AM/PM Podcast

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Welcome to the AM/PM Podcast! The show for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop sellers who want to grow smarter, scale faster, and build e-commerce businesses that earn around the clock in the AM and the PM. Hosted by Helium 10’s Bradley Sutton with co-hosts Carrie Miller and Shivali Patel, this podcast dives deep into Amazon FBA, Walmart, TikTok Shop, AI strategies, and the newest trends shaping e-commerce. Each week, you’ll hear actionable insights, real-world experiments, behind-the-scenes lessons, and conversations with the industry’s top operators and innovators. From launching products to building brands to creating revenue streams that work while you sleep, the AM/PM Podcast gives you the tools and tactics to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting online marketplace. New episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. And every Friday, you’ll also get the Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, your rapid-fire update on the latest news, new Helium 10 feature releases, and trends impacting e-commerce sellers. Subscribe and level up your E-commerce game!

  1. 1D AGO

    #500 - Big Amazon Review Change? & AM/PM 500th Episode | Weekly Buzz 2/27/26

    Amazon may be testing a major review change, with some shoppers seeing only 10 reviews unless they apply for more. Amazon clarifies its multiple account policy. Plus, it’s Episode 500 of the AM/PM Podcast! We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level. In this episode, we’re switching things up with a fresh new look, and it’s the perfect time because this is Episode 500 of the AM/PM Podcast! Join us for a quick trip down memory lane as we celebrate nearly 10 years of the AM/PM Podcast and keep Manny Coats’ classic “How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think.” spirit alive. Amazon reviews might be acting weird again, and it could be more than just the usual “dog page” error some shoppers have seen for months. In this week’s first story, Bradley shares a new test showing up on certain customer accounts where you can only view 10 reviews and then have to “apply” to see more, with Amazon promising an email response within five business days. If this expands, it could push more shoppers toward Rufus-style review summaries rather than reading reviews directly, and it could significantly impact how sellers and tools analyze review data. Especially after Amazon’s crackdown that removed Helium 10’s Review Insights. The good news: the Helium 10 team is working on a new, fully “Amazon-compliant” version that still provides high-quality review insights, and Bradley asks viewers to share in the comments if they’re seeing the same review limits and whether they think it could roll out more widely. Amazon Seller Central: Account health tips for multiple selling accounts https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVVFVQ1RDRThCSlJXUUhK Helium 10 New Feature Alert! Check out the new upgraded Cerebro with new Sponsored Rank filters, so you can instantly spot keywords where multiple competitors are bidding top of search. It’s a fast way to see which terms rivals are fighting for most, and what should be on your ad radar next. Amazon Seller Central: Upload Images now provides faster uploads and more flexibility https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHTE5HMzJYWTlMRExVUUha Seamlessly reach relevant audiences with enhanced targeting capabilities from Amazon Ads https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/amazon-ads-introduced-enhanced-targeting-capabilities/ Next week brings a free AI monthly workshop with expert Andrew Bell showcasing Helium 10’s revamped Listing Builder, now an all-in-one “8-in-1” workflow that combines keyword research with AI optimization, including Rufus question targeting. Register here: http://h10.me/aim3226 If you’re in New York City, you can also catch Bradley in person at the ASGTG conference in Brooklyn on Thursday, March 5. It’s the 12th ASGTG event and his first time attending in eight years, so it’s a rare chance to meet up, network with sellers, and hear from a lineup of strong speakers. And yes, it’s famous for the food, apparently “Michelin-starred for an Amazon conference” levels, so come for the content and connections, and stay for the bites. Register here: http://h10.me/asgtg Thanks for tuning in! Check back next week for more buzzing updates and strategies to help you stay ahead in e-commerce. In episode 500 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Bradley talks about: 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Episode 500 of the AM/PM Podcast! 03:07 - Is Amazon Hiding Reviews From All Amazon Customers? 07:35 - Amazon Multiple Account Policy Clarification 10:45 - How To See What Keywords Competitors Are Advertising Top Of Search 13:06 - Amazon Seller Central Image Upload Update 14:27 - Faster Way to Search Amazon Brand Analytics 18:19 - Amazon Ads Display and Video AI Targeting 20:10 - Upcoming Webinar and New York Event Enjoy this episode? Want to be able to ask questions to Leo Sgovio live in a small group with other 7 and 8-figure Amazon sellers?  Join the Helium 10 Elite Mastermind and get quarterly workshops, monthly training, and networking calls with Leo at h10.me/elite Make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to our podcast!   💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: https://h10.me/h10 Want to absolutely start crushing it on eCommerce and make more money? Follow these steps for helpful resources to get started: Get the Ultimate Resource Guide from Bradley Sutton, Carrie Miller, and Shivali Patel for tools and services that he uses every day to dominate on Amazon! New to Selling on Amazon? Freedom Ticket offers the best tips, tricks, and strategies for beginners just starting out! Sign up for Freedom Ticket. Trying to Find a New Product? Get the most powerful Amazon product research tool in Black Box, available only at Helium 10! Start researching with Black Box. Want to Verify Your Product Idea? Use Xray in our Chrome extension to check how lucrative your next product idea is with over a dozen metrics of data! Download the Helium 10 Chrome Extension. The Ultimate Software Tool Suite for Amazon Sellers! Get more Helium 10 tools that can help you optimize your listings and increase sales for a low price! Sign up today! Does Amazon Owe YOU Money? Find Out for FREE! If you have been selling for over a year on Amazon, you may be owed money for lost or damaged inventory and not even know it. Get a FREE refund report to see how much you’re owed! Check out our other Amazon FBA podcasts including the Serious Sellers Podcast, as well as our Spanish and German versions! You can also listen to the AM/PM Podcast on YouTube here!   Transcript: Bradley Sutton: Did Amazon make a huge new review update where for most people reviews won't even show up anymore? Amazon has clarified its multiple account policy. These stories and more on today's weekly buzz. Oh, by the way, this is episode 500 of the AM/PM podcast. How cool is that? Pretty cool. I think. Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the AM/PM podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show that is our Helium 10 Weekly Buzz where you give you a rundown of all the goings on in the Amazon Tik TOK shop and e-commerce world. We let you know what new features Helium 10 has, and we also give a training tip of the week.   Bradley Sutton: So let's get started and see what's buzzing. All right, guys, this is a new look. If you guys are watching this on the, our YouTube channel, uh, and the reason why we're doing something a little bit new, we're going to be testing out some new looks for the Weekly Buzz here because this is episode 500 actually of the AM/PM Podcast. Now, as you guys know, the, the Weekly Buzz has not been on the AM/PM podcast the whole time. It just actually started here a few months ago, but going back to the original guys, do you know when the very first ever AM/PM podcast was take a look here on a, it's on our YouTube channel for AM/PM podcasts. It was almost exactly 10 years ago.   Bradley Sutton: Guys, the first episode dropped or March 4, 2016 on YouTube and now here almost exactly 10 years later, we have episode 500. Now, you know, throughout the, the years, we have had a lot of episodes on the AM/PM podcast. It was actually, uh, around, uh, when was this looks like, uh, 2017 when we started doing a, uh, the special intro that Manny would do. And actually, if you notice, uh, since we took the AM/PM podcast, uh, as host back, you notice what we do something very similar. Uh, now also to try and keep the spirit of the origin of the AM/PM podcast. Remember guys, before Helium 10 was around, the AM/PM podcast was here, right?   Bradley Sutton: The AM/PM podcast predates the, uh, you know, Helium 10. And so this is a, a big legacy for us here. And we want to remember the legacy that, you know, the founder of the AM/PM podcast, Manny coats did. That's why we integrate some of his catchphrases. Like how cool is that? Pretty cool. I think. And some of the other like intros and things that, that, that he would do. So, uh, hope that we were able to, to keep the legacy. Now, interestingly enough, speaking about the Weekly Buzz, the very first time we uploaded Weekly Buzz on YouTube, I know we used to do it somewhere else too. We were doing it since like 2019. I can't find where those videos were uploaded.   Bradley Sutton: It might've been Facebook, but the first episode that we had launched of the Weekly Buzz on YouTube was actually three years ago on the Helium 10 channel, when we had different employees here at Helium 10, uh, doing a Weekly Buzzes. So we've come a long ways, guys, 500 episodes and I love doing the AM/PM podcast. And I love also doing the Weekly Buzz, letting you guys know what's buzzing.   Bradley Sutton: So let's go ahead and hop into our first news story of the week. This is something that could be a Red herring or a false alarm but Part of this hasn't going on for a while All right So for some of us as you guys know when you hit reviews on Amazon like here I'm in a Graceful by Design Bible verse mapping journal. I hit the review count, right? It goes to the bottom and I scroll down here and I hit see more reviews. I get a dog page. Bradley Sutton: All right, so a lot of people have this this has been going on for months but now, there's something new where in a lot of accounts not everybody But Amazon is doing something where it says you can only see 10 reviews and you have to apply to be able to see more. I can't do it on this browser But let me bring another window into the screen here just a moment But for other customers like here in my a

