Date: December 8th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses how AI shopping assistants are rewriting Chinese e-commerce, the rise of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Chinese sellers fleeing Amazon due to tax crackdowns, ChatGPT becoming the second largest product discovery platform, and marks the end of an era with the final AM/PM Podcast hosted by Kevin. Key Points Discussed: AI shopping assistants rewriting Chinese e-commerce and what it means for US sellers The rise of GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) versus traditional SEO AI influenced $73 billion in global sales during the Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday period Amazon Rufus deep research capabilities and auto-buy features Over 3,000 Chinese sellers relocating Amazon businesses to Hong Kong due to tax enforcement US import partners breakdown with Mexico now the top partner at $500 billion ChatGPT as the second largest product discovery platform behind Amazon The final AM/PM Podcast hosted by Kevin King after 183 episodes Links Mentioned: DragonFish AI Optimization Waitlist Andrew Bell on Rufus Deep Research Marketplace Pulse: Chinese Sellers Abandoning Mainland Registration Nano Banana Pro for Amazon Sellers Guide Golden Seller Awards 2025 Winners BDSN Software Tool of the Day - SQP Analysis Tool Final AM/PM Podcast Episode with Guillermo Puyol BDSC Monthly Mastermind ($9) Stack Influence Platform (10% off this month) Blueland Micro Influencer Case Study Hot Picks: Amazon Frequently Bought Together guide for sellers TikTok Shop tightens USPS shipping options Amazon FBA Profit Calculator guide from MDS Amazon upgrades tools for Sellers to handle returns Stump Bezos Answer: 30% of all TikTok Shop sales happen on live streams Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: December 4th, 2025Summary: Kevin King welcomes Izabella Ritz into the Billion Dollar Dream 100, shares insights from the BDSC mastermind call on secondary images and A+ content for better conversion, discusses Black Friday visibility trends on Google Shopping, and highlights Mexico's booming e-commerce market. Key Points Discussed: Billion Dollar Dream-100 member announcement: Izabella Ritz Secondary image framework: Choose Your Top Six from 23 possible image types How secondary images and A+ content can move conversion from 1 in 50 to 1 in 10 "Why buy from us" image testing showing 10% lift in conversion Nano Banana Pro AI for generating listing images Holiday e-commerce stats: smartphones now account for 57% of US holiday spending Black Friday visibility war on Google Shopping: Walmart, Amazon timing strategies Mexico projected to overtake the US in e-commerce penetration by 2026 Ritu Java's bookmarklets for extracting Rufus Q&A data Links Mentioned: Market Masters 3 - Why you should be at the next one Billion Dollar Sellers Club Secondary Images Best Practices SOP Nano Banana Pro for Amazon Sellers Ultimate Guide Marketing Misfits: Adley Kinsman's Billion View Formula Ritu Java's Rufus Q&A Bookmarklets Hot Picks: Amazon tests delivery in 30 minutes or less ChatGPT referrals to retailer apps increase 28% YoY Amazon to lower fees for European sellers in some categories Costco sues over Trump tariffs seeking a refund How to get your products discovered in ChatGPT, Rufus and beyond Stump Bezos Answer: Short videos posted by strangers and recommended by AI Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: December 1st, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon's new prompt ads, the AI shopping revolution over Black Friday weekend, Rufus usage surge data, Walmart's ChatGPT checkout launch, and the price history feature that's changing how shoppers evaluate deals. Key Points Discussed: Amazon's new "prompt ads" that are already live in your Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands campaigns Five ways to optimize your listings for Rufus prompts OpenAI's ChatGPT Shopping Research feature and instant checkout rollout Target's dedicated ChatGPT app launch Perplexity x PayPal's bold shopping launch just before Black Friday Adobe data showing GenAI shopping traffic up 600% year over year Sensor Tower data revealing Rufus usage surged 70% in two weeks Rufus now used in 38% of mobile shopping sessions, projected to hit 50%+ by Q1 2025 Walmart launches ChatGPT