If you’re selling parts or accessories on Amazon, you need to be aware of an account takeover scam that has cost thousands of sellers massive amounts of money.…
Read MoreAuto Parts Marketing Idea – Hold Your Own Car Show
Whether you’re in the business of manufacturing auto parts, retailing parts online, or retailing parts in your local market, a car show can be an effective and affordable way to…
Read MoreParts Ecommerce SKU Best Practices
If you run a parts ecommerce website, you’re juggling a lot of product ID data-SKUs, MPNs, ASINs, UPCs, and so on: You need a manufacturer’s part number (or brand SKU)…
Read MoreAs Consumers Allocate More Dollars To Travel, Accessories Demand Softens
Since January 2022, we’ve noticed a general softening in auto accessory demand. Here are the reasons, and what it means for the rest of 2022.
Read More360 Payments: Payment Processing For Parts Ecommerce – Insider Interview Series
We’ve recently come to know 360 Payments, a payment processing company with a huge presence in the auto industry (primarily in automotive repair, but also in several other niches). We…
Read MoreGoogle Advertising For Auto Parts – 5 Oddball Tips
With more than a decade of experience managing Google Ads campaigns for auto part and accessories companies, we thought we’d share some of the oddball tips and tricks we have…
Read MoreParts And Accessories Marketing Growth Strategy – Quick And Easy
At Spork, we use a fairly simple marketing strategy to grow our client’s business, and we’re going to share that strategy below. While there are many important details we’re leaving…
Read MoreEliminate Returns To Maximize Profits – Best Practices
When we talk about parts and accessories ecommerce, we’re usually focused on increasing sales to grow profits. But there’s another easy way for most parts and accessories retailers to increase…
Read MoreIs The Wholesale Sales Channel A Dead End?
The parts and accessories industry is built around the manufacturer-distributor-jobber/retailer paradigm. And while there are lots of reasons to love the wholesale side of the parts and accessories business, there’s…
Read MoreVehicle Electrification Trends – Parts And Accessories Sales
Vehicle electrification is underway, with 4+ million EVs on the road in the US by the end of 2021¹ and sales growing rapidly. What does it mean for parts and…
Read MoreTorqued Distribution: A WaaS™ Platform For Racing and Performance Parts – Insider Interview Series
CEO Tim Trampedach shared some details about his business, Torqued Distribution. In 2020, Tim launched this Warehouse as a Service (WaaS™️) offering that should help level the playing field for an…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Call Tracking In Online Advertising
A basic explanation of Spork Marketing’s call tracking system. Using unique tracking phone numbers is a great way to maximize ad spend.
Read MoreQuick Prop 65 Guide For Online Parts and Accessories Retailers
If you’re an online retailer of parts or accessories, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Prop 65. Basically, it requires anyone selling products that contain lead, phthalates, asbestos, or any other chemicals…
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