Velocity Sellers Podcast
Join us as Velocity Pete interviews ecommerce marketplace experts
on various topics that will help you boost your omnichannel marketplace management knowledge!
Tune in for Real-World Insights from Marketplace Experts, Operators, and Industry Leaders.
Our podcast dives into practical strategies, emerging trends, and behind-the-scenes stories that help sellers thrive across Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, TikTok Shop, and more.
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0:00 – 1:20 – Intro to Topic and Guests (And Some Baseball Talk)
1:20 – 13:00 – What Has Happened to Trade Shows?
13:00 – 19:12 – Evolution of eTail in Retail
19:12 – 26:41 – Future of E-Commerce and AI Integration
26:41 – 37:47 – Amazon vs. Walmart eCommerce Competition
37:47 – 51:40 – Emerging Retail Trends and Technologies
51:40 – 54:39 – E-Commerce Trends and Strategies
54:39 – 58:49 – Final Thoughts and Outro (And a Discount to e-Tail!)
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0:00 – Intro to Topics and Guest
2:13 – Comparing Amazon PPC Software Features
10:48 – Comparing Amazon Advertising Automation Software
21:45 – Future Impacts of AI on E-Commerce
28:13 – Program Comparison and Visuals on YouTube
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0:00 – 1:08 – Intro of Topics and Guests
1:08 – 9:23 – How These New Fees Will Affect Margins
9:23 – 23:50 – Is it a Margin Problem or an Ad problem?
23:50 – 29:49 – Lower Fees for Apparel: Competing with Shein
29:49 – 46:05 – New Advertising Features from Amazon
46:05 – 1:04:31 – Speculations for the Future of Advertising
1:04:31 – 1:07:51 – Final Thoughts and Outro
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0:00 – 0:45 – Intro to Guests and Topics
0:45 – 5:25 – What Kind of Deals Are On Amazon?
5:25 – 11:50 – What Deals Work Best for My Product?
11:50 – 18:18 – How Do I Set These Deals Up?|
18:18 – 30:04 – Tips and Tricks For the Different Deals!
30:04 – 34:08 – Final Thoughts and Outro
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0:00 – 1:27 – Intro to Topics and Guests
1:27 – 4:59 – Problems These Sellers Are Facing
4:59 – 9:31 – Take Control of Your Brand on Amazon!
9:31 – 16:05 – Cost-Effective Solutions to High FBA Fees
16:05 – 18:18 – Switching from Vendor Central to Seller Central
18:18 – 18:45 – Outro
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0:00 – 3:55 – Intro to Topics and Guests
3:55 – 8:50 – Errors that Come With Getting Started on Amazon
8:50 – 15:27 – Common Brand Registry Errors
15:27 – 17:00 – Error Codes with Creating Listings
17:00 – 27:52 – Make Sure to Have Complete Info on Listings
27:52 – 35:10 – Loopholes for Making Your Content More Exciting
35:10 – 41:42 – Tips and Tricks for the Amazon Help Desk
41:42 – 46:23 – Final Thoughts and Outro
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0:00 – 1:52 – Intro to Topics and Guests
1:52 – 7:31 – What is Amazon Brand Registry & How To Get It
7:31 – 17:30 – Step 0: What is Needed to get a Trademarked?
17:30 – 21:13 – What Tools Do You Get for Being Brand Registered?
21:13 – 30:08 – What does Amazon Do for 3Ps on Brand Registered Listings?
30:08 – 37:59 – Why is Being Brand Registered Essential?
37:59 – 42:13 – Amazon Programs That Help Protect Your Brand
42:13 – 46:45 – Amazon is Going to Let 3Ps Edit Your Listings?
46:55 – 49:05 – Final Thoughts and Outro
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0:00 – 3:49 – Intro of Topic and the Three Muskabeards
3:50 – 13:16 – Amazon FBA vs FBM: Being the Most Profitable
13:16 – 22:19 – What Costs and Hurdles Are Involved in Each?
22:19 – 29:25 – How Should Sellers Manage Their Other Channels?
29:25 – 32:52 – What Is Involved in Sending in FBA Shipments?
32:52 – 37:49 – How Does Each Fulfilment Method Affect the Buy Box?
37:49 – 44:00 – What is Seller Fulfilled Prime?
