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An eCommerce podcast for store owners, hosted by 7-figure store owners Mike Jackness and Dave Bryant. We cover everything in eCommerce from Shopify, to Amazon FBA. From email marketing, to Facebook Ads. Never before has there been a podcast with store owners who are so candid. Subscribe to the EcomCrew podcast today!
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E486: How Ecommerce Sellers Can Visit China Post-COVID
Whether you’re only just starting out or are running an established ecommerce brand, there’s a good chance that your business is tied to China one way or another. I myself visit Hong Kong and China to attend trade shows, speak at seller conferences, and get some facetime with my factories every year—at least before the …
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Jan 23, 2023
E485: The Winners of EcomCrew’s 2022 Software Poll
It’s that time of the year again! In this episode, Dave and I will be revealing the winners (a couple of which you might not have expected) of last year’s survey to find out the Best Amazon Seller Software across five categories: Product and Keyword Research PPC Management Reimbursement Services Repricing Tool Product Launches …
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Jan 16, 2023
E484: The Biggest Struggles of Entrepreneurship with Don Henig of AccrueMe
Entrepreneurship is a challenging endeavor. Getting your business off the ground, growing your company, and building relationships takes a lot of time and effort—not to mention the plethora of uncertainties you will face along the way. In this episode, Don Henig joins me in dissecting the biggest struggles of entrepreneurs based on our own personal …
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Jan 9, 2023
E483: All About Marketing with Rytis Lauris of OmniSend – from Push Notifications to Email Marketing
Marketing is part and parcel of running an ecommerce business, but the industry is constantly changing and sellers who are constantly looking out for the most effective marketing methods are often the ones who are ahead of the curve. Joining me for this episode is Rytis Lauris, Co-Founder and CEO of Omnisend, which is a …
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Jan 2, 2023
E482: November 2022 Brand Report – The Problems With Having Too Much Inventory
Happy New Year! We've been a little bit late with publishing this episode due to the holidays but we're back with the weekly releases. Today, we're back with our monthly report for the month of November – we’re going to stop with the monthly report blog posts but we do plan on keeping this …
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Dec 5, 2022
E481: What’s the Best Amazon Seller Software in 2022?
2022 has been a year of changes and innovations in the software space, and EcomCrew is once again polling sellers to find out the Best Amazon Seller Software across five categories: Keyword and Product Research PPC Management Reimbursement Services Repricing Tools Product Launches By simply telling us what you think and completing the survey, …
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Nov 28, 2022
E480: The 4-Step Plan to Retire in 10 Years
About 18 months ago, Jodie Cook sold her business and wrote a book about the ten-year journey that led her there. She has determined the four main steps that help entrepreneurs achieve financial freedom without sacrificing personal time. Timestamps: Jodie’s e-commerce background – 2:40 The framework of The Ten Year Career – 4:39 How ego …
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Nov 24, 2022
E479: 5 Valuable Lessons From 8-Figure Seller Talor Zamir
Starting an Amazon business today is a completely different ball game compared to starting to sell in 2015. These days, you'll need more than just good-looking listings and great copy to hit that highly 7 or 8-figure revenue milestone. I've invited fellow MDS member and 8-figure seller Talor Zamir to tell us exactly how …
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Nov 21, 2022
E478: How to Deal with Amazon’s Storage Limits (October 2022 Brand Update)
October was a busy month for both me and Dave as we work on preparing for Black Friday and making more improvements on all our brands. On top of that, we’re also getting ready for 2023, so it’s no surprise that we’ve run into some challenges along the way. In particular, we’ve been dealing with …
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Nov 17, 2022
E477: Enhancing the Customer Experience through Augmented Reality
Mike talks to the co-founder of Avataar, Gaurav Baid, about the future of ecommerce through the lens of Augmented Reality and how you can enhance the customer experience through AR. Gaurav is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Avataar, a company that aims to bridge the gap between retailers and their customers to create …
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Nov 14, 2022
E476: Preparing Your Business for Black Friday
The biggest online sales event of the year is coming, and we’re here to help you prepare your brand to make the most out of it. I’m joined by Will Haire of Bellavix to talk about the most important aspects of your business you should be looking at. Here are the episode’s highlights: Will’s e-commerce …
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Nov 7, 2022
E475: Restructuring an Ecommerce Company to Focus On What You Enjoy the Most [Under the Hood Part 2 with Jamie Graham]
Jamie Graham is a Premium member that I was able to meet in an MDS event back in 2018. He and his wife Kayleigh own a beauty brand that’s grown up to 6 million pounds in revenue, with a profit margin of 10%. In this episode, the majority of the discussion was focused on …
