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Amazon Haul: Low-Cost Mobile Shopping… or a Race to the Bottom?
Amazon has officially entered the budget-shopping race with its new low-priced, mobile shopping platform, Amazon Haul.
FBA Fee Freeze, Equal Air Cargo Priority, & AI Challenges
The latest Amazon seller updates: 2025 FBA fee freeze, equal air cargo, plus AI challenges affecting Alexa and Haul.
What’s Going on with Amazon’s Vendor Central Shake-Up? Facts, Fictions, and Future Signals
Amazon has recently announced a major shift in its Vendor Central program, with a significant number of 1P (first-party) vendors being notified that their vendor relationships will be terminated by November 9, 2024.

Recent Posts

How Amazon Sellers Can Benefit From Emerging Ecommerce Marketplaces
Shannon Curley
Sep 5, 2023
Trends & Insights
How Amazon Sellers Can Benefit From Emerging Ecommerce Marketplaces
Emerging ecommerce marketplaces pop up seemingly every day, posing new opportunities — and considerations — for sellers. In an environment where Amazon is no longer the only player in town, sellers who take advantage of this ever-expanding landscape have the potential to grow exponentially.
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AI in Business: How To Find the Right Tools to Make Selling on Amazon Easier
David McDaniel
Aug 31, 2023
AI & Automation
AI in Business: How To Find the Right Tools to Make Selling on Amazon Easier
In a technologically advanced ecommerce environment in which artificial intelligence seems to be taking over, where does a business owner even start? Where are the low-lift, high-impact opportunities to integrate AI into your marketing mix to drive greater ROI?
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How Amazon Sellers Should Use Shopify To Strengthen Their Profits
David McDaniel
Aug 31, 2023
For Your Business
How Amazon Sellers Should Use Shopify To Strengthen Their Profits
While Amazon is an isolated — albeit huge — ecosystem that enables you to sell through its platform alongside other online sellers, Shopify is a specialized platform that gives you the tools you need to build your own online store.
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3 Little Known External Traffic Types That Will Boost Sales & Rank For Your Amazon FBA Business
Shannon Curley
Aug 28, 2023
For Your Business
3 Little Known External Traffic Types That Will Boost Sales & Rank For Your Amazon FBA Business
In the dynamic world of selling on Amazon, achieving success goes beyond mere listing optimization and product quality. To truly excel and increase ranks and profits for your Amazon FBA business, it is essential to tap into the potential of external traffic.
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The Power of Comprehensive Amazon Brand Strategy: Insights & Examples
Jantzen Russell
Aug 24, 2023
Partner Spotlight
The Power of Comprehensive Amazon Brand Strategy: Insights & Examples
There is no better indicator of success on Amazon than if a seller has a solid Amazon Brand Strategy. While it is possible to make money and grow sales without a good brand strategy, your efforts on Amazon are so much more effective if you’re selling more than just a product.
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Optimizing Amazon Listings With Customer Feedback: How Consumer Insights Can Elevate Your Business
Adrienne Van Niman
Aug 22, 2023
Partner Spotlight
Optimizing Amazon Listings With Customer Feedback: How Consumer Insights Can Elevate Your Business
Successfully launching new products on Amazon requires a deep understanding of your customers. Getting feedback directly from your target consumers can enable you to make more effective marketing decisions, optimize your marketplace listings, and ultimately increase sales.
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Amazon Announces Return of Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees for 2023
Carbon6 Team
Aug 21, 2023
Amazon Seller News
Amazon Announces Return of Holiday Peak Fulfillment Fees for 2023
On August 16, Amazon announced that they will be adding a new per-unit holiday surcharge to third-party merchants using US and Canada Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) services.
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Get Seen on Amazon: A Quickstart Guide to Amazon Ads
David McDaniel
Aug 15, 2023
Getting Started
Get Seen on Amazon: A Quickstart Guide to Amazon Ads
After a decade of existence, Amazon ads have come fully into their own. They’re now a major, and necessary, part of any Amazon enterprise – just as advertising is part of any successful retail operation anywhere.
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Your Amazon Super Bowl: 5 Tips for Amazon Sellers for Mastering Prime Day, Holidays, and Beyond
Shannon Curley
Aug 10, 2023
Trends & Insights
Your Amazon Super Bowl: 5 Tips for Amazon Sellers for Mastering Prime Day, Holidays, and Beyond
With Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days recently announced, there’s no better time to start thinking about optimizing your selling strategy for the next big industry “Super Bowl.” Just like athletes prepare for the big game, sellers must also plan strategically to seize these opportunities.
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Insights: Free resources to boost your Q4
Carbon6 Team
Nov 7, 2024
Amazon Seller News
Insights: Free resources to boost your Q4
November is underway, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday coming sooner than you think! Make sure your strategies are prepared to deal with any changes to predicted plans, especially with many retailers going off script and launching their Black Friday deals early.
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Insights: PixelMe Amazon integration, Carbon6 named a Top Startup, and new omnichannel solutions
Carbon6 Team
Oct 8, 2024
Amazon Seller News
Insights: PixelMe Amazon integration, Carbon6 named a Top Startup, and new omnichannel solutions
Welcome to our first monthly newsletter of Q4, and happy Amazon’s Big Deal Days! Today is the start of the fall sales event and we wish you the best of luck for your businesses this week.
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Insights: Acquisition alert, the latest in AI, and more
Carbon6 Team
Sep 11, 2024
Amazon Seller News
Insights: Acquisition alert, the latest in AI, and more
With only one month left until Q4, plans and preparations are happening in earnest across ecommerce for this bumper selling season. Make sure you’re ready with the checklists in our latest free resource, the Q4 Amazon Playbook.
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