Prime Day Recap 2024 - Episode 351
šļøInterview with JoĆ£o Couceiro da Costa and Dusan Tepavac
DESCRIPTION
Welcome to another episode of The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast. Jordan Ripley, Acadiaās Director of Retail Operations, is hosting this Prime Day Recap, and Retail Media Specialist Dusan Tepavac and Project Manager JoĆ£o Couceiro da Costa are joining him.
Recorded just 36 hours after the massive shopping event, this episode offers a breakdown of initial data, strategies, and insights to help you understand what worked, what didnāt, and how to leverage those learnings moving forward.
Whether you're a seasoned e-commerce professional or looking to optimize your next big sales event, this episode is packed with actionable takeaways.
Make sure you tune in to find out more!
RESOURCES
š Read more on our blog: Amazon Prime Day 2024 ā The Results
āClients that decided to run a prime exclusive discount, so seller clients, saw a 247% jump compared to last yearās Prime Day.ā
KEY TAKEAWAYS
In this episode, Jordan, JoĆ£o, and Dusan discuss:
The theme for this year's report revolved around the Roman Empire
The analogy signifies that crossing Amazon Prime Day without proper preparation leaves no room for corrective actions.
General industry growth estimates ranged from 11% to 15% year-on-year.
Competitive Cost-per-Click (CPC) landscape, with reports of a 70% increase in CPC.
Significant increase in sales for clients using prime exclusive discounts and longer lead-in strategies.
Effective use of custom audience targeting via Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) and maintaining efficiency despite rising CPCs.
Discussion on a two to three-hour outage in the ad console during peak Pacific time.
JoĆ£o faced issues with the smooth execution of some vendor promotions.
Successful lead-in strategies involved aggressive marketing and improved Best Seller Rank (BSR).
DSP and AMC provided advanced targeting opportunities.
Dusan discusses a focus on branded targeting and cautious budgeting post-Prime Day.
JoĆ£o emphasizes analyzing data and utilizing subscribe and save options for CPG clients.
The importance of data analysis to refine strategies for future events.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Connect with Acadiaās Director of Retail Operations, Jordan Ripley
Connect with Acadiaās Retail Media Specialist Dusan Tepavac
Connect with Acadiaās Project Manager JoĆ£o Couceiro da Costa
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