Here’s a quick reminder why the A in AI stands for Artificial. Amazon’s new AI recommendation system wants to reclassify the Surfer Dudes beach toy on the right as Alpine Skis. Funny right? Except they’re going to do it automatically if the brand doesn’t respond to...
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New Amazon Search Beta Takes on Google Search – Shows Results from Outside Amazon
Feb 14 2025 - New Beta May Takes on Google for "True" Product Research: Amazon is currently testing a new feature they're calling "Shop brand sites directly," which aims to expand its product offerings by including items not sold directly by Amazon. When customers...
Is Amazon Launchpad Right for a Start-up?
Hard to believe it's been 8 years since Amazon announced Launchpad a custom program that helps start-ups “launch, market and distribute” new products on Amazon. What is amazon launchpad? The program is really a re-skinned version of Amazon's Vendor Express, but it's...
Amazon Account Deactivation Risk – Inform Consumers Act Sends Sellers into Frenzy Again
New Update: July 2024: Amazon sellers have recently had mini-heart attacks when they see the dreaded 'risk of deactivation' This is now going to be an annual event; Amazon is requiring some (but not all) sellers to recertify the details from 2023's original...
OnDemand Webinar – Amazon’s Big Squeeze on Brands
Webinar Held March 2023 (Recording available) We knew it was going to be a rough year for brands on Amazon. Their ecommerce growth hit the brakes last year, with 1P sales actually down for the 4th quarter making it the first time in Amazon’s history that ecommerce...
New Webinar: Fall Prime Day – Early Boom or Bust?
Prime Day Webinar 10/5 9AM (Recording Available): Thank you to everyone that attended our quick huddle on Prime Day. The webinar is over but you can listen to the discussion here. It’s official, Amazon is running a 2nd Prime Day(s) even October 11th and 12th. ...
Groupon Takes a Shot at Amazon Marketplace Model – and is still waiting to win
With the pandemic fueled growth of Amazon, there's a lot of chatter about the 'next' big ecommerce marketplace. Sure Walmart and eBay have always been there, but there's a new buzz about other players including Target, Krogers, and even small players like Wish.com. ...
Got Space? Amazon Finally Increases FBA Storage Limits for Top Sellers
Update Monday 1/31/2022: The long standing limits on FBA storage on Amazon seem to be lifting. Multiple large brands reported FBA unit increases of 80-300%. Yeoman has been monitoring Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) capacity limits since October, and this week, we saw...
October Christmas Gift Search Trends up 20% Last Year
How early is Christmas shopping starting this year? If last year's trend continues it will be October. A review of Google trends for the term 'Christmas Gifts' shows a 20% increase over last year starting the beginning October 1st. It's also up a whopping 40% over...










