Amazon boosts influencer commissions ahead of festive sales

The AGIF, one of the largest shopping events in India, is set to commence on September 27, with a special 24-hour early access for Prime members.

With the festive season approaching, Amazon enhances its commission structure for influencers, aiming to drive engagement and sales across key product categories.

Mr Beast’s ‘Beast Games’ set to make TV history with Prime Video deal

Jimmy Donaldson is a YouTube creator, entrepreneur and philanthropist known as ‘MrBeast. In November 2022, he became the most subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and now has over 244 million subscribers.(Image source: Prime Studios)

MrBeast will host and executive produce the show, which will exclusively debut on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories globally.

Ecomm players clock $3.5 bn in festive sales in four days: Redseer report

TV still commands significant festive ad spend, especially for big-budget campaigns that focus on mass reach. However, advertisers are more selective, prioritizing prime-time slots and integrating with digital strategies (such as using QR codes or encouraging social media engagement), says Deleise Ross, Senior VP & Business Head, DDB Mudra.

During the first 4 days of the sale on large e-commerce platforms, 1,100 mobile phones were sold each minute, valuing around Rs 11,000 crore.

Manish Tiwary on Amazon India’s big festive campaign

Manish Tiwary, Country Manager and VP, India Consumer Business, Amazon

In an exclusive conversation with Storyboard18’s Delshad Irani, the country manager and vice president of India consumer business at Amazon India, tells us about the genesis of ‘Amazon Se Liya’ campaign and how it brings out the brand’s purpose.