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There are two types of Amazon sellers: legitimate, authentic sellers and rogue sellers. Authentic sellers are legitimate business owners who are known by manufacturers as approved sellers of their products who adhere to all guidelines set forth by the brand. Rogue sellers are defined as any seller who is not transparent with manufacturers as to…

Amazon offers a variety of advertising options to help sellers reach their target audience and increase sales. The latest advertising option is video in search ads for sponsored brands. Video in search allows advertisers to create content-rich media that appears below the fold in the search results for select keywords that are relevant to the…

No. 9 • 2018 revenue: $31.4 million • 2016-2018 change: 161.67% When brothers Zach and Chad Cornett founded Advantage Nutrition in Chad’s basement in 2010, they envisioned a brick-and-mortar retail company. That plan changed quickly when they saw the way online retail was taking off. “We realized that online ‘e-tail’ was blowing up like crazy,…

Between online and brick and mortar retailers, consumers have more purchasing options than ever before. They are, therefore, more likely to engage in price comparison to find the best deal. Maintaining consistent pricing through efficient minimum advertised price (MAP) standards allows sellers to enhance their brand identity. This also decreases the risk of rogue sellers…

Establishing and maintaining a solid brand image may be difficult to achieve, but it can be done through brand consistency across all selling platforms. Ensuring that product description, key selling points, pricing, and imagery are the same – no matter what platform the product is viewed on or who the seller is – helps to…

If your company is having a difficult time finding a retailer to sell your brand on Amazon, then look no further. ZQUARED is a unique company that has a strong history of results growing brands on Amazon. Through comprehensive planning and proactive management, ZQUARED is committed to helping your company become successful. By investing, tracking,…

Most people might think that a downed production line might be one of the biggest problems facing a manufacturer, and, truthfully, they might be right. But a close second is a shadowy topic known across industries as “rogue sellers”, or product resellers who buy products in bulk from manufacturers and resell them well below the…

In the ever-changing world of Amazon, ZQUARED continually strives to be on the leading edge of leveraging technology to launch and grow brands, and maximize market share for your brand. One of the technologies on the leading edge is a more robust ad bid management tool for Amazon merchants. What is Ad Bid Management? ZQUARED…

If you sell your products on Amazon, and even if you merely follow public tax policy, you know the winds of change have been blowing. Online consumers have enjoyed a no sales tax ecosystem since the courts decided in 1992 that companies did not have to charge sales tax if they did not have a…

ZQUARED has an exciting new type of advertising that we are implementing for our brand partners. Amazon refers to them as PAT ads. We refer to them as "those new Amazon ads that look really cool" and we're excited to take for a spin. What Are PAT Ads? Product targeting allows you to choose specific…