The Smartest Amazon Seller
by SmartScout
Latest episode
Episode 341 - AI Shopping Is Here: Is Amazon Ready?
Episode 341 - AI Shopping Is Here: Is Amazon Ready?
About this podcast
Scott Needham is the Founder of SmartScout. An Amazon software developer for 10 years his company BuyBoxer has done over $300m in sales on Amazon. Scott has accumulated a deep knowledge about selling product online, and in the podcast he shares his knowledge with you to help you become a better Amazon seller.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 344 episodes
- Episode 341 - AI Shopping Is Here: Is Amazon Ready? · 25 min · Episode 68Andri Sadlak, Founder and CEO of Artan AI, joins the podcast to talk about how Amazon sellers can stay visible as AI agents start shopping for consumers.Meta's Muse signed up 10…
- Episode 340 - How to Rank #1 in Amazon's AI Shopping Results · 39 min · Episode 67Andrew Bell, VP of Research at ReFiBuy, joins the podcast to share what it actually takes to rank #1 in Alexa for Shopping, Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, drawing on ReFiBuy’s…
- Episode 339 - Stop Chasing New Amazon Customers. Get Your Buyers to Come Back. · 21 min · Episode 66Andrew, CEO and founder of Swapt, returns to the podcast to discuss their major pivot from review generation to solving one of e-commerce's biggest challenges: post-purchase…
- Episode 338 - The TikTok Shop Playbook Amazon Sellers Need to Understand · 35 min · Episode 65Jordan West, Founder of Social Commerce Club, joins Scott to explore how Amazon brands can unlock explosive growth by embracing TikTok Shop and social commerce.As traditional…
- Episode 337 - Should You Switch From Amazon 3P to 1P? · 24 min · Episode 64Earl Pardo, Business Development Independent Rep @ Flat River Group, joins the podcast to explore the emerging reverse trend of Amazon sellers moving from 3P (Third-Party) back…
- Episode 336 - The Future of Beauty E-Commerce with Laura Meyer · 35 min · Episode 63Laura Meyer, Founder and CEO of Envision Horizons, joins the podcast to explore how beauty became the #1 growth driver across Amazon, TikTok Shop, and social commerce.As consumer…
- Episode 335 - Stop Guessing: The Data Behind Amazon Images That Convert · 29 min · Episode 62Daniela from Mindful Goods joins the podcast to explore how New York State’s new AI image regulations are impacting Amazon sellers and forcing brands to adopt greater creative…
- Episode 334 - The TikTok Shop Halo Effect · 8 min · Episode 61TikTok Shop does far more than generate in-app sales; it can also drive millions of impressions that boost revenue across Amazon, D2C, and physical retail. This social exposure…
- Episode 333 - SmartScout Just Added TikTok Shop Data · 19 min · Episode 60SmartScout is expanding beyond Amazon with new TikTok Shop data after six months of research and development. The new tools track TikTok Shop trends, top products, estimated…
- Episode 332 - Alexa Shopping Is Changing Amazon SEO · 36 min · Episode 59Scott sits with Christian, founder of Autopilot, about his extensive study on Amazon's AI shopping assistant (Alexa / Rufus) and how generative recommendations are fundamentally…
- Episode 331 - How to Turn Amazon Videos Into a Sales Machine · 23 min · Episode 58Scott talks with Michael from Social Motion and Video Science about why sellers need to manage video the same way they manage keywords, bids, and listings: with testing, data…
- Episode 330 - Amazon 1P vs 3P: Which Model Wins in 2026 · 26 min · Episode 57Scott is with Matt Snyder, founder of Brands Excel, to discuss one of the most misunderstood transitions on Amazon: moving between Vendor Central (1P) and Seller Central…
- Episode 329 - Inside the Digital Shelf Institute: The Future of Online Shopping · 30 min · Episode 56Lauren Livak Gilbert, lead of the Digital Shelf Institute, joins the podcast to explore how agentic commerce and AI tools like Amazon’s Rufus are transforming product…
- Episode 328 - This AI Shift Feels Different… And It’s Moving FAST · 35 min · Episode 55Scott is with Brett Bohannon to talk about the fast-moving shift from basic AI chat tools to agent-driven Amazon workflows. They discuss Claude, OpenClaw, MCP servers, APIs, and…
- Episode 327 - The Reality of Running a Business on Amazon Right Now · 29 min · Episode 54Cajua and Josh have been selling on Amazon since 2017. They started with private label and also tried each of the popular models, including Retail Arbitrage, Online Arbitrage…
- Episode 326 - Inside Amazon Arbitration: What Every Seller Needs to Know · 30 min · Episode 53In this episode, we have Mario Simonyan of ESQ Go, an attorney who brings a rare operator-first perspective to the table.Having built and sold his own brands, Mario understands…
- Episode 325 - How Brands Grow Beyond Amazon With TikTok Shop and Multichannel Commerce · 30 min · Episode 52Scott talks with Maciej Stanski, US CEO of Base.com and a former Amazon logistics operator, about what growth looks like now that Amazon is no longer the only serious game in…
- Episode 324 - Trend-Driven Opportunities · 12 min · Episode 51Scott shares a few 2026 updates shaping the Amazon landscape... plus a key reminder that opportunity is still real, but it’s shifting.He challenges the “Amazon is dead for new…
- Episode 323 - Amazon Listing Optimization Just Changed — Here’s How · 45 min · Episode 49Amazon sellers are entering a new era of product discovery, and AI visibility is becoming part of the playbook.In this episode, Scott sits down with Yona, founder of Amazon…
- Episode 322 - Amazon AI Visibility, Cosmo, and the New Rules of Product Discovery in 2026 · 19 min · Episode 50AI is changing how shoppers discover products, and Amazon sellers need to pay attention now. In this episode, Scott breaks down the rise of AI-driven product discovery through…
