The Ecomcrew Ecommerce Podcast

E612: The 5 Ways Anker Dominated Amazon


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Dave dives into Anker Electronics' success, the #1 largest Amazon FBA seller in the world. Dave talks about the controversial tactics they employed to reach the top and their innovative marketing strategies. This includes using KickStarter for product launches which admittedly is a very uncommon thing to see from a billion dollar company and the top talent they hired so early on. Even if you don't have ambitions to be at the top of the top, there are some things to learn from Anker.

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Anker electronics is literally the biggest third-party seller on Amazon.

But what did they do to get to the top?

Apart from selling great products, hiring the best they could, and marketing their products well, it doesn't seem like anything special.

In this episode, Dave dives into Anker's success and the 5 controversial tactics they employed into their business that propelled them to the top.

The Big Takeaway
  • Anker Electronics is one of the largest Amazon sellers in the world.

  • The company was founded by an ex-Google engineer, Stephen Yang.

  • Anker's success is attributed to some innovative marketing strategies, including using Kickstarter campaigns to pre-launch their products.

  • They've also hired top-level talent quite early on for their business growth.

  • Anker has avoided black hat tactics that plague the top of the top especially.

  • Anchor has diversified into a completely different direction while also still being somewhat related.

Timestamps
  • 00:00 - The Rise of Anchor Electronics
  • 10:03 - Innovative Marketing Strategies
  • 19:05 - Controversies and Challenges
  • 23:46 - Lessons from Anchor's Success

As always, if you have any questions or anything that you need help with, leave a comment down below if you're interested.

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Thanks for listening!

Until next time, happy selling!

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