Amazon / Life Year in Review 2023 with Danny McMillan & Adam Heist

  Recapping 2023 in the Amazon seller world - major trends and pain points Personal and business challenges faced in 2023 - including health issues, family emergencies, and day to day struggles Reflecting on importance of family, health, and relationships over business and material success Maintaining perspective and finding meaning amidst life’s ups and downs 2023 Amazon Seller Trends and Challenges:  “Post-COVID hangover” - sales declined 30% for many sellers, increased competition and costs -Success is now about differentiated, high-quality products with good branding and customer experience - Organic SERP littered with ads - mastering Amazon PPC essential  - Overall industry seems to have shrunk, with fewer new sellers entering market  - Agencies struggling as more sellers view them as commodities, quickly switching between providers Coping With Personal Crises and Hardships: - After business exit and dream lifestyle, Adam experienced emptiness and depression  - Had to re-ground himself amidst divorce and 40% revenue declines  - Perspective change - happiness not tied to outcomes, but rather presence, intuition, and relationships Emergency With Teenage Daughter: Shattering call from Danny’s daughter Maia - “I can’t feel my legs” after bad car accident - Long wait for emergency responders - incredibly stressful time with daughter in jeopardy - Thankful her injuries not worse in the end Losing Beloved Family Dog Cookie to Cancer: - Already sleep-deprived, agonising decline was drawn out over weeks \- Reached breaking point - had to step away briefly to regain composure Ongoing Crisis for Friends in Israel: - Adam feels deep connection to affected communities now after years in the Amazon space  - Heart goes out to all impacted families - unimaginable turmoil and displacement \- No easy words of comfort, but expressing solidarity and grace Summary The "post-COVID hangover" brought declining sales, fierce competition, and rising costs for Amazon sellers in 2023. Success now depends on high-quality, differentiated products with strong branding and customer experience. As organic rankings faded behind ads, mastering Amazon PPC became essential. Personally, after a business exit and the dream lifestyle, Adam experienced emptiness and depression, needing to reground himself amidst divorce and revenue drops. True happiness rests not in outcomes, but presence, intuition, and relationships. A shattering call from Danny's daughter after a bad car accident left her immobile tested their strength. Thankfully her injuries were not worse. Losing their beloved family dog Cookie to cancer after weeks of agony also pushed them to the edge and required stepping back briefly to regain composure.

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Seller Sessions is the largest Amazon FBA and Private Label podcast for Advanced Amazon Sellers. It is the first of its kind, in terms of being raw, non nonsense and straight to the point. A lot of Amazon podcasts that came after has followed by example... Seller Sessions is published 4 times per week and often breaks new trends first in the industry. Host Danny McMillan, is a world renowned public speaker and veteran Amazon Seller, Danny is also the co-founder of DATAbrill. DATAbrill manages Amazon PPC and advertising automation for 6, 7 & 8 figure Amazon brands. Danny also works with Amazon in the UK to provide webinar content for their 3rd party sellers. Each year he hosts Seller Sessions Live the annual conference for Amazon Sellers in the UK, bringing the worlds best speakers on the cutting edge of marketing on and off Amazon. He is also the founder of SellerPoll, the official annual awards for Amazon Sellers and Brands.