, we've been doing a lot more content. Like content is king. You know how they say attention is the new currency, like that rings true and truer than ever. So one thing I am trying to do is become more comfortable in front of the camera and almost like pull things that I'm doing from the retail side of things, like from the, from brick and mortar into our e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So like, for example, knowing the life cycle of your product is so important because then you know, okay, especially because we're in consumables we know when someone's going to run out of their product. Usually, it's either like a 30-day or a 60-day supply. So if you can, you know, send out an email to your customer a couple of days, or, if not, like a week, before they're about to run out, or even just like as they're about to run out. You're going to raise, you're going to have that top of mind awareness and you're going to be there at the right time. You're going to be there when you know your customer is going to need you and then it's going to, you know, trigger something in their brain. It's like oh yeah, I'm about to run out, I should probably order more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So we've been sending out like emails or follow-ups for our customers, even with like review generation. What we do at like the escape room, for example, is we do have like a funnel, almost, where people would like leave us almost like feedback and then we convert it into a review but now we've been doing it as like more personal. I'm trying to find AI tools to help us automate it a little bit more. But basically we have like a selfie of us holding like a whiteboard and then we would just put like the person's name on it and be like thank you so much, like so and so, or whatever, and just thank them for their feedback. And then they're like, oh my God, like this is so personal, like of course, I'll leave you a review, you know. So, trying to do like more personalized things like that, and I think AI is going to make it so much easier. And yeah, that's the other thing, right, AI, implementing so much AI and everything in all aspects of our business has been so different because, like a couple of years ago.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Obviously you're probably doing 10 different things, but if you were to say the most impactful, what is the most impactful AI thing that you've implemented?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Using Midjourney has been a huge game changer for us as well, because now content creation for us is so much easier and so much cheaper, even product images. So before, if you wanted to get a really high quality product render with crazy you know, like crazy fruit in the background, things like that you'd have to pay someone a lot of money to just get one photo, like from a photographer. But now AI can literally generate it and it costs you pennies on the dollar. And then copywriting oh my gosh, copywriting is so much easier now. So that's why we're doing a lot more email marketing too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Last couple of questions here. Favorite Helium 10 tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Favorite Helium 10 tool. Well, the one that I use on a daily basis is obviously the Keyword Tracker that helps me keep on top of everything, but also the map that shows you, you know-</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Inventory heat map and sales heat map.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And seeing like the clusters of customers and where most of your inventory is and kind of tailoring to that, because we've been doing a lot more location targeting as well. So kind of what I mentioned earlier was knowing what to show someone at the right time. So taking a page out of like Tim Hortons book, for example, I don't know if you know Tim Hortons, but that's like a coffee company in Canada,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That's like Canada. Yeah, I know, I know about it, yep.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. So they have an app where they'll show you different deals based on your location, but also who you are as a person or as an individual shoppers like personalized coupons, things like that. So there's this one platform we were using, called Aviva, for the longest time, where we can on our website. If someone visits our website, we can show them different popups based on their location.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So we can show them like a very personalized experience when they arrive to the website. So knowing where our customers are super helpful, and I think the Helium Heat Map tool is cool for that just seeing where our inventory is as well, because then you're going to have, like that, faster shipping. So you know that. You know it's going to show up as prime or even same day shipping sometimes, so being able to focus on a specific area is also super cool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When you look at the sales heat map and see, like, where your sales are concentrated, do you do anything based on that, like, do you actually run Google Ads or something that geolocated you know, to areas that you're not doing well, or you double down on the areas you are selling? What's the action that you take after looking at that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, we usually double down on the areas that have high concentration of our customers because that's where they typically are and sometimes it surprises you where some of your customers are. Like, we do get a lot of customers in New York. Obviously, it's a big city, but I think a lot of people during COVID they were lonely in their condos but because it's very constricted you get a lot of small dogs. So we'll start like doing like when we do our targeting for Facebook ads and things like that, we'll actually show a lot more smaller dogs in New York versus, like you know, in Texas maybe they have bigger yards, things like that. We're going to show the bigger breeds so that way we can hit more of our demographic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I used to have a great Pyrenees, because I have a big lot here and I would actually have. I had goats and pigs and stuff and that's like a livestock guardian. But yeah, somebody in New York City would not have a great Pyrenees, which is the gigantic dog. Okay, cool If I were to give you the keys to the Helium 10 product team, like, hey, you're our CTO for the day and you're like Helium 10 needs to have this feature in an existing tool or it needs to make this new tool that we don't have now. What would it be?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, you guys don't do that anymore, but if you can create your own Google redirect URL targeting keywords, that would be cool. Okay, because I use that regularly, especially for launches especially for launches.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, how can people find you on the interwebs out there if they want to follow you or maybe connect?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>0:33:34 - Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You can follow me on Instagram @melisa with one S, my mom's felt my name on a member certificate, so it's very fab of her. Or you can email me. Linkedin is also a good one. I'm starting to be a little bit more active on LinkedIn, but yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome, Melisa. Thank you so much for joining us and I'm going to have to go to your escape room. But don't judge me on how slow I am. Sometimes it takes me up until the very last deadline to try and get out and I sometimes have to have help from the guide in those things because I don't think well in those kind of high pressure situations. But I'm going to give it a try. Hope to hang out with you at an upcoming conference soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely. I can't wait to catch up with you somewhere in the world. We always see each other, you know, in our travels.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Have you ever wondered how to conquer competitive markets without relying on PPC? In our latest episode, Melisa Vong, a Serial E-commerce Entrepreneur &amp; Investor, returns after nearly three years to share her journey of exiting two successful brands in the beauty and supplement niches using innovative strategies. She dives into her unique approach of utilizing Reddit for Amazon sellers and stresses the importance of a diverse product catalog. Melisa also unveils her rapid product launch methodology, which employs extensive A/B split testing to constantly refine and improve her tactics.</p>
<p>But Melisa's entrepreneurial flair doesn't stop there. She takes us on an exciting detour into the world of escape rooms, revealing how her Amazon-selling success funded this new venture. Melisa talks about why she chose to become a franchisee instead of starting from scratch, and the benefits of partnering with an established brand to manage logistics and technology. She opens up about the investment required and how a side hustle turned into an unexpected career opportunity at the franchise's head office.</p>
<p>We also explore cutting-edge marketing strategies for e-commerce, including the use of Advite.ai to monitor Reddit threads for promotional opportunities. Melisa highlights how personalized branding can set you apart in crowded markets and discusses innovative tactics like Google redirects to drive external traffic to Amazon listings. Tune in for a wealth of practical tips and inspiring entrepreneurial insights, and find out how to connect with Melisa online to keep the conversation going.</p>
<p>In episode 580 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Melisa discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">03:47 - Success in the Competitive Supplement Market on Amazon</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:12 - The Impact of Creative Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:37 - Franchise Escape Room Side Business Discussion</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:43 - Potential Partnership Opportunity With A Game Company</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:11 - Melisa's Passion Project</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:26 - Innovative Marketing Strategies for E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">22:30 - Reddit Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:23 - Label Variation for Product Packaging</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">28:21 - Enhancing Customer Engagement With AI</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">30:40 - Heat Maps Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:18 - Targeting Dog Breeds for Marketing</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:29 - Networking and Escape Room Fun</li>
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Transcript
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Today, we've got Melissa back on the show who's going to talk about how she's exited a couple of brands. She's had success in competitive niches without even using PPC. She's got a cool Reddit strategy for Amazon sellers and now how she's using her Amazon income to start an escape room business. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hello, everybody! And welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. I just had somebody recently on the show. I forgot who it was, but I was like man. It's been like forever since you've been on the show. It might be a record. Well, whatever it was for him or her, you have broken that record because I'm looking at my notes from Mel here and the last time you were on the show was 2021. So almost three years in between I've been trying to get you back. Melissa, you're just so hard to get a hold of. You're such a busy, busy boss lady. Anyways, how's it been going?</p>
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<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I know. I'm so sorry it's been a while but I'm excited to be back and thank you for your persistence and your patience with me. You know what they say the fortune's in the follow-up. So there you nailed that. But I've been awesome, you know, keeping busy not just Amazon, but kind of just dabbling in different worlds, and it's been fun, yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, we're definitely going to talk about some of that stuff. You know I follow you vicariously a little bit through Instagram. It's kind of interesting to see some of the things that are going on your side. We're definitely going to dive into that. But if anybody wants to get more of Melissa's backstory, we're not going to completely rehash it here. Check out episodes 111 and also episode 302. All right, so episode 111, episode 302, you could learn a lot about her history and actually, one of the, were you in the? I don't think you had exited at the time in 2021, had you exited that? Was it a supplement brand or a beauty brand that you were doing back then?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So I exited a beauty brand and then also the following year exited in a supplement category, so still currently selling in supplements. I think when we last spoke, we did close out our exit.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What kind of beauty products was it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So it's like natural and organic skincare. So things like castor oil. I know we've talked about it a couple times in previous so it's like vitamin c serum skincare. You know, moisturizers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm all into that kind of stuff. As I get older, you know, like I've been, I've been going like I got it here on my desk been going heavily into k-beauty products. I got these products called Be Wants and it's funny because I always talk about collagen peptides on my podcast and stuff right, this is like collagen lifting cream, collagen essence toner the secret to looking like I do when I have a 23 year old daughter. So there it is Korean beauty products. That's the secret.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now that, you know, beauty products and supplements are cliché as far as the most difficult things to break into. And then, of course, oh, maybe you, you know, somebody might say, oh yeah, she had a beauty brand. Maybe she started when it wasn't so, it wasn't so competitive, way back when, and that's how she was able to exit. But right after that, you said you went into supplements and were so successful. What's some of your secrets?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, obviously everyone kind of thinks that supplements is this weird and uncharted territory and it really is. It's a whole different ballgame in terms of how competitive it is, but from not just a black hat, you know perspective, because there are a lot of things that people will do to try to bring you down and it's unfortunate. But sometimes it's just about having a very wide catalog and just having you know a number of different products rather than just relying on one cash cow because then if you only have like one, really you know one real cash cow product that's bringing in all the money, if it goes down, then you're kind of screwed. So we kind of had to move quickly when it came to launches. So it was just speed to market. Just every quarter we were launching you know three, four new products, just consistently. And that gave us a lot of practice on launches and figuring out okay, what's working, what's not working. So we were able to kind of figure out and do a lot of AB split testing and see, okay, now we have like an actual template that we can work off of.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And supplements is one of those easy things where really you don't have to reinvent the wheel, it's really just slapping on. You know a label on a bottle and branding does pay a big. You know it's a big part of it in how you can differentiate yourself. But one thing that we did even now because we're still in the supplement space, so even though we sold that company moved into a little bit more of a niche supplement space. So now we sell gummies in particular and I also sit on the board for another company, which is like pharmaceutical crafted supplements. So a little bit more niche where it's like multi-ingredient formulations, so you can no longer just launch single ingredient products anymore and think you're going to rank for those super high volume keywords now we're relying-</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Let me launch a vitamin c or some vitamin d and crush it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, no, like you always use the example of collagen right there you no one should ever go into the collagen market these days. Even you know, five years ago it was very, very hard to break into collagen. So rather than focusing on collagen, we focus on solutions. So things for hair growth, things for, you know, hair, skin nails is also another big keyword, things like that. You want to go after more of those long tail keywords, but ones that target specific problems that people are having. So that's kind of what we've kind of shifted into, and then also doing things that you know are kind of following a trend as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, for example, you know, there was that whole big craze it still is a craze where people are taking semi-glutides which are like Ozempic, you know, Manjarono, things like that for weight loss, and obviously with that comes a lot of side effects. So we were able to create a custom formulation that targets and helps with a lot of those side effects. So that really helped us gain a lot of traction because no one else was doing it. So we're creating different solutions for these problems. That kind of became more popular and more in, you know, more searched. So if you pay attention to different trends, keywords, things like that, sometimes you can get ahead of the trends. So, rather than trying to arrive a wave that's already dying, you're almost positioning yourself for the wave before it happens, and that's what any good surfer knows.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Something crazy. I don't remember if it was your beauty brand or your supplement brand, but you were talking about. At one point you were doing like 400 K of sales a month and you were not using PPC. Now, was that for the beauty brand or also for the supplements? You weren't doing PPC.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For both. Yeah, we never really focused too much on PPC. We did have a little bit for the beauty brand, but for supplements in particular, we focused on velocity, because if you can sell at a slightly you know lower price point and remain competitive, still making a profit. Our goal was not you know the amount of profit we're making per product, it was how much we could actually sell, how many units could we actually get out the door. Because not only that, we get more exposure to the customers if someone buys a product once, it's easier to sell to someone again rather than trying to sell to a new person. So we make it very easy for people to purchase our products because they're affordable, right. So not only that, it's negotiating with your suppliers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We now have brought on our supplier as a partner in one of our brands, so we have the best terms. We have net 90. We don't have to pay them and it's basically until most of our stock is already sold, which is it puts us at a huge advantage compared to some of our other competitors, right, where you have to pay for it upfront, before it even gets sent into Amazon. You know, Amazon takes like four weeks sometimes to check in your inventory, depending on the season. So things like that definitely make a difference in helping us remain competitive. But the reason why we weren't needing to spend on PPC was because we were riding the wave of other people spending big marketing dollars to educate our customers for us and we just had to make sure we were positioned next to them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like direct influencers, or just riding the wave of just like search terms that were generic and those people weren't even necessarily pushing you? Or is it a mixture of both?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Right. The search terms and then also the branded search terms as well. But you know the whole craze with apple cider vinegar gummies, right? So there was that big company that they launched apple cider vinegar gummies. They were the first to do it. They were spending so much money trying to get Ellen, you know, on the Ellen Degeneres show, all these different outlets like paying out the Kardashians to promote this product and they were educating people for us on, okay, this is what this product does.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We just had to make sure we were showing up for the right keywords and showing up for their brand keywords as a cheaper alternative. So even if we could just get like a small percentage of their market share, people are going to try us. Just because we were undercutting them a little bit. They were charging, you know, a pretty high price point at the time and now there's so many different players in the space, so obviously it's kind of like a price race to the bottom now. So we don't currently sell it because that was in our previous brand that we sold.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But that was one of the things where, like, we saw the trend, we're like, okay, they're already spending so much money on marketing, we don't have to spend it ourselves. We just have to make sure that we show up in the right places at the right time because that's what marketing is. It's all about. You know, being there when someone needs something and the more times you can be in front of someone when you know, the time kind of persists because not everyone's going to need to buy certain things at that exact moment, so the more times that you can actually position yourself so that when they are ready to buy and you're there, you're more likely to be able to convert.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like the cool thing about marketing is not just about how you say something but like there's so many different ways that you can say something. So like if you walk down the street and you see two different coffee shops, for example, right, and both of them have a sign out, one maybe says, like you know, we sell hot liquid from brown beans, and then the other is like hey, our coffee is stronger than your Wi-Fi. By the way, we have free Wi-Fi, you know? Like which one are you going to go to? There's so many ways to say we sell coffee. So it's really cool, because it's such a fun game of finding the most creative ways to say something.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>0:11:04 - Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I like it. Now we're going to get back to your e-commerce strategies, but one thing, as I was mentioning, I live my life vicariously, sometimes through Instagram, and so I've noticed you know, you've done some side hustles and some other endeavors and investments, which I think is important that e-commerce sellers think about the next step too. It could be, for some, a hobby, like, hey, I've always wanted to do this, but now I have the means to do it because of my Amazon business, or they've exited and now they want to. You know, hey, what else can I get into? So I think it's something that a lot of Amazon sellers aren't thinking about. But maybe, talking about your experiences, you might stir some creative juices.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But one of the things that you decided to do and I'd like to just get into, like how you came to that was doing an escape room. So was like escape room something that you always like doing yourself, and you're like, oh, this is a passion project. Or were you like, oh man, there's in this area, there's a need for this. I think I can make some money off of it. How did you come? You know, land on that as your side hustle, kind of thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I love escape rooms. I think, as entrepreneurs as well, we naturally are good problem solvers, so these are kind of like fun problems to solve, right. They put you in a situation where you need to complete all the puzzles and then you have to escape. But it's usually immersed in some sort of storyline, which makes it interesting. So essentially you become like the main character in a little video game and it's a lot of fun. So it's good for team building. We like doing it with family.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know friends, other entrepreneurs I've met on my travels. I'll be like, hey, like I know we just met, but like, call me crazy, let's do an escape room together. I know it's crazy walking you know strangers in a room for an hour. Anything could go wrong. But some of like the strongest partnerships and I guess relationships I've had are, you know people I've done escape rooms with because you kind of see this different side of them and you work together. You're almost like you know how trauma bonds people. Well, this is like you're in a high stress environment where, like, you need to escape by a certain time and you know, naturally we're all competitive people, we're entrepreneurs, business owners, so it was like really cool seeing people work really well together to get towards a common goal. And then you know some of those people I still talk to today and it's really, really cool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now is this something that, like you, 100% did from scratch, or you bought into a franchise or something, or you just started your own brand and built it all yourself.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. So I am a franchisee, which is, I thought it was the best way to, you know, get into this space, because for me to learn everything from scratch, you know, like, how to program controllers, the logic flow, writing all the storylines. You know the prop building all that stuff. You know CNC, build it like printing 3D printing, all that stuff you know CNC building like printing 3D printing, all that stuff like that would be way too much for me to do as a single person. Sure, I could hire out teams, but it just made more sense to partner with an existing company. So I ended up doing some of their games. I was like you know what? These are really great. There's obviously some room for improvement, as well, which I would be able to take care of on my side for my specific location.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then, you know, fast forward, they love what I did so much with my location that they actually offered me a job, which is crazy. Now I haven't accepted it yet, so it was like we're still kind of talking back and forth, but it would, you know, consist of some equity in the overall franchise, as well as, you know, a cushy paycheck. So it's it might be a cool thing for me to do or even as a consultant for them but they want to bring me on as part of the head office teams. I think that would be kind of cool and I really thought I'd, you know, have another job again after having a job for what? Eight years, eight-nine years now being self-employed. So yeah, it'd be definitely interesting, for sure.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, for this kind of thing. You know what kind of investment. Obviously there's a franchise, you know fee, and then there's, you know, construction and you know training new employees and getting everything together. So, like how much would I need? I mean, obviously you know I'm in California, it might be different than wherever you did yours, but you know we talking a hundred thousand, 200,000, $300,000 that somebody would need to be able to start an endeavor like this.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Right, so I mean out of pocket, you'd probably need at least $150,000, but it could be upwards of 500,000. Most of it would be covered by like SBA financing in your case in the States because it's an existing franchise. It's a lot easier to get you know that friend or that funding for a brick and mortar business, so that's also the appeal of it as well. So to be able to have you know outside sources or using other people's money we all know how great that is.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But in terms of like construction, that depends on the size of the space. So if you want to do you know, the bare minimum is you need at least 2,500 square feet of space. That's going to provide you with four different games. But if you want more space, obviously you can have a lot more space to work with, but it's going to cost you more in construction. So, depending on the space that you find, if there's already existing infrastructure like it has drywall, it has drop ceilings, the HVAC is already installed, it has bathrooms and you have very minimal to work with your costs are going to be much lower than if you were to work with an empty shell building. So for me, I literally moved into a building that was like completely empty. It was gutted they call it vanilla shell so I had freedom to do whatever I wanted with that space.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And it is very, very, very tall. It has like super tall ceilings. It's like 17 and a half feet tall. So obviously that's a lot more paint that I have to pay for, so it does get more costly, but it could run you, like I said, anywhere from 150 to 500,000. But in terms of like ROI, it just made so much sense because I went to a franchise show, checked out so many different business models the food space. You have all this overhead cost in terms of inventory. You have food costs. You have spoilage right. Food that doesn't get bought, or, like you mess up, you cook it improperly, so there's a lot that could go wrong, whereas this, you build it at once and then that's your main cost. The only thing you have is your rent and then the employees to run it, which really doesn't take that many people to run an escape room.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, that's something I noticed when I did my escape room with my family. It was like two people or one, you know, just the front desk person. There might have been somebody cleaning or something like that. Just thinking from an e-commerce seller's viewpoint, at what stage or what level of person should you say, hey, you know, I mean not necessarily escape room, but just anything you know like this, like what you know. Like hey, if you're making less than a million dollars a year and you're doing everything on your own a hundred percent, don't be trying to think about you know doing this. Or hey, once you get to the level where you've got two-three employees in your business on autopilot, or hey, you should not even think about this unless you hit this kind of you know revenue or profit, or like. What kind of guidelines would you suggest to people out there who might be like, hey, I've always wanted to do something on the side for some more steady income perhaps. How would you advise them?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The thing is there's so many ways to make money these days that don't require a lot of, I guess, startup capital. Especially when it comes to affiliate marketing or high ticket sales things like that. I always recommend, if you need to make some extra cash, get really, really good at sales. That's going to be, you know, the biggest skill build and investment that you can make into yourself. But also, if you just need to make cash, like sell for someone who has something really awesome to offer and you can make a big commission from that, right. But if you want to start like an actual, I guess for me this is very much like a passion project because I love escape rooms and it's kind of like I wouldn't say a side hustle at this point because it does require a lot of time and effort, just in the beginning at least. But once you have it up and running for about six months and your staff is trained, you have a manager, you know you could step away. That's why I was able to go to Hawaii. I was able to, you know, be in Hawaii with you for BDSS and take time off and not have to worry and like I'm not there right now, but I have staff there right now who are running it while I'm gone. I'll probably stop in later because we're doing a really cool collaboration with this local influencer. He has like 14 million subscribers on YouTube but we're getting him to do one of our escape rooms so I'm really excited for that but there's like so much opportunity for collaboration.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Anyways, in terms of how much you need comfortably to start something like an escape room or franchise, I guess in general it really depends on the franchise. You know McDonald's, it's going to require you at least a minimum one million dollars, right. Subway's a minimum 500, 000. This escape room very low entry compared to some of these bigger franchises. So, like I mentioned, 150 to 500, 000. But a lot of that is covered by the bank loan. So, as long as you have in excess capital, be able to float.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know the time during construction. But there's ways to negotiate free rent during the construction period, which is pretty. It's often offered depending on you know the space that you're looking pretty. It's often offered depending on you know the space that you're looking at. If it's been empty for like a year and they want to put someone in it. They don't mind giving you four or five, six months free rent while you do construction, until you're up and running. So I'd say you know you would want probably half a million in assets before thinking about doing something like that, just because, in case something happens, it's always good to have a rainy day fund.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know, I think it's funny because a lot of people obviously complain about Amazon and the problems that sometimes it has and new fees and this, you know, screw up by Amazon, or they lost my inventory, but they don't realize. Hey, businesses have trouble, too. So, like you just mentioned your fire thing, but then also, when you got started, did you like even get robbed, like right away, or something like that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, we had a break in and, funny enough, a month ago we had another break in, but twice in one night. So it's just a different set of problems, right. Every business is going to have its own unique problems itself. Sometimes I joke, I'm like, oh, maybe I should just do an e-commerce. But I love what I do with the escape room. Obviously, it's very fulfilling.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I get to hire students. I have this amazing work culture. You know some of my employees they'll come to work even on their day off. Like it's so cool seeing that and to be able to provide that kind of and give back to my local community, providing a place of work where people can grow as individuals who can build these different skills. Just from customer service standpoint and, you know, learning the ins and outs of the business and being a key holder, things like that and being in proximity to me, because I have one girl that works for me and she's also kind of in the e-commerce world as well, so she's almost like my little pupil, little protege. So it's kind of cool just having that know mentor-mentee relationship as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Nice, nice, all right. Now, coming back to e-commerce, you know you won best speaker at Billion Dollar Seller Summit. You did some cool magic tricks. I remember too. But you know, obviously we're not going to rehash the whole entire Billion Dollar Seller Summit. You got to go to Billion Dollar Seller Summit, guys, if you want to get that good data. But I wanted know, like, maybe you can bring out one of the topics you did, maybe either the site map one or the Reddit one, your choice. But what do you think is relevant here in middle of 2024, that on one of those topics that you think that can help our sellers out there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I think that Reddit would be a cool topic of discussion just because it's such an underrated social media platform. Like cool topic of discussion just because it's such an underrated social media platform. Like when you think social media, you don't really Reddit is not at the top of your mind, but it's a really great place for people to do research. So most of your customers are still in their research phase, so you want to show up when they are doing their research. Right, and that's where, if you have all these different threads that you are consistently mentioned in, it's going to be so much easier when it comes time to them actually pulling the trigger to actually want to buy from you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So there's this really cool tool called Advite that we use. That helps us A-D-V-I-T-E dot AI, I believe, and they use AI to basically scrape Reddit and all the different threads and it will actually ping you whenever there's a relevant thread that you should maybe comment on. It's almost like help a reporter out, but like, for you know people, just random people that need answers for questions, and it's usually very unique questions too, like whenever I have a specific problem unique to myself, I always like type in, like, okay, this is the problem I'm having and I put Reddit at the end because I know someone in the world has had this problem before. Maybe someone has a solution. So it's really cool because these threads they obviously live there as like a forever forum and once you've recommended your own product or whatever it is, or your own solution on it, it stays there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So other people who might have that problem will end up coming back to that thread and you can hit people and it's very evergreen. It's like it's there. It's almost like you posted it once and it's going to be there forever for people to come back to. So that's definitely something you should keep in mind when trying to warm up your potential customers. And if you use Advite, it's going to ping you all of those different threads. Just be on top of posting, contributing, getting that good karma, those upvotes, things like that, and you can even get other people or higher VAs to comment on your behalf on different ghost accounts. And as long as you can show up multiple times, people are going to be like oh yeah, I remember that brand. I've seen it pop up a couple of times. That's the brand I'm probably going to choose because you know so many people have recommended it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So now I see you active sometimes in the Helium 10 Elite Facebook group, you know. So obviously you're doing something on Amazon now, but you exited the other brand. Are you still working with that brand you exited, or you went and started another one? Or what exactly are you doing in the Amazon world these days?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No. So we've exited that brand and then started shortly after another supplement brand. Thankfully, we didn't have like a very strict non-compete, so we were able to get into that space and then also dabbling in pet supplements as well. So another cool thing is that we're kind of looking into is customization of packaging, because nowadays, like you, really do have to do things different. Amazon just announced that they're making it so much easier for Chinese sellers to be able to ship their products straight from China. So that's going to change the game a lot. And if you don't have a solid brand or you're not connecting personally with your customers, then you are going to have a very rough time once that starts kicking in and all of your the Chinese competitors are undercutting you. So things like the kitchen industry are going to get really disrupted, like things that don't really have a lot of branding. You know, like most people can't really brand a garlic press. People are just going to buy the cheapest one that they think is going to for them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But in terms of like supplements, especially things for pets, like it's such a personal thing, like people will spend as much money as they can for their pet. They have the budget spread because it's like their second children really, especially for millennials, right, who can't afford children. Like pets are our new children. But yeah, in Hawaii, actually, Janelle page, she mentioned something in her presentation about Jones Soda Company, how they would let people vote on different photos to put on the bottles. So we kind of want to implement something similar where we actually have our customers, dogs, photos on the bottles of our products. So that's something that we're kind of logistically exploring right now and I think that everyone should be kind of forward thinking like that, if you can to personalize it, or even if you can't, you can, you know, do a lot more blanket. Like for this print run, we're going to feature one of your dogs, so get everyone to post selfies with their dogs, with your product, and that's a good way to generate more content for your company. So doing things like that aren't as difficult to implement, especially if you don't do the manufacturing yourself.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Difficult to implement, especially if you don't do the manufacturing yourself, but with labels nowadays, like it becomes a lot easier, as long as you can get them all printed on the same roll. We do have, I think, our manufacturer for labels. They allow you to have as many different variations of label as you want. Which I think is cool. So if we had even like a hundred different dogs that we like have on this bottle, so we had even like a hundred different dogs that we like have on this bottle, so it's not like a consistent one, but then at least when we do go to retail people are going to see oh, this is the same dog as my dog. Like I'm going to buy that just because my dog is on the product.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, yeah, I like that. I think I always wonder about you know how, when your listing goes down on Amazon, that there's a dog page, that, like I always wondered. It was like are those Amazon employees dogs? Or something like that. It was a similar vibe, I guess.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay. That's pretty cool. Now what? What's one thing new you're doing with this supplement brand that's working, and what's one thing that you're not doing? That you did with the other ones because, like you know, the Amazon world has changed off of.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So I guess something new that we've done is, I mean, it has been pretty consistent across all of our brands is just doing like variations of Supreme URLs I know Super URLs and that kind of graduated but we've been doing a lot of Google redirects, so making sure that we have a lot of external traffic coming into our pages because before we weren't doing any of that, it was just strictly. We were so Amazon focused. We were just like let's rank for keywords on Amazon, like let's just make sure that we're good here. But now you can't just rely on Amazon anymore. You have to be well-rounded in on different platforms. And we've been doing a lot more social media. It's obviously a lot more work but once you have the systems in play, it kind of makes it easier when you have VAS pumping out that content for you. But yeah, we've been doing a lot more content. Like content is king. You know how they say attention is the new currency, like that rings true and truer than ever. So one thing I am trying to do is become more comfortable in front of the camera and almost like pull things that I'm doing from the retail side of things, like from the, from brick and mortar into our e-commerce.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So like, for example, knowing the life cycle of your product is so important because then you know, okay, especially because we're in consumables we know when someone's going to run out of their product. Usually, it's either like a 30-day or a 60-day supply. So if you can, you know, send out an email to your customer a couple of days, or, if not, like a week, before they're about to run out, or even just like as they're about to run out. You're going to raise, you're going to have that top of mind awareness and you're going to be there at the right time. You're going to be there when you know your customer is going to need you and then it's going to, you know, trigger something in their brain. It's like oh yeah, I'm about to run out, I should probably order more.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So we've been sending out like emails or follow-ups for our customers, even with like review generation. What we do at like the escape room, for example, is we do have like a funnel, almost, where people would like leave us almost like feedback and then we convert it into a review but now we've been doing it as like more personal. I'm trying to find AI tools to help us automate it a little bit more. But basically we have like a selfie of us holding like a whiteboard and then we would just put like the person's name on it and be like thank you so much, like so and so, or whatever, and just thank them for their feedback. And then they're like, oh my God, like this is so personal, like of course, I'll leave you a review, you know. So, trying to do like more personalized things like that, and I think AI is going to make it so much easier. And yeah, that's the other thing, right, AI, implementing so much AI and everything in all aspects of our business has been so different because, like a couple of years ago.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Obviously you're probably doing 10 different things, but if you were to say the most impactful, what is the most impactful AI thing that you've implemented?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Using Midjourney has been a huge game changer for us as well, because now content creation for us is so much easier and so much cheaper, even product images. So before, if you wanted to get a really high quality product render with crazy you know, like crazy fruit in the background, things like that you'd have to pay someone a lot of money to just get one photo, like from a photographer. But now AI can literally generate it and it costs you pennies on the dollar. And then copywriting oh my gosh, copywriting is so much easier now. So that's why we're doing a lot more email marketing too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Last couple of questions here. Favorite Helium 10 tool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Favorite Helium 10 tool. Well, the one that I use on a daily basis is obviously the Keyword Tracker that helps me keep on top of everything, but also the map that shows you, you know-</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Inventory heat map and sales heat map.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And seeing like the clusters of customers and where most of your inventory is and kind of tailoring to that, because we've been doing a lot more location targeting as well. So kind of what I mentioned earlier was knowing what to show someone at the right time. So taking a page out of like Tim Hortons book, for example, I don't know if you know Tim Hortons, but that's like a coffee company in Canada,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That's like Canada. Yeah, I know, I know about it, yep.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. So they have an app where they'll show you different deals based on your location, but also who you are as a person or as an individual shoppers like personalized coupons, things like that. So there's this one platform we were using, called Aviva, for the longest time, where we can on our website. If someone visits our website, we can show them different popups based on their location.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So we can show them like a very personalized experience when they arrive to the website. So knowing where our customers are super helpful, and I think the Helium Heat Map tool is cool for that just seeing where our inventory is as well, because then you're going to have, like that, faster shipping. So you know that. You know it's going to show up as prime or even same day shipping sometimes, so being able to focus on a specific area is also super cool.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>When you look at the sales heat map and see, like, where your sales are concentrated, do you do anything based on that, like, do you actually run Google Ads or something that geolocated you know, to areas that you're not doing well, or you double down on the areas you are selling? What's the action that you take after looking at that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, we usually double down on the areas that have high concentration of our customers because that's where they typically are and sometimes it surprises you where some of your customers are. Like, we do get a lot of customers in New York. Obviously, it's a big city, but I think a lot of people during COVID they were lonely in their condos but because it's very constricted you get a lot of small dogs. So we'll start like doing like when we do our targeting for Facebook ads and things like that, we'll actually show a lot more smaller dogs in New York versus, like you know, in Texas maybe they have bigger yards, things like that. We're going to show the bigger breeds so that way we can hit more of our demographic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I used to have a great Pyrenees, because I have a big lot here and I would actually have. I had goats and pigs and stuff and that's like a livestock guardian. But yeah, somebody in New York City would not have a great Pyrenees, which is the gigantic dog. Okay, cool If I were to give you the keys to the Helium 10 product team, like, hey, you're our CTO for the day and you're like Helium 10 needs to have this feature in an existing tool or it needs to make this new tool that we don't have now. What would it be?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, you guys don't do that anymore, but if you can create your own Google redirect URL targeting keywords, that would be cool. Okay, because I use that regularly, especially for launches especially for launches.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, how can people find you on the interwebs out there if they want to follow you or maybe connect?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>0:33:34 - Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You can follow me on Instagram @melisa with one S, my mom's felt my name on a member certificate, so it's very fab of her. Or you can email me. Linkedin is also a good one. I'm starting to be a little bit more active on LinkedIn, but yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome, Melisa. Thank you so much for joining us and I'm going to have to go to your escape room. But don't judge me on how slow I am. Sometimes it takes me up until the very last deadline to try and get out and I sometimes have to have help from the guide in those things because I don't think well in those kind of high pressure situations. But I'm going to give it a try. Hope to hang out with you at an upcoming conference soon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Melisa:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, absolutely. I can't wait to catch up with you somewhere in the world. We always see each other, you know, in our travels.</p>
<p></p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

Amazon Prime Day drives U.S. online sales to record $14.2 billion
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-us-online-sales-climb-to-record-14point2-billion.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-us-online-sales-climb-to-record-14point2-billion.html

</a>Shoppers spent $14.2 billion during Amazon's Prime Day: Here's what they bought
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-sales-record-14-billion/74457292007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-sales-record-14-billion/74457292007/</a></p>
<p>Prime Day 2024 drives record sales for overall US ecommerce
<a href='https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-prime-day-sales/'>https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-prime-day-sales/

</a>Here’s some numbers that caught our eye when we looked at Pacvue data from Prime Day so far
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/melissaburdick_amazonprimeday2024-primeday2024-activity-7219460602312708096-Tmdu/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/melissaburdick_amazonprimeday2024-primeday2024-activity-7219460602312708096-Tmdu/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop

</a>Amazon Prime Day 2024 is officially over, and once again, broke records. Adobe Analytics' initial data shows that spending surpassed forecast, totaling $14.2B over two days. 
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pacvue_primeday-pacvue-commerceacceleration-activity-7219815051182919681-KIZw/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pacvue_primeday-pacvue-commerceacceleration-activity-7219815051182919681-KIZw/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop

</a>Don't miss the introduction of the upcoming live <a href='http://h10.me/ftjuly'>monthly Freedom Ticket webinar</a> on advanced branding techniques with guest expert Emma Schermer Tamir. Plus, get a sneak peek at new Helium 10 features, including the Adtomic Dayparting feature for Walmart advertising and an updated Keyword Tracker tool with enhanced functionalities. Lastly, discover how to effectively utilize the sales and traffic conversion tool to improve your e-commerce performance, and hear personal insights on tracking crucial metrics and making strategic adjustments throughout the year. Tune in next week for more invaluable tips and insights!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Prime Day Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:13 - More Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:09 - Community's Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:07 - <a href='http://h10.me/ftjuly'>Freedom Ticket Webinar July</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:00 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:56 - Pro Training Tip: Amazon Business Reports Inside Helium 10</li>
</ul>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
<br>
Amazon Prime Day drives U.S. online sales to record $14.2 billion<br>
<a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-us-online-sales-climb-to-record-14point2-billion.html'>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-us-online-sales-climb-to-record-14point2-billion.html<br>
<br>
</a>Shoppers spent $14.2 billion during Amazon's Prime Day: Here's what they bought<br>
<a href='https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-sales-record-14-billion/74457292007/'>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/07/18/amazon-prime-day-sales-record-14-billion/74457292007/</a></p>
<p>Prime Day 2024 drives record sales for overall US ecommerce<br>
<a href='https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-prime-day-sales/'>https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/article/amazon-prime-day-sales/<br>
<br>
</a>Here’s some numbers that caught our eye when we looked at Pacvue data from Prime Day so far<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/melissaburdick_amazonprimeday2024-primeday2024-activity-7219460602312708096-Tmdu/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/melissaburdick_amazonprimeday2024-primeday2024-activity-7219460602312708096-Tmdu/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop<br>
<br>
</a>Amazon Prime Day 2024 is officially over, and once again, broke records. Adobe Analytics' initial data shows that spending surpassed forecast, totaling $14.2B over two days. <br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pacvue_primeday-pacvue-commerceacceleration-activity-7219815051182919681-KIZw/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pacvue_primeday-pacvue-commerceacceleration-activity-7219815051182919681-KIZw/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop<br>
<br>
</a>Don't miss the introduction of the upcoming live <a href='http://h10.me/ftjuly'>monthly Freedom Ticket webinar</a> on advanced branding techniques with guest expert Emma Schermer Tamir. Plus, get a sneak peek at new Helium 10 features, including the Adtomic Dayparting feature for Walmart advertising and an updated Keyword Tracker tool with enhanced functionalities. Lastly, discover how to effectively utilize the sales and traffic conversion tool to improve your e-commerce performance, and hear personal insights on tracking crucial metrics and making strategic adjustments throughout the year. Tune in next week for more invaluable tips and insights!</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:01 - Prime Day Stats</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:13 - More Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:09 - Community's Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:07 - <a href='http://h10.me/ftjuly'>Freedom Ticket Webinar July</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:00 - Helium 10 New Feature Alerts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:56 - Pro Training Tip: Amazon Business Reports Inside Helium 10</li>
</ul>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meghla Bhardwaj, the globe's leading expert on sourcing from India, joins us for an illuminating discussion on the current and emerging trends in India's e-commerce landscape. Discover how giants like Amazon and Flipkart are transforming the market and how tier-two cities are becoming key players. Meghla also gives a heartfelt account of her personal journey of moving back to India from Singapore, shedding light on the adjustments and opportunities she encountered along the way.</p>
<p>We take a deep dive into the quick commerce revolution in India, where mobile apps deliver groceries to your door in mere minutes. From specialty e-commerce websites focused on categories like apparel and electronics to the impressive success stories of Indian sellers on Amazon.com, this episode covers it all. Learn how individual entrepreneurs and niche manufacturers in sectors like bedsheets and jewelry are thriving, and how Indian factories are evolving to meet the needs of Amazon sellers with improved packaging and labeling capabilities.</p>
<p>Beyond India, Meghla shares insights on sourcing opportunities in Turkey, emphasizing the high-quality textiles and unique designs that set Turkish products apart. She also discusses the growing electronics manufacturing industry in India and the increasing competitiveness of Indian sectors like organic cotton babywear and wooden toys. With a focus on the booming handmade sector and the importance of India sourcing trips, this episode is packed with valuable tips and personal stories for anyone interested in the dynamic world of e-commerce and global sourcing.</p>
<p>In episode 579 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Meghla discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - State Of E-Commerce in India</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:34 - Rising Trends in Indian E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:14 - Success in Cross-Border E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:51 - Finding Suppliers in India - Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:32 - Sourcing and Differentiation in E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:38 - Changing Sourcing Trends in India</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:48 - Growth of Electronics Manufacturing in China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:04 - Utilizing Meghla's India Sourcing Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:58 - Exploring Turkey's Unique Products and Opportunities</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got the world's foremost expert on sourcing products from India, Meghla, back on the show and she's going to talk about a variety of topics, not just sourcing in India, but also e-commerce in India and even sourcing in other countries like Turkey. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Helium 10's got over 40 tools for e-commerce entrepreneurs. I know how overwhelming it might seem to try and figure out how you're going to learn how to use everything, or maybe even to know which ones you want to get started with, so for a completely free course that's going to guide you through learning everything you need in order to become a Helium 10 expert, visit the Helium 10 Academy that is h10.me forward slash academy. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and we're going back on the opposite side of the world again. For the fourth time, Meghla 's here on the show. Meghla, welcome, welcome.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Thank you so much, Bradley. So excited to be here for the first time, yeah, but it's been quite a while. I think the last time I was on was a couple of years ago, wasn't it?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yes, yeah, so just you know, if anybody wants to get Meghla’s full backstory, I got a list here of all the episodes she's been on, so you guys can, you know, pause this one and go back if you guys want to, but she's been on the show since 2019. All right, that was her first time on the show, was episode all the way back in episode 84, then two, 10, then three, 31. And now we're in the 500. So, every couple hundred episodes she joins us here like clockwork, and so it's been a couple of years. I guess the last time was right towards the end of COVID there early 2022. First of all, what are you up to these days? Where do you live? Where are you calling in from today?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Well, I'm calling in from India. So, as you know, I was previously based in Singapore and two years ago I moved back to India. To, you know, focus a lot more on the India sourcing business, India sourcing trip. So now I'm permanently based in India and it's been</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Whereabouts?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>in Delhi.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How is it being back home?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>well, it's amazing, I mean, I really like it. My son had a bit of a problem adjusting.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I was about to say like your son, never lived in India before or when he was little. Maybe or no, his whole life was in other countries.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, his whole life was in other countries China and Singapore and so it was a bit of an adjustment for him as well. He couldn't even speak the language very fluently, but now he's like totally Desi. Desi is like a local person, that's the word that we use. So, yeah, he's, he's adjusted. I'm really glad I moved back because there's so much opportunity, you know, so much happening in terms of the economy, manufacturing, exports, so I think I made the right decision to move back.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, nice, nice. Now let's talk a little bit about, you know, the economy over there and I know, like you know, social commerce is big, and but what about just the traditional? You know that's been one of the larger Amazon marketplaces. How is Amazon doing, you know, versus Flipkart, etc. What's the e-commerce situation in a nutshell that's going on in India the last couple of years?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, the e-commerce situation is very rosy. I mean, e-commerce is booming. There's, you know, increasingly the tier two cities are also getting on the e-commerce bandwagon and there are more sales from, you know, the smaller cities as well. It started with mostly the Metropolitans but now it's sort of you know, the tier two cities are also. A lot of people are shopping online over there.</p>
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<p>What's really moving very fast is quick commerce. So that's something that is, you know, like for your groceries, for example, or daily use products. There are these apps and they're totally mobile based, right, there's no website that they have no browsers are only apps and you can basically order your groceries and they're delivered in minutes, like 10 minutes, 15 minutes, seven minutes. You know there's a race to like how fast the groceries can be delivered, so it's very convenient. Like since the time I've moved here, I've probably gone to the grocery store, maybe like twice or so. So, everything is ordered online by these websites or these apps basically.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, I think that's really booming, that whole quick commerce sector. Apart from that, there are a lot of these specialty e commerce websites that are coming up that. So, for example, you know, for apparel, there are specific websites only for women's apparel, for electronics, for toys, for all of these kinds of things. So that's another trend that's happening. But Amazon is still sort of the everything store, so if you can't find anything anywhere else, you'll definitely find it on Amazon. And then Flipkart as well is sort of number two, you know, to Amazon, but it is. I mean, both Amazon and Flipkart are sort of neck to neck and they're still dominating the domestic e-commerce sector over here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are there more successful Amazon India sellers? You know, I remember when we first started like or around then, like in 2019, you know I was like, hey, I need some help with finding some, like, really successful sellers. And then you did come up with one, but that was about it. In those days there was, like you know, one main guy who was doing really well but uh, are you seeing more people have a lot of success over there, or is it still pretty kind of like just even like everybody's just doing okay and not many people have really made it big?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>No, so there are some people that have made it really big and you know, they're doing like seven figures, eight figures in terms of cross border e-commerce, in terms of, you know, like selling on amazon.com mostly amazon.com at Amazon Europe as well. So that is definitely happening. A lot of the larger manufacturers, you know, they have established their own brands and they have, you know, started selling on e-commerce directly. So that's a trend that's happening. But, by and large, most manufacturers prefer not to sell directly on e-commerce platforms, even though Amazon themselves have been encouraging manufacturers to sell directly. But typically, the small, mid-sized manufacturers they want to focus on their core strength, which is manufacturing. They want to do large orders. That's where they really make their money and a lot of manufacturers have tried selling cross water but they have not been successful because, you know, of course shipping rates are high and there are a lot of returns and things like that. So not able to manage it.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>But the people that are being really successful are entrepreneurs and individual sellers, you know, because they are good at marketing. So, they source products from different manufacturers and they sell those products cross-border. So, there are quite a few niches that are seeing a lot of successful sellers. So, for example, bedsheets. I know one manufacturer that's doing really well in terms of bedsheets being exported. They have their own factory and they're doing that. Then there's also things like marble products and jewelry. So, a lot of sellers, resellers and manufacturers doing jewelry from the city of Jaipur. So, there are niches where people have been successful.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, you know, speaking of sourcing in India, you know that was something we've been talking about every time you've been on the show. Now, in the early days, you know, like before 2020, it could have been said that, hey, a lot of the manufacturers I believe we even talked about this a lot of the manufacturers, you know some of them didn't have that much experience, as far as sourcing or supplying. I should say Amazon sellers you know the new ones is that go on with that, like the manufacturing time and the quantities, and interfacing sending stuff directly to Amazon. Like you know, a lot of the Chinese factories are ones who have been doing this for 10, 15 years and they know all the ins and outs and the requirements of Amazon and it's like clockwork. But, you know, in the early days, you know, I remember you had said that, hey, you know, some of the factories might be a little bit green when it comes to that, but now I think you know I hear more and more sellers manufacturing, or even ones who were manufacturing in China, you know, moving their manufacturing to India. You know, due to tariffs or whatever the case is. What's the situation now? Do you find more and more factories are almost like on par with the Chinese ones as far as experience now with dealing directly with Amazon sellers?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, definitely. There are increasingly more factories that are familiar with the packaging requirements, the labeling and all of those things. In fact, I was visiting a couple of factories just last week in the city of Moradabad, where there's a lot of metal production that happens there metal and wooden production. So, I was visiting this factory that makes urns and they have a ton of Amazon sellers as their clients, and what they have started doing now like they're adapting to Amazon sellers’ requirements. So, for example </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>urns would be something good for my spooky coffin shelf friend, perhaps. Maybe you should think about adding that.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Absolutely yeah, and they're beautiful, gorgeous urns, right. And so, they cater to Amazon sellers. And what they have started doing is because Amazon sellers require inventory very fast, very quickly. So, they have started keeping stock of just blanks, you know, because the basic shape of the urn is the same, it's just it comes in different sizes and it's basically the patterns, the designs and the finish that differentiates one earn from the other. So, they just keep blanks ready in stock and so whenever you know Amazon sellers have sort of an order, they're like okay, quickly send it into production. So, they save a lot of time. And they specifically told me this is for our Amazon sellers because they require, you know, products to be shipped really fast. So that's happening. A lot of small midsize companies, because more Amazon sellers are sourcing from India now, they are definitely getting more familiar. The one thing that I'm seeing is that there aren't too many still like freight forwarders that are familiar. Not everybody is familiar with how to ship to Amazon. So just a couple of days ago I was talking to a freight forwarder and they were like we have no idea how to ship to FBA, but the one that we work with, for example, they understand how to do it very, very well. So, I think for shipping you just have to be a little careful. But increasingly suppliers sort of understand Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>When sellers who are sourcing from China experience increases in shipping costs, kind of like. Now what's going on? Is it pretty much the same across the board for India, or sometimes they're kind of immune to those, or pretty much just hey, anybody who's going that direction over the Pacific Ocean is going to have the same changes.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, it depends. In some situations, India does face increases, just like China. So, for example, during COVID, both India and China, that was sort of a global phenomenon overall. So, even though, I mean, China’s cost increased significantly they were up to, I think, like $25,000 per container at one point, but India's cost did not increase that much. I think they were maximum $12,000 or so. So currently India's costs are increasing, but for different reasons, because it's mostly because of the whole situation in the Suez Canal and you know, because of which the ships have to sort of take a longer route to the US. So that's what's mostly affecting, you know, the shipping costs from India currently, whereas in China, I think it's a different situation, where, you know, there is sort of increased demand for certain products as such. So, yeah, it's not always the same trend, but it can be.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Obviously, you know, we'll talk a little bit about it later. You know, I think you know, one of the best ways to find factories is getting help from you and also, you know, maybe even visiting the factories on one of your sourcing trips or taking, you know, source. You know, maybe somebody can go on their own to visit certain factories. But what are you know, outside of that, what are some other ways that people can find the factories? Like, obviously, Indian factories have always been on Alibaba. Is that still a good way also, at least just to see what's out there? Or are there other websites that have emerged, maybe I don't know about, in the last few years?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>yeah, so Alibaba and global sources, those are the two key global marketplaces. There are some suppliers from India and other countries, so you've got to use the supplier location filter to find factories from India. Plus, you can also just do a google search. A lot of the websites are now ranked on Google because Google is not blocked in India as it is in China. So, you'll find, you know, suppliers have websites, but of course, they don't keep their websites up to date. Sometimes they don't reply to emails that are sent to. You know email addresses on the website. So, you know, that's something you just have to keep in mind. Avoid the website India Mart, because that's going to come up very often, but that website is very domestic focused, and so there are a lot of companies that you know might not have export licenses, for example. So, yeah, I mean, there's also export promotion councils that you can go to, so visit their websites. You can download the list of their members, all of whom are exporters, but again, you have to like call them or email them to actually find out what their capabilities are.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>In terms of other websites, I mean, I don't think there are any other supplier directories that have come up recently. There are some websites that have started, you know, selling products from India. For example, there's this website called expobazaar.com, which is basically they have stock in the US, which is basically they have stock in the US and so if you want to drop ship, for example, or if you want to buy very small quantities, like five, 10, 15 pieces, you can buy it from that website and then they can ship it directly. So, they have a lot of stock in the US and what they don't have in the US they can ship from India. So that concept is sort of picking up. Drop shipping is picking up for certain categories as well. Yeah, concept is sort of picking up Drop shipping is picking up for certain categories as well, and we have started offering sourcing services now like a sourcing agency. Previously we were just sort of connecting suppliers and buyers, but now we are managing the entire process because we found that a lot of people just stumble a lot. India is not easy to navigate, suppliers are not easy to manage sometimes, so we've started offering sort of end-to-end sourcing solutions  as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, all right. Yeah, speaking of that, you know, like a couple of years ago we were working on what was going to be kind of like a version of Project X, and then most of it we kind of just postponed, like we filmed a whole bunch of stuff, but then, you know, with COVID and different things going on, like we kind of paused it. But the one thing that we actually, or the only thing in that project that we saw all the way to the end, was something that we sourced. I remember, you know, I I told you about it. I was like all right, you know, we obviously know in project X how to source products. Uh, you know, from China, let's try to do a product, that would be, that would be good for India, and then it was this macrame, product, and so, um, conversations and stuff. You know, I believe Shivali went directly to you but, walk us through, kind of like what happened? Like she, she maybe, contacted you and told you kind of like the, the, the kind of product it was, and then, first of all, you had to make the decision is this good to source in India or not? And we'll talk a little bit about that. You know what is good and maybe what isn't good to do in India. But then then, how did you go about finding and vetting factories, like, did you have one exactly that went to mind, or did you, maybe you know, shop around a little bit, get some samples? Walk us through the process a little bit.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah. So, Shivali basically sent us a link and, I think, a couple of photos, and she had specific requirements. So, then what we did was we looked through our database, because we have a database of vetted suppliers and we do have quite a few suppliers that do macrame, because macrame is one of India's strong points. Like anything that is handmade, handcrafted, you'll find it is you know better in India, because labor is, of course, cheaper over here. So, what we did was we spoke to I don't remember the exact number of suppliers, but maybe like four or five suppliers we sent out the product to, we got quotes from them and then we basically went with the supplier that had the most competitive quote and also that had a good experience in macrame products, because a lot of the macrame products actually are done in homes by women, they're not done in factories and they're outsourced. So, it's very important for the supplier to be able to manage quality for such kind of products.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, you want to make sure that the supplier has control. So, we spoke to quite a few suppliers and with this supplier we've done some other products in the past and we know that he's got good control over the quality of products and he has somebody to go around and check what's happening in each of the households or the communities wherever these products are being manufactured. And I personally have visited his facility over here in Delhi, so I know that he has the you know facilities to process and he has a process of you know like a checking and cleaning and packing and processing the entire product after it comes in as well. So, then we decided to go with this supplier and we got a coat and the coat was very competitive. So, you know, we negotiated a little bit with this supplier and we went to Shivali with the coat and she was pretty happy with it. So, we didn't have to negotiate that further and the only issue that we had was for the hook. So, Shivali, wanted a specific kind of hook,</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That was me. I was the one who told her about that.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>yeah, you're the one causing all the trouble.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yep, yep, I remember that part of it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm always thinking about how to differentiate, and the reason why was, you know, like already. But you know, by the time we started working on this, it started getting saturated. I was like, well that's fine, I want to show what happens when you do launch in a saturated niche. But I'm always thinking about how to differentiate. And one thing I learned about, you know, from my experience with the coffin shelves and things and I do a lot of other home decor products and I do a lot of other home decor products was that something that differentiates is how much you know how heavy you can, you know put something that's hanging on a wall and there's two, two factors there it's  not just how heavy, but how easy it is to install.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, like me personally, I hate something you know that requires like a drill to use or you have that plastic piece and you put a screw through and through and it leaves like a humungous hole you know, I might have to have a drill in my house, which I know a lot of people don't have. So, and then, plus those just screws that go straight in. You know, those always aren't the strongest, you know, unless you're going directly into a stud or something, and then I think they're called, like, monkey hooks, but that was what we started using a while back for coffin shelves, and it just like you can just put it in with your hand and then, because of gravity and physics and everything, the way it works is like the strongest, and so I was like, no, we have to have this special hook because we'd be the only, we'd be the only macrame holder that has that, and so I think, if I'm not mistaken, we ended up actually sending it from China to India right?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, exactly. So, we tried sourcing those over here, but we couldn't find them. We could find all of the other types of hooks, but you know there are certain products that are just not made over here. Oh, there we go, that hook right here, yeah.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, yeah, here's one of the listings. Like I'm using this, you know skipping to the end, you know to the end, you know we ended up getting this product from India and then I'm using it for a couple of my launching case studies, where I'm just analyzing the different effects and it'll be it'll be like a permanent product on Amazon too, but already we've been using this whole product, and then there's those, those hooks and nice little bag here that they came up with.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>so, yeah, this is a real product, guys, that we are talking about here yeah, so the hooks came from China and that was a smooth process as well. We didn't have any issues. I mean our supplier over here. It was sent directly to his factory, so he was the importer. There were no duties or anything. It was very smooth process. So, yeah, that worked really well, and then the bag as well. So, the bag was also sourced from the same supplier, because he also does, cotton bags and things like that. So that was also one reason why we chose him, because he could do the bags too.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, did Shivali organize the shipping, or did, did? did you also find the shipper for it?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>yeah, so we organized the shipping too and, because we used our shipper that you know, we're we've been using for a long time and they, they know how to ship out of India and also we used our shipper. Yeah, there was no issues with the shipping as far as I.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now that product in particular, you know, like I just happen to know, probably from previous conversations we've had, and then sometimes I'll watch your live streams on LinkedIn and stuff so I knew that you know that was a good one to source in India. But what are some other do's and dont’s Like? In the past I believe you had said, hey, you know electronics, you know like consumer electronics maybe stick to China, you know they're very good at that, but you know textiles and things like that in India. What about nowadays? What would you say are the top three or top five to do in the top three or so that maybe another country is better?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, electronics, I would say, still China is better, especially if you want to do OEM of things like Bluetooth headsets and if you want small quantities. But that's changing. I think maybe when I'm on the podcast, like in episode nine or so, I'll probably have a different story in the next couple of years, but that's changing too. There are a lot of electronics manufacturers that are being set up over here and, in fact, a lot of the bigger brands like Apple, Xiaomi. They have set up their factories and the supply chain is growing. So, there are a lot of like Bluetooth headsets and those kinds of companies that are setting up that are supplying to the domestic market and gradually these companies are going to export as well. So, the situation is definitely changing very fast. For example, there's this brand called Boat. They make a lot of Bluetooth headsets and you know, headphones, a lot of the small accessories, and now they have started exporting under their own brand and, of course, they will start doing OEM as well and they have, like I don't know, like 10 000 or so employees and across you know, various factories. It's a really big setup that they have and the government has been promoting electronics, but anyway. So, unless you are a big large, many you know brand electronics is still in China.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>And then I would also say in terms of dont's, a lot of the very low value products. You know something like for example, recently somebody came to us with the you know these curtains, polyester curtains that are blackout curtains and they're selling for I don't know like ten dollars or something or $15 online and we were not getting them in India at a good price. So, something like that that is very mass produced and suppliers and manufacturers in China can sort of get you know scale by producing in high volumes. Those sorts of products are still better in China. A lot of the plastic type of products as well, I would say China is still better, although again, there is more manufacturing of plastic items happening here, bigger factories being set up, but still, by and large, China is better for plastic items as well. In terms of the items that are good, of course, textiles, any kind of fabric, especially cotton and organic cotton. So organic cotton is really a really high quality over here. We're seeing a lot of growth in baby wear, very high quality, organic cotton, kids and baby wear. That's a very fast-growing category. Also, toys so there's a lot of focus on the toy industry in India. Because what happened a couple of years ago, Bradley, that there was a bit of a tension between India and China at the border I'm sure you must have heard of it. It was probably around COVID times and so you know. China did a couple of things to you know, sort of in defense, and then India sort of retaliated and one of the things that India did at that time was impose very high import duties on toys being imported from China.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A toy Cold War.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, a toy Cold War exactly, and so because there were these cheap toys that were flooding the market over here and of course, that was, you know, affecting the toy industry. But what that has done is that it's given a boost to the toy manufacturing. You know industry in India. So now, for example, a lot of wooden toys are coming up, and not only in, you know, like the traditional mango acacia wood, but like steam beach wood and pine wood, and very high quality and prices are very competitive. In many cases we've actually been able to beat China prices as well for you know wooden toys. Then there are a lot of factories being set up for you know regular like dolls and action figures and you know guns and sort of those types of things. Well, so that's a fast-growing category and a lot of local brands are also coming up and they are in fact exporting. So, there are a couple of local brands that do STEM toys, like India is really good with engineering and mathematics and all of those things. So, STEM toys is another huge category. There are some brands that in fact, we are helping launch them in the US and other markets, so that's another good category. Then I would also say, of course, all the entire handmade sector. So, there's wooden products, metal, ceramic, glass, all of those home decor items. That is still a very big category, especially for Amazon sellers and most sellers we know are finding a lot of success in those categories. Then there's leather, so a lot of beautiful, different types of leather. There are equestrian products, you know garments, shoes, accessories, bags, all of those things. And then I would also say, to add one more, eco-friendly products. So, if you're looking for anything that's made out of maybe cotton or jute or a lot of R&amp;D is being done in alternative materials. So, for example, cactus material or banana fibers. Those are being converted to fabrics and they are used in bags and other kind of accessories, but of course they're not mass materials yet because there are niche and the prices are much higher than a normal material, but still that’s an emerging category.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, interesting. Now, guys if you guys want to you know reach out to Megla to you know, perhaps you know, utilize her sourcing services, just like we did with success, as you saw. You know, one of the easy ways to remember is go to hubhelium10.com and then just type in India and then it'll come up right there, India sourcing network, and you could, you could connect her with her right from this page, right inside of Helium 10. Now I noticed also here on your Helium 10 hub page, it talks about India sourcing trips. So, are you still, have you still been doing, or did you start doing those again after COVID? Like what's the? What's the? You know? Like the cadence, is it once a year, twice a year, once every other year?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, we're still doing the trips there twice a year, and we started after restarted the trips after COVID, and the one that we did after COVID we had 70 people on the trip, so that was amazing, and since then we've continued to do. The next trip is coming up in October. So, you know for people who don't know much about the trip, it's basically an eight-day tour to India where we teach you all about sourcing from India. We take you to a trade show that has almost 4,000 export-focused manufacturers, and then we also do some cultural activities and, of course, there's a lot of networking. You get to meet all the different service providers. You can also do factory visits. We can customize the trip so that you are able to find the products that you're specifically looking for, and it's just a very fun experience. And, Bradley, what are you.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What are some of the fun things that you that you do, because I still have been saying for a long time I'm going to go. What do I have in store for me the first time I go on one of these? For the fun side. Obviously, I know the work side, what's going to happen, but what about on the fun side and the food side that's very important to me, as you know.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, the food side is amazing because we choose the menus and the restaurants very carefully because India has so much variety in terms of you know, the different food, um sort of flavors and items, like each state of India has a different type of cuisine, so we try to mix and make sure that you get a flavor of all different types of Indian cuisines, we do a Bollywood night. I would say that's the most fun night on the trip. You can basically wear an Indian dress. For men it's the Kurta, which is like a long shirt. Women wear Saris. We buy Saris for everybody. We have a live dance troupe. They're singing and dancing on Bhangra tunes. Bhangra is a very fast-paced band.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love Bhangra. I have some Zumba routines for some Bhangra songs. Yes, indeed.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, amazing. So, we have that, and then we're just, yeah, dancing and singing and drinking and eating, so that's a very, very fun night. And then we also go to Taj Mahal. So, I think that's also very special, because that's one of the seven wonders of the world, and especially if you come with your partner, like your better half, or your spouse, then you can get a picture in front of the Taj Mahal, which is basically a monument that's dedicated to love and romance. So that's also very special.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, all right, interesting So, the next one, is in October, you said.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, October 14th to the 21st.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, excellent, excellent. I'll see there's a chance you know I might be going, or I am going, to Maldives, as they do every year, you know, to film one of my every 100 episodes of this podcast, and then this year, I'm actually going to be going from Turkey. I'm speaking at Turkey and I think I want to ask you a couple questions about that it's Segue, but I found one flight that potentially has like a like a set, like a seven-hour layover or something, on my way to the Maldives from Turkey, in India, I think, Mumbai, and so I had never even set foot on soil in India. So, I'm like, all right, maybe that'll be my, my first dip and then next step would be going on the India sourcing trip. So, speaking of Turkey, I believe you said you just spoke at an event there and actually you've expanded some of your sourcing to there. And, like I know, you know Carrie, who works with us here at Helium 10, she was telling me you know she went like on a sourcing trip to Turkey on her own, like last year, for her own Amazon and Walmart brands, and she actually moved some of her manufacturing from I'm not sure if it was in China or Korea, but to Turkey, and has had good success. What, what can you? How did you get you know? Linked with sourcing in Turkey?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I was invited to this conference. I mean, we have been thinking about sourcing in Turkey. In fact, I got the domain name turkeysourcingtrip.com last year because we were, you know, sort of exploring that and that's the first thing you do, right, when you have an idea. So, you know, because Turkey is definitely coming up as an important production hub and in fact, somebody told me when I was there that Turkey is the China of Europe. So, if you're based in Europe, if you're sourcing in Europe, then Turkey is like the perfect destination for you. So, I was speaking there at the World Deaf Conference and, you know, I thought that, you know, while I'm going there, I would meet manufacturers and we already had had been having discussions with some sourcing agencies and some sourcing partners over there. So, yeah, I mean, in terms of the products, Turkey makes a very wide variety of products.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, first of all, textiles, like any type of towels, bedsheets, like Turkish cotton is very, very famous and I was, you know, some of the towels that I saw over there at the factories. They were so unique. I've never seen any towels like that. They had beautiful embroidery, some of them had like beads, embellishments, like very, very unique designs. Even the bedsheets were like very different from what you'd find in China or India. Then another thing is that they do a lot of cosmetics. So, there's in terms of cosmetics, it's also like skincare, or maybe shampoos, or you know, soaps, for example, things like that. So, there's a lot of R&amp;D happening at that front as well. There are a lot of brands that I met that were doing vegan and organic. You know, like creams and body. You know body products as well. So that was another category.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>And then, of course, apparel. So, Turkey does a lot of different types of apparel, whether it's women's apparel, kids or even men's apparel. There are men's suits. They do a lot of linen fabric as well. That's very popular linen and cotton. Then they do things like carpets. In fact, Turkish carpets are very popular. Then there's some handicraft items as well metal and ceramic and those types of things. But I mean exports of those are very minimal. There are also some very good packaging companies that we found so like very high-quality boxes. If you are sourcing some kind of product from there, then you can get the packaging and all done in Turkey as well. Also, the domestic market in Turkey for e-commerce is pretty strong. It's growing pretty fast and in fact Amazon is one of the marketplaces there, but it's not very popular. The popular marketplace is called Trendyol. So that's a local domestic marketplace and you know there is an opportunity for you to also sell in the domestic market on Trendyol if you are sourcing in Turkey.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>I also saw quite a few like wooden products and very unique designs. I mean that's one thing that sort of differentiated you know Turkey from China or India. The designs are very unique. And then some toys, some very basic kind of toys, like puzzles, some, you know, board games and things like that. So, I mean at first, not a huge variety of products like China or maybe Vietnam, but very niche, very unique, very differentiated. And I mean, if you're in Europe you should definitely, definitely explore Turkey, because it's just in your backyard and you can save on logistics costs and of course, the deliveries can be faster and you can order in smaller quantities as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, cool, cool. So, another you know alternative place that not a lot of people yet are sourcing from. That I think sellers should, should look into and I'll be looking forward to when you actually launch that website, because it means you're going to have some events and I love Turkish food too and I so many places I want to visit in in in Turkey, you know Bible history, a lot of Bible history there in a lot of cities and a lot of like Maldives-ish kind of places even that people don't realize on some parts of Turkey. So, I know you'll arrange something good. Just to prove, I wasn't making it up, but I found one of my old videos here of some Bhangra dancing here. Look at the skinny me going and doing some fitness right there. That's me, that's me from like 10 years ago. and even you can see my kids in that in that video leading a fitness class doing some Bhangra dancing there. But, anyways how you know, I already gave you know I told people how they can find you from the Helium 10 hub, but if they want to find you, you elsewhere out there on the interwebs. What are some good ways that they can? They can reach you.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Well, I'm on all of the social media platforms, so just search for me on either LinkedIn or Facebook and or Instagram and message me. You can also go to our website, Indiasourcingtrip.com or IndiaSourcing.net, and then Vietnamsourcingtrip.com as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Vietnam sourcing too. Yeah, I know that's another hot place. I see a lot of people moving to. Maybe there was just a couple of kind of products, a specialty, but I know a lot of people who are not only moving sourcing there, but even some of their operations moving to Vietnam. I spent about a week last year there and the last couple of years really nice, really nice place to visit. So maybe next time we can talk a little bit more about that. Do you have like a 30 second tip or 60 second tip you can share with the audience? Could be about sourcing, could be about travel, could be about moving to a country your son has never been to. Whatever kind of tip you want to give, go ahead and hit us with it.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, I would say be adventurous in your business. You have to explore different markets. China is not the only place where you can source products. Sometimes we get too comfortable sourcing in China and like, oh, we're sort of scared to go to these other markets. But there's a whole world out there, like whole different world, and people who are more adventurous and who are willing to take that risk will definitely reap rewards, because there are tons of unique products to be discovered in these alternative production hubs.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Alright. Well, Meghla thank you so much for coming on here for the fourth time, we’ll look forward next year for the fifth time and hopefully maybe by then we can say that I've been on one of your sourcing trips, like I've been planning for years to do So hopefully that happens within the next year or so. But thanks for joining us and we'll see you back here for sure.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Thank you so much, Bradley Bye.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meghla Bhardwaj, the globe's leading expert on sourcing from India, joins us for an illuminating discussion on the current and emerging trends in India's e-commerce landscape. Discover how giants like Amazon and Flipkart are transforming the market and how tier-two cities are becoming key players. Meghla also gives a heartfelt account of her personal journey of moving back to India from Singapore, shedding light on the adjustments and opportunities she encountered along the way.</p>
<p>We take a deep dive into the quick commerce revolution in India, where mobile apps deliver groceries to your door in mere minutes. From specialty e-commerce websites focused on categories like apparel and electronics to the impressive success stories of Indian sellers on Amazon.com, this episode covers it all. Learn how individual entrepreneurs and niche manufacturers in sectors like bedsheets and jewelry are thriving, and how Indian factories are evolving to meet the needs of Amazon sellers with improved packaging and labeling capabilities.</p>
<p>Beyond India, Meghla shares insights on sourcing opportunities in Turkey, emphasizing the high-quality textiles and unique designs that set Turkish products apart. She also discusses the growing electronics manufacturing industry in India and the increasing competitiveness of Indian sectors like organic cotton babywear and wooden toys. With a focus on the booming handmade sector and the importance of India sourcing trips, this episode is packed with valuable tips and personal stories for anyone interested in the dynamic world of e-commerce and global sourcing.</p>
<p>In episode 579 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Meghla discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - State Of E-Commerce in India</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:34 - Rising Trends in Indian E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:14 - Success in Cross-Border E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:51 - Finding Suppliers in India - Tips</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:32 - Sourcing and Differentiation in E-Commerce</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:38 - Changing Sourcing Trends in India</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:48 - Growth of Electronics Manufacturing in China</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:04 - Utilizing Meghla's India Sourcing Services</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">31:58 - Exploring Turkey's Unique Products and Opportunities</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Today we've got the world's foremost expert on sourcing products from India, Meghla, back on the show and she's going to talk about a variety of topics, not just sourcing in India, but also e-commerce in India and even sourcing in other countries like Turkey. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Helium 10's got over 40 tools for e-commerce entrepreneurs. I know how overwhelming it might seem to try and figure out how you're going to learn how to use everything, or maybe even to know which ones you want to get started with, so for a completely free course that's going to guide you through learning everything you need in order to become a Helium 10 expert, visit the Helium 10 Academy that is h10.me forward slash academy. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and we're going back on the opposite side of the world again. For the fourth time, Meghla 's here on the show. Meghla, welcome, welcome.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Thank you so much, Bradley. So excited to be here for the first time, yeah, but it's been quite a while. I think the last time I was on was a couple of years ago, wasn't it?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yes, yeah, so just you know, if anybody wants to get Meghla’s full backstory, I got a list here of all the episodes she's been on, so you guys can, you know, pause this one and go back if you guys want to, but she's been on the show since 2019. All right, that was her first time on the show, was episode all the way back in episode 84, then two, 10, then three, 31. And now we're in the 500. So, every couple hundred episodes she joins us here like clockwork, and so it's been a couple of years. I guess the last time was right towards the end of COVID there early 2022. First of all, what are you up to these days? Where do you live? Where are you calling in from today?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Well, I'm calling in from India. So, as you know, I was previously based in Singapore and two years ago I moved back to India. To, you know, focus a lot more on the India sourcing business, India sourcing trip. So now I'm permanently based in India and it's been</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Whereabouts?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>in Delhi.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How is it being back home?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>well, it's amazing, I mean, I really like it. My son had a bit of a problem adjusting.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I was about to say like your son, never lived in India before or when he was little. Maybe or no, his whole life was in other countries.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, his whole life was in other countries China and Singapore and so it was a bit of an adjustment for him as well. He couldn't even speak the language very fluently, but now he's like totally Desi. Desi is like a local person, that's the word that we use. So, yeah, he's, he's adjusted. I'm really glad I moved back because there's so much opportunity, you know, so much happening in terms of the economy, manufacturing, exports, so I think I made the right decision to move back.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, nice, nice. Now let's talk a little bit about, you know, the economy over there and I know, like you know, social commerce is big, and but what about just the traditional? You know that's been one of the larger Amazon marketplaces. How is Amazon doing, you know, versus Flipkart, etc. What's the e-commerce situation in a nutshell that's going on in India the last couple of years?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, the e-commerce situation is very rosy. I mean, e-commerce is booming. There's, you know, increasingly the tier two cities are also getting on the e-commerce bandwagon and there are more sales from, you know, the smaller cities as well. It started with mostly the Metropolitans but now it's sort of you know, the tier two cities are also. A lot of people are shopping online over there.</p>
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<p>What's really moving very fast is quick commerce. So that's something that is, you know, like for your groceries, for example, or daily use products. There are these apps and they're totally mobile based, right, there's no website that they have no browsers are only apps and you can basically order your groceries and they're delivered in minutes, like 10 minutes, 15 minutes, seven minutes. You know there's a race to like how fast the groceries can be delivered, so it's very convenient. Like since the time I've moved here, I've probably gone to the grocery store, maybe like twice or so. So, everything is ordered online by these websites or these apps basically.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, I think that's really booming, that whole quick commerce sector. Apart from that, there are a lot of these specialty e commerce websites that are coming up that. So, for example, you know, for apparel, there are specific websites only for women's apparel, for electronics, for toys, for all of these kinds of things. So that's another trend that's happening. But Amazon is still sort of the everything store, so if you can't find anything anywhere else, you'll definitely find it on Amazon. And then Flipkart as well is sort of number two, you know, to Amazon, but it is. I mean, both Amazon and Flipkart are sort of neck to neck and they're still dominating the domestic e-commerce sector over here.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Are there more successful Amazon India sellers? You know, I remember when we first started like or around then, like in 2019, you know I was like, hey, I need some help with finding some, like, really successful sellers. And then you did come up with one, but that was about it. In those days there was, like you know, one main guy who was doing really well but uh, are you seeing more people have a lot of success over there, or is it still pretty kind of like just even like everybody's just doing okay and not many people have really made it big?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>No, so there are some people that have made it really big and you know, they're doing like seven figures, eight figures in terms of cross border e-commerce, in terms of, you know, like selling on amazon.com mostly amazon.com at Amazon Europe as well. So that is definitely happening. A lot of the larger manufacturers, you know, they have established their own brands and they have, you know, started selling on e-commerce directly. So that's a trend that's happening. But, by and large, most manufacturers prefer not to sell directly on e-commerce platforms, even though Amazon themselves have been encouraging manufacturers to sell directly. But typically, the small, mid-sized manufacturers they want to focus on their core strength, which is manufacturing. They want to do large orders. That's where they really make their money and a lot of manufacturers have tried selling cross water but they have not been successful because, you know, of course shipping rates are high and there are a lot of returns and things like that. So not able to manage it.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>But the people that are being really successful are entrepreneurs and individual sellers, you know, because they are good at marketing. So, they source products from different manufacturers and they sell those products cross-border. So, there are quite a few niches that are seeing a lot of successful sellers. So, for example, bedsheets. I know one manufacturer that's doing really well in terms of bedsheets being exported. They have their own factory and they're doing that. Then there's also things like marble products and jewelry. So, a lot of sellers, resellers and manufacturers doing jewelry from the city of Jaipur. So, there are niches where people have been successful.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, you know, speaking of sourcing in India, you know that was something we've been talking about every time you've been on the show. Now, in the early days, you know, like before 2020, it could have been said that, hey, a lot of the manufacturers I believe we even talked about this a lot of the manufacturers, you know some of them didn't have that much experience, as far as sourcing or supplying. I should say Amazon sellers you know the new ones is that go on with that, like the manufacturing time and the quantities, and interfacing sending stuff directly to Amazon. Like you know, a lot of the Chinese factories are ones who have been doing this for 10, 15 years and they know all the ins and outs and the requirements of Amazon and it's like clockwork. But, you know, in the early days, you know, I remember you had said that, hey, you know, some of the factories might be a little bit green when it comes to that, but now I think you know I hear more and more sellers manufacturing, or even ones who were manufacturing in China, you know, moving their manufacturing to India. You know, due to tariffs or whatever the case is. What's the situation now? Do you find more and more factories are almost like on par with the Chinese ones as far as experience now with dealing directly with Amazon sellers?</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, definitely. There are increasingly more factories that are familiar with the packaging requirements, the labeling and all of those things. In fact, I was visiting a couple of factories just last week in the city of Moradabad, where there's a lot of metal production that happens there metal and wooden production. So, I was visiting this factory that makes urns and they have a ton of Amazon sellers as their clients, and what they have started doing now like they're adapting to Amazon sellers’ requirements. So, for example </p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>urns would be something good for my spooky coffin shelf friend, perhaps. Maybe you should think about adding that.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Absolutely yeah, and they're beautiful, gorgeous urns, right. And so, they cater to Amazon sellers. And what they have started doing is because Amazon sellers require inventory very fast, very quickly. So, they have started keeping stock of just blanks, you know, because the basic shape of the urn is the same, it's just it comes in different sizes and it's basically the patterns, the designs and the finish that differentiates one earn from the other. So, they just keep blanks ready in stock and so whenever you know Amazon sellers have sort of an order, they're like okay, quickly send it into production. So, they save a lot of time. And they specifically told me this is for our Amazon sellers because they require, you know, products to be shipped really fast. So that's happening. A lot of small midsize companies, because more Amazon sellers are sourcing from India now, they are definitely getting more familiar. The one thing that I'm seeing is that there aren't too many still like freight forwarders that are familiar. Not everybody is familiar with how to ship to Amazon. So just a couple of days ago I was talking to a freight forwarder and they were like we have no idea how to ship to FBA, but the one that we work with, for example, they understand how to do it very, very well. So, I think for shipping you just have to be a little careful. But increasingly suppliers sort of understand Amazon.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>When sellers who are sourcing from China experience increases in shipping costs, kind of like. Now what's going on? Is it pretty much the same across the board for India, or sometimes they're kind of immune to those, or pretty much just hey, anybody who's going that direction over the Pacific Ocean is going to have the same changes.</p>
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<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, it depends. In some situations, India does face increases, just like China. So, for example, during COVID, both India and China, that was sort of a global phenomenon overall. So, even though, I mean, China’s cost increased significantly they were up to, I think, like $25,000 per container at one point, but India's cost did not increase that much. I think they were maximum $12,000 or so. So currently India's costs are increasing, but for different reasons, because it's mostly because of the whole situation in the Suez Canal and you know, because of which the ships have to sort of take a longer route to the US. So that's what's mostly affecting, you know, the shipping costs from India currently, whereas in China, I think it's a different situation, where, you know, there is sort of increased demand for certain products as such. So, yeah, it's not always the same trend, but it can be.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Obviously, you know, we'll talk a little bit about it later. You know, I think you know, one of the best ways to find factories is getting help from you and also, you know, maybe even visiting the factories on one of your sourcing trips or taking, you know, source. You know, maybe somebody can go on their own to visit certain factories. But what are you know, outside of that, what are some other ways that people can find the factories? Like, obviously, Indian factories have always been on Alibaba. Is that still a good way also, at least just to see what's out there? Or are there other websites that have emerged, maybe I don't know about, in the last few years?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>yeah, so Alibaba and global sources, those are the two key global marketplaces. There are some suppliers from India and other countries, so you've got to use the supplier location filter to find factories from India. Plus, you can also just do a google search. A lot of the websites are now ranked on Google because Google is not blocked in India as it is in China. So, you'll find, you know, suppliers have websites, but of course, they don't keep their websites up to date. Sometimes they don't reply to emails that are sent to. You know email addresses on the website. So, you know, that's something you just have to keep in mind. Avoid the website India Mart, because that's going to come up very often, but that website is very domestic focused, and so there are a lot of companies that you know might not have export licenses, for example. So, yeah, I mean, there's also export promotion councils that you can go to, so visit their websites. You can download the list of their members, all of whom are exporters, but again, you have to like call them or email them to actually find out what their capabilities are.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>In terms of other websites, I mean, I don't think there are any other supplier directories that have come up recently. There are some websites that have started, you know, selling products from India. For example, there's this website called expobazaar.com, which is basically they have stock in the US, which is basically they have stock in the US and so if you want to drop ship, for example, or if you want to buy very small quantities, like five, 10, 15 pieces, you can buy it from that website and then they can ship it directly. So, they have a lot of stock in the US and what they don't have in the US they can ship from India. So that concept is sort of picking up. Drop shipping is picking up for certain categories as well. Yeah, concept is sort of picking up Drop shipping is picking up for certain categories as well, and we have started offering sourcing services now like a sourcing agency. Previously we were just sort of connecting suppliers and buyers, but now we are managing the entire process because we found that a lot of people just stumble a lot. India is not easy to navigate, suppliers are not easy to manage sometimes, so we've started offering sort of end-to-end sourcing solutions  as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, all right. Yeah, speaking of that, you know, like a couple of years ago we were working on what was going to be kind of like a version of Project X, and then most of it we kind of just postponed, like we filmed a whole bunch of stuff, but then, you know, with COVID and different things going on, like we kind of paused it. But the one thing that we actually, or the only thing in that project that we saw all the way to the end, was something that we sourced. I remember, you know, I I told you about it. I was like all right, you know, we obviously know in project X how to source products. Uh, you know, from China, let's try to do a product, that would be, that would be good for India, and then it was this macrame, product, and so, um, conversations and stuff. You know, I believe Shivali went directly to you but, walk us through, kind of like what happened? Like she, she maybe, contacted you and told you kind of like the, the, the kind of product it was, and then, first of all, you had to make the decision is this good to source in India or not? And we'll talk a little bit about that. You know what is good and maybe what isn't good to do in India. But then then, how did you go about finding and vetting factories, like, did you have one exactly that went to mind, or did you, maybe you know, shop around a little bit, get some samples? Walk us through the process a little bit.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah. So, Shivali basically sent us a link and, I think, a couple of photos, and she had specific requirements. So, then what we did was we looked through our database, because we have a database of vetted suppliers and we do have quite a few suppliers that do macrame, because macrame is one of India's strong points. Like anything that is handmade, handcrafted, you'll find it is you know better in India, because labor is, of course, cheaper over here. So, what we did was we spoke to I don't remember the exact number of suppliers, but maybe like four or five suppliers we sent out the product to, we got quotes from them and then we basically went with the supplier that had the most competitive quote and also that had a good experience in macrame products, because a lot of the macrame products actually are done in homes by women, they're not done in factories and they're outsourced. So, it's very important for the supplier to be able to manage quality for such kind of products.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, you want to make sure that the supplier has control. So, we spoke to quite a few suppliers and with this supplier we've done some other products in the past and we know that he's got good control over the quality of products and he has somebody to go around and check what's happening in each of the households or the communities wherever these products are being manufactured. And I personally have visited his facility over here in Delhi, so I know that he has the you know facilities to process and he has a process of you know like a checking and cleaning and packing and processing the entire product after it comes in as well. So, then we decided to go with this supplier and we got a coat and the coat was very competitive. So, you know, we negotiated a little bit with this supplier and we went to Shivali with the coat and she was pretty happy with it. So, we didn't have to negotiate that further and the only issue that we had was for the hook. So, Shivali, wanted a specific kind of hook,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That was me. I was the one who told her about that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>yeah, you're the one causing all the trouble.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Yep, yep, I remember that part of it.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm always thinking about how to differentiate, and the reason why was, you know, like already. But you know, by the time we started working on this, it started getting saturated. I was like, well that's fine, I want to show what happens when you do launch in a saturated niche. But I'm always thinking about how to differentiate. And one thing I learned about, you know, from my experience with the coffin shelves and things and I do a lot of other home decor products and I do a lot of other home decor products was that something that differentiates is how much you know how heavy you can, you know put something that's hanging on a wall and there's two, two factors there it's  not just how heavy, but how easy it is to install.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>You know, like me personally, I hate something you know that requires like a drill to use or you have that plastic piece and you put a screw through and through and it leaves like a humungous hole you know, I might have to have a drill in my house, which I know a lot of people don't have. So, and then, plus those just screws that go straight in. You know, those always aren't the strongest, you know, unless you're going directly into a stud or something, and then I think they're called, like, monkey hooks, but that was what we started using a while back for coffin shelves, and it just like you can just put it in with your hand and then, because of gravity and physics and everything, the way it works is like the strongest, and so I was like, no, we have to have this special hook because we'd be the only, we'd be the only macrame holder that has that, and so I think, if I'm not mistaken, we ended up actually sending it from China to India right?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, exactly. So, we tried sourcing those over here, but we couldn't find them. We could find all of the other types of hooks, but you know there are certain products that are just not made over here. Oh, there we go, that hook right here, yeah.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So, yeah, here's one of the listings. Like I'm using this, you know skipping to the end, you know to the end, you know we ended up getting this product from India and then I'm using it for a couple of my launching case studies, where I'm just analyzing the different effects and it'll be it'll be like a permanent product on Amazon too, but already we've been using this whole product, and then there's those, those hooks and nice little bag here that they came up with.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>so, yeah, this is a real product, guys, that we are talking about here yeah, so the hooks came from China and that was a smooth process as well. We didn't have any issues. I mean our supplier over here. It was sent directly to his factory, so he was the importer. There were no duties or anything. It was very smooth process. So, yeah, that worked really well, and then the bag as well. So, the bag was also sourced from the same supplier, because he also does, cotton bags and things like that. So that was also one reason why we chose him, because he could do the bags too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now, did Shivali organize the shipping, or did, did? did you also find the shipper for it?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>yeah, so we organized the shipping too and, because we used our shipper that you know, we're we've been using for a long time and they, they know how to ship out of India and also we used our shipper. Yeah, there was no issues with the shipping as far as I.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now that product in particular, you know, like I just happen to know, probably from previous conversations we've had, and then sometimes I'll watch your live streams on LinkedIn and stuff so I knew that you know that was a good one to source in India. But what are some other do's and dont’s Like? In the past I believe you had said, hey, you know electronics, you know like consumer electronics maybe stick to China, you know they're very good at that, but you know textiles and things like that in India. What about nowadays? What would you say are the top three or top five to do in the top three or so that maybe another country is better?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, electronics, I would say, still China is better, especially if you want to do OEM of things like Bluetooth headsets and if you want small quantities. But that's changing. I think maybe when I'm on the podcast, like in episode nine or so, I'll probably have a different story in the next couple of years, but that's changing too. There are a lot of electronics manufacturers that are being set up over here and, in fact, a lot of the bigger brands like Apple, Xiaomi. They have set up their factories and the supply chain is growing. So, there are a lot of like Bluetooth headsets and those kinds of companies that are setting up that are supplying to the domestic market and gradually these companies are going to export as well. So, the situation is definitely changing very fast. For example, there's this brand called Boat. They make a lot of Bluetooth headsets and you know, headphones, a lot of the small accessories, and now they have started exporting under their own brand and, of course, they will start doing OEM as well and they have, like I don't know, like 10 000 or so employees and across you know, various factories. It's a really big setup that they have and the government has been promoting electronics, but anyway. So, unless you are a big large, many you know brand electronics is still in China.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>And then I would also say in terms of dont's, a lot of the very low value products. You know something like for example, recently somebody came to us with the you know these curtains, polyester curtains that are blackout curtains and they're selling for I don't know like ten dollars or something or $15 online and we were not getting them in India at a good price. So, something like that that is very mass produced and suppliers and manufacturers in China can sort of get you know scale by producing in high volumes. Those sorts of products are still better in China. A lot of the plastic type of products as well, I would say China is still better, although again, there is more manufacturing of plastic items happening here, bigger factories being set up, but still, by and large, China is better for plastic items as well. In terms of the items that are good, of course, textiles, any kind of fabric, especially cotton and organic cotton. So organic cotton is really a really high quality over here. We're seeing a lot of growth in baby wear, very high quality, organic cotton, kids and baby wear. That's a very fast-growing category. Also, toys so there's a lot of focus on the toy industry in India. Because what happened a couple of years ago, Bradley, that there was a bit of a tension between India and China at the border I'm sure you must have heard of it. It was probably around COVID times and so you know. China did a couple of things to you know, sort of in defense, and then India sort of retaliated and one of the things that India did at that time was impose very high import duties on toys being imported from China.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A toy Cold War.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, a toy Cold War exactly, and so because there were these cheap toys that were flooding the market over here and of course, that was, you know, affecting the toy industry. But what that has done is that it's given a boost to the toy manufacturing. You know industry in India. So now, for example, a lot of wooden toys are coming up, and not only in, you know, like the traditional mango acacia wood, but like steam beach wood and pine wood, and very high quality and prices are very competitive. In many cases we've actually been able to beat China prices as well for you know wooden toys. Then there are a lot of factories being set up for you know regular like dolls and action figures and you know guns and sort of those types of things. Well, so that's a fast-growing category and a lot of local brands are also coming up and they are in fact exporting. So, there are a couple of local brands that do STEM toys, like India is really good with engineering and mathematics and all of those things. So, STEM toys is another huge category. There are some brands that in fact, we are helping launch them in the US and other markets, so that's another good category. Then I would also say, of course, all the entire handmade sector. So, there's wooden products, metal, ceramic, glass, all of those home decor items. That is still a very big category, especially for Amazon sellers and most sellers we know are finding a lot of success in those categories. Then there's leather, so a lot of beautiful, different types of leather. There are equestrian products, you know garments, shoes, accessories, bags, all of those things. And then I would also say, to add one more, eco-friendly products. So, if you're looking for anything that's made out of maybe cotton or jute or a lot of R&amp;D is being done in alternative materials. So, for example, cactus material or banana fibers. Those are being converted to fabrics and they are used in bags and other kind of accessories, but of course they're not mass materials yet because there are niche and the prices are much higher than a normal material, but still that’s an emerging category.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, interesting. Now, guys if you guys want to you know reach out to Megla to you know, perhaps you know, utilize her sourcing services, just like we did with success, as you saw. You know, one of the easy ways to remember is go to hubhelium10.com and then just type in India and then it'll come up right there, India sourcing network, and you could, you could connect her with her right from this page, right inside of Helium 10. Now I noticed also here on your Helium 10 hub page, it talks about India sourcing trips. So, are you still, have you still been doing, or did you start doing those again after COVID? Like what's the? What's the? You know? Like the cadence, is it once a year, twice a year, once every other year?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, we're still doing the trips there twice a year, and we started after restarted the trips after COVID, and the one that we did after COVID we had 70 people on the trip, so that was amazing, and since then we've continued to do. The next trip is coming up in October. So, you know for people who don't know much about the trip, it's basically an eight-day tour to India where we teach you all about sourcing from India. We take you to a trade show that has almost 4,000 export-focused manufacturers, and then we also do some cultural activities and, of course, there's a lot of networking. You get to meet all the different service providers. You can also do factory visits. We can customize the trip so that you are able to find the products that you're specifically looking for, and it's just a very fun experience. And, Bradley, what are you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>What are some of the fun things that you that you do, because I still have been saying for a long time I'm going to go. What do I have in store for me the first time I go on one of these? For the fun side. Obviously, I know the work side, what's going to happen, but what about on the fun side and the food side that's very important to me, as you know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, the food side is amazing because we choose the menus and the restaurants very carefully because India has so much variety in terms of you know, the different food, um sort of flavors and items, like each state of India has a different type of cuisine, so we try to mix and make sure that you get a flavor of all different types of Indian cuisines, we do a Bollywood night. I would say that's the most fun night on the trip. You can basically wear an Indian dress. For men it's the Kurta, which is like a long shirt. Women wear Saris. We buy Saris for everybody. We have a live dance troupe. They're singing and dancing on Bhangra tunes. Bhangra is a very fast-paced band.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>I love Bhangra. I have some Zumba routines for some Bhangra songs. Yes, indeed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, amazing. So, we have that, and then we're just, yeah, dancing and singing and drinking and eating, so that's a very, very fun night. And then we also go to Taj Mahal. So, I think that's also very special, because that's one of the seven wonders of the world, and especially if you come with your partner, like your better half, or your spouse, then you can get a picture in front of the Taj Mahal, which is basically a monument that's dedicated to love and romance. So that's also very special.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, all right, interesting So, the next one, is in October, you said.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yes, October 14th to the 21st.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, excellent, excellent. I'll see there's a chance you know I might be going, or I am going, to Maldives, as they do every year, you know, to film one of my every 100 episodes of this podcast, and then this year, I'm actually going to be going from Turkey. I'm speaking at Turkey and I think I want to ask you a couple questions about that it's Segue, but I found one flight that potentially has like a like a set, like a seven-hour layover or something, on my way to the Maldives from Turkey, in India, I think, Mumbai, and so I had never even set foot on soil in India. So, I'm like, all right, maybe that'll be my, my first dip and then next step would be going on the India sourcing trip. So, speaking of Turkey, I believe you said you just spoke at an event there and actually you've expanded some of your sourcing to there. And, like I know, you know Carrie, who works with us here at Helium 10, she was telling me you know she went like on a sourcing trip to Turkey on her own, like last year, for her own Amazon and Walmart brands, and she actually moved some of her manufacturing from I'm not sure if it was in China or Korea, but to Turkey, and has had good success. What, what can you? How did you get you know? Linked with sourcing in Turkey?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, so I was invited to this conference. I mean, we have been thinking about sourcing in Turkey. In fact, I got the domain name turkeysourcingtrip.com last year because we were, you know, sort of exploring that and that's the first thing you do, right, when you have an idea. So, you know, because Turkey is definitely coming up as an important production hub and in fact, somebody told me when I was there that Turkey is the China of Europe. So, if you're based in Europe, if you're sourcing in Europe, then Turkey is like the perfect destination for you. So, I was speaking there at the World Deaf Conference and, you know, I thought that, you know, while I'm going there, I would meet manufacturers and we already had had been having discussions with some sourcing agencies and some sourcing partners over there. So, yeah, I mean, in terms of the products, Turkey makes a very wide variety of products.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>So, first of all, textiles, like any type of towels, bedsheets, like Turkish cotton is very, very famous and I was, you know, some of the towels that I saw over there at the factories. They were so unique. I've never seen any towels like that. They had beautiful embroidery, some of them had like beads, embellishments, like very, very unique designs. Even the bedsheets were like very different from what you'd find in China or India. Then another thing is that they do a lot of cosmetics. So, there's in terms of cosmetics, it's also like skincare, or maybe shampoos, or you know, soaps, for example, things like that. So, there's a lot of R&amp;D happening at that front as well. There are a lot of brands that I met that were doing vegan and organic. You know, like creams and body. You know body products as well. So that was another category.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>And then, of course, apparel. So, Turkey does a lot of different types of apparel, whether it's women's apparel, kids or even men's apparel. There are men's suits. They do a lot of linen fabric as well. That's very popular linen and cotton. Then they do things like carpets. In fact, Turkish carpets are very popular. Then there's some handicraft items as well metal and ceramic and those types of things. But I mean exports of those are very minimal. There are also some very good packaging companies that we found so like very high-quality boxes. If you are sourcing some kind of product from there, then you can get the packaging and all done in Turkey as well. Also, the domestic market in Turkey for e-commerce is pretty strong. It's growing pretty fast and in fact Amazon is one of the marketplaces there, but it's not very popular. The popular marketplace is called Trendyol. So that's a local domestic marketplace and you know there is an opportunity for you to also sell in the domestic market on Trendyol if you are sourcing in Turkey.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>I also saw quite a few like wooden products and very unique designs. I mean that's one thing that sort of differentiated you know Turkey from China or India. The designs are very unique. And then some toys, some very basic kind of toys, like puzzles, some, you know, board games and things like that. So, I mean at first, not a huge variety of products like China or maybe Vietnam, but very niche, very unique, very differentiated. And I mean, if you're in Europe you should definitely, definitely explore Turkey, because it's just in your backyard and you can save on logistics costs and of course, the deliveries can be faster and you can order in smaller quantities as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, cool, cool. So, another you know alternative place that not a lot of people yet are sourcing from. That I think sellers should, should look into and I'll be looking forward to when you actually launch that website, because it means you're going to have some events and I love Turkish food too and I so many places I want to visit in in in Turkey, you know Bible history, a lot of Bible history there in a lot of cities and a lot of like Maldives-ish kind of places even that people don't realize on some parts of Turkey. So, I know you'll arrange something good. Just to prove, I wasn't making it up, but I found one of my old videos here of some Bhangra dancing here. Look at the skinny me going and doing some fitness right there. That's me, that's me from like 10 years ago. and even you can see my kids in that in that video leading a fitness class doing some Bhangra dancing there. But, anyways how you know, I already gave you know I told people how they can find you from the Helium 10 hub, but if they want to find you, you elsewhere out there on the interwebs. What are some good ways that they can? They can reach you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Well, I'm on all of the social media platforms, so just search for me on either LinkedIn or Facebook and or Instagram and message me. You can also go to our website, Indiasourcingtrip.com or IndiaSourcing.net, and then Vietnamsourcingtrip.com as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Vietnam sourcing too. Yeah, I know that's another hot place. I see a lot of people moving to. Maybe there was just a couple of kind of products, a specialty, but I know a lot of people who are not only moving sourcing there, but even some of their operations moving to Vietnam. I spent about a week last year there and the last couple of years really nice, really nice place to visit. So maybe next time we can talk a little bit more about that. Do you have like a 30 second tip or 60 second tip you can share with the audience? Could be about sourcing, could be about travel, could be about moving to a country your son has never been to. Whatever kind of tip you want to give, go ahead and hit us with it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Yeah, I would say be adventurous in your business. You have to explore different markets. China is not the only place where you can source products. Sometimes we get too comfortable sourcing in China and like, oh, we're sort of scared to go to these other markets. But there's a whole world out there, like whole different world, and people who are more adventurous and who are willing to take that risk will definitely reap rewards, because there are tons of unique products to be discovered in these alternative production hubs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Alright. Well, Meghla thank you so much for coming on here for the fourth time, we’ll look forward next year for the fifth time and hopefully maybe by then we can say that I've been on one of your sourcing trips, like I've been planning for years to do So hopefully that happens within the next year or so. But thanks for joining us and we'll see you back here for sure.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Meghla:</p>
