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How to Research a Better Product Opportunity

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 If you are an e-Commerce brand or Amazon reseller, the key to your success is your research. You have to understand which products present the greatest opportunity. The right data will point you in the right direction, but do you know exactly what data you need to look for? Can you trust the data … Read more

How to Overcome Your Toughest eCommerce Cash Flow Challenges

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The Cash Flow Problem The importance of having enough funds on hand is well known to all entrepreneurs, and when it comes to selling online, things are no different. Even the best online sellers experience drops in sales and supply-chain complications that can impact cash flow. But sometimes, growth opportunities drive the needs for more … Read more

How to Use a Product Development Plan to Build a Valuable Business

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Focus on a Product Development Plan, Not a Reselling Plan If you are a reseller of existing products on Amazon or Shopify and have never considered creating your own product, you likely don’t think much about a product development plan. Your primary focus is probably on finding products that have little competition and decent opportunities … Read more

How Product Creation Increases Company Value

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What kind of business are you building? Are you looking to grow your brand to increase revenue or is your ultimate goal to grow your brand to attract a buyer? If you are reselling products on Amazon or another e-Commerce site, achieving either of these goals is a long, uphill battle. Ultimately, your best bet … Read more

Product Design and Development: What You Need to Know

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We often don’t think much about what went into our favorite products. If we could peer into those products and see how many people were involved in the product design and development, how many steps were followed, and likely, how many risks were averted, we would be amazed. It is no small feat to take a concept and see it through development.

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The Ultimate Guide to Product Design

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Think of the last time you used a product that took your breath away. What was unique about product design? How did it make you feel? What about the aesthetics that caught your attention? Did the color pop? Was it a unique shape you couldn’t have imagined, but made sense? Or, was using it easy … Read more

Coronavirus & ECommerce

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As the coronavirus continues to change our daily lives, we’re committed to bringing you a weekly roundup with stories about how it’s effecting eCommerce sellers around the world. Here are a few of the past week’s highlights: Visual Capitalist Takes a Look at Category Fluctuations The team from Visual Capitalist put together an interesting look … Read more

New Product Ideas: 4 Creative Ways to Brainstorm

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A driven entrepreneur is never satisfied with their product mix. Even if sales are great today, competition and trends are always evolving. This month’s cash cow can quickly become next month’s sales dud. The competition’s always thinking of new angles, how to improve existing products, or about new product ideas that haven’t been made.  The … Read more

Personal Protective Equipment: China Expands Production

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The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented rush on equipment to help medical professionals and individuals fight it and push toward recovery and a resolution. On April 1, the Chinese Government put out an expansive list that includes over 1,000 factories certified to export Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) products. Personal protective equipment examples … Read more

How to Improve Product Innovation at Your Company

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Even big companies struggle with innovation. Take, for example, Gerber’s 1970s attempt to penetrate the adult food market. Instead of developing a new line with a unique distribution strategy, the baby food brand re-labeled existing pureed products and placed them in a different aisle. Or, more recently, look to the flop of Pizza Hut’s ill-fated “Flavors of … Read more

5 Most Innovative Products of 2020

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With CES 2020 wrapping up last week, there’s a lot to digest. We saw tons of innovative products in fitness tech, TVs, self-driving vehicles, and even basics like Bluetooth technology. CES is a spectacle that never fails to impress. While some products might be more realistic than others, the showcase can be a source of inspiration for … Read more

How To Find & Vet A Manufacturing Partner For Your Product

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A manufacturing partner can make or break your product’s success. Entrepreneurs must take the necessary steps to vet a manufacturing partner, even when working with a sourcing agent. Unfortunately, sourcing agents can take advantage of naive new business owners, and it’s important to educate yourself on some of the signs your production partners might not … Read more

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