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Oct 31, 2022
E474: September 2022 Brand Report—Using AI to Improve Content
We’ve had a lot of challenges in September, particularly those related to importing and developing products. This is not unusual for e-commerce sellers dealing with suppliers on the other side of the world. However, despite these challenges, we’ve had a lot of wins in terms of content in many of our brands. We’ve recently …
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Oct 24, 2022
E473: The 6-Star Experience Formula to Get Great Reviews
Our guest, Tomer Rabinovich, is a magician-turned-entrepreneur. Without any formal training in sales, he was able to launch and scale multiple e-commerce brands. But aside from running his own business, Tomer is passionate about helping other sellers through mastermind classes and his live lectures. This time, he’s gone a step further and wrote a …
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Oct 18, 2022
E472: The Importance of a Mastermind and A Mini Life Update
Today’s episode is a short one—I wanted to give a short life update on what’s been going on during the past few weeks. I’ve been a little absent for work in the past few weeks to attend a wedding, go on an anniversary cruise with my wife, and also to speak at the Sell …
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Oct 10, 2022
E471: Breaking Down eCommerceFuel’s 2022 eCommerce Trends Report
eCommerceFuel’s eCommerce Trends Report is an annual survey of 7-8 figure store owners that provides a unique and detailed look into which trends are shaping the ecommerce landscape year over year. Joining me for this episode is none other than eCommerceFuel founder Andrew Youderian. We’ll be breaking down the four biggest takeaways from the 2022 …
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Oct 3, 2022
E470: The Brutal Truth About Success In Business with Steve Chou
Hey, it’s Mike and Steve here coming at you with a podcast before we go on stage at the Sell + Scale Summit. In this episode, we give you a sneak peek into our topic of discussion at the event—brutal truths about success in business. We chose this topic not only to deviate from the …
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Sep 26, 2022
E469: August 2022 Brand Report — Why It’s One of Our Best Months Ever
It’s Dave here, and I’m excited to jump on this quick solo podcast to talk about our biggest wins and fails in this August 2022 Brand Report. For those who are new to the podcast, our Brand Report is a monthly Blog and Podcast update where we give you a sneak peek into our …
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Sep 19, 2022
E468: The Perks and Challenges of Running Multiple Ecommerce Brands
As I’ve mentioned dozens of times in this podcast, I was into poker and affiliate marketing before ultimately starting my first ecommerce brand. While some people may find this to be a strange transition, there’s actually quite a few of us who went the same route. Joining me for this episode is Cole …
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Sep 12, 2022
E467: Jungle Scout’s 2022 State of the Amazon Seller Report with Jake Zaristian
The State of the Amazon Seller is an awesome annual report by Jungle Scout that gives valuable insights about Amazon sellers every year. In this episode, Jungle Scout’s very own Jake Zaristian joins me in breaking down the most interesting data points and tidbits from the 2022 edition of this report. We go over topics …
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Sep 5, 2022
E466: Society Brands’ “Founder to President” Approach in Aggregating Ecommerce Businesses
Being the sentimental guy that I am, I’ve always found it a little disheartening how swift it is for entrepreneurs to sell and turn over their businesses to aggregators. However, Society Brands strategy is more of a collaborative effort than a one-and-done business transaction. It’s a concept I can definitely get behind. Unlike many …
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Aug 29, 2022
E465: Back to Basics – Increasing Profitability Q&A
After recording this episode, Ben's back to ask about the various strategies that I've been incorporating into our brands to revive our profit margins. In this new episode, Ben will be asking me a bunch of questions on how I've managed to increase profitability back to 15% from almost losing money in the beginning of the …
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Aug 22, 2022
E464: Optimize Your Brand Visibility with Amazon Live
Earlier this year, we got fellow podcaster Carlos Alvarez to share his personal and ecommerce journey with us – you can listen to that episode here. Now, he’s back on the podcast to talk about a topic I wish we could’ve unpacked sooner: Amazon Live! Launched in 2019, this feature isn’t totally new but not …
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Aug 15, 2022
E463: Our Longest Tenured Employee is Leaving – July Brand Report 2022
July was an interesting month. For me, my top line number went down, but my bottom line number went up – thanks to reduced PPC costs, raised product prices, and AGL. Dave, on the other hand, rants about the ridiculous sales tax being imposed on businesses based in British Columbia. We also discuss our takes …
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Aug 8, 2022
E462: Understanding the Enormous FBA Aggregator Space with Richard Jalichandra
If you’re well versed in the wider ecommerce landscape, you’d know that the FBA aggregator or acquisition industry have become a lucrative business in recent years. RJ is the founder of 101 Commerce, which is considered the first FBA aggregator with institutional backing. Before names like Thrasio went big, there was 101 Commerce. RJ's been …
