amazon fba tools - Hand-Vetted OA Lead Lists for Amazon Sellers - FBA Lead List https://www.fbaleadlist.com Hand-vetted OA lead lists for Amazon sellers Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:07:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.fbaleadlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-fba-lead-list-favicon-32x32.webp amazon fba tools - Hand-Vetted OA Lead Lists for Amazon Sellers - FBA Lead List https://www.fbaleadlist.com 32 32 What the Oregon Trail, Transatlantic Shipping, and Your Amazon FBA Business Have in Common https://www.fbaleadlist.com/what-the-oregon-trail-transatlantic-shipping-and-your-amazon-fba-business-have-in-common/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:02:21 +0000 https://www.fbaleadlist.com/?p=5067 The Amazing Time Chorus

Every generation believes they live in an “amazing time.”

They said it when humans first invented the wheel. They said it about the Pony Express. They said it about the automobile, the telephone, the personal computer, the internet, the cell phone. We are saying it about artificial intelligence right now.

The phrase never changes. Only the technology does. And here is the revelation most people miss: every generation was correct. They were all witnessing something unprecedented.

But what exactly were they witnessing? Not just new technology. They were watching constraints disappear.

The Pattern: Constraints Migrate, They Do Not Vanish

In 1492, Christopher Columbus spent approximately 61 days crossing the Atlantic Ocean. By the mid-1800s, steam-powered ships had reduced that journey to about two weeks. In 1952, the SS United States set a transatlantic speed record of 3.5 days that still stands today.

Now? It is a 7-hour flight.

But here is what most people overlook: the constraint did not disappear. It migrated.

We no longer worry about surviving a two-month ocean voyage or packing enough provisions to reach the New World. Instead, we complain about TSA lines, baggage fees, and layovers in Atlanta. The constraint moved from “air time” to “ground time.”

Commercial jets have not gotten meaningfully faster since 1959 when the Boeing 707 inaugurated the jet age. The industry stopped optimizing for speed because the constraint had already shifted. Now they optimize for fuel efficiency, passenger capacity, and turnaround time.

The Oregon Trail tells a similar story. In the 1840s through 1860s, pioneers spent 4-6 months traveling approximately 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City. They faced disease, starvation, treacherous river crossings, and mountain passes that claimed lives every year.

Today, that same journey is a 27-hour drive. You can do it in a weekend if you push it. The constraint of “getting there” has been so thoroughly solved that we now optimize for gas mileage and podcast selection.

The Acceleration Is Accelerating

Technology adoption rates tell an even more striking story about this pattern.

The telephone took over 50 years to reach 80% of American households. The journey started before 1900 and was not complete until the 1960s. Multiple generations lived and died during that adoption curve.

Color television took about 10 years to go from 10% to 64% household penetration in the 1960s and 1970s. Cell phones reached 50% adoption in roughly 5 years during the 1990s. Smartphones achieved similar penetration in about 5 years following the iPhone launch in 2007.

Then came ChatGPT. It reached 1 million users in 5 days. It hit 100 million users in 2 months, making it the fastest consumer application adoption in history. For comparison, TikTok took 9 months to reach 100 million users. Instagram took 2.5 years.

The acceleration is not slowing down. If anything, it is compounding.

How many times will we say “we live in an amazing time”? My prediction: a lot. And faster. More during our single lifetime than all previous generations combined.

What This Means for Third-Party Arbitrage

The same pattern is playing out right now in e-commerce arbitrage, and most sellers have not noticed yet.

Consider the constraint landscape just a few years ago. Finding viable products to sell required extensive manual research. You either did it yourself, spending hours scanning catalogs and running comparison searches, or you paid someone else to do it.

I used to pay a contractor 10 hours every week to source 500 ASINs for me. Out of those 500, maybe 15-25 were actually viable options worth testing. That was the reality. That was the constraint everyone accepted.

Today, in those same 10 hours, we can realistically create thousands of viable options.

Tools like Keepa now allow you to export about 36,000 ASINs in one sitting. Bulk matching services can cross-reference those ASINs against supplier catalogs in minutes. What once required a dedicated contractor working full business days can now happen while you make coffee.

Sourcing is solved.

But the constraint did not disappear. Just like transatlantic travel and the Oregon Trail, it migrated.

Where the Constraint Lives Now

When you can generate thousands of matched products in minutes, the bottleneck is no longer “finding products.” The new constraint is data infrastructure:

Where do you store 50,000+ matched ASINs? Most spreadsheet solutions start breaking down at scale. How do you organize and filter them efficiently? Random scrolling through massive lists is not a system. What frameworks help you test systematically instead of randomly? Volume without methodology is just noise.

This is a fundamentally different problem than “sourcing.” It is an infrastructure and systems problem. And unlike the old constraint, this one is eminently solvable with the right approach.

Old School Sellers are still grinding on yesterday's constraint. They are still worried about finding products, still treating sourcing like the scarce resource it used to be. Meanwhile, the builders who recognized the shift are investing in databases, organization systems, and systematic testing frameworks.

The constraint moved. The winners moved with it.

Building for Tomorrow's Bottleneck

Understanding constraint migration changes how you allocate time, money, and energy in your arbitrage business.

If you are still treating sourcing as your primary challenge, you are solving yesterday's problem. The tools exist. The data is accessible. The constraint has moved.

The builders who will thrive in the next phase of arbitrage are the ones investing in:

Data infrastructure that can handle tens of thousands of ASINs without breaking down. Organization systems that make filtering and prioritization effortless. Testing frameworks that turn volume into velocity. Mental models that anticipate where constraints will migrate next.

This is not about working harder. It is about recognizing which problems are actually worth solving today versus which ones have already been solved.

The Prediction

From the wheel to AI, humans have always been obsessed with buying back time. Your arbitrage business is the latest chapter in that story.

We will say “we live in an amazing time” more often in our single lifetime than all previous generations combined. The acceleration is not hypothetical. It is measurable. It is happening now.

The constraint in your business that feels permanent today will migrate tomorrow. The question is whether you will be ready when it does.

Sourcing is solved. The bottleneck moved. Are you building for where the constraint was, or where it is going?

Ready to see constraint migration in action? Watch “10,000 Matched ASINs in 10 Minutes!” and discover how to build for today's actual bottleneck.

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Here is your midweek jetpack of Amazon seller news, updates, and other useful clicks for your e-commerce business…

Amazon Confirms 48-hour Prime Day Sales Event for October 11-12th.

Amazon has officially confirmed that it will be holding a 48-hour ‘Prime Early Access Sale” on October 11th and 12th. This event will reward Amazon Prime Members with early access to big holiday deals. As with any sales event, hopefully, this will boost all seller sales. Check out Amazon’s guide for preparing for Prime Day events here.

Implement Key Pricing Strategies this Q4

Sales will be mooning soon due to customers going bananas for the Q4 holidays. There are over 300 million products available on Amazon and perhaps billions of price changes each day. Competitive pricing strategies are a huge anchor in helping sellers increase personal sales.

If you don’t already, it’s vital to have a solid grasp of how repricing strategies can help you win more buy-boxes, increase your sales velocity, and maximize profits.

This blog post from Seller Snap discusses the different types of repricing methods you can implement to improve your price management strategy.

Bqool also has a great podcast episode discussing 9 Amazon pricing strategies that will help you win Q4.

While we are most familiar with Informed.co, we also know many sellers who love Bqool and Seller Snap. All three come with free trial periods so you can test out what works for you best.

View our tips on setting up Informed.co repricing strategies here.

Amazon Introduces New Layaway Program

Amazon has recently introduced a new option called Amazon Layawayfor buyers to finance purchases.

Customers can now hold on to their product purchases and complete payments in five installments (after making a 20% downpayment) by either credit or debit card. Financed purchase options aren’t new to the commerce realm, but this adoption by Amazon opens up even more sales floodgates.

As of now, Layaway only works for eligible Amazon items, and from what we gather, is still awaiting rollout in states such as Connecticut, Washington DC, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Learn more about Amazon Layaway​ here.

Check out the New FBA Dashboard

Amazon just launched a new, souped-up FBA Dashboard that enables sellers to view and act on key performance metrics for better business management. In Amazon’s words, the new dashboard will allow you to

  • Monitor your store’s key performance indicators with cards that provide a high-level overview of financial and operational metrics.

  • Enroll recommended high-potential ASINs in FBA programs to grow your business.

  • Track your store’s inventory to identify popular and low-inventory items. View inventory age in six-month increments, with targeted alerts for the 365-day mark and when inventory starts accruing long-term storage fees.

  • See a visual representation of your shipment status as your product makes its way towards the Amazon fulfillment center.

Learn more about the new Amazon FBA dashboard here.

Old Send to Amazon Inventory Workflow to Remain Available until October 16

Due to feedback from sellers regarding the new Send to Amazon inventory workflow, Amazon is giving more time to sellers to transition to the new workflow by making the old one available until October 16.

Amazon had previously announced that starting September 1, all new FBA shipments must be created in either Send to Amazon or through Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS) and Selling Partner API.

Some sellers have been finding the new process convoluted and problematic for various reasons. While Amazon appears to be trying their best to make this transition easier for sellers, it’s clear that sellers are feeling distracted by the new workflow as they prepare for the holiday season.

