#332: Amazon Product Research: The Open Secret

Product research not equal market research

Being product centred and focussed on numbers – using tools like Jungle Scout, Helium 10, etc. – on Amazon is what everyone does.

Hyper-competition = we HAVE to differentiate.

#331 Amazon Business Marketplace is Growing and 50% of the Planet is Now Online (Amazon News)

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Amazon News

Amazon Business

The Amazon Business marketplace is growing!
Amazon announced a major milestone this week. 3rd party seller products are now available to more than one million business buyers including hospitals, universities, daycares, government agencies, restaurants, Fortune 50 companies and sole proprietors in the USA

It also announced that sellers are offering a Business Price on millions of products making them more discoverable and appealing. This feature can be added in the “Business Price” column of the Manage Inventory dashboard.

10 Mindset learnings for e-commerce entrepreneurs

#330 “What 10 learnings have you had about the 7 Habits since the book’s release”?

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1. The importance of understanding the difference between principles and values.

Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent that which we feel strongest about in guiding our behavior.

Values govern people’s behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors.

I have come to believe that humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles.

Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way. We may do so but the consequences of our behavior flow from principles, not our values. Therefore we should value principles.

#329 Building Relationships in e-Commerce (Based on “7 habits of Highly effective people”) Part TWO

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THE EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT

“We all know what a financial bank account is. We make deposits into it and build up a reserve from which we can make withdrawals when we need to.

An Emotional Bank Account is a metaphor that describes the amount of trust that’s been built up in a relationship. “

#328 Building Relationships in e-Commerce (Based on “7 habits of Highly effective people”) Part ONE

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“Before moving into the area of public victory, we should remember that effective interdependence can only be built on a foundation of true independence. Private Victory precedes Public Victory.”

“Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.”

“There’s no way to parachute into this terrain. The landscape ahead is covered with the fragments of broken relationships of people who have tried. They’ve tried to jump into effective relationships without the maturity, the strength of character, to maintain them.”

326 Habit 3: First Things First – time management for ecommerce entrepreneurs (part 2)

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Time Management for e-commerce is an absolutely critical skill area. Time management can be the single biggest block to even starting an e-commerce business. And for an established, busy e-commerce business owner, managing time is just as critical.

In this episode, we focus on the learnings from the wonderful book (and also audiobook) –

“7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Steven Covey

322 Starting a Private Label Business: 5 Mindset Blocks & 5 Solutions

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The topic in this episode was inspired by a conversation I had with a mentoring client who reached out to me for help with motivation. Mindset is one of those areas that is a key part of success. So today I’m going to talk about five mindset blocks for those who are just starting out with a private label business, and their solutions.

320 Brand Analytics for Amazon Sellers with Danny McMillan

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Brand Analytics for Amazon sellers

What is Brand Analytics?

Amazon Brand Analytics is a data tool provided by Amazon. It gives inside analytics on keywords in an understandable format.

Brand Analytics started in Amazon USA and has now been rolled out to the UK and European Amazon Seller Accounts.

319 10 Brexit Mistakes We Can Avoid as Entrepreneurs

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Today I want to talk about Brexit. It’s not a very positive topic, but I believe there are intelligent business lessons we can take away from it, specifically in regards to e-commerce. In this episode, we will be focusing on mistakes we can learn from Brexit for online business owners.

318 The Power of Elimination

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“Productivity” is meaningless until you define WHAT you’re trying to produce

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#332: Amazon Product Research: The Open Secret

Product research not equal market research

#331 Amazon Business Marketplace is Growing and 50% of the Planet is Now Online (Amazon News)

Amazon News

Amazon Business

#330 “What 10 learnings have you had about the 7 Habits since the book’s release”?

1. The importance of understanding the difference between principles and values.

#329 Building Relationships in e-Commerce (Based on “7 habits of Highly effective people”) Part TWO

THE EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT

#328 Building Relationships in e-Commerce (Based on “7 habits of Highly effective people”) Part ONE

326 Habit 3: First Things First – time management for ecommerce entrepreneurs (part 2)

322 Starting a Private Label Business: 5 Mindset Blocks & 5 Solutions

320 Brand Analytics for Amazon Sellers with Danny McMillan

Brand Analytics for Amazon sellers

What is Brand Analytics?

319 10 Brexit Mistakes We Can Avoid as Entrepreneurs

318 The Power of Elimination

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