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- 0:00Amazon
- 0:00has
- 0:00expanded
- 0:01its
- 0:01Shop
- 0:02Direct
- 0:02feature
- 0:03to
- 0:03accept
- 0:03third
- 0:04party
- 0:04product
- 0:04feeds,
- 0:05making
- 0:05it
- 0:05dramatically
- 0:06easier
- 0:06for
- 0:06brands
- 0:07to
- 0:07appear
- 0:07in
- 0:08Amazon
- 0:08search
- 0:08results
- 0:09and
- 0:09its
- 0:09Rufus
- 0:10AI
- 0:10shopping
- 0:10assistant,
- 0:11even
- 0:12though
- 0:12they
- 0:12don't
- 0:12sell
- 0:13a
- 0:13single
- 0:13product
- 0:13on
- 0:14Amazon's
- 0:14own
- 0:15Marketplace.
- 0:16According
- 0:16to
- 0:16ChainStorage,
- 0:17and
- 0:17as
- 0:17many
- 0:17of
- 0:18you
- 0:18loyal
- 0:18listeners
- 0:19likely
- 0:19remember,
- 0:20ShopDirect
- 0:20originally
- 0:21launched
- 0:21as
- 0:21a
- 0:22beta
- 0:22in
- 0:22February
- 0:232025,
- 0:23allowing
- 0:24Amazon
- 0:24to
- 0:24surface
- 0:25products
- 0:25from
- 0:25outside
- 0:26its
- 0:26marketplace
- 0:26in
- 0:27search
- 0:27results
- 0:27and
- 0:28and
- 0:28to
- 0:28link
- 0:28customers
- 0:29to
- 0:29the
- 0:29brand's
- 0:29website
- 0:29to
- 0:30complete
- 0:30the
- 0:30purchase.
- 0:31It
- 0:31now
- 0:31includes
- 0:32over
- 0:32100
- 0:32million
- 0:33products
- 0:33from
- 0:33more
- 0:34than
- 0:34400,000
- 0:35merchants.
- 0:36With
- 0:36this
- 0:36announcement,
- 0:37Amazon
- 0:38is
- 0:38now
- 0:38enabling
- 0:38third
- 0:39party
- 0:39feed
- 0:39providers
- 0:40to
- 0:40automatically
- 0:41sync
- 0:41a
- 0:41merchant's
- 0:42catalog,
- 0:42pricing
- 0:42and
- 0:43inventory
- 0:44in
- 0:44real
- 0:44time
- 0:45with
- 0:45ShopDirect.
- 0:46Customers
- 0:47viewing
- 0:47ShopDirect
- 0:47products
- 0:48have
- 0:48two
- 0:48options.
- 0:49They
- 0:49can
- 0:50tap
- 0:50Shop
- 0:50Direct
- 0:51to
- 0:51be
- 0:51sent
- 0:51to
- 0:52the
- 0:52merchant's
- 0:52website
- 0:52or
- 0:53tap
- 0:53Buy
- 0:54for
- 0:54me
- 0:54to
- 0:54have
- 0:55Amazon's
- 0:55agentic
- 0:56AI
- 0:56complete
- 0:56the
- 0:57purchase
- 0:57on
- 0:57their
- 0:57behalf
- 0:58and
- 0:58using
- 0:58their
- 0:59stored
- 0:59Amazon
- 1:00address
- 1:00and
- 1:00credit
- 1:01card.
- 1:01Amazon
- 1:02stated
- 1:02vision
- 1:03around
- 1:03this
- 1:03initiative
- 1:04could
- 1:04not
- 1:04be
- 1:05more
- 1:05frank
- 1:05and
- 1:05not
- 1:06be
- 1:06more
- 1:06clear.
- 1:06Carter,
- 1:07quote,
- 1:07whenever
- 1:08a
- 1:08customer
- 1:09asks
- 1:09for
- 1:09a
- 1:09specific
- 1:10brand
- 1:10or
- 1:10product
- 1:10on
- 1:11Amazon,
- 1:11we
- 1:11can
- 1:11help
- 1:12them
- 1:12find
- 1:12it
- 1:12and
- 1:12buy
- 1:13it,
- 1:13even
- 1:13if
- 1:13that
- 1:14product
- 1:14is
- 1:14only
- 1:14available
- 1:15in
- 1:15another
- 1:15store.