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Aug 1, 2022
E461: Reaching The Five-Year Mark (Annual Brand Update by Dave Bryant)
I did the first one of these annual brand updates on July 17, 2017. It’s kind of surreal how fast time flies. I’ve always enjoyed these because it makes me take an objective look at my brand. We have an article about this subject on the blog. If you’d like to go through the …
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Jul 25, 2022
E460: June Brand Report 2022 – Improving Margins During An Economic Downturn
As we’ve mentioned in our previous episodes, Dave and I spent a good chunk of June in the Philippines spending time with our employees there. We also made good headway on the content website we are launching this month–yes, this month! After several setbacks, I can finally see the light at the end of the …
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Jul 18, 2022
E459: Bouncing Back From Failure and Redefining Success with Jonathan Jesper
Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, I am very much aware of how unstable and unpredictable life in the business can be. The journey is never linear. Fellow Vegasite Jonathan Jesper, who has never had a job, has been an entrepreneur his whole life – he’s no stranger to failure. He lived in a van …
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Jul 11, 2022
E458: Analyzing Our 2022 Amazon Consumer Behavior Survey
Over the past few months, we’ve been working on a survey to pick the brain of today’s Amazon consumer a little bit – to better understand their purchasing habits. What pushes a consumer to check out an item? Which matters more: star rating or number of reviews? With the findings, we hope sellers can leverage …
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Jul 7, 2022
E457: Looking Into JungleScout’s Amazon Advertising Report with Jake Corkin
Personally, I’ve been using Jungle Scout for several years and I’ve found it to be a great tool for any ecommerce business. We’re also grateful to have worked with them as affiliates for a while now. We’ve even had their CEO on the podcast. For this episode, we have their Director of Product, Jake Corkin. …
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Jul 4, 2022
E456: Back to Basics – Costs and Profitability Q&A
After recording this episode, I thought it would be nice to have Ben be in front of the camera more often and be a regular on the podcast. In this new Q&A series, Ben will be asking me a bunch of questions on how to run a successful ecommerce business and I will do …
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Jun 27, 2022
E455: How Seasonality Affects Revenue – May Brand Report 2022
Aside from our recent trip to the Philippines (which you can know more about here and here), May was quite an eventful month. Revenue-wise, there was a slight increase from April by almost $70,000. If we’re talking about individual brand progress, there was a fair share of wins and losses. IceWraps saw a big gain, …
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Jun 20, 2022
E454: What We Learned from Visiting Our Team in the Philippines
It finally happened–we made it to Cebu! Dave and I aligned our travel dates so that we’d have a few days to spend with the EcomCrew team while we were there. It’s been three years since I last saw some of them (most I haven’t met in person at all), and it was Dave’s first …
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Jun 13, 2022
E453: Looking Back on Mike’s Trip to the Philippines with EcomCrew
I’m in Cebu for a couple of weeks! Over this short but fun period, I saw old friends again after the pandemic and got to meet new ones whom I've only ever spoken to on Zoom. I had a genuinely fun time being back to the Philippines after several years. Joining me for this episode …
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Jun 6, 2022
E452: Running an Ecommerce Agency in Ukraine Amid The Invasion
What’s happening in Ukraine is heartbreaking. Who would’ve thought that an invasion could happen even in the 21st century? I figured the least we can do is provide a platform to shed some light on the situation there from a local’s perspective, which is why we have Paul Okhrem on the podcast. Paul is the …
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May 30, 2022
E451: It’s Crunch Time For Our New Brand – April Brand Report 2022
It’s time for another Brand Report! Compared to March, there’s a slight decline in last month’s revenue numbers. But that’s not to say April was all bad. April was a hectic month for me. After over six months of working with several developers, we finally got to launch Tactical.com’s new look, which I am very …
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May 23, 2022
E450: Creating The Ultimate Campaign with Google Performance Max
Will Performance Max replace all singular campaigns? Mike chats with Brett Curry of OMG Commerce about Google’s latest campaign type feature. There’s no debate on how efficient and incredibly convenient Performance Max is. It’s a unified campaign for multiple channels rolled into one. However, there is a common misconception that it replaces your existing …
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May 16, 2022
E449: The Intricacies of DSP Advertising with Martin Zerrudo
A relatively new system, Amazon’s demand-side platform (DSP) analyzes consumer data and finds the right customers to target ads with. Unlike Facebook or Google ads, DSP gives you access to a wider network of third-party sites and reach people both on and off Amazon, albeit a pricier option. A fair warning: doing ads with DSP …
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May 12, 2022
E448: How Much Money Do The Top Third-Party Amazon Sellers Earn Per Year?
