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Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon focusing on how to start your own e-commerce business and brand. Hosts Matt Clark and Mike McClary are successful entrepreneurs having run and currently running million-dollar businesses both on Amazon and off. They currently are also the CEO and CPO of Amazing.com respectively. Amazing.com helps people build successful businesses and achieve the financial freedom to do what they want when they want, wherever in the world they want.
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Join me as I discuss the 100 books I'm reading this year. Learn how what's in these books can be applied to improving your business and your life.
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Today, Mike interviews Katy Kopstad, an Amazon seller and went from ASM Student to Entrepreneur of the Year. Katy talks about how she got started, the ups and downs of selling on Amazon, and the advice she would give to someone just getting into selling on Amazon. Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon and focuses on how to start your own e…
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Episode 22 - Interview with Amazon Ads Expert Destaney Wishon
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Today, Mike interviews Destaney Wishon, an Amazon Ads expert and Co-Founder of BetterAMS. Destaney talks about keyword research, the current state of advertising on Amazon, and the best thing to focus on with Amazon Ads. Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon and focuses on how to start your own ecommerce business and brand. Hosts Matt Clar…
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Episode 21 - Interview with Sourcing Expert Kian Golzari
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Today, Mike interviews Kian Golzari, product development, and sourcing expert, for a second time to delve more into the intricacies of sourcing. There are a ton of manufacturers out there and not all are created equal. Kian talks about his approach to finding the perfect supplier for his products and how to cultivate that relationship for business …
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Episode 19 - Messenger Bots in Ecommerce - Michelle Barnum Smith Interview
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Today on Branded by Amazing, Mike interviews Michelle Barnum Smith, the Founder of Easybot, who specializes in chatbot marketing. She’s been called the Queen of Chatbots and for good reason, as she helps businesses market to customers in new fresh ways such as using ManyChat and other bots. Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon and focuses…
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Episode 18 - The First Products We Launched
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Today on Branded by Amazing, Matt and Mike discuss the first products they ever launched. Dive in with them as they reminisce about how they got started in e-commerce, the ups and downs, successes and failures, all helping them get to where they are today. Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon and focuses on how to start your own ecommerce…
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Episode 17 - Interview with Sourcing Expert Kian Golzari
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Today, Mike interviews Kian Golzari, product development, and sourcing expert. He lived in China for almost a decade, sourcing and developing products for some of the biggest companies in the world from Google to Proctor & Gamble to the Olympic Games and recently the NBA. Listen and learn as Kian talks about the intricacies of sourcing and the pres…
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Episode 16 - Interview with the Founder of Private Label Profit Karyn Thomas
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Today, Mike interviews Karyn Thomas, the Founder of Private Label Profit. She is a member of the Amazing Selling Machine and an Amazon listing optimization expert. She’s been an entrepreneur in the e-commerce space for over 7 years speaking at SellerCon as well as many other big events. Listen to Karyn’s story and find out what she calls the most i…
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Episode 15 - Interview With Founder of SZ Ventures Shakil Prasla
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Today, Matt interviews a fellow entrepreneur Shakil Prasla, Founder of SZ Ventures, who specializes in the purchasing of ecommerce businesses. Listen to how Shakil got started, the successes and mistakes along the way and where he is today on his biggest venture yet… www.gloves.com. Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon and focuses on how …
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In the news, Shopify surpassed Amazon in unique visitors last quarter and Matt and Mike discuss how each platform has its own benefits. Then Mike and Matt share some of their top product failures from their businesses. A lot of times you only hear about an entrepreneur’s success but almost certainly they had several failures before ever reaching th…
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Episode 13 - Interview With Successful Amazon Seller - Ana Silva
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Today, Matt and Mike interview one of their students, Ana Silva, who went from just getting started selling on Amazon to selling her business for 7-figures in under three years. Ana takes us on her incredible journey building her business from scratch with the help of Matt, Mike, and the Amazing Selling Machine. Branded by Amazing discusses everyth…
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In the news, the Wall Street Journal published an article highlighting the lengths that some Amazon sellers will go to track down customers who leave bad reviews. While against Amazon’s TOS, it doesn’t stop the mostly overseas sellers from doing this in order to amass thousands of nearly perfect 5-star reviews by offering refunds, gift cards, and e…
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Episode 11 - 7 Things Every Seller Needs to Know Before Selling on Amazon
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President Joe Biden announced on July 30th that the “US will 'in all probability sees more guidelines and restrictions amid rising Covid cases”. These restrictions could bring another surge to online shopping just as people were starting to get used to getting back to normal life. There are a lot of steps to go through to get started selling on Ama…
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Episode 10 - Protecting Your Brand on Amazon