If you want a detailed guide on the new Send to Amazon workflow check out this guide from SupplyKick.

2 Quickies for New Amazon FBA Sellers

If you’re a new seller on Amazon FBA, welcome to the party!

#1- This blog post from Seller Union breaks down your storage limits for the various Amazon marketplaces as a new seller. Knowing your storage limits is important for planning the amount of inventory you are sending to Amazon.

#2- Building a tool stack for your Amazon FBA business is crucial for finding new products and scaling your business. Here is a great blog post from AlgoPix which enumerates the 15 best FREE and low-cost tools for sellers. This is helpful for new sellers because budgets may be much smaller.

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]]> 9.21.22 Midweek Clicks: Seller Account Assurance, Alexa and Brands, Amazon-approved Apps, New Amazon Seller Tools, and More! https://www.fbaleadlist.com/9-21-22-midweek-clicks-seller-account-assurance-alexa-and-brands-amazon-approved-apps-new-amazon-sel/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:55:00 +0000 /9-21-22-midweek-clicks-seller-account-assurance-alexa-and-brands-amazon-approved-apps-new-amazon-sel/

Here is your midweek jetpack of Amazon seller news, updates, and other useful clicks for your e-commerce business…

Seller Account Health Assurance will be Available in US and Canada Soon!

Amazon Accelerate 2022 has opened the door to a world of developments and features that are coming soon. Among them is Account Health Assurance which will provide direct support to prevent account suspensions for sellers who have high account health ratings and a valid emergency contact number. If you are eligible, you will be automatically enrolled and receive an email when the program launches. Time to celebrate.

Alexa to Bring Brands and Customers Even Closer

Amazon has also announced the launching of “Ask Alexa”, a new feature that allows brands to answer customer questions.

“For example, a customer shopping for cleaning products on Amazon.com could ask, “How can I remove pet hair from my carpet?” A brand can now provide answers to such questions, along with links to its Amazon storefront.”

This feature will be available to a select group of brands included in Amazon’s registry in October 2022 (by invite only).

While this is generally a positive development, big brands may attempt to seize spotlight answers to the most popular questions in an effort for optimum product placement.

This may actually help OA/RA sellers who are slinging large brands. Wink wink.

Grow Your Amazon Business with Amazon-Approved Apps

Amazon recently approved and added 2,500 3rd Party Apps to their Selling Partner Appstore to help sellers automate, manage and grow their businesses.

Sellers now have an abundance of choices in software solutions that can optimize processes such as listings management, pricing and shipping, and automate essential selling operations.

All of these apps have been carefully vetted and will be continuously monitored by Amazon.

If you want to learn more about these Amazon-approved apps, check out this thread.

New Analytics and Supply Chain Tools

Amazon continues to empower its sellers as it recently expanded its offerings on analytical and supply chain tools.

As of September 14, the following awesome pieces of tech are now available to all sellers:

  • Manage Your Experiments – sellers can now run A/B tests on their titles, images, and content to see which converts the best.

  • Search Analytics Dashboard Expansion – now provides anonymized data for understanding the interests and shopping habits of your customers.

  • Customer Reviews Insight – a new feature of the Product Opportunity Explorer, this enables sellers to determine which features to build on or prioritize based on customer reviews and feedback.

  • Enhanced Marketplace Product Guidance – now includes selection recommendations for highly sought products in France, Italy, and Spain. If you are looking to expand to these marketplaces, this update is perfect for you.

  • Veeqo (Shipping Solution) – now FREE for Amazon sellers, Veeqo enables sellers to connect all their sales channels including Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and Shopify, and gain access to discounted shipping rates on UPS, USPS, DHL, and FedEx.

The Amazon Seller University YouTube channel offers instructional videos on how you can maximize these new features to grow your business.

All of these features are potential game changers for the PL, OA, RA, and brand builders.

Increased Email Marketing Reach at No Additional Costs

Amazon is currently beta-testing Amazon Customer Engagement’s Tailored Audiences, which allows sellers to reach three new audience types: repeat customers, recent customers, and high-spend customers.

The new feature, which will launch by 2023, enables sellers to send marketing emails to a selected targeted audience and drive repeat sales to establish their brands. It also comes equipped with performance and reporting metrics so sellers can measure the impact of their marketing emails.

The new email marketing feature will be available for free in Seller Central. Yeeeehaw!

Amazon Seller Support Now on Twitter

There is a (new?) dedicated Twitter account for seller support. The handle is @amzsellerhelp, and it seems they are responding promptly to questions.

Will this become a useful platform for helping sellers with their concerns? Will they fix their internal seller support platform first? SMH.

FBA Grade and Resell No Longer Free

Sad news for those enrolled in Amazon’s FBA Grade and Resell program.

Starting September 21, Amazon will charge fees ranging from $1.50 to $4.10 per item that Amazon employees grade.

The invite-only program allows sellers to list and sell returned “unfulfillable” products after Amazon inspection and grading.

Though it’s no longer free, it is still a viable option in opposition to creating a removal order and listing the product on eBay or FB Marketplace.

Detailed Rate Chart for Amazon FBA Fee Increases

Amazon fees are going up (surprise!) and for accurate number-crunching, check out these detailed and updated Amazon rate charts:

As a consolation, Amazon acknowledges that sellers took a big hit with the fee increases and expresses “gratitude.” They are such angels.

Inventory Lab Fee Increase: Is the Juice Still Worth the Squeeze?

Short answer: YES.

Inventory Lab is increasing its subscription fee from $49 to $69 per month, but we believe it is worth every penny. Find out why here.

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If you’re an Inventory Lab user, you probably already know that subscription fees have already gone up.

Updated Inventory Lab Cost

Here is how pricing now looks:

Monthly Subscription: $69/month (previously $49)

Annual Subscription: $690/year (previously $490)

Glad to see that you still get 17% off when you subscribe annually. That’s huge if you intend on becoming a long-time user.

We’re not gonna lie, the timing seems bad considering Amazon’s Q4 fee increases and inflation at an all-time high.

Is Inventory Lab Still Worth It?

Despite the increase? YES. We definitely believe so. Here’s why:

Reason 1: They haven’t raised prices in forever.

We can’t even recall the last time Inventory Lab raised its subscription fees. And while the $20 increase is a bit steep, we have to consider that their operational expenses have definitely gone up which likely warrants the price hike.

Reason 2: Their terrific hardworking development team

Inventory Lab’s development team is very consistent when it comes to improving and expanding the web app to help Amazon sellers run their businesses more efficiently.

They’ve introduced a good number of features and tools and consistently addressed software bugs for efficient inventory and data management and profitability tracking.

Inventory Lab also has two exciting new releases this year:

The first is Insights, an advanced tier report feature. This add-on-service costs an additional $25 a month, and will give you access to the Restock report and other advanced features for high level inventory and data management for your Amazon business.

The second big release is ScoutX, a browser extension that promises next-level product research for sellers doing online arbitrage.

As per their newsletter, ScoutX will enable you to:

  • Calculate profit instantly on an Amazon detail page

  • View product restrictions

  • See all product variations

  • View Sales Rank and Price History of a product with an interactive graph

Here’s small taste:

Amazon Product Research:

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Reason 3: Unlimited Employee Accounts

This is AWESOME.

All subscriptions will now include unlimited employee accounts AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.

Delegation is one of the keys to scale your Amazon business, and now you can give all your VA’s access to Inventory Lab’s various tools and features as they work on different aspects of your business. Really, really cool.

Reason 4: Inventory Lab is a true game changer for the Amazon Seller

Inventory Lab is our favorite inventory management software solution, and in this review, we explain why.

Inventory Lab still offers a free 30-day trial if you’re interested to try it out.

If you are an Inventory Lab user and have more insights about the web app, or if you have questions or concerns about it, let us know in the comments!

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]]> What Exactly to Do When You Receive Amazon Alerts for High Price Errors https://www.fbaleadlist.com/what-exactly-to-do-when-you-receive-amazon-alerts-for-high-price-errors/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:10:21 +0000 /2021/10/12/what-exactly-to-do-when-you-receive-amazon-alerts-for-high-price-errors/

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If you are a seller on Amazon, one of the most bothersome messages that you can receive is:

“Listings deactivated for potential pricing error.”

Personally, we find this very annoying, especially if the price of the item in question is in line with our competitors. However, over the years of selling on Amazon, we’ve figured out a variety of methods in dealing with high price errors. In this blog post, we will share these methods with you, as well as information on Amazon’s policy on product prices, and tools and software that may help improve your Amazon FBA business.

The Amazon Fair Pricing Policy

Sellers often wonder why Amazon has this price mistake alert set up in the first place. They think that since it’s a free marketplace, it’s their prerogative to dictate the price for the inventory they have for sale.

It doesn’t quite work that way, though.

Amazon, in line with their mission to become “Earth’s most customer-centric company”, regularly monitors the prices of the products in the marketplace in order to spot pricing practices that may harm a customer’s trust. Therefore, a product priced too high (when compared to the same or similar products) from their vantage point may get dinged. Amazon may remove the offer, suspend the ship option, or if the seller is a repeat offender, terminate the said seller’s selling privileges.

