The Andrew Faris Podcast

Does AOV Actually Matter?

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AOV is either the most overrated or underrated metric in ecommerce, depending on who you ask.

So I'm here to answer the question once and for all: does AOV even really matter?

It depends. Let me explain.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

  • [00:02:11] AOV is not necessarily as good as you think.
  • [00:03:58] Increasing AOV and conversion rate.
  • [00:08:00] Low AOV + large market.
  • [00:11:39] Slow purchase accumulation.
  • [00:14:41] Nonlinear trade-off between AOV and conversion rate.
  • [00:16:09] AOV and shipping efficiency.
  • [00:20:00] AOV and gross margin.
  • [00:22:13] AOV and profit considerations.

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