Marketplace Jungle, brought to you by eCommeleon, covers the world of eCommerce marketplaces beyond Amazon. There are hundreds of channels available to online retailers to expand to, from niche-specific channels, to market leaders in countries where Amazon doesn't even have a footprint yet. In this podcast, we'll talk to industry experts, successful marketplace sellers, and even representatives from marketplaces around the world to help you understand what opportunities exist and how you can take advantage of them.
Today’s guest doesn’t yet sell on Amazon. Nor does she have a team of marketplace experts at her side. In fact, until fairly recently, she was still working at HSBC while getting her first foray into eCommerce up and running, and it’s this fresh perspective into D2C eCommerce along with an impressive work ethic which has helped her to turn an idea for doing some good in the world into a 6 figure eCommerce business.
Lucy Jeffrey is the founder of Bare Kind; an ethical socks company which dedicates 10% of all profits to various animal charities around the world.
For Lucy & Bare Kind, marketplaces play a key role in helping to keep the dream alive; but unlike most D2C brands you hear about, this isn’t an Amazon-first business; it’s questionable if that would even align with the ethical standards set by their brand.
Instead, Bare Kind have found their success from a surprising source; B2B marketplaces such as Faire & Ankor Store. So much so that one of Lucy’s biggest problems - not unfamiliar to an Amazon seller - is that too much of their revenue is coming from one external channel. In this episode, we talk about the risks that entails, as well as Lucy’s experience on getting to this point.
Expect to learn;
I hope you get a lot from of this episode, but if you want more, Lucy has created a course designed to help other businesses learn how to succeed on B2B marketplaces. You can get 20% off this course with the code JUNGLE20 at www.wholesaleautopilot.com.
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James Gurd is co-host of the Re:Platform podcast and an experienced consultant in the field of platforming (i.e. switching from one shop system to another). He's helped House of Fraser, Victoria Beckham, Mars, Colgate & more to coordinate their own re-platforming projects, so he's well-positioned to share his tips, tricks & advice to help you figure out which shop technology is best suited to complement your marketplace business.
Whether you're just getting started with shop number 1, or looking to upgrade as your business scales, James has tips to help you understand which questions you should be asking to figure out which technology is right for your business.
Expect to learn:
Being able to reach buyers outside of your home country is one of the major reasons for selling on marketplaces.
Amazon offers many solutions to help sellers test out new markets, but by taking a few extra steps to overcome these hurdles yourself, you'll open up a world of new potential sales channels - and that's the purpose of this podcast; to explore the marketplace opportunities beyond Amazon, and what steps are necessary for you to build a successful marketplace business rather than just an Amazon business reliant on FBA.
Today's guest is Andy Cooper, head of sales and marketing at Global eCommerce Experts (GEE) - a full-service solution provider, which tackles all aspects of expanding your eCommerce business internationally.
In this episode, expect to learn:
Jamie Roller is Associate Director of Growth Channels at Dr. Squatch - a 9-figure DTC-first brand who have really nailed not only the Amazon game, but have managed to build a strong international presence through their own DTC website and complement their US business with channels such as Walmart & Target. Dr. Squatch produces high quality, organic men’s health products and have managed to carve themselves out a niche for offering unique products to their growing & loyal audience.
Matthew Ferguson is Co-Founder & Director of Services at Rich Insight, a specialised marketplace agency which helps brands and retailers of all sizes with the day-to-day operations and management of multiple marketplaces. In-house vs agency is always a big topic for marketplace sellers and opting for the latter often leaves sellers with a bad taste. There’s no end of agencies and consultants who claim to offer marketplace expertise only to find out later that they’re only familiar with Amazon, or only with managing PPC campaigns or highly focussed on private label sellers. But for traditional retailers or growing consumer brands, finding an agency which can really manage all aspects of the marketplace business can be challenging. In this episode, expect to learn:
Today’s guest is Andrew Steel - Company Director at Charles Bentley, who have been manufacturing products for 6 generations. Charles Bentley started off by manufacturing brooms and brushes, enabling the biggest names in the UK to offer private-label products across multiple ranges. In the early 2000’s, they began exploring the possibilities of D2C and managed to succeed here without losing their B2B customers. They’ve now been selling on marketplaces for over 18 years and are regularly adding new Amazon channels to their portfolio.