Compliance to this policy is very important, unless you want a deactivated Amazon seller account.

To understand the Amazon Fair Pricing Policy better, log in to Seller Central and click here.

Fixing Amazon High Price Errors

Fixing a pricing error isn’t that difficult. Here are ways to address Amazon price mistakes:

  • Check Your Listing for Price Mistakes – while this may seem obvious, at times we are dealing with so much inventory that sometimes, really simple errors such as a misplaced decimal point can create a pricing error that may cause one of your listings to be deactivated. Just fix the error, and your listing will be active again.

  • Set Minimum and Maximum Prices – we’ve experienced receiving alerts for high price errors even if the price we’ve set is what we feel is right for the marketplace. One thing that has worked for us is setting minimum and maximum prices for our product. You can do that by navigating to your “Price Alerts” page or “Manage Pricing” page. Set your min and max prices (your sales price should be in the middle of these two) and check again if the pricing error disappears. At times this will make the error disappear completely, other times it comes back after a couple of hours.

  • Check Out Your Competition and Readjust Your Price – for us, this usually occurs when we restock products. Sometimes, the price of that particular product has already gone down, and our previous price is significantly higher than those of our competitors. If this happens, simply readjust your price to align with your competitors and the pricing error will be resolved. Don’t forget to adjust your minimum and maximum prices too.

  • Fix the Issue with Your MSKU – there are times when the MSKU of your product causes a glitch in Amazon’s system, and this glitch may trigger the high price alert. To address this, create a removal order for your product. Once you have the product, delete the old listing, and resend this to Amazon using a new MSKU. It’s a bit of a hassle to be honest, but this method was able to fix some pricing errors we had in the past.

  • Get Help from Seller Central Support – like most of its algorithms, Amazon’s high price alert algorithm is a mystery to sellers, and sometimes no matter what we do, the pricing error doesn’t get resolved. In this case, it is best to contact Seller Central support to ask for assistance. Present all the information pertinent to your case (like a screenshot of your competitor’s prices to show that your price aligns with theirs, reasons for pricing higher than your competitors, etc…) so that your case gets resolved quickly. We know that in some instances it’s difficult to get the proper assistance from Seller Support, but be patient and always be respectful. They will usually reply with links from their knowledge base, and before getting upset over the canned response, make sure you follow the links, read up, and try their suggestions. If these do not work, you can always make a request for your case to be escalated to their supervisor.

  • Just Bite the Bullet – sometimes, it’s exasperating to deal with high price errors, so what we and other sellers who do online and retail arbitrage do is just lower the price of our item until the alert disappears, more so if we just have a few units of the product left.  We know that this is not the ideal solution, but sometimes the cost of dealing with a pricing error for a single item is higher than the actual profit you make off of it, so we just do this and move on to the next product. There are a lot more productive ways to use your time rather than deal with a high price alert for a single item.

 The Power of Automation:Amazon Repricing Tools and Software

We love automation, and it has been one of the keys to the success we’ve experienced in the Amazon FBA game. We’ve incorporated it into just about every aspect (including price management) of our FBA businesses, and the investments we’ve made in these tools and software have helped us expand our businesses and increase our profits.

Repricing manually is fine if you’re dealing with low inventory levels, but once your inventory starts to become larger, it’s wise to invest in an Amazon repricing tool or software. The automation these repricers provide help you keep up with constant price fluctuations on Amazon, allowing you to stay competitive and preventing Amazon price mistakes that temporarily disable your listings.

If you want to learn more about Amazon repricing tools and software and how it can bring your business to the next level, check out our previous blog post.

From our experience, Informed.co (formerly Appeagle) has been instrumental in keeping our FBA businesses very competitive in the wide-open Amazon marketplace. It has helped us increase our profits and prevent pricing errors that can hamper our sales. If you’re interested in using Informed.co, check out our previous blog post that details our repricing strategies that allow us to win buy boxes more often to increase our sales and profits.

We hope this blog post was able to help you understand how to fix high price errors in Amazon. If you have more questions, or would like to share your knowledge on this topic, light up the comment section below!

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]]> ManageByStats Review: Powerful Analytics for Amazon Sellers https://www.fbaleadlist.com/managebystats-review-powerful-analytics/ Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:38:25 +0000 /2020/11/27/managebystats-review-powerful-analytics/

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ManageByStats: A Quick Look

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What Is ManageByStats?

Founded by Philip Jepsen in 2014, ManageByStatsis a suite of integrated Amazon selling tools that primarily delivers powerful performance analytics that enable Amazon sellers to make quick and intelligent data-driven decisions to increase their bottom line. This comprehensive FBA toolkit is a multi-faceted software solution, and also has the capability to automate and streamline tasks related to Amazon inventory management, customer relationship management, listing optimization, marketplace and product research, financial reporting, PPC campaigns management, and many more. Considered to be one of the leading providers of Amazon Seller solutions today, ManageByStats currently has over 5K active users, and has managed over 245 million transactions that have generated over $3 billion in revenue.

Let’s Talk Features

Amazon Seller Tools

  • Profit DashboardTo monitor to ensure the health and profitability of their businesses. ManageByStats promotes intelligent business management by enabling users to customize the way they manage analytics. Users can create individual dashboards for particular products, product categories, brands and companies. And on each dashboard, they can add configurable “dashlets” (infoboxes with key data such as key performance indicators, graphs, sales statistics, Amazon payouts, restock alerts, and email graphs and stats) for quick insights on business performance.

  • Statistical ManagementManageByStats has a powerful Amazon FBA calculator that enables users to do accurate revenue, profit, margin and ROI calculations by tracking all costs and seller fees. It consolidates relevant data points (product charges, promo rebates, Amazon fees, other fees, quantity sold, cost, shipping, ad costs, sales tax, profit, profit % and ROI) and allows users to sort the data by product-level and time period filters. Key data is presented in rows and columns, and for the benefit of more visually-inclined users, in graphical form on the Graphs page.

  • Historical Graphs ViewThis feature allows users to view sales and marketing statistics in graph form. Users have access to six marketing and 14 sales graphs that visually display key metrics of individual products, brands, and product lines such as net revenue, sales revenue, quantity ordered, quantity of refunds, conversion rate, profit, Amazon payout, ad cost, impressions, CTR (Click-through-Rate), CPC (Cost-per-Click), and many more. Users can customize the graphs, and set time intervals for periodic monitoring.

  • Product Grouping and ManagementThrough this tool from ManageByStats, users can easily monitor the performance of their Amazon listings in terms of buy box percentage, unit session percentage, ASIN and SKU management, cost of goods and profit, and reviews. By monitoring their product listings, users are able to make quick decisions that can reverse a downtrend or reinforce an uptrend.

  • Customer DatabaseThis tool provides users with a platform from which they can manage customer data and metrics. The customer database makes it easy to locate and categorize customers and perform sales analytics to formulate and implement strategies for improved customer service and customer growth and acquisition.

  • Transactions DatabaseThis database enables users to generate transaction reports using a variety of criteria such as date range, feedback, seller account, brand, product line and individual products. These reports allow users to view all transactions for all buyers,  cross reference customers with various transaction data (order id, SKU/ASIN, payout, gross revenue, feedback, etc.), track and analyze refunds, view cost breakdowns, and make notes on various transactions.

  • Amazon Feedback ManagerThis feature enables users to build strong reputations supported by positive customer feedback and reviews on the Amazon marketplace. The feedback manager ensures that users have full visibility on customer input and provides all the available sales, customer and inventory data, and tools that users need to perform an analysis on key indicators of customer satisfaction.

  • Amazon Inventory Management Software SystemThrough the inventory management feature, users can easily track and monitor their inventory stock levels to prevent overselling and stock runouts. Users set restock lead times based on the production requirements and shipping information of their supplier/s, and the system notifies them when it’s the right time to reorder. The system also allows users to create SKU tags and product lines for easier grouping and sorting, set max order quantities, record supplier information, input case pack, and minimum order quantities. This feature guarantees full visibility on inventory levels, helping users improve efficiency and profitability.

SellerMail

This Amazon autoresponder automates the process of sending emails to customers to get more reviews or create opportunities to enhance customer shopping experience. This feature allows users to create and schedule a sequence of custom emails that will be sent to customers under conditions set by the user. Users have full control over the personalized email sequences, as well as the “trigger events” (post-purchase, shipment, delivery, refund etc.) under which the emails are sent. This feature also enables users to view “send” and “open” rates, do split-tests with messaging, create custom send profiles which include the users’ logo and personalized information, and include discount coupon codes and attachments.

Advertising Manager

This Amazon PPC manager helps users manage their ad campaigns more efficiently. Through this feature, they can easily review, modify, and monitor their campaigns, ad groups, ads and keywords. The pre-saved filters and views show how keywords are performing, and the Scheduling and Automated Bids Adjustment features can pause keywords and boost bids on an hourly basis to hit ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sales) targets. All keyword bid adjustments are documented and users can view the data in graph form. As a result, users not only get to reduce ad spend, they also get to  maximize it.

Catapult

A suite of Amazon listing growth tools:

  • Product RetrieverThis Chrome extension helps users find the right product to sell on Amazon. Users can easily find and validate product opportunities via the data analysis engine which provides data such as monthly sales and revenue volume.

