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https://awesomers.com/180 Empowery.com and Awesomers.com DUALCAST! How can Amazon Sellers capture Loan program benefits from the US SBA PPP?The PPP 350 Billion is gone...But, maybe it's not too late. There is talk of another 250Billion in allocation to PPP. This LIVE episode was streamed to different places online. And a few days later the PPP program was "out of money", but sources tell us that t...

https://awesomers.com/179 Danny McMillian, Kevin King, Kian Golzari and Steve Simonson talk all about how to not be constrained to a single sales channel. How can Amazon Sellers diversify off Amazon? Progress, NOT Perfection Context Matters Your WHY should guide you. The panel will discuss some of the issues around multi-channel sales and the trade offs each of the alternatives brings. This LIVE e...

https://awesomers.com/178 AMAZON FBA SELLER LIVE BROADCAST WITH NEWS ITEMSWe talked about some of the alleged price gouging newsWe talked about the delays and bringing inventory intro Amazon and why that's happeningWe talked about the probability that PRIME DAY will be delayedWe talked about how to deal with the current COVID-19 crises for Amazon FBA SellersWe talked about the SBA PPP loan progra...

https://awesomers.com/177 Today Steve talks about the Butterfly Effect, which is part of chaos theory,  from the coronavirus on global trade and some of the potentially surprising results that are happening or likely to happen in the near future. What are the realities that we face as Amazon FBA Sellers as a direct result of this coronavirus and how are all of these issues connected? Steve shares...

https://awesomers.com/176 - show notes As always Amazon keeps us jumping. On March 17th Amazon FBA announced they will stop accepting new incoming orders temporarily for non-essential items. Amazon will tell you if you item is essential or non-essential. Steve discusses speculates as to why this is required and talks about what Amazon Sellers can do now to respond. The Empowery vetted 3PL https://...

https://awesomers.com/175 for show notes and links Update: What's happening - all previously planned travel is off. Let's help Flatten the Curve! Don't be part of the problem. Events this week --> Amazon Seller Game Night https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jL7q1JlFSGWlMxdVSfSwBw Product Savants - KevinandSteve.com Reveal Webinar https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HiOUhR6ZSBipakIZg9yM3Q Empowery...

https://awesomers.com/173 - Show notes - How to ask for feedback from customers Today Steve is joined by John Lee with PickFu and learn about how this "happy accident" is the business model today that works so well for them AND the entrepreneurial customers. Learn from the experts about how YOU can gather customer feedback in a fast, focused, and HIGHLY effective manner. John shares how the proces...

https://Awesomers.com/174 for show notes and details. Today Steve did a random Facebook live to share some of his thoughts about the impact of the Corona Virus now referred to as Covid 19 and why it matters to entrepreneurs in general and specifically how does it impact Amazon Sellers. Steve is joined by other Amazon Sellers who also share their own perspectives and opinions and in some cases, the...

https://awesomers.com/171 for show notes and links Today's guest, Laurel Bloomfield, will share her experiences about inventing a product and then how she developed the idea, patented it, and then developed BIG BOX customers. Laurel talks a bit about her origin story and shares a bit of her journey from ideation to exit. She shares her own very hard work ethic and what it takes to evolve from catt...

https://awesomers.com/169 - Show notes. Today Steve Simonson and Paul Harvey talk about one of the most effective ways brands can drive awareness and engagement through advertising and product rebates.  Rebate marketing has been around forever, but only recently have modern technologies been adapted to help consumers gain awareness about new brands and micro brands. Check out the History of Rebate...

PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Canton Fair 99% Cancelled Wuhan Corona Virus Amazon  Steve dives into the facts about the Pazhou complex sending notice that the fairgrounds are closed indefinitely which means in all likelihood the canton fair spring 2020 will be cancelled. The Canton Fair organizers also send a message that told exhibitors to expect cancellation and stopped short of officially declaring the...

https://awesomers.com/170 PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Wuhan Corona Virus Amazon Seller Personal Update with SymoGlobal China Team Today Steve Simonson is joined by a few members of the SYMOGLOBAL.com China team. We check in with the team leaders to be sure they are alright and we ask about the situation in China and what they think about the current response as well as the potential for recovery. We also...

