Billion Dollar Sellers
Twice a week the Billion Dollar Seller Newsletter keeps Amazon, TikTok Shop and Shopify sellers up to date on the latest news and tactics to sty on the cutting edge of e-commerce selling. The ia the summarized podcast version of the newsletter that comes out every Monday and Thursday.
Episodes
Date: August 28th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses a groundbreaking study on AI agents and purchasing decisions, Amazon's variation cleanup policy reversal, the end of US de minimis exemptions, and profitable Amazon PPC strategies.
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Date: August 25th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon Rufus's evolution from search to agentic commerce, urgent variation theme purge on September 2nd, Pattern's IPO filing, and new AI tools for e-commerce workflows.
Key Points Discussed:
- Amazon Rufus evolution: from basic search to agentic commerce engine
- Urgent: Amazon variation theme purge affecting 65,000+ themes on September 2nd
- Pattern Group files for $400M IPO - ...
Date: August 21st, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses whether YouTube is an underrated marketing channel for Amazon sellers, explores recent data on where AI gets its information, and shares success stories and strategies for e-commerce growth.
Key Points Discussed:
- YouTube's dominance among younger demographics (90% of US teenagers use YouTube vs 79% on TikTok)
- YouTube's revenue growth from $8.15 billion (2017) to $36.15 bill...
Date: August 18th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses TikTok Shop's future and strategies, Amazon's Manufacturing Central launch in India, Rufus optimization techniques, and the latest e-commerce insights including container shipping rates and AI developments.
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Date: August 14th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon's new advertising model, AI shopping agents transforming ecommerce, BDSS 12 Virtual event highlights, and AI-powered tools for Amazon sellers.
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Episode Date: August 11th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses leveraging AI to create compelling comparison charts that drive conversions, Shopify's new agentic commerce platform, IRS enforcement against e-commerce sellers, and eye contact strategies that can boost ad conversions by 30%.
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Date: August 7th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses Trump's new tariff regime affecting Amazon sellers, exposes the dark truth about fake supplements on Amazon, analyzes Amazon's withdrawal from Google Shopping ads and its agentic AI strategy, plus reviews of the best Amazon FBA training courses.
August 4th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the revolutionary shift from traditional Amazon product research tools to TikTok-first strategies, Amazon's Q2 2025 financial results, new Custom Analytics features, TikTok + Amazon integration, micro-influencer marketing with Stack Influence, and Govee's $250M success story.
Date: July 31st, 2025 Summary: Kevin King explores a potential Rufus image hack using hidden keywords, Amazon's new AI partnerships with major publishers, the controversial star-only feedback system, and how external content is reshaping Amazon's search algorithms.
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July 28th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the AI revolution taking over e-commerce, from content engines and Walmart's Sparky AI to PayPal's vision for agentic commerce, plus data on Amazon's consolidating seller marketplace where 100,000+ sellers now generate $1M+ annually.
Key Points Discussed:
- Kallaway's 7-step content engine blueprint that transformed Sarah's jewelry business from scattered social media to systematic s...
July 24th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses Notebook LM's mind mapping feature for newsletter organization, Instagram posts now being indexed by Google, Amazon's new Fee Explainers feature, rising return abuse costs, and the AI wars between Amazon and Shopify over shopping agents.
July 21st, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses AI accuracy in PPC advice, Amazon's new budget settings that could be burning ad spend, FTC crackdowns on fake reviews, and strategies for ranking on AI search platforms in 48 hours.
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July 17th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the groundbreaking news of ChatGPT becoming an e-commerce marketplace, Amazon's AI initiatives including Starfish project, Prime Day 2025 analysis, OpenAI's Shopify integration, and strategies for scaling product launches with micro-influencers.
Date: July 14th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the end of Amazon and Walmart as we know them due to AI-powered agentic commerce, international expansion statistics for US sellers, TikTok's new Creator Reviews system, and Amazon's Rufus AI transforming product discovery.
July 10th, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses Prime Day 2025's shocking 41% sales drop, AI's disruption of traditional commerce, the end of the de minimis exemption, TikTok's new M2 app for the US, and strategies for winning in the AI-driven discovery era.
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Date: July 7th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses Prime Day strategy and prep, Amazon's traffic hijacking tactics, new Vine pre-launch reviews, AI's impact on SEO citations, Helium 10's affiliate changes, and Fakespot's shutdown.
Key Points Discussed:
- Prime Day 2025 expanded to 4 days (July 8-11) with competitor events overlapping
- Sponsored Products dominated 86% of Prime Day 2024 sales - focus there over DSP
- Amazon bidding...
July 3, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the shift toward AI-controlled advertising platforms, explores TikTok's removal of manual ad campaigns, Meta's plan for full automation by 2026, and analyzes whether Amazon will follow suit with PPC targeting control. Also covers Amazon's new reimbursement policy issues and rollout of ...
Date: June 30th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses why most social media brand videos are failing, Amazon's proactive reimbursement tactics, AI shopping agents threatening traditional retailers, and strategic approaches to social commerce. Plus insights on Amazon FAQ optimization and creator marketing strategies.
Key Points Discussed:
- Why 84% of branded TikTok videos fail and how to fix them
- Obvi's 7-step UGC flywheel for Tik...
June 26th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King discusses the agentic commerce revolution, AI shopping agents transforming e-commerce, tariff deferment strategies for DTC brands, overlooked Amazon reports for better targeting, and July sales events across major platforms.
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The Secret to Amazon Page 1 Domination Date: Monday June 23rd, 2025 Summary: Kevin King discusses AI avatars outselling humans in e-commerce, AI highlights on Amazon, the disruption of commerce search with AI agents, TikTok Shop affiliate strategies, and introduces his new puppy Kona.
Key Points Discussed:
- AI avatars generating $7.65M in 7 hours without human hosts going live
- Chinese influencers using Baidu's AI to outperform ...
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