- 1:16End
- 1:16quote.
- 1:17All
- 1:17right,
- 1:17Carter,
- 1:18I'm
- 1:18gonna
- 1:18start
- 1:18you
- 1:19off
- 1:19well
- 1:19on
- 1:19this
- 1:19one
- 1:21because
- 1:22you
- 1:22without
- 1:23a
- 1:23doubt
- 1:23are
- 1:23the
- 1:23man.
- 1:24You
- 1:24are
- 1:24my
- 1:24go
- 1:24to
- 1:25for
- 1:25all
- 1:25quote,
- 1:25unquote
- 1:26future
- 1:26of
- 1:26e
- 1:26commerce
- 1:27questions.
- 1:27So
- 1:27here
- 1:28it
- 1:28is.
- 1:28How
- 1:28smart
- 1:29is
- 1:30this
- 1:30move
- 1:30from
- 1:30Amazon
- 1:31to
- 1:31accept
- 1:31third
- 1:31party
- 1:32feeds
- 1:32into
- 1:32its
- 1:32Shop
- 1:33Direct
- 1:33functionality?
- 1:34And
- 1:34would
- 1:34you
- 1:34advise
- 1:35brands
- 1:35and
- 1:35retailers
- 1:36to
- 1:36feed
- 1:37the
- 1:37Amazon
- 1:37beast?
- 1:40Smart
- 1:40versus
- 1:40cruel,
- 1:41right?
- 1:41Like
- 1:42I
- 1:42think
- 1:42the
- 1:42reality
- 1:43here,
- 1:43and
- 1:44the
- 1:44story
- 1:44goes
- 1:44into
- 1:44depth
- 1:45around
- 1:45some
- 1:45retailers
- 1:46haven't
- 1:46even
- 1:46opted
- 1:47in
- 1:47and
- 1:47start
- 1:47showing
- 1:47up
- 1:48on,
- 1:48on
- 1:49Amazon,
- 1:49right?
- 1:50From
- 1:50an
- 1:50Amazon
- 1:51perspective,
- 1:52it's
- 1:52brilliant.
- 1:53Why
- 1:53don't
- 1:53you
- 1:53use
- 1:54the
- 1:54might
- 1:54that
- 1:55you
- 1:55have,
- 1:55right?
- 1:56You
- 1:56know,
- 1:56even
- 1:56when,
- 1:57when
- 1:57we
- 1:57were
- 1:57talking,
- 1:57I'm
- 1:57gonna
- 1:58say
- 1:58a
- 1:58hundred
- 1:58years
- 1:58ago
- 1:58or
- 1:58whatever
- 1:59you
- 1:59still
- 2:00looked
- 2:00at
- 2:00the
- 2:00first
- 2:00click
- 2:01for
- 2:01shopping
- 2:01is
- 2:01over
- 2:0250%
- 2:02on
- 2:02Amazon.
- 2:03And
- 2:03I
- 2:03know
- 2:03for
- 2:04me
- 2:04from
- 2:04a
- 2:04personal
- 2:04perspective,
- 2:05Amazon's
- 2:06where
- 2:06I
- 2:06go
- 2:06for
- 2:06everything.
- 2:07And
- 2:07if
- 2:07I
- 2:08don't
- 2:08have
- 2:08to
- 2:08go
- 2:09scrape
- 2:09a
- 2:09bunch
- 2:09of
- 2:10random
- 2:10websites
- 2:10or
- 2:11search
- 2:11around
- 2:11for
- 2:11a
- 2:11random
- 2:12D2C
- 2:12store
- 2:12and
- 2:12I
- 2:12can
- 2:13have
- 2:13Amazon
- 2:13just
- 2:13do
- 2:14it
- 2:14all
- 2:14with
- 2:14my
- 2:14safe
- 2:14card,
- 2:15like
- 2:15it
- 2:15sounds
- 2:16great
- 2:16for
- 2:16Amazon
- 2:17and
- 2:17the
- 2:17consumer.