https://awesomers.com/168 for full show notes: PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Counterfeit Crackdown on Amazon, eBay, and More... If you sell on Amazon with any degree of success you have experienced other sellers "hijacking" your listing. There are legitimate times where multiple sellers sell the same product, but if you are the inventor, brand owner, and single source for your own product line the legitima...

https://awesomers.com/166 PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Special Guest Expert Maayan Gordon Let's talk about TikTok - and why it matters to Amazon Sellers and eCommerce companies in general. Our expert Maayan Gordon (who has over 1.7 million TikTok followers) will help us decode the mystery that is TikTok. Technically if you are under the age of 25 you probably already have it installed, but if you, like me...

https://awesomers.com/167 PODCAST SHOW NOTES - WUHAN CORONA VIRUS TRAVEL WARNING From Steve Simonson below:  January 24 2020 I would avoid going to China until at least June to see how this virus will unfold. For those of you who know me I evaluate data and make calm decisions. I am not one who reacts to news. I have never warned against travel to China or Asia before including going to Hong Kong...

Steve talks about the news of the recent Tariff changes related to the "Phase One" trade deal between the USA and China. The news about the so called phase one trade deal with china has resulted in many people wondering about what it means now and the future and Steve talks about his view on the deal and what that might mean for 2020 and beyond. Overall this is a positive step for Amazon Sellers,...

Amazon Seller Women's Conference https://awesomers.com/164 - show notes Melissa Simonson joins Steve Simonson on the Awesomers.com podcast to talk about the upcoming Empowery Women's conference in Feb 2020. This important event will set the stage for Women oriented content, networking and other important issues that are unique to Women in ecommerce. https://www.empowery.org/womensconference Meliss...

https://awesomers.com/163 - show notes Focus on Strengths It's the single most important driver of team performance - and yet, less than 2 out of 10 employees strongly agree that they get to use their strengths at work every day. Steve Simonson and Michael Pinkowski share some of their strengths and talk through how those strengths impact their decision making and their careers. As entrepreneurs,...

https://awesomers.com/162 --> Show notes News is happening every single day that impacts Amazon Sellers and eCommerce companies in general and here are a few that caught Steve's eye this week: 1) Amazon admits it uses marketplace Seller data to come up with products.  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/19/amazon-uses-aggregated-data-from-sellers-to-build-its-own-products.html 2) Amazon responds to some...

https://awesomers.com/161 - show notes and webinar links Do you want to reduce your employee attrition by up to 73%? WEBINAR REPLAY - https://vimeo.com/374560745 Today on the Awesomers.com podcast we want to talk about the most important natural resource you have in business: people. Let's focus on how to grow your company by leveraging the strengths of the individuals in your company instead of c...

https://www.awesomers.com/160 for show notes page and links This was originally recorded in 2018 with Patrick Maioho talking about the impact of the first round of China Tariffs that were just being implemented. Patrick is a global sourcing expert who has deep experience in China as well as many other countries. This conversation is enlightening and eye opening for anyone impacted by the China USA...

https://awesomers.com/159 On October 12th China and the USA announced a "phase one" trade deal. Was it really a deal or was it just a cease fire? That's more of an academic question, but here are the key take aways: 1) Ratching down rhetoric is better than going farther into the abyss. 2) No formal deal has been inked, so we don't know if this will actually get over the finish line, but the USA ha...

https://awesomers.com/158 An Update About Steve's Health: Today I am sharing a health update. Last Friday I began treatment for Stage IV Melanoma Cancer. Although this news is not my favorite thing to share I wanted to give you some context and provide my insights on what it means for the short term for me: 1) I remain otherwise healthy and strong and relatively young to fight this disease. I have...

Podcast Shownotes: https://awesomers.com/157 How about a little humility? Too often we see people showing off private jets, fancy cars, and projecting this lifestyle that IMPLIES that they have arrived. And how did they "arrive"? They were super smart and you should listen to them, better yet, send them some money and you can have what they have. However, rarely does those brag posts show the debt...

https://awesomers.com/156 for full show notes. Today Steve is sharing some updates about the Seller Sessions SELLERPOLL and his impresions of the program. VOTE NOW - https://sellersessions.com/sellerpoll-vote/ Steve went onto share his thoughts about the LINKEDIN case against web scraping public data and the potential ramifications with Amazon's TOS. Steve also discussed the South Carolina case wh...