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2 days ago

Kevin King discusses OpenAI's revolutionary product image generation tool, Amazon's fee changes affecting marketplace promotions, the challenges of multi-country selling, and the upcoming BDSS XI and Elevate 360 events in Iceland.
Key Points Discussed:
OpenAI's new image generation tool revolutionizing product photography
Jo Lambadejieva's viral persona-based image generation approach
Andrew Bell's 9 key takeaways for effective AI product images
Amazon's fee restructuring for promotional tools (effective June 2, 2025)
Most Amazon sellers focusing on single-country operations
Benefits of affiliate marketing for external traffic generation
Flora as an all-in-one creative canvas for Amazon sellers
Danny McMillan's technique for enhancing listing back-end attributes
Links Mentioned:
BDSS XI Iceland Livestream Registration
Elevate 360 Livestream Registration
Combined Events Livestream Registration (save $500)
Jo's Viral LinkedIn Post on AI Images
Andrew Bell's 500+ AI Images Analysis
Amazon Marketplace Global Seller Analysis
Envision Horizons Fee Structure Analysis
Affiliate Marketing Guide for Amazon Sellers
Danny McMillan's Catalog Enhancement SOP
Selling from the Beach Podcast with Danny McMillan
Ritu Java's Analysis of Flora Creative Tool
Hot Picks:
How comparison images elevate your product listings
Amazon sellers lose $1.2B per year to mistakes - get your share back
Amazon is making Prime Day 2025 a four-day event
Why does TikTok (may be banned Sat) matter so much to Trump?
Stump Bezos Answer: BDSS XI Iceland represents over $3.5 billion in annual sales
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Monday Mar 24, 2025


Kevin King discusses Izzy Benoliel's free Amazon profit calculator, Amazon's new Interests AI, and how platforms like TikTok and Google are empowering sellers while Amazon restricts.
Key Points Discussed:
Free Amazon profit simulator to accurately calculate break-even points
Amazon's Interests AI and how it transforms product discovery
How TikTok and Google are empowering sellers vs. Amazon's restrictions
Strategies to reduce Amazon placement fees with the 5-Box Rule
Robotics advancements transforming e-commerce logistics
Europe's e-commerce headquarters vs. market power analysis
Links Mentioned:
The Order - Vegas events list
Prosper Underground - Vegas events list
Andrew Bell's LinkedIn post on Amazon AI
Prosper Show - Featured presentation with Kevin King
Levanta's Affiliate Marketing Guide - For Amazon traffic growth
Marketplace Prep's Placement Fees Guide
5 Stages of Entrepreneurship - YouTube video by Alex Hormozi
Izzy Benoliel's ASIN Profitability Simulator - Free Amazon break-even calculator
Billion Dollar Seller Summit
Hot Picks:
The pricing strategy of TEMU sellers
How Facebook Marketplace amassed more shoppers than Amazon
Most Americans have not yet tried Amazon Haul - it's having trouble
US shoppers average spend is $700 per year on TikTok
Temu is poaching Amazon and Walmart employees
Stump Bezos Answer:
The Port of Shanghai processed 5 million containers in January 2025, becoming the first port ever in the world to do so.
 
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How smart sellers win on Amazon

Thursday Mar 20, 2025

Thursday Mar 20, 2025


Kevin King discusses the AI revolution in SEO, changes in marketplace search algorithms, PPC strategies that drove 10x growth, and creating high-converting Amazon infographics.
Key Points Discussed:
AI's impact on search engine optimization and marketplace algorithms
How to adapt to AI crawlers' limitations with structured data
Strategies for marketplace SEO in an AI-driven environment
Case study: Growing from 60 to 600 units/day using Amazon PPC
Social video hack for higher conversions
Creating high-converting Amazon infographics
Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer collaborations
Winning strategies amid the aggregator market crash
Links Mentioned:
Live Profitable PPC Challenge Registration
Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers)
365 Hack Masterlist Download (free for BDSN subscribers)
Prosper Show Parties List
BDSS $20K Ticket Giveaway at Prosper Show
TopDog Star Rating Management Tool
VATAi Compliance Services
Quiet Light's 2025 Amazon FBA Report
Stack Influence Micro-Influencer Case Study
Hot Picks:
Amazon cuts 14,000 managerial positions
Google's semi-secret AI agent advantage
How Walmart built the biggest threat Amazon has faced
Stump Bezos Answer: The UK marketplace grew by 12.7% last year
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Monday Mar 17, 2025

