Listen "R.I.P. Amazon 2025"
Episode Synopsis
Date: July 14th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the end of Amazon and Walmart as we know them due to AI-powered agentic commerce, international expansion statistics for US sellers, TikTok's new Creator Reviews system, and Amazon's Rufus AI transforming product discovery.
Key Points Discussed:
The impact of AI agents and agentic commerce on traditional e-commerce platforms
How AI-powered LLMs convert at 9x the rate of traditional search traffic
Perplexity's Comet browser and OpenAI's upcoming agentic browser
Three strategies for businesses: price leadership, distribution excellence, and content authority
US sellers' international expansion statistics (Canada 12%, Mexico 5%, UK 1.2%)
Helium 10's new reality series "Project X" casting Amazon and TikTok sellers
TikTok's Creator Reviews system making influencers more accountable
Amazon's Rufus AI replacing keyword matching with semantic understanding
Vision-Language AI analyzing product images and price transparency tools
Links Mentioned:
Watch the replay of Thursday's Webinar from the Misfits
DragonFish ecom AEO waitlist
Helium 10 Project X casting application
BDSN Mystery Link of the Day
10-Minute AI Product Videos: Midjourney + ChatGPT + CapCut tutorial
CrossNet retail expansion live session
GetReviews.ai (15% off with code BDS15)
Andrew Bell's 28-post deep dive on Amazon Rufus AI
Hot Picks:
Adobe says US e-com sales hit $24.1B from July 8-11
Amazon releases Custom Analytics customizable seller dashboard
FTC warns Amazon and Walmart over fake Made in USA claims
Tariffs are not driving US sellers to expand internationally
Stump Bezos Answer: 1.36 billion packages entered under de minimus in 2024
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