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Ecommosaurus Podcast — 190 episodes

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Ep 191 - Revisiting Brand Tailored Promotions: Growth Engine or Margin Killer?

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Ep 190 - Robots, Revolts, and Reference Prices: April Ecommerce News Recap

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Ep 189 - What to do if your once growing business stalls out?

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Ep 188 - Is Amazon Still a Good Place to Launch a Business in 2026?

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Ep 187 - Beyond the Hype: How SMBs Can Use AI to Save Time and Money

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Ep 186 - Amazon Fee Fatigue vs. The Walmart Gold Rush: Reality or Mirage

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Ep 185 - Cinderella Stories & Checkout Collapses: March Madness in Ecommerce

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Ep 184 - From DTC to Amazon: The Mistakes That Kill Your Launch

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Ep 183 - What really is the Marketing Funnel in 2026?

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Ep 182 - Oil, Outages, AI Backlash, and Burger CEOs: The Ecommerce Six Pack

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Ep 181 - Tariffs, Harassment, AI Agents, and a Pig Mask, February Got Weird: Ecommerce News Recap

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Ep 180 - Your Amazon Listing Is a Taco (And Quality Is the Secret Sauce)

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Ep 179 - Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT: Smart Monetization or Slippery Slope?

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Ep 178 - AI Data and Traceability 101: What Ecommerce Can Measure (and What It Cannot)

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Ep 177 - AI Wants a Cut, Returns Want Your Margin, and TikTok Wants Your Warehouse: January Ecom News Recap

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Ep 176 - Fandom Commerce 101: What Taylor Swift, Pat McAfee, and Twitch Teach Small Brands

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Ep 175 - Ecommerce in 2026: What Actually Matters vs Guru Fear-Mongering

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Ep 174 - Shopify Winter Editions: AI, Ambition, and a Whole Lot of “Not Live Yet”

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Ep. 173 - From Shopify Crashes to TikTok Deals: December’s Wild Ecommerce Recap

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Ep. 172- Ad Spend: Choose Your Fighter (Nerding Out on Ad Buying) (repost)

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Ep 171 – Annual Festivus Episode: We Didn’t Even Try to Be Nice

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Ep 170 - Swiftonomics, Skynet Sellers, and Social Shopping Takeover: 2026 Bold Predictions

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Ep 169 - Pantone Picked White, Shopify Went Dark, and Meta Wants Your DMs: November News Recap

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Ep 168: The Tur-‘Key’ Takeaways From 2025's Ecommerce Feast

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Ep 167 - Amazon unBoxed 2025: Hype, Hope, or Hot Air?

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Ep 166 - The Secret Menu at Amazon: Advanced Tools Every Brand Should Be Using

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Ep 165 - BFCM Traffic Spike or Traffic Trap? SMBs, Let’s Talk.

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Ep 164 - AWS Went Dark, TikTok Went Rogue, and Walmart Just Got Chatty: October News Recap

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Ep 163 - Nightmare on Seller Street: What Horror Movies Teach Us About Ecommerce

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Ep 162 - Prime Fatigue or Prime Opportunity? The Fall Prime Big Deals Day Debrief

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Ep 161 - Amazon Has Traffic, Shopify Has Vibes: Where to Start First

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Ep 160 - September Ecommerce News Recap-AI, Amazon, TikTok & Tariff Chaos

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Ep 159 - Amazon Accelerate 2025: Hype, Hope, and a Whole Lotta AI

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Ep 158 - Rising Costs, Shrinking Patience: Keep Your Profits Alive

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Ep 157 - Stop Wasting Your Time: Ecomm Habits That Don’t Pay Off

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Ep 156 - From Clunky to Clickable? The State of AI Shopping Search

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Ep 155 - Dial-Up Dies, De Minimis Ends, and Amazon Doubles Down

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Ep 154 - UPC, GTIN, EAN — Oh My! Demystifying GS1 for Ecommerce Sellers

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Ep 153 - Ad Spend: Choose Your Fighter (Nerding Out on Ad Buying)

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Ep 152 - Not Just Pencils Anymore: What BTS 2025 Means for SMBs

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Ep 151 - Amazon Ghosts Google, TikTok Wobbles, and the FTC Brings Receipts: July 2025 News Recap

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Ep 150 - The AI Shopping Assistant Showdown: Gemini, ChatGPT, Rufus & More

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Ep 148 - We Called It! (And Also Definitely Didn’t): Revisiting Our 2025 EcommPredictions

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Ep. 147 - Bold Predictions for E-Commerce in 2025: AI, Authenticity, and the ‘Vibe-Cession (Repost)

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Ep 146 - June News Recap: Shopify Gets Smart, Meta Backs Out, Disney Lawyered Up — and Costco’s in Trouble

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Ep. 145: How to Survive July Prime and Thrive in November

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Ep 144- Purpose vs. Price: Will Mission-Driven Brands Survive the Downturn?

