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Amazon's New Beta Program for Sponsored Products

At Jungle Scout, we’ve always been at the forefront of helping brands and sellers grow and adapt to the evolving ecommerce landscape. And right now, we’re facing one of the most significant changes in retail advertising in recent memory.

Amazon is rolling out a Beta Program for Sponsored Products that’s going to change how we think about advertising, not just on Amazon, but across multiple platforms.?

This is a critical moment for enterprise sellers to rethink how they manage their digital advertising strategies. If you’re an enterprise seller or a large-scale brand, this development should be on your radar. Here’s why.

Expanded Reach: A New Horizon for Your Ads

For years, Amazon has dominated the retail space, but now, the game is changing. In its new Beta program, Amazon is partnering with retailers like iHerb and Weee!, giving sellers an unprecedented opportunity to advertise not just on Amazon, but across complementary platforms.

For large-scale sellers, this is an opportunity to expand your reach into niche markets, especially in areas like grocery and specialty goods, where your audience might not have been as accessible before.

The Rise of Cross-Platform Advertising: Embrace the Complexity

This Beta isn’t just about where your ads appear; it’s about how you think about advertising altogether.

As the shift toward multi-platform advertising continues, there’s both complexity and opportunity in equal measure.

It's no longer about siloing your campaigns. Cross-platform engagement is now the norm, which means your team will need to master not only how ads perform across different platforms but also how to measure and optimize that performance effectively.

This is where advanced analytics and a solid advertising infrastructure will set you apart from the competition. Managing campaigns across multiple touch points isn’t just a nice to have, it’s the future of retail.

Time is of the essence. If you have the chance to participate in Amazon’s Beta program, I say don’t hesitate. Early adopters will have a distinct advantage when it comes to refining their strategies and understanding what works across multiple platforms before the program rolls out more broadly.

The writing is on the wall. Multi-platform engagement is no longer optional. As we move forward, brands will without a doubt need the advanced tools that allow them to measure and optimize their performance across multiple platforms.

Stay ahead,

Jay Lovelace

CEO, Jungle Scout

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How will Party City’s shutdown impact the Amazon market?

Party City is shutting down in February, leaving a $10M+ gap across Amazon’s party supplies and costumes market.

Jungle Scout Cobalt data shows that costumes will see the biggest impact, with Party City ranking among the top 20 market share leaders and experiencing 27% revenue growth over the past year.

The closure also opens up keyword opportunities for other brands, both in the short-term and the long-term: Party City currently ranks among top SOV holders for critical search terms like “costume,” and searches for “Party City” have skyrocketed by almost 2,000% since the retailer announced its closure.

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