Amazon Brand Referral Bonus program can be helpful for Amazon sellers who are driving external traffic. Previously if you had a large audience on your website, email list, or social media it could be difficult to measure the success of your advertising campaigns that were sending external traffic. This program provides an incentive to all brand-registered sellers to drive external traffic to Amazon. If all of your traffic is from within Amazon, this program will not be relevant to your business. Below we will cover what the Amazon brand bonus is, how to use it, who is qualified and what companies it may be helpful for.
Amazon Marketing Tips for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Black Friday is an important day for any business. Historically, deals were only offered one day in-store, not online. In recent years, stores have begun to roll out their sales early and offer deals online. In 2020, 100 million people shopped online on Black Friday, looking for the best sales(Source). Amazon is the #1 retailer in the US, making Black Friday and Cyber Monday very important days for the company.
Email Customers with Amazon’s Manage Your Customer Engagement tool
Brand Registered sellers now have the ability to access the Manage Your Customer Engagement tool on Amazon Seller Central. Amazon has this informative video announcing the tool. The customer engagement tool lets Brands engage with their Amazon followers over email. This can help drive brand loyalty, retention, and engagement with Amazon customers.
New Amazon Seller Products and Services Announced at Amazon Accelerate 2021
Amazon just concluded the 2021 Amazon Accelerate event where new Amazon seller products and services were announced. This free virtual event provides an update on where Amazon is at and the vision for the future through sessions on topics for sellers on Amazon to utilize best practices as well as new product and service announcements. This post will provide a recap of some of the areas we are excited about as they will help sellers on Amazon increase sales, mitigate risk, reduce costs, and provide a better shopping experience for Amazon customers.
Requirements to Sell on Amazon and List a New Product on Amazon
In this post we will cover the requirements to sell and list a new product on Amazon. . Amazon has become more specific overtime to what they need from you to get started on Amazon. We see this as a good thing as more strict account creation requirements that are in place will create a safer marketplace for Amazon customers from bad actors. Whether you are a 50 year old company that has sold through other channels in the past and this is your first time on Amazon or you are a brand new startup, we are here to help clarify what is required to create a Seller Central account and get your first product listed on Amazon’s marketplace.
Amazon Brand Story
The Amazon Brand Story is a type of A+ Content that is available to Brand Registered sellers on Amazon.com. The two types of A+ Content that are currently available are Enhanced Product Description and Amazon Brand Story. When submitted to an ASIN, Amazon Brand Story content displays at the top of the “From the brand” content above the Enhanced Product Description. Its position above the Enhanced Product Description gives it better visibility to the Amazon Customer. The main benefits of A+ Content as described by Amazon are increasing conversion, improving discoverability, increasing sales, reducing customer returns and negative reviews, and encouraging repeat purchases.
How to Create an Amazon Merchant Shipping Template
The goal of this post is to help third-party sellers understand how to create an Amazon Merchant Shipping Template. The past year has not only disrupted the way customers shop and purchase their goods, but also has changed the way that manufacturers and brand owners deliver goods to their customers. The most successful merchants on Amazon are leveraging a combination of Amazon’s Fulfillment By Amazon Program (FBA) and Seller/Merchant Fulfillment to deliver their orders. Whether you have historically used FBA and are creating your first Merchant Shipping Template, or you are an experienced Seller Central merchant shipper, the purpose of this blog post is to help you understand the basic requirements and best practices used when creating Merchant Shipping Templates.
Amazon Appeal - How to Write an Effective Amazon Appeal to Reinstate Product Listing
The purpose of this blog post is to share how to write an effective Amazon appeal to reinstate a product listing or account suspension. As an Amazon seller, it can be devastating for your business for a product listing to be removed from the Amazon marketplace or you receive an account suspension, as you cannot generate any sales. At Goat Consulting, we help brands and manufactures understand and navigate Amazon policies to proactively address any potential issues. If a listing is removed, we understand the appropriate actions to reinstate an Amazon listing or account suspension that satisfies Amazon’s requirements for selling, inform clients of the requirements, and ultimately create a better shopping experience for Amazon customers. As each product and category is different, we recommend you take some time to review Amazon’s policies to understand the exact use and application that fits your situation.
Most Important Attributes to Help Hire an Amazon Account Manager
An Amazon account manager is a position that allows your Amazon account to run smoothly on a day-to-day basis. An Amazon account manager is there not only to keep on top of new policy changes but also there to guide your business during its growth phase through Amazon Advertising. Since your future account manager may be running an entire online division of your company, you will want to make sure you hire the right person or agency.