At the start of the year, we began working behind the scenes on producing regular reports on top third-party sellers on Amazon. Since Amazon doesn’t release reports on third-party sellers, we had to develop a way to harness this data ourselves. After months of research, we’ve managed to come up with a methodology that produces …
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May 9, 2022
E447: Unpacking The Concept of Subscription Boxes with Chris George and Paul Chambers
From food items to lifestyle products, subscription boxes have become quite the trend in ecommerce the past few years. Chris George and Paul Chambers got their start in ecommerce with Gentleman’s Box, a subscription service for men’s lifestyle products that they started in 2014. In 2017, they co-founded Subscription Trade Association or SUBTA, with …
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May 2, 2022
E446: The Importance of Innovation in Ecommerce with Spencer Jan
After hearing him speak at eCommerceFuel Live last March, I invited Spencer Jan to be on the podcast to expound on a particular point in his presentation that struck me the most: innovation. Spencer is the co-founder of Solo Stove, a company he started way back in 2010 in a garage. After exiting the business, …
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Apr 18, 2022
E445: Everything You Need to Scale Your FBA Business [Under the Hood]
Over two decades of working as a dental hygienist, Lisa Guenst noticed how a lot of patients she encountered hated using string floss. However, part of her profession is advocating for oral health, so as an alternative to help prevent gum disease, she always suggested using a water flosser instead. While she did see significant …
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Apr 11, 2022
E444: The Best Month of 2022 So Far – March Brand Report 2022
Welcome to the podcast edition of Brand Report! In this series, we share with you our revenue across all our brands every month, so you can see what we did wrong and what we did right. In February, we raked in a total of $621,816, compared to March's revenue numbers, where we broke past the …
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Mar 28, 2022
E442: Defying Life’s Odds and Persevering with Carlos Alvarez
This week on the podcast, we have the founder and CMO of Wizards of Ecom, Carlos Alvarez. If there’s one thing Carlos and I have in common, it’s that we defied a statistic. As school dropouts, we’re not expected to succeed in life. But with grit and hard work, here we are. Carlos …
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Mar 22, 2022
E441: A Deeper Look – February Brand Report 2022
Welcome to the podcast edition of our February Brand Report! Each month, we’ll break down our monthly revenue so you can see what’s working and what’s not. February’s revenue was $621,816, which is roughly equal to that of January, and we dive into what exactly affected our revenue: what we worked on, our wins, and …
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Mar 17, 2022
E440: Our First (and Only) Episode on Cryptocurrency
Our topic for today is not totally in line with ecommerce, but a bunch of you guys requested it so here we are: Ecomcrew’s one and only episode on cryptocurrency. The subject is especially interesting since Dave and I aren’t exactly on the same team when it comes to this one, even though we both …
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Mar 14, 2022
E439: An Outlook on the Future of Advertising
Consumers are becoming more wary and on edge about online security and keeping their data safe. Developers address this concern by doubling down on data privacy and limiting ads, albeit, at the expense of businesses’ efforts to reach potential customers. In this episode, I talk to Eric Hochberger, who runs the ad management company …
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Mar 7, 2022
E438: Trekking Through Product Development with Hasan Hasmani
The inspiration for a business can strike at any time. For Hasan Hasmani, CEO of Underdog Games, the big idea came to him during a meeting with a client. After several years of selling other people’s board games, that fateful conversation would eventually lead him to running a company and developing his own. For …
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Mar 3, 2022
E437: Making Sure Your Price is Right with Drew Marconi
Pricing is a tricky aspect to navigate when running a business. Set it too high, you’ll turn away potential customers. Set it too low and you’ll run the risk of struggling to keep your business afloat. So, how do you balance the scales in a mutually beneficial way? This week on the show, Drew …
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Feb 28, 2022
E436: Different Ways to Secure Funding For Your Ecommerce Business
Contrary to the expression “Money is no obstacle,” for many start-up entrepreneurs, it’s actually the biggest hump to overcome when getting started. So many great ideas and brands fail to come to fruition mainly because of one factor: funding, or lack thereof. In this episode, we have Asher Ismail of Uncapped to share …
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Feb 21, 2022
E435: How Editorial Recommendations Affect Lead Conversion
In a massive ecommerce platform like Amazon where there are literally thousands of results for every product search, getting your business clicked on (and added to cart) is a challenge. For this episode, I am joined by Seller Rocket’s Eric Suddarth to talk about how editorial recommendations work on Amazon and how you can …
