Date: November 6th, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses mobile-ready hero images for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, the 4 Ws Framework for thumbnail optimization, how to pass visual clarity tests, and strategies to avoid losing 20-29% of potential sales to better-optimized competitors. Key Points Discussed: Mobile commerce accounts for 66% of all global e-commerce sales The 4 Ws Framework: Who (brand), What (product type), Which (variant), and How Much (size/quantity) Three critical image tests: Visual Clarity, Color Contrast, and Clean Background Mobile shoppers often add items to cart from thumbnails without opening listings Over 46% of shoppers cannot perceive critical information from poorly optimized thumbnails Case study: Unilever tested 30,000+ images with this framework Ad Badger tutorial on auditing Amazon PPC campaigns using bulk files and pivot tables Isaac Gross's complimentary order dashboard for Amazon sellers How to organically double review velocity while staying 100% compliant Supreme Court challenges Trump tariffs with $90 billion in tariff payments at stake Market Maze survey reveals only 19% of shoppers plan ahead for deal events Links Mentioned: Try the Billion Dollar Sellers Club for $9 How to Audit Amazon PPC Campaigns - Ad Badger YouTube Video BDSN Mystery Link of the Day MerchantSpring Affiliate Program Contrast Tools (Free Color Contrast Testing) Isaac Gross's Order Dashboard at IG PPC Double Your Organic Reviews Webinar - Swapt & eCom Triage Hot Picks: Walmart Marketplace opens official seller forum How to get your products discovered in ChatGPT & Rufus Better Amazon inventory placement fields record delivery speeds Amazon expects 5% jump in shipment volume this holiday season Stump Bezos Answer: 51% of TikTok users are over the age of 30 Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday November 3rd, 2025 Summary: Kevin King examines Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's disconnect from the current state of agentic commerce, explores global Amazon marketplace opportunities, discusses AI's influence on holiday shopping, and shares strategies for scaling with micro-influencers and Custom Analytics. Key Points Discussed: What percentage of holiday purchases will be influenced by AI according to Salesforce Analysis of the best Amazon marketplaces to sell on beyond just GMV Top 5 Amazon marketplace opportunities: US, Japan, Germany, UK, and Canada Global e-commerce traffic patterns with Amazon, Temu, and AliExpress leading Google's new AI marketing tool Pomelli Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's disconnect from current agentic commerce capabilities ChatGPT's memory, shopping history, and pricing accuracy vs. Jassy's claims ChatGPT's Atlas browser and why Amazon can't block it Using Stack Influence to reach page 1 on Amazon with micro-influencers Amazon's newly-released comprehensive Custom Analytics platform BDSS Market Masters event in Austin (November 13-17) Links Mentioned:  Marketplace Pulse: Amazon's Global Marketplace Opportunity PickFu - Sign up free and get $100 credit with code "BDSN2025" Google Pomelli AI Marketing Tool Demo (YouTube) BDSN Mystery Link of the Day ChatGPT Atlas Browser Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Blueland Stack Influence Case Study - 13x ROI BDSS Market Masters Event - Austin, TX (Nov 13-17) Hot Picks: Walmart debuts two Black Friday events and Cyber Monday strategy Mastercard and PayPal announce agentic AI pact SmartScout guide: How to identify profitable Amazon products Amazon delivery glasses, fulfillment robots, and AI models Stump Bezos Answer: Salesforce predicts that 41% of purchases this holiday season will be influenced by AI ($263B) Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: October 30th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses why your product content is failing the bot test, how AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity are changing e-commerce, flat fee creator partnerships that drive ROI, and the massive voice search opportunity that 99.7% of sellers are missing. Key Points Discussed: Why products are invisible to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI search enginesHow to audit and fix your product content for AI enginesThe critical importance of canonicalization for AI searchBuilding platform-specific feeds for ChatGPT vs PerplexityWhy smart sellers pay creators upfront with flat fee retainersConverting creator seeding into a structured testing labMarket Masters 3 event in Austin (November 13-17)The voice search gold rush: $45 billion market by 2028What speakable schema is and why only 0.03% of sites use