Carlos Martínez Barriga
Founder & CEO at Epinium
Carlos Martínez has over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience developing exclusive solutions for brands and manufacturers, placing Agentic Artificial Intelligence at the core of his value proposition. His comprehensive ecosystem for scaling global businesses is completed by firms such as Roicos, Datali Group, and Accountali, and he actively fosters the industry's community by organizing the FBAshow event and sharing insights on the Retail Forward Podcast.
655 articles · Writing since 2022
Areas of expertise
- Amazon PPC
- Amazon SEO
- Amazon advertising
- Retail media
- Marketplace optimization
- Agentic AI for e-commerce
- Product listing optimization
- E-commerce growth
- Amazon FBA
Highlights
- Organizer of FBAshow
- Host of the Retail Forward Podcast
- 10+ years of entrepreneurial experience
Articles by Carlos Martínez Barriga
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Amazon SEOAmazon Search Suggestion Expander: Find Hidden Keywords
Executive summary The standard Amazon search bar actively hides the most profitable long-tail keywords to speed up casual browsing. An expander tool forces it to reveal them. Forget the 2025 AI chatbot hype. The traditional search box still drives the … Read More
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Amazon SEOGuide to Amazon Intended Use Keywords for SEO
Executive summary Amazon’s COSMO algorithm explicitly reads “Intended Use” backend fields to feed the Rufus AI shopping assistant. Leaving this specific attribute blank makes your ASIN invisible to high-converting, situational mobile queries. The strict 250-byte limit applies across your generic … Read More
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NewsBtab Launches AI Alliance to Grow B2B Ecommerce Network
Executive summary What happened: Btab Ecommerce Group launched an AI-powered Strategic Alliance Initiative to expand its global network of 300,000 businesses. The impact: It shifts the B2B model from upfront fee-based marketplaces to shared commercial partnerships driven by agentic artificial … Read More
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Amazon SEOAmazon Backend Keywords: The Ultimate Optimization Guide
Executive summary Amazon backend keywords are strictly capped at 249 bytes (not characters). Exceeding this limit by a single byte triggers silent de-indexing of your entire search terms field. The introduction of generative AI and Amazon’s Rufus assistant means contextual, … Read More
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Amazon SEOMastering Amazon Backend Keywords for Higher Rankings
Executive summary Amazon backend keywords are strictly capped at 249 bytes in 2026—exceeding this by a single byte triggers total suppression. Misspellings are a complete waste of space. Amazon’s A10 algorithm auto-corrects them, so use those precious bytes for high-intent … Read More
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Amazon AdvertisingMastering Amazon PPC Management in the AI Era
Executive summary Amazon’s ad revenue is projected to blow past $68 billion in 2025. The days of cheap clicks are officially over. Generative AI isn’t a buzzword anymore; it is actively managing bids and generating creatives for your fastest-growing competitors … Read More
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NewsWhat’s New in Your Amazon Catalog: Real-Time Sync, Buy Box by Segment & Highlights
In Amazon catalog management, your edge isn’t only what you decide — it’s when you see it. Until today, working your catalog meant living with an invisible lag: you changed a price, you won or lost the Buy Box, you … Read More
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AI StrategyAI Forces Retailers to Rethink Product Pages
Executive summary AI shopping agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are actively bypassing traditional search, acting as personal shoppers for millions of users. Retailers are scrambling to rebuild product pages because AI bot traffic to retail sites grew an astonishing … Read More
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Amazon AdvertisingAmazon Ad Heroine Name: The Power of Character Ads
Executive summary Prime Video ads fundamentally shifted upper-funnel marketing, now reaching over 315 million monthly viewers globally. Shoppers no longer connect with sterile product shots; character-driven narratives are proving to drive the highest brand recall. Coordinated Amazon Sponsored TV campaigns … Read More
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Amazon AdvertisingMastering Your Amazon Ads Homepage Strategy
Executive summary Amazon advertising revenue reached a staggering $68 billion in 2025, turning the ecosystem into a hyper-competitive arena where manual keyword bidding is actively punished by the algorithm. The traditional exact-match strategy is officially dead; Amazon now shadow-penalizes aggressive … Read More
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Amazon AdvertisingAmazon Ad Hoc Reporting: Real-Time AMC Insights
Executive summary Standard scheduled reports are dead weight. Amazon ad hoc reporting through the AMC API is how top brands run real-time, multi-touch attribution. You can execute up to 30 ad hoc workflows per day per AMC instance to query … Read More
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AmazonAmazon Sellers Watch Margins Ahead of Prime Day
Executive summary Amazon shifted Prime Day 2026 to June 23–26, easing the tariff anxiety that plagued last year but forcing a rapid logistics scramble. Despite high optimism, nearly 40% of sellers typically suffer lower profit margins during the event due … Read More
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