44:00 – 48:26 – Final Thoughts and Outro
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0:00 – 1:41 – Intro of guests/topics
1:41 – 4:52 – Using an AI for Sponsored Brand Images
4:52 – 8:07 – All Sold Products Beta: a new way to view all ASINs
8:07 – 12:38 – Generating AI Images Live
12:38 – 13:57 – New features with Sponsored Brand Ads
13:57 – 17:38 – Sponsored TV ads: a new way to hit top-of-funnel customers
17:38 – 19:11 – Storefront Targeting with Sponsored Display
19:11 – 23:14 – Geo Targeting is here! Tips and Tricks for the new feature
23:14 – 24:31 – Final Thoughts and Outro
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0:00 – 3:03 – Intro and meeting the guests
3:03 – 7:57 – Who is Brand Alignment and how do they do Brand Protection?
7:57 – 10:00 – How does it benefit sellers to clean up their Brand?
10:00 – 17:19 – Where do these Unauthorized Sellers come from: The Black Hole Theory
17:19 – 28:02 – Real-world examples from Brand Alignment
28:02 – 32:14 – Takedowns and Getting Sued
32:14 – 43:55 – What goes into fixing these Problems?
43:55 – 48:53 – You don’t need to get rid of every seller, just the Buy Box Threats
48:53 – 55:17 – How does Brand Alignment track down these Unauthorized Sellers
55:17 – 57:06 – What is needed to defeat even the smartest Grey Sellers
57:06 – 1:00:56 – Sam Sheepdog vs Ralph Wolf: Are we fighting the same buyers every time?
1:00:56 – 1:03:30 – Outro and Final Thoughts
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0:00 – 2:00 – Intro of topic and guests
2:00 – 11:54 – Reasons and Tips for making the switch
11:54 – 16:25 – How to Switch and what to consider
16:25 – 21:54 – Should your Vendor and Seller accounts compete?
21:54 – 26:27 – Real world examples and the Hybrid Approach
26:27 – 29:21 – Make sure Seller is even worth it
29:21 – 31:24 – Negatives with selling on Vendor internationally
31:24 – 34:45 – Positives with selling on Seller internationally
34:45 – 36:43 – Moving Content and Brand Registry from Vendor to Seller
36:43 – 39:35 – Should you leave your Vendor account open?
39:35 – 41:00 – Are we seeing a lot of people choosing to switch?
41:00 – 42:12 – Final Thoughts and outro
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0:00 – 1:08 – Intro to Guests and Topic
1:11 – 2:44 – What is the Vine Program?
2:45 – 3:45 – What is BSR?
3:45 – 4:29 – How much do reviews affect BSR?
4:30 – 6:02 – Most people are using Amazon to do product research
6:03 – 6:38 – Every review is a rating, but not every rating is a review
6:40 – 7:56 – You need to get 5+ reviews to reach the common shopper
7:57 – 9:00 – Costs and what does it take to get into Vine
9:15 – 10:35 – The opportunity costs of using Vine to build your brand
10:40 – 12:56 – Parameters of enrolling your Product part 1
12:57 – 13:48 – Vine reviews aren’t guaranteed to be good – just honest and unbiased
13:50 – 14:40 – Parameters of enrolling your Product part 2
14:41 – 15:30 – Can FBM users use Vine?
15:31 – 17:05 – Who are these certified Vine Reviewers?
17:06 – 19:14 – Adding the FBA listing to use of Vine
19:20 – 25:52 – Secret Tips for making the most of Vine
25:55 – 29:32 – Finish your listing before sending products to Vine
29:33 – 35:10 – Can you dispute negative Vine reviews?
35:11 – 37:07 – Reaching out to customers in the past
37:08 – 38:42 – 9/10 Shoppers use reviews to make a decision
38:50 – 40:03 – Can you use your Vine review across your content?
40:04 – 41:59 – Reviews are nice, but use your content real estate to educate the customer
42:00 – 47:34 – Enrolling Parent ASINs in Vines vs enrolling your variations
47:35 – 48:26 – The snowball effect of getting more reviews and more sales
48:42 – 49:41 – The Vine Program is a steal when you weigh the opportunity costs against the monetary costs
49:42 – 55:16 – Wrapping up and final thoughts