- 2:18Now
- 2:19the
- 2:19question
- 2:19is,
- 2:19and
- 2:20you
- 2:20think
- 2:21about
- 2:21smaller
- 2:21brands
- 2:22that
- 2:22don't
- 2:23have
- 2:23a
- 2:23presence
- 2:23on
- 2:23Amazon,
- 2:24right?
- 2:25There's,
- 2:25you
- 2:25know,
- 2:25the
- 2:25argument
- 2:26would
- 2:26be,
- 2:26hey,
- 2:26you're
- 2:26already
- 2:27spending
- 2:27a
- 2:27ton
- 2:27of
- 2:27Money
- 2:27on
- 2:28meta
- 2:28ads.
- 2:28You're
- 2:28already,
- 2:29you
- 2:29know,
- 2:29spending
- 2:29a
- 2:29ton
- 2:29of
- 2:29money
- 2:29on
- 2:30Google
- 2:30search.
- 2:30Why
- 2:31don't
- 2:31you
- 2:31just
- 2:31jump
- 2:31into
- 2:31Amazon
- 2:32where
- 2:32the
- 2:32customer
- 2:33actually
- 2:33is?
- 2:34Okay,
- 2:35cool.
- 2:35But
- 2:36what
- 2:36are
- 2:36you
- 2:36giving
- 2:36up,
- 2:37right?
- 2:37What's
- 2:37the
- 2:37data
- 2:38that
- 2:38you're
- 2:38giving
- 2:38up?
- 2:39And
- 2:39Lord
- 2:40knows
- 2:40that
- 2:41this
- 2:41is
- 2:41a
- 2:42play
- 2:42for
- 2:43data
- 2:43and
- 2:44for
- 2:44ad
- 2:44dollars
- 2:45for
- 2:45Amazon.
- 2:45Right.
- 2:46You
- 2:46know,
- 2:46why
- 2:47not
- 2:47just
- 2:47take
- 2:47the
- 2:47entire
- 2:48retail
- 2:49marketing
- 2:49world
- 2:49and
- 2:49just
- 2:49put
- 2:50under
- 2:50your
- 2:50umbrella
- 2:51when
- 2:51you,
- 2:52if
- 2:52you
- 2:52can.
- 2:52Right?
- 2:53And
- 2:53I
- 2:53just
- 2:53think
- 2:53that
- 2:54this
- 2:54is
- 2:54Amazon
- 2:55just
- 2:55shifting
- 2:56its
- 2:56weight
- 2:56around,
- 2:56finding
- 2:57ways
- 2:57to
- 2:58not
- 2:58cannibalize,
- 2:58but
- 2:59actually
- 3:00consume
- 3:01the
- 3:01rest
- 3:01of
- 3:02the
- 3:02market,
- 3:02though
- 3:02still
- 3:03small.
- 3:04Yeah,
- 3:04Cutter,
- 3:05help
- 3:05me
- 3:05understand
- 3:05this
- 3:05too,
- 3:06because,
- 3:06like,
- 3:06why,
- 3:06why
- 3:07if
- 3:07I'm
- 3:07a
- 3:07brand,
- 3:07would
- 3:08I
- 3:08elect
- 3:08to
- 3:08do
- 3:09this?
- 3:09Why
- 3:09would
- 3:09I
- 3:09elect
- 3:10to
- 3:10do
- 3:10this?
- 3:10Like,
- 3:11why
- 3:11wouldn't
- 3:11I
- 3:11just
- 3:11go
- 3:11and
- 3:12directly
- 3:12sell
- 3:13on
- 3:13Amazon
- 3:14to
- 3:14begin
- 3:14with
- 3:14if
- 3:14I'm
- 3:15going
- 3:15to
- 3:15allow
- 3:15this
- 3:15to
- 3:16happen
- 3:16through
- 3:16this
- 3:16new,
- 3:17this
- 3:17new
- 3:17feed
- 3:18setup?