instant checkout Rufus' price history feature gaining popularity over BFCM Links Mentioned: BDSC PPC Mastery Expert Panel (December 3rd) Ecom AI Tools Directory by Jay Magaliot Stack Influence Platform (10% off by signing up this month) Chris McCabe's video on Rufus price history Hot Picks: Whatnot live shopping app hits $6B in GMV this year Amazon sellers can now set "no-ship" dates Pattern expects to hit $680m in Q4 (93% Amazon, 5.5% profit) Stump Bezos Answer: 84% of US adults use YouTube, and 50% of them use it daily Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: November 27th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses how AI video ads are outperforming traditional UGC content, shares a framework for creating converting AI videos using Google's Veo, covers Dan Kurtz's Snippet Swiper system for Google AI rankings, and highlights the Market Masters 3 replay bundle available for Black Friday. Key points discussed: AI video ads achieving 53% lower cost per purchase compared to traditional UGC Matt Clark's 4-step framework for creating converting AI video ads Using Google's Veo to create studio-quality AI videos in 2 hours The economics of AI video ads vs traditional UGC creators Dan Kurtz's Snippet Swiper system for Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Pre-built prompts for site architecture, content gap analysis, and snippet optimization Case study: 22,000 to 360,000 monthly sessions in 90 days using AEO EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust) optimization for content credibility Adobe Analytics data on AI-driven visit growth Market Masters 3 replay bundle BFCM special Links mentioned: Market Masters replay bundle ($197 BFCM special) Golden Seller Awards voting Google Veo Facebook Ad Library Market Masters 3 video Merchant Mastery StorySelling tool Hot picks: Japan to end tax breaks on Temu & Shein shipments How Gen Z broke the marketing funnel Black Friday sales are lying to you Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday, November 24th, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon's Rufus AI revolution, how to optimize for AI-driven search, sponsored prompts in Rufus, the Amy Wees Rufus optimization method, and Amazon's strategic positioning against ChatGPT and other AI shopping tools. Key points discussed: Amazon's Rufus AI assistant and "Researched-by-AI" sections in search results How external authoritative sources now impact Amazon visibility Influencer storefronts and TikTok favorites as new ranking factors Amazon's sponsored prompts in Rufus - the future of advertising Amy Wees's winning Rufus optimization strategy from Nick Penev's Hack Contest Step-by-step SOP for competitive analysis using Rufus and ChatGPT New research on what drives purchase decisions (price, descriptions, images, reviews) Amazon blocking OpenAI crawlers to protect its ecosystem Amazon's price leadership: 14% lower than major U.S. online retailers Using Stack Influence for micro-influencer product seeding at scale Temu and Amazon swapping playbooks: local fulfillment vs. discount push Links mentioned: BDSC Seller Protection Expert Panel - Today at 2pm EST with Paul Rafelson, Chris Keef, and Rich Goldstein Amy Wees Rufus Optimization Clip Cajari Software Tool - Automates Amazon Seller Central data collection for agencies Top 10 Amazon Ads Updates from Unboxed - Incrementum Digital walkthrough Stack Influence Platform - Reach page 1 on Amazon with micro-influencer product seeding (Get 10% off) Blueland Case Study - 13x ROI scaling influencers on Amazon Hot picks: AI overviews ranking shopping keywords Google ads starting to surface inside AI mode Amazon sellers skipping Black Friday deals as tariffs bite How Gen Z is reshaping holiday marketing Target launching in ChatGPT this week The great supply chain reversal Stump Bezos answer: It must also show a clear transformation Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: November 20th, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses AI shopping agents from Amazon and Google, the struggle facing Amazon agencies in 2026, growth through consolidation and M&A, and tools showcased at Market Masters 3. Key Points Discussed: Amazon and Google's new AI shopping agents that complete purchases autonomously How Rufus auto-buy feature monitors prices and executes transactions Google's