The eCom Ops Podcast

From Views to Sales: The Shoppable Video Playbook with Eitan Koter

FROM VIEWS TO SALES: THE SHOPPABLE VIDEO PLAYBOOK Eitan Koter is the Co-Founder and co-CEO of Vimmi, a video commerce SaaS company helping brands accelerate sales through shoppable videos. With over 20 years of experience in startups, public companies, and even a NASDAQ IPO, Eitan is a thought leader in digital marketing, video commerce, and startup strategies. Vimmi is a leading video commerce platform that helps brands and retailers turn passive viewers into active buyers through shoppable videos. With seamless integration across major platforms like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Amazon, Vimmi empowers businesses to boost conversions and engage customers where they spend their time. * You Will Learn * How shoppable videos can enhance the customer experience and boost conversion rates. * Best practices for starting with video content, even if you're not comfortable in front of a camera. * How are different platforms (TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) used for shoppable videos, and what are their benefits? * The importance of being consistent and authentic when producing content to increase engagement and trust. * Insights into integrating products into videos seamlessly, syncing platforms like Shopify, WooCommerce, and Amazon for effective video commerce. * This episode is brought to you by B2Bware * B2Bware by SyncSpider [https://b2bware.com/] is a self-service B2B portal designed for manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers that rely on complex pricing, ERP data, and large product catalogs, and don’t want to add more scripts. Try B2Bware today. [https://b2bware.com/contact-us/] Let’s keep learning and growing together in the world of eCommerce! If you want to learn more about our podcast or have an exciting story to share with our audience, check SyncSpider’s website [https://info.syncspider.com/podcast] for more info.

When Product Content Is Slowing Down Your eCommerce Growth with Lynn Herman

WHEN PRODUCT CONTENT IS SLOWING DOWN YOUR ECOMMERCE GROWTH Lynn Herman is an ABM Marketing Manager at Canto with extensive experience in digital asset management, product information management, and content operations. Before joining Canto, she worked at Image Relay, one of the early companies focused on combining product information and digital assets into one system. Canto is a digital asset management platform that helps brands organize, manage, and distribute digital content from a centralized location. Its platform helps marketing, eCommerce, and creative teams create a single source of truth, improve content searchability, automate workflows, and keep product assets consistent across every channel. * You Will Learn: * Why product content becomes harder to manage as brands scale * How marketplace requirements create content chaos * Why every brand needs a single source of truth * How outdated product content can hurt listings and increase returns * Where AI creates the most value in content operations * Why user-generated content matters more than ever * How better content operations help teams launch faster * Show Notes: * (00:00:58) Meet Lynn Herman * (00:02:52) Scaling Content Chaos * (00:04:04) Multi Channel Headaches * (00:06:22) Single Source of Truth * (00:09:04) Content System Mindset * (00:10:11) Listings Suppressed Risks * (00:15:09) User Generated Content * (00:17:37) Prompt Skills Investment * (00:18:51) Question For Next Guest * (00:19:26) Final Takeaways * This episode is brought to you by B2Bware * B2Bware by SyncSpider [https://b2bware.com/] is a self-service B2B portal designed for manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers that rely on complex pricing, ERP data, and large product catalogs, and don’t want to add more scripts. Try B2Bware today. [https://b2bware.com/contact-us/] Let’s keep learning and growing together in the world of eCommerce! If you want to learn more about our podcast or have an exciting story to share with our audience, check SyncSpider’s website [https://info.syncspider.com/podcast] for more info.