<p>Thank you so much, Bradley Bye.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Unlock the secrets of skyrocketing your e-commerce sales with TikTok Shop! Join us as we sit down with Michelle Barnum-Smith, a leading expert on TikTok Shop, who will reveal why this platform is revolutionizing e-commerce and how you can tap into its immense potential. From unparalleled user engagement to an all-inclusive buying experience that supports brand building and data transparency, Michelle dissects the unique advantages TikTok Shop offers over traditional platforms like Amazon. Get ready to learn how full visibility of sales data and direct customer interactions can transform your business.</p>
<p>In this episode, we explore the seamless customer journey on TikTok Shop from sparking awareness to completing a purchase all within the app. Discover how the shift from traditional influencer marketing to a collaborative affiliate model is empowering creators to drive sales through direct rewards from TikTok. We also get into TikTok's growing prominence as a search engine for younger generations and the new shopping features that make discoverability effortless. This is a golden opportunity for sellers to leverage TikTok Shop's innovative ecosystem to maximize engagement and boost sales.</p>
<p>Prepare to be inspired by real-life success stories and practical tips for setting up your very own TikTok Shop. We cover everything from business registration and linking social accounts to optimizing your listings and content for viral success. Michelle shares invaluable insights on inventory forecasting and the ripple effect of TikTok Shop's success on other platforms like Amazon. Plus, learn the importance of adhering to community guidelines to avoid account suspensions and ensure your business thrives on TikTok Shop. Don't miss out on this comprehensive guide to navigating and conquering TikTok Shop's dynamic marketplace!</p>
<p>In episode 578 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Michelle discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Exploring TikTok Shop for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:56 - TikTok's Influence on Consumer Purchases</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:23 - Enhanced Shopping Experience on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:32 - Maximizing Sales Through TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:04 - Reviving Live Selling With TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:22 - TikTok Shop Viral Success Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:40 - Success Tips for TikTok Shop Setup</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:55 - Maximizing Marketing Opportunities on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:11 - TikTok Shop Guidelines and Best Practices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:40 - Navigating TikTok Shop Suspension Guidelines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:48 - Effective Creator Outreach Strategy Guide</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>TikTok shop is one of the hottest marketplaces in 2024 to sell on. Today we're going to do a deep dive into everything you need to know to get started selling on that platform. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our special Freedom Ticket monthly workshop, where we actually film live a training, a deep dive training, into a certain aspect of e-commerce and we put it later into Freedom Ticket so that you guys can benefit from it. But you guys here on the podcast are going to get the benefit of getting this training too. Now today's guest is going to be Michelle Barnum-Smith, who is definitely an expert in the field of TikTok shop and she's going to do a deep dive into like hey, what do you need to do to get started and what are some best practices? You know we've had some people on this podcast who sell on TikTok shop. You guys have heard them doing some crazy, crazy numbers, some of them even doing more than their Amazon business. So if you guys want to know what's involved with getting set up on this platform, this episode is going to be for you.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now, Michelle I've known for quite some time, and so today she's going to be showing you why you need to be considering TikTok and talking about some of the opportunities that are there and what she's doing to help herself and her clients actually crush it. So please welcome Michelle.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Today we've got lots of ground to cover and we're going to be talking about the TikTok shop opportunity. Just like Kevin said and Shivali said, unless you've been living under a rock, it is all the buzz, and rightly so. Some people don't realize this, but TikTok shop was born from a hashtag and the whole idea of TikTok made me buy it. This hashtag has been around for several years and it basically was like hey, I discovered this on TikTok and I went and bought it. And here I'm showing it off again because TikTok made me buy this. And essentially, TikTok shop allows businesses to showcase through engaging short videos, live streams and creator collaborations, and users can discover and purchase products directly within the app, creating a smooth and convenient shopping experience. And we're going to talk about, like, just how powerful this really is for you as brand sellers.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So the opportunity of a TikTok shop has never been hotter. I mean, essentially, we're talking about a billion monthly users. They're on the app 17 times a day, with 83% of people saying that TikTok has influenced purchase decisions on what they're doing and what they're buying. So consumers are on TikTok specifically to be entertained. They hang out for hours. One and a half billion monthly user base spending an average of 95 minutes a day on the platform. I want you to think about that. That's like at least three episodes of your favorite show on Netflix. It's, you know, it's like people are just like scrolling, scrolling, scrolling and, um, all, all times of the day, like, like we saw in that previous stat of 17 times. You know, essentially starting the app 17 times a day, kind of crazy. Um, they offer a frictionless buying experience from creator to product page, to checkout to back to scrolling in seconds, which is one of the huge reasons why TikTok and TikTok Shop is such a powerful opportunity for sellers, right this second, so you can literally go from an organic discovery experience to a checkout experience in just seconds, and you can amplify that opportunity with some certain promotional activities that we'll talk about. So, bottom line, TikTok shop really helps build brands, not just sell products, so they have more high quality traffic, more sales and repurchases, have full visibility of data, end to end loop closing data.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So one of the things that I love so much about TikTok shop is having previously just used TikTok to drive traffic to Amazon. So I have tried it a whole bunch and it is so frustrating because Amazon's a black hole. They don't share data back with you. So if you've ever tried to run ads, drive influencer content, even do social media like, just focus on the social media side of TikTok or Instagram or Facebook or whatever it might be. There's no data back from Amazon, even with using attribution, because Amazon attribution is 55% inaccurate to actually tell you what converted, what drove sales. It's kind of like a guess most of the time and if sales rise you're kind of like, okay, well, what contributed to that In TikTok shop? You know exactly what contributed to that sale. You know exactly what social posts drove how many sales. Which affiliate is your number one affiliate? If you're running ads, you know exactly how those ads are performing.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>It allows you to speak directly with your viewers as well, your customers, your prospects, every step along the way. It's you the face of the brand, your brand, interacting directly with customers. So most of the time, most sellers, most consumers, don't realize that there's sellers behind their brands on Amazon. They just think that they're buying a product on Amazon. That's not the case with TikTok. TikTok gives sellers opportunity to interact directly with the customer on every step of the customer journey. So there's no question who is? You know who this relationship is with and there's serious marketing opportunities, and I'm such a marketing geek. I love all of the marketing opportunities that TikTok has. Just this, just today, they released promo codes. Super excited about that. So let's talk about the full shopping journey within TikTok. Essentially, TikTok allows you to discover through shoppable content and through short videos and lives to select, basically go and learn more from about the product on the product detail page and then actually check out and buy, place orders and check out without ever leaving TikTok. So why this is so significant? As a marketer and as a seller myself, if I have, let's say, the counter to that is on Instagram and if you've ever been influenced on Instagram, you know, let me know, raise your hand, you're watching, you're watching that content and then the person is saying, oh, go to the link in my bio and you go to the link in your bio in, and it's some linktree that may or may not have been updated and that link might take them to Amazon. Take you to Amazon, where their Amazon storefront is like laid out, all for you to have to sort through just to find the product that you were interested in that caught your attention for just a second, that interrupted your entertainment experience that you were there on Instagram to experience, and now you can't even find what it was that caught your attention. You just give up in frustration.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>What I love about TikTok shop is that you can go from being entertained seeing a shoppable video, seeing something that a creator is promoting, to all the way to checkout in just seconds and back into your entertainment. That experience has very little interruption. So TikTok has several ways to checkout. Essentially, you have the opportunity to go from a shoppable video to a TikTok shop where you can see that brand's full lineup of offerings, and go to the product detail page where you can then check out. But this is not typically the shopping experience. Usually, it's you see a video. It takes you directly to the product detail page and then you just check out. These are the things and ways that you can build your brand on TikTok shop directly. So let's talk about the customer journey on TikTok versus Amazon. So previously TikTok, when it was just a social media channel, sat a little bit higher up in the customer journey. So if you guys aren't familiar, the customer journey is this idea of a funnel or this process where somebody goes from awareness to consideration, to purchase, to customer service, to going deeper in their rebuy or loyalty to that specific brand. So previously, TikTok the app, the social media side of TikTok was just in the awareness phase, the awareness and consideration phase. Just like Instagram, it was like a place of discovery, a place of entertainment, a place to maybe get educated, but it wasn't a place to purchase. That was where you would go to Amazon, and Amazon fit squarely in the consideration phase, like I need more information, I'm aware of my need already and then I'm going to purchase. So essentially, Amazon is solution solving. It's a search engine for buying. Customers are already aware of a need. They search, research and buy on Amazon.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Buyers don't hang out on Amazon for fun or entertainment, despite Amazon's best efforts with Amazon Lives, Amazon Post, Amazon Inspire, and that's really why TikTok shop has taken over in that regard. Not necessarily like I'm not saying that Amazon's going away anytime soon. Obviously that's a huge opportunity, but TikTok shop now owns the entire customer journey, from awareness through consideration, purchase, the customer service experience, all the way to rebuy opportunities, average order value increases, um rebuy rates, all sorts of things that TikTok shop makes available to sellers to be able to do and accomplish all within the TikTok shop platform. Are you guys seeing the potential and the opportunity here? And, as a marketer, this is why I'm so passionate about it, because if you own the awareness, if you are the one creating the awareness of the need and you immediately go into a checkout scenario, you win. The checkout is not okay we're making you aware and then you're being taken to a page where you and 100 other competitors are then brought up with different options and people are overwhelmed with options. It's not like that. It's literally going from awareness to checkout to back to entertainment in a matter of seconds. So TikTok really comes down to need awareness. Their focus is on entertainment and education and their goal is to keep users on the platform with their addictive algorithms. Users are made aware of products and the purchases is done within TikTok shop with quick checkouts and then buyers are back to scrolling within seconds. So that's really kind of the crux of TikTok shop there and live selling. I don't know if you guys have seen have been on the platform yet, but live selling it really had its heyday. I feel like you know as far as US consumer behavior goes in, like the late eighties, early nineties, Saturday morning infomercials Anybody remember those?</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>I know I was like, always sucked in. I was always sucked into those Um. And then there's QVC and home shopping network where, you know, basically little ladies hang out to buy kitchen kitchenware, but TikTok shop, specifically, is bringing live, selling back, and it's crazy's crazy, the amount of organic viewers you get checking out your products live, seeing what you have to offer live, you know, and it's a form of entertainment, so they're already on there to be entertained and then they get to watch you pitch whatever it is that you have. That's kind of crazy. And also creators we have this. Creators have been kind of like put up on this pedestal as influencers, right, and this kind of title and with that has come a little bit of a combative nature. When it comes to working with brands, right, how many of you have worked with an influencer where you've reached out to them, you've tried to recruit them and they're charging like a couple hundred dollars of post to like two thousand dollars a post, five thousand dollars a post for the honor to get to work with them. Anybody experience that. And then you're like, um, what did I get from that? I got a post. Did it do anything, right? So the awesome, the awesome thing with working with creators now is that they essentially become affiliates because TikTok is rewarding them for sales that they make through the platform. So creators are now motivated to work with brands and to push products and seek out opportunities. It's no longer just like oh well, I'm a creator and so my creative needs are above your needs as a brand. Now they're willing to be more collaborative with brands in and focusing on content that converts and that drives sales, because, at the end of the day, they want to make money right and we all want to make money, and so it makes it more of a win-win relationship. So that's one of my favorite things about this kind of shift is it goes from the honor of working with a creator and an influencer to now like okay, we're affiliates and we're in this together.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So there's kind of four native ways to discover and buy on TikTok. There's the browse area, which is shoppable videos. That's what you would generally see if you're just scrolling through TikTok. You're going to have some content that is just entertainment content. You're going to have content that's educational and informative and that sync to and our shoppable videos, basically, and shop pages. That's where you know brands show up with their brand presence, um, live shopping, like we discussed, and the shop tab. So that's the new kind of search functionality within TikTok. That's all about finding and discovery and searching for solutions. It's kind of crazy, but TikTok has now become a search engine for a certain demographic. Anybody who's less than 25 years old, instead of going to Google with their questions first, they're going to TikTok with their questions first, and it used to be that videos were what was served first in the search results and now it's product. Are you picking up? What I'm putting down? Like this is this is a significant opportunity. This is such a crazy shift and I will say that every almost like 80 to 90% of the in TikTok shop contacts that I have were recently recruited from Amazon. Like Amazon employees are moving over to TikTok shop just like clawing their way over here. So it's very soon there's gonna be some aspects that are native to Amazon that we'll start seeing show up in TikTok shop, especially this kind of search portion, the shop tab, and then the buying experience, like we've talked about, is very seamless, from the product page to the checkout page. You literally can like sync your Apple Pay with TikTok shop, click the side of your phone gosh and be back to doom scrolling in seconds, if I haven't, you know, beat that into you enough.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>But let's talk about this idea and this question is TikTok shop just a distraction for you as sellers? I hear this kind of objection a lot, and from really big sellers, and so I'm a little surprised. I'm always a little surprised because, like Kevin said, I think that if you have an opportunity to make money, are you going to say no to that opportunity, especially when it's relatively zero to low cost to get started? You already have inventory. You just bring it over to TikTok. So let's talk about just some case studies really quick. Every time I talk to an Amazon seller who is looking to expand off Amazon or diversify their revenue off Amazon, they're usually happy with like, hey, if I can get 5% of my Amazon sales off Amazon, like my Shopify site or Walmart or Etsy or something, I would be happy if just 5%. So here we have a few sellers and I'm just going to cruise through here. This brand got serious about TikTok shop beginning of April and year to date, they are 8% of their Amazon sales on TikTok shop. This brand launched in September of 2023 with TikTok shop. They're one of my brands and we immediately went viral. Immediately, like the bestseller that we had became a bestseller on TikTok shop and then, as we got to know our audience a lot better and affiliates a lot better, launching products on TikTok shop with them, we saw halo effect on Amazon. Every single time that we launched a new product on TikTok shop it would go viral. It would go viral on Amazon as well. Rank would skyrocket and along with sales. So their year to date revenue is 11%.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Our biggest struggle with this brand is every time we go viral. Like it's really hard to forecast inventory for going viral. So we keep running into like our bestsellers going out of stock because they just take off. They just take off, so that I guess that is like one of the sides of TikTok shop that is a warning is that your shop could go viral and with your inventory. This seller I did a big training in Cancun back in February and in and around TikTok shop this seller was doing two sales a day before my training and after that, um, 180 sales in the week following. So I was a little proud of that. And then subsequently, uh, we've been working together and now their brands, their, uh, they have 15% of their total brand revenue, uh, of their Amazon revenue they're making on TikTok shop. I'm not going to talk a lot about these brands, because these brands are just like killing it. They're 16% of Amazon sales for this brand. This brand, gosh, they're just like. I just met with their category manager last week, their new category manager. They're number one in their category on TikTok shop, all of TikTok shop, and their year to date is 17% of their Amazon sales. So I guess you have to ask yourself, like, is it worth getting started? Like, yes, I think the answer is obvious, right, like I'm not doing a sales pitch here guys. I don't like this is you already have the inventory, right? You're already selling on Amazon. It's not too much more difficult to extend, uh, what you're doing and get started with that same inventory on TikTok shop as well. So, but there's some nuances to it and I want to talk about those nuances. So there are some keys that are necessary to a successful setup on TikTok shop. So this is where we're getting a little bit down into some specifics. On setup, I am not walking you through step-by-step a setup step-by-step at this point. This is not necessarily how to. This is more of kind of like lessons learned from setting up over 30 brands personally on TikTok shop and some of the nuances, some of the troubleshooting, some of the kind of like things to avoid, basically from a high level perspective.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So this is kind of my setup checklist to be successful, this is what. These are all the things that you have to do one time during a setup. You need to get through your business registration. You need to complete that. You need to link a TikTok social account that is US based based with your TikTok shop seller account that is US based. You need to create or connect a TikTok ads manager to that account ads manager account to your TikTok shop account. You need to get your shipping set up and your listing set up and your content optimized for TikTok shop. You need to import available reviews, meaning, if you have like and this is all legal TikTok shop owns well, TikTok is owned by a company called ByteDance and ByteDance owns lots of different tech companies. One included is the main tool that's used for importing reviews. So if you have a Shopify site or another website with reviews on it, then you can bring those reviews over. If you don't, you can import reviews from Amazon to your website and then import those reviews from Amazon. It's a little bit of a process. It's a process, but you only have to do that once. To help you build up, to start the process of building your review presence, you need to select and implement promotions for your listings, such as pre-shipping with qualifications, product discounts, flash sales. Now the new promo codes that are released, and for select accounts, if you qualify, there's now a customer marketing whole section where you can go back and offer, you know, present offers in app. So showing up in the customer's TikTok inbox, basically like they already bought from you once, or, if they're a potential client, you can get directly inside of TikTok users' inboxes with your offers. My marketing heart, it just loves this from an opportunity perspective and we can actually measure how many sales converted from those messages. I love email marketing, I love SMS marketing, I love all of that, but sometimes we just can't close all the loops. And when we're talking native platforms and the marketing opportunities that are native to that platform, we're able to see all those loops close. When it's when we're talking native platforms and the marketing opportunities that are native to that platform, we're able to see all those loops closed and the associated data with that. So we know what further to invest in, what's working, what's not working, and then, of course, they're the final step in success. A successful setup is making sure that you have an affiliate plan set up for affiliates creators to find your products and to start promoting them and to make sure free samples are available. We'll show that here in a second.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Okay, the second thing that you need to make sure that you do is to review the prohibited products list. So just because you can sell something on Amazon and Shopify doesn't mean you can sell it on TikTok shop. And this is probably like the number one thing that I see sellers screw up on, um, that they just like rush to get all of their products on TikTok shop and all of a sudden uh, they didn't ever check prohibited products and all of a sudden their account gets deactivated. Um, because they're promoting products or promoting it in such a way that's against, that's either prohibited products or against community guidelines in how you talk about it. So the most suspensions and account deactivations could be avoided by checking this first. So essentially, just, I mean you could even just search for it TikTok shop prohibited products policy and go on there or also look at their restricted categories on there as well to see is my product a prohibited product? I've been surprised how many products are not allowed on TikTok shop that are allowed on Amazon and, of course, on Shopify. You can sell whatever the heck you want to. So it's definitely one of those things that just because you can sell it somewhere doesn't mean you can sell it on TikTok shop.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>And this is just from a having been through it so many times. Business registration is not what it used to be. In September, I was able to get just like a ton of brands on TikTok shop with very little effort. Now there's a few more steps. Now there's a few things that kind of slow people down. It's amazing to me how many sellers just like give up. They just roll over and they're just like oh no, I can't get it to work. And I'm like guys, you are Amazon sellers, it is selling on Amazon is not an easy thing. Why are we giving up so easily? Have some like, have some resilience here. Also, TikTok shop like says oh, your account setup failed. I wish they would use different language, because sometimes it's not true failure and sometimes it's like they're just um, you get to a certain place in the process and then the system is moving you forward, but it needs more information, like you need to submit additional documents or you need to submit them in a certain way, and so it says failure, but really it just means like you need to go add more, add more documentation or whatever it is that they're actually asking for. So my advice to you is just keep pushing forward, keep pushing through that. It is worth it in the end. And just as a little like hack is any requested documentation, even if it says that they accept PDFs and PNGs, only submit them as JPEGs. Like their system, their bots read JPEGs and more often than not they don't read PDFs. So just, even if it says it'll accept a PDF, just submit it as a JPEG. Okay, cause it will help you. And especially if you're talking to support, support. It's so crazy because support can't see submitted PDFs or PNGs, but it can see submitted JPEGs. Does that make sense? So that's a little, a little note for you to take and make sure that you're doing Okay.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>This is relatively new and this has to be. This is around community guidelines. Community guidelines were updated mid last month and essentially it's just saying hey, this is the way that we behave on our platform. So there's, they become a lot more strict about what creators as well as sellers can and can't say on their product. You know, on the platform and that includes your listings and what you say about your products, especially, um, you know if something has an effect on weight or weight loss, physical performance or physiological effects or changes. So in this example, I had a seller reach out to me and they're like I don't know what I did wrong, I don't know why this account is frozen, or this product is frozen, I don't know what's wrong with it. And all I had to do was read through the title to see what the issue was. They're essentially saying this eliminates snoring and enhances facial structure and post-workout recovery claim, claim, claim, claim, claim, like you're physiological effects, physical performance, eliminate snoring. You can't say that on Amazon had. Like how can you say that? Like you can't say that on TikTok shop either? Um, and if you have any product in and around weight loss, I'm not saying it's not possible to sell on TikTok shop, it absolutely is. But how you talk about it is really critical. You cannot say weight loss, you cannot say metabolism, fat burning oh my gosh. I had another brand that was just like beside themselves. They were so like offended that TikTok shop suspended their product, their you know key seller, and I was looking through their account. It was like weight loss, metabolism, dah, dah, dah. And I'm like you can't say those things. You. You failed TikTok, you know like. You showed up like, oh well, we can sell it on Shopify. Yes, you can sell it on Shopify, because on Shopify you can say whatever the heck you want about your product. There's nobody policing what you can and can't say on your Shopify site. But this is their market and so they get to say what you can and can't say. And it's not just what you say in the text, in your title, in your bullet points, it's also what you say in the images, on the products themselves as well. So if you have packaging that you're showing and it's making claims. You got to scrub that. You got to like, get rid of it if you have infographics. So that's why I say you're not just pulling over everything that you've created for your Amazon listing or your Shopify listing. You got to be really careful in what you're bringing over and being aware of these community guidelines and what you can and can't say. These are the main ones. It's worth looking at, it's worth reading through and I do talk about that extensively in my course where I detail and outline it, but these are the top ones.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Okay, focus on your bestsellers. I often see that the second somebody gets started on TikTok shop, they bring their whole category, their whole catalog of offerings over at once and I really advise you to just test the opportunity and to learn the platform and which of your products is the best opportunity first. So too many products are a distraction to affiliates and your ops team. So, like in this example, this brand brought over gosh all of their products and anytime that they were doing creator outreach they basically all of their creator and targeted plans was just like hey, here's everything that we sell and that's a lot, that's too much. So instead we shifted their focus to okay, what's your best seller on Amazon, what's the one with the best reviews, the strongest call to action, the most obvious for how it helps a consumer? And they're like, okay, this one, their free sample request took off, the affiliate performance took off, their sales took off. So just don't flood. It's a distraction for your team. It's a distraction when you start to reach out to affiliates, so just focus on your best sellers first. Now hear me out. This is probably the biggest warning that I have for you. Second to prohibited products okay, so this is probably the biggest area that I want you to be really careful with. And don't use the shortcuts, okay. So oftentimes I see that sellers are you're on Amazon, you're on Shopify and there are apps available within TikTok shop where you can just sync your Shopify account or sync your Amazon account and sync over your listings. So all of your listing content immediately gets imported into TikTok shop, and I have seen so many issues with this. Like I've said so many times, there's things that you're saying on your listings that you can't say in a TikTok shop, and what happens, guys, is that your listings are not reviewed by human beings, right, they're reviewed by bots, and what I have seen happen so many times is that people have seen those listings and they bring over their entire catalog, like we just talked about, and they're making claims or bringing over prohibited products or something like that that they didn't know.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>I didn't know and immediately they get account violations and account violations and they get a million account violations and then their account gets suspended because there's a limit to your account violations that you can receive, and then you lose your account, your account gets deactivated and it's over before you begin. So that's an extreme example, but I have seen that too many times to count what also happens, especially in the case of Shopify. For example, if you're syncing your listings, let's say you want to make a change to your TikTok shop listing, like your price or your title or something like that, because your listings are synced with these apps. You can't do that because Shopify and the Shopify listing owns the TikTok listing, so you have to go and make the change on Shopify If you want to make that change, show up on TikTok. You see how that's a problem, right? So and it's not an easy fix, it's not, it's not just like a quick separation, um, because I have a seller, like I've talked about. He's number one in his category and he set this up, his like. When he first got set up, an account manager told him to do this and they didn't know. These account managers have no clue, they really don't, um, and so he is dealing with this issue. If he were to try to separate at this point, he would have to create a new ASIN, for lack of a better term. A new listing for one of his best sellers and one of the big areas of social proof on TikTok shop is to see how many people have purchased the product. He would lose all of that history on that listing that now has like a hundred thousand purchases. So, yeah, it's, it's like a serious deal. So please don't do that. If you're wanting any kind of true shortcut, use the bulk uploading options. This is new the import product upload accelerator. Go this route if you're looking for shortcuts. But, like I said, I really do want you to like set up your listings manually first, at least the first couple, so you understand what TikTok is really looking for, so you can then go and add more products in the future.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Offer free shipping. Oh, my goodness, we're running out of time, guys, we'll send you these slides. Basically, bottom line, you set up the free shipping opportunities within the promotions tab and not when you're setting up your shipping templates and your shipping solutions. So it's a promotion and you can apply all sorts of qualifications to qualify for free shipping and fulfilled by TikTok is now a thing, and they're gonna start pushing this really, really hard. So start with your Amazon inventory, start selling via Amazon MCF syncing with TikTok shop. Once you've proven the opportunity for your brand, immediately apply for FBT as soon as you set up your TikTok shop account so that when you prove like, hey, is this an opportunity for me, cause MCF is expensive, you want to get that inventory into FBT and start taking advantage of the opportunities and like super cheap pricing that they have for fulfillment over there. Okay, I'm going to cruise through this, but, just like I showed you, there's kind of like the setup checklist and then there's the ongoing success checklist. This is what you need to do ongoing, daily, weekly, monthly to be able to make sales on TikTok shop. Really, what it comes down to is working with creators, making sure you have your free samples turned on. I have my three S's to targeted outreach, which is search, sort and then save. And just a warning if you are using bots or planning to use bots, that gosh. They've now put regulations in place where new sellers are limited and restricted on how many people they can reach out to because of these messaging bots that are out there. So I really recommend focusing on target collaborations versus and reaching out to creators that way, versus messaging and spamming methods. So this is my search and sort and save method. Essentially, you're under the find creator tab and you're searching via relevant search terms for your brand or your category. You're sorting I like to sort by GMB, and if they're fast growing that's even better, because then they're hungry, they're starting to see success, but they're not so successful yet that they you can't get the time of day with them. And then you hit the little save button over here and then when you go to target collaboration up here, you can import your saved folks I recommend at least 50 per day that you're reaching out to via this message.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Thanks everybody for showing up today. We'll be back again next month to do this again on a whole new topic. Remember there's a replay of this, if you missed part of it, in Freedom Ticket inside the Helium 10. So if you're a member of Helium 10 at any level, there's a little button somewhere up around the top in the education section or resources section that says Freedom Ticket. You'll be able to find this recording in a few weeks in there, added as a permanent addition to the Freedom Ticket. So thanks everybody for coming today and thanks again, Michelle.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Thank you, bye, guys.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unlock the secrets of skyrocketing your e-commerce sales with TikTok Shop! Join us as we sit down with Michelle Barnum-Smith, a leading expert on TikTok Shop, who will reveal why this platform is revolutionizing e-commerce and how you can tap into its immense potential. From unparalleled user engagement to an all-inclusive buying experience that supports brand building and data transparency, Michelle dissects the unique advantages TikTok Shop offers over traditional platforms like Amazon. Get ready to learn how full visibility of sales data and direct customer interactions can transform your business.</p>
<p>In this episode, we explore the seamless customer journey on TikTok Shop from sparking awareness to completing a purchase all within the app. Discover how the shift from traditional influencer marketing to a collaborative affiliate model is empowering creators to drive sales through direct rewards from TikTok. We also get into TikTok's growing prominence as a search engine for younger generations and the new shopping features that make discoverability effortless. This is a golden opportunity for sellers to leverage TikTok Shop's innovative ecosystem to maximize engagement and boost sales.</p>
<p>Prepare to be inspired by real-life success stories and practical tips for setting up your very own TikTok Shop. We cover everything from business registration and linking social accounts to optimizing your listings and content for viral success. Michelle shares invaluable insights on inventory forecasting and the ripple effect of TikTok Shop's success on other platforms like Amazon. Plus, learn the importance of adhering to community guidelines to avoid account suspensions and ensure your business thrives on TikTok Shop. Don't miss out on this comprehensive guide to navigating and conquering TikTok Shop's dynamic marketplace!</p>
<p>In episode 578 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Michelle discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Exploring TikTok Shop for Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:56 - TikTok's Influence on Consumer Purchases</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:23 - Enhanced Shopping Experience on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:32 - Maximizing Sales Through TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:04 - Reviving Live Selling With TikTok Shop</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:22 - TikTok Shop Viral Success Stories</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:40 - Success Tips for TikTok Shop Setup</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:55 - Maximizing Marketing Opportunities on TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">25:11 - TikTok Shop Guidelines and Best Practices</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">26:40 - Navigating TikTok Shop Suspension Guidelines</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">33:48 - Effective Creator Outreach Strategy Guide</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>TikTok shop is one of the hottest marketplaces in 2024 to sell on. Today we're going to do a deep dive into everything you need to know to get started selling on that platform. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our special Freedom Ticket monthly workshop, where we actually film live a training, a deep dive training, into a certain aspect of e-commerce and we put it later into Freedom Ticket so that you guys can benefit from it. But you guys here on the podcast are going to get the benefit of getting this training too. Now today's guest is going to be Michelle Barnum-Smith, who is definitely an expert in the field of TikTok shop and she's going to do a deep dive into like hey, what do you need to do to get started and what are some best practices? You know we've had some people on this podcast who sell on TikTok shop. You guys have heard them doing some crazy, crazy numbers, some of them even doing more than their Amazon business. So if you guys want to know what's involved with getting set up on this platform, this episode is going to be for you.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Now, Michelle I've known for quite some time, and so today she's going to be showing you why you need to be considering TikTok and talking about some of the opportunities that are there and what she's doing to help herself and her clients actually crush it. So please welcome Michelle.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Today we've got lots of ground to cover and we're going to be talking about the TikTok shop opportunity. Just like Kevin said and Shivali said, unless you've been living under a rock, it is all the buzz, and rightly so. Some people don't realize this, but TikTok shop was born from a hashtag and the whole idea of TikTok made me buy it. This hashtag has been around for several years and it basically was like hey, I discovered this on TikTok and I went and bought it. And here I'm showing it off again because TikTok made me buy this. And essentially, TikTok shop allows businesses to showcase through engaging short videos, live streams and creator collaborations, and users can discover and purchase products directly within the app, creating a smooth and convenient shopping experience. And we're going to talk about, like, just how powerful this really is for you as brand sellers.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So the opportunity of a TikTok shop has never been hotter. I mean, essentially, we're talking about a billion monthly users. They're on the app 17 times a day, with 83% of people saying that TikTok has influenced purchase decisions on what they're doing and what they're buying. So consumers are on TikTok specifically to be entertained. They hang out for hours. One and a half billion monthly user base spending an average of 95 minutes a day on the platform. I want you to think about that. That's like at least three episodes of your favorite show on Netflix. It's, you know, it's like people are just like scrolling, scrolling, scrolling and, um, all, all times of the day, like, like we saw in that previous stat of 17 times. You know, essentially starting the app 17 times a day, kind of crazy. Um, they offer a frictionless buying experience from creator to product page, to checkout to back to scrolling in seconds, which is one of the huge reasons why TikTok and TikTok Shop is such a powerful opportunity for sellers, right this second, so you can literally go from an organic discovery experience to a checkout experience in just seconds, and you can amplify that opportunity with some certain promotional activities that we'll talk about. So, bottom line, TikTok shop really helps build brands, not just sell products, so they have more high quality traffic, more sales and repurchases, have full visibility of data, end to end loop closing data.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So one of the things that I love so much about TikTok shop is having previously just used TikTok to drive traffic to Amazon. So I have tried it a whole bunch and it is so frustrating because Amazon's a black hole. They don't share data back with you. So if you've ever tried to run ads, drive influencer content, even do social media like, just focus on the social media side of TikTok or Instagram or Facebook or whatever it might be. There's no data back from Amazon, even with using attribution, because Amazon attribution is 55% inaccurate to actually tell you what converted, what drove sales. It's kind of like a guess most of the time and if sales rise you're kind of like, okay, well, what contributed to that In TikTok shop? You know exactly what contributed to that sale. You know exactly what social posts drove how many sales. Which affiliate is your number one affiliate? If you're running ads, you know exactly how those ads are performing.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>It allows you to speak directly with your viewers as well, your customers, your prospects, every step along the way. It's you the face of the brand, your brand, interacting directly with customers. So most of the time, most sellers, most consumers, don't realize that there's sellers behind their brands on Amazon. They just think that they're buying a product on Amazon. That's not the case with TikTok. TikTok gives sellers opportunity to interact directly with the customer on every step of the customer journey. So there's no question who is? You know who this relationship is with and there's serious marketing opportunities, and I'm such a marketing geek. I love all of the marketing opportunities that TikTok has. Just this, just today, they released promo codes. Super excited about that. So let's talk about the full shopping journey within TikTok. Essentially, TikTok allows you to discover through shoppable content and through short videos and lives to select, basically go and learn more from about the product on the product detail page and then actually check out and buy, place orders and check out without ever leaving TikTok. So why this is so significant? As a marketer and as a seller myself, if I have, let's say, the counter to that is on Instagram and if you've ever been influenced on Instagram, you know, let me know, raise your hand, you're watching, you're watching that content and then the person is saying, oh, go to the link in my bio and you go to the link in your bio in, and it's some linktree that may or may not have been updated and that link might take them to Amazon. Take you to Amazon, where their Amazon storefront is like laid out, all for you to have to sort through just to find the product that you were interested in that caught your attention for just a second, that interrupted your entertainment experience that you were there on Instagram to experience, and now you can't even find what it was that caught your attention. You just give up in frustration.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>What I love about TikTok shop is that you can go from being entertained seeing a shoppable video, seeing something that a creator is promoting, to all the way to checkout in just seconds and back into your entertainment. That experience has very little interruption. So TikTok has several ways to checkout. Essentially, you have the opportunity to go from a shoppable video to a TikTok shop where you can see that brand's full lineup of offerings, and go to the product detail page where you can then check out. But this is not typically the shopping experience. Usually, it's you see a video. It takes you directly to the product detail page and then you just check out. These are the things and ways that you can build your brand on TikTok shop directly. So let's talk about the customer journey on TikTok versus Amazon. So previously TikTok, when it was just a social media channel, sat a little bit higher up in the customer journey. So if you guys aren't familiar, the customer journey is this idea of a funnel or this process where somebody goes from awareness to consideration, to purchase, to customer service, to going deeper in their rebuy or loyalty to that specific brand. So previously, TikTok the app, the social media side of TikTok was just in the awareness phase, the awareness and consideration phase. Just like Instagram, it was like a place of discovery, a place of entertainment, a place to maybe get educated, but it wasn't a place to purchase. That was where you would go to Amazon, and Amazon fit squarely in the consideration phase, like I need more information, I'm aware of my need already and then I'm going to purchase. So essentially, Amazon is solution solving. It's a search engine for buying. Customers are already aware of a need. They search, research and buy on Amazon.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Buyers don't hang out on Amazon for fun or entertainment, despite Amazon's best efforts with Amazon Lives, Amazon Post, Amazon Inspire, and that's really why TikTok shop has taken over in that regard. Not necessarily like I'm not saying that Amazon's going away anytime soon. Obviously that's a huge opportunity, but TikTok shop now owns the entire customer journey, from awareness through consideration, purchase, the customer service experience, all the way to rebuy opportunities, average order value increases, um rebuy rates, all sorts of things that TikTok shop makes available to sellers to be able to do and accomplish all within the TikTok shop platform. Are you guys seeing the potential and the opportunity here? And, as a marketer, this is why I'm so passionate about it, because if you own the awareness, if you are the one creating the awareness of the need and you immediately go into a checkout scenario, you win. The checkout is not okay we're making you aware and then you're being taken to a page where you and 100 other competitors are then brought up with different options and people are overwhelmed with options. It's not like that. It's literally going from awareness to checkout to back to entertainment in a matter of seconds. So TikTok really comes down to need awareness. Their focus is on entertainment and education and their goal is to keep users on the platform with their addictive algorithms. Users are made aware of products and the purchases is done within TikTok shop with quick checkouts and then buyers are back to scrolling within seconds. So that's really kind of the crux of TikTok shop there and live selling. I don't know if you guys have seen have been on the platform yet, but live selling it really had its heyday. I feel like you know as far as US consumer behavior goes in, like the late eighties, early nineties, Saturday morning infomercials Anybody remember those?</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>I know I was like, always sucked in. I was always sucked into those Um. And then there's QVC and home shopping network where, you know, basically little ladies hang out to buy kitchen kitchenware, but TikTok shop, specifically, is bringing live, selling back, and it's crazy's crazy, the amount of organic viewers you get checking out your products live, seeing what you have to offer live, you know, and it's a form of entertainment, so they're already on there to be entertained and then they get to watch you pitch whatever it is that you have. That's kind of crazy. And also creators we have this. Creators have been kind of like put up on this pedestal as influencers, right, and this kind of title and with that has come a little bit of a combative nature. When it comes to working with brands, right, how many of you have worked with an influencer where you've reached out to them, you've tried to recruit them and they're charging like a couple hundred dollars of post to like two thousand dollars a post, five thousand dollars a post for the honor to get to work with them. Anybody experience that. And then you're like, um, what did I get from that? I got a post. Did it do anything, right? So the awesome, the awesome thing with working with creators now is that they essentially become affiliates because TikTok is rewarding them for sales that they make through the platform. So creators are now motivated to work with brands and to push products and seek out opportunities. It's no longer just like oh well, I'm a creator and so my creative needs are above your needs as a brand. Now they're willing to be more collaborative with brands in and focusing on content that converts and that drives sales, because, at the end of the day, they want to make money right and we all want to make money, and so it makes it more of a win-win relationship. So that's one of my favorite things about this kind of shift is it goes from the honor of working with a creator and an influencer to now like okay, we're affiliates and we're in this together.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So there's kind of four native ways to discover and buy on TikTok. There's the browse area, which is shoppable videos. That's what you would generally see if you're just scrolling through TikTok. You're going to have some content that is just entertainment content. You're going to have content that's educational and informative and that sync to and our shoppable videos, basically, and shop pages. That's where you know brands show up with their brand presence, um, live shopping, like we discussed, and the shop tab. So that's the new kind of search functionality within TikTok. That's all about finding and discovery and searching for solutions. It's kind of crazy, but TikTok has now become a search engine for a certain demographic. Anybody who's less than 25 years old, instead of going to Google with their questions first, they're going to TikTok with their questions first, and it used to be that videos were what was served first in the search results and now it's product. Are you picking up? What I'm putting down? Like this is this is a significant opportunity. This is such a crazy shift and I will say that every almost like 80 to 90% of the in TikTok shop contacts that I have were recently recruited from Amazon. Like Amazon employees are moving over to TikTok shop just like clawing their way over here. So it's very soon there's gonna be some aspects that are native to Amazon that we'll start seeing show up in TikTok shop, especially this kind of search portion, the shop tab, and then the buying experience, like we've talked about, is very seamless, from the product page to the checkout page. You literally can like sync your Apple Pay with TikTok shop, click the side of your phone gosh and be back to doom scrolling in seconds, if I haven't, you know, beat that into you enough.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>But let's talk about this idea and this question is TikTok shop just a distraction for you as sellers? I hear this kind of objection a lot, and from really big sellers, and so I'm a little surprised. I'm always a little surprised because, like Kevin said, I think that if you have an opportunity to make money, are you going to say no to that opportunity, especially when it's relatively zero to low cost to get started? You already have inventory. You just bring it over to TikTok. So let's talk about just some case studies really quick. Every time I talk to an Amazon seller who is looking to expand off Amazon or diversify their revenue off Amazon, they're usually happy with like, hey, if I can get 5% of my Amazon sales off Amazon, like my Shopify site or Walmart or Etsy or something, I would be happy if just 5%. So here we have a few sellers and I'm just going to cruise through here. This brand got serious about TikTok shop beginning of April and year to date, they are 8% of their Amazon sales on TikTok shop. This brand launched in September of 2023 with TikTok shop. They're one of my brands and we immediately went viral. Immediately, like the bestseller that we had became a bestseller on TikTok shop and then, as we got to know our audience a lot better and affiliates a lot better, launching products on TikTok shop with them, we saw halo effect on Amazon. Every single time that we launched a new product on TikTok shop it would go viral. It would go viral on Amazon as well. Rank would skyrocket and along with sales. So their year to date revenue is 11%.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Our biggest struggle with this brand is every time we go viral. Like it's really hard to forecast inventory for going viral. So we keep running into like our bestsellers going out of stock because they just take off. They just take off, so that I guess that is like one of the sides of TikTok shop that is a warning is that your shop could go viral and with your inventory. This seller I did a big training in Cancun back in February and in and around TikTok shop this seller was doing two sales a day before my training and after that, um, 180 sales in the week following. So I was a little proud of that. And then subsequently, uh, we've been working together and now their brands, their, uh, they have 15% of their total brand revenue, uh, of their Amazon revenue they're making on TikTok shop. I'm not going to talk a lot about these brands, because these brands are just like killing it. They're 16% of Amazon sales for this brand. This brand, gosh, they're just like. I just met with their category manager last week, their new category manager. They're number one in their category on TikTok shop, all of TikTok shop, and their year to date is 17% of their Amazon sales. So I guess you have to ask yourself, like, is it worth getting started? Like, yes, I think the answer is obvious, right, like I'm not doing a sales pitch here guys. I don't like this is you already have the inventory, right? You're already selling on Amazon. It's not too much more difficult to extend, uh, what you're doing and get started with that same inventory on TikTok shop as well. So, but there's some nuances to it and I want to talk about those nuances. So there are some keys that are necessary to a successful setup on TikTok shop. So this is where we're getting a little bit down into some specifics. On setup, I am not walking you through step-by-step a setup step-by-step at this point. This is not necessarily how to. This is more of kind of like lessons learned from setting up over 30 brands personally on TikTok shop and some of the nuances, some of the troubleshooting, some of the kind of like things to avoid, basically from a high level perspective.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>So this is kind of my setup checklist to be successful, this is what. These are all the things that you have to do one time during a setup. You need to get through your business registration. You need to complete that. You need to link a TikTok social account that is US based based with your TikTok shop seller account that is US based. You need to create or connect a TikTok ads manager to that account ads manager account to your TikTok shop account. You need to get your shipping set up and your listing set up and your content optimized for TikTok shop. You need to import available reviews, meaning, if you have like and this is all legal TikTok shop owns well, TikTok is owned by a company called ByteDance and ByteDance owns lots of different tech companies. One included is the main tool that's used for importing reviews. So if you have a Shopify site or another website with reviews on it, then you can bring those reviews over. If you don't, you can import reviews from Amazon to your website and then import those reviews from Amazon. It's a little bit of a process. It's a process, but you only have to do that once. To help you build up, to start the process of building your review presence, you need to select and implement promotions for your listings, such as pre-shipping with qualifications, product discounts, flash sales. Now the new promo codes that are released, and for select accounts, if you qualify, there's now a customer marketing whole section where you can go back and offer, you know, present offers in app. So showing up in the customer's TikTok inbox, basically like they already bought from you once, or, if they're a potential client, you can get directly inside of TikTok users' inboxes with your offers. My marketing heart, it just loves this from an opportunity perspective and we can actually measure how many sales converted from those messages. I love email marketing, I love SMS marketing, I love all of that, but sometimes we just can't close all the loops. And when we're talking native platforms and the marketing opportunities that are native to that platform, we're able to see all those loops close. When it's when we're talking native platforms and the marketing opportunities that are native to that platform, we're able to see all those loops closed and the associated data with that. So we know what further to invest in, what's working, what's not working, and then, of course, they're the final step in success. A successful setup is making sure that you have an affiliate plan set up for affiliates creators to find your products and to start promoting them and to make sure free samples are available. We'll show that here in a second.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Okay, the second thing that you need to make sure that you do is to review the prohibited products list. So just because you can sell something on Amazon and Shopify doesn't mean you can sell it on TikTok shop. And this is probably like the number one thing that I see sellers screw up on, um, that they just like rush to get all of their products on TikTok shop and all of a sudden uh, they didn't ever check prohibited products and all of a sudden their account gets deactivated. Um, because they're promoting products or promoting it in such a way that's against, that's either prohibited products or against community guidelines in how you talk about it. So the most suspensions and account deactivations could be avoided by checking this first. So essentially, just, I mean you could even just search for it TikTok shop prohibited products policy and go on there or also look at their restricted categories on there as well to see is my product a prohibited product? I've been surprised how many products are not allowed on TikTok shop that are allowed on Amazon and, of course, on Shopify. You can sell whatever the heck you want to. So it's definitely one of those things that just because you can sell it somewhere doesn't mean you can sell it on TikTok shop.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>And this is just from a having been through it so many times. Business registration is not what it used to be. In September, I was able to get just like a ton of brands on TikTok shop with very little effort. Now there's a few more steps. Now there's a few things that kind of slow people down. It's amazing to me how many sellers just like give up. They just roll over and they're just like oh no, I can't get it to work. And I'm like guys, you are Amazon sellers, it is selling on Amazon is not an easy thing. Why are we giving up so easily? Have some like, have some resilience here. Also, TikTok shop like says oh, your account setup failed. I wish they would use different language, because sometimes it's not true failure and sometimes it's like they're just um, you get to a certain place in the process and then the system is moving you forward, but it needs more information, like you need to submit additional documents or you need to submit them in a certain way, and so it says failure, but really it just means like you need to go add more, add more documentation or whatever it is that they're actually asking for. So my advice to you is just keep pushing forward, keep pushing through that. It is worth it in the end. And just as a little like hack is any requested documentation, even if it says that they accept PDFs and PNGs, only submit them as JPEGs. Like their system, their bots read JPEGs and more often than not they don't read PDFs. So just, even if it says it'll accept a PDF, just submit it as a JPEG. Okay, cause it will help you. And especially if you're talking to support, support. It's so crazy because support can't see submitted PDFs or PNGs, but it can see submitted JPEGs. Does that make sense? So that's a little, a little note for you to take and make sure that you're doing Okay.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>This is relatively new and this has to be. This is around community guidelines. Community guidelines were updated mid last month and essentially it's just saying hey, this is the way that we behave on our platform. So there's, they become a lot more strict about what creators as well as sellers can and can't say on their product. You know, on the platform and that includes your listings and what you say about your products, especially, um, you know if something has an effect on weight or weight loss, physical performance or physiological effects or changes. So in this example, I had a seller reach out to me and they're like I don't know what I did wrong, I don't know why this account is frozen, or this product is frozen, I don't know what's wrong with it. And all I had to do was read through the title to see what the issue was. They're essentially saying this eliminates snoring and enhances facial structure and post-workout recovery claim, claim, claim, claim, claim, like you're physiological effects, physical performance, eliminate snoring. You can't say that on Amazon had. Like how can you say that? Like you can't say that on TikTok shop either? Um, and if you have any product in and around weight loss, I'm not saying it's not possible to sell on TikTok shop, it absolutely is. But how you talk about it is really critical. You cannot say weight loss, you cannot say metabolism, fat burning oh my gosh. I had another brand that was just like beside themselves. They were so like offended that TikTok shop suspended their product, their you know key seller, and I was looking through their account. It was like weight loss, metabolism, dah, dah, dah. And I'm like you can't say those things. You. You failed TikTok, you know like. You showed up like, oh well, we can sell it on Shopify. Yes, you can sell it on Shopify, because on Shopify you can say whatever the heck you want about your product. There's nobody policing what you can and can't say on your Shopify site. But this is their market and so they get to say what you can and can't say. And it's not just what you say in the text, in your title, in your bullet points, it's also what you say in the images, on the products themselves as well. So if you have packaging that you're showing and it's making claims. You got to scrub that. You got to like, get rid of it if you have infographics. So that's why I say you're not just pulling over everything that you've created for your Amazon listing or your Shopify listing. You got to be really careful in what you're bringing over and being aware of these community guidelines and what you can and can't say. These are the main ones. It's worth looking at, it's worth reading through and I do talk about that extensively in my course where I detail and outline it, but these are the top ones.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Okay, focus on your bestsellers. I often see that the second somebody gets started on TikTok shop, they bring their whole category, their whole catalog of offerings over at once and I really advise you to just test the opportunity and to learn the platform and which of your products is the best opportunity first. So too many products are a distraction to affiliates and your ops team. So, like in this example, this brand brought over gosh all of their products and anytime that they were doing creator outreach they basically all of their creator and targeted plans was just like hey, here's everything that we sell and that's a lot, that's too much. So instead we shifted their focus to okay, what's your best seller on Amazon, what's the one with the best reviews, the strongest call to action, the most obvious for how it helps a consumer? And they're like, okay, this one, their free sample request took off, the affiliate performance took off, their sales took off. So just don't flood. It's a distraction for your team. It's a distraction when you start to reach out to affiliates, so just focus on your best sellers first. Now hear me out. This is probably the biggest warning that I have for you. Second to prohibited products okay, so this is probably the biggest area that I want you to be really careful with. And don't use the shortcuts, okay. So oftentimes I see that sellers are you're on Amazon, you're on Shopify and there are apps available within TikTok shop where you can just sync your Shopify account or sync your Amazon account and sync over your listings. So all of your listing content immediately gets imported into TikTok shop, and I have seen so many issues with this. Like I've said so many times, there's things that you're saying on your listings that you can't say in a TikTok shop, and what happens, guys, is that your listings are not reviewed by human beings, right, they're reviewed by bots, and what I have seen happen so many times is that people have seen those listings and they bring over their entire catalog, like we just talked about, and they're making claims or bringing over prohibited products or something like that that they didn't know.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>I didn't know and immediately they get account violations and account violations and they get a million account violations and then their account gets suspended because there's a limit to your account violations that you can receive, and then you lose your account, your account gets deactivated and it's over before you begin. So that's an extreme example, but I have seen that too many times to count what also happens, especially in the case of Shopify. For example, if you're syncing your listings, let's say you want to make a change to your TikTok shop listing, like your price or your title or something like that, because your listings are synced with these apps. You can't do that because Shopify and the Shopify listing owns the TikTok listing, so you have to go and make the change on Shopify If you want to make that change, show up on TikTok. You see how that's a problem, right? So and it's not an easy fix, it's not, it's not just like a quick separation, um, because I have a seller, like I've talked about. He's number one in his category and he set this up, his like. When he first got set up, an account manager told him to do this and they didn't know. These account managers have no clue, they really don't, um, and so he is dealing with this issue. If he were to try to separate at this point, he would have to create a new ASIN, for lack of a better term. A new listing for one of his best sellers and one of the big areas of social proof on TikTok shop is to see how many people have purchased the product. He would lose all of that history on that listing that now has like a hundred thousand purchases. So, yeah, it's, it's like a serious deal. So please don't do that. If you're wanting any kind of true shortcut, use the bulk uploading options. This is new the import product upload accelerator. Go this route if you're looking for shortcuts. But, like I said, I really do want you to like set up your listings manually first, at least the first couple, so you understand what TikTok is really looking for, so you can then go and add more products in the future.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Offer free shipping. Oh, my goodness, we're running out of time, guys, we'll send you these slides. Basically, bottom line, you set up the free shipping opportunities within the promotions tab and not when you're setting up your shipping templates and your shipping solutions. So it's a promotion and you can apply all sorts of qualifications to qualify for free shipping and fulfilled by TikTok is now a thing, and they're gonna start pushing this really, really hard. So start with your Amazon inventory, start selling via Amazon MCF syncing with TikTok shop. Once you've proven the opportunity for your brand, immediately apply for FBT as soon as you set up your TikTok shop account so that when you prove like, hey, is this an opportunity for me, cause MCF is expensive, you want to get that inventory into FBT and start taking advantage of the opportunities and like super cheap pricing that they have for fulfillment over there. Okay, I'm going to cruise through this, but, just like I showed you, there's kind of like the setup checklist and then there's the ongoing success checklist. This is what you need to do ongoing, daily, weekly, monthly to be able to make sales on TikTok shop. Really, what it comes down to is working with creators, making sure you have your free samples turned on. I have my three S's to targeted outreach, which is search, sort and then save. And just a warning if you are using bots or planning to use bots, that gosh. They've now put regulations in place where new sellers are limited and restricted on how many people they can reach out to because of these messaging bots that are out there. So I really recommend focusing on target collaborations versus and reaching out to creators that way, versus messaging and spamming methods. So this is my search and sort and save method. Essentially, you're under the find creator tab and you're searching via relevant search terms for your brand or your category. You're sorting I like to sort by GMB, and if they're fast growing that's even better, because then they're hungry, they're starting to see success, but they're not so successful yet that they you can't get the time of day with them. And then you hit the little save button over here and then when you go to target collaboration up here, you can import your saved folks I recommend at least 50 per day that you're reaching out to via this message.</p>
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<p>Kevin King:</p>
<p>Thanks everybody for showing up today. We'll be back again next month to do this again on a whole new topic. Remember there's a replay of this, if you missed part of it, in Freedom Ticket inside the Helium 10. So if you're a member of Helium 10 at any level, there's a little button somewhere up around the top in the education section or resources section that says Freedom Ticket. You'll be able to find this recording in a few weeks in there, added as a permanent addition to the Freedom Ticket. So thanks everybody for coming today and thanks again, Michelle.</p>
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<p>Michelle:</p>
<p>Thank you, bye, guys.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

