#518 - Amazon Product Research, Zombie Listings, And Keyword Gaps

Discover smart ways to uncover hidden Amazon product and keyword opportunities, track competitor trends, spot seasonal gaps, and find new Amazon business growth angles using Helium 10’s Black Box tool. 💰 Get Helium 10 with a special discount to start or scale your e-commerce business here: Finding profitable product opportunities on Amazon is not always about chasing what is already obvious. In this episode of the AM/PM Podcast, Carrie Miller is joined by Bradley Sutton and Shivali Patel to break down how sellers can use Helium 10’s Black Box tool to uncover hidden opportunities in products, keywords, competitors, and even abandoned listings. Instead of relying on guesswork or endless Amazon searches, they show how sellers can use filters and deeper data to build smarter shortlists and validate ideas faster. Shivali explains how Black Box can help sellers narrow product research based on factors like review count, images, revenue, sales volume, and pricing. She also shows how keyword-based research can reveal fast-rising trends and untapped search terms that most sellers would never discover manually. The bigger lesson is that product research is not just about finding demand. It is about finding demand where competition, listing quality, or keyword targeting still leave room for a better offer. Bradley dives into some of the most unique strategies in the episode, including how to find out-of-stock products, research seasonal items before they return, and uncover keywords that directly drove competitor sales. Carrie adds another layer by showing how Amazon Brand Analytics data inside Helium 10 can help sellers identify top-clicked and top-converting keywords, monitor keyword trends over time, and spot openings when competitors lose traction. The episode also covers finding true product competitors, hyper-filtering search results for PPC targeting, and analyzing frequently bought together history for bundling and cross-selling opportunities. What makes this episode especially valuable is that it pushes sellers to think beyond surface-level research. The real advantage is not just seeing what is selling now, but understanding why it is selling, where the gaps are, and how to position yourself before the rest of the market catches on. For Amazon sellers who want a more strategic way to discover products, keywords, and advertising angles, this episode is a strong reminder that the best opportunities are often hiding in the data right in front of you. In episode 518 of the AM/PM Podcast, Carrie, Shivali, and Bradley discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 01:24 - Using Black Box Products For Smarter Product Research 03:34 - Filtering By Reviews, Images, Revenue, And Sales 05:57 - Finding Niche Product Ideas You Would Miss Manually 06:30 - Black Box Out-Of-Stock Products And Zombie Listings 08:01 - Using Out-Of-Stock Data For Seasonal And Competitor Research 12:05 - Finding Product Opportunities With Black Box Keywords 14:15 - Using Search Volume, Title Density, And Competitor Filters 17:47 - Using Brand Analytics To Find Keyword And Product Opportunities 19:06 - Analyzing Top Clicked And Top Converting Competitor Keywords 22:51 - How To Find Keywords That Drove Competitor Sales 26:07 - Finding Competitors For Any Amazon Product 28:24 - Hyper Filtering Amazon Search Results For PPC Targeting 30:10 - Using Frequently Bought Together History For Ads And Bundles Enjoy this episode? Want to be able to ask questions to Leo Sgovio live in a small group with other 7 and 8-figure Amazon sellers? Join the Helium 10 Elite Mastermind and get quarterly workshops, monthly training, and networking calls with Leo at h10.me/elite Make sure to

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#518 - Amazon Product Research, Zombie Listings, And Keyword Gaps is an episode from AM/PM Podcast: How to Sell Private Label Products on Amazon FBA with Manny Coats by Helium 10.

This episode is 34:36 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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