Kevin King explores the AI revolution in product sourcing with Accio, discusses Amazon's shift toward voice-powered Alexa+ shopping experiences, reviews exit multiples for Amazon sellers, and shares PPC strategies and content marketing tips.
Key Points Discussed:
How Accio's AI-powered sourcing agent is revolutionizing product sourcing for e-commerce businesses
Amazon's shift toward a voice-powered shopping experience with Alexa Plus integration
The importance of attribute-rich product data and conversational language for voice search
Current exit multiples for Amazon e-commerce companies showing partial recovery to 2.5x EBITDA
Why Amazon sellers should test one-shot videos for engaging product marketing
Content marketing strategies focused on high-value relationship building
China's resistance to Walmart's tariff-related discount requests
The rise of miniature figurine content in product marketing
Links Mentioned:
Profitable PPC Challenge Virtual Standing Room Only Ticket
Accio AI Sourcing Platform
Amazon Alexa Forces Brands to Rethink Marketing Strategy
Helium 10 Chrome Extension with Image Search
E-commerce Exit Multiples Report
Main Hero Image 101 Guide
Example One-Shot Video
Miniature Figurine Content Guide
Hot Picks:
Amazon Haul struggling to attract customers
China worried about Trump's tariffs on Mexico
Amazon shifts to lower costs over fast shipping
TikTok ad revenue could top $32 billion this year
Stump Bezos Answer: Amazon makes $38K net income per employee, compared to Nvidia's $2M and Apple's $572K.
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Thursday Mar 13, 2025

Kevin King discusses how agentic AI is transforming e-commerce, strategies for profitable Amazon PPC campaigns, maximizing listings with multi-sensory marketing, and leveraging influencer marketing for brand growth.
Key Points Discussed:
The revolution of agentic AI in Amazon and e-commerce selling
How AI is evolving from SaaS to "Intelligence-as-a-Service"
OpenAI's new Responses API and its implications for sellers
Strategies for profitable Amazon PPC campaigns
How to leverage multi-sensory marketing on Amazon listings
Buy with Prime advantages that won't harm your Amazon buy box
The rise of influencer marketing among major brands like Unilever
Links Mentioned:
Prosper Show
Profitable PPC Challenge Registration
Stack Influence Platform (10% off with code: BillionDollarSellers)
Stack Influence Case Study
Buy with Prime
The Amazon Refund King That Got Away (YouTube)
Trump says U.S. in talks with 4 groups over TikTok sale
New frontier intelligence with Amazon Nova foundation AI models
Google Business Profile now has QR code linking to review page
Amazon introduces 6 new visual search tools for customers
Hot Picks:
Trump says U.S. in talks with 4 groups over TikTok sale
New frontier intelligence with Amazon Nova foundation AI models
Google Business Profile now has QR code linking to review page
Amazon introduces 6 new visual search tools for customers
Stump Bezos Answer:
64.8% of Amazon sellers raised prices in 2024 due to the rise in FBA fees.
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Monday Mar 10, 2025

Kevin King discusses options for liquidating dead Amazon inventory, the 5 P's of Amazon selling, benefits of live unloads for FBA receiving, and how to use Reddit data for effective product research.
Key Points Discussed:
The 5 P's of Amazon selling: Product, Price, Promotion, Place, and People
Four services for liquidating dead product stock
How to use GummySearch for Reddit-based product research
Cutting FBA receiving times by up to 83% with live unloads
Indonesia becoming a hot destination for product sourcing
Converting TikTok traffic into Amazon sales with Spliced.io
Sea freight rates trending down from pandemic highs
Links Referenced in Show:
Register for Prosper Before Prosper Webinar
Sophie Society Amazon PPC Partnership
AI for E-commerce Workshop Replay
Spliced.io
Stellar Service Ohio
UTD Supply
International Liquidation
Back Track
Indotrading
Additional Resources:
GummySearch
Zignify Global Product Sourcing
Helium 10 Elite
Your AI Content Strategy is COMPLETELY Wrong
Hot Picks:
Amazon expanding Shein and Temu competitor Haul internationally
Amazon anti-trust case turns on who really are its online rivals?
TikTok sunsets its Creator Marketplace, replaces with TikTok One
Chinese sellers use fake USPS labels to boost their profits
Stump Bezos Answer: Almost 2/3 of searches on Google end up with NO click
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Thursday Mar 06, 2025