conversational shopping, AI store calling, and agentic checkout features The Amazon agency survival challenge: rising acquisition costs and retention issues Multi-channel expansion as table stakes for agency success M&A strategy: buying other agencies to scale faster than organic growth The importance of retention, tight contracts, and diversified client books Using analytics platforms like MerchantSpring for profitability insights ListingOptimization.ai and Keploscraper.com tools from Market Masters 3 Affiliate marketing projected to reach $287 billion by 2027 Links Mentioned: PickFu - Sign up for free and claim $100 credit with code BDSN2025 Marketing Misfits: "$997 Per Ticket!? The Bride Who SOLD OUT Her Wedding" Affiliate Marketing Statistics - See written newsletter for details Mystery Link of the Day ListingOptimization.ai Keploscraper.com MerchantSpring Analytics Platform Hot Picks: TikTok Shop is one of the fastest growing brands in the USA Data shows how AI Overviews is ranking shopping keywords How Amazon monetizes the software layer sellers depend on Jeff Bezos creates new A.I. startup Stump Bezos Answer: Prices have risen an average of about 13% on Amazon this year (Note: The email states 12.8%) Parting Shot: "Be so good they can't ignore you." - Steve Martin Link to written version of the newsletter: https://www.billiondollarsellers.com/p/bdsn-amazon-agencies-are-struggling-to-survive Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow Kevin King on Twitter and LinkedIn

Date: Monday, November 17th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King shares best tactics from recent newsletters while hosting Market Masters in Austin, covering Govee's $250M Amazon success story, AI-powered SEO strategies with schema markup, competitive intelligence with Competely.ai, micro-influencer marketing through Stack Influence, creating high-converting comparison charts, and linguistic optimization to navigate Amazon's keyword restrictions. Key Points Discussed: Govee's rise from zero to $250M on Amazon by dominating the LED lighting niche How Wu Wenlong leveraged his Anker experience to build a lighting empire Govee's winning formula: niche domination, Amazon-first strategy, community building through their app, and strategic co-branding Understanding schema (structured data) and its importance for AI-driven search Using Slim SEO Schema tool for easy WordPress implementation Competely.ai for one-click competitive analysis across 100+ data points Stack Influence platform for automated micro-influencer collaborations Leveraging AI to create high-converting comparison charts for Amazon listings Strategic positioning in comparison charts: trust-building vs. competitive advantage Linguistic optimization strategies to bypass Amazon's keyword censors while maintaining compliance Links Mentioned: Govee's Amazon Success Story - Chinese Sellers Substack Slim SEO Schema WordPress Plugin Competely.ai - AI Competitor Intelligence Tool Stack Influence Platform (10% off this month) Stack Influence Case Study - Blueland 13x ROI Intellibrand Newsletter - Comparison Charts Guide Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: November 13th, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses how third-party sources drive 85% of brand discovery in AI search, the legal battle between Amazon and Perplexity over AI shopping control, Amazon Rufus hitting $10 billion in sales, optimizing text overlays for higher engagement, and Amazon's AI revolution in advertising announced at unBoxed. Key points discussed: Third-party sources drive 85% of brand discovery in AI search How Amazon sellers can build visibility in AI-powered product discovery Amazon vs Perplexity: The battle for AI shopping control Browser-based AI agents and why they're hard to block Amazon Rufus reaches $10 billion in annualized sales Text overlay strategies: videos need edge placement, static images need centered text Amazon's AI advertising transformation unveiled at unBoxed New tools: Campaign Manager, Creative Agent, Video for Sponsored Products, Full-Funnel Campaigns, Ads Agent, and Sponsored Prompts with Rufus Links mentioned: PickFu - Get $100 credit with code BDSN2025 ChatGPT is Killing Your Strategy - Video with Lutz Finger BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Amazon's AI advertising transformation - LinkedIn article by Jeff Cohen Hot picks: Walmart adds AI generated audio summaries to product pages Amazon's Black Friday week starts November 20 Shopify says AI driven orders are up 11x since January Have you spotted this new Sponsored Brand headline placement? Stump Bezos answer: 24 million formerly duty-free packages have been processed Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday, November 10th, 2025Summary: Kevin King shares best tactics from recent issues while co-hosting the Marketing Misfits Cigar Weekend in Tampa. Topics include TikTok-first product research, hidden PPC settings that waste budget, eye contact strategies for better ad conversions, and how to fight coordinated review attacks. Key Points Discussed: The decline of traditional product research tools and the rise of TikTok-first discovery How Josh Hadley (8-figure Amazon seller) uses TikTok Shop data instead of Jungle Scout or Helium 10 Using Kalo Data to analyze TikTok Shop performance and find viral products Two overlooked Amazon reports: Market Basket Analysis and Demographic Report for audience insights Eye contact psychology in ads: when models should look away vs. directly at viewers for 30% better conversions Stack Influence platform for automated micro-influencer product seeding at scale Amazon's new "maximize reach" PPC setting that defaults to off-Amazon placements How to stop budget bleed by switching to "minimize spend" setting Unspent campaign budget reallocation feature and how to use it strategically Fighting coordinated negative review attacks with proper escalation tactics eCom Triage's GPT tool for building cases to remove abusive reviews Rufus image hack: embedding keywords in images using slightly off-color text Using Imagechek tool to verify what Amazon's AI can read in your images How product discovery has shifted from "on the shelf" to social feeds, AI, and creator content Why brands must create demand before customers search Links Mentioned: Billion Dollar Sellers Club (Josh Hadley's presentation) Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Stack Influence Case Study (Blueland 13X ROI results) eCom Triage Review Removal GPT (free for BDSN subscribers) Imagechek Tool (see what Amazon's AI reads in your images) ProductPinion (Matt Kostan's company) Prem Gupta's LinkedIn Post (Market Basket Analysis & Demographics) Destaney Wishon's LinkedIn Post (The shelf is dead) Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow Kevin King on LinkedIn

Date: November 6th, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses mobile-ready hero images for Black Friday/Cyber Monday, the 4 Ws Framework for thumbnail optimization, how to pass visual clarity tests, and strategies to avoid losing 20-29% of potential sales to better-optimized competitors. Key Points Discussed: Mobile commerce accounts for 66% of all global e-commerce sales The 4 Ws Framework: Who (brand), What (product type), Which (variant), and How Much (size/quantity) Three critical image tests: Visual Clarity, Color Contrast, and Clean Background Mobile shoppers often add items to cart from thumbnails without opening listings Over 46% of shoppers cannot perceive critical information from poorly optimized thumbnails Case study: Unilever tested 30,000+ images with this framework Ad Badger tutorial on auditing Amazon PPC campaigns using bulk files and pivot tables Isaac Gross's complimentary order dashboard for Amazon sellers How to organically double review velocity while staying 100% compliant Supreme Court challenges Trump tariffs with $90 billion in tariff payments at stake Market Maze survey reveals only 19% of shoppers plan ahead for deal events Links Mentioned: Try the Billion Dollar Sellers Club for $9 How to Audit Amazon PPC Campaigns - Ad Badger YouTube Video BDSN Mystery Link of the Day MerchantSpring Affiliate Program Contrast Tools (Free Color Contrast Testing) Isaac Gross's Order Dashboard at IG PPC Double Your Organic Reviews Webinar - Swapt & eCom Triage Hot Picks: Walmart Marketplace opens official seller forum How to get your products discovered in ChatGPT & Rufus Better Amazon inventory placement fields record delivery speeds Amazon expects 5% jump in shipment volume this holiday season Stump Bezos Answer: 51% of TikTok users are over the age of 30 Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday