Hot Sale is right around the corner and it's one of the most important annual events for brands to gain visibility, increase relevance, and boost sales on Amazon. Hot Sale is a 9-day annual event in Mexico where brands across many categories offer discounts and
Staying current with what's happening on Amazon is always critical, especially around a tentpole event like Prime Day. Set to take place June 21 – 22, Prime Day 2021 is fast approaching. We covered this year’s must-knows and inventory planning in Part 1 and Part
“OTT Video users have grown by 100 million in the past year.” Over-the-Top (OTT) advertising is gaining massive traction and Amazon is exponentially accelerating the trend, giving the Big Tech stamp of approval to what was once a counter-cultural movement. As viewers increasingly cut the cord
With Amazon Prime Day 2021 just around the corner, it’s never too early to think about inventory planning. This year’s Prime Day is slated for June 21 – 22. Since 2020 was an anomaly and has thrown a wrench in traditional forecasting models and inventory
The Intersection of Content & Shopping When Amazon asks an artist if they’d like to collaborate and offers an exclusive merchandise capsule collection, the answer is a resounding “yes.” Such was the case with Selena Gomez’s newest album release, “Revelación” and Queen’s continued adoration among music
The rumor mill is buzzing as to when Prime Day 2021 will take place. Last year’s annual two-day sales event was pushed to October at the last minute due to the pandemic, and with no official statement from Amazon about this year’s date, anything could
Birds chirping, melted snow, and budding flowers can only mean one thing: Q2 is upon us. While it seems like Q1 started just yesterday, it is, in fact, that time of year again to start planning for the second quarter. In this blog post, we
What is Amazon Follow? Amazon Follow is a program that gives brands and influencers more visibility and the opportunity to target and connect with shoppers who enjoy their products. Similar to social media, Amazon shoppers can curate what products, brands, and ads appear more often when
Ever since Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge with Global Optimism in 2019, the retail giant has committed to several eco initiatives over the past couple of years in order to reach their goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. In this blog post, we cover
Today, we’re catching up with our Director General of LATAM, Carlos Corona, for insight into the Latin American (LATAM) ecommerce landscape, recent Amazon Mexico trends and opportunities, and for an update on our new Macarta Brazil office. Currently, Carlos manages team operations for the Macarta
Amazon’s demand-side platform (DSP) allows advertisers to influence shoppers by programmatically buying ad placements at scale. Displayed across multiple mediums, brands can present their products at the right moment in the consumer purchase journey through specific interest-based audience segments. Read More: Amazon 101: Understanding the Amazon
In Part 1 of this series, we introduced Intentwise, our advertising team’s preferred platform for a robust Amazon advertising strategy and why they love it so much. In this post, we’ll be taking a more in-depth look at the value of switching and explaining how
Here at Macarta, we consider ourselves fortunate to have so many experts across our company — our team is what gives us a competitive edge. However, even experts require powerful tools to maximize their output and streamline processes. Today we’re taking a look at Intentwise
It’s no secret that 2020 saw big changes in consumer spending. With Covid-19 upending everyday life and confining people to their homes, a massive growth occurred in online spending, landing Amazon with even more market share and sales volume. As the dust settles into 2021, there’s
In October 2019, Amazon released Sponsored Brands Video, allowing sellers to use their video assets to engage customers on the e-commerce platform better. While these short, attention-grabbing ads are relatively new, having an up-to-scratch Amazon video marketing strategy is incredibly important to improving ad performance