eComWhiz Podcast

An interview with John Lawson from ColderIce Media on how to be successful with your ecommerce business in 2020. John Lawson also talks about the future of ecommerce, how many times an ad needs to be seen before you get a response and more ecommerce business tips.  

John Lawson from ColderIce also discusses: Dealing with Negative Reviews, Negative Feedback, and the media. How many times does an ad need to be shown to the consumer before they take action? Using social media to sell on ecommerce. When providing good content does it equal to getting a conversion. Tip for youtube video marketing to get more subscribers. The importance of networking. Example of when networking turned into an opportunity. John Lawson youtube show called Watching Amazon where he keeps up on everything Amazon. The future of ecommerce business. If you were not in the ecommerce world or living the life of a speaker what would you be doing?

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About John Lawson

https://www.johnlawson.com/

John's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Kick-Social-Commerce-preneurs-Likes-ebook

John's American Express TV Commercial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP0Oe82t66k

Speaking Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLEhXvtHSp8

https://youtu.be/MpU1KRlc204?t=95

As CEO of 3rd Power Outlet, an online retail clothing and accessories company founded by John, he has sold millions of dollars in ecommerce merchandise. He has achieved the status of Platinum eBay Power Seller, a top rated Amazon Merchant and Small Business Influencer of the Year. He has facilitated more than 500,000 transactions online.

John an 3-time Amazon #1 best-selling author, entrepreneur and international speaker. John is also the Chief Marketer at ColderICE Media, an IBM Cognitive College adjunct professor and is celebrated as one of the Top 100 SMB Influencers and The 50 Most Influential in SMB Marketing. John has spoken to over 200,000 people worldwide on ecommerce and social media marketing.

"John is a very dynamic and entertaining speaker. His presentations are packed with usable, actionable information and his delivery is simply unforgettable. When the response sheets come in, you can bet John will lead the pack for satisfaction scores. Make the event memorable because John is simply unforgettable on stage." --- Phil Leahy (Internet Conference Australia)

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Ryan Rigney from BoostRooster on how to launch and rank amazon fba products with chatbots in 2020 after Facebook TOS changes. Ryan Rigney also talks about amazon launch strategy, getting more product reviews and what you need to know in order to comply with the new Facebook TOS regarding chatbots. We also cover the following topics:

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- New methods to launch amazon products?

- Should you run Facebook ads to new amazon products that have zero product reviews?

- How many amazon reviews does an amazon product need before you drive sales from Facebook?

- Facebook messenger TOS changes on March 4th. How will you use messenger to speak to customers after that date?

- What do you do with amazon customers after a launch? 

- How do chatbots help build up your audience and grow your business?

- Are you utilizing email and SMS to reach past amazon customers?

- Why do you prefer ManyChat vs. the other chatbot platforms out there? 

About Ryan Rigney

https://www.BoostRooster.com/

Ryan Rigney is an e-commerce entrepreneur and coach. He has built a brand over the last four years with a diversified presence that sells over $4M per year across Amazon FBA and Shopify. He believes in the power of brand building and nurturing a relationship with an audience, rather than building a brand that just sells on the Amazon platform. Ryan specializes in leveraging paid social media traffic to drive awareness for brands. You can also take a look at Ryan Rigney's amazon class - www.RankBoostClass.com

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Marc Bienaimé from PLASTIQ and Gabe Yanoff from Behalf about how amazon sellers can leverage financial tools to scale their Amazon business. 

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During the interview with them we also covered the following topics:

0:55 - How Amazon sellers can benefit from Financial tools when purchasing inventory.

2:23 - How to get better net terms and faster payment from amazon.

4:13 - What features do you have that would be beneficial?

7:00 - Why is it that alternative financial tools are gaining popularity in ecommerce and other industries?

9:00 - What makes Plastiq unique?

11:20 - What is the process of getting started with Plastiq.

14:12 - Where does Plastiq and Behalf fit in?

16:15 - Thoughts on where the eCommerce industry is headed in 2020?

21:55 - What’s most important for our listeners to know?

23:00 - Who can benefit from Behalf?

30:00 - Who can benefit from Plastiq?

33:30 - Background on Marc Bienaimé from PLASTIQ.

34:30 - Background on Gabe Yanoff from Behalf.

Plastiq - https://www.plastiq.com

Plastiq is a payment solution company for businesses that allows you to pay your expenses with a credit card when cards are not accepted. Instead of tying up cash when paying for inventory orders, rent, or payroll, Plastiq enables every business owner to float their costs, enjoy up to 60 days of extra cash float, and receive card rewards using their favorite credit card.

Behalf - https://www.behalf.com/

Behalf is transforming the way businesses do payments, paying merchants upfront and offering customers the payment terms they need - providing risk-free, automated financing for transactions of all sizes. Founded in 2012, Behalf has offices in NYC and Tel Aviv.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Yamaris Diaz, CPA from eComOwl regarding the best tips for amazon sellers to prepare for tax season. Yamaris talks about avoiding mixing business and personal finances, bookkeeping software, how amazon fba inventory impacts your business, and common deductions.

