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Thomas Spicer

Thomas Spicer

Thomas Spicer writes Kuudo's field guides on running Amazon Ads, AMC, SP-API, and Vendor Central workflows from clients like ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor.

31 guides by Thomas Spicer

Amazon Ads · Reporting

Launch a DSP Campaign Without Half-Built Entities

Zero eligible DSP tactics is almost always a goal-KPI mismatch, not an outage. Create every entity paused, verify each write, then activate parent-first.

13 min read
Agents · Decision rules

The Data-Mode Router That Stops Bad ACoS Math

Your SQP export has no cost column. Atlas blocks ACoS there and routes to Conversion Performance Index instead, the fix for nonsense report numbers.

11 min read
Seller · FBA

Auditing FBA Reimbursements: What Amazon Owes You

The reimbursement portal lists events but never classifies, window-checks, or values them. A Skill audits every event against three windows, two rules.

10 min read
Vendor Central · Operations

The ARA Report and Metric Glossary for Vendors

Every ARA dashboard maps to an SP-API report type. Amazon's own docs define Conversion two ways on one page; a Skill routes the question and flags it.

11 min read
Seller · Listings

Listing Suppression Diagnosis: Stranded or Buyable

Use live listing status, the suppression reason report, and FBA evidence to diagnose a silent ASIN before applying the wrong fix.

7 min read
Agents · Decision rules

The Agent Bidding Rulebook That Prevents Bid Thrash

A bid should move only when sufficiency, an ACoS deadband, and a daily clamp all agree. The bounded rulebook an agent runs, with the thresholds.

10 min read
Seller · Listings

Recover Featured Offer Eligibility Without Guessing

A grounded workflow separates Featured Offer eligibility from placement, then traces price-health warnings to the exact offer evidence.

6 min read
Seller · FBA

FBA Inventory Health After the 2024 Fee Change

Amazon removed one FBA fee, but monthly storage, capacity limits, and aged inventory surcharges still need a repeatable review your agent can run.

7 min read
Vendor Central · Operations

Find ASIN Margin Leakage with Net PPM

Find which Vendor Central ASINs are dragging Net PPM by ranking rate deterioration and separating cost, funding, and discount pressure.

12 min read
Seller · Brand

Brand Registry: Fix 'Trademark Already Enrolled'

Fix the 'trademark is already enrolled' error: get added as an additional user by the Administrator, or continue to apply and share your contact info.

10 min read
Vendor Central · Operations

Dispute a PO On-Time Accuracy Chargeback

Dispute an Amazon Vendor Central PO on-time accuracy chargeback with the right evidence, route, letter, and 30-day deadline.

9 min read
AMC · Measurement

Measure Off-Amazon Conversions in AMC

Measure DTC web, app, store, and offline conversions in Amazon Marketing Cloud with Events Manager signals and a grounded AMC SQL query.

10 min read
Seller · Listings

Rebuild Your Listing Images From Your Own Photos

Seed new Amazon listing images from your own photos, grade each against Amazon's image rules, and approve before anything publishes, grounded by Atlas.

11 min read
Seller · Listings

Amazon FBM Orders Reports: What to Request and Why

Choose Seller Central FBM reports for fulfillment data and SP-API All Orders reports for tracking, support, and finance cuts.

10 min read
AMC · Advanced

Find Your Optimal DSP Frequency Cap in AMC

Find your optimal Amazon DSP frequency cap in AMC: bucket impressions and conversions, then cap where cumulative cost outruns cumulative return.

10 min read
AMC · Measurement

Map AMC Paths Across DSP and Sponsored Ads

Use AMC Campaign Groups to map DSP and sponsored ads paths into Sankey-ready source-to-destination rows you can chart without reshaping them.

10 min read
Seller · Listings

Preview Listing Patches Before They Go Live

An Atlas-grounded agent audits a live listing, previews a patchListingsItem update with VALIDATION_PREVIEW, and waits for approval.

8 min read
AMC · Measurement

Count New-to-Brand Customers in AMC

Use the conversion-time table to count new-to-brand customers in AMC without confusing users, purchases, or traffic-time attribution drift.

8 min read
AMC · Measurement

Sponsored Ads x DSP Overlap: The 4-Way AMC Analysis

Measure Sponsored Ads and DSP overlap in AMC without mixing up impressions, attribution timing, or campaign comparability.

8 min read
AMC · Advanced

Choose the Right AMC Attribution Source

Pick the right AMC attribution data source before custom modeling, audience building, or standard-report reconciliation.

12 min read
AMC · Audiences

Evaluate Prime Day AMC Lookalikes

Evaluate a Prime Day AMC lookalike against last year's rule-based audience using new-to-brand share, incremental reach, and cost per acquisition.

8 min read
AMC · Advanced

Segment AMC Customers by CLTV

Build AMC CLTV segments with the four-segment taxonomy, the correct audience table variant, and a cohort migration diagnostic you can re-run.

8 min read
AMC · Audiences

Build High-Value AMC Audience Seeds

Build high-value AMC audience seeds with the right table variant, a seed-size buffer, and the lookalike activation checks that keep them usable.

10 min read
AMC · Audiences

Re-Engage Lapsed AMC Loyalists

Build a lapsed-loyalist AMC audience with EXTEND_TIME_WINDOW, non-ad-exposed filters, and the activation-size checks DSP needs before launch.

9 min read
AMC · Audiences

Build Prime Day AMC Lookalikes

Build a Prime Day AMC lookalike audience with seed SQL, sizing checks, and the 500 to 500,000 user window Amazon requires before activation.

10 min read
AMC · Audiences

Build an AMC Cart-Abandoner Audience

Build a cart-abandoner audience in AMC with the right table variant, a seed-size check, and the DSP activation timing that avoids a stale segment.

8 min read
AMC · Measurement

Measure Subscribe & Save Lift in AMC

Measure Subscribe & Save lift in AMC with the repeatSnSOrder signal, the conversions_all table, and a 90-day minimum window for a stable read.

10 min read
AMC · Advanced

Turn AMC Workflows into Agent Skills

Package repeatable AMC analysis into agent Skills with Atlas retrieval, sufficiency checks, human approval, and run logging already built in.

4 min read
Agents · Decision rules

Why MCP Needs Run Logs

Define the run log fields MCP-based agents need before read, write, approval, and rollback workflows can be trusted in a real Amazon account.

4 min read
AMC · Audiences

Human Approval for AMC Activation

Gate AMC audience activation behind human approval: size the seed, review the exact payload, then submit. 2000-user floor, 24 to 36 hour DSP lag.

10 min read
Agents · Decision rules

Everyone in Your Category Has the Same AI Now

Every seller has the same AI now. Your edge is the operator knowledge it doesn't have, and today's AI listing tools are built to harvest it.

9 min read