Atention!2023 Amazon Prime Membership Day has started reporting!
July 7, 2023
Amazon Prime Day 2023
Promotion Report Launched!Sound the battle rallying call 📢
Sellers can check the latest Amazon Prime Day information and reporting criteria in the following three ways:
📌 Contact your account manager to get the 2023 Amazon Prime Day Promotion Report Guide PDF and a live link to the account manager's explanation
📌 Check out recent emails in the Amazon registered email address from the suffix @amazon .com or @sell .amazon.com
📌 Seller Central Promotion Report Page
🔍 Path: Seller Central > Advertising > Lightning Deals > Create New Promotion
As an important promotion in the middle of the year, every year Amazon Prime membership day often brings positive benefits of “fame and fortune” to sellers.
🚩 In 2022, Prime members purchased more than 300 million products worldwide, saving 1.7 billion US dollars, all exceeding previous Prime membership daily records. [1]
🚩 Prime Day 2022 was the best sales performance for third party sellers to date. During the event, sales performance of third-party sellers, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, grew even more than Amazon's own business. [1]
🚩 According to Statista data, during the 2022 Prime membership day, 36% of American consumers will buy at least one product for themselves, 17% of American consumers will search for whether a specific brand has Prime promotions, and 12% of American consumers will try to buy a new brand due to Prime Day promotions (Deals). Only 5% of US consumers will go to other channels to buy after seeing a discount on Amazon. 2.
In the face of big promotions, every detail determines success or failure. Sellers often need to prepare months in advance, keep a firm pace of preparation, and plan their to-do list in a systematic manner to reap success in big promotions!
Today, Xiaobian is making a breakthrough 🏆! 2023 Amazon Prime Day 🏆 rally number, sellers, act fast!
Infrastructure & planning stage
Product selection preparation
🔘 After confirming the product selection, conduct a compliance risk test and complete the stocking plan:
- Use the free compliance tool “Compliance Reference CKP” to understand the compliance policy requirements and solutions for selected categories in the country where they are sold
- Use the free compliance tool “Manage Your Compliance” to check whether products on the shelf are at compliance risk and resolve compliance issues in a timely manner
Logistics preparation
🔘 Continuously optimize inventory performance, pay attention to inventory policies, and guarantee inventory space during peak season sales
🔘 Check storage capacity and product entry eligibility, and plan the quantity of inbound products reasonably
🔘 Do a good job of pre-processing such as product packing/labeling, and provide accurate information on the contents of the box
🔘 Follow the FBA warehouse cutoff time at each Amazon site, choose the appropriate logistics method according to the peak season logistics situation, and arrange early delivery
* Choose a safe and reliable carrier - Amazon recommends AGL or SEND to avoid shipping delays or rejections
🔘 Fill in the carrier name and tracking information for FBA shipments in a timely manner, and apply VAT for FBA shipments at European sites
🔘 Self-delivery sellers can complete the initial setup of the “Buy and Ship” service for online delivery in advance, learn about the free Delivery Settings Automation (SSA) feature, and avoid operating problems during peak season use
🔘 New sellers check the New Seller Starter Pack /Other sellers check their eligibility for Sandbox benefits and complete tasks early to receive benefits to reduce sales costs during peak season
Traffic optimization
🔘 Follow the promotion recommendations on Seller Central, and the deal can be fully reported!
🔘 Optimize product detail pages:
- Optimize search keywords according to category and seasonal needs to improve product rankings
- Use advertising and promotion tools to prepare early traffic reserves for focused peak season products and accumulate product reviews and ratings
- Use “growth opportunities” to determine product listing optimization measures and priorities
🔘 Maintain sales and price stability: do a good job of protecting new products and explosions promoted during the peak season
Brand seller preparation
🔘 Join the Transparency Transparency Program:
1) Anti-counterfeit follow-up function to avoid possible sales volume and price fluctuations
2) Get the “Little Blue Label” as soon as possible to highlight the quality of genuine products and improve listing conversion
🔘 Check the risk of brand infringement yourself and understand the appeal process in case of infringement
🔘 Start the Vine Program to get more high-quality reviews, early warm-up, word-of-mouth marketing, and help efficient conversion
Accelerated starting stage
Logistics preparation
🔘 Follow the carrier's logistics information to ensure that the warehouse entry is completed before the FBA cutoff time on each Amazon site
🔘 Sellers who have not shipped at this time give priority to faster logistics methods such as air freight. Amazon recommends using SEND air freight
🔘 Continuously optimize inventory performance, pay attention to inventory policies and IPI assessments, and guarantee inventory space for peak season sales
🔘 Self-delivery sellers pay close attention to delivery performance to ensure sales rights during peak season; reasonably increase customer service configurations to ensure effective responses to buyer inquiries during peak season to increase transaction rates. Adjust the expiration settings in a timely manner to ensure the accuracy of self-shipping delivery times during peak seasons. Amazon recommends using the free Automated Delivery Settings (SSA) feature
🔘 New sellers check the New Seller Starter Package [FBA Storage Offer] benefits; other sellers check the Amazon Logistics New Product Arrival Promotion Program (Sandbox) [Free Storage] benefit receipt and usage progress
Traffic optimization
🔘 Make sure that all recommended deals are fully reported before the deal is submitted for closure!