TikTok Launches New Program To Attract More UK Merchants
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-program-attract-more-uk-merchants/720798/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-program-attract-more-uk-merchants/720798/

</a>Temu Breaks With Direct-From-China Strategy In Threat to Amazon
<a href='https://www.theinformation.com/articles/temu-breaks-with-direct-from-china-strategy-in-threat-to-amazon'>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/temu-breaks-with-direct-from-china-strategy-in-threat-to-amazon

</a>Amazon Price Matching Update: As we all know Amazon has been price-matching Target and Walmart for a few years now causing many issues for brands.
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandonfishman_amazon-target-activity-7215821589546721280-2Rv_/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandonfishman_amazon-target-activity-7215821589546721280-2Rv_/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop

</a>Flip, The TikTok Shop Competitor, Expands Social Commerce By Acquiring Curated
<a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2024/07/09/flip-the-tiktok-shop-competitor-expands-social-commerce-by-acquiring-curated/'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2024/07/09/flip-the-tiktok-shop-competitor-expands-social-commerce-by-acquiring-curated/

</a>Amazon defeats US consumer lawsuit over ‘buy box’ product listings
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/amazon-defeats-us-consumer-lawsuit-over-buy-box-product-listings-2024-07-08/'>https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/amazon-defeats-us-consumer-lawsuit-over-buy-box-product-listings-2024-07-08/

</a>Etsy loses its ‘handmade’ and ‘vintage’ labels as it takes on Temu and Amazon
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/9/24190843/etsy-handmade-vintage-policy-change'>https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/9/24190843/etsy-handmade-vintage-policy-change

