Webinar October 3rd, 2023 12 Noon EST: Amazon has been hard at work releasing a flurry of new marketing programs, site changes, deal offers, and logistics programs to try and maximize Q4. However, Amazon’s ‘Ready, Fire, Aim’ approach often leaves brands struggling to...
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Amazon Account Deactivation Risk – Inform Consumers Act Sends Sellers into Frenzy
May 25, 2023 (Updated June 15th, 2023): Starting May 25th Amazon sent thousands of 3P (3rd party) sellers into a panic with the message "Your account is at risk of deactivation" notices on their seller accounts. Accounts must reverify their business information due...
2023 Update: Amazon Collecting Taxes for Merchant in All States (Missouri law started 1/1/2023)
The long-standing question about whether or not Amazon will be happy collecting taxes on behalf of 3rd party sellers is officially over. It started way back in 2018 with Washington, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Connecticut. Missouri was the lone...
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. ...
Is Amazon Launchpad Right for a Start-up?
Hard to believe it's been 6 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...
Google Automatically Adding Duplex AI to Ecommerce Site Checkouts in 2022 – Is it Better than Alexa?
Can Google Assistant Help Mobile Checkout and Compete with Alexa/Amazon Ordering? This month Ecommerce site owners started getting notices from Google that they'll be automatically enabling 'Google Duplex for Ecommerce' on their sites. This is a great opportunity to...
Walmart New Brand Portal – Amazon Brand Registry Look Alike or Something More?
June 3rd: Walmart today rollout out their new brand portal for 3rd party sellers as well as wholesale customers. Very similar to Amazon's Brand Registry ("Walmart Brand Registry Lite")Per Walmart: The system will likely have to catch up to Amazon's more advanced...
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. ...
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