The Smartest Amazon Seller

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Aug 27, 2019 • 13min

Episode 13: KEEPA and the History of Amazon Marketplace | Tools for FBA

What is KEEPA and why would you want to use it? Scott discusses the importance of KEEPA, the database that contains the history of products on the Amazon Marketplace. Using this tool, you can see the story of products, its prices, what happens during certain seasons, and much more. 1:23 What is KEEPA 5:30 History of reviews and analyzing competitors 8:49 Sourcing leads https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/ https://www.buyboxer.com/
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Aug 20, 2019 • 35min

Episode 12: Interview with Michael Erickson Facchin | Expert in Amazon Advertising

Today's episode features an interview with Michael Erickson Facchin, an expert in advertising, host of the PPC Den Podcast, and the founder of Ad Badger. He has spent years optimizing Google Ads for 10 years and Amazon Ads for 7 years. In this episode, Scott and Michael discuss digital marketing, confirmation-bias in ads, twin-engine strategy, click-through rates, keyword rankings, and much more. Listen in to get advice on how to optimize your products. Scott's info: https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/ https://www.buyboxer.com/ Michael's info: https://www.adbadger.com/aboutus/
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Aug 13, 2019 • 24min

Episode 11: Liquidating Inventory | Fulfillment by Amazon

Today's subject is liquidating inventory. When making a decision on what to do with products on Amazon if they aren't selling, no matter what you do, action is better than non-action. You really need to answer one question, and that is 'why is this product not selling'? There are 3 reasons for this - discoverability, click-through, and conversion. If people aren't buying, it really comes down to these issues most of the time. Listen in and learn about add ons, coupons, and other methods of liquidation. 6:50 Three reasons why something isn't selling 9:30 Add ons for investigating the product 15:25 Other methods for liquidating https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/
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Aug 6, 2019 • 31min

Episode 10: Unfair Advantages and Q4 | Dealing with the Amazon Marketplace

Is Amazon a fair marketplace? What should you think about as you enter into Q4? In this episode, Scott addresses these two questions. When dealing with Amazon, even hard work and intelligence don't make it a fair marketplace, and sometimes you just need to take advantage of the opportunities you may have and others may not while on the Amazon marketplace. https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/
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Jul 30, 2019 • 16min

Episode 9: The North America Remote Fulfillment Program | What You Need to Know

What is NARF? Probably the worst acronym ever. However, the North American Remote Fulfillment Program could make a huge difference in your foreign sales. In this episode, Scott gives his opinion and analysis about what this could mean for your business. The reason this program is so great is because Amazon takes control of a lot of the hassle that is usually involved in foreign marketplaces. It gives added benefits of having the prime badge, only costing an average of $3.50 for all of the foreign shipping and handling, and has already been shown to have product sales growth in Canada. Scott has experienced a shift in his international sales perspective from this program alone. 1:00 Instant additional sales 5:06 NARF availability 11:12 Some restrictions with the program https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/
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Jul 23, 2019 • 25min

Episode 8: The Importance of Conversion | Amazon Prime Day and Conversion

In this episode, Scott discusses Amazon Prime Day and Conversion. Amazon uses Prime Day to get as many people as possible onto the subscription. However, while Prime Day is important, conversion is one of the most important things to focus on to become a top seller. The feedback loop in Amazon's algorithm has a focus on conversion and this can have a positive or negative impact on the product being sold. Scott covers ways to measure conversion and tools that can help you increase the conversion rates. 2:50 Scott's secret to Prime Day. 5:35 Conversion 10:21 Tools to measure conversion 14:00 Product image 18:27 The last few things to focus on to increase conversion https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/
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Jul 16, 2019 • 15min

Episode 7: Reimbursements | How to utilize the reimbursement system

If you aren't already, you need to be using a system to be claiming all of the reimbursements that you're owed. Scott has spent hundreds and hundreds of hours researching and developing software to maximize reimbursements for his business. Listen to this episode to get more information about reimbursements on Amazon.
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Jul 9, 2019 • 17min

Episode 6: Two Myths about Amazon Fulfillment

In this episode, Scott discusses a few of the myths surrounding Fulfillment by Amazon along with the goals he has for the podcast in general. He also talks about the excitement that is growing in the space and the developments being made by companies and individuals focusing on FBA. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smartestseller/
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Jul 6, 2019 • 18min

Episode 5: How to Use Coupons Effectively on Amazon

In this episode, Scott explains how coupons work as a marketing tool and how they affect purchasing behaviors. How can you make sales from “dead” products? What are some of the mechanics you should take advantage of? 01:57 Coupons as a marketing tool 08:55 Funny mechanics about coupons
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Jul 1, 2019 • 19min

Episode 4: Repricing

Discover advanced repricing strategies to increase profitability on Amazon, including insights on pricing models, algorithmic repricing, and dominating the buy box. Learn how adjusting prices strategically can lead to higher sales and profit margins, and explore the competitive landscape on Amazon.

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