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Amazon recently released their annual Brand Protection Report 2020 on what they’ve been doing to protect their sellers. Last year, Amazon stopped over 6 million accounts from fraudulent sellers trying to get onto the platform. They also started the Amazon Counterfeit Crimes Unit where not only are they stopping fraudulent sellers, but also contact …
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Episode 9 - Different Ways to Rank Your Product on Amazon
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Matt and Mike discuss working with Zoof, a software platform offering Amazon seller tools, to design a new tool called Spotlight. With millions of products selling on Amazon, Spotlight within Zoof helps you pinpoint which products have the best potential for a new seller or even a seller who is expanding their brand with more products. Check out Zo…
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In the news, Matt and Mike discuss how Amazon’s 2021 Prime Day results were ‘mixed’ even though the ecommerce giant sold over $9.55 billion in products. Then Matt and Mike delve into the different types of Amazon Advertising available to sellers. From Sponsored Products to Stores to Audio Ads, Mike and Matt talk about the differences between each a…
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Episode 7 - Getting External Traffic to Your Business on Amazon
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Today, Matt and Mike start off discussing the Freedom Challenge they are hosting at amazing.com/freedom wherein 5 days they show you how to find a product and start a real business. The Freedom Challenge starts July 25th at 7pm CST! In the news, Amazon announced their new Brand Referral program designed to reward sellers who send external traffic t…
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Episode 6 - How a Business Partner and I Built a $50 Million Ecommerce Brand in Two Years
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A few weeks ago Amazon bought MGM to bolster its content library on Prime Video service to go along with selling physical products. Now, video streaming giant, Netflix has gone in the other direction by opening a new service to sell products for their streaming content. Then, Mike interviews Matt about his most recent ecommerce brand, Lifeboost Cof…
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Episode 5 - How to Best Manage Your Inventory on Amazon
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In today’s episode, Matt and Mike discuss how Amazon is fighting legislation requiring the release of contact information of third-party sellers to customers and why Amazon doesn't want this legislation to pass.Then Mike and Matt talk about the best ways to manage your inventory on Amazon even with limitations, costs and guidelines set by Amazon on…
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Episode 4 - Getting Legitimate Reviews for Your Products on Amazon Faster Than Your Competitors
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In today’s episode, Matt and Mike discuss the latest news about Amazon opening up selling on it’s platform to 100 new countries and what exactly that means. Then, Matt and Mike deep dive into the topic of the day: Getting Legitimate Reviews for Your Products on Amazon Faster Than Your Competitors. Some sellers would say that customer product review…
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Episode 3 - Is Amazon Too Competitive Today to Succeed?
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On today’s episode, Mike and Matt discuss internet sleuths finding illegal listings, counterfeit products, and illicit practices by sellers on Amazon plus what the ecommerce giant did to correct the issues. Then, Matt and Mike tackle a very common question about selling on Amazon: Is Amazon Too Competitive Today to Succeed? There is no doubt that c…
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Episode 2 - How Long Will It Take You to Make $10,000 Per Month on Amazon?
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Today, Matt and Mike talk about Amazon’s acquisition of MGM for $9 billion dollars and what it means for Amazon Prime Members. Then they dive into the topic of “How Long Will It Take You to Make $10,000 Per Month on Amazon?” They recount their own firsthand experiences starting multiple successful ecommerce businesses, talk numbers and discuss stra…
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Episode 1 - How Much Does It Cost to Start an Ecommerce Business on Amazon?
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On today’s episode, Matt Clark and Mike McClary discuss Amazon news about Perch, a company looking to buy third-party businesses selling on Amazon. Then they cover the topic of how much you need to invest to start an e-commerce business on Amazon. Branded by Amazing discusses everything Amazon focusing on how to start your own e-commerce business a…
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Episode #9: Naked Statistics – How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist and Why You Should Cancel Almost All Your Insurance
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How do Venture Capitalists make money? Why should you cancel almost all of your insurance? How does Netflix know what movie you should watch next? Learn all this and more in this episode as we discuss the book "Naked Statistics". ... Read MoreBy Matt Clark
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Episode #8: Matchmakers – The Billion Dollar Business Model
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Platforms are all around us. They help us get to work, they help us order products we use, and they even give us a place to stay when we visit another country. In this book, “Matchmakers”, the authors reveal the future of business models: the platform. Learn what’s changed in the world that has unlocked this business model’s potential. ... Read Mor…
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Episode #7: The Lean Startup – The New Way to Build a Hyper-Growth Business
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In this episode I discuss the book "The Lean Startup" by Eric Ries. This revolutionary approach to building a hyper-growth business is little known outside of Silicon Valley. A big opportunity awaits for you to apply this method to build a better business of any kind. ... Read MoreBy Matt Clark
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Hear about the relentless drive and incredible story of Phil Knight, the founder of the nearly $100 billion retail brand, NIKE. ... Read MoreBy Matt Clark
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