  • Keyword ScoutThis Amazon keyword research tool helps users find high converting and top ranking keywords for their products. It allows users to spy on their competitor’s keyword strategy—it tells them which keywords competitors are ranking for and helps them find keywords gaps which they can exploit.

  • DistillerThis tool allows users to refine massive keyword  lists created from Keyword Scout to uncover high performing keywords. It declutters the keyword list via applied filters, removes ASINS, duplicates, random numbers, single letters and common unwanted words, and generates optimized keyword lists that can be downloaded or fed to the Wordsmith tool.

  • WordsmithThis Amazon Product Listing Assistant ensures that all high performing keywords are included in the listing being created. It makes optimizing product copies easy, and can be used for new listings or existing ones. Optimized listings can be exported directly to Amazon; users don’t need to copy and paste their work. Users can also save several versions of copy for split testing.

  • Keyword TrackerThis keyword tool functions as a keyword management platform. Users who get a subscription to this tool get real-time keyword rank updates for all the keywords they use for their products. Users can track and monitor changes, view Parent and/or Child ASIN associations and results, and customize how keyword data is displayed. This keyword tracking service is offered for free for ManagedByStats Elite subscribers who are only tracking 25 keywords. Paid plans range from $10 (100 keywords) to $340 (15K keywords).

Product Finder

This tool helps users find the perfect product/s for them to sell on the Amazon marketplace. Updated daily, the Product Finder database houses 1.25 million products, and users can search the live database for product ideas based on different criterias such as ASIN, best seller ranking, product size, category, number of reviews, cost, profit margin, sales price etc. Product Finder also allows users to set criteria ranges to identify specific markets where they want to compete.

What We Love about It – The Pros

Big Data

ManageByStats is a powerful analytics software system; it captures every vital piece of data generated by your selling activity on Amazon and you can use this wealth of information to produce useful and actionable insights you can leverage to improve various aspects of your business. We love that the platform allows a high degree of customization in data reporting, which allows you to view and evaluate the performance of your business from different perspectives (product sales performance, profitability, inventory management, customer satisfaction, etc.). This makes prioritizing areas of growth much easier. Data presentation is also top notch and the reporting system presents your data in a manner that is very easy to understand.

Unified System for Private Label Sellers

Because ManageByStats is an all-in-one solution, Private Label sellers won’t have to use 5 to 10 separate apps with varying monthly costs to automate and streamline their Private Label business. This means HUGE SAVINGS. It has the right tools for market and product research, listing optimization, inventory management, reviews and feedback management, customer relationship management, PPC automation, and analytics. No matter what phase of growth your private label business is in, ManageByStats has the exact set of tools you’ll need.

ManageByStats Pricing

ManageByStats is one of the most affordable Amazon seller solutions in the market today, and we love how the features in the plans perfectly suit the needs of the customers and their capacity to pay.

The entry-level Starter plan, which is modestly priced at $19.97, is perfect for new sellers in the process of finding their first product and getting it listed on Amazon.

The more feature-rich Elite program, which, at $59.97, is practically a steal, is suitable for more established, active sellers who need analytics to better facilitate the growth of their businesses.

And lastly, there’s the Enterprise plan, which is geared toward bigger sellers who are serious about expanding their business. The Enterprise plan, which includes all the tool suites, advanced PPC solutions, and expert listing analysis, is offered at value-based pricing, and you’ll need to contact them to get a price quote.

It also offers a free 14-day trial period, so you’ll get to see first if the platform is a good fit for you with no commitments. For its prices, ManageByStats really offers immense value to its customers.

What We’re Not Crazy About – The Cons

Its Limited Marketplace Insight

Because multichannel selling provides more opportunities for higher revenue and greater brand recognition, ManageByStats’ exclusivity to the Amazon marketplace is probably its biggest limitation, especially as a product and market research tool. Users who rely on it for product and market research won’t be able to find other potential high-demand marketplaces and this greatly limits their ability to move products across other ecommerce platforms, which can potentially bring better profit opportunities. Simply put, ManageByStats is not the platform for you if you are looking to implement a multichannel selling strategy that will increase the competitiveness of your business.

The Advertising Manager And Its Reported PPC Data Inaccuracies

The first thing that we’re not crazy about with the Advertising Manager is that this feature is exclusive to the much more expensive Enterprise plan. It is not available in the Starter and Elite plans (you only get a free trial when you subscribe to the Elite plan).

Also, there have been reports about PPC data inaccuracies, particularly with ad spend for products and brands. According to one source, the ad spend data shown by ManageByStats is 10% to 20% lower than the actual figures, which can throw profitability computations off. On a more positive note, ManageByStats has been making constant improvements on its ad management components to improve functionality and make data reporting more precise.

It Doesn’t Integrate with Quickbooks, Xero or other 3rd party accounting apps

For some reason, ManageByStats does not account for refunds made through sales channels and does not automatically adjust inventory and accounting data. Users must make manual adjustments to inventory and accounting records whenever there is a refund. The process of making manual adjustments can be cumbersome and prone to errors.

Our Final Take: Should You Get ManageByStats?

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Are you a seasoned multichannel seller looking for an advanced retail operations management system? If you are, then NO, Managebystats isn’t for you. You should be looking at software solutions like Sellbrite, Orderhive, Stitch Labs, Brightpearl, or Ecomdash.

However, if you are a new or active Amazon seller, then YES, because ManageByStats is a scalable platform that can help you get your business off the ground and ensure its long-term success.

For a new Amazon seller, the journey begins with product discovery, and ManageByStats’ affordable Starter plan provides you with everything you need to find the perfect product and to create an Amazon listing optimized for conversion. Catapult, the tool suite you get in this plan, gives you the tools for market and product research, keyword research and tracking, and listing optimization.

When your business starts to grow, its needs change, and the Elite plan provides all the solutions you need for the new operational demands of your Amazon business. The Elite plan is ideal for established active sellers and tools like the Profit Dashboard is geared toward the delivery of powerful business analytics. It gives you quick access to all your business, financial, and customer data to help you identify opportunities for growth which you can act on quickly.

Once you become an established seller, the next phase is expansion. At the heart of expansion is customer acquisition, and ManageByStats’ Enterprise plan provides you with tools such as advanced PPC solutions that will make the process of gaining new customers easier and more cost-efficient.

To sum up, ManageByStats is a platform that offers affordable yet effective Amazon seller solutions no matter what stage of growth your business is in.

If you want to understand better how ManageByStats can help you build a successful Amazon business, sign up for their 14-day trial. See for yourself how this powerful analytics and Amazon FBA management software can help your business.

Is there anything you love about ManageByStats that we weren’t able to mention in the article? Is there a feature that has really helped your business that you’d like to share? Do you have more questions about this awesome Amazon inventory management tool? Post a comment and join in on the discussion. We’d love to hear from you!

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Brightpearl Review: An All-In-One Multi Channel Retail Management Solution With ERP Functionality

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November 24, 2020

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Bright Pearl: A Quick Look

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What Is Bright Pearl?

Founded by Andrew Mulvenna and Chris Tanner in 2007, Brightpearl is a multichannel retail management system software geared towards high growth brands, retailers, and wholesalers. It functions as a unified platform from which multichannel sellers can automate and streamline the vital processes of their retail operations such as inventory and sales order management, shipping and fulfillment, retail accounting, and more. Regarded as one of the leading merchant services providers today, Brightpearl currently provides its services to more than 1.4K business owners and has processed over $2.5 billion in merchant sales.

Let’s Talk Features

Sales Order Management

  • Designed to handle a high volume of orders

  • Centralized platform to manage orders across all sales channels

  • Automated order processing – automated inventory allocation, order routing, sales invoicing

  • Customizable order management workflow – track order fulfillment process from start to end by assigning custom order statuses; set rules on inventory allocation, fulfillment, shipping, invoicing, billing, and order tracking based on sales order process

  • Amazon FBA Multichannel Fulfillment – Amazon multichannel fulfillment integration allows faster fulfillment for orders from sites such as Shopify, Magento, eBay, Bigcommerce, etc.

  • Automated dropshipping

  • Flexible returns and refunds management

  • Integrated real-time accounting

  • Integrated Point-of-Sale System – intuitive and integrated iOS mobile app with offline capabilities syncs sales, inventory, customer and payment info in real-time, and can process online and in-person transactions

  • Offline orders processing

  • Automated creation of shipping labels via shipping and 3PL integrations

  • Backorders and pre-orders management

  • Sales analysis reporting

  • Wholesaler management

Inventory Management

  • Real-time inventory updates (based on product sales, warehouse-to-warehouse transfers, returns, restocks, etc.) across all sales channels and locations for full visibility and control

  • Inventory barcoding

  • Automated inventory demand planning software – track inventory performance by viewing insights on seasonality, fastest and slowest moving inventory, historic sales data, reorder points, out of stock periods, and many more for data-driven inventory forecasting

  • Amazon FBA inventory reconciliation – to maintain accurate inventory levels

  • Integrated real-time accounting

  • Integrated shipping and order fulfillment management

  • Product analytics

  • Raw material inventory tracking

  • Product kitting

  • Multiple price lists – diversify product costs, assign to vendors for complete and accurate auditing and accounting

Shipping and Order Fulfillment Management

  • Workflow automation and customization for order fulfillment

  • Multi-warehouse order fulfillment – track and manage inventory across all stores, warehouses and suppliers; do inventory allocation and transfers to ensure products are at their proper locations

  • Order splitting automation

  • FIFO (first-in, first-out) – based order routing

  • Pick, pack and ship workflow automation

  • Shipping prices configuration

  • Amazon FBA Multichannel Fulfillment

  • Dropshipping automation

  • Integrated shipping labels

  • Backorders fulfillment management

  • Customizable shipping methods

Warehouse Management

  • Warehouse management system fully integrates with inventory management and accounting platforms.

