The growth of Amazon revenue across all product categories has forever changed the retail competitive landscape. It is estimated that Amazon will capture a staggering 40% of all ecommerce in 2022. An amazing achievement.
Many brands, sellers, and affiliates are also riding the wave of Amazon’s success as the company stores, packs and ships third party goods through its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service. In 2020, there were over 6 million Amazon sellers worldwide. Although active sellers are a fraction of total sellers, Amazon is adding over 2 thousand third-party sellers to it’s platform each day.
Deep linking to the Amazon shopping app is important for both Amazon sellers and Amazon affiliates because it can dramatically increase conversion rates while avoiding logins to the Amazon mobile website. Remember, consumers prefer the Amazon app so when you link to a product from social media or another marketing channel, the link must open the app while passing attribution tags to track the sale and/or commission.
For Amazon sellers, linking into the Amazon app increases sales and gets more shoppers into the funnel for remarketing. This increase in sales velocity also increases organic on-site search product rankings. So for sellers, driving non-Amazon traffic back into the Amazon app is a “win-win” all around!
The same concept applies to Amazon affiliates. For example, Amazon affiliates also often use social media to promote curated products to an audience that is likely to purchase. Linking to the products in the Amazon app while passing your affiliate tags is the key to getting credit for the sale. The regular Amazon links when clicked from social media will send the shopper to the Amazon mobile web login which results in almost zero conversion.
QR Code Tip: Every URLgenius app deep link has a corresponding QR code. Create a branded custom QR code to use online or offline to promote your Amazon store and product listings. Use in posters, retail displays, tradeshows and on giveaways.
Amazon Attribution is a measurement system for advertising and analytics that provides marketers with insight into how their non-Amazon marketing channels perform on Amazon.
Platforms like URLgenius allow agencies, sellers, and affiliates to update their Amazon store— such as category and product links— to give them unique app deep linking capabilities. For example, the typical Amazon linking feature cannot lead a shopper from the Facebook app into the Amazon app, and instead leads the user to the Amazon website where logging in is required to purchase the product. This is by design, as Facebook aims to keep their users within the embedded browser found in the Facebook app for iOS and Android. Since most Amazon shoppers prefer the app, most tend to abandon their shopping endeavors.
This will ultimately sabotage your conversion rate— no matter if you’re a seller or affiliate. Additionally, this is a missed opportunity for Amazon sellers to increase their product rankings with increased engagement and sales. The solution to the problem is to use an Amazon deep link in your Facebook post or Facebook ad, which will open the Amazon app directly to the target screen, helping you increase in-app engagement and conversion. The concept applies to your product listings as well as your Amazon storefront.
App deep linking to the Amazon shopping app vs. mobile website avoids the mobile web login and will help you increase engagement, product consideration, and revenue.
For example, the following link leads to a Sony camera:
This link has the letters ‘gp’ in the path. Amazon links can also have the letters “dp” in the path or the word “product” plus the product name or 10 digit product identifier. When updating the link you don’t need navigational tags.
Pro Tip: Amazon Seller Attribution and App Deep Linking
When promoting Amazon links in non-Amazon marketing channels like social media it’s important to include Amazon Attribution tags. If you haven’t done so yet, join the Amazon Attribution program for Amazon sellers. This will allow you to append tags to your product links so you can attribute sales to non-Amazon channels.
Note that URLgenius is a Verified Amazon Partner and can pass these tags when opening the Amazon app to certain screens. In addition, Amazon is currently offering a 10% discount off their fee on each sale when sales are tracked through Amazon Attribution.
Pro Tip: Amazon Affiliate Attribution and App Deep Linking
Amazon provides a link generator for Amazon Associates and Influencers that lets them update links and append their affiliate tags to enable tracking for commissions. Generate your ‘amzn.to’ affiliate link in the Amazon affiliate system, then update that link with URLgenius. You do not need to include navigational tags or search tags. Check out this case study of an Amazon affiliate that grew sales and commission 300% with app deep linking instead of regular Amazon web product links. Always use URLgenius when promoting affiliate links in non-Amazon channels.
Need help setting up your Amazon links? Contact us at info@urlgeni.us!
Pro Tip: Your app deep link will look like this example, but you can use your brand’s domain for all your app deep links. This helps you extend your brand name and establish credibility when deep linking from your website to different apps.
QR Code Pro tip: Every URLgenius app deep link also has a corresponding QR code that you can download. Create a branded app deep link and custom QR code to use online or offline to promote your Amazon store and product listings. Use in posters, retail displays, tradeshows, and giveaway promotions. Just click on ‘QR Settings’ to find and download your code.
Another great thing about app deep linking platforms designed for marketers and agencies is the reporting tool. Here on the URLgenius platform, we give you insight into how many times the app has been opened and if your audience uses an iOS or Android device.
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In addition to seeing the number of times the app is opened, you can see insights that refer to the URL and app when available— as well as the city from which your audience is clicking.
As an Amazon agency, seller, or affiliate, getting your audience back into the Amazon app from different marketing channels is the key to earning more sales, product engagement, comments and reviews. No matter what your objective might be for a particular campaign, make sure to use an Amazon app deep link to maximize your results.
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