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Dec 04, 2024 6 min to read

 How To Hit The Mark With Amazon A+ Content

Find out how Amazon A+ Content plays a pivotal role in helping brands share their narrative. By streamlining the delivery of product information, styling it in a visually appealing way, and enriching a brand’s narrative and values, businesses achieve increased conversion rates, reduced returns, and higher sales.

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Amazon
Customer Experience
Digital Commerce
eCommerce
PIM
Retail Trends

We’ve all had that moment of massively revamping our home to impress our guests. Suddenly the good-looking cutlery comes out, the best-smelling candle you’ve kept hidden is lit, and the mountain of items you own are hoarded away in an attic. You do everything in your power to highlight the greatness of your house, all while expressing your unique personality.

The eCommerce equivalent? Amazon A+ Content. Instead of decorating a home, A+ Content focuses on transforming businesses’ product data into rich, eye-catching content.

By allowing sellers to provide accurate data to their customers through a visually pleasing, detailed product page, Amazon + Content enables businesses to convey their narrative and values, encouraging sales while also strengthening brand presence.

Unlike a plain block of text, Amazon A+ Content grabs customers’ attention, turning ordinary product pages into captivating showcases. Just as a well-decorated home leaves guests impressed, thoughtfully crafted A+ Content builds trust and elevates a brand's credibility.

What is Amazon A+ Content? 

But what is it really?

Just like its name suggests, Amazon A+ Content is a unique and powerful tool used by Amazon sellers to transform their product detail pages and listings into engaging, visually appealing content. It allows brand owners to incorporate enhanced product images and videos, detailed product descriptions, insightful comparison charts, and more. These elements are designed to capture consumers’ attention and provide them with a deeper understanding of the products, and their features in a way that drives confidence and trust.

Normal product listings limit users to 2000 characters without adding photos and graphics, forcing businesses to create a standard product description that consists of a lengthy paragraph, one that is easily overlooked when consumers browse. A detailed product page infused with Amazon A+ Content naturally outshines an unpolished description.

The tool is key for brands aiming to maximize their sales and strengthen their presence. With Amazon A+ Content, businesses can distinguish themselves and their products from their marketplace competitors. It allows them to highlight their unique story and the appeal of their products. By crafting an intriguing narrative, sellers can elevate their customer experience and boost consumer satisfaction, consequently increasing sales.

Types of Amazon A+ Content

There are three different types of Amazon A+ Content:

  1. Basic: This is accessible to every Amazon seller, allowing the addition of up to five modules per Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN). Through this tier, sellers can utilize various pre-set templates to include elements like images, text, brand logos, six-ASIN comparison charts, technical specifications charts, and more.
  2. Brand Story: Similar to Basic A+ Content but serves a distinct purpose: it focuses on brands emotionally resonating with their customers by sharing their unique backstories and sharing their values. It incorporates the same elements as the Basic tier as well as four Amazon Brand Story modules.
  3. Premium A+ Content: Its name perfectly reflects its purpose - this tier is a premium version of Amazon A+ Content. It offers enhanced hover hotspots, multiple video modules, larger images, product comparison charts, carousel modules, and Q&A sections; up to seven modules per ASIN can be used during Premium. It's only available to sellers who own a brand registered in the Amazon Brand Registry, have a published Brand Story across all of their products, and have five A+ Content projects produced in the last 12 months. 

Activation for Retail 101

The Amazon A+ Content Effect

Sellers want buyers to see their brands in the same way they view theirs  - with trust, enthusiasm, and confidence. By showcasing their products with high-quality media and enhanced product descriptions, businesses see up to an 8% increase in sales using Basic A+ Content and up to 20% with Premium A+ Content. Conversion rates too, have been seen to hit 5.6% once A+ Content was utilized, as consumers felt more confident in their “add-to-cart” decisions. 

And on the topic of customers, Amazon A+ Content directly impacts them in more ways than one, totally transforming the way they interact with product listings. The tool enhances consumers' shopping experience, providing them with detailed, visually rich product information that helps them make informed purchasing decisions. 

A brand’s content helps customers better understand a product’s worth. Through top-tier visuals and videos, customers gain a clearer understanding of a product’s appearance, and with detailed comparison charts and technical specifications, they can evaluate the best option that suits their wants and needs. This reduces their confusion during their decision-making process and minimizes the risk of unmet expectations, both prompting customer dissatisfaction and returns.

Nine Tips To Thrive

Although Amazon A+ Content is available to everyone, success with it isn’t guaranteed. However, by implementing the right strategies, brands can elevate themselves to new heights. Let’s take a look at our top nine tips for leveraging Amazon A+ Content to boost conversion rates, encourage new sales, and connect with customers.

1. Provide accurate data

Customers should have access to reliable information as it prevents them from returning a product and speaking ill of a brand. With Product Information Management (PIM), businesses can effectively keep all their product data centralized and hold a single source of truth to make sure they have reliable information.

2. Fit visuals within dimensions

Have you taken brilliant photos? Great! Now make sure that they align with Amazon’s required dimensions for photos. For example, an image of a logo is 600 x 180 pixels and a single standard left image would be 300 X 300 pixels.

3. Create detailed product descriptions

I’ve mentioned this a lot and I’m gonna mention it again - detailed product descriptions are important for customers. They provide the necessary information, giving customers the confidence to finalize their purchases.

4. Utilize the comparison charts 

I’ve also mentioned this a lot - the Amazon comparison charts are highly beneficial! Comparison charts increase conversion rates for brands by giving customers the opportunity to judge between different products and helping to speed up their decision-making process. 

5. Don’t add hyperlinks 

A big no on that. Amazon doesn’t allow hyperlinks, external website links, and redirects to other websites (even those on Amazon). It’s to make sure that the customer journey stays on Amazon and doesn’t get interrupted.

6. Ensure your message is clear and concise  

Make sure that you keep your text error-free, simple, and straight to the point so that customers can comprehend it easily. 

7. Accentuate your brand’s personality

Emphasize your brand’s personality by sharing your origin story, which could include your history and key values. Positive consumer feedback and testimonials can also be added.

8. Maintain consistent style 

A brand’s aesthetics and tone should be reflected in how they present their product detail page and convey their values. It should maintain consistency and be recognizable with the style of its other communication and sales channels.

9. Consider Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 

Optimizing the product detail page for SEO ensures it ranks higher in Amazon's search results, increasing visibility to potential buyers. By using relevant keywords strategically in the title, bullet points, product description, and backend fields, sellers can align their listings with what customers are actively searching for. This not only improves discoverability but also enhances the chances of conversions by providing clear, accurate, and engaging information that meets shopper intent. Additionally, well-optimized pages contribute to better rankings within Amazon's A9 algorithm, driving more organic traffic and ultimately boosting sales.

Optimizing Your Amazon Presence 

Amazon A+ Content is a game-changer for sellers looking to stand out in a crowded marketplace. Just as you carefully choose the perfect decor to reflect your personality and highlight your space’s best features when guests are coming over, A+ Content allows brands to showcase their products in the best possible light. By adding detailed descriptions, eye-catching visuals, and a compelling brand story, you’re inviting customers into your “home” and making them feel confident in their purchase decisions.

In today’s eCommerce landscape, where customer expectations continue to grow, Amazon A+ Content offers brands the perfect chance to showcase their value and connect with their audience. Whether the aim is to boost search rankings or strengthen customer relationships, Amazon A+ Content can help businesses play to their strengths and improve the customer experience, one confident purchase at a time. 

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Venus Kamara, Content Marketing Itern

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