</a>Don't miss an exciting preview of the <a href='http://h10.me/accelerate'>Amazon Accelerate</a> event and how you can win free tickets from Helium 10. Lastly, Bradley talks about the latest update on Helium 10's Chrome extension, designed to give you the competitive edge you need in title optimization.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - $1M TikTok Shop Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:43 - Temu Becoming Amazon-ish?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:27 - Target / Amazon Buy Box Blunder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:12 - New TikTok Shop Clone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:12 - Amazon Wins Lawsuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:24 - Big Etsy Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:38 - Walmart Connect Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:15 - <a href='http://h10.me/accelerate'>Amazon Accelerate</a> Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:00 - Follow Helium 10 On TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:54 - New Feature Alerts &amp; Training</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Temu's going after Amazon now. Big buy box issues. If you sell on Target and Amazon, is change coming to Etsy? These stories and more on today's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and we let you know what new features from Helium 10 can give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. All right, we got a lot of articles, so let's go ahead and hop right into it Now. The first article that we're going to be talking about today is actually from social media today, and it's entitled TikTok launches new program to attract more UK merchants. All right, so this is basically called the 1 Million Pound Club Initiative and it says it aims to help UK retailers reach 1 million pounds, or about 1.28 million in US dollars, in revenue via the app. Now what is involved in this program? Well, it says they're going to offer special incentives, support offerings, 0% commission, free sales, free storage, free fulfillment by TikTok seller support priority service. Some of you all might be saying, hey, sign me up. So it's kind of crazy these benefits that they're going to do Now. If you're interested in getting more information on this program, if you're in the UK, there is actually a link in this article that you should be able to get to down below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's go talk about another platform and it's funny. A couple of weeks ago, when Carrie was doing the weekly buzz, there was a news article she had where it was entitled Is Amazon Becoming Temu-ish? You guys remember that story. It talked about how Amazon's opening up a kind of channel where it's kind of like Temu, where they have Chinese sellers, sell directly to US buyers and then they ship directly low-priced items and it gets to customers in like 10 days. This is funny. Now this is entitled Is Teemu Becoming Amazon-ish? So there's this article from theinformation.com and it's entitled Teemu Breaks with Direct from China Strategy in a Threat to Amazon. And basically what this article is talking about is how Timo is trying to kind of go away from just the direct from China to US model and they are actively trying to recruit US sellers, or at least sellers who have warehouses in the US, to ship and then potentially, you know, who knows, maybe Temu would have some um fulfillment now for the very first time ever. I started like downloading the Temu app and looking at it and I'm like, oh, my goodness, uh, they've got coffin shelves and other stuff on there for super, super cheap prices. I'm not sure how it would work in the U? S. Now I I'm going to be actually trying to reach out to Temu and maybe do like a little mini case study to see how in the world they expect to have US sellers selling on the platform. But who knows, maybe it's an opportunity, like if they have a whole bunch of incentives where you can make a profit, you know, due to maybe no selling fees and very, you know, no advertising, et cetera. So let's see, come back in maybe three or four weeks I'll let you know how my project X team is going.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is not really an article but just a LinkedIn post. In case you missed it, Jason, who comes here on the podcast sometimes, and he along with the CEO of VitaCup, Brandon, were reporting on something that's going on where you know how Amazon price matches, you know, with Walmart, Target and other websites. And now target had this circle, target circle prices like target, that target circles, kind of like their club where they get special discounts. But then what's happening is, on this target circle Now they're showing the target circle price over here with the regular price, with a line crossed out of it. Now you know you might be wondering, well, how is that an issue? You know that's pretty cool. But no, it's not cool because what's happening is Google, I guess, picked up on that new Target Circle price which only a few people have. It's not like, oh, everybody's a Target Circle member, like everybody's an Amazon Prime member, almost right. So what's happening now is that's a special price, a special discount that I believe Target even gives. It's not really the buyer or the seller who's giving all of that discount. Target, I think, is subsidizing it a little bit. And now what's going on is that Amazon's price matching that and so of course, your Amazon listings are priced higher than that Target circle price. And so what happens when Amazon detects that? No, buy box. So a lot of sellers out there it's not just VitaCup, I've heard this across the board that a lot of people are being affected by this where Amazon is removing the buy box because it thinks that they're price gouging, right. So if you're selling on Target and your Amazon sales have gone down, take a look at your Amazon listings. That could be the reason. I don't know offhand of a solution, but I'm sure Amazon will come up with something before Prime Day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Forbes.com and it's entitled Flip, the TikTok shop competitor, expands social commerce by acquiring curated. Now, I have never heard of Flip. I have never heard of curated, but it's interesting. First of all, why should we care about this? This is like you know. We're talking about social commerce where there's social media blended with buying right in one. That's, that's the whole kind of like premise. You know, there was TikTok and then now there's TikTok shop. Now this is big overseas. You think it's already getting big in the US. Well, the social commerce market in China is going to grow from 350 billion back in 2021 to 900 billion next year. Now US social commerce was 37 billion in one and it's projected to get to 80 billion. But that's like China's like 10x the ceiling. If it really starts to take off in the US, you know, who knows how big it can actually get. So it's interesting to follow, hey, who are the new players in the game? We saw what happened with TikTok shop in the US and now it says hey, it has over 500,000 merchants in the affiliate program selling products via influencer produced shoppable videos, as we know, right, bloomberg reported that TikTok shop expects to reach 17.5 billion in sales by the end of this year.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now there's another social commerce player. It's called Flip and they're similar to TikTok shop, but it's significant differences, it says, could make it more appealing to customers. In the US it only has 5 million users, so this is not something that TikTok Shop is. Shaking their boots, oh, my goodness, this Flip company is coming after us, but they curate every brand. It features On TikTok Shop not anybody, but it's a little bit loose. But on TikTok or on Flip, it said pretty, a little bit loose, uh, but on Tik TOK or on flip it said 70% of the sellers that apply uh are actually rejected. Uh, giving customers more confidence. So, anyways, um, just another, maybe marketplace that you can maybe get in a little bit early on. Um, if you think it's going to get bigger, uh, take a look at flip.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Reuters and it's entitled Amazon defeats US Consumer Lawsuit Over Buy Box Product Listings. Now, at first when I saw this I was like, oh, did that crazy FTC lawsuit finally get thrown out? No, this was just like something that a couple of random Amazon customers wanted to do some class action lawsuit, saying that, oh, amazon is not rotating the buy box in a fair way. You know, it's actually showing some prices that were a few cents more expensive than other ones and we're all affected by it. So obviously the judge kind of like threw this one out because they're like all right, well, show us the receipts. Like literally like where's the receipts? And they're like well, we don't have any receipts. I guess is how it worked out. But you know, remember that other FTC lawsuit I haven't heard about that in a few months. You know, what I've said always from the beginning is like I don't understand why the FTC is going after certain things that Amazon is doing when there's so many other things that Amazon sellers are concerned about, like you know, the new fees and buy box matching and things like that. But here I guess anybody can file a lawsuit against Amazon. But hey, just because you do it, that doesn't mean you're going to win. Amazon won and these Amazon Prime customers zero on this one.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is kind of near and dear to my heart because a couple of weeks ago, literally two weeks ago, I got a whole bunch of my Etsy listings suspended. And I don't know about you guys who sell on Etsy, but when you sell on Etsy or you get suspended, like on a listing, there's like no way to contact customer support, no way to argue. It. It's like final, it's like this and that and my products, you know, like coffin shelf products on one account and on another account some other similar, uh, not mass produced products that I sell on Etsy. It absolutely falls within what Etsy is says. It's like the handmade policy. It's got to be handmade or made by a member of your shop, uh, or designed by you, like. I qualify for all three of those. You know pretty much. So it's ridiculous that Etsy was removing my listings but now this week the verge is reporting it. Etsy loses its handmade and vintage labels as it takes on Temu and Amazon. So what does that mean? Well, it says hey.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A policy update announced today creates four new classifications for items for sale on Etsy Made by, designed by handpicked by and sourced by. All right, all products need to fall into just one of those four to be eligible. Vintage items will fall under handpicked by. But again, this is kind of crazy. I had to redo a whole bunch of my listings just because Etsy erroneously removed it. Couldn't they have waited two weeks? Their policy was about to change anyways. There's no way that. I mean, who knows, I was already not breaking the policy. So who knows? I mean Etsy probably still could remove my listings. But anyways, this is kind of big news, I think. You know Etsy wants to kind of like, you know, make sure they're competing a little bit more with Amazon, and you know websites like Teemu, I guess, and so this move you know, let's see might help them. You know, let's see might help them. Does this open up the possibility for you to sell on Etsy? Maybe before you didn't think you qualified. But do you qualify under one of those four things? I, technically, if you design your product, even if you're not the one making it, you absolutely should qualify if you take that at face value. So a little bit interesting for those of you. Maybe you can start considering Etsy as a marketplace.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of different marketplaces, Walmart had a Walmart Connect few announcements that they sent out in email. They said they launched a couple of new things a video module, item and module reordering for brand shop. So brand shop is kind of like I guess you know the your brand store on Amazon, but now you can add a video module to that. You can also rearrange your modules on your brand narrative or brand shop page and do a couple other things. So I don't even have my brand store set up on Walmart. I better get on that and then I can go ahead and take advantage of some of these other features going to Amazon seller central they have.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is the last story of the day Amazon accelerate We've been talking about for a few weeks. They announced a couple of the special speakers Amazon Store CEO, Doug Harrington, and also Martha Stewart is going to be joining Amazon Accelerate 2024. So there's your chance to meet a couple of celebrities of the Amazon and pop culture world. I guess there that you can do if you go to Amazon Accelerate. Now Amazon Accelerate, if you go to h10.me forward slash accelerate, you'll be able to get a hundred dollars off your um tickets, which I believe is only four 99 right now. But do you guys want to go to Amazon accelerate for free?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We have a contest going on right now. If you go to our Tik TOK channel right, helium 10 software. Right, helium 10 software follow us and then like one of our posts. All right, don't just software. Follow us and then like one of our posts. All right, don't just always just pick the first one I don't know why my face is all over this TikTok channel right now but pick one of the recent ones and like it and then comment something with the word accelerate. Don't say, hey, I'm entering the contest for Amazon Accelerate. Say something like Bradley, looks like your hair growth has been accelerated lately with your haircut, I don't know. Just trying to come up with a unique way of using the word accelerate. And then our social media person, Lailama, she's going to pick one of you to win a completely free ticket to go to Amazon Accelerate worth $600. So make sure to do that when you see this sometime this weekend, if you can. All right, that's it for the news this week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's get into a couple new cool Helium 10 feature alerts. All right, we've got some new things that are coming to our Chrome extension. Actually, they have come to our Chrome extension and here's the background of it. As you know, when you take some of my listing optimization classes, or if you've learned from other people out there, like Tomer Rabinovich, he's always said, hey, try and find out what is the niche theme? Right, like what kind of images the competitors are using and like what kind of style they have. But one part of a niche theme is the length of title. All right, it's not like hey, every single category, every single product, you should have 200 characters in your title. Every single product, you should have 50 characters. No, some could be 50. Some could be 200. Different things work in different niches, and so now what sellers were looking for is hey, how can I just really quick, at a glance, get an idea of what the top 10, 20 products on a keyword page? What is the length of their titles? Well, watch this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>If you go into the Chrome extension now, you are going to be able to hit Xray, for example, right here. This is a search that I have here for collagen peptides. And if I hit the search button now, as you can see, there is this new widget at the very top. It says average title character count 169. And then, if I put my mouse over the eye here and it says here at the bottom there's actually six that have 180 to 189 and there's seven, seven listings, 35%. So 65% of the listings on page one of collagen peptides have between 180 and 200 in the top 20. All right. So now compare that to another one. We go and search accordion on Amazon, all right. And then we run a Xray on this page remember the collagen peptides was 169. What's the average on accordion? It is only 116. All right, and if we put our mouse over right here we can see that, hey, 25% of the listings on page one actually have less than 100 characters, all right. And another maybe 50 percent or 40 percent have between 110 and 139. So completely different than what you were seeing for collagen peptides, right. So again, just because a list you know, even helium 10 has listing scores. It's just based on like kind of best practices overall. But this is something that is interesting, where now you can see what's going on at the individual product level. You can see the title character count of every single product on page one and on average. So pretty cool update for the Helium 10 Chrome extension.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now one more update here in the Chrome extension. Hopefully you guys have had a chance to maybe use the new tool that we launched a couple of months ago that uses AI to kind of aggregate and analyze and organize your product research maybe projects, right. Well now, let's say you're researching accordions and you ran Xray here and you want to add a few products, like, oh, I want to add this to my product research project right in product launchpad. Well, now what you can do in Xray is go ahead and select any of the ASINs you want and then you are going to hit the button right here save product idea. And once you hit the save product idea, it's going to open up a widget and now, if you actually have some projects open in product launchpad, you're going to be able to choose it from here and then just add it right there. Or if you're just like oh, wow, I'm just browsing Amazon, this is like actually a really interesting idea. These mini accordions for kids never thought of that. I want to start researching that, uh, without having to go and do all this research right now. Let me save this for later. So then you would hit new product idea and now it's going to go ahead and save in your new project. So super cool updates this week from the Chrome extension and hats off to Simon at Helium 10 for helping push those through.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now it's time for the Helium 10 training tip of the week, and this also has to do with the Chrome extension. Maybe a new way that you can see who is targeting your ASIN and start tracking it. All right, it's not available like in black box or in the Helium 10 tool. It's available right here in the Chrome extension. Just go to your product pages or go to your competitors product pages If you want to track. Hey, who is showing up on my competitors product page? Where am I showing up on my competitors product page? Or vice versa, who is showing up and who is bidding for the most on the Product Targeting Ads on my page? Who's putting sponsored brand ads on my page? Who is putting a Sponsor Display Ads on my page? Let me show you how you can do that. You go into Amazon and like, let's say, this is my product. Actually, this is one of the products I work on in motion hemp cream. You can see that there's plenty of ads all over the page. Here's products related to this item. There was a couple of sponsor display or some sponsored brand ads down here towards the bottom. There's even more products down here that are showing up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what you can do, all you have to do now is hit Xray and then instantly all of the products on this page are going to show up. All right, so you can see here that there's actually um, let's see, it looks like 25 products are all appearing on the front of this page, from sponsor brand to sponsor products. Uh, maybe some sponsor display here, and I could just go ahead and just save this as an excel file and just start storing it to see. All right, hey, maybe you can have one of your VA’s do it. You know throughout the day, like, uh, or every once a day, it's like, all right, let. Hey, maybe you can have one of your VA’s do it. You know throughout the day, like, or every once a day, it's like, all right, let me just track who is showing up the most on my page. So again, that's just two clicks it takes to do that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Make sure to start looking at your competitors pages. Look at your pages. I like looking at competitors pages too, because it might give me ideas on different products that I can target in my Sponsored Product ASIN Targeting Campaign. So, uh, pretty cool feature. I think you guys maybe are sleeping on. You might not have known that it existed. Make sure to go to hop on any product page, run Xray and tell me who is advertising on your page. All right, guys. Thank you so much for joining us this week. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<br>
TikTok Launches New Program To Attract More UK Merchants<br>
<a href='https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-program-attract-more-uk-merchants/720798/'>https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-program-attract-more-uk-merchants/720798/<br>
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</a>Temu Breaks With Direct-From-China Strategy In Threat to Amazon<br>
<a href='https://www.theinformation.com/articles/temu-breaks-with-direct-from-china-strategy-in-threat-to-amazon'>https://www.theinformation.com/articles/temu-breaks-with-direct-from-china-strategy-in-threat-to-amazon<br>
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</a>Amazon Price Matching Update: As we all know Amazon has been price-matching Target and Walmart for a few years now causing many issues for brands.<br>
<a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandonfishman_amazon-target-activity-7215821589546721280-2Rv_/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandonfishman_amazon-target-activity-7215821589546721280-2Rv_/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop<br>
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</a>Flip, The TikTok Shop Competitor, Expands Social Commerce By Acquiring Curated<br>
<a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2024/07/09/flip-the-tiktok-shop-competitor-expands-social-commerce-by-acquiring-curated/'>https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2024/07/09/flip-the-tiktok-shop-competitor-expands-social-commerce-by-acquiring-curated/<br>
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</a>Amazon defeats US consumer lawsuit over ‘buy box’ product listings<br>
<a href='https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/amazon-defeats-us-consumer-lawsuit-over-buy-box-product-listings-2024-07-08/'>https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/amazon-defeats-us-consumer-lawsuit-over-buy-box-product-listings-2024-07-08/<br>
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</a>Etsy loses its ‘handmade’ and ‘vintage’ labels as it takes on Temu and Amazon<br>
<a href='https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/9/24190843/etsy-handmade-vintage-policy-change'>https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/9/24190843/etsy-handmade-vintage-policy-change<br>
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</a>Don't miss an exciting preview of the <a href='http://h10.me/accelerate'>Amazon Accelerate</a> event and how you can win free tickets from Helium 10. Lastly, Bradley talks about the latest update on Helium 10's Chrome extension, designed to give you the competitive edge you need in title optimization.</p>
<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:47 - $1M TikTok Shop Program</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:43 - Temu Becoming Amazon-ish?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">03:27 - Target / Amazon Buy Box Blunder</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">05:12 - New TikTok Shop Clone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:12 - Amazon Wins Lawsuit</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:24 - Big Etsy Change</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:38 - Walmart Connect Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:15 - <a href='http://h10.me/accelerate'>Amazon Accelerate</a> Updates</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:00 - Follow Helium 10 On TikTok</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:54 - New Feature Alerts &amp; Training</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Temu's going after Amazon now. Big buy box issues. If you sell on Target and Amazon, is change coming to Etsy? These stories and more on today's Weekly Buzz. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the new stories that are going on the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We give you training tips of the week and we let you know what new features from Helium 10 can give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing. All right, we got a lot of articles, so let's go ahead and hop right into it Now. The first article that we're going to be talking about today is actually from social media today, and it's entitled TikTok launches new program to attract more UK merchants. All right, so this is basically called the 1 Million Pound Club Initiative and it says it aims to help UK retailers reach 1 million pounds, or about 1.28 million in US dollars, in revenue via the app. Now what is involved in this program? Well, it says they're going to offer special incentives, support offerings, 0% commission, free sales, free storage, free fulfillment by TikTok seller support priority service. Some of you all might be saying, hey, sign me up. So it's kind of crazy these benefits that they're going to do Now. If you're interested in getting more information on this program, if you're in the UK, there is actually a link in this article that you should be able to get to down below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Let's go talk about another platform and it's funny. A couple of weeks ago, when Carrie was doing the weekly buzz, there was a news article she had where it was entitled Is Amazon Becoming Temu-ish? You guys remember that story. It talked about how Amazon's opening up a kind of channel where it's kind of like Temu, where they have Chinese sellers, sell directly to US buyers and then they ship directly low-priced items and it gets to customers in like 10 days. This is funny. Now this is entitled Is Teemu Becoming Amazon-ish? So there's this article from theinformation.com and it's entitled Teemu Breaks with Direct from China Strategy in a Threat to Amazon. And basically what this article is talking about is how Timo is trying to kind of go away from just the direct from China to US model and they are actively trying to recruit US sellers, or at least sellers who have warehouses in the US, to ship and then potentially, you know, who knows, maybe Temu would have some um fulfillment now for the very first time ever. I started like downloading the Temu app and looking at it and I'm like, oh, my goodness, uh, they've got coffin shelves and other stuff on there for super, super cheap prices. I'm not sure how it would work in the U? S. Now I I'm going to be actually trying to reach out to Temu and maybe do like a little mini case study to see how in the world they expect to have US sellers selling on the platform. But who knows, maybe it's an opportunity, like if they have a whole bunch of incentives where you can make a profit, you know, due to maybe no selling fees and very, you know, no advertising, et cetera. So let's see, come back in maybe three or four weeks I'll let you know how my project X team is going.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is not really an article but just a LinkedIn post. In case you missed it, Jason, who comes here on the podcast sometimes, and he along with the CEO of VitaCup, Brandon, were reporting on something that's going on where you know how Amazon price matches, you know, with Walmart, Target and other websites. And now target had this circle, target circle prices like target, that target circles, kind of like their club where they get special discounts. But then what's happening is, on this target circle Now they're showing the target circle price over here with the regular price, with a line crossed out of it. Now you know you might be wondering, well, how is that an issue? You know that's pretty cool. But no, it's not cool because what's happening is Google, I guess, picked up on that new Target Circle price which only a few people have. It's not like, oh, everybody's a Target Circle member, like everybody's an Amazon Prime member, almost right. So what's happening now is that's a special price, a special discount that I believe Target even gives. It's not really the buyer or the seller who's giving all of that discount. Target, I think, is subsidizing it a little bit. And now what's going on is that Amazon's price matching that and so of course, your Amazon listings are priced higher than that Target circle price. And so what happens when Amazon detects that? No, buy box. So a lot of sellers out there it's not just VitaCup, I've heard this across the board that a lot of people are being affected by this where Amazon is removing the buy box because it thinks that they're price gouging, right. So if you're selling on Target and your Amazon sales have gone down, take a look at your Amazon listings. That could be the reason. I don't know offhand of a solution, but I'm sure Amazon will come up with something before Prime Day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Forbes.com and it's entitled Flip, the TikTok shop competitor, expands social commerce by acquiring curated. Now, I have never heard of Flip. I have never heard of curated, but it's interesting. First of all, why should we care about this? This is like you know. We're talking about social commerce where there's social media blended with buying right in one. That's, that's the whole kind of like premise. You know, there was TikTok and then now there's TikTok shop. Now this is big overseas. You think it's already getting big in the US. Well, the social commerce market in China is going to grow from 350 billion back in 2021 to 900 billion next year. Now US social commerce was 37 billion in one and it's projected to get to 80 billion. But that's like China's like 10x the ceiling. If it really starts to take off in the US, you know, who knows how big it can actually get. So it's interesting to follow, hey, who are the new players in the game? We saw what happened with TikTok shop in the US and now it says hey, it has over 500,000 merchants in the affiliate program selling products via influencer produced shoppable videos, as we know, right, bloomberg reported that TikTok shop expects to reach 17.5 billion in sales by the end of this year.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So now there's another social commerce player. It's called Flip and they're similar to TikTok shop, but it's significant differences, it says, could make it more appealing to customers. In the US it only has 5 million users, so this is not something that TikTok Shop is. Shaking their boots, oh, my goodness, this Flip company is coming after us, but they curate every brand. It features On TikTok Shop not anybody, but it's a little bit loose. But on TikTok or on Flip, it said pretty, a little bit loose, uh, but on Tik TOK or on flip it said 70% of the sellers that apply uh are actually rejected. Uh, giving customers more confidence. So, anyways, um, just another, maybe marketplace that you can maybe get in a little bit early on. Um, if you think it's going to get bigger, uh, take a look at flip.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is from Reuters and it's entitled Amazon defeats US Consumer Lawsuit Over Buy Box Product Listings. Now, at first when I saw this I was like, oh, did that crazy FTC lawsuit finally get thrown out? No, this was just like something that a couple of random Amazon customers wanted to do some class action lawsuit, saying that, oh, amazon is not rotating the buy box in a fair way. You know, it's actually showing some prices that were a few cents more expensive than other ones and we're all affected by it. So obviously the judge kind of like threw this one out because they're like all right, well, show us the receipts. Like literally like where's the receipts? And they're like well, we don't have any receipts. I guess is how it worked out. But you know, remember that other FTC lawsuit I haven't heard about that in a few months. You know, what I've said always from the beginning is like I don't understand why the FTC is going after certain things that Amazon is doing when there's so many other things that Amazon sellers are concerned about, like you know, the new fees and buy box matching and things like that. But here I guess anybody can file a lawsuit against Amazon. But hey, just because you do it, that doesn't mean you're going to win. Amazon won and these Amazon Prime customers zero on this one.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Next article is kind of near and dear to my heart because a couple of weeks ago, literally two weeks ago, I got a whole bunch of my Etsy listings suspended. And I don't know about you guys who sell on Etsy, but when you sell on Etsy or you get suspended, like on a listing, there's like no way to contact customer support, no way to argue. It. It's like final, it's like this and that and my products, you know, like coffin shelf products on one account and on another account some other similar, uh, not mass produced products that I sell on Etsy. It absolutely falls within what Etsy is says. It's like the handmade policy. It's got to be handmade or made by a member of your shop, uh, or designed by you, like. I qualify for all three of those. You know pretty much. So it's ridiculous that Etsy was removing my listings but now this week the verge is reporting it. Etsy loses its handmade and vintage labels as it takes on Temu and Amazon. So what does that mean? Well, it says hey.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>A policy update announced today creates four new classifications for items for sale on Etsy Made by, designed by handpicked by and sourced by. All right, all products need to fall into just one of those four to be eligible. Vintage items will fall under handpicked by. But again, this is kind of crazy. I had to redo a whole bunch of my listings just because Etsy erroneously removed it. Couldn't they have waited two weeks? Their policy was about to change anyways. There's no way that. I mean, who knows, I was already not breaking the policy. So who knows? I mean Etsy probably still could remove my listings. But anyways, this is kind of big news, I think. You know Etsy wants to kind of like, you know, make sure they're competing a little bit more with Amazon, and you know websites like Teemu, I guess, and so this move you know, let's see might help them. You know, let's see might help them. Does this open up the possibility for you to sell on Etsy? Maybe before you didn't think you qualified. But do you qualify under one of those four things? I, technically, if you design your product, even if you're not the one making it, you absolutely should qualify if you take that at face value. So a little bit interesting for those of you. Maybe you can start considering Etsy as a marketplace.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Speaking of different marketplaces, Walmart had a Walmart Connect few announcements that they sent out in email. They said they launched a couple of new things a video module, item and module reordering for brand shop. So brand shop is kind of like I guess you know the your brand store on Amazon, but now you can add a video module to that. You can also rearrange your modules on your brand narrative or brand shop page and do a couple other things. So I don't even have my brand store set up on Walmart. I better get on that and then I can go ahead and take advantage of some of these other features going to Amazon seller central they have.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>This is the last story of the day Amazon accelerate We've been talking about for a few weeks. They announced a couple of the special speakers Amazon Store CEO, Doug Harrington, and also Martha Stewart is going to be joining Amazon Accelerate 2024. So there's your chance to meet a couple of celebrities of the Amazon and pop culture world. I guess there that you can do if you go to Amazon Accelerate. Now Amazon Accelerate, if you go to h10.me forward slash accelerate, you'll be able to get a hundred dollars off your um tickets, which I believe is only four 99 right now. But do you guys want to go to Amazon accelerate for free?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We have a contest going on right now. If you go to our Tik TOK channel right, helium 10 software. Right, helium 10 software follow us and then like one of our posts. All right, don't just software. Follow us and then like one of our posts. All right, don't just always just pick the first one I don't know why my face is all over this TikTok channel right now but pick one of the recent ones and like it and then comment something with the word accelerate. Don't say, hey, I'm entering the contest for Amazon Accelerate. Say something like Bradley, looks like your hair growth has been accelerated lately with your haircut, I don't know. Just trying to come up with a unique way of using the word accelerate. And then our social media person, Lailama, she's going to pick one of you to win a completely free ticket to go to Amazon Accelerate worth $600. So make sure to do that when you see this sometime this weekend, if you can. All right, that's it for the news this week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now let's get into a couple new cool Helium 10 feature alerts. All right, we've got some new things that are coming to our Chrome extension. Actually, they have come to our Chrome extension and here's the background of it. As you know, when you take some of my listing optimization classes, or if you've learned from other people out there, like Tomer Rabinovich, he's always said, hey, try and find out what is the niche theme? Right, like what kind of images the competitors are using and like what kind of style they have. But one part of a niche theme is the length of title. All right, it's not like hey, every single category, every single product, you should have 200 characters in your title. Every single product, you should have 50 characters. No, some could be 50. Some could be 200. Different things work in different niches, and so now what sellers were looking for is hey, how can I just really quick, at a glance, get an idea of what the top 10, 20 products on a keyword page? What is the length of their titles? Well, watch this.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>If you go into the Chrome extension now, you are going to be able to hit Xray, for example, right here. This is a search that I have here for collagen peptides. And if I hit the search button now, as you can see, there is this new widget at the very top. It says average title character count 169. And then, if I put my mouse over the eye here and it says here at the bottom there's actually six that have 180 to 189 and there's seven, seven listings, 35%. So 65% of the listings on page one of collagen peptides have between 180 and 200 in the top 20. All right. So now compare that to another one. We go and search accordion on Amazon, all right. And then we run a Xray on this page remember the collagen peptides was 169. What's the average on accordion? It is only 116. All right, and if we put our mouse over right here we can see that, hey, 25% of the listings on page one actually have less than 100 characters, all right. And another maybe 50 percent or 40 percent have between 110 and 139. So completely different than what you were seeing for collagen peptides, right. So again, just because a list you know, even helium 10 has listing scores. It's just based on like kind of best practices overall. But this is something that is interesting, where now you can see what's going on at the individual product level. You can see the title character count of every single product on page one and on average. So pretty cool update for the Helium 10 Chrome extension.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Now one more update here in the Chrome extension. Hopefully you guys have had a chance to maybe use the new tool that we launched a couple of months ago that uses AI to kind of aggregate and analyze and organize your product research maybe projects, right. Well now, let's say you're researching accordions and you ran Xray here and you want to add a few products, like, oh, I want to add this to my product research project right in product launchpad. Well, now what you can do in Xray is go ahead and select any of the ASINs you want and then you are going to hit the button right here save product idea. And once you hit the save product idea, it's going to open up a widget and now, if you actually have some projects open in product launchpad, you're going to be able to choose it from here and then just add it right there. Or if you're just like oh, wow, I'm just browsing Amazon, this is like actually a really interesting idea. These mini accordions for kids never thought of that. I want to start researching that, uh, without having to go and do all this research right now. Let me save this for later. So then you would hit new product idea and now it's going to go ahead and save in your new project. So super cool updates this week from the Chrome extension and hats off to Simon at Helium 10 for helping push those through.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, now it's time for the Helium 10 training tip of the week, and this also has to do with the Chrome extension. Maybe a new way that you can see who is targeting your ASIN and start tracking it. All right, it's not available like in black box or in the Helium 10 tool. It's available right here in the Chrome extension. Just go to your product pages or go to your competitors product pages If you want to track. Hey, who is showing up on my competitors product page? Where am I showing up on my competitors product page? Or vice versa, who is showing up and who is bidding for the most on the Product Targeting Ads on my page? Who's putting sponsored brand ads on my page? Who is putting a Sponsor Display Ads on my page? Let me show you how you can do that. You go into Amazon and like, let's say, this is my product. Actually, this is one of the products I work on in motion hemp cream. You can see that there's plenty of ads all over the page. Here's products related to this item. There was a couple of sponsor display or some sponsored brand ads down here towards the bottom. There's even more products down here that are showing up.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>So what you can do, all you have to do now is hit Xray and then instantly all of the products on this page are going to show up. All right, so you can see here that there's actually um, let's see, it looks like 25 products are all appearing on the front of this page, from sponsor brand to sponsor products. Uh, maybe some sponsor display here, and I could just go ahead and just save this as an excel file and just start storing it to see. All right, hey, maybe you can have one of your VA’s do it. You know throughout the day, like, uh, or every once a day, it's like, all right, let. Hey, maybe you can have one of your VA’s do it. You know throughout the day, like, or every once a day, it's like, all right, let me just track who is showing up the most on my page. So again, that's just two clicks it takes to do that.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Make sure to start looking at your competitors pages. Look at your pages. I like looking at competitors pages too, because it might give me ideas on different products that I can target in my Sponsored Product ASIN Targeting Campaign. So, uh, pretty cool feature. I think you guys maybe are sleeping on. You might not have known that it existed. Make sure to go to hop on any product page, run Xray and tell me who is advertising on your page. All right, guys. Thank you so much for joining us this week. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Explore the benefits and intricacies of using virtual multi-packs with Walmart Fulfillment Services in this episode. We discuss how virtual GTINs can create multiple listings for a single unit, like multi-packs of shampoo, without additional physical inventory, reducing storage fees and return orders while lowering WFS fees. David also sheds light on pricing strategies, highlighting the significance of the $10 price point, and the current beta status of virtual packs and their anticipated wider rollout, along with the role of promotions in driving sales on Walmart.</p>
<p>Listen in as we navigate the intricacies of Walmart's promotional campaigns and recent updates to their item specifications. We cover different types of promotional campaigns such as category-specific events and flash deals, and the strategic advantages they offer. Learn about accessing these campaigns through the growth opportunities section and the newly introduced Item Spec 5.0, which shifts from category-based to product-type-based listings. David also shares essential tips for managing Walmart accounts, including consolidating multiple accounts, transferring reviews from Shopify, and utilizing Walmart's Review Accelerator Program.</p>
<p>In episode 577 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and David discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Walmart Success Stories and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:23 - Walmart Virtual Pack and Promotion Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:08 - New Walmart Promotional and Listing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:38 - Accessing Growth Opportunities and New Promo Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:55 - Optimizing Attributes for Walmart Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:36 - Walmart Account Management Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:01 - Bringing Reviews to Walmart Restrictions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 - Flash Deals for All Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:05 - PPC and Listing Optimization Strategies</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Today we're talking with David Milstein from SellCord and he's going to be talking about some Walmart success stories and some strategies to help you to become successful on Walmart. He'll also be talking about the new item, spec 5.0, and Walmart promotions that can help boost sales.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies or serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and this episode is our monthly live Walmart Wednesday show where we talk about anything and everything Walmart related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Welcome to another Walmart Wednesday. I'm so excited to have a very special guest today. We have David Milstein here, and so we're going to ask him a lot of questions. He is definitely one of the top experts in Walmart. He definitely has taught me a lot of what I know about Walmart, so definitely a privilege to have him here today. I'm going to go ahead and bring on David. Hi David.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Hey, Carrie, it's great to be on. Thank you for having me.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks so much for coming on. So I told them a little bit about you. I mean, you are the co-founder of SellCord and you've been doing Walmart or in the Walmart game for like maybe three or four years now. Definitely an expert in Walmart and very, very knowledgeable about anything. Okay, so let's go ahead. And, David, I don't know if I've done enough justice for you about your background, but can you just tell a little bit about what you do at SellCord and just a little bit about you and your background and anything you want to let us know.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Of course. Of course, sure, thank you for the opportunity. So, yeah, so I'm one of the co-founders of SellCord. Uh, we are a Walmart focused agency, so we only work on brands, on their Walmart growth, and we've positioned ourselves to just be exclusively focused in this, in this space, as we understand the future and opportunity that Walmart does have to offer. It's always great to be alongside Carrie, a fellow like-minded individual, who is with us on this Walmart train, so we're excited to chat, as always.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Awesome. Okay. So let's go ahead and we're going to just get into the questions, and I think one of my first questions that I wanted to ask you about is because and I'll kind of give you a little bit of background a lot of people say you know, what kind of sales can I do on Walmart? You know if I'm doing, you know millions on Amazon, what can I do on Walmart? But I just wanted to see if you could give us some stories about, like a client who maybe got on Walmart. Maybe they were struggling with Walmart before they came to you and then you helped them to do certain things and they became successful. So, like you know what was the scenario, how did you help them? Any kind of thoughts you can give us about like client success stories would be kind of cool way to start this out.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>For sure, for sure. Actually, Walmart just did a case study with us on one of our clients. So you go on LinkedIn, you guys could check out like a post on this brand, Simply Magic. Uh, this was a brand you know they have a lot of success just historically, both on Amazon. Actually, they were at Walmart before and they were working with us. They were just trying it out. They were doing about like two thousand dollars a month like really really low business, not really giving it the attention it deserved. They came to us, we met with them and just due to their you know experience, we're able to link them with some really insider people at Walmart to be able to work with like a good Sam, the strategic account manager, and working with like the WFS team, and within two months we're actually able to get their sales to 200k, which is like that's, I don't think that's a normal scenario, like we really did. It went above and beyond with them, but that's just because of the opportunity that they had to offer. Now this is a major, major player the Amazon space. However, we do work with brands of all sizes and we have just general expectations of what you can get from Walmart. We typically like to say you should aim for about 10% to 20% of your Amazon sales. So if you're doing like $2 million, $3 million on Amazon, you should be able to expect $200,000 to $300,000 a year, which is again a very solid opportunity.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It's obviously all about the long run, but so many accounts are coming to us. We meet these guys at shows all the time. Hey, I'm not even doing 1%, I'm doing 2% and just talking to them. It'll come down to some of the things we'll speak about in this call like different strategies, but it just often comes down to just focus and really giving Walmart the opportunity it deserves, but getting them up within just a few months the 5%, 10% and then it's about can we grow up more from there? And that's really where the opportunities lie, you know, if there's some more strategies to grow further than 10%, how you can do that and we'll speak, I think, a little bit about that more in this talk, in this podcast.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah, Well, what do you think the top things are that they're not doing beforehand? Because I've definitely experienced this where people aren't necessarily doing. You know all the things they could do possibly, but what are some of the top things? People like they're just totally ignoring that they would never ignore any Amazon that you see with clients.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So so the same way that you would give the opportunity to, let's see your copy on Walmart compared to, let's say, you know, Amazon, Amazon, you're in there like which keywords do I need where in my title and my description? Specifics, like you're very detailed with it, and then you'll just kind of use the same copy on Walmart. Walmart has a completely different guide. You know like they want to have a very different set of copy. They want to have a shorter title descriptions should be more keyword rich and we've done actually a lot of research also on like the keyword tracking and indexing and we found that if you're lacking your main keywords within your copy, those are the highest scenarios of just not indexing for those keywords. It's so related I could show proof. Like not being not having your keywords in your copy, you're just not gonna index. And indexing is even worse than ranking. That means you just don't show up at all for that keyword. And these are basics. That's just one great example.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I think another very common one is being in the correct category or product type. We'll speak more about product types a little bit later. Just with Item Spec 5.0. Just being correctly categorized is so important because that determines which keywords you're able to rank for. Just don't make the mistake that Walmart is just some other random marketplace. It's going to be the next big marketplace. You can even see the trajectory of where things have come up thus far and how it compares to Amazon and just the growth it's seeing. And if you're missing that, you're just missing out on the opportunity. Treat it as if it's Amazon right now, you know. Think of it that this is an opportunity that Amazon was seven years ago, five years ago, whatever, whatever specific timeline. But understand that it is an opportunity. And if you had, the chance to do Amazon again now just think of it. What would you just do on Walmart?</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah, that's all good information. The next thing I wanted to talk about was the virtual packs, because I know I saw you post on LinkedIn about virtual packs that they had just come out. So what, you know what are they? You know how have they been doing? Have you seen a lot of success with them so far?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah, for sure I really love the direction Walmart's going with all their beta programs and the new things that they're rolling out. You know I love that they kind of have like Amazon to kind of like go after. You know they don't have to be the pioneer, they can be like hey, this is something that we like about Amazon and they're going all out. You know there's so many new programs coming out and virtual packs is like the latest and greatest. I just want to make a distinction. It's not a virtual bundle, it's specifically a multi-pack on a single unit, and this really what it allows you to do is to create multiple listings for a single unit. So let's say, you're selling a bottle of shampoo. Instead of having to create a second GTIN to list a second bottle of shampoo with it, you can now create a virtual GTIN and you can do up to as many as you want. And where the real benefits come in is actually through using WFS for the fulfillment. So oftentimes you know you might want to list a three-pack or a four-pack or a five-pack and then when you send it to WFS it doesn't actually sell, and then you have to deal with storage fees, you have to do a return order. It's just such a pain.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So what this allows you to do is just to have one unit. You just send that into WFS and WFS will just create the virtual packs for you. And what's even nicer is that they will have actually consolidated and lowered WFS fee. Depending on how many units, for two units they reduce it by like a dollar for each one. You can look at the like. There's a great guide about this from Walmart where they give you the specific breakdown of the fees. But it's just a really good opportunity to expand your assortment and offer multi-packs where you might not necessarily have that opportunity. It also works really well when it comes to, let's say, you're in a category where, let's say, if you're under $10, there's an 8% commission break. So you think if you go two pack, if you had a separate two pack listing, you'd be paying that 15% fee because it's above $10. But with with virtual packs, you actually still locked into that eight percent fee as long as, like, the average price is lower. So that's really nice, you know, it's just like an opportunity that people aren't necessarily factoring in I just want to make a really cool point, though, about that is there's also in WFS if your products are under ten dollars. This is something actually people don't really know much about. I'm not sure why if your products are on WFS and your retail is under $10, there's a dollar fee that gets attributed to your product. So if you're selling it under $10, even if it's a multi pack of two and it's selling for $19, you still have to pay that dollar fee twice. So it's very important to factor in your pricing and how that impacts both your WFS and your fee.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>That might actually be a reason to kind of lower your price if you're just at like the 12 or 13 dollar mark, maybe I don't know. I guess you'd have to do the numbers but.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It's kind of. It's kind of a hack. I like, like, I call, I call like the 10 perfect price.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It's exactly 10, because at 10 you don't have the WFS fee for a dollar, but if you're in certain categories you're still in the eight percent. So it's kind of like if you're at ten dollars on one cent, you're at 15% commission, and if you're $9.99, there's that extra dollar WFS fee.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Wow. So interesting.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So it's actually if you're around that price. Yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Very, very good to know. And those virtual packs are in beta, right? So when do you think they're going to roll out to everybody?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah. So from our information, they have like a virtual pack, a virtual bundle, virtual pack beta that we did months ago that only a limited amount of sellers got in, and other rolling it out across the board. The initial release was two weeks ago, I think on the June 13th, and then they're also going to be doing early sometime in July, I believe that should be the rest of the sellers that should be live for everyone and I'm pretty sure that's what. It's not confirmed, but we'll find out next month. You know, if you don't, you don't have it. It's a great opportunity. You know, open a case, reach out to your strategic account manager if you have one. Ask for these programs. You know they're here to help you and they'll try and get you in wherever you can.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, so let's move on to another topic, and I want to talk about promotions. So let's go ahead and just talk about, like, what types of promotions does Walmart offer for sellers to participate in?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Totally. So, I mean promotions is such a great topic on Walmart. I think, after advertising or even combined with advertising, promotions is going to be the best way to grow your listings. Kind of referencing that previous case study we spoke about, the way we were able to see such insane results so quickly is because we enabled these items to go into promotion, that to really grow. And so just to speak about, like, the different types of promotions on Walmart, there's two main categories that exist. There's promo campaigns, which are like category specific and they happen during a specific set amount of time. For example, there's a July event happening throughout the entirety of the month of July and then you have different events here and there. You have some highlighted special events. You know that we just had like Walmart Plus week this past week and you have like Black Friday like, but there's generally more like you know this is allergy season or like some like some random home and cleaning week, like something that they come up with. You know just where they're trying to get some products in and you could automatically enroll in that. If you go to growth opportunities, you'll see promo campaigns.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>If you don't have access to that just open a case and you'll be able to get access to that. You have to be an admin on the Solid Center account, which is pretty obvious, and you'll be able to roll your products in there and just be able to participate in that. And then another type of campaign which is called Flash Deals which is kind of similar to Flash Picks on Amazon, the difference being lightning deals on Amazon are Lightning deals are a single day, versus Flash Deals on Walmart run for a whole week and it's every week, I believe Sunday through Saturday, that it runs through a promo for your product and you can get in there with a basic 10% off and you can really roll through your catalog. You have to get approved for it, but you can't do back-to-back for the same product in two weeks, but you can do it every four weeks per product and it's actually a really, really great way to be able to quickly move your products because you get put into a special flash deal page and if you go to Walmart's home page, there's always a little icon for a lightning symbol. You can click it and, depending on how well your product does, it will fluctuate in its rank amongst the deal. So if you push a lot of ads, you'll actually quickly be able to move up the list just because you have a high conversion rate. Even if they're not clicking on the flash deals page, your listing just moves better. So you'll move up on the ranks and actually able to fly through units. Like that it's interesting. We've seen higher conversion rate. I mean it makes sense at a cheaper rate but very like a 30, 40% increase in sales, dollar wise, not even units specifically dollars. So even at the 10% discount, which is not a lot, you're still able to really kill it over there.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So do you have to have a strategic account manager for that? I've noticed a lot of accounts don't have access to those Flash Deals or Flash Picks.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I would say just open up a case. Yeah, I think with Flash Deals, Flash Picks it used to be called Flash Picks. They changed it to Flash Deals. No, that's Walmart, though wuickly changed things on the fly just to sound better, but open up a case. If you don't have a strategic account manager, just that case should be able to get it for you.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Cool, yeah, let's go ahead and talk about something that I just saw roll out recently, and it's the Item Spec 5.0. Can you just tell everyone what, what the Item Spec 5.0 is and how it can help with the visibility of products, or just any information you have on the Item Spec?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah. So this is. This is one of the bigger buzzwords you know happening right now in the Walmart space and it's just because of how impactful this is for your listings and really planned forward with Walmart. Uh, Item Spec 4 came out quite a while ago and what they did was they changed the number of categories you were able to list under to like from like 20 something to like 77, and now, with Item Spec 5.0, they're doing it in a different, a different style. It's based on product type. That's how you set up your product, your items, rather than doing it in a general category, you now have to actually select the product type. This is similar to like my experience with Amazon. The minimal experience that I've had in the past with their flat files is you have to select, like, a product type prior to uploading it, so it's not a similar idea on Walmart. So I understand if you have a big assortment and you're trying to come up with how you could quickly list it. It could be a little bit harder now because you can't just generalize it into Home and Kitchen. You have to find your product types. But previously Walmart would automatically select the correct product type for your item and you can change it. But now that it's forced into the product type, as like the initial start, you do have to do a little bit more research on listing. But what's the point, aside from just the change in how you list your product and how you do edits to your product, what's the goal of what they're doing here.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So this is actually, I expect, 5.0 was previously first released on actually the 1p side. So if you're doing edits through item 360 or supplier one, you should already have familiarity with this and all that was already done by product type for a while. And what it does is it enables a whole bunch of more attributes by product type. So each category has, like its list of predetermined attributes, but it didn't tell you which ones you should fill out for this. Like it could be in sports and like you're selling, you know weights and it's like what sports team is this? It's not applicable to your weights, you know. But then if you have let's say you're selling now with the new product type if you're selling something related to like a sports, like an actual sports team, it'll ask you for the sports team, but if you're selling something that's not relevant, it won't make it a required category for you. So it's basically they make attributes that are dependent on your product type, which is really cool in the flat files they'll gray out certain areas and it'll actually have like recommended attributes that you should be filling out based on your product type.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So it's a lot more dependent. It's a lot more granular, which helps you fill in the correct detail with mine. This is like the number one thing that people are just what attributes do I fill out? There's just so many and some of them are useless, but like what's important. So now that with 5.0, I think it's only going to get better and better, Walmart's going to keep showing even more information on how to utilize it, but with this it enables you to actually see more attributes that were previously only restricted to one fee, which is interesting, as well as which attributes they recommend that you do fill out in order to rank better. So how does it impact your rank? I think this is like leaning into that Walmart's actually trying to not necessarily focus so much on the. You know, obviously, conversion rate is the number one driver of rank right now, but they want to have attributes actually have a bigger impact on your rank, because discoverability to them is something that's so important. So if you have like a very specified search, they want to be able to show your product, not just because of your relevancy from keywords, but also your relevancy due to attributes. So that's why it's so important to fill them out.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I want to sort of tip about Amazon Fill out every attribute you can, even if it's just as N/A as long as that's an option, obviously or just type in something basic, even though it's not applicable to your product, just so that you have everything filled out. If anyone ever comes searching for you, you have literally all the information you need there. It might take you some extra time, but it's totally worth it because you're then setting yourself up for future success. It also limits the ability for someone to hijack your listing with content rights issues. Someone could just put your listing in and they could fill out one attribute and now all of a sudden, your listing's content rights restricted for that one thing which could be some miscellaneous attribute. So there is the opportunities for you as a seller and also opportunity for people that might want to try to harm you. Not recommended. But there is so much happening with Item Spec 5.0 and I'm excited to see the great impact because it is it is slowly rolling out for a lot of sellers. It's not fully live for everyone. We're able to see from the UI if there's like an add items or update items feature. You can see from your items page. You'll know if you're like in 4.0 or if you're still in a Harfian 5.0. So a lot of cool stuff there and excited to see what comes.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So if you download it and still in the 4.0, do you just write a case to ask to get the Item Spec 5.0? Is that?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I don't think they're going to help you with that. I don't think so. I think it's just going to like they'll just tell you like they might not even know what they're talking about, honestly, in that case, but they'll also just say it’s rolling out. You’ll get it when you get it.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn't I wouldn't push for you to ask your Sam If you have a Sam, maybe it's worth off to pick it up to them but oftentimes they'll also just say, you know, you're you'll get it in in September, you know. Hopefully everyone gets this sooner than later.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Definitely. Um, somebody in the comments said that the drop downs in spec 5.0 are not working. I don't know if you have any. Have you had any any experience with that, with the drop downs not working or kind of some glitches with this, with the spec sheets?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Interesting. So the drop downs are possibly for if it's great, look, if it's grayed out, is that what it is? It's something that's grayed out. But if it's grayed out it's not relevant to that product type. And is this specifically in a flat file? Because you'll notice when you go to edit an item and through, like the item page, it will. It will be a whole new layout. It's going to look a lot cleaner, a lot newer and instead of having three different tabs, it's all going to be on one page going down. Are you experiencing the same issues there? There are definitely issues and actually as of today, if you log into SolidSign, you'll see a line on top that says there's issues with files right now. So they are having some issues right now as a whole Walmart, so don't go crazy on them If it's still not working in a couple of days and once that banner goes away, that's something to definitely want to take a look at. See if it's something with the flat file, see if you're able to manually edit it. In that case, I definitely suggest opening a case. But I was just working on a file earlier this week and it seemed to be working just fine.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, so I'm going gonna go in straight to the questions. We've got a lot of questions up here, so I'm excited about this, a lot of good interaction here. So the first one is we have brands A and B already on Walmart but would like to test B without setting up another account. Can we test list these, these products, on existing account that belongs to A? So I guess like testing products on different.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, I mean there's, there's absolutely no issue with that, the only thing that you might consider is that it's going to say sold on ship by the store name. So if it's brand A, as long as you're okay with saying like brand B product is being sold on the ship by brand A, like that might be something to consider but there's no issue. But another thing you might want to consider is that if you eventually want to have an account added for brand B, it's a bit of a pain to have to transfer the content rights from account one to account B, but it is possible. If you set up brand portal for brand B on account A, I don't recommend that. You're kind of setting yourself up for future failure. But unless you plan to run everything through one account. We've actually worked with a lot of aggregators unless you plan to run everything through one account, we've actually worked with a lot of aggregators and at first a lot of them had one brand, like one account per brand, and they realized it was just such a disaster. Also think of it from like Walmart's perspective like they don't track accounts together, they don't really group them together, so they treat them as like 10 different accounts and it was just too hard for them to deal with Walmart. Too hard for them, like they would have access to beta programs in some accounts but not others, so it actually consolidated all to one account. It can become a little bit of like a billing issue if you have, like, different legal entities, but I would recommend sticking to one account unless you have a fear of really like getting suspended. But I would just recommend staying clear of doing anything that would get you in that in the first place.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>The next question is about the best way to bring reviews from Shopify or Amazon, if that's allowed.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>This is a good question. So there's a few options here. So, firstly, you're not allowed to bring in reviews from Amazon. Amazon officially, according to the terms of service, they own their reviews. You're not allowed to bring them to Walmart. Walmart actually won't even allow you to upload them. Back in the day, you'd be able to get away with it even though it wasn't recommended, but these days you cannot do that. You can, however, bring in organic reviews from Shopify and as well as from other sites as well, just not Amazon specifically. So there is a free version through Walmart. You just go to reviewsindicationwalmart.com. You'll be able to sign up for it. You can work with your Sam to get access to. It is through a company called Aspective. I believe Walmart purchase them. There are other tools as well, like there's the Yotpo, which officially does it. There's also Bizarre Voice, which, if you're like a bigger brand, I want to go that route because it's in the case to many, many platforms. But for most of like Amazon sellers, I find this just very expensive for what you're looking for. So I would just check out again that reviews indication the online economy. You can also message them if you have any questions. Just reviewsindication at Walmart.com, we'll go to them.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right. So the next one kind of goes with it, and it's about you know, is there a fine program on Walmart. So what is the similar program on Walmart?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Right. So, Walmart does have what they call the review accelerator program. There is a requirement in order to get into it, which is you do have to have a sale. Recently they did change some things up. It used to be limited to five reviews, now it's up to 10 reviews, and if you work with a service provider. I believe it's up to 20. It's available through growth opportunities. They charge $10 per review. They recently changed the specifics of the program so I don't want to misspeak over here, but if you look in you can see the exact details of like. Walmart is great with their guides, like their guides are amazing and they're typically up to date. Just click on the guides you can read through, like the whole program. But growth opportunities reviews indication, I'm sorry review accelerator program that will give you what you're looking for and you can enroll products. There's even something cool which they say is there, but I've never actually seen it’s something called a pre-purchase. So post-purchase is very common, where someone purchases your product. Walmart will accept the buy and then give them a $3 credit to leave a review, you're not guaranteed to get a five-star review. Just keep that in mind. You could get a one-star review through the review accelerator program, but there's something called a pre-purchase, which I'm not sure when it's going to be enabled, but this actually will allow you to discount an item on Walmart in order to get a review up to 100% off. I've never seen it, but it's something that does exist in.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>You can see an option for this. You can enroll your items.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>The next question is is SellCord able to get my Walmart account access to a Sam? Strategic account manager is a Sam. For anyone who doesn't know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Right. For sure, we can definitely help with that. We work directly with Walmart. We have our own like agency level Sam and we work with them to in order to get a Sam through Walmart. Also, depending on what category and we work with a lot of categories we can even just reach out directly to other Sam's to try and get someone approved. They typically expect you to have good sales somewhere. We've seen randomly accounts get assigned to Sam. Walmart's trying to do like as much as they can, even for the lower end accounts, but for like. If you're like a smaller account, Walmart might not necessarily go for it, but if you could prove like sales to them, either from Amazon or from like another website, that's kind of the best way to get it. But we've had a lot of success with that. If you guys, if you want to reach out, we could definitely give that a shot.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, here's kind of a follow-up with. The other question Is Flash Deals, are Flash Deals offered to brand owners only?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>No, you know, it's not restricted. Actually, here's a little fun, little fun fact there's sponsored brand ads, which is actually exclusive to brand owners right through advertising. You're not allowed to do if you sell, if you resell. But there's actually something called sponsored product, sponsored brand, like Flash Deals, which you can use, instead of having like the brand logo, to say flash deals and you can list your items that you're reselling. It's exclusively managed through Walmart you have to work with, like your product manager, but you can definitely run Flash Deals on items that you do not own the brand for.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Someone asked where do I download or where do you download spec 5.0 from?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It will either be on your account or not when you go to your items page to go ahead and make updates so you have like you have like on the top right Like add items or manage items. You'll just see from there it'll be a little bit of a different UI. Things will look a little bit different than they were before. Previous, it was like it would give you by template. You could update it by category or by g10 match now, just as like by g10 match or like by product or product, something like that. And if you click on like, do by g10 match that's my favorite to do it g10 match, just throwing all your g10s in there and just export the file and you'll see the name of the file will say 5.0, or we'll say something like 4.5.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Here's another question, should our brand prioritize matching Amazon's prices on Walmart or focus on offering flash deals?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Wow, this is, that's a great question. So, uh, I want to touch on this earlier with. I just want to talk about couponing, which I think would be something that also a long conversation, generally speaking, for most of you. Amazon is your main business and you shouldn't jeopardize your main business because of Amazon. If you're listing on Amazon is bringing in so much more than Walmart you don't want to risk losing your business there. We have found that Amazon is a little slow sometimes to catch price differences. We've been able to run a 10% flash deals for a week and actually be cheaper than Amazon, and the price on Amazon will. We won't lose the buy box and Amazon won't catch up. What I would just recommend is if you could get away with it for as long as you could and let's say Amazon does give you problems. Just quickly change your price on Amazon, just you got a monitor you gotta be on top of your game. What's cool is that coupons, which is also a beta program, is the only way, as of today, they able to actually offer a cheaper price on Walmart than on Amazon without having to lower your Amazon price at all. So there's a lot of strategy around that you could. Also, if you have a Sam, you can work with your Sam to be like, let's say, you want to get into a bigger program where they request like a 30% discount. You could do like 10% strike through and then a 20% coupon. They'll work with you and because they understand the Walmart damage on Walmart issue, I think that's the biggest issue Walmart's trying to deal with is how do you get a promo on Walmart without impacting Amazon? That's why Walmart loves Walmart-only sellers. They love these guys. They don't care about their Amazon, they're all invested in Walmart and there is maybe a strategy to having a Walmart-specific catalog. If you have a lot of different products develop bundles or even go back to virtual packs. Play around with things and see what you can do to differentiate your Walmart from your Amazon listings. There's also you could have a different UPC that you use on Walmart versus Amazon. I'm not sure that's going to last forever, but it does. It is a good way to keep Amazon from price matching your items.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Let's see the next question here. Once copy is set up, products are properly categories and PPC is running, other than those two and those three tasks, what? What are other daily, weekly, monthly tasks that SellCord would do to make my Walmart business successful? What could a new customer expect to see SellCord to be working on every month in their account?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So it's not just the copy on the categorization, there's also attributes. You know it's played a very big role, kind of spoke about, especially with items spec 5.0. And then PPC is really it's not a set end and forget. It's set up with Walmart. You know you want to make sure that you're constantly, you know, revisiting PPC, checking in daily, seeing how things are going, what's doing better, what's doing worse, especially at launch. It's so important to be tweaking things, you know. You see, we didn't really talk PPC strategy much, but learning what's happening, especially if you're new to Walmart, you can't just expect things to be a certain way. Every account, every listing has its own history, which is just so complex. It makes things so much fun just to be able to learn within each account. There's also constant work that you can do just to see like copy as well. It's not a set and I forget it situation. You want to test something out. You want to learn more keywords and implement them into your copy. You want to try out different categories, different product types, to see if you can succeed in different areas as well. There's also just working with brands to discuss promotion strategies, to just continuously work and figure things out. There's also constant audits you have to do on your listings.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Walmart is like I'm not going to say notorious. It doesn't sound nice, but your images could just revert back. Your variation could split up your copy. If you have multiple paragraphs, it's squished into one paragraph. These things happen all the time. There's constant audits that you have to do just to make sure your things are, your content is good, and then it's just about primarily utilizing PPC as well as just promotional strategies to grow and grow, and there's also a lot of tracking information you know you have many items you want to be able to see. Let's say, keyword tracking. You know how. Am I ranking for my main keywords? Am I doing well overall? Is there more opportunity? Do I need to go more aggressively? Because even in ads like, are you ROAS focused or are you trying to just grow general sales? There's so much to go, depending on your strategy, Just like we deal with many, many different size accounts. We deal with accounts that are doing literally $5,000,10,000 a month. And then there's also nine figure Walmart sellers. You know that are PPC isn't necessarily their larger thing. It's about like having a strong pricing strategy because they have to win by $1. And then, not even having big margins, they just have to just make units sell. So so many different strategies depending on the count types.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right. Last question what program is best for keywords on Walmart and for optimizing your listing in general?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Okay, so I'm a little biased over here, folks. So obviously Helium 10 is a fantastic tool for any keyword research. I live in Cerebro and Magnet. The fact that they're available for Walmart, I love it. It shows you. I mean, the amount of data that's in there is just fascinating. You can learn immediately what your top keywords are for your product. They have a search volume which is so impactful. It shows you historical so you can see, since it's seasonality, you can see one was this product doing well. It gives you the past, like two years or something like that's great. It'll really show you like where and when you can expect to do well. You also have to do the work you can't just like go here's everything. Do the work, make sure you're not hitting branded keywords, make sure they're relevant to your product, obviously. But it is really solid in terms of just keyword research, very, very highly recommended. In terms of optimization auger listings program-wise. I am also biased here, but that's just because this is what we do. We do listing optimization as a company, so obviously I'm going to plug SellCord, Carrie does Helium 10 have some sort of like AI tool to optimize listings for Walmart.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So we do. We have a Listing Builder and as you, basically, you put the keywords in a keyword bank and then, as you write them into your listing, they get crossed off, so you make sure that they're fully optimized. So yeah, we have a Listing Builder that will help you to optimize using the keywords you find with Cerebro for Walmart.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I'm sure it's fantastic. I mean, obviously we have a self core strategy, but I mean you guys make amazing tools. Definitely give it a shot.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, that's all we have. Thank you so much, David, for answering all those questions. We had a lot of great questions, and definitely David's the you know the best to ask all these amazing questions too. So thank you so much, David, for being on. And again, if you are interested in SellCord, David, can you say your email address and how they can get in contact with you again?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>For sure. You can send us an email to david@sellcord.com S-E-L-L-C-O-R-D.com. You can do info@sellcord.com. If you want just more general, hit us up. Visit our website. Sign up over there. There's a lot to talk about.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, sounds good. Thank you everyone for joining and we hope you have a great rest of the day. Bye, everyone.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an insightful episode where we chat with David Milstein, co-founder of SellCord, about the strategies that drive success on Walmart. David shares an inspiring success story of a client who saw their sales surge from $2,000 to $200,000 per month within just two months by leveraging strategic account managers and Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). We also discuss realistic expectations for Walmart sales growth, suggesting sellers aim for 10% to 20% of their Amazon sales, emphasizing the importance of focusing on Walmart to unlock its full potential.</p>
<p>Explore the benefits and intricacies of using virtual multi-packs with Walmart Fulfillment Services in this episode. We discuss how virtual GTINs can create multiple listings for a single unit, like multi-packs of shampoo, without additional physical inventory, reducing storage fees and return orders while lowering WFS fees. David also sheds light on pricing strategies, highlighting the significance of the $10 price point, and the current beta status of virtual packs and their anticipated wider rollout, along with the role of promotions in driving sales on Walmart.</p>
<p>Listen in as we navigate the intricacies of Walmart's promotional campaigns and recent updates to their item specifications. We cover different types of promotional campaigns such as category-specific events and flash deals, and the strategic advantages they offer. Learn about accessing these campaigns through the growth opportunities section and the newly introduced Item Spec 5.0, which shifts from category-based to product-type-based listings. David also shares essential tips for managing Walmart accounts, including consolidating multiple accounts, transferring reviews from Shopify, and utilizing Walmart's Review Accelerator Program.</p>
<p>In episode 577 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Carrie and David discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Walmart Success Stories and Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:23 - Walmart Virtual Pack and Promotion Strategy</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:08 - New Walmart Promotional and Listing Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:38 - Accessing Growth Opportunities and New Promo Campaigns</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">15:55 - Optimizing Attributes for Walmart Ranking</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">20:36 - Walmart Account Management Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:01 - Bringing Reviews to Walmart Restrictions</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">23:58 - Flash Deals for All Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">29:05 - PPC and Listing Optimization Strategies</li>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Today we're talking with David Milstein from SellCord and he's going to be talking about some Walmart success stories and some strategies to help you to become successful on Walmart. He'll also be talking about the new item, spec 5.0, and Walmart promotions that can help boost sales.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that's completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies or serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world, and this episode is our monthly live Walmart Wednesday show where we talk about anything and everything Walmart related with different guests, and today's host is going to be Carrie Miller. So, Carrie, take it away.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Welcome to another Walmart Wednesday. I'm so excited to have a very special guest today. We have David Milstein here, and so we're going to ask him a lot of questions. He is definitely one of the top experts in Walmart. He definitely has taught me a lot of what I know about Walmart, so definitely a privilege to have him here today. I'm going to go ahead and bring on David. Hi David.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Hey, Carrie, it's great to be on. Thank you for having me.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks so much for coming on. So I told them a little bit about you. I mean, you are the co-founder of SellCord and you've been doing Walmart or in the Walmart game for like maybe three or four years now. Definitely an expert in Walmart and very, very knowledgeable about anything. Okay, so let's go ahead. And, David, I don't know if I've done enough justice for you about your background, but can you just tell a little bit about what you do at SellCord and just a little bit about you and your background and anything you want to let us know.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Of course. Of course, sure, thank you for the opportunity. So, yeah, so I'm one of the co-founders of SellCord. Uh, we are a Walmart focused agency, so we only work on brands, on their Walmart growth, and we've positioned ourselves to just be exclusively focused in this, in this space, as we understand the future and opportunity that Walmart does have to offer. It's always great to be alongside Carrie, a fellow like-minded individual, who is with us on this Walmart train, so we're excited to chat, as always.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Awesome. Okay. So let's go ahead and we're going to just get into the questions, and I think one of my first questions that I wanted to ask you about is because and I'll kind of give you a little bit of background a lot of people say you know, what kind of sales can I do on Walmart? You know if I'm doing, you know millions on Amazon, what can I do on Walmart? But I just wanted to see if you could give us some stories about, like a client who maybe got on Walmart. Maybe they were struggling with Walmart before they came to you and then you helped them to do certain things and they became successful. So, like you know what was the scenario, how did you help them? Any kind of thoughts you can give us about like client success stories would be kind of cool way to start this out.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>For sure, for sure. Actually, Walmart just did a case study with us on one of our clients. So you go on LinkedIn, you guys could check out like a post on this brand, Simply Magic. Uh, this was a brand you know they have a lot of success just historically, both on Amazon. Actually, they were at Walmart before and they were working with us. They were just trying it out. They were doing about like two thousand dollars a month like really really low business, not really giving it the attention it deserved. They came to us, we met with them and just due to their you know experience, we're able to link them with some really insider people at Walmart to be able to work with like a good Sam, the strategic account manager, and working with like the WFS team, and within two months we're actually able to get their sales to 200k, which is like that's, I don't think that's a normal scenario, like we really did. It went above and beyond with them, but that's just because of the opportunity that they had to offer. Now this is a major, major player the Amazon space. However, we do work with brands of all sizes and we have just general expectations of what you can get from Walmart. We typically like to say you should aim for about 10% to 20% of your Amazon sales. So if you're doing like $2 million, $3 million on Amazon, you should be able to expect $200,000 to $300,000 a year, which is again a very solid opportunity.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It's obviously all about the long run, but so many accounts are coming to us. We meet these guys at shows all the time. Hey, I'm not even doing 1%, I'm doing 2% and just talking to them. It'll come down to some of the things we'll speak about in this call like different strategies, but it just often comes down to just focus and really giving Walmart the opportunity it deserves, but getting them up within just a few months the 5%, 10% and then it's about can we grow up more from there? And that's really where the opportunities lie, you know, if there's some more strategies to grow further than 10%, how you can do that and we'll speak, I think, a little bit about that more in this talk, in this podcast.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah, Well, what do you think the top things are that they're not doing beforehand? Because I've definitely experienced this where people aren't necessarily doing. You know all the things they could do possibly, but what are some of the top things? People like they're just totally ignoring that they would never ignore any Amazon that you see with clients.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So so the same way that you would give the opportunity to, let's see your copy on Walmart compared to, let's say, you know, Amazon, Amazon, you're in there like which keywords do I need where in my title and my description? Specifics, like you're very detailed with it, and then you'll just kind of use the same copy on Walmart. Walmart has a completely different guide. You know like they want to have a very different set of copy. They want to have a shorter title descriptions should be more keyword rich and we've done actually a lot of research also on like the keyword tracking and indexing and we found that if you're lacking your main keywords within your copy, those are the highest scenarios of just not indexing for those keywords. It's so related I could show proof. Like not being not having your keywords in your copy, you're just not gonna index. And indexing is even worse than ranking. That means you just don't show up at all for that keyword. And these are basics. That's just one great example.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I think another very common one is being in the correct category or product type. We'll speak more about product types a little bit later. Just with Item Spec 5.0. Just being correctly categorized is so important because that determines which keywords you're able to rank for. Just don't make the mistake that Walmart is just some other random marketplace. It's going to be the next big marketplace. You can even see the trajectory of where things have come up thus far and how it compares to Amazon and just the growth it's seeing. And if you're missing that, you're just missing out on the opportunity. Treat it as if it's Amazon right now, you know. Think of it that this is an opportunity that Amazon was seven years ago, five years ago, whatever, whatever specific timeline. But understand that it is an opportunity. And if you had, the chance to do Amazon again now just think of it. What would you just do on Walmart?</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah, that's all good information. The next thing I wanted to talk about was the virtual packs, because I know I saw you post on LinkedIn about virtual packs that they had just come out. So what, you know what are they? You know how have they been doing? Have you seen a lot of success with them so far?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah, for sure I really love the direction Walmart's going with all their beta programs and the new things that they're rolling out. You know I love that they kind of have like Amazon to kind of like go after. You know they don't have to be the pioneer, they can be like hey, this is something that we like about Amazon and they're going all out. You know there's so many new programs coming out and virtual packs is like the latest and greatest. I just want to make a distinction. It's not a virtual bundle, it's specifically a multi-pack on a single unit, and this really what it allows you to do is to create multiple listings for a single unit. So let's say, you're selling a bottle of shampoo. Instead of having to create a second GTIN to list a second bottle of shampoo with it, you can now create a virtual GTIN and you can do up to as many as you want. And where the real benefits come in is actually through using WFS for the fulfillment. So oftentimes you know you might want to list a three-pack or a four-pack or a five-pack and then when you send it to WFS it doesn't actually sell, and then you have to deal with storage fees, you have to do a return order. It's just such a pain.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So what this allows you to do is just to have one unit. You just send that into WFS and WFS will just create the virtual packs for you. And what's even nicer is that they will have actually consolidated and lowered WFS fee. Depending on how many units, for two units they reduce it by like a dollar for each one. You can look at the like. There's a great guide about this from Walmart where they give you the specific breakdown of the fees. But it's just a really good opportunity to expand your assortment and offer multi-packs where you might not necessarily have that opportunity. It also works really well when it comes to, let's say, you're in a category where, let's say, if you're under $10, there's an 8% commission break. So you think if you go two pack, if you had a separate two pack listing, you'd be paying that 15% fee because it's above $10. But with with virtual packs, you actually still locked into that eight percent fee as long as, like, the average price is lower. So that's really nice, you know, it's just like an opportunity that people aren't necessarily factoring in I just want to make a really cool point, though, about that is there's also in WFS if your products are under ten dollars. This is something actually people don't really know much about. I'm not sure why if your products are on WFS and your retail is under $10, there's a dollar fee that gets attributed to your product. So if you're selling it under $10, even if it's a multi pack of two and it's selling for $19, you still have to pay that dollar fee twice. So it's very important to factor in your pricing and how that impacts both your WFS and your fee.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>That might actually be a reason to kind of lower your price if you're just at like the 12 or 13 dollar mark, maybe I don't know. I guess you'd have to do the numbers but.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It's kind of. It's kind of a hack. I like, like, I call, I call like the 10 perfect price.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>It's exactly 10, because at 10 you don't have the WFS fee for a dollar, but if you're in certain categories you're still in the eight percent. So it's kind of like if you're at ten dollars on one cent, you're at 15% commission, and if you're $9.99, there's that extra dollar WFS fee.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Wow. So interesting.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>So it's actually if you're around that price. Yeah.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Very, very good to know. And those virtual packs are in beta, right? So when do you think they're going to roll out to everybody?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah. So from our information, they have like a virtual pack, a virtual bundle, virtual pack beta that we did months ago that only a limited amount of sellers got in, and other rolling it out across the board. The initial release was two weeks ago, I think on the June 13th, and then they're also going to be doing early sometime in July, I believe that should be the rest of the sellers that should be live for everyone and I'm pretty sure that's what. It's not confirmed, but we'll find out next month. You know, if you don't, you don't have it. It's a great opportunity. You know, open a case, reach out to your strategic account manager if you have one. Ask for these programs. You know they're here to help you and they'll try and get you in wherever you can.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, so let's move on to another topic, and I want to talk about promotions. So let's go ahead and just talk about, like, what types of promotions does Walmart offer for sellers to participate in?</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>Totally. So, I mean promotions is such a great topic on Walmart. I think, after advertising or even combined with advertising, promotions is going to be the best way to grow your listings. Kind of referencing that previous case study we spoke about, the way we were able to see such insane results so quickly is because we enabled these items to go into promotion, that to really grow. And so just to speak about, like, the different types of promotions on Walmart, there's two main categories that exist. There's promo campaigns, which are like category specific and they happen during a specific set amount of time. For example, there's a July event happening throughout the entirety of the month of July and then you have different events here and there. You have some highlighted special events. You know that we just had like Walmart Plus week this past week and you have like Black Friday like, but there's generally more like you know this is allergy season or like some like some random home and cleaning week, like something that they come up with. You know just where they're trying to get some products in and you could automatically enroll in that. If you go to growth opportunities, you'll see promo campaigns.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>If you don't have access to that just open a case and you'll be able to get access to that. You have to be an admin on the Solid Center account, which is pretty obvious, and you'll be able to roll your products in there and just be able to participate in that. And then another type of campaign which is called Flash Deals which is kind of similar to Flash Picks on Amazon, the difference being lightning deals on Amazon are Lightning deals are a single day, versus Flash Deals on Walmart run for a whole week and it's every week, I believe Sunday through Saturday, that it runs through a promo for your product and you can get in there with a basic 10% off and you can really roll through your catalog. You have to get approved for it, but you can't do back-to-back for the same product in two weeks, but you can do it every four weeks per product and it's actually a really, really great way to be able to quickly move your products because you get put into a special flash deal page and if you go to Walmart's home page, there's always a little icon for a lightning symbol. You can click it and, depending on how well your product does, it will fluctuate in its rank amongst the deal. So if you push a lot of ads, you'll actually quickly be able to move up the list just because you have a high conversion rate. Even if they're not clicking on the flash deals page, your listing just moves better. So you'll move up on the ranks and actually able to fly through units. Like that it's interesting. We've seen higher conversion rate. I mean it makes sense at a cheaper rate but very like a 30, 40% increase in sales, dollar wise, not even units specifically dollars. So even at the 10% discount, which is not a lot, you're still able to really kill it over there.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So do you have to have a strategic account manager for that? I've noticed a lot of accounts don't have access to those Flash Deals or Flash Picks.</p>
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<p>David:</p>
