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How to Set Up an Amazon Merchant Fulfilled Shipping Template

How to Set Up an Amazon Merchant Fulfilled Shipping Template

As a seller on Amazon it is important to properly know how to set up an Amazon merchant fulfilled shipping template. The Amazon merchant fulfilled shipping template is the settings on the back end of Amazon Seller Central that Amazon sellers can create and assign to product listing offers that indicates the price and shipping expectations for Amazon customers. When Amazon shipping templates are set up correctly, Amazon customers have clear expectations when their order will arrive which will make for a better customer experience, more repeat business, and better Amazon product and seller reviews. For sellers, when the merchant fulfilled shipping templates correctly, the right amount of money is charged to the customer for shipping and the correct time is allowed for sellers to pick, pack, ship and time allotted for delivery. If an incorrect strategy around the shipping template is implemented, it can create a poor customer experience through a lost buy box, late delivery, incorrect charging of shipping, or unappealing merchandising offer to customers. This post we will touch on different strategies for Amazon merchant fulfilled shipping templates, Amazon shipping settings automation, and how to set up an Amazon merchant fulfilled shipping template on Seller Central.

Amazon Ads unBoxed 2022 Key Learnings

Amazon Ads unBoxed 2022 Key Learnings

This blog post covers Amazon Ads unBoxed 2022 Conference Key Learnings. Account Managers from Goat Consulting attended the 2022 Amazon Advertising unBoxed conference to learn about new Amazon Ads products and insights into Amazon Advertising strategies. The conference covered some actionable best practices and different techniques to try to reach specific goals like driving awareness, sales, and loyalty.

5 Most Important Reports for Amazon Sellers

5 Most Important Reports for Amazon Sellers

This article covers the 5 most important reports for Amazon sellers. Amazon provides many different reports across a wide variety of business aspects. Given the amount of reporting that is available it can be challenging to identify which information is important to your business. Focusing on the few key performance metrics and analyzing historical data; insights can be made and actions can be taken from identifying issues and doubling down on what is working. Goat Consulting builds out managerial strategy reports for our clients in order to track Amazon KPIs and report to our clients the important metrics to reach our clients desired goals.

Amazon Premium A+ Content on Seller Central

Amazon Premium A+ Content on Seller Central

This post covers the topic around Amazon Premium A+ content on Seller Central. Seller Central A+ Content Manager pages started displaying the notification that Premium A+ content has started to launch for Seller Central accounts. This is important for Amazon sellers as Premium A+ content was previously reserved exclusively for large Amazon Vendors that was invite only and at a great cost to Vendors. When Premium A+ content rolls out for sellers it will allow brands to to engage with customers on a deeper level with enhanced A+ content of product listings. Amazon customers benefit from this as well as they are able to learn more about the products and brands they purchase from by highlighting key product features previously unavailable on A+ content. This in turn will lead to more happy customers and increased sales for brands and manufacturers selling on Amazon.

GS1 US Publishes Barcode Capabilities Test Kit, Interview with Senior VP Carrie Wilkie

GS1 US Publishes Barcode Capabilities Test Kit, Interview with Senior VP Carrie Wilkie

GS1 US has announced a goal of transitioning the industry from 1D Barcodes to 2D Barcodes by the year 2027. GS1 recently released an article that includes comments from Walmart and P&G, that details how the retail industry will be updating product packaging by 2027 with new 2D barcodes that carry more data – not only providing consumers with unlimited product details (sustainability, ethical sourcing, ingredients etc.), but also retail players with greater supply chain visibility. In order to prepare retailers for this transition, GS1 US has released a “Barcode Capabilities Test Kit” to help businesses understand what the transition will look like for their business.

Amazon Meltable Product Policy How to Sell a Meltable Product Using FBA

Understanding the Amazon Meltable Product Policy will ensure that you know how to sell a meltable product using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). As a brand owner, or distributor, that is selling a heat-sensitive product, it is your responsibility to comply with Amazon’s policies to ensure that when a customer receives the meltable product, it arrives intact and unmelted. In this post, we will cover the products Amazon defines as “meltable,” when customers can utilize FBA for the fulfillment of meltable products, how to file an appeal for misclassified products, and steps to take at the end of the meltable fulfillment window.


Amazon Merchant Fulfilled LTL Template for Large and Heavy Items

Amazon Merchant Fulfilled LTL Template for Large and Heavy Items

Amazon offers an Amazon merchant fulfilled LTL template for large and heavy items, which allows sellers to arrange freight delivery with Amazon customers for products that don’t fit the classic USPS, UPS, and Fedex packaging limits. This shipping template is another way Amazon is helping sellers offer more products and tools to provide an amazing customer experience, especially on a hot button issue like shipping. This Amazon merchant fulfillment LTL shipping template is perfect for sellers who have large products such as TVs, furniture, and large workout equipment. In this article, we will explore the shipping options for Amazon sellers using the merchant fulfilled shipping template, requirements to use the Amazon merchant fulfilled LTL freight shipping template, and the customer experience for buying products from Amazon merchant fulfilled LTL shipments.