    23 min

  2. 3D AGO

    #499 - Steal This 100 Orders A Day TikTok Shop Setup

    Build 100 TikTok Shop orders per day without messing up your Amazon sales. Our guest reveals what finally made it “click,” plus the mistakes that almost shut it down. If you’ve been wondering how to hit 100 TikTok Shop orders per day without cannibalizing your Amazon business, this TikTok Thursday episode is built for you. Host Shivali Patel sits down with Alina Vlaic, an Amazon seller, operator, and owner of the AZrank agency, who’s been deep in the trenches, to unpack what it takes to make TikTok Shop work consistently (not just a lucky spike).   Alina walks through the behind-the-scenes journey: what she focused on first, the signals that told her a product could win on TikTok, and the moments where things went sideways. On TikTok Shop, momentum can change fast. This episode gives you the mindset and the practical direction to test smarter, avoid common traps, and keep moving even when the platform throws curveballs.   If you want a repeatable system, not vague motivation, listen through and take notes. Then pick one action to implement today, because the sellers who win on TikTok Shop are not waiting for perfect clarity. They are testing while everyone else is still overthinking. In episode 499 of the AM/PM Podcast, Shivali and Alina discuss: 00:00 – Introduction 01:12 – Why Alina’s Known for Ranking and Indexing 04:16 – The 10-Point Practical Playbook (Amazon to TikTok Shop) 05:13 – The Proof: How They Hit Nearly $1,000/Day and 100 Orders/Day 06:27 – Key Setup: Linking TikTok Page & Shop for Shoppable Content 08:38 – Don’t Assume It’ll Work: How to Test Your Amazon Catalog Fast 11:39 – Content Strategy: Why Your Own Posting Still Matters 15:57 – The $2,000 GMV Unlock for More Creator Access 18:40 – The Drop: Violations That Crushed Visibility and Limited Orders 20:39 – The Fix: Using Tools to Escalate and Clear Violations 33:59 – Creative “Reverse Hook” Strategy  39:00 – Q&A

    41 min

  3. FEB 20

    #498 - Tariffs Ruled Unconstitutional & TikTok Halts Shipping Changes | Weekly Buzz 2/20/26

    Supreme Court strikes down most Trump tariffs, TikTok Shop reverses seller-shipping changes, and Helium 10 revamps Listing Builder! Catch it all on this week’s Buzz episode. We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.   Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-trumps-tariffs-major-blow-president-rcna244827 TikTok Shop halts plan to end independent shipping for U.S. sellers after backlash https://www.modernretail.co/operations/tiktok-halts-plan-to-end-independent-shipping-for-u-s-sellers-after-backlash/ Helium 10 just revamped its Listing Builder tool to speed up keyword research and create optimized listings in minutes. See how the new AI workflow pulls real Amazon data and helps you write listings built for modern search and Rufus. Shoppable Collections Beta Ending https://sellercentral.amazon.com/enhanced-content/content-manager Amazon Seller Central News: Update to OTDR listing deactivation process as of February 28, 2026 https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHVDdIVjdTQ0dQTTlFWlNG Amazon Seller Central News: Use new dashboard to view changes to your brand’s product detail pages https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHRlQzNllaNURZMzU4WDk0   Lastly, a big Amazon networking event is coming to Brooklyn, and it’s packed with tactics sellers are using right now. Get the details, grab the discount, and see why Bradley’s showing up in person. Go to http://h10.me/asgtg   In episode 498 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Shivali talks about: 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - Tariffs Unconstitutional? 04:01 - TikTok Halts Shipping Changes 06:45 - Revamped Listing Builder 14:16 - Shoppable Collections Ending 15:35 - OTDR Listing Deactivations 17:10 - Historical Comparisons 21:18 - Review Listing Changes 23:06 - Catch Bradley on ASGTG

