In 2001, Will and Laura Land were fresh out of college and looking to make ends meet. At the time Will had procured a contract with Sprint PCS to sell phones and cellular service B2B in Tucson, Arizona. As an incentive to gain accounts Will would purchase phone accessories (cases, chargers, etc) wholesale and give them away free with the phones he sold. After several months of this selling tactic excess accessories started to pile up all over the Land's home and that's when things went online.
The online business started on eBay in late 2001 and Will and Laura quickly learned that logistics and inventory management are the heart of any ecommerce business. In the early days overselling and mis-shipments were common and led Laura very early on to start implementing basic order management and logistics systems. The Land's online accessory business grew quickly and within 2 years of starting the business they had both quit their full-time jobs and committed 100% to the company that was then known as Accessory Export.
Over the next 10 years as Will focused on product development and marketplace selling strategies, Laura focused on inventory control, warehouse management, and logistics. During those 10 years their business grew from a small home based business to a flourishing cell phone accessory brand (EMPIRE® Cell Phone Accessories), that has sold and shipped over 12,000,000 direct to consumer orders.
The growth of the Land's business has left them with a highly efficient and effective marketplace listing, advertising, warehousing, and logistics system that they are ready to share with clients under the name, Marketplace Valet. As a client of Marketplace Valet you will have full access to the systems and knowledge that they personally used to build and grow their own brand.
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| Apr 25, 2022 | Solve The IOS Update Problem By Shifting To Amazon Advertising | Co-Founder/ CRO for Marketplace Valet, a 9 Figure DTC Amazon agency. |
| Dec 7, 2020 | 15 Emerging Technologies That Will Change The Future Of Business Development | Growing a business often requires keeping up with the latest industry trends, including technology. As such, business leaders always need to be on the lookout for new tech that will improve their results and workflow. |
| Oct 23, 2020 | How Amazon FBA Sellers Can Prepare For The 2020 Holiday Rush | Co-Founder + CRO for Marketplace Valet, a DTC agency + Amazon Optimization company providing global marketing, sales & fulfillment services |
| Aug 19, 2020 | How To Effectively Advertise On Amazon To Grow Your Brand | Co-Founder + CRO for Marketplace Valet, a DTC agency + Amazon Optimization company providing global marketing, sales & fulfillment services |
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FAQ about Marketplace Valet
When was Marketplace Valet founded?
Marketplace Valet was founded in 2016.
What has the press written about Marketplace Valet?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Marketplace Valet, among them “Solve The IOS Update Problem By Shifting To Amazon Advertising” (Apr 25, 2022) and “15 Emerging Technologies That Will Change The Future Of Business Development” (Dec 7, 2020).
Is Marketplace Valet still active?
Marketplace Valet is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Mar 23, 2023.