The Ecom Show

Hey Budai Nation, 

With net sales worth $470 billion in 2021, Amazon is the leading e-tailer in the USA. With its global scope and reach, it’s one of the most valuable marketplaces for any brand considering growing their presence. 

We’ve got Scott Moller here to walk us through the intricacies of selling on Amazon. Scott is the co-founder of Year 5, a top-notch Amazon management agency that provides brands with unique solutions and helps them maximize their sales on Amazon. Year 5 is the only Amazon Management Agency that doesn’t charge a minimum monthly fee; instead earns once they start delivering you results. Their clever name Year 5 is an invitation to brands that want to experience year 5 results through winning at Amazon within just one year. 

Visit Year 5 and take control of your brand on Amazon. 

Before we get started, here’s a quick introduction of us for all the new listeners out there:

The Ecom Show is a bi-weekly e-commerce podcast sponsored by Budai Media. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency helping brands grow their revenue with personalized email and SMS marketing strategies. Budai Media has worked with 150+ businesses and generated $50M+ in additional revenue for the clients. This show is hosted by Daniel Budai, the founder and CEO of Budai Media. 

Join us in this episode to learn more about: 

✅The Story Behind Year 5 

✅Selling on Shopify vs. Selling on Amazon

✅Perks of Working With an Amazon Agency

✅How to Deal With Competition on Amazon 

✅When Should a Business Expand to Selling on Amazon 

✅How Does Amazon’s Attribution Model Work 

✅How to Optimize Your Amazon Listing 

✅Amazon and Email Marketing 

✅Interesting Amazon Updates for 2023 

✅Scott’s Advice to Business Owners Looking To Sell on Amazon 

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Hey Budai Nation, 

Welcome back to the E-Com Show! 

We’ve got Paul Farago, the founder of an immensely popular and creative footwear company Ace Marks, joining us today to help you put your best foot forward in front of your customers. Paul Farago comes from a footwear legacy family which has over decades of experience in the industry. Ace Marks is his second venture in this space.

Ace Marks is a men’s footwear brand that raised around $3.5M through Kickstarter in their final round of funding. With their focus on customer experience, quality, and innovation this brand has managed to stand out, and create a name for themselves in an extremely saturated market. 

Ace Marks aces customer experience by always focusing on how they can overcome the obstacles that stop their customers from making that first purchase. They do this by offering a virtual stylist to help customers shop, providing a flexible and easy returns program, and having an innovative buyback policy that not only incentivizes customers to keep shopping again but also fulfills a greater social initiative by providing shoes to those in need. 

Before we kick off, we’d like to quickly take a moment to introduce the show to any new listeners tuning in. The Ecom Show is a bi-weekly podcast sponsored by Budai Media. We have over 160+ episodes and release new episodes each Tuesday and Thursday. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that specializes in helping e-commerce brands grow with the help of email and SMS marketing. 

In the last 4 years, Budai Media has worked with over 150+ businesses and generated over 50M+ in additional sales revenue. Our goal is to help over 1000+ businesses in the coming few years. We’re very passionate about learning and sharing knowledge, which is why we started The Ecom Show. We’ve even released an exclusive 50-point checklist to help e-commerce businesses assess and audit their Klaviyo account. Click here to access it.

Join Daniel and Paul as they talk about: 

✅Benefits of DTC Over Wholesale 

✅How Ace Marks Stands Out in the Footwear Industry

✅How to Leverage Influencer Marketing to Build Customer Trust

✅Leveraging Your Kickstarter Campaign to Understand Customer Needs 

✅Unique Retention Marketing Tips for a High Ticket Product

✅Using Virtual Stylists to Improve Online Customer Experience

✅Paul’s #1 Advice to Fashion eCommerce Brands 

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please spare a moment to leave us a nice review! 

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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome back to The Ecom Show! 