- 3:19I
- 3:19think
- 3:19the,
- 3:20like,
- 3:20the
- 3:20reality
- 3:20is
- 3:21you
- 3:21look
- 3:21at
- 3:21a
- 3:21lot
- 3:21of
- 3:21these,
- 3:21like
- 3:22D2C
- 3:22brands
- 3:23and
- 3:23they're
- 3:23very
- 3:23particular
- 3:24about
- 3:24their
- 3:24web
- 3:25experience.
- 3:25You
- 3:25know,
- 3:25they
- 3:26have
- 3:26their
- 3:26brand,
- 3:26they
- 3:27have
- 3:27all
- 3:27this
- 3:27stuff.
- 3:27And
- 3:28so
- 3:28I
- 3:28think
- 3:28they're
- 3:29a
- 3:29little
- 3:29particular
- 3:29and
- 3:30often
- 3:30they
- 3:30don't
- 3:30want
- 3:30to
- 3:30be
- 3:31on
- 3:31Amazon.
- 3:31It
- 3:31degrades
- 3:32that
- 3:32brand
- 3:32story.
- 3:32It
- 3:33degrades
- 3:33some
- 3:33of
- 3:33those
- 3:33types
- 3:34of
- 3:34things.
- 3:34I
- 3:35think
- 3:35it's
- 3:35kind
- 3:35of
- 3:35like
- 3:36they
- 3:36want
- 3:36to
- 3:36have
- 3:36their
- 3:36cake
- 3:36and
- 3:37eat
- 3:37it
- 3:37too
- 3:37kind
- 3:37of
- 3:37thing.
- 3:38Yeah,
- 3:38I
- 3:38think.
- 3:39Well,
- 3:39I
- 3:39think
- 3:39the
- 3:39other
- 3:39thing
- 3:40too
- 3:40is,
- 3:40is
- 3:40that,
- 3:40you
- 3:41know,
- 3:41there's
- 3:42a
- 3:42lot
- 3:42of
- 3:42Amazon
- 3:42experts
- 3:43here,
- 3:43but
- 3:43the
- 3:43three
- 3:43piece
- 3:44setup
- 3:44is
- 3:44still
- 3:45really
- 3:45complicated
- 3:46in
- 3:46my
- 3:46opinion.
- 3:46Right.
- 3:47Yeah.
- 3:47And
- 3:48that's
- 3:48me
- 3:48who'
- 3:49being
- 3:49in
- 3:49the
- 3:49Amazon
- 3:50world.
- 3:501Pm
- 3:503p.
- 3:51I
- 3:51mean,
- 3:51try
- 3:52to
- 3:52set
- 3:52up
- 3:52a
- 3:52brand
- 3:52on
- 3:523p
- 3:53and
- 3:53it's
- 3:53like
- 3:53brand
- 3:54registry.
- 3:54Like
- 3:55what?
- 3:55Like,
- 3:55like
- 3:56how
- 3:56much
- 3:56cut
- 3:56are
- 3:56you
- 3:56taking?
- 3:57You
- 3:57have
- 3:57all
- 3:58this
- 3:58stuff,
- 3:58right?
- 3:59Yeah.
- 4:00And
- 4:00so
- 4:00I
- 4:01still
- 4:01think
- 4:01that's
- 4:01a
- 4:02pretty
- 4:02big
- 4:02barrier.
- 4:03Now.
- 4:03Those
- 4:03who
- 4:03have
- 4:04become
- 4:04experts
- 4:04in
- 4:05it
- 4:05and
- 4:05can
- 4:05navigate
- 4:05that
- 4:06obviously
- 4:06is
- 4:06a
- 4:06huge
- 4:06multiplier
- 4:07for
- 4:07you
- 4:07if
- 4:08you
- 4:08can
- 4:08actually
- 4:08set
- 4:08it
- 4:08up
- 4:08correctly
- 4:09and
- 4:09actually
- 4:09start
- 4:09to,
- 4:10you
- 4:10know,
- 4:10keep
- 4:11your
- 4:11margins
- 4:11even
- 4:11when
- 4:12Amazon
- 4:12takes
- 4:12its
- 4:12cut.
