Here's the link to the case study. It's quite well documented and you will see that a very natural approach to making sponsored brands a more compelling advertisement. https://www.reddit.com/r/FulfillmentByAmazon/comments/lfhxyg/with_gds_help_how_we_made_425000_in_6_months_from/
Jason Miles has been on Shopify for quite some time and has been able to share that success with many others. He also is sharing a challenge for those looking to get started in a profitable and growing Amazon business. Check it out at www.replenschallenge.com
Talking with Journalist Paul Armstrong on what it is like to cover the most ambitious company of our generation. Every week Paul gives interesting information regarding the company and helps us have the best of the best. Check it out. https://whatdidamazondothisweek.substack.com/
We bring in the GM of BuyBoxer Services to talk about brand building and what you should consider if you're building a brand or you're building many brands. Dan has been instrumental in many successful ecommerce businesses and so we're thrilled to have him lead our services team. www.buyboxerservices.com to learn more!
James Stein of Elevate Brands has the rags to riches story. From starting a retail arbitrage business and scaling that to heights I haven't heard of into buying other private label businesses. This is one of the most natural conversation podcast episodes. We have similarities but a lot of motivational points that left me very entertained and simply just having fun.
Amazon VAT services are offering something quite unique. Free VAT taxes for a year. Hurry, offer expires at the end of march!!! https://services.amazon.co.uk/services/vat-services-on-amazon.html?ref=UK_header_VATAMZN Then I'm launching my course. My best ideas organized in one place! Check it out for the early bird pricing! https://www.smartestamazonseller.com/webinar-sign-up...
Everyone talks about optimizing the primary image, well here's a strategy for focusing on the second image on a product page. These are the best chances to engage with your customer and share your brand.
Excellent episode where we dive in with Amazon SEO Expert Steven Pope on how to get products better attention and love from the Amazon algorithms. Getting products indexed is more important than ever and can help catapult your products to new heights!
I take an deep dive on an electronics seller and how they leveraged existing brands to create better products for shoppers. Wholesaling can act a lot like private label if you have the right creativity. Check out the Amazon Seller Map here: https://app.smartscout.pro/pub/seller-map-preview
Today I talk about the Frequently bought together widget on Amazon product pages. The reason we're covering it, is because SmartScout has brought a new tool to the market that uses this to create a unique discovery tool. The traffic graph is very useful for advertisers, product research and competitor research. You find complementary products. To learn how to redirect Amazon Traffic: https://www.smartscout.pro/traffic-graph SMARTPODCAST20 for 20% off!...
I talk with a long time wholesale expert Dan Meaders who has been a pioneer in teaching other people about the wholesale model of selling on Amazon. His story is uniquely inspiring and I try and figure out what more we can learn. Dan and his business partner Dylan are actually hosting a Free, Live Workshop event coming up this month where they'll be teaching the reverse sourcing wholesale method they use and much more. Their workshop will be February 17-19. You can register for the the digital l...
We are looking to get our business VAT compliant and so I talk with hellotax that specializes in this service for european Amazon sellers. Czech it out!
Chris Mccabe is a former Amazonian on one of the if not the premiere expert on Amazon compliance. When my team is looking for expert advice, we turn to see what Chris has to say. To learn more about how to keep our account up, check out https://www.ecommercechris.com/
Today I talk with seller snap, a premiere repricer and talk about the ideas that go into making sure that repricing is in the best spot possible for your products.
I have personally learned some awesome ideas of advertising on Amazon from Destaney Wishon. That's why I'm pleased to bring her onto the show and figure out how to grow and scale advertising. Her stories about how small brands really take it to the limit against larger brands is inspiring on its own.
Greg Elfrink with the empire flippers team has seen some unexpected growth in 2020. With Covid and the new money that is entering the space it was a delight to hear about the interesting ways that they've seen growth. I personally really enjoyed using empire flippers and learned as much on the show. Enjoy!
I was recently asked all the jobs that I've outsourced. This episode I explain away all the things that I do to grow BuyBoxer.com and smartscout.pro. The key is I don't do it myself but figure out ways to delegate tasks to others that are more skilled or have more time!
Here we are in December and I have several big things that I'm pushing through that can help you learn about scaling your Amazon business.
Nachmann combines Amazon book keeping with software to create connectbooks. Check out this episode and your way of getting a 60 day trial on this.
What do 15 million TikTok views do for your Amazon product? Well tune in with someone that accomplished this with BuyBoxer's top product from Bondic. A single video turned our product from rank 1500 to rank 100 and put our team to work throughout the holiday season. We talk about perspectives on what can lead to a successful video strategy and how to work with influencers.
A lot goes in to making sure that you're priced just right. You don't want to give up margin, but you also don't want to give up sales. Over the years there's many things I've learned to ensure we have full margin here.
Josh and Colin of Premara group talk with me about the details of purchasing Upstreet brands. This is a private label focused group of products with big upside for the future. I talk about the rationale of why we did it, and what working with a broker can do to help bring in sales.
Paul Harvey with sellerchatbot.com. I have yet to truly unwind the power of using a chatbot for connecting with potential shoppers for our Amazon products. Paul has some expertise here and shows the difference between seller chatbot and manychat. Check out their website at https://www.sellerchatbot.com/
I meet with Jon Reyes of ecomvids.com. I love Sponsored Brands Videos and so I decided to bring a professional on to talk about how they can create unique branding opportunities and really make a product pop. Jon has made thousands of videos and knows how to make a good video better. Check out his instagram @ecomvids
I have the popular youtuber and Amazon Seller Trevin Peterson with me on the show and we talk about how to select great products on Amazon and how to know if you've got the one.
I recently launched some new software and want to share it with all of you. This is what we use to find new brands and is exactly what many Amazon sellers are looking for. How can you be sure that you have found the best? With this tool, you don’t have to fly to trade shows or worry about leaf sourcing to figure out what brands are the best for your category. You get straight to the source and drill down to the best of the best. This tool will help you find the top brands and may even direct you...
I have with me today Mac Schlesinger, CEO and Founder of Best Seller Listers Inc, whose mission is to empower Amazon sellers with the right services, tools, partnerships, and insights for greater success. He gives us some insight into what an A level business would look like, such as needing to be able to get back to the customer with an actual person rather than a bot. Mac suggests laying out the words on your graphic overlays differently than how you do it in your other listings. Customers don...
Today I talk with Chris Shipferling, from Global Wired Advisors, a leading Digital Investment Bank focused on optimizing the business sale process. Years ago, selling an Amazon business was a far cry and wasn’t so easy for people to do, but now it’s much more common and Chris’s company makes the whole process a lot smoother. He recommends getting yourself a good bookkeeper and keeping track of your spending, as well as your tax returns in order to raise the value of your business. After financia...
In this episode I talk briefly about sponsored brands video, also called video and search, which requires brand registry to obtain, but really allows you to grow your brand. This is a video that will automatically play on the side of your customer’s screen on their phone in order to capture their attention. It has helped my business immensely and I recommend you learn more about it, and then use it for your own business. Sponsored brands video 1:25 Placement 2:47 Why it’s important to use 5:34 H...
Today I speak with Robert Wright, a private label protection lawyer who has helped hundreds of clients across the globe protect their intellectual property on Amazon, Shopify, and other e-commerce platforms. We discuss how the business of Amazon is a warzone and you need to protect your assets, doing what’s necessary to limit your liability. We talk about bulletproofing your brand, which means choosing a trademark that functions as a trademark and that’s available. We mention domains and that yo...
