EP318 - Temu Deep Dive with Earnest Analytics&nbsp;  Episode Summary:   In this episode, Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep Temu, the online marketplace operated by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, that has become the fastest growing retailer in history.   Joining us on the episode is  is the Head of Marketing for Earnest Analytics. Earnest works with world-class data partners to acquires, anonymize, and productize insight about the entire U.S. Economy. They have posted numerous insights about Temu in the US this year:    Feb 28:   March 5:   March 12:     In this episode we cover who Temu is, how big they have become, who their customers are and what retailers they are likely impacting, their go to market strategy (and especially their marketing spend), the controversy around their use of the Global Postal Treaty, and some of their potential risks. We also explore where they could go next. If you're in the commerce space, you'll want to make sure you are up to speed on Temu.   Don't forget to like our&nbsp; page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes.   Episode 318 of the Jason &amp; Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024.  Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.  Transcript Jason: [0:23]&nbsp;Welcome&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Jason&nbsp;and&nbsp;Scott&nbsp;show.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;episode&nbsp;318&nbsp;being&nbsp;recorded&nbsp;on&nbsp;Wednesday,&nbsp;March&nbsp;13th,&nbsp;2024.  I'm&nbsp;your&nbsp;host,&nbsp;Jason&nbsp;“Retailgeek”&nbsp;Goldberg.&nbsp;And&nbsp;as&nbsp;usual,&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;here&nbsp;with&nbsp;your&nbsp;co-host,&nbsp;Scott&nbsp;Wingo.   Scot: [0:39]&nbsp;Hey,&nbsp;Jason,&nbsp;and&nbsp;welcome&nbsp;back,&nbsp;Jason&nbsp;and&nbsp;Scott&nbsp;show&nbsp;listeners.  Jason,&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;topics&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;coming&nbsp;up&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;this&nbsp;year,&nbsp;we&nbsp;talked&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;recap&nbsp;and&nbsp;our&nbsp;preview&nbsp;is&nbsp;Temu.  By&nbsp;many&nbsp;measures,&nbsp;people&nbsp;think&nbsp;they're&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;fastest&nbsp;growing&nbsp;e-commerce&nbsp;companies&nbsp;in&nbsp;history.  If&nbsp;you&nbsp;watch&nbsp;the&nbsp;Super&nbsp;Bowl,&nbsp;I&nbsp;think&nbsp;they&nbsp;spent&nbsp;$8&nbsp;trillion&nbsp;on&nbsp;ads&nbsp;there.  So&nbsp;we&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;a&nbsp;deep&nbsp;dive&nbsp;into&nbsp;this&nbsp;and&nbsp;cover&nbsp;a&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;topics.  We&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;a&nbsp;little&nbsp;background&nbsp;around&nbsp;Temu.  What's&nbsp;it&nbsp;mean&nbsp;for&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;retailers?&nbsp;And,&nbsp;you&nbsp;know,&nbsp;it's&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;company.  Does&nbsp;it&nbsp;even&nbsp;matter?&nbsp;If&nbsp;yes,&nbsp;why?  Because&nbsp;Temu&nbsp;isn't&nbsp;public&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;company,&nbsp;they&nbsp;don't&nbsp;really&nbsp;disclose&nbsp;any&nbsp;information.  So&nbsp;we&nbsp;wanted&nbsp;to&nbsp;bring&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;guest&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;basically&nbsp;a&nbsp;Temu&nbsp;expert.  So&nbsp;we&nbsp;looked&nbsp;around&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;found&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;Maloof.  He&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;head&nbsp;of&nbsp;marketing&nbsp;at&nbsp;Ernest&nbsp;Analytics.  Ernest&nbsp;works&nbsp;with&nbsp;world-class&nbsp;data&nbsp;partners&nbsp;to&nbsp;acquire,&nbsp;anonymize,&nbsp;and&nbsp;productize&nbsp;insights&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;economy.  They&nbsp;have&nbsp;posted&nbsp;lots&nbsp;of&nbsp;articles.&nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;how&nbsp;we&nbsp;found&nbsp;Michael.  I&nbsp;think&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;him&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;trade&nbsp;show&nbsp;circuit.  So he's going to help us do this deep dive into what's...

EP318 - Temu Deep Dive with Earnest Analytics

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