Amazon Strategy

Ad Alternatives: Quality Reviews, Influencers and More

Get beyond traditional advertising methods - learn how alternative strategies can revolutionize the way you approach advertising. In addition to traditional online advertising efforts, there are a number of alternative strategies you can utilize to increase product and brand awareness. From Amazon Influencers and Affiliate Programs,

Steps for a Successful Amazon Launch

At Macarta, we help clients with brand-recognition build and maintain their Amazon presence as well as help brands launch on the selling platform. We’ve seen it all, so whether you’re a legacy brand or a small operation with a story to tell, we’ve put together

Three Updates to Amazon’s Sponsored Brand Ads

Amazon recently rolled out three major updates to Sponsored Brand Ads. Amazon claims that these new features will help you reach more shoppers and control advertising costs. We sat down with René Crandall, Macarta’s Search Marketing Manager, to review the changes and discuss what that

The Power of Product Packaging Inserts

While selling on the Amazon platform presents unique challenges when it comes to brand experience, you can try non-traditional strategies to connect with your Amazon customer. Since Amazon doesn’t allow you to link to any external websites, it can be hard to find a way

Planning Promotions: 2019 Advertising Calendar

Coordinating your advertising calendar around significant selling events is the best way to connect the dots in your overall strategy. Here is how you can set yourself up for success: Planning for Success   Planning your advertising calendar around major selling days on Amazon is the best way

How SEO Can Make or Break Your Content Strategy

Understanding the difference between content optimization and SEO may be the difference between your content flourishing or flopping. One Part of the Whole Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is just one part of optimizing content. Previously we’ve covered the difference between Amazon and Google SEO. SEO should

Amazon 101: Understanding the Amazon DSP

Amazon’s DSP offers you the ability to maximize your online advertising. But how does it differ from other programmatic advertising? Our DSP specialists are here to help. Today Digital Marketing Strategist Stevie Hash helps explain what you need to know about the DSP. Understanding Amazon’s DSP Amazon’s

Amazon Holiday Sales Opportunities

As consumers complete their holiday shopping, you may be wondering what these last few weeks of the year will mean for your Amazon sales. While you may worry about a lull in sales after the Christmas drop-off, fear not -- you can maximize the post-Christmas

Amazon’s Approach to Holiday Toy Catalogs

Earlier this year everyone’s beloved toy retailer, Toys “R” Us, officially shut its doors after 70 years of business. With this market share up for grabs, it’s no surprise that Amazon is ready to take it over. While top brick and mortar competitors – Walmart and

How To Protect Your Amazon Seller Rating

Amazon Seller Rating Explained: Amazon averages your account’s score (out of a total 100 points) from each order within 365 days on a weighted scale. For example, negative customer feedback from a verified purchase carries more weight on this scale than a positive customer review. Listed

The Three Phases for Success on Amazon

Selling on Amazon can be overwhelming, regardless of your level of knowledge or account type. Whether you are already an established seller on Amazon, or if you’re just starting out, these are the three phases of best practice for success on the Amazon platform. The Development

Optimize Your Amazon Listings for Mobile

Mobile sales during the holidays experienced record-breaking momentum that has sustained itself into 2018. The online marketing provider Rakuten reported that mobile sales in December of 2017 experienced a 67% growth from 2016, and according to Salesforce Inc. Commerce Cloud, the average sale completed on

Amazon 101: Promotions

Amazon Vendor promotions and coupons are a great way to increase the traffic and visibility on your product listings. Customers are always looking for a great deal, especially on Amazon, and running promotions is a great way to get their attention while putting your brand

Amazon 101: A+ Content

With the deterioration of brick and mortar comes the demand for a similar immersive experience when shopping online. Over the course of the e-commerce boom, online brands have been able to cater to this demand using UX/UI tactics that allow their customer to feel like