  • Configurable workflows

  • Exclusive interface for warehouse management staff

  • Automated shipping integrations

  • Full and partial inventory counts based on location, throughput, value, product attributes or selection defined by the user

  • Returns management

  • Inventory reconciliation

  • FIFO-based pick and pack workflow

  • Barcoding

  • Customizable views of inventory details for effective shipping prioritization

Retail Accounting

  • Retail accounting system provides complete audit trail by consolidating purchasing, sales and accounting data in one place

  • Automated, real-time financial reporting

  • Third-party accounting software has access to real-time sales performance reporting

  • Accurate COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) tracking, integrated landing costs and business expenses management for highly accurate financial reporting; See true value of inventory and understand profitability

  • Sales tax and VAT returns reporting

  • Amazon FBA fees, transactions and adjustments tracking

  • Accounts payable and receivables real-time tracking and reporting

  • Multi-currency support

  • Bank reconciliation functionality

Purchase Order and Supplier Management

  • Inventory stock level reporting

  • Fully automated purchase management – low inventory alert triggers the automatic placement of purchase orders with user-set product quantities

  • Centralized supplier management – manage complete supplier data in one platform; suppliers can input tracking information via supplier portal to reduce user’s data entry work

  • FIFO inventory costing method for accurate accounting

  • Landed cost tracking and dynamic unit cost tracking

  • Automated batch invoicing

Reporting and Business Intelligence

  • Report scheduling

  • Customizable reports

  • Management reporting

  • Product analytics

  • Inventory and demand reporting

  • Sales channel performance reporting

  • Customer reporting

  • Financial performance

Payments App

  • Online payments systems integrations – Brightpearl currently integrates with Authorize.net, Braintree, Sage Pay, PayPal, Worldpay, USAePay, Stripe, iZettle and many more

  • Business-to-Business payment processing via virtual terminal or phone

  • Send customizable “Click-to-Pay” invoices for increased customer convenience

  • Secure customer data management

  • Secure user delegation

  • Integrated Point-of-Sale system enables processing of payments made in person

Customer Relationship Management

  • Access to customers’ historical data

  • Customer credit management

  • Access to email correspondence history with customers and suppliers

  • Manage customer correspondence via automated reminders

  • Customer categorization with customizable tags

What We Love about It – The Pros

It’s a Centralized Platform for Your Retail Operations

Brightpearl greatly eases the burden of managing a multichannel retail business as it consolidates all your sales channels in one place and provides you with all the tools you need to manage your orders, inventory, shipping and fulfillment, accounting and customer data, and business analytics. Aside from syncing all your business data across all sales channels in real-time for full visibility, it also has powerful automation features that allows you to automate routine tasks and processes to streamline your business operations. Because it greatly reduces the amount of work to be done on the backend, you can spend more time focusing on the front end of your business to increase sales and make your business more profitable.

Its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Functionality

Brightpearl offers the functionality of an ERP system, as it provides complete retail insights and analytics that cover your entire operations. Its robust reporting system provides full transparency and visibility, and enables you to stay in full control by giving you instant access to business metrics and key performance indicators that matter to you the most. You always have a complete view of how your business is performing, allowing you to make quick, intelligent, data-driven decisions that can optimize the various aspects of your business. It also allows you to make accurate forecasts, helping you plan for the future more efficiently.

Its Capacity for High Level Performance

Brightpearl is a powerhouse with enterprise-class reliability and was designed to be able to handle 25,000 orders per hour. It seamlessly integrates with a network of marketplaces, shopping carts, ecommerce platforms and 3rd party service apps that gives the platform the ability to support high transaction volumes. Brightpearl is continuously adding new integrations and its open API allow you to integrate the platform to your specific needs with personalized workflows and unique processes.

What We’re Not Crazy About – The Cons

Brightpearl Pricing

While Brightpearl does not advertise its prices on its site (interested parties must request a price quote), it makes it perfectly clear on its pricing page that it caters to fast-growing, larger merchants. Its entry level High Growth plan is recommended for merchants who do $500K to $2 million in sales annually and its Enterprise and Brand Leader plans are recommended for those who do $2 million to $5 million and $5 million and above in annual sales, respectively. This strongly indicates that this is out of the price range of small multichannel sellers.

Another thing to take note of is the steep onboarding and set up fee that needs to be paid before you start using the platform. In our opinion though, the eye-watering onboarding and set-up fee is justified and we explain why in the part which discusses implementation time.

Its Implementation Time

Just to be perfectly clear, we are putting Brightpearl’s implementation time here because the implementation time of most of its competitors range from one day to four weeks. For Brightpearl, it takes about eight to 10 weeks. This needs to be properly contextualized, though.

For Brightpearl, implementation goes through several meticulous stages and the first one is the creation of a customized project plan that supports the unique business needs of the customer by a team of consultants tasked to guide the customer from demo to project launch.

Next, the team will migrate and validate the customer’s business data to optimize software performance, advise the customer on importing and managing client data, connect and test integrations with online marketplaces and ecommerce sites, orient the customer on integrations and applications to streamline business processes, prepare training materials for the customer and his or her staff, assist the customer during project launch, and evaluate and further optimize the customer’s system post launch.

At each stage, the team will conduct quality and performance checks to ensure that the project plan is well suited for the customer. The whole process understandably takes time and can be a bit expensive, but it ensures that the platform works properly and addresses all the retail operation demands of the customer.

Its High Learning Curve

Brightpearl is a sophisticated piece of tech, and learning its wide range of functions and capabilities can be a bit tedious and overwhelming. Despite the excellent set up and onboarding assistance, it may take some time to get accustomed to the workflows of the platform.

On a more positive note, Brightpearl customer support team is available via phone or live chat 16 hours a day, and its email support is available 24/7. Brightpearl also has a great resource center with instructional material such as guides and how-to-do articles, as well as a community forum where you can congregate with other users. These help and support features do a fantastic job of lowering the platform’s learning curve.

Our Final Take: Should You Get Bright Pearl?

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Before considering Brightpearl, ask yourself the following questions:

  1. Do you sell on at least two ecommerce platforms?

  2. Is your multi channel retail business doing at least $1 million in sales annually, or do you expect it to be doing so in the next 8 to 12 months?

  3. Do you process at least 2K orders per month?

  4. Do you have more than one warehouse to manage?

  5. Are you willing to make a considerable investment in a retail operations management solution to take your business to the next level?

If you answered “YES” to all of these questions, Brightpearl is a viable option for you. The platform isn’t really for businesses still in its early growth stages and its powerful functionality will more likely benefit business owners who have established firm footholds on multiple sales channels.

Brightpearl is geared for quick and continuous growth, and was designed specifically for the use of retailers, which is why a lot of emphasis is placed on configuration. Every feature, update, and integration was created and incorporated with the retail sector in mind. No matter what business model you utilize and how complex your retail operations are, the platform can streamline your business processes and scale with you as the demands of your business grows.

Also, while Brightpearl can be quite a financial investment, it is significantly less expensive than a “catch-all” enterprise resource planning system. You get to save money while enjoying all the vital retail management features and perks of an ERP system. Moreover, Brightpearl has a shorter implementation time than traditional ERPs, allowing you to reallocate your time, focus, and attention to growing other aspects of your retail business.

In addition, Brightpearl reports that their platform increases order processing efficiency by 70% and reduces human error by 65%. You’ll see faster returns on investment, and most probably, you’ll be able to pay off your first year subscription and rake in more profit in no time.

To sum up, Brightpearl is an ideal all-in-one retail management solution for mid-sized to large multichannel retailers that promises to provide the high level of functionality traditional ERPs offer at less cost and faster implementation time. It’s a worthwhile investment that can help unlock the full potential of your business.

If you’d like to see how your multichannel retail business can benefit from a powerful ERP system like Brightpearl, get in touch with their team and request a free trial. Experience first hand how the platform can improve your workflows to create significant bottom-line savings.

Is there anything you love about Brightpearl that we weren’t able to mention in the article? Is there a feature that has really helped your business that you’d like to share? Do you have more questions about this awesome Amazon inventory management tool? Post a comment and join in on the discussion. We’d love to hear from you!

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]]> Ecomdash Review: A Powerful Multi Channel Inventory Management Software Solution for Small Businesses https://www.fbaleadlist.com/ecomdash-multi-channel-inventory-management-software/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:15:56 +0000 https://fbaleadlist.com/ecomdash-multi-channel-inventory-management-software/

Ecomdash Review: A Powerful Multi Channel Inventory Management Software Solution for Small Businesses

November 18, 2020

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Ecomdash: A Quick Look

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What Is Ecomdash?