Unit 1 is a smart helmet startup that is disrupting the urban mobility space with its innovative and advanced tech helmets. Apart from protecting your head, these helmets also have integrated LED lights that allow riders to give turn signals and life-saving tech that detects falls and allows for micro-rotations to better protect your head. These smart helmets are a perfect blend of safety and style and are one of the best of their kind. 

We’ve got Juan Garcia Mansilla, the co-founder of Unit 1, joining us for today’s episode to walk us through the inspiration behind this innovative startup, its e-commerce journey so far, and the exciting plans they have for the future. 

Before we ride off, I’d like to quickly take a moment to introduce myself and the show to any new listeners tuning in. I’m Daniel Budai, your host for the show. The Ecom Show is a bi-weekly podcast sponsored by my agency Budai Media. We have over 150 episodes and release new episodes each Tuesday and Thursday. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that specializes in helping e-commerce brands grow with the help of email and SMS marketing. 

In the last 4 years, Budai Media has worked with over 120+ businesses and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. Our goal is to help over 1000+ businesses in the coming few years. We’re very passionate about learning and sharing knowledge, which is why we started The Ecom Show. Speaking of helping e-commerce businesses, my team and I have created a special 50-point checklist to help e-commerce businesses audit their Klaviyo account. 

Join Juan and Daniel as they discuss: 

✅The Inspiration Behind Starting Unit 1 

✅How Smart Helmets Make Travel Safer 

✅How Unit 1 Used Kickstarter to Raise Funds & Test Their Product 

✅Unit 1’s Customer Acquisition Strategy 

✅Juan’s Advice to Entrepreneurs With Unique Products 

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please spare a moment to leave us a nice review! 

Click here to learn more about Unit 1.

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Hey Budai Nation, 

Welcome back to The Ecom Show! It’s the first episode of 2023, and we want to kick things off with some advice for everyone looking to build a timeless brand. Join Kyle Koster, the CEO of Range Leather, and Daniel Budai, podcast host and CEO of Budai Media, as they discuss everything that goes into building a distinctive and long-lasting leather e-commerce brand. 

Range Leather is handcrafted leather goods store that crafts premium leather products designed to wear in, not out. What makes them unique is their excellent emphasis on customer experience. They offer a “forever guarantee” on all products sold by offering customers the choice to get anything they purchase replaced, repaired, or fixed. Kyle Koster started Range Leather as a passion project to fuel his interest in making handmade leather wallets, but the brand has grown tenfold since its humble beginning, and now boasts an impressive and diverse line of premium leather goods and accessories. 

Before we dive right in, here’s a quick recap of The Ecom Show for all our new listeners out there.

The Ecom Show is an e-commerce podcast show started by Daniel Budai, the show host and founder of Budai Media. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce businesses increase their revenue through email and SMS marketing. Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses in the last four years and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. The Ecom Show was started as a way to build an open space for hungry and ambitious e-com entrepreneurs to gain real-life value through experiential learning. 

Tune in to this episode to learn more about:

✨How Kyle Built a Handcrafted Leather Brand From Scratch 

✨How Range Leather Differentiates Itself From Other Brands 

✨How to Identify Good Quality Leather 

✨Enhancing Customer Experience Through the Emphasis on Product Innovation and Quality 

✨Range Leather Marketing Strategy

✨How to Build a Strong Online and Offline Brand Presence 

Do leave us a review if you enjoyed this episode! 

Before you go, we have a special 50-point checklist to help you audit your Klaviyo setup. Click here to access it. 

Visit Range Leather to view their collection. 

Click on the links below to connect with my agency and me: 

• Find me on LinkedIn
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Welcome to the last episode of The Ecom Show for this year! We've got an inspiring story of a lingerie start-up that's built a growing community around its brand using a unique and creative marketing approach headed your way today.

We're pleased to share that Meg Smith, the founder of Love, Lexxi, is joining us for today's episode. Meg Smith started her career working for several D2C brands; she then dipped her toes in entrepreneurship by launching a virtual marketing agency. However, she kept finding herself troubled by the lack of options for lingerie that was both comfortable and sexy. Determined to find a fix, Meg decided to take the matter into her own hands and launched Love, Lexxi after conducting a focus group and talking to over 500,000+ women.