itHow to optimize for voice commerce and AI assistantsUS Cyber Week spending projections ($44 billion)Links Mentioned: Market Masters 3 RegistrationBook a Call with Reacher for Creator RetainersMarketing Misfits: "Only 1% of Brands Are Ready for AI Search"Billion Dollar Sellers Network Mystery Link of the DaySophie Society Live Q4 Amazon PPC WorkshopGoogle's Structured Data Markup HelperBDSC AI-Expert Call RecordingHot Picks: PayPal signs deal with OpenAI to be ChatGPT's payment walletAmazon lays off first 14,000 of 30,000 expectedAmazon delivery contractors having trouble making moneyGoogle to auto-generate videos from images for adsStump Bezos Answer: Amazon expects Rufus to generate $1.2 billion in profit in 2026 Quote of the Day: "Do the one thing you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never truly tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it."  Oprah Winfrey Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com  

Date: Monday, October 27th, 2025Summary: Kevin King explores how Claude Skills revolutionizes Amazon selling by automating workflows, discusses Danny McMillan's dashboard generator, shares Q4 PPC targeting strategies, and examines why live shopping may define eCommerce's future over AI. Key Points Discussed: How Claude Skills works and why it beats traditional AI prompting Danny McMillan's automated dashboard generator Skill Installing and using Skills to transform Amazon data in 60 seconds Real-world use cases: listing optimization, customer service, and PPC analysis Q4 PPC strategies using SQPR data and dynamic targeting Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer product seeding Why live shopping, not AI, may define eCommerce's future The trust crisis AI created and the shift toward authentic content Live commerce market projected to reach $2.5 trillion by 2033 Links Mentioned: Expert Panel: AI for E-commerce (October 29th at 2 PM ET) Danny McMillan's Dashboard Skill Download Notion Guide: Claude Desktop Skills Visual Guide Sophie Society: Live PPC Workshop for Q4 Optimization (October 30th) Stack Influence Platform (10% off this month) Hot Picks: How to maximize your Amazon sales during Halloween Packages being destroyed by US customs is actually a paperwork issue TikTok mandates all advertisers use AI-based GMV Max Stump Bezos Answer: $860 million will be spent on pet costumes for Halloween Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses the ChatGPT commerce revolution, Walmart's 500 million SKU integration, Amazon Marketing Cloud becoming available to all sellers, Amazon's price history test feature, fulfillment automation plans, and UK alcohol sales data. Key Points Discussed: ChatGPT becoming the #2 e-commerce platform with 52.2 million daily product-intent prompts Walmart's integration of 493 million SKUs into ChatGPT with Instant Checkout Shopify adding 10-50 million additional SKUs for approximately 500 million total buyable products Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) opening to all sellers - the hidden goldmine in your data Path to Conversion reports showing full customer journey beyond last-click attribution Building hyper-specific audiences using natural language prompts in AMC Amazon testing Price History feature on product listings Implications for pricing transparency and Buy Box strategy Amazon's plan to automate 160,000 jobs in the US between 2025-2027 $12.6 billion in projected savings from automation Amazon leading UK alcohol sales data Announcements: BDSS 14 rebranding as EcomMastery.AI - April 8-12 in Nashville More than 700 e-commerce sellers expected Covering Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, TikTok, YouTube, and OpenAI Tickets go on sale January 1st - as low as $497 Links Mentioned: Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) - The Amazon Goldmine Hiding in your Data Go deeper with Abe & Oana next week workshop The Marketing Misfits Podcast Demo Reel Marketing Misfits Podcast BDSN Mystery Link of the Day - Seasonal Ads Hot Picks: Tariff rollercoaster causes lots of Chinese sellers to give up on US Create a Shopify storefront in minutes now with Lovable Amazon's new delayed seller payments policy explained Supreme Court to hear arguments Nov 5 on blocking Trump's tariffs Stump Bezos Answer: Over 2.5 billion units have enrolled in Amazon's Transparency program Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: October 20th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores the incredible success story of Ivan Tsvilik, who grew True Sea Moss from $10K to $200M in 5 years. Learn his strategies for small category selection, multi-channel brand building, TikTok marketing tactics, and why branded