<p>I would say just open up a case. Yeah, I think with Flash Deals, Flash Picks it used to be called Flash Picks. They changed it to Flash Deals. No, that's Walmart, though wuickly changed things on the fly just to sound better, but open up a case. If you don't have a strategic account manager, just that case should be able to get it for you.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Cool, yeah, let's go ahead and talk about something that I just saw roll out recently, and it's the Item Spec 5.0. Can you just tell everyone what, what the Item Spec 5.0 is and how it can help with the visibility of products, or just any information you have on the Item Spec?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah. So this is. This is one of the bigger buzzwords you know happening right now in the Walmart space and it's just because of how impactful this is for your listings and really planned forward with Walmart. Uh, Item Spec 4 came out quite a while ago and what they did was they changed the number of categories you were able to list under to like from like 20 something to like 77, and now, with Item Spec 5.0, they're doing it in a different, a different style. It's based on product type. That's how you set up your product, your items, rather than doing it in a general category, you now have to actually select the product type. This is similar to like my experience with Amazon. The minimal experience that I've had in the past with their flat files is you have to select, like, a product type prior to uploading it, so it's not a similar idea on Walmart. So I understand if you have a big assortment and you're trying to come up with how you could quickly list it. It could be a little bit harder now because you can't just generalize it into Home and Kitchen. You have to find your product types. But previously Walmart would automatically select the correct product type for your item and you can change it. But now that it's forced into the product type, as like the initial start, you do have to do a little bit more research on listing. But what's the point, aside from just the change in how you list your product and how you do edits to your product, what's the goal of what they're doing here.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>So this is actually, I expect, 5.0 was previously first released on actually the 1p side. So if you're doing edits through item 360 or supplier one, you should already have familiarity with this and all that was already done by product type for a while. And what it does is it enables a whole bunch of more attributes by product type. So each category has, like its list of predetermined attributes, but it didn't tell you which ones you should fill out for this. Like it could be in sports and like you're selling, you know weights and it's like what sports team is this? It's not applicable to your weights, you know. But then if you have let's say you're selling now with the new product type if you're selling something related to like a sports, like an actual sports team, it'll ask you for the sports team, but if you're selling something that's not relevant, it won't make it a required category for you. So it's basically they make attributes that are dependent on your product type, which is really cool in the flat files they'll gray out certain areas and it'll actually have like recommended attributes that you should be filling out based on your product type.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>So it's a lot more dependent. It's a lot more granular, which helps you fill in the correct detail with mine. This is like the number one thing that people are just what attributes do I fill out? There's just so many and some of them are useless, but like what's important. So now that with 5.0, I think it's only going to get better and better, Walmart's going to keep showing even more information on how to utilize it, but with this it enables you to actually see more attributes that were previously only restricted to one fee, which is interesting, as well as which attributes they recommend that you do fill out in order to rank better. So how does it impact your rank? I think this is like leaning into that Walmart's actually trying to not necessarily focus so much on the. You know, obviously, conversion rate is the number one driver of rank right now, but they want to have attributes actually have a bigger impact on your rank, because discoverability to them is something that's so important. So if you have like a very specified search, they want to be able to show your product, not just because of your relevancy from keywords, but also your relevancy due to attributes. So that's why it's so important to fill them out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>I want to sort of tip about Amazon Fill out every attribute you can, even if it's just as N/A as long as that's an option, obviously or just type in something basic, even though it's not applicable to your product, just so that you have everything filled out. If anyone ever comes searching for you, you have literally all the information you need there. It might take you some extra time, but it's totally worth it because you're then setting yourself up for future success. It also limits the ability for someone to hijack your listing with content rights issues. Someone could just put your listing in and they could fill out one attribute and now all of a sudden, your listing's content rights restricted for that one thing which could be some miscellaneous attribute. So there is the opportunities for you as a seller and also opportunity for people that might want to try to harm you. Not recommended. But there is so much happening with Item Spec 5.0 and I'm excited to see the great impact because it is it is slowly rolling out for a lot of sellers. It's not fully live for everyone. We're able to see from the UI if there's like an add items or update items feature. You can see from your items page. You'll know if you're like in 4.0 or if you're still in a Harfian 5.0. So a lot of cool stuff there and excited to see what comes.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So if you download it and still in the 4.0, do you just write a case to ask to get the Item Spec 5.0? Is that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>I don't think they're going to help you with that. I don't think so. I think it's just going to like they'll just tell you like they might not even know what they're talking about, honestly, in that case, but they'll also just say it’s rolling out. You’ll get it when you get it.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah, I wouldn't I wouldn't push for you to ask your Sam If you have a Sam, maybe it's worth off to pick it up to them but oftentimes they'll also just say, you know, you're you'll get it in in September, you know. Hopefully everyone gets this sooner than later.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Definitely. Um, somebody in the comments said that the drop downs in spec 5.0 are not working. I don't know if you have any. Have you had any any experience with that, with the drop downs not working or kind of some glitches with this, with the spec sheets?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Interesting. So the drop downs are possibly for if it's great, look, if it's grayed out, is that what it is? It's something that's grayed out. But if it's grayed out it's not relevant to that product type. And is this specifically in a flat file? Because you'll notice when you go to edit an item and through, like the item page, it will. It will be a whole new layout. It's going to look a lot cleaner, a lot newer and instead of having three different tabs, it's all going to be on one page going down. Are you experiencing the same issues there? There are definitely issues and actually as of today, if you log into SolidSign, you'll see a line on top that says there's issues with files right now. So they are having some issues right now as a whole Walmart, so don't go crazy on them If it's still not working in a couple of days and once that banner goes away, that's something to definitely want to take a look at. See if it's something with the flat file, see if you're able to manually edit it. In that case, I definitely suggest opening a case. But I was just working on a file earlier this week and it seemed to be working just fine.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Okay, so I'm going gonna go in straight to the questions. We've got a lot of questions up here, so I'm excited about this, a lot of good interaction here. So the first one is we have brands A and B already on Walmart but would like to test B without setting up another account. Can we test list these, these products, on existing account that belongs to A? So I guess like testing products on different.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Yeah, yeah, I mean there's, there's absolutely no issue with that, the only thing that you might consider is that it's going to say sold on ship by the store name. So if it's brand A, as long as you're okay with saying like brand B product is being sold on the ship by brand A, like that might be something to consider but there's no issue. But another thing you might want to consider is that if you eventually want to have an account added for brand B, it's a bit of a pain to have to transfer the content rights from account one to account B, but it is possible. If you set up brand portal for brand B on account A, I don't recommend that. You're kind of setting yourself up for future failure. But unless you plan to run everything through one account. We've actually worked with a lot of aggregators unless you plan to run everything through one account, we've actually worked with a lot of aggregators and at first a lot of them had one brand, like one account per brand, and they realized it was just such a disaster. Also think of it from like Walmart's perspective like they don't track accounts together, they don't really group them together, so they treat them as like 10 different accounts and it was just too hard for them to deal with Walmart. Too hard for them, like they would have access to beta programs in some accounts but not others, so it actually consolidated all to one account. It can become a little bit of like a billing issue if you have, like, different legal entities, but I would recommend sticking to one account unless you have a fear of really like getting suspended. But I would just recommend staying clear of doing anything that would get you in that in the first place.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>The next question is about the best way to bring reviews from Shopify or Amazon, if that's allowed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>This is a good question. So there's a few options here. So, firstly, you're not allowed to bring in reviews from Amazon. Amazon officially, according to the terms of service, they own their reviews. You're not allowed to bring them to Walmart. Walmart actually won't even allow you to upload them. Back in the day, you'd be able to get away with it even though it wasn't recommended, but these days you cannot do that. You can, however, bring in organic reviews from Shopify and as well as from other sites as well, just not Amazon specifically. So there is a free version through Walmart. You just go to reviewsindicationwalmart.com. You'll be able to sign up for it. You can work with your Sam to get access to. It is through a company called Aspective. I believe Walmart purchase them. There are other tools as well, like there's the Yotpo, which officially does it. There's also Bizarre Voice, which, if you're like a bigger brand, I want to go that route because it's in the case to many, many platforms. But for most of like Amazon sellers, I find this just very expensive for what you're looking for. So I would just check out again that reviews indication the online economy. You can also message them if you have any questions. Just reviewsindication at Walmart.com, we'll go to them.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right. So the next one kind of goes with it, and it's about you know, is there a fine program on Walmart. So what is the similar program on Walmart?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Right. So, Walmart does have what they call the review accelerator program. There is a requirement in order to get into it, which is you do have to have a sale. Recently they did change some things up. It used to be limited to five reviews, now it's up to 10 reviews, and if you work with a service provider. I believe it's up to 20. It's available through growth opportunities. They charge $10 per review. They recently changed the specifics of the program so I don't want to misspeak over here, but if you look in you can see the exact details of like. Walmart is great with their guides, like their guides are amazing and they're typically up to date. Just click on the guides you can read through, like the whole program. But growth opportunities reviews indication, I'm sorry review accelerator program that will give you what you're looking for and you can enroll products. There's even something cool which they say is there, but I've never actually seen it’s something called a pre-purchase. So post-purchase is very common, where someone purchases your product. Walmart will accept the buy and then give them a $3 credit to leave a review, you're not guaranteed to get a five-star review. Just keep that in mind. You could get a one-star review through the review accelerator program, but there's something called a pre-purchase, which I'm not sure when it's going to be enabled, but this actually will allow you to discount an item on Walmart in order to get a review up to 100% off. I've never seen it, but it's something that does exist in.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Wow.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>You can see an option for this. You can enroll your items.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>The next question is is SellCord able to get my Walmart account access to a Sam? Strategic account manager is a Sam. For anyone who doesn't know.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Right. For sure, we can definitely help with that. We work directly with Walmart. We have our own like agency level Sam and we work with them to in order to get a Sam through Walmart. Also, depending on what category and we work with a lot of categories we can even just reach out directly to other Sam's to try and get someone approved. They typically expect you to have good sales somewhere. We've seen randomly accounts get assigned to Sam. Walmart's trying to do like as much as they can, even for the lower end accounts, but for like. If you're like a smaller account, Walmart might not necessarily go for it, but if you could prove like sales to them, either from Amazon or from like another website, that's kind of the best way to get it. But we've had a lot of success with that. If you guys, if you want to reach out, we could definitely give that a shot.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, here's kind of a follow-up with. The other question Is Flash Deals, are Flash Deals offered to brand owners only?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>No, you know, it's not restricted. Actually, here's a little fun, little fun fact there's sponsored brand ads, which is actually exclusive to brand owners right through advertising. You're not allowed to do if you sell, if you resell. But there's actually something called sponsored product, sponsored brand, like Flash Deals, which you can use, instead of having like the brand logo, to say flash deals and you can list your items that you're reselling. It's exclusively managed through Walmart you have to work with, like your product manager, but you can definitely run Flash Deals on items that you do not own the brand for.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Someone asked where do I download or where do you download spec 5.0 from?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>It will either be on your account or not when you go to your items page to go ahead and make updates so you have like you have like on the top right Like add items or manage items. You'll just see from there it'll be a little bit of a different UI. Things will look a little bit different than they were before. Previous, it was like it would give you by template. You could update it by category or by g10 match now, just as like by g10 match or like by product or product, something like that. And if you click on like, do by g10 match that's my favorite to do it g10 match, just throwing all your g10s in there and just export the file and you'll see the name of the file will say 5.0, or we'll say something like 4.5.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Here's another question, should our brand prioritize matching Amazon's prices on Walmart or focus on offering flash deals?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Wow, this is, that's a great question. So, uh, I want to touch on this earlier with. I just want to talk about couponing, which I think would be something that also a long conversation, generally speaking, for most of you. Amazon is your main business and you shouldn't jeopardize your main business because of Amazon. If you're listing on Amazon is bringing in so much more than Walmart you don't want to risk losing your business there. We have found that Amazon is a little slow sometimes to catch price differences. We've been able to run a 10% flash deals for a week and actually be cheaper than Amazon, and the price on Amazon will. We won't lose the buy box and Amazon won't catch up. What I would just recommend is if you could get away with it for as long as you could and let's say Amazon does give you problems. Just quickly change your price on Amazon, just you got a monitor you gotta be on top of your game. What's cool is that coupons, which is also a beta program, is the only way, as of today, they able to actually offer a cheaper price on Walmart than on Amazon without having to lower your Amazon price at all. So there's a lot of strategy around that you could. Also, if you have a Sam, you can work with your Sam to be like, let's say, you want to get into a bigger program where they request like a 30% discount. You could do like 10% strike through and then a 20% coupon. They'll work with you and because they understand the Walmart damage on Walmart issue, I think that's the biggest issue Walmart's trying to deal with is how do you get a promo on Walmart without impacting Amazon? That's why Walmart loves Walmart-only sellers. They love these guys. They don't care about their Amazon, they're all invested in Walmart and there is maybe a strategy to having a Walmart-specific catalog. If you have a lot of different products develop bundles or even go back to virtual packs. Play around with things and see what you can do to differentiate your Walmart from your Amazon listings. There's also you could have a different UPC that you use on Walmart versus Amazon. I'm not sure that's going to last forever, but it does. It is a good way to keep Amazon from price matching your items.</p>
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<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>Let's see the next question here. Once copy is set up, products are properly categories and PPC is running, other than those two and those three tasks, what? What are other daily, weekly, monthly tasks that SellCord would do to make my Walmart business successful? What could a new customer expect to see SellCord to be working on every month in their account?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>So it's not just the copy on the categorization, there's also attributes. You know it's played a very big role, kind of spoke about, especially with items spec 5.0. And then PPC is really it's not a set end and forget. It's set up with Walmart. You know you want to make sure that you're constantly, you know, revisiting PPC, checking in daily, seeing how things are going, what's doing better, what's doing worse, especially at launch. It's so important to be tweaking things, you know. You see, we didn't really talk PPC strategy much, but learning what's happening, especially if you're new to Walmart, you can't just expect things to be a certain way. Every account, every listing has its own history, which is just so complex. It makes things so much fun just to be able to learn within each account. There's also constant work that you can do just to see like copy as well. It's not a set and I forget it situation. You want to test something out. You want to learn more keywords and implement them into your copy. You want to try out different categories, different product types, to see if you can succeed in different areas as well. There's also just working with brands to discuss promotion strategies, to just continuously work and figure things out. There's also constant audits you have to do on your listings.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Walmart is like I'm not going to say notorious. It doesn't sound nice, but your images could just revert back. Your variation could split up your copy. If you have multiple paragraphs, it's squished into one paragraph. These things happen all the time. There's constant audits that you have to do just to make sure your things are, your content is good, and then it's just about primarily utilizing PPC as well as just promotional strategies to grow and grow, and there's also a lot of tracking information you know you have many items you want to be able to see. Let's say, keyword tracking. You know how. Am I ranking for my main keywords? Am I doing well overall? Is there more opportunity? Do I need to go more aggressively? Because even in ads like, are you ROAS focused or are you trying to just grow general sales? There's so much to go, depending on your strategy, Just like we deal with many, many different size accounts. We deal with accounts that are doing literally $5,000,10,000 a month. And then there's also nine figure Walmart sellers. You know that are PPC isn't necessarily their larger thing. It's about like having a strong pricing strategy because they have to win by $1. And then, not even having big margins, they just have to just make units sell. So so many different strategies depending on the count types.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right. Last question what program is best for keywords on Walmart and for optimizing your listing in general?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>Okay, so I'm a little biased over here, folks. So obviously Helium 10 is a fantastic tool for any keyword research. I live in Cerebro and Magnet. The fact that they're available for Walmart, I love it. It shows you. I mean, the amount of data that's in there is just fascinating. You can learn immediately what your top keywords are for your product. They have a search volume which is so impactful. It shows you historical so you can see, since it's seasonality, you can see one was this product doing well. It gives you the past, like two years or something like that's great. It'll really show you like where and when you can expect to do well. You also have to do the work you can't just like go here's everything. Do the work, make sure you're not hitting branded keywords, make sure they're relevant to your product, obviously. But it is really solid in terms of just keyword research, very, very highly recommended. In terms of optimization auger listings program-wise. I am also biased here, but that's just because this is what we do. We do listing optimization as a company, so obviously I'm going to plug SellCord, Carrie does Helium 10 have some sort of like AI tool to optimize listings for Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>So we do. We have a Listing Builder and as you, basically, you put the keywords in a keyword bank and then, as you write them into your listing, they get crossed off, so you make sure that they're fully optimized. So yeah, we have a Listing Builder that will help you to optimize using the keywords you find with Cerebro for Walmart.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>I'm sure it's fantastic. I mean, obviously we have a self core strategy, but I mean you guys make amazing tools. Definitely give it a shot.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, that's all we have. Thank you so much, David, for answering all those questions. We had a lot of great questions, and definitely David's the you know the best to ask all these amazing questions too. So thank you so much, David, for being on. And again, if you are interested in SellCord, David, can you say your email address and how they can get in contact with you again?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>David:</p>
<p>For sure. You can send us an email to david@sellcord.com S-E-L-L-C-O-R-D.com. You can do info@sellcord.com. If you want just more general, hit us up. Visit our website. Sign up over there. There's a lot to talk about.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie Miller:</p>
<p>All right, sounds good. Thank you everyone for joining and we hope you have a great rest of the day. Bye, everyone.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to outperform your competition on Amazon Prime Day 2024? Join us as we explore cutting-edge Amazon PPC strategies with the esteemed Destaney Wishon of BTR Media, who shares her expert predictions and actionable insights to help you skyrocket your Amazon advertising game. With Prime Day 2023 setting a new benchmark at $12.7 billion in sales, we decode consumer behavior shifts and the unique opportunities presented by this mid-year retail extravaganza, differentiating it from Black Friday and Cyber Monday.</p>
<p>Our discussion dives deep into the art of managing Amazon ads around Prime Day, emphasizing the importance of defining your primary goal—be it maximizing profit or driving sales. We also unpack the extended attribution window's impact on ad spend, conversion rates, and ACoS. From the advantages of increased pre-event ad spend to capture window-shopping customers to the phenomenal conversion rates during Prime Day itself, we provide a holistic view of how to capitalize on this massive sales event. Destaney’s insights reveal the significance of targeted ad strategies in enhancing your organic rank and BSR, alongside the long-term benefits of acquiring new customers.</p>
<p>Get ready to maximize your Prime Day advertising efforts with practical advice on Adtomic Day Parting Schedules. Learn how to control CPCs and optimize conversion rates during peak traffic times, identify high-performing search terms, and strategically adjust bids. We also tackle the challenges of regaining momentum post-stockout, realistic budgeting, and leveraging coupons to boost conversion rates. As we navigate the new pricing rules and the competitive landscape with events like Walmart Plus Week, we arm you with strategies to ensure your brand is well-prepared. Whether you're a seasoned Amazon seller or a new brand, this episode is packed with invaluable tips to help you make the most of Prime Day 2024.</p>
<p>In episode 576 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - Amazon PPC Readiness for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:20 - Prime Day Impact on Shopping Habits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:56 - Amazon Prime Day Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:23 - Maximizing Sales Opportunities Beyond Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:29 - Prime Day PPC Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:00 - Optimizing PPC Strategy for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:18 - Maximizing Creative Impact in Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:06 - Prime Day PPC Strategy and Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:48 - Maximizing Sales Strategy for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:42 - Price Matching and Marketplace Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:15 - PPC Spend Strategy for Prime Day</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We continue in our series and helping you guys get ready for Amazon Prime Day 2024 with a special Tacos Tuesday episode with best practices for advertising, not just on Prime Day, but before it and after it. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week.Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit h10.me/adtomic for more information. That's h10.me/adtomic any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is completely bs free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in e-commerce world. Welcome to a very special edition of Tacos Tuesday. If you guys have noticed, for the last few weeks on, like the podcast and other live streams, we have been focusing on Prime Day readiness. We wanted to make sure that 2024 is your best Prime Day and today we wanted to go deep in specifically talking about Prime Day readiness for PPC. All right, because that’s one of the things that you can still kind of like control up until the day of Prime Day. So that's why we've invited the number one expert in the entire world on Amazon PPC Destaney Wishon here. Destiny, how's it going? Welcome back.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Hello, hello. Thank you so much for having me very excited to be here, as always.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Before we get into your training here, do you have any predictions for Prime Day. Like, are you expecting things to be just kind of like normal, business as usual? Are you expecting anything new and unusual this year?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I am going to predict that this year is going to be even bigger than last year, which is saying something, because I distinctly remember being up at like 4 am having to adjust budgets last year because everyone was expecting it to be a little bit lower, just due to the state of economy and kind of where we were at with inflation. And it was 9 am and we're like out of budget across the board and conversion rates were double what they were the two weeks prior. So, I was like you know, we're driving a ton of sales, our ROAS looks fantastic, let's maximize this. So, I'm expecting it to kind of see a similar trend and be pretty big this year.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome. I hope that that prediction comes true. Share it. All right, I'm going to go off screen and let you go ahead and take it away. Destaney, that prediction comes true, share it. All right, I'm going to go off screen and let you go ahead and take it away, Destaney.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I think when it comes to inventory and deals and content, it's a little bit more of a one size fits all solution. But when it comes to Amazon advertising and Prime Day, there are hundreds of different strategies that you can run depending on where your brand's at from a profitability perspective, from a cash flow and a lifestyle perspective when it comes to repurchasing, inventory and things like that. That's going to influence your Amazon advertising strategy. So, I've always been a big fan of not giving one size fits all solutions. I think everyone who follows me is very familiar with that, and this is no different. Some people are going to go online and say do not increase your budgets, do not change your bids. And some people are going to say, to maximize that opportunity, but it's going to be really dependent on where your brands at. So, kicking things off, let's talk about Prime Day 2023 and why these matters.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>$12.7 billion in sales. It was an absolute record for their largest annual event 375 million items sold. 37% of US households took part in Prime Day. That is really important. And also consider how many people share accounts you know grandparents, cousins, things like that so it's probably even higher. For being honest, the reason this matter is last year was the largest single sales day in all of Amazon history, and the reason I'm calling this out is because, as customers become more and more familiar with Prime Day, it's changing their shopping habits. For one, everyone knows that the first two to three weeks leading up to Prime Day you log into your app, it's the first thing you see. Right, they do a homepage takeover, letting you know it's Prime Day. They're also starting to drip out Prime Day deals. Now what this means is customers are going to stop their normal purchase habits. If I buy Tide Pods once a month on a Thursday, I'm probably going to hold off on buying my Tide Pods until Prime Day. If I have back to school items that I want to purchase, I'm going to hold off on buying those until Prime Day. Now the problem is customers are still shopping, they're still opening the app and they're clicking around, but they're not always purchasing. This is important to call out because the two weeks leading up to Prime Day and really the week before leading up to Prime Day, you're almost always going to see a drop-in conversion rate. Customers are still shopping, they're on the platform, they are clicking, they're adding to cart and they're building their list, but they're not checking out until Prime Day. So that's really important to consider.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The second part to consider is think about Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Everybody knows what time of year Black Friday, Cyber Monday, is and everyone builds their baskets beforehand. You know they get the magazines for Walmart and for Target. They circle all of the items they want to buy. The difference is those items are holiday specific. The consumer habits are still similar, but the items are different.</p>
<p>Prime day is smack dab in the middle of summer. People aren't necessarily buying their Christmas gifts yet. They're buying all kinds of gifts and they don't necessarily have specific items going into it. I, for example, will hop onto the Lightning Dill app and get caught up in all the excitement and the craze and just scroll until I find products that I want. So naturally, due to the flooding of customers on the platform, everyone is getting increased visibility. I think that's the biggest thing to consider. So, whether you have deals or whether you don't have deals, you're probably still going to see an increased visibility, but Prime Day is synonymous with savings. So, if you don't have a deal and you don't have a badge, you may not get that visibility.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Now another small screenshot I added here is from one of our accounts. Last year we had 101 campaigns almost out of budget. This is not due to Amazon trying to spend more money on Prime Day. This is just due to the nature of how the auction works. When you have five times, 10 times as many customers on the platform clicking around, your ads are going to get clicked more, and the more clicks you get, the more you spend. So, the more your budget's going to be spent. This is why the first level of optimization is almost to increase your budgets, because we know there's going to be so many more customers on the platform. They're going to be clicking so much more because they're shopping around. So, increase your budgets and we're going to dive into that optimization later.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>But I thought it was really important to set that context and understanding just how many customers are on the platform during Prime Day and how that trickles down to your brand, whether or not you participate. Now there's kind of three important things to consider. You have lead-in Prime Day, lead-out, Prime Day either or. And why this matters is because the week before Prime Day is historically some of the worst performance you will ever see when it comes to Amazon advertising on the platform. Why? Well, as we mentioned, customers are still shopping. They may not be purchasing, but they are window shopping. Lead in period is really important because, again, people are logging onto a platform and they're starting to add to cart. They're starting to build their list for the products that they may want to purchase. This is important to understand because you can make your optimizations as early as 10 days prior or 14 days prior, and you need to optimize towards what you're wanting your outcome to be. So, if your only goal is profitability, then you should probably lower your budgets the week before. On the flip side, if your goal is maximizing sales and understanding consumer habits, you'll start to realize that those customers are adding to cart and clicking, so you probably still want to continue to run ads there, even though they're not purchasing.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Yet we all know that attribution is extended on Amazon. The majority of the time, it's a 14-day attribution, sometimes longer. What's happening here is the customers are going to add to cart and click on your ads, but they may not purchase until later. So, your clicks and your spend are going to be much higher and your sales are going to be much lower. At its simplest, conversion rate is going to be down because people are clicking and not buying, and a cost is going to be up. People are clicking and not buying, so some people will just say you know, it's fine, let's continue running my ads full speed ahead, knowing it's going to pay off later. That's typically what we recommend our brands do, but some people who are only focused on profitability that is it. They don't necessarily care about the Prime Day customer because they know they're too price conscious. They're going to lower their bids and budgets the seven to 10 days before Prime Day because they don't want to attract the customer who's not going to convert until later on. So, keep that in mind. The second thing to keep in mind is that there is a lead out period, which pretty much means that a lot of shoppers are going to continue to stay on the platform after Prime Day. As we know, Prime Day has now been extended to almost Prime Week and when you have Walmart and Target and every other major retailer running these discounted days and deals, you're going to see a much longer timeframe. So, we've actually seen the week after Prime Day have some of the highest conversion rates because shoppers are still ready to buy, but some of the lower CPCs because most advertisers actually pull back on their budgets after Prime Day. So, lead-out's another really big opportunity for brands. So, keep these things in mind as you're building out your strategy.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Here's just some kind of quick insights that I pulled from our personal accounts. As you can see the timeframe here impressions are definitely relatively high before Prime Day. Prime Day one last year was insane. It was one of the craziest days I've ever managed. Truly Before 9am we had blown through most of our budgets because there were that many people on the platform, I honestly kind of put the brakes on quite a few of our brands because I was worried that it was an attribution issue. But at the end of the day our conversion rate was about 2x 3x what it was on normal days during the beginning of Prime Day morning. You can also see the day after Prime Day there's definitely a drop off. This is influenced by the majority of our brands run deals, but impressions still stayed relatively high or back to average kind of a week afterwards, spend is the same thing.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So again, our brands we recommend continuing to spend at a higher-than-average pace leading up to prime day, because we understand customers are window shopping, so we want to go ahead and catch their eyeballs before the day even hits. We want to stand out, so we personally increase our spend for the majority of our brands. Now, again, if a brand comes to us and says, hey, my only goal is a cost, my only goal is profit, then we're going to pull back on spend the week prior. But that is a decision that needs to be made at the brand level, not the agency or software level. So, knowing all of this, I think, before we dive into some really specific strategies around how you manage your ads, from an ad type, from a bid, from a budget perspective, you really need to decide is your goal on Prime Day to maximize profit? Is that your only focus, yes or no? The second thing is do you want to maximize sales? Now, a lot of people argue of you know a Prime Day audience isn't the best, it's, you know cheaper, it's discounted audience. They're not actually looking for your product, they just want a discount and save money. But at the end of the day.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>We've seen some two really strong effects from Prime Day. One, when ran appropriately, in an incredibly targeted way, you can take advantage of the heightened conversion rate on Prime Day and 100% improve your BSR and your organic rank on the page. We have run multiple tests with that. The second question I always get well, does your organic rank stick? Yes, if it's ran strategically in a very precise way. So, for us, we do like to maximize our presence on Prime Day because we know it's an opportunity to improve our presence on page one and improve our organic rank because our conversion rate is higher than our competitors. That's something really important to remember.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The second part to remember is, as we saw earlier, around 40% of households are participating, so think of all of the new eyeballs you can get in front of. So, anyone who has a product that's purchased more than once whether it's a supplement that's repeat purchased, or whether it's a brand that has multiple products, like fitness gear Prime Day is a huge opportunity to get in front of a very warm audience that's ready to buy. So sometimes you can bring them into your brand and then they'll come back post Prime Day to purchase your other products. So those are things to consider when you're deciding. You know, is your goal to maximize product profit and just take advantage of the wave of traffic and do nothing, or do you want to maximize sales and build on all these other opportunities and make sure that you're investing in a much longer-term strategy than just Prime Day? Once you know those two, you can start optimizing beyond that. So, for all of those here that their main goal is maximizing profit, there's kind of a few things that we want to look at here.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>One bid management. We don't recommend making aggressive changes to your bids. In general, we see that brands who do not run any deals and are only focused on profitability will maintain around the same ACOS or ROAS. Sometimes it improves if they're in a category that does well during Prime Day. Sometimes it's worse because they didn't run any discounts and all their competitors did so. Now their conversion rates decreased. The traffic's going to your competitors and not you. If you're not running any deals, we do typically see a lower conversion rate. So, we sometimes recommend going ahead and lowering your bids a little bit, maybe 5% to 10% across the board, because customers are going to continue to click but not purchase, and again, this is because maybe your competitors are running heavy discounts and deals. If your competitors are running heavy discounts and deals and someone types in toothpaste and you're the only one not running a deal, you're not going to drive sales and you're going to have a lower conversion rate than everyone else. So, keep these things in mind. Lead-in is another strategy where maybe you need to lower your bids and budgets because your ads are not going to perform well leading up. Right, you can't sacrifice the increase in ACOS leading up because you're not going to drive sales on Prime Day without deals or discounts.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Budget management's another really big one. At the end of the day, if you don't run deals or discounts and your category is known for deals and discounts, you're going to perform worse. So maybe it's worth decreasing your budget on everything that is not in line with your performance expectations. So the two easiest ways to do this are just go into Ad Console or Campaign Manager or, if you're using Adtomic, you can easily make adjustments throughout there and look at your targeting tab in Ad Console or the search term tab in Adtomic, which is the better tab to look at, and you can filter by everything that has an ACOS that is not in line with your expectations the last 30 days and go ahead and decrease that bid, knowing it's probably going to perform even worse on Prime Day, right, and it's not always a drastic difference, but it's usually enough to make a difference. Same thing with your budgets. Maybe you leave your budgets or you decrease your budget slightly on everything that has over 100% ACOS, right, Everything that's just out of line.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Go ahead and decrease, and what's going to happen is you're going to optimize towards a little bit more profitability. You're going to get a lot more customers viewing your listing. Naturally, usually you know anywhere from 10% to 20% if you don't run deals or discounts. So, you're still going to drive more sales, but you're going to do it without advertising a ton. So, you're going to usually have a much higher profit on these days if you run this style of strategy. Again, the downside to this is, if all of your competitors are running deals and discounts, their conversion rate is going to be higher. They're going to drive three to four times the amount of sales as you and, as we know, the digital shelf is not unlimited. So, if they're doing much, much better and their organic ranks pushing up, yours is going to be pushing down on the page and that can be hard to make up for unless you're doing a ton externally or have other plans right outside of Prime Day. So, keep those things in mind.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Now the second half of the strategy maximizing sales is where we're going to have a lot more very specific strategic recommendation. If you're not running deals, you can still expect a lower conversion rate, but across the board, what you really want to look at is increasing budget. That's the first and foremost way to maximize sales. Everything, all of your campaigns that have a ROAS or ACOS within your target, go ahead and increase your budget 20 to 30% and what's going to happen is, again, your organic sales are going to increase. So, if you're also increasing your ad sales and your ad spend with an increased budget, your tacos is typically going to stay close to the same, but you're seeing an overall sales increase. So, your overall profit's going to increase just due to economies of scale. So that's kind of the first thing that we look at is making sure everything converting really well, everything within a cost of a row, as we're increasing our budget on. The next thing we do is increase bids that are in a similar situation, but we're a little bit more strategic on this. Again, I'll open up my search term tab and I'll say, hey, my average conversion rate for my account is 12%, but these five keywords that are my most important keywords they're converting at a 20%. Let's go ahead and increase my bids on those, because I want to drive as much traffic as possible to those precise keywords that are going to improve my organic rank as well as improve my overall performance if my conversion rates higher. The next thing we're going to do is we're going to be very strategic with our campaign creation, and that's what we're going to get into in our next few slides. We're going to create campaigns that are specifically focused on maximizing visibility.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>A really quick pro tip and I'm only calling this out is because Prime Day traffic comes in waves. We typically see the morning of the first day of Prime Day as one of the highest. You can use Atomic Day Parting Schedules. So, if you're nervous to go in and just increase bids and budgets 24 hours because you don't know what performance is going to look like, you can use Adtomic Day Parting Schedules to choose those certain time frames where you can actually see your conversion rates higher and your CPCs are lower. So, we all know that your conversion rate does fluctuate throughout the day. You can use something like the day parting schedules to build out rules throughout the day if you want to balance that line of profitability and sales. So, keep that in mind, All right.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So, leveraging the search term tab this is a really quick screenshot pulled directly from Atomic that I wanted to shout out because it's one of the best ways to have a lot of control. So, a lot of people will go to every single campaign and add a crazy placement modifier, increase sales or top of search by 100%, increase budgets. But that's not very strategic because you're going to have some search terms that don't do well, some that do well. So, if you pull Adtomic, you can leverage the search term tab. If you're an ad console, it's the targeting tab and you can filter top down by spend. I'm a really big believer of operational efficiency and 80-20. So, I almost always go top down by spend efficiency and 80-20. So, I almost always go top down by spend.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>What I am personally looking for are the terms where my conversion rate and click-through rate that's another good metric to look at is higher than average. So, as you know, we can pull our category average from insights and planning tab. More on that probably later when we hop into Q&amp;A. But you can also pull it from your account average. So maybe your account average again is 8%. So, what I'm really looking for here are there any terms that have insane conversion rate that I know is better than the category? If so, you can assume that during Prime Day it's going to perform even better. So, I'm going to go control my bid and increase my bid on all of those terms, especially if my ACOS is lower than what my target is. This specific account does have a 30% average ACOS, as you can see here. That is our target. So, I'm probably going to increase performance on these terms. But if I see a term that's performing less than our average maybe it this 3% and 8% and it's not a strategy that the brand wants to run, I'm going to pull back my bids, right, Unless I'm running a dealer discount. This is a way that really helps improve your total sales and your organic rank while still maintaining some of that level of profitability. What you don't want to do is spend a ton of money on a term that has a terrible conversion rate. All that's going to do is hurt your organic rank because Amazon wants the products that are converting the best at the top of the page. So, keep that in mind when you're running your bid magic and be a little bit more strategic around these increases and decreases during Prime Day.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The second thing we want to do is if we're running deals or discounts, this is even more so. We want to create a couple of campaigns focused on winning top of search. Now, Bradley and I have talked quite a bit about this area and whether or not to use high bids or whether or not to use placement modifiers, but for Prime Day specifically, especially if we have a deal badge on our ad, we create campaigns for the top of the page. The reason being is, as we know, customers are looking for deal badging and the best place to see that deal badging is the number one slot on the page. Now, most people can't afford to win this 100% of the time. It's just incredibly expensive. In the supplement space it would cost you around $90,000 in spend to win one keyword over 80% impression share $90,000. And this was last year. So, this is why we create separate campaigns is because we don't want to compete with all of our other campaigns that are focused on profitability.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>We create one to two campaigns for one to two top keywords that convert better than anything. Profitability we create one to two campaigns for one to two top keywords that convert better than anything else and our one to two keywords that we want to improve our organic rank on and we're going to set insanely high bids and probably put also a top of search modifier on it. And when I say insanely high bids, people always think it's three to four dollars. No, that is not going to compete during Prime Day, especially not in a competitive market. For some of our campaigns where we only want to win top of search, we don't care what the return on ad spend is during that timeframe, because people repeat purchase or because we have a good deal. I'm talking $10 to $15 bids or in the supplement space it's $40 to $50 bids. That is the kind of bid that is often needed in competitive categories on Amazon. And again, why we do this is because our conversion rate is so much higher with our deal. We drive so much traffic because of our deal badging that our organic performance will improve and stick for the next four to six to eight weeks. And if we continue to maintain that high and heightened level of traffic, organic rank will stick the whole time.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So, we don't do this with all of our campaigns. We don't do this with every keyword. We cannot afford it, we would hemorrhage money. But we create one to two campaigns with one to two keywords and we set a budget that we can control in order to piggyback off of that conversion rate and those sales. So, think very strategically around this what keywords in your account are you converting better than everyone else? What keywords can you afford to win top of search on and create some of these campaigns so that way you can start improving your organic positioning on the page through PPC during Prime Day. Another quick thing to note is when you create your campaign, put top of search, put Prime Day in the campaign name or whatever you need to see, so that way when you see a poor ACOS or poor ROAS you don't pause it, because that's not the objective of the campaign. The campaign is to improve your BSR and to improve your organic positioning, not to drive profitability. So that's kind of a really quick tip and we'll probably talk more on that in the Q&amp;A section.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The next thing that's incredibly important is to consider how many people window shop on Prime Day. So more frequently than probably any other time of the year, customers are clicking around sponsored display almost always does really well during prime day because this positioning on the page is really valuable. So, what we do is we create really specific sponsored display product targeting ads where we only target all of our own products and we run these with the increased budget on prime day. And we run these with an increased budget on Prime Day because we know that customers are less loyal. Now it can be argued how much brand defense campaigns you should run throughout the year and I have some good data to kind of back into those areas but during Prime Day I'm of the opinion that customers are less brand loyal. They're looking for deals, they're looking for discounts. So, make sure to protect your listing, especially if you have a deal. If you have a deal, the last thing you want them to do is land on your page, see a better competitor ad and click out. So, we increase and run specific prime day targeting strategies for sponsored display. Don't throw in hundreds of products to target. Don't put expanded product targeting. Only target your own brand name to make sure you are defending your listing. Other sponsored display strategies we can talk about later whether or not it's audience targeting, category targeting or retargeting, but this is something that needs to be ran in almost every single account.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Profitability or scalability focused. Maximizing your creatives is another big one. So almost all headline search ads are being forced to move to a custom image regardless, but even more so on Prime Day. It's needed to maximize your creatives because you need to stand out on the page, and when there are hundreds of deals, hundreds of discounts, you need to stand out on the page, and when there are hundreds of deals, hundreds of discounts, you have to stand out by how you've built your brand. So, look at the differences in these two ads. They're both selling the same product, but one of them is way more eye-catching. The bottom one also will typically drive a 200% increase in click-through rate, which is incredibly, incredibly important, because as you're running these ads, everyone's running deals right. Almost everyone in your category is gonna run some level of dealer discount, so if you're not, you have to stand out.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Adding a lifestyle image is one of the number one way to improve the performance of your sponsor brand ad and your sponsor display ads. So go in there and get that done If you don't have the creative to make this happen, use Sponsored Brands AI Builder. Is it fantastic? No, not always. I said no really aggressively, but we actually have used it for a lot of brands. It's not always as fantastic as a professional shoot, but is it better than nothing? Yes, because even if it's a poor AI creative, you're not getting charged. A list of customer clicks. Sponsored brands ads are pay per click most of the time, right. So, get it up and running to bring eyeballs to your listing and then, if the customer is still interested, they will click on. So that is kind of the biggest thing that we recommend from a sponsored brand sponsored display ad perspective. Immediately get your lifestyle images uploaded.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The other thing we're going to discuss is creating remarketing campaigns. So, one thing that you have to consider is, again, 40% of households are on the platform. This is your opportunity to get your brand in front of hundreds of hundreds of thousands of customers. Now, some of them may not purchase. Some of them may look but not buy, as we know. So how do you take advantage of that traffic? The 30, 45, 60, 90 days after prime day, you create remarketing campaigns. You can create remarketing campaigns directly with an ad console with sponsored display. As you can see, there's a target added section here. Remove all of those targets. Amazon auto-populates some of them. Remove them. All you want to do is create a remarketing campaign within the look back window that you would prefer. Why this is so important is because if a customer was looking at your product during Prime Day, they are interested in it probably throughout the year, right? So, you're able to capture that customer ID and then serve them an ad 45 days later when maybe they're ready to repeat, purchase or buy a new one, right? This is a really valuable way to take advantage of all the traffic you're getting on Prime Day and monetize it later on throughout the year. If you run this same campaign within DSP, you can also get even more targeted. Within DSP, you can say hey, I want to go ahead and serve everyone an ad. Who viewed my page on Prime Day but did not purchase. Or who viewed my competitors but did not purchase, right? If I'm selling TVs, you don't want to continue serving someone an ad. If they already bought a TV, they probably don't need another one, maybe.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So, within DSP, you can set up and create that audience where you own that customer ID that viewed within your category and you can get really targeted of negating and or highlighting certain audiences. So, this is incredibly, incredibly important. If you're not a fan of DSP or if you have any concerns red flags you think it's terrible drop those concerns in the chat because I can answer them. Around. 90% of the time, DSP does not work because it's not ran appropriately or expectations weren't set or it was spent too much money without highlighting how granular you can get and, if that's the case, run sponsored display ads to dip your toes in and play around with getting really granular with your remarketing audience to take advantage of Prime Day traffic. Those are all the biggest things that we had here, so I wanted to leave it at that and then hopefully answer some of the follow-ups we had.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That was good. The main takeaway guys. I mean, there's tons of takeaways you guys should have, but I hope one of the main takeaways that maybe opened some of your eyes is that when we're talking Prime Day, PPC readiness, it's not just July 16 and 17 that you have to keep in mind. There's stuff you have to do before Prime Day PPC readiness. It's not just July 16 and 17 that you have to keep in mind. There's stuff you have to do before Prime Day. There are things that you have to keep in mind, like this last slide about after Prime Day. Prime Day has a big impact and it's outside of just two days, so just keep that in mind. If there's one takeaway, make sure you remember them. One question of somebody made about 10 minutes or so ago not necessarily about prime day, but it's especially important because of prime day coming up is she's been sold out a month and I've actually talked to some sellers like this. They're worried. Like prime day is coming back. Um, how do I regain my momentum? As far as you with PPC to make sure I'm okay for Prime Day, so what would you say to Paula?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Well, I think Prime Day is actually a fantastic time to launch if you can find out or carried away to stand out on the page. The biggest thing I would say is you almost need to restart your honeymoon period. I know this is more Bradley's area of expertise, but a lot of people will go out of stock and then come back into stock and expect to have the same BSR, same positioning on the page, same traffic as they did prior. That's almost never the case. From what we've seen, we see a huge drop in just organic positioning. So, the biggest thing is like setting expectations and making sure you're preparing your budget. When you come back into stocks, you're probably going to have to spend more money up front to make up for the sales volume that you did receive organically. Now, with it being Prime Day, I almost recommend at least having a coupon or something on your page to improve your conversion rate relative to your competitors and then just spending maybe a little bit heavier up front, knowing you're going to make up for that once your organic position goes back to normal.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, what else we have here? We've got, Gianna from. She says if I've paused keywords in the past, I've not performed well. Is it worth reactivating them with low bids during prime to generate visibility and perhaps sales, or is it better to leave them paused? Oh, that's a nice and juicy one right there.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that they're gonna perform that much better on prime day, unless maybe you're a lot cheaper and you have a good you know deal badge or something along those lines. I would say why did you pause them instead of lowering your bids? Right, if they're absolutely converting terribly and you've got 50 clicks and no orders like, okay, that makes sense, pause it. But if they've driven any sales in the past, maybe you do start them with a really low bid just to see what can happen. But this is again drawing. If you're only focused on profitability, probably not. It's probably not conformed that much better out of the blue. But if you are focused on maximizing sales, maybe it is worth looking at. You know, last 90 days what keywords have driven an order, even if not profitably, and what should my bid be, knowing my conversion rate may be higher.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One quick question I have for you before I go back is I think one of the things differently this year is Amazon's new rules on like sale prices and coupons and things like that, where, hey, you've got to be lower, you can't just artificially raise your price and then. And then you know, like some people do, and then people see, oh my goodness, it's 60% off, but it's just because they raised the price by 60%. Now, that being said, obviously there's going to be some people who still game the system, maybe from variation, abuse or some black hat stuff. But one thing that I've found now is, you know, like me personally, what I would do in the past is I would still have some kind of sales discount before prime day a little bit, just to get some momentum going and maybe increase on my organic. But now I'm all of a sudden, I’m trigger shy because I'm like, oh shoot, whatever discount I do now, that's setting my, my baseline price for this month, which means I'm going to have to do it even bigger. Uh, you know discounts, even getting a coupon approved. So, has that new rule changed any of your strategy at all? Or? Um, are you doing less pre? Uh, prime day discounts um, or what's your strategy there?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Yeah, I would say, less pre-prime day discounts and or just being a lot more thoughtful around our overall pricing strategy. Because I think, like that's always, like the biggest complaint I see with Prime Day is some brands like, no, don't do anything, don't make any changes, it's not valuable. Everyone's looking for discounts and it's like, yeah, that is true, but also, as we discussed, you're getting in front of 40% of households in America. So, I think, just being a lot more strategic around the timing, also realizing that if you overlap high spend and PPC and steep discounts, you're not going to be making any money, so you better hope you make up for it with inflated conversion rate and improved organic rank. Another big factor I think is, as we're starting to see more with Walmart and other retailers and external influencers, is just price matching as well. It's making sure that you have price parity across all of your platforms and your discounts are lining up in a similar fashion.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's actually important, because last year Walmart Plus Week was the same week as Prime Day, but then this year Walmart has two of them and they're both not on Prime Day. One was already last month and one, I think, is this week or next week or something. So, yeah, definitely what Destaney just said Keep in mind, guys, because if you could lose the buy box on one or other marketplace, if you're running discounts on one but not the other, Sydney says, alright, during Prime Day she's going to have a deal badge. But she's asking would you run an ad on a keyword that you already have your product organically ranked on the first page, or would you target keywords based on the conversion rate, regardless of organic ranking?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Great question. So, the line that I usually draw on my sand is if I'm ranked in the top four, then I'll pull back on PPC. That's kind of the line. Page one does not matter. In my opinion. 80% of click share goes to the number one carousel on the page, the top four, that's 80% of clicks go there. So even if you're ranked on page one but you're at the bottom of the page, you're not getting near as much visibility and you can be booted really quick. So, we typically say, hey, if we're in the top four, that's a great place to be. If I'm five through eight, sometimes that's okay as well. It really depends on the category. But you got to think as a customer. If you're shopping on mobile, you see a headline search ad, you see three sponsored product ads and then you see your four organically ranked, and then you have another sponsored ad carousel. So, a customer has to scroll quite a bit just to get to 10 to 50. So that's kind of the area that we see. Cannibalization starts happening when you're ranked in the top four and you're advertising in the top four. Other than that, you really don't need to worry about it too much. Maybe you lower your bids a little bit and you focus on that mid-point in the page. But yeah, good question.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Johnny says sponsor display as CPC or VCPM for protecting your own listings.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>For protecting my own listings, I do recommend a CPC model. VCPM gets a little murky when it comes to attribution because it's quite a bit different, so I like just controlling my CPCs and only targeting the specific ASINs I want to target.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Danica says in order to maximize the sales, what percentage uplift or down of the PPC spend will you do in two weeks ahead of Prime Day, a week ahead on Prime Day, after the Prime Day?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Good question Really depends on ROAS and overall budget. If we're being honest, we have some brands that will do a 15% increase in spend for lead-in. So, we'll segment our campaigns that we want to increase. We know that performance is going to be terrible. We'll invest in DSP. We'll do a lot on the awareness side 15% to 20% heavy. Some brands that have a specific marketing budget will go even higher. But if it's like a traditional brand that's focused on tacos, ACOS, then we'll only increase 5% to 10% for lead-in. And then on Prime Day, again it really depends on budget because you can maximize your spend if you want to, but you got to make sure you're hitting sales targets. You spend if you want to, but you got to make sure you're hitting sales targets. Lead out, as mentioned, was stronger last year than we've ever seen it before. So, I believe our lift for lead out was around 12% the two weeks after.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another good one here from Dion. He's, or she, is still in launch phase, so it's only been a little over a month since they created their listing, so he's not profitable. He's still trying to get that traction. Should he or she stay away from doing you know, prime Day activities and just keep going with his launch, or what is your suggestion there?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Honestly, as mentioned, I've seen multiple brands launch products on Prime Day and have an amazing head start because their traffic is so much better, even from a review positioning standpoint. If you can get 50 people to buy your product on Prime Day and 5% of them leave reviews, that's a really, really good start. If you don't have the money for it, then, yeah, probably stay away. But if you have enough reviews even in your launch phase to have a decent conversion rate, then it's a really big opportunity to get in front of a lot of customers. That's going to drive sales volume and increase your review count.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. Last question of the day is any specific strategies for advertising listings with lightning deals.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Nothing too specific. You can create specific sponsor brand ads and shout out the deals in your headline. You can also. Usually what we've seen historically they change this frequently is if you run additional auto campaigns not necessarily additional, but if you have auto campaigns on the ASINs with lightning deals, they typically do win unique inventory on the page, whether it's frequently bought together, the lightning deals page on Amazon or other segments of like sponsored deals. So just make sure you have the maximum exposure we discussed</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so now, what homework do you have for everybody from now until next week? Again, like I said, guys, this is like the third, fourth, fifth thing in a row that we've been doing about prime days. We want to make sure you guys have the best prime day. What do you want people to do from now until next week? Uh, and then report back to you on when you come on.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I would say the biggest things are we released a prime day checklist which covers things outside of amazon advertising as well, so I would 100% check that out. The second thing I would do is really define is it that profitability or that scalability strategy? What are you trying to accomplish? And then go through the deck that I shared today I'm sure we'll send it out and just look for any of those low hanging fruit opportunities. Do you have your brand defense campaigns covered? Do you have your bids and budgets ready for lead-in, which starts really soon? Do you have the appropriate creative assets, custom imagery, video, lifestyle images, all of that? Do you have it ready to go? And then I think the reason we actually wanted to do a follow-up campaign is because a lot of the items that I mentioned are hands-on keyboard. You need to log in and make these adjustments. You need to look at your search terms tab in Atomic. So, we wanted to put a follow-up of like hey, here's everything we think you should do. Once you've identified what you want to accomplish, let's actually hop on and do a Q&amp;A for everyone who maybe tries to launch a sponsored display ad and gets confused. You know, sponsored display is now overly complex. You have reach and sales and audiences, so we really wanted to give everyone the opportunity to then come in hot and ask questions. For hey, I tried to do this. It doesn't work, or this is what I'm seeing, this is what I'm not.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, all right. So, guys, I don't have the signup sheet yet for next week's live, but just if you're watching this on YouTube, make sure to hit the notification for when we go live and look out in your email, we'll send you a message to register for that uh workshop. You guys have got your homework uh cut out for you. I've got. I put the link that she referred to right there. There are some tips from Carrie, some tips from Destaney and others there. h10.me/primelist. h10.me/primelist. Destaney, thank you so much for coming on here and sharing your knowledge. I got to kick back for half the workshop here and chill. I just listen and learn like everybody else. So, thanks for that and we will see you back here next week. You, Destaney, and also everybody else out there as well. Thanks a lot, everybody.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to outperform your competition on Amazon Prime Day 2024? Join us as we explore cutting-edge Amazon PPC strategies with the esteemed Destaney Wishon of BTR Media, who shares her expert predictions and actionable insights to help you skyrocket your Amazon advertising game. With Prime Day 2023 setting a new benchmark at $12.7 billion in sales, we decode consumer behavior shifts and the unique opportunities presented by this mid-year retail extravaganza, differentiating it from Black Friday and Cyber Monday.</p>
<p>Our discussion dives deep into the art of managing Amazon ads around Prime Day, emphasizing the importance of defining your primary goal—be it maximizing profit or driving sales. We also unpack the extended attribution window's impact on ad spend, conversion rates, and ACoS. From the advantages of increased pre-event ad spend to capture window-shopping customers to the phenomenal conversion rates during Prime Day itself, we provide a holistic view of how to capitalize on this massive sales event. Destaney’s insights reveal the significance of targeted ad strategies in enhancing your organic rank and BSR, alongside the long-term benefits of acquiring new customers.</p>
<p>Get ready to maximize your Prime Day advertising efforts with practical advice on Adtomic Day Parting Schedules. Learn how to control CPCs and optimize conversion rates during peak traffic times, identify high-performing search terms, and strategically adjust bids. We also tackle the challenges of regaining momentum post-stockout, realistic budgeting, and leveraging coupons to boost conversion rates. As we navigate the new pricing rules and the competitive landscape with events like Walmart Plus Week, we arm you with strategies to ensure your brand is well-prepared. Whether you're a seasoned Amazon seller or a new brand, this episode is packed with invaluable tips to help you make the most of Prime Day 2024.</p>
<p>In episode 576 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Destaney discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:22 - Amazon PPC Readiness for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:20 - Prime Day Impact on Shopping Habits</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:56 - Amazon Prime Day Advertising Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:23 - Maximizing Sales Opportunities Beyond Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">19:29 - Prime Day PPC Optimization Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">21:00 - Optimizing PPC Strategy for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:18 - Maximizing Creative Impact in Ads</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">32:06 - Prime Day PPC Strategy and Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:48 - Maximizing Sales Strategy for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">36:42 - Price Matching and Marketplace Strategies</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">39:15 - PPC Spend Strategy for Prime Day</li>
</ul>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>We continue in our series and helping you guys get ready for Amazon Prime Day 2024 with a special Tacos Tuesday episode with best practices for advertising, not just on Prime Day, but before it and after it. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. If you're like me, maybe you were intimidated about learning how to do Amazon PPC, or maybe you think you just don't have the hours and hours that it takes to download and sort through all of those sponsored ads reports that Amazon produces for you. Adtomic for me allowed me to learn PPC for the first time, and now I'm managing over 150 PPC campaigns across all of my accounts in only two hours a week.Find out how Adtomic can help you level up your PPC game. Visit h10.me/adtomic for more information. That's h10.me/adtomic any level in the e-commerce world.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I am your host Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is completely bs free, unscripted and unrehearsed, organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in e-commerce world. Welcome to a very special edition of Tacos Tuesday. If you guys have noticed, for the last few weeks on, like the podcast and other live streams, we have been focusing on Prime Day readiness. We wanted to make sure that 2024 is your best Prime Day and today we wanted to go deep in specifically talking about Prime Day readiness for PPC. All right, because that’s one of the things that you can still kind of like control up until the day of Prime Day. So that's why we've invited the number one expert in the entire world on Amazon PPC Destaney Wishon here. Destiny, how's it going? Welcome back.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Hello, hello. Thank you so much for having me very excited to be here, as always.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Before we get into your training here, do you have any predictions for Prime Day. Like, are you expecting things to be just kind of like normal, business as usual? Are you expecting anything new and unusual this year?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I am going to predict that this year is going to be even bigger than last year, which is saying something, because I distinctly remember being up at like 4 am having to adjust budgets last year because everyone was expecting it to be a little bit lower, just due to the state of economy and kind of where we were at with inflation. And it was 9 am and we're like out of budget across the board and conversion rates were double what they were the two weeks prior. So, I was like you know, we're driving a ton of sales, our ROAS looks fantastic, let's maximize this. So, I'm expecting it to kind of see a similar trend and be pretty big this year.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Awesome. I hope that that prediction comes true. Share it. All right, I'm going to go off screen and let you go ahead and take it away. Destaney, that prediction comes true, share it. All right, I'm going to go off screen and let you go ahead and take it away, Destaney.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I think when it comes to inventory and deals and content, it's a little bit more of a one size fits all solution. But when it comes to Amazon advertising and Prime Day, there are hundreds of different strategies that you can run depending on where your brand's at from a profitability perspective, from a cash flow and a lifestyle perspective when it comes to repurchasing, inventory and things like that. That's going to influence your Amazon advertising strategy. So, I've always been a big fan of not giving one size fits all solutions. I think everyone who follows me is very familiar with that, and this is no different. Some people are going to go online and say do not increase your budgets, do not change your bids. And some people are going to say, to maximize that opportunity, but it's going to be really dependent on where your brands at. So, kicking things off, let's talk about Prime Day 2023 and why these matters.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>$12.7 billion in sales. It was an absolute record for their largest annual event 375 million items sold. 37% of US households took part in Prime Day. That is really important. And also consider how many people share accounts you know grandparents, cousins, things like that so it's probably even higher. For being honest, the reason this matter is last year was the largest single sales day in all of Amazon history, and the reason I'm calling this out is because, as customers become more and more familiar with Prime Day, it's changing their shopping habits. For one, everyone knows that the first two to three weeks leading up to Prime Day you log into your app, it's the first thing you see. Right, they do a homepage takeover, letting you know it's Prime Day. They're also starting to drip out Prime Day deals. Now what this means is customers are going to stop their normal purchase habits. If I buy Tide Pods once a month on a Thursday, I'm probably going to hold off on buying my Tide Pods until Prime Day. If I have back to school items that I want to purchase, I'm going to hold off on buying those until Prime Day. Now the problem is customers are still shopping, they're still opening the app and they're clicking around, but they're not always purchasing. This is important to call out because the two weeks leading up to Prime Day and really the week before leading up to Prime Day, you're almost always going to see a drop-in conversion rate. Customers are still shopping, they're on the platform, they are clicking, they're adding to cart and they're building their list, but they're not checking out until Prime Day. So that's really important to consider.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The second part to consider is think about Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Everybody knows what time of year Black Friday, Cyber Monday, is and everyone builds their baskets beforehand. You know they get the magazines for Walmart and for Target. They circle all of the items they want to buy. The difference is those items are holiday specific. The consumer habits are still similar, but the items are different.</p>
<p>Prime day is smack dab in the middle of summer. People aren't necessarily buying their Christmas gifts yet. They're buying all kinds of gifts and they don't necessarily have specific items going into it. I, for example, will hop onto the Lightning Dill app and get caught up in all the excitement and the craze and just scroll until I find products that I want. So naturally, due to the flooding of customers on the platform, everyone is getting increased visibility. I think that's the biggest thing to consider. So, whether you have deals or whether you don't have deals, you're probably still going to see an increased visibility, but Prime Day is synonymous with savings. So, if you don't have a deal and you don't have a badge, you may not get that visibility.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Now another small screenshot I added here is from one of our accounts. Last year we had 101 campaigns almost out of budget. This is not due to Amazon trying to spend more money on Prime Day. This is just due to the nature of how the auction works. When you have five times, 10 times as many customers on the platform clicking around, your ads are going to get clicked more, and the more clicks you get, the more you spend. So, the more your budget's going to be spent. This is why the first level of optimization is almost to increase your budgets, because we know there's going to be so many more customers on the platform. They're going to be clicking so much more because they're shopping around. So, increase your budgets and we're going to dive into that optimization later.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>But I thought it was really important to set that context and understanding just how many customers are on the platform during Prime Day and how that trickles down to your brand, whether or not you participate. Now there's kind of three important things to consider. You have lead-in Prime Day, lead-out, Prime Day either or. And why this matters is because the week before Prime Day is historically some of the worst performance you will ever see when it comes to Amazon advertising on the platform. Why? Well, as we mentioned, customers are still shopping. They may not be purchasing, but they are window shopping. Lead in period is really important because, again, people are logging onto a platform and they're starting to add to cart. They're starting to build their list for the products that they may want to purchase. This is important to understand because you can make your optimizations as early as 10 days prior or 14 days prior, and you need to optimize towards what you're wanting your outcome to be. So, if your only goal is profitability, then you should probably lower your budgets the week before. On the flip side, if your goal is maximizing sales and understanding consumer habits, you'll start to realize that those customers are adding to cart and clicking, so you probably still want to continue to run ads there, even though they're not purchasing.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Yet we all know that attribution is extended on Amazon. The majority of the time, it's a 14-day attribution, sometimes longer. What's happening here is the customers are going to add to cart and click on your ads, but they may not purchase until later. So, your clicks and your spend are going to be much higher and your sales are going to be much lower. At its simplest, conversion rate is going to be down because people are clicking and not buying, and a cost is going to be up. People are clicking and not buying, so some people will just say you know, it's fine, let's continue running my ads full speed ahead, knowing it's going to pay off later. That's typically what we recommend our brands do, but some people who are only focused on profitability that is it. They don't necessarily care about the Prime Day customer because they know they're too price conscious. They're going to lower their bids and budgets the seven to 10 days before Prime Day because they don't want to attract the customer who's not going to convert until later on. So, keep that in mind. The second thing to keep in mind is that there is a lead out period, which pretty much means that a lot of shoppers are going to continue to stay on the platform after Prime Day. As we know, Prime Day has now been extended to almost Prime Week and when you have Walmart and Target and every other major retailer running these discounted days and deals, you're going to see a much longer timeframe. So, we've actually seen the week after Prime Day have some of the highest conversion rates because shoppers are still ready to buy, but some of the lower CPCs because most advertisers actually pull back on their budgets after Prime Day. So, lead-out's another really big opportunity for brands. So, keep these things in mind as you're building out your strategy.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Here's just some kind of quick insights that I pulled from our personal accounts. As you can see the timeframe here impressions are definitely relatively high before Prime Day. Prime Day one last year was insane. It was one of the craziest days I've ever managed. Truly Before 9am we had blown through most of our budgets because there were that many people on the platform, I honestly kind of put the brakes on quite a few of our brands because I was worried that it was an attribution issue. But at the end of the day our conversion rate was about 2x 3x what it was on normal days during the beginning of Prime Day morning. You can also see the day after Prime Day there's definitely a drop off. This is influenced by the majority of our brands run deals, but impressions still stayed relatively high or back to average kind of a week afterwards, spend is the same thing.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So again, our brands we recommend continuing to spend at a higher-than-average pace leading up to prime day, because we understand customers are window shopping, so we want to go ahead and catch their eyeballs before the day even hits. We want to stand out, so we personally increase our spend for the majority of our brands. Now, again, if a brand comes to us and says, hey, my only goal is a cost, my only goal is profit, then we're going to pull back on spend the week prior. But that is a decision that needs to be made at the brand level, not the agency or software level. So, knowing all of this, I think, before we dive into some really specific strategies around how you manage your ads, from an ad type, from a bid, from a budget perspective, you really need to decide is your goal on Prime Day to maximize profit? Is that your only focus, yes or no? The second thing is do you want to maximize sales? Now, a lot of people argue of you know a Prime Day audience isn't the best, it's, you know cheaper, it's discounted audience. They're not actually looking for your product, they just want a discount and save money. But at the end of the day.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>We've seen some two really strong effects from Prime Day. One, when ran appropriately, in an incredibly targeted way, you can take advantage of the heightened conversion rate on Prime Day and 100% improve your BSR and your organic rank on the page. We have run multiple tests with that. The second question I always get well, does your organic rank stick? Yes, if it's ran strategically in a very precise way. So, for us, we do like to maximize our presence on Prime Day because we know it's an opportunity to improve our presence on page one and improve our organic rank because our conversion rate is higher than our competitors. That's something really important to remember.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The second part to remember is, as we saw earlier, around 40% of households are participating, so think of all of the new eyeballs you can get in front of. So, anyone who has a product that's purchased more than once whether it's a supplement that's repeat purchased, or whether it's a brand that has multiple products, like fitness gear Prime Day is a huge opportunity to get in front of a very warm audience that's ready to buy. So sometimes you can bring them into your brand and then they'll come back post Prime Day to purchase your other products. So those are things to consider when you're deciding. You know, is your goal to maximize product profit and just take advantage of the wave of traffic and do nothing, or do you want to maximize sales and build on all these other opportunities and make sure that you're investing in a much longer-term strategy than just Prime Day? Once you know those two, you can start optimizing beyond that. So, for all of those here that their main goal is maximizing profit, there's kind of a few things that we want to look at here.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>One bid management. We don't recommend making aggressive changes to your bids. In general, we see that brands who do not run any deals and are only focused on profitability will maintain around the same ACOS or ROAS. Sometimes it improves if they're in a category that does well during Prime Day. Sometimes it's worse because they didn't run any discounts and all their competitors did so. Now their conversion rates decreased. The traffic's going to your competitors and not you. If you're not running any deals, we do typically see a lower conversion rate. So, we sometimes recommend going ahead and lowering your bids a little bit, maybe 5% to 10% across the board, because customers are going to continue to click but not purchase, and again, this is because maybe your competitors are running heavy discounts and deals. If your competitors are running heavy discounts and deals and someone types in toothpaste and you're the only one not running a deal, you're not going to drive sales and you're going to have a lower conversion rate than everyone else. So, keep these things in mind. Lead-in is another strategy where maybe you need to lower your bids and budgets because your ads are not going to perform well leading up. Right, you can't sacrifice the increase in ACOS leading up because you're not going to drive sales on Prime Day without deals or discounts.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Budget management's another really big one. At the end of the day, if you don't run deals or discounts and your category is known for deals and discounts, you're going to perform worse. So maybe it's worth decreasing your budget on everything that is not in line with your performance expectations. So the two easiest ways to do this are just go into Ad Console or Campaign Manager or, if you're using Adtomic, you can easily make adjustments throughout there and look at your targeting tab in Ad Console or the search term tab in Adtomic, which is the better tab to look at, and you can filter by everything that has an ACOS that is not in line with your expectations the last 30 days and go ahead and decrease that bid, knowing it's probably going to perform even worse on Prime Day, right, and it's not always a drastic difference, but it's usually enough to make a difference. Same thing with your budgets. Maybe you leave your budgets or you decrease your budget slightly on everything that has over 100% ACOS, right, Everything that's just out of line.</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Go ahead and decrease, and what's going to happen is you're going to optimize towards a little bit more profitability. You're going to get a lot more customers viewing your listing. Naturally, usually you know anywhere from 10% to 20% if you don't run deals or discounts. So, you're still going to drive more sales, but you're going to do it without advertising a ton. So, you're going to usually have a much higher profit on these days if you run this style of strategy. Again, the downside to this is, if all of your competitors are running deals and discounts, their conversion rate is going to be higher. They're going to drive three to four times the amount of sales as you and, as we know, the digital shelf is not unlimited. So, if they're doing much, much better and their organic ranks pushing up, yours is going to be pushing down on the page and that can be hard to make up for unless you're doing a ton externally or have other plans right outside of Prime Day. So, keep those things in mind.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Now the second half of the strategy maximizing sales is where we're going to have a lot more very specific strategic recommendation. If you're not running deals, you can still expect a lower conversion rate, but across the board, what you really want to look at is increasing budget. That's the first and foremost way to maximize sales. Everything, all of your campaigns that have a ROAS or ACOS within your target, go ahead and increase your budget 20 to 30% and what's going to happen is, again, your organic sales are going to increase. So, if you're also increasing your ad sales and your ad spend with an increased budget, your tacos is typically going to stay close to the same, but you're seeing an overall sales increase. So, your overall profit's going to increase just due to economies of scale. So that's kind of the first thing that we look at is making sure everything converting really well, everything within a cost of a row, as we're increasing our budget on. The next thing we do is increase bids that are in a similar situation, but we're a little bit more strategic on this. Again, I'll open up my search term tab and I'll say, hey, my average conversion rate for my account is 12%, but these five keywords that are my most important keywords they're converting at a 20%. Let's go ahead and increase my bids on those, because I want to drive as much traffic as possible to those precise keywords that are going to improve my organic rank as well as improve my overall performance if my conversion rates higher. The next thing we're going to do is we're going to be very strategic with our campaign creation, and that's what we're going to get into in our next few slides. We're going to create campaigns that are specifically focused on maximizing visibility.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>A really quick pro tip and I'm only calling this out is because Prime Day traffic comes in waves. We typically see the morning of the first day of Prime Day as one of the highest. You can use Atomic Day Parting Schedules. So, if you're nervous to go in and just increase bids and budgets 24 hours because you don't know what performance is going to look like, you can use Adtomic Day Parting Schedules to choose those certain time frames where you can actually see your conversion rates higher and your CPCs are lower. So, we all know that your conversion rate does fluctuate throughout the day. You can use something like the day parting schedules to build out rules throughout the day if you want to balance that line of profitability and sales. So, keep that in mind, All right.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So, leveraging the search term tab this is a really quick screenshot pulled directly from Atomic that I wanted to shout out because it's one of the best ways to have a lot of control. So, a lot of people will go to every single campaign and add a crazy placement modifier, increase sales or top of search by 100%, increase budgets. But that's not very strategic because you're going to have some search terms that don't do well, some that do well. So, if you pull Adtomic, you can leverage the search term tab. If you're an ad console, it's the targeting tab and you can filter top down by spend. I'm a really big believer of operational efficiency and 80-20. So, I almost always go top down by spend efficiency and 80-20. So, I almost always go top down by spend.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>What I am personally looking for are the terms where my conversion rate and click-through rate that's another good metric to look at is higher than average. So, as you know, we can pull our category average from insights and planning tab. More on that probably later when we hop into Q&amp;A. But you can also pull it from your account average. So maybe your account average again is 8%. So, what I'm really looking for here are there any terms that have insane conversion rate that I know is better than the category? If so, you can assume that during Prime Day it's going to perform even better. So, I'm going to go control my bid and increase my bid on all of those terms, especially if my ACOS is lower than what my target is. This specific account does have a 30% average ACOS, as you can see here. That is our target. So, I'm probably going to increase performance on these terms. But if I see a term that's performing less than our average maybe it this 3% and 8% and it's not a strategy that the brand wants to run, I'm going to pull back my bids, right, Unless I'm running a dealer discount. This is a way that really helps improve your total sales and your organic rank while still maintaining some of that level of profitability. What you don't want to do is spend a ton of money on a term that has a terrible conversion rate. All that's going to do is hurt your organic rank because Amazon wants the products that are converting the best at the top of the page. So, keep that in mind when you're running your bid magic and be a little bit more strategic around these increases and decreases during Prime Day.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The second thing we want to do is if we're running deals or discounts, this is even more so. We want to create a couple of campaigns focused on winning top of search. Now, Bradley and I have talked quite a bit about this area and whether or not to use high bids or whether or not to use placement modifiers, but for Prime Day specifically, especially if we have a deal badge on our ad, we create campaigns for the top of the page. The reason being is, as we know, customers are looking for deal badging and the best place to see that deal badging is the number one slot on the page. Now, most people can't afford to win this 100% of the time. It's just incredibly expensive. In the supplement space it would cost you around $90,000 in spend to win one keyword over 80% impression share $90,000. And this was last year. So, this is why we create separate campaigns is because we don't want to compete with all of our other campaigns that are focused on profitability.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>We create one to two campaigns for one to two top keywords that convert better than anything. Profitability we create one to two campaigns for one to two top keywords that convert better than anything else and our one to two keywords that we want to improve our organic rank on and we're going to set insanely high bids and probably put also a top of search modifier on it. And when I say insanely high bids, people always think it's three to four dollars. No, that is not going to compete during Prime Day, especially not in a competitive market. For some of our campaigns where we only want to win top of search, we don't care what the return on ad spend is during that timeframe, because people repeat purchase or because we have a good deal. I'm talking $10 to $15 bids or in the supplement space it's $40 to $50 bids. That is the kind of bid that is often needed in competitive categories on Amazon. And again, why we do this is because our conversion rate is so much higher with our deal. We drive so much traffic because of our deal badging that our organic performance will improve and stick for the next four to six to eight weeks. And if we continue to maintain that high and heightened level of traffic, organic rank will stick the whole time.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So, we don't do this with all of our campaigns. We don't do this with every keyword. We cannot afford it, we would hemorrhage money. But we create one to two campaigns with one to two keywords and we set a budget that we can control in order to piggyback off of that conversion rate and those sales. So, think very strategically around this what keywords in your account are you converting better than everyone else? What keywords can you afford to win top of search on and create some of these campaigns so that way you can start improving your organic positioning on the page through PPC during Prime Day. Another quick thing to note is when you create your campaign, put top of search, put Prime Day in the campaign name or whatever you need to see, so that way when you see a poor ACOS or poor ROAS you don't pause it, because that's not the objective of the campaign. The campaign is to improve your BSR and to improve your organic positioning, not to drive profitability. So that's kind of a really quick tip and we'll probably talk more on that in the Q&amp;A section.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The next thing that's incredibly important is to consider how many people window shop on Prime Day. So more frequently than probably any other time of the year, customers are clicking around sponsored display almost always does really well during prime day because this positioning on the page is really valuable. So, what we do is we create really specific sponsored display product targeting ads where we only target all of our own products and we run these with the increased budget on prime day. And we run these with an increased budget on Prime Day because we know that customers are less loyal. Now it can be argued how much brand defense campaigns you should run throughout the year and I have some good data to kind of back into those areas but during Prime Day I'm of the opinion that customers are less brand loyal. They're looking for deals, they're looking for discounts. So, make sure to protect your listing, especially if you have a deal. If you have a deal, the last thing you want them to do is land on your page, see a better competitor ad and click out. So, we increase and run specific prime day targeting strategies for sponsored display. Don't throw in hundreds of products to target. Don't put expanded product targeting. Only target your own brand name to make sure you are defending your listing. Other sponsored display strategies we can talk about later whether or not it's audience targeting, category targeting or retargeting, but this is something that needs to be ran in almost every single account.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Profitability or scalability focused. Maximizing your creatives is another big one. So almost all headline search ads are being forced to move to a custom image regardless, but even more so on Prime Day. It's needed to maximize your creatives because you need to stand out on the page, and when there are hundreds of deals, hundreds of discounts, you need to stand out on the page, and when there are hundreds of deals, hundreds of discounts, you have to stand out by how you've built your brand. So, look at the differences in these two ads. They're both selling the same product, but one of them is way more eye-catching. The bottom one also will typically drive a 200% increase in click-through rate, which is incredibly, incredibly important, because as you're running these ads, everyone's running deals right. Almost everyone in your category is gonna run some level of dealer discount, so if you're not, you have to stand out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Adding a lifestyle image is one of the number one way to improve the performance of your sponsor brand ad and your sponsor display ads. So go in there and get that done If you don't have the creative to make this happen, use Sponsored Brands AI Builder. Is it fantastic? No, not always. I said no really aggressively, but we actually have used it for a lot of brands. It's not always as fantastic as a professional shoot, but is it better than nothing? Yes, because even if it's a poor AI creative, you're not getting charged. A list of customer clicks. Sponsored brands ads are pay per click most of the time, right. So, get it up and running to bring eyeballs to your listing and then, if the customer is still interested, they will click on. So that is kind of the biggest thing that we recommend from a sponsored brand sponsored display ad perspective. Immediately get your lifestyle images uploaded.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>The other thing we're going to discuss is creating remarketing campaigns. So, one thing that you have to consider is, again, 40% of households are on the platform. This is your opportunity to get your brand in front of hundreds of hundreds of thousands of customers. Now, some of them may not purchase. Some of them may look but not buy, as we know. So how do you take advantage of that traffic? The 30, 45, 60, 90 days after prime day, you create remarketing campaigns. You can create remarketing campaigns directly with an ad console with sponsored display. As you can see, there's a target added section here. Remove all of those targets. Amazon auto-populates some of them. Remove them. All you want to do is create a remarketing campaign within the look back window that you would prefer. Why this is so important is because if a customer was looking at your product during Prime Day, they are interested in it probably throughout the year, right? So, you're able to capture that customer ID and then serve them an ad 45 days later when maybe they're ready to repeat, purchase or buy a new one, right? This is a really valuable way to take advantage of all the traffic you're getting on Prime Day and monetize it later on throughout the year. If you run this same campaign within DSP, you can also get even more targeted. Within DSP, you can say hey, I want to go ahead and serve everyone an ad. Who viewed my page on Prime Day but did not purchase. Or who viewed my competitors but did not purchase, right? If I'm selling TVs, you don't want to continue serving someone an ad. If they already bought a TV, they probably don't need another one, maybe.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>So, within DSP, you can set up and create that audience where you own that customer ID that viewed within your category and you can get really targeted of negating and or highlighting certain audiences. So, this is incredibly, incredibly important. If you're not a fan of DSP or if you have any concerns red flags you think it's terrible drop those concerns in the chat because I can answer them. Around. 90% of the time, DSP does not work because it's not ran appropriately or expectations weren't set or it was spent too much money without highlighting how granular you can get and, if that's the case, run sponsored display ads to dip your toes in and play around with getting really granular with your remarketing audience to take advantage of Prime Day traffic. Those are all the biggest things that we had here, so I wanted to leave it at that and then hopefully answer some of the follow-ups we had.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That was good. The main takeaway guys. I mean, there's tons of takeaways you guys should have, but I hope one of the main takeaways that maybe opened some of your eyes is that when we're talking Prime Day, PPC readiness, it's not just July 16 and 17 that you have to keep in mind. There's stuff you have to do before Prime Day PPC readiness. It's not just July 16 and 17 that you have to keep in mind. There's stuff you have to do before Prime Day. There are things that you have to keep in mind, like this last slide about after Prime Day. Prime Day has a big impact and it's outside of just two days, so just keep that in mind. If there's one takeaway, make sure you remember them. One question of somebody made about 10 minutes or so ago not necessarily about prime day, but it's especially important because of prime day coming up is she's been sold out a month and I've actually talked to some sellers like this. They're worried. Like prime day is coming back. Um, how do I regain my momentum? As far as you with PPC to make sure I'm okay for Prime Day, so what would you say to Paula?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Well, I think Prime Day is actually a fantastic time to launch if you can find out or carried away to stand out on the page. The biggest thing I would say is you almost need to restart your honeymoon period. I know this is more Bradley's area of expertise, but a lot of people will go out of stock and then come back into stock and expect to have the same BSR, same positioning on the page, same traffic as they did prior. That's almost never the case. From what we've seen, we see a huge drop in just organic positioning. So, the biggest thing is like setting expectations and making sure you're preparing your budget. When you come back into stocks, you're probably going to have to spend more money up front to make up for the sales volume that you did receive organically. Now, with it being Prime Day, I almost recommend at least having a coupon or something on your page to improve your conversion rate relative to your competitors and then just spending maybe a little bit heavier up front, knowing you're going to make up for that once your organic position goes back to normal.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right, what else we have here? We've got, Gianna from. She says if I've paused keywords in the past, I've not performed well. Is it worth reactivating them with low bids during prime to generate visibility and perhaps sales, or is it better to leave them paused? Oh, that's a nice and juicy one right there.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that they're gonna perform that much better on prime day, unless maybe you're a lot cheaper and you have a good you know deal badge or something along those lines. I would say why did you pause them instead of lowering your bids? Right, if they're absolutely converting terribly and you've got 50 clicks and no orders like, okay, that makes sense, pause it. But if they've driven any sales in the past, maybe you do start them with a really low bid just to see what can happen. But this is again drawing. If you're only focused on profitability, probably not. It's probably not conformed that much better out of the blue. But if you are focused on maximizing sales, maybe it is worth looking at. You know, last 90 days what keywords have driven an order, even if not profitably, and what should my bid be, knowing my conversion rate may be higher.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>One quick question I have for you before I go back is I think one of the things differently this year is Amazon's new rules on like sale prices and coupons and things like that, where, hey, you've got to be lower, you can't just artificially raise your price and then. And then you know, like some people do, and then people see, oh my goodness, it's 60% off, but it's just because they raised the price by 60%. Now, that being said, obviously there's going to be some people who still game the system, maybe from variation, abuse or some black hat stuff. But one thing that I've found now is, you know, like me personally, what I would do in the past is I would still have some kind of sales discount before prime day a little bit, just to get some momentum going and maybe increase on my organic. But now I'm all of a sudden, I’m trigger shy because I'm like, oh shoot, whatever discount I do now, that's setting my, my baseline price for this month, which means I'm going to have to do it even bigger. Uh, you know discounts, even getting a coupon approved. So, has that new rule changed any of your strategy at all? Or? Um, are you doing less pre? Uh, prime day discounts um, or what's your strategy there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Yeah, I would say, less pre-prime day discounts and or just being a lot more thoughtful around our overall pricing strategy. Because I think, like that's always, like the biggest complaint I see with Prime Day is some brands like, no, don't do anything, don't make any changes, it's not valuable. Everyone's looking for discounts and it's like, yeah, that is true, but also, as we discussed, you're getting in front of 40% of households in America. So, I think, just being a lot more strategic around the timing, also realizing that if you overlap high spend and PPC and steep discounts, you're not going to be making any money, so you better hope you make up for it with inflated conversion rate and improved organic rank. Another big factor I think is, as we're starting to see more with Walmart and other retailers and external influencers, is just price matching as well. It's making sure that you have price parity across all of your platforms and your discounts are lining up in a similar fashion.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>That's actually important, because last year Walmart Plus Week was the same week as Prime Day, but then this year Walmart has two of them and they're both not on Prime Day. One was already last month and one, I think, is this week or next week or something. So, yeah, definitely what Destaney just said Keep in mind, guys, because if you could lose the buy box on one or other marketplace, if you're running discounts on one but not the other, Sydney says, alright, during Prime Day she's going to have a deal badge. But she's asking would you run an ad on a keyword that you already have your product organically ranked on the first page, or would you target keywords based on the conversion rate, regardless of organic ranking?</p>
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<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Great question. So, the line that I usually draw on my sand is if I'm ranked in the top four, then I'll pull back on PPC. That's kind of the line. Page one does not matter. In my opinion. 80% of click share goes to the number one carousel on the page, the top four, that's 80% of clicks go there. So even if you're ranked on page one but you're at the bottom of the page, you're not getting near as much visibility and you can be booted really quick. So, we typically say, hey, if we're in the top four, that's a great place to be. If I'm five through eight, sometimes that's okay as well. It really depends on the category. But you got to think as a customer. If you're shopping on mobile, you see a headline search ad, you see three sponsored product ads and then you see your four organically ranked, and then you have another sponsored ad carousel. So, a customer has to scroll quite a bit just to get to 10 to 50. So that's kind of the area that we see. Cannibalization starts happening when you're ranked in the top four and you're advertising in the top four. Other than that, you really don't need to worry about it too much. Maybe you lower your bids a little bit and you focus on that mid-point in the page. But yeah, good question.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Johnny says sponsor display as CPC or VCPM for protecting your own listings.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>For protecting my own listings, I do recommend a CPC model. VCPM gets a little murky when it comes to attribution because it's quite a bit different, so I like just controlling my CPCs and only targeting the specific ASINs I want to target.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Danica says in order to maximize the sales, what percentage uplift or down of the PPC spend will you do in two weeks ahead of Prime Day, a week ahead on Prime Day, after the Prime Day?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Good question Really depends on ROAS and overall budget. If we're being honest, we have some brands that will do a 15% increase in spend for lead-in. So, we'll segment our campaigns that we want to increase. We know that performance is going to be terrible. We'll invest in DSP. We'll do a lot on the awareness side 15% to 20% heavy. Some brands that have a specific marketing budget will go even higher. But if it's like a traditional brand that's focused on tacos, ACOS, then we'll only increase 5% to 10% for lead-in. And then on Prime Day, again it really depends on budget because you can maximize your spend if you want to, but you got to make sure you're hitting sales targets. You spend if you want to, but you got to make sure you're hitting sales targets. Lead out, as mentioned, was stronger last year than we've ever seen it before. So, I believe our lift for lead out was around 12% the two weeks after.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Another good one here from Dion. He's, or she, is still in launch phase, so it's only been a little over a month since they created their listing, so he's not profitable. He's still trying to get that traction. Should he or she stay away from doing you know, prime Day activities and just keep going with his launch, or what is your suggestion there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Honestly, as mentioned, I've seen multiple brands launch products on Prime Day and have an amazing head start because their traffic is so much better, even from a review positioning standpoint. If you can get 50 people to buy your product on Prime Day and 5% of them leave reviews, that's a really, really good start. If you don't have the money for it, then, yeah, probably stay away. But if you have enough reviews even in your launch phase to have a decent conversion rate, then it's a really big opportunity to get in front of a lot of customers. That's going to drive sales volume and increase your review count.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>All right. Last question of the day is any specific strategies for advertising listings with lightning deals.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>Nothing too specific. You can create specific sponsor brand ads and shout out the deals in your headline. You can also. Usually what we've seen historically they change this frequently is if you run additional auto campaigns not necessarily additional, but if you have auto campaigns on the ASINs with lightning deals, they typically do win unique inventory on the page, whether it's frequently bought together, the lightning deals page on Amazon or other segments of like sponsored deals. So just make sure you have the maximum exposure we discussed</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, so now, what homework do you have for everybody from now until next week? Again, like I said, guys, this is like the third, fourth, fifth thing in a row that we've been doing about prime days. We want to make sure you guys have the best prime day. What do you want people to do from now until next week? Uh, and then report back to you on when you come on.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Destaney:</p>
<p>I would say the biggest things are we released a prime day checklist which covers things outside of amazon advertising as well, so I would 100% check that out. The second thing I would do is really define is it that profitability or that scalability strategy? What are you trying to accomplish? And then go through the deck that I shared today I'm sure we'll send it out and just look for any of those low hanging fruit opportunities. Do you have your brand defense campaigns covered? Do you have your bids and budgets ready for lead-in, which starts really soon? Do you have the appropriate creative assets, custom imagery, video, lifestyle images, all of that? Do you have it ready to go? And then I think the reason we actually wanted to do a follow-up campaign is because a lot of the items that I mentioned are hands-on keyboard. You need to log in and make these adjustments. You need to look at your search terms tab in Atomic. So, we wanted to put a follow-up of like hey, here's everything we think you should do. Once you've identified what you want to accomplish, let's actually hop on and do a Q&amp;A for everyone who maybe tries to launch a sponsored display ad and gets confused. You know, sponsored display is now overly complex. You have reach and sales and audiences, so we really wanted to give everyone the opportunity to then come in hot and ask questions. For hey, I tried to do this. It doesn't work, or this is what I'm seeing, this is what I'm not.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p>Okay, all right. So, guys, I don't have the signup sheet yet for next week's live, but just if you're watching this on YouTube, make sure to hit the notification for when we go live and look out in your email, we'll send you a message to register for that uh workshop. You guys have got your homework uh cut out for you. I've got. I put the link that she referred to right there. There are some tips from Carrie, some tips from Destaney and others there. h10.me/primelist. h10.me/primelist. Destaney, thank you so much for coming on here and sharing your knowledge. I got to kick back for half the workshop here and chill. I just listen and learn like everybody else. So, thanks for that and we will see you back here next week. You, Destaney, and also everybody else out there as well. Thanks a lot, everybody.</p>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Will Shein and Temu lose the tariff loophole they take advantage of? TikTok Shop has its own version of Prime Day. Amazon Brand Tailor Promotions has an important update. These buzzing news stories and more in this episode!