November 3rd, 2025 Summary: Kevin King examines Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's disconnect from the current state of agentic commerce, explores global Amazon marketplace opportunities, discusses AI's influence on holiday shopping, and shares strategies for scaling with micro-influencers and Custom Analytics. Key Points Discussed: What percentage of holiday purchases will be influenced by AI according to Salesforce Analysis of the best Amazon marketplaces to sell on beyond just GMV Top 5 Amazon marketplace opportunities: US, Japan, Germany, UK, and Canada Global e-commerce traffic patterns with Amazon, Temu, and AliExpress leading Google's new AI marketing tool Pomelli Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's disconnect from current agentic commerce capabilities ChatGPT's memory, shopping history, and pricing accuracy vs. Jassy's claims ChatGPT's Atlas browser and why Amazon can't block it Using Stack Influence to reach page 1 on Amazon with micro-influencers Amazon's newly-released comprehensive Custom Analytics platform BDSS Market Masters event in Austin (November 13-17) Links Mentioned:  Marketplace Pulse: Amazon's Global Marketplace Opportunity PickFu - Sign up free and get $100 credit with code "BDSN2025" Google Pomelli AI Marketing Tool Demo (YouTube) BDSN Mystery Link of the Day ChatGPT Atlas Browser Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers) Blueland Stack Influence Case Study - 13x ROI BDSS Market Masters Event - Austin, TX (Nov 13-17) Hot Picks: Walmart debuts two Black Friday events and Cyber Monday strategy Mastercard and PayPal announce agentic AI pact SmartScout guide: How to identify profitable Amazon products Amazon delivery glasses, fulfillment robots, and AI models Stump Bezos Answer: Salesforce predicts that 41% of purchases this holiday season will be influenced by AI ($263B) Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: October 30th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses why your product content is failing the bot test, how AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity are changing e-commerce, flat fee creator partnerships that drive ROI, and the massive voice search opportunity that 99.7% of sellers are missing. Key Points Discussed: Why products are invisible to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI search enginesHow to audit and fix your product content for AI enginesThe critical importance of canonicalization for AI searchBuilding platform-specific feeds for ChatGPT vs PerplexityWhy smart sellers pay creators upfront with flat fee retainersConverting creator seeding into a structured testing labMarket Masters 3 event in Austin (November 13-17)The voice search gold rush: $45 billion market by 2028What speakable schema is and why only 0.03% of sites use itHow to optimize for voice commerce and AI assistantsUS Cyber Week spending projections ($44 billion)Links Mentioned: Market Masters 3 RegistrationBook a Call with Reacher for Creator RetainersMarketing Misfits: "Only 1% of Brands Are Ready for AI Search"Billion Dollar Sellers Network Mystery Link of the DaySophie Society Live Q4 Amazon PPC WorkshopGoogle's Structured Data Markup HelperBDSC AI-Expert Call RecordingHot Picks: PayPal signs deal with OpenAI to be ChatGPT's payment walletAmazon lays off first 14,000 of 30,000 expectedAmazon delivery contractors having trouble making moneyGoogle to auto-generate videos from images for adsStump Bezos Answer: Amazon expects Rufus to generate $1.2 billion in profit in 2026 Quote of the Day: "Do the one thing you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never truly tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it."  Oprah Winfrey Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com  

