Who We Are

We are aligned growth partners who help brands build profitable, high-growth marketplace ecommerce channels. We help brands take back control of their Amazon channel by controlling price and distribution, reversing margin erosion, and driving profitable revenue growth through sophisticated analytics and full-funnel advertising.

Our performance-based pricing model aligns our incentives with our clients and enables brands to scale rapidly without increasing overhead, hiring, or capital expenditure.

How We Work

Passing
the Buck

Extreme Ownership

We drive enterprise value by adapting and overcoming to get the business results you need.

Six-Figure
Slide Decks

Incentive Alignment

No billable hours. No conflicting interests. We align our incentives to yours so we get paid when you get results.

Trainees
Running the Show

Principal Involvement

Work directly with a veteran ex-Amazon or ex-Google marketer supported by a team of experts.

Recruiting,
Interviewing, Training

Grow Revenue,
Not Complexity

Quickly hire a complete Amazon Marketing team that adapts to your needs so you can grow revenue, not complexity.

Media
Double Dipping

100% AAP Transparency

No trade desk double dipping to boost holding company margins. We give 100% reporting transparency.

Flying
Blind

Measure What Matters

Understand what’s driving growth and why from the brand down to the product level across all acquisition channels.

Our teammates have experience across more than 100 brands including some of the best in the business like:

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L'oreal logo: Merkato teammates' previous experiencePlaystation logo: Merkato teammates' previous experienceLevi's logo: Merkato teammates' previous experienceReebook logo: Merkato teammates' previous experience

Our Principals directly lead client engagements and bring their experience working as in-house marketers and analytics leads at Amazon and Google.

Our Principals are supported by a team of veteran analysts and operations specialists who have managed large-scale fulfillment operations at companies like Accenture and AMD. Collectively, our teammates have experience working with more than 100 brands from our bases in Austin, Detroit, Manila, Atlanta, London, and Milan.

Andrew Swearengen
Founder, CEO

Former Google
Platforms Analytics Lead
Austin, TX

Emily Seidl
Head of Account Management

Former Amazon
Senior Account Manager
Detroit, MI

Emily Seidl
Head of Account Management

Former Amazon
Lead Account Manager
Detroit, MI

Mike Cooper
Head of Programmatic Advertising

Former Amazon
Strategic Partner Manager
Detroit, MI

We start our engagements by partnering with brands’ executive teams to develop a comprehensive ecommerce strategy that captures incremental marketplace revenue while protecting traditional distribution channels.

Looking for an ecommerce growth partner? Let’s see how Merkato can make Amazon work for you.


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