The new Amazon metric that affects your rank

June 9th, 2025

Summary: Kevin King discusses Amazon's new Customer Experience (CX) Score that impacts rankings and Buy Box placement, Amazon's beta business-only targeting feature, TikTok's shift away from organic traffic, and Amazon's massive ASIN purge initiative "Bend the Curve."

Key Points Discussed:

• Amazon's new Customer Experience (CX) Score affecting rankings and Buy Box placement


• Beta feature for targeting only Amazon Business accounts with 3X higher returns


• TikTok phasing out organic traffic boosts for US merchants


• Amazon's "Bend the Curve" initiative to cut ASINs from 74 billion to under 50 billion


• Tactical wisdom from BDSS Dream 100: Destaney Wishon on Amazon & Beyond placements, Liran Hirschkorn on platform-to-product matching, Jon Derkits on larger font optimization


• Stack Influence gifting strategy for Prime Day success


• Answer engine tracking for AI search optimization

Links Mentioned:

• Webinar registration for "Silent Massacre" affecting 73% of Amazon sellers


• Stack Influence Platform (10% off code: BillionDollarSellers)


• PickFu testing platform


• Jon Derkits' weekly newsletter


• Prime Day campaign case study - 14X ROI


• How Jeff Bezos puts furniture in his penthouse

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