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Marketers
who want to tie their
Amazon presences to
traditional performance
marketing channels
should consider
Tinuiti.
Tinuiti has one of
the strongest
eCommerce
offerings in this
evaluation...
Clients applaud
Tinuiti's growth over
the last two years,
from channel-specific
executor to a more
cross-channel
partner.
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The Forrester Wave™: Performance Marketing Agencies, Q3 2019
Download the Report: tinuiti.com/wave2019
leading independent performance marketing agency
A platform that helps eCommerce merchants
manage inventory, listings, shipping & more
on Amazon & 20+ other marketplaces.
About
Solid Commerce
Listing Tools
Inventory
Management
Content
Management
Automatic
Pricing &
Repricing
Orders &
Shipping
Management
Dropship
Management
● 1st group of integrators to support Seller
Fulfilled Prime
● 1st group invited by Amazon to Seller Central
App Store
● Member of Amazon’s Marketplace Developer
Council
● Full ability to sync FBA with non FBA
Warehouses
Pat Petriello Erik Simon
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Updates for Sponsored Products Product Targeting
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Strategic ASIN Harvesting with Sponsored Products
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Strategic ASIN Harvesting with Sponsored Products
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Strategic ASIN Harvesting with Sponsored Products
ASIN Optimized Sponsored Brands
ASIN Optimized Sponsored Brands
Delight your customers with ASIN optimized Sponsored Brands driving to a Store
Delight your customers with ASIN optimized Sponsored Brands driving to a Store
Delight your customers with ASIN optimized Sponsored Brands driving to a Store
Sponsored Display Beta
Sponsored Display Beta
Amazon Brand Analytics
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OPTIMIZATION
Copyright 2017 - Q4 Amazon Virtual Summit
How to create new ASINs without
acquiring any new products in 2020
In 2018 Solid Commerce managed
Packages
Shipped
Over
31 million
Inventory
Managed
Over
$50 billion
Retailers, Brands &
Manufacturers
Over
700
Gross Merchandise
Volume
Over
$1 billion
SKUs
Managed
Over
45 million
Operational challenges from Amazon: 2019 - 2020
• For FBA sellers: Amazon’s Inventory Performance Index has become
much more strict. (Some sellers are being told their numbers must be
above 400 or they cannot ship more inventory to FBA)
• For sellers who self-fulfill: No more Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP)
applications are being approved until further notice.
In short, both use of FBA & self-warehousing have become more
challenging.
The Whole Presentation in 1 Line
Dropshipping & virtual kitting are effective
ways of responding to Amazon’s stricter
policies in 2020
Virtual Kits & Bundles
(Creating More From Less)
Wouldn’t it be great if 2 SKUs Created 4 ASINs?
SKU 1 SKU 2
They Can: 1 + 1 = 4
ASIN 1
ASIN 2 ASIN 4
ASIN 3
Virtual Kits & Bundles - Explained
• Product combinations are created only in software
• Products are stored individually
• Products are combined into kits & bundles at time of sale & shipment
• Amazon launched a limited beta for FBA sellers in 2019. Expect to
expand this in 2020
Virtual Kits & Bundles Can Create New “Inventory”
ASIN 1
ASIN 2 ASIN 4
ASIN 3
Virtual kits & bundles
= ASIN Alchemy
Unlike Alchemy, virtual kits &
bundles really creates “ASIN Gold”
ASIN Alchemy Helps You Sell More
• With virtual kits & bundles, 2 SKUs = 4,5,6 or more ASINs
• More ASINs = More Search results from limited product set
• Occupying more search results = more sales
2 Steps to Virtual Kiting: Creation & Maintenance
Creation:
• You tell inventory software how many individual units you have
• You tell the inventory software how you want to configure kits & bundles
• Inventory software tells you how many combinations are available based
on these parameters
Example of Virtual Kit & Bundle Creation
100 Baseballs in stock
75 Bats in stock
Inventory software
tells me
33 Multipacks – Unique ASIN
75 kits – Unique ASIN
Step 2 = Inventory Count Maintenance
Maintenance:
• Because these are virtual & not physical bundles, you are still selling
individual units (i.e. individual bats & baseballs)
• Sales of individual units alter number of your virtual bundles
• Robust inventory software is absolutely required to maintain real-time
count of available virtual kits & bundles
Dropship Automation
(Selling what you don’t have)
Common Problem: To Sell What You Don’t Have
• Drop shipping Solves the age-old problem of how to sell products
without investing in inventory
But….
• Drop shipping creates a new problem when selling on Amazon
Main Drop Shipping Challenges
• Updating quantities for multiple ASINs
• Maintaining Profit margins for fluctuating costs
• Sending orders to suppliers in real-time
• Retrieving tracking numbers from drop shippers and returning these
to Amazon in real-time.