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- Pick the right business entity.

- Avoid mixing business finances with personal finances.

- Learn the consequences of commingling your funds.

- Get bookkeeping software going early in the business.

- Find out how inventory impacts your business finances.

- Make sure to reconcile your books monthly.

- You will need to have an accountant on your side.

- Don’t forget common deductions and what they are. 

- Who do I issue 1099 to?

About Yamaris Diaz

https://www.ecomowl.com/

Yamaris Diaz, CPA is the founder of eComOwl, a virtual and bilingual accounting firm servicing Amazon Sellers and Online entrepreneurs all over the United States. As a CPA with over 10 years of experience, she is equipped with a unique set of skills that have proven to be invaluable when analyzing her clients’ books and providing solutions for compliance, efficiency, and growth. Yamaris believes that getting a handle on your business finances shouldn’t have to be difficult! She is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs grow their online businesses and set on a path of success and profitability. Not only does she help small businesses become more streamlined in their operations, but she also works with them on tax planning strategies to minimize their tax liabilities.

Yamaris founded the Facebook group called The Profit Principle to provide support and resources to Amazon Sellers and other online entrepreneurs looking to understand the landscape of proper bookkeeping and tax compliance.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Tamara Tee from FBA winners on how to research and find profitable products to sell on amazon. She talks about how to find new products to sell on amazon, amazon products to avoid, amazon PPC and keywords, amazon product reviews and real testimonials of students that used her course to sell on amazon.

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- Amazon Products You Should Avoid Selling.

- How to Optimize Amazon PPC Advertising Campaigns.

- How to Rank Your Amazon Keywords.

- How important are Product Reviews for new launches?

- Examples of students that have made money following Tamara Tee FBA winners amazon course.

- How did Tamara Tee start selling on Amazon?  

About Tamara Tee

https://www.officialfbawinners.com/

Tamara Tee began her path of entrepreneurship and Amazon FBA in 2017 after she got laid off from her corporate job as an office assistant after working in that industry for 10 years. She grew a passion for ecommerce after she successfully profited $40,000 on eBay in just three months doing retail arbitrage. She knew at a very young age that she wanted to be her own boss and there was no better time than now.

After crossing paths with other successful Amazon FBA sellers, she decided to take on this business model full time. Tamara began coaching and mentoring other beginner sellers after she made close to $200,000 in sales in her first year selling on Amazon. As she grew her Amazon FBA business and brand, so did her product line. Tamara wanted to give back to the world and share her knowledge and experience by starting her own YouTube channel where it has grown to a large number of subscribers in a short period of time.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Jeff Schick amazon ecommerce attorney with ecomattorneys.com. He talks about how to avoid an amazon (IP) intellectual property suspension. Jeff also covers current issues that amazon sellers are dealing with in regards to suspensions that are receiving. 

We also cover with Jeff sellers dealing with MAP issues, counterfeit items being sold on amazon, amazon brand protection and also other issues on eBay, Walmart, Shopify and more.   

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About Jeff Schick

https://www.ecomattorneys.com/

My experience selling on Amazon began in 2011, and since then I have had the opportunity to help brands and companies of all sizes with development and execution of forward-thinking eCommerce strategies. Jeff helps Brand Owners and Private Label Sellers protect their online presence and prevent brand erosion. My focus is on helping animal health and life science brands and private label sellers develop and implement effective Amazon and eCommerce brand protection strategy, with a 360-degree focus on their business. My practice areas include eCommerce Strategy, Brand Protection & Enforcement, IP Protection, Amazon suspensions, Amazon listing hijacking prevention, and enforcement, counterfeit protection, and Amazon strategy.

In addition to my legal education, I am fortunate to have real-world experience with running a successful eCommerce business. I was fortunate to be able to build a multi-million dollar eCommerce business, and sold products both as an Amazon Seller and Amazon Vendor. Combining my legal experience and eCom experience, I am helping brand owners and private label sellers develop and execute effective Amazon strategies and take control of their supply chain. Our firm helps brands control their Amazon presence, develop viable channel strategies, create legally-compliant MAP policies, monitor and enforce MAP / authorized distribution policies, and ensure that counterfeit products do not enter the supply chain. Through our legal team’s diverse background, we are able to help companies of all sizes develop and execute eCom/Amazon strategies, help with Amazon best practices for avoiding account suspensions (and help with reinstatements), assist with sales and income tax issues, and we offer a full-service patent and trademark IP law practice.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Stephen Somers co-founder of Marketplace SuperHeroes about how to expand your reach and sell globally on Amazon. Stephen talks about the opportunities available outside the Amazon USA market and how easy it is to get selling globally. 

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We also cover the following Amazon topics with Stephen Somers from Marketplace SuperHeroes

- How to Expand Your Reach and Sell Globally on Amazon (taking your Amazon business from selling just in the US to going global.)

- Why are some sellers so scared to sell in other markets other than the US?

- What if you have not started an amazon business yet? Where should someone start?

- Let's talk about selling "low-competition, high-profit, BORING products".

- You mentioned selling in multiple markets and multiplying your profits. 

