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Crushing it on Shopify and TikTok, but Amazon feels like a whole new world?

“I wish we'd hired you first.”

That's what brand after brand tells us after their first few months.

FTR is the Amazon team for established DTC brands. We're led by a founder who sells on Amazon himself, and every part of your account has its own specialist.

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Brands this team has worked with

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The problem

Most Amazon agencies have never sold on Amazon.

  • 01The founder sold you. A junior you've never met runs you.
  • 02The report says “14 campaigns adjusted.” It doesn't say what that made you.
  • 03ROAS looks fine. Your margin says otherwise.

So they manage ads. Nobody runs the Amazon business.

Michael Jordan, founder of For The Record
$300M+sold on Amazon, his own products
Who fixes it

Not that Michael Jordan. The Amazon one.

In 2017 Michael left his corporate job and started selling on Amazon himself. He has sold $300M+ since then, built a multi-7-figure brand of his own, and he still sells today.

Then he built a 200-person agency's Amazon department from one client into $300M+ a year managed. This year he bought that division and took it independent. FTR is that team, working on Amazon only.

He's made every call you pay an agency to make — with his own inventory on the line.

“Build like you intend to dominate, not just survive.”

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What clients say

Founders, on the record.

Straight from the brands we run Amazon for. (Room for up to 20 client videos.)

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Learn the easy fix

Get a seller's eyes on your account.

A full audit and opportunity analysis, not just a list of what's wrong. We show you where the upside is, how we'd capture it, and what to expect, so you can decide if we're a fit.

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Established brands only. Answered within one business day.

01 · Full team02 · Listing03 · Rank04 · Scale

Most agencies give you one account manager. We give you an Amazon team.

No one person can know everything about Amazon. That's why hiring one in-house generalist rarely works. When you hire FTR, a whole team of specialists plugs into your business.

Most agencies & in-house
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PPCDSPSEOCreativeCatalogComplianceAnalytics
One account manager

One person expected to be the expert on everything Amazon throws at you.

FTR
Your account managerOne point of contact who runs the project
Team leadershipDirector with Michael 5 years
Discipline leads
PPCDSPAmazon SEOCompliance
Specialists who do the work
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PPC
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DSP
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SEO
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Creative
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7 yrssome of the team have worked with Michael this long
5 yrshis director's time with him
10+ yrsof team experience on Amazon
01 · Full team02 · Listing03 · Rank04 · Scale
What other agencies hire us for

Fix the listing.

Some of the best-known Amazon agencies quietly hire our team for their SEO and listings. We're students of the algorithm (the older A9 and the newer Cosmo and Rufus), so your listing gets found, converts, and wins deal placement.

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FITFOCUS Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Vanilla Bean, 25g Protein per Scoop, 1g Sugar, Mixes Clean, 2 lb (30 Servings)
Built for A9, Cosmo & RufusWritten for how Amazon ranks and recommends today.
Images that convertAI can make images that look good. We make images that sell on Amazon.
Compliance-proofBuilt to pass Amazon's rules so it stays live.

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01 · Full team02 · Listing03 · Rank04 · Scale

Rebuild the rank.

Amazon gives you all the data. The skill is reading it. We research your competitors and what buyers convert on, then map where you rank and where you don't. That map tells us exactly where to focus.

  • 01A rank map built from competitor and conversion research.
  • 02Split tests and keyword rotation for season, competitors and goals.
  • 03A listing isn't set-and-forget. Leave it alone for a year and it stops growing, like grass you never water.
01 · Full team02 · Listing03 · Rank04 · Scale

Then scale. That's when the curve bends.

Most brands try to scale before steps one to three, and burn ad spend. Timing matters: DSP at the wrong time, or a listing that isn't built for Rufus and Cosmo, won't work. Done in order, ads add to sales instead of propping them up.

Why now

On Amazon, rank compounds. So does waiting.

Every month you wait, a competitor banks the sales history and rank you'll pay to take back later.

  • The loop runs without youSales earn rank. Rank earns traffic. Traffic earns reviews.
  • Holiday rank is built nowOctober and November decide Q4. December is too late to start.
  • Straight answerA new team won't fix Q4 in a week. The listing comes first. That's why the start date matters.
Book your Seller Review

See what “done right” looks like on your account.

1
Apply in two minutes

Your brand, your revenue, where Amazon stands.

2
Full audit + opportunity analysis

Not just what's wrong. Anybody can tell you that. We show you where the upside is.

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A clear plan and expectations

How we'd capture that upside and what to expect, so you can decide if it makes sense. We'll say no if it doesn't.

If you hire us

  • Long-term partnerships, not 3-month lock-ins. Clients usually stay until they exit.
  • You own everything: account, data, creative, history.
  • Reports come with reasoning, in writing.
  • You hear about problems from us before Amazon tells you.

Straight answers

FTR is a new name. Is this a new agency?

New name, not a new team. Same people, same clients, same systems — now independent and focused only on Amazon.

Will a junior end up running us?

No. The operator on your Seller Review is the one who runs your account.

Is it too late for Q4?

Some of this season is already set. What gets fixed now compounds into January — and every month after.

FOR THE RECORD:Every month on the wrong Amazon team is rank you'll buy back later.
$300M+sold on Amazon by Michael, since 2017
$300M+/yrmanaged for clients by his team
~$1Min Amazon ad spend every month
Dozensof 7- to 9-figure brands grown

Amazon, done right. Book your Seller Review.

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