Drop Shipping Without Automation is Not Scalable
Inventory Levels
Orders
Tracking
2 Suppliers = 6
Connections with
Amazon Store
Suppliers Store Connections
Inventory Levels
Orders
Tracking
Automated Drop Shipping is Highly Scalable
Inventory
Software
Inventory Levels
Orders
Tracking
Suppliers
Inventory Levels
Order
Tracking
2 Suppliers = 1
Connection with
Amazon Store
Store Connections
Summary: Automated Drop Shipping Grows Sales
• Speeds inventory quantities
• Automatically updates profit margins for fluctuating cost of goods
• Automates return of tracking information to maintain seller ratings
• Is an inventory multiplier for your Amazon store
Quick Recap: Grow Revenues by
generating more search results
without more products
1. Use virtual kits & bundles to create more ASINs and therefore
more listings from limited inventory set
2. Grow product catalog via dropship automation
erik.s@solidcommerce.com
solidcommerce.com/amazon-growth
Pat Petriello Erik Simon
1. December 12:
2. December 17 & 18
tinuiti.com/content/
December 17th Agenda
tinuiti.com/content/
December 18th Agenda
2019 Amazon Recap: Ad Console & Operational Updates to Apply in 2020

2019 Amazon Recap: Ad Console & Operational Updates to Apply in 2020

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    Marketers who want totie their Amazon presences to traditional performance marketing channels should consider Tinuiti. Tinuiti has one of the strongest eCommerce offerings in this evaluation... Clients applaud Tinuiti's growth over the last two years, from channel-specific executor to a more cross-channel partner. “ ” The Forrester Wave™: Performance Marketing Agencies, Q3 2019 Download the Report: tinuiti.com/wave2019
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    A platform thathelps eCommerce merchants manage inventory, listings, shipping & more on Amazon & 20+ other marketplaces. About Solid Commerce Listing Tools Inventory Management Content Management Automatic Pricing & Repricing Orders & Shipping Management Dropship Management ● 1st group of integrators to support Seller Fulfilled Prime ● 1st group invited by Amazon to Seller Central App Store ● Member of Amazon’s Marketplace Developer Council ● Full ability to sync FBA with non FBA Warehouses
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    [Updates] Updates for SponsoredProducts Product Targeting
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    Updates for SponsoredProducts Product Targeting • • • • [New] • [New]
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    • • Strategic ASIN Harvestingwith Sponsored Products
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    Delight your customerswith ASIN optimized Sponsored Brands driving to a Store
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    Delight your customerswith ASIN optimized Sponsored Brands driving to a Store
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    Delight your customerswith ASIN optimized Sponsored Brands driving to a Store
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    Copyright 2017 -Q4 Amazon Virtual Summit How to create new ASINs without acquiring any new products in 2020
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    In 2018 SolidCommerce managed Packages Shipped Over 31 million Inventory Managed Over $50 billion Retailers, Brands & Manufacturers Over 700 Gross Merchandise Volume Over $1 billion SKUs Managed Over 45 million
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    Operational challenges fromAmazon: 2019 - 2020 • For FBA sellers: Amazon’s Inventory Performance Index has become much more strict. (Some sellers are being told their numbers must be above 400 or they cannot ship more inventory to FBA) • For sellers who self-fulfill: No more Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) applications are being approved until further notice. In short, both use of FBA & self-warehousing have become more challenging.
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    The Whole Presentationin 1 Line Dropshipping & virtual kitting are effective ways of responding to Amazon’s stricter policies in 2020
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    Virtual Kits &Bundles (Creating More From Less)
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    Wouldn’t it begreat if 2 SKUs Created 4 ASINs? SKU 1 SKU 2
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    They Can: 1+ 1 = 4 ASIN 1 ASIN 2 ASIN 4 ASIN 3
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    Virtual Kits &Bundles - Explained • Product combinations are created only in software • Products are stored individually • Products are combined into kits & bundles at time of sale & shipment • Amazon launched a limited beta for FBA sellers in 2019. Expect to expand this in 2020
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    Virtual Kits &Bundles Can Create New “Inventory” ASIN 1 ASIN 2 ASIN 4 ASIN 3
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    Virtual kits &bundles = ASIN Alchemy Unlike Alchemy, virtual kits & bundles really creates “ASIN Gold”
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    ASIN Alchemy HelpsYou Sell More • With virtual kits & bundles, 2 SKUs = 4,5,6 or more ASINs • More ASINs = More Search results from limited product set • Occupying more search results = more sales
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    2 Steps toVirtual Kiting: Creation & Maintenance Creation: • You tell inventory software how many individual units you have • You tell the inventory software how you want to configure kits & bundles • Inventory software tells you how many combinations are available based on these parameters
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    Example of VirtualKit & Bundle Creation 100 Baseballs in stock 75 Bats in stock Inventory software tells me 33 Multipacks – Unique ASIN 75 kits – Unique ASIN
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    Step 2 =Inventory Count Maintenance Maintenance: • Because these are virtual & not physical bundles, you are still selling individual units (i.e. individual bats & baseballs) • Sales of individual units alter number of your virtual bundles • Robust inventory software is absolutely required to maintain real-time count of available virtual kits & bundles
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    Common Problem: ToSell What You Don’t Have • Drop shipping Solves the age-old problem of how to sell products without investing in inventory But…. • Drop shipping creates a new problem when selling on Amazon
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    Main Drop ShippingChallenges • Updating quantities for multiple ASINs • Maintaining Profit margins for fluctuating costs • Sending orders to suppliers in real-time • Retrieving tracking numbers from drop shippers and returning these to Amazon in real-time.
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    Drop Shipping WithoutAutomation is Not Scalable Inventory Levels Orders Tracking 2 Suppliers = 6 Connections with Amazon Store Suppliers Store Connections Inventory Levels Orders Tracking
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    Automated Drop Shippingis Highly Scalable Inventory Software Inventory Levels Orders Tracking Suppliers Inventory Levels Order Tracking 2 Suppliers = 1 Connection with Amazon Store Store Connections
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    Summary: Automated DropShipping Grows Sales • Speeds inventory quantities • Automatically updates profit margins for fluctuating cost of goods • Automates return of tracking information to maintain seller ratings • Is an inventory multiplier for your Amazon store
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    Quick Recap: GrowRevenues by generating more search results without more products 1. Use virtual kits & bundles to create more ASINs and therefore more listings from limited inventory set 2. Grow product catalog via dropship automation
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    1. December 12: 2.December 17 & 18 tinuiti.com/content/
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