    24 min

  4. FEB 19

    #497 - Brand Metrics Reveals Your Amazon PPC Problems

    Are your Amazon ads “broken” or is it something else? In this episode, we share a simple audit that reveals what’s really killing performance and the first fix that usually changes everything. Most sellers assume Amazon PPC is the problem when the real bottleneck is often the offer. In this episode, Carrie Miller and Destaney Wishon walk through a quick, repeatable way to diagnose what’s actually holding growth back: bids, campaign structure, or your product detail page. The goal isn’t “optimize everything.” It’s to identify the one thing that’s breaking performance and fix that first.   Destaney starts with Amazon Advertising’s Brand Metrics Dashboard to compare your conversion rate and traffic vs your category. If your conversion rate is below the category median, PPC can drive clicks all day and still struggle—because you’re paying for traffic your listing can’t convert. She explains how category selection matters (sometimes you need to go broader to get better benchmarks) and why seasonality and market share shifts can fool you if you only look at your own numbers.   From there, the audit shifts into Amazon PPC fundamentals: avoid messy structures like mixed match types without a harvesting system, duplicative campaigns, and multiple ad groups that wreck budget control. The recommended approach is to use one campaign, one ad group, organized by strategy (traffic/rank vs. efficiency/profit). Then bid optimization becomes simpler: focus on the highest-spend targets first, make changes using the right attribution window (not hour-by-hour panic), and allocate budget intelligently—Sponsored Products as the core spend, with Sponsored Brands kept within a reasonable performance range. Stop guessing and start auditing. Hit play, run the same checklist on your account, and you’ll know exactly what to fix first so your next Amazon PPC change actually moves the needle.   In episode 497 of the AM/PM Podcast, Carrie and Destaney discuss: 00:00  – Introduction 01:00 – Are Your Amazon Ads Broken (Or Is It The Wrong Fix?) 02:21 – Start Here: Amazon Advertising Brand Metrics Dashboard 03:00 – PPC Only Works If Your Listing Converts 04:04 – Conversion Rate vs Category Median 05:22 – Traffic Opportunity: Detail Page Views vs Category 08:36 – Category Median vs Category Top 10:37 – Red Flag: Mixed Match Types Without Keyword Harvesting 13:28 – Structure Fix: One Campaign, One Ad Group  14:52 – Bid Optimization: The 80/20 Method 25:22 – How Often To Adjust Your Amazon PPC  28:17 – Budget Split: Sponsored Products vs Sponsored Brands 32:01 – Branded vs Non-Branded Budget

    34 min

  5. FEB 13

    #496 - Amazon Surpassing Walmart Revenue? TikTok Customer Expectations and a Big Helium 10 Announcement! | Weekly Buzz 2/13/26

    TikTok Shop sales are booming. Will Amazon surpass Walmart? Plus, a major Helium 10 announcement. Get the latest buzzing e-commerce news on this Weekly Buzz episode! We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Principal Brand Evangelist, Carrie Miller. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.   TikTok Shop U.S. GMV grew 68% to reach US$15.1B in 2025 https://thelowdown.momentum.asia/new-report-tiktok-shop-u-s-gmv-grew-68-to-reach-us15-1b-in-2025/ TikTok Shop buyers expect 4x faster response than on Amazon https://channelx.world/2026/02/tiktok-shop-buyers-expect-4x-faster-response-than-on-amazon/ New Feature Alerts: Helium 10 just launched for the Diamond plan. This new feature, called Insight Alert, instantly flags SKUs at risk of Amazon low-inventory and long-term storage fees, so you can sort by risk and fix restocks before you get charged.   Plus, Elite members can now set a specific time window for “Request a Review” automations in Follow-Up, letting you choose exactly when review requests are sent instead of leaving timing to Amazon. Amazon set to pass Walmart in annual revenue for the first time after hitting $700 billion in sales https://www.modernretail.co/operations/amazon-set-to-pass-walmart-in-annual-revenue-for-the-first-time-after-hitting-700-billion-in-sales/ Amazon Seller Central: New Sell Globally feature simplifies international expansion https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-news/articles/QVRWUERLSUtYMERFUiNHR0EyRFpaQ1ZSWDdWRTZV Helium 10 is bringing back its old-school, high-level strategy webinars with a major educational session hosted by Leo Sgovio and Bradley Sutton, packed with “behind-closed-doors” tactics tailored for selling in 2026. It airs February 23 at 10 am PST — register now at https://h10.me/bigweb226 In episode 496 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Carrie talks about: 00:40 - TikTok US Sales 03:53 - TikTok Buyer Expectations 06:09 - Low Inventory Fee Alert 08:30 - Review Request Delivery 10:23 - Amazon vs Walmart 12:18 - AI Bid Rules Strategy 16:01 - Sell Globally Feature 17:23 - Big Announcement