Founded by Kevin Loomis and Laura Bell Greeno in 2013, Ecomdashis a multichannel inventory management software solution geared towards small and mid-sized sellers. It provides users a unified platform from which they can easily manage inventory, product listings, sales orders, shipping and fulfillment. Known for their dedication to supporting the growth of small businesses, Ecomdash has processed over $3 billion in sales orders and currently manages over 35 million SKUs.

Let’s Talk Features

Inventory Management Software

  • Track and sync inventory quantities in near-real time across all warehouses and sales channels

  • Unique and convenient product SKU mapping system

  • Set custom alerts for low inventory levels that work with set inventory reorder rules at product or warehouse level

  • Multiple warehouse management

  • Tracking of manufactured/hand-made items

  • Management of complicated inventory items such as bundles and multipacks

Order Management Software

  • Sales order management across an unlimited number of sales channels

  • Streamlined accounting

  • Order fulfillment workflow automation

  • FBA integration

  • Order fulfillment across multiple warehouses

  • Dropshipping automation

Dropshipping Automation Software

  • Multiple supplier management

  • Product data syncing – list products to multiple sales channels and product quantity updates

  • Product tracking via SKU mapping

  • Dropship order fulfillment automation

  • Automated shipment tracking updates

Amazon FBA Management Software (Multi Channel Fulfillment)

  • Inbound shipment tracking

  • Multichannel order routing

  • Multiple warehouse management

Multichannel Listing Tool

  • Fast account setup

  • Centralized platform to manage listings across all sales channels

  • Bulk upload and editing functionality (up to 250 listings at a time)

  • Data entry automation via creation of listing templates

Shipping Management Software

  • Centralized platform to manage shipping

  • Multiple carrier management (FedEx, UPS, DHL and USPS via Endicia, Pitney Bowes and Stamps.com)

  • Time-efficient workflow automation

  • In-house and outsourced fulfillment location management

  • Shipping discounts via Pitney Bowes and Stamps.com

Purchase Order Software

  • Intuitive restock forecast report facilitates smart inventory planning

  • Shipment tracking

  • Streamlined accounting

  • Easy Purchase Order Creation

  • Product quantity sync when orders are received

  • Average Landed Cost tracking

Sales Reporting System

  • Over 40 business health reports (Inventory Valuation, Inventory Forecasts, Sales and Revenue, Profitability, etc.) to help monitor sales trends, optimize inventory planning and simplify taxes

Open Ecommerce API

  • Build integrations to more marketplaces

  • Easy supply chain management

  • Build your own ecommerce solution through Ecomdash’s developer portal and accelerate time to market

What We Love about It – The Pros

Ecomdash Pricing

This is where Ecomdash sets itself apart from its competitors. Currently, there is no other software solution with this level of functionality available at this price point, which makes it ideal for smaller multichannel sellers. Ecomdash utilizes an order volume-based pricing structure and its plans range from $60/month (for less than 100 orders) to $350/month (for up to 10K orders, above this amount, users will need a custom account). Ecomdash is very affordable, and its well-thought-out pricing structure actually helps subscribers save money over time as it scales according to your budget and business needs.

We also love that an unlimited number of users can use the software, and all the features are available in all plan tiers. Ecomdash offers a free 15-day trial period, but take note that if you decide to get Ecomdash, there is a $99 onboarding assistance fee.

Its Excellent Feature Set

It’s just amazing how broad the feature set of Ecomdash is. Loaded with features such as inventory, order and shipping management tools, automation bots, analytics, and an extensive integrations library, it really provides everything you need to run multiple storefronts easily and efficiently. Powered by its award-winning inventory management software, Ecomdash can address virtually every operational demand a multichannel retail business has through its powerful inventory monitoring, order management, and shipping administration capabilities. Feature-wise, it’s almost on par with enterprise-focused software solutions like Stitch Labs and Skubana. Trust us, its feature set is that impressive.

Its Extensive Integrations Library

Like most leading platforms, Ecomdash seamlessly integrates with a large number of accounting apps (Xero and Quickbooks), shipping and fulfillment services (DHL, UPS, FedEx, etc.), shopping carts and third-party marketplaces (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Amazon, eBay, Walmart, Etsy, etc.). Check out their full integrations library here. However, Ecomdash’s integrations library has some noteworthy features which make it exceptional:

  • It supports accounting apps Quickbooks and Xero, unlike Skubana which doesn’t provide in-house accounting connectors.

  • It integrates with SPS commerce, giving users instant access to a massive network of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) connections and more than 90K retail entities without having to configure or update anything.

  • It integrates with dropshipping providers like Hicks and the Wholesale House. This is ideal for sellers who wish to expand their product line to reach more customers.

  • It supports smaller ecommerce platforms and site builders like Sitey and Sitebuilder.com.

What We’re Not Crazy About – The Cons

The Clunky Interface

Sorry Ecomdash, but we feel the interface needs some improvement. It’s outdated, a bit disorganized, and not mobile-friendly at all. Also the software has a high learning curve and it takes some time to get accustomed to the workflows and organization of the input fields.

On the upside, Ecomdash does a great job of providing help and support to new users. They provide an extensive knowledgebase full of informative training tools – a resources library, webinars and regular demos, as well as excellent customer support via phone, email or live chat (Take note that customer support is only available during business hours- 8:00 am to 7:30 pm EST). Also, Ecomdash offers reasonably-priced training programs facilitated by dedicated coaches that cover onboarding support, dropshipping, and backend operations management. To a certain degree, the excellent help and support from Ecomdash offsets the software’s high learning curve.

Reports of Spotty Website Performance

We’ve heard some grumblings about Ecomdash’s website performance. Some users have complained of slow loading times during peak hours and significant lags (particularly in the shipping GUI) which can hamper productivity and be a cause of frustration. Also, there have been complaints about system bugs, and how it takes Ecomdash quite some time in resolving them. The good news is that Ecomdash seems to be on top of this user concern and implemented changes recently to improve website performance.

The Mobile App

Ecomdash offers a mobile app for Android and iOS users, but it only functions as a barcode scanner. That’s pretty much it.

Our Final Take: Should You Get Ecomdash?

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If you are a multichannel seller that deals with high volumes (more than 10,000 sales orders monthly), the answer is NO. You should be looking at a more advanced enterprise platform like Stitch Labs. If you want to learn more about Stitch Labs, read our full review here.

However, if you are a small multichannel seller on a budget looking to simplify your ecommerce and inventory management operations, YES. Ecomdash is the inventory and order management solution for you.

Ecomdash is an equalizer, as it provides the level of functionality often reserved for more costly enterprise platforms like Skubana at a price smaller merchants can afford. Aside from being affordable, it is also a scalable solution as it gives you the freedom to choose a plan tier that suits the present needs of your business, and the option to upgrade as your business grows.

As discussed in the previous section, Ecomdash’s broad and powerful feature set allows you to effectively streamline the key processes of your business from a single, centralized platform. It makes managing multiple storefronts faster and so much easier. This enables you to refocus time and energy to reinforcing other aspects of your business such as growing sales and increasing customer satisfaction.

To sum up, Ecomdash is perfect for small businesses looking to improve efficiency, boost productivity, and increase profits.

If you’d like to see if Ecomdash is the cost-efficient inventory, order and shipping management solution you are looking for, sign up for a 15-day trial. Get a feel of how its features work to understand how it can potentially help your business grow.

Is there anything you love about Ecomdash that we weren’t able to mention in the article? Is there a feature that has really helped your business that you’d like to share? Do you have more questions about this awesome Amazon inventory management tool? Post a comment and join in on the discussion. We’d love to hear from you!

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Stitch Labs Review: Raising the Bar in Multi Channel Inventory Management

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Stitch Labs: A Quick Look

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What Is Stitch Labs?

Founded by Brandon Levey, Jake Gasaway, and Michelle Laham in 2011, Stitch Labs is a leading cloud-based multichannel inventory management software solution for high-growth brands and retailers. Stitch was designed to answer all the operational demands of a multichannel retail business by providing automation, centralized inventory management, and in-depth analytics. Currently one of the fastest growing inventory and order management platforms in the market today, they process 26 million orders and generates $4.5 billion in merchant transactional revenue per year.

Let’s Talk Features

Inventory Management Software

  • Centralized inventory promotes visibility across all sales channels and locations

  • Access to inventory data such as stock history, stock-takes and reconciliation reports

  • Ease of adding new channels and locations without compromising visibility.