We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.

EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu
<a href='https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/03/eu-plan-to-impose-import-duty-on-cheap-goods-could-dent-shein-and-temu'>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/03/eu-plan-to-impose-import-duty-on-cheap-goods-could-dent-shein-and-temu

</a>TikTok Shop to discount ‘thousands’ of items during sales event
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-shop-july-sales-event/720155/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-shop-july-sales-event/720155/

</a>Walmart+ Subscribers Break the 30% Mark
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/subscription-commerce/2024/walmart-subscribers-break-the-30-mark/'>https://www.pymnts.com/subscription-commerce/2024/walmart-subscribers-break-the-30-mark/

</a>Amazon Discontinues Security Robot for Small Businesses After 8 Months
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2024/amazon-discontinues-security-robot-for-small-businesses-after-8-months/'>https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2024/amazon-discontinues-security-robot-for-small-businesses-after-8-months/

</a>Virtual Stores are now showing up on some Amazon Storefronts. <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/liranhirschkorn_virtual-stores-are-now-showing-up-on-some-activity-7213567396136022016-w8eY/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>LinkedIn post by Liran Hirschkorn

</a>Save 25% on Amazon Warehousing and Distribution storage costs
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-warehousing-and-distribution-promotion'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-warehousing-and-distribution-promotion

</a>But that's not all! Take advantage of our tips on maximizing Prime Day sales using Helium 10's Insights Dashboard. Many sellers are sleeping on these features. This episode is packed with essential updates and strategies to keep you competitive in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.