🔘 Check the email address promptly to see if the reported promotion is at risk of being cancelled, and check for adjustments in a timely manner
🔘 Continuously optimize product detail pages, use tools such as advertising, promotion tools, and off-site traffic to prepare early traffic reserves for focused peak season products, and accumulate product reviews and ratings
- Plan off-site traffic for upcoming promotions early and join the Amazon Brand Referral Bonus (Brand Referral Bonus) to receive rewards to increase the return on investment in marketing activities
- New sellers check the receipt and usage of coupons for the New Seller Starter Pack [Coupon, Advertisement]
- Use “Growth Opportunities” to focus on “high value (HV)” product listings
🔘 Check account health, and promptly complain if there are any irregularities, increase your AHR score and join the Account Status Guarantee Program (AHA) to get a no-death gold medal to avoid delisting or account suspension
Brand seller preparation
🔘 Continuously optimize the brand's flagship store and A+ page to accumulate fans and increase conversion rates:
- Use posts (posts) to increase brand awareness before promotion and promote key promotion styles in advance
- Continuously optimize the brand's flagship store by adding promotional product videos, shoppable images, and promotional subpages to the homepage
- A/B test by managing your experiments (MYE), optimize A+ pages, and use the best version to increase conversions
- Use premium A+ pages to show products more vividly through videos
Big promotion sprint stage
Logistics priorities
🔘 Pay attention to the carrier's logistics information to ensure that all Amazon sites complete warehousing before the FBA cutoff time
🔘 Self-shipping sellers pay close attention to their own delivery performance to ensure sales rights during peak seasons. Amazon recommends using the “Buy and Ship” service to ship
🔘 Self-shipping sellers need to know the return policy, buy return insurance in advance or find a cross-border return service provider if needed
🔘 Check the progress of receiving and using the Amazon Logistics New Product Delivery Promotion Program (Sandbox) [Brand Sales Refund]; the maximum average 10% rebate is used to deduct FBA delivery fees
Operational priorities
🔘 Sellers of a certain size suggest previewing big promotions within the company to clarify the responsibilities and traffic of each team to avoid big promotions and chaos
🔘 Check the email address promptly to see if the reported promotion is at risk of being cancelled, and check for adjustments in a timely manner
🔘 Check account health, promotions, product detail pages, and ad health
Brand seller priorities
🔘 Get rewards through the Amazon Brand Referral Bonus Program (Brand Referral Bonus), optimize the brand's flagship store (Store) for promotions, so that traffic imported from outside the site can be better handled
🔘 Use Manage Your Buyer Interactions (MYCE) to send promotional emails to fans and repeat buyers in advance to enhance interaction and promote repeat purchases
🔘 Optimize keyword settings and marketing strategies through brand analysis (ABA) data boards
🔘 Join the Transparency Transparency Program: Don't let go of your after-sales marketing position and make good use of TR's QR code scanning page to attract more brand fans and repeat purchases
Brand seller preparation
🔘 Join the Transparency Transparency Program:
1) Anti-counterfeit follow-up function to avoid possible sales volume and price fluctuations
2) Get the “Little Blue Label” as soon as possible to highlight the quality of genuine products and improve listing conversion
🔘 Check the risk of brand infringement yourself and understand the appeal process in case of infringement
🔘 Start the Vine Program to get more high-quality reviews, early warm-up, word-of-mouth marketing, and help efficient conversion
Revision stage
🔘 Implement inventory management after the big promotion and carry out reasonable clearance or inventory replenishment according to product strategy (new sellers can check the Amazon Logistics New Product Entry Promotion Program (Sandbox) [Free Returns, Free Clearance or Inventory Removal] benefit receipt and usage progress)
🔘 Review Prime members' daily performance, formulate and complete the launch and review of new products in the second half of the year, ensure reasonable inventory, and prepare for new product promotion
🔘 Self-shipping sellers need to understand the return policy and join the official return program (return service provider provides a plan) as needed to find a cross-border return service provider
📌 Related to promotion reports 📌
Amazon has not officially announced the date of Amazon Prime Membership Day 2023. Please follow Amazon's official channels (WeChat account, email, etc.) for the latest notifications. Amazon will provide the latest information as soon as possible.