In this episode, expect to learn:
and much more.
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Cas Paton is CEO at OnBuy. OnBuy was recently ranked by the Financial Times as the fastest-growing eCommerce business in Europe, and they're not even active outside of the UK (yet).
In this latest 'Meet the Marketplace' episode, we get a peak behind the scenes at OnBuy and learn just what makes them tick, how Cas measures success and why you as a seller should be looking to partner with OnBuy to grow your business in the UK.
If you're interested in selling on OnBuy, reach out to Jesse on LinkedIn to find out how eCommeleon can help you here.
Check out the other episodes in the 'Meet the Marketplace' series here:
Limango
Fruugo
Allegro
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
In the latest ‘Meet the Marketplace’ format, our guest today is Shakhil Shah from Allegro, the number one marketplace in Poland and the biggest marketplace of European origin.
In the shadow of its neighbour, Germany, it can be easy to overlook Poland as a viable expansion opportunity, but for many marketplace sellers, few marketplaces offer as much potential as Allegro.
In this episode, expect to learn all about eCommerce in Poland and how Allegro can help you take advantage of this growing market, how Allegro plans to expand beyond Poland into neighbouring Czecia and how Shak sees the marketplace space evolving in the next few years, and much more!
Want to start selling on Allegro?If this episode piqued your interest and you'd like to find out more about how to start selling on Allegro, reach out to Jesse via LinkedIn to learn how eCommeleon can help expand your business to Poland.
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Today’s guest is Ben Helyar. Ben is General Manager at NetRev which is an umbrella group comprising of multiple daily-deals sites as well as a digital agency. Ben’s team works with brands to help them gain exposure through highly targeted marketing campaigns to their database of over 30 million shoppers in the UK & Ireland.
In this episode, expect to learn:
and much more...
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Connox is a €100m+/year business which operates across 7 European countries - primarily Germany. In the last few years, most online retailers with that level of turnover have explored the possibility of opening their doors to third-party retailers by becoming a marketplace, so what makes Connox special?
Furniture is notoriously hard to sell online. The logistics, the marketing & the price point are all factors which have kept successful furniture sellers from expanding via marketplaces... until now.
Tobias Röbig helped build both the OTTO & AboutYou marketplaces before pivoting to HeyConnect - a full-service agency part of the FIEGE Group. He's now combining this marketplace service & logistics expertise to help Connox do for the furniture industry what Zalando did for the fashion industry.
In this episode, expect to learn:
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Mark Gray has has built his entire career around the world of marketplaces; from a side hustle operating under alias as ‘crazy stamp lady’ on eBay while working in the US Coastguard, to helping expand ChannelAdvisor’s operations from the UK to Australia, and leading the development of some of the APAC regions biggest marketplaces; Mark Gray has a multi-faceted insight into the world of marketplaces and it’s a real privilege to be able to bring him onto the show.
In this episode, expect to learn: * How to negotiate the best rates when selling on non-Amazon marketplaces
* Actionable steps to help you expand to Australia
* What it’s like to build a marketplace from the ground up; what makes a marketplace tick, and how understanding the marketplace’s perspective on things can help you build a stronger working relationship
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Today’s guest began his marketplace journey on the playground; selling secondhand phones to supplement his pocket money. More than 20 years later, Eddie Latham is now using marketplaces at scale as a way to enable international expansion both for his own business, Majority Audio, and for clients of his agency Velocity Commerce. Majority Audio recently won the Queen’s Award for International Trade and Velocity helps companies such as Rab Clothing, Brita & Sony to manage their own marketplace presence.In this episode, expect to learn:
* Eddie’s thoughts on the increasing number of marketplaces available to sellers
* What barriers face marketplace sellers when expanding internationally and how to overcome these
* How selling on marketplaces helped prepare Majority to add a B2B arm to their traditionally D2C business and enable the next step in their journey
* How you can emulate the private-label approach to optimising your product listings when your inventory is too large to deal with individual SKUs
And much more…For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Jason Wyatt is Co-Founder of Marketplacer – an Australian technology company which enables established retail businesses to open their doors to third-party sellers by becoming a marketplace. For the European listeners among you, Bike Exchange is one of their customers who you might recognise – Jason’s first company in fact, but in Australia, where there are now more than 40 notable marketplaces, Marketplacer has helped some of the country's biggest names, including Chemist Warehouse, Woolworths, Myer and more to leverage this new business model.