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Ep 143 - From Boring to Bold: Breaking Down Shopify’s 2025 Summer Edition

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Ep 142 - The May News Recap: Heists, Headlines, and Hype Machines

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Ep 141 - From Shopify Editions to Reddit Chaos: Our News Radar

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Ep 140 - Fighting the Bots or Feeding Them: How to Prepare for AI Search

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Ep 139 - Beyond Borders: When (and Why) to Expand Your eComm Business Internationally

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Ep 138 - The Tariff Trap, Shopify’s AI Push, and Amazon’s Identity Crisis: April Ecom News Recap

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Ep 137 - Trust Isn’t Given, It’s Proven: How to Actually Earn Consumer Confidence

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Ep 136 - Boss-Level Tools on a Budget: Tech Stack Essentials

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Ep 135 - The Great Ecommerce Guess-Off

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Ep 134 - Spring Prime Big Deals Days Recap: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Prepping for Summer Deals

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Ep 133 - March Madness : Amazon’s Big Changes and Uncertainty Ahead - Ecom News Recap

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Ep 132 - HELP! MY ACOS IS WAY TOO HIGH! What to do if your ads are off the rails

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Ep 131 - Unlocking the Power of Amazon’s Brand Tailored Promotions

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Ep 130 - Ecommerce 6-Pack of Topics: Tariffs, AI, and Amazon's Controversies

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Ep 129 - Amazon's 007 Gamble & The Death of Digital Ownership: February Ecommerce Recap

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EP. 128 - Is AWD the Future of Amazon Selling? Our Take on the Pros & Cons

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Ep 127 - HELP! SALES ARE DOWN ON MY PRODUCT! : A Complete Checklist for Amazon Sellers

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Ep 126 - From Data to Dollars: How to Use Amazon Reports to Optimize Your Business

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Ep 125 - January Ecommerce News: Meta, Amazon, Shein & More

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Ep 124 - Shark Tank Hits and Misses: From Pitching to *Sometimes Profiting Big Time on Amazon

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Ep 123 - The Fashion Seller’s Guide to Not Getting Lost in the Amazon Shuffle

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Ep 122 - Bold Predictions for E-Commerce in 2025: AI, Authenticity, and the ‘Vibe-Cession

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Ep 121 - Honey, You’ve Been Scammed: Is this App *Allegedly Stealing From Influencers? December Ecom News Recap

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Ep 120 - Why Boring is Beautiful: Shopify’s Winter 2025 Update for Ecommerce Efficiency

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Ep 119 - Festivus for E-Commerce Sellers: Complaints, AI Chaos, and Shipping Woes

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Ep 118 - E-Commerce 6-Pack of Topics: AI, Hashtags, and Tariffs Oh My

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Ep 117 - AI Sales, Inflated Stats, and Amazon’s Extended Deals – What’s the Real Story: Recapping Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024

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Ep 116 - November Ecomm News Recap: Google, Fake Stores, Porch Pirates, & More!

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Ep 115 - Turkey Meatloaf, TikTok, and Amazon AI: Annual Ecommerce Thanksgiving Food Comparisons

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Ep 114 - Beyond the Sale: How to Build Customer Loyalty After Black Friday and Cyber Monday

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Ep 113 - Ecommerce Hot Takes, The Good The Bad and The Trendy

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Ep 112 - October Ecommerce News Recap: Is Rufus a Chatbot or Just a Good Boy

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Ep 111- Creepy Choices in Ecommerce: The Ultimate Would you Rather Horror Showdown

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Ep 110 - Is DSP relevant for small sellers now? Amazon unBoxed Recap

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Ep 109 - The Final Countdown: Last-Minute BFCM Prep

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Ep 108 - Help! Is lack of consumer trust killing my conversion rate?

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Ep 107 - From Death Threats to Deliveries: September's Ecommerce Shenanigans

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Ep 106 - Amazon Accelerate Recap: Key Innovations and Insights for Sellers

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Ep. 105 - Amazon’s Vendor Central Shake-Up: Fact or Fiction?