- 4:13But
- 4:13I
- 4:13do
- 4:14think
- 4:14that
- 4:14it
- 4:14is.
- 4:14There's
- 4:15a
- 4:15lot
- 4:15of
- 4:15brands
- 4:15out
- 4:16there
- 4:16that
- 4:16just
- 4:16don't
- 4:16even
- 4:16want
- 4:16to
- 4:17touch
- 4:17it.
- 4:18Yeah,
- 4:19I
- 4:19think
- 4:19that's
- 4:19fundamentally
- 4:20what's
- 4:20here.
- 4:20Because
- 4:20the
- 4:20other
- 4:21interesting
- 4:21wrinkle
- 4:21of
- 4:21this
- 4:22story,
- 4:23if
- 4:23you
- 4:23look
- 4:23back
- 4:23at
- 4:24the
- 4:24history
- 4:24of
- 4:24it,
- 4:24like
- 4:25suddenly
- 4:25this
- 4:25has
- 4:26gone
- 4:26from
- 4:26buy
- 4:26for
- 4:27me
- 4:27to
- 4:27shop
- 4:28direct.
- 4:29And
- 4:29I
- 4:29think
- 4:29that's
- 4:30a
- 4:30marketing
- 4:30positioning.
- 4:31Right,
- 4:31Carter,
- 4:31like
- 4:32of
- 4:32what
- 4:32you're
- 4:33saying
- 4:33to
- 4:33the
- 4:33brands
- 4:33that
- 4:34they
- 4:34want
- 4:34to
- 4:34be
- 4:34able
- 4:34to,
- 4:35you
- 4:35know,
- 4:36sell
- 4:36with
- 4:36their
- 4:37permission,
- 4:37so
- 4:37to
- 4:37speak,
- 4:38instead
- 4:38of
- 4:38selling
- 4:38without
- 4:39their
- 4:39permission.
- 4:39And
- 4:40so
- 4:40that's
- 4:40what
- 4:40they're
- 4:40trying
- 4:40to
- 4:40do
- 4:41here
- 4:41because
- 4:41they're
- 4:41like,
- 4:41yeah,
- 4:41it's
- 4:42probably
- 4:42hard
- 4:42to
- 4:42sell
- 4:42on
- 4:42Amazon.
- 4:43You
- 4:43can
- 4:43still
- 4:44get
- 4:44the
- 4:44benefit
- 4:44of
- 4:44us.
- 4:45For
- 4:45those
- 4:45that
- 4:45want
- 4:45to
- 4:46still
- 4:46shop
- 4:46your
- 4:46website,
- 4:47yeah,
- 4:47they
- 4:47can
- 4:47still
- 4:47come
- 4:47to
- 4:48your
- 4:48website,
- 4:48they
- 4:48can
- 4:48still
- 4:48browse,
- 4:49they
- 4:49can
- 4:49see
- 4:49all
- 4:49your
- 4:49new
- 4:50cool
- 4:50DTC
- 4:51product.
- 4:51But
- 4:52philosophically,
- 4:52it's
- 4:53really
- 4:53no
- 4:53different
- 4:54at
- 4:54the
- 4:54end
- 4:54of
- 4:54the
- 4:54day
- 4:54in
- 4:55terms
- 4:55of
- 4:55how
- 4:55this
- 4:55is
- 4:55ultimately
- 4:56going
- 4:56to
- 4:56work.
- 4:56And
- 4:57the
- 4:57big
- 4:57question
- 4:57though
- 4:58is,
- 4:58and
- 4:59we
- 4:59don't
- 4:59know
- 4:59this
- 4:59from
- 4:59the
- 5:00headlines
- 5:00or
- 5:00what's
- 5:00been
- 5:00shared
- 5:01is
- 5:01like,
- 5:01you
- 5:01know,
- 5:01what
- 5:02kind
- 5:02of
- 5:02data
- 5:02sharing
- 5:02is
- 5:02going
- 5:03on
- 5:03from
- 5:03the
- 5:03first
- 5:03party
- 5:04data
- 5:04for
- 5:04the
- 5:04brands
- 5:05that
- 5:05get
- 5:05entered
- 5:06to,
- 5:07you
- 5:07know,
- 5:07that
- 5:07come
- 5:08to
- 5:08their
- 5:08website
- 5:08from,
- 5:09you
- 5:09know,
- 5:09the
- 5:09Amazon
- 5:10or
- 5:10that
- 5:10gets
- 5:11purchase
- 5:11directly
- 5:12through
- 5:12the
- 5:12buy
- 5:12for
- 5:12me
- 5:12function
- 5:13of
- 5:13Amazon.