traffic creates an unbeatable Amazon advantage. Key Points Discussed: Ivan Tsvilik's journey: $10K immigrant to $200M brand owner in 5 years Small category strategy: Finding growth without dominant players Product evolution through customer feedback (raw sea moss → ready-to-consume gel) Breaking the Amazon-only model with Shopify, TikTok, and Amazon integration TikTok strategy: Building community over direct sales (50M+ monthly views) Multi-touch customer journey: 6-11 brand interactions before purchase True Sea Moss TikTok execution playbook (influencers, live streaming, content, ads) The power of branded search volume (127K+ #seamossgel posts) Agency mistakes and building internal teams Margin framework: 5:1 to 10:1 ratio from launch to growth stage 10 lessons for Amazon sellers Chinese seller compliance crackdown (mandatory tax reporting starting Oct 31, 2025) FCC gadget purge: Millions of Chinese electronics listings removed How to compare your conversion rate to category average Links Mentioned: BDSS Oracle - AI-powered answers from Kevin King's library Watch Ivan Tsvilik's full interview with My Real Profit BDSS Market Masters Conversion Rate Comparison Guide by Selling from the Beach Stack Influence Platform (10% off with signup this month) Blueland Micro Influencer Case Study SourceReady - AI Worldwide Sourcing Agent BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Hot Picks: TikTok Shop's new campaign to help emerging brands succeed Complete breakdown of Amazon fee changes for 2026 Amazon's latest actions against fake review brokers Stump Bezos Answer: The deadline is October 28 to submit BFCM deals. Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores how AI can simulate customer behavior for product testing, discusses the Walmart-OpenAI partnership's impact on e-commerce, and provides Part 2 of optimizing for Amazon's Rufus AI assistant. Key Points Discussed: How AI Large Language Models can predict customer behavior with 90% accuracy Using AI to test products, pricing, and demographics before spending on inventory Walmart and OpenAI partnership creating new shopping channels outside traditional marketplaces Social media purchase likelihood by price point Optimizing product listings for Amazon's Rufus AI (Part 2) Mapping product missions and creating contextual listings Building external authority for better Rufus recommendations Links Mentioned: Watch the 6R Revolution Replay Now Listen to podcast version of this newsletter Groundbreaking research on AI as synthetic consumers Andrew Bell's deep dive on Rufus Read part one first (Monday's newsletter) Hot Picks: Amazon's latest actions against fake review brokers Why Walmart and Target love ChatGPT but Amazon doesn't Stump Bezos Answer: Amazon expects to make $700 million PROFIT from Rufus in 2025 Parting Shot: "The customer is not a moron. She is your wife." — David Ogilvy Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: Monday, October 13th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant, revealing how it's transforming product discovery through reasoning, memory, and real-time sourcing. The episode covers Reasoning Path Optimization (RPO), the collapse of Amazon aggregators, Chinese seller dominance, Google's "Buy For Me" feature, and a complete guide to the Amazon Influencer Program. Key Points Discussed: Seven game-changing insights about how Rufus works as a smart shopping assistant The three pillars of Rufus: Reasoning (The Planner), Memory (Never Forgets), and Real-Time Sourcing Reasoning Path Optimization (RPO) - fitting products into customer missions Five ways to make listings mission-ready with lifestyle language and outcome-focused content What really killed Amazon aggregators - the Thrasio story and valuation bubble Chinese sellers now represent 62% of new Amazon signups versus 7% in 2015 Google's imminent "Buy For Me" agentic checkout system Amazon Influencer Program quick start guide and the 80/20 Creator Connections strategy Essential influencer tools: Viral View and Oink for Influencers (10% off with code EAM) Links Mentioned:   BDSS Oracle - AI-powered answers from Kevin's entire library Listen to podcast version of this newsletter Andrew Bell's deep dive into Amazon Rufus GetReviews - Schedule a demo - Use code BDS15 for 15% off first 3 months BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Marketplace Pulse interview with Thrasio co-founder Stack Influence Platform - Get 10% off by signing up this month Blueland Micro Influencer case study Viral View - 10% off with code EAM Oink for Influencers - 10% off with code EAM   Hot Picks:   Now you get 3 seller challenges with seller support Why agentic commerce is still a collective hallucination   Stump Bezos Answer: Price is the most important factor affecting behavior. Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn  