Your Best Creative Is Killing Your Conversion with Aaron Smedley

YOUR BEST CREATIVE IS KILLING YOUR CONVERSION In this episode, Aaron Smedley, GM of Shopify at Cloudinary, breaks down why the visual layer is one of the most underestimated operational levers in eCommerce. Drawing on his experience at Apple, Arc'teryx, and Cloudinary, he explains how asset chaos creates hidden costs, why slow pages are a management problem not a design problem, and what it actually takes to build a media system that scales. Aaron Smedley is GM of Shopify at Cloudinary and a digital commerce operator with 15 years of experience across brands like Apple and Arc'teryx. He works at the intersection of retail operations, customer experience, and Shopify transformation, helping brands scale without sacrificing speed, consistency, or performance. Cloudinary is a visual media platform that helps eCommerce brands manage, optimize, and deliver images and videos at scale across every channel and device. * You'll learn: * Why visuals are an operational system, not just creative assets * The four failure modes of poor image management * How to start fixing your media layer without boiling the ocean * Where AI helps and where automation matters more * Show Notes: * (00:01:14) Meet Aaron and His Journey * (00:03:35) Why Brands Get Visuals Wrong * (00:06:29) Four Things to Never Do * (00:08:22) Start Small and Systemize * (00:10:39) The Hidden Cost of Chaos * (00:11:48) Tools and ROI for DAM * (00:13:39) AI vs Automation in Media * (00:16:45) Designing for Human Behavior * (00:19:41) Speed Without Sacrificing Beauty * (00:20:51) Rapid Fire and Apple Lessons * (00:23:20) Books and Final Takeaways * This episode is brought to you by B2Bware * B2Bware by SyncSpider [https://b2bware.com/] is a self-service B2B portal designed for manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers that rely on complex pricing, ERP data, and large product catalogs, and don’t want to add more scripts. Try B2Bware today. [https://b2bware.com/contact-us/] Let’s keep learning and growing together in the world of eCommerce! If you want to learn more about our podcast or have an exciting story to share with our audience, check SyncSpider’s website [https://info.syncspider.com/podcast] for more info.

The No. 1 Amazon Ad Hack with Kusha Karvandi

THE NO. 1 AMAZON AD HACK Kusha Karvandi is an acclaimed entrepreneur known for his strategic mastery in launching and scaling online businesses on Amazon. With a rich background in e-commerce, he has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to drive sales through sophisticated marketing and branding strategies. Kusha is also the brain behind Kazam, a revolutionary tool that optimizes Amazon advertising, maximizing profitability and organic growth. Kazam is at the forefront of Amazon's advertising innovation, offering an AI-driven SaaS solution that optimizes ad spend as product rankings improve organically. Designed to hit precise marketing targets, from improving ROAS to managing ACOS, Kazam makes advertising efficient and goal-oriented, enabling sellers to focus on business growth and brand development. The No.1 eCom Operations hack Amazon's algorithm takes into account your relevancy of keywords. So for every keyword you convert for, even for sponsored product PPC ads, the algorithm will rank you higher organically for your organic listing for those same keywords. * You Will Learn * Strategies for Launching and Scaling on Amazon * Insights into Advanced Amazon Marketing Techniques. * The Role of AI in Enhancing Amazon Ad Campaigns * Tips for Planning Successful Exits * This episode is brought to you by B2Bware * B2Bware [https://b2bware.com/] is a self-service B2B portal designed for manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers that rely on complex pricing, ERP data, and large product catalogs, and don’t want to add more scripts. Try B2Bware today. [https://b2bware.com/contact-us/] Let’s keep learning and growing together in the world of eCommerce! If you want to learn more about our podcast or have an exciting story to share with our audience, check SyncSpider’s website [https://info.syncspider.com/podcast] for more info.

Where do Brands Turn Wrong with Liz Stack

WHERE DO BRANDS TURN WRONG WITH LIZ STACK Liz Stack is the Senior Brand Manager at Yotpo and a dynamic leader in e-commerce. She leads a user community with over 1,700 customers and an industry community of over 4,000 women in eCommerce. Liz manages an accelerator program supporting 20 Black and Indigenous-owned brands annually and creates engaging digital and in-person events. Yotpo is a leading eCommerce retention marketing platform renowned for its data-driven solutions, including reviews, UGC, loyalty programs, referrals, SMS marketing, email campaigns, and subscriptions. Serving notable clients like Steve Madden and Princess Polly, Yotpo empowers brands to enhance their direct-to-consumer business through captivating customer experiences. Recognized as a Forbes Cloud 100 company, Yotpo has offices in New York, London, Sydney, and Tel Aviv. The No.1 eCom Operations hack > Your SMS channel is not for everyone... You must segment and understand who the person that you're texting is. And number two is that the content you put in your emails should not be the same content in your SMS. * You Will Learn: * How diverse backgrounds can lead to unique success in e-commerce. * Innovative strategies to transform and enhance customer loyalty. * The power and impact of community support in e-commerce. * Essential metrics and cutting-edge marketing tactics for growth. * This episode is brought to you by B2Bware * B2Bware by SyncSpider [https://b2bware.com/] is a self-service B2B portal designed for manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers that rely on complex pricing, ERP data, and large product catalogs, and don’t want to add more scripts. Try B2Bware today. [https://b2bware.com/contact-us/] Let’s keep learning and growing together in the world of eCommerce! If you want to learn more about our podcast or have an exciting story to share with our audience, check SyncSpider’s website [https://info.syncspider.com/podcast] for more info.