The Ecom Show

Hey Budai Nation,

Today we’ve got a food e-commerce store from the land of the food itself! We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Clive D’Souza, the founder of Vvegano. Vvegano is India’s #1 Vegan Marketplace, and in today’s episode, we’re going to uncover more about how the vegan trend is disrupting the Indian food market.

India’s got a population of over 1.3 billion people, making it a huge market for any business. Clive noticed that there was a growing interest in the vegan lifestyle in India, and he realized that there was a clear need for food businesses that cater to it, which led him to launch Vvegano. Vvegano sells a host of vegan items like protein, mock meat, groceries, and even pet food through its online marketplace. Their goal is to decrease the overall animal consumption in India by providing vegan alternatives to mainstream consumables. Through their marketing initiatives and diverse product line, they’ve been able to appeal to both vegan and flexitarian markets and have created a big mark in India’s growing vegan industry.

Visit Vvegano 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 Daniel and Clive in this episode as they discuss:

🌱 The Story Behind How Clive Founded Vvegano

🌱 How Big Is India’s Vegan Market

🌱 Vvegano’s Plans for the Future

🌱 How Vvegano Became India’s #1 Vegan Marketplace

🌱 Clive’s Advice to eCommerce Owners

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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome to our 150th episode! 🎉

What better way to celebrate this milestone than with expert tips from two marketers from one of the fastest-growing companies? We’ve got Frank Dorval (VP of Marketing) and Brett Vance (VP of Growth) at Sheets & Giggles joining us for today’s episode.

Sheets & Giggles is one of the fastest-growing bedding brands, and their secret weapon is humor! Formed on the foundation of great copy, amazing work culture, and a ton of puns, Sheets & Giggles has made its way onto the Inc5000 list.

We’ve got the vice president’s of their growth and marketing team here with us today to spill the beans on their fast-growing success and to share some expert and proven branding strategies to help small businesses grow.

Before we get started here’s a quick recap about us for all the new listeners out there.

The Ecom Show is an e-commerce podcast started by Daniel Budai, the founder of Budai Media. After working with hundreds of e-commerce entrepreneurs, and e-commerce professionals, Daniel realized that everyone has a story to tell, and the best way to learn about something you love is through other people that have been doing what you love as well. He started The Ecom Show to create a space for e-commerce entrepreneurs and professionals to learn, share, and grow through real-life experiences. We’re proud and humbled to have been doing this for 150 episodes and look forward to having all our listeners join us on the journey to the next 150.

Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that works with e-commerce businesses to help them accelerate their growth by maximizing their customer lifetime value. In the last 4 years, Budai Media has generated over $35M+ in additional sales revenue and ventured into its own content and learning vertical to help individuals interested in e-commerce and retention marketing learn at their own pace.

Visit our website to learn more about us.

Join Daniel, Frank, and Brett in this episode to learn more about:

✅Sheets & Giggles’ Open Team Culture

✅Sheets & Giggles’ Marketing and Distribution Strategy

✅Sheets & Giggles’ Retention Marketing Stack

✅The Secret Behind Sheets & Giggles’ 50% Retention Marketing Rate

✅The Power of Good Copywriting

✅Frank & Brett’s #1 Tip for E-Com Marketers

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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome back to The Ecom Show! This is the first time that we have guests from China joining us on the show. Jimmy and Grace work at Dwarf Lab; an extremely fascinating brand that creates smart telescopes.

Dwarf Lab is a technology-driven optical team with an obsessive compulsion for innovation. Their journey started four years ago when they created microscopes for mobile phones. Inspired by this success they were keen to innovate further and ventured into the space of creating portable smart telescopes.

Dwarf Lab has raised over $1.7M+ since they started, and with over 5000+ backers they’ve managed to collect 500% of their initial goal. They’ve not only successfully rolled out their first portable telescope, but they’ve also collected the feedback they’ve received from their first launch to improve their product and released their new and improved second version.

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.

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:

⭐How Dwarf Lab Raised Over $1.7M+ Through Crowdfunding

⭐Difference Between Indiegogo and Kickstarter

⭐How to Retain Your Crowdfunding User Base

⭐How Dwarf Lab Promotes Their Product Campaign on Social Media

⭐The Biggest Challenge for Technical E-CommerBusinesses

⭐Dwarf Lab Advise to eCommerce Businesses Looking To Raise Funds Through Crowdfunding

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

We’ll see you back here tomorrow with our super special 150th episode!