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Feb 17, 2022
E434: Using Post Cards to Touch Base with Customers in a Touchless World
Mike catches up with PostPilot’s Drew Sanocki to talk about spotting opportunities in business, the bullishness of SaaS, and the efficacy of real mail in today’s environment. Ever since I attended eCommerceFuel Live five or six years ago, I’ve always admired Drew Sanocki for his knowledge and experience in the business. Drew is the founder …
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Feb 14, 2022
E433: Unraveling Our New Business Together
With our businesses fortunately well and stable, we thought it was high time we worked on a new project – this time, as business partners! Dave and I have always talked about working on a business together, but we never really came up with anything concrete. That is until we stumbled upon this hidden gem …
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Feb 7, 2022
Mike and Dave's Business Review 2021
As the pandemic continues to drag on, running a successful ecommerce business is not without its challenges. 2021 may not have been the COVID-free year Dave and I wanted for our businesses, but that’s not to say it was all bad. It wasn’t an easy year, but looking back, there were plenty of reasons to …
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Jan 31, 2022
E431: Struggles of Running an E-Commerce Business Amid A Pandemic
Juggling a nine-to-five job and an e-commerce start-up is no easy feat and is certainly an exhausting set-up to maintain. So when Wall Charmers’ numbers hit an all-time high in April 2021, Viktor and his business partner Lance took a leap of faith, resigned from their main jobs and decided to run their e-commerce baby …
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Jan 27, 2022
E430: Dirty Tricks Amazon Aggregators Might Try When Buying Your Business
For many entrepreneurs, selling a business can be an even bigger achievement than starting one. While some luck out with finding honest-to-goodness buyers of their business, others get caught up in less favorable situations. Bill D’Alessandro, founder and CEO of Elements Brands, is no amateur when it comes to selling businesses with 10 years …
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Jan 24, 2022
E429: An Interview with Pierre Poignant, Lazada Co-Founder
Born out of the digital revolution, Lazada is one of the largest ecommerce platforms in Southeast Asia. In this episode, I sit down with Lazada Co-Founder and former CEO, Pierre Poignant, to talk about how he saw a massive opportunity for digital retail in Southeast Asia, how Lazada operates smoothly across international borders, and …
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Dec 13, 2021
E426: Applying the 4-Burner Theory for Ecommerce Sellers with Greg Howlett
Being an ecommerce entrepreneur means wearing many hats and oftentimes being so busy that you tend to lose track of other meaningful things in life. Today, Greg Howlett and I will be talking about the 4-burner theory and how we are applying it to balance our priorities in business and in life. This theory helped …
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Dec 9, 2021
E425: The 5 Best Amazon Seller Software in 2021
Amazon sellers use various software as tools to help grow their businesses and make processes smoother. If you’ve ever wondered which ones are used by most sellers, you’re not alone. To settle this matter, we’ve decided to bring back last year's survey that will give us a list of the most popular Amazon seller software. …
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Dec 6, 2021
E424: How to Sell Your Brand for 8 Figures with Josh Dittrich
We’ve done a whole series with ecommerce and Amazon FBA aggregators throughout the year, so I thought it would be a good idea to hear from someone who’s been on the other side of the transaction. Josh Dittrich is an entrepreneur, exit advisor, and the founder of Branded Seller, a company that helps small-scale businesses …
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Nov 29, 2021
E423: What Amazon Aggregators Really Look For [Fortunet Buyers Survey]
Fortunet, an ecommerce investment and banking firm, just came out with a very insightful report surveying 42 ecommerce aggregators. The report sheds light on what aggregators really look for in businesses and which things have the most impact on buying multiples. Joining me today is none other than Fortunet’s Co-Founder and Partner, Yael Cabilly. We’ll …
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Nov 25, 2021
E422: Giving New Life to Your Old Youtube Videos
There are a lot of marketing channels outside of the marketplace that you can take advantage of. One of the most popular ones? YouTube. Today, we’ll be talking about how you can optimize your YouTube channel to boost your brand’s visibility and keep that flywheel going, and we’ll use actual before-and-after data from our own …
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Nov 22, 2021
E421: 5 Things That Make Your Brand Attractive To Rollups
This episode is an addition to our mini series with different ecommerce aggregators who are always on the lookout for potential brands to acquire. Andrew and Alaina are the CEO and Head of Brand Marketing of Suma Brands, respectively. Their company focuses on buying and growing Amazon FBA and direct-to-consumer businesses. Today, I get to …
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Nov 15, 2021
E420: Rebates and Coupons are Dead. Now What?