    19 min

  6. FEB 11

    #495 - The AI Workflow for Winning Amazon Main Images

    Still guessing on Amazon listing images? Today's guest shares a simple AI image workflow that makes decisions easy—what to fix first, what to test, and how to know it’ll win.   If your AI-generated Amazon images look “technically perfect” but still don’t convert, you’re not alone, and you’re not missing more prompts. In this AIM (AI Monthly) session, our Amazon creatives expert guest breaks down the real issue. AI and designers can execute, but they can’t decide strategy for you. That’s why sellers often spend thousands on creatives that look good, yet still fail to drive more clicks and sales.   Hannah Lyss Tampioc is the Founder and CEO of Mad Cat Creatives, and her team has worked with more than 300 brands. She walks through how shoppers actually buy on Amazon and explains why each image serves a different purpose. Your main image needs to stand out in mobile search results. Images two and three should help shoppers quickly understand what they’re getting. The rest of your images and A+ Content should build confidence by answering objections and removing hesitation. The key is figuring out whether you have a click problem or a conversion problem, then fixing the right part of your image stack instead of randomly “refreshing” everything.   The centerpiece of the episode is Hannah’s SORT framework. First, you spot the priority so you know what to fix first. Next, you gather the right context by pulling mobile search screenshots, competitor pages, reviews, and Rufus questions. Then you use that information to reason through the data, so your AI outputs are based on real buyer language instead of guesses. Finally, you test before committing by validating your image ideas with polling tools like the Helium 10 Audience tool, powered by PickFu, before you publish. You’ll also see a real example using Bradley Sutton’s Project X Coffin Shelf listing, where small changes like aspect ratio, mobile-first sizing, and packaging callouts helped the main image stand out more when it mattered most. By the end, you’ll know exactly what to fix first and how to follow a repeatable AI Amazon image workflow that confirms your next update will win before you publish. In episode 495 of the AM/PM Podcast, Bradley and Hannah discuss: 00:00 – Introduction 01:27 – The Missing Ingredient To Your Amazon Listing Images 02:31 – Meet Hannah & The “Named My Son Helium” Story 06:05 – The Real Issue: Strategy Beats Design + AI 09:02 – The Job Of Each Amazon Image Stack 11:17 – The SORT Framework Overview 11:41 – Click Problem vs Conversion Problem (What To Fix First) 12:23 – What To Gather Before You Design Anything 23:17 – Coffin Shelf Case Study: Mobile Size Wins 30:46 – ChatGPT Prompts & Gemini Image Generation Workflow 35:05 – “Main Image In 10 Minutes” & Gemini Tip 37:03 – Secondary Images: Use GPT For Briefs + Prompting 39:50 – Helium 10 Discount Code SSP20 + Q&A 42:04 – Where To Find Hannah (LinkedIn) & Mad Cat Creatives

    43 min

  7. FEB 6

    #494 - Walmart Has Vine? Alexa+ Rollout and More | Weekly Buzz 2/6/26

    Walmart launches a Vine-style review program, Alexa+ rolls out globally, and a hidden Amazon Ads feature is driving conversions, not just awareness. More on this Weekly Buzz episode! We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Senior Brand Evangelist, Shivali Patel. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10’s newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level. Walmart is rolling out an invite-only “Review Accelerator” (for recognized reviewers) program that lets sellers provide free product samples to a vetted pool of trusted reviewers, similar to Amazon Vine. If you receive the email link, you can enroll eligible items in the Seller Center, allocate review units, and potentially accelerate traction for new or low-review listings.   Alexa+ now available to everyone in the US—and free for Prime members https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/alexa-plus-available-free-prime-members-us For our Helium 10 New Feature Alerts: Black Box now lets you paste or upload lists of ASINs (not just UPC/GTIN/EAN/ISBN) in Product Identifiers, up to 500, depending on your Helium 10 membership. This makes it easier to quickly research large sets of competitor or wholesale products in one search.   Drive brand awareness and engagement with Brand+ using Amazon Ads, now available to all globally https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/drive-brand-awareness-and-engagement-with-brand-plus/ In our Strategy of the Week, Carrie explains how influencer-driven UGC videos can boost Amazon conversions and visibility, then shows how Helium 10’s Influencer Finder for TikTok and Amazon helps you find creators already posting in your niche (and their social links) to outreach. This tool is available to Helium 10 Diamond users. Want access to the Amazon and TikTok Influencer Finder? Upgrade to Helium 10 Diamond and use code SSP20 to get 20% off, then start reaching out to proven creators in your niche today. New features and updates to Amazon’s FBA Grade and Resell program https://sell.amazon.com/blog/announcements/fba-grade-and-resell-updates Upcoming Events: Bradley and Shivali will be in Dubai February 12–14 at the Commerce City Center—perfect if you want to meet in person, ask questions, and level up your business. Register for WORLDEF Dubai at http://h10.me/dubai Helium 10’s TACoS Tuesday PPC webinar is a live, interactive Q&A where you can get real-time ad strategy tailored to your campaigns from Destaney Wishon. Ready to get live Amazon PPC help? Join us on Feb 10 at 10 AM PST and bring your questions—register now at https://h10.me/ttfeb26 In episode 494 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Shivali covers: 00:00 - Introduction 00:43 - Walmart Has Vine? 01:53 - Alexa+ Now Everywhere 04:06 - Bulk Product Research 05:35 - Convert with Brand+ 09:29 - Amazon Influencers 13:00 - FBA Grade and Resell 15:43 - Upcoming Events

