Feedvisor Blog
Learn about Feedvisor and its fully automated Amazon repricing software. The Feedvisor blog brings you company news and product announcements, and shares e-commerce tips and insight to help you grow your business.
May
Skip McGrath Warms To Repricing
Skip McGrath, eBay Gold PowerSeller and author of The eBay PowerSeller’s Manual – one of the best-selling books on eBay, has been publishing the Online Seller’s Newsletter (under different names) since April 2000. In the May 2013 newsletter, McGrath has finally warmed to repricing on Amazon. In his own words: “I have not been a fan of repricing tools – until now.” The current eBay Seller’s News, which has an enormous following among sellers on eBay, Amazon and the Internet, includes an item titled: “A New Approach...
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FeedVisor to Attend SCOE Sellers’ Conference
SCOE, the annular Sellers’ Conference for Online Entrepreneurs, is back for another year. SCOE 2013 will take place at the Seattle Airport Marriott from May 30th to June 1st. Third party sellers on Amazon and other selling platforms will have the chance to meet Amazon MWS representatives and service providers. This year, FeedVisor reps will also be attending, presenting the first algorithmic repricer. Make an appointment or seek out FeedVisor’s reps at SCOE 2013 to learn how you can win Amazon’s buy box with...
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Amazon Sellers Keys to Success
Third party sales were up 40% in the final quarter of 2012, exceeding the growth rate of overall unit sales on Amazon, which stood at “only” 32%. 3P sellers account for 39% of all units sold. With millions of online shoppers visiting Amazon.com the opportunity is clearly there. But what can third party sellers do to be successful on Amazon? Online Shopping Experience is the term used to describe customer satisfaction. At times it is used to describe the attempts to bridge the gap between offline and online shopping, but can be taken...
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What’s Algorithmic about a Repricer?
An algorithm is more than a simple calculator. In the age of Big Data, mere calculations can take a long time. This is true for mathematics, search results, and Amazon repricing tools. Let’s look at the dictionary definition of an algorithm, and how it differs from rules. An algorithm, from Merriam-Webster: “A procedure for solving a mathematical problem (as of finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation; broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or...
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How to Create an Application Shortcut for FeedVisor
This feature is available to all FeedVisor clients, but limited to Google Chrome on Windows and Linux; a separate service will let you create a Mac app. Your email account, the local weather forecast, last night’s baseball scores … and FeedVisor! Chrome makes it easy, quick and simple to access all your favorite pages. Google Chrome Browser users can create application shortcuts for their favorite websites on their desktop, start menu or task bar. There are several advantages to installing FeedVisor as a native application...
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Seven Technical Tips for Sellers on Amazon
Yes, you might really be the best salesperson in town. You might even be the best salesperson online. You might have the vision of a Steve Jobs and the hair of a Donald Trump. But your success as an Amazon seller is not automatic. Amazon is like no other; it’s best to get to know it! Here are some tips that can better introduce you to the Amazon Marketplace platform and show you the way to success. Tip 1: Get to Know Amazon MWS Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS) provides data and information to Amazon sellers, which in turn help...
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You Can’t Win the Buy Box On Price Alone
Today there are many misconceptions about what it takes to win the Amazon Buy Box and what tools actually help sellers do so. This guide dispels some of the common myths about repricing on Amazon. Myth: I have to win the Buy Box! Truth: Yes, but not at any price. Although all Amazon Marketplace sellers are after the same buy box, it is not the goal every time around. Consider some sellers as not much of a threat to your business, but rather a threat to your profitability. Don’t compete with low-cost providers at any cost, instead let...
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Forbes Calls Feedvisor Scary, Scary Good
Finally, an article about price wars that’s not about online retail, but brick and mortar, department store retailers instead, posted on Forbes.com (Pricing Wars Make A ‘Punch And Judy’ Show Of Retailing: Running For Higher Ground, by Robin Lewis) The article lists two disruptive technologies that have thrown the retail industry off balance, and threatens to further drive it off the sanity cliff, namely Dynamic Pricing and Personalized Pricing. It goes on to offer advice as to what retailers can do. In discussing Dynamic...
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What Can We Learn from Showrooming?
Showrooming is a consumer trend that has traditional retailers losing sleep – and business – over. Showrooming is the practice of viewing an item at a retail store and then buying it online for less. It is aided by the use of mobile phones in stores, which 82% of us do. Business Insider reports that smartphones (“mCommerce”) have influenced 5% of store sales in 2012, a total of $159 billion. Internet connection and smartphones are the technological advancements that have helped create this trend. But no less important is the simple...
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Amazon VP on Repricing Tools
What does Amazon’s senior management think about repricing tools? This is a curious question on a hot topic, which affects many Amazon sellers, whether they use such repricing tools or their competition do. Does Amazon know about these services? Do they mind merchants using them? The topic was touched on briefly in an interview posted on February 28 by Ina Steiner, co-founder and editor of eCommerceBytes, with Amazon Vice President Tom Taylor. We bring the relevant quote from the interview; for the rest of the interview, touching on...
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