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<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:03 - Temu &amp; Shein Crackdown?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:23 - FBA Shipment Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:05 - TikTok Shop Prime Day?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:58 - Walmart+ Milestone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:42 - Brand Tailored Promotion Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:49 - Amazon South Africa PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Amazon Robots</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:38 - Amazon VR Stores</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:06 - AWS Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:03 - Pro Training Tip: Helium 10 Features You Should Use This Prime Day</li>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Will low-cost marketplaces like Sheen and Temu lose their tariff loophole they take advantage of? TikTok Shop has its own version of Prime Day. Amazon Brand Tailor Promotions has an important update. These news stories and more on this week's Weekly Buzz how cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing, all right, well, today is July 4th of July, national holiday in America, but you guys know me, I work 365 days a year, so I know no holidays. You guys need the news and I'm going to bring it to whether it is a holiday or not, so let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>To start off, we actually have a news article that's not based on USA but actually based in Europe, and it's entitled. It was actually from the Guardian and it's entitled EU plans to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Sheen and Temu All right, so they're making this move. Now, as you guys know, the reason why you know Temu and Sheen can offer such low prices, regardless of what country they're shipping to, is they take advantage of this kind of like loophole, as it were, like, for example, an EU. The threshold for this tariff is like 150 euros. In UK it's 135. And then there's also some other like threshold at 39 pounds or less. It doesn't involve VAT. So basically, what this means is that you know you can ship from China to the country uh, you know in EU or even America, uh, and the sender nor the recipient are charged like import duties and taxes, as opposed to if you're getting like a you know $200 item or something where you got to, you know fork over 20% or whatever it is, and in addition to that, you know to send from China that they take advantage of like these subsidies where they can get, they can ship things really, really cheap. But the one of the biggest advantages that the Chinese sellers have over European sellers or American sellers is that advantage of shipping things one at a time directly to customers so they can get around that import tax.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So what an EU Commission's spokesperson said is hey, what we have proposed is that there's now no exemption anymore for packages valued at below 150 euros. So this is not, like you know for sure, going to happen, but this impacts a lot in Europe, you know. It says imports from online retail retailers have more than doubled year on year to more than 350,000 items in April. Now this is like I said this is still in the preliminary stages. We don't know if this is going to pass or go through or not. But if you're in the US, you know this is impactful, I think, because you know Temo and Sheen are really attacking those low price kind of market there. Mainly it's been in the clothing like for Sheen and stuff like that. But I was just looking the other day on Temo there's coffin shelves all over the place and like a lot of the same products that amazon has and it's like super, super cheap. Now, thank goodness, not as many not nearly as many people shop on that platform as opposed to like TikTok shop or amazon and things. But you know this is something that maybe us sellers might want legislation on. I'm not sure you know like. Would you like the United States to crack down on these no-fee imports, because, remember, it's not just Temu and Shin anymore. What did Kerry talk about in the Weekly Buzz last week? Now Amazon has entered this game where they're going to offer these kind of direct shipments that'll get to buyers in like 11 days at a very low price. That's kind of like exclusively for those shipping from China. So this this will help, you know, maybe alleviate some of those imports if this loophole is kind of closed. So it'll be interesting to watch in the coming months what happens with this legislation.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now the next news article is actually directly from Amazon Seller Central, a cool feature, something that you never see on Amazon. You guys know those announcements that we sometimes get news from, or you see it on your dashboard and you see how there's like a thumbs up or thumbs down. Have you guys ever seen one that had 66 thumbs up and only one thumbs down, like usually? It's like mostly thumbs down not usually, but a lot of times. A lot of sellers are not very happy with the updates that Amazon is giving, but this one is like 99% positive.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now what is it? It's very simple, but it's. It's beneficial for sellers like myself who do similar shipments all the time. So if you've got your own 3PL and you're sending shipments in or you're sending shipments directly from out of the country, this feature is called a send it again feature, replicating previous FBA shipments with one click, all right. So basically, let's say you have this shipment you're selling, you're sending in 10 boxes of five coffin shelves each. Well, if that's usually what you do, like you just do that every two weeks or you do that every four weeks or whatever Now, instead of having to build that whole shipment over and over again from scratch, you can just hit this button and now it's going to duplicate that shipment. Now that doesn't mean you're locked into that SKU. It says you can still manually add or remove SKUs or modify the number of units, but at least you're not having to start from scratch again. So if you want to play around with this and see how it works, hit inventory in Seller Central, then hit FBA inventory, go to the shipments dropdown menu and then select manage shipments under the next steps column select send it again. If you want to see how it is to repeat a certain shipment, all right. The next article is repeat a certain shipment, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>The next article is from a retail dive. I'm not sure if I've ever quoted them before, but this is a article entitled TikTok shop to discount thousands of items during a sales event. So you know, we know, amazon has Prime Day, Walmart has Walmart plus day or deal or week, I think it's called, and then they actually have another one going on right now on Walmart before Prime Day. But now TikTok shop has its deals for you days that's coming this July it's actually going to be coming on July 9th and there's going to be exclusive discounts that I'll have with some major brands. Doesn't really say that everybody is has access to offer this. But what about you guys who are selling on TikTok shop? Did any of you guys get access to this deal for you days? Let me know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Regardless, it could be a way to boost traffic on Amazon. The deal for you days is a week before Amazon Prime, so there's a couple ways you can do it. If you're selling on TikTok shop, maybe you don't even have access to a deal for you days, but maybe you just go ahead and discount your products or do a big push on TikTok shop to influencers around that time. Well, that might boost some of your Amazon rankings before prime day, because you know, if you, the more outside traffic you get, you can get your ranks increase. Another strategy could be, during Amazon prime day, to run certain deals or run influencers on TikTok shop. And, you know, maybe your TikTok shop sales will have a boost, which you probably like, because there's a lot less fees on TikTok shop. But your Amazon sales might get a boost too, because people there's still people who might see something from an influencer on TikTok shop, but then they'll they prefer to go buy it from Amazon, right? So then again, during prime Day, you might be able to have some benefits there by getting that outside traffic from TikTok. So just something to keep in mind with Prime Day coming up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Next article is from payments.com and it's entitled Walmart Plus Subscribers Break the 30% Mark. So they did a survey of about 8,000 different respondents and it said 30% of consumers had a subscription to Walmart Plus account. All right, Walmart+ is getting more market penetration, guys. And then, interestingly though this is the one I found fascinating is that among those subscribers, 87% also had an Amazon Prime account. So it's not just a matter of oh, they have to pick Walmart+ or they're going to pick Amazon Prime. A lot of people, myself included, have both Amazon Prime and Walmart+ accounts. Next article is back to Seller Central Dashboard, something that was announced this week Brand tailor promotions kind of a pretty good update, especially with prime day coming up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right, now there is an ASIN exclusion feature, all right. So before brand Taylor promotions, you can go to custom audiences. We announced this months ago when it first came out, and you know you can. You can like target all of your cart abandoners, but it's at the brand level. So maybe you have like 30 products in your brand but you don't want to everybody to get this discount that you're trying to do. You just want a few products or you don't want a few products in there. Well, now you know. Before you had no choice. You had to allow everybody who goes to any of your brands page to get access to this discount, but now you can exclude certain ASIN, so that it's almost as if you can just specify this promotion for a single ASIN. If you want to, so go into brand tailored promotions, check that out. Might be something to run during prime day If you have a lot of people who have abandoned the cart or you've got some repeat purchasers. You want to maybe drive some more conversion to keep brand tailored promotions in mind.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Next article is going to Amazon advertising and it's as you guys know. A few couple months ago we announced that Amazon is launched Amazon South Africa All right, but now Amazon ads is launched All right. So, believe it or not, there is a marketplace where there is no PVC until now. So now sponsored ads and brand stores have launched in South Africa. So if you're one of the very few I don't know anybody yet selling on the Amazon South Africa marketplace, go ahead and get your PPC up and running.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Going back to payments.com, this is kind of an off-topic thing, but I thought it was kind of interesting because I bet you a lot of you don't realize that Amazon made its own robot a few years ago. All right, now one of them they relaunched last year we talked about this in the Weekly Buzz, I think how it was for businesses, where it was kind of like a security guard of sorts, you know, for 24 hours, a 24 hour, uh, you know, like vigilance, like kind of like a ring camera if you were. But Amazon discontinued the robot for small businesses. This is kind of crazy. I'm showing a picture of this robot here for those who are watching on YouTube, but they're going to concentrate their efforts on the household robots. I mean, it's hard to believe there's robots in houses. Now it's called the Amazon Astro, all right. Now the reason I'm bringing this up is there is one person in the whole world who I know has one of this. Who do you guys think it is? Who's on cutting edge of different things? It's Kevin King. So I saw this in Kevin King's house when I went to his house there in Texas and I was like what in the world is this? So he didn't have it set up at the time. I wonder, Kevin, if you're watching out there, let me know how is your Amazon Astro? It's now maybe a collector's item, since Amazon is discontinuing it for the businesses.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Anyways, next up, not really an article, but something from LinkedIn. If you look at Liran Hirschkorn, last week he posted about how he saw that Lego had this virtual reality storefront in their Amazon store, where it's like a virtual store, where you can just go in there and walk around the. You can see shelves and you see the different Lego sets and you and it's. It's fake because it's like 3d, but it looks like you were in the Lego aisle in target or something like that, and then you can click on the actual products. It's actually quite wild. I tested it on my phone Um, my Amazon app. I have access to it too. So go to the Lego store. Just go to any Lego product on your phone in the Amazon app and then there'll be a button on there on the storefront that says Lego virtual store or something like that. Click that. It's kind of wild, and we've talked about here on the Weekly Buzz in the past that there's different companies that are moving towards this. Walmart is doing something in the meta, that there's different, you know companies that are moving towards this. Walmart is doing something in the metaverse, right? Who knows, maybe there'll be a day where you can go into the Manny's Mysterious Oddities you know our Helium 10 account, you know store it and then see all of our spooky stuff coffin shelves and bat-shaped bath mats and coffin bookshelves and things. I'm not sure if I would shop doing this Like I have virtual reality devices, but that just seems too weird to shop in that kind of environment. But who knows, maybe five, 10 years from now we'll be talking about this. It'll be like commonplace.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Last article of the day is again from Amazon, and they've got a special they announced just this week where you can save 25% on Amazon warehousing and distribution storage costs. On Amazon warehousing and distribution storage costs. That's AWD, all right. So from July 1st all the way to September 30th, anybody using AWD you get 25% off the base rate for storage costs and 15% off the base rate for processing and transportation costs. So this applies for people who are new to AWD or if you're already using it. You are going to get this discount. How many of you out there are using AWD? You know a lot of people well, not a lot, but I do know some people who switched to that, you know, a few months ago, you know to try and avoid some of those Amazon new fees that are coming for, like inventory placement and low inventory fee and things like that. For those of you who have done that, how is it working for you? Let me know in the comments below if you're watching this on YouTube. All right, that's it for the news this week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Let's go ahead now and move into our training tip of the week. As you guys have been seeing the last couple of weeks we've been doing a long series on Prime Day. We've been trying to get everybody ready for Prime Day. We wanna make series on Prime Day. We've been trying to get everybody ready for Prime Day. We want to make sure you guys have the best Prime Day. I've got some strategies here that I have not talked about anywhere else, and none of our live broadcasts for Prime Day have we talked about.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>It's a couple simple things that I think some Helium 10 members are sleeping on. So those of you who have the Insights dashboard in Helium 10, this is what I want you guys to do. All right, so go to your dashboard and then, on the left-hand side, I want you to hit insights. Okay, now, when you hit insights, there's a lot of insights that you know maybe have come up here. I want you to go to the settings and preferences for all the insights and then what I want you to do is look for the keyword based insights. All right, now there's a few that I think can help you this prime day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>It's kind of like for post prime day, but, as you know, you know you might start losing your keyword rank, your sponsored rank or your organic rank. You know, if everybody starts converting way way better than you, or if they're doing a higher bid, you want to get notified. Now, I'm sure what you guys are probably doing is, you know, maybe refreshing your search results or checking keyword track or something. But instead of that, add insight for that where it says hey, my, our increased sponsored keyword rank or increased organic keyword rank, all right. So then what you can set is like hey, you can say, Helium 10, if my keyword rank goes up or down by this much, please let me know. If my sponsor rank goes up or down by this much, please let me know.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Another thing that could happen in Prime Day, especially if you're going pretty heavy on some of your auto and broad campaigns, you might start getting sales on keywords that you didn't even know you were relevant for, and then what's going to happen if you're getting some organic sales on these keywords? Well, after Prime Day, your organic rank might go up, right. So another one that you can do is you know those other keywords. By the way, what I was mentioning, if organic rank is going up or down, sponsored keyword rank going up or down, those are keywords already on your radar, like the ones that you're tracking in Keyword Tracker right, but remember I said there could be new keywords. So what I want you to do is I want you to go to the my Product Keyword, suggested Insight or Alert, and then you hit Edit.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Right Now, what you're going to be able to do is like say, hey, if there's a keyword out there that has minimum whatever search volume and all of a sudden my organic rank gets to X or Y or Z right, and it has two words you know you can add a whole bunch of filters here Then give me an insight, in other words, give me alert. So a lot of people after prime day are like, looking at their PPC reports, are like, oh shoot, I didn't know I was getting a sales from this keyword and they weren't even tracking it. But this way, instead of having to look at all your search reports, just look, maybe all of a sudden you're going to get ranked for keywords that you didn't have on your radar. This is going to give you an alert. There's nothing like this out there in the industry. We're unique in offering this function. Another thing that we are unique in and it's important for Prime Day is we allow you to add competitors that you can track for Alerts.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Okay, so this was about your own products, right, but maybe you want to know, leading up to Prime Day, which one of your competitors is lowering their price. Is any of the competitors raising their price? Are any of your competitors adding coupons? What about after Prime Day? At what point do they take their coupon off? These are things that you might be tracking. Guess what? You don't have to track it. Helium 10 can do it for you instead of you going and refreshing pages and this and that. How can you do that? What I want you to do is again go to your Insights Dashboard. If you've got the Diamond plan, hit this like two swords crossing button. That's the icon that we have for competitors. All right, hit competitors and this is going to open up If you've got any competitors. If you don't have any competitors, guys, you need to add it. The way that you can add the competitors is by hitting the add competitors button, and then you have an option of hey, do you want to add just competitors individually? You can just track whatever products on Amazon Maybe it's not even something related to your product or you can link your competitors.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I highly recommend doing that, like if I have coffin shelves, I want to go ahead and add, like the other coffin shelf, so I can compare it directly to my coffin shelf. Like, for example, you can see here I'm tracking five different coffin shelf competitors. Now what do I mean when I say I'm tracking? I'm tracking? Hey, are their sales increasing or decreasing? Is their listing quality score changing? Like, maybe they updated their listing? Is their BSR changing? So what you guys can do for the competitor insights there's a lot of them. You can see when they added a coupon, when they removed a coupon, when their price has changed, when their price has gone down, if they changed their title or their main image or their category, if their BSR changes.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Basically, guys go into each and every one of these, hit the gear button and then set the alert. That what you want to be notified by. All right, I mean, I think that no brainer is like is my competitor running a coupon? Let me know if they start running a coupon. Maybe I'm going to start my coupon, but then you don't want to keep running your own coupon and they stop running their coupon. So set an alert to tell you when they stop running their coupon. They turn it off so you can turn off yours.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>This is again something that nobody in the industry has. Guys, helium 10 has had this for over a year. I think a lot of you have been sleeping on this, but a lot of the work that you're doing or maybe you're not doing because you don't have time can be automated by this dashboard and setting these insights. All right, guys, so please go into your insights dashboard. Those of you with a diamond plan, I mean this is almost worth it just to have the diamond plan to be able to have this. But go in there If you've got the diamond plan set. Your competitors, set your alerts for your products or your insights. Set your alerts or insights for your competitors products, and then now going into prime day during prime day, going out of prime day, you are going to get the best data possible without having to go search 17,000 different places on Amazon every single day to try and track these things. All right, guys, that's it for this week's Weekly Buzz. Thank you for tuning in. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will Shein and Temu lose the tariff loophole they take advantage of? TikTok Shop has its own version of Prime Day. Amazon Brand Tailor Promotions has an important update. These buzzing news stories and more in this episode!<br>
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We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.<br>
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EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu<br>
<a href='https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/03/eu-plan-to-impose-import-duty-on-cheap-goods-could-dent-shein-and-temu'>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/03/eu-plan-to-impose-import-duty-on-cheap-goods-could-dent-shein-and-temu<br>
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</a>TikTok Shop to discount ‘thousands’ of items during sales event<br>
<a href='https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-shop-july-sales-event/720155/'>https://www.retaildive.com/news/tiktok-shop-july-sales-event/720155/<br>
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</a>Walmart+ Subscribers Break the 30% Mark<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/subscription-commerce/2024/walmart-subscribers-break-the-30-mark/'>https://www.pymnts.com/subscription-commerce/2024/walmart-subscribers-break-the-30-mark/<br>
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</a>Amazon Discontinues Security Robot for Small Businesses After 8 Months<br>
<a href='https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2024/amazon-discontinues-security-robot-for-small-businesses-after-8-months/'>https://www.pymnts.com/amazon/2024/amazon-discontinues-security-robot-for-small-businesses-after-8-months/<br>
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</a>Virtual Stores are now showing up on some Amazon Storefronts. <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/posts/liranhirschkorn_virtual-stores-are-now-showing-up-on-some-activity-7213567396136022016-w8eY/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop'>LinkedIn post by Liran Hirschkorn<br>
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</a>Save 25% on Amazon Warehousing and Distribution storage costs<br>
<a href='https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-warehousing-and-distribution-promotion'>https://sell.amazon.com/blog/amazon-warehousing-and-distribution-promotion<br>
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</a>But that's not all! Take advantage of our tips on maximizing Prime Day sales using Helium 10's Insights Dashboard. Many sellers are sleeping on these features. This episode is packed with essential updates and strategies to keep you competitive in the ever-evolving e-commerce landscape.<br>
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<p>In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley covers:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">01:03 - Temu &amp; Shein Crackdown?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">04:23 - FBA Shipment Feature</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">06:05 - TikTok Shop Prime Day?</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">07:58 - Walmart+ Milestone</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:42 - Brand Tailored Promotion Update</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">09:49 - Amazon South Africa PPC</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">10:24 - Amazon Robots</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">11:38 - Amazon VR Stores</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">13:06 - AWS Discounts</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">14:03 - Pro Training Tip: Helium 10 Features You Should Use This Prime Day</li>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Will low-cost marketplaces like Sheen and Temu lose their tariff loophole they take advantage of? TikTok Shop has its own version of Prime Day. Amazon Brand Tailor Promotions has an important update. These news stories and more on this week's Weekly Buzz how cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Hello everybody, and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, where we give you a rundown of all the news stories that are going on the Amazon, Walmart, TikTok shop and e-commerce world. We also give you training tips of the week that will give you serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Let's see what's buzzing, all right, well, today is July 4th of July, national holiday in America, but you guys know me, I work 365 days a year, so I know no holidays. You guys need the news and I'm going to bring it to whether it is a holiday or not, so let's go ahead and hop right into it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>To start off, we actually have a news article that's not based on USA but actually based in Europe, and it's entitled. It was actually from the Guardian and it's entitled EU plans to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Sheen and Temu All right, so they're making this move. Now, as you guys know, the reason why you know Temu and Sheen can offer such low prices, regardless of what country they're shipping to, is they take advantage of this kind of like loophole, as it were, like, for example, an EU. The threshold for this tariff is like 150 euros. In UK it's 135. And then there's also some other like threshold at 39 pounds or less. It doesn't involve VAT. So basically, what this means is that you know you can ship from China to the country uh, you know in EU or even America, uh, and the sender nor the recipient are charged like import duties and taxes, as opposed to if you're getting like a you know $200 item or something where you got to, you know fork over 20% or whatever it is, and in addition to that, you know to send from China that they take advantage of like these subsidies where they can get, they can ship things really, really cheap. But the one of the biggest advantages that the Chinese sellers have over European sellers or American sellers is that advantage of shipping things one at a time directly to customers so they can get around that import tax.</p>
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<p>So what an EU Commission's spokesperson said is hey, what we have proposed is that there's now no exemption anymore for packages valued at below 150 euros. So this is not, like you know for sure, going to happen, but this impacts a lot in Europe, you know. It says imports from online retail retailers have more than doubled year on year to more than 350,000 items in April. Now this is like I said this is still in the preliminary stages. We don't know if this is going to pass or go through or not. But if you're in the US, you know this is impactful, I think, because you know Temo and Sheen are really attacking those low price kind of market there. Mainly it's been in the clothing like for Sheen and stuff like that. But I was just looking the other day on Temo there's coffin shelves all over the place and like a lot of the same products that amazon has and it's like super, super cheap. Now, thank goodness, not as many not nearly as many people shop on that platform as opposed to like TikTok shop or amazon and things. But you know this is something that maybe us sellers might want legislation on. I'm not sure you know like. Would you like the United States to crack down on these no-fee imports, because, remember, it's not just Temu and Shin anymore. What did Kerry talk about in the Weekly Buzz last week? Now Amazon has entered this game where they're going to offer these kind of direct shipments that'll get to buyers in like 11 days at a very low price. That's kind of like exclusively for those shipping from China. So this this will help, you know, maybe alleviate some of those imports if this loophole is kind of closed. So it'll be interesting to watch in the coming months what happens with this legislation.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now the next news article is actually directly from Amazon Seller Central, a cool feature, something that you never see on Amazon. You guys know those announcements that we sometimes get news from, or you see it on your dashboard and you see how there's like a thumbs up or thumbs down. Have you guys ever seen one that had 66 thumbs up and only one thumbs down, like usually? It's like mostly thumbs down not usually, but a lot of times. A lot of sellers are not very happy with the updates that Amazon is giving, but this one is like 99% positive.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now what is it? It's very simple, but it's. It's beneficial for sellers like myself who do similar shipments all the time. So if you've got your own 3PL and you're sending shipments in or you're sending shipments directly from out of the country, this feature is called a send it again feature, replicating previous FBA shipments with one click, all right. So basically, let's say you have this shipment you're selling, you're sending in 10 boxes of five coffin shelves each. Well, if that's usually what you do, like you just do that every two weeks or you do that every four weeks or whatever Now, instead of having to build that whole shipment over and over again from scratch, you can just hit this button and now it's going to duplicate that shipment. Now that doesn't mean you're locked into that SKU. It says you can still manually add or remove SKUs or modify the number of units, but at least you're not having to start from scratch again. So if you want to play around with this and see how it works, hit inventory in Seller Central, then hit FBA inventory, go to the shipments dropdown menu and then select manage shipments under the next steps column select send it again. If you want to see how it is to repeat a certain shipment, all right. The next article is repeat a certain shipment, all right.</p>
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<p>The next article is from a retail dive. I'm not sure if I've ever quoted them before, but this is a article entitled TikTok shop to discount thousands of items during a sales event. So you know, we know, amazon has Prime Day, Walmart has Walmart plus day or deal or week, I think it's called, and then they actually have another one going on right now on Walmart before Prime Day. But now TikTok shop has its deals for you days that's coming this July it's actually going to be coming on July 9th and there's going to be exclusive discounts that I'll have with some major brands. Doesn't really say that everybody is has access to offer this. But what about you guys who are selling on TikTok shop? Did any of you guys get access to this deal for you days? Let me know in the comments below.</p>
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<p>Regardless, it could be a way to boost traffic on Amazon. The deal for you days is a week before Amazon Prime, so there's a couple ways you can do it. If you're selling on TikTok shop, maybe you don't even have access to a deal for you days, but maybe you just go ahead and discount your products or do a big push on TikTok shop to influencers around that time. Well, that might boost some of your Amazon rankings before prime day, because you know, if you, the more outside traffic you get, you can get your ranks increase. Another strategy could be, during Amazon prime day, to run certain deals or run influencers on TikTok shop. And, you know, maybe your TikTok shop sales will have a boost, which you probably like, because there's a lot less fees on TikTok shop. But your Amazon sales might get a boost too, because people there's still people who might see something from an influencer on TikTok shop, but then they'll they prefer to go buy it from Amazon, right? So then again, during prime Day, you might be able to have some benefits there by getting that outside traffic from TikTok. So just something to keep in mind with Prime Day coming up.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Next article is from payments.com and it's entitled Walmart Plus Subscribers Break the 30% Mark. So they did a survey of about 8,000 different respondents and it said 30% of consumers had a subscription to Walmart Plus account. All right, Walmart+ is getting more market penetration, guys. And then, interestingly though this is the one I found fascinating is that among those subscribers, 87% also had an Amazon Prime account. So it's not just a matter of oh, they have to pick Walmart+ or they're going to pick Amazon Prime. A lot of people, myself included, have both Amazon Prime and Walmart+ accounts. Next article is back to Seller Central Dashboard, something that was announced this week Brand tailor promotions kind of a pretty good update, especially with prime day coming up.</p>
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<p>All right, now there is an ASIN exclusion feature, all right. So before brand Taylor promotions, you can go to custom audiences. We announced this months ago when it first came out, and you know you can. You can like target all of your cart abandoners, but it's at the brand level. So maybe you have like 30 products in your brand but you don't want to everybody to get this discount that you're trying to do. You just want a few products or you don't want a few products in there. Well, now you know. Before you had no choice. You had to allow everybody who goes to any of your brands page to get access to this discount, but now you can exclude certain ASIN, so that it's almost as if you can just specify this promotion for a single ASIN. If you want to, so go into brand tailored promotions, check that out. Might be something to run during prime day If you have a lot of people who have abandoned the cart or you've got some repeat purchasers. You want to maybe drive some more conversion to keep brand tailored promotions in mind.</p>
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<p>Next article is going to Amazon advertising and it's as you guys know. A few couple months ago we announced that Amazon is launched Amazon South Africa All right, but now Amazon ads is launched All right. So, believe it or not, there is a marketplace where there is no PVC until now. So now sponsored ads and brand stores have launched in South Africa. So if you're one of the very few I don't know anybody yet selling on the Amazon South Africa marketplace, go ahead and get your PPC up and running.</p>
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<p>Going back to payments.com, this is kind of an off-topic thing, but I thought it was kind of interesting because I bet you a lot of you don't realize that Amazon made its own robot a few years ago. All right, now one of them they relaunched last year we talked about this in the Weekly Buzz, I think how it was for businesses, where it was kind of like a security guard of sorts, you know, for 24 hours, a 24 hour, uh, you know, like vigilance, like kind of like a ring camera if you were. But Amazon discontinued the robot for small businesses. This is kind of crazy. I'm showing a picture of this robot here for those who are watching on YouTube, but they're going to concentrate their efforts on the household robots. I mean, it's hard to believe there's robots in houses. Now it's called the Amazon Astro, all right. Now the reason I'm bringing this up is there is one person in the whole world who I know has one of this. Who do you guys think it is? Who's on cutting edge of different things? It's Kevin King. So I saw this in Kevin King's house when I went to his house there in Texas and I was like what in the world is this? So he didn't have it set up at the time. I wonder, Kevin, if you're watching out there, let me know how is your Amazon Astro? It's now maybe a collector's item, since Amazon is discontinuing it for the businesses.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Anyways, next up, not really an article, but something from LinkedIn. If you look at Liran Hirschkorn, last week he posted about how he saw that Lego had this virtual reality storefront in their Amazon store, where it's like a virtual store, where you can just go in there and walk around the. You can see shelves and you see the different Lego sets and you and it's. It's fake because it's like 3d, but it looks like you were in the Lego aisle in target or something like that, and then you can click on the actual products. It's actually quite wild. I tested it on my phone Um, my Amazon app. I have access to it too. So go to the Lego store. Just go to any Lego product on your phone in the Amazon app and then there'll be a button on there on the storefront that says Lego virtual store or something like that. Click that. It's kind of wild, and we've talked about here on the Weekly Buzz in the past that there's different companies that are moving towards this. Walmart is doing something in the meta, that there's different, you know companies that are moving towards this. Walmart is doing something in the metaverse, right? Who knows, maybe there'll be a day where you can go into the Manny's Mysterious Oddities you know our Helium 10 account, you know store it and then see all of our spooky stuff coffin shelves and bat-shaped bath mats and coffin bookshelves and things. I'm not sure if I would shop doing this Like I have virtual reality devices, but that just seems too weird to shop in that kind of environment. But who knows, maybe five, 10 years from now we'll be talking about this. It'll be like commonplace.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Last article of the day is again from Amazon, and they've got a special they announced just this week where you can save 25% on Amazon warehousing and distribution storage costs. On Amazon warehousing and distribution storage costs. That's AWD, all right. So from July 1st all the way to September 30th, anybody using AWD you get 25% off the base rate for storage costs and 15% off the base rate for processing and transportation costs. So this applies for people who are new to AWD or if you're already using it. You are going to get this discount. How many of you out there are using AWD? You know a lot of people well, not a lot, but I do know some people who switched to that, you know, a few months ago, you know to try and avoid some of those Amazon new fees that are coming for, like inventory placement and low inventory fee and things like that. For those of you who have done that, how is it working for you? Let me know in the comments below if you're watching this on YouTube. All right, that's it for the news this week.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Let's go ahead now and move into our training tip of the week. As you guys have been seeing the last couple of weeks we've been doing a long series on Prime Day. We've been trying to get everybody ready for Prime Day. We wanna make series on Prime Day. We've been trying to get everybody ready for Prime Day. We want to make sure you guys have the best Prime Day. I've got some strategies here that I have not talked about anywhere else, and none of our live broadcasts for Prime Day have we talked about.</p>
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<p>It's a couple simple things that I think some Helium 10 members are sleeping on. So those of you who have the Insights dashboard in Helium 10, this is what I want you guys to do. All right, so go to your dashboard and then, on the left-hand side, I want you to hit insights. Okay, now, when you hit insights, there's a lot of insights that you know maybe have come up here. I want you to go to the settings and preferences for all the insights and then what I want you to do is look for the keyword based insights. All right, now there's a few that I think can help you this prime day.</p>
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<p>It's kind of like for post prime day, but, as you know, you know you might start losing your keyword rank, your sponsored rank or your organic rank. You know, if everybody starts converting way way better than you, or if they're doing a higher bid, you want to get notified. Now, I'm sure what you guys are probably doing is, you know, maybe refreshing your search results or checking keyword track or something. But instead of that, add insight for that where it says hey, my, our increased sponsored keyword rank or increased organic keyword rank, all right. So then what you can set is like hey, you can say, Helium 10, if my keyword rank goes up or down by this much, please let me know. If my sponsor rank goes up or down by this much, please let me know.</p>
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<p>Another thing that could happen in Prime Day, especially if you're going pretty heavy on some of your auto and broad campaigns, you might start getting sales on keywords that you didn't even know you were relevant for, and then what's going to happen if you're getting some organic sales on these keywords? Well, after Prime Day, your organic rank might go up, right. So another one that you can do is you know those other keywords. By the way, what I was mentioning, if organic rank is going up or down, sponsored keyword rank going up or down, those are keywords already on your radar, like the ones that you're tracking in Keyword Tracker right, but remember I said there could be new keywords. So what I want you to do is I want you to go to the my Product Keyword, suggested Insight or Alert, and then you hit Edit.</p>
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<p>Right Now, what you're going to be able to do is like say, hey, if there's a keyword out there that has minimum whatever search volume and all of a sudden my organic rank gets to X or Y or Z right, and it has two words you know you can add a whole bunch of filters here Then give me an insight, in other words, give me alert. So a lot of people after prime day are like, looking at their PPC reports, are like, oh shoot, I didn't know I was getting a sales from this keyword and they weren't even tracking it. But this way, instead of having to look at all your search reports, just look, maybe all of a sudden you're going to get ranked for keywords that you didn't have on your radar. This is going to give you an alert. There's nothing like this out there in the industry. We're unique in offering this function. Another thing that we are unique in and it's important for Prime Day is we allow you to add competitors that you can track for Alerts.</p>
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<p>Okay, so this was about your own products, right, but maybe you want to know, leading up to Prime Day, which one of your competitors is lowering their price. Is any of the competitors raising their price? Are any of your competitors adding coupons? What about after Prime Day? At what point do they take their coupon off? These are things that you might be tracking. Guess what? You don't have to track it. Helium 10 can do it for you instead of you going and refreshing pages and this and that. How can you do that? What I want you to do is again go to your Insights Dashboard. If you've got the Diamond plan, hit this like two swords crossing button. That's the icon that we have for competitors. All right, hit competitors and this is going to open up If you've got any competitors. If you don't have any competitors, guys, you need to add it. The way that you can add the competitors is by hitting the add competitors button, and then you have an option of hey, do you want to add just competitors individually? You can just track whatever products on Amazon Maybe it's not even something related to your product or you can link your competitors.</p>
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<p>I highly recommend doing that, like if I have coffin shelves, I want to go ahead and add, like the other coffin shelf, so I can compare it directly to my coffin shelf. Like, for example, you can see here I'm tracking five different coffin shelf competitors. Now what do I mean when I say I'm tracking? I'm tracking? Hey, are their sales increasing or decreasing? Is their listing quality score changing? Like, maybe they updated their listing? Is their BSR changing? So what you guys can do for the competitor insights there's a lot of them. You can see when they added a coupon, when they removed a coupon, when their price has changed, when their price has gone down, if they changed their title or their main image or their category, if their BSR changes.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Basically, guys go into each and every one of these, hit the gear button and then set the alert. That what you want to be notified by. All right, I mean, I think that no brainer is like is my competitor running a coupon? Let me know if they start running a coupon. Maybe I'm going to start my coupon, but then you don't want to keep running your own coupon and they stop running their coupon. So set an alert to tell you when they stop running their coupon. They turn it off so you can turn off yours.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>This is again something that nobody in the industry has. Guys, helium 10 has had this for over a year. I think a lot of you have been sleeping on this, but a lot of the work that you're doing or maybe you're not doing because you don't have time can be automated by this dashboard and setting these insights. All right, guys, so please go into your insights dashboard. Those of you with a diamond plan, I mean this is almost worth it just to have the diamond plan to be able to have this. But go in there If you've got the diamond plan set. Your competitors, set your alerts for your products or your insights. Set your alerts or insights for your competitors products, and then now going into prime day during prime day, going out of prime day, you are going to get the best data possible without having to go search 17,000 different places on Amazon every single day to try and track these things. All right, guys, that's it for this week's Weekly Buzz. Thank you for tuning in. We'll see you next week to see what's buzzing.</p>
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<p>Get ready for an insightful episode as we gear up for Amazon Prime Day with strategies from some of the most experienced sellers in the business. We kick things off with Abdul, a seasoned seller who shares his journey of nearly a decade on Amazon. Listen in as Abdul recounts his best and worst Prime Day moments, including how he achieved a 2-3X sales increase last year without relying on costly promotions. Instead, Abdul utilized coupon codes, price adjustments, and leveraged off-Amazon traffic through social media and email campaigns. He also shares his game plan for this year, including starting targeted broadcasts a week before Prime Day to maximize engagement and sales.</p>
<p>Next, we shift gears to hear from Abe Chomali who has worked with multiple sellers, including a remarkable success story of a national electronics brand. This brand skyrocketed from $15,000 to $1 million in sales in a single day thanks to a premium deal position and massive advertising push. We also explore common pitfalls, such as internal miscommunications that can sabotage deals, and discuss the latest tactics for Prime Day 2024. Key strategies include leveraging new promotion types and recapturing potential sales from ad spend leading up to and during Prime Day.</p>
<p>Finally, we share diverse seller experiences and strategies for Prime Day from Rolando Rosas, Gonzalo Zamora, Carrie Miller, and Huy Nguyen, highlighting both successes and challenges. From managing PPC budgets effectively to the potential pitfalls of overspending on ads, we cover it all. Sellers like Rolando found that turning off PPC on Prime Day didn’t negatively impact sales, saving significant costs. We also explore the use of Amazon Live for increased exposure without extra expenditure and the crucial role of Helium 10 tools in managing campaigns and tracking performance. By leveraging tools like Helium 10’s Cerebro and Market Tracker, sellers can optimize for Prime Day-specific keywords and ensure continued sales momentum.</p>
<p>In episode 575 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Abdul, Abe, Gonzalo, Rolando, Carrie, and Huy discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sellers Prime Day Strategy From Experienced Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:09 - Prime Day Strategy for New Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:54 - Improving Amazon Sales Strategies Over Time</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:15 - Maximizing Strategies for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:34 - New Strategies for Promotions and Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:55 - Prime Day Sales Strategy Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:14 - Prime Day Strategies &amp; Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:19 - Successful Strategies for Prime Day Sales</li>
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<p>Prime Day is coming up, so to continue in our series of Prime Day readiness episodes, we've invited seasoned Amazon sellers who've sold millions of dollars on the platform to give some of their best and worst stories from previous Prime Days along with what they're planning to do this Prime Day. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Sellers have lost thousands of dollars by not knowing that they were hijacked, perhaps on their Amazon listing, or maybe somebody changed their main image, or Amazon changed their shipping dimensions so they had to pay extra money every order. Helium 10 can actually send you a text message or email if any of these things or other critical events happen to your Amazon account. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash alerts.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Prime day was just announced, although, of course, helium 10 serious sellers podcast listeners have been knowing when prime day was going to be since April, since we predicted it but we weren't sure. But now everybody's sure July 16 and 17 is the day, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, if you're a brand-new seller, by definition, this is going to be your first prime day, and so what I wanted to do is not just have me here give you guys a step-by-step tutorial. I wanted to bring different sellers on to ask them what their experience is, whether it's their own accounts or maybe, uh, they have a lot of clients who they've helped with their prime days, and it's funny, because the answer is not always oh, you've got to go all in the answer from some of these sellers. I'm not sure what they're going to say. Some of the sellers might say you know what I don't do extensive discounts on Prime Day, and that's fine too. We want to make sure that we give you guys a complete view of what people are doing and not doing on Prime Day, but just know that, hey, there's not just one size fits all, where there's one strategy and everybody's got to do it or else you're a failure on Prime Day. I think that's going to be, hopefully, the theme that you learn today that there's different strokes for different folks, and it's okay. So, the first seller I'm going to bring on the show with us today he's been on the podcast before is Abdul.</p>
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<p>Abdul, How's it going?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hey, Bradley, good, good and yourself.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Pretty good, pretty good Now. You and I have hung out all over the world. You used to come to our Elite workshops and we had it in California. I know at that time you were living in New Jersey. We've also hung out in Lahore, Pakistan. Is that where you're at right now? Are you in Pakistan?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yes, I am, and indeed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, what time is it over there?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, we're like 12 hours ahead of you. It's like 11PM.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>11PM. Thank you for coming on so late. Now for people who maybe haven't heard your Serious Sellers podcast episodes. How long have you been selling on Amazon?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, we're going up to eight, nine years, but the first few years were not so good. I did everything wrong, and just after that it's just been fixing things and it's been a roller coaster.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, now, eight, nine years you've been there for the prime days and so tell us let me just start off, this is going to be a similar question as what I'm going to ask others what was the best thing you've ever done on a prime day? Like, maybe it could have even been an accident, but what's the best Prime Day result you had where maybe sales were up 50%, sales were up 4X? Whatever the case, what can you remember was your best Prime Day?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think 2X, 3X last year was good.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Was that coming from a certain strategy, like, did you run Prime exclusive discounts, a lightning deal, or was it just 100% organic extra traffic?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, that's something we did not do last year. Last year we did not do exclusive discounts, flash sales, because I think correct me if I'm wrong those are usually 200, 300 per ASIN. They can get very pricey quickly, right, sure? So, we did not do that. Last year we did a lot of. We signed up for whatever free we could find and we ran coupon codes, discounts. We fixed our pricing beforehand to make sure that our prices were just right, leading a month, two months before the Prime Days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so what was your strategy right before Prime Day? Did you have anything different that you did leading up to Prime Day?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No PPC ran as usual. We just kept an eye. If anything was running out of budget, we would put more juice into those PPC campaigns. Otherwise, we were just concentrating on coupon codes off Amazon advertisements. We have a large following now, so we send out messages on our social media, on our email distributions, so bringing a lot of off Amazon traffic to our store.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, yeah, that's definitely good. And so, what are you doing in that regards for this year? Like, what's your plans leading up to this year's Prime Day? What kind of promotions are you doing for your off Amazon this year? Like, what's your plans leading up to this year's Prime Day? Are you what kind of promotions are you doing for your off-Amazon traffic? Are you like telling them, hey, we're going to have a Prime Day discount, or something like that?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So yeah, leading now that it's announced because people my customers don't like vague, it's going to happen in June, July. So as soon as it's announced, you start preparing for your broadcast. So roughly a week before anything you do a week before the dates, it's just prepping. You can't. People don't take that seriously. So, say, about seven to 10 days, you start, you hit them with the first message and you have a series of follow-ups A lot of many chats, if you have subscribers in many chats. A lot of emails. My social media if I have Facebook following or Instagram following you just start hitting them with what your deal is, what your products are, where to find them and to remind them. Don't go to my website, have the Amazon logo prominent. So usually, I don't like to drive people to Amazon store my Amazon products. I like them to go from social media to my own website. But this will be an exception.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, what are you telling them, like, what are you doing? Are you doing prime exclusive discount? Are you just going to have a clippable coupon? Are you just running a discount as a regular discount price offer? What are, what is your plans for this July 16, 17?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I think it's going to be a visible coupon code this year, clippable discounts or typical clippable coupons. People tend to forget, so if something is right in front of them for everyone to see, as soon as someone lands on my page on my product, I want them to see the discount and I want them to be able to just apply the coupon and you don't want to put any hurdles in front of them.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What's your projected sales this year? Just so people have an idea about your level. What do you think you're going to hit for overall Not for Prime Day, but for your year. We're about halfway through the year. What do you think you're going to end up at?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This year has been a challenge. I have a lot of hijackers Just before Prime Day. I would touch that. We do see a lot of activity where they're using that infamous. There's a new badge, often return badge I'm being hit with that with my best sellers, and there's every year we see that. So that's been a struggle. We have to keep an eye on that and honestly, I struggle with that every year, yeah, so it's hard to say. It's always a surprise. It's hard to put a number on what this year is going to be like.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, but what was your best year? Was it during COVID?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>During COVID, yeah, we were hitting 60,000 sales, 60k a month, so that was our best time. But after that I had some family issues still dealing with sick parents, so I haven't been able to give it much time and attention like I used to.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, that's the beauty about Amazon. You can be at home in New Jersey pushing it. You can go home to Pakistan to take care of family and still be running your business. That's the beauty about our industry. Well, Abdul, I wish you the best of success for this year's Prime Day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and yeah, we'll definitely connect after to see how it was all right.</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You're welcome. Thank you, take care.</p>
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<p><a>Bradley Sutton:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next up, we've got Abe coming on. Your kind of a contrast with Abdul's just working with his own account, but you see many people's accounts because you work with a lot of sellers and so you've got some unique, unique viewpoints as far as selling on Prime Day and what you should do and what you shouldn't do. So, a similar question like amongst you know different accounts you've worked on previous Prime Day, is there something that was sticks out as like the best Prime Day for somebody? Like what's a cool anecdote you could provide us?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah. So, this anecdote is one which really stuck out by itself. It's one which is going to apply to very few sellers, but it was an eye popper. So, I work with a brand that has national distribution, so it's a recognized brand, and I work with them to sell a line of electronics like in the $200 plus price range. Now we were having trouble getting traction because in the electronics category there are lots of foreign competitors that sell the same thing for 40% less. So, the brand said we really want to make a push, we really want to see if it's possible to make Amazon pop. They were able to get a SAS core rep. They were able to work with the SAS core rep and say we want a premium deal position on prime day, something that's not in the dashboard, because there are spots that you can get that are not in the dashboard. When you have a SAS core rep, they vet you and they have to make sure that they think you can sell that amount. And that's part of the key, because they say this spot can sell $4 million for us. If you can't sell and you can't fulfill $4 million, we don't even want to talk to you. That's worth what the spot is.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, they were vetted, they were checked. They actually they couldn't even send enough inventory because Amazon could not process it. They had to share the information from their warehouses with Amazon and they accepted the information. Well, that day, prime Day, every single thing was turned all the way on. We launched 30 campaigns of every ad type, you know four different autos at different price points, high-priced ranking campaigns like every single type you've ever heard an experiment about. All launched on the same day and in 24 hours, they went from selling $15,000 a day on one on the hero skew. They sold a million dollars in one day of that skew, which is something like.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>$15,000 to 1 million on that. So that means that there had to be a good number that was fulfilled by merchant too, because no way they had all that inventory in Amazon.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Right yeah. three quarters of it was filled by merchant. yeah, so it can't be reproduced. A lot of people suggest very impressive things like it could be done if you flip the right switch. No, this is not. I would be surprised if I ever am part of a thing like this again. But I had the front row seat for it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I love that. I love that. Now let's talk about the complete opposite. What was a disaster for somebody? Like somebody just did nothing, or maybe somebody screwed up on their discounts or they didn't realize it could stack, or have you ever what's the worst prime day you've ever heard of that happened to somebody?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a>Abe:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The worst prime day. It's a thing that keeps happening, but it's just as bad. Every single time it happens you have somebody who is not working with somebody else within the same company. They launch a coupon a week before. The new low price of 30 days is below the price of the submitted deal. Boom, your deal does not run. And every time it happens there's a meltdown because people count on prime day and all of a sudden it didn't work. They can't understand why. They tell me, Hey, why aren't we selling? Where's the volume? Why aren't we even showing for the deal? I said did anybody in your place run any kind of discount or coupon in the last couple of weeks? Cause we don't get a notification about everything they do in their account? And all of a sudden, you'll hear the yelling that Bob ran a coupon two weeks ago. What are we doing, Bob? He ruined everything!</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wow! Okay, so now what you know, things have changed in the last, in the last Prime Day. You know there's new rules as far as like discounts and coupons and plus there's new ways to. You know there's. I don't I don't know if brand Taylor promotions has been around for a full year yet, but I don't I'm not sure if that was around last year.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>They keep changing it, so yeah, and.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, and yeah, even the one. Even in itself, it's not what it was two months ago, you know. So, right. So, with that, all that in mind, we're now talking about 2024 <a>Prime Day</a>. What are some general things that that trying this year with some of these new changes in mind.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, the number one thing we're going to be trying is, like you mentioned, the brand tailor promotions. There's something like 10 different types of promotions in there and what we're doing with every brand we work with, we're actually setting aside an hour for time to work with them instead of our usual, you know, shorter amount of time. We say listen, we need to spend an hour to look at each one, read the terms of what each one applies to and think about if this applies to our brand and if it does, let's lean into it. And with Prime Day, a number of those discounts are for people who looked at your product but didn't buy, for people who put it in your cart but didn't buy. And we want to know. What we want to do is all of the ad spend that we spent leading up to Prime Day, all of the money that we spent on Prime Day that didn't turn into sales. We want to do anything we can to capture it in the days and 10 days or two weeks afterwards.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prime Day already has a lot of, you know, better conversion rate than normal days because people are coming on Amazon with more intent to buy. But if you are targeting people who already had even intent to buy before, because they added to the cart but they abandoned it you know that's one of the brand cart or cart abandoners is one of the brand tailor promotions that's like should do even better for you if, like, they're already coming on Amazon and they're already somebody who almost pulled the trigger on buying your product before. So that's, I think that's a great strategy to target, to target them.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, I mean these brand tailor promotions have. In some cases, they've been fantastic. They do what DSP promised to do, which is to chase people around after they originally looked at you. These promotions are doing it more effectively than DSP in a lot of cases, because it's really direct and a big thing which is key is that they gave us the ability to run these promos at an ASIN level, which was originally it was just for the brand overall and at that point it was really clumsy in terms of running deals plus stacking something that goes across your whole brand.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Are you doing anything differently in Helium 10 as far as for Prime Day, like doing some historical research or looking at search volumes, or is just kind of like saying you know keyword tracker, paying special attention, or it's kind of like business as usual for you?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, I'll tell you one of the features we love best and I'm not sure which level of Helium 10 you need for it is the historical rank tracker for keywords. In Cerebro we love to compare time periods and with the accounts that are connected long enough, we can see how Prime Day did last year and we can compare Prime Day to different peak periods and we use those to set budgets. The number one thing we do when managing Prime Day, we don't do much with bids. We don't have a special bidding program for Prime Day the number one thing is being visible to shoppers as long as possible during the day, which is budget management. And the budget management goes also along with inventory management. You have to have enough product to sell and then you have to show enough to sell all the product you have. That's where all the planning comes in and that's where all the holes fall apart. Usually, either people didn't plan enough inventory, either people didn't assess the impact of their discounts against their regular margins, and then nothing is left over to spend on an actual ad. There's all the different parts that work together. But going back to Helium 10, it gives us an idea of how much of a boost we need in order to get full coverage those days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thank you so much for joining us and giving us your insights and definitely want to keep us updated in the Elite Facebook group to let us know how some of these things worked out for you.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Abe:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Be happy too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm going to invite three people on at the same time. We're just going to have kind of like a mini round table for the next few minutes and let's go ahead and invite the next group. We've got Gonzalo, we’ve got Rolando and we've got Carrie. So, we've got three experienced Amazon sellers of different of different levels, but experienced Amazon sellers of different levels, but all have multiple prime days under their belt. So, we're going to start with our two guests. Gonzalo, you've been on the Spanish podcast. I've never had you on the English podcast before, though right.</p>
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<p>Gonzalo:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so give us some of your background. Where are you based and tell us how long you've been selling on Amazon.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gonzalo:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm based in Chile in South America, in Santiago, and I have been a seller from 2019 before COVID.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, so you've got about like you know, depending on if you're counting the prime deal days or the other one that comes up, you know you got at least three, four prime days under your belt. Now let's just stick with you for a second here. What was your best prime day results. Like where it was really a big increase over sales, and then if you can remember what contributed to that.</p>
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<p>Gonzalo:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I have one that I X by three in one year. That was pretty amazing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Was it by accident, or did you do something different that year that really worked?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gonzalo:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Actually, it was the one that I set as basis for the next year and I replied the same strategy from them. And what I make is, on my top seller product, I actually decrease the bids and increase the budget, so I'm just waiting for the sales, basically, but just on the top seller. On the rest of the product, especially on the ones that I need to move, I do the opposite thing. I create one week before I create a retargeting campaign because it's shown that you need to be seen seven times before someone bought your product. You need to be seen seven times before someone bought your product. So, I tried to show to the same person seven times before Prime to push them to buy the product on Prime.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>You got some buyer psychology going there. I like it. I like it, yeah, excellent.</p>
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<p><a>Gonzalo:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, for me Prime started one week before.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>What was your most unsuccessful Prime Day? Where sales just stayed the same or even went down, or you made a mistake and something didn't happen. Do you remember? I remember any. Do you have any bad stories for us from Prime Day?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Gonzalo:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The only one is I think it was the first one that I didn't realize that I got out of budget on my campaigns. I was selling great. I get out of target. Obviously, my sales drops and I didn't realize until the next day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, we'll call back to you, so stay here Next up, Rolando. Rolando was just on the podcast a few weeks ago and same question for you. We've been asking your best Prime Day and, if you can remember, what was the reason for that success?</p>
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<p>Rolando:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We're one of those birds where Prime Day doesn't mean anything for us. Really, it hasn't moved the needle. Last year I would say it was probably our best, and that's because we turned off the PPC. And what we found the year before that so that'd be two years ago was, we were like, oh, let's do something for Prime Day and we'll crank up the juice with ads. We saw a lot of clicks, but we didn't move the needle any further than the previous year. It didn't move the needle further than our average daily sales. So last year we said no PPC and we didn't even see a huge drop in terms of our regular run rates or anything like that. It was right around the same, like in just another day. So, for us that's a victory in that we didn't waste thousands of dollars for people that are browsing and we just kept selling. So that was, I would say, a win for us to really see the difference one year go cranking out on PPC, one year not cranking out on PPC, and so we learned a lot by doing that.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And that's important for everybody here. Don't think that, hey, I have to do something bold and outrageous on prime day or else I'm a failure. You know like Rolando’s company has sold tens of millions of dollars on Amazon and you just heard from him. You know they've tried both and that when you're selling on Amazon for a while, you can try something one year and try something else. I myself haven't done. I don't I don't do too much on Prime Day outside of just managing my budgets and trying to, leading up to Prime Day, making sure I'm ranked organically where I want to. But that's super important to know that if you don't do anything special, that doesn't mean you're a complete failure.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a>Rolando:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>You know what you could do. That doesn't cost any money and something that we are going to be doing this year. We did this three years ago and also for is that around Prime Day, we start going live. It's great because Amazon does have a lot of stuff going on their social media accounts saying come to our website. You know, check out the live. So being live. Are you talking about Amazon Live. Amazon Live. So, we'll go live those days. It'll run on our Amazon store. It'll actually replay later on the Amazon store. So, we have content. We have our faces on there. We show the product how to use it. We talk about different things. So, exposure wise, it gets people to see oh, these are the people behind the curtain that are part of this company. So, from that standpoint, we look at live as a great day to get new eyeballs without having to spend a ton of money.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Going back to Gonzalo, how does Helium 10 play a role in what your strategies are Like? What aspects are you using? You know, helium 10, obviously you're not using Helium 10 to create coupons and things like that or register for deals, because we don't have that. But on the research side, what are you doing? Or on the um or on the advertising side?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a>Gonzalo:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>First of all, Helium 10 is crucial because I control my all my pay-per-click on Adtomic yeah, it's crucial for me healing time. And then I have two tools that I love. The first one is market tracker that I regularly is going to take how the sale is going and who are my competitors, and the second one is keyword tracking. Obviously, I'm watching always what is my ranking and what is, how do I doing and how it is impact the pay per click that I'm doing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On keyword tracker, are you like putting boost on and then really checking, like your sponsored and organic, like on prime day, making sure you're not losing your sponsored rank and then, if you do, you  increase your bid? Or is that how you're using keyword tracker?</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a>Gonzalo:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, that way, and I also, when I start, when I open a new campaign on a new keyword, I'm start tracking with that, with the rocket, to see if I'm doing some impact or not on that keyword.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, good. Rolando, what are you do?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I mean prime day or Prime Day. What are your go-to Helium 10 tools?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Rolando:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I love, love the dashboard. I love the below the insights, where it tells you all you know, your competitor and all that Below. That is a row that's super customizable, where you can look at things with your by-product performance or by advertising. And it is for me the thing because we're really big in the last 18 months is focusing on profitability and we can go line by line, item by item. It's got everything in so you know your net profit per product and you can pick out the losers, cut them or be like we got to liquidate them or hey, we've got more margin on these, these group here. Let's add some more PPC and see what happens. And now you can work more intelligently than in the past, where maybe the PPC data was over there and the sales data was over here. This combines both of that, so you know immediately these are the losers. They got to do something on them right now.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Love it. Speaking of the dashboard, something I think a lot of people sleep on at least those with a diamond plan is add competitors to that dashboard, because it's not just about your product and then set up what we call them insights, that you can consider them alerts. But then it's especially good, like for Prime Day or around Prime Day, somebody goes out of stock, somebody’s changed their title one of the competitors. Somebody adds a coupon, starts a coupon. Somebody stops a coupon. There's little things that you can set alerts, that if you don't have Helium 10, fine, you still got to be looking for these things, but you just got to manually go to all these pages, start, you know, have somebody refresh a screen. But if you've got the diamond plan and you guys are using that dashboard that Rolando was talking about, add your competitors and look at, monitor their listings, you can't see their exact sales. Obviously, Helium 10 is not hacking people's accounts. But you'll see estimated sales and things, but you'll know when they change their image or when they change a coupon or have a sale price. So that's something important to look at. Last question we'll, we'll just stick with Rolando. Then we'll go back to Gonzalo. This year, prime day, same thing as last year. You're not going to do, anything special or are you going to do the lives or are you going to do any discounting or any off-amazon promotion? What's your strategy this year?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Rolando:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, this year we're definitely going to do live. Then we're going to add something we've never done before. We've never done prime exclusive deals never. I hate giving money away if I have to, but in the, in the spirit of experimentation to see if prime exclusives work for us, we've got probably a dozen products that we will be doing some form. One of the things that we literally this morning was one of our meetings. We've found an opportunity where a multi-pack unit where we could sell 50 as well as a hundred. Nobody in our category has had anything like that and we know from what our amazon folks are telling us when we talk to them. They're telling us don't sleep on multi-packs. They keep telling us that they said that the man for multi packs is going up and up and up and up and up. So, a while back ago we tried just that not on a Prime Day. We added some more multi packs. Guess what? I'm kicking myself because we weren't doing it five years ago. So, we're gonna try some exclusives tied with some additional multi packs to see how that works with buyers that are looking for things in volume.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>All right, same question for you, Gonzalo. What's the plan? What is the plan of attack this year?</p>
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<p>Gonzalo:</p>
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<p>It's the same one that I just mentioned. I just started for my main product I'm going to love it and stay calm on it and the one that I need to push a little bit. Actually, today I set the campaign with retargeting and increased bidding one week previous.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Awesome, all right, well, guys, thank you so much. Appreciate sharing your knowledge with us today. All right, Carrie, how many Prime days under your belt?</p>
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<p><a>Carrie:</a></p>
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<p>I've been selling since 2016. So, I guess eight.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Do you have? I know you've got a lot of horror stories, just in general crazy things, and I'm going to save some of those for future podcasts with you. Yeah, but do you have? Let's start on the opposite side. Do you have any horror stories that specifically are related to Prime Day? or at least just maybe a prime day that just didn't work out for you.</p>
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<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>No, what's really cool about our sales is, over the years, they've just incrementally increased, and so every prime day has been better than the last, and so it's not been like, oh, one day we did like 200,000 in sales or something, but it's like we definitely did a substantial amount more than the year before and the year before. And so, year over year, we're increasing.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>That's good. So, you never had one where you accidentally did too big of a discount or you thought you were qualified for a deal and you ended up not doing it. It's been pretty much as planned.</p>
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<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah, for Prime Day. I mean, I have accidentally done a really big discount on a coupon where it was like something that was supposed to be $15 was like $1.99. And I was like, wow, it's selling really well. So off of prime day I've done that, you know.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But not for prime day. And then do you remember what year was your best prime day Last year? Have one that sticks out.</p>
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<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Last year was the biggest yeah cause every year it's gotten bigger. It was about 16,000. I remember our first one. It was like we were selling about $400 a day and I remember it went up to like a thousand dollars that day and we were like, oh my gosh, and so now we've gone quite a bit more for that day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, you did $16,000 on one day. Yeah, on Prime Day last year. And what would you attribute that to? Did you do something different or a special campaign just really worked out, or what happened?</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We do coupons and so not only in the days leading up to Prime Day but also after, we still get a good amount of sales well over our normal average, and so I think that's a big part of it. But, yeah, we offer coupons and like the discounts, not Prime Day exclusive discounts or anything like that, we just do our normal discounts and that's how we do it and it works out really well. And you always have to make sure your listing is optimized and that you've got good product reviews, and so you know if you're, if your listing isn't optimized, you're going to want to turn off the ads on those particular products or if you have kind of bad reviews. But you're, you're heroes. You know if you do some, some discounts on there and you have it fully optimized, it's, it's definitely worth it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now speaking of Helium 10, we're going share her screen now and I want you to actually show, step-by-step, a couple strategies that you think are important for a seller to do leading up to Prime Days.</p>
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<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, this is one of my favorite tools. I think Abe was mentioning this because I know he really likes this tool too. You can use this in a lot of different ways, but basically, you're going to do what I do is I just do a single ASIN search on a main competitor. In this situation, because I'm looking at Prime Day and I wanted to give you an example of you know some, a way to find some good Prime Day keywords. There's this, this vacuum mop that I have actually purchased and I know a lot of people have purchased this particular mop for Prime Day because it's usually a pretty good deal and so I wanted to just show you how you can find kind of Prime Day specific keywords. So, I took this ASIN and did a reverse ASIN search here, and what I love about this Cerebro tool is the show historical trend tool. Now, when you go to show historical trend, it's going to give you 24 months of data, so you can go all the way back 24 months and you can see where an ASIN was ranked organically and for their sponsored. You can also see the search volume history, and so it's really, really helpful so you can go back to the last prime day and the prime day before. It's just kind of just right there. So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to click on this July 2023, because that was when our prime day was last year, and then I'm going to go down and click apply filters, because I want to just look at this month specifically, because I'm looking for prime day specific keywords. Okay, so, um, when, when I'm in this historical trend, if I go down here, you're going to see basically all of the keywords that this particular product was ranking for organically and sponsored. You can see their actual rank here. But I want to look for you can filter this down and I usually like to look at phrases containing. So, one of the phrases I like to look at is prime and if I hit apply filters, then if I go down here, I can see all of the kind of Prime Day keywords.</p>
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<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now, this particular product they're ranking. They're one of the top sellers, I know, on Prime Day, but their organic rank on these major keywords is, you know, 230. They're in the 200s. They're way behind. So, they're not even really, they hadn't even advertised on these keywords, probably because they didn't really know they existed. So now, if you can go back, you can find the historical keywords. You can create campaigns with these specific keywords in them and you can start targeting those. I mean they've only they only look targeted this one. It was a Prime Day vacuums 1100 search volume, totally missing out on 8500 in search volume. You can also see here this is actually our up-to-date information. It's showing the trending of these keywords going up, up, up. Now a lot of times you'll see these keywords and it's like you know a month before it's going to be like oh there's, you know, 200 searches or whatever. So, this gives you the information of how much they're increasing and so you can even start these campaigns, you know, a month early, two months early, to just start getting yourself, you know, ranked on those keywords. And you can also leave these campaigns going all year round, kind of as an evergreen campaign, to just make sure that you're at the top of those searches and so that they have all their Christmas gifts you know a bunch of Christmas gifts for their family in December. You can you know search phrases containing gifts or anything that really pertains to your particular product. During Prime Day you can start searching for those terms you can look at. You know some of your biggest competitors, like the biggest competitor, and you can see what kind of keywords they're. You know they're ranking for but maybe not really capitalizing on, and so this is just a really, I think, amazing tool to get historical data and utilize it for this particular Prime Day.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Awesome, awesome. Thank you for sharing that with us. I mean, you can use this what she was talking about for almost any period of the year, but obviously we're talking about Prime Day now, so that's why it's especially beneficial for you guys to use that leading up into prime days.</p>
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<p>Carrie:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We have a prime day checklist that we put together that has amazing information from. We have Destiny Wishon from Better Media. She gave some PPC tips. We have Emma from Marketing by Emma, and she gave a lot of really incredible tips for optimizing your listing. These things are it's not too late to do them. So, there's a lot of stuff on this list that you could really implement. Implement now, even if you feel like you're kind of like behind in the game. These are tips also you can use year-round, because it's really good optimization. So, make sure you download that, check it out, do as much as you can before Prime Day, and it's going to help your conversion, even if you're just doing a small discount it will help your conversion.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So h10.me/primelist, h10.me/primelist. And then we will go ahead and invite we up, Huy, how's it going?</p>
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<p>Huy:</p>
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<p>Hey, how's it going, Bradley.</p>
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<p><a>Bradley Sutton:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Pretty good, pretty good. Now what about you, we? How many prime days do you think you've experienced in your lifetime, your amazon lifetime?</p>
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<p>Huy:</p>
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<p>Since the beginning, so kind of lost count, I don't know, probably plus five years. What year did it actually start, Bradley?</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I don't even remember. It was before.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And then, plus, there's two prime days a year. But let's just say you have a lot of prime days under your belt. Now, something I've been asking the different guests is what was the best prime day you had where, just like, sales were way more than normal and way more than other primaries? Do you remember what year that was or what the numbers were kind of?</p>
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<p><a>Huy:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>I don't remember the year, but it was definitely before COVID One of the things that it might've been the second year that prime day had been announced, right, and this was prior to them doing it only kind of like once a year, right, cause then they switched off to doing it twice a year, probably the biggest opportunity, the biggest win that we had. It wasn't intentional, it was actually when we got mentioned on. They used to do a live stream during Prime Day, right, Amazon did a live stream. They actually mentioned one of our products and we've never sold more products in one day than on that day. So, our product got mentioned in the live stream. We started seeing sales climb up. All the units we had allocated to that promotion were sold out pretty quick, but fortunately we were watching it and we were able to go in and adjust the quantities that we wanted to put in that promotion. So that's probably one of the things is like you definitely want to be making sure that you're looking at how many units you have available in that promotion and if you have the opportunity to adjust it just based on the demand. You know that was a huge win for us, I think. On the other end, though, Bradley</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Disaster, any disasters or crazy things that happen.</p>
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<p>Huy:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Not necessarily the disasters, but just to kind of put a point to that other one where it's like, if you put too many quantity in there, it's kind of like a psychological game as well, right? So, when there's a lot of deals that are going on, customers are looking and then they've got that progress bar where it says, hey, how many people have claimed this deal. So, if you put in too many units up in the beginning and then you're stuck between that below 10% claim number, people are not as excited to go out and claim those deals. So, I think that finding that balance of having it over 50% claimed people looking at it and then having that FOMO where they're going to go out and jump on it. So, I think, in terms of disasters, I'm going to be a hundred percent honest, we haven't been doing a lot of prime, uh, prime day, actual deals, lightning deals, and the reason why is the past couple of yeah, past couple of times it has not been effective. You know like, yeah, it's uh cost. What does it cost? $1,000 to run a deal, even if you have it on the day. What we used to do is we used to put all of our items available and put it into the promotion and then we, when they tell us the schedule, then we cancel the ones out that weren't actually on Prime Day or kind of you know, within that range, because they were putting some of us, like you know, the week before Prime Day or just a couple days after that was already not effective.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But I think that because Amazon switched to allowing everybody to provide that Prime exclusive discount you know, like not having an actual deal but just kind of marking it off and then getting that Prime Day exclusive badge that has actually probably changed the most for us. We found that to be most effective. There's no cost to do it and I think that everybody's got that strategy where there's just too much inventory of Prime Day deals out there that when Amazon expanded it out beyond just those lightning deals, everybody just started looking outside as well.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm happy you mentioned that because I think that people need to understand that. Once I've said it five times today is that prime day success is not contingent on, he who does the most deals or he who spends the most money in in PPC, or you have to do prime exclusive discounts or you have to do lightning deals. No, you can have success on prime day in a lot of different ways. For some people, that is what’s needed, or for some people, other people, it's doing everything like. Like Abe mentioned that crazy experience of somebody who went from $15,000 to $1 million on one product on Prime Day because they went all in on something that probably is not duplicatable. But again, there's different ways to have success on Prime Day. Again, Gonzalo, Rolando, Huy, and then Abe and Abdul, thank you, and Carrie, of course. Thank you so much for joining us and we'll see you guys’ next week. Bye-bye now.</p>
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<p>Get ready for an insightful episode as we gear up for Amazon Prime Day with strategies from some of the most experienced sellers in the business. We kick things off with Abdul, a seasoned seller who shares his journey of nearly a decade on Amazon. Listen in as Abdul recounts his best and worst Prime Day moments, including how he achieved a 2-3X sales increase last year without relying on costly promotions. Instead, Abdul utilized coupon codes, price adjustments, and leveraged off-Amazon traffic through social media and email campaigns. He also shares his game plan for this year, including starting targeted broadcasts a week before Prime Day to maximize engagement and sales.</p>
<p>Next, we shift gears to hear from Abe Chomali who has worked with multiple sellers, including a remarkable success story of a national electronics brand. This brand skyrocketed from $15,000 to $1 million in sales in a single day thanks to a premium deal position and massive advertising push. We also explore common pitfalls, such as internal miscommunications that can sabotage deals, and discuss the latest tactics for Prime Day 2024. Key strategies include leveraging new promotion types and recapturing potential sales from ad spend leading up to and during Prime Day.</p>
<p>Finally, we share diverse seller experiences and strategies for Prime Day from Rolando Rosas, Gonzalo Zamora, Carrie Miller, and Huy Nguyen, highlighting both successes and challenges. From managing PPC budgets effectively to the potential pitfalls of overspending on ads, we cover it all. Sellers like Rolando found that turning off PPC on Prime Day didn’t negatively impact sales, saving significant costs. We also explore the use of Amazon Live for increased exposure without extra expenditure and the crucial role of Helium 10 tools in managing campaigns and tracking performance. By leveraging tools like Helium 10’s Cerebro and Market Tracker, sellers can optimize for Prime Day-specific keywords and ensure continued sales momentum.</p>
<p>In episode 575 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley, Abdul, Abe, Gonzalo, Rolando, Carrie, and Huy discuss:</p>
<ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Amazon Sellers Prime Day Strategy From Experienced Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">01:09 - Prime Day Strategy for New Sellers</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">02:54 - Improving Amazon Sales Strategies Over Time</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">08:15 - Maximizing Strategies for Prime Day</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">12:34 - New Strategies for Promotions and Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">16:55 - Prime Day Sales Strategy Success</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">18:14 - Prime Day Strategies &amp; Tools</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">27:19 - Successful Strategies for Prime Day Sales</li>
<li style="font-weight:400;">35:20 - Optimizing Prime Day Sales Strategy</li>
</ul>
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Transcript
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prime Day is coming up, so to continue in our series of Prime Day readiness episodes, we've invited seasoned Amazon sellers who've sold millions of dollars on the platform to give some of their best and worst stories from previous Prime Days along with what they're planning to do this Prime Day. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. Sellers have lost thousands of dollars by not knowing that they were hijacked, perhaps on their Amazon listing, or maybe somebody changed their main image, or Amazon changed their shipping dimensions so they had to pay extra money every order. Helium 10 can actually send you a text message or email if any of these things or other critical events happen to your Amazon account. For more information, go to h10.me forward slash alerts.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. Prime day was just announced, although, of course, helium 10 serious sellers podcast listeners have been knowing when prime day was going to be since April, since we predicted it but we weren't sure. But now everybody's sure July 16 and 17 is the day, all right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, if you're a brand-new seller, by definition, this is going to be your first prime day, and so what I wanted to do is not just have me here give you guys a step-by-step tutorial. I wanted to bring different sellers on to ask them what their experience is, whether it's their own accounts or maybe, uh, they have a lot of clients who they've helped with their prime days, and it's funny, because the answer is not always oh, you've got to go all in the answer from some of these sellers. I'm not sure what they're going to say. Some of the sellers might say you know what I don't do extensive discounts on Prime Day, and that's fine too. We want to make sure that we give you guys a complete view of what people are doing and not doing on Prime Day, but just know that, hey, there's not just one size fits all, where there's one strategy and everybody's got to do it or else you're a failure on Prime Day. I think that's going to be, hopefully, the theme that you learn today that there's different strokes for different folks, and it's okay. So, the first seller I'm going to bring on the show with us today he's been on the podcast before is Abdul.</p>
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<p>Abdul, How's it going?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>Hey, Bradley, good, good and yourself.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Pretty good, pretty good Now. You and I have hung out all over the world. You used to come to our Elite workshops and we had it in California. I know at that time you were living in New Jersey. We've also hung out in Lahore, Pakistan. Is that where you're at right now? Are you in Pakistan?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>Yes, I am, and indeed.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>So, what time is it over there?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>So, we're like 12 hours ahead of you. It's like 11PM.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>11PM. Thank you for coming on so late. Now for people who maybe haven't heard your Serious Sellers podcast episodes. How long have you been selling on Amazon?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, we're going up to eight, nine years, but the first few years were not so good. I did everything wrong, and just after that it's just been fixing things and it's been a roller coaster.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>All right, now, eight, nine years you've been there for the prime days and so tell us let me just start off, this is going to be a similar question as what I'm going to ask others what was the best thing you've ever done on a prime day? Like, maybe it could have even been an accident, but what's the best Prime Day result you had where maybe sales were up 50%, sales were up 4X? Whatever the case, what can you remember was your best Prime Day?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>I think 2X, 3X last year was good.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Was that coming from a certain strategy, like, did you run Prime exclusive discounts, a lightning deal, or was it just 100% organic extra traffic?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, that's something we did not do last year. Last year we did not do exclusive discounts, flash sales, because I think correct me if I'm wrong those are usually 200, 300 per ASIN. They can get very pricey quickly, right, sure? So, we did not do that. Last year we did a lot of. We signed up for whatever free we could find and we ran coupon codes, discounts. We fixed our pricing beforehand to make sure that our prices were just right, leading a month, two months before the Prime Days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Okay, so what was your strategy right before Prime Day? Did you have anything different that you did leading up to Prime Day?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>No PPC ran as usual. We just kept an eye. If anything was running out of budget, we would put more juice into those PPC campaigns. Otherwise, we were just concentrating on coupon codes off Amazon advertisements. We have a large following now, so we send out messages on our social media, on our email distributions, so bringing a lot of off Amazon traffic to our store.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Okay, yeah, that's definitely good. And so, what are you doing in that regards for this year? Like, what's your plans leading up to this year's Prime Day? What kind of promotions are you doing for your off Amazon this year? Like, what's your plans leading up to this year's Prime Day? Are you what kind of promotions are you doing for your off-Amazon traffic? Are you like telling them, hey, we're going to have a Prime Day discount, or something like that?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>So yeah, leading now that it's announced because people my customers don't like vague, it's going to happen in June, July. So as soon as it's announced, you start preparing for your broadcast. So roughly a week before anything you do a week before the dates, it's just prepping. You can't. People don't take that seriously. So, say, about seven to 10 days, you start, you hit them with the first message and you have a series of follow-ups A lot of many chats, if you have subscribers in many chats. A lot of emails. My social media if I have Facebook following or Instagram following you just start hitting them with what your deal is, what your products are, where to find them and to remind them. Don't go to my website, have the Amazon logo prominent. So usually, I don't like to drive people to Amazon store my Amazon products. I like them to go from social media to my own website. But this will be an exception.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Now, what are you telling them, like, what are you doing? Are you doing prime exclusive discount? Are you just going to have a clippable coupon? Are you just running a discount as a regular discount price offer? What are, what is your plans for this July 16, 17?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>I think it's going to be a visible coupon code this year, clippable discounts or typical clippable coupons. People tend to forget, so if something is right in front of them for everyone to see, as soon as someone lands on my page on my product, I want them to see the discount and I want them to be able to just apply the coupon and you don't want to put any hurdles in front of them.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>What's your projected sales this year? Just so people have an idea about your level. What do you think you're going to hit for overall Not for Prime Day, but for your year. We're about halfway through the year. What do you think you're going to end up at?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>This year has been a challenge. I have a lot of hijackers Just before Prime Day. I would touch that. We do see a lot of activity where they're using that infamous. There's a new badge, often return badge I'm being hit with that with my best sellers, and there's every year we see that. So that's been a struggle. We have to keep an eye on that and honestly, I struggle with that every year, yeah, so it's hard to say. It's always a surprise. It's hard to put a number on what this year is going to be like.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Yeah, but what was your best year? Was it during COVID?</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>During COVID, yeah, we were hitting 60,000 sales, 60k a month, so that was our best time. But after that I had some family issues still dealing with sick parents, so I haven't been able to give it much time and attention like I used to.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Well, that's the beauty about Amazon. You can be at home in New Jersey pushing it. You can go home to Pakistan to take care of family and still be running your business. That's the beauty about our industry. Well, Abdul, I wish you the best of success for this year's Prime Day. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and yeah, we'll definitely connect after to see how it was all right.</p>
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<p>Abdul:</p>
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<p>You're welcome. Thank you, take care.</p>
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<p><a>Bradley Sutton:</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Next up, we've got Abe coming on. Your kind of a contrast with Abdul's just working with his own account, but you see many people's accounts because you work with a lot of sellers and so you've got some unique, unique viewpoints as far as selling on Prime Day and what you should do and what you shouldn't do. So, a similar question like amongst you know different accounts you've worked on previous Prime Day, is there something that was sticks out as like the best Prime Day for somebody? Like what's a cool anecdote you could provide us?</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>Yeah. So, this anecdote is one which really stuck out by itself. It's one which is going to apply to very few sellers, but it was an eye popper. So, I work with a brand that has national distribution, so it's a recognized brand, and I work with them to sell a line of electronics like in the $200 plus price range. Now we were having trouble getting traction because in the electronics category there are lots of foreign competitors that sell the same thing for 40% less. So, the brand said we really want to make a push, we really want to see if it's possible to make Amazon pop. They were able to get a SAS core rep. They were able to work with the SAS core rep and say we want a premium deal position on prime day, something that's not in the dashboard, because there are spots that you can get that are not in the dashboard. When you have a SAS core rep, they vet you and they have to make sure that they think you can sell that amount. And that's part of the key, because they say this spot can sell $4 million for us. If you can't sell and you can't fulfill $4 million, we don't even want to talk to you. That's worth what the spot is.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>So, they were vetted, they were checked. They actually they couldn't even send enough inventory because Amazon could not process it. They had to share the information from their warehouses with Amazon and they accepted the information. Well, that day, prime Day, every single thing was turned all the way on. We launched 30 campaigns of every ad type, you know four different autos at different price points, high-priced ranking campaigns like every single type you've ever heard an experiment about. All launched on the same day and in 24 hours, they went from selling $15,000 a day on one on the hero skew. They sold a million dollars in one day of that skew, which is something like.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>$15,000 to 1 million on that. So that means that there had to be a good number that was fulfilled by merchant too, because no way they had all that inventory in Amazon.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>Right yeah. three quarters of it was filled by merchant. yeah, so it can't be reproduced. A lot of people suggest very impressive things like it could be done if you flip the right switch. No, this is not. I would be surprised if I ever am part of a thing like this again. But I had the front row seat for it.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I love that. I love that. Now let's talk about the complete opposite. What was a disaster for somebody? Like somebody just did nothing, or maybe somebody screwed up on their discounts or they didn't realize it could stack, or have you ever what's the worst prime day you've ever heard of that happened to somebody?</p>
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<p><a>Abe:</a></p>
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<p>The worst prime day. It's a thing that keeps happening, but it's just as bad. Every single time it happens you have somebody who is not working with somebody else within the same company. They launch a coupon a week before. The new low price of 30 days is below the price of the submitted deal. Boom, your deal does not run. And every time it happens there's a meltdown because people count on prime day and all of a sudden it didn't work. They can't understand why. They tell me, Hey, why aren't we selling? Where's the volume? Why aren't we even showing for the deal? I said did anybody in your place run any kind of discount or coupon in the last couple of weeks? Cause we don't get a notification about everything they do in their account? And all of a sudden, you'll hear the yelling that Bob ran a coupon two weeks ago. What are we doing, Bob? He ruined everything!</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Wow! Okay, so now what you know, things have changed in the last, in the last Prime Day. You know there's new rules as far as like discounts and coupons and plus there's new ways to. You know there's. I don't I don't know if brand Taylor promotions has been around for a full year yet, but I don't I'm not sure if that was around last year.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>They keep changing it, so yeah, and.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Yeah, and yeah, even the one. Even in itself, it's not what it was two months ago, you know. So, right. So, with that, all that in mind, we're now talking about 2024 <a>Prime Day</a>. What are some general things that that trying this year with some of these new changes in mind.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>So, the number one thing we're going to be trying is, like you mentioned, the brand tailor promotions. There's something like 10 different types of promotions in there and what we're doing with every brand we work with, we're actually setting aside an hour for time to work with them instead of our usual, you know, shorter amount of time. We say listen, we need to spend an hour to look at each one, read the terms of what each one applies to and think about if this applies to our brand and if it does, let's lean into it. And with Prime Day, a number of those discounts are for people who looked at your product but didn't buy, for people who put it in your cart but didn't buy. And we want to know. What we want to do is all of the ad spend that we spent leading up to Prime Day, all of the money that we spent on Prime Day that didn't turn into sales. We want to do anything we can to capture it in the days and 10 days or two weeks afterwards.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Prime Day already has a lot of, you know, better conversion rate than normal days because people are coming on Amazon with more intent to buy. But if you are targeting people who already had even intent to buy before, because they added to the cart but they abandoned it you know that's one of the brand cart or cart abandoners is one of the brand tailor promotions that's like should do even better for you if, like, they're already coming on Amazon and they're already somebody who almost pulled the trigger on buying your product before. So that's, I think that's a great strategy to target, to target them.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>Yeah, I mean these brand tailor promotions have. In some cases, they've been fantastic. They do what DSP promised to do, which is to chase people around after they originally looked at you. These promotions are doing it more effectively than DSP in a lot of cases, because it's really direct and a big thing which is key is that they gave us the ability to run these promos at an ASIN level, which was originally it was just for the brand overall and at that point it was really clumsy in terms of running deals plus stacking something that goes across your whole brand.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Are you doing anything differently in Helium 10 as far as for Prime Day, like doing some historical research or looking at search volumes, or is just kind of like saying you know keyword tracker, paying special attention, or it's kind of like business as usual for you?</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>So, I'll tell you one of the features we love best and I'm not sure which level of Helium 10 you need for it is the historical rank tracker for keywords. In Cerebro we love to compare time periods and with the accounts that are connected long enough, we can see how Prime Day did last year and we can compare Prime Day to different peak periods and we use those to set budgets. The number one thing we do when managing Prime Day, we don't do much with bids. We don't have a special bidding program for Prime Day the number one thing is being visible to shoppers as long as possible during the day, which is budget management. And the budget management goes also along with inventory management. You have to have enough product to sell and then you have to show enough to sell all the product you have. That's where all the planning comes in and that's where all the holes fall apart. Usually, either people didn't plan enough inventory, either people didn't assess the impact of their discounts against their regular margins, and then nothing is left over to spend on an actual ad. There's all the different parts that work together. But going back to Helium 10, it gives us an idea of how much of a boost we need in order to get full coverage those days.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Thank you so much for joining us and giving us your insights and definitely want to keep us updated in the Elite Facebook group to let us know how some of these things worked out for you.</p>
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<p>Abe:</p>
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<p>Be happy too.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>I'm going to invite three people on at the same time. We're just going to have kind of like a mini round table for the next few minutes and let's go ahead and invite the next group. We've got Gonzalo, we’ve got Rolando and we've got Carrie. So, we've got three experienced Amazon sellers of different of different levels, but experienced Amazon sellers of different levels, but all have multiple prime days under their belt. So, we're going to start with our two guests. Gonzalo, you've been on the Spanish podcast. I've never had you on the English podcast before, though right.</p>
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<p>Gonzalo:</p>
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<p>Right.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Okay, so give us some of your background. Where are you based and tell us how long you've been selling on Amazon.</p>
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<p>Gonzalo:</p>
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<p>I'm based in Chile in South America, in Santiago, and I have been a seller from 2019 before COVID.</p>
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<p>Bradley Sutton:</p>
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<p>Okay, so you've got about like you know, depending on if you're counting the prime deal days or the other one that comes up, you know you got at