In this episode, expect to learn:
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Today’s guest has walked the halls of some of the world’s biggest companies; from Coca-Cola to Kellogs, to Nestle and Mastercard, Dean McElwee is now the Director of Global eCommerce collaboration at Stanley Black & Decker.Expect to learn:* How much of your time you should spend focussing on marketplaces * How to ensure your presence on marketplaces aligns with the rest of your brand messaging * When and why brands should take back control from their retail customers * How to decide which products are right for which channels
And much more…
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Chris Dawson is the founder of the UK’s top marketplace news resource – ChannelX, formerly known as Tamebay.Chris started his eCommerce journey selling on eBay as a way to make ends meet and quickly became so successful that his blog became known as the go-to place for all tips & resources for succeeding on marketplaces.
In this episode, expect to learn: * How Chris’s early days of selling on eBay led to him founding one of the biggest blogs for marketplace sellers in the world
* How to protect your business from the sudden loss of a marketplace channel – whether through an account suspension, or as many German sellers have recently experienced with MyToys – through the news that the marketplace will close down.
* The pros and cons of selling on third-party marketplaces
* Which steps you should take when looking at marketplaces beyond Amazon
And much more…For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Lennard Kressin is Director of the Limango Marketplace; a member's-only shopping club experience from Germany which boasts exclusive deals on curated brands for their target market - young mothers and their families.
In this episode, expect to learn:
And much more…
eCommeleon works closely with the team at Limango to help sellers with the most complex systems & processes to start selling there on the marketplace there. If you’re interested in finding out how to connect your systems to Limango to start selling here, do get in touch with me either on LinkedIn or via our website to see how we can help.
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Ken Kline is the founder & CEO at VHC Brands from Kansas USA. Traditionally a wholesale business, selling to all the major names in the US, Ken saw the opportunities of D2C before it was trending and diversified his business across marketplaces – both B2B & B2C, before setting up a new business to really leverage the direct-to-consumer opportunity.
In this episode, expect to learn:
If you liked this episode, check out Ken's interview with Chloe Thomas on eCommerce Masterplan here.
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
At eCommeleon, we often recommend to our clients that they can use marketplaces as a toe-in-the-water approach when evaluating new markets; marketplaces are a great tool for enabling international expansion.
Fruugo is an international first marketplace which enables true cross-border expansion by showcasing your products in 40+ countries. With a heavy focus on SEM, Fruugo ensures that buyers around the world can find your products; you just have to be able to get the item there.
Tony Preedy is CEO of Fruugo, and former Director of Marketing and International Development at Lakeland.
If you'd like to start selling on Fruugo, get in touch with eCommeleon today to find out how we can help you get started!
In this episode, expect to learn:
And much more...For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Malte Karstan is currently head of acquisition at the Berlin Brands Group, one of Europe's largest aggregators. But that’s just the latest step in an eCommerce, career spanning almost as long as I’ve been alive.
If it’s a marketplace, the odds are that Malte has probably sold on it, worked with them, consulted with them or helped brands figure out how to sell there. As such, the breadth and depth of his marketplace expertise, particularly in using marketplaces as a tool for international expansion is incredible.
In this episode, expect to learn:* How Berlin Brands Group decides which brands to acquire, and what it does with them after an acquisition * What to think about when expanding to South America * How BBG manages to sell on over a hundred marketplaces * Pros & Cons of marketplace-supported fulfilment * Who should take ownership of the marketplace part of your business?