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Ep 104 - Is Your Product Amazon-Ready? A Data-Driven Approach to Viability

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Ep 103 - Not your average Temu Quality: August 2024 News for Ecomm Sellers

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Ep 102 - Amazon Brand Insights You Can Use (aka Parker Gave Us Homework)

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Ep 101 - Influencers, AI, and Pokémon cards: Recap of eTail 2024

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Ep 100 - 100th Episode Extravaganza: The Past and Future 2 Years, Good vs Bad AI, Race to the Bottom, and More

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Ep 99 - Dirty Diapers and Heinous Ads: Your July 2024 Ecommerce News Recap

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Ep 98 - Think of the Children! (What's happening with Amazon child/parent variations)

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Ep 97 - Prime Days 2024 Recap: Stop trying to make Rufus happen, Amazon!

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Ep 96 - The Ted and Sonny Variety Hour

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Ep 95 - Ecomm Brands We Are Fascinated by and What We Can Learn

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Ep 94 - Megan Thee Stallion, Clash of the E-Commerce Giants, and an AI for everything, June '24 Ecom News Recap

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Ep 93 - Good Metrics, Bad Metrics, and $5 Chicken

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Ep 92 - Early Bird Strategies: Get Ready for the 2024 Holiday Rush Now

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Ep 91 - Is Your Product Ready for the Online Jungle?

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Ep 90 - May 2024 Recap: E-Commerce's Evolution and Challenges

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Ep 89 - 3 New Things At Amazon We All Aren't Talking About Enough

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Ep 88 - Your Ecom Website: When to Blow It Up, When to Tweak It

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Ep 87 - When should you change ad creative? How destructive can it be to your process?

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Ep 86 - Ecommerce April 2024: Amazon Espionage, TikTok Ban & Google Cookies

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Ep 85 - The Vanity Metrics Trap & What You Should Really Be Measuring

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Ep 84 - The Top Six Mistakes That Experienced Amazon Sellers Make

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Ep 83 - The Top Six Mistakes That New Amazon Sellers Make

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Ep 82 - Where Are You Wasting Your Ecommerce Ad Dollars?

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Ep 81 - Ecom Insights: March 2024's Hottest Headlines Unpacked

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Ep 80 - Return Rate Recon: Strategies for Analyzing & Addressing Returns

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Ep 79 - Ecommerce DEFCON: Assessing Panic Levels in Online Business

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Ep 78 - Beauty Entrepreneurship with Ameann DeJohn: Navigating the Ecommerce Frontier

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Ep 77 - Wendy's Whoopsie, Target's Trident & Email Evolution: February 2024 Unpacked

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Ep 76 - Amazon's 2024 Inventory & Fulfillment Change Refresher: New Fees Start March 1

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Ep 75 - Ecommerce Brain Teasers: The Ultimate 50-Pound Boson Game Show

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Ep 74 - From Inventory Management to Ecommerce Leadership: Nick Fiore's Journey to Swiss Gear Success

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Ep 73 - Ecommerce News Recap January 2024: Social Media Hearings, Shopify Email Authentication & Layoffs Galore

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Ep 72 - Hybrid Fulfillment Hacks: Balancing FBA & FBM for Amazon Seller Success

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Ep 71 - Ecommerce Road to Recovery: Bouncing Back from Product & Ad Downtime

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Ep 70 - Ecommerce "Would You Rather" January 2024

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Ep 51 - 2023 Ecommerce Prognostications: Hits, Misses & Surprises

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Ep 69 - Crime Time: December 2023 Ecommerce News Recap

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Ep 68 - Closing Out 2023: Ecommerce Revelations & Grievances from the 50-Pound Boson Team

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Ep 67 - Beyond the Hype: AI in Ecommerce Marketing - Friend or Foe?

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Ep 66 - Navigating Amazon's Ecommerce Chessboard: Fulfillment & Inventory Moves in 2024

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Ep 65 - Crystal Ball Chronicles: Bold Predictions for Ecommerce in 2024

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Ep 64 - Sam Altman Turbulence, Amazon in Social/Search & Record-Breaking BFCM: Unpacking November 2023's Ecommerce Headlines

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Ep 63 - Pillow Pioneers: The Unconventional Marketing Journey of Honeydew Sleep Company

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Ep 62 - Feast of Ecommerce: Thanksgiving Dinner Analogy Fun

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Ep 61 - E-commerce Evolution: Amazon, Meta, and Google Ads Major Announcements

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Ep 60: Ecommerce October 2023 – Pranks, Prime Day, and Policy Prowess

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Ep 59: From Foam to Fortune: The MyCaseBuilder.com Evolution with Steve Holand

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Ep 58: Halloween Horrors: A Spooky Saga of EcommNightmares

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Ep 57 - Holiday Season Kickoff: Unveiling the Prime Big Deal Days Secrets

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Ep 56 - Mastering Q4 Ecommerce Surge

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Ep 55 - Ecommerce Unboxed: August/September Recap and 4th Quarter Forecasts