You really can’t predict what Amazon will do next these days. One minute I make a prediction that they won’t ban rebates because it makes them money, the next minute they’re bringing the hammer down on RebateKey. In this episode, Dave and I will break down Amazon’s latest policy drop regarding off-Amazon rebates and coupons, …
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Nov 11, 2021
E419: Finding Growth Opportunities for an Ecommerce Business [Under The Hood with Michael Simpson]
Growing an ecommerce business can be daunting, especially when you’re looking at a number of angles to grow, but you have limited physical and financial capacities. In this edition of our Under The Hood series, Michael Simpson from DiscountCatholicProducts picks my brain about how he can grow his thriving ecommerce business despite the limited bandwidth. …
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Nov 9, 2021
E418: The Future of Amazon and Ecommerce
Greetings from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden! On this rare occasion that Dave, Steve Chou, and myself got together, we decided to sit down and talk about all the things that have been going on in the world of Amazon and what it means to be an ecommerce seller today. In this episode, we …
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Oct 28, 2021
E417: From Small Mother-And-Son Business To Go-To Keto Brand [Under The Hood With John Terry]
Today, I’m excited to be doing another Under The Hood episode, which, for new listeners, is an hour-long coaching call with a fellow ecommerce business owner that we turn into a full-fledged podcast episode to help other sellers that might have the same questions and pain points. My guest is John Terry, who is one …
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Oct 25, 2021
E416: Debunking Myths About Selling in the EU
Many sellers think that selling or expanding into the EU is a nightmare, what with the language barriers and different compliance requirements. I myself have done it in the past and found it quite difficult. That being said, my guest today, Melanie Shabangu, will help me debunk common myths all of us might believe about …
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Oct 18, 2021
E415: The Strategies FBA Rollups Are Using in Their Amazon Listings with John Li
PickFu is a customer insights platform that acts as a digital focus group for ecommerce sellers who want to run tests, say A/B testing a product image, and get customer feedback on product listings. My guest for this episode is John Li, who is a Co-Founder of PickFu and knows the ins and outs of …
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Oct 14, 2021
E414: Can You Sell Your Business Without Leaving It?
As more ecommerce aggregators are joining the fray, we’re continuing our mini-series on rollup companies to peel back the curtain and really give you an idea how acquisition companies operate, so that you feel confident striking a deal with one of them in the future without leaving money on the table. Today’s guest is …
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Oct 11, 2021
E413: Why You Should Do The 75 Hard Challenge
One of the best things I did over the summer is something called 75 Hard. It is a transformative mental toughness program designed to help you take control of your life and just be a better version of yourself after completing it. Today, I’ll be talking about how I discovered 75 Hard and why I …
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Oct 4, 2021
E412: Keeping Your Business Afloat in this Shipping Crisis
Ivan of SellerPlex talks about the specifics of the current supply chain mess and how sellers can minimize its negative impacts on their businesses. As if we don’t say it enough already, a strained supply chain is the ecommerce story of 2021. Between the pandemic, ships stuck in shipping lanes, and a global container shortage, …
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Sep 27, 2021
E411: Why FBA Businesses are Hot Right Now with Philipp Triebel of SellerX
Mike and SellerX Co-Founder Philipp talk about what makes FBA businesses so attractive to investors, what aggregators look for, and the endgame for FBA rollups. Today, we’ll be talking to Philipp Triebel, who is the Co-Founder of SellerX, one of the big names in the rapidly growing ecommerce aggregator ecosystem, with over 30 closed …
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Sep 23, 2021
E410: Tackling Supply Chain Issues with Bill D’Alessandro
Mike talks to Bill D'Alessandro about the oncoming supply chain issues as Christmas season starts to roll around. It’s still September, but if you’re in ecommerce, the holidays are right around the corner. With all that said, a lot of us are concerned about how to deal with Q4 as we’re still wrestling with this …
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Sep 20, 2021
E409: Solving Your Marketing Maladies with Marketing by Emma
Marketing is part and parcel of doing ecommerce, and it’s becoming more and more difficult to make your products stand out from the competition as the marketplace becomes more saturated. For this episode, we’ll be talking about some pain points shared by many ecommerce sellers on the marketing front and provide some actionable tips to …
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Sep 13, 2021
