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Welcome to the AM/PM Podcast! The show for Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop sellers who want to grow smarter, scale faster, and build e-commerce businesses that earn around the clock in the AM and the PM. Hosted by Helium 10’s Bradley Sutton with co-hosts Carrie Miller and Shivali Patel, this podcast dives deep into Amazon FBA, Walmart, TikTok Shop, AI strategies, and the newest trends shaping e-commerce.
Each week, you’ll hear actionable insights, real-world experiments, behind-the-scenes lessons, and conversations with the industry’s top operators and innovators. From launching products to building brands to creating revenue streams that work while you sleep, the AM/PM Podcast gives you the tools and tactics to stay ahead in a rapidly shifting online marketplace.
New episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday. And every Friday, you’ll also get the Helium 10 Weekly Buzz, your rapid-fire update on the latest news, new Helium 10 feature releases, and trends impacting e-commerce sellers.
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What is the new gold standard for optimizing Amazon listings in 2026 for keywords and Amazon AI like Rufus? Discover how to do in seconds what used to take hours.
What does it take to build a high-performing Amazon listing in 2026? In this episode, Bradley Sutton breaks down the new gold standard for listing optimization and explains why sellers can no longer rely on keyword stuffing or traditional SEO alone. Today’s best listings need to balance keyword indexing, conversion-focused copy, and AI-ready content that works for tools like Amazon Rufus.
Bradley walks through the full listing optimization process using a real product example, showing how sellers can pull keyword intelligence from multiple sources like Cerebro, historical keyword trends, Amazon’s Search Query Performance, and Amazon Brand Analytics. He explains why this layered approach gives Amazon sellers a much more complete view of what actually drives visibility and sales. For Helium 10 users, the biggest breakthrough is that the new Listing Builder can now combine this process into an 8-in-1 keyword research workflow, turning what used to take hours into something that can be done in seconds.
The episode also highlights how Helium 10’s Listing Builder goes beyond keyword collection. With new AI features, sellers can analyze product images, customize brand voice, use competitor ASINs for style inspiration, prioritize must-win keywords, and generate listings designed for both Amazon search and AI-assisted shopping. Bradley and Andrew also show how Rufus optimization helps sellers answer shopper questions directly inside the listing, including use cases and objections that may never appear in standard keyword research.
If you sell on Amazon and use Helium 10, this episode is a must-watch. It shows how to create listings that are built for the real online shopping environment of 2026, where success means ranking in search, converting shoppers, and giving Amazon AI the context it needs to help close the sale.
In episode 504 of the AM/PM Podcast, Bradley and Andrew discuss:
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:20 – Why Listing Optimization Must Balance SEO and AI
- 05:02 – Using Xray & Cerebro to Find Core Competitor Keywords
- 09:23 – Why You Must Exclude Variations in Keyword Research
- 10:18 – Using Historical Keyword Data to Find Past Winners
- 12:05 – Search Query Performance and the Keywords That Actually Drove Sales
- 15:18 – Using Brand Analytics to Validate Competitor Converting Keywords
- 17:45 – Helium 10 Listing Builder’s 8-in-1 Keyword Research Workflow
- 24:02 – Why Modern Listings Need SEO, GEO, and Rufus Optimization
- 32:53 – AI Image Analysis, Brand Voice, and 10-Bullet Listing Strategy
- 37:36 – Enhance With Rufus: Answering Shopper Questions Inside Your Listing
- 40:00 – Generating the Listing and Prioritizing Top Keywords Automatically
- 44:18 – Why Rufus Optimization Matters for Conversion in 2026