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Ep 54 - Amazon Accelerate 2023 Recap

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Ep 53 - Q4 Ecommerce Strategies: Amazon Worries and Walmart's Appeal

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Ep 52: A Fiery Recap of Etails Boston's Hottest Takes

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Ep 50 - Back-to-School Ecommerce Routines for Success

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Ep 49 - Roaring Strategies: Conquering Amazon and Walmart with 1P vs. 3P Selling

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Ep 48 - Evaluating Your Agency

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Ep 47 - Ecommerce Updates and Tech News - July 2023

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Ep 46 - Tricera-top Insights:Prime Day 2023

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Ep 45 - Sucker’s Game or Core Tactic? Price Promotion in Ecommerce

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Ep 44 - Amazon True Crime Stories

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Ep 43 - Zuckerberg. Musk. Cage Match. And Other Can't Miss Ecommerce News June 2023

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Ep 42 - Insider Tips for Finding and Hiring a Top Marketing Agency

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Ep 41 - Christmas in June - Your Q4 Prep Checklist

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Ep 40 - The Most Common Mistakes for Amazon Sellers

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Ecommosaurus Ep 39 - May Ecommerce Recap

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Ecommosaurus Ep 38 - How to use the new Amazon Brand Analytics to increase sales

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Ecommosaurus Ep 37 - Unconventional Strategies for Maximizing Amazon Sales

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Ecommosaurus Ep 36 - How to Fend Off Buy Box Challengers on Amazon

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Ecommosaurus Ep 35 - April - May State of Ecom

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Ecommosaurus Ep 34 - Dealing with Amazon Behemoths

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Ecommosaurus Ep 33 - The End of Free Shipping?

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Ecommosaurus Ep 32 - Using Amazon Ads to Counter Attacks on Your Amazon Listings

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Ecommosaurus Ep 31 - The Crystal Ball of Ecommerce: A Look Ahead at Q2 2023

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Ecommosaurus Ep 30 - Breaking Down the Q1 Changes at Amazon: A Seller's Guide to Adaptation

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Ecommosaurus Ep 29 - How Brand Registry Boosts Your Visibility and Revenue

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Ecommosaurus Ep 28 - Dealing with Slow Moving Inventory

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Ecommosaurus Ep 27 - Advertising Seasonal Products

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Ecommosaurus Ep 26 - Managing Seasonal Products on Amazon

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Ecommosaurus Ep 25 - Jumpstarting DTC for Existing Brands

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Ecommosaurus Ep 24 - The Path to Scale Your Ecommerce Business Profitably

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Ecommosaurus Ep 23 - Local Ad Strategies That WORK!

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Ecommosaurus Ep 22 - Google Ads DOJ Antitrust & Digital Advertising Bidding

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Ecommosaurus Ep 21 - The Sexiest Amazon Topic is...Inventory Policy?

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Ecommosaurus Ep 20 - Ecommerce Product Development: Launching a Product in 2023

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Ecommosaurus Ep 19 - Ecommerce Product Development: Part Deux

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Ecommosaurus Ep 18 - Ecommerce Product Development: Step 1

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Ecommosaurus Ep 17 - A Review of 2023 Ecommerce Industry Predictions

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Ecommosaurus Ep 16 - 2023 Ecommerce Bold Predictions

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Ecommosaurus Ep 15 - Profit vs Growth Mode

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Ecommosaurus Ep 14 - ChatGPT & AI Content Review

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Ecommosaurus Ep 13 - Black Friday & Cyber Monday Results

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Ecommosaurus Ep 12 - Ecommerce as a Thanksgiving Meal

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Ecommosaurus Ep 11 - 2022 Ecommerce Holiday Season: What We've Learned So Far

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Ecommosaurus Ep 10 - Houston, Advertising is NOT the problem!

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Ecommosaurus Ep 9 - Q4 Ecommerce Hot Takes

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Ecommosaurus Ep 8 - Ecommerce Channel Profitability

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Ecommosaurus Ep 7 - Ecommerce Store Advertising Pre-Launch Checklist

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Ecommosaurus Ep 6 - Amazon Ads Prelaunch Checklist

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Ecommosaurus Ep 5 - Everything You Wanted to Know About ROAS but Were Too Afraid to Ask

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Ecommosaurus Ep 4 - What Ads are Effective at Driving Sales Q3 2022

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Ecommosaurus Ep 3 - Amazon Horror Stories & What to do About Them!

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Ecommosaurus Ep 2 - Most Common Amazon Seller Questions ANSWERED!

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Ecommosaurus Ep 1 - Q3 2022 Ecommerce Industry Trends