  • Allocation of inventory to specific channels and VIP customers

  • Automated low stock alerts and automated calculation of reorder points for effective implementation of a just-in-time inventory system

  • Access to historical sales reports and real-time inventory data

Inventory Control System

  • Automation of inventory management-related tasks

  • Real-time view of stock levels and inventory performance across all sales channels and locations

  • Real-time inventory sync (from all your locations) to prevent overselling

  • Inventory and order management capabilities allows leveraging of bundles, mystery boxes, pre-orders, loyalty programs and other merchandising techniques

Multichannel Selling

  • Full control of all sales channels

  • Real time stock updates

  • Over a dozen integrations; add channels with ease

  • Sales channel analytics – compare performance of sales channels

  • Auto-sync inventory

  • Low Stock alerts to prevent stockouts

  • Sell across locations

Order Management Software

  • Automation of order management tasks (order splitting, backorder management, order import, shipping updates)

  • Streamline workflows

  • Robust inventory management

  • Capacity to handle high volume sales (over 25k orders a day)

  • Support for up to 100k SKUs

  • Streamlined customer service

  • Wholesale/B2B order planning

  • Customer targeting and engagement by viewing their account history, inventory analytics, repeat purchase rates, etc.

Logistics and Fulfillment Operations Management

  • Workflow automation (splitting, routing, order releasing, etc.)

  • One centralized platform to oversee fulfillment

  • Set order routing rules to control when and how orders ship

  • Accountability tools for 3PLs

  • Pre-built integrations and 3PL partner network for shipping coverage expansions

  • Pre-sell with ease as order management will hold orders until stock is available

Purchasing Software

  • Purchase planning based on sales velocity, lead time and present stock levels

  • Streamlined receiving of inventory

  • Easy creation of purchase orders

  • Centralizes purchases, and sharing of purchasing data to accounting, sales channels and vendors

  • Management of End to End Purchasing

  • Financial reporting to track cost fluctuations

  • Customizable low stock alerts and dynamic reorder points

  • Product reporting for data-driven purchasing

Wholesale Inventory Management Software

  • Unified, real-time view of stock levels and inventory performance across channels and locations

  • Automation of time- consuming tasks

  • Allocation of inventory to specific channels and VIP customer accounts

  • Tracking of wholesale orders

  • Sales representative management (performance tracking, commission payouts, etc.)

  • Invoice Management

  • Inventory Performance tracking and reporting for smart merchandising and demand forecasting

Retail Reporting and Analytics

  • Detailed retail reports with inventory, sales and purchasing data

  • Comprehensive multichannel inventory management, retail and product reporting gives access to actionable data on cost, revenue and profitability

  • Access to historical data

  • Balance sheet provides insight on true inventory value

  • Charts and graphical dashboard enable easier sharing of insights

What We Love about It – The Pros

Its Low Learning Curve

It’s very easy to learn how to use Stitch. The interface is simple and intuitive, and even first-time users will be able to do basic tasks like (creating products and customer contacts, generating sales orders, etc.) within minutes of signing in to the platform. We just love how easy and quick it is to set up integrations and link different sales channels and add-ons to your account. All you need to do is provide the info for your third-party account and Stitch does all the heavy lifting.

Also, learning how to do different tasks is very easy because each page comes with an in-depth tutorial that walks you through each step, and the interface features pop-up menus for access to the knowledgebase and support in case you need assistance.

Its Multiple Integrations

While there are users who have complained about Stitch being “too integrations dependent,” we absolutely love that it’s compatible with a large variety of integrations (over 100 to be exact!). Stitch integrates with the most popular sales tools and ecommerce platforms, and this allows you to build your own unique tech stack that can make your business run efficiently.

Streamlined Inventory Management

Stitch is a centralized platform that allows you to manage your inventory and automate workflows from one location. From the dashboard, you can manage all of your sales channels, update your listings, run promotions, sync stock levels across all sales channels, warehouses, and fulfillment centers, and customize and implement time and cost-saving order routing strategies. Being able to do all of this in one location not only improves efficiency but also saves you valuable time, energy, and money.

Automated Purchase Order Creation

This is a powerful feature, and we love it because it saves time and increases your cash on hand. Stitch automates the calculation of reorder points and creates drafts of purchase orders. This calculation is based on real-time data on sales velocity, supplier lead time, and par levels. Once you receive a low stock alert, the purchase order is then sent out. This makes ordering faster and more accurate, and become more liquid because you have less cash tied to stock.

The Comprehensive Analytics Dashboard

Stitch’s analytics dashboard is awesome and gives you a clear, data-driven overview of your business’ performance. From this dashboard, you can view sales, revenue, and inventory stats, sales velocity and forecasting reports and sales channel-specific reports. You also have the ability to filter data using customization variables. It gives you all the data you need to formulate sales and inventory management strategies to increase revenue and profits.

What We’re Not Crazy About – The Cons

Stitch Labs Pricing

Software systems that provide exceptionally sophisticated services often carry a hefty price tag and Stitch Labs is no exception. In fact, it’s probably the most expensive multichannel inventory management software solution in the market today.

While they don’t display their prices on their pricing page (interested parties must request a price quote), they do make it clear who their target clientele is (“Stitch Labs is best suited for brands trading $1M or above, or transacting over 25k orders per year.”). So this should already give you an idea on the price range of their plans. Also, before they removed their prices, we received reports that their entry level “Essentials” plan was priced at $799, which definitely puts this out of the price range of smaller multichannel sellers.

Another thing to take note of is that implementation training is not included in the monthly fee, so you’ll have to pay for an onboarding session.

Limited Functionality for Sellers Outside the US

Stitch was designed to cater to businesses which operate and sell in the US. If you are based outside the US, Stitch may still work for you, but you should know that you will have to deal with limited functionality. For instance, Stitch does not support sales order currency conversion, inclusive taxation, international eBay seller accounts, country-specific invoice formatting requirements, etc. Read this article from Stitch Lab’s support base if you are outside the US and considering getting Stitch.

Refunds Management

For some reason, Stitch does not account for refunds made through sales channels and does not automatically adjust inventory and accounting data. Users must make manual adjustments to inventory and accounting records whenever there is a refund. The process of making manual adjustments can be cumbersome and prone to errors.

No Mobile App

Stitch has no mobile app and does not support mobile browsers.

Our Final Take: Should You Get Stitch Labs?

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If you are a small multichannel seller who is just starting out, the answer is NO. Stitch is simply beyond your budget and way too complicated for you. If you are looking for a similar solution, we strongly recommend that you get Ecomdash. Ecomdash offers a similar level of functionality at a price that is more affordable to smaller business owners. If you want to learn more about Ecomdash, read our full review here.

However, if you are a medium-sized multichannel seller who is experiencing a period of rapid growth in your business, and can afford Stitch Labs, the answer is YES. You stand to benefit a lot from their centralized platform which can automate your inventory and retail operations.

In multichannel retailing, one of the most important inventory management strategies to implement is the Just-In-Time inventory system. For the uninitiated, Just-In-Time inventory is a system in which you forecast demand and keep just enough inventory to meet that demand. This system allows you to be more liquid and having more cash on hand gives you access to investing opportunities that can grow your business further. Moreover, this system significantly reduces your storage costs and lowers your loss risk.

The key to implementing this system effectively is accurate demand forecasting, and this is where Stitch shows its tremendous value. Accurate demand forecasting requires the efficient tracking of sales data and Stitch provides you with a highly informative sales velocity report that allows you to understand how fast your products are selling. Moreover, it gives you insight on demand fluctuations and seasonal trends which will help you order the right amount of product at the right time.

Also, Stitch users can easily make crucial decisions regarding their inventory quickly because the platform allows them to easily track their inventory across all their sales channels. Inventory data is updated in real-time, and it works really well with the automation features of the platform. For instance, Stitch allows you to create drafts of purchase orders which you can send as soon you receive a low stock alert. This significantly reduces the time spent on ordering and fulfilling sales orders. In effect, you maximize profitability because you save time and get your fresh inventory faster which enables you to consistently meet demand without having to break bank on storage costs.

To sum up, Stitch is the perfect platform to use when implementing a Just-In-Time inventory strategy for your business because it virtually eliminates the danger of miscalculating demand or running into stockouts, enabling you to reap the full benefits of reduced costs and improved efficiency.

If you’d like to see how Stitch Lab’s centralized inventory management dashboard can help you implement a Just-In-Time inventory system for your business, get in touch with their team, and request a free trial. Stitch Lab’s streamlined approach to inventory management might just be what you are looking for.

Is there anything you love about Stitch Labs that we weren’t able to mention in the article? Is there a feature that has really helped your business that you’d like to share? Do you have more questions about this awesome Amazon inventory management tool? Post a comment and join in on the discussion. We’d love to hear from you!

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]]> Sellics Review: The Retail Analytics Software for Forward-Thinking Amazon 3P/Sellers https://www.fbaleadlist.com/sellics-review-the-retail-analytics-software/ Fri, 06 Nov 2020 11:30:53 +0000 /2020/11/06/sellics-review-the-retail-analytics-software/

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Sellics: A Quick Look

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What Is Sellics?

Founded by Franz Jordan and Josef Vataman in 2014, Sellics is a suite of inventory management, marketing and analytics tools that can optimize key performance metrics to drive sales and increase market shares on Amazon. Sellics’ all-in-one software platform enables users to analyze profits, optimize product listings, manage their inventory, Pay-per-Click (PPC) campaigns, and reviews. Regarded as one of the leading Amazon retail analytics software solutions in the market today, Sellics reports that its users see a 1.6x ROI for their Amazon PPC campaigns and a 42% increase in revenue (on average after 3 months). It currently has 4,000 users and a customer satisfaction rate of 93%.