Love, Lexxi is a lingerie brand that aims to empower women by advocating body positivity. The founder Meg's struggles with body positivity fuel the brand's mission. Love, Lexxi has been focused on creating a positive space for women to feel celebrated from Day 1. They've created an online sisterhood through their safe and exclusive community LiveLoveLexxi. Their blog, The Harli Effect, focuses on sharing stories and tips highlighting body positivity, acceptance, and holistic wellness. Join us in this episode to learn more about how small brands can create a great customer experience and build a community from Day 1.

Before we get started, here's a quick introduction of us for all the new listeners!

Budai Media is an e-commerce retention marketing agency founded by our podcast host, Daniel Budai. We help businesses hyper-scale with the help of personalized email and SMS marketing campaigns. In the last 4 years, we have worked with over 125+ companies and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue.

Helping e-commerce businesses grow has always been a cause that Budai Media has strongly resonated with; we have several initiatives that help us pursue this cause by making valuable, verified, and actionable resources readily available to e-commerce entrepreneurs.

We've also got a special 50-point checklist to help e-commerce businesses audit their Klaviyo setup. Click here to download it.

Tune in to this episode to learn more about:

✨ The Inspiration Behind Starting Love, Lexxi

✨ Love, Lexxi’s Plans for 2023

✨ How Love, Lexxi Uses Technology to Guide Customers Through the Fit Process Online

✨ How Love, Lexxi Created an Authentic Community Around Body Positivity

✨ How Meg Started Love, Lexxi From Scratch

✨ Meg’s Advice to Entrepreneurs Creating a Fashion Brand

✨ Love, Lexxi’s Marketing Strategy

✨ Meg’s Tips for Creating a Strong Brand Community

Thanks for listening, if you enjoyed this episode please make sure to leave us a review.

We’ll see you back next year!

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Hey Budai Nation,

Keeping in tune with the holiday theme we’ve got a brand that’ll help you mix things up at your next house party. We’d like to welcome Jake Tannenbaum, the CEO of Craftmix Inc to The Ecom Show.

Started by a former bartender, Craftmix is an all-natural cocktail mix that comes in a dry blend! They make cocktails that are delicious, convenient, and guilt-free! Their better-for-you cocktail mixes have only 25 calories and 5g of sugar per drink! Plus Craftmix comes in small packets making it easy to enjoy happy hour anywhere!

In just two years since its inception, Craftmix has been featured on Amazon, QVC, Wegmans, Kroger, TMZ, and Yahoo Small Business. They also successfully raised over $1.2M in seed funding just two weeks ago. Check out this episode to learn more about their journey to success.

Visit Craftmix to learn more about them.

Before we dive right in, here’s a quick recap of The Ecom Show for all our new listeners out there.

The Ecom Show is an e-commerce podcast show started by Daniel Budai, the show host and founder of Budai Media. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce businesses increase their revenue through email and SMS marketing. Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses in the last four years and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. The Ecom Show was started as a way to build an open space for hungry and ambitious e-com entrepreneurs to gain real-life value through experiential learning.

Join us for happy hour to learn more about:

🍹The Inspiration Behind Craftmix

🍹What Makes Craftmix So Unique

🍹How Craftmix Uses a Subscription Model to Attract More Returning Customers

🍹how Craftmix’s Happy Hour Strategy Targets Customers Looking For Corporate Gifting

🍹Craftmix’s Journey to Getting Funded

🍹Craftmix’s Marketing Strategy

🍹Jake’s Advice for eCommerce Owners Looking To Raise Funds

Thanks for listening!

Do leave us a review if you enjoyed this episode!

Before you go, we have a special 50-point checklist to help you audit your Klaviyo setup. Click here to access it.