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#148 Craig Leslie From the Bean Coffee Company: Serial Entrepreneur’s Advice to Selling on Shopify & Amazon

Skincare, Food, Coffee… No, I'm not just naming the three most booming industries in the e-commerce world, I’m actually listing down all the industries that Craig has managed to find success in.

Welcome to The Ecom Show, our guest for today is Craig Leslie the Director of Ecommerce at San Diego Coffee, Tea, & Spice, the parent company of the brand, The Bean Coffee Company, an e-commerce store that provides organic, micro-roasted coffee beans straight to your doorstep. Craig is a serial entrepreneur that’s started and provided consultancy to several businesses in the food, restaurant, skincare, and now, coffee space. He has experience in building both offline and e-commerce brands. He’s an experienced and proven entrepreneur with a lot of valuable lessons and effective strategies to help startups grow.

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 Daniel and Craig in this episode as they discuss:

⭐Craig’s Entrepreneurial Journey

⭐How Social Consciousness Helps Brands Appeal to Customers

⭐The Nuances of Building a Sustainable Coffee Brand

⭐Craig’s Advice for Sellers Selling on Both Amazon and Shopify

⭐Tools That Have Helped Craig Grow His Shopify Store

⭐Craig’s Advice for New Business Owners

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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome back to The Ecom Show! Our guest for today is Steve Appleton, the founder of Really Good E-Bikes. Steve is a living example of how great business ideas can come at any age. Steve left his full-time job in real estate development, and ventured into entrepreneurship in his mid 50’s by starting his very own dropshipping business selling e-bikes!

Most of our guests on The Ecom Show sell daily consumer products. However, Steve’s business is unique. Steve is in the high-ticket product niche of the e-commerce world as his average order value is over $1500! His business model and approach to e-commerce is very different as his focus is not on volume but rather the value of each sale. Watch this episode to learn more about the nuances of running a high-ticket dropshipping business.

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. Apart from this, check out my $37M 50-point email marketing cheatsheet, and learn how we helped more than 100 e-commerce businesses make more profit.

Join Daniel and Steve in this episode as they discuss more:

✅Steve’s Inspiration Behind Starting Really Good E-Bikes

✅How to Dropship a High-Ticket Product

✅How to Set Your Dropshipping E-Com Store Apart

✅Steve’s Advice to Entrepreneurs Looking To Start a High-Ticket eCommerce Brand

Thanks for tuning in!

If you’re keen on learning about retention marketing, we recently released a three-hour mini-course containing all the information you need to get started. This mini-course comes packed with real-life case studies, proven strategies, and many helpful resources from experienced email marketers. Find the mini-course here.

Visit Really Good E-Bikes to learn more about Steve’s store.

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Hey Budai Nation and Willy Wonka Fans,

We’ve got a super exciting and tasty product that we’ll unravel in today’s episode of The Ecom Show! Justin Frank, the founder of Yes Cacao, is here with us to talk about how his brand is revolutionizing the chocolate industry.

Yes Cacao is the world’s first chocolate brand that uses organic, raw, wild-harvested Cacao from Ecuadorian Jungles and infuses it with the goodness of botanicals to create healthy chocolate bars that boost your endurance, increase your brain-power, and help you relax.

Click here to try their deliciously healthy chocolates at 20% off. Or, copy paste this link in your browser's address bar: https://www.yescacao.com/discount/BUDAI20

Justin’s always been fascinated by how different kinds of food and herbs can affect specific parts of your body. He got the idea to start Yes Cacao while learning about Chinese medicine. He observed how many people failed to stick to natural medicine because it involved taking multiple pills and was determined to find a more accessible and more fun solution to this problem. That’s when he began experimenting with something that everyone loves- chocolate. The rest was history!

Justin and his wife are both co-founders of Yes Cacao. Together they’ve managed to get this business crowdfunded through successful Kickstarter campaigns, brought their brand in over 170+ retail stores, and pivoted it in a completely new direction by moving entirely online. Watch this episode to learn more about their journey.

