Rising Costs, Inflation, and Long-Term Strategies for 2025 Success with Eva Hart from Jungle Scout

Amazon is cracking down on shady review tactics, and many sellers are finding themselves caught off guard. In this episode, Chris McCabe and Leah McHugh expose the real risks behind popular strategies like rebates, influencer campaigns, and product inserts. Think your methods are safe? Think again.

Things move fast in the Amazon world—too fast for many sellers to keep up. In this episode, Chris McCabe talks with Brent Zahradnik of AMZ Pathfinder and SellerPlex on how to stay focused amidst constant changes, and why events like Seller Velocity are more valuable than ever—especially when sellers are hungry for real strategy, not just surface-level advice.

With tariffs rising, is expanding to Europe your best move? More Amazon sellers should be eyeing Europe, not just as a backup plan, but as a real growth strategy. In this episode, Chris McCabe talks with Vincenzo Toscano of Ecomcy about how Amazon sellers are pivoting fast, and what it really takes to make a European expansion work.

What does it actually take to survive—and thrive—as an Amazon seller in 2025? Chris McCabe sits down with Brandon Young (DataDive, Seller Systems, CampEcom) to talk about the real challenges sellers are facing right now: tariffs, rising costs, sourcing shakeups, and a rapidly shifting global market. Brandon breaks down why the days of casual, side-hustle selling are over—and why sellers who want to stick around need to level up their strategy. Plus: a preview of what to expect at this year’s CampEcom in Cancun.

While everyone’s chasing growth, too many sellers are gambling with compliance, cutting corners, and hoping for the best. In this episode, Chris McCabe and Leah McHugh break down the mounting pressure from both Amazon and the market—and why the smartest brands are treating this moment as a make-or-break turning point. If you’re still hoping for a return to the old Amazon, you’re going to fall behind.

In this post-Prosper recap, Chris McCabe and Leah McHugh dive into the most common (and dangerous) assumptions sellers are still making in 2025, breaking down what sellers are still getting wrong—and why it’s costing them more than they realize.

Most Amazon sellers don’t permanently lose their listings because of bad luck—they lose them because they mishandle the recovery. In this episode, Chris McCabe breaks down how sellers unintentionally bury their chances of reinstatement under a mountain of misfires and why a disorganized approach often leads to silence from Amazon.

Amazon sellers are facing a new reality in 2025—one where outdated tactics don’t just fail; they make things worse. In this episode, Chris McCabe uncovers the biggest mistakes sellers are making when trying to reinstate their listings and accounts, and why Amazon’s dispute-first approach means old strategies won’t cut it anymore.

As Amazon’s enforcement evolves, sellers are turning to AI to draft appeals—but is it making suspensions worse? Chris McCabe and Leah McHugh uncover why AI-generated appeals are often ineffective, how Amazon detects them, and why a strategic, human approach is still the key to reinstatement.

Amazon’s compliance policies are stricter than ever, and sellers need to stay ahead of enforcement trends to avoid costly suspensions. With Prosper Show 2025 around the corner, Leah McHugh will be taking the stage at the Amazon Compliance Lightning Round to help sellers navigate these challenges and protect their accounts.In this episode, Chris McCabe and Leah McHugh discuss the biggest compliance pitfalls that lead to account suspensions, restricted product issues, and appeal dead ends.