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• Find me on LinkedIn
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Hey Budai Nation,

Happy Christmas week! Keeping in tune with the festivities, we’ve got an exciting and inspiring story of an e-commerce brand that sells scented candles headed your way today.

We’d like to extend a warm and peppermint welcome to Jennifer Edmonds, the co-founder of Rx Candles. Rx Candles is a homegrown candle brand bootstrapped by Jennfier and her sister Jocelyn. Their story begins in 2013, back when Jocelyn started making DIY candles at home as gifts for her loved ones. These quickly gained popularity, and Jocelyn soon began taking and fulfilling orders out of her home. She even managed to raise an initial round of funding through Kickstarter to launch the brand. Jennifer soon joined in, and the two of them made their way up by working the local markets in and around LA and launching their own e-commerce brand. The brand has been going strong ever since and now has both a flourishing B2B and B2C clientele. Rx Candles managed to create a niche within this extremely competitive industry with their line of 100% soy candles designed in unique neutral shades.

Here’s a quick recap about The Ecom Show before we get started:

The Ecom Show is an e-commerce podcast show started by Daniel Budai, the show host and founder of Budai Media. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce businesses increase their revenue through email and SMS marketing. Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses in the last four years and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. The Ecom Show was started as a way to build an open space for hungry and ambitious e-com entrepreneurs to gain real-life value through experiential learning.

Join Daniel and Jennifer in this episode as they discuss:

✅ How Joceyln and Jennifer Turned Their Passion Into a Brand

✅ How to Know if You’re Ready to Quit Your Job to Run Your Brand Full-Time

✅ How Rx Candles Manages to Stand Out in a Crowded Industry

✅ Selling on Amazon vs. Etsy vs. Shopify

✅ Rx Candles Retention Marketing Strategy

✅ Jennifer’s Advice to Entrepreneurs Looking to Ditch Their 9-5 to Pursue Their Business

Thanks for tuning in! See you again next week.

Do leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to this episode!

Before you go, we have a special 50-point checklist to help you audit your Klaviyo setup. Click here to access it.

Click here to visit Rx Candles.

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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome back to The Ecom Show!

I’m Daniel Budai and I’ve got Sadie Redinger, the Vice President of Online Sales and Marketing of CKK Home Décor here with me today. CKK Home Décor is a home decor brand that designs, distributes, and wholesales home decor products. They have two boutique lines, Top Shelf Barware & Stonebriar Collection, that concentrate on the smaller mom-and-pop stores.

Top Shelf is CKK Home Décor’s higher-end boutique glassware line that features unique hand-painted glasses. And the Stonebriar Collection is CKK Home Décor’s higher-end boutique line, featuring artisan-style craftsmanship, rich finishes, and bold colors.

While CKK Home Décor may have initially started out as wholesalers and distributors, they’ve now successfully expanded into the B2C market with their two boutique lines. Their B2C success can be credited to their multichannel sales approach. CKK Home Décor is easily and widely available to customers through popular websites like Target, Home Depot, Walmart, and Amazon. They also have their own Shopify storefront. Join us in today’s episode to learn more about using a multichannel approach to sell your products.

Before we dive right in, here’s a quick recap of The Ecom Show for all our new listeners out there.

The Ecom Show is an e-commerce podcast show started by Daniel Budai, the show host and founder of Budai Media. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce businesses increase their revenue through email and SMS marketing. Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses in the last four years and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. The Ecom Show was started as a way to build an open space for hungry and ambitious e-com entrepreneurs to gain real-life value through experiential learning.

Tune into this episode to learn more about:

✅Sadie’s Journey Into eCommerce Marketing & Sales

✅How CKK Home Décor Expanded From Retail to eCommerce

✅An Overview of Selling Through Amazon FBA

✅Tips for Selling on Walmart, Target, & Home Depot

✅Sadie’s #1 Tip for Professionals Getting Into eCommerce Marketing

Thanks for joining us, please leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to this episode.

Click here to check out the Stonebriar Collection.

