This document provides an agenda and overview for a presentation on tactics to improve e-commerce business operations. It discusses outsourcing logistics to third-party logistics providers to save time and money. It also discusses how to reduce returns by automating return processes and outsourcing customer support to Amazon. Finally, it provides tips on improving product listings on Amazon through compelling content, titles, images and reviews to increase conversion rates and search visibility.
5. WHY 3PL?
Save Time
& Money!
Expertise
Scalability &
Flexibility
Continuous
Optimization
Focus on what YOU
do best, GROWING
your Business!!Freedom to Focus on Your Core
Business
6. Is this something I
should be
considering?
Crossdock VS
Long Term
Storage
3PL VS ERP
Software - Will they
play nicely together?
SF
P
International- Global
Logistics
Losing site of the big
picture &
the Shipping
SAVINGS……. Or NOT!!
3PL Outsourcing Magic
7. Strength in numbers
What’s most
important?
Shippers say
Cost 30%
Service 70%
How many 3pls
Do you use?
Shippers say
One 28%
More than one 72%
One 11%
More than one 19%
It depends 70%
Shouldshipperspartnerwith
One3plormorethanone?
3PLs say
Source: Inboundlogistics.com
10. 3pl vs. In house cost over time
50
40
30
20
10
0
2013 2014 2015
In-house
3PL
Cost($)
Time
Inverse Cost Structure
3pl VS. Own Warehouse
Source: skubana.com
17. Returns impact your conversion rate
92%
Of consumers will
buy something
Again if returns are
easy whereas
LEARN FROM THOSE ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING IT
79%
Of consumers
want free
Return shipping
Source :INVESPRCO.COM
20. Returns center
How it works
Select items to
return
Send it off when
you can
Start a returnEnter your email
Get refund
confirmation
21. What’s your most returned
Item and WHY?
20%
RECEIVED
DAMAGED
PRODUCT
22%
PRODUCT
RECEIVED
LOOKS
DIFFERENT
23%RECEIVED
WRONG
ITEM
35%OTHER
REASONS
Source :INVESPRCO.COM
24. Pay On Use returns
Only Pay for the Return
Once It is injected
into USPS postage
system
25. THE AMAZON RETURNS
REVELATION
FBA Pick Fee
Removal Fee
FBA Pack Fee FBA Prep Fee Return
Commission
Destroy Fee Soft Lines- You are
also always paying the
return shipping cost
MFN – You are
now forced to
cover return
shipping
Completing &
maintaining
accurate POs
26. THE HIDDEN COST OF
RETURNSUNIT VALUE VS. FEES & LABOR INVOLVED
IS this something I can outsource?
RETURN SWAPS/WRONG PRODUCT
AMAZON FBA Cases
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
missing items/damaged items
30. The ONE Nugget
Facebook
snippet
cookie’ing
the customer
adding them to
COME back &
join the club Are
easiest TO
CONVERT
2nd time buyers
are easiest
because you’ve
already dipped
into their wallet
35. Amazon's A9 Search
Tracking YOU
“Once we determine which items are good matches
to the customer’s query, our ranking algorithms score
them to present the most relevant results to the user.”
- Amazon
38. Create Conversion Rate
That’s Where the Sales Are!
Do keyword
research (tools
like Moz,
ReviewMeta)
Write for humans
(to purchase), not
just bots
Explain not just
what you’re
selling, but your
VALUE Prop
Conversion JUST
AS important AS
clicks
Analyze negative
reviews on
competitors
49. Focus on Mobile Conversion
That’s Where the Sales Are!
Amazon is the first Stop on
the online Shopping journey
300 mm
+
104 mm
+
108 mm
+
Mobile makes up 55% of all Amazon
Sales and it’s growing Rapidly
Mobile Apps AND Mobile Web
Surpassing Ebay’s mobile
numbers and Presence
Importance of Title and
Main Headline Photo
50. The ONE Nugget
It’s Not about Reviews
It’s about
Conversion
and Engagement cannot be
neglected
mobile