    18 min

  8. FEB 4

    #493 - 2026 TikTok Shop Strategy & Playbook

    Why do some TikTok Shops explode… and others die in 90 days? This episode breaks down the foundational moves most sellers skip and the fixes that change everything.   TikTok Shop isn’t “Amazon with videos”—it’s entertainment first, shopping second. In this TikTok Thursday episode, TikTok Shop strategist Michelle Barnum-Smith explains the non-negotiable foundations sellers need in 2026, whether you’re launching from scratch or trying to scale what you already started. The big mindset shift: people open TikTok to scroll, not to search-find-and-buy, so your strategy has to be built for discovery and impulse, not intent-based shopping.   Michelle breaks down what actually wins on TikTok Shop: products that are instantly understandable, visually demonstrable, and ideally show a quick transformation or solve a clear pain point fast. She also calls out a costly structural mistake, having too many separate listings. Since most discovery happens through videos, every listing becomes its own content, affiliate, ads, and promo machine. Consolidating into a master listing with variants can protect momentum (especially when one variant goes out of stock) and make it easier to stack orders.   From there, it’s all about converting scrolls into purchases with a simple offer stack: free shipping, product discounts (like flash sales), clickable coupons, and TikTok Shop campaigns that add visibility and “deal” badging. She also warns against manually lowering the listing price because you lose the visual cues that help shoppers feel urgency. Finally, she outlines the content and ads engine that feeds the algorithm, optimizes for thumb-stopping hooks, watch time, completion, rewatches, and engagement, then iterates at volume and is prepared for a pay-to-play reality where ads and budget can be the difference-maker. In episode 493 of the AM/PM Podcast, Bradley and Michelle discuss: 00:00 – Introduction 01:26 – What You Need To Start (Or Scale) On TikTok Shop 05:13 – The “Non-Negotiable Foundations” For Million-Dollar Shops 06:13 – Why People Use TikTok (And Why They Aren’t There To Shop) 08:17 – What Makes A Product “TikTokable” (And What Doesn’t) 10:17 – The #1 Listing Mistake: Too Many Separate Listings 11:37 – Built Bar Example: Master Listing & Variants Vs. Content Shutdown 14:03 – Turning Scrolls Into Impulse Buys: The Offer Stack 15:06 – Free Shipping: Expectations, AOV, And Losing Sales To Amazon 18:34 – Product Discounts: Flash Sales & “Lowest Price In 30 Days” Warning 20:53 – Clickable Coupons & TikTok Campaigns: Badges, Fine Print, Price Traps 26:00 – TikTok Thursday Q&A with Michelle Barnum-Smith

    40 min
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Welcome to the AM/PM Podcast! The show for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop sellers who want to grow smarter, scale faster, and build e-commerce businesses that earn around the clock in the AM and the PM. Hosted by Helium 10’s Bradley Sutton with co-hosts Carrie Miller and Shivali Patel, this podcast dives deep into Amazon FBA, Walmart, TikTok Shop, AI strategies, and the newest trends shaping e-commerce. Each week, you’ll hear actionable insights, real-world experiments, behind-the-scenes lessons, and conversations with the industry’s top operators and innovators. From launching products to building brands to creating revenue streams that work while you sleep, the AM/PM Podcast gives you the tools and tactics to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting online marketplace. New episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. And every Friday, you’ll also get the Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, your rapid-fire update on the latest news, new Helium 10 feature releases, and trends impacting e-commerce sellers. Subscribe and level up your E-commerce game!

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    Helium 10
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    501
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