Date: Monday, October 13th, 2025
Summary: Kevin King explores Amazon's Rufus AI shopping assistant, revealing how it's transforming product discovery through reasoning, memory, and real-time sourcing. The episode covers Reasoning Path Optimization (RPO), the collapse of Amazon aggregators, Chinese seller dominance, Google's "Buy For Me" feature, and a complete guide to the Amazon Influencer Program.
Key Points Discussed:
- Seven game-changing insights about how Rufus works as a smart shopping assistant
- The three pillars of Rufus: Reasoning (The Planner), Memory (Never Forgets), and Real-Time Sourcing
- Reasoning Path Optimization (RPO) - fitting products into customer missions
- Five ways to make listings mission-ready with lifestyle language and outcome-focused content
- What really killed Amazon aggregators - the Thrasio story and valuation bubble
- Chinese sellers now represent 62% of new Amazon signups versus 7% in 2015
- Google's imminent "Buy For Me" agentic checkout system
- Amazon Influencer Program quick start guide and the 80/20 Creator Connections strategy
- Essential influencer tools: Viral View and Oink for Influencers (10% off with code EAM)
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