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. Apart from this, we’ve even got a mini-course that teaches you the A-Z of email marketing!

Click here to sign up for our mini-course.

✅How Justin Got the Idea Behind Starting a Botanical Chocolate Brand

✅How to Crowdfund Your Business Using Kickstarter

✅How Yes Cacao Pivoted From Selling in 170+ Retail Stores to Building Their Own eCommerce Store

✅Selling on eCommerce vs. Selling in Retail Stores

✅Yes Cacao’s Marketing Strategy

✅How Yes Cacao’s Product Range Supports Different Wellness Needs

Thanks for tuning in. If you enjoyed listening to this, remember we have a new episode headed your way tomorrow!

If you’re keen on learning about retention marketing, we recently released a three-hour mini-course containing all the information you need to get started. This mini-course comes packed with real-life case studies, proven strategies, and many helpful resources from experienced email marketers. Find the mini-course here.

We have a special surprise for all our listeners!

Get your hands on Yes Cacao’s deliciously healthy chocolate bars at 20% off by using the code: BUDAI20.

Visit YesCacao.

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Do you love snacking but hate having to stock up? If yes, then you’ll love the guests we have on today’s episode.

Anthony and Rodney are the founders of Munch Addict --- a snack subscription box service that ensures you’re never left hungry with an empty pantry by sending you a variety of International snacks and candy on the regular. What makes their service even more unique? They also have a store service that lets you order extra units of your favorite snacks.

In today’s episode, Anthony and Rodney share the story of how they started Munch Addict, and walk us through all the different retention strategies that they’ve used to grow their subscription-based brand.

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

In the last 4 years, Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses 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, in fact, we have several initiatives that help us pursue this cause by making valuable, verified, and actionable resources readily available to e-commerce entrepreneurs.

Our founder, Daniel Budai started The Ecom Show to create a platform where e-commerce owners can share their success stories with other founders. We release new episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Apart from this, we’ve even got a mini-course, several case studies, an active Youtube channel, newsletters, and blogs to help anyone and everyone interested in e-commerce retention marketing learn through their preferred channel

Visit our website to learn more about us.

Here are a few highlights from this episode:

✅How Munch Addict Started

✅What Are the Challenges of Entering the Food eCommerce Industry

✅How Munch Addict Subscription Box Stands Out

✅Navigating Corporate Gifting

✅How Google Knowledge Panel Can Help Grow Your Reach

✅Munch Addicts Marketing Strategy

✅How Email Marketing Boosts Retention for Subscription Boxes

✅Creating a Rewards Program for Your Subscription Business

If you’re keen on learning about retention marketing, we recently released a three-hour mini-course that contains all the info you need to get started. This mini-course comes packed with real-life case studies, proven strategies, and a ton of helpful resources from experienced email marketers. Find the mini-course here.

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#144 Sarah Saputra From Belle Fever: The Key to Keeping Your Customers Happy

Did you know that a study by Hubspot found that over 68% of consumers are willing to pay more for products and services from a brand known to offer good customer service experiences?

Our guest for today’s podcast knows all about creating great customer experience and she’s got over 22,000+ happy customers that’ll vouch for it. Join Sarah Saputra, the founder of Belle Fever, and our host and founder, Daniel Budai, as they discuss building a successful brand by using customer happiness as a key metric.

Belle Fever is an Australian personal jewelry brand that uses hypoallergenic metals to create lifetime heirlooms for individuals. Their affordable jewelry and exceptional service have played a huge role in their success over the last ten years. Sarah discusses everything from how she created a product differentiator in a highly competitive space, to how her customer-first approach translates into her brand’s approach to digital and retention marketing as well.

If you’re new here, here’s a quick recap of The Ecom Show.

The Ecom Show is a bi-weekly e-commerce podcast hosted by Daniel Budai. Daniel Budai is also the founder of Budai Media- a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce brands grow with personalized email and SMS marketing strategies.

In the last 4 years, Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. Budai Media is committed to helping e-commerce business owners grow in every way possible, and this podcast is one of the many initiatives by the agency to work towards this goal.