Date: Monday, October 27th, 2025Summary: Kevin King explores how Claude Skills revolutionizes Amazon selling by automating workflows, discusses Danny McMillan's dashboard generator, shares Q4 PPC targeting strategies, and examines why live shopping may define eCommerce's future over AI. Key Points Discussed: How Claude Skills works and why it beats traditional AI prompting Danny McMillan's automated dashboard generator Skill Installing and using Skills to transform Amazon data in 60 seconds Real-world use cases: listing optimization, customer service, and PPC analysis Q4 PPC strategies using SQPR data and dynamic targeting Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer product seeding Why live shopping, not AI, may define eCommerce's future The trust crisis AI created and the shift toward authentic content Live commerce market projected to reach $2.5 trillion by 2033 Links Mentioned: Expert Panel: AI for E-commerce (October 29th at 2 PM ET) Danny McMillan's Dashboard Skill Download Notion Guide: Claude Desktop Skills Visual Guide Sophie Society: Live PPC Workshop for Q4 Optimization (October 30th) Stack Influence Platform (10% off this month) Hot Picks: How to maximize your Amazon sales during Halloween Packages being destroyed by US customs is actually a paperwork issue TikTok mandates all advertisers use AI-based GMV Max Stump Bezos Answer: $860 million will be spent on pet costumes for Halloween Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025Summary: Kevin King discusses the ChatGPT commerce revolution, Walmart's 500 million SKU integration, Amazon Marketing Cloud becoming available to all sellers, Amazon's price history test feature, fulfillment automation plans, and UK alcohol sales data. Key Points Discussed: ChatGPT becoming the #2 e-commerce platform with 52.2 million daily product-intent prompts Walmart's integration of 493 million SKUs into ChatGPT with Instant Checkout Shopify adding 10-50 million additional SKUs for approximately 500 million total buyable products Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) opening to all sellers - the hidden goldmine in your data Path to Conversion reports showing full customer journey beyond last-click attribution Building hyper-specific audiences using natural language prompts in AMC Amazon testing Price History feature on product listings Implications for pricing transparency and Buy Box strategy Amazon's plan to automate 160,000 jobs in the US between 2025-2027 $12.6 billion in projected savings from automation Amazon leading UK alcohol sales data Announcements: BDSS 14 rebranding as EcomMastery.AI - April 8-12 in Nashville More than 700 e-commerce sellers expected Covering Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, TikTok, YouTube, and OpenAI Tickets go on sale January 1st - as low as $497 Links Mentioned: Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) - The Amazon Goldmine Hiding in your Data Go deeper with Abe & Oana next week workshop The Marketing Misfits Podcast Demo Reel Marketing Misfits Podcast BDSN Mystery Link of the Day - Seasonal Ads Hot Picks: Tariff rollercoaster causes lots of Chinese sellers to give up on US Create a Shopify storefront in minutes now with Lovable Amazon's new delayed seller payments policy explained Supreme Court to hear arguments Nov 5 on blocking Trump's tariffs Stump Bezos Answer: Over 2.5 billion units have enrolled in Amazon's Transparency program Find us at BillionDollarSellers.comFollow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: October 20th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores the incredible success story of Ivan Tsvilik, who grew True Sea Moss from $10K to $200M in 5 years. Learn his strategies for small category selection, multi-channel brand building, TikTok marketing tactics, and why branded traffic creates an unbeatable Amazon advantage. Key Points Discussed: Ivan Tsvilik's journey: $10K immigrant to $200M brand owner in 5 years Small category strategy: Finding growth without dominant players Product evolution through customer feedback (raw sea moss → ready-to-consume gel) Breaking the Amazon-only model with Shopify, TikTok, and Amazon integration TikTok strategy: Building community over direct sales (50M+ monthly views) Multi-touch customer journey: 6-11 brand interactions before purchase True Sea Moss TikTok execution playbook (influencers, live streaming, content, ads) The power of branded search volume (127K+ #seamossgel posts) Agency mistakes and building internal teams Margin framework: 5:1 to 10:1 ratio from launch to growth stage 10 lessons for Amazon sellers Chinese seller compliance crackdown (mandatory tax reporting starting Oct 31, 2025) FCC gadget purge: Millions of Chinese electronics listings removed How to compare your conversion rate to category average Links Mentioned: BDSS Oracle - AI-powered answers from Kevin King's library Watch Ivan Tsvilik's full interview with My Real Profit BDSS Market Masters Conversion Rate Comparison Guide by Selling from the Beach Stack Influence Platform (10% off with signup this month) Blueland Micro Influencer Case Study SourceReady - AI Worldwide Sourcing Agent BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Hot Picks: TikTok Shop's new campaign to help emerging brands succeed Complete breakdown of Amazon fee changes for 2026 Amazon's latest actions against fake review brokers Stump Bezos Answer: The deadline is October 28 to submit BFCM deals. Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: Thursday, October 16th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores how AI can simulate customer behavior for product testing, discusses the Walmart-OpenAI partnership's impact on e-commerce, and provides Part 2 of optimizing for Amazon's Rufus AI assistant. Key Points Discussed: How AI Large Language Models can predict customer behavior with 90% accuracy Using AI to test products, pricing, and demographics before spending on inventory Walmart and OpenAI partnership creating new shopping channels outside traditional marketplaces Social media purchase likelihood by price point Optimizing product listings for Amazon's Rufus AI (Part 2) Mapping product missions and creating contextual listings Building external authority for better Rufus recommendations Links Mentioned: Watch the 6R Revolution Replay Now Listen to podcast version of this newsletter Groundbreaking research on AI as synthetic consumers Andrew Bell's deep dive on Rufus Read part one first (Monday's newsletter) Hot Picks: Amazon's latest actions against fake review brokers Why Walmart and Target love ChatGPT but Amazon doesn't Stump Bezos Answer: Amazon expects to make $700 million PROFIT from Rufus in 2025 Parting Shot: "The customer is not a moron. She is your wife." — David Ogilvy Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.  

Date: Monday, October 13th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant, revealing how it's transforming product discovery through reasoning, memory, and real-time sourcing. The episode covers Reasoning Path Optimization (RPO), the collapse of Amazon aggregators, Chinese seller dominance, Google's "Buy For Me" feature, and a complete guide to the Amazon Influencer Program. Key Points Discussed: Seven game-changing insights about how Rufus works as a smart shopping assistant The three pillars of Rufus: Reasoning (The Planner), Memory (Never Forgets), and Real-Time Sourcing Reasoning Path Optimization (RPO) - fitting products into customer missions Five ways to make listings mission-ready with lifestyle language and outcome-focused content What really killed Amazon aggregators - the Thrasio story and valuation bubble Chinese sellers now represent 62% of new Amazon signups versus 7% in 2015 Google's imminent "Buy For Me" agentic checkout system Amazon Influencer Program quick start guide and the 80/20 Creator Connections strategy Essential influencer tools: Viral View and Oink for Influencers (10% off with code EAM) Links Mentioned:   BDSS Oracle - AI-powered answers from Kevin's entire library Listen to podcast version of this newsletter Andrew Bell's deep dive into Amazon Rufus GetReviews - Schedule a demo - Use code BDS15 for 15% off first 3 months BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Marketplace Pulse interview with Thrasio co-founder Stack Influence Platform - Get 10% off by signing up this month Blueland Micro Influencer case study Viral View - 10% off with code EAM Oink for Influencers - 10% off with code EAM   Hot Picks:   Now you get 3 seller challenges with seller support Why agentic commerce is still a collective hallucination   Stump Bezos Answer: Price is the most important factor affecting behavior. Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn  