Thursday, October 9th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses the AI revolution in e-commerce, ChatGPT's new checkout features, protocol wars between OpenAI/Stripe and Google/PayPal, strategies for optimizing AI discoverability, and how Amazon search is changing with behavioral signals. Key Points Discussed: AI's impact on shopping behavior and the discovery channel The 74% of consumers using AI tools in their purchase path Protocol Wars: OpenAI + Stripe vs Google + PayPal 30-day action plan for AI commerce optimization Amazon's organic discovery window closing DataDoe AI analyst for Amazon sellers Amazon search prioritizing contextual and behavioral signals Adobe Analytics predicting 520% increase in AI-powered shopping traffic Q4 holiday strategies and AI shopping predictions Links Mentioned: DragonFish - AEO Optimization Service Market Masters Event - November 13-17 Billion Dollar Sellers Club Live - October 29 Levanta's Q4 Holiday Playbook Download Scale Stories by Helium 10 - YouTube DataDoe AI Amazon Analyst Schema.org Adobe Analytics Holiday Shopping Report Hot Picks: Amazon launches sponsored content inside Creator Connections Dire warning for Amazon shoppers before BFCM goes viral Bytedance keeps TikTok Shop and shopping in Chinese control Stump Bezos Answer: Shopify powers 14.6% of all online stores Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday, October 6th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King exposes the sophisticated world of fake Amazon reviews, discusses Amazon's new partial refund policy for Q4, introduces the BDSS Oracle AI tool, covers OpenAI's Sora 2 commerce strategy, and reveals a major Keepa update for tracking competitor inventory. Key Points Discussed: Introducing the BDSS Oracle: AI trained exclusively on vetted Amazon experts Amazon's expanded FBA partial refunds without returns starting October 1st Inside investigation: How fake review networks actually operate OpenAI's Sora 2 as a commerce platform competing with TikTok Shop Keepa's new feature to view entire historical product catalogs by seller ID Listing Optimization AI: New tool for Amazon image generation Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer product seeding The shift from organic search to AI-powered search traffic Links Mentioned: Try the BDSS Oracle (Limited Time Public Access) Watch: How Fake Amazon Reviews REALLY Work - Ecom Crew Investigation Listing Optimization AI - 50 Free Images/Month Stack Influence Platform (10% off this month) Blueland Micro Influencer Case Study Keepa Product Finder Tool BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Hot Picks: Amazon starts charging sales tax on Ad spend Meta to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats Why TikTok's $33B Shop is wake-up call for B2B commerce What Amazon shippers should prioritize this peak season Stump Bezos Answer: 95% of companies say they get no return from investing in AI Try the BDSS Oracle and share your feedback: Email Kevin at kevin.king@mail.billiondollarsellers.com Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses ChatGPT's transformation of e-commerce, Scott Deetz's Dream 100 induction, creating Amazon image variations with AI, Black Friday's declining dominance, and generating unlimited UGC content without monthly subscriptions. Key Points Discussed: ChatGPT now represents 20% of Walmart's referral traffic with 50B monthly product searches Direct purchasing through ChatGPT launching with Etsy and 1M+ Shopify merchants via Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol Scott Deetz inducted into Dream 100 after advising on $600M+ in exits with 80% at above-market multiples Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend dropped from 10% of Q4 orders (2019) to approximately 7% (2023-24) AI workflow for creating multiple Amazon listing variations using ChatGPT and Canva Upcoming live training on generating unlimited AI UGC videos for under $0.50 per video Q4 Holiday Playbook strategies from Levanta Fraser Smeaton's $50M Halloween costume business capturing 15% annual revenue in 4 days Links Mentioned: Market Masters Hot Seat Registration (only 5 spots left) Market Masters Audience Member Registration Market Masters AMA Video Levanta's Q4 Holiday Playbook Halloween Costumes Business Episode #465 BDSN Mystery Link ChatGPT Merchants Portal Golden Seller Awards BDSC Live Event - AI UGC Training (Wed, Oct 8, 1:00 PM CDT) Hot Picks: TikTok Shop tops 500,000 US-based sellers Amazon listings experience drop in Google search visibility AI search visits surging in 2025 Got FBA in your name? Amazon will reject you from ASP portal SmartScout shows you where links to Amazon products come from Stump Bezos Answer: The average user spends 108 minutes daily on TikTok Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow Kevin on Twitter and LinkedIn

