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Ep 113: It’s Q4! Are You Taking Full Advantage Of The Amazon Platform?

Ep 113: It’s Q4! Are You Taking Full Advantage Of The Amazon Platform?

Ep 113: It's Q4! Are You Taking Full Advantage Of The Amazon Platform?

by Brad Friedman

It's Q4! Are You Taking Full Advantage Of The Amazon Platform?

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Mike Begg as they take a close look at what it takes to successfully sell your product on the Amazon platform.

Mike Begg is an entrepreneur and expert in eCommerce and digital marketing. Mike co-founded AMZ Advisers with his two partners in 2015, which has generated over half a billion in sales for its clients. Mike and the AMZ team also operate AMZ Courses, educating Amazon sellers on how to maximize sales on the platform, and GoAvance, which helps brands expand into Latin America. Mike loves sharing advice and help on anything related to Amazon and building efficient businesses.

In this Episode:

  • Mike describes how he works with companies, typically CPG brands or physical product brands to sell more products on the Amazon platform.
  • Mike talks about the importance of SEO and the images you use in your listings.
  • Mike says you don't necessarily need an enormous budget to be successful on Amazon .
  • Mike talks about Amazon's conversion rate being higher than other e-commerce platforms.
  • Mike also talks about the importance of making sure your product is categorized properly on Amazon .

Quotes from this Episode:
“The most important thing about starting on Amazon is the content that you create for your listing.” – Mike Begg
“You've got to make sure that you have the product titles, the bullet points and the product descriptions optimized to be found within search.” – Mike Begg
“So while the SEO aspects help your product become visible, the images are going to help with the conversion and the click through rates.” – Mike Begg
“At the end of the day, Amazon makes money from sales, whether it's their own products or whether it's a third party selling the products.” – Mike Begg
“If you are selling an e-commerce at all, you need to be on Amazon.” – Mike Begg

Resources:

Mike Begg:
LinkedIn: Michael Begg
LinkedIn: AMZ Advisers
Facebook: Amz Advisers
X: Mike Begg
Instagram: Mike Begg
Instagram: AMZ Advisers
YouTube: Amz Advisers
Website: Amz Advisers

The two programs we talked about can me found on the AMZ Advisers website.

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Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

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Ep 103: Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google’s Page 1

Ep 103: Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google’s Page 1

Ep 103: Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google's Page 1

by Brad Friedman

Applying The 80/20 Rule To Dominate Google's Page 1

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Join Brad Friedman and Kevin Roy as they chat about the importance of doing SEO the right way to boost your ranking in search results and grow your profits.

Kevin Roy is a performance-driven leader who has built his career around providing vision for profitable growth strategies, products, services, and new market entries. Throughout his career, he has delivered tens of millions of dollars in revenue for private and public organizations in technology, finance, manufacturing, non-profits, retail, defense, biotech, fintech, and many other businesses.

As a change agent, he has a proven history of increasing profitability and finding innovative solutions to complex issues. Kevin is a champion of marketing, branding, and advertising strategy. He has implemented innovative technologies with SEO, SEM, web analytics, digital commerce, online and social media spaces, making him a pioneer in digital marketing in the Boston market for over 15 years.

In this Episode:

  • Kevin talks about how to rank on page one of a Google search for the keyword banana..
  • Kevin describes how the Pareto Principle applies to search engine optimization.
  • Kevin shares his insight regarding the importance of user experience and relevance when trying to get your website to rank.
  • Kevin talks about the possibility of ChatGPT becoming the search engine of the future.
  • Kevin also talks about many of the things we need to consider when optimizing our website.

Quotes from this Episode:
“The Pareto Principle is the 80/20 rule. So, basically, 20% of the effort produces 80% of the results” – Kevin Roy
“It doesn't mean that you don't have to do a lot of work. You just have to focus on 20% of the things.” – Kevin Roy
“Once you start messing around with Chat and start reading things, even you and I with our, without a detector can see, yeah, this was written by AI, it's super obvious.” – Kevin Roy
“ If you're gonna optimize your site, figure out what you're gonna optimize it for before you do it.” – Kevin Roy
“The other piece is that Google hides its results in plain sight.” – Kevin Roy

Resources:

Kevin Roy:
LinkedIn: Kevin Roy
LinkedIn: GreenBanana SEO
Facebook: GreenBanana SEO
Twitter: GreenBanana SEO
Website: GreenBanana SEO

Lomi: Lomi Use “digitalslice” at checkout to save $50 and let Lomi solve your daily food waste problem, making your family a team of planet saving super heroes.

