Amazon Marketplace Optimization
Unpacking the Strategic Levers that Drive Marketplace Performance
The 2015 Virtual Summit for Amazon Sellers
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The 2015 Virtual Summit for Amazon Sellers

Tomorrow (3/11, 11-12pm PST): Amazon Search Secrets: Building a
Visible Brand on Amazon

Thursday (3/12, 11-12pm PST): Winning the Amazon Buy Box without
Sacrificing Profitability
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Webinar Housekeeping
Logistics
Session Recordings Will Be Sent Next Week
Speakers
Rick Backus
CEO
CPC Strategy
Q&A Following the Presentation
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Pat Petriello
Head of Marketplace Strategy
CPC Strategy
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Amazon Marketplace Expert
Pat Petriello
Head of Marketplace Strategy
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Lead architect for CPC Strategy’s Amazon Sales Acceleration Program
(ASAP)
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Former Account Manager on Amazon’s Seller Services Team
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Second seller in Amazon history to participate in Amazon’s Brand Registry
Program (GCID)
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Built out and managed a catalog of over a 250,000 SKUs as a professional
Amazon seller
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Solely engineered & directed million dollar revenue stream on Amazon
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Managed premium online retailer businesses both on and off Amazon (e.g.
Jazzercise)
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Exclusive invitee for Amazon Sponsored Products Program
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Course Overview
The Typical Amazon Seller Narrative
CPC Strategy’s Approach to the Amazon Marketplace
Driving Sessions by Increasing Product Discoverability
Generating Orders by Optimizing Product Buyability
Conducting a Catalog Analysis to Implement the Right Strategies to
Key Product Segments
Q&A
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The Amazon Plateau
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The Amazon Plateau: a long-term period of stagnant sales
growth
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Without a strategy focused on ongoing optimization, a seller
will hit the proverbial wall
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The increased sophistication of the Amazon Marketplace
warrants a new approach
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CPC Strategy’s Approach to Success on the Marketplace
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Discoverability Lever: Product Content (Relevance)
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Product Titles
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Features / Bullets
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Search Keywords
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Category-specific Product Attributes
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When should you invest resources in optimizing
product content?
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Discoverability Lever: Catalog Structure
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Parent & Child SKU Relationships
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Discoverability Lever: Sponsored Products
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Acceleration program for newer or low-exposure ASINs
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Discoverability lever for your top Buy Box offers
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Unveiling of Amazon’s search query data
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Discoverability Factor: Sales Performance History
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Along with offer relevancy, sales performance is the
most important discoverability factor
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Amazon has the incentive to give top-selling products
the most visibility
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Drives the virtuous cycle between product
discoverability & buyability
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Buyability Lever: Fulfillment Method
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Strongest Buy Box factor
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The process for FBA assortment selection
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Buyability Lever: Fulfillment Latency
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Strong Buy Box factor
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Latency is entered at the product-level in the
catalog feed
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Buyability Lever: Landed Price
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Strong Buy Box factor – highly immediate and controllable
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Should be leveraged based on your competitive landscape
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Enable strike-through prices
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How about raising prices?
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Buyability Lever: Product Reviews
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Strong influencer of conversions on the detail page
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Significant lever for brands
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When should you invest resources in generating product reviews?
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Buyability Lever: Seller Feedback
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Buy Box factor
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Volume X Score
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Almost always a strong reflection of the quality of a
seller’s fulfillment processes
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When should you invest in generating seller
reviews?
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Buyability Factor: Seller Rating
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Strong Buy Box factor
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Mostly comprised of multiple components found
within Seller Central (ex. On-Time Delivery Rate
(ODR), Late Shipment Rate, etc.)
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Knowing Which Levers to Focus on for Specific Product Segments
Discoverability
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The highest Buy Box ownership share (%)
Buyability
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The highest number of sessions
The most immediate opportunities will always be products with:
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The highest number of orders
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The most amount of revenue generated
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Questions for Pat?
Submit your questions in the chat box on the right
Maximize Your Revenue on the Amazon Marketplace
CPCStrategy.com
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The 2015 Virtual Summit for Amazon Sellers

Tomorrow (3/11, 11-12pm PST): Amazon Search Secrets: Building a
Visible Brand on Amazon

Thursday (3/12, 11-12pm PST): Winning the Amazon Buy Box without
Sacrificing Profitability