Of course you can. Amazon Prime Day promotions are divided into different types, and the eligibility requirements for products vary. For new products scheduled to participate in this year's Amazon Prime Day, it is recommended to create and review ASINs at least three months in advance so that they can be listed as soon as possible. Even if you don't qualify for a deal recommendation, it is recommended to submit coupons and exclusive Prime discounts as soon as possible, optimize your rankings, and try to get a certain amount of exposure in peak season traffic.
Amazon Prime Day promotion reports on emerging Amazon sites (Australia, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, India, etc.) will be communicated with sellers one after another. If you would like more information, we recommend that sellers on the emerging site contact their account manager or check the official email.
Whether it's a regular or peak season promotion, deal promotion recommendations are automatically recommended by the system based on the ASIN's performance. Sellers can check if their ASIN has been recommended in Seller Central (🔍 path: Seller Central -> Advertising -> Lightning Deals -> Create New Promotion).
Deal recommendations are updated every week. If you haven't seen any Deal recommendations yet, don't worry. We recommend checking back regularly every week. Once you see Deal recommendations, you can report them all.
Sellers can apply for multiple promotions during the Amazon Prime Day promotion and submission period, but after the campaign application results and schedule are determined, sellers are advised to consider various factors such as time schedule and product profit for some screening.
It is recommended to use only one promotion tool for the same ASIN at the same time to avoid excessive discounts due to the combination of discounts and affecting profits.
Prices can be adjusted, but the requirement is not higher than the maximum campaign price recommended by the system; otherwise, the operation of the campaign will be affected.
Please do not adjust the active price of the product when the Super Deal is “in progress”. Unauthorized price adjustments may cause system problems that prevent the flash sale from continuing, and cause consumers who have previously purchased this product to have a poor experience, leading to customer complaints, etc.
After Amazon officially announces the 2023 Amazon Prime Membership Day date, go to Seller Central to set up coupons based on the date.
No. For promotions that include variations, avoid creating or assigning new child ASINs within that variation family. This will cause Amazon to re-validate the existing promotion for the new child ASIN, causing the promotion to be suspended or cancelled.
📌 FBA warehousing and logistics related 📌
The FBA warehouse will not distinguish whether the item is active inventory on Amazon Prime Day or general inventory. Setting a cutoff date takes into account that compared to a daily basis, a large number of sellers will concentrate on preparing more inventory for Amazon Prime Day. Centralized delivery may cause the warehouse to drastically slow down receive/listing speed, causing the Amazon Prime Day event to be missed.
Sellers are advised to complete delivery before the storage deadline recommended by Amazon. Amazon Prime Day products that arrive later than that date can still be stored, but there is no guarantee that they will participate in the Prime promotion you have reported in a timely manner.
Amazon has prepared a series of tools for sellers to help you sell and monetize your inventory. For details, please refer to 👉 Amazon Logistics's four-step inventory sales and monetization method. For Amazon Logistics (FBA) sellers, in order to prevent products from being stored due to storage restrictions, sellers should hurry up to raise their IPI score or apply for additional storage space in advance to avoid storage space restrictions affecting your peak season storage or causing excessive storage fees.
You can also refer to recommendations from the Inventory Performance Dashboard (🔍 path: Seller Central > Inventory Planning > Performance), such as improving sell-through rates, reducing excess inventory, or fixing Amazon inventory with no active sales information to improve inventory performance index scores.
Before entering FBA products, please follow the five major gold storage rules:
1. Check the eligibility of FBA products to be stored;
2. Match and improve product information;
3. Do a good job in product preprocessing;
4. Provide accurate information on the contents of the box;
5. Standardized goods, safe transportation.