And, here's the link to my calendar for the slots I have open to give you a sample coaching session: Coaching Session With Brad

Brad Friedman

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@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

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Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
100 Livestreaming & Digital Media Predictions,” by Ross Brand with a chapter by Brad Friedman

Here's the equipment we use and recommend:

Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone http://amzn.to/2hWshL8

Heil Sound PRSM Champagne Shockmount http://amzn.to/2hUMVen

Heil Sound PL-2T Overhead Broadcast Boom http://amzn.to/2hXTvB1

RODE Videomic Shotgun Microphone https://amzn.to/3cZp2fD

Logitech C920 Webcam http://amzn.to/2hNhiQk

Roland R-05 Digital Recorder http://amzn.to/2zZ2vN4

Neewer 6×9 foot Green Screen https://amzn.to/35G4K6u

Elgato Key Light https://amzn.to/3ial9Fg

LED Lighting Kit https://amzn.to/35GBPiW

Desk Mounting Stand https://amzn.to/3qanNxM

These products and more can be found at our Amazon Store Front
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Our favorite Social Media Management Tool is AgoraPulse
https://friedmansocialmedia.com/agora

We highly recommend you use TubeBuddy to up your YouTube game!
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Libsyn is the Host of The Digital Slice Podcast. Just use our Libsyn code SLICE at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/libsyn to get up to 2 months of free podcasting service with Libsyn! Get your show on Apple Podcasts, get critical show-building stats—Libsyn even does video!

Streamyard is the tool we use to stream to all major platforms simultaneously directly from a browser. We also use Streamyard to record The Digital Slice Podcast because of its ability to provide us with crystal clear audio and 1080p video. Sign up today for free at https://friedmansocialmedia.com/streamyard

Launch your video Membership course or subscription website community with Uscreen. Uscreen helps creators like you build and grow their online video business with membership sites. See what you can do with Uscreen! https://friedmansocialmedia.com/uscreen

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Thank you for trusting me with my honest opinion on future purchases you may make after listening to this podcast. I am always completely transparent with you. As a friend of The Friedman Group, LLC you allow me to be able to use affiliate/referral links when suggesting items for purchase. Please know I am a customer myself or have done sufficient research to feel comfortable sharing these links with you. When you click on a link and purchase the item I may receive a small “commission.” This allows me to continue to provide you with quality content and doesn't affect you in any way at checkout.

Not every link is a referral link and some appear here because my guest spoke about them and I want to make it easy for you to check 'em out. Thank you!

Ep 048: 10X Your ROI in 7-Steps

Ep 048: 10X Your ROI in 7-Steps

10X Your ROI in 7-Steps

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Busy entrepreneurs don’t need to hear about a hundred steps to marketing success! What entrepreneurs and small business owners need are baseline reviews and a deep understanding of their customers and competitors.

Jason Weaver is an author, digital growth marketer, and a Managing Partner at Local Web Marketing System.

In this Episode:

  • Jason’s entrepreneurial journey from writing a book to building his own business
  • A how-to digital marketing plan via Jason’s book, “FIX Marketer: The 7-Step Plan to 10X Marketing R.O.I. For Local Businesses”
  • What it really takes to get your business started
  • How to establish processes and systems to increase your productivity as an entrepreneur

Quotes from this Episode:
“If you have a 7-step plan or strategy and 5 of those 7 things work and you can see that they’re making you money, you can keep improving and you can cut out all the stuff that doesn’t work and double down on what’s working” - Jason Weaver
“You have to ask every customer for feedback, and you have to reply to every review.” - Jason Weaver
“If you understand your customers and you understand your competitors then you can start to see the mindset of the customer in the landscape they’re going through.” - Jason Weaver
“Even if nobody from your industry is doing good ads, you can go look at these guys that are doing good ads and do it yourself.” - Jason Weaver

Resources:

Jason Weaver
Website: Local Web Marketing System
Website: FIX Marketer
Facebook: Jason Weaver
Facebook: Local Web Marketing
Facebook: FIX Marketer
LinkedIn: Jason Weaver
Twitter: Jason Weaver
Book: FIX Marketer: The 7-Step Plan to 10X Marketing R.O.I. For Local Businesses
FIX Marketer

Brad Friedman

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@FriedmanGrp

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Books
Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

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Why Inbound Marketing Is Perfect For Professional Services Providers

Why Inbound Marketing Is Perfect For Professional Services Providers

In the professional world, there are two types of businesses and each markets in very different ways. Businesses with “Customers” always want more customers. Marketing is a way of life, whole departments are dedicated to it, and they do so with proud gusto.

Then there are businesses and individual professionals with “Clients.” This group includes doctors, lawyers, financial advisors, and other professions that focus on the skills of one or a small team of highly trained professionals. Businesses with clients will tend to have practices instead of shops or venues. Each year, they only take on a manageable number of new clients, and just want clients whose needs truly fit the services these businesses have to offer. And for this kind of business, marketing is often seen as ‘low' or too ‘salesy' for the refined and respectful reputation of your practice. (more…)

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