Kevin King discusses AI's transformation of SEO, storytelling's impact on perceived value, Rufus's new visual capabilities, evolving Amazon main images, and changes to Amazon's user access policies.
Key Points Discussed:
AI tools and techniques for e-commerce success in 2025
How storytelling significantly increases product perceived value and pricing
Amazon Rufus's advanced vision-language model capabilities
Evolution of Amazon main image optimization strategies
Changes to Amazon's secondary user access policies
Micro-influencer collaborations for product launches
Links Mentioned:
Live AI Workshop 2025 Replay
BDSN Iceland April 4-9
Andrew Bell's Rufus Vision Analysis
John Aspinall
Elizabeth Greene's LinkedIn Post
Prem Gupta's LinkedIn Post
Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers)
Stack Influence Micro-Influencer Case Study
Hot Picks:
TikTok Shop has opened to sellers in Germany, France & Italy
Do reviews still matter?
How Amazon manages its $100 billion river of returns
Stump Bezos Answer: 5 trillion searches were conducted on Google in 2024
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Monday Mar 03, 2025

Kevin King discusses why Amazon product images are crucial for conversions, the importance of visual search, adapting to voice search with Alexa+, tariff increases affecting sellers, and creating high-converting product videos.
Key Points Discussed:
Why quality product images are essential for Amazon conversions
How to optimize for visual search and image recognition tools
Alexa+ changing the landscape for voice search and product discovery
How to create videos from Amazon product URLs
U.S. tariff increases on imports from China, Mexico, Canada, and potentially the EU
AI Agent Optimization as the new frontier for Amazon sellers
Links Mentioned:
Live Profitable PPC Challenge Registration
TikTok Shop Masterclass Registration
8-Figure Amazon Success Workshop Registration
AI-Powered "Automation Engine" Webinar
Hot Picks:
Amazon just made a big change to listings using AI
Amazon tests sending buyers directly to off-platform websites
Search Query Performance API finally debuts
Amazon developing its own LTL trucking service
Stump Bezos Answer: 41% of new Walmart sellers in 2024 were from China
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Thursday Feb 27, 2025

Kevin King delivers an information-packed episode covering multiple high-impact topics for Amazon and e-commerce sellers. He shares insights from Rob Oliver, an ex-Amazon seller who built a $30M brand before pivoting to TikTok Shop, where he now runs five brands on track to exceed $100M in revenue. Kevin celebrates the success of Market Masters 2, highlighting how participant Palak grew her business from $1.5M to $5M in just five months after implementing strategies learned at the first event. He warns sellers about a critical patent mistake that could cost millions, explaining how the Paris Convention gives only one year from US filing to secure international protection. Kevin also covers Amazon's recent reimbursement policy changes devastating third-party service providers, introduces Stack Influence's micro-influencer platform for scaling Amazon product launches, and welcomes Melisa Vong to the Billion Dollar Dream 100 for her achievements in building and exiting multiple successful brands.
Key Points Discussed:
Rob Oliver's transformation from Amazon seller to TikTok Shop entrepreneur
The creator-driven sales model revolutionizing e-commerce on TikTok
Market Masters 2 success stories, including a seller who grew from $1.5M to $5M in 5 months
Patent protection strategies to prevent international knockoffs
Amazon's reimbursement policy changes affecting third-party service providers
Stack Influence platform for scaling product launches with micro-influencers
Links Mentioned:
Profitable PPC Challenge Registration
Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers)
AI Workshop Registration
Hot Picks:
Amazon Buy with Prime: Is it worth it?
The way Amazon brand attribution royalties really work
How Shopify went from being a sleepy startup to an internet giant
Billion Dollar Dream 100 Inductee:
Melisa Vong: From BMW dealership employee to Amazon master with three successful exits and over $20M in sales. Her first brand, Namskara, went from $30K in first month to crossing $1M within a year.
Stump Bezos Answer: 69% of customers admit to "wardrobing" (buying an item to wear to one event and returning it afterwards)
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Monday Feb 24, 2025

Summary: Kevin King discusses AI's impact on search engine optimization, marketplace algorithms, key strategies for PPC growth, and creating high-converting Amazon listings. This special episode features highlights from recent shows due to Kevin wrapping up BDSS Market Masters in Austin.
Key Points Discussed:
AI's growing influence on search engines like ChatGPT and Google Gemini
Case study: Viv's 400% traffic increase through AI-optimized content
Optimizing Amazon listings for intent-based search
Strategies for backend field optimization in Amazon listings
VAT service solutions for EU sellers
AI tools for compliance checking and listing optimization
PPC optimization strategies
Creating high-converting Amazon infographics
Importance of Google Knowledge Panels for brands
Links Mentioned:
Live Profitable PPC Challenge Registration
Complete PDF Guide for AI Backend Optimization
AI Image Generation Tools Comparison Report
Title Calculator Spreadsheet
RUFUS Scorecard Tool
ChatGPT Prompts Collection
AMZ Listing Compliance Guide
Hot Picks:
Amazon's AI Alexa revamp to be revealed February 26
E.U. to make e-commerce platforms liable for unsafe goods
Chat GPT for Amazon sellers: 5 high-impact use cases
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