Helium 10 Buzz 7/6/23: Amazon FTC Trouble | New PPC Alerts | Walmart, Etsy, eBay Updates

We’re back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10’s Chief Brand Evangelist, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, Walmart, and E-commerce space, interview someone you need to hear from and provide a training tip for the week.
 
Amazon to soon face big FTC antitrust suit over online marketplace power.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/29/amazon-soon-expected-to-face-ftc-antitrust-lawsuit-report-says.html
 
Amazon Ads launches smart cropper to give advertisers more control over custom creatives
https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/smart-cropper-for-advertisers-creative-control/
 
Everything we know about Walmart Plus Week 2023. Walmart Plus members get early access to deals before the sale opens to all shoppers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/walmart-plus-week-ncna1305850
 
You can now view alerts for your Sponsored Products campaigns in the Campaign page
https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/view-alerts-in-the-campaign-page-sponsored-products
 
Sellers are reporting that Etsy is including links to other sellers’ listings when it sends a seller’s shipping notification to their buyer.
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2023/7/1688234770.html/2/20
 
Amazon’s latest actions against fake review brokers: Amazon targets the source of fake reviews with new lawsuits
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazons-latest-actions-against-fake-review-brokers
 
eBay sellers brace for USPS change to Ground Advantage.
https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2023/7/1688603393.html
 
Don’t forget to follow Bradley on LinkedIn as he plans to publish more valuable content on the platform. Our training tip for this week is a step-by-step guide on how to use Helium 10’s Refund Genie tool to look for lost and/or damaged inventory that Amazon can reimburse you.

In this episode of the Weekly Buzz by Helium 10, Bradley talks about:

• 01:03 – Amazon Antitrust Suit?
• 04:44 – Amazon Ads Cropper
• 05:28 – Walmart Plus Week
• 06:50 – PPC Alerts
• 08:00 – Small & Light Update
• 10:18 – Angry Etsy Sellers
• 11:15 – Fake Review Update
• 12:30 – Ebay Update
• 13:30 – Follow Bradley On LinkedIn
• 14:45 – Pro Training Tip: How To Get Reimbursed For Lost And/Or Damaged Inventory

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