Click here to check out Top Shelf’s beautiful collection of glassware.

Before you go, we have a special 50-point checklist to help you audit your Klaviyo setup. Click here to access it.

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Hey Budai Nation,

I’m Daniel Budai and I have Zachary Lipari, the founder of Superare joining me for this episode of The Ecom Show.

Started in 2011 out of love for combat sports and grown into a leader in the industry, Superare has the best gear and apparel for the gym or the streets. They’ve got retail outlets in New York and LA, and they’ve got a killer online presence which makes them the go-to brand for fight apparel for fighters across the world.

Superare has had a very interesting journey over the last 12 years. They didn’t start out as a brand, they started as a sports shop selling fight gear and apparel. After spending years understanding what their customers love and prefer, they started developing their own product line, and there’s been no looking back ever since. Superare has built a cult following by developing a creative line of fight products and apparel that draw inspiration from pop culture, and athletes. Their excellent customer service, innovative marketing, and versatile range of products have made them a go-to brand for fighters from across the world.

Visit Superare to learn more about them.

Before we get started, here’s a quick introduction of us for all the new listeners!

Budai Media is an e-commerce retention marketing agency founded by our podcast host, Daniel Budai. We help businesses hyper-scale with the help of personalized email and SMS marketing campaigns. In the last 4 years, we have worked with over 125+ companies and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue.

Helping e-commerce businesses grow has always been a cause that Budai Media has strongly resonated with; we have several initiatives that help us pursue this cause by making valuable, verified, and actionable resources readily available to e-commerce entrepreneurs. We release new episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Tune in to this episode to learn more about:

🥊Superare’s Journey Over the Last 12 Years

🥊How Zachary Transitioned From Retail to Online

🥊How to Manage Customer Returns and Sizing Issues With an Online Sports Store

🥊Superare’s Strategy for Building an Online Sports Brand

🥊Why Hiring Your Customers Is a Great Idea

🥊Zachary’s Advice to New Business Owners

Thanks for tuning in! Please leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to this episode.

Before you go, we have a special 50-point checklist to help you audit your Klaviyo setup. Click here to access it.

Click here to visit Superare.

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• Find me on LinkedIn
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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome back to The Ecom Show! This episode is precious and by precious we mean really precious because we’re going to be uncovering the world of luxury e-commerce jewelry.

We’ve got Itzik (Isaac) Polnauer from the legacy high-end jewelry brand Leibish. This world-renowned jewelry brand was founded back in 1979 and has customers from around the globe. Started by Itzik’s father, this business originally catered to a B2B clientele. However, the business made the brave and innovative move of adopting a B2C strategy by launching an online storefront in 1998. This close-knit family business is a leading supplier of colored diamonds to retailers, distributors, and clients from around the world. In the last 33 years, this business has managed to create a stellar mark for itself.

Click here to visit Leibish and learn more about their story.

Before we dive right in, here’s a quick recap of The Ecom Show for all our new listeners out there.

The Ecom Show is an e-commerce podcast show started by Daniel Budai, the show host and founder of Budai Media. Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce businesses increase their revenue through email and SMS marketing. Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses in the last four years and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. The Ecom Show was started as a way to build an open space for hungry and ambitious e-com entrepreneurs to gain real-life value through experiential learning.

Tune in to this episode to learn more about:

💎How Leibish Entered the World of eCommerce in 1998

💎How to Add Value to Your Customers

💎How to Build Trust While Selling a Luxury Product Online

💎How Does Retention Marketing Work for Luxury Jewelry Brands

💎The Challenges Leibish Faced While Entering the US Market

💎Itzik’s Advice to eCom Owners Interested in Selling Luxury Goods

Thanks for tuning in! Don’t forget we have a brand new episode headed your way tomorrow.

Do leave us a review if you enjoyed listening to this episode!

Before you go, we have a special 50-point checklist to help you audit your Klaviyo setup. Click here to access it.

Click here to follow Itzik’s journey on Instagram.

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