- What are some common misconceptions when getting started selling globally?

About Stephen Somers

https://marketplacesuperheroes.com/

Stephen began selling online almost 7 years ago. Before he met Robert who became his first mentor and business partner, Stephen spent years trying to figure out how to build an online business.

He invested thousands upon thousands trying to find someone who would show him how to actually build a business that would pay him every single month and allow him to move from working a job that was crushing his soul to building businesses full time. 

After working in Robert's business for almost a year, learning everything he could about how to create an online business, he went on to generate millions of dollars in revenue on Amazon & other online marketplaces.

Now Stephen is a serial entrepreneur who operates with multiple partners, generating multiple 7 figures in revenue.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Samer Brax 6 figure amazon seller and amazon social media teacher. Samer Brax talks about how to use social media to promote your amazon brand and drive awareness. Samer covers using YouTube to do product reviews and unboxing. He also tells you how to find people on Instagram to promote your amazon products and drive sales to external non-amazon sites.

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About Samer Brax

Samer Brax is an Amazon Seller who started with reselling and arbitrage in Canada in 2017 and then quickly moved to the private label business model. He shares his E-com journey on his YouTube channel, which he started prior to launching his first product. In 2019 he found success by adopting Facebook messenger & Manychat strategies to grow and automate his Amazon business. He shares a lot of these tactics with his community of +30K followers between YouTube and Facebook.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Sam Hager from Dash Applications talking about how to help amazon agencies succeed in 2020. Sam talks about the different reports that Dash automates to save amazon agencies time and money. He also covers the features of Dash ANALYTICS, Dash REPORTS, Dash DATA, Dash PLANNING and more.  

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Website: https://www.dashapplications.com/

Sam Hager - President of Dash / Amazon

DASH OVERVIEW

Founded in September 2016, Dash LLC. (“Dash”) was established as a partnership between Todd VanderStelt former Head of Operations for Amazon Textbooks and Leader of Amazon’s Hands off the Wheel initiative, and Greg Marmulak former CEO of PlanningEdge.  In 2017, Alex Herndon former CEO and Co-Founder of Amplio Digital joined the Dash team, and a strategic partnership was established. 

dash / DATA stores amazon advertising data straight from the api for your seller and vendor central accounts. you get a plug-and-play database that easily connects to any reporting platform so you can stop downloading reports from amazon and start working on things that matter to you.

dash / DATA MASTER contains the views that bring your amazon ad data to life. no need to write sql queries, download manual reports, or spin up pivot tables in excel.

dash / ANALYTICS is an amazon analysis platform designed for agencies and sophisticated brands that need to explore data, explain performance, and take action to improve results

dash / AUDITS is a professional assessment performed by our team of amazon experts so brands, agencies, and investment groups can get a true accounting of the health, sustainability, and opportunity of amazon businesses

dash / TRAINING was created to support agencies and brands looking to develop amazon management capabilities

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.

An interview with Jason Kumpf from OFX talking about how to make an extra 3% profit when paying your amazon suppliers. Jason also talks about using OFX to pay amazon vendors in their local currency and also save money when transferring Amazon funds back into USD like when selling on Amazon UK and more.  

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Jason Kumpf - Director of Partnerships at OFX

About - OFX: Global Money Transfers

Help your online businesses manage cash flow and save on every overseas payment or receivable - with no fees, low exchange rates, and multiple transfer options.

Selling internationally can cost you more in currency fees than you realize

We've built a new way for eCommerce merchants to keep more of their profits. It’s flexible, fast and efficient - just like your business.

Cost-effective, Fast and Easy

Marketplaces and payment providers charge high margins on your transfers. Let OFX help you save up to $2,500 on every $100,000 you transfer. Expedite critical aspects of your supply chain with fast, efficient money transfers. You choose when to bring your money home, wherever in the world it is. Get the equivalent of a local bank account in today’s most profitable international markets: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and HKD. Wherever you want to grow, OFX is already there.

Benefits to the Online Sellers

Your Own Local Account

Collect global revenues in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and HKD

Superior Exchange Rates

Make substantial savings on exchange rates and fees by using OFX.

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Save on fees. It’s free to sign up and OFX charges no fees to transfer your funds.

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Tailored approaches for your business

Supplier payments

Call today to learn how to use OFX to pay suppliers.  Same currency cross border payments? Yes, you can.

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Transfer your money at the rate you want. With OFX, you won’t miss out if your target rate is reached overnight or while you’re busy.

Forward contracts

Secure an exchange rate for up to 12 months and help protect your profits from adverse exchange rate movements.

About FeedbackWhiz

FeedbackWhiz helps Amazon sellers monitor, manage, and automate emails, product reviews, orders, and feedback. Build professional email templates with gifs, emojis, buttons, and attachments. A/B test subject lines and view open rate analytics. Send or exclude emails based on triggers such as refunds, shipment, delivery, feedback, and repeat buyers. Track and manage all product reviews. Instant notifications whenever a review is posted. Monitor all product listings and get alerts when critical events such as hijackers, buy-box loss, and listing changes occur.