#317 - Unleash the Power of Amazon SEO: Outrank & Outsell the Competition with Mina Elias

Mina Elias, backed by his vast experience, outlines a strategy to captivate customers and set apart offerings in Amazon's competitive market.

He shares a blueprint for keyword optimization on Amazon, highlighting the need to start small and grow strategically based on performance results. His approach underlines the role of flexibility in advertising, where constant adjustments can lead to enhanced visibility and higher conversions.

Additionally, Mina discusses how click-through and conversion rates dramatically affect a product's organic ranking on Amazon. He recommends driving branded traffic from external sources to Amazon pages to raise product visibility against fierce competition.

Mina also shares a few tips on crafting effective product detail pages. He stresses the importance of each component—from images to reviews—working together to showcase the product's merits and convince shoppers to purchase.

 

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On this episode of DTC Pod, we cover:
1. Keyword Strategy and Budget Management
2. Understanding Amazon's Sales Ecosystem
3. Amazon Advertising Strategy
4. Maximizing Amazon Product Visibility
5. Amazon's Traffic and Conversion Funnel
6. Product Listing and Conversion Improvement Strategies
7. Review Acquisition Challenges and Strategies
8. Amazon's Growing Platform and Optimization Challenges
9. Market Trends and Predictions

Timestamps
00:00 Scaling brands on Amazon
05:38 Optimizing product detail page for better conversion
08:15 Maximizing impressions, improving click-through rates, and increasing sales
11:14 Systematic keyword testing for profitable ad campaigns
18:12 The impact of customer behavior on Amazon organic sales
24:32 The importance of reviews in driving customer choices
26:59 Influencing reviews with reciprocity and community building
35:53 Succeeding on Amazon in 2024
37:03 Profitable niches to sell products on Amazon in 2024

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Past guests & brands on DTC Pod include Gilt, PopSugar, Glossier, MadeIN, Prose, Bala, P.volve, Ritual, Bite, Oura, Levels, General Mills, Mid Day Squares, Prose, Arrae, Olipop, Ghia, Rosaluna, Form, Uncle Studios & many more.  

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Mina Elias - Founder of Trivium Group and Chief Executive Officer at MMA Nutrition LLC
Blaine Bolus - Co-Founder of Castmagic
Ramon Berrios - Co-Founder of Castmagic