Date: Monday, September 29th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon's new FBA fee discounts for business pricing, ChatGPT's impact on e-commerce traffic, Amazon's $2.5B Prime settlement, TikTok's $14B US deal, and strategies for leveraging Amazon Business certifications. Key Points Discussed: Amazon's new FBA fee discount program for business pricing (started Sept 24) How to leverage Amazon Business certifications for competitive advantage ChatGPT topping all retail channels with 11% conversion rate 20% of Walmart's referral traffic now comes from ChatGPT MaryRuth Organics' $500M/year strategy and TikTok-to-Amazon halo effect Amazon's $2.5B Prime subscription settlement with the FTC TikTok's controversial $14B US divestiture deal Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer collaborations Links Mentioned: Market Masters Hot Seat Registration (Save $5,000 by Sept 30) Market Masters Audience Member Registration (Save $1,000 by Sept 30) BDSS Market Masters Experience Video Amazon Business Certifications US Chamber Small Business Certifications Guide DragonFish AI Optimization BDSN Mystery Link Marketing Misfits: MaryRuth Organics Masterclass Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Blueland Micro Influencer Case Study Hot Picks: Trade War tariff hacking gets creative How to optimize e-commerce brands for ChatGPT visibility AI turns Amazon Prime Day into a shopping strategy game Tai Lopez accused of running $112 million Ponzi scheme How to turn an average Amazon image into $40K per month ASIN Have you fired an Amazon agency - there is a better way Stump Bezos Answer: Temu tops e-commerce sales in Finland and Slovenia. Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Thursday, September 25th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses AI's impact on Amazon SEO, shares strategies from the Billion Dollar Sellers Club, reviews Q4 preparation tools, and covers industry news including cardboard box demand decline. Key Points Discussed: AI's impact on Amazon search optimization and seller strategies Exclusive tips from the Billion Dollar Sellers Club monthly sessions Q4 holiday preparation strategies and revenue optimization TikTok product discovery and GMV Max advertising methods AI-powered cross-selling and search indexing techniques Cardboard packaging industry downturn and its e-commerce implications Search Query Performance analysis tools Links Mentioned: Join Kevin for the Market Masters AMA More info about Market Masters Join BDSC Today for $9 - Limited to Serious Sellers Only Download the Full Q4 Holiday Playbook YouTube: Amazon's AI Doesn't Care About Keywords Anymore Billion Dollar Sellers Club at 2pm EST Check out Search Funnel Doctor BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Hot Picks: Amazon attribution guide Which AI image model converts best for Amazon images When higher ACOS means higher profit Stump Bezos Answer: Independent sellers move 5 billion products per year through Amazon's network Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: September 22nd, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses ChatGPT's upcoming checkout capability, AI-driven eCommerce traffic growth, Amazon's new seller profit dashboard, and the end of commingled inventory policies. Key Points Discussed: ChatGPT Mac app rolling out order flow functionality AI-driven eCommerce traffic showing explosive growth (4700% year-over-year) Amazon Accelerate innovations visual summary Coupon strategy research: percentage vs. dollar-off discounts Amazon's new Profit Analytics dashboard launch End of Amazon's commingled inventory practice New returns management platform features Links Mentioned: Market Masters AMA Registration Market Masters Event Info Forbes AI-Driven Shopping Article Amazon Accelerate Visual Summary BDSN Mystery Link SellerFest Online Registration Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Blueland Case Study Hot Picks: Amazon opens fulfillment services to Shein, Walmart, Shopify Pattern raises $300 million in IPO Amazon Prime Big Deal Days October 7-8 Amazon's big agentic AI bet You Gotta See This: I Found a Real Amazon Vine Reviewer… And They Spilled Everything Stump Bezos Answer: Average cash conversion cycle of an 8-figure eCommerce brand is 92.63 days Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Thursday, September 18th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses understanding Amazon customer awareness stages, canonical URL optimization for SEO, TikTok's deal to stay in the US, and creating high-converting shoppable videos. Key Points Discussed: Eugene Schwartz's five stages of customer awareness and their application to Amazon selling Canonical URL optimization using AI for better SEO performance TikTok's deal structure to remain operational in the United States Blueprint for creating winning shoppable videos with Hook-Story-Proof-CTA formula Case study of screen protector brand using the shoppable video framework Category-specific adaptations for different product types Market Masters event details for November 13-17 in Austin Links Mentioned: Market Masters Event Registration The Profitable PPC Challenge ($27 early bird) Nicholas Scalice - What Are the 5 Stages of Awareness? The $2.5 Billion Pitch Formula | Pitch Expert Forbes Riley TikTok Shop Insights Newsletter BDSS Dream 100 Member TrueOps Free Audit BDSN Mystery Link Symphony Assistant AI Tool BrandsMeetCreators Hot Picks: Top Amazon sellers agree TikTok Shop can be explosive Fulfillment options compared: Amazon, Walmart and Shopify Amazon demand shifts toward essentials Amazon experience drop in Google visibility Amazon launches new shoppable collections module Stump Bezos Answer: USPS delivered the most in 2024: 6.9 billion parcels Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday, September 15th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses Flash AI's revolutionary shopping assistant that could transform e-commerce discovery, Stack Influence's micro-influencer platform for Amazon ranking, and GenStore.AI's AI-powered multichannel store creation platform. Key Points Discussed: Flash AI's agentic commerce platform and its impact on Amazon sellers How AI shopping assistants are changing product discovery and price transparency Stack Influence platform for automating micro-influencer collaborations GenStore.AI's AI agents for building complete e-commerce stores in minutes Leo Sgovio's Amazon AI Checkout concept for seller empowerment SellerFest Online conference featuring AI-driven Amazon strategies ChatGPT's dominance in AI shopping tools according to Omnisend survey Links Mentioned: Flash AI Shopping Assistant Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Secret Method to Avoid IP Complaints on Amazon (YouTube) GenStore.AI Platform SellerFest Online Registration Leo Sgovio's Amazon AI Checkout Article Seattle Accelerate VIP Dinner Registration MDS Event (code: king100) BDSN Mystery Link Hot Picks: Why live shopping is the new affiliate marketing TikTok Shop encourages sellers to embrace weekend streaming Walmart's 2025 AI and fulfillment strategy revealed Stump Bezos Answer: Shopify's GMV was $292.3 billion in 2024 Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

September 11th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses MCPs and their revolutionary impact on Amazon business automation, AI-powered product feeds for discovery platforms, Q4 holiday strategies, and Amazon's upgraded Product Opportunity Explorer tool. Key Points Discussed: MCPs (Model Context Protocol) as the "USB-C for business tools" - connecting AI to real business data How MCPs solve AI hallucination problems by using actual Seller Central data vs. training data guesses The 2-year competitive window for early MCP adoption before large agencies catch up Strategic approach: focus on expertise-requiring tasks that don't need creativity Setting up product feeds for AI discovery on Perplexity, OpenAI, and Google platforms Using customer language in product descriptions instead of internal/supplier terminology Q4 holiday strategies for profitable growth despite rising costs Amazon's upgraded Product Opportunity Explorer with new Insights & Trends tab Paul Harvey's new free TikTok Shop keyword tool for BDSN subscribers Links Mentioned: AMA Registration - Kevin and Norm discuss CMS event and DragonFish AI Danny McMillan's MCP Deep Dive Guide Levanta's Q4 Holiday Playbook Profitable PPC Challenge - $27 Early Bird Registration Perplexity Merchant Program Sign Up OpenAI Product Discovery Interest Form Google Merchant Center Paul Harvey's TikTok Keyword Tool YouTube: The Key to Ranking on Amazon in 2025 Hot Picks: Image editing prompts for Nano Banana Amazon Code of Conduct compliance guide TikTok competitor Flip shuts down despite $1B valuation Stump Bezos Answer: 88 countries have currently suspended postal services to the USA Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow Kevin on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: September 8th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses brand voice consistency tools, Amazon marketplace dynamics, Lens Live's impact on sellers, conversion optimization hierarchy, counterfeit goods crisis, and micro-influencer marketing strategies for Amazon success. Key Points Discussed: Parsimony's Brand Voice Check Agent for maintaining consistent brand messaging Single-product seller statistics on Amazon (only 0.15% of million-dollar sellers) Amazon Accelerate conference networking opportunities and satellite events Chinese counterfeit goods pipeline impact on legitimate sellers ($108.4B exported to US) Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer product seeding campaigns The Big 6 conversion factors: main image (22%), title (18%), price psychology (15%), bullets (12%), gallery images (10%), reviews (8%) Amazon Lens Live visual search capabilities and competitive implications Axiom Return Solutions for streamlined returns management Links Mentioned: Parsimony Brand Voice Tool Demo Manus.im Style Guide Creator Billion Dollar Sellers Club - Shopify Expert Workshop Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Axiom Return Solutions Call Booking Billion Dollar Sellers Club Membership ($9) MerchantSpring Accelerate Events Directory E-com Triage Accelerate Parties List Titan Network Seattle Dinner (Million+ sellers) Hot Picks: Agentic Commerce Explainer Walmart Courts European Sellers Prime Membership Growth Slowdown Amazon Class Action Lawsuit Stump Bezos Answer: By 2030 social shopping is expected to be $6.2 trillion Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: September 4th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses critical UK supplement compliance violations, two billion-dollar Amazon strategies (Anker vs Pattern), Gemini 2.5 Flash Image guide for e-commerce, and upcoming Amazon Accelerate VIP dinner event. Key Points Discussed: Critical UK supplement listing violations threatening mass suspensions Pattern vs Anker: Two paths to $1.8 billion on Amazon Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) guide for product photography Compliance requirements for UK supplement sellers Seattle VIP Sellers Dinner during Amazon Accelerate TrueOps audit services for finding missed revenue E-commerce platform market share statistics Links Mentioned: Seattle VIP Sellers Dinner Registration TrueOps Free Audit Pattern vs Anker Analysis How to Actually Rank in 2025 Video Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Guide E-com Triage Review Removal Mr. Prime Compliance Services Mystery Link of the Day Profit Multipliers Austin Event Hot Picks: The European rapper redefining the Amazon seller grind Value of small parcels sent from China to the U.K. hits £3 billion Amazon's critical inventory deadlines for 2025 holiday season Walmart's critical dates for 2025 holiday season Gen-AI driven traffic to US e-commerce sites up 4700% per Adobe Stump Bezos Answer: There are 760 million active monthly users of Douyin Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: September 1st, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses whether Rufus is distracting sellers from fundamentals, how keywords still provide instant ranking benefits, the evolution of Rufus AI, strategies for balanced optimization, and insights from Chinese Amazon seller schools. Key Points Discussed: Why keywords still drive instant results despite AI advancements The balance between keyword optimization and conversion optimization How Rufus is evolving with transparent reasoning workflow and multi-source discovery Smart seller strategy: building foundation first, then layering AI optimization Cross-cultural collaboration opportunities between Chinese and American Amazon sellers The impact of ending de minimis exemption on international e-commerce 12 free Amazon features every brand should be using How to transform photos with AI using Higgsfield Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer collaborations Links Mentioned: Why RUFUS Optimization is hurting your Amazon rank Join the DragonFish waitlist Billion Dollar Sellers Club 12 Free Amazon Features Every Brand Should Be Using Higgsfield AI Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Inside China's Amazon Seller Schools Axiom Return Solutions Hot Picks: China is flooding Latin America with cheap goods Razor and Infinite Commerce merge to form new e-com aggregator Walmart is testing new way to show off 3P seller products in stores Scammers using AI to mimic TikTok sellers and steal cash Do you know whether ChatGPT recommends your products? Amazon published key holiday shipping schedule for sellers Stump Bezos Answer: There are 10 million paid OpenAI accounts Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.