E408: Succeeding as a Grandma of Ecommerce [Under the Hood with Cherie Drennan]
Doing ecommerce as a parent and as a grandparent can be challenging, but our guest today has done just that. For this Under the Hood episode, I’ll be talking to Cherie Drennan, who we consider in our community as one of the Grandmas of Ecommerce and just a delight to sit down and have a …
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Sep 9, 2021
E407: The Year of Uncontrollable Circumstances in Ecommerce
Ecommerce sellers have dealt with one uncontrollable circumstance after another over the past several years. Today, Dave and I will catch up and talk about our businesses, and how 2021 has been for us so far. In my opinion, it’s been the hardest year in ecommerce since I started 8 years ago, and that’s because …
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Sep 6, 2021
E406: How Aggregators Acquire Ecommerce Brands with Jake Wolpert of Acquco
Ecommerce aggregators have been all the rage this past year. We decided to kick off a podcast series with some of the biggest names in the aggregator space to help sellers understand the acquisition process and get that graceful exit. Today’s guest is Jake Wolpert. He’s the Head of Sales at Acquco, a relatively young …
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Aug 30, 2021
E405: Attacking Your Niche the Right Way [Under The Hood]
In ecommerce, there are a few things better than finding a good opportunity in a profitable niche. Today, we’re doing an Under the Hood session with George Mulford, who’s seeing a lot of potential and a sizable market in the gaming niche, and wants to take his brand into Amazon. George is currently at a …
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Aug 23, 2021
E404: Holiday Predictions and Consumer Trends Going Into Q4 2021
Things go by really fast in ecommerce, and as early as now, you should already be thinking about your plan of attack come Q4, what with all the issues online sellers have faced this past year. My guest today is Austin Henggeler. He is the Director of Sales and Account Management at Tophatter, a …
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Aug 16, 2021
E403: The Top 5 Success Factors For Selling On Amazon
We’ve made the jump to video podcasts! You can now not only listen, but watch full episodes on the EcomCrew Podcast YouTube channel. That’s not the only thing that’s fresh this week, though, as we also just launched our new standalone course, From 0 to 100 – Amazon for Absolute Beginners! By public demand, we …
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Aug 12, 2021
E402: 7 Takeaways From 7 Figure Seller Summit With Gary Huang
The past year has been nothing less than a perfect storm for ecommerce—between tariff impositions, inventory issues, and of course, the pandemic, it felt like the walls were closing in on ecommerce entrepreneurs. My guest for today is the host and creator of 7 Figure Seller Summit, Gary Huang. He’s talked to a lot …
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Aug 9, 2021
E401: Why Pacing Matters In Growing Your Business
It’s been seven full months since we closed the deal on an exciting new ecommerce business. Be sure to check out these episodes to learn how we closed the deal on this new venture: Episode 366: Mike’s Exciting New Business Episode 381: How Mike Is Growing His New Business Today, I thought I’d give you …
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Aug 2, 2021
E400: The 3 Biggest Throttles In Scaling Your Ecommerce Business
We’ve finally come to the big 4-0-0! 400 podcast episodes is a lot of podcasting, and it’s certainly a huge milestone for us here on EcomCrew. Joining me for this special episode is none other than Dave. We’ll be taking a quick trip down memory lane and look back at the podcast’s early days as …
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Jul 29, 2021
E399: Breathing New Life into Products through Customisation [Under the Hood with Dalit Sorokin]
When you’re selling another person's product, it's hard to find ways to differentiate yourself from other sellers, and you’ll be forced to make some hard decisions sooner or later. How can you prevent others from eating into your revenue, especially when you sell the same products? Should you break free from the mould and create …
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Jul 26, 2021
E398: How To Defend Yourself Against Copycats and Sabotaged Listings
Sketchy competition is one of the most frustrating stress points for entrepreneurs—more so when you’re running a brand online. That’s why it’s important to know all the things you can do to protect your brand from copycats and sabotagers. In this episode, Dave and I will talk all about intellectual property infringement and sabotaged listings, …
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Jul 19, 2021
E397: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Ecommerce Lessons with Tal Moore
Being an ecommerce seller, it’s always nice to hear success stories from fellow entrepreneurs. But sometimes, the stories can feel quite distant and unrelatable, and while it’s nice hearing about the good stuff, it’s also important to listen to stories about losses and failures. Our guest today is my good friend, Tal Moore. Tal …
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Jul 15, 2021
E396: Instagram DM Automation is Here!