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Shah Sacki works with some of the top brands in the world to help them tackle every step of the marketplace process. Loreal, Mattel, Castrol, Unilever & Henkel all work with Rex Brown for their UK marketplace presence. Shah, Managing Director at Rex Brown has led the team from their days as a Groupon-focussed business to a point where they now manage 50 eBay stores and are active on almost every relevant marketplace. In this episode, expect to learn:* How & why Rex Brown sacrificed valuable warehouse space to set up multiple studios for TikTok live * How to build a marketplace business where Amazon only represents 40% of the pie * How Rex Brown used other marketplaces to reduce the impact of Groupon’s strategy change * How to use TikTok as a marketing & sales channel * Which marketplaces have the best tools for sellers * Which marketplaces Shah believes offer the best options to promote your listings
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Chloe Thomas is an author and host of the eCommerce Masterplan & Keep Optimising podcasts.
In this episode, expect to learn:
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Andy Davies is the founder of Nurture Talent and has been working with Europe's leading FMCG brands and brand aggregators to help them secure the best of the best to work in their eCommerce & marketplace teams.
In this episode, you can expect to learn:
- What the big players are learning from marketplace-first brands- Who should you hire first if you want to transform your marketplace business into a b2b business- Why your Amazon expert might not be the best person to help you expand to new marketplaces- Which roles to have in-house and which you can outsource- How to leverage your existing team for new expansion opportunities
Connect with Andy on LinkedIn here to see more of his content.For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
Jason Greenwood has been living in New Zealand since the earliest days of eCommerce and after building up his own eCommerce business from scratch, he's been working with B2B & D2C brands alike to help them capitalise on the eCommerce opportunity.
In this episode, we covered;* Jason's experiences from the early days of eCommerce * How an eccentric start-up from Wellington kept eBay at bay * Why Facebook Marketplace is still one to watch * How you can expand your business to the ANZ region * How B2C brands & retailers can benefit from B2B marketplaces
Follow Jason on LinkedIn
Check out Jason's Podcast - eCommerce EdgeFor an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
In a slight deviation from our usual theme, today's topic is Amazon.
From 2003 until 2019, Stefan Haney lived & breathed Amazon. He was integral in the development of many of the most important tools used by Amazon sellers today and in this episode he shares why Amazon works the way it does.
In this episode, expect to hear:
- How Stefan thinks the Amazon algorithm will react to listings created with ChatGPT
- How Amazon benchmarks itself against other marketplaces
- How you can use Amazon as a tool to help you expand to non-Amazon marketplaces
- What it's like to be on the receiving end of the infamous "?" email from Jeff Bezos
Follow Stefan on LinkedInFor an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
After working at Amazon as a vendor manager, Valerie Dichtl, unhappy with internal pressure to constantly renegotiate deals with the brands she was working on, switched to the other side of the table and helped a German fashion brand take on marketplaces properly for the first. She has since become renowned in the German fashion industry as one of the leading experts for all things marketplaces.
Founder of Marketplace Uni, Valerie teaches would-be Marketplace managers how to get their brands onto the top marketplaces in Europe. She works with sports & fashion brands to help them ensure that their business is ready for marketplaces and that all stakeholders are aligned for this new business.
In this episode, you can expect to learn:* Which marketplaces are out there that you might not yet know about * How to bring profitability to the forefront of your Marketplace strategy * How to use marketplaces for overstock or end-of-line items * How to distribute Marketplace revenue to keep your team motivated, and * Where to begin with selling on marketplaces if you've never done so
You can follow Valerie on LinkedIn for more of her insights here.
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.
For an eCommerce business looking to succeed on Amazon, there are almost unlimited resources to help you.
But what about marketplaces beyond Amazon?
In this podcast, we talk to successful marketplace sellers, industry experts, marketplace insiders and more, to help you build a healthy, scalable & diversified marketplace business.
Expect to learn:
Marketplace Jungle is brought to you by eCommeleon, your PIM for marketplaces.
Your host is Jesse Wragg, Co-Founder & Managing Director at eCommeleon.