Let’s Talk Features

Sellics offers three separate platforms:

  • The Agency Edition, which is for agencies that handle Amazon clients.

  • The Vendor Edition, which is for the 1P/Vendor who sells wholesale via Vendor Central.

  • The Seller Edition, which is for the 3P/Seller who sells directly to customers on the Amazon marketplace via Seller Central.

This review will focus on the Seller Edition.

Sellics Seller Edition has 5 features that help its users succeed on Amazon:

Profit Dashboard

This feature helps users analyze their “true” profit and understand how fixed and variable costs and expenses impact their business. Integrating seamlessly with the user’s Seller Central account, the profit dashboard tracks sales in real-time and does automated calculations that deduct all costs and expenses (FBA fees, shipping fees, PPC costs, Amazon fees, promotional costs, taxes, cost of goods, and many more) from total revenue to reveal the user’s true profit margins. It is also versatile and can be configured to show profitability at any level (from marketplace to individual child ASINS) and any key performance indicator preferred by the user. Sellics Profit also comes with an exclusive mobile app.

Amazon Feedback Manager

Sellics’ Review Manager notifies users via email every time they receive product feedback. These automated updates allow users to immediately address negative reviews which they can do directly from the dashboard, and use the positive ones to improve the copies of their listings. Users can utilize the filters to sort through positive and negative reviews for a particular product over a period of time.

Amazon Inventory Management Software

This tool prevents users from having to deal with stockouts. Once users upload the lead time for their products, Sellics will then calculate the best date for reorder based on current stock levels, sales velocity, and lead time. Once the date arrives, the users will receive a notification to reorder. This inventory management tool also enables users to carefully plan and manage financial resources as it helps them monitor their 90 day reorder pipeline.

Amazon Listing Optimization Tool

Sellics’ Amazon SEO software increases organic sales through:

  • Effective Keyword Research – Sellics Sonar has over 180,000 keywords in its database to help users find the most searched and most relevant search terms they can use for their listings’ title, bullet points, and Amazon backend keywords.

  • Product Listing Optimization – the Listing Optimizer enables users to create listings that convert by showing them product listings that need improvement. It makes recommendations on how a listing’s product title, bullet points, description and backend keywords can perform better. Once users have optimized their product listings, they can then check how their product listings stack up against their competitors’. The Listing Optimizer also allows users to monitor the listings of successful Amazon sellers so that they can learn and implement listing strategies that will help them outrank their competitors.

  • Tracking of Keyword Rankings – the Keyword Tracker monitors the development of keyword rankings over time and allows users to check how their efforts in optimizing their listings have impacted keyword ranking and Best Sellers Rank (BSR). Users may also perform A/B testing and track the results to see which optimization strategies positively impact ranking performance.

Amazon PPC Management Software

The PPC manager enables users to manage and automate and optimize their PPC campaigns. It increases advertising ROI and significantly reduces work hours in ads management by:

  • Automating Keyword Migration – the Keyword Harvesting Automation Tool automates time-consuming tasks in PPC keyword management such as migrating high-performing keywords from one campaign to another and adding non-performing ones to a negative keyword list.

  • Automating Keyword Bidding – the Bid Automation Tool automatically increases (when Advertised Cost of Sale or ACoS is low) and lowers (when ACoS is high) keyword bids for ad spend efficiency. It also pauses a keyword once it determines that a keyword is unprofitable.

  • Optimizing PPC Campaigns for Profit – the PPC manager eliminates the need to depend on Seller Central reports to evaluate the performance of ad campaigns. It lets users monitor ad performance by showing ad performance metrics sorted by revenue, cost, CPC, CTR, orders, impressions, etc. It also tracks every modification (changes in keyword bids, budgets, keywords added or removed) users make to their PPC campaigns and makes this historical data available to users so that they may identify which modifications have boosted ad performance. These enable users to formulate and implement effective strategies to optimize their PPC campaigns.

What We Love about It – The Pros

Its Very Helpful Trial Period

Sellics offers a free, 14-day trial period to potential clients, and we really appreciate how helpful it is in helping you decide whether to subscribe to Sellics or not. The trial has no limitations, and gives you access to all the platform’s features; you can test ranking optimization, track keywords, and test PPC automation with 2-3 ad groups. You also get access to the Help Center, which helps you familiarize yourself quickly with the platform. There is one drawback though – you will have to connect your Seller Central account to the platform to be able to test most of the features.

Data Protection and Privacy

Sellics only takes the information needed to manage your account from the Marketplace Web Service (MWS) API. Your information is kept secure, and there is no risk of it being shared with Amazon or any third-party. You can read their privacy policy here.

Its Low Learning Curve

Sellics has a low learning curve, and its user-friendly interface is easy to understand, navigate and manage. The Sellics Cockpit, which is the first thing you see after you log in, is really well-designed, and makes it easy for you to view account data and insights, as well as explore the different features of the platform.

We also love how committed the Sellics team is in helping users familiarize themselves with the platform. They provide a very extensive knowledge database that gives its users instructional material on just about every Sellics feature and capability, as well as regular blog posts that give regular updates and tips on how to use the software to grow one’s business. Customer help and support is also superb, and is available 24/7 via chat or email. The highly knowledgeable and very responsive support team responds to queries within 24 to 48 hours.

It’s a Complete Selling and Analytics Tool

One reviewer referred to Sellics as “the Swiss Army Knife of Amazon Seller Tool Suites,” and we totally agree. Sellics is a real all-in-one tool, and in our opinion, is the most composite and comprehensive Amazon Selling and Analytics tool available today. A strong statement, yes, but with all its powerful capabilities, an easy one to make because it just gathers all the analytics you need to succeed on Amazon.

Sellics provides the analytics needs sellers don’t get from Amazon’s Seller interface due to its lack of functionality. From Sellics, you get a highly accurate range of metrics and data, including session and conversion rates on all of your products, and information on how you can improve them (very important to note, that Sellics is the ONLY tool that shows session and conversion rates). This level of competitive intelligence made available to you is then translated into clear, understandable, and most importantly, actionable insights, from which you can devise and implement action plans that optimize across all key performance metrics. This boosts conversion rates and drives sales and profit, allowing your business to flourish.

What We’re Not Crazy About – The Cons

Sellics Pricing is a Bit Confusing

Sellics now uses a variable pricing model based on your annual sales volume. The lowest plan tier, which costs $67/month, is for sellers who do 1K to 60K in annual sales. On the other side of the pricing matrix, the highest plan tier, which costs $317/month, is for sellers who do 1.2M in sales per year (Please take note that these prices are for the Seller edition).

While the new pricing model is definitely an improvement over the previous one (the ineffective credit system for keywords and products tracked), we still find it a bit confusing because the monthly fee is now linked to Amazon sales. Maybe it’s just us, but we’d rather get charged a flat rate than pay a sliding scale fee based on our gross sales on Amazon.

One Seller Central Account Per Sellics Account

Sellics doesn’t allow the integration of multiple Seller Central Accounts into one Sellics account. For sellers with multiple stores on Amazon like us, this limitation is a big one. On a more positive note, Sellics will give you a 20% discount for each additional account created.

Various Platform Limitations

Sellics is a powerful software solution, but it does have its limitations:

  • Limited Historical Data – because of limitations set by Amazon’s API, Sellics can only pull historical data from the last 60 days on the Profit Dashboard.

  • Limited Exports – right now, exports are only available in PPC Manager (at the top left of each Optimize table) and Profit Dashboard. While Sellics has already announced that exports will be made available for other features soon, there is still no ETA as of today.

  • Artificially Inflated Revenue Numbers – revenue numbers can be artificially inflated because Sellics adds the value of all types of promos, even ones that aren’t yours, to your profits. The reason is that Amazon’s API considers any sale with a price reduction to be a promotion.

Our Final Take: Should You Get Sellics?

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So, is Sellics the right tool for you? Let’s see:

If you are just starting out in the Amazon game and are still in the product discovery phase, the answer is NO. You don’t need Sellics yet. We recommend that you look into simpler software solutions like Jungle Scout which can provide exactly what you need for you to advance your business to the next level.

However, if you are already a fairly established seller, in particular one who does Private Label and has launched products in the Amazon marketplace, the answer is YES. Sellics, for you, will be an essential, as it can support your growth and help you reach your profitability goals.

When you launch a product, one of your main goals is to rank it in highly competitive search terms. Success here means high product visibility, which will lead to continuous organic sales. Sellics is the ONLY platform that provides you with ALL the tools and data you’ll need to rank your product in the best search terms quickly and easily.

If we were to pick out a tool from Sellics that has helped out our businesses a lot, it would have to be the PPC manager. We manage a good number of PPC campaigns and deal with thousands of keywords, so the automation feature of the PPC manager really saves us a lot of time and energy in managing our campaigns. The Bid Automation Tool has also significantly reduced our ACOS. It has done a much better job than us in managing our ad spend, and the savings we get from that practically pays for our subscriptions. We love the margins we are getting and if only for this tool, we’d strongly recommend Sellics to you.

If you’d like to experience what it’s like for your business to be powered by one of the leading retail analytics software today, sign up today for a 14-day trial. See for yourself how Sellics’ ranking optimization, PPC automation and other features can boost the performance of your business.

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