Thursday, October 9th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses the AI revolution in e-commerce, ChatGPT's new checkout features, protocol wars between OpenAI/Stripe and Google/PayPal, strategies for optimizing AI discoverability, and how Amazon search is changing with behavioral signals. Key Points Discussed: AI's impact on shopping behavior and the discovery channel The 74% of consumers using AI tools in their purchase path Protocol Wars: OpenAI + Stripe vs Google + PayPal 30-day action plan for AI commerce optimization Amazon's organic discovery window closing DataDoe AI analyst for Amazon sellers Amazon search prioritizing contextual and behavioral signals Adobe Analytics predicting 520% increase in AI-powered shopping traffic Q4 holiday strategies and AI shopping predictions Links Mentioned: DragonFish - AEO Optimization Service Market Masters Event - November 13-17 Billion Dollar Sellers Club Live - October 29 Levanta's Q4 Holiday Playbook Download Scale Stories by Helium 10 - YouTube DataDoe AI Amazon Analyst Schema.org Adobe Analytics Holiday Shopping Report Hot Picks: Amazon launches sponsored content inside Creator Connections Dire warning for Amazon shoppers before BFCM goes viral Bytedance keeps TikTok Shop and shopping in Chinese control Stump Bezos Answer: Shopify powers 14.6% of all online stores Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Monday, October 6th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King exposes the sophisticated world of fake Amazon reviews, discusses Amazon's new partial refund policy for Q4, introduces the BDSS Oracle AI tool, covers OpenAI's Sora 2 commerce strategy, and reveals a major Keepa update for tracking competitor inventory. Key Points Discussed: Introducing the BDSS Oracle: AI trained exclusively on vetted Amazon experts Amazon's expanded FBA partial refunds without returns starting October 1st Inside investigation: How fake review networks actually operate OpenAI's Sora 2 as a commerce platform competing with TikTok Shop Keepa's new feature to view entire historical product catalogs by seller ID Listing Optimization AI: New tool for Amazon image generation Stack Influence platform for micro-influencer product seeding The shift from organic search to AI-powered search traffic Links Mentioned: Try the BDSS Oracle (Limited Time Public Access) Watch: How Fake Amazon Reviews REALLY Work - Ecom Crew Investigation Listing Optimization AI - 50 Free Images/Month Stack Influence Platform (10% off this month) Blueland Micro Influencer Case Study Keepa Product Finder Tool BDSN Mystery Link of the Day Hot Picks: Amazon starts charging sales tax on Ad spend Meta to sell targeted ads based on data in your AI chats Why TikTok's $33B Shop is wake-up call for B2B commerce What Amazon shippers should prioritize this peak season Stump Bezos Answer: 95% of companies say they get no return from investing in AI Try the BDSS Oracle and share your feedback: Email Kevin at kevin.king@mail.billiondollarsellers.com Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Date: Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses ChatGPT's transformation of e-commerce, Scott Deetz's Dream 100 induction, creating Amazon image variations with AI, Black Friday's declining dominance, and generating unlimited UGC content without monthly subscriptions. Key Points Discussed: ChatGPT now represents 20% of Walmart's referral traffic with 50B monthly product searches Direct purchasing through ChatGPT launching with Etsy and 1M+ Shopify merchants via Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol Scott Deetz inducted into Dream 100 after advising on $600M+ in exits with 80% at above-market multiples Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend dropped from 10% of Q4 orders (2019) to approximately 7% (2023-24) AI workflow for creating multiple Amazon listing variations using ChatGPT and Canva Upcoming live training on generating unlimited AI UGC videos for under $0.50 per video Q4 Holiday Playbook strategies from Levanta Fraser Smeaton's $50M Halloween costume business capturing 15% annual revenue in 4 days Links Mentioned: Market Masters Hot Seat Registration (only 5 spots left) Market Masters Audience Member Registration Market Masters AMA Video Levanta's Q4 Holiday Playbook Halloween Costumes Business Episode #465 BDSN Mystery Link ChatGPT Merchants Portal Golden Seller Awards BDSC Live Event - AI UGC Training (Wed, Oct 8, 1:00 PM CDT) Hot Picks: TikTok Shop tops 500,000 US-based sellers Amazon listings experience drop in Google search visibility AI search visits surging in 2025 Got FBA in your name? Amazon will reject you from ASP portal SmartScout shows you where links to Amazon products come from Stump Bezos Answer: The average user spends 108 minutes daily on TikTok Find us at BillionDollarSellers.com Follow Kevin on Twitter and LinkedIn