In this episode of New Frontier, Jo Lambadjieva hosts Alina Vlaic, a Romanian entrepreneur and founder of aRank, which has facilitated over 6,000 Amazon product launches. Alina shares how her failed private label baby product unexpectedly led to creating her successful agency. She explains that Amazon's ranking algorithm has evolved dramatically since 2017, shifting from simple giveaway strategies to a complex system focused on "relevance" where listings must align perfectly with categories and keywords.
The conversation explores controversial ranking strategies like "search find buy," which Alina describes as in a "light gray area" of Amazon's terms of service but still effective when done properly. They discuss Amazon's AI assistant Rufus, with Alina suggesting sellers shouldn't overreact to the hype as traditional keyword searching still dominates. Alina also introduces her company PressX, which connects brands with high-authority publishers to generate authentic articles that provide both social proof and valuable external traffic to Amazon listings.
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