- 5:13Like,
- 5:13do
- 5:14the
- 5:14brands
- 5:14actually
- 5:15get
- 5:15that
- 5:15data
- 5:15at
- 5:16all?
- 5:16I
- 5:16have
- 5:16no
- 5:16idea.
- 5:17But
- 5:17you
- 5:17know
- 5:17that
- 5:18those
- 5:18are
- 5:18the
- 5:18big
- 5:18questions
- 5:19here.
- 5:19But
- 5:19I
- 5:19think
- 5:19the
- 5:19marketing
- 5:20positioning
- 5:20of
- 5:20this,
- 5:21of
- 5:21going
- 5:21to
- 5:21shop
- 5:22direct
- 5:22is
- 5:22really
- 5:23fascinating.
- 5:24Yeah,
- 5:24it's
- 5:24wild.
- 5:25And
- 5:25I
- 5:25wouldn't
- 5:25be
- 5:26surprised
- 5:26if
- 5:26stories
- 5:27to
- 5:27come
- 5:27are
- 5:28about
- 5:28how
- 5:29now
- 5:29they're
- 5:29leveraging
- 5:30that
- 5:30traffic
- 5:30data
- 5:31to
- 5:31now
- 5:31sell
- 5:31ads
- 5:32directly
- 5:32to
- 5:33these
- 5:33brands.
- 5:33Right?
- 5:34Because
- 5:34you're,
- 5:35they're
- 5:35basically
- 5:35saying,
- 5:35like,
- 5:36why
- 5:36spend
- 5:36money
- 5:36on
- 5:37Meta?
- 5:37Why
- 5:37spend
- 5:37money
- 5:37on
- 5:37Google?
- 5:38Just
- 5:38spend
- 5:38it
- 5:38with
- 5:39us
- 5:39here
- 5:39at
- 5:39Amazon
- 5:40because
- 5:40we're
- 5:40already
- 5:40driving
- 5:41X
- 5:41amount
- 5:41of
- 5:41traffic.
- 5:42What
- 5:42if
- 5:42we
- 5:42put
- 5:42a
- 5:42zero
- 5:43behind
- 5:43that?
- 5:43How
- 5:43much
- 5:43would
- 5:44you
- 5:44pay
- 5:44for
- 5:44that?
- 5:44And
- 5:45now
- 5:45all
- 5:45of
- 5:45a
- 5:45sudden
- 5:45this
- 5:45is
- 5:45a
- 5:45huge
- 5:46ad
- 5:46play
- 5:46just
- 5:47to
- 5:47continue
- 5:47the
- 5:47ad
- 5:48dominance
- 5:48in
- 5:48the
- 5:48retail
- 5:48media
- 5:49landscape
- 5:49that
- 5:49Amazon
- 5:50already
- 5:50has.
- 5:51Right?
- 5:52That's
- 5:52even
- 5:52the
- 5:52and
- 5:53one
- 5:53ad
- 5:53play.
- 5:53Because
- 5:53they're
- 5:53going
- 5:54to
- 5:54get
- 5:54more
- 5:54ads
- 5:54even
- 5:54just
- 5:55from
- 5:55being
- 5:55able
- 5:55to
- 5:55surface
- 5:56this
- 5:56up
- 5:56on
- 5:56their
- 5:56site
- 5:56because
- 5:57they
- 5:57can
- 5:57show
- 5:57competing
- 5:58ads
- 5:58to
- 5:58these
- 5:58too.
- 5:59So
- 5:59yeah,
- 5:59it's
- 6:00amazing.