Here are a few highlights from this episode:

✅Sarah’s Inspiration Behind Starting Belle Fever

✅How to Differentiate Your Brand in a Competitive Market

✅Belle Fever’s Digital Marketing Strategy

✅Belle Fever’s Approach to Retention Marketing

✅What Were the Biggest Challenges Sarah Faced While Building Belle Fever

✅Sarah’s Advice to Other Business Owners

Visit Belle Fever to learn more about the brand:

https://bellefever.com.au/

Follow Sarah on LinkedIn to learn more about her:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-saputra/

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Welcome to The Ecom Show!

Today’s episode is one that will interest all e-com entrepreneurs. We’re going to be diving deep into what it takes to sell your product in a global market. We’ve got Kai Klement, the Managing Director of Bonaventura joining us for this interesting discussion. Bonaventura is an Italian leather store that’s captured the interest of both Asian and European markets. Born in the fashion capital of the world, Bonaventura’s first physical store is based in Milan, Italy. Since then, they’ve launched 10 other physical outlets across Japan, with a huge flagship store as well.

Before we get started, we’d like to quickly introduce ourselves to all the new listeners out there!

The Ecom Show is a bi-weekly e-commerce podcast sponsored by the email retention marketing agency, Budai Media. This show is hosted by Daniel Budai, who is also the founder and CEO of Budai Media. The Ecom Show is a place for anyone interested in the world of e-commerce to learn more about the world of e-commerce from leading entrepreneurs, and experienced professionals from the industry.

If you’re keen on learning about retention marketing, we recently released a three-hour mini-course that contains all the info you need to get started. This mini-course comes packed with real-life case studies, proven strategies, and a ton of helpful resources from experienced email marketers. Find the mini-course here.

Join Kai and Daniel as they talk about Bonaventura’s journey from starting out as an artisanal Italian leather brand to building a cult following in the Japanese market. Here’s a preview of what’s to come in this episode:

✅Kai’s Professional Journey Before Bonaventura

✅How Kai Started Working as the Managing Director at Bonaventura

✅Selling in Asia vs Europe

✅Bonaventura’s Sales Focus: Amazon vs Shopify

✅Tips for Selling in European Countries

✅Tips for Selling in Asian Countries

✅Bonaventura’s Hero Product

✅Bonaventura’s #1 Marketing Channel

✅Kai’s Advice to Ecom Entrepreneurs for Crushing It This Black Friday and in 2023

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, make sure to let me know by leaving an honest review.

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https://eu.bonaventura.shop/

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaiklement/

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Hey Budai Nation,

Welcome back to The Ecom Show. I’m your host Daniel Budai, and today I’ve got serial entrepreneur Jeff from The Atomic Bear joining us for a tell-all about how he managed to bootstrap his survival brand business and scale it to a steady seven-figure money maker.

The Atomic Bear is an e-commerce store that supplies safety gear ranging from tactical pens to survival bracelets and outdoor survival tools. They specialize in creating portable safety tools that help everyday folks prepare to survive the outdoors.

If you’re new here, here’s a quick recap of The Ecom Show.

The Ecom Show is a bi-weekly e-commerce podcast hosted by Daniel Budai. Daniel Budai is also the founder of Budai Media. (The agency that sponsors The Ecom Show.) Budai Media is a retention marketing agency that helps e-commerce brands grow with personalized email and SMS marketing strategies.

In the last 4 years, Budai Media has worked with over 125+ businesses and generated over 35M+ in additional sales revenue. Budai Media is committed to helping e-commerce business owners grow in every way possible, and this podcast is one of the many initiatives by the agency to work towards this goal.

In this episode, Jeff shares what the behind-the-scenes of running a seven-figure survival gear brand looks like. Tune in to learn more about:

✅Jeff’s Decision to Shut His First Business

✅The Idea Behind Atomic Bear

✅Why Jeff Wants to Downsize His SKUs

✅Atomic Bear’s Acquisition Strategy

✅How to Educate Customers About a Product in the Survival Gear Space

✅Jeff’s Advice to eCom Entrepreneurs Looking to Scale Their 6-Figure Business

If you enjoyed listening to this episode, make sure to let me know by leaving an honest review.

Visit Atomic Bear to learn more about its products and the story behind them.

https://www.theatomicbear.com/

You can find my agency and me by clicking on any of the links below.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/budaidaney/

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