As competition has increased on Amazon, so has the demands of repricers. However, how do you pick a good Amazon repricing software for your business? If you need better and well-constructed repricing software to maximize your chances for getting the Buy Box, here are some of the key concerns you
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Listing SEO Amazon’s A9 algorithm reads and indexes all of the content in your listing, including the title, bullet points, product description, and back end keywords. Include carefully chosen keywords in your content to increase visibility. Remember to always write to the reader or shopper, not the algorithm. Sponsored Ads
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Retail Arbitrage is when a person purchases a product from a retail store (either online or in-store), then resells it for a higher price and keeps the profit. For years, it has been the trend for Amazon to get rid of Retail Arbitrage, but there are still people making money
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AMAZON SELLERS LAWYER SUCCESS A seller was suspended for an inauthentic complaint on fragrances. What happens often is that consumers will complain that the scent was too strong, too weak, or not the same as they remembered. Complaints about strength of scent are common; fragrances react differently to our skin at
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Distribution agreements are not intellectual property issues. Distribution does not amount to intellectual property on Amazon. If it’s distribution that you’re trying to control, there are proper ways to go about this, but the intellectual property complaint system is not one of them. Lacking permission to sell is NOT an
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A Plan of Action consists of three sections: 1) Root Cause: This is the problem that Amazon wants you to address. It can be due to customer complaints or, in more advanced cases, intellectual property complaints. They really want you to follow through and find the issue at hand; take
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There has been a marked increase in counterfeit complaints and suspensions. Counterfeit complaints are a type of trademark complaint. Most counterfeit complaints are baseless; most sellers do not sell counterfeit goods. If you are selling genuine products, there is likely no basis for the complaint. You can be in violation
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Amazon tracks any returns you get and are always looking at the Order Defect Rate (ODR). A seller wants to have an ODR under 1% on their account health; this is vital for sellers. In historic retail, being under 1% on problems is virtually unheard of; it is an incredible
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Watch CJ Rosenbaum in an interview with Tracy Hazzard about Amazon seller legal issues and product launch hazards. As the world moves into the digital space, it has become very important for us to keep ourselves secure, most especially for those Amazon sellers whose products are sold virtually. CJ Rosenbaum
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Don’t let Amazon keep your money…. Learn how to get it back ($10k or less) If you want to compel Amazon to release your money to you, you need to take them to arbitration. The process is relatively simple and inexpensive. The process starts by writing a Demand of Arbitration,
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The intentions of Amazon’s transparency program are tremendous. Amazon has a big counterfeit problem on their platform. The transparency code system was designed to reduce the amount of counterfeit products seen and distributed on their platform. Going forward, brands will start labeling a code on their product and before it
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Bundling is when a seller takes products out of the original manufacturer’s packaging before reselling them. In this case, our client had their account suspended because some of the items did not have expiration dates on them. Expiration dates are a major cause of safety suspensions – they must be
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Egyptian Goddess Standard: Design Patent Issues & Plans of Action for Suspended Sellers In terms of design patents, the standard that Amazon refers to is called the Egyptian Goddess Standard. Basically, what Amazon wants to know is whether an ordinary observer can tell the difference between two products. Are they
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Private Label Sellers & Rejected Trademark Applications – Generic Marks When the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) says a trademark is generic in nature, it means that the trademark you are trying to get simply describes the product rather than the seller. For example, if you are selling
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Webinar with Seth Kniep of JustOneDime.com Sell More, Make More Money, Build a Business You Can Sell for 6-7 Figures CJ Rosenbaum interviews Seth Kniep, Co-Founder & CEO of JustOneDime.com and Just One Dime eCom 2019: where sellers learn to sell more products, rank higher, get reviews, make more sales, and
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Legal Problems with an Amazon Suspension? Talk to CJ Rosenbaum. “CJ provided great one-on-one advice at eComChicago. I highly recommend CJ and can tell you that he really knows what he’s doing. He can probably help you with any problem you have when it comes to legal problems with Amazon
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Intellectual Property Suspensions: Why Travis Loves Fighting BS Complaints Asserted Against Sellers When individuals and Amazon sellers get hit with Intellectual Property Complaints, most are unable to defend themselves against the rights owners without assistance. Many people are unaware of how IP Law works and even if you are aware,
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Removing negative customer feedback helps get sellers reinstated. The better the state of your account is, the better the chance you have to get a faster reinstatement. One particular client case of ours had a buyer who purchased a product and then posted negative feedback on the seller’s account claiming
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The most important thing a seller needs to know about IP complaints is to immediately address any complaint you receive. Don’t let it linger on your account; they do not go away by themselves. A seller needs to get an appeal or reach out to the rights owner for a
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Basic trademark law for Amazon sellers in the United States: A trademark is a name, logo, word that identifies a brand. Basically, when you see the Nike check mark or the ‘M’ for McDonald’s on any product you know exactly what company that is and what kind of products they
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Related Account Suspensions are hard to win. They occur because Amazon links one account to another, usually older account. When receiving a Related Accounts Suspension, sellers should keep in mind that it is easier to reinstate the account that is older than it is to get the more recent one
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