Today on the show, we have CEO and Co-Founder of Manychat, Mike Yan. He has some exciting news to share about some new features that Instagram is rolling out, and why you should take advantage of them as an ecommerce seller. Now, if you’re new to the show and are just starting off, you might …
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Jul 12, 2021
E395: Rebuilding A $1M Brand – Dave’s Year 4 Update
Going from 0 to $1M is no small feat, but Dave has done exactly that, and then some. For this episode, he’ll be talking about all his wins, losses, and future outlook four years after he started a new ecommerce brand from scratch after selling his previous business for top dollar. If you haven’t already, …
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Jul 5, 2021
E394: [Amazon PPC Overhaul Part 3] Are Sponsored Brands Ads Worth It?
Amazon’s Sponsored Brands is not exactly popular among sellers—over 70 percent of people only use Sponsored Products (which we talked about in the previous edition). In this episode, Dave will answer all your questions about Sponsored Brands using real numbers from our own experiments (using our own brands). He’ll be diving into whether Sponsored Brands …
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Jul 1, 2021
E393: Emotional Intelligence for Entrepreneurs with Topsie VandenBosch
Mental and emotional well-being are among the most overlooked aspects in running a business. Whether you are aware of it or not, your emotions factor greatly into your behavior and decision-making as an entrepreneur. This is why today, I’ll be sitting down with Topsie VandenBosch to talk all about emotional intelligence and mindset strategies for …
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Jun 28, 2021
E392: What Ecommerce Rollups Look for in a Brand
FBA rollups and acquisition companies have been all the rage in 2021, but we don’t often hear about the buying side of an ecommerce brand acquisition. In this episode, I sit down with Sarah Dajani of Boosted Commerce to talk about the operational side of buying ecommerce brands. Boosted Commerce is an acquisition company …
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Jun 21, 2021
E391: The 3 Key Metrics to Scaling Your $1M Business with Chase Clymer
Starting out in ecommerce from zero to a million is tough, and scaling your business further from $1M to $10M is equally daunting. My guest today is Chase Clymer. He is the co-founder of the Electric Eye Agency, which specializes in helping online entrepreneurs scale their ecommerce businesses. He also hosts the awesome Honest Ecommerce …
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Jun 17, 2021
E390: Lessons on Being an Exitpreneur with Joe Valley
Just like most other sellers, you probably got into ecommerce for the freedom and the money, but the biggest money you’re ever gonna make comes on the day you sell your business. Would you know what to do when that day comes? Do you think you’ll be selling your business for top dollar when that …
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Jun 14, 2021
E389: How Jordan West Sold $250K in 24 Hours Without Ads or Discounts
Ecommerce sellers often throw money on Facebook and Google ads for most of their revenue. But there’s actually a way to use those ads to… well, never rely on ads again (or at least cut your ad costs significantly). In this episode, I’ll be talking to Jordan West, who is the founder and CEO of …
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Jun 7, 2021
E388: Selling Your Business is Simpler than You Think
For most ecommerce sellers, the end goal is to build a solid brand and eventually sell your business. But that’s often easier said than done, and I’ve heard a lot of nightmare stories. That being said, Lesley Johnson has an entirely different experience, having just sold her business at 3.6x without any serious headache whatsoever. …
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Jun 3, 2021
E387: Using Chatbots and Influencers to Grow Your Ecommerce Brand
It’s five times more expensive to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one. So the saying goes. But as an ecommerce seller, there’s a plethora of tools out there that you can leverage to engage your audience, expand your customer base, and make your brand more profitable. My guest for this episode …
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May 31, 2021
E386: How to Scale a Lifestyle Business [Under the Hood Part 2 with Dawn LaFontaine]
Whether you’re an established seller or running an ecommerce business out of your living room, you’ll run into some hairsplitting decisions sooner or later. Should you create a new listing or re-introduce an old product as ‘new and improved’? Is it better to offer a ‘deluxe version’ or craft an entirely different listing? Should you …
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May 24, 2021
E385: Is FBA Dead?
“Amazon is not a retail company, it’s a logistics company that does retail.” Interesting adage. But is it still true today? In this episode, Dave and I will try to dissect Amazon’s mindset—whether over the next several months, they will try to get more sellers to send more of their inventory into FBA, or …
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May 21, 2021
E384: Here’s a Fresh Way to Get Some Funding
Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to scale your business, capital is a problem. Things change fast in ecommerce and getting your hands on cash can be difficult. My guest today is Don Henig, a tried-and-true finance guy who has found a rather fresh way of financing Amazon businesses through his company, …
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