#494 - Walmart Has Vine? Alexa+ Rollout and More | Weekly Buzz 2/6/26

Walmart launches a Vine-style review program, Alexa+ rolls out globally, and a hidden Amazon Ads feature is driving conversions, not just awareness. More on this Weekly Buzz episode! We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level. Walmart is rolling out an invite-only “Review Accelerator” (for recognized reviewers) program that lets sellers provide free product samples to a vetted pool of trusted reviewers, similar to Amazon Vine. If you receive the email link, you can enroll eligible items in the Seller Center, allocate review units, and potentially accelerate traction for new or low-review listings.   Alexa+ now available to everyone in the US—and free for Prime members https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/alexa-plus-available-free-prime-members-us For our Helium 10 New Feature Alerts: Black Box now lets you paste or upload lists of ASINs (not just UPC/GTIN/EAN/ISBN) in Product Identifiers, up to 500, depending on your Helium 10 membership. This makes it easier to quickly research large sets of competitor or wholesale products in one search.   Drive brand awareness and engagement with Brand+ using Amazon Ads, now available to all globally https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/drive-brand-awareness-and-engagement-with-brand-plus/ In our Strategy of the Week, Carrie explains how influencer-driven UGC videos can boost Amazon conversions and visibility, then shows how Helium 10’s Influencer Finder for TikTok and Amazon helps you find creators already posting in your niche (and their social links) to outreach. This tool is available to Helium 10 Diamond users. Want access to the Amazon and TikTok Influencer Finder? Upgrade to Helium 10 Diamond and use code SSP20 to get 20% off, then start reaching out to proven creators in your niche today. New features and updates to Amazon’s FBA Grade and Resell program https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/fba-grade-and-resell-updates Upcoming Events: Bradley and Shivali will be in Dubai February 12–14 at the Commerce City Center—perfect if you want to meet in person, ask questions, and level up your business. Register for WORLDEF Dubai at http://h10.me/dubai Helium 10’s TACoS Tuesday PPC webinar is a live, interactive Q&A where you can get real-time ad strategy tailored to your campaigns from Destaney Wishon. Ready to get live Amazon PPC help? Join us on Feb 10 at 10 AM PST and bring your questions—register now at https://h10.me/ttfeb26 In episode 494 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Shivali covers: 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - Walmart Has Vine? 01:53 - Alexa+ Now Everywhere 04:06 - Bulk Product Research 05:35 - Convert with Brand+ 09:29 - Amazon Influencers 13:00 - FBA Grade and Resell 15:43 - Upcoming Events