We are in MAY – trade show season is almost over and I am not on a cross border bus as I record today – though I am crossing into Hong Kong tomorrow for a day or 2.
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And now this week’s show is going to be quite a special one – we have Greg Mercer, CEO of JungleScout giving us some tips on finding the right product to sell on Amazon, with a special focus on Chinese suppliers. There are a few good blog posts we reference, and you can get the notes and links on today’s episode by going on over to Globalfromasia.com/episode124 He drops great value on this show and holds nothing back – so without further ado, let’s get in!
Topics Covered in this Episode
Introduce Greg
Private Label
What is private label (or white label)?*
Reselling on Amazon
Approaching brand owners and distributors in USA*
Finding Demand
What’s the difference in finding demand and creating demand on the Amazon ecosystem*
Determining Competitiveness
What factors and how to know when it’s too tough to enter that market*
Searching Amazon
Getting product ideas simply by searching Amazon’s main pages*
Product Pricing
What is a price you should be look for? How important is it?*
Product Selection + Product Size, Weight
What’s the ideal size of your product*
Quantity to Start w/ From China
What is an MOQ that is reasonable, and how many should you buy from the Chinese factory?*
Fulfillment, FBA
Getting your products to your customers, trends of fulfillment and third party logistics*
Supplier Selection
How to “Sift through” the thousands of suppliers on these B2B factory directories*
Sample Ordering
How to order a sample direct from the factory. How long to give it, how many to order, how many suppliers to order samples from*
Trade Show & Smart Phones
Enhancing your China trade show experience with Junglescout and mobile apps and the internet.People / Companies / Resources Mentioned in this Episode
- Global Sources Trade Shows
- Global Sources Smart China Sourcing Summit
- Amazon (industry) top sellers
- Junglescout’s free estimator tool
- Jungle Scout post on approaching suppliers
- Jungle Scout’s case study – Bamboo sticks
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Episode Length: 36:13
Thanks Greg for coming on and sharing! Hope to catch up with you when I get to Barcelona in